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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
GOES TO BEAUMONT.

Secretary of the Treasury Will visit the
Southeast Texas City.
Washington. March 14.-Secretary
Shaw left here for Beaumont, Tex,
to look after his rice property inter.
ests and while south will visit the
sub-treasury and mint at New Or
leans and will also inspect proposed
sites for the new public buildings in
that city. He will be gone about ten
days. The trip is purely one of bust
ness, although his wife and daughter
will accompany him at least as far as
New Orleans. Before leaving he au-
thorized a denial of all rumors of his
intention to purchase bonds or to in
crease deposits with national banks
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
FOUNDER DAY
The Various Departments of Tuians S.
versity Observe It.

E-fl
versity Observe It.
New Orleans, March 14.-Founda,sl
day was celebrated Thursday br Is.
various departments of Tulane uniV,|
slty of Louisiana. The ceremonies tas1
place at Tulane theatre and Inc i.
portance Of the occasion was increas.s
by the presence of Edward M. Shepsrs
of New York and President Rabs|
c. Ogden Of the Southern EducatIaa,
conference. The stage was oecRses
by many men distinguished in the au6
lie and private life of Louisiana, Pm
ident Alderman presided over tie q
semblage, which completely filled I'll
theatre. Students from the academia
medical and law departments andfSj
NewcOmb girls marched from TahnI
hall to the theatre preceding I'D
alumni. The most notable Of iAss11
honored by the days ceremony Md
Paul Tulane, Josephine L. NeWeoual
Ida Richardson, Albert B. Miles. es.s
line Stannard Tilton, Aiexandss n
hutchinson. Glendy Burke. DudA1
Toure. Louis Bush, Baron de CoabaI
tin, B. c. Wetmore, F. Walter ealsl
der, Elizabeth S. Baker, Simon HesI
sheim, Geo. Foster Peabody.
The proceedings were opened Eia|
prayer by Bishop Sessums. Mr.. 81
ward N. Shepard followed with an II
dress on Modern power of world mi
lie opinion
Mr.. Shepard was given a cordial il
ception.
An address by Edward Righfa5
president of the alumni, who read h
statement by President Alderman aaII
comforting of degrees closed the ess
cises.
Among those honored by the ual
versity were Edward N. Shepard. ReI
ert c, Ogden and Chief Justice Med
of the Louisiana supreme court,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
TRAINS COLLIDE.
Both of the Engineers Seriously Injured
aasd Others Slightly Hurt.


Chattanooga, Tenn, March IA
few minutes after 2 o'clock Friday
morning passenger trains No. 4 and 3
of New Orleans and St. LOUIS railway
coIlidcd on the main lire nC2r shell!
Mound, Tenn, head on. Five me-: ,-rs.
of the crews were injured.
Officials of the road in this ,:ev
state that No. should have wai1 =
at Shell Mound for No. to take .h
siding at that place. but inSIoan g.
doing so it ran through aud A."t 40 t
about one half mile this side OF L."
switch.
At the time of the collision No. .:
was slowing, bat No was at fill!
speed. Mark F Pond, engineer OF NJ
4, residing at this city, was seriously
injured. lie is suffering from broken
leg and jaw and other fractures lie
is in Erlnger hospital here and may
die, Engineer Obey Hulse of No. 3 re-
ceived serious injuries to his back,
but may recover He was brought to
his home in this city Fireman Ayler
of No 4. residing in this city, and
Smith of No. 3, residing in Nashville
were slightly injured by jumping from
engines. Mail clerk, w. S. Cox, of
Marietta, Ca, is slightly injured Ex
press car of No 4, which was empty,
was wrecked and engines damaged to
considerable extent There were no
passengers injured. The wrecking
crew from this city went to the scene
and cleared the track of the wreckage.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
GAP WlCENED.
Country Around Ashland. Miss Is Being
Flooded at Rapid Rate.

Country Around Ashland. Miss, Is Being
Flooded at Rapid Rate.
Natehez, Miss, March 1.-THE Mis-
sissippi river, which broke over pri-
vate levees at Ashland. Miss, forty
miles from this place, Thursday night.
has widened the CAD in the embank-
ment and surrounding country is being
flooded by the waters. Fifteen thou
sand acres of cultivated land will be
covered with the flood
The Merchants packet, St. Joseph,
has been temporarily withdrawn from
Atchafalya river trade to carry on re-
lief work in the water stricken dis
triets. The vessel has left for Ashland
to remove stock and such property as
farmers have had time to save. .t,
- Heavy rain has increased, and pros
pect is gloomy over the entire valley.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
TAKEN TO CINCINNATI
Suit of Southern Pacific Railway Sod
holders Carried to That City,

holders Carried to That Gity
Cincinnati, March 14-Fight 9
Southern Pacic railway stockholaa|
has been temporarily transierfs||
here. The road being chartered y
Kentucky, suit was brought III Unt|
States court at Louisville by Tall
]. Taylor and James B. Taylor Of SsF1
York, representing the minority sDa
holders, asking an injunction agaaa|
the Union Pacific and Southern
cific to prevent the Union pats1
from voting the stock 1t holds IN y
coming annual election Of direeh
for Southern Pacific Railroad dz
pany. The application alleges that
Union Pacific having secured eonta
of a majority of stock of the S0at5a
Pacific the two roads have been prrsl1
tically under one management 70 ~
damage of interests of stackhelds
the division of traffic and olheF afi
Of benefit to the Union Pacifr q
to the injury of the Southern gacs
After this action had been taken Y
Louisville attorneys for plalnua
came to Cincinnati to lay before luaaI
Lurton of the Kentucky circuit e
ton for restraining order, to be lsslz
until application for injunction can
heard This motion has been slgl
before Judge LurtOn in chamtefs Va
will be decided soon Restraining
der was issued.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
DUNNE MEETS POPE.
Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas asked &c
Convey a Blessing.

Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas asked &c
Convey "A Blessing.
Rome, March 1.-THE pope Friday
received in private audience Bishop
Edward Dunno of Dallas, Tex, who
has presented the pontff with a jubi
lee offering. The bishop was impress
sed with the popes vitality, especially
when, in expressing his affection tor
the people of the United States, he
asked that the bishop convey his
blessing to the faithful in his diocese
saying, come again.
The following priests were after
wards presented to the pope: Stewart
Mcdonnell of Chicago; Thomas O'Ga-
"a, Wilmington.
Bishop Dunno will return to Ameri-
ca about the middle Of May.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

s s. Z
The NapoleonviIIe Pioneer, for some
understandable reason, is of the opinion
that Justice F +. Nichols will be the
next Democratic candidate for governor
of this State, and with wonderful con-
sfancy the clear headed editor Of the
Mansfield Journal says that while he
does not concur with the Pioneer, still
there IS not a man in the State whom
he would rather vote for than Francis
T. Nichols. Jesse. But Francis T. has
long since been dead and buried as a
gubernatorial possibility-Ruston Lead
er.
In that trough he has fed; in that
trough he will feed no more. There are
others ready for the feeding.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

Washington new senator, Ankenny.
is president Of six different national
banks and the richest capitalist in the
State He is therefore supposed to be
qualified for membership in the national
'mIlionaires' club Booster Banner
And when he will have been listed as
one of the club he, with his associates,
will object to the selection of United
States senator's by the common people.
The common herd must begin at the
legislatures if they would reform the
club
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
STATE BANKS.

House Adopts Joint Resolutions Prove
Incorporation of Same.
Austin. March 1i-By a vote g
to house passed joint resolution ~
viding for incorporation of state paaz]
"a platform demand. !.
Senate passed bill providing 10y y
injecting of passengers coaches Is|
lie buildings are to be done Lee
under direction of state health oIss)
Senate concurred In house a.
ments to house bill providing Iof q
ton of board of legal examiner Y
anime ali applicants wishing g ~
tice law. University students as
cluded.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
THE FLOOD OF 1870.


Mr.. Emmy Wells of Bayou Robert,
one Of the oldest native born citizens of
the parish, called today to renew his
subscription. He remembers perfectly
the immense flood of I84o in the Red
river valley He says that in I84o all Of
Alexandria was overlooked except a
few spots here and there. The land
above Alexandria, known as the
island, all the way from here to Boyce,
was overlooked with but few exceptions.
The water ran over the island into
Bayou Boeuf, and through Bayou Rob-
ert. A. that time there was ferry on
Bayou Rapides where Bayou Robert
united with Bayou Rapides. During the
overflow of I84o the water was almost
a solid sheet frmo the pine hills on the
north side of the river to the pine hills
on the south side, ten miles or more
wide, The levees in IS4o did not amount
to much. Alexandra Town Talk.
In 1919 when "levees" was mentioned
it was more in the line of raising the
pot than of restraining the flood of the
river. An old 4o'er once said within the
hearing of the Caucasian Grinder:
Well, sir, in 49 there was flood which
was flood 1t beat Noah's forty days
rain. Shreveport was then a smaller
place than it is noW-(tilis conversation
is recalled as a "Reminiscences of the food
of ~. We'll, sir, talk about rain
and water and more water than whiskey
and all this .nonsense Well, sir, there
was SO much water in the country, at
the time, that a man drunk as a billed
owl would sober up as straight as a
Judge al. the sight of old Red booming
down TO the Gulf, Everything was wa
ter; even Whiskey straight had water
taste about il, and TO give tone to his
wliskes even a man of temperate fab-
its. had to mix III little red hot Cay
eTile pepper with it. Several generally
so5er-sided tried to full up and raise
the town but. It was. not possible
for a man to. keep up a janiboree. on
account Of the water. The water COW
cred every inch Of land from the hills.
in Bossier and Arkansas to the hills in
Texas and Caddo parish Where is now
Duck lake and Silver lake and Market
street Steamboats, and alligators could
float at ease. You may all talk about
water and rain, but there never was
such water as in 49,
And the man who said all this was
seemingly astonished, somewhat dunn
founded because not man in the
crowd ventured to question a single
word of his statement Every word he
spoke, especially his reference to the
man being 'tanked up SOLDERING up"
at the very sight of Red river, were ac-
eepted without reservation The 4oer is
always all right It is not the flood of
40 which is worrying the people, nor
the Whiskey, but the water of 1903.
Ana IN this connection this asserva-
ton is offered without fear or apprehen-
sion Of successful refutation or contra
dtetion but in no sense of transcending
ofa the speculative inadvertency of the
4e.er as to water and Whiskey, and that
assertion is that at this time there is
more water than whiskey in the country
and that some men will become 'tanked
up aild full up all water to the con-
trary notwithstanding Now, Mr. 4o'er,
disprove thist
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

Panama, March 14,-Cable advices
received here from Honduras by way
of Salvador say that the departments
of Copan, Gracies, Int.bucata, Lapaz,
Comayaqua and Paradise are in the
hands of the troops of General Bonilla,
the president elect of Honduras, who
Is marching on Santa Barbara. The
forces of President Sierra of Honduras
it is added, occupy the capitals of the
departments of Tekuiealpa, Choluteea
and Vale &. ..# I. -
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
il Rebellion at Dangerous Stage.

Victoria, B. c., March 14.-The
steamer Tosa Maru brought news of
further engagements between Chinese
government forces and kwang 81 reb-
els, in which the imperial troops were
defeated with a loss. some high Off
Gals being among the slain. The gov
ernor of HUI Nan has stated to the Chi
nese government that the rebellion has
reached a most dangerous state.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

Washington. March 13.-Tne W's ],
Rotcntiaries of the powers VINO 80 al
gagged at Shanghai in negotiatin5 s.
treaties with the Chinese commi'ss2
ers, have discovered what they - "
as flaws in the c"n1 1tials OF ths $ s,
nese agents which may make y =.
possible for them TO bind thel !
eminent in treaty form. The MAJ ...ss
ready has been brought to the 10 6
tion Vt the state departmenf w Is.
Goonger is asking for advice As "a
being engaged in the negotlatiol..s.
appears that the Chinese comm
ers must memorabilia the tnfops 8
fore the treaties will have fofsst i
the powers object TO t, IS iack
thority on the part Of the conn''ss
srs.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
GENERAL NE VS..

A trades assembly has been formed
at Mckinney. Tex
Waco Builders Exchange will af-
filiate with the Texas and national
bodies.
Daniel Drew, a Choctaw, under in
dictment for murder, died in South Nc
Alester Jail.
James S. Bolton, a Mexican war vet
eran, passed away at Grange Hall,
Cherokee county, Tex.
Cleve RaulsoE, white, was arrested
near Mcmillan, l. T., charged with
criminal assault on white girl.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
Sinclair Sought to Suicide

Manila, March 14.-Bartlett Sinclair,
treasurer of Risal province. attempt
ed to commit suicide by taking poison
when informed that the government
intended to prosecute him for neglect
ing his office. Sinclair's books were
found to be in a muddled state. Four
of his subordinates have been arrest
ed on the charge of embezzlement.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

Memphis, Tenn, March IA spec
ial to the Commercial Appeal from
Wynne. Ark, says: Two additional
arrests were made of alleged white
cappers. bringing the total number Of
arrests to 49, Other arrests seem pro,
bable The thirteen prisoners are con
fined in the city calaboose and are
heavily guarded
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
HORNY HANDED SONS OF TOLL

ftl)RNY HANDED SONS OF TOLL.
An amusing feature Of the Mississippi
campaign is the treatment shown some
Of the candidates by the farmers. The
latter are very apathetic towards those
OF the former who use in their speeches
the old phrases the horny handed sons
OF toll, and the down trodden yeonen
OF the country. and kindred expires
sioI1s. Time was when these phrases
were vote-catchers, but they have be-
come stale and meaningless with the adj
vai1eenlent and enlightened of the
agricultural classes. They are the words
of the denlagogue and create disgust
among the intelligent masses. They are
rot, and the spel1-binder who is bold
enough to use them in his appeal for
votes should be snubbed.-Mansfeld
Journal.
Which leads to the refeetieg. that the
farmer may. in reason. have grass and
seed in his hair, but he has no wheels
N his head. And he is no dam phool
either.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
SUNDAY, MARCH =, 1909.
WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT.

WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT
We hear a gooc deal about what the
people want and demand il regard to
primaries and elective Office holders If
the people really want aud demand such
reforms. ard want them bad enough,
there is no way to prevent them 1Ton
securing them. The people can and Will
get what they want in a government like
ours when they have the courage Of
their convictions. Politicians dare not
stand in the way of public sentiment
when it is aroused and ready to assert
and enforce its power, If the people of
Louisiana really want nominations by
primaries and all officers made elective
by a popular vote, they will have 1t so
Or know the reason why. We believe
the people. want these reforms, but we
shall see-Homer Guardian.
The people know what they want, but
being law-abiding, conservative and pa
tient, are slow in nlanifesting their dis
pleasure beyond complaint or silent pro-
tests. When the people, will, they 7FN,
and from all indications they are awak-
ening rubbing their eyes and thinking.
When they get ON their feet and begin
to move, silently, earnestly, determined
1y, they will secure what they want and
should have. In the meantime the press
of the State, the press that would help
the people in the awakening, will con-
tinue to direct and point the way to
emancipation, to political freedom.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
Oklahoma Legislature -Adjourns.

Guthrie, Okla, March 14.-After a
sixty-days' session the legislative Fri
day night adjourned sine die. Appro-
priations bill carrying 100000 passed
both houses. Bill appropriating $40
900 additional for Worlds fair passed.
This makes total of $4,000 for Okla
homa's exhibit. Several other meas
ures were passed,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

= New York, March 14.-Consul Saw
ter at Guayaquil, who with his wife
has returned owing to yellow fever.
says he was advised to leave, He
says the death rate was high Mr.
Sawter was nominated for assistant
appraiser of merchandise at New York
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
Goes to Federal Court,

Chicago, March 14.-Judge Chetlain
instructed the jury in the trial of In
diana coal operators to bring in a YER
dict of not guilty. The jury was then
discharged. The court held that if
there was any violation of law by the
operators. it was a violation of the in.
ter-state law and not of the statutes Of
Illinois. It is United States court
matter
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
Struck at Pfttsburg, Kan.

dred machinists and machinists' help
ers employed in the shops of the Kan
sas City Southern railroad at Pitts
burg, Kan, struck because the COM
pany failed to acceue to demand for
an increase in wages.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
Cantured by Revolutionfsts,

Washington, March 16.-A dispatch
received at the state department from
w. G. Wilt, United States vice consul
at Ceiba, Honduras, announced thai
Ceiba had been captured by the revo-
lutionary forces and suggesting that a
United States warship be sent to Hon
duras waters. The dispatch bears
date of March II.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

Political connections have little or no
effect on men who have been in the hur-
ricanes, the cyclones and the ground
sweIs. TO them political thunders fall
on their ear as music. and hurrahs are
simply the Accomplishments Of the num-
4vrS necessary to co"'plcte the program.
The old timers never worry about NOISY
Demonstrations, hit aIWa1, keep their
senses in directions which have about
,hcln a graveyard gloom. 1t is there
generally ch"t all tevi.t@y is h2;cI1rd and
from which >hoei.> tn r2E-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
Information Asked,

Washington, March 14.-At the in
stance of Senator Teller the senate
Friday in executive session adopted a
resolution calling upon the president
for information as to whether Great
Britain has made formal protest
against the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
Ordered to Honduras.

Washington. March 14-The Carri-
bean squadron, under command of
Admiral Coghlan has been ordered to
Honduras, where the revolution is as.
Stunning serious proportions, to pro-
tect American interests
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

Panama, March 14.-Genefai - ~
vice president Of Colombia, Sc. 81 j
here from Mexico. He reesa -
ovation. The reports that ne is.
identiaI aspirations have psss
neWed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
Referring TO the Venezuelan s;t,,,t;o,

Referring TO the Venezuelan situation
the Milwaukee, Evening Wisconsin says !.
s i1st1al t IS the people who pay the
costs Of war President Castro has
slapped an extra duty Of 90 per cent on
an IMPORTS g satisfy the demands 81
The allies. And yef the Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin Is i Republican Or
ssln 7flat stu 'T1sists he foreigner navs
the tax
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

Donaldsonyille, La, March 14-In-
tense excitement was caused here by
a report that there was an impending
break in the Arlington leyee near Ba-
ton Rouge. Hands were sent to work
on ii should a break occur.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
Justice Day Has Pneumonia

Washington. March 14.-Justice Day
has pneumonia, There are no unfav-
orable symptoms.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

Extra Session May Be Called.
Washington, March 14.-President
may call an extra session of congress
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

Failing at Evansville.
Evansville. Ind, March 1.-THE
Ohio river is falling
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
Blockade Raised

Washington, March 14.-Biockade
of the Orinoco river has been raised.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

StephenvilIe, Tex, will have
compress.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
RED RIVER VALLEY

The Coushatta Citizen says: The Val
ley road has let the contract for the
construction Of its extension as far as
Baton Rouge. They will not bridge the
Mississippi, bat will transfer their trains
from Water Valley at the head Of the
Atehafalaya river, By means of a ferry
boat, to Angola, on the east bank of the
Mississippi river, distance OF five
miles. :
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15

Il 4 our printing bsll IS the smallest ten
g expense u your establishment Why
s1os spend il iaetIieiousir 8 s & csn saoa.
yots hew
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
HIS PRICE WAS $1,000.
Salisbury Says He Gave johnson
$3.50 in Cash.

Grand Rapids, Mich. Dec. 4.-The ex-
animation of Alderman Charles t.
Johnson, charged with accepting a
bribe from Liant. K. Salisbury, to sup
port the Lake Michigan water deal,
was taken up in police court today,
Salisbury having recovered sufficiently
to again. take the stand. Salisbury
stated that Johnson agreed to support
the water deal for 81. 900 in cash, $3.50 Of
which Salisbury said he paid him.
Salisbury said:
"a little while after I offered john
son $1,000, I further promised him $500
in bonds. He did not ask for them,
the proposition being made by me vol
UNFAIRLY
On cross examination Salisbury said
he did not at first approach Johnson
himself, Corey P. Bissell of the board
of public works, who waived examina-
ton in the police court on a bribery
charge, going to him. The reason for
this was, according to Salisbury, that
Bissel and Johnson were friends and
that in case of exposure Salisbury be-
lieve1 johnson would not be so quick
to implicate Bissen as he would hiIn-
self He said, however, that he did not
ask Bissell to approach Johnson.
Salisbury said he also gave Johnson
800 or 5000 for his campaign and that
he contributed money to the fund of
every Democratic candidate for alder