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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
Irish National LEAGUE,

Dublin, June Am Irish national
league meeting announced to take
place at Tallow, Waterfront. Sunday,
was suppressed by the police. The
members OF the league. however. az
sembled In field outside the town
at which the proposal OF he corpora
ton OF Waterford to present an ad
dress to King Edward on the occs
sion of the kings proposed visit to Ire
land was denounced.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
Quiet Night at jackson, XIV.

jackson. KY, June 9.-It was quiet
here last night and court this morn
Ing reconvened without special Incl
dent. The increased guards still con
tinue at the homes of B. l.. Even
Mrs. Marcum and Mrs. Patrick. Curtis
Jett was as confident as ever. but
Thomas White. although allowed tc
sleep with Jett in the same cell, wept
during the night and was despondent
today.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
Lost Wallet Containing AZ 600

Sommerville, N. j.. June 9.-For
mer. Judge Partine, one of the execu
tors of the will Of William Rice. the
Texas millionaire, whose death ir
New York led to the Patrick murde,
trfaf. has reported the loss from his
pocket of a wallet containing cSstf
ned check for $4,000 and important
papers relating to the Rice estate
The exact nature of the missing docu
ments Is not known.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
A Man of Means

can ill-afford to be without the
pamphlet published by The
Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York" A
Bankers Will" 1t explains a
curious provision in the will OF
the President of a National
Bank in New York City, and
gives the list of securities in
which the largest accumulation
of trust funds in the world is
invested. The pamphlets is sent
free to those who write for it.
This Company ranks
EirH-1n Assets.
Ei,n-In Amount Paid Policy y-holders.
FnH-In Age.
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF New YORK
RICHARD A. McCURpy, President
F.H. Hyatt. Manager, Columbia, s. G.
Hnmcs II Iipscomo. Agents, Union, 5. c.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
Postoffice Investigation.

Washington, June 9.-There was
no developments today as result OF
the grand Jury's investigation into
the affairs Of the postoffice. and IL Is
said no further indictments may be
looked for this week. The decision
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
Cruisers Boilers Explode.

Gibraltar, June "a. boiler explo.
sion occurred today on board the Brit.
'sh armored cruiser Good Hope. An
officer and six men were badly injured.
The Good Hope is fitted with Belle.
vile boilers. She Is on 1,400 tons
displacement.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
Brief Cabinet Meetinq.

Washington, June 9-The meet
ing of the cabinet today was shorter
than usual and was rather routine in
character. Owing to the absence oi
Postmaster General Payne. the post
office investigation was not considered
In Gny shape. Secretary Hay briefly
discussed the Panama canal negotia
tions and the Chilean situation.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
Union Times Picture Puzzle

See wh solve the puzzles that appear weekly under this
head We trust this department will furnish
for readers both young and DID, We will publish all
correct answers sent in.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12

When beautiful woman smiles somr
lockctbook is Notwithstanding
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
Many Flood Nefuaees.

FROM police reports 1t Is learned
there are 800 destitute flood sufferers
In st. Louis. refug res from East st.
Louis. Madison, Venice and Granite
Citv and Kaskashia. There are over
5000 refugees in the corntry. but the
remainder have either secured trans
poItation to other citiss or are being
cared for by rela tives and friends In
st. Louis.
There were 1000 food refugees In
Edwardsville. ILL.,. last night from the
tri-cities and Newport Because OF
the congestion It was fbuni necessary
to distribute the suffe 'ers in the vii
lagos along the Wabash as far north
at Litchfeld.
AT o'clock the official gauge regis
tered 37.4 feet. The trend of the
river this morning seemsto be to rise
but the volume Of water coming from
above is spreading out and does not
make itself apparent on the guage
by added inches.
In the tri-cities, Madison, Venice and
Granite City, It Is estimated this morn
ing that at least 1000 men. womer
and children are In a precarious condi
tion. They are awaiting rescue many
In the second storiaE and on tops oi
houses and other points above the food
are in less danger OF immediate
death than starvation.
Immediate steps are being TAX
taken to remove these pc ople to places
Of safety and, comparative comfort. In
East st. Louis, where the railroad
yards ape flooded, the conditions are
the same as yesterday. All last night
mon were at work strengthening the
levce that is keeping the water back
from the btsinesst and residence sec
ttors Of thescity. The railsoad situs
sioa shers uo imstoyement.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
CREST OF FLOOD HAS
PASSED ST. LOUIS
Waters Of Mississippi Rush
ing Towards Gulf.
HIGH FLoooT,oE ls RECORDED.
Reports Indicate that tho Death List
In Madison, Granite City and Venice
May Be Larger Than at First Sup
posed

st. Louis. Mo-, June AT the
rate of from 8 to 10 miles an hour
the Mississippi river, over half a mile
wide and 80 feet deep in the channel,
Is pouring past st. Louis toward the
gulf. For a week the river, slowly at
first, and then gaining in speed. crept
out of its ordinary confines until on
June s. 1908, 1t had established a high
water mark of 375 feet, the highest
foodtidc since the same mark was
unofficially established In 1853. The
river Is now receding. Thirty feet
above low water mark Is the danger
line for st. Louis, and the river rose
1-2 feet above the danger line.
The crest of the flood has passed
st. Louis, and any further destruction
to be wrought will be from the posi-
Bile crumbling OF undermined build
ings, and to the country below this
point. danger Of which is lessened by
the spreading of the river over the
lowJands.
Rapid falling of water, It is expect.
ed, will quickly drain the inundated
section on the Illinois side. where the
property loss will be heaviest, and re-
pairs to the damaged property will
soon be possible.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
Smallpox Develops.

In one party OF refugees near Ed
wardsville. four cases of smallpox de.
veloped yesterday and the discovery
struck terror In the minds OF the un.
fortunates. The officials of Madison
county are doing all in their power
to isolate the cases and prevent a
spread of the disease.
Numerous families. penniless and
having no friends to whom to 60, re-.
fuse to leave their flooded homes.
They live In the second stories and
suosist entirely upon what food hap
pened to be on hand when the flood
came. In many cases these people
arc actually starving and food will
be furnished them by men in skiffs
at once
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-12
Death List Increasing.

Reports are coming in from Madi.
son, Granite City and Venice, which
indicate the death list may be larger
than first estimated. 1t is known
that at least 20 people have been
drowned in that vicinity. A report
was received early today from New.
port, small town miles from Gran.
lite City. that a school building in
which are sheltered so children, was
tottering and threatened to colIapse
at any moment. Appeals were made
for assistance, but there was no way
to reach them from st. Louis or East
st. Louis. the only places that can
now render aid.
City Attorney Robert Hagneur, OF
hooded Venice, Is reported, by his rel
atives to be missing and they fear he
perished when the city was overwhelm.
cd. Deputy Coroner William Ball
horin. OF Madison county, and his son
who lived In Venice. have been given
up as lost. Louis Kisher and wife,
who lived in Madison, are believed to
have been drowned in the breaking
OF the levee that flooded that town.
Williams Anchor and Mrs. Clifton and
her infant have been missing for sew.
eral days. and 1t is thought they per.
ished.
And so reports are coming in, but
they cannot be verified until order
shall have been restored. and that will
not be until the flood shall have sub
sided.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
SHERIFF'S SALE.
No. 8oo3-In First Judicial Distric
Court of Caddo Parish, La: VIM

NO. ooo3-ln FIRST Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, La: VIM.
Winter vs. J. M. Oden.
BY virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale to me issued in the above entitled
and numbered suit, by the Honorable
First District Court of Caddo Parish,
La, have seized and will offer for sale
at public auction, for cash, according to
law, without the benefit of appraisement,
at the principal front door of the court
house of Caddo parish, in the city of
Shreveport, La, during the legal hours
for sales, on
SATURDAY, APRIL II, 1903,
the following described property, to-
wit: A lot in the town of Bethany. Cad
do Parish. La, described as follows
Commencing at the State line, bounded
on the north by the Grand Bluff and
Shreveport road, thence running south
with said State line one hundred and
sixty feet to the said road; thence
east ninety feet; thence north one
hundred and sixty feet to the said
road, thence west ninety feet to
place of beginning, with all buildings,
and improvements thereon, less that
portion exchanged with E. C. Flanagan
and less that portion sold to F. F. Gill,
as per deed of record in the clerks Of
fee of said parish. Also the following
described property, to-wit: Beginning at
the southeast corner of a lot formerly
owned by ]. J. Kingsmore so feet S. s.
f. of S. E. corner of the Davis hotel
lot, a stake in the center Of the Shreve-
port and Grand Bluff road, thence with
center of said road N. IS E. 4o5 yards to
a stake in road thence north 1912
yards to stake; thence south s. w.
% I-2 yards to stake in east boundary
line of land owned by J. M. Trosper and
Davis heirs with said east boundary line
S. SO 10 yards the N. w. corner of the
above named I-3 acre lot a stake thence
with the north boundary line of said lot
E. If % yards stake thence with east
boundary line of said lot s. I-2 yards to
a place OF beginning, containing acres
Of land, except the following portions
Of said acres, which was expressly re-
served by ]. B. Moore and described as
follows: Beginning at S. E. corner
stake thence "a feet west, thence 235
feet north, thence "a feet east, thence
235 feet south to place of beginning:
being 81 feet front and 235 feet in
length, with all buildings and machin-
cry and improvements On said property.
The above property being the same
on which the store house. gin and grist
mill of said mortgagor are located
All of the above property to be sold
to satisfy the debt specified in the said
writ in the sum of thirty-fve hundred
dollars with eight per cent per annum
interest thereon from 31st day of Janu-
airy 1901, and including $I.5o costs of
copy due by said Oden to said Winter,
and all costs of this suit, including five
ner cent attorneys fees on above
l. S. J. WARD,
Sheriff of Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Caucasian, March 8, 1903.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
Rapid Work For Singers.

The deaf and dumb, as every one
knows, speak" by means of their fin
gers. How many words, then, can
good hand speaker form in minute?
The average number of letters per
word in the English language is five.
Now, ready hand speaker can make
the English alphabet ten times in a
minute-that is to say, 26O letters. 1t
is usual for him to pause for the space
of one letter after each word to show
that the word is complete. If, there
fore, we subtract from the total just
given about one-sixth for these stop
pages, the total will be reduced to 215
letters.
Let this be divided by five, the aver
age number of letters per word, and
we shall find that fairly expert deaf
and dumb person will speak forty three
words per minute. A person in pos
session of speech will probably speak
$50 words in the same space of time.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11

China is a land without mattresses
or counterlanes. A bed, or kong, is
merely a broad wall of brick built
across the side Of the room. On FIST
acquaintance 1t seems absolutely i'm
possible for an Anglo-Saxon, but man
In the interior oS China must either
sleep on a kong or not sleep at all.
determined that if the bricks would
not yield to me must yield to them,
ana, as a means of yielding gracefully,
studied the sleeping methods of my
Chinese companions. l found that
their practice was to climb inside of
quilted sacks, called poOkas, which
they tied and folded around themselves
until row of men on kong looked
not unlike sealed envelopes. Whenever
they rolled or turned over in their. sleep
their pOokas rolled with them. In
whatever position they happened to lie
on the brick pile they could not escape
the ameliorating effect of their pookas.
Obviously l, too, must have pooka.
From a dealer in leather in a town
through which we passed bought two
goatskins. | had them sewed together,
with the hair side in. I devised a sys-
TEN of strings by which could tie my
self in my appliance, and in this way
I succeeded in sleeping in China.-Out-
ing
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
WISH CASE RBOPENED
Cattle Raisers' Association OF Texas
the Complainant.
EXCHANGE A PARTY.
Petition Asks Case Against the Fort
Worth and Denver Railway Com.
pany ct Al. Be Once More
Given a Hearing.

Washington. March 1.-THE Cattle
Raisers' Association of Texas com.
plainant, and the Chicago Livestock
Exchange, intervenOr, have filed with
the interstate commerce commission
a petition for the reOpening of the case
against the Fort Worth and Denver
Railway company and others, nivolv
ing through rates on livestock and ter
minal charges of $500 per carload for
delivering livestock at the stcCkyards
of the Union Stockyards and Transit
company Of Chicago. The petition re-
cites that the committee already had
held that any charge in excess of 81
per carload for terminal or switching
service was unlawful, and then recites
subsequent contest proceedings before
the courts and commission. The peti.
ton asks not only the enforcement of
the discontinuance of terminal charges
over 81 per carload, but the continual
ton Of the practice of enforcing dis
eliminating through rates for the
transportation Of live stock from the
shipping points involved, and the
proper PREPARATION to the parties in
iured for the alleged unlawful terminal
charges and thu ough rates of freight
on livestock to the Chicago stockyards.
The commission has modified the par.
ties interested to make answer within
the prescribed period of twenty days
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
Su bstitutes For Tobacco,

Dried holly leaves, the bark Of the
willow and leaves of the stays horn
sumac are among the substitutes for
tobacco used by the American Indians.
In Switzerland weed called mountain
tobacco is smoked in great quantities.
It is powdered before using and causes
the smoker to become a mental and
physical wreck. The natives of South
Africa are peculiarly affected by smok-
ing the dried leaves of the camphor
plant. The smoker trembfes with
fright at nothing, weeps bitterly and
uses ali sorts of words which do not in
the least express his meaning. The
wild dagga, another South African
plant, poisons slowly any one using it.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
BRYAN TALKS.
Says He Is Surprised Congress Did Not
Vote Out All Money,

Says He Is Surprised Congress Did Not
Vote Out All Money.
Toledo, O., March 11.-Colonel w.
J. Bryan said referring to his recent
visit to New York that the people
there knew less about politics than
western people knew.
'"They asked me about Judge Park
err he said, land I told them I could
say nothing until knew his attitude
on public questions. They answered
that he was a judge and that it would
not be proper for him to discuss DO
litical topics. think Hill is tossing
a penny to see whether he or Judge
Parker will run. The trouble with
the plan is that Hill has an old penny
that he has tossed SO often that he
does not know which side is head and
which is tail. -e-o
What congress has done is easily
ascertained. Find out how much
there was in the treasury before the
session began and find out how much
there is now. The wonder is that they
did not take it all.
believe the Democratic party has
taken the peoples side of the public
questions discussed in 1896 and 1900,
and believe that it will be only
question Of time and not long time
either, before enough Republicans will
be disguised with the policy of the
Republican party to put the Democrat
party in power again
Such a victory when will bring re-
lief to the people. We cannot win
victory by compromise or eowardice
and II we should win victory by
such means It would be as disastrous
to the party as Mr.. Cleveland's victory
in 1892 proved to be-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
Died of Heart Tronhle.

Texarkana, Tex, March liz &.
Carloss, Familiarity known as aRah >
and residing mere for the pasf twenav
years. was found dead in bed at the
Lutte Pullman hotel. He was well
connected and had held many posi-
lions q trust, among them deputy
snerln and deputy county clerk on the
Arkansas side of town. He was aged
about IS years Death is attributed 70
heart failure. ~, & Z,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
BANKERS.
Thifty-six Cashiers and Presidents of
Banks Strongly Endorse.

Draugholis Practical Business College,
Simon building, Texas street, Shreve-
port as d school that is reliable, that
gives superior course Of instructions,
that has special facilities for securing
POSITIONS and that does business on
business principles One hundred and
sixty page illustrated catalogue contain
ing the above mentioned testimonials
and other advice as to why it will pay
you to attend Draughel's College in
preference to any osher, is. free. Call
9 send for II. Day and night sessions.
Special rates TO city students.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
STOCKHOLDERS, MEETINf;

fhe regular. annual lneetinp Of the
Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Rail-
way Company will be held at the gem
<r'a Offices III tie company. No. 5I7
Market street, in the city Of Shreveport,
State ct Louisiana on Friday, April 5,
1905 af the hour OF 10 o'clock am, for
the purpose Of electing Board of Di-
Iecfors and the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
The meeting
S. II. KNOTT, President
u. WILKINSON, Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
The Word ..UmbrelIa. ;,

The English word umbrella is very
like the Latin, coming through the
Italian CINDERELLA" or "little shade"
The French, German, Spanish and 9TH
ers give it distinctive name, suclt as
"parapluie,' '.regenschirm" and .para-
guas." "Umbrella'' and ''parasoP' Rare
etymologically precisely the same thing,
but custom has given them the distinc-
tons that we understand today.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
FIRED ON.

Sentries Stationed Around Three smeIter
Mills Have Been Shot At,
Colorado Springs. Colo, March II.
-Sentries stationed around the three
mills affected by the smeltermen's
strike were fred upon at midnight
Monday night. There were encoun.
tiers between Workmen going to and
from the mills and employees were
guarded from their homes to the mills
by details OF infantry. Deputy sher-
iffs were held up at the point of guns
and two narrow escapes from bullets
fired at close range were reported,
one sentry, the other a deputy sher.
III, Benton, on guard at the Telleur.
ide mine
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
Selling Elephants by Measure.

The Moors, who drive a trade in ele-
plants through the Indies, have fixed
price for the ordinary type according
to their size. To ascertain their true
value they measure from the nail of
the fore foot to the top of the shout
der, and for each cubit high they
charge 5000. An African elephant of
the largest size measures about nine
cuhits, or thirteen and one-half feet, in
height and is worth about 50, 500. For
huge Ceylon elephants $4,000 is some
times paid. r"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
Reply of o. ssBeardIess Boy,o

When Keppel, a commodore at TWEEN
ty-four. was sent to demand an apollo
gy from the dey of Algiers for an in
suit to the British flag, he took SO high
a tone that the dey exclaimed against
the iRsolence of the British king for
charging s'beardless boy" with such
message to him. Replied the beard
less boy, Were my master wont to
take length of beard for test of wis
dom he'd have sent your deyship a he
goat, -Gentleman's Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
DON'T LET YOUR HARNESS RUN
DOWN.

But take them to Morton S, 2o3 Texas
street, and have them repaired or selecs
1 new set from bis mammoth stock Of
saddles harness, collars, brushes,
combs, whips and harness sundries. His
line Of buggies and delivery wagons arc
I'D to date. Call and select one. He also
represents the Texas Moline PIow Com
paray. 4 will be 70 your interest to see
Their line. Yours for business, r. P.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
NEW FIRM.

The Bird Sadd.ery Company, No. 2o2
Texas street, handle The most complete
Inc Of Saddles, Harness. Buggies and
Wagons IN the city. The celebrated Mil
burn Wagon, full line Of all sizes al
ways on hasd Give them call. Writ
ten guarantee for twelve months on
vehicles.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
TUTORSHIP SALE
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Tutorship of the minors. T. E. and

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Tutorshlp of the minors, T. E. and
D. O. Harris
By virtue of a commission to me di-
rected from the Honorable the District
Court in and for@said parish and State.
| will sell the minors interest.
being an undivided one-half interest
IN lot twenty-one (2I) in block one (I)
of the Howard Cole addition to the city
of Shreveport on the terms prescribed
by family meeting, viz: For cash for
not less than twe-tfirds of its appraised
value, and | will also sell my half on
the same terms. the whole lot being of
fered at once. The sale is made to paw
debts and will be made at the court
house door in the city Of Shreveport on
Anrll the nth al II o'clock IN.
DUNCAN G.. HARRIS, Tutor.
Caucasian, March s, Ioo3.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

ne regular annual meeting Of the
Kansas CITY, Shreveport and Gulf Ter
Hail.al Company viii be held at the gen
eral Offices Of the company, No. ST.
Market street in the city OF Shreveport,
alite 81 Louisiana. on Friday, April !,
1908, at the hour of II o'clock am, for
the purpose Of clecting a Board Of Di-
rsetors and the transaction Of such other
business As may properly come before
tue meeting
S, r. KNOTT President.
/ p. WILKINSON, Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11
ANXIETY AT NATCHEZ.
Fear Is Expressed That Levees May Not
Show Their Strength.

rear Is Expressed That Levees May Not
show Their Strength.
Natchez, Miss, March 11.-Anxiety
here Is at strong tension through
fear that the leyees may not be allow
ed to show their strength as there
may be a cut at some place to save
property on the opposite side from the
cut. RMS danger is as much source
OF apprehension as is the high stage
OF the river and the water which is
yet to come.
The Mississippi at this point is two
Ieet one-tenth above the danger line
ana rising, Heavy rains are of daily
recurrence. The ground is water
soaked and all the water is going in.
to the river