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The Caucasian., 1903-06-14

The secretary of the Society of Amer.
lean Authors has received the follow.
Ing letter from Helen Keller. acknowl-
edging her election as an honorary
member of the society: ~
Dear Sir-Wili you kindly express to the
Society OF American Authors my sincere,
though inaaequately worded. thanks for
Its courtesy In electing me an honorary
member of the society? Not only do
feel the honor deeply, but also feel that
1t Is beautiful testimonial of your kind
interest in those who have limitations to
overcome and must try constantly and
succeed seldom. You know "how many
an acorn must die for one that makes the
oak tree Even so are many of our ef-
forts made In vain for one that results In
victory. | cannot tell whether / shall
write another book or not II seems as Il
had put all my wit into my story and
were going TO be dull the rest OF my life,
but shall always be grateful. 10 the So
Getty and to you personally for the right
hand of fellowship you have extended to
me. Sincerely yours, p
= HELEN KELLER
Cambridge. Mass
Miss keiler's reply was beautifully
and correctly typewriter by herself
and signed in her own handwriting.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
LOSSES NOT KNOWN.
The Amount OF Damage Done at East st

The Amount OF Damage Dsne at East Sc.
Louis Cannot Yet Bs Learned.
st. Louis. June 12.-That the crisis
Of the flood situation In East st. Louis
has passed. SO far as that city is con-
cerned. Is generally accepted as a fact
by the citizens of East st. Louis. Boat
crews which Wednesday strained their
energies to the point Of exhaustion In
rescuing the prisoners of the flood.
Thursday occupied themselves In saw
Ing property and bringing to higher
ground belated refugees who were In
immediate danger. The river Thursday
night was stationary at STs feet.
Since the break In the Illinois Cen
tral levee the food has made no dam
gerous breaks, although the food area
was further increased by seepage. Some
water has been finding it's way into the
territory between Missouri avenue and
st. Louis avenue. People In this dis
trict, however, have not been compelled
to leave their homes, although II is nee
essary for them to use boats to obtain
food.
East st. Louis Thursday as a whole
was a scene OF disaster No one could
be found with anything like a definite
idea of the property loss Vague mem
tion OF millions of dollars was the near
est even the best informed citizens
could come to 1t. There was great
disposition, however, to ~"~~"" mini.
mum reports of loss Of life. rather than
the stories originating in the excite
ment of the moment when the flood
poured in. There were no reports of
drownings Thursday, nor were any
bodies recovered.
The work has been and will con
tinue to be that of caring for the ref
ugees. The supply Of food seems am.
pie.
Lack of drinking water Is one of the
worst inconyeniences suffered by the
East st. Louisians who were caught in
the second stories of their dwellings by
the flood. Many are compelled to drink
the water that surrounds them on ali
sides and much sickness is likely to re-
suit IL this continues. 4
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
BIG BANK NOTES.
Thousand Dollar Bills Are Picntifu
bat seldom Seen.

bat seldom Seen.
4 New Yorker recently dropped .
$1,000 bill in the cabin of a ferrybon
and had difficulty in attempting to re
cover 1t because he could not remember
what Its number was nor when it had
been issued.
This unusual case induced man
who Is fond Of statistics to ASCERTAIN
Just how many notes of such large de-
nomination there are in the United
States. What he learned will doubt.
less surprise his fellow citizens. most
OF whom have never seen anything
larger than $1OO bill Off the stage.
From figures compiled by the treas
ury department 1t appears that there
was outstanding in the month Of Jan
uary Of the present year S2e, ,035, 900 In
notes of $1,000 denomination.
OF the treasury notes of 1890 1854 900
was outstanding In $1,000 bills. $25 200
was outstanding In national bank
notes in such bills, $4s,735, 800 in gold
certificates and $156,0OO in silver GER
tifieates, making the grand total $73.-
515.5o0. This would seem to prove
that there were outstanding. according
to the treasury estimates, on Jan. 81
last 73,5151a $1,000 bills.
How to account for the fraction at
the end Is difficult except on the sup.
position that one Of the valuable notes
was accidentally torn in half by some
one who was in great hurry to pos
sess it.
Most Of the paper money issued by
Uncle Sam Is In the comparatively
modest $40 notes, and there are enough
Of these floating around through the
country to foot up the magnificent SUI
of $40. 500.
Bills of the S. size come next In point
of numbers. and of them the treasury
returns give $340. 0.994.204 as outstand.
ing. Coming next nre the $40 notes,
and these amount to 1896, ,531 ,5GG.
Silver certificates comprise majority
of the smaller bills such as the ones.
the twos and the fives.
The treasury goes rs high as $4,000
notes at times, but according to the
latest returns there Is only one issue of
these outstanding, while two issues OF
notes for $1,000 are In existence.
More than half the tens are United
States notes, while national bank notes
and gold certificates make Up the bulk
OF the twenties. Beyond the $1,000
limit there is practically nothing but
gold certiAcates.--Philadelphia North
American.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14

Tall ButfdanEs ANA Nerves.
The result OF carelessness in running
elevators Is plainly shown In the fol-
lowing item from Good Health: There
Is nc need OF those sudden stops OF q
flying elevator, and Its effect upon peo-
pie with any sort Of heart trouble Is
dangerous In the extreme. When 1t
comes to facilities for increasing the
army Of nervous people. 1t is mistake
to give the palm to the electric trolley
car, the automobile or the elevated
trains. The tall sky seraper building
Of the big cities Is close competitor
of all these lii the manufacture OF
nervous wrecks. Not one woman In q
hundred can step into d swift flying
elevator and be "shot" up to the tenth
story Of d seraper without feeling Of
sgoneness' In the region OF the heart.
which. In the case OF many delicately
organized women, approaches very
closely to nervous collapse. It must
not be imagined either that the shoot.
ing up and down in these steel cages
day after day has no effect upon the
nerves OF men. They become accus-
toned to the sensation Of being drop
ped from the fifteenth story to the
basement. The heart action is proof
against It's wear and tear. but their
nerves are not. There is a gradual,
unconscious breaking down of the
nervous system.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14

ETs. rl,ss n, a
wrought iron. Muff1ed glass is toned
In every color and may be bought In
the most attractive opalescent tints, In
the soft gray green of ancient vItrfied
glass, or 1t will show the strange CLINT
of mica.
Even the humblest gas jet or electric
light bulb may be made soft and beau
tiful by the addition of Grape paper
flower which will give dainty tints to
the light which 1t wells.
Just now the approved fixture for
hall Is polished iron lantern of Elem.
ish shape, It's panels filed with greeu
or amber mufIied glass, the whole
hanging from an arm fixed In the wall.
Old fiat bottomed Venetian lanterns, as
we'll as empire torches, are also used
on stairways.
For the table elaborate flower pieces
In glass or silver are made. The light
shed through the flowers reflects the
exact shade Of the petals. When the
floral eenterpiece Ia not adopted cleo
trio candles with floral shades of muf-
fed glass often take their place.
BEATRICE MILLER.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14

beautiful. roses and wreaths made OF
evergreen and moss arrived from chap
ters In the SOUTH
Governor Nash, Rev. Jnc. Hewitt,
Colonel H. w. Knauss and Al. q. Field,
the minstrel. We're the principal speak
ers. The governor, on account Of sIek-
ness. spoke briefly but impressiveiy.
He said all we should do now was to
create and foster an affection for the
government az y now exists and that
honoring the soldiers on both sides who
fought in the civil war for the brave
deeds they did was of the best
ways to do this.
Rev. Hewitt. m ex-Confederate Of
hcer. spoke fealinrlv of tha attention
paid to the Confederate graves each
year under the personal direction of
Colonel Nnauss, an ex-soldfer of the
uuion army Mr.. Field spoke briefly
but inpressiveIy.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
An Ancient charios.

In the recently discovered tomb OF
Thothmes w, who was king of, Egypt
between 1000 and 1000 years ago, the
chariot OF that monarch was found.
The body of Il alone is preserved, but
In perfect condition. The wooden
frame was first covered with papier
mache made from papyrus and this
again with stucco, which had been
carved, both inside and out. into scenes
from the battles fought by the pharaoh
IN Syria. The art IL OF very high or
DER every detail being exauisitely fin
ished and the faces OF the syrians r.
Ing clearly portraits taken from ca ;
tives at Thebes. The chariot Is In ca Il
one OF the finest specimens of art rh..t
have come down from antiquity. AloLE
with the chariot was found the ieath Z
gauntlet with which the king prcta j
Cd his hand and wrist when using TO
bow Ok reins. 2
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14

screens and to have a screen door.
These screens may. be partially covered
by climbing vines.
II wicker furniture is not desired the
plain wood mission furniture may be
used.
A hammock, tea table and lot Of
linen covered pillows are necessities.
Ii a piazza Is fitted up in this fash
lon Its uses are without number. At
any rate. the rest of the house will be
pretty sure to be deserted in its favor,
HELEN CLIFTON.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14

Some of the cape pelerines have long
tabs These are bordered with null
ruffies and are also decorated with the
pretty diamonds and the other shaped
medallions and much lace, always
white. Chenille embroidery is also en-
ployed to ornament some of the long
tabs and the shoulder part. Some have
beautiful Jet fringes and others velvet
grapes and cherries. One has much
latitude In choice.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
ON SACRED GROUND.
WASHlNGToN's WINTER At WILEY
FORGE COMMEMORATIVE

One Hundred and Twenty-hfth Anni-
versary of the Evacuation by the
Continental Army of the Historic
Revolutionary Encnmpment.
Especial Correspondence
Valley Forge, Pa. June S.-The one
hundred and twenty fifth anniversary
of the evacuation by the Continental
armies of the most historic camp
ground of the Revolution will be cele-
brated at the old house at Valley Forge
which served as General Washington's
headquarters during that memorable
Information on June 10 next. President
Roosevelt. the governors OF nearly ev.
cry state In the Union and a large body
Of regular troops. besides delegations
from patriotic societies all over the
United States. will take part. The gov
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
Conrsy Discharged.

Greenville, Tex. June 12.-Judge L.
A, Clark received a dispatch from It.
p. Smith. clerk of the supreme court
at Austin. which reads as follows:
"Conley discharged. Holding all notices
must be posted to make law operative"
Frank Conley is the negro who was in
jail on the charge of violating the local
option law.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
site for Houston Post.s,,o.

washington. June 12.--Asslstant
secretary OF the Treasury Taylor Sc s
.eetea as the site for the federal build
ing af Houston, Tex. the property
known AZ block 81, bounded BY Cant
toi and Rusk avenues and Jacinto and
caroline streets. Price s1eo, geo.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Amarillo, Tex, has a Typographical
nuion.
Coalgnte, I. r., Is to have an electric
light plant.
Texas Hotel Keepers association
meets next year at Waco.
A monster buffalo skull was found
near Chickasha, L T.
Work will soon be inaugIrated on the
Beaumont si,@ reiiresa.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
Child Drank Concentrated Eya.

Dublin, Tex, Jsine 12.---The seven
teen -months-old child of Cam Wealth
erford, blacksmith Of this place, got
hold of an open box of concentrated
I've and got some of It In It's windpipe
1t Is In cricital condition from It, and
not expected to live.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
NULL AND VOID.
Austin Coar of Criminal Appeals So
Rules In Hunt County Case.

Rules In Hunt County Case.
Austin. June 12.-The court OF GRIM
inal appeals holds that the local option
election held in Hunt county May 3.
1902, and which has been In effect ever
since, Is null and vo!L. Judge Brooks
dissents.
This decision was rendered In the
case of ex parte Frank Conley. The
ground for declaring the election null
and void Is that the five notices re-
auired by statute to have been posted
twenty days prior to the election were
not posted that number Of days. Only
one of the notices was posted the full
number of days, the others being post
ed from twelve to fifteen days. The
court reversed the case and discharged
the relator.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14

soft tones in
glass which al
low a mellow
pleasant light to
filter through.
and the greatest
ingenuity has
been devoted to
designing bulb
holders.
The illustra-
fion shows two
Of the most re-
cent. One Ia a
bunch of flow
ers and Is done
In green bronze
and tinted glass.
The other is an
artistic hall IAN
iarn of rJlhv
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
Have Given Bond.

,Nacogdoches Tex, June 12.--Iohn
chandler, Isom Chandler and R,f,,s
hudmon were arrested al swift charg-
eu with Implication In the recent shoot
Ing there They gave bond ana were
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
Gamblers obeved snrd.-.

waco, june l2--Justice of the Peace
Aoofs made personal visit to ali the
prominent gambling places In this eitv
ana ordered them to close their f.,ors
ana aesist from the business. All af
the gamblers obeyed. 8 =
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
FLOWERS sTREWN,
The Graves of Confederate Dead at Camp
Chase Beautifully Adorned.

Chhao HeaufffuIIy Adofhed.
ego Confederate dead were strewn with
flowers at Camp Chase Thursday In the
presence of representative sons and
daughters Of the Confederacy and
prominent men who fought on the ether
side. The services were held for the
first time at Camp Chase under the
auspices Of Robert u. Lee chapter.
Daughters Of the confederacy
In answer to an appeal recently Is
sued by General Gordon. several dog
ems Of boxes OF fragrant magnolias and
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
Found Hanging b. J Tr.e. CO..

e!epnrne, Tex, June II. The body Of
Daa sale was found hanging from !
IaIter &c the end OF trace cnaIa ,n
lnas county He was about twanty-sls
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
HAS MANY KIN.
Father Of Thirty-one Children and Has
Several Grandchildren.

visited by J. c. Dismuke, progressive
Lee county farmer. who lives near Nc
Dade. Mr.. Dismuke Is sixty years of
age, and claims to be the father of
thirty-one children, sixteen boys and
fifteen girls, the youngest of which Is
less than two months of age. He has
grandchildren and at-grandchildren
and Is now as sprightly as middle
aged man.
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
Pioneer physicl.n r,e..,

Stephenvflle, Tex.. T,na % =.
...s,.s .. = malamson. pioneer physician of
mss. texas, died here or appendicitis.
r.ae 81 vas 9 confederate veteran, Roval
sN1cn MASON and prominent Odd Fellow
The Caucasian., 1903-06-14
NOVELTIES IN LIGHTING

Light Glnre-F1"ral Effects.
More than half Of the beauty Of a
room consists in its artistic lighting
The hard light of gas or electric globes
has done more than a little to spoil
otherwise artistic effects.
When first electric light was intro
duced 1t was unwelcome on account Of
its harsh white glare. Now. however.
manufa cturers have invented new and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-18
JAPANESE SLAIN
At NOON HOUR
S. PsOzki Shot to Death in San
Francisco, Presumably by Il
FellOw-C Ountryman.
VICTIM FACED HIS AsSAILANT.
Cunning With Which Deed Was
Done Leads Police to Believe
Murderer Was Masquer-
aiding as Chinaman.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
San Francisco, Jan. lis. Psozki, a
Japanese. who was employed as cook by s.
Muria. of No. 10I6 stockton street. was shot
and Instantly killed in front of No. 7S5
Jackson street. The murderer then escaped
into the premises in front of which the
shooting occurred and all trace of him was
lost.
The accuracy OF aim, the cunning with
which the deed was executed and the fact
that it was a japanese who was killed lead
a Japanese attired in Chinese costume to
conceal his identity.
The masquerade. it is believed, desired to
give the impression that another tong war
his escape while the police were searching
for the Chinese.
The shooting was witnessed by Ernest
Grubert Of No. % John street: r. G Roach
street. Psozki was walking up jackson
street with a basket over his shoulder when
a man dressed in Chinese garb jumped out
of the doorway there and fired q pistol at
him. He turned and faced his assallant.
who fired again. and Psozki fell dead. The
murderer placed the smoking weapon In his
pocket and rushed into No. 1S5 jackson
street. q,
One shot had entered the right breast ard
the other went through the left leg.
Detectives Ryan and O'Dea were detailed
on the case. but when they arrived on Inc
The detectives could not learn the name or
the numerous masquerader. nor any rea-
son for the shooting.
morning and was on his way to the place
of his employment. carrying on his shoulder
a basket containing provisions.
1t is the theory OF the police that me
standing between Psozki and his unknown
assailant.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-18
She Is Seized in Store and Bound
and Then the Burglars Take
the Cash.
CANNOT DESCRIBE ASsAILANTS.
Mistook Intruders for Her Son
Until Leader Caught Her by
Throat and Tied a Towel
Over Her Face.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
San Francisco, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Margaret
Downie, who owns a bakery at No. 104S1ls
Folsom street, was the victim of a cowardly
outrage committed by two youthful burglars
and as no definite description of them can
be obtained by the police the chances for
their arrest are slight.
Mrs. Downie was awakened from sleep in
a rear room in the afternoon shortly after
/ o'clock by the noise of some one moving
around In the bakery. Thinking it was her
son. she said:
rs that you. Robert?" and the answer
came. Yes. it's me. mother Two young
men who were strangers to her entered the
room, and before she could cry out one Of
them grabbed her by the throat and tied
a towel over her face. while the other tied
her feet together with a nightrobe.
They followed this up by tying her hands
behind her back.
She succeeded In screaming twice. but the
men warned her that II she did II again
they would kill her.
Then they ransacked the place and took
SO In change from the till In the bakery
and a gold watch valued at SO and a small
silver watch and gold chain valued at SIS.
They ran out OF the rear door and were
seen running up Moss street toward How
ard by Herman franks of No. ~ Gilbert
street, and Marcus Hunter of No. 1047 Fol-
som street.
AS soon as Mrs. Downie succeeded in re-
leasing herself she informed Morris Ryan
of No. 80 Moss street of the burglary, and
he telephoned to the Southern Police Sta
ton. Detectives Riordan. Regain and O'Con-
nell and Policemen Conlan and Morrissey
hurried to the bakery. but no trace of the
burglars could be found.
Mrs. Downie was unable to give any de-
scription of the thieves.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-18
Salary of $4,000 a Year Too Little
to Compensate Him,
He Ayers.
LANDLADY SUES FOR HER RENT.
Appraises Personal Possessions in
Money at Six Dollars, Which
He Produces to Verify
His Statement.


l hEPUBbfC SPEClAk
1 New York. Jan. i7.-Some false notions
about the ease and pleasure Of the daily
life Of the professional wine buyer were
rudely dispelled by the confession Of one OF
them under examination in supplementary
proceedings.
II am practically a tank to pour that etuff
into. In order to earn my money" was the
way in which Hector d. Mackenzie referred
to his calling.
best-knowp brands. of champagne. a sip OF
which many humble persons would go far
to get. Yet Mr.. Mackenzie seemed to be
POI a,a 1ns whether 1t was worth while tax
of 1t as he could swallow.
Mr.: Mackenzie. a handsome man. of fine
Lewis. a lawyer. under an order from Judge
Delehanty of the City Court. In proceedings
out of a Judgment for s2ss obtained
| street. in favor Of his client, Sarah q. Free.
man. 1t was for rent due on a cottage at
1 l;a sr seh ail u once occupied BY Mr.. Macken-
at No. 1876 East Eighteenth street. He de-
clared he could not pay the debt.
Called upon to describe his calling. the
wine. and: by buying. to sell il. It is neces.
sary for him to drink barrels of It in the
conrse Of q year; and TO fiatter customers.
said the major part of his stipend is use1
up In ira nsformirg himself into a receptacle
1Or the vintage.
II formerly sold whisky" said Mr.. Mac
kenzie, dreariiy, hut l sell only wine now.
II costs me anywhere, from $50 to 500 a
of my allowance from the firm. leaving me
only the remainder for living expenses. Be
tween buyirg wine and paying for house
hold necessities. / haven't a cent.
e! am just practically a tank. and have
ness. ""sF
No; am not the best paid man in my
Ine. One agent for a certain brand ~
champagne gets $4,000 n year. Twelve thou
sahu collars Is n small salary. cons!derinS
"nat have to spend to get trade"
MI: MacKerzie then appraised his present
pers0nai possessions in money as IS. which
ne p,oouced to verify his statement. This
was his balance after three years of ON.
ioymen at sl.o0 a month. he asserted.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-18
KRETSCHMAR, ONCE WELL
KNOWN DUELIST, IS DEAD.
Former Army Lieutenant Wastes
His Substance and Has a Mis-
cradle Ending at San
Francisco.

San Francisco. Jan. J7.-Max Kretschmar.
once a Lieutenant in the German Army.
with money to burn for cigar lighters, with
the entree of the very best social circles,
with Il reputation as a duelist. is dead in
this city.
And 1t was the money he burned, the peo-
pie he cultivated and the duels he fought
in Germany that made him n dishwasher
In San Francisco and Brought him to a
miserable death in a sQualid room at the
St David's House.
Max kretschmar. the drunken dishwasher,
who squandered his monthly remittances in
a day and entertained his low associates
with maudlin babble of wealth. honors and
through a letter which brought a small
sum of money and earnest entreaties from
MS aged parents to return to his home.
kretSchmar came to San Francisco six or
seven years ago with ready money enough
for his Immediate necessities and assurances
of remittances large enough to support
him, but he ~dissipated everything that came
into his hands as speedily as possible, and
was forced to seek employment.
fec,iy An AND n after eraf his S isrst d easush W sms'f in
no condition to obtain any but a mental
position.
Kretschmar's story. corroborated by let
ters from Germany, was that his father.
Johannes Kretschmar, was a wealthy Ber-
lin manufacturer. who had educated his
The young man received a commission in
a Saxonian regiment. He spent money law
ishly. He was First Lieutenant when ha
fought a duel with another officer. wound
ing him severely.
An order against dueling had just been
promulgated. and the military authorities
decided to make an example of kretschmar.
He was court-martialed. dismissed from
the service and ordered to leave the ooun-
try.
Last year Kreschmar's relatives celebrat-
ed their golden wedding. and through their
influence obtained permission for him to
return to Berlin.
rauittapca was forwarded IN flefray b;s
expenses. but he s%quandered II in a two
days debauch. A few months ago his
father wrote that ne had lost very heavily
by the failure of a Leipsic bank, but that
1t had not permanently impaired his for
tune.
Every letter brought a plea for the prod