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The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06
CreOsOte in Ear.

Miss Polly Diehl, of Palmyra,
Mo-, is dead as the result of a
CURIOUS blunder. The first of last
week she was attacked with
neuralgia in her head and requested
the mother to drop some laudanum
in her ear. Unknown to the
mother another daughter had filled
the laudanum bottle with creosote
and this fluid was poured into the
sufferers ear. The creosote soon
burned through the drum of the ear
and penetrated the brain. The
young woman suffered intense
agony until death came to her
relief. The mother and daughter
are prostrated.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06
ENGLEWOOD ITEMS.

Irwin Barnes has been very sick
with lagrippe.
Terry Conley sold a mule in Co
lumbia for $I5o.
w. O. Adkins has moved to his
farm recently purchased from Irwin
Barnes.
Robert Clatterbuck has two boils
on his arm.
Married-Near Guthrie, Gala
way county, Jan. 10Th, 1903, Walter
Heron and Miss Bertha Basinger.
Albert Mockbee has rented
Calvin J ohnson's farm for $Ioo.
Nathan Browns children have
been sick with sore throat.
{. B. Adkins will move to his
farm now occupied by Thomas
Payne, east of Deer Park.
John Brown had the misfortune
to slip and fall on the barn loft in
such manner as to break two of
his ribs.
Died-Near this place Jan. 81,
1903, Of pneumonia, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hudson, burial at Dry Fork grave
yard.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06
Columbia News.

Miss Leulla Moseley is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Jefferson Walden is on the
sick list.
Mrs. George M. Richardson is
on the sick list.
Prof. G. w Craft with his con-
cert and Passion Play was in the
city.
Mrs. Harrison Smith, of Denver,
Colorado, is visiting Mrs. Gabe
Crockett.
The members of the First
M. E. church gave a reception
Friday night.
The members of the Baptis,
church gave an old folks concert
last Thursday night.
Miss Blanche Smith, who
attends Lincoln Institute, is th'
guest of Mrs. Harvey Pazar.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06

AT Graceland, New Jersey,
in which the killed and manned
are over 100. The train caught
fire and many were burned in
presence Of spectators who were
powerless to help them.
The Royal Blue line express,
westbound, plunged into the rear
end of local passenger train while
running about sixty-five miles an
hour. The last three coaches of
the local were completely
demolished and the fourth was
partially wrecked. The engine of
the "fyer" left the track and turned
over on its side. Immediately after
the crash three of the cars took fire
from the frebox of the engine,
preventing the rescue of many of
the wounded who were pinned fast
in the wreck.
On board the flyer, all the pas
sengers, although badly shaken up
escaped uninjured, except for
tritiing bruises.
FLAMES ADDED TO THE HORROR.
The engine and the three cars
worst wrecked were piled into an
awful heap, containing at least 100
dead and injured. From the mass
came fearful cries for aid. The
screams of the injured in the heap
were intensified as they found
themselves hemmed in by the
flames.
The passengers in the two for
ward cars of the first train and all
the men from the express and
everyone in the neighborhood
started to work at once to get out
the injured before the flames could
reach them.
AT times the flames reached the
rescuers and their clothing took
fire, but they worked on, though in
constant danger of being killed
themselves. Some of the injured
were burned to death in sight of
the men who were working with
desperation to save them, but the
flames soon gained complete
mastery of the last two cars.
The scene of the wreck while
the fire was raging was in
describable. Men could be seen in
the wreckage pinned fast amid the
timbers of the cars and struggling
to be free while the flames roared
around them. Some of the
imprisoned begged the rescuers to
crush their skulls with their axes
and put them out of their misery.
A Westfield doctor went into the
wreck and bandaged and treated he
injured even before they were
released, Some of those he
treated were afterward suffocatec
or burned to death.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06
Little Boy Killed His Mother.

Mrs. Alice Hoeffer, wife of a
farmer living three miles southeast
of Boonville, was shot in the heart
and almost instantly killed Wednes-
day of last week by her little son.
Mr., Hoeffer and his wife were
engaged in shooting out of the
window in their room at some
English sparrows in the yard, with
a small target rifle. The boy was
standing by his mother, who held
the gun in her hands.
While she was looking out of the
window the little fellow pulled the
trigger, discharging the gun. The
ball entered her left breast, piercing
her heart. The mother fell dying
at his feet.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06
Capital City News.

We are glaG to hear from the old
soldier again.
Miss M. E. Grimshaw of Lin
coin Institute is ill.
Mrs. Gibbs of Independence,
was in the city Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Branham and Mrs.
T. Harold are slowly improving.
Mrs. Smith, of Denver,
Colorado, was in the city last week.
The Legislature is still strugg-
ling with the Separate Coach
Bill"
Mrs. Gena Gibbs, of Usage, is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
M. D. Mayberry.
There is a great deal of sickness
in the city, but to our surprise very
few cases of destitution.
Mrs. Cordelia Coleman, Mrs.
Wiseman, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs.
Boyed are on the sick list.
Miss Teressia Branhamm has
returned from Chicago where she
has been visiting Mrs. Dixon.
The streets and roads are round
ing in condition once more. 1t i:
hoped that fuel will drop according
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lampkins, Mrs
Weeb, Mrs. Morrison, of Usage
attended the lecture by Rev
Parsons at Lincoln Institute Sun
day afternoon.
| Rev. Parsons delivered an abl
, discourse to an appreciativ
| audience at Lincoln Institute las
Sunday. Rev. Parsons is an abb
preacher.
BY invitation of the legislator
more than 100 leading colored me
met here last Tuesday evening t
discuss the separate coach bill whic
was introduced by Col. Crisp
The delegation met at the A. M
E. church Tuesday afternoon an
elected DR.. Roberts of St. PAT
A. M. E. church, st. Louis, a
chairman. The following gentle
: men were appointed to discuss tn
measure before the Legislature
= Rev. Roberts, Lawyer Farmer
1 Mr.. Vashon, Hon. ]. Milto
Turner and Capt. Tandy, of 81
e Louis, Rev. DIR. O. ]. w. Scott an
Hon. Nelson Crews, of Kansa
City. These gentlemen met tn
Legislature Tuesday evening an
e with great credit to themselves an
to the race. they gave the negro
n views of the separate coac
r legislation.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06

drunken white man with whom he
was unfortunately acquainted.
All the negroes showed an
acquaintance with the Bible, with
history, poetry and statistics, and
really afforded a profitable hearing,
with credit to themselves, to their
auditors. AT the close a vote of
thanks was extended to the
Legislature and the committee be-
fore which the hearing was held
for the privilege accorded the
delegation.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06
A legislators Confession.

Jasper N. Gipson, Charlton
county's representative makes the
following unique explanation of his
presence in the Legislature, so an
exchange reports;
Il was born under tobacco leaf.
| grew up between the corn rows
and I've got my share of hard tack
and pork. Now, by ginger, I've a
thousand acres of the best land In
Charlton county, and thought l
would like to get out among the
boys some. guessed could be
reelected and was"
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06
SKUNKS IN THE ATTIC.

Carthage, Mo-, Feb. IA
colony of skunks was discovered
yesterday in the residence ofWilliam
Steinhaus, an electrician of this
city. They had crawled from the
cellar up between the plastering
and weatherboarding to the garret,
and now maintain their nest despite
all that the owner of the property
can do. Traps will be set and it is
probable that the house will be
vacated temporarily.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06
Brown Station News.

Mrs. A. Goats is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Mintie Burriet, who has
been on the sick list is able to be
out again.
Although the mud was quite
deep, quite crowd came out Sun
day to hear Rev. ]. P. Laws, OF
Fulton, who hae accepted call to
the pastorate of the Mount Hope
church. He preached two excellent
sermons and will preach his in
troductory sermon the first Sunday
in March. We hope and pray fol
his success as our minister.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06
A Centralia Blaze.

Friday night of last week the
boiler house adjoining the Globe
Hotel building at Centralia, was
destroyed by fire, and it was only
by desperate work that bucket
brigade saved the hotel building,
Fire was discovered about l O'Clock
that night and created CONSERVATION
among the guests of the hotel.
The building occupied by the hotel
is the property of O. b. Wilson
and T. G. Hall, and Is leased to H.
Clay Threlkeld,
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06
NEGROES GIVEN HEARING.
Separate Coach Bill Under Con-
sideratiOn
Special Dispatch to the Globe Democrat.

Jefferson City, Mo-, February g.
Such an audience as assembled in
the hall of the Missouri house OF
Representative tonight has not
been seen here since the capitol
removal question .nnwas voted upon
in 1895. Then, as tonight, all
available space was occupied, stand
ing room being at a premium.
Scores upon scores of ladies were
in the audience and the entire
balcony was packed with young
colored students from Lincoln uni
versity.
Col. John T. Crisp, of Jackson
county, who introduced one OF the
separate coach bills, afforded the
topic and the reason for the gather
ing and the hearing. A large
delegation of the most reputable
colored men of the state. mostly st.
Louis doctors, lawyers and
ministers, were present, and at the
end of the long discussion it was
conceded on all sides that the
colored men had their white brother
beaten on oratory. The hearing
was in open session before the COM
mittee on railroads of the house.
Col Bill Phelps occupied front
seat and was one of the most in
terested listeners. The net result
of the hearing was the presentation
of a memorial by DR.. d. T.
Roberts, of St. Louis, and the
postponement by the committee OF
action on the bill until Thursday
night.
Mr.. Williams, author of one OF
the three bills on this subject, said
demands were coming from al
over the state for such legislation,
Mr.. Wallace followed and referred
to the splendid treatment given the
negro in this state. There was nc
radical prejudice, he said, in th'
bills.
Mr.. Crisp declared there was nc
politics in the measure, but NJ
desired it understood that in thi
state the time for the separation o
the races had come and ne powe
could stop it. -,
Mr.. Williams declared the bil
merely provides separate but equa
accommodations. 1t is not in
tended as a hardship upon the nego
Mr.. Crisp injected the remark tina
it was intended to be as much
separation as when Pharoa
pursued the Israelites.
DIR. D. P. Roberts, of st. Louis
member of the delegation O
colored men who came from 81
Louis, opened for the opposition t
the measure. He said his poepl
were as pleased to be here as whe
Paul appeared before Felix. MI
Roberts read the memorial. In tn
order named, &. H. Vashon, {
H. Tandy, o. J. w. Scott, w; M
Farmer, Nelson Crews and )
Milton Turner addressed tn
audience.
The last speaker, J. Milto
Turner, made no more effective
better talk than the others of til
delegation, but perhaps scored tt
best points by many amusin
anecdotes which served to illustra
the position of his people, and
show that their stand that tt
measure was not wholly jus
taking the position of Mr.. Wallac
of Rails, as a standpoint fro
which to argue. Mr.. Walla'
wanted the races separated becau
two drunken negroes had created
disturbance in his county on retur
ing from a circus. Mr.. Turner sa
he wanted to come up here la
night on the 8 O'Clock train, b
had to stay over till 8 o'clock tn
morning to escape travelling with
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merchants whose advertisements
they see in this paper.
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AWFUL RAILROAD WRECK.

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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-06-20

The investigations into the pos.
talcrlmss and sorruptious q Wash
ieglon show that the service there
u rottsn 10 tho core. Msa have
bssa drawing two salaries at the
sans time, others have drawn
salaries for whish they rendered
no service, and these irrsgulari.
tie we're apparently known . end
authorised 81 omeials 10 high
pisces.
The corruption IL nAsy oases
soee baek to the former adminis-
tfatious, md prossoufioa = barred
y llultaston, ut thsss y enough
that 4 sAsrgssbls 70 tie sxisslng
admislstratios . furnish foaada-
don for ! plsssifal crop e indist-
sDsals, shosld prosesatiea - T.
tessinod %. Il y Aoped, = lsast,
that III - foafb VII y brought
81, whelhsr there - any prcseea.
- ~ presoet administraties
1900 a1oed q sOssr ~ eseh
eriuCo N. D. HiSaCsas.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-06-20
THE HOTEL.

The movement to purchase the hotel
site grows apace. The scheme of do
Mating the mathematician property
To any one who will erect thereon n
$50. 600. 90. hotel Is meeting with uni
versal favor, and il Is but question
Of few days when the property will
be conveyed to the committee having
the matter in charge. While MINI
be Of our citizens have shown their
liberality and public spirit by sub
scribng to the fund, there yet remains
a balance to be raised, more than
half has been secured, and the remain
der should be subscribed before the
end Of this week. Nothing would
give onr city greater prominence
among all classes than this lhotel.
II IL at once al index Of the people,
their progress, their Importance among
other towns. their civic pride, their
commercial enterprise, are all conferred
in a well constructed modern capa-
cious hotel With oil these self evil
dent propositions, why hold aloof.
Why not at once go to the committee
and place your name among the other
progressive names there and make the
hotel a success. Many Of you have
been doing business here for years,
have prospered, have built up good
trade and are looked upon as our solid
citizens Iberia has done this for you,
for without the patronage Of Iberians
you could not to-day occupy the salts
factory position you hold. Knowing
this, you should recognize your obliga-
tions by trying to further any object,
especially one which should rebound
to the benefits Of the town which
has made you all you are. Iberia np-
peals to the citizens to lay aside all
lethargy and indifference, and emulate
the spirit Of other towns. and at once.
complete this movement which Is SO
vital to the interests Of the city. As
soon M the site IL ready for donation,
men Of means stand ready to put the
building on IL. Several good PROPOSE
tions are ready for submission as soon
a. the site il secured. We publish
to day picture Of the proposed hotel
at Crowley, which its public spirited
citizens are building by stock com
pany, the entire amount has been
raised, some $65, 600. % and the hotel
In an assured fact. Let Iberians do
likewise, and thus place themselves in
the rank OF progress.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-06-20
BETTER SCHOOL FACILITIES.

The committee TO- whom were cen
fided the matter Of obtaining larger
and better school facilities for Cen
trail High School, report growing
sentiment In favor Of the move. The
petition to the Council to order al
election for the levying of 9 and l-2
mill tax, was nuinerously signed, with
more than their requisite number.
Hon. s. @. Nuckolls, President Of the
School Board il very sanguine Of sue
cess, as but few oppose the tax, which
Ii to be levied for ten years, commen-
cling with 1903. Should the tax pro-
duce the requisite amount before the
expiration Of ten years.. then the tax
il to be declared off. II In highly
probable that less than ten years tax
will be sufficient, az the town il grow
ing and property values increasing,
20 that the assessed value will In 8
wears from now be much greater than
now, consequently q greater amount
realized, and accomplishing the object
much sooner. No tar should be OPP
posed by any good citizen which has
for it, object the education Of the
youth Of our town. II Is shown by
the educational statistics that large
per cent Of illiteracy exists in Iberia
Parish and IL should seriously concern
every lover of his town and country.
Thirty per cent Of the voters Of Iberia
| Parish are illiterate, which IL stig-
| ma that sllould not be allowed to re-
main for only Just such time ~ it can
be obliterated. The purpose Of this
| tax il to further the education Of our
youth and to wipe out the illiteracy
that exists. There are many argu-
ments for the levying Of this tar and
none axAinat It that will stand for .
moment the Are Of honest discussion.
w must BE- In line with other conn
munities ii educational affairs or we
shall retfOgrade. and be pointed ont to
the r.ewcosnsr - = community which
d0ss not afEord adequate facilities for
ths children 10 scquire q common etin-
cation. Let al take up this matter
ana discuss II calmly and honestly and
then fall Ii line with the friends It
pxuersGs and ersct : building cornme1a-
uurnte with the needs Of the city.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-06-20
g a - II % i r. & a..
psars tina The Kind You lIsn AIxays BoseAi
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CHARTER.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of fbelin.

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of fberin.
Be il known that on this first day OF the
month Of June, A. d. 1903, and Of the In
dependence OF the United States OF Amer-
the 127th, before me John T. White .
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified in and for the Parish Of iberia,
State Of Louisiana, and In the presence
of the Witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared:
John b. Hill, Henry Il. Hill, Garrett Elli-
son. oil residents Of Kansas City, Mo.
Larzar Levy, resident Of the Parish Of
st, Mary, La, Arthur V. Robertson, resi-
dent of the Parish OF Orleans, La, Oil
bert L. Hail OF the Parish OF lberia, La.,
who mutually and severally declared
that availng themselves Of the provisions
OF the Act number 36 OF tho Legislature
OF this State OF the Session Of A. b. 1858,
approved juno 10th, 1888. and Of all other
acts and the general laws Of this State
relative TO the organization Of corporations,
they have formed and organized, and BY
these presents do form themselves into and
constitute corporation for themselves,
their successors and sueh persons - may
hereafter become associated with them
and their successors, Tor the objects and
purposes and under the stipulations.
clauses and conditions hereinafter set
forth, and which they hereby adopt AZ
their Charter.
ARTICLE /.
The name and title Of this corporation
Is declared to be the HCots Blanche Com.
pany, Limited" Under its corporate
name Ii shall have power and authority
to have and to enjoy succession for the
term VI ninety-nine f00) years from the
date hereof, to contract, sue and be sued
In its corporate name TO make and use
q corporate seal to held, receive aud
purchase real and personal property, con-
tracts, franchises and privileges, and to
sell, mortgage or pledge the same to
appropriate rights Of way to borrow money
and Issue bonds to appoint such Managers
and Directors as its interests and con-
veniencs may require, and to make such
By Laws, Rules and Regulations. for the
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-06-20

powerful IN tjmps III test aud rndnr-
nnpe The danger II Russia lics not
IN its strength. hut IN h. eollasaus 1T lis
population aud theif inprenei raile
ignorance Ignorance - weakness,
aud colossal ignorane Is roles'nl
weakness. Il is Il replica OF thinn
trnnsplantrl To Europa by with
holding funds from, Russia she will he
forced to terms and It modification Of
governmental brutality aud crimes
No TIME FOR SUPPLEMENTARY.
IN spite of the fact that two
separate juries hive convicted
the n,nn of he most iindish eri me
ever committed in the State of
Louisiana, determined effort r. in
progress to picture Albert T.. Bnston
rs u martyr going to- M undescrycd
fate. The story reprinted yesterday
is n sample invention designed 10 eS-
cite public sympathy aud work upon
the tender feelings of the governor and
board Of parons.
While n petition for Il conltuuta-
ton Of Batsou $ sentone has been cir
culated and numerotsly signed. 1t
seems to lis tlint such II communication
would be unfair both to the prisoner
aud to the people 1T talcasieu parish
4 I,,, Ia In M
If, in the record Of the case. u single
doubt Of his guilt can he found, it
would bu Inonsirotls injustice to
keep him in prison. If no such doubt
exists there IL not n single mitigating
circumstance to justify the remission
Of The extreme penalty
The people Of Galeasieu parisl, liave
kept good faith with Governor Heard.
They lave kept every pledge TINT he
the latter surrendered Batson. They
have given the prisoner two trials,
fair and impartial and the result has
been the same in eacl, ease. He has
the benefit Of able counsel who worked
as hard to save him rs though they
were paid big fees for conducting the
case. There has been from first to
last, no hint Of mob violence, except
that Manufactured ut the time Of his
arrest, just rs the stories Of his ill
ness hrealsing down are being manu-
featured now.
They are not bloodtl,irsty or eager for
his execution They are more than
willing to let the governor investigate
every clue tint may turn up. scrutinize
every process by wllicli he was convict
ed. and to weigh every particle of
evidence in the prisoners favor, before
taking irreyocable action; but they
have right to demand that cleBiercy
shall not be exercised merely on senti-
mental grounds. Lake Charles
American.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-06-20

The capital stock Of this corporation
IL fixed nj Fifty-hvs Thousand Dollars
ft55, 900 90 divided into Five Hundred ma
Fifty Shares, $500, Of the par value Of
One Hundred Dollars (e100) per share.
The certificates Of shares OF the capital
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-06-20

The great and only Tillman Of Pitch.
fork fame ~ been among us and the
only impression made IL that Of . dark
christening shadow, full Of dire
events happily ending In nothing but
bo,nbastic vaporings. Mr.. Tillman
was decided disappointment to many
Iberians. Owing to the exalted posi-
ton ~ South Carolina's Senior Sena-
tor. we had = right to expect some
thing that wohld reflect credit upon
that commonwealth and edify and en-
'tertain Iberians. His reference to
Lcuisiana's delegation in Congress fell
flat on an audience composed Of Hon.
r. r. Brouasard's friends, whose in
nate refinement and courtesy prevented
pronounced rebuke.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-06-20

Don't criticise those who arc trying to
benefit your city, because you don't
like the man behind the move, you
hurt New Iberia when you do. and
New Iberia IL worth more than any
man In itY