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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
PRACTICALLY GIVE Up
All Hope Of Repairing the Hyme!ia
Break About Abandoned.
CURRENT rs TERRIFIC
Water Sweeps Through the Broken
Ends of the Cribbing, Undermin.
ing the Light Piling CT
Several Days Work.

New Orleans, April 10.-IIopa OF
closing the Hymelia crevasse has been
practically abandoned Thursday b.
Senator Brady and those who have
been associated with him. All day
terrific current swept around the brok-
en- ends'rof the cribbing and through
the great 700 foot gap in the levee
undermining the light piling which II
had taken thirteen days and nights 70
build. Early in the forenoon it became
evident that any effort to build fresh
cribbing to join the ends would he
futile and every energy was directe1
to protecting what was left Consid
cradle success attended these efforts
and the sacking of other portions, Of
the cribbing was continued, but it was
generally understood that complete
surrender would be made to the river
IL the experiment of driving sea wall
piliEg across the break in the cribbing
fails. A delegation from the crevasse-
came to the city, and made purchase of
this piling. 1t is considered, however.
that not a chance in thousand to
close the creVasse remains The levee
board has practically reached the end
of its resources and planters are pull
ing away their hands in order to
build protection levees about their
places. 1t will probably be several
weeks before the creVasse ceases to
run.
The weather bureau expresses the
belief that high water will continue in
the lower Mississippi for three weeks
or longer though there will be but
slight changes in the next few days
The break above the mouth of the
Red river have caused a delay in the
movement of the Mississippi flood and
it appears that the Red river waters
will pass out in advance. Hence the
weather bureau thinks the stages il
the lower Mississippi will be as high
as they would have been had no breaks
occurred. The river here Thursday
was 201. In view of the situation at
HymeHa 1t IS doubted If it will gp
higher than the maximum Of 2is3 al
ready recorded this season
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
MORE NAMES.
IL Is Thought Many VIII Be Added 70
to the List Of Deaths

IL Is Thought Many viii Be Added "a
to the List Of Deaths
Little Rock, Ark, April 10.-A sneof.
al to the Arkansas Gazette from Nor.
rilton, Ark, says
Van Buren, county, which lies to- the
north of this Conway county, and
for which Morrilton is the: trading
point, will furnish many names for The
list OF those killed and injured by tie
awful tornado of Tuesday evening
Because Of the fact that there are no
railroads and few telegraph or tele.
phone lines IN that county 1t will be
several days before a complete, list of
the casualties and of the property de.
stroyed can be, complied The result
OF investigations follows:
81 The dead: Infant child of Mfr. and
Mrs. George Shipp. The injured: Mr.
and Mrs George Schipp and one Of
their children, of Culpepper Mountain
Mrs Sshfpp and the child are so bad
iy Injured that small hope is given for
their recovery.
Mr. and Mrs Joiner Of Slick Rock
house demolished and occupants blown
forty yards.
Dr. and Mrs. Pavatt and an infant
child. There is small hope for the re.
covery OF Mrs. Pavatt and the baby.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
LEBE:Es OF MISSISSIPPI
Imprisoning the Father Of Wa
tiers Within Earthen Walls.
PROTECTION AGAINST TEE FLOODS
How the Mighty River Is Kept with
in Its Ranks-The work of Corr
structing and Maintaining 1,J0o
Miles of ET1bu n E1rnen.G.
Especial Correspondence.l

Memphis, Tenn. April G.-Tne date
Mississippi floods. which have mum
dated large areas Of bottom lands 10th
above and b2IoW this city, driving
many people from their homes, de-
stroying much property and costing
several lives, reawaken interest in the
daring attempt OF maA to imDrison the
Father of Waters between great earth
en- walls.
Few people outside the lower Mis-
sissippi valley realize the magnitude
of the task nor the necessity of hold
ing in check a great stream at flood
tide varying in width from half Il mile
to a mile and a half. from 50 to 100
feet deep, its volume swollen so that
the stages mark forty feet above low
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
Daughter Kills Mother.

Aberdeen, Miss. April 10.-A terri
BILE tragedy occurred at the home of
], z. Cowart. a farmer living twenty.
five miles from here. While other
members of the family were at work
in the field. Rosie Bell Cowart. aged
twenty-four. with a singie-barrel shot
gun shot and killed her mother. then
went to another room in the house
and blew her own brains out. The
young woman had exhibited signs OF
insanity
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Georgetown, Texas, voted to aboI-
ish pound law.
Rear Admiral Belknap, retired. died
at Key West, Fla.
The twelve,year-old son of s. H.
Holton was drowaed near Mckinney
Tex
Frank Terhune, Katy brakeman.
had 4 leg cut of By d train at Atoka.
i. Fl.
The annual conference Of Latter
Day Saints IS III session at Indepen-
denre Kan
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
SLAIN FROM AMBUSH.
Daughter of the Dead Man Says She Wit
messed the Diabolical Deed.

Asheville, y. C., April 10.-William
and Solomon Gordon and two young
men named >GosneIl are alleged to have
murdered Linn GosnelI near Trion, y.
c., on the pretext that they sought a
reward Whi2h had been offered for
GosneIIs arrest. The four men, ac-
cording to the story by the fourteen,
year-old daughter Of the dead man,
who says she witnessed deed. they laid
in ambush behind a log and fired when
the unsuspeCtjng man started to work
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16


plumbing. He knows the significance
of this and is not deceived at its small
ness. He >rushes for help because he
knows that in five minutes the leak
will be twice greater, in a half hour
will be the size of mill race and tina t
shortly after it will be a crevasse. with
the full might of the Mississippi pour
ing through it,,
N Should this occur and the waters be
turned loose on their errand of de-
struction among the planta tons the
scene is one never to be forgotten.
With roar like. Niagara the river
PUSHES upon the weakened bank. 1t
goes with a rush. Now ten feet of
bank goes swirling away in mud In a
minute the gap is doubled in width. r.
another it is trebled, and so on until it
is a hundred feet wide, and the ire
mendoug pressure of the waters is re-
lieved --
The necessity, therefore, for, prompt
and effective work as SOON as the firs,..
indications of break are observed Is
apparent Il widespread destruction g.
to be ayerIed
HARVEY s. MOORE.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16

Austin, April 10.-A resolution was
offered in the house providing for an
investigation of the Busby matter
which recently came to light. The
resolution was presented by Represen-
tatiVe Jones and provides for a com
mittee of three members of the house
to make a thorough investigation o.
the management of the penitentiafy
system in relation to the Busby mat
ter
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
junior and son-Urion Men FLIGHT.

Detroit. Mich. April 10 Michael
Sullivan of WaIkerville. Ont. was shot
through the neck and d number Of 9TH
err men were slightly Injured ID q
fight between strikers and non.union
worknen Of the Canadian Bridge COM
pany at WallserviiIe. across the river
from Detroit. The eight sook place
n Detroit The police arrested four
noTAunlnn work ao we're Re s
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
Large Sale OF Cattle.

San Angelo. Tex, April 10. -Messrs.
Felix Mann & Son have sold for diff
ferent parties $500 cows at s12 and
$500 5 and 4-year old steers. All OF
these cattle will be shipped from,
Brady to the Territory. About 5000
OF the lot were sold to T. B. Jones of
Jonesdale, Tex.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
Nine Sawmilts Seized

Parnell. I. r, April Io.-The Indian
police, working under orders from
headquarters at Muskogee. after
lively skirmish, seized nine sawmills
and 100000 feet of lumber valued at
100000 in the Little River country
near Harrington, I. T.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
MANY A HAIR RAISING TALE rs TOLD.

boathouse equipped with comfortable
ceiving'' he hoists a large flag on six
ty foot flagpole, which means that he
is Eat home" In an old cupboard fas-
tened to the wall are dozen or more
pipes, each labeled with the name of
its user, and the closet is filled with
faring man. Needless to say many Il
hair raising tale is told over a peaceful
pipe of good tobacco by the many re-
tired mariners who live in the little
village near by.
Will y. Harden. author of "Abner
Daniel" and a new novel. THE Substi
tute,' just published by Harper 4
Bros. admits that he cannot spell. He
is obliged constantly to refer to a die
tionary, but not one of the ordinary
kind, Mrs. Harden being his only reli-
able authority in matters of orthogra-
ply. Mr.. Harden will shortly return
to his home in northern Georgia, where
the scenes Of THE Substitute" are
laid. He reverses the ordinary course
Of travel, going north in winter and
south in summer, but, being a Geor-
gian by birth. the southern summer
has no terrors for him
The curious information is offered by
the publishers of Mrs. Wigs" that
the book has caused a boom in real es-
tate in the Cabbage Patch. Before Miss
Alice Caldwell Hogan. now Mrs. Gale
Young Rice, introduced Mrs Wigs to
her thousands of friends the Cabbage
Patch was held as undesirable a living
spot as Kentucky could show Now
the Cabbage Patch has become-faSh-
ionable is hardly the word - popular
among the lower Critics of Louisvillc's
people, and one landowner has let con
tracts for twenty-five new cottages 20
meet the demands Of would be Cab
bage Patchites.
RICHARD TUPPER.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
sho. Himself to Death.

4 st. Louis, April 10.-R. B. Swift,
president of the Cahill Swift Manufac-
turing company. shot himself to
death. He was the son of Col. VIM
p. Swift. president Of a construction
company. No motive is assigned.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
Two More Deaths

Haneeville, Ala. April 10.-Two
more death. resulted from the cyclone
which swept the country west of here
Wednesday morning about 9 o'clock.
They were Isabel Mccoy, aged six and
Effie Mccoy
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
Charter Granted.

Guthrie, Okla. April 10.-A charter
was granted to the Blackwell Fair
mount and Southern Railroad compa.
ny. capital 100000. to build a line 100
the dissolution Of the Southern PACT.
miles long from Blackwell TO e. Reno,
Okla. The incorpofators are residents
Of Oklahoma.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
Gone Back To Work.

Shamokin, Pa. April 10.-Five hum
dred men and boys who had been idle
at the Reading company's Bar Valley
shaft since last week on account of
the strike for an eight-hour working
day Saturdays have resumed work. q
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
chickasaw stoekmen

Purcell. |. r. April 1o.-The Chicka.
saw Sfockmen association met here
All the officers We're reelected Twen.
sy-Seyen new members were elected.
ChickasaW holds next meeting.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
Wonderful aIarkmansl,ip.

Pensacola Fla, April 10. --Gunners Of
the lava lowered the worlds record by
making thirty hits in thirty shots with
sixpounder pieces
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
King Edward at Gibraltar.

Gibraltar. April 10.-King Edward ar
rived here from Lisbon on board the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert The
ships dressed, manned sides and sa-
luted.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
Parliament Adiourns

London. April Parliament has
adjourned for the Easter holidays.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
TOLD ABOUT AUTHORS,
Some Good Stories Concerning the
Literary Felix's.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Chicago, April 7.-Elnore Elliott
Peakc is Il bit surprised to learn that
he has been ppddling an encyclopedia
through tho west and giving delightful
heart to heart talks on literature. He
received not long ago a letter from L
Kansas damsrl, who inquired anxious
iy why he had not sent her that copy
of "Tho Pride Of TeIIfHr" that h" had
promised her. Mr.. r"aIle politely re-
piled that h" had no remembrance Of
his correspondent or of over hHriI~
promised amy Kansas lady Il copy of
his book. By return mail he was
asked to remember bow Ii" had called
at the writer's house and how he tad
talked 50 clalmlnGly on matters lit
erary ami what helpful hints on story
writing no had given her and how
anxious he had been to hHv" her jud~-
ment Oh his new novel and how he had
finally sold her an encyclopedia. All
this somebody doubtless remembers,
but not Mr.. Peake.
Cyrus Townsend Brady the other
night apologiZed for cutting a speech
short by saying that he did not wish to
become like an acquaintance of his
down south. an old darky preacher,
who exhorted his people with great
fervor.
"I'ze not doctor of divinity, sah,'
he explained. "I'ze jest a clerical ex-
hauster.'
Among the hobbies Of authors none
perhaps is more curious than that Of
Arthur Morrison, whose novel of the
London slums,, THE Hole In the WALL
has been so we'll received. Mr.. MOrri-
son spends his leisure moments and
spare cash in collecting japanese art.
For years he has been mOustng ali
over London. and. although he is a
comparatively poor man. he has sue
ceeded in acquiring treasures of Japa
nese art, books of drawings and OF
prints, etc. A friend of Morrison's WHO
does missionary work in the slums re-
lates how he once saw the author com
ing out of a notorious fence" with an
expression of beatifc joy on his face.
''You look as if you had discovered a
gold mine,'' said the friend. d.
Better than that replied Morrison.
1--WE just got beautiful ivory for 6
shillings and brand new incident for
my next book for nothing"
Clay Emery. author of "Cap'n Titus
(who is really Mr.. Clayton Mayo, lead
ing official in we'll known shitbuilding
concern in New York city,, has a rath-
er novel scheme for decoying talent
and local color around him. as he de-
scribes it. On the shore OF little bay
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-21
WESTERN WATCHMAN'S EDITOR
LAUDS POPE LE0'S CAREER
ny FATHER PHELAN.

The Nineteenth Century produced so many
giants. They are all dead now Leo was
last. and, in some respects. the greatest.
Gortphakoss. Bismarck, Disraeli, Gladstone,
Leo XIII are gone
II the world we're Catholic to-day. as in
the DAYS of Leo I. or even Leo \. this
would be called the age Of Leo XIII. He
has impressed his opinions and personality
on his time as few Popes and fewer laymen
have done.
At time when the world seemed to be
governed by tired men. Leo thrilled the pub
lie mind with the grandeur and freshness OF
his utte.ances 1t has been said that Rome
Is the sensorium Of the world. All It's
thoughts and aspirations have their origin
there, all are reflected from that center.
During the last quarter of century not
only was Rome the sensorium Of the world.
but Rome's Pontir may be said to have
done the worlds thinking.
Leo has had all mankind at his knee for
twenty-five years, and has spoken words
into the worlds ears that Will never be for
gotten The secret of his power and his
mastery has been his wide knowledge of
the world and his absolute devotion to the
duties OF his high office.
His life has been a luminous example of
the absolute devotion to the highest ideals
that man has ever proposed to himself He
was in fact, as we'll as In sympathy, thu:
father of Christendom. while he spoke and
acted as the vicegerent Of Christ
His pontlficate has been blessing to the
church and to the world. Twenty-Five years
ago, an unknown occupant OF an 1nsiS-
nff,cant Italian see. he came to be one of
the great powers of the world.
For nearly a generation the word OF Leo
has awed cabinets and states. and at his
prayer every crowned head in the world
has uncovered.
Such men are lent to the world for
time. Living. they accomplish an allotted
task. Dead, they take their place among
the fixed luminaries Of the world. and shine
for all time.
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splendid style in December 1857. in COM
memoration of the iftieth anniversary of
his entrance into the priesthood. He re-
ceived on this occasion many handsome
gifts. The Sultan sent an antique pastoral
ring set with precious stones and valued at
$4,000. The Queen Regent of Spain sent
a ring. one sapphire of which vas valued
at $1,000. The Emperor of Germany sent
a inter worked in gold and incrusted with
rubies. emeralds. sapphires and brilliants,
costing 10000 francs and the Empress ac-
companied this with set of mass vest
ments valued at 200 francs. The Empress
of Austria sent a gold tiara valued at
$4,000 forms.
The Emperor OF Austria Joined with the
ladies' of Vienna in sending pectoral cross
costing 10000 forms. China sent high
parsonage with rich presents. including a
large contribution from the Empress Re-
gent The clergy and laity of the archdio-
cese of Paris subscribed 10000 francs for
tiara. 1t is made on foundation of sill
yer cloth. embroidered in fine pearls. The
triple crown is Of gold. studded with 600
diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires.
A large diamond caps the cross on top. The
Syrian Catholics sent a cross and chain
costing 900 rupees. Princess Ciotilda Bon
aparte, sister OF King Humbert, made a
magnificent cope Of white satin. embroid-
cred with flowers. The ladies Of Seville,
Spain, sent clasp of gold, set with 500
precious stones. mostly diamonds and EN-
eralds. Gounod wrote a composition for the
festivities, entitled Leone KILL"
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and Justice. With Leo there dies the adj
mirer and lover of America.
Said he to a Bishop from America one
day: oh! America, 1t is the future
"Leos clear vision Of things far away In
time well as in space had endeared
America to him. No other statesman in
Europe but Leo understood America. its
possibilities and the meaning Of its institu-
tons Nothing in the circumstances con-
nected with the illness and death of Leo
does so much honor to him and so much
honor to our common human nature as the
sincere and outspoken interest taken /: him
by the non-Catnolic world. and especially
in the United States.
"In America the Associated Press daily
burdened transatlantic wires with mes
sages and repeatedly wrote of Leo in friend
liest language.
In numerous Protestant churches kind
liest mention was made Of Leo from the
pulpit and prayers for him went up from
the lips of ministers and Of congregations
Leo in his last moments was deeply
touched on hearing of this attitude OF
Professionals toward him. The world is to-
day the better for the sweet kindlIness be-
gotten In 1t by Leo
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-21

Mr.. and Mrs r A. Rice and Mrs. Eu-
eenia Rice. of No. $50 Garfield avenue. had
an audience with Pope Leo III August. 1894.
on the occasion of the frat American IIl-
srimage TO Rome.
Since 1894 there have been American Til-
srimages to Rome every year.
MY wife and daughter and myself were
in a party of 100 Americans that went TO
Rome in 1884, being the only st. Louisans
In the party" said Mr.. Rice. yesterday. TO
The Republic. ITO gain adnittance to the
private chapel Of the Pope 1t was necessary
for Us to get tickets from a Cardinal. / ;e-
member that the Cardinal would give out
hut 100 tickets at a time. as the holy father
was too old 10 receive a larger delegation.
Some who were not fortunate enough to
securc tickets offered members OF our party
as high s2) for ticket.
I'VE entered the private chapel Of the
Vatican ard there the holy father celc-
brated low mass. ! observed him closely
while he celebrated the mass and was i'm
pressed with his visor. He spoke in voice
loud enough for US to hear.
81 noticed. however. that sometimes when
he extended his palms his hands trembled.
While the holy father was celebrating
mass four Papal Guards stood near the
altar and presented swords at the elevation
of the host.
POPE KNELT THROUGH MASS.
After the Pope had celebrated mass a
second low mass was celebrated by one
who. L think. was Cardinal. During the
celebration OF the second mass. which con-
stunned about thirty minutes, the holy IA
Their knelt. Some of our party became tired
kneeiinE and sat down part of the time. bu.
the Pope knelt throughout the mass. There
are no kneeling benches in the private
chapel and the worsh.pe- is compelled to
kneel on the marble floor.
When the second mass was completed an
armchair was placed before the altar. and
in this chair the holy father sat. Each of
the 100 people In our party then went 10
the Pope and kissed the fsherman's ring on
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APOSTOLIC DELEGATE CALLS
FOR PUBLIC PRAYERS IN
EVERY CATHOLIC PARISH.

Washington, July 2o-The first definite
announcement of the death of Pope Leo
made to his immediate representative in
Washington Apostolic Delegate Talcon!o,
was conveyed to him at a quarter of
o'clock to-day by means Of an Associated
Press bulletin. Four hours later the official
confirmation came.
During the afternoon the delegation was
visited by many Of the Catholic clergy
anxious to know If the newspaper announce
ments were true, and If SO to leave their
expressions of sympathy and coincidence.
Among the callers also were Representatives
of the German and Russian embassies both
of whom called in state to express their
sympathies, also those of their respective
nations.
The official announcement of the Pope's
death was carried to the legation at AS
o'clock by a messenger from the Postal
Telegraph Company. 1t was written in
Italian and as translated by Doctor Rocker
read as follows:
Rome, July %. 19o3.-Mgr. Falconio.
Apostolic Delegate. Washington. D. c.: With
deepest sorrow l announce to you the death
of the holy father, which occurred this
afternoon at 4 o'clock. His Holiness died
surrounded by the Sacred College.
(SIgned) m. CARDINAL RAAiPOLLA."
To this message Archbishop Falconio
made immediate response. as follows:
Washington, July 20. 19O3.-Cardinal
Rampollo. Rome: With deepest sorrow I
express to your Epinence the universal
grief for the irreparable loss sustained in
the death CT the glorious pontiff
(slgned) "FALcoNIo."
Mgr. Falconio also gave out the follow
ing address to the Archbishops and Bishops
of the Catholic Church. of whom there are
ninety In America:
Apostolic Delegation. United States Of
America, Washington. d. c.. July 20. 1909
Your Lordship: 1t is my painful duty to
convey to you the sad intelligence of the
death of our holy father. the Pope. which
occurred to-day. AS in life, SO in death,
the august pontiff has shown such wonder
full example of serious thought. of determi!
nation of character. of sweetness. Of hearty
piety and Christian fortitude as to evoke
in all lands the most striking manifestation
of reverence ana respect.
LEO XIII is dead. In him the world has
lost a profound scholar. distinguished
statesman. lover and protector Of right
and Justice; has lost one whose power for
amelioration of society has been exercised
with. such consummate skill and earnest
ness as to be felt everywhere. and to gain
for him universal admiration. Hence his
death is deplored by all without distinction
of nationality or creed.
However, for US Catholics the loss Is