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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

The Houma Gun Club has re-orga-
nized for the summer shoot, and is
building a small house on Mr.. E. G,
Wurzlow's property back Of Gouaux's
Avenue. f,or the use Of the members.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

While paying for a Singer sewing ma
chine on monthly installments, on easy
terms, the machine can be used. In
other words it will pay for itself.
f.. T. SPRAGUE, ACT, HOuma, La
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

A Water Cooler viii keep your water
nice and cold-you can purchase one
cheap az q. 3. Daspit's Sons.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

Mi. and Mrs. "A. F. Davidson have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Bernice Albion
Davidson, to Mr., George Gueno,
which will take place at the Presby-
terrain Church, Houma, on Wednes-
day morning, April 29th, at half-past
ten o'clock.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25
B-OUDREAUX,
Roudreaux. P. o.. La.

The best physic Chamberlain Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets. Easy to take;
pleasant in effect. For sale by The Stan
dard Drug Store.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

TIE COURIER acknowledges an
invitation from Nh. and Mrs. Leopold
Levy to the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Rosa, to Jasmin Feitel of Schriev-
er. The wedding took place at l250l
Magazine St., New Orleans, last
Wednesday, at 7:30 o'clock.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

In the official proceedings Of the
Police Jury published last week,
among the appropriations made was
n for g dog chains" It should
have read % doz. chairs" There are
three bloodhounds in the Jail yard
but as far as we are able to ascertain
they are in no great need Of chains.
The chairs, however, are needed.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

Lightning and Blizzard Ice Cream
Freezers-Cheap alto. B. Daspit's Sons.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs Vim Wright Jr., and
Miss Lulu eo6n visited New Orleans,
thig week.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fanguy had
their family increased this week By
the arrival Of a little daughter.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

Your grass needs cuttng-buy a
frst-class Lawn Mower at lowest prices,
ut . B. Daspit' Sons.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25
For Sale.
For Sale.

One Tennessee Road Wagon, 2 inch
tire; bought four years ago from the
factory. Will sell for $4,000. For
further particulars apply to,
u. M. LEBLANC.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

Ut 8. 3nry Berger's house on.
Avenue burnt othe ground
lsss thursday night, about 10:30
ocloe x, The building was UNDER
81 lg extensive alterations, and would
= W been occupied by Mr.. Berger
when completed. II is not known
how the fire originated. The loss
? falls heavily on Mr.. Berger as there
was not a cent Of insurance on the
t building. His many friends here
sympathise with him in his loss.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

The marriage of Miss Amilie Ribava
and DR.. 0. ]. Touian is announced for
Wednesday, April 18th, at the CathO-
lie Church in Vaudeville. No cards
have been issued, but a general invi-
tation is extended to friends to be
present.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25
FOr SaIe.

A desirable residence in Houma,
now occupied by Jno. Picone. For
further particulars apply to,
JOSEPH PIC0NE,
Houma, La.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25
THN E0uRInR rneaiaa

THE COURIER receive olsassnt
visit last Thursday & .om Ms s a
Guedry, District Pas .angor basnt q
l'1 4 Id Railroad MIR.
We ~ ninent merchant Of
Ie civil war and while
nol9 news old friendships with a
III citizens.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25
Wanted.

Wood choppers. Apply tc Jos. A
Humphreys, Lower Bayou Black.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25
-For sac.
SETTER WATER.

THE u BOTTLING
WORKS has Settler Water and will
deliver it to- private families ana
saloona
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25
low Rates on M0rgau Louisiana and
Texas Railroad and steamship O..

Low Rates on Morgan Louisiana and
Texas Railroad and steamship %.
Morgan's Louisiana e Texas Railroad
and teanship Company win seii tickets
from Houma to san francisco andresuln
May SD, 18th to 18th, 1888, with return
limit July 10Th, 1903, at a rate of &47. 95.
on account Of Cent Assembly Presbyte-.
rian Church,
Colonist rates to California Points, May
lst until June 10Th. $80A5
Houma to Macon, Ga, and retnrn.
May Bird, and 4th, limit May 18th, $3.50
on account Sugar Growers Convention.
Houma to New Orleans and return
April 27ths and 18TH limit May 10th,
Houma to Savanna, Ga, and retarn,
May 2nd, Bird, 4th, and 5gh. limit Nay
Doth, 4l5, on account Seuthern BaptisI
Convention.
For additional particulars, apply t,
local agent, orto @. B. ELLIS,
ID A.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25
THE H0UMA COURIER.

SATURDAY APRIL rs 1908.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25

Fslir Laroae rs. No. 6210, Mary J. D,
1erp0, Widow.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-25
THREE CENTS. A MILE.

'picuously absent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
AMORY'S CHARGES
 NOT SUSTAINED
FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY PHILBlN SAYS THERE ARE DlS- GRIEVANCES IN METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAY COMPANY.

New York, April 15.-Former District Attorney Philbin today finished his in- yestigatIon of the charges made by Will liam N Amory against the Metropolitan Street Railway company and will ask the officers of the company for an explana- ton. Amory charged that the Metropoli- tan was bankrupt and had been robbed of many millions In his report MT. Phil bin does not make such charges. Today he characterized the statement as merely an expression of opinion on Amory's part and said that nothing had been found by him to justify 1t.
 'In the course of the investigation,' said MT. Philbin, we round many and serious discrepancies that call for an ex- nlanatIon. The discrepancies are not of such a character that they could arise from a difference of opinion. By that l mean that where We find discrepancies in the cost of construction, for instance, 1t is not due to the fact that one expert might say construction should cost Sl5O. 900 a mile while another might say the same work should cost not more than s10O000 a mile. That element does nor enter into the matter at all. It is far more serious than that"
 z During the redirect examination of Amory in a hearing tonight before Magistrate Barlow many apparent dis crepancies in the accounts of the Metro politan company were brought out. De- lancey Nicoll,. counsel for the company, contended that the discrepancies were only apparent and were readily suscepti- ble of explanation by expert accountants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
1HANUFACTURERS WILL OPEN
 FIGHT ON ORGANIZED LABOR
CLEVELAND IS ENDORSED
 BY SENATE OF TENNESSEE
Resolutions Adopted After Spirited Debate Endorse His Speech at Madison Square Garden on the Negro Question:
 His Definition is True and Unerring

''whereas, The history of the world has taught that miscegenation is to the de- tr4ment of civilization, industry, intelli- gence and progress or the betterment of human conditions, and,
 "Whereas, The Hon. Grover Cleveland has so clearly stated in his utterances on last evening upon the question of the Tuskegee institute in New York the folz lowing cogent, true and unerring defini- ton of the race question,
 Theressre, be 1t resolved by the state Of Tennessee, That the statements and ut terances of our ex-Presdent upon the racial question are true, and If followed by the nation, the question will be settled in accordance with truth, justice and the dictates of conscience
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
Workman Kicked Over Lantern Which Started Fearful Fire
 in Beaumont Region
MANY OF MINOR FIRMS
 THROWN IN BANKRUPTCY
There Were 175 Wells In the Tract and It Is Estimated That 170 Sus- talned an Average Direct
 Loss of $3ooo.

Beaumont, Tex, April 15-A workman kicked over a lantern at one of the Caldwell oil wells in the Hogg-Swayne tract on Spindle Top this morning. and started the fire that resulted in the loss of property .lued at $1,OOO.OOO and the bankruptcy of twenty or more of the smaller companies. There were 175 wells in the tract and only five of the derricks and pumphouses are left standing. Ev- cry company that has property in the tract Is a loser
 The fire swept the three blocks, cov- cred with derricks and pumphouses. clear of all its buildings None of the com panles had a cent of insurance. There were no settling or storage tanks in the tract.
 The fire started near the southern edge of Block 3S and spread three ways. Pump ing stations derricks and pipe lines all fell before 1t. Large engines and thick pipes melted in the heat It is estimated that ITO of the wells sustained an aver age direct loss of 5000. This, exclusive of half million of dollars more, is the aggregate loss on production and other indirect damages.
 Fifty or more wells probably were ruined.
 Among the losers are: London oil and Pipe company, Caldwell oil company, Spindle Top Power company, Central Power and Equipment company, Pump ing Station Dividend oil company, De- troit- Beaumont; Palestine Beaumont Sun company, Advance OH tcdfnpansy Queen City, Queen of Waco, Drummer's, Alamo, Buck-Eye, Ground Floor, Manhattan, Borealis and Buffalo, Bedford, Cartwright oil company, John Markham and J. w. Enny, the Texas, Sun, Guffey Higgins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
ROOSEVELT CLOSELY GUARDED.
EmpIoye of the Park Arrested By Sol
 dier Through Mistake.

Cinnibar, Mont. April 15.-President Roosevelt is somewhere in Yellowstone park between Soda, Butte and Yanceys. He will probably arrive in Yanceys to- night and tomorrow evening will come in to the post Thursday he will start for the geyser country.
 An incident that occurred in the park today shows how closely every approach to the President is guarded. An employe of the Yellowstone Park Transportation company was discovered by a member of the Third cavalry about five miles from where the President made his camp, The man probably was there on business. but the soldier asked no questions and would listen to no explanation. He placed the employe under arrest and marched him to the post headquarters at the point of a pistol. There the man dis closed his identity and was released.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
BAPTIsTs TO RAISE s1,ooo,ooo.
Atlanta Makes Big Offer for the Theo-
 logical Seminary.

Louisville. Ky, April 15.-The Courier Journal tomorrow will say:
 .sBaptists of the city of Atlanta have nffered to raise an endowment of s1.OOo.0oo for the Southern Baptist Theological seminary on condition that the seminary he removed from Louisville to that city.
 ..The offer of the million-dollar endow- ment fund was made to Dr. E. Y. Mullins, president of the seminary. in Atlanta on Tuesday morning at a meeting of the pastors of the Baptist churches of that city pr. Mullins had addressed the meeting and had asked for financial aid. When Dr. Mullins had concluded MT. D.. 0. Dougherty a deacon of the First Bap- list church and millionaire capitalist, arose and said that Atlanta would raise an endowment fund of s1.0O0.00o If the seminary could be moved to that city.
 The pastors and prominent Baptist laymen present seconded the proposal Dr. Mullins expressed no opinion. but said hat anything which Atlanta might offer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
J, s, Army Officer Finds a
 Remarkable Document
LED UP 10 PHILIPPINE WAR
Document Was in the Handwriting of Aguinaldo and Note Designated the Man Who Was to Kill
 American Commander.

Washington, April 15-While examining an immense quantity of papers captured from the Filipino insurgents, Capt. John R. M. Taylor of the Fourteenth infan- try, acting under the direction of Col. Edwards of the department of insular affairs, few days ago discovered a re- markable document endorsed on the back with a direction to kill General Otis. The endorsement, Captain Taylor insists, is in the handwriting of Agulnaldo, the in- surgent chief A translation of the doeu- ment Is as follows;
 Our Honorable President: We, the signers who subscribe the declaration ap- pended, by these presents, protest against the American declarations; we recognize no authority but that of God and the revolutionary government, and we offer our lives and property for the independ- ence of our country.
 "FELICIANO CRUZ,
 Twenty-Five signatures follow)
 'Manila-san Miguel, January 12, 1899"
 On the back is written in the handwrlt- ing of E. Aguinaldo:
 "Leberine Kotienke, Feliciano De Cruz, to kill General Otis, commissioner"
 Captain Taylor called the attention of the chief of the bureau of insular affairs to this document in the following letter:
 "Sir-I have the honor to enclose here with copy and translation of an import ant document found among the records of the Philippine insurgent government ! -nafA r1aN ha nta on, aa haq fa ff9 the handwriting Of Emilio Aguinaldo. a handwriting with which I am familiar i and one of such peculiar manner that it cannot be mistaken by one who has seen much of it. l have a quantity of helo- graphic letters and notes in my official possession; the most cursory comparison between them and the handwriting of this note will show it's identity.
 "On January 4, 1899 a proclamation was issued by General Otis in which he de- clared the sovereignty of the United States over the Philippines was absolute. Many protests were drawn up in the Philippines against this Most of them were drawn up by order of the insurgent government, but this letter was probably an unsolicited evidence of the adhesion of some Katipunan lodge, or of one of the popular clubs In Manila. organized by Sandice while in the pay of the Uni ltd Gotdtto OiubS NhoSC hdihc covered their real purpose, the forma- tion of groups of men ready at a given signal to attack the Americans.
 Probably this paper was handed to Aguinaldo by delegation of the signers. If this was the case, the man who signs first, Feliciano De Cruz. was one of the delegates.
 "Aguinaldo probably talked with him in private and as result of the con &to,, l,x tu ,afo ba Ba,1 of the paper. The other name does not appear in the signatures He was prob ably some follower or intimate friend of Cruz
 "The attack on the American outposts did not occur until February 1. 1900
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

and tried to prevent his being hanged. For some moments 1t was q tug-of-war, but endorsements on the free end of the rope proved the stronger, and the negro despite his protestations of inno- cence, was finally swung Into the air and strangled to death, while shouts went up from the mob. The name of the negro was not known He was a stranger in Joplin.
 Hickory Bill Set Free.
 The first act of the mob after hang ing the negro was to demand the release from jail of a local character known as Hickory Bill,' who was under arrest on the charge of assaulting a negro. In the hope that this would appease the mob, the prisoner was set free.
 But the mob did not disperse. Instead, a rush was made through Main street, and every negro was driven to the north ern part of Joplin, where the colored pop ulation lives. Then the mob charged down on the quarter. Stones were thrown, doors and windows of negro houses were broken in, and finally several houses were fired. The fire department responded but many of the houses were burned to the ground. The mob made endeavors to pre- vent the fire department from extinguish- ing the flames and were partially suc- cessful.
 All of the officers of the city township and county were called out, but the mob swept them aside and proceeded with the rioting.
 Mayors Efforts Futile.
 Mayor Trigg ran from corner to cor ner and mounting boxes made earnest appeals to the mob to cease, but cheer ing the mayor vociferousy the mob swept on and the depredations continued The saloons were hurriedly closed by the sN9 f..x ,Eo7 men composing the mob had vented their wrath in the north end of the city. they rushed to the southern end where a number of negroes lived. Their houses were vacant and not a negro could be found Three more houses were fired and two were burned.
 All efforts to reason with the rioters were futile. The streets are thronged and at midnight the whole city Is in an uproar So far as is known, no fatalities have occurred. although many persons received minor injuries.
 Negro's Name Was Thomas Gilyard.
 Carthage, Mo-. April 15.-The negro lynched in Joplin tonight was Thomas Gilyard. 20 years of age It is said he was shot by Policeman Leslie during the fight last night. Fe arly today Sheriff Owen hurried off to the county jail at Carthage Dan Bullard, a negro who was with Gilyard just before the policeman was killed Tonight Bullard was spirited away from Carthage for fear of attack on the county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
NEGRO KILLS GERMAN.
saloonkeeper Refused to Honor Order
 for Pail of Beer.

Memphis. April 15.-Adolph Heinz, a native German, employed at the Ten nessee brewery in this city, was today shot and killed by George Morgan, negro with a picturesque police record. Heinz refused to honor an order pre- sented by the negro for a pail of beer. The German residents in the portion of the city near the brewery on learning of the tragedy immediately formed posses and are searching for the negro with the avowed purpose of lynching him. At a late hour Morgan had not been cap tured and quiet previals in the vicinity of the brewery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
ROCK ISLAND AND
 FRISCO DEAL OFF
JAMES CAMPBELL SAYS THE NE GOTlATloNS HAVE TERMINATED AND THAT IT WAS USELESS TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME.

St Louis. April 15,-James Campbell, a heavy stockholder of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad, today returned from New York While Mir. Campbell de- cllned to make a statement he did not deny the report from New York that the Rock Island and Frisco negotiations were terminated. Moreover, he said, the deal was finally off"
 Asked as to the chief reason, he said:
 'I could not see the first cash pay ment in sight, and it was useless to waste any further time over the matter, so l came home."
 MT. Campbell said that the uncertainty prevalent with regard to the final out come of the Northern Securities case had called halt upon all big consultations and absorption schemes. He said that President YoalSum of the Frisco, would soon return from New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
oPLIN. MO. April 15.-Desplte

oPLIN, MO, April 15.-Despite the
 pleading of City Attorney P. H. V Decker and the efforts of law a tug-of-war over the body of the vic- tim, a mob tonight hanged a negro tramp to a telegraph pole, after rorcibly taking him from jail on the suspicion that he might be the man that last night shot to death Policeman Leslie while the officer was trying to arrest some negroes in the Kansas City Southern railroad yards.
 The lynching of the. negro served only temporarily to satisfy the indignation of the mob, and later tonight hundreds of men again assembled and rioted through the negro district. burning houses, ston- ing negroes, and finally driving every ne- gro from Joplin. The police were power less.
 The negro who was lyncned was found today in a slaughter house east of Jop- lin by Lee Fullerton. He was armed with a rifle. Fullerton slipped into the struc- ture unobserved and crept up behind the negro. Fullerton sprang at the man and threw him down. The captor held a knife at the captive's throat until the negro surrendered the rifle. Pointing the rifle at the prisoner, Fullerton marched him to jail which was surrounded by hundreds of people.
 City Attorney Pleads for Order.
 City Attorney P. H. Decker mounted the jail steps and 'rna.lasge for la W and order. This did not appease the mob, and a short time after Decker's speech the mob started to batter down a section of the jail wall. Futile efforts were made to prevent the entrance of the mob, but within fifteen minutes they had gained entrance into the jail and secured the trembling negro. As he was dragged forth City Attorney Decker again urged that the negro be given a trial. For half an hour he talked and the mob listened to him with the negro in their custody. Some of the transgressors repented and began to disperse. Suddenly a rush was made for the spot where the negro was held and he was dragged two blocks from the jail. A rope was fastened around his neck. After the rope had been thrown over the crossbar of a telegraph pole a score of men attempted to pull the negro from the ground. As many more seized the negro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
SOCIAL EQUALITY THE ONLY
 SOLUTION SAYS A NEGRO

ignorance, but allows sanity to be called into the question.
 "The duty of the hour is to increase the cordiality between the whites and blacks. Let the better class of both races come together and recognize the solidar- ity of man, regardless of color. We are called a Christian nation, and for the most part we are.
 "I predict that at no distant day the whites and the blacks must live side by side, tremendously and on terms of equality. There can be no other solution"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
Arbitration Board Hears Evidence.

Lowell, Mass, April 15.-The taking of verbal testimony by the board of arbi- tration and conciliation. which is in- vestigating the textile situation and the cause of the great strike was completed this afternoon Each side will submit statistics arguments of counsel will be made and the members of the board will inspect Lowell mills and "model' mill in New Bedford or elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
AsHvILLE. April 15.-The state

ASHVILLE, April 15.-The state
 N senate tonight. after a spirited de- l bate, adopted resolutions endorsing the speech on the negro question deliv- cred by former President Grover Cleve- land at New York last night. The res olutions which were introduced by MT. Norfieet of Shelby county, say:
 "Whereas. There are many in the north who do not understand the negro ques- ton, as it is correctly understood by those of the south, who have for more than three score and ten years met the question face to face. and as pure Caucasians who disbelieve in social mixture of blood, and,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
FRESH CHARGES ARE FILED.
Correspondence in the Case of Tyner
 Will Be Made Public Later.

Washington, April 15-Fresh charges are being received constantly at the postof- flee department in connection with the investigation in progress, but their nature Is being withheld from the public.
 Postmaster General Payne said the cor respondence In the case of Assistant Att torney General Tyner would be made public later, Mir. Tyner's resignation takes effect May 15 No successor has vet been chosen according to MT. Payne. although a number of candidates are in the field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
GORMAN THE FAVORITE
 THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA
BY wATTERson sTEALEY.

There are many significant features to these answers. The first Is that not a single answer mentions William J. Bryan for another nomination. The second Is that the majority of the men returning answers are for Senator German. as the nominee, and the next four largest for Judge Parker of New York In fact. these two men are practically the only ones in the minds of the Virginia democratic politicians As to the issues on which the fight must be made the answers are unanimous, The trusts and the tariff"