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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
.ALINE MATTHEWS.

When the crime was discovered and
it was ascertained that Aline Matthews
was not dead, she was removed to
Schunpert's Sanitariun1, where she has
)all the care which can be suggested by
medical science and the attention which
loveful sympathetic hands can give. Her
condition is precarious and she may not
recover, although there is entertained
the hope which is terrifying and blissful.
A CLUE TO THE CRIME.
When it seemed as # the best efforts
to unravel the mysterious murder would
be ti11availing, there was received at
police headquarters note of warning
which was Significant negro with
blood stains on his shirt and pants had
been seen by a white boy on the X. c. S.
road, which was confirmed BY the state
|ment of two men connected with the
Kansas City Southern. On receiving this
information the activity of the police
was redoubled, and Chief Jones and
Sheriff Ward. each agreed on plan of
action Sheriff Ward and posse trav-
eled in the direction of Wallace lake,
while Jones had scattered several squads
of police officers, Johnson, Craddock and
Hull. took the trail down the Kansas
City Southern to the Texas and Pacific
-
and there met Officers Rascoe and others
with hand-car. After round up the
party retraced their course, being ON the
trail of the fugitive who, however, had
eluded his pursuers. In the meantime
Sergeants Gerald and Roquemore were
on foot, travelling briskly, III shirt
sleeves, when they spied a negro in
the railroad cut. On being hailed,
the negro stopped, and when questioned
about the bloody spots on his shirt and
pants wheeled around and started on a
swift run, the two officers after him.
Failing to stop when called, Gerald fired
and then Roquemore fred, and the shot
took effect, Wo,1nding the fugitive, who
kept running After a brisk race the ne
gro was killed by the officers near Willie
Willis home on the Kansas City South
ern road FIVE miles from Shreveport.
This fact was dispatched by courier to
Chief Jones, who was in the vicinity in
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
BEN H0L.z z.MAN
222 Texas Street.
MARsHAIS SALE.

No. I6zsI lanes Riley rs. II. e. Scott
Iii City Court. Shreveport. la.
BY virtue of a Fl Fa issued to me IL
the above entitled and numbered case,
BY the Honorable G. D. Hicks, Judge Of
the CITY Court, Shreveport, Fourth
Ward Caddo Parisl1,s5-a., have seized
and shall proceed TO SELL according to
law, within the legal hours for sales at
his late place Of business on Texas ave-
ntle, in the city Of Shreveport, La, on
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1908
one lot of erockery ware. glassware,
tables. etc
Terms Of safe eash, subject to ap-
praIsealeilt
MES AiarsIaal
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
ACTIVITY OF THE POLICE AND
THE SHERIFF.
Phone SIS.

When the crime was made known to
the police, Lieutenant Basch being in
charge, he put the whole machinery of
the police, as it were, in full operation,
notified Chief Jones, who came quickly
to the scene, and vino together exerted
every effort to secure the criminal.
There was no clue, only the bloody ak
and the bloody footprints on the floor,
but the police were diligent and watch
full.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16

which she was moro or less bruised
1 about thesbody. 4 second blow from the
ak silenced her forever When found the
| body was partly outstretcf1ed on the bed
near the body of the mother was her
daughter, Aline, who was believed to be
lifeless. Awakening when her mother
| was being murdered, she received two
blows with the same ak on the skull
and then the murderer left hurriedly
this scenezof blood. taking nothing with
him. On Mrs. Matthews hands were
valuable rings of diamonds and precious
stones, which were found on her fingers
as she wore them. Her earrings were un-
disturbed IN her ears. As the murderer
left, he trod in his victims blood, and an
imprint Of his footsteps would indicate
that he was shoeless but wore his socks.
To on rnlind the motive was robbery,
and the fear of detection led to the
crime of murder. As to who is the Grim
inal may be conjectured. As rule the
ak is the weapon used by the negro, but
there are instances when the ak has been
welded with deadly effect by white
men. The crime, as we repeat, is suf-
heiently horrible when narrated in the
cold letter of the facts and needs no
l,lrid effects to picture the stern reality
which IS shocking in the extreme.
Who IS the murderer All. for Athe
present he may conceal his identity, but
murder will out, and may be the crinni-
nal may be in custody when the nara
stion Of the crime IS perused BY the read
.ers Of the, Caucasian.
Mrs. Frank Matthews, the unfortun-
ate victim, was most estinable lady.
She was from Kentucky and had resid-
ed about five years in Shreveport. She
was conducting a first class boarding
house with great success, as was attest
ed by her popularity. She had a son,
Porter Matthews, and three daughters.
Mrs. Howard Doll, Jr., Miss. Patty Mat
thews and Aline Matthews. Her 1lts-
band, Frank Matthews, civil engineer.
resided in Alabama and was in the em-
ploy of the Sea Board Air Line. He has
been advised of his misfortune and is
expected to reach this city today.
THREE MURDERED
Within the mast eighteen months three
women have been murdered in the linn
its Of Shreveport; one, a negress, in
Silver Lake bottom who was. butci1ered
with an ak; the second was the old
faithful servant killed in her room at
the home Of Mr.. Tobinsky, with billet
of wood and the deplorable murder Of
Mrs Matthews, and probably her daugh-
ter, with an AK The murderer, a negro,
of the woman in Silver Lake, and the
negro who killed the faithful nurse have
eluded arrest. The murderer of Mrs.
Matthews will no de- be apprehended
and brought to punish
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16

Your stationery speaks for yo1r basi-
ness. Wouldn't you rather it had go5d
word to says The kind we print is the
kind you want. >.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
Weekly Quotations.
HaI1liter,
lo1 Merchant end
ale Grain Dealer.

Shreveport National Bank,
lsI National Bank. any Ex-
So il she city.
sspS'ft q, April / S, 1908.
cf tcday's market quote
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16

eERRIN. ]. &. HESTER.
ROBERT I. EMERY.
Perrin & Co.,
stsssors to ". 6. Perrin.
Factors, Real Estate
iii Rental Agents.
NM 81 Shreveport. La.

Iss ss personal attention TO the
members Of the Cotton Ex-
have access to all the latest
eiiIItiss for storing and insuring
eonplete
M make liberal cash advances
aIlents Of cotton.
q real estate is large and at
Re think we can please all
puzehasers.
hoEses and farms. collect
lks prompt rernittances, and
of non-residents.
patronsge and expect to
z " strict attention to busi-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
JURY OF INQUEST.

Soon after the crime had been re-
ported, DR.. Coty, coroner, summoned a
jury of inquest, who, after partial in
quiry. adjourned for additional infor--
nation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
A HORRIBLE CRIME
Murdered In Her Bed at Her Home
In This City.

MRS. ALICE MATTHEWS THE VICTIM Oh NEGRO BURGLAR
HER DAUGHTER ALINE IS ALMOST KILLED WITH AN AK.
CLUE LEADS TO AsLIvELY CHAsE-THE CULPRTT,
-. r. ED PORTER WAS KILLED BY THE POLICE
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
L.zMAN'S
Don't fail to visit our
House Furnishing Goods
Sale during this week.
Special Reduction All
Week on
Carpets,
Mattings,
L-inoleu1n,
Rugs,
Curtains,
Shades,
able Dafnask,
Napkins,
Towels,
Sheets,
Pillow Cases.
Special Bargains this
weed in LADIES' READY
MADE GARMENTS.

Remember Banner Pat
terms, price Ioc and I5c.
rIay pattern sheet free for
the asking. Call and get
one.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
THE FAMOUS -A
"WHITE MOUNTAIN
REFRIGERATORS and ICE CHESTS
Are now on exhibition at
+, MARTEL s. SON.,

with Gasoline "Wonder"
will withstand the coming
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
ntotes Concerning Women

a n RS. EDITH MAYNARD has been
NV appointed postmistress at She
boygan, Wis, a city Of 5000
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
A QUESTION OF GRAMMAR.

A little boy said to his sister the
other day: Il bet I can coax you to set
fire to your dressi"
We'll. l Just guess you canti" she
cried scornfully.
What do you bet?''
You are silly; of course you cannot
Why should l bet anything
Well, I'm willing to wager my new
jackknife.'
All right" laughed she. I'll wager
my Paris doll that you cannot" Then
the. boy began:
please set fire to your dress! Please.
please do"
Are you tired?" asked his sister al
length
well. I've won my bet ali right ]
said that / could coax you to do II, and
have" said the boy
And now that brother and sister are
trying to decide the bet. And he is
wondering If he wants the doll, and she
is wondering If she wants the jackknife
anyhow.-Seattle Post-IntelIigencer.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16

Daily newspapers ano Women.

few are the columns in which she has
no mention. Sometimes she figures
creditably, sometimes the contrary, but
she is everywhere in evidence; in the
telegraphic news. along educational
lines. in the field of sport, on the plat
form, in civic work and on the editorial
page. Twenty-Five years ago, when one
of the early woman. writers made the
experiment of conducting a department
of current events in a Saturday evening
paper, she was continually told by men
that they read ii with great interest,
because they had always wanted to
know what women thought on the ques-
lions of the day. There is no longer
any doubt on this point, as they express
themselves freely by voice and pen on
all subjects and at all times and places,
and have their interviews and their pic
lures in the papers, the same as the
masculine half of humanity. The tradi-
tion that men had a monopoly of wis
dom and understanding has been ex-
ploded.
There is one exception to the omni-
presence of woman. From the domain
of politics and all that 1t includes she is
conspicuousIy absent. What are We
mems opinions on the currency ques-
ton. the tariff. the trusts. Government
ownership. direct representation? Whom
do they favor for the next President?
Nobody knows-and nobody cares. If
the public cared it would know, ror
many intelligent women study these vi
tai issues and have well-digested ideas
concerning them, but these would be re-
garded as having so little value that
they wisely refrain from expressing
them The masses of women are better
informed on all other questions than on
! those of political nature, for the OBJ
vious reason that on every other their
opinions are respected and they may aid
in deciding them. Therefore. in the
chronicle of events relating to the hold
ing of the offices and the administration
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
WorIo=Damons Gems Here

Gently gained notoriety through her
implication in an extensive swindling
scheme. came upon the scene. Price
never troubled Nine. Humbert, and she
cheerfully purchased the stones, obtain
ing the money from a Paris banking
house on notes. She paid 1900. 900 francs
for them. or about 100000.
Nine. Humbert kept the jewels about
five years. At the end of that time the
banking firm had become SO urgent in
its demands for the repayment of the
loan that she was forced to surrender
the diamonds 1t is said that the inabil-
ity of the banking house to dispose of
the diamonds, in which it had tied up a
large amount Of capital. caused its fail
ure
The famous stones next appeared in
been one of the heaviest creditors of the
Paris firm. This bank kept them for
W. VI liz &C lhGA -sGuL Incll
one day to Cristle's, the famous London
auction rooms, to be sold. About this
time. however, Nine NHumbert's safe
which had been locked for years, and
which, she said, contained papers that
entitled her 10 royal wealth, was dis
covered to be as empty as drum, and
the creditors everywhere began clamor-
ing for all the assets Of the woman that
were in sight.
Because OF this the London auction
firm feared they might be attached by
some OF the Humbert creditors If they
sold the diamonds. and returned them to
the London banker. He, being unable 20
dispose of them. kept them locked up in
his safe until David c. Townsend. OF
Neresheimer & CO., New York, visited
London and took the stones off thei.
anxious owners hands. Mr.. Townsend
returned to New York with them q few
days ago. and now they are reposing
quietly IN morocco cases In his office.
Although the diamonds weigh only
fifty carats, they are of that peculiar
blue variety which makes them of great
value. Only three or four stones of their
color and size are known to exist. They
arc members of the Great Mogul" fam
lily. the famous stone taken from Col
cOpda mines centuries ago, which
weighed in the rough 7S711 carats and
was of such peculiar shape as to make
necessary its being broken up into
smaller parts before being cut. Some
of these parts are now among the Eng
lish crown jewels.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16

OF the Government, the name of wo-
man is rarely mentioned.
Why is IL that In the whole range OF
the work of the world the political part
Of 1t is the only one form from which
woman is excluded? Simply and solely
because this is the only one form from
which men as a body have the power to
exclude her. She would have been barred
out from all the others If the entire
mass of men had been allowed to pass
upon her admission. The founders made
this a eif-perpetuating male govern
ment, and vested in men the absolute
power to prevent women forever from
having any share In 1t beyond that of
see women deprived of all part in the
administration because they have no po-
liticaI power. and deprived of political
power because they have not the suf-
frage, and deprived of the suffrage be-
cause men possess the authority to
withhold it.
Because of these conditions not only
have women's opinions on politics no
value. but the Importance of their views
on all questions is greatly minimized.
In other departments where they have
been allowed comparative freedom and
have been able to demonstrate their
ability they have acqruied considerable
influence, but even this is immeasurably
less than it would be if they could sup
port their ideas with action. There
must be force behind sentiment to make
| 1t effective, but 1t is no longer neces-
sary that this should be physical force.
The most of the economic advance of So
ciety must be made through legislation.
and It is this kind of advancement IN
which the women OF the new century are
especially interested. They may tempo
rize. but they must ultimately face the
truth, that they never will be power
seriously to be reckoned with until they
can control legislation through the
legitimate means of the franchise"
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
MORAL.

Or all sad words of tongue and pen
The saddest are these: Men will be
men,"
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16

IVY dppoihteu pos1hlsIreSs at one-
- boygan. Wis. a city of $4,000
inhabitants
Miss Carrie Styer. the Kokomo, Ind.
young woman who has been so success
full in closing saloons. has decided to de-
vote her life to temperance work She
is working with the Anti-Saloon League.
Lady Curzon is coming to this country
some time during next winter to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi 2.
Letter, In this city. Lady Curzon will
bring her two young daughters with her.
Miss Emily AZ Morgan, we'll known as
an author and philanthropist. conducts
three summer homes for working girls.
One of these is at Byfield and another
at Saybrook, Conn The third, at Bland
| ford. Mass, is an old-fashioned farm
house with accommodations for about
twenty young women. The almost nomi-
nal sum OF 81 a week is charged the girls
for these comfortable and restful quar-
| ters
Miss Marion H. Brazier has been in
trusted with the formidable task of
making a collection of thousands of
+! photographs of descendants of Colonial
and Revolutionary men and women for
| the St. Louis Fair. These will adorn
the long room of independence Hall Tin
fac simile) and will prove a valuable
exhibit. as each picture will be &C
companied by a brief sketch of an
ancestor. After the fair they will be
| nlacad In The EopgraSe;oDaI ghrarxy
The fee TO enter is but ST. All pictures
may be sent to Miss Brazier at Trinity
Court. Boston, after September l. Miss
Brazier is the only woman connected
officially with the Army and Navy
Journal" and her weekly New Eng
land letters are widely read She Will
spend August in Maine, and will. wit
ness the army and navy maneuvers of
Portland in an official capacity as cor
respondent. Miss Brazier IS member
OF fourteen organizations. most of them
| of a practical character.
Miss Ellen Velvin, who assisted Mr..
Bostock in the preparation of The
Training of Wild Animals" is known as
| a writer of animal stories which MANY
| critics declare have the charm and valu.
Of Kipling's jungle books. Miss Velvin
was two years editor OF the Franco
English Review, IS fellow of the
Geological Society OF London, and a con-
slant contributor TO many English and
American publications. The Training
| of Wild Animals" issued BY the Cen
tury Company in July, is Miss VeIvin'
! latest and best work. following Tales
| Told at the Zoo More Tales Told al
the Zoo. 'Rataplan, a Rogue Elephant, p
| and Wild Creatures AAeId." the last
The Washington times., 1903-08-16

GIN comparing the newspapers of
twenty-five or thirty years ago
with that of today" writes Ida
Hustled Harper in the New York Sun, .
1.-The reader is struck by the conspicuous
absence of everything relating to wom-
en- In a few papers the 'woman's cor
merit had scarcely reached the dig
nifty of a 'column-was coming into ex-
istence, but it was strictly limited to
needlework Even the nursery fea-
lures were not included. as 1t was uni
versally believed that the mother in
stinct,' which was supposed IN some
mysterious way to be born with The
baby vas equal to every emergency.
The editors learned after a while that
the women like to read about themselves
and their especial domain. and that even
the men were peeping in surreptitiously
so the corner eventually broadened into
a page, women organized clubs, entered
the colleges, adopted professions. and
engaged in outside Industrial life. To
keep up with the procession a portion
of the allotted space had to be given
to these new activities. and the house
hold matter finally found itself crowded
back into it's original corner The most
astonishing thing of all was that what
some of the masculine editors actually
found that woman herself was better
fitted to edit 'woman's page than a
man But these instances were not very
frequent.
Now. as the new century opens. most
of the large papers have discarded the
separate page and practically thrown
open the whole paper to omnipresent
woman, and she comes very near filling
the space. One who will scan any edi-
ton of the metropolitan dailies for the
express purpose of seeing the part wo-
man plays will be amazed TO find how
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
Some Unfamiliar Coasts

Some cynic who looks upon life with
Jaundiced eyes has written:
Here's TO Love
That disease which begins with a fever and
ends with yawn.
To those who cry "Out upon such doc
trines!" and who still cherish their iIIu-
sions the heart to heart toast will ap-
peal One that rings true and escapes
Stiffness rms:
To and you when skies are hIue
TO Won and me when tempests be-
To both together in every weather.
The Toast of the Gay Deceiver" pos
sesses subtle significance:
have met many. liked few:
Loved but one-here's to you.
Accompanied by properly soulful
glance. OF which the habitual giver of
little dinners is usually postmaster. this
Is generally successful II takes.a keen
maiden to discover that the loved one
may not be herself and that her host has
yet kept well within the limits OF the
truth.
A doubling Thomas. and a selfish
withal drinks to the following:
Here's 10 those who love US
Not to those whom We love;
For those whom We love
May not love us.
The purely impersonal and somewhat
frivolous toast is sometimes useful. AS
a sample:
70 that curious thing called love,
Which comes like a dove
From heaven above
To some:
While to others il fits
And sestters their wits
And gives 'em fits
BY glml
Perhaps the most gracious, and GER
tainly the most concise toast. and there
fore reserved for the last. is:
May YOU live as long as you like
And have what you like as long as You live
The Washington times., 1903-08-16

published as a serial in the New York
Herald" The author spent long days,
often from 9 in the morning to Il at
night, among Bostock's animals, work
ing, with Mr.. Bostock. over THE Train
ing OF Wild Animals" Miss Velyin is
English born and bred, but New York
city is her present home.
Fanny Crosby, authoress of the hymn
safe in the Arms of Jesus" has enter
ed her eighty-ffth year. She has pro-
duced 1000 hymns. of which nearly 100,-
000. 900 copies have been sold. To her
are due such well-known old-tims
favorite songs as "Rosalie. the Prairie
Flower" There's Music IN the Air.
and 'Tn the Hazel Dell My Nellie's
Sleeping" Miss Crosby has been blind
from q few weeks after her birth and
in 1858 she married blind musician.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16

wo diamonds which have played
an important part in the love
and intrigues Of France IN mod
ern and ancient times have Just been
brought TO New York. Probably no other
precious stones in this country have had
q more varied career or are Of greater
historic interest. They are innocent
enough looking A little larger than a
vest button. they are square cut in the
shape OF pendant drops" In age they
rank well I'D with Methuselah, if ira
dition is to be believed. sThey came
originally from the old Golconda mines
of India. which, about the time OF the
third crusade. when Richard Occur de
Lion was travelling around the eastern
border of Asia. were producing diamonds
that subsequently, proved to be among
the finest in the world.
These mines went out of business more
than 400 years ago. but now and again
q stone from one OF them hobs I'D in
some famous collection. and when II
does It is quickly grabbed up by wealthy
connoisseurs or collectors for museums
European nobility and royalty probably
possess more diamonds from the Col
conda mines than any other.
The stones which just have been
brought 10 New York served for many
years as crown Jewels for various
French kings, and finally, about the
year 1889. came into the hands of Ma
poleon, who, at the time of his separa-
ton from Empress Josephine. presented
them TO her as a partial recompense for
his desertion. At that time they ranked
among the most beautiful and famous
diamonds at the French court Upon
the death OF Josephine they mysteri-
ously disappeared.
1t is thought they were stolen from
Josephine's effects by one of her maids,
but, despite the strenuous effort made
TO recover them. they remained con-
cealed until about 1870 or 1S45, when
they appeared one day in the show WIN
down of z fashionable though not over
scrupulous ieweler on a prominent
boulevard OF the French capital. and
were purchased by a French banker
After the failure OF this banker sew
eral years later they again appeared for
sale in a Paris jewelry store. On ac-
count of their historical value the price
of them had been raised exOrbitantIy
and no purchaser for them could be
found until Nine, Humbert, who re-