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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05

in First Judicial District Court OF
Caddo Parish, La.
By virtue of a commission to sell, d
me issued in the above entitled and num-
bered succession, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
La, | will offer for sale at public auction
at the principal front door of the court
house of Caddo Parish, in the city OF
Shreveport, La, during the legal hours
for sales on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY liz 1905,
the following described real property,
situated in the parish of Caddo, La, to-
wit: The north half of the southwest
quarter of section twenty -three (23),
township twenty-three (23) north range
fifteen (15) west, with all buildings and
improvements thereon.
Said sale to be made for cash accord
ing to law, with benefit of appraisement,
for the purpose of paying the debts OF
the said succession.
S. J. WARD,
Sheriff and Ex-Officio Auctioneer OF
Caddo Parish, La.
Caucasian, January 8, 1905.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
INDOOR FASHIONS.
Effective Creations Evolved From
Beautiful Fabrics.

Beautiful Fabrics.
Until the arrival of Lent the social
whirl makes novel gowns and hand
some wraps as necessary as bread and
butter. Right in the heart of winter
street gowns have less Importance than
something extra fine and dainty for in
door wear Theaters, concerts and
grand opera all demand fine dressing,
and so we naturally yield. Yet it is
pity that some one has not invented a
new fabric. for now we are limited to
silk, satin, velvet. lace and chiffon for
evening attire, with here and there
crepe de chine robe or one made Of
the elegant and rich light cOlored
broadcloth. But no one seems to wish
to purchase Immortality by producing
a new material. Some one might grasp
a few moonbeams and hang them on a
spider web and leave the fabric thus
made out all night to catch the dew
drops and possibly fix the shadow of
the towering vines over all. Would
not that he worth living for? 1t would
seem that scarcely anything else is
left us.
We have as the great standbys. for
this season anyhow, silks and velvets,
with chiffon as the dessert for, no
matter what the combination of
gown. it is not complete this year I'M
less there is chiffon somewhere. 1t is
seen in ruches in shirrings and, in
fact. in so many different fancies that
I do not know the names of half Of
them. The result is that they tighten
and ornament everything upon which
they are placed. Skirts of dresses in
the prettiest of the new house and re-
ception gowns are divided, like the
house we read of. against themselves
by having thick rows Of ruching OF
chiffon Stimulating double skirts ard
panels until one is in doubt as to the
original plan.
For instance, one beautiful gown
teau, though still having several points
entirely different had the gown proper
made Of superb quality of pompadour
silk in the delicate pink and blue Of
that old style, and the skirt was gath
cred very full over the hips and opened
in front over a panel of cream colored
taffeta. All along the edges Of the
pompadour portion there were ruches
of chiffon also arranged to simulate
two overskirts. The corsage to accom-
pany this skirt should be snug to the
figure and cut half low, with as much
lace and chiffon as can possibly be
made to hang on.
For many seasons it has been quite
the proper style to have chiffon in
quantities added to evening capes; and
other wraps This has usually been
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Sweet Sleep.

1t is certain that no woman can be
either healthy or handsome without
abundant sleep to brighten the eyes
and soften the facial lines that the day
brings. Some persons need much more
sleep than others. but find out for your
self just how much you need. then take
Il in spite of everything. To skiIlp
sleep makes woman old and stupid
twenty years before her time.
MARY ELIZABETH HART.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
SUCCESSION SALE.

No. o3o7.-Succession of l. 7. lunmus,
in First Judicial District Court of
Caddo Parish, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
A Course In Housekeeping.

"Why don't they have practical
course in college for future house
keepers:' asked the sensible woman.
girls are going to get married. whether
the faculty recognizes the possibility
or not. One of the frs acts Of such Il
graduate will be to start keeping house.
and what on earth. please tell me- does
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
To Extract Wealth From Meteor

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 18.-An en-.
terprise which seems almost 80 fan.
tastic as the forming of q company
for working "Solomon's mines" has
been launched in New York. A com.
pany under the name of the Stand ard
Iron company of New York has been
formed, for the purpose OF unearthing
and smelling an enormous meteor
which lies buried at Diablo canyon,
near Holbrook, Ariz. This meteor
struck the earth probably many Gen.
turtles ago, as the Indians who live in
that region have no legend in regard
to the wonderful event.
The location of the meteor is m arked
by hole In the ground, about three.
fourths OF mile long and 600 feet
deep. The surrounding country for a
distance of several miles is alleged to
be covered by the fragments Of that
heavenly visitor. They have fur.
ntshed much interesting material for
investigation by mineralogists. Some
Of the fragments weighed many tons
and brought rich returns of silver,
gold and lead when shipped to the
smelter. All of the fragments that
have been analysed run high in lead,
silver and gold.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
One Hundred People Drowned.

LONDON, Nov. 10.-The Southwest.
ern railways cross channel steamer
Hilda was wrecked this morning off
St. Malo on the north coast of France,
and it is believed that 100 persons or
more of her passengers and crew were
drowned. The Hilda left Southhamp.
ton Friday night for Malo with con.
siderably more than 100 souls on
board. Her passage was greatly de.
layed by fog in the channel, and
when nearing St. Malo she ran into q
severe snow storm, apparently missed
her course, and foundered on the rocks
off Jardine lighthouse, three miles
from St. Malo.
The company's steamer Ada, out
ward bound from St. Malo, rescued
five of the passengers and one of the
crew. These are now on the way to
Southampton. There is anil uncon.
firmed report that 20 had been saved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
Deuounce Dishonesty In Politics.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Nov. H.
Illegitimate profits formed the main
subject Of the report of the executive
committee of the Grand Patrons of
Industry which was presented at to.
days session of the congress.
"This evil" the report states, "has
invaded the homes, IN the form of ad-
ulterated food, and has become SO
formidable that government action
must be taken to curb its growth"
The report also scores dishonesty in
politics, saying:
"Do not imagine that the graft evil
will be cured or the public appeased
by the sending of few poor persons
to prison, while grafters of millions
occupy positions of trust or hold
down seats in the United States sen.
ate, making grating the surest road
to prosperity and fame.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
Says Unions Are Trusts.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1.-THE annual
convention OF the Citizens Industria al
association closed last night, after
the following resolutions had been
adopted:
THAT this association hereby ex.
presses it's belief that such organiza.
tions of labor as in their conduct and
purposes are manifestly labor trusts
should be Investigated by the govern.
ment authorities, both state and ma.
tional; that org ganizations that are
found illegal should be prosecuted in
like manner as are trusts of capital
without fear or discrimin ation.'
A resolution was adopted congratu.
lating ''the judiciary OF this country
for interpretations of the law which it
believes will make for permanent good
to all classes and conditions of men. "
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
The People Pay the bill.

Sr. LOUIS, Nov. 16. - Ind dustrial
combin ations and labor unions were
put on trial today by c. w. Post, OF
Washington, D. c., president of the
Citizens Industrial association, In an
address at the third annual conven-
tion OF that organization. He de.
clared that Americana were awakening
to the realization Of the fact that in.
dustrial combin ations would become
the upper milestone, and labor unions
the neither milestone, between which
two the common people would pay the
bill.
Post said the Citizens lndustria al
association has formed q stand be.
tween capital and labor. He said
unions that can give evidence of law.
ful purpose are not opposed, and com.
munity of interest would be welcome.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
British Sailors Are Missing.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-One thous.
and 6fty.six British sailors were miss.
ing today from the squadron of Prince
Louis Of Battenb burg which has been
anchored in New York harbor for q
little more than q week. The sailors
are recorded as deserters on the books
of the six ships composing the fleet.
but the officers hope that most Of them
have merely overstayed their shore
leave.
The immigration officials have been
asked to cooperate with Sir Percy
Sanderson and the police in rounding
up the sailors OF Prince Louis squad.
ron who are overstaying leaves. Com.
missioner Watcheron has ordered his
inspectors to seize . British sailor
wherever they see one and take him to
Ellis island, where he will be held,
subject to deportation or detention,
for Prince Louis.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22

less interest than an American in the
development Of our trade abroad, 1t
10 felt that in time Of political stress,
wherein relations might become
strained, no such test should be placed
upon the loyalty Of the foreign con.
sular agent to his native country "a
would be imposed by requiring him to
do his full duty to the country which
merely employed him.
So, although q number of vacau.
cies have occurred in these posts since
Secretary Root assumed Office, he has
held consistently to the policy above
laid down and where it has not been
possible to fill the vacancies with
Americans the offices have been al.
lowed to remain vacant.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
The Mckinley Monument.

CANTON, Ohio, Nov. 16.-In the
presence of Mrs. Mckinley, the trus.
tees of the Mckinley National Mem.
orial association, other guests and
citizens and school children of Can.
ton, the cornerstone of the Mckinley
monument. the gift of the American
people. was formally laid yesterday.
Justice William II. Day presided.
During the ceremonies Mrs. McKin.
ley sat on platform at the monu.
ment, garbed In deep black and heav.
ily veiled. Among the trustees pres.
ent were Vice.President Charles W.
Fairbanks and Postmaster Genera
COrtelyOu.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
Burton Pleads Not Guilty.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 1S.-United States
Senator J. H. Burton Of Kansas, in.
dicted for the third time on the charge
Of having agreed to receive and re.
ceiving compens alton from the Rialto
Grain & Securities company Of ST.
Louis for services rendered In behalf
OF the company before the postoface
department. was arraigned in the
United States circuit court today be.
fore Judge Vandev anter. He entered
q plea Of not guilty.
The case will 60 to trial Monday.
Judge Vandevanter today overruled
the demurrer of Burton to the replica.
tion of the government to the plea in
abatement of the Burton counsel to
two Of the accounts in the indictments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
Hermann Must Stand Trial,

WASHINGTON. Nov. IS. - Binger
Hermann, the indicted congressman
from Oregon, according to Secretary
Hitchcock, will stand his first trial In
Portland, Oregon, early in December.
He must answer to an indictment
charging conspiracy to defraud the
government Of public lands. His next
trial will probably take place here,
where he must answer for destruction
of public records while commissioners
Of the general land Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
Burned In MOultOu Metal.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. l9.-At Mid.
vale today q Acton steel ingot, per.
meated with the blood and bones OF
workmen, was buried with the solemn
rites of the Roman Catholic church.
The workmen who were so strangely
laid away were John Forkin and
Joseph Gased. two foreign speaking
laborers, who met horrible death a
week ago. They were in a pit near a
cupola containing $4,000 pounds of
molten steel. A plug gave way and
the fiery fluid poured from the cupola
and overwhelmed them. The men were
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
Attorney General Answers Packers.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Attorney
General Moody today made state.
ment with reference to the pleas in bar
filed by the defend ants in the indict.
ments against the beef packers pend.
ing in the district court at Chicago.
The statement says:
"Ten separate pleas in bar have
been filed each OF them alleging facts
which, 1t is claimed, ought to bar the
government from proceeding further in
this case.
"Eight OF these pleas are based
upon the alleged conduct of Mr..
Garfield, commissioner of corpora.
tions, in making an investig alton of
the affairs OF the defendants in pur.
suance of the authority conferred
upon him by law and in special
obedience to the resolution of the
house of representatives, requires
him to make such investigation.
"The attorney general asserts in
the most positive terms that none of
the information obtained by Mr.. Gar.
field was used before the grand jury
and further says he is informed by
Mr.. Garfield, and believes, that at
certain stages of the investig alton the
defendants declined to give informa.
ton unless they were put in position
to obtain the immunity provided by
the act OF congress and required by
the constitution Of the United States
and that, when such instance occurred,
acting after conference with the aator.
ney general, Mr.. Garfield reirafned
from pursuing the inquiry further and
made no further attempt to obtain in.
formation, documentary or otherwise,
along these lines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
McCurdy Cuts Salaries.

New YORK, Nov. l6.-At q special
meeting of the board of trustees of the
Mutual Life Insurance company in
this city today, at which q prelimin.
ary report Of the recently appointed
special investig ating committee was
submitted. President Richard A. Nc.
Curdy caused a stir by announcing
that, At his own request, his salary
had been cut in half, from Sl50, 900 to
$4,000 a year.
This action was taken at meeting
OF the finance committee and, Mr.. Nc.
Curdy said, was the first step in re.
ducing the expenses of the company.
Salaries of the other executive officers
OF the company have also been re.
duced, the saving amounting in all
to between Sl45,0O and $3.50, 600 per
annum.
President McCurdy, In his address
to the trustees, outlined q policy of
retrenchment the executive officers ad
decided upon. He declared be did not
know what was contained in the report
OF the epecial investigating committee
and he did not desire to forestall any.
thing the committee might do, for he
would abide by its decision.
Mr.. McCurdy said that during the
45 years he has been in the service of
the Mutual. the company had grown
until it stood unriv aled for the magui.
tude of its assets. Whatever criticism
may have been made of features of its
administration, he declared, the fact
remains that no policy holders Of the
company need ever entertain the shad.
ow OF doubt that his policy, with all
accretions, will be paid in full when
due,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
Presidents Message on December 3

WASHINGTON, Nov. lit has been
decided that the presidents forthcom.
Ing annual message to congress will
be submitted to the senate and to the
house of representatives on Tuesday,
Dec. 5. The first day of the session
will be occupied fully by routine busi.
ness OF the two branches of congress.
The senate will take an adjournment
soon after meeting on account of the
death of Senator Platt Of Connecticut.
The house will be busy probably
through the day in effecting its re-
organization and drawing the seats OF
the members.
Senator Dryden of New Jersey, who
Is president OF one of the largest life
insurance companies in the country.
had talk with the president on the
subject OF insurance which the presi.
dent will discuss freely in his forth.
coming message to congress. Sena.
tor Dryden will introduce at the ap.
preaching session, a bill providing
for federal supervision Of life insur-
ance.
1t will differ in some respects from
the measure Mr.. Dryden introduced
in the last congress, but the principle
will be the same. He indicated, in
response to inquiries, that the su-
preme court never had passed upon
the constitutionality of q federal law
regulating insurance, although it had
held in cases involving purely state
laws, that interstate insurance was not
interstate commerce.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
Four Hauglnes In Nevada.

CARSON, Nov. Ill. p. Sevener,
Fred Roberts, AL Linderman and T.
s. German were hanged here today
for the murder of Jack Welch. The
execution took place within the shoe
shop OF the state prison and there was
no hitch in the program, save delay
In the execution of German and Rob.
erts on account Of an attempt made to
secure stay for Roberts, who had
been exculpated in confession made
At the last moment by German. The
board of pardons refused to interfere,
however, and at l:23 p. M, German
and Roberts were hanged, Sevener
and Linderman having been hanged
at 1858 this afternoon.
Before the drop was made German
prayed for mercy for his past sins and
stated that he had committed q burg.
larry in San Francisco in 1898. for
which a man named Barker had been
uujustly convicted. Barker is now in
prison, serving life sentence.
The crime for which the four men
were convicted was committed in Hum.
bolt county, IN August, 1903. For
months q reign of terror had pre-.
vailed in that section on account o1
acts OF bands of thugs who rode ur
and down the railroad line. robbing
trainmen aud citizens. Public feeling
was at an intense pitch when Jack
Welch was robbed aud shot to death
on freight train BY four men and i,
was with difficulty that the people
were prevented from lynching Cor.
man, Sevcner, Linderman and Rob
erts after their arrest by the officers
and their Identification by the dying
Welch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
A Thousand Dollar Lunch.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 18.-Fred Fleck,
an old locomotive engineer OF the
Pennsylvauia road, says he has re.
ceived q letter from Andrew Carnegie,
enclosing check for 81, 900 to pay for
. luncheon years ago when he was run.
ming with the engineer. Mr.. Carnegie,
1t appears, was ravenously hungry
and gladly dined on the contents OF
Fleck's dinner pail. He has now paid
for that meal,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
FOR A SEA LEVEL CANAL.
Board Of Consulting Engineers Fayo,
Plans For Panama Project.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-By a vote
OF 8 to today the board of consulting
engineers OF the isthmian canal com.
placed itself on record as
favoring the construction of the Pan a.
ma canal on the sea level. This de-
cision represents the outcome Of near.
ly three months OF hard work. Early
in September eugineers gathered from
all parts Of the world, for the presi.
dent had called on the governments of
five great nations, distinguished for
the successful construction OF great
hydraulic works. each to send one Of
their best engineers to assist the Am.
erican organizers In the momentous
question OF constructing the Panama
canal at sea level or at higher alti.
tude, involving a system Of locks.
The engineers came to Washington
without Instructions from their own
governments and without bias, deter
mined to be guided to their decision
solely by the facts to be presented to
them In the shape of q great mass OF
physical data and supplemented by
several projects. They Joined in the
study ofphy sic al d ata with their foreign
colleagues, went over countless blue
prints and maps, went to the isthmus
and scanned every inch OF the route OF
the proposed canal and had made up
their minds when the board recon
vened IN Washington, as to the type
of canal they favored.
There will be a few more meetings
next week simply to deal with small
details and put into permanent form
the result of the boards protracted
meetings. It Is expected that one of
the American members of the board
will 60 to Paris to wind up the bust.
ness. all of which must be done before
the final report of the board can be re-.
garded as complete and ready for sub.
mission to the isthmiap canal commis-
sion. The commission, In turn, must
record its own Judgment on the con.
clustons reached by the board of eugi-
neers, and there is even now a belief
current that that Judgment will be ad j..
verse to the boards plan.
However, there are two more i'm.
portant steps at either Of which there
may be great changes proposed, for
the commission must pass the plans
and its own recommend ations to the
president, who 10 turn must stamp
them with his own approval or disap.
proval and forward them to congress,
which, after all, will be the court of
last resort as between the sea level
and lock.canal projects, simply
through the fact that additional leeis.
lation will he necessary if q sea level
canal is to be built, for the board
finds that such q canal will cost from
90, 900, 900 to 800, 900, 900 more than
the cheapest practical lock canal and
will consume from Ave to seven years
more In the construction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22

completely incinerated and not trace
OF their clothing was left.
The Midvale Steel company was
averse to selling the steel or using It,
and it was decided to bury it with the
rites Of the church to which the uu.
fortunate men belonged. Accordingly
the Acton ingot, oval in shape, %
feet long, six feet wide and i've feet
thick, was moved last week by . trav.
cling crane to the rear Of the machine
chop, where grave ten feet deep had
been made. The great mass of metal
was laid In the hole and q platform
built over It 90 that the burial services
could better be performed.