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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
THE RUSSIAN DEFEAT
IN FULL RETREAT
FOLLOWED BY JAPS.
He Is Being Pressed Vigorously on the
Front and Flanks by Che Ie-
gions of Gen. Oyama.

The Russian army, under sesneral ku-
rojat1in, has sustained crushing de-
feat. Unable to hold the positions which
were planned and fortified 70 eesist the
most powerful enemy. he Russians on
being f1anked were compelled 70 with
draw by degrees, which has eliminated
in rout After ten days of fierce bs@-
ties. the Russians have lost ooooo men
and 800 cannon an9 over 10000 pris-
oners.
In defeat Kurpatkin has displayed his
gencralship and may finally extricate
lin. self and the remnant of his army
from the development of Oyama, but his
men are demoralzed from long and
steady fighting with no hope of success
Whether this crushing defeat will
lead the Russians to the consideration of
peace is predetermined, but through sheer
necessity the Gar may have to yield to
JaDan's demand.
> kuropatkin's defeat is a surprise in
St. Petersburg, where it was believed he
was invincible. The truth is a discredit
and is received as disgrace by the Rus
SLAMS of the better class and in att
The Russians have now real
lied that the laps are fighters, and with
the superb generalship of their COM
mander have electrified the world whose
admiration they have won.
As is known to our readers, Mukden
is in possession of the Japs, who are
masters of the situation. In few days
the Russians will be driven from Man
churia.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
DISTRICT CLERKS ORGANIZE.

The district court clerks of this State,
hfty-nine in number, formed an organi-
cation at Gretna Monday. Exactly what
the new association proposes to do has
not been given out, but the promoters
evidently think they have cinch on
their Office for years to come. And some
of them have, for their duties are not
such as to antagonize the politicians.
Mansfield Journal
As announced by the presiding clerk
at the opening Of the aggregation, the
purpose is to promote "fraternal feel
ing among the clerks Of court and would
afford them the opportunity Of working
IS unit in all matters of legislation af-
fecting their interests, besides opening
the way to a systematization of their Of
hcial work. The meetings to be held at
stated intervals would allow opportunity
for an interchange of ideas and the
adoption of better methods etc.
And to .fraternal feelings. !" working
as unit, and for better methods"
should have been added for the flag of
our country and an increased appropria-
ton and for revenues only - Working
as unit in all matters Of legislation af-
fecting their interests. IS suggestive Of
= combination of these clerks against the
people represented in the General As.
senbly. What great interest can these
clerks have which requires their com
bination as mutt. etc. his combination
must be offset BY combination
Of the people who should and doubtless.
will, in time, sit on the clerks. Why this
organization of tfe clerks e= Why not an
organization Of eoroners working as a
INIT to protect their interestsa
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

Confederate service, gaining a high rep
utation for skill and courage, having
been dangerously wounded three times.
At, the close OF the war General Bate
was elected governor, and was subse-
quentty reelected He became United
States Senator in 1887. and has held his
seat to the day, Of his death At the time
Of his death he was member Of eight
Senate committees, OF which military
affairs and the Mississippi river and its
tributaries were the most important.
OF the ex-Confederate soldiers i'll Con-
gress Major General Bate held the
highest rank OF the Confederates in
the Senate. there remain Senators Nor
gan and Pettus of Alabama, both = OF
whom were general officers; Berry ! of
Arkansas, Mallory and Taliaferro OF
Florida, Bacon OF Georgia, Blackburn
and McCreary Of Kentucky. McEnery
of Louisiana. Money and McLaurin OF
Mississippi. and Daniel of Virginia.
In the House there are Taylor, Bank
head and Richardson of Alabama, Les
ter. Livingston and Maddox of Geor-
gia. Meyer OF Louisiana. Spight of Mis-
sissippi. Richardson and Pierce of Ten
ncssee, Field and Pinckney of Texas,
and Lamb and Slenp of Virginia.
1t is seen that in the South the num-
IN
Congress are continually dwmdling,
their places being taken by younger men.
1t has been charged that public affairs
in the Southern States were backward
and behind hand because the men of the
Old South. as it is called. still exerted
too much influence,
This is not true. the geratest numbers
Of the public officials ands representa-
tives being younger men who grew up or
were born since the close Of the war be-
tween the States but it does not at all
appear that the South is lacking in pro-
gress. On the contrary. when the desc
lated and impoverished condition of the
entire Southern section at the close OF
the four years of bloody and destruc-
tive hostilities is taken into considera-
ton. the great work done in rebuilding
The prosperity of this part of the cour-
:ry challenges the admiration of the
world, and the day is not very far dis
ant when its extraordinary wealth and
influence will be fully felt and acknowl-
EDGED The old men who fought great
md heroic war for home and State
lights are rapidly passing away, but
doubtless their sons will be worthy of
hem in making their country grand and
glorious.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
FIFTEEN cent BACON. :

Every day some Of the best class Oh
farmers can be seen hauling feedstuffs
ont Of town, and this is only the first OF
March. # ffteen cent bacon and dollar
corn can be paid for with FIVE cent cot
ton. there must Be d tremendous profit
in the aeecy staple after a1l.Arcadia
Argus.
The successful farmer OF planter is he
Mhe has his corn CRIB and meat house in
st Louis or Kansas City. Who would
not grow FIVE cent cotton with which to
buy fifteen cent meat Il IS not every
mortal who can indulge in such Injury.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
CHEAP LABOR.

The number of Mexicans in this sec
ton is steadily increasing, and unless
those yet to come should be an improve
naent over those that are here in the
matter of morality. it is to be hoped the
colony will not materially increase. Sat-
arday lady in passing two of them in
front OF the old Potts hotel became so
frightened at their conduct that she
sought safety in the nearest residence
The men were arrested for being drunk
and disorderly. One of them was locked
up for the night and ON being released
the next morning was given an old
fashioned whipping across log, the
kind that hurts, by friends of the lady,
and told to go. He went, and if he ever
shows up here again he'll wish he hadn't
come. The other gave bond directly
after he was arrested and skipped. Such
people as these are not wanted here, and
their presence will not be tolerated long.
Mansfield Journal.
So much for cheap labor but such peo-
pie have been brought to work in the
cotton fields of some big plantations
The Caucasian has repeatedly urged the
warning against this Gloss of people, re-
CARELESS of the country from which they
come. Unless checked, this country will
be Africanized, Mexicanized and Euro
peanized with the pauper classes who
must drag down American labor to its
cheap level
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12


Really, q was quito embarrassing
the president continued. Il couldn't
go to the floor among the spittooVs with
him, for his people would have com
mended him and mine would have con-
demned me. Still was prepared
Each day when o went to the table
with him to discuss matters Of official
routine l placed before me large,
square glass nkstanc. 1t was always
ready. The ink would have confused
him had 1t been necessary to throw
the inkstand, and the corners were
angular-were angular-gentlemen.~
Former Senator Billy Mason one day
entered a Washington store and asked
to see some neckties. He was told
Chat tho ties before Aim were a quar-
ter each. "Do look like a man who
would weae 4uartex necktieT' he
askee good naturally. = beg your
pardon" said the clerk but fifteen
cent neckties IRE on the other eounter."
Dr., Williane Osler. who recently eaus-
ed a sensation by stating that a man
above forty in comparatively useless
and thaA men Of sixty ought to be re-
tired or chloroformed, has just severed
his connection with johns Hopkins uni
versity to become regius professor Of
medicine at Oxferd. Professor Osler
did not himself become famous until he
was past forty. He was talking during
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS GROSS
THE CONTINENT.
HIGH TEMPERATURE WAVE
Followed by Cold Wave and Freezing
Will Go as Far South as the
Average Freezes for
the Season.

Copyrighted 1905 by w. T. Foster }
Washington, March I1-Last bulletin
gave forecasts of disturbance to cross the
continent 10 to ID, warm wave 9 to 70,
cool wave I2 to 10 Next disturbance
viii reach Pacific coast about IS, cross
west of the Rockies by close of 10, the
great central valleys II to .Io, eastern
states 20. Warm wave will cross west
of the Rockies about IS, great central
valleys II, eastern states 10. Cool wave
will cross west of Rockies about IS, the
great central valleys 20, eastern states r.
This disturbance will bring a great
high temperature wave. For two or
three days while it is west of the Rockies
all the weather features accompanying
this disturbance will be sluggish, unim-
portant, temperatures will average low,
but after it crosses to eastward of me-
-idian 60 it will begin to increase in
force and all weather features will be of
greater intensity.
In upper Ohio valley, New York, Penn
sylvania and the New England States
this disturbance vii be at its greatest
force; fierce storms will occur but, while
he weather bureau will probably hang
1l,t their storm warnings, j do not an
ieipate destructive storms. ~
During the passage OF this disturbance
temperatures will go to great extremes,
but these extremes will be of short dura-
lon. The warm wave will be short, the
cold wave will closely follow, bringing
temperatures rapidly downward and
freezing weather will go as far south as
the average Of freezes for the season.
+ expect a great fall in temperature
from Is to 81, with two warm waves
during the two weeks, the month going
put with low temperatures. Next bull
letin will give general forecasts for April.
the most interesting features of which
will be the crop weather and numerous
dangerous storms. My forecasts for
February proved to be 1888 per cent
good, most failures occurring on rainfall
and degrees of high and low ten1pera-
lures as follows:
Month predicted to be colder than
usual ...s.s.. ..-.-..... 100
of various weather events. 100
Severity Of storms ............... 100
Rise and fall OF temperatures. -. Is
Amount OF rainfall ............. o5 |
Degrees of high and low ternpera-
lures ..... -. .............. 70 |
Good forecasts 1888 per cent; bad
1867 per cent.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

It appears that there resides in New
York so-called famous man OF
science" DR.. Osler, who is attracting
some netoriety by the exhibition Of his
asininity In substance he would relieve
the world of ali men over sixty BY chic
reform or some anaesthetic so as to give
full sway to younger men. This famous
man of science" is being made conspicu-
Gus by gratuitous advertising in some
and some newspapers. 1t is
sufficient to say that ancient and modern
history refutes enphatically his vagaries
by which he subscribes himself an ass.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
HUMAN OSTRICH
An Amazing Accumulation in Mans
Stomach.

An Amazing Accumulation in a Mans
Stomach.
On February IS, at Meridian Miss,
1 patient died in the insane asylum He
was ?, years old and had been in the
asylum four years. A sl1ore while age
his health Began to fail The physicians
in charge pronounced his trouble con-
sumption, and was treating him Or TIA
disease. The sudden death OF the patient
caused 4 full examination to be made
} The investigation revealed Che fact chat
the mans death was not caused by CON
sumption, but by the following articles
which were 8,.nd in Che %omach Il
the Sea6 man, says special Sroa1 that
,lacc to the Sew Csleans Picayune:
SIX wrenches, such as are used for wa
ter faucets. two inches Gong ana weigh
ing TWO ounces eac
Ten brass and iron sdeews, sanging
in length from one-half inch U eva
inches
Eight iron ana brass aus
Eight iron and brass washers.
Ten pieces Of bent wire.
Seventy-hve iron and STEEP mars of
various sizes and shapes, some of them
being three inches long.
Fifty-three brass pins.
Five keys.
Forty-nine pieces of tin, doube9 over
20 make them palatable
One ten-cent piece.
One brass penny
\ glass bottle stopper.
Miscellaneous collection of glass in
every conceivable shape, some of the
pieces being more than a half-nch
square.
There was also quantity of powdered
glass. as though the man had chewed
it before swallowing, else the metal had
operated as grind upon the glass as
in the g1zzard of a chicken.
In addition there was found large
and miscellaneous assortment of collar
buttons, pants buttons. rocks. pebbles,
broken porcelain ware anA articles that
could not be determined Much of che
iron nad been affected by corrosion.
The whole assCrtn1ent was found en-
cased in a quantity of plaster cement.
The man never seemed to have suf-
fered any pain because of his desire to
be the champion human ostsich.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

RanlZatfOn Detlluu
him. together with d normal Democrat
10 majority of $4,000 iA his favor. But
he did his bests 41e went over every
inch Of dis districts even stopping stran-
gers on the street and talring over the
situation with them. Nevertheless he
was a sery much surprised masi on the
morning afterElections
eff ehey SseIs on sndicting senator's
said 1'hamls clark Of Missouri, they
will soon be using formula like this
when they vote: sMr. President. my
colleague, Senator Blankp is unavoid-
ably detained in che penitentiary.
@Sere he present he would vote aye.
The Republican nomination for con-
gress iU the twenty first Illinois dis
trict had 90 be forced on Ieno J. Rives.
He didn't spend a cent on his cam
paign, siidn't make speech and didn't
leave Ais home town of a4itchfeld. Yet
he won over his Democratic opponent,
Congressman 70 +. Caldwell, by 1000
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

years oid. 1t was GENERAL PORTER.
in 1858 that his con-
nection with General Grant began He
was ever afterward ON the most init
mate terms with Grant lie &c:Tc,i a;
general was head of the department
and when tile great military leader be-
came president was his private sccre
tary for time. All through the re
mainder Of Grants life he was a close
friend
About three years ago Ambassador
Porter paid visit to the White House
and met q Colored f,1nctionary named
Jerry Smith, who had been at the ex-
ecutiye mansion since Grants time. No
one greeted the diplomat more warmly
than old Jerry, who said to bystand-
er:
docs l know Gin'al Horace Po'tah?
WAL, | reckon Gey amt no one knows
de gin'ai better AN ole Jerry. Why,
honey, he was de pres'd int's secretary
TO de longest time an mos de same
as one of de family.
Does l know Gin'al Po'tahSe WAL,
reckon l amt helped any man wifi his
ovahcoat as often as / done help Gin'aI
Poeah. Such boy to be a gin'al, too,
but dey do say he was one Of de BRAY
est omcers In de wah. An l. says, de
preSdint he sot heap by him, an de
gfn'al sot heap by de pres'dint, an de
pres d1nt knowed brave man"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
RIVER AN DWEATHER.

The weather yesterday was fair.
River Arthur City SO; Fulton 2o.4.
a rise Of 20; Spring Bank Io.2, a rise
Of Do, Shreveport e.5, a rise of II.
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Unsettled weather and prob
ably occasional showers Sunday.
Red river forecast: Rate OF rise at
Fulton vii slacken during next IS hours.
Rapid rise will occur at Shreveport dur
ing the next tsto days and stage read
ing above IS feet is expected within
II1ree Of four days.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

hall in which to celebrate Ris tfiumph.
He is said to hose spent $4,000 in his
campaign Michalek spere $50 He
could not afford to spend mote. a'or Ne
Is Aookkeepes earniag So per week.
After March Z his income va 60 ~ H.
aanpss 500 pes sees
Charlie Uharso9 eAf 9Xanis We
ssavin are two young lawyers ia the
office Of Che city attorney OF Chicago
venber Wharton srona Gle Toarth ais-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

Craighead, through his attorneys. has
applied for a change OF venue. on the
plea that there is great feeling and pre-
JUDGE against the accused in Claiborne
parish. Craighead's crime was coward
~ and brutal, but by a change Of venue
and through few, of the many techni-
calities of the law, he may escape in
time 4 legal hanging. Il is no wonder
that people outraged appeal to the
higher law.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

brought to the Chicago ghetto az boy.
He attended school, but for the most
part has educated himself and during
MS campaign was able to talk to his
audiences in Bohemian, Y1ddish and
English. When MichaIek got the Re
publican nomination nobody supposed
he would be elected, and his Democrat
ic opponent, millionaire brewer, was
90 conf dent Of election that he rented
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

A'iN eN0 ASHVlA
eyoss tlR Eighth.
and both @llsed Gus
Args Democratic
elajorities Ut former
Years 10 their &C.
speaise districts.
Ma WhartoN Is
eWsntg-ninee Never
pan for office before
and had no Money
- spend In beating
a candida teGho had
unlimited funds and
a strong party s'r-
l. xl II
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

FtscHES LLft + lIn IL
finois district. which
includes that part
of Chicago where
Mrs. O'Leary's COW
kicked over the Ian
tern and caused the
great fire of 1871.
This district is in
habited largely by
Bob EN- la MS, Jews,
Germans and Irish.
Mich alex himself
was born In Bone
mia, one Of eight
children, and. WAS
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

IN Z loving tribute to the memory Of
General Bate Of { elsnessee. who died ii
Washintogn, p G. on thursday, March
q where hs was representing his State
ln the Senate Ct the United States,
the Picayune says On the out
break Of the sectional war between
The States he joined Tennessee COM
psnr Is private. but his experience ii
Mexico quickly brought him into mill
tsry prominence and promotion. until he
NJ rarak Of i Major General ii the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
l.1vited 10 Oklahoma.

Guthrie, March 11.-Hots J. G. Cam
non. speaker of the house of representa-
tives, and President Roosevelt were, by
resolution adopted by the lower
house Of the legislature. invited to visit
Oklahoma this summer and become ,ac-
aaainted with conditions favorable to
statehood.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
Shot by Negro Boy.

Wagner, ]. r., March 11.--Jim Jer-
nigan. q white man twenty years old.
was shot and perhaps fatally wounded
here by negro boy aged twelve. Two
boys were fighting, and Jersfigan sug-
gested they fight it out. One of the
connba tants was handed a shotgun and
told to shoot
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

Gle time &itL chose eve distinguishes
gentrnes., commissioners e.sman anA
johnson. .}oln>Jn was . so0tlG1hc>s
and 10 Wted to tc"rn'iHe ~ ct oinHs. 1t
Gas his eustan ta carry y SWORD can"
sad Q lsistol. and 10 would bang then
down Oh the sabk and sas. sNoW ets
net tloWA to business
&cfore us @le duy-the case Of . 1etter
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
Court AdioI,rs,s

Ardmore, March 11.-Unfted States
court has adjourned at Ada after a
busy session of four weeks. The fea-
ture of the term was the converting OF
a special session Of the gran jury to
investigate certain cases. The grand
jury ~eturned a large nun1h-r of in
dictmentsl against prominent persons
for violating the liquor law. 49,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

carrier q h o
was accused
of assauH ans
Aaeterys
- 'Wll aces
this? rOarel
b oh II S o n
w hats thise
assault a u d
batter,e i'm
Tor him. Sir,
Pm for him.
q have been
ncc,1SeS wifi,
inteIA to kill,
sir with in
tent 10 kill
and I'D for
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

The term of United States Senator
Bate, who was elected to succeed him.
self, was begun on March 4, and the va
cancy occurring must soon be filled.
Among the prominent gentlemen named
is Hon.. Benton Mcmillan, and doubt
less the Legislature will honor him.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
ORDER RESciNDED.

Applications Of Intern arried People
~ M"-t BE Approved.
Vinita, l. r, March 1.-THE Dawes
commission has rescinded it's order per-
hitting doubtful citizens to file on land
In the Cherokee nation and on person
whose citizenship is pending will now
be permitted to file on any land IN the
Cherokee nation until the PERSONS APP
plication for citizenship has been ap.
proved by the secretary of the interior.
Under this order the interrna rried citi-
zens are not permitted to file
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
HINT. Honored.

CordeH, Okla. March 11.-Dr. We're
V. Hunt. formerly Of Dallas, Tex. now
of this place. has been appointed chair
man il the national relief committee of
the United Sons and Confederate Vet
Grams by Commander in Chief N. r.
Tisdai. .-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

A New York paWnbroker who pleaded
guilty to receiving stolen property has
been told BY District Attorney jerome
that if he doesn't reveal what he knows
about thieves and thievery he will urge
a=long sentence mes Democrat.
IS H r-ffss res.es
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

votes, LnOuSn t0e
normal Democratic
plurality is 5000.
Rives is a lawyer,
but his practice Is
SO small that he
thought himself for
tunate in holding
down = job as city
clerk of 14itchfeld at
$50 PEI month. Ills
father Is janitor Of
Q school building,
-. AS1- l.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

his recent Cana
dian tour about the
Importance Of pre-
cision In the writ
ing of prescrip-
tons.
wherever q SEN
tence may have
t wo meanings, "
said DR.. Osler, rest
assured that the
wrong meaning will
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

regiments UP to an
important point and
he'd it at a critical
stage Of the contest.
that he was award
ed the medal Of
honor. He won pro-
motions rapidly and
was Il brigadier gen.
eral at the close of
the war, though then
only twenty eight
years old. 1t was
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

As soon as the boil weevil has beer
defeated and driven back to the land OF
its fathers, it will be in order to con-
tinue the campaign against the red bug
and mosquito. lis hoped this can be
accomplished before the fishing season
opens. Vernon News.
Do not worry. The boil weevil will
reappear in season; if not the boil
xeeNil. at least some other pest. How
could the commissions and the experts
survive without the weevil and the ap-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
Subscription Price S2.oo a year.

Published three times week, on Sum
day morning, Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoon, at the Simon Build
ing, Shreveport, La, by The eau
casian & Carney Brothers Printing
Company, Limited, publishers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12

How old must calf be before it will
,Irink water A Review subscriber
wants Editor Drake to answer the above
question Bu1,kie Review.
Just as easy as rolling off a log. The
calf will drink when ready, if there be
water within its reach.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-12
Three Arrested.

Ardmore. March 11.-Three we'll
known men were arrested here
CHARGED with introducing liquor. They
w.n pi.seesl III I'll.