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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-14
Burns Gets Decision.

Los Angeles. April 13.-Jimmy
Burns George Memsic1 of Chicago
defeated Johnny (Cyclone) Thompson
of Sycamore. H.. here earning
twenty-round decision.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-14

Kingston, April - - Strict uuaran-
tine has been declared against vessels
from Cuba and Trinidad. where yellow
fever has appeared
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-14
Expires In Business Place.

Dallas. April 13-M p. Dennis was
found dead in his fruit stand near the
Commerce street bridge.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-14

We are now located in the Rosen-
blath building. No. sI7 Edwards street,
and are ready to serve our customers in
the line of first class stationery.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-14
LOCOMOTIVE BLOWS UP.
Fireman and Coal Passer Lost Their
Lives as 4 Result

Lives as J Result
Ell Paso, April 13-Engine sol, pull
ing a Mexican Central freight south.
blew up at SAM while the train was
standing and killed Jesus Uranga, the
fireman, and Sabine Rodriguez. coal
paSSer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-14

Ennis, Tex. April 13.--The Their
mometer registered 100 in the shade
here Friday
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-14
Oklahoma Wins,

Norman. Okla. April 13-The Uni.
versity of Oklahoma defeated Mis-
souri, university in their annual debate
here.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-14
NEGRO Dro ps Dead.

Dallas April IA negro. name nm
known' dropped dead while at work in
the Munger addition.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-14
MANGUM'S BIG BLAZE.

Moore Cotton Mills and Gin Are De
stroyed by Fire.
Mangum, Okla. April 13.-Fire de-
Stroyed the Moore cotton mills and
gin and 1000 bales of unginned cot
ton. The loss is Si50,O0O
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-02

Gus topics Of philosophy, politics, relig-
ion, science, and literature, and the
prison authorities are only too happy to
leave them alone to debate and shout
themselves hoarse TO their hearts de-
sire, instead of breaking out III dan
gerous mutinies.
Thus Gershunis bust, now made up
as kind of ventriloquist dummy was
addressed and spoken to by the conNicts
in vehement debating tones whenever
warden's steps We're heard approach
ing the door, The Waterman. looking
through the little window, and seeing
all were present, conteutedly passed on,
and thus n good deal of time
elapsed before the discovery of
the daring escape was finally made, but
not before Gershunl was already In safe
hiding.
The police department in ST. Peters
burg, on learning OF this escape, imme-
diately wired to all governors, heads
of the gendarmerie. rural chiefs. from
tier guards, etc, giving a full descrip-
ton of the fugitive with his character
istic slight lameness, and shortly re-
ceived reports from four places of the
simultaneous capture OF four Gershunis,
the real Gershuni being at this very
time already comfortably ensconced in
a house In Nagasaki.
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Another Choatc Story.

II II related OF Joseph Choatc. that
when he was a very young man, lust
starting out TO practise law, he was
once retained by shopkeeper to defend
him IN " suit for damages brought by
an elnploye. Unfortunately for Mr.,
Choate. his client lost his head COM
petely under cross animation. fur
nlshing evidence so favorable 10 the
prosecution as TO result In a $1,000 YER
dict
The merchant was, nevertheless, high =
" indignant with his lawyer for having
lost the case. and when they eucOun-
tered each other nj the courtroom door,
he clustered:
m had son born an idiot I'd make
him a lawyer
your father seems TO have been of
another opinion" replied young Choate,
ooolly. --HaTpers Weekly
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No, Tit 10 Live In.

A phiIadeiphlan said 10 the late Bar-
ofess Burdeti- Cnutts whose husband,
Ashmead Bartlett, was a native or the
90 once dlned with the aged peeress at
hc, house IN Picadilly. She talked about
IN. Door and their su1erlng-.she seldom
talked OF anything else-and she narrated
an incident that had once befallen her
friend Charles Dickens.
SDickens. looking for. cola color for his
novel OF Hard Times visited Manches-
lei. lie went through the heieis Of GER,
thnse FOUL houses hlled him with pity snd
Mnrror Meeting the Manchester manu-
faetnier who owned them, be said:
".And do your employees '""'ly I'VE IN
..rertainily not the manufacturers fe-
nlied. 'Ihey only sleep IN them. They live
In my nlll.'"
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Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
! 4 ONDON, Feb, 22.=Picture TO your
self the dmly lighted breakfast
! room" OF a luxuriously appointed
London apartment that looks out
ON Westminster. On The walls are cop
les of Whistler and few impress on-
istc water colors by artists of the day.
And at table, with breakfast before
him that would scarcely satisfy the pro-
Verbiai bird a little man Is sitting He
looks so much like the present Duke OF
| Marlborough that the resemblance is
startling at first. and incidentally he
also looks as II a really stiff breeze
might blow him away.
| Slightly built and not much more than
| Ave feet in height, he weighs exactly
| 124 pounds, including eight which he
has just gained In a rather surprising
| manner. one would hazard guess
that at the end of half a miles hard
walking he would be ready to take Il
cab. Yet. as he sat there munching
thin slices OF dry toast and now and
then taking a sip of coffee he was tell
ing me that the Information that had
reached me in an accidental way was
true and that he had just returned
from making what probably is the longs
est and most difficult march that ever
has been made through the continent OF
Africa.
Yes. Henry Savage Lander. as the
delicate-looking one is named, has just
succeeded In making a new African
recorder he Is the first man who has
walked across the Dark Continent al
its greatest width. When he got 10
Dakar, In Senegal, at the end of his
journey, he sent post card TO a friend
in London, In which he told what he
had done, and the friend told me. That
was the first thai had been heard OF the
thing, and the friend did not even know
when Lander was coming to London,
though the post card that had told OF
his feat also announced that he was
coming. Just as a long shot, however,
! rang up Mr.. I.andor's bankers and
discovered that, all unknown to other
newspaper correspondents, the already
famous explorer. who Is the grandson
of the poet Walter Savage Lander WAS
actually in London AT that moment but
that | would have to- be in hurry II l
wanted 10 catch him. az he was going
home To his villa near Florence IN the
course OF day or TWO.
CAREFUL. ABOUT FACTS.
And when did see him, II proved
anything but an easy operation 10
make him tell anything Whatever about
his record breaking trip. He is going
to write book about It, and naturally
doesn't want to give the story away 60
begin with Besides, l have an idea
that he is bit suspicious OF newspaper
mon from past experiences With one
who credited him with making claims
thai he never put forth. But when he
did begin talking he told me things that
are 50 extraordinary that III one We're
not acquainted with what he has done
previously It would be pretty hard 10
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-02
CHEESE DUMMY
DECE|vES GUARD
How Russia's Most Important
Political Captive Got Out of
Siberian Prison.
A VERY WONDERFUL STORY.
Conveyed in Barrel Underground
While His Cheese Statue Fooled
Police Above.
snecial Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
~ n. PETERSBURG, Feb. Co.
Gregory Gershuni, whom the
Russian government considered
its most important political pris-
oner. and who is now living TRANQUILITY
In NagasakI, Japan, owes his freedom
principally TO q dummy of green
cheese.
In the snowy, secluded valley of Ak
Hturi, near the Mongolian frontier of
Siberia, is one OF the most dreaded
convict prisons. built so as to be par
tlculaTly adapted for the political pris-
oners who are prone to attempt es-
capes. Here it was that Gerchuni
who had been the moving spirit and
organizer OF the. revolutionary section,
was sentenced to 10 years imprison-
ment. He had scarcely arrived at
Akaturi when his comrades began 10
contrivc his escape.
DIGGING THE TUNNEL.
An opportunity presented itself in
. little building serving as provision
stores. The convicts do their own
cooking. and have. therefore. to go
frequently to this building of course
always under The eye of wardens and
soldiers. To be able to dig unnoticed
n tunnel In this place big enough to
allow n human body to pass and to do
this by snatches, carrying away hand
fuls of the earth and concealing the
hole itself for q long time, seems In
deed superhuman task. But 1t was
accomplished.
THE NEXT TASK,
The next task was how to get Ger
shnni from his cell to the stoTehouse
and leave him there for the night as
naturally II was only under cover OF
darkness that he could venture upon
his perilous enterprise. His comrades
had frequently to move to the store
house barrels or sacks 81 potatoes,
Hour, ana other provisions. 80 al a
favorable opportunity Gershunl was
snusglod Into the storehouse la one Of
such barrels before the very eyes OF
me unsnspacting warder, and left
tAefe for the night.
10 CONCEAL FUGITIVE.
rno next precautionary step was the
most dlfficult OF ail--namely. how 10
conceal the absence OF the fugitive
from his cell, seeing that a little VIM
dow ~ the door of the latter always
ment, day or night, and so.see whether
al was right Inside. II WAS. OF course,
most imperative 10 keep the authorities
IL Ignorance Of the escape AS long ms
possible, SO as 10 give the fugitive time
enough 20 reach his friends and hide
himself in security.
MADE CHEESE BUST.
Fortunately Gershunl was not Kept
IN solitary confinement but in The com
pany OF other cOnvicis IN the same cell
One of these, evidently a born artist
sculptor got hold of cheese sufficient %
make human bust. and this he man
aged u shape well enough into re-
seinblanco of the head and face OF
Gershuni
POLITICAL PRISONERS.
Russian political prisoners. when to,
fether, are wont 10 spend their leisure
Ia Loud ane heated debates Oh vari-
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(continued on page fouEteen)
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ATTERTHOuGHT WALK.

The long walk across the widest part
OF Africa was an afterthought. Per-
haps the story Of It will have found it's
way into print before this article is
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Fortunately Gershunl was not kept
IN solitary confinement but IN the COM
phny OF other convlcts IN the same cell
One OF these, evidently a born artist
sculptor got hold of cheese sufficient 10
make a human bust, and this he man
aged 10 shape well enough into a re-
temblanco of the head and face OF
Gershuni,
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WIZ cOMPANIoNLEss

one reason why he never takes amy
white companion with him on his expo
dltlons through Little known parts OF
the globe is that he has never been able
to find amy one who could travel az fast
as he wants TO 80 and live on as little
as he requires and BIZ alive at the end OF
II. He knows not fatigue. He never
wears underclothlng. nor an oVercoHt IN
winter, aud when he has fire IN tie
room, even In the depth OF mid winter,
ID is for the comfort OF possible visitors
and not for his own. II was character
isiic OF him that the appointment he
gave me was set for 9.l5 In the morn
ms.
Lander says that the great thing
one needs Ia dealing with savages, par
Alculnrly caunibals, Is tact" He ought
10 know about II, TOO, for even before
he went 10 Africa, 10 see II he could
hobnOb successfully with the natives
there. he had spent a large amount of
time ~ making The acquaintance OF
tribes In various parts ~ the world
who had never seen white man before.
And IN The course ~ his Journey
through Africa, beside exploring and
sufNeying and mapping hundreds OF
miles OF absolutely fresh territory, Lam
dor claims 10 have visited ana made a
study 81 more than 30 tribes of whom
nothing whatever had been known pres
viOusly. Most OF them were cannibals.
aud yei, during the whole time he was
among them, and throughout the entire
Journey. In fact, he was absolutely un-
armed He declared that the best OF
al ways 10 convince native races Of
your pacifio intentions Ia not 70 carry
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Walked Across Africa in its Widest Part
h
a in Trave
AIone,A Among Tribes NoWhH Man Had Eversee

| from diSease which he escaped, Landor
pointed out TO me an item telegraphed
from Africa in the mornings papel
| which lay at hand, describing the eff
fects of their journey on two recent ex-
plorars who went over only a part OF
the Same route which he covered. One
OF them died on the way of blackwater
fever, the other succumbed to enteric.
Lander added while on the same sub
1ect, that while he was making the
last lap of his Journey by railway
through Senegal 10 Dakar one of the
men In the same compartment was at
tackled by yellow fever and died within
day or two. as the result of which
our explorer found himself obliged to
remain In quarantine for a full month
instead of only a few days, according
to custom. As may be gathered, he is
Just a bit inclined to crow over the way
In which he escaped the ordinary eff
fects OF tropical journey, and says
that perhaps the most valuable result
of his experiences will be the absolute
ly new theories which he Is i'm q posi-
ton 10 offer regarding the proper means
of escaping both malaria and yellow
fever. He asserts that practically all
the generally accepted notions on the
subject are incorrect, and incidentally
declares that he Will deny fiat-footedly
the mosquito theory In connection with
DUH itlbltIld ana yetluW FEVER ana OTef
new one In It's place.
When one pictures an African explor-
er, by the way. II is apt 10 be as "a being
arrayed in helmet and all the rest OF
traditional outfit which. as Landor puts
1t, lis recommended by the Royal Geo
graphical society,"" but one of the things
that he especially prides himself on In
connection with his travels is that when
he goes on one he doesn't change his
attire He rode across the frozen plat
eau OF Tibet, 1t may be remembered,
in tropical costume. and perhaps the
most surprising thing he told me about
his march across the widest part OF
Africa was that he did II in straw
hat, business suit and the exact type of
boots which he is accustomed TO sport
when walking down Piccadilly. ] for
get how many suits and straw hats and
pairs OF boots he told me he wore out I'm
the 36i days that his journey lasted, but
IL WIS something like dozen OF each.
The average temperature during his
trip was 20 In the shade. and Landor
slept out IN the open from start 20 An
ish. without so much as 81 tent over
him, excepting on nights when the rain
actually fell In torrents No man could
possibly have done II without such
an amazing constitution as is possessed
by this wiry Anglo-Italian, who Is now
In the neighborhood of 40. but who
doesn't put his date OF birth IN WHO'S
Who because he is afraid thar people
wlll not believe that he has done al he
claims 10 In the time he has had to ac-
c0mplish IT,
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POLITICAL PRISONERS.

fethsr, are wont 10 spend their leisure
Ia Loud ane heated debates on yari-
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-25
WILL Then CONSIDER.
Authorities viii Give Matter
Careful Judgment, but Il Must
Be Done Formally.
SUBMIT TO COUNCIL.
Policeman Accused by Herman
Brody and Wife Of Using Improper
Language When Called Upon.

Mayor Bollschweiler has returned
to the Independent Hebrew Political
League the charge against Patrolman
Frank Shultz which was sent to him
by the league. The league will have
to give the mayor a sworn affidavit.
The mayor stated today that before
any action can be taken in the case
the affidavit must be made. AS soon
as this is received Mayor Bollschweil-
er will refer the matter to the coun-
Gil.
AS the NEWS told yesterday Her
man Brody alleges that Officer Shultz
used insulting language. to him and
Mrs. Brody when called in their store
on Hall avenue June Ii to settle a
difference with customer who had
broken showcase. A resolution,
calling upon the mayor to investigate
the charges, was adopted at a meet
ing of the Independent Hebrew Po-
litical League Sunday and forwarded
to the city's chief executive.
Herman Ellis, a member of the
committee which drew up the resolu-
ton, said this morning that the sworn
affidavit will be returned to the may
or tonight
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-25
FOR BUSINESS AGENT.
John F. Feeney Received More
Votes, but Election Was Put
OFF Until Thursday.
.ADoLPH KOYEM HIS OPPONENT.
Other Officers We're Elected by the
Carpenters DOnehue Holds Over
Large Attendance at Meeting

At one of the largest meetings that
has been held in union hall for some
time, the Carpenters and Joiners' Un-
ion held its annual election of officers
last night. The meeting was attend
ed by fully 150 members.
After the meeting, which did not
end until after II O'Clock, there was
considerable argument between a
number of the union officials and a
few members of the union, who de-
clared that some features of the vot-
ing for business agent had been un-
fair. According to statements made
to NEWS reporter, the argument
arose over the alleged use of unfair
means in voting for business agent.
After the voting, it was declared, it
was found there were more votes than
members present. OF the two can
didates, John F. Feeney and Adolph
Koyen, Feeney received the greater
number of votes.
After a long argument the voting
was declared illegal and special
meeting has been called for Thursday
night at which time the matter will
be Strengthened out. Meanwhile James
l.. Donehue will continue as delegate
until his successor is elected.
The following other officers were
elected Dudley Whitworth, presi-
dent; julius Frankel, vice president;
William Bath, financial secretary;
G. R. Lund, recording secretary; M.
T. Smith, treasurer; Walter Tras-
borg, warden; William Warren, con-
ductor; board of arbitration, Dudley
Whitworth, M. T. Smith {, Frederick
Koyen and M. F. Hoagland
Six new members were taken in al
the meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-25
BIG NIGHT FOR
ODD,FELLOWS.
Hornet Encampnent Elected OFF,
iCers, Heard Grand Patriarch
and Received Members.
DR.. cRowTHER AT BOUND BROOK

An important session of Hornet
Encampment, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, was held in their rooms
last night.
The occasion was an official visit
from Grand Patriarch Oscar N. Falk,
of Paterson, who made brief ad-
dress. Five candidates were initiated
and the election of officers for the
ensuing term took place.
The following were elected: Chief
patriarch, William G. Frost; senior
warden, William J.. Goeser; high
priest, Charles B. Mckenzie. The
election of the junior warden was left
over until next meeting. After the
routine business they went down
stairs in the lower hall where re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served. Speeches were made and
a social time followed.
New Lodge in District.
DIR. Frank Crowther, of this city,
acting grand master of the, lndepend-
ent Order of Odd Fellows of this
state. went Ato Bound Brook last
night, WnefeWle addressed large
meeting in Red Mems hall, with a
view to organizing lodge of Odd
Fellows there.
A charter list of forty-two names
has already been secured and the
lodge will be instituted in three or
four weeks. Grand Secretary Harry
S. Pine, of Trenton, was present and
spoke. Fifteen of the candidates for
the new lodge win be given their de-
grees in Sunset Lodge at Somerville,
which is the nearest lodge, where the
charter list must be sent for their
approval. This will be the fourth
lodge that Acting Grand Master
Crowther has instituted since he has
held that position.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-06-25
SENATE MEETS TODAY.
Senator Colby Offers Public Uiil-
ities Bill Which Was Headed
Off Other Reforms.
OPINION FROM ATTORNEY GEwL
Says the Senate Can Proceed With
Any Work II May Desire inde-
pendent of Other House.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

op6ctut 10 tHe EVENING NEWS:
TRENTON, June 25.-The New
Jersey senate met today at 1915
O'Clock and received an opinion from
Attorney General McCarter that they
could consider new legislation nat
withstanding the resolution of last
April which declared that only We
toes could be taken up. ;.
Following the reading of the opin-
ion, Senator Hillery, the republican
leader, introduced a seriessof import
ant bills making sweeping Changes in
some of the departments of the state
government.
The principal bills were as follows:
Consolidating the state department of
labor and the bureau of statistics !;
abolishing the voting machine COM
mission; providing for permanent
commission to conduct state investi-
cations as recommended by the gov
ernor; permitting voters to express
their preference for candidates for
the United States senate at primary
electionsi providing for civil service
for the stAte and first and second class
counties under commission OF
three members; providing for grand
jury reforms, permitting the county
judge to revise the jury panel as
drawn by the sheriff; also a bill
abolishing the present method of
turning over the appropriations in
bulk to some thirty state departments
and COMMISSIONS and giving them
entire control of their finances. This
bill requires these appropriations to
pass through the hands of the state
treasurer, payments to be made only
upon warrant of the comptroller.
1t will be seen that most of these
proposed reforms are based upon the
disclosures of the assembly investi-
eating committee and evidently the
Introduction today by the republicans
is move to take the credit for max
ing the reform out of the hands OF
the democrats.
Senator Colby introduced bill
providing for public utility COM
mission modelled after the Hughes
law in New York. Then the repub-
licans adopted a resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of a commits
sion to draft a public utility bill and
report later. This was evidently q
move to forestall the Colby measure
Senator Silzer, of Middlesex. made
a strenuous effort to have placed upor
the calendar all the bills left over
from the regular session. Senator
Silzer said he thanked God the repub
licans had woke up at last and the
people of New Jersey were about te
get sonie legislation for which the,
had been clamoring for fifteen years
Senator Silzer insisted that some
measures of the regular session. which
had been left in committee, should
be taken up. This did not suit the
republican majority. They voted thu
proposition down by a vote OF l.
to 5.
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SOON TO !
BE ARRAIGNED.

NEW BRUNSWICK, June 25:-
Charles Seme, the italian confined in
the countyjail under indictment for
killing his landlord, Pasquale Pari,
of Perth Amboy, will be arraigned
before Supreme Court Justice Swayze
here in few days
Senle, it is said, wants to plead
guilty of Wanslaughter, but the prose-
cutor is not yet satisfied ito accept
this. The killing, it is said, occurred
in an alteration over a board bill,
and owing to the difficulty of getting
statements from foreign witnesses it
is rather hard to determine just how
much justification Seme had. A plea
of,murder in the second degree would
probably be accepted, but the Italian
balks at this.
So far Seme has not pleaded at all,
and has had no counsel assigned to
him. Probably. Justice Swayze will
insist upon his consulting counsel be-
fore any plea, except not guilty-to the
indictment, is accepted.