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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20
GETTING DOWN
TO BUSINESS
Work Of Convention Handicapped by Tangle
in Credentials Committee, Which Was
Finally Strengthened

Denver, June l9-Fred p. Johnson
of the mineral committee announced
at the opening morning session of the
public lands convention that the work
OF the committee on credentials has
been handicapped by indiscriminate
issuing OF delegates tickets and de-
clared all work would have to be done
over. BY innuendo Mark Woodruff
Is charged with attempting to defeat
the purpose of the convention by Sc
curing control of II in favor of the
administration. Every delegate is re-
quired to present his credentials over
again and new tickets had to be Is.
sued. Thomas Walsh OF Montana was
the first speaker of the morning. He
quoted Daniel Webster In saying the
government never had and never
would have any right TO lease public
lands. The possibility of war where
no coal could be secured by the gov.
ernment, because all land had been
leased, was dwelt upon. The organ
ization was made permanent, with DIR.
j. NJ. Wilson of Wyoming in the chair
The public lands convention knuckled
down to real business today, discuss
ing and debating vital questions for
which 1t was called together. One of
the features of today's proceedings
was an address by Congressman Bon
ynge of Colorado.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20
TELEGRAPH NEWS

Chicago, June 1S.-The Tribune to-
day announces the engagement OF
Mrs. Potter Palmer to the earl of
Munster. The wedding will take place
in the fall. The peer is not rich, but
very stately, 40 years old "A friend OF
the king, and has royal blood In his
veins, his grandfather being the son
OF King William Nv and Mrs. Jordan,
actress. Mrs. Palmer Is some older
than the earl. but brings him a great
fortune, the income from which is
nearly a half million year.
Berlin, Germany. June 1S.-Germany
takes more sorrowful view OF the
conditions in Russia today and fol
lowing the semi-offcial opinion was
given out: Judging from unrest in
Poland and Caucasus the terrorists
numbers are greatly added to and
will not shrink from their worst deeds
to avege wrongs. The government evil
IDENTIFY expects uprisings which II
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20
THREE
KILLED
Denver & Rio Grande
Freight Engine
ExplOdes

Florence. Colo, June 19,-While
bowling along at good rate OF speed
with n roar and a jar that could be
felt and heard in Florence, en- engine
attached to an extra, westbound Den
Yer e. Rio Grande freight train No.
lI40. blew up one mile east Of here
at $3.50 this morning. instantly killing
Engineer Thomas Ewing, Fireman
o'Brien and Head Brakeman Gooch,
all of Pueblo. The locomotive was
completely demolished, the train
wrecked, and the rack torn up for
several hundred feet. The explosion
came without moments warning and
the cause has not yet developed by
railroad officials. who have started an
investigation.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20
RAISED HIS SHIP FROM THE DEEP


"A story Of heroism of the sea
rivaling that OF GilIiat in The Toll
ers OF the Sea has just been enacted
In the Pacific ocean," said John p.
Barnes. a San Francisco merchant. at
Is the story Of an intrepid sea captain
who resurrected sunken ship that
had been given up for lost and put
has broken all records for sailing craft
around the Horn.
This sea captain lived at San Diego
until year or two ago, having re-
tired on a modest income. His name
Is Thayer. One day he read In the
papers of an auction sale Of the hulk
OF ship In the South seas. He went
to San Francisco, where he found
that the ship had been valued at
$250.000 and had been grounded by
storm, deserted by the crew and sup
posedly pounded into shapeless mass
upon the rocks. But he thought he
would take chance, and SO he bid
her in for $l.100, getting a lawyer in
Oakland TO talk a half interest.
Getting together a wreckng crew.
he travelled 1000 miles to the sland
of Manga Riya, where. through heroic
efforts and after many months, he got
the ship to the level and towed her
back across smooth summer seas TO
San Francisco. There the vessel was
rebuilt into three masted bark. Cap
tain Thayer came on TO Washington
and got the government to register
the British ship Pyrenees, for that was
its original name, as the bark Manga
Riva. Then, after the refiting had
been completed, he sent her to Swan
sea. Walames. The bark made the
fastest time ever attained by any
sailing vessel between the Pacific and
Atlantic oceans. Captain Thayer IL
now enjoying the income from his dar'
ing. and his name is being paraded ny
and down the Pacific coast among the
marine folk as the modern Gilliat.'
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20

the man who can sit down and do all
the work by hand Is a rare one In his
craft. 1t Is a famous, almost classic
trade which Is thus threatened. In
the cobbler at his bench has been
manifested many times of old the phil
losopher and poet. Robert Bloomfield
was mending shoes In London gar
ret when he conceived his verses on
The Farmers Boy" Our own Whit
tier once made slippers for a living
Ltnnaeus dropped the awl to classify
the worlds plants. Roger Sherman,
who signed the Declaration OF Indc-
pendence, was shoemaker, and 40
was DR.. William Carey, the mission
airy and orientalist. Henry Wilson,
formerly vice president OF the United
States, was the "cobbler of Natick,"
and Hans Sachs. most famous of
feistersingers, was the "cohbler of
Nurnberg.' VIII it become necessary
to endow chair of cobbling In order
TO preserve the ancient craft?
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20
How JAPAN MAY LOOK Att.

Cleveland Leader.
Can any possible Californian scorn
OF the Japanese lie as deep and fill 20
full the largest measure of contempt
as the weeling which the islanders
whose natural history goes back thou
sands of years must have for the mot
ley population of city like San Fran
cisco? To the Japanese that storm
center Of outrage and insult must seem
nest OF barbarians n city filed with
the rude and Iawless OF many lands.
port dominated by the human drift
Japan feels that her children have
been ilouted and ill-used by savages.
whatever their outward veneer OF civ
illzation.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20

The Kansas suspreme court has
held that fire insurance companies
are liable for the loss OF wool ruined
in the Topeka flood.
Emmet McDougan, Janesvf1le,
Wis. attorney. chopped two toes on
his left foot with an AK. He was CIV
ing his son a lesson In wood splitting.
Abe Hummel. the disgraced New
YORK lawyer. is having an easy time
Ia the prison hospital. where he gets
many delicacies not given other pris-
oners.
Fire, which originated In the mine
boarding house at Robinson, caused .
loss OF s25,0OO and burned ten build
ings. One man was seriously burned
about the neck and hands trying to
save his property.
An unknown negro was killed At
Mexico, Indiana, while resisting ar
rest He had stopped trains by signals
and terrorized the neighborhood by
threats. The negro attacked q deputy
sheriff and was shot by detective.
DIR. Knopf, a German scientist. says
that kissing is bad for the race. It
is resulting in disease and death.
Funny thing. isn't 1T When . nsn
gets either too old or sour to en3oy
the pleasures OF life they become dan
gerous to health and everybody must
cut them out.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20
NEW SUN SPOT MEANS STORMS.

st. Louis, June ia sunspot, an
nounced to be the largest discovered
in many years. has been found on
the east line Of old Sol by the Rev. l.
X. Hicks, the famous astronomer OF
this city, who predicted the Calves
ton tidal wave, st. Louis cyclone and
the recent tornado and hailstorms.
The spot was first discovered last
Saturday morning by Mr.. Hicks. and
was then some distance from the earth
line. by which he calculates 1t first ap-
peared on Friday morning. when the
clouds hid the sun. When 1t was
discovered the following day Old Sol
appeared to be In a state OF terrific
eruption, the lines showing an area
which seem to be under a tornado like
whirl.
The spot Is easily discerned by tho
naked eye through a piece OF colored
glass. The big spot. the top Of which
Is heart shaped. Is dangerous, too, ac-
cording to Mr.. Hicks. who says that
throughout the storm area Of the
United States the public may look for
terrific electric storms, accompanied
by high winds. This will reach the
country between Wednesday and Fri
day. Just at the time the spot croases
the meridian of the sun.
The spot will be discernible to peo-
pie OF this country until next Saturday.
If 1t is strong enough to brave the ro-
tation Of the sun, 1t will again appear
about twelve days from next Saturday
and again kick up storm row."
DR.. Hicks says the spot Is the most
remarkable he ever saw. both In size
and shape. He also says the eruptions
going on in the spot are increasing
as 1t moves. and that many persons
will become interested when his dis
coyery Is announced.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20
A VANISHING CRAFT.
New York World.

NEW fOrk World.
Our shoes have been made so long
by machinery and 30 long In parts
which must finally be assembled that
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Vital statistics of Shreveport for tn

Vital statistics of Shreveport for the
week ending August 81, 1907
Marriages-B A. Russell and Jessie
McGellory; w. A. Hunhanallen and A
M. Jones; D. V. Frasier and Maggie
' VAIN; i, J5M. sojoumen and Josephine
Smith
Births-Rufus Williams and wife
boy; Joe Belfrey and wife, girl; Ton
Smith and wife, girl; Floyd Cooper ano
wife, girl; Willen Dorsey and wife
girl; John Sannell and wife, boy; L
Sosa and wife, boy.
Deaths-White Fay Sannell, four
months; T. P Penneywell, 81 years
Mamie E. Culverham, S. years. Col
ored: Charity Oliver, So years; Hobsor
Harrison, Sc years; Mary Dansby.
years. Bessie Scroggins, 27 days; Muir
ply Gibson, years; J. F. Newman, 81
years. Nonresident, white: Irwin Gass
50 years. Nonresident, colored: Lavelle
Beach, years; Armstead Nettles, &c
years; Augusten Tyler, I year; L. b
Dupree, IS years; Peter Williams, 6c
years; Louis James, Is years; Ranse
Terrell, 48 years.
Of above died at Charity Hospital
and at Shreveport Sanitarium.
J. ASHTON BLANCHARD,
Health Officer.
/ II PIRKIE M D Sec
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
STREET CAR FETE
Friday September 6. 8 700 to 9: 30 pm.
Benefit of Public Fairgrounds.

L
On Friday, September 6. from to
o:3o p M, the Traction Company makes
its annual gift of all fares collected to
be used for. public Fairgrounds
Let every citizen lay aside few dimes
for this occasion, and come and take a
cool ride with the ladies' A good Jolly
time is promised every one.
| 1t is the intention of this committee of
the Civic League to make an attempt to
develop Fairgrounds in every part of the
city. Within the next month complete
apparatus will be established on grounds
III another neighborhood Each car will
be chaperoned by several ladies, and the
conductors will be beautiful young ladies'
of our city. The following is list of
committees and conductors:
Arrangement committee. Fairgrounds
committee of Civil League: Mrs. l.. c.
Allen Mrs. S. A. Guy, Mrs H. F. Ar
mold, president Civic League: Mrs. J. B.
Foster press committee Mrs. John
Shuttlewortf
Parkview 5I-NImes S. B. Hicks. J.
P. Scott, and Mary Fields conductors.
Misses Annette Dreyfuss. 1illey Loeb
Mary Pierce, Nellie Steere.
Parkview -Chaperones, Mines Col
lier Minge, Tom Chase. Will Foster
conductors. Misses G. Flournoy, E
Spearing. Maggie Belle and Nita Whit
ed.
Union Depot 22-Chaperones, Mrs. G.
w. Robinson, Mrs Youree Alexander,
Nathan Meyer and ]. T. Butler; con-
ductors. Misses Sara Pierce. NJ Martin,
M. Murph and Pert Jackson
Parkview 6I-Chaperones, Mines. J.
B. Ards. Walter Marburg. c. Nesbit;
conductors. Misses Neva Kerley, Ethel
Land, Ursi Bolinger. Isa Bollinger.
Parkview 6o-Chaperones. Mines H.
Prescott, Robert Ward. Harry Baker;
conductors, Misses Isabelle Curtis, Har-
dis Hargrove, Grace Steere.
Parkview. 4o-Chaperones, Mines. J.
F. Fisher. Dan Herndon and Buckeew:
conductors, Misses Josie Keith, Susie
Keith, B, Sheperd and Nellie Barrie,
Parkview 2o-Chaperones. Mines H.
Enders, T. H. Trurrnond, L. E. Thomas:
conductors, Misses Mary Lee Thur
mond. Geo Y. Stringfellow. Artela ia
cobs and Pearl Dillon
Union Depot 26-Chaperones, Mines.
A. Currie, Robert Stringfellow and An
ME kerley; conductors, Misses Jim Mar
tin, Beulah Meyer, Lizzie Deas, and
Kate Montrose.
Union Depot 3I-Chaperones, Mines.
Adair Bailey Will Kerley and J. Y. Sny
der; conductors, Misses Shepherd, Ma
bel Steere, Mabel and Lettie Williams.
Highland Park No ,3o-Chaperones
Mines. Avery, Butler and Rule; conduc-
tors. Misses Jessie Holt. Eva Colbert
Viola Hawkins and Belinda Randall.
Fair Grounds 5o-Chaperones, Mines.
Curtis, Frost Merriwether and c. S.
Steere; conductors, Misses Puella Hol-
bert, Mary Steere, Annie Merriwether,
Emma Weaver
Fair Grounds 2o-Chaperones, Mines.
@. c. Mauthe, John Files. McLendon
conductors, Misses Elsie Jacobs, En-
mine, E. Cheshire, Whited
Fair Grounds 23-Chaperones, Mines.
Will Wallace, Ophelia Atkins, Walter
Crowder: conductors, Misses Ethel
Herndon. Margaret Hargrove, May
Reeves and DeMaret Hawkins
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01

without implying anything dangerous.
use the shorter term storm for con-
verrience. When | expect a dangerous
storm you will have no reason for mis-
understanding my meaning.
| now have a good force of clerks at
work on the weather records and the
calculations of the 1908 crop weather
forecasts. With past experience, re-
newed health and better facilities, hope
for great improvements over all past
efforts.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
EsTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by E. A. Connell at Sand
Beach, La, and estrayed before me, the
undersigned authority, one brown mare
mule, about nine years old, and about IS
hands high. Branded V on left hip and
shoulder The owner will come forward,
prove property and pay costs, or same
will be sold at Sand Beach store on Sat
urday, the 5th day of October, 1907, at
II o'clock noon.
w. B. DANIEL,
Justice of the Peace, Eighth Ward, Cad
do Parish, Louisiana
The Caucasian, Aug. 27, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
DRESS GINGHAMS.

DRESS GINGHAMS.
Pretty line Dress Ginghams, extra
wide, best quality. new patterns,
light and dark shades, regular price
15c yard, to make things lively for
Monday we offer you choice of this
lot, yard ...... .......Io .Ioc
10 yards to customer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
ESTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by Jack Hall, one mile north
of Forbing, La, and estrayed before me,
the undersigned authority, one gray
mare, about IS hands high, shoes on
front feet, two small splits in left ear,
and about IS years old. The owner will
come forward, prove property and pay
costs, or same will be sold at Forbing,
La, on Saturday the 28th day of Sep
tember, 1907, at I2 o'clock noon.
w. B. DANIEL,
Justice of the Peace, Eighth Ward, Cad
do Parish, Louisiana.
The Caucasian, Aug. ~, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
L. H. PIRKLE, M. D., Sec.
RIVER AND WEATHER

River: Arthur City 10, a rise OF o.8;
Fulton 78, fall of OF; Shreveport o.,
a fall of OIL
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Partly cloudy Sunday.
River forecast: A slight change or a
slow fall will occur at Fulton and
Shreveport during the next 48 hours.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01

ST. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. Jos. H. Spearing, rector-Serv-
ices today as follows: Litany and holy
communion at II am; evening prayer
at ? go pm. Sunday school at 9 80 am.
The Rev.s Mr.. Spearing has returned
and regular services will be resumed.
Everybody cordially invited to all serv
ices.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
August 80, 1907.

If you are one of those who are par
ticular about your stationery, send it to
us. Phone 1000, either kind.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No !, x67-In First District Court OF
Louisiana: Succession of Mrs. L.
"A. Perry.
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo !:
Notice iszisseby given that Ernest K.
Bernstein has this day applied to be ap-
pointed as administrator of said success
4 zion, and unless opposition be made
thereto within the time specified by law,
{ Ernest r. Bernstein will be appointed as
prayed for.
Witness the Honorable I. F. Bell,
Judge Of said court, this 18th day OF
August 1907. <,,e
AuS. "a Deputy Clerk.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-22

soid1erS Wept Wnen they learueu OF
tleir commanders death. He was the
only American killed in the fight,
though several of the officers and men
were wounded.
The death of General Lawton caused
profound sorrow throughout the army.
He had been known for nearly forty
years as one of the most fearless fight
ers in the service. Next to General
Custer, who fell in the awful fight on
the Little Big Horn In 1876 Lawton
was esteemed the most daring fighter
on the plains. A grateful country is
proud to honor him. The president of
the United States, who watched Law
ton at Ell Caney and Santiago and
knew his worth from personal observa-
ton, was proud to accept the invita-
ton from the citizens of indianapolis
to take part in the unveiling of the me-
mortal
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-22
3" BORE A CHILD.
A1srsonville Prison just

hitherto unpublished story to light.
The relator of the story, resident
of Americas, Ca, often visited the
prison, where her husband was doing
duty for the Confederate government.
Upon one of her visits Captain Wirz
said that he needed her assistance.
He conducted her to small tent just
outside the prison stockade. Within
was woman-a Federal prisoner with
a day old babe in her arms, while by
her side sat her husband, also a pris-
oner.
The woman, in male attire, had been
brought to the prison pen a few days
before. The captured party, including
her husband, were Ohioans, and when
surprised by the Confederates she
hastily donned suit of her husbands
clothes in order that they might not be
separated
When the real situation had been dis
covered the day previous, through
statements made by her husband, Cap
tain Wirz had the couple hastily re-
moved to the tent outside the prison,
and there the babe was born.
In the visitor the poor woman found
a friend. She quickly returned to
Americus and secured for the mother
and babe necessary clothing and medi-
cine and such food and comforts as
her then limited means allowed. Soon
thereafter the Ohioan, his wife and
babe were sent away from the prison.
New York World.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-22

men into Mexico against Geronimo and
his band of bloodthirsty Apaches. Law
ton visited the chief in his camp and
planned for his surrender. This was
one of the most daring ventures in In
dian war annals. Some of the older
army officers still discuss it with Won
der
At Santiago Lawton, with the rank
Of brigadier general of volunteers, COM
manded the second division Of the Fifth
army corps, doing valuable service in
the several engagements leading to the
capture of the Cuban city. He was
made a major general of volunteers
less than week after the fall of San
tiago for gallantry at Ell Caney.
General Lawton's service in the Phil
ippines was notably brilliant. He be-
gan his work there early In 1890. In
July he was placed in command at
Manila. He Immediately began cam
paign with the object of capturing
General Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader
1t was much like the Indian fighting
with which Lawton was so familiar.
Various small engagements were
fought, the Filipinos frequently hiding
in the jungles and shooting from am
bush. General Lawton captured San
Isidro, the capital of the Filipino gov
ernment at the time, and chased Agui-
naldo from place to place.
About the middle of December the
general led force of something more
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-22
General Weston's Exploit.

General John Il. Weston, who many
years later became commissary gener-
al of subsistence, was a cavalry major
in 1864. He captured. Confederate
transport on the Tallapoosa river in
Alabama. With six followers. each
man having his revolver strapped on
top of his head to keep the powder dry,
he swan into the stream and took the
captain of the transport prisoner
through clever ruse This Geed made
him a medal of honor man.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-22
THE UNKNOWN DEAD.

"HE unknown dead The very words
Thrill US with tender pain.
Il Methinks I hear the twittring birds
And see the verna1 rain,
Like mourners tears. submissive shed
Above this grave love garlanded.
The unknown dead What memories
come
OF waiting mothers, wives,
Eweethearts and sisters left at home
To watch through weary lives
For news of march and battle DER
And gallant boys who come no morei
Cory and ghastly. crushed and torn
By cruel shot and shell,
monstrous wreck of shapes forlorn.
Whose names no man might tell,
They bore you from the bloody plain,
The hidden heroes of the slainl
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-22
than a thousand soldiers against a FIJI

than q thousand soldiers against FIJI
ipino stronghold at the town Of San
Mateo, fifteen miles from Manila. Cen
eral Lawton and his staff made the
trip on horseback In one night over
almost impossible mountains In a
heavy rainstorm. The horses slipped
and slid down the hills aud ravines.
and the men arrived on the river bank
opposite San Mateo drenched and mud
dy, but full Of fighting spirit.
When the engagement began, Gen.
eral Lawton. wearing white helmet
and yellow raincoat, was conspicu-
Gus target. He was, In fact, the most
conspicuous target. in the army, being
six feet three inches tall and big
man at that. He insisted, against the
ndvice of his staff, upon going on the
firing line. He was standing In front
of the firing line, the men being prone
in the grass. when one of his staff Off
GERS observed that the Filipino sharp
shooters were trying to pick the gen.
eral off Bullets struck the ground
near his feet The staff officer remon-
strated with the general for exposing
himself, but Lawton's well known con-
tempt for bullets caused him to regard
the warning lightly. A little later he
cried II am shotr' and clutched at his
breast. He fell into the arms of the
officer and died instantly.
General Lawtons body was borne to
the rear and placed in clump OF
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-22
Where Lincoln Put the whetstone.

A soldier at whose house when a boy
lincoln paused in his tramps in Illinois
and who lent him milestone to sharp
en- his jackknife met him during the
war in Washington. Lincoln spoke of
using the milestone.
"Ya-a-s," drawled out the old soldier.
Whatever did you do with the whet-
stone? l never could find it. We
lowed mebbe you took 1t along with
you 'No no! put it on top of the
gatepost-that high one" "Mebbe you
did. Nobody else could have reached
it, and none of us ever thought to look
there for it, There it was found where
it was placed fifteen years before. The
soldier reported the fact to the presi-
dent