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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
DALLAS HAS LEAD.
Predicted She viii Secure the Next
Convention Of EIks.

Predicted She viii Secure the Next
Convention Of EIks.
Philadelphia. July 16 The opening
day of the Elks' convention week was
greeted with clear, warm weather.
not too warm. however, to make the day
unpleasant The first delegation came
from Mobile. Big hosts arrived every
hour and was still coming when the u
O'Clock toast was sung Monday night
on the city hall plaza. Grand Secre
tary Robinson said the registration of
delegates to the grand lodge meeting
Is the largest in the history of the or.
de. The city Is decorated as It has
never been before. The convention Of
the grand lodge was formally opened
at Grand Opera House Monday night
with prayer. songs and speeches. The
first official entertainment of member
Of the grand lodge took place at noon
Monday at the park on the New Jersey
side OF the Delaware river Members
and ladies' were conveyed there in spe.
ctally chartered steamers. which before
landing made a tour Of the river pass.
Ing the League Island navy yard and
big ship building plants. The festivi.
ties at the park began with clambake
and sea fowl dinner
John X. Tcner Of Charleroi, Pa.
grand treasurer. candidate for grand
exalted ruler. seems to lead for that
high honor and his election is freely
predicted.
Dallas. Tex. appears to have the
field to herself as the place for the
next convention.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
MURDERERS OF WALTER La
MANA NOW ON TRIAL.
HON. JOHN Q. FLYNN
OF New Orleans and Louis L. Rivarde
Of Jefferson Defend the Prisoners.
District Attorney Marrero and c. H.
Gutenberg Represent the State

The trial of the murderers of Walter
Lamana is i'll progress at Hahnvllle
which is above New Orleans. A jur,
has been empanelled. The parties held
for this crime are Ignazio Campisciano
a truck farmer who led the searchers tc
the place where the decomposing body
of the child was found His wife, Maria
Campisciano, who sheltered the boy be-
fore he was killed and protected his
murderers.
Frand Gendusa, grocer at Melon
oughvilie, who tried to compromise the
ransom for $4,000 with the friends of the
boys father and who directed the
searchers to the trial of the culprits,
after rope had been put around his
neck.
Tony Costa. a gambler, who lured the
boy from his home and turned him over
to Stefano Monfre.
Others connected with the crime will
be tried later. Among the number is
Leonardo Gebbia, who is said to have
expressed himself as willing to turn
States evidence and lay the whole plot
bare.
The prisoners were removed from the
parish prison in New Orleans without
incident, and travelled in wagon to
Gretna and thence by railway to their
destination At Hahnville they were
put in the pen and guarded by officers
until jailed
Peter Lamana, father of the murdered
boy, rode on the train with the prison.
ers. Hahnville, which has accommoda
tons for about one hundred people. is
crowded
The St. Charles Guards with full
array of deputy sheriffs have charge of
the town. Everything is quiet and no
trouble is expected.
The conviction of the prisoners is an
ticipated on the testimony which will
be presented against them.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
TEST CASE.
Orange Sa.oon Man Applies &c q WrH
Of Habeas Corpus.

Dallas. July 1G.-H. y. Rogers, O. 50
loon man of Orange. made application
to Judge Brooks Of the court of Grim
inal appeals for a writ of habeas cor
pus on the ground that he was oper.
atng his saloon under a license grant
ed him by the state in October. 1906
which sets forth that 1t is good until
October. 1907. JUDGE Brooks granted
the writ and took the question o. Che
legality of Rogers arrest under al
visement
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
ADVERSE TO STATE.
Judge Bryant Will Not Remove
Receiver Dorchester.

Sherman, July 16.-Judge Bryant
has telegraphed Attorney General Da.
wilson as follows:
Present application for Chester b.
Dorchester to return property to the
Waters Pierce Oil company will he
denied, without prejudice, however,
to any future application to d oliver it
to the receiver of state cour should
one hereafter be authorized to take
possession. Will also make clearer
that my order appointing receiver was
not intended to authorize him to sell
any property except stock in trade
while conducting the business. Writ
ten opinion will follow"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
LOCAL RECEIPTS.
This Week
sHERlFFS SALE.


No. li,374--In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Sibernagel Company VS.. L.
Norinent & Co.
BY virtue of writ of feri facias, to
me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of the Parish of
Caddo, Louisiana, | will offer for sale,
at public auction, for cash, according to
law, at the principal front door of the
premises recently occupied by the de-
PENDANTS. L. Norment & Co., at the cor
ner ef Sprague and Cane streets, in the
City Of Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
louisiana, on
SATURDAY, JULY 81, 1907,
One lot of merchandise stock, furni-
ture and fixtures, in the premises cor
ner Sprague and Cane streets, one
brown-eyed mare, one set harness. one
delivery wagon
Said property seized as belonging to
the defendants and to be sold to satisfy
the debts specified in said writ, in the
sum of two hundred ($2oo.43) dollars
forty-three cents. with legal interest
from july ~. together with all costs
Of suit.
]. P. FLOURNOY, Sheriff
Caucasian, July l6. 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
A. Il Looked to Him.

One Of the ladies In fancy dress was
though fair enough. trifle fat, and
we will not say that she did not look
well out Of the thirues. And there
spake to her reporter:
May l ask what character you rep
resent"
Helen Of Troy" she answered.
What did you think 1t wasT'
"Well," he murmured, ungallantly
enough. as weights and measures con
fused his brain and he gazed on her
ample proportions. II thought you
might be Helen Of Avoirdupois."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
USED DYNAMITE.
This Was Done to Prevent Spread Of
the Flames.

Mart. Tex. July 1G.-Fire broke out
In a tenant house of J. II. Tull. destroy
ing three houses of Mr.. Tull's, with a
property loss of $4,000. and an insur.
ance of $4,000. The fire spread and
caught Mrs. Herrck's two houses. de
stroying them also. with property
loss of $4,000, with insurance of 81. 900.
In order to prevent the fire from
spreading and causing further dam.
age. J. N. Stevens house was dyna
mited. causing loss of his property
The origin of the fire is unknown. All
the houses were occupied by tenants
causing considerable loss to them
Some carried insurance
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Hearing Dates Set.

Houston, July 16.-Chief Justice
Davidson of the court Of criminal ap-
peals has set the habeas corpus hear
ing of w. c. Woods of Orange for
Wednesday morning at this city This
case involves the constitutionality of
the law passed by the last legislature
ta.,ng dealers in Misunderstanding malt
liquors an amount equivalent to $4,000
per annum. Woods is a dealer in
drink called "Hiawatha," and he con.
tends that the law is null and void
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Japs Hide In Brush.

Laredo. Tex. July 16.-The immi
grafton inspectors arrested five Japan
ese near Green station. who were
making their way into the state
through the brush This makes fifteen
In all that have recently been arrested
and brought to immigration headquar.
tiers. All of them will be sent In
charge of an officer to San Francisco
for deportation to Japan.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
SEVENTEEN HURT.
Explos sion Occurs on Battleship Ceor.
Qia While at Target Practice.

Washington, July 16.-WOrd has
been received at the navy department
of an explosion on the battIeship
Georgia Monday morning by which
seventeen persons were injured. eight
seriously among them being Lieu.
tenant Goodrich and Midshipmen
Cruise and GOldwaite. Cruise was seri.
ously injured. The accident occurred
while the vessel was at target practice
In Cape Cod bay, Massachusetts,.
An eight-inch charge ;gnited in the
after superimposed turret. A board of
investigation has been ordered
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
REAL COURAGE
Will Hon. Geo. K. Favrot Resign His
Seat in Congress.

The article following is an editorial
clipped from the True Democrat of July
10: From several reputable, but not att
thoritative, sources lately, we have
heard that Congressman George K. Fav-
rot has said that he ''had originally in
tended to resign his seat in Congress,
but now he would not do so, because
everyone would say that The True Dem
ocrat had made him do it,"
This is hard to believe. 1t is scarcely
credible that any man, upon whom such
gifts of high position have been lavished
by the people, would be so lacking in
moral courage to do what is right, re-
gardless of how and whence the sug-
gestion comes. 1t is not possible that
man whom, for one brief space, the
entire district admired and many idol
lied, is such weak and pitiable crea-
ture that he can not endure the burden
of criticism, or accept obvious advice
to do what is right. We do not believe
it. We do not want to believe it. We
should rather believe him hard-headed
than morally weak, for the latter reflects
on the judgment of the people that
elected him, makes him impossible for
any good whatsoever as a congressman
should he persist in his intention of TAX
ing his seat.
Far better would it appear for him as
a man and gentleman, il, in the cir
he should say: eyes, l did
this thing. thought it best for my
honor as a man and husband. And l
do not want the details unveiled before
the courts. But realize that these
unfit me for the position
/ hold. as casting shame upon my dis
trict and State. will resign Because
| drink the dark cup, Louisiana shall
not share it with me.
Such a decision would raise him to a
higher rank morally before the world
than to hide in corner and hold on
grimly to a position he can now never
rightly fill. Men would exclaim in ad-
Of his moral grandeur. They
would feel that he had by such abnega-
ton half atoned for his crime, had
shown that he could throw aside selfish
by refusing to drag
down the fair name Of his State in his
own misfortune and dishonor. Then
the most merciless Of his critics would
There is good in this
man. Through, the hell of temptation,
wrong and sorrow he has wrought re-
iemption at least for the position he
holds. He is the captain of his soul.
Now that he retires to unofficial life, it
would be the act of demon to intrude
ipon his privacy or further dilate upon
MS grievous sin.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
POOR MOIRNER.

The Plaquemine Protector says: "Mr
Sanders has evidently heard the col
ored folks sing that fetching hymn
Poor Mourner' and is paraphrasing his
campaign song from it thus:
Once | was poor and little boy,
Mourning for the promised land,
Now I'm ustling for greater joy
Shouting in the Statehouse band
Oh, you shall be free!
You shall be free!
When I the Governor be.
But, seriously speaking, is it not ST.
perlatively silly for his orators, such as
Mr.. Ben Waldo. to preach about Mr..
Sanders, the magnificent lawyer and
orator, and then for that latter gentle
man to go round pleading to country
audiences that he was so poor and hal
to support SO much family in his youth
that he could not and did not get 4 good
education?
"All this puts us in mind of the clown
in the circus or the trick skater who al
ways opens his performance by first
tumbling around in the most awkward
fashion.
How this educated corporation attor-
ney who has represented railroads and
trusts with nearly billion dollars of
capital for the past six years must have
laughed to himself after his speech at
Baton Rouge in which he solemnly de-
clared that Mr.. Theodore S. Wilkinson
probably had thousand dollars to his
one.
This plea of pity the poor man is
hardly worthy of the dignity of the Of
fee to which Mr.. Sanders aspires to, and
he had better open the windows when
he opens another campaign egg Of that
kind"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Merchant Assassinated.

Americas. Ga, July 1G.-Thomas
Dixon. a prominent young merchant OF
La Crosse. six miles from here. was
shot and instantly killed by unknown
parties. He was in the vicinity of n
negro picnic and 1t Is believed some
negro reveller killed him. He was a
relative OF Commissioner of Agricul.
ture Hudson
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Hits Witness, Breaks Hand.

Fort Worth. July 16.-After Jim
Irwin had been convicted and fined
500 in county court while passing the
witnesses behind the railing he struck
J. L. Suggs. who testified against him.
a terrific blow on the head. His hand
was broken. Irwin was Immediately
arrested on charge Of aggravated as
sault.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16

Galveston. July 16-Hon. Frank NJ.
Spencer, formerly Judge Of the Tenth
district court, died here He had been
III for several years He leaves a good
record in civil war and at the bar. He
ranked among Galveston's leading cit
liens.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
DREADFUL DEED.
Mother Gives Child Strychnire, Takes
Some Also and Both Die.

Hawkinsville. Ga. July 1G.-Mrs
Mack Mckinney, after some words of
defiance with her husband, who lives
near here. swallowed a dose of strych
nine after giving some to her two-year
old daughter She then told her hus
band of 1t. who treated 1t as a joke
Soon. however, mother and child died
In great agony. She was twenty-five
years of age
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
BIDS INVITED.

Bids are hereby invited for building a
bent bridge about 50 feet on road from
keithville to Keachie on Cypress bayou
near Christian turnpike. according to
parish specifications. Bids to be opened
at next meeting of the Police Jury.
Right to reject any and all bids re-
served.
R. FURMAN, President.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
INSURANCE.

When you want money, fire insurance,
bonds, life insurance, real estate, acct
dent insurance or building and loan
stock, see w. c. Agurs, in the Cooper
building
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Fatal Gun PIayino.

Mangum, Okla, July 16.-Woody
Corcoran. the ,eight-year-old son OF w.
E. Corcoran. Greer county farmer, ac-
cidentally shot and killed his five-year-
old brother while playing with load.
ed sh0fpun
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
FATAL FIST Blow
r. F. Hamilton Meets His Death In
Collin County

Mckinney, Tex. July 16-Wfl S
Grant. aged twenty-six years. has been
placed in Jail here, charged with kill
Ing X. F. Hamilton near Parvin. The
men worked on the place CT II. M. Par
win. at Parvin. Denton county. but the
tragedy occurred about one and one
half miles west of that place. just
across the Colin county line HamiI
ton was fifty years old. His death IS
alleged to be due to a fist blow.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Aged Negro Slain.

Waco. July 16.-Moses Dawson, one
OF the pioneer negro settlers of Nc
Lehman county, was shot and instant.
ly killed at Ills home A negro woman
surrendered. The tragedy occurred
five miles north Of Waco.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16

The stock is the best that money can
buy; workmanship the best the labor
market affords-that's why our printing
is sought after by those who want some
thing good in the stationery line Tele-
phone 1000 and we'll send man.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Monster Radjsh.

Hillsboro, Tex. July lev. c.
Nichols of cross timbers section has
raised radish weighing nine and a
half pounds. twenty inches in circum
ference and thirteen inches long
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS

WARD SEVEN COUNCILMAN.
The Caucasian has been authorized to
announce THAT c. L. CAMPBELL, pres
ident and manager of the Shreveport
Blow Pipetand Sheet Iron Works, is a
candidate or councilman to fill the va
canacy in ne Seventh Ward, at the cleo
ton to 5e held on July 30, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
DIR, r. G. ALLEN.

The Caucasian has been requested to
announce that Dr. E. c. Allen has re-
sumed the practice OF his profession.
Office in the Cooper building
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Badly Slashed.

Te1arkana. July 16.-George Wilson
had an ear split and knife wounds in
face and side. Andrew Robinson, an.
other negro. gave $500 bond.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
FOR COUNCILMAN-AT-LA

The Caucasian has been authorized
to announce that ]. c. FOSTER is a
candidate for Councilman-at-L Large at
the election to be held on Tuesday, July
80, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
WELLMAN HEADQUARTERS

For paints, wall paper and glass; for
painting, perhanging and signs. All
orders given prompt attention.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Paris, Tex. Has Shock.

Paris. Tex, July 16.-There was an
earthquake shock here Sunday night
at midnight Dishes ratified and build
ings shook.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16

Round Rock. Tex, July 1G.-Fred
Highland, assistant postmaster ended
his earthly existence with a pistol.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Lona Trolley Line.

Atlanta. July 16.-This city and
Augusta. 100 miles apart. are to be
connected by q trolley line
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Seriously Stabbed.

Texarkana, July 16-Philip Heuring
was badly stabbed. Joe Gozzola was
arrested.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Dies Telephonlna.

Fort Worth. July 16.-While w. r.
Miller was telephoning he dropped
deaA.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
COTTON MARKET.

Office of The Caucasian.
Shreveport, La, July I6, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
SHREVEPORT MARKET.
SHREVEPORT RECEIPTS.

SHREVEPORT RECEIPTS.
Stock on hand Sept. 1867
Received this day -. 81
Received previously ..Io7,78I Io7,78I
Total stock to date -. -. ...1o7,2 7o
Shipments to date -. -. ..Io6, los
Net stock on hand =. -. -. 3,286
Same day last year -. :. $50. 1866
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-16
Close Vote In Callahan.

Baird, Tex, July 16.-This county
went dry by thirty-five majority.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-18
Arizona 8 New Mexico K. R. Co.
SCHEDULE.

nearest Agent or to NORMAN CARMICHAEL, Asst. Gen1 Supt.
 A. T. THOMSON, .,- Treasurer. CLIFTON. A. T.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-18
EYTINGE DENIES HE
 MURDERED JNO. LEICHT

Eytinge has a ready answer for every suggestion that might work out his guilt. He appears to belive that everyone considers him innocent oi the crime.
 Deputy Sheriff Powers, who accom- panied Eytinge to the city from San Rafael comes to look after the re wards, aggregating 5000, which have been offered for Eytinge's capture.
 The Hurst detective agency in Los Angeles first got trace of Eytinge and learned he was in San Francisco They sent Detective H. B. Keys, who called in Powers and they searched the stores of San Francisco, finding their man.
 Powers took Eytinge to San Rafael and lodged him in jail. Sheriff Fay Tor wired the information to Sherifi Hayden.
 Eytinge denies ever having made any confession to Sheriff Taylor while in jail, other than that he was the man wanted.
 The grand jury will be in session soon and act on Eytinge's case. He will not employ his attorney, so he says, until later. It is probable that he will be given trial at this term oI court.
 On the verge of insanity when he awoke after a night of fitful and troubled sleep, Louis V. Eytinge, sus pected murderer of John Leicht would have been a raying maniac ir the Marin county jail at San Rafael Cal, but for doses of chloral that were given him by Sheriff Taylor.
 Eytinge's condition was such that Sheriff Taylor had to call a physi cion, who, after examination pre- scribed chloral in small doses for the patient. After his third dose, Ey, tinge's condition improved
 For several years Eytinge has been confirmed chloral fiend In the ad unable to sleep. and before going to bed each night is in the habit of talk ing a liberal dose of the drug to pro duce slumber.
 The chloral Eytinge had to have ir his cell at San Rafael to ease his pain is the same drug he is believed to have used in the murder of Leicht in the form of what is known as knockout, drops,' following it witt chloroform.
 Eytinge is believed to have satur dted a handkerchief with chloroforn and placed 1t over the face of Leich' l when the latter was insensible iron chloral and gotten out of the buggy in which they left the city to lit down.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-18
SHOW 4 RAILROAD DEAL
 IS ON
Phoenix 6 Eastern Transfers Property Near County Line to the GiIa Valley, Globe and Northern.
Especial to Review.D

TOMBSTONE, April 17.-Judging from deeds that have been recorded in the county recorders office during the past few days, there must be something in the report that was re- gently sent out from Phoenix to the effect that the Phoenix and Eastern railroad had been sold to the South ern Pacific or rather the Gila Valley and Globe branch. For number of years the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific have been fighting over the right of way across the lower San Pedro in the vicinity of. Kelvin. The records in the county recorders of flee show that the Santa Fe Pacific has transferred to the Gila Valley and Globe Northern railroad 20 acres of land in section i, T. 13, R. 2S, which places the land on the lower San Pedro near the county line. Besides this, c. D. Reppy, who is land agent for the Phoenix and Eastern, has also transferred 20 acres to the same com pany in the same section and town ship. Besides these deeds there is re- corded a power of attorney from the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad company to c. D. Reppy granting the power to sell or convey forty acres of land belong ing to the company, and another to transfer 160 acres.
 From the fact of the filing of these deeds, etc, there seems to be but lit tle doubt but what the two railroad companies have made some sort of an agreement and that the Southern Pa cific is to continue the building of it's road and take over that of the Santa Fe Pacific that has already been built.
 A short session of the district court was held by Judge Doan this morning to accommodate parties that came to Tombstone, understanding that court was in session. Two cases were dis posed of. both of them being divorce cases. The first case tried was that of Lillie May Pownell ys. James A. Pownell, who was granted d decree of divorce on the grounds that James had deserted her and failed to provide for her for several years. He was in the service of the United States gov ernment in the Philippines for a num- Der of years.
 The next case was that of Alice Rob erts vs. William H. Roberts, which de- yeloped the same grounds of non-sup- port and the decree was ordered by Judge Doan
 Tomorrow a short session will be held with Attorney Ben Goodrich act ing as special judge. The case that will be heard being that of Banks vs. Moore for debt and violation of a con tract arising out of the leasing of the Banks Hotel at Benson by the plaintiff to the defendant. who failed to com ply with the terms of the lease and did not pay the rent thereof.
 BLISS TICKETS.
 The following marriage licenses have been issued out of the probate court during the past few days:
 Frank L. Hand to wed Ruth Lane. both of Tombstone.
 David D. Holden to wed Nellie Fitz-