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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20
A TERRIBLE CRIME
Mother and Child Murdered While
Asleep-No Cause Assigned for This
Deed

1t was reported from Homer, La, on
Saturday that Mrs John Bond. young
woman, a widow, and her baby boy had
been murdered at Miller,own. III Clai-
borne parish. while asleep at t'ncir home
No cause is assigned for the deed. 1t
was brutal murder. 1t is believed that
the murderer intended to kill some other
member of the family
Mrs. Bond was very handsome wom-
an the daughter of J. T. Smith, a prom
inent citizen, and was married to John
Bond, a young man. Since his death
Mrs. Bond resided with her father. On
the night of this assassination Mrs. Bond
had retired at $50 o'clock. The details
of the shooting is as follows. Having
heard her boy, who was just five years
of age this week, repeat his prayers,
Mrs Bond retired for the night. The
weather was extremely warm, and a
side window facing the south was kept
open. This window looks out onto a
stretch of ground of considerable area,
with number of shade trees scattered
about
The baby had been crooned to sleep
with lullaby, and Mrs. Bond. occupy
ing the same bed with him, had dropped
off to slumber after letting large palm
led fan drop beside the bed, when the
fiendish assassii0 who had evidently been
on watch outside for some time, raised
the lace curtains of the window with the
muzzle of double barrel shotgun, and
deliberately poured the charges of both
barrels, loaded with huge buckshot, into
the white forms of the mother and baby
at a distance of about ten feet.
More than fifteen of the cruel leads
struck Mrs. Bond fairly i'll the breast
and arms, The child occupied the side
of the bed nearest the window, but the
assassin evidently intended to spare the
baby. Judging from the aim that wa:
taken The gun was so pointed that
OI1lV Il lew SilOt StIuSk tuS SuIu, iii>
greater portion hitting Mrs. Bond. The
young woman was thrown from her bee
to the floor by the fearful impact of ths
shot. With remarkable fortitude ant
courage she grasped the bed linen ant
drew herself up to almost a standing
position.
Mrs. Bands first thought after receiv
ing her frightful wounds was the wei
fare of her child She saw the little
body of her offspring writing there I'm
der the pain of the assassin's hand, ant
the mother, seizing the bloody bed linen
! made frantic effort to grasp the torn
of her baby to her breast for the las
time. Before Mrs. Band could get holt
of the child she dropped back lifeless
The baby lived in agony until am
when it joined its mother in death.
double funeral took place, both bodie
being buried in the same grave.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20
THE POWDER TRUST.

In the preliminaries concerning the
prosecution of the powder trust one
great fact has been overlooked. Moth
ing has been done about removing the
trusts little protection of from four to
six cents pound. Removing the tariff
would put te powder trust to sleep much
quicker han an injunction The Com
moner.
Injunction be blowed! Noting will be
done to disturb this industry, which
must be protected by the Republican tar.
Iiff protection. The powder trust Is al
fright, and is not disturbed by any OF tht
Threats from its friends.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20
AN ORDINANCE.
August 4, 1907.

Be it ordained by the Police jury of
the Parish of Caddo, that right of way
be and is hereby given to the Shreveport
Gas, Electric Light and Power Company
to construct, operate and maintain gas
mains along and across the following
public roads in the Parish of Caddo. to-
wit Fairfield road, Mansfield road, the
Norris Ferry road, Kings highway
Southern avenue road and Texas and
Greenwood road and Tim Moorlng';
Ferry road. Such right of way to com
mence at the limits of the City o'
Shreveport and extend along said roads
for distance not exceeding FIVE miles
Be it further ordained, that the sai'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20
VERY UNCERTAIN
As to When if at Any Time Opportune
Moment viii Arrive for Arbitrators
to Be Named to Settle Strike.

Washington, Aug. Io--President Sam
uel Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor today reported to the executive
council of the federation that he, John
Mitchell of indianapolis and D. ]. Keefe
of Detroit had been entrusted by united
labor with an attempt to bring about IAN
honorable adjustment of the telegraph
ers strike at opportune time.
Mr. Gompers was asked when he
thought that time would arrive and re-
piled that he could not say. that it might
arrive ''in an hour, in a week or a
month, or perhaps not at all y
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20
SUCCESSION lfoTIcE.

No. 1I,467-In First D1s strict court OF
Louisiana: Succession of Mrs. l..
A. Perry.
State Of Louisiana, Pirish of Caddo !:
Notice is hereby given that Ernest n.
Bernstein has this day ;Pplied to be ap-
pointed as administrator OF SAID success
sion, and unless opposition be mace
thereto within the time specified by law,
Ernest r Bernstein vii be appointed as
prayed for.
M;,r.ss the Honorable T. F. Bell,
Judge of said court, th's i2th Gay u
August 1907.
Ar0 "a Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20
AN INQUIRY.

In no sense of being to inqu'sitive or
Of intermeddling. and not anticipating
an answer, we venture to inquire INTO
the cause of the sudden lapse Of silence
political by the organs OF the Sanders
ties? Is this silence suggested by new
policy of Danziger, Godchaux and other
luminaries of the Sandersites
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20
NOTICE.

A meeting of the stockholders OF the
Washburn Lumber Company will be
held at the Office of the company in the
First National Bank building, Shreve
port, La, on Saturday Sept. ID, 1907
at 10 100 am, for the purpose of decid'
ing the question of increasing the capi
tai stock of the company from $25,ooo.o
to SIoo,ooo.oo. BY order of the boare
of directors.
T. E. STEPHENSON,
Iulv ,s. 1907 President
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20
COL. R G. PLEASANT

Iberville South: Colonel Pleasant has
a large number of supporters in lber-
vile. and we doubt not but that Mr.
(,uion will get his share. The colonel IS
a brilliant, scholarly, and handsome
young gentleman, and is at present city
attorney Of Shreveport.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20


fifty thousand dollars ($5o,ooooo) of
the capital stock shall have been sub
scribed and paid for. No stockholder
shall be liable for more than the unpaid
balance on the stock subscribed for by
him, nor shall any mere informally i'll
the organization have the effect of rem
dering the charter null or of exposing a
stockholder to any liability beyond the
amount of his stock.
ARTICLE vi.
The direc1Brs shall be ELECTED by bal
lot at the regular annual meeting called
for that purpose, or any meeting ad-
journed from same. At all stockholders
meetings each share Of stock shall be ell
titled to one vote, stockholder may
vote by proxy. A majority Of the stock
holders shall constitute quorum. A
majority Of the stock present shall elect
directors. Special meetings may be
called at the pleasure of the president
or on demand of three stockholders. The
stockholders of this corporation at a
general meeting called for that purpase
on demand of three stockholders, may
modify, add to, change, alter or amend
or dissolve the corporation with the as
sent of hree-fourths Of the stock repre-
sented at such meeting. This shall moi
apply to increasing or decreasing the
capital stock which is done under special
laws. Ten days written notice of any
meeting shall be mailed to address OF
each shareholder by the secretary. II
dissolution be determined OH. majority
IF the stock present shall elect three
liquidators at the meeting SO determin
| ing. and shall provide for filling any pos
sible vanacies among said liquidators
In testimony of the above articles O
incorporation, in the presence of the at
testing witnesses, and before me, notary
the undersigned incorporators hav'
hereunto set their names
Done and passed at my office II
Shreveport, Louisiana, this first day o
| August A. D. 1907.
Z. K. LAWHON.
N. A, AYERS.
F. S. AYERS.
r. S. AYERS.
J. E. BELL
K. T. LAWHON.
| Attest:
T. F. BELL, JR.
A. c. PITTS.
FRANK J. LOONEY,
| Notary Public
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Ii certify that have examined tn
,bove and foregoing charter, an
I6nding nothing therein contrary to la"
II hereby approve the same, this end da
Of August A. D. 1907.
| J. M. FOSTER.
District Attorney, First Judicial Distri'
of Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded Augu!
:, 1907.
y. ~. WILLIAMS ,,
Deputy Clerk and exOfficio Deputy H
corder
Il State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddc
, I hereby certify that the above and for'
going is a true and correct copy of tt
original act as the same now appears G
ilc and of record in my Office.
Given under my hand and seal of o
fee this end day of August 1907.
| s. O. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and exOficio Deputy K
2 corder.
Il August 4, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20

The Commoner: 1t is not a revival of
States rights to say that a corporation
doing business under the laws of State
shall obey those laws, but it is gradually
dawning upon the managers of railroads
that they really must obey the laws, Just
like common folks.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20
MEMS FURNISHING GOODS.

MEMS FURNISHING GOODS.
One lot Mems Silk and Fancy Bosom
Shirts, worth up to 75c, sale price
to close out It's lot, each 25c
50 dozen Mems Negligee Shirt just
received, all snappy black and white
and chambray patterns, light weight
the very thing to wear now, sale
price this week ...........s s8c
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20

BLEACHED TABLE DAMASk.
oo-inch Bleached Table Damask, good
quality, worth 4oc, sale price for
Monday, yard .................2 .28c
72-inch All Linen Table Damask,
worth 75c, sale price for Mon
day, yard Observation-Disclosures. .40c
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20
MOHAIR.

NEW GINGHAMS AND PERCALES
Fall styles. pretty patterns, prices for
this week, Ioc and IL I-2c
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-20
BEN HOLzMAN'S
Specials for this Week

BLACK TAFFETA SILK.
.36-inch Black Taffeta Silk. perfect,
beautiful lustre, good rustic, worth
ST.. 50 yard, sale price for Mon
day, yard ................. .$I.I0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
"LUNGERS" ARE BARRED
Texas guarantees Against Sufferers
From Consumption.

Chicago, June pa dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Austin, Texas,
says:
All persons suffering from tuber-
culosis in an advanced state are to be
debarred from entering Texas.
DR.. w. H. Brumby, state health Off
Ger, said last night that within a few
DAYS he would issue proclamation
establishing a rigid quarantine against
all persons afflicted with the disease in
an acute degree. In doing this he
places tuberculosis in the same cate
CORY with yellow fever and smallpox.
Dr. Brumby has just returned from
a trip of investigation to points in
southwest Texas, where he says he
found, many health seekers who had
lust enterede the state suffering from
tuberculosis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
COLLIDE ON A CURVE.
Passenger Train Runs. Into a Freight
killing Five Persons.

Rochester, N. Y. June 24.-Flve
persons were killed and a score or
more less seriously injured late last
night on the Auburn branch of the
New York Central railway, one mile
east of Pittsford, when a passenger
train crashed into a freight train. The
collision took place on a sharp curve
at a point known as Mitchells farm.
The smoking car was telescoped and
three of the fifteen passengers were in
stantly killed. The other dead victims
were a son of Engineer Lyons of the
freight train, who was in the cab with
his father and who died this morning,
and brakeman. Engineer Lyons,
who was brought to Rochester with
the dead and injured on a special train,
is not expected to live. There are IL
injured in Rochester hospitals, all of
whom, with the exception of Lyons,
are expected to recover.
The passenger train had been on
only a short time. running on Satur-
days and Sundays. 1t is said the con-
ductor of the freight train forgot that
The Dead:
EMMETT LYONS, IA years old, son
of James Lyons, engineer of freight
train.
MILES S. CUTTING, station agent
at Railroad Mills.
B. F. VROOHM, freight brakeman.
J. MACARTHUR. bridge foreman.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN.
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| returned for the purpose of getting
| married. He will remain in America
for an extended vacation, and later
VIII return to his duties as missionary.
MI. Iodo is well remembered by the
people on College hill.
A little black and tan Terrier had a
meeting with an auto cycle at the cor
ner OF Sixth avenue and Lincoln street
last night which furnished considera BILE
excitement. The cyci1st was coming up
Slxth at the rate of about 80 miles an
hour and the terrier decided to meet
him. The machine ran over the dog.
the man lost his balance and cycle,
cog ana man were mixed in an indis-
tinguishabie mass. Only the auto cycle
suffered from the collision.
DR.. 5. S. Estey of the First Presby-
terrain church, VINO has been suffering
from ptomaine poisoning since last
Thursday evening, is again able to be
out. His pulpit was occupied yester-
day morning by Rev. Ralph ward
pastor Of the Westminster Presby-
terrain church. In the evening Mrs
MenniEger gave a review of the quar-
ter's Sunday school lesson, supple
views.
A surprise was in store for the peo-
pie attending the evening service at
the Westminster Presbyterian church
last night. At the close of the service
two people who had been sitting at
III eAAS SAAuTCH arose ana
came down the aisle toward the pull
pit. They were Mr.. Frank Chaliand
and Mrs Allie G. Moore AS the
couple reached the pulpit, the audi
ence which was expecting nothing
more than a musical duet was aston
1shed to hear Rev. Mr.. Ward ask
them to clasp hands. Before any one
could realize what had happened the
ceremony had been performed and
the benediction pronounced Mr..
Ward said this morning that it was
arranged on Friday evening last that
the ceremony should be performed in
this manner on Sunday evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
HISTORY is WRONG.
Mistake Discovered in List of Signers
of the Declaration.

New York. June 24.-Dr Charles
Godfrey of the adjutant generals Of
nee, National guard of New Jersey at
Trenton, has discovered, it is stated,
that the records of the state and of the
nation, besides historians have mis-
taken the name of a signer of the
Declaration of independence, whose
pen marks are legible on the famous
document and whose portrait hangs in
the state house at Trenton. The gov
eminent and state records and his
torfans have it that the signer in Ques-
ton was John Dehart of New Jersey.
where as the signer was actually John
Hart
John Dehart resigned from the Con-
tfnental congress as a member from
New Jersey, June L. 1875, whereas
John Hart was elected to the Cont
mental congress from New Jersey, June
%, 1875. Hart signed the Declaration
with others July 4. 1875. Chauncey
Ford, chief of the division of manu-
scripts at Washington, has written to
DR.. Godfrew declaring tn federal rec
ords wrong on this point and thanking
DR.. Godfrey for having given Harris
memory the honor rightly due it as a
signer of the Declaration of indie
Dendeuce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
new USE FOR OLD CARS
They Are Being Worked Into a Sum-
mer Hotel for Girls.

New York, June 24.-Discarded street
cars given by the New York City Rail-
way company are being used to con-
struct a summer hotel for working
girls within ten miles of New York
city. About 20 Of these have been trans
ported to the chosen spot and volunteer
workmen from the ranks of East Side
settlement workers are putting them in
shape for occupancy.
Undertaken by two or three young
women who have for years been identi-
fed with settlement work, the new plan
is we'll under way and within two
weeks it is expected there will be a
fair sized colony of car jewellers. Only
20 will be used this season. They will
be divided into suites of two cars each
to an apartment, one for sleeping and
one for use as a sitting room. There
will be one devoted to kitchen uses for
the entire colony. 1t is expected that
the undertaking will be become self
sustaining. Girls will pay whatever
they can afford, 81. or So a week. and
each girl will be permitted to occupy
one of the little suites for two weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
GIBSON is HOME.
He Will Return to Paris to Spend
Another Year.

New York, June A.-Charles Dana
Gibson. the artist, and his family are
back home from Paris where they have
been since December, 1905. They will
spend the summer in this country chief
ly at Mr.. Gibson's place at Dark Har-
Dor, Maine. Mr.. Gibson has been study
ing in oils in Paris.
Speaking of his work, he said that
he had been ''just working away and
destroying things He is not studying
under any particular master, but has
his own house in Paris and paints
there instead of one of the regular
ateliers. He expects to spend at least
another year there, POSSIBLY more. He
said that his lines of work had been
much the same as when he left this
country only they had been in a diff
ferent medium. He had been painting
faces and figures and striving for
technique. He has not given up black
and white, however, he explained, and
probably would not for some time.
Other than a determination to return
to Paris for another year, his plans
were uniformed. The foreign artists in
Paris have treated him with much
kindness, he said, and he had learned
much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
STOLE TWO RIDDLES.
Burglars Also Carried OFF $50 Pounds
of Silver Plate.

New York, June 24-Tuxedo park is
much agitated over a daring robbery
which has occurred within it's exclusive
confines. Burglars entered the resi-
dence of w. B. Dinsmore, Jr., early
Sunday morning and stole silver plate
valued at $4,000 and two violins valued
at $1,000. The silver taken weighed
about $50 pounds.
Investigation shows that the thieves
carried their loot through the woods to
the lake and ferried it across in one
of Mr.. Dinsmore's boats. From there
it is supposed the burglars took a
wagon and went to Middletown.
Mr.. Dinsmore entertained a large
party of guests at dinner Saturday
night and as it was late when the fes-
tivities concluded, the family plate was
not restored to the strong box imme-
diately. In some way the thieves be-
came possessed of this information and
their raid followed. Many of the resi-
dents spent Sunday chasing around the
country in their automobiles on a
burglar hunt, but their efforts were
fruitleSS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
GAS BAG EXPLODES.
A Stray Balloon Causes the Death of
Five Persons.

Budapest. June 24.-While endeav-
oring with the assistance of several
farm hands to remove a balloon from
the roof of his home in the vicinity
of Debruczin, where it had fallen dur
ing the night. the owner of the house
and four other persons were killed and
half dozen injured by the explosion
of the gas in the bag. There was no
basket attached to the bag and a
search was instituted to find it Final
ly it was found some fifteen miles
away and in it were three persons, all
dead. Evidently the basket had be-
come detached from the envelope and
fallen considerable distance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
FEARFUL STORM.
Crops Destroyed and Houses Blown
Away in Barton Ciunty.

ST. John, Kan, June 24.-The crops
over an era of eight square miles were
almost destroyed and 10 or II farm
houses were damaged by a heavy wind
storm near here Saturday night A
farmer named Burnett and two chill
dren We're injured. Large trees were
torn up by the roots and broken off
Some live stock was killed and two
school houses were damaged. The
storm started at about 6:2O O'Clock
about six miles north of here. Lewis
Kan, reports a windstorm yesterday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
To Build the Biggest Ship.

Kiel. June 24.-The Hamburg
American line, through it's managing
director, Herr Balm. last week gave
an order to the Harlan-Wolff firm of
Belfast for a $4,000 ton steamer. The
ship will be the largest vessel af1oat.
surprising even the big Cunard liners,
Lusitania and Mauritania.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
Chrysanthemum for Fallieres.

Paris. June 24.-President Fallieres
was notified by telegraph that the en-
peror of Japan has conferred on him
the order of the Chrysanth emum in
celebration of the signing of the
Franco-Japanese agreement regard
ing the far east. Another japanese or
der has been conferred on Foreign
Minister Pinchot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24

owned large farm in Salt creek val
ley He was trustee of Kickapoo town
snip and was superintendent of the
county poor farm many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
LODGE STORM.
Destroyed Ralph Faxon's Home and
Senator Longs Barn.

Hutchinson. Kan. June pa tor
nado at Medicine Lodge. two counties
south of here, early today destroyed
the barn of United States Senator c. L.
Long, the home of Ralph Faxon. the
senator's secretary, and the Gypsum
mill. As far as known no one was
hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
tornado Strikes a Park,

Kalamazoo. Mich. June pa tor
nado struck Recreation park here
early today and wrecked a row of
horse stalls. killing three valuable race
horses William Wiedmayer, aged SO,
was killed by coming in contact with
a live wire.s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
Death Of NichoIas Zimmerman.

Leavenworth, Kan, June 24.-Nicho-
las Zimmerman, 76 years old, a Leaven-
worth county pioneer, died of pneu-
monia Sunday afternoon. He was a
native of Germany. Mr.. Zimmerman