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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
ELECTION DAY LAW
ACT CLOSING SALOONS ON THAT
DAY WORTHLESS.
SAYS DISTRICT ATTORNEY WAX
Measure Fashioned in Haste. Judge
Brunot Says That Conclusion
Reached By Official Seems to
Have Substantial Basis.

Baton Rouge.-The Act Of the legls-
lature requiring the saloons to be
closed on general election day is worth
less, and no indictments Of the sa-
loon men of Baton Rouge will be
brought in under it. as asked for by
the ladies of the Home Protective
League of Baton Rouge. This IS the
opinion by District Attorney Wax,
which opinion he gave the grand jury
at its sitting a few days ago. On April
q, general election day, not saloon
IN Baton Rouge was closed, and publ
cation was made of the fact. The La
dies Home Protective League took
up the matter and addressed COM
munications to Judge Brunot, Dis
trict Attorney Wax and the foreman
of the grand jury. calling their at
tention to this violation. District At
torney Wax went carefully into the
law. and he says that Act l52 Of
1898. requiring the saloons to be clos
ed on general election day, is in
effective because the provision re-
quiring the enforcement says: "The
Commissioners of Election are here
by authorized to enforce this provis-
ion." This does not require the COM
missioners to enforce the provisions
does not say that they shall-but
says that they are authorized"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Mans Legs Broken Twice.

Jonesboro, Ark.-Both of his legs
broken twice within six weeks rs the
record established by John Lewis. His
first injury was received at the plant
of the Barton Lumber Co., and he
had been in. the hospital since. Re-
Gently he has been rolling himself
about the hospital halls in a wheel
chair While thus exercising, he roll
ed against door with such force that
he was thrown out of the chair and
both of his legs were broken in
new place. His condition is serious.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
To Vote on Bond Issue.

An important meeting of the School
Board Of Madison Parish was held at
the court house one day last week. The
most important matter considered was
that relating to new school buildings
for the parish, and it was acted upon
fsvorably by the board, resolution
being adopted requesting the police
jury to call a special election to au-
thorize the svying of a l mill tax to
float a bond issue Of $4,000 to be
used in building new schools and put
ting in repair the school buildings of
the parish, $4,000 of the amount to
be used in the erection Of a High
School building in Tallulah.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
To Advertise North Louisiana.

Colonel Charles Schiller, Commits
sioner Of Agriculture and Immigration
will join in the movement to adver-
tise North Louisiana in the West and
will have furnished a car Of Louisi-
ana exhibits that will be displayed in
the northwest. The movement for
making this display was inaugurated
BY Secretary Brueggerhoff, of the
Progressive League of Shreveport,
and will be joined by the cities of
Alexandria, Minden, Homer, VIM
field, Monroe, Colfsx and other points.
Col. Schiller has written to. the Board
Of Curators Of the State Museum for
an exhibit to be prepared by Robert
Glenk, and to be used by the progress
sive north Louisiana towns in adver-
tising the state in the west.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Assassin Captured.

Laurent Edison, the negro vino
stabbed Daniel O'Connell, planter
on April Z, near Morganza, was cap
tured at his home at New Texas. La,
Sheriff E. G. Beuker, accompanied by
Constable Joseph ]. Ryan, of the
Fourth Ward, and some eight or ten
citizens, surrounded the negroes house
so that there was on possible avenue
of escape. Sheriff Beuker went to
the cabin, walked on the gallery and
called to Edison to came out and sur
render, which he did, the Sheriff prom
Using him protection. The sheriff
left with him at once for New Roads,
where he will be lodged in Jail. Mr..
I'Conell has recovered sufficiently to
be able to 60 around.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Lively Bidding.

A number of sheriff's sales were
held at Crowley and the bidding in
every instance was lively. The plant
of the Champion Iron Works was bid
in by the First National Bank of
this city at $4,000. Six hundred and
nineteen acres of land belonging to the
P. B. Lang estate was bid in by Hous-
siere & Latrielle of Jennings for
$4,000. Sixty-fve acres of land be-
longing to the Faulke estate was bid
in by Lastie Simon at $1,000. In the
partition sale of the estate Of G.. W..
Lord, 135 acres of land was bid in
by ]. I. Woodin for $500.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Train Robbers at Work.

Denver, Col-Train robbers who
boarded Denver and Rio Grade train
No. A at Castle Rock shot and killed
Express Messenger Charles H. Wright,
aged go, employed by the Globe Ex-
press Company. From the dead mes
senger the robbers took the keys to a
small safe in thu. baggage car, which
they opened, taking the contents, in
all worth less than hundred dol
lars. A big safe in the car which con-
tanned large sum of money, and the
combination of which is known only
to clerks Of the company in the prin-
cipal stations along the route, was
tempered with, but the robbers were
unable to enter it. The body was
discovered when the train reached
Denver.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
BEATEN TO DEATH
SON AwAKENS AND FINDS HIS
FATHER ATTACKED.
DEADLY WORK OF ASsASSINS
The Attack is . Mystery and the
Authorities Have Been Unable to
Secure q Clew From Which
10 Work Toward Arrest.

Graham, Tex.-Attacked by I'M
known assassins shortly before day
Light Monday morning C. C. Mills OF
Throckmorton was beaten into in
sensibihty, his skull fractured and his
head covered with contusions, and
his son, Arthur Mills, badly bruised
and cut about the head and face. The
assailants of the two men are un-
known, the attack is a mystery and
the authorities have been unable to
secure a clew from which to work to-
ward making arrests.
Mr.. Mills is past sixty years of age,
His son is about twenty-five years of
age. They reside at Throckmorton,
whore the family is prominent. A
short time ago, Mills and his son came
from their home to the ranch owned
by the father near Belknap, in Young
county. They slept together Sunday
night. Before daylight Monday morn
ing, the young man was partly orous-
ed by the dull thuds Of some blunt,
heavy instrument-probably, accord
ing to the surgeons hammer-which
was being used by the assassins on
his father. He endeavored to rise,
and the miscreahts detecting his move
ment despite the pitch darkness,
struck him down.
The waking Of the young man may
have saved his fathers life, for the
efforts of those making the attack
were Immediately transferred to the
younger man, who, in his endeavor to
make his way across the room to
get weapons, was repeatedly beaten to
the floor, and as often escaped a
death blow, courageously maintaining
his presence of mind, so that the as
sassins were alarmed at their failure
to subdue him, and hurrieily escaped
In the darkness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Kills Gatekeeper.

Augusta, Ga.-Because he coxld
not get into ball ground enclosure
at Campania, in Columbia county,
without paying 10 cents admission,
Gus Williams, a negro, shot and in
stantly killed Bill Tillman, the gate
keeper. The scene of the killing is
about twenty miles up the Georgia
railway from Augusta. In the general
confusion the assassin made his es-
cape and has not been recaptured.
This is the fourth murder among ne
groes in Columbia county within two
months.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Break in Levee.

Natchez, Miss.-A break in the
Texas and Pacific emSankment at
Bougere, La, Sunday night, and all
traffic south of Shaw, La, has been
suspended. Fully q mile Of track is
under water. As result or the break
a thousand acres of Concordia parish
win be flooded. The break relieved
the high stage Of the river on the
Mississippi side, the fall at this point
being two tenths of foot in twenty
four hours. The government levee,
which runs behind the embankment
10 not finished, but what there is Of
it is holding its own.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
CREW Is SAVED.
Seventy-Two Men From Stranded
Ship Reach Shore.

New York.-The crew of the strand
ed German ship Peter Rickmers and
the wreckers on board, seventy-two in
all. were safely landed. The wind
and the sea gradually went down and
the wreckers on the ship which had
moved somewhat closer in shore, put
off in three surf boats, which they
had on the ship. The crew of the
Richmers, thirty-three in number,
were brought ashore by the Oak Is
land, Short Beach. Jones Beach and
Sachs Inlet life saving crews.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15

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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
ADVERTISE ;.
The Moral Clement
In Pending Issue
By w. J. Bryan.

discussed and decided nothing but moral issue'o
involving justice-srs the heart Andrew jackson
dressed himself to the moral nature and aroused moral
asm that ouived his period The time is ripe for anotn
peal to conscience indications point to greater au
sta
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Peacemaker Wounded.

During a free-for-all fight in the
Mexican quarters of Atlanta, over
q game of cards a well-known Mex
lean in this section was dangerously
wounded while trying to act as peace
maker. 1t is not known just what
happened to him, but when the fight
was over he was found with his skull
fractured. Suspicion points to one
of the Mexican saw mill hands known
Is Mexican Henry as being the man
Eho dealt the, blow.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Police Steal Cigars.

Houston, Tex.-Earl Mcfarland
and Keely Dougherty, patrolmen Of
the Houston police force, were ar
rested and charges Of burglary pre-
ferred. 1t is alleged that the officers
while on duty entered a wholesale
confectionery store on their beat and
took quantity of cigars. A woman
who lives across the street says she
saw two officers enter the building
at 2 O'Clock in the morning and come
out with packages.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
HURLED TO DEATH
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION AT
SAW MILL.
MIGHTY RIVERS RISING FAST
Southern Indiana and Eastern I'LL
nois Suffer From Raging Tor
rents That Damage Crops to
a Great Extent.
a Great Extent.

Jackson, Miss.-A special from Col
Inns, Miss. lumber town about fifty
miles south Of here, on the Gulf u
Ship Island Railroad, gives an ac-
count of a fearful boiler explosion
in the w. C. Wood Lumber Compa-
ny's mill there. The two firemen,
named Written and Hatten, respec-
lively, were killed, their bodies be-
ing blown some distance and horribly
manglei. Both were young white
men. The damage to the mill will run
up into the thousands. 1t was one OF
the largest in that section being ope-
rated with nine boilers, two of which
exploded. The cause of the explosion
is not known. Many employees will be
thrown out &C work until the damage
is repaired.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Alfonso Grant Three Pardons.

Majrid.-To commemorate the first
anniversary of the birth of the Prince
of the As2lrias, King Alfonso's first
son, His Majesty pardoned Nakens,
Ibarra and Mata, who have been serv-
ing sentence of nine years impris-
onment for aiding in the escape OF
Manuel Morales, the man who threw
bomb at King Alfonso and Queen
Victoria on their wedding day, May
81, 1906.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Dredge Manager Hurt.

Mitt Chance, a young white man
employed as general manager of the
dredge used in the building Of the
drainage canal for the Bayou Bour-
deau district, was seriously injured
a few days ago. He will lose an ear
and his face will be badly disfigured
as a result of the accident.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Chinese Boycott Dying.

Shaughai.-The Chinese boycott Of
Japanese goods, which came about as
the result of the humiliation infict-
ed upon the Chinese people by the
Japanese government in securing
what the Chinese have considered an
unfair settlement Of the Tatsu Maru
case, will, there is reason to believe,
soon die q natural death.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
To Have New Road.

BIZ large majority the tax pay
ers of the First Ward of Lincoln par
ish voted the special tax of 5 mills
on the dollar for ten years on all as
sesable property in the ward to raise
$4,000 to aid the construction and
operation of tho Ruston, Natchitoches
and Northeastern Railroad. said tax
to be assessed and collected annually
for the years 1910 to 1919, inclusive.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Deaf Man Struck By Engine.

Duncan Garig, an aged citizen re-
siding near town, was run over and
slightly hurt at Lafayette, by a switch
engine on the Baton Rouge road.
Physicians have no fear of any Sc
Tious results, there being only . few
bruises about the head and face. The
train crew did all possible to avoid
The accident, but Mr.. Gariz, being
very deaf heard neither shouts nor
whistle of warning.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Battle to the Death.

Knoxville, Tenn.-A special from
Whiteshurg, KY, says: In a battle
between the Brown and Mitchell feud
factions Of the Perry border, Isaac
Brown. a leader Of the Brown fac
ton, was killed, being shot through
the head. Bob Brown was more or
lees seriously wounded. Will Mitchell
. leader of the Mitchell clan, was
desperately wounded and it is thought
he win die An effort is being made
to effect Q peace agreement.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Banker Suicides.

New Orleans.-Charles Perrilliat,
cashier Of the Merchants National
Bank, shot and killed himself. After
his death the officers of the bank
gave out a statement saying that the
finance committee learned that Mr..
Perrilliat was 81, 400 short in his cash
account. The finance committee
counts the cash at irregular intervals
and it was one Of these counts which
revealed the shortage Of Mr.. PERIL
lat.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Satisfy Illinois Miners.

Springfield, Ill.-President Walker
of the United Mine Workers Of Illi-
nois, said that the canvass Of the
referendum vote Of the local unions
showed a majority of the miners vot-
ing in favor of continuing the agree
ment of 1906, and paying the shot
irers. The executive boards Of both
the operators and miners organize
tions went into session to sign the
joint agreement.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Guilty of Forgery.

W. A. Cozart, who was arrested in
Pine Bluff, Ark, some time ago on
charge of forgery committed in
Monroe in 1908 when he was a men,
Der of the local Cotton States Lea
que, was convicted in the district
court at Monroe. He denied ever be-
ing in Monroe, and none of the wit
nesses for the state would under oath
swear to his identity. However, the
jury thought other evidence just-
fed his conviction.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Spiritualists Lose.

Bloomington, Ill.-A verdict was
rendered by jury in court here set
ting aside the will of Banker Thomas
Crumbaugh, who left half a million
dollars to the Spiritualist church. The
verdict followed a sensational trial
at which letters were produced to
show that Crumbaugh had been I'M
duly influenced by alleged mediums,
who claimed to be in communication
with the spirit of the bankers in
FAINT son.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Church Supper Poison.

Kalamazoo, Mich.--As the result
of poisoning nearly 200 persons who
partook of a supper given by the
women of st. Luke's Church have
been made seriously i'll. The cause
of the poisoning is not known, but
a committee Of physicians has been
appointed to investigate. 1t is said
that no one who attended the supper
escaped illness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
BADLY Burned.

James Otey, manager of the Avery
Island store, at New Iberia, was bad
y burned by an explosion on a gas
ofine launch. The launch was wreck
Cd and sunk, and Mr.. Otey was
thrown into the bay. He was pre-
pairing to take some friends on fish,
ing trip, and boarded the boat with a
lighted candle. 1t is thought the
tank had sprung leak. Mr.. Otey's
injuries are not serious.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Contract For Bridge.

The police jury of Opelousas have
let the contract to the Missouri Val
ley Bridge and Iron Co., of Leaven-
worth, Kan, for the construction of
the steel bridge over the Bayou Rouge
at Faukness Fenyo. The contract
price was 1891.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Contention Sustained.

Judge Brunot, at Baton Rouge, has
sustained the motion of no cause Of
action filed by the Louisiana Board
of Agriculture and immigration and
the Louisiana State University in the
case of the Bank of Franklinton,
which sought to secure the fiscal agen-
cy of the two institutions.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Railroad Indicted.

Kansas City, Mo.-The federal
grand jury here returned an indict-
ment containing nineteen counts
against the Missouri, Kansas & Tex
as railroad, charging the company
with assessing certain cattle shippers
more than through rate on shipments
from points in Oklahoma to Kansas
City. It is alleged that in some cases
a rate higher than the published SEIZED
ule was charged.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Instructors in Agriculture.

DR.. H. A. Morgan, of Tennessee;
DR.. J. A. Hardy, of Mississippi; DIR.
W. R. Dodson. Of Louisiana and DIR.
L. o. Sampson, of the United States
Department, viii visit the thirteen
summer normal schools in Louisiana,
and give the teachers instruction in
the elements of agriculture p
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Zionists TO Meet in July.

New York.-The Executive Com
nittee of the Federation of Ameri-
IAN Zionists has decided that the next
convention shall be held at
Atlantic City July 1o-15. The pro-
yress of the movement for the restor-
alton of Palestine to the Jewish peo-
pie will come up for consideration.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Stole Indians.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Mark Goode, agent
of the Department Of the Interior,
has been suspended from the govern
ment service pending investigation Of
charges that he kidnapped five Kicka-
poo Indians from an Indian reserva-
ton, in order to keep them away from
tribal conference called for deciding
how to divide $215,OOO appropriated
to the Indians by congress.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Three Houses Burn.

A fire occurred at Plaquemine in
the Bayou addition of the town, de-
stroying three house and contents be-
longing to Roger Rivet, ]. Wilkinson
Sam Fleiken, Ennis Fleinken and
Mrs. P. Schlater. The total loss was
$500 with $500 insurance.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Murderess Confesses.

Nashville, Tenn.-Mrs. Moxie Pei
tier, dying in a hospital in Bristol,
Tenn, confessed to the murder of two
of her children, one an infant she
claims to have thrown from rapid
ly running train into a river, ami she
involves a prominent young business
man of that city. She claims he
squandered insurance money left by
her husband.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Banks Fear Robbers.

Wood, Okla.-Banks in this city
and locality are keeping their entire
cash deposits under lock and key,
even in the daytime, because of the
numerous bank robberies that have
occurred this spring. In many in
stances Oklahoma banks are well
stocked also with six-shooters, rifles
and shotguns, that robbers may be
given warm welcome.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15

Indianapolis, Ind.-Heavy rains for
a week have caused flooded conditions
along the rivers of Southern and Cen
trail Indiana and Eastern Illinois. At
Vincenne, the Wabash river is TWEEN
ty feet and rising an inch an hour.
The highest stage ever reached was
twenty-three feet in 1875. Thousands
of acres are flooded and the damage
to corn lands will be inestimable.
Much wheat land has been ruined. The
levse broke in two places. The Ohio
river at Evansville is $50 or six feet
over the danger line and still rising.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Hotel Destroyed.

The old Sunset Hotel at Lafayette
was practically destroyed by fire. The
fire department did excellent work
and saved large part of the lower
story, despite the high south wind.
At one time the old Browns News
Hotel, now used for Southern Pacific
Offices, was in danger. Buildings have
been burned down on three sides of
the Sunset Hotel. This is the sew.
enth time it has been on fire.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Atlanta Fire.

Administrators buildings de-
forty-two business concerns
burned out, 1000 persons thrown out
Of employment, and a financial loss
estimated at 81, 250,000
is the result of fire which ragged for
four hours in the business district OF
this citv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Bomb Kills Pedestrian.

Voronezh, RUSSIA bomb was
thrown under the carriage of Gen.
Bibikoff, Governor Of the Department,
% he was driving with his wife to
church. Neither the Governor nor his
wife was injured, but a woman who
was passing at the instant of the
explosion was killed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Veteran to Wed Brothers Widow.

Dickson, TENN. C. Lavender,
rs years old. and Mrs. Anna Caven-
der, aged &C years, brother-in-law
and sister-in-law, have obtained a
marriage license here. Lavender and
his brother fought side by side dur
ing the Civil War and the prospec-
tive bridegroom declares that love OF
his brother caused him to look up his
widow, their engagement being the
result.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
ATTEMPT at Assassination.

Leo and Litty Claiborne, negroes,
we're placed in Jail at st. Francisville,
by Sheriff Clack, charged with lying
in wait and assault with intent to
murder Henrietta Barrett, who was
wounded in eight different places
with a sharp instrument.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
$4,000 Rail.

Paris.-Henri Rochelle, French
promoter of financial institutions and
mining enterprises, arrested March
% on a charge Of swindling on an
enormous scale, was released in $780,
900 bail.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
American Consul Injured.

Guayaquil, Ecuador.-Robert B.
Jones of New Jersey, the American
vice consul general here. has been
injured in a serious railroad accident
at Bucyra. Two trains met in q col
lision, and the total number Of dead
and injured is large.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-15
Jew is Methodist Preacher.

Decatur, Ala.-Paul Miller, Jew,
of New Decatur, has just been icens-
ed to preach in the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South. He is, no doubt,
the only Jew in Alabama, if not in
the entire country, who is licensed
Methodist minister.