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The Washington bee., 1910-08-13
Riot Is Started by Staying of Planter
Who Tried to Collect Debt-Ne-
groes Loot Hardware Stores and
Seize Guns.

PALESTINE, Texas, July go
Fifty negroes and seventeen white
men are dead in the woods surround
ing this place tonight, and a pitched
battle IS progressing between whites
and blacks.
The known dead are: William Pc
kOr, John Samuels, Alfred WhittOn,
James Arnolds, Hervy Wilkins, Will
liam Goode, Albert Milan, James
Frenck, Sol Lee, Jefferson Harris,
William Timmons, James Edry,
George Mundsom and Henry Frazier,
all white.
The names of the negroes slain III
the battle are not known, and a num-
Der of bodies of white men are lying
in the brush surrounding the settle
ment into which the negroes have
been driven tonight, and it is impos-
sible to determine who of those en-
gagged in the rush this afternoon on
the negroes stronghold have been
victims of the fire of the blacks.
Troops are being rushed from
Houston and Jacksonville tonight to
the scene of the fighting, and it is ex-
pected that their arrival will cow the
blacks and effect their surrender.
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13

Fleming, Henry T Eubanks, George
A. Myers, William H. Hunley, Alex
ander H. Martin, Thomas ]. Shauter,
Lawrence Rogers, Samuel E. Woods,
John A. Wilson, John A. Anderson,
Duffy Smith, Harry Z. Davis, Theo-
dOre B. Green.
Prizes-J. Harvey Jackson, chair
man; w. H. Hunley, Samuel c.
Green
Program-Thos. w. Fleming, chair
man; J. H Jackson, ]. w. Wills.
Special Police Marshal-Garrett A.
Morgan.
General Executive Committee-Wl-
liam H. Hunley, chairman; Hon.
Henry T. Eubanks, treasurer; Thos.
w. Fleming, secretary.
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13
Fight More Than 36 Hours.

Not since the famous battles of the
Texas Rangers against the bad men
of the Southwest has there been such
an engagement fought in Texas as
that begun on Friday afternoon and
continued today For more than
thirty-six hours the whites and blacks
have been battling.
The arrival of troops is anticipated
to put an end to the fighting, but the
negroes are determined, and as they
have plentiful supply of ammuni-
ton, it is feared 'dat the fighting will
continue for several days
Fresh recruits Of negroes from the
vicinity of Jacksonville and Palestine
are continually joining the ranks of
the negroes, who are thought 70
number a thousand 0r more in the
woods and everglades that surround
Palestine
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13
Whole Settlement Ahame.

Immediately the settlement was
afiame, and every negro armed him
self with a gun and advanced to meet
the posse. About five miles from
town the negroes and whites met and
the battle followed.
Every member of the posse was
killed, and seven of the attacking ne
grOes were fatally shot.
A small boy observed the battle
and hurried to his home and telc-
phOned to Palestine that every mem
Der of the attacking party had been
killed. The Palestine residents were
intiamed and 900 citizens formed a
posse to hunt down the negroes.
In the meantime word had been
telegraphed to Jacksonville and
Houston that race riot was in
progress in the vicinity of Palestine.
and It was asked that Governor
Campbell be wired to send troops to
the scene. The Houston authorities
put the matter up to Governor
Campbell, who Immediately ordered
two Houston companies of the Texas
National Guard aboard a train on the
international and Great Northern
Road, and a special train was rushed
to Palestine.
At that point automobiles were
NINE-BEE
provided and the soldiers were hur-
RED to the section where the fight
ing was in progress d.
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13
Niagara Movement

The Sixth Annual meeting of the
Niagara Movement, Dr. w. E B. Du-
bois, general secretary, will be held at
the Gordon Sea View Hotel, Sea Isle
City, n. J., from Saturday, August p,
TO Tuesday, August 80.
All railroads grant reduced round
trip rates to New Jersey seaside re-
sorts during August Advantage can
also be taken of the greatly reduced
week end" rates. Inquire of your
local ticket agent.
Board, furnished room, electric
lights, etc, SI.5o per day or $1,000
per week, two persons to a room.
Special rates for one person to a room
or for families. Rooms may be en-
gagged in advance by writing Jasper
Evans, Gordon Sea View Hotel, Sea
Isle City, n. ].
the hotel is directly on the board
walk The usual amusements and rec
reations Of the seaside resorts.
Women and children welcome.
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13

was unarmed. loading his gun as he
came. He shot Cruise without warn
ing. Mrs. Cruise saw her husband fall
and telephOned to Palestine. A
posse was formed Immediately to
capture Henry. The negro fled to 4
settlement of blacks mile distant
and told the negroes there that he had
been attacked by two white men.
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13
Justice Barnard Returned.

After a pleasant trip across the
seas Judge Job Barnard has returned
to the bench in vigorous health and
happy thought. The members of the
bar were glad to see him, as will be
seen by the large number of cases he
disposed of since he has been upon
the bench. Judge Barnard always has
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13
Howard Theater.

This popular theater will open Mon
day evening, Aug p. This is the
peoples theater, and IS no doubt the
best structure in the city 1t is situ-
ated at the corner of 9TH and T streets
northwest, in popular section of the
city. The opening night will no doubt
be the greatest event in the history
OF the lovers of theaters This the
ater IS beautifully appointed in every
particular. It's seating capacity IS
greater than any theater in the city.
1t is claimed by the management to
have dressing rooms enough to dress
100 performers. The stage IS large
enough to take any play that is upon
the American stage.
Don't forget the date of opening
Monday, Aug. p. Secure your tickets
now. Phone to Manager Smith, Box
Office, Phone North 762
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13
JUDGE ROBERT H. TERRELL

orator of the day, Judge Terrell, "him-
self born in slavery, who worked his
own way through Harvard University
and is now judge on the municipal
court of Washington
Judge Terrell was greeted with a
round of applause. When it had sub
sided he said: THE story of the
negro in America is not new, but is
so romantic and so filled with strik-
ing situations that men who read and
study the problem find in it an inter
est that is as fresh today as it was
in the days of the great constitutional
convention of 1880, when behind the
chair of each member of that body
stood always the terrifying shadow
of the slave
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13
Negroes Loot Hardware Stores.

This afternoon the hardware stores
of Palestine and Jacksonville were
stormed by a horde of negroes and
looted of all the guns and ammuni-
ton that they contained.
This was accomplished despite the
fact that guards of the constabulary
OF the two towns had been added to
the State troops Friday afternoon
John Wilson, a farmer, living near
Palestine, started to collect the bal
anCe on a note due him from Edgar
Henry, a negro tenant, who occupied
portion of the Wilson plantation.
The negro saw Wilson riding to-
ward his place and hid himself in a
thicket near his cabin. Without
warning he emptied both barrels of a
shot gun, the charges taking effect in
Wilson'S head, killing him instantly
The sound of the gun attracted Jim
Cruise, a neighbor. who accused the
negro of shooting Wilson.
The negro advanced on Cruise, who
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13
Three Soldiers Are Killed.

" HCil tlC iiCSIOCS, WHO fldQ thrown
up breastworks of logs and under
brush in the forest about their settle
ments, saw the troops approaching
they opened fire. Three soldiers fell
at the first vOlley, and the negroes
were forced by the rush of the troops
to retreat to a second line of defense
they had constructed.
The first rush of the soldiers was
accomplished during this morning.
and after its fatal results the troops
withdrew to determine, if possible,
the strength of the negroes. Again
IN the afternoon the troops made an
attempt to invest the Notifications
of the negroes, aided by a detail of
planters in the vicinity of Palestine
and Jacksonville
The planters detachment was as
signed to attack one side of the negro
stronghold, while the detachment of
troops stormed another. For some
reason the negroes chose to direct
their fire against the planters. and in
the tre eleven were killed outright.
Alter this attack darkness fell and
the troops and planters withdrew
from the attack.
1t IS said tonight that 500 fresh men
and troops are being rushed to Pales-
tine to engage in an attack on the
negro stronghold early Sunday morn
ing.
AUSTIN, Tex, July Ex-Governor
Campbell today ordered a detachment
of rangers and a company of State
militia to the vicinity of Palestine
to quell the race riot which broke out
early today.
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13

Two Companies of State Guard Or
dered to Scene of Carnage by Gov
ernor-3 Soldiers Fall in First As
Sault
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13
TEXAS RIOT
so NEGROES AND II WHITES
DEAD IN RACE WAR
IN TEXAS.

Every Member of Posse in Pursuit
of Blacks Shot to Death and a New
Band of 900 Starts Out to Punish
Slayers.
The Washington bee., 1910-08-13

A committee composed of foremost
educators has been appointed by Gov.
Albert Gilchrist, of Florida, to revise
the school laws of the State for the
betterment of benefits derived from
education.
In Germany most of the heavy
work is done by the women.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-03
Barnun1 Was Fzabbergasted

low citizen, that public-spirited son
of Connecticut whose name is known
all over the English speaking world,
and who is now our candidate for
congress-" to make the speech he had
promised the banquet committee in
private he would deliver as the open
ing gun of his campaign.
Mr.. Barnum rose and received the
tribute of applause that followed with
every evidence of complete inward
and outward pleasure. Then his right
hand travelled to the inside pocket of
his coat-and came away empty, to
be thrust into pocket after poke with
out result. In to his hat Mr.. Barnum
looked, and under he table and in
his chair. Then he gave scornful
shake of his head and cleared his
throat.
my fellow-citizens," he began, 81
have prepared with care an address
in which l meant to express my obi
cations to you for the honor you have
done me tonight, and also to set forth
what in my opinion are the issues of
the campaign before us. There is
great work for our party to do now
that the Union has been saved and
reconstruction begun. But, my fellow.
citizens, can't find my notes. I was
sure / had them with me. l must
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-03
How Clement Tetedoux, Famous
Teacher of Music, Rejected Offer
Of Russian NobIeman so That
He Might Study Singing.

The late Clement Tetedoux was one
Of the best known and most successful
of all the teachers of music who came
from Europe to this country to take
up the vocation of teaching. He set
tied in Boston in the early sixties,
was for some years in New York and
afterwards at Philadelphia and Chi
cago. Many who gained great success
as singers received the greater part
of their instruction from him, among
them being Clementine De We're, Nine.
Jacoby, the contralto, and DR.. Carl E.
Martin, one of the country's best known
oratorio bassos. M Tetedoux died
about six years ago, and his name will
remain a tradition among American
musicsians~for many years.
When | last saw M. Tetedoux, early
In the century, he was already 80 years
Of age, although his appearance would
have justified guess that he was not
more than 60. He was erect. his step
was active, his eyes very bright, his
mind alert, and he spoke not merely
correct but elegant English, in the real
meaning of that word, although often
lapsing into something like French
ldiomatic expressions.
When have time to think little"
said M. Tetedoux, Il permit myself to
reflect upon what might have been
my career if I had not chosen differ
emily when I was a young man. Let
me tell you what chose, and then you
may perhaps be able to say to me:
Mr.. Tetedoux, you did not make any
mistake
when was young man was en-
plQyed by a very rich Russian noble
man-oh, very rich-as tutor for two
Of his sons.
There came to Moscow to sing in
opera three of the greatest singers
the world has ever known. These we're
Nine. Grisi, Mario-ah, there was a
tenor such as never was before or
will be-and Tamberlik. l went one
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-03
Memorial Unveiled by Sir George
Douglas Is the Outcome Of
Joint Effort by English.

Although F1odden was fought close
upon 400 years ago 1t is only during
the present week that there has been
unveiled a monument erected upon the
site approximately of the center OF
the battlefield 'To the Brave of Both
Nations''-Olim Hostes, Nunc Fratres.
Much confusion, writes correspon-
Gent of the Westminster Gazette, has
arisen heretofore from the presence
of the reputed SYPHILIS Well with its
inscription on Flodden Hill among the
trees above Blinkbonny, where it had
been placed, or rather misplaced, by
the late Warehouses of Waterford
with entire disregard of historical &C
curacy.
The prevailing misapprehension con-
corning 'sKing's Stone" another sup
posititious site memorial consisting of
an unhewn column, has probably been
perpetuated by II It did not originate
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-03
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have mislaid them or left them at
home"
For a moment Mr.. Barnum paused
in doubt perhaps, as to what to say
next. And in that moment, in a voice
that carried to every corner OF the
banquet hall, the late Isaac H. Brum-
ley, who afterward gained national
reputation as wit and humorist
while an editor of the New York Tri-
bune, sang out:
"Mr. Barnum, Chauncey Goodrich
has got your notes."
In an instant the banqueters were
laughter surged about him Mr.. Bar
mum appeared completely f1abbergast
ed But only momentarily, for, with
that quickness of resource for which
he was noted. he turned to Mr.. Good
rich, made swift acknowledgement of
his Indebtedness and announced his
intention of taking up the notes.
It was in this same campaign that
Mr.. Barnum was asked why he, a
man who made a profession of hum
bugging the American public and
boosted of it, wanted to go to con-
gress. Quick as fash came the re-
ply:
IF can get elected to congress
that will be the greatest triumph of
humbugging in all my career"
Copyright, 1910. by E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-03
Cross on Flodden Field

In Scott's notes to "Marmion," in
which it is alleged to mark the spot
where James fell. AS matter Of
fact this was a very ancient tribal
gathering or trysting stone transport
ed from some distance either me-
chanically or by glacial action and is
situated about three-quarters Of a mile
northward from the locality of the
final scene Of tho battle.
The Memorial Cross, which was un-
yelled by Sir George Douglas, is the
outcome of a joint effort by English
men and Scotsmen from both sides
of the border. The idea of marking
the site near where the closing trag-
edy Of the battle took place originated
three years ago with the Berwick
shire Naturalists club.
With regard to the numbers that
took part In F1odden, although the
Scottish army assembled in August
on the Borough Moor of Edinburgh is
computed to have numbered in all
100000, the camp of James on the
morning Of September Q did not con-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-03
Amusing Incident Of the Campaign
When the Great Snowman and
Humhugger Was Seeking
Election to Congress.

The last man you'd ever expect to
be f1abbergasted at anything was P. T.
Barnum, who gloried publicly as well
as privately in the fact that his bust
ness was that Of humbugging the
American people. Yet there came a
time in the course of his election to
Congress in 1886 when the great
Snowman was actually so f1abbergast-
ed for few moments that he was
actually stricken speeches..
Some years before he became
obcessed by congressional aspirations,
Mr.. Barnum was engaged in the per-
sonally delectable task of exploiting
Tom Thumb. To do this in the way
that he had planned he needed more
ready money than he possessed, and,
looking about for. man who had it
and was willing to lend it, he came
across the late Chauncey Goodrich, a
well-known Connecticut clockmaker,
whose father had been a clockmaker
before him-Who had, in fact, invent
ed the famous Connecticut clock, SO
called. To Mr.. Goodrich Mr.. Barnum
gave a series of demand notes to Sc
cure the loan.
As time went on it became known.
somehow, that Mr.. Barnum had nego-
tiated loan of Mr.. Goodrich and had
given notes for it. In time, also, Mr..
Goodrichs affairs SO shaped them
selves that he would have been glad
to demand payment of the notes, but
he refrained from doing SO because
of his friendship for the borrower and
his belief in Mr.. Barnum's intention
to take up the paper when he became
able. Thus the matter stood between
the two men and was known to many
of their mutual friends and acquaint
ances at the time Mr.. Barnum was
to be given a great send-off at ban
quet as the Republican candidate for
congress against another Barnum Of
a totally different make-up-the late
William H. Rarnum, a wealthy iron
manufacturer who afterward became
United States senator from Connect
cut and chairman Of the Democratic
national committee.
The banquet in honor of the show
man was a great success. The lead
ing Republicans of the district were
there, and there were also several
leaders from beyond it's bounds. Final
ly, the POSTMASTER called upon "our
bonored guest, our distinguished fell
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-03
NOT PENNY PAY
FOR FULLEST MEDICAL

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renowned leaders in their line.
There no question their ability they the finest pn
colleges hospitals turned out and receive the
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He offers their service absolutely free OF NO maI
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your letter.
All consultations are held strictly confidential
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Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-03
Refused Wealth for Ambition

night to the opera. was enchant-
ed. That night l could not sleep. So
I went every night, so long as these
three sang in the opera at Moscow.
l lived in the air; I said to myself:
You must be great Musician. You
must go to Italy and study
$50, few days later, went to the
nobleman, and said: I go immediate
ly to Italy. go to study music.
am a born musician. l cannot remain
here to teach any longer
Then he said to me: M. Tetedoux,
If you will remain with me two years,
until you have prepared my two sons
for the university, at the end Of that
time l will give you much money.
will not tell you how much, but will
give you so much money that after
wards you will not find it necessary to
teach you will be a gentleman, you
will have enough for life. YOU know
me, that when I say l will give you
much money l will keep my promise.
81 know you will keep your prom
ise,' l said to him in reply, but what
is money to me? If I learn to be a
musician, then l will make money. /
must go to Italy
$50 I went to Italy to study, and l
learned some other things than music.
learned after some time that, while |
knew everything that anyone could
learn about music, l could not sing
like a great artist. Therefore, what
remained? l must teach. And I have
been teaching for nearly so years. All
that time l have been pulling the devil
by the tail. That is saying in France
which anyone uses who is hard up.
l have made living. l have educated
my children. But have pulled the
devil by the tail all the time. Per-
haps, If l had stayed with the noble
man and received much money from
him, l should not have warked so
hard, but perhaps 1 should not have
lived so long" And the man who
coulo have been rich and led a life of
ease had not ambition fired his soul,
smiled contentedly at me-"
Copyright, 1910, by E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-03
Worden Would Have Been Killed on
the Monitor If Slot in Pilot House
Had Been Wide as He
Wished.

IF Lieut.. John L. Worden, whom
you know better as Rear Admiral Wor-
den, had had his way, he would have
been killed in the naval battle between
the Monitor and the Merrimac, instead
of receiving the injury to his eyes
which every school history tells came
to him while he was gazing through
the lookout hole of the pilot house OF
the cheese box at the height OF the
battle" said a cousin of Admiral Wor-
den to me when his distinguished
kinsman's career was under discus
sion.
While the Monitor was partly COM
pleted,~ the work upon it was being
rushed day and night, so as to get 1t
ready for the earliest possible moment
to oppose the ironclad which the gov
eminent knew the Confederates were
building at Norfolk, Va, the secretary
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-03
Was Saued Against His viii

OF the navy, Gideon Welles, deter
mined upon Lieut.. Worden as the COM
mander of the cheese box and my
cousin was asked to proceed to Green
point, Long Island, and make a care
full inspection of the curious craft.
On the morning after he received the
order, the lieutenant reported at the
shipyard of the Delamaters, and it was
with very curious eyes that he beheld
the little ironclad.
Ericsson and one of the Delameters
was intensely interested in the revolv-
ing tower and warmly approved of
the mechanism by which it was made
to revolve. The tower is absolutely
impregnable, in my opinion, he de-
clared. don't believe shot could
hit it. square; any blow would glance
off of it.
Lieut.. Worden was equally salts
fed with. the various other parts Of
the vessel shown him, but at last he
asked: But where is the pilot house?
There must be some place from which
the pilot and the commander can look
out upon the waters so as to guide the
vessel, either for navigation or into
BATTLE
"Erisccon took my cousin along the
passageway beneath the deck to a
point very near the bow of the little
boat, and then pointed to little tow
er-like projection reaching only about
two feet above deck
That's where the pilot or COM
mander will stand" he said That's
your post when you are in battle.'
Lieut.. Worden looked the little
pilot house over carefully. He found
the lookout hole and peered through
it. At once he turned to the inventor.
That's an absurdly small hole he de-
clared. insist that the slot be wild
ened considerably
That slot is just the proper width,
replied Ericsson. 1T would not be safe
to have the opening any WIDER"
Nevertheless, I shall insist that it
be made wider. | will appeal to Secre-
tary Welles and ask him to issue an
order instructing Mr.. Delamater to
have a much wider slot made retort-
ed the lieutenant.
Sure enough" continued the rear
admirafs cousin, when Lieut.. Wor-
den returned to Washington he made
an urgent appeal to the secretary of
the navy to ordeS the slot to be con-
siderably widened, and after much
hemming an order was issued for a
slot somewhat wider, but not nearly so
wide as the lieutenant had contend
ed for.
mot long thereafter there was
fought the battle that revolutionized
sea warfare, and, as every school boy
knows, early in the engagement
shell from the Merrimac struck ex-
actly upon the pilot house where the
slot was. It was a terrific blow, and
through the slot and into the face of
Lieut.. Worden, who was looking out
of the slot at the moment, great
amount of fine metal and powder
passed. He fell back, MORALLY wound
ed, apparently, fate that would I'M
doubtedly have been his had he had
his full way about the width Of that
slot. He was. saved against his will
Still, for all that, had he not had shis
way partially, he probably would have
escaped the serious injury that threat
ened for time to blind him perma-
nently."
Copyright, 1910, by E. j. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)