The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Samuel w. Adler,
vice president of the
Standard Mail Or
der company of New
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GENERAL
NEWS
NOTES.

ner with his wife at restaurant. The
lady turned over to her husband a
chamois bag containing about SIS, 900
worth of jewelry, some portions hav-
ing been repaired by a jeweler. He
placed the bag in pocket. Shortly
before midnight they started home on
Fifth avenue. Arriving at their resi-
dence it was discovered the jewels
we're missing. Mr.. Adler believes his
pocket was picked on the way. List
of missing articles includes $4,000
diamond necklace, 81, 600 horseshoe
pin, six inches in diameter, and half
dozen rings.
As the result at Vinita, Okla, of
what the authorities say was a quar-
rel over dice game, Louis J Bran
mum, a merchant, is dead, and Bert
Fowler and Fred Avery arrested.
That 95 per ceut of the victims of
pellagra in Tennessee use cornmeal is
the report of the specialists appointed
to investigate the malady in that COM
monwealth.
The crew of the Haytien gunboat
LIE Centenaire, latter lying in the har-
Dor of Kingston, Jamaica. was found
without money and food and practical
ly starving. The Centenaire has been
lying in Kingston harbor number
of months. She was sent there for re-
pairs by former President Simon OF
Hayti and abandoned by her govern
ment.
Funeral services over the remains
of the late Rear Admiral Schley we're
held in St. Johns Episcopal church,
Washington. Interment was in the
national cemetery at Arlington. The
corpse was escorted to the church and
the cemetery by four companies of
marines and two of bluejackets. The
army was not represented in the tuner
al procession.
Grashoppers are said to be tch-
ing each kernel of wheat as 1t is be-
ing planted in the Lahoma section OF
Oklahoma and as soon as it hits the
ground 60 after it.
The government dredge Moumee.
valued at $50 900, was pounded to
pieces by high seas at the Cleveland
| (O.) harbor entrance. Crew was res
cued with lifesaving lines.
Forty-six John Andersons reside at
jamestown, N. Y. One of them has
been granted by court the right to
| insert middle name so as to be dis
tinguished from the other fortyive.
Oklahoma Swine Breeders associa-
ton held its annual meeting at Okla
bona City. A. B. Campbell OF Geary
was elected president. A winter state
| institute will be held at Oklahoma
City Jan. 9 and 10.
DR.. w. M. Bertram, one OF the old.
est practicing physicians in Iowa, Is
kead at Keokuk, aged eighty -four
years. DR.. Bertram, who was ma.
| tive OF Prussia, came to this country
| In 1851 and located at New Orleans,
where he became city physician. Ii
| 1872 he was United States consul al
NJ ontevideo.
A slight earthquake shock was fell
| In the Guayaquil and other sections
of Ecuador. At Rio Bamba it wa:
pronounced. A religious procession
was formed there and protection was
fmplored.
While roadhouse near Tulsa
Okla, was crowded with people two
highwaymen entered and covering tn,
occupants with revolvers relievedtheu
OF nearly 81, 900 and escaped.
In portions of Geargia cotton is be
ting picked by moonlight as we'll al
daylight
Four shots were fred in the reichs
rath il Vienna at cabinet ministers
| No one was shot. The man who fres
was arrested.