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CALL SPECIAL SESSION.
Madero Will Convene Mexican Con
 eress at Early Date.

Mexico City, March 19.-The per manent commission of congress to- udy HSIccu tO dutiIVTizc uiiD preSiuefI to call a special session of the nation al senate for the purpose of naming a governor ad interim for the state of Chihuahua. Other important nusi- ness will be taken up at that session which will probably be held immed- ately, as the regular session of com gross opens on the first of April
 It has been reported on apparent- ly good authority that the federal government has named an emissary to lay before Cheche Campos, the fed eral leader in the Laguna district proposals of amnesty for himself and his forces.
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La Toilette Is Pleased.

Chicago, March 19.-"That's better even than expected" Senator Rob- ert M. La Toilette said upon his ar rival here tonight from Devils Lake, N. D., when he was shown early re- turns from the North Dakota presi- dential primary election.
 q am glad to see that the so-called COW country returned the results it did. My friends in that state cannot be fooled by mere talk and North Dakota can't be shaken from it's pro- gressive trend"
 "So Mir. Bass says many democrats voted for me and thus defeated the people from expressing their desires. did he? in number of those pre- cincts there aren't many democrats. I suppose they will have the cows voting for me to override the will Of the people. That's as good an expla- nation as the other and about as likely.
 "Generally, I say now only what have said all along, that people are considering principles in this contest and they are ignoring all else than progressive principles"
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cry Presbyterian church in the city are now being appointed to invite all the Presbyterian assemblies in the United States to meet in Atlanta on the third Tuesday in May, 1913, in the Pan-Presbyterian Pentecost. If favorable action is taken by the individual assemblies at their meet ings on the third Thursday of May, this year, it is estimated that the gathering will be the largest assem- bly of Presbyterians in history.
 There are four great Presbyterian assemblies in the United States The United States of America Presbyte- rian church, the United Presbyterian church. the United States Presbyte- rian church, and the Associated Re formed Presbyterian church.
 While each assembly would hold individual meetings it is planned to have all assemblies unite each night during 10 great mass meetings which would represent the entire Presbyte- rian church of the United States.
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: Defeat aeactlOnarlss.

Washington, March 19.-A state ment given out tonight at the La Fol lette headquarters said in part.
 incomplete as are the returns from North Dakota. they are sufficient to indicate that Senator La Toilette has carried the state by a substantial ma jorty.
 The outcome was clean cut vic tory for progressive republicanism and a stinging defeat for the reac- tionaries of the party who were bank ed in a solid mass behind the candi- dacy of Colonel Roosevelt.
 "The Roosevelt campaign in North Dakota was managed by reaction aries. Roosevelt's defeat was de- feat for the reactiontries. the stand
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LA TOILETTE
 WINS PRIMARY
CARRIES FIRST PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IN NORTH DAKOTA
 BY A LARGE MARGIN.
Roosevelt Is Second and Taft Hope less Third in the State on the Canadian 5oundary-Roose-
 welt Is Silent.

Fargo, N D., March l9.--Senator Robert Nj. La Toilette today carried the presidential preferential prima. ries in North Dakota over Theodore Roosevelt and President Taft.
 Frank Talcott chairman of ihe re- publican state committee, and John F. Bass, manager of the Roosevelt campaign in this state, notified Sen ator Joseph M. Dixon at Washington late tonight that in their opinion Senator La Toilette had carried the primaries. Neither made a prediction as to La Follette's plurality.
 This decision was reached by the Roosevelt managers after nearly com plete returns had been received from IS of the 49 counties in the state. The Roosevelt menf conceded 10 of these counties to La Toilette outright, listed two others as about even and claimed six counties for their candi' date.
 With these figures as a basis, it was decided that there was not enough Roosevelt votes on the west ern slope to balance the heavy poll ! for La Toilette in the eastern DOT ton of the state.
 Even in some portions of the COW country La Toilette ran even or bet ter. Roosevelt carried Medora, his former home, 20 to 13.
 Leaders of the La Toilette move ment sent telegram to Senator l-i Toilette aboard train on his way from North Dakota to Washington fsayfng ne had won by- ffosH-assssssl is 10000 votes.
 President Taft did not figure yer, prominently in the contest.
 Because of the difficulty in getting accurate complete returns from many isolated quarters of the state it is doubtful if the total vote in all oi the 1900 precincts will be known until late tomorrow.
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DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.

St. Louis, March 19.-New Douglas, smithboro. Greenville and other small Illinois towns were swept by a tornado today At New Douglas several houses were unroofed and a flouring mill was wrecked. Several persons were injured. At Greenville two men were injured and the dam age is estimated at $10G0OO Ac- cording to reports, the damage at New Douglas is not heavy
 Telephone and telegraph wires were wrecked, and news of the storm which struck the towns shortly be- fore noon was not received here un- til late today
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FEWER FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
Senators Lea and Kenyon Object to
 Many Appropriations.

Washington, March 19-Senatorial precedent which was jared yester- day by Senator Lea of Tennessee, when he held up appropriations for three public buildings, aired another jolt today when Senator Kenyon of Iowa gave notice of motion to re- consider the vote by which the bill providing for a public building in St George. Utah. passed the senate on Saturday.
 Older senators have been startled at the movement of their younger associates against the erection of fed eral buildings in small towns. In advising Senator Lea, who is the youngest senator, against antagoniz- ing the will of the senate, they con tended that he violated senatorial courtesy in presenting his motion for reconsideration of the Wyoming bills in the absence of the senators from that state.
 Senator Lea said today that hav- ing entered the fight, he would not retreat. He will not yield either to persuasion or even to hints of ostra- cism in his opposition to long estab- lished methods. He is utterly oppos- ed to the policy by which there has been almost no interference by sena- tors with public building bills.
 Both the Utah bill and the Wyoming bills have been transn itted to the house, but it is expected that all of them will be returned tomorrow when the formal motion for reconsideration will be made. Active opposition IS expected.
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CONVICT DENIES MURDER.
Morley Says Innocent Victim Was
 Killed by Possemen.

Lincoln, Neb., March 19.--Charles Morley. the one convict of the three who lives to tell the story of yes terday's battle in Sarpy county, per sists in his statement that shot from the pursuing posses killed Roy Blunt, the young farmer. held as hostage by the fleeing murderers.
 Blunt was driving the team with which the men were trying to es- cape and Morley says he was the first to fall. He admits he was watching the approaching posse and it is possible Taylor. one of the dead eonyicts, shot the farmer when he thought he was attempting to jump from the wagon
 An inquest on the body of Blunt will take place tomorrow and if there is an autopsy, as is believed prob able, it will indicate whether the wound was made by a revolver or rifle bullet. The possemen were arm ed with rifles, while the convicts had reyolvers.
 A subscription for the young widow of Blunt was started in Lincoln.
 The bodies of the dead convict' still are in the mortuary room O the prison hospital No one with out authority from the governor wa allowed to visit the penitentiary to day and this policy, it is stated, is t' be adhered to, hereafter.
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McAReY WANTS KlLeANs.

Los Angeles, Cal, March l9,-Man- ager Tom McCarey of the Vernon A.. c. telegraphed today to Jimmy Dunn, manager of Johnny Kilbane, feather weight champion, cash offer of $50 OO0 for the exclusive services of Kilbane and himself for period of two years, ito date from the moment you sign the contract.
 In his telegram to Dunn, who Is in Cleveland, Ohio, McCarey said he would require that Kilbane fight as many featherweights as McCarey could develop and besides take the leading part in moving picture enter, prises.
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RETURN STRIKERS CHILDREN.

Lawrence. Mass, March 19.-Chil- dren of Lawrence textile workers who went sent to New York, Philadelphia and other places to be cared for dur ing the strike, will be brought back here for a general welcoming demon stration. Sunday, March S1. The anx- iety of some of the parents to have their little ones returned led to the fixing of the date at a meeting of the striking committee tonight. By the end of the month, it is believed, normal conditions will be restored in most of the families.
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ROBBERS LOOT
 EXPRESS GAR
MOBILE AND OHIO PASSENGER TRAIN HELD UP AND ROBBED
 NEAR coRlNTH, MISS.
Express Car Dynamited and Rumored That Robbers Secured s6o,o0o. Thieves Make Escape in the
 Dense Wooded Country.

Corinth, Miss. March 19.- Mobile and Ohio passenger train No. 1 north bound was held up and the express safe dynamited and robbed, seven miles south of Corinih, early tonight by four men, heavily armed and masked After accomplishing the robbery the qnartette took to the dense underbrush of the Tuscumbia river bottoms. Bloodhounds have been telegraphed for and a posse has been organized to take up the pur- suit.
 While definite information Is not available, it is reported that the safe contained considerable money and valuabes. One report has it that $60, 900 in currency was among the contents.
 Where the robbers boarded the train is not known. Engineer Wildar and Fireman Huffman first learned of their presence when two of them crawled over the engine tender with reyolvers drawn and commanded that the train be brought to halt at a point designated The command was obeyed
 In the meantime, the other mem bers of the band had gained entrance to the express car and after subduing Express Messenger Snoddy, set the explosive which was touched off when the train came to a stop. The con tents of the safe was quickly gath cred and at the signal of the men, who seemed to be Tn charge of opera 't"tioiis. the Tour fo0Ig Co the woods without attempting to rifle the mail or modest the passengers. The rob bery was completed within 20 min. utes of the time the men first ap- peared in the engine cab.
 No attempt will be made to pene- trate the denseIy wooded river bot toms where the men are believed to be hiding until the arrival of a de- tail of railroad officers and blood hounds from Jackson. Tenn. who are coming aboard special traIE-
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NAVAL COAL SUPPLY.

Washington, March l9.-The possl- bilities of coal strike are causing anxiety at the navy department. While the strike would affect the an thracite mines only, indirectly at that it would likely increase the cost of bituminous coal which would be largely used as a substitute.
 Secretary Meyer will confer tomor- row with representatives of some or the coal companies which supply the navy.
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TRUskETT JURY HANGS.

Independence, Kan, March 19.- After being out since Saturday after noon and failing to reach a verdict. the jury in the third trial of A. A. Truskett of Caney, Kan, charged with the murder of J. D. s. Neeley, the Lima, Ohio, oil promoter, was discharged tonight. The serious ill ness of Juror Frank Utter, stricken with heart trouble early today and who physicians say cannot live throughout the night. brought the tri- al to an end.
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PROMINENT BANKER DEAD.

Washington, March 1s.-Judge F.. F. oldham of Marietta. Ohio. late ad- wiser to the comptroller Of the cur rency and known to bankers the country over as aa authority on tho national bank act. died here today of pneumonia. He was born In Mounds- vile. W. vo.. 64 years ago.
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AGED INDIAN DEAD.

Tulsa. Okla, March 19.-James Walker, Shawnee Indian. died near Tulsa today of pneumonia at the age of 109 He was born at Sabine, Texas, and fought in both the Mexi- can and Civil wars. He was once chief medicine man of the Shawnees- Last fall he suffered d thigh ampu- tation.
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conoede La EoIIette,s Lead.

Minneapolis, Minn., March 19.-At Roosevelt headquarters here at lO:45 pm. reports from 2S of North Da- kota's S9 counties give La Toilette a lead of 1900. Roosevelt headquar- ters here claim that the counties west of the Missouri river with the possible exception of two, will go for Roosevelt.
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BRING MAINE HEROES HOME.

Norfolk, Va, March 19.-The cruis- CTS North Carolina and Birmingham with the remains of those heroes of the old battleship Maine, which were recovered by the floating of the wreck, arrived in Hampton Roads late today.
 The remains will be taken to Wash ington for burial in Arlington Ma tional cemetery with appropriate ex' ercises
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ANOTHER WAGE INCREASE.

Glens Fallis, N. Y, March l9.-An' other wage advance of importance this time in the paper trade, was an nounced here today when the Inter national paper company notified iss employees that after May i, 1912, wages for all employees paid on an hourly basis will be increased l cent an hour. This increase amounts to approximately $15O,o0O per year. sey- eral thousand employees throughout tha country will be benefited.
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KILLED WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Albany, N. Y, March 19.--All hope for woman suffrage legislation at the present session was crushed by the action of both houses of the legisla- ture today. The Stillwell constitu- tional ameISdment, on which the va rious suffrage organizations have unit ed, was killed in the senate by a final vote of 21 to 19.
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REvERiDGE AT CHICAGO.

Chicago, March 19-Former Sena. tor Albert J. Beveridge fired one of the opening guns in the Roosevelt campaign in Chicago in speech at Orchestra hall tonight The meeting was the largest the Roosevelt forces have had here thus far and is to be followed by the appearance of Roose- welt himself next week.
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cARNEelE's GENEROUS GIFT.
Sends $1,ooo Wedding Present to
 Tsnnessean Eibrarfan. '''r '~ ~

Nashville, Tenn. March 19--Andrew Carnegie has sent a wedding gift of S1,O00 to Miss Mary Hannah John son, librarian of the local Carnegie library. who is soon to become the bride of Dr. P P Claxton, United States commissioner of education. A note in Mir. Ctrnegies handwriting, praising Miss Johnson's devotion to public service. accompanied the check.
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WANT WAGE REDUCTION

Cleveland. Ohio, March 19.- Bitumi- nous coal mine operators will adhere to their demand for a reduction in the wages paid their mine workers. Formal announcement of their atti- tude was made late today after a conference.
 The present wage is 95 cents. The operators say it should be S5 cents. The workers are demanding s105.
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REFEREE STOPS FIGHT.

Atlanta. Ga, March ls-Referee purke stopped the bout between Jimmy Perry of Pittsburg and Young Nitchie of Philadelphia, in the thiro round tonight, when Nitchie was re- oaivlng terrific beating and was hanging to the ropes. The bout was ache lnled for 10 rounds.
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THEATER MAN SUICIDES.

Kansas City, March 19-Howard H. Puzzle, formerly manager of a vaudeville theater at Oklahoma City. committed suicide in hotel here to- day by taking poison. He had been here several weeks seeking employ. ment. He was 30 years old.
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MRS. GRACE GETS BAIL.

Atlanta, March 20.-Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace, charged with shooting her husband, Eugene H. Grace, who is not expected to live, was released on s75OO bail from the jail in this city at midnight, and left for Phila- delphia at 1929 this morning. where if is stated, she will visit her mother.
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REDS IN TRAINING.

Atlanta, Ga, March 19.-Henri O. Day, manager of the Cincinnati club of the National league. Is expected to arrive in Atlanta. accompanied by that team. The visitors are sched- uled to meet the Atlanta Southern league team Thursday and Friday in exhibition games.
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ADMIT coLoREp CHURCH.

Pittsiurg, March 19.-The Colored Cumberland Presbyterian church was today admitted to membership in the council of the Reformed Churches or America upholding the Presbyterian system. The vote was unanimous
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Roosevelt Is Silent.

Oyster Bay, March 19-No com ment could be obtained from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt tonight as he had retired when news of the North Da. kota primary reached here at late hour
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EXCISE BILL PASSED.

Washington, March 19.-The demo. cratic excise bill to virtually tax ev- erybodys income when it is $5.000 or more a year. passed the house today 250 to 40. The democrats voted sol idly for it, and carried 80 republican votes with them. Forty regular re- puDlicans were the opposition
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c. N. Anderson and family of Wax ahaehie, Texas, have moved to this city and will make this their future home. MT. Anderson has embarked in business. having opened a general blacksmith shop at PIP Hawthorne street.
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patters and political tricksters of that state who are fighting for him.
 La Follettes victory was a reae- tionary defeat. A Roosevelt victory would have been a progressive de feat"
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TEDDY TO COME WEST.

Oyster Bay, N Y, March 19.-The speaking tour which Colonel Roose- welt will make through the Middle West is to be extended
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pREsByTeRlANs TO MEET.
Atlanta to Be Scene of Nationwide
 Gathering.

Atlanta, Ga, March 1s-Commit' tees from the Presbyterian Ministers association of Atlanta and from ev-
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Under such condition troops could picket the roads and passes and es. cape would be almost impossible
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, D. C., March 1e-Fore. cast for Arkansas: Local rains, colder "Wednesday or "Wednesday night; Thursday fair, much colder
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Public Road Through AVondaIs.

NEwELLToN, La, May %, 1912.
Editor Tensas Gazette,
st. Joseph, La.
Dear Sir-While the lessons Of the
overflow are still fresh in our memories,
/ ask space in the columns of your valu-
able paper, for what 1 believe is timely
suggestion.
Leading into the town of st. Joseph
1.-THE parish seat are three public, roads
that connect with the rest of the parish.
From all points west and south Except
the "bend'') the plank road is open at
seasons. People from the LIST, 9th and
portions of End and 3rd wards, must come
via the "Newellton-St. Joseph" road
which strikes the public levee at the Pa
nola quarters and thence along the base
of that leyee to the town of st. Joseph.
When the water rises and seipage begins
to show up along the levee this road
must be closed and all traffic forbidden,
and so long as this condition lasts people
from this end of the parish must either
go via New Light and ask permission to
pass over private property.
A public road could be laid off from
the Lake Bruen front along Osceola
through that property and the property
on which Mr.. j. T. Watson lives to the
plank road and thus relieve this oft-re-
curing inconvenience to the travelling
public. The distance is short and we are
sure Mr.. Watson would gladly give the
right-of-way, especially as there's already
plantation road running through BIZ
place and coming out to the plank road
near his yard gate.
Kindly give this matter attention il
an early issue Of your paper.
And oblige,
Yours truly,
CITIZEN.
D..h. My.Tao,x, mill cure v0nf
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

Two little negro boys, Walter Allen
and Ed Frazier, about ten or twelve years
old, were drowned in the lake in front Of
town on Monday and their bodies were
not recovered until the next day. Sus-
picious circumstances surrounding the
unfortunate tragedy caused the author
tiles to place several young negro boys
under arrest. A coroner's jury was en-
pannelled and post-mortem examine
ton made of one of the victims to ascer-
tain if he had come to his death by vio-
lence, but nothing appearing to show
that demise was due to any other agency
than drowning the boys were discharged.
Another death from drowning occurred
in the rear of the parish on Wednesday,
when well known colored citizen named
Ernest Ellis fell out of boat in bayou.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
A PETITION.
BAroS RoUaE, La, May "a, 1912.

j. Martin Hamley
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned MEM
bers of the Board OF Commissioners for
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District, re-
quest you to introduce and to support a
bill in the Legislature, authorizing the
issue of Five Hundred Thousand Dol
lar, five per cent, 1850 year bond, the
proceeds to be used in repairing and
building up our leyees in the Fifth Louis
lana District (The bond Indebtedness OF
the Board is now one-half million dol
lars.
Upon the introduction of this bill you
are requested to have it referred to the
proper Committee in each House, and
let such hearings be had that will permit
everyone interested in this measure to
appear before said Committees.
The necessity for the issue of these
bonds arises from the disastrous overflow
of 1912, making it impossible for the
levee taxes to be paid. The proceeds OF
the sale of these bonds will provide rev.
enues and permit the remission of fifty
to seventy per cent or more of the taxes
which have been assessed in previous
years. This will be needed to pay fixed
charges and bond interest.
1t is the intention of the Levee Board
(Which the present Board believes will
be carried out by any future one) to sell
not more than one-half of these bonds
for the needs of the levees for 1912, and
the other half for use in 1913, thus light
ening the burden of taxation for these
two years, and allowing the tax payers
to recuperate from the disaster of 1912.
We have gone over this matter very
carefully with Governor Hall, and he has
expressed his sympathy for any move
ment which will tighten the burden of
taxation upon the property holders of the
Fifth Louisiana District, and he will lend
you such assistance as he can in this
matter; and we are sure that the Attor-
ney General will give you the benefit of
his legal opinion.
Finally, we urge that you act prompt
ly so that it can be determined whether
to make the bond issue and tighten the
taxes for 1912 and 1918, or to assess the
full levee taxes, for it is imperative that
revenues be provided. Funds are imme-
diately necessary to begin work on the
subsistence of the water.
We stand ready, individually and as
members OF the Levee Board, to assist
you in any way we can.
We urge you to take such action. that
will bring the influence of the State Leg
islature on the Congress of the United
States, that it make larger and more lib
eral appropriations for the benefit of levees
and of such proportion that within two
years, it will not be necessary to again
impose as heavy taxes as has been the
case in the past.
Respectfully yours,
]. H. LAMBDIN,
From Concordia Parish.
B. F. YOUNG,
From Tensas Parish.
w. II. WARD,
]. T. MCCLELLAN,
From Madison Parish.
{ c. A. V0ELKER,
f. j. HAMLEY,
From East Carroll Parish.