Shreveport Weekly Journal from Shreveport, Louisiana • 1

v- i VOL 1 NO 23 SHREVEPORT LA THURSDAY JULY 8 1897 $100 Per Year in Advance A WAR-TIME TRAGEDY LETTER WORKED THE SUCKER self Her own life has been sacrificed to her pupil's The two are mutually dependent to an astonishing degree for Miss Sullivan would be as unhappy without her girl companion as Heleu would be helpless without her teacher Their manner of conversation often strides a stranger as startling Miss Keller in talking does rot use the sign language but speaks with much naturalness when one considers the fact that she has never heard her own would hide in the cane-brake until the general -and Joe were well on their journey to the North God alone knew what his oath eost him but his love for his mother was very great About noon boy no longer Joe but John Pendleton North rode north with Gen 's troop The days dragged those fearful days when loved ones longed for one Lumber Company had captured the contract for furnishing the lumber for the new Columbia Cooi-press building The reporter was misinformed for it was the Allen Bros Wadley Lumber Compacy of Allentown La that scooped in the order It is the largest siogle sale of rough lumber for building purposes made in these for many a day The order will amount to cne hundred minimum carloads but will be promptly tilled by this enterprising concern who have a very large stock of assorted lumber to select from The Jocrxai congratulates the company on its success in securing the big order A Story the Scenes of Which Are Located in Louisiana A mistake and a Proud Sacrltire (ISY LI LA riKASANTS FOIST) You would have asked which was the son of the Norths and which the son of the Norths' slave They were very much alike these two boys though Pen's mother was the daughter of one of the noblest families in the South and Joe the offspring of black Nancy No it happened that Pen's gave Nancy's boy the advanta her own child had tine morning- during the war Gen troops came through Louisiana proscribing soldiers Nancy heard the news from Mr siter's Chloe and came panting the house to inform her mistress The blow was terrible Mrs North idolized her son He was her all They would take him from her They would bury him alone oh so alone in some faraway Mate and she would never know where her child she would hide him yes that was it why had she not thought cf that before Ah they knew she had a son all the hiding in the world would not save him for they knew The poor stricken mother stood trembling pale agonized Was it her duty to give her son to the cause? Nh did not ask herself the auestion she thought only of th(se long sun-scorched roads those ragged barefooted soldiers suffering untold agonies of Pen's father who had been killed in one of the first batt'es and whose body had never been sent home but lay now in some trench with countless others She thought of this and closed her ear to calling And so she stood looking at Nancy with a hard fixed stare and yet seeing only those sufferiug soldiers marching over the sun-seorclied roaas uuder the tropical glare Missis Missis what am do? Deys chile Ef cloan wan' Mars Pen tuh go long wive dem got tuh think quick Hit aint gwine tuk long tuh git lieah What was she going to do The question was a mockery What could she do There was one consoiatiou Pen would be with his father if they killed him Gen had stopped at Natchi toches it would be at least a day before he reached Mansfield She had a day of grace and so she ealled her son to her and sent Nancy to her work Late that night Mrs North went to Nancv cabin Gaud Missus I though wah de gin'ral Lawd her massy yo' look whitd es a sheet chile I tole yo'd bettah let me sleep long side ut What's do rnattah honey is yo sick Mrs North pushed her way into the cabin and drew Nancy after her been kind to you Nancy" she said pantiogly raised your boy Joe 1 gave him just as my child had the lash never touched him and ne needed it lots of times You've not been treated like other slaves Nancy given you everything that 1 could now I am ready to ask for some Nancy shifted her bare feet on the floor and her round wondering eyes stared at the rafters She knew what her mistress wanted and her skin grew ghast through its black pigment but Nancy thought not of the sun-scorched roads and suffering solders She thought of duty you hear me asked her mistress Missus Missus what does does yo want me tuh Mrs North began to sob and in broken syllables explained hef-aelf boy" she said white as mine They don't know of Joe they Ros- into they are coming f-'r don't love Joe like I do Pth you 1 to tuh hide Mars Pen nick dem snjer think thit Joe am he? Ain ddt what yo wan' Missus?" You want The pathos in the voice touched the mistress maybe he Wouldn't be kill ed after all but oh Nancy 1 can't give my bov I gave his father You lost any of your dear ones only Had not Nancy's heart been crushed once during this cruel war? speak!" said her mistress you let him go? Listen: If you do I'll give him half of oar estate think Nancy I'll make him ain' gwine do no good when vo's dead Missus" said Nancv logically with tears streaming down her black cheeks and prayers hovering ou her lips Nancy sacrificed her love to duty and so it was that in the early dawn Mrs North stole back to the house not without fluttering fears for the danger was not yet over She knew well that her brave loyal boy would rather meet death than to refuse to answer his country's call for soldiers But Pen loved his mother ami when with revolver turned toward her head she threatened to take her life if he refused to accede to her plans he swore solemnly swore that he would never reveal identy and that he To the National Association of Democratic Clubs It in "Inn llenolutlou Denouncing the Scheme of the Dlngley Bill Washington July 7 A patriotic celebration was held here Monday at the Grand Opera House under the joint auspieec of the National Democratic Clubs and the Democracy of the District of Columbia and contiguous sections An elaborate program was gone through with and addresses made by some of the leading Democrats in public life Patriotic addresses were delivered by Senator John Daniel of West Virginia and Hon Joseph Sibley of Pennsylvania Short speeches were made by members of Congress ana others representing the original thirteen States The declaration of independence was read by Hod An drew- Lipscomb as was also the last letter written by Thomas Jefferson expressing regret that he was unable to attend the independence celebration this city seventy-one years ago Mr Sibley acted as chairman of the meeting William Bryan in a letter expressing his regrets at not being able to attend the meeting said: Neb June 20 1S97 Lawrence Gardner Washington Dear Sir An engagement at Los Angeles Cal will make it impossible for ine to attend the Fourth of July celebration held under the auspices of the National Association of Democratic Clubs I regard the commemoration of the anniversary of our national independence day as a duty and trust that the meeting in Washington will be useful in stimulating those present to renewed exertions to the end that the independence achieved by our ancestors may be preserved for ptsteriiy Just now there is special reason for solicitude lest a servile acquiescence in a foreign financial policy may rob us of the substance of political freedom and leave us in the shadow Very truly yours Resolutions were adopted declaring that endorse the time-honored Democratic doctrine that taxes should be laid for revenue only and limited to the wants of a simple government honestly administered and we denounce the scheme of the DiDgley bill and the various amendments thereto in secret caucus as a more flagrant robbery of the masses than the Republican law known as the McKinley bill twice repudiated by the people Dietated by trusts and monopolies in part payment for moneys advanced to corrupt the suffrage its main effects are to enrich the few at the expense of the many and to release accumulated capital from all taxation while restricting our trade and depriving the American producers of free access to the markets of the world reaffirm the Democratic doe-trine that the legal leader money of the people should be issued by their government and we demand that all paper representatives of money shall be redeemable in coin the silver and gold of the constitution we demand the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the preseut legal ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for the consent of any other nation our forefathers 121 years ago declared that this people are and of right ought to be free from all foreign domination and control so now do we demand that this people make its own national laws all ol them without asking the advice or consent of any foreign government The Democratic party from the beginning has pronounced its symnathy with every people struggling for the right to govern themselves in their own way So now do we extend our hearty sympathy to the neople of Cuba in their heroic stand for liberty and independence and so declare that the day should be hastened by all proper means which shall see the lone star of Cuba fixed foreyer in the constellation of American States and we demand the immediate recognition of the belligerent rights of the Cuban people" A CRAZY MAN Drown ilimcll to Foi-ape a pm re iu Kentuiky Fulton Ky July 7 This an unknown man passed floating on a log He lauded below town and two men noticing that he appeared to he crazy stai ted to cap- ture him He ran through the bottom and into a wire fence The men captured him and started with him to Hickman lie broke loose and running to the river jumped in and began to swim away from the bank One of the men seized a convenient boat and started in pursuit The crazy man observing his approach aved bis hand and dived never to reappear He had stated that he was from Missouri BIG LUMBER ORDER da vs a so Thf an- daj ago Hk oi R-N at an The llleu Bro A Waille) company Made the Sale A lew nouDced that Mr Johnson of the I Verily a Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted 11 ow a Hot $prln Cilrl Worked a Love-Sick Y'outli for The Uot Spring! girls have matrimonial advantages enjoyed by those of no other city of like size in this section of the country says the Hot Springs Sentinel This is easilv accounted for from the fact that thev have an opportunity of meeting more men than the girls of other cities the size of Hot Springs When the home supply is exhausted they have the visitors to lrawnpon and for the past few years this has been done uite Considering the superior opportunities referred to there is no reason why there should be any sprinsters of old maids in this city even amongst those for whom nature has done but little in the matter of personal charms Occasionally a local girl has a chance at a first-class and such opportunities have been embraed whever offered A rather romantic episode occurred about two weeks ago ia which were involved a girl of rather prepo-sessing appearance though of very humble origin and an unsophisticated young lothario with more money than b-ains who was a visitor to the city from a Northern city This young gentleman left home with several thousand dollars ia cash and though he had no physical ailments -of which anyone was aw are he drifted td Uot Springs With plenty of cash at his disposal and lots of leisure time he naturally looked about for some congenial spirit of the femine persuasion Being a young man of light mental calibre most any comely maiden with a pretty ankle and a wink would fill the bill He met ore of this description in his perambulations over the city and fell a hopeless victim to her charms She made no pretens'ons to brilliancy or even to an ordinary education but she had some common sense and soon discovered that she hada on her string and determined to play him for all he was yorth To say that the young man was an easy mark is putting it in Idly After a few weeks' acquaintance he proposed matrimony The youDg girl hesitated about giving a final answer asking for time in which to con -icier the proposition The young man eonldn't wait and express He -said he could not stand the suspense incident to a consideration of his proposal for a single day He wanted an answer in the affirmative at once will give you SI 200 to say that you will marry me on a certain date in the near future to be mutually agreed fork over the money" the girl said The young man in company with his inamorita repaired to her residence and paid her the money taking no re-cetpt for it Time wagged on until the date arrived upon which they were to marry Bat lo and behold the girl had changed her mind and told her amor ous suitor that she couldn't marry a fool Then he howled for his money ana- the girl gave him the horse and informed him that she had spent most of it After a considerable racket and many threats he succeeded in getting a smll part of it back lie left Hot Springs shortly afterward and bas not lieen beard from since The girl is wearing fine clothes and looks prosperous and is rtady for an other sucker of tie same kind CHICKEN WEATHER -Incubator No Longer Iteqnlred Louisiana The Donaldson ville Times tells a very good hot weather story in the following is one thing about this heat and that is the mosquitoes seem to be getting the worst of it for I notice that they are growing fewer and fewer (each day" said an old resident to-day as he-mopped his forehead profusely Klecorated with perspiration when mosquitoes who fairly revel in warm weather cannot stand the heat you can get a pretty fair idea of the state of things I was told to-day as an honest fact that a lady who had placed a half dozen eggs in a room in a paper bag and then forgetting them was surprised to hear the chirp of chickens and on looking into the bag 'found that every egg bad been hatched out by the heat" i HELEN KELLER TO underfill Talent ol Till Deal and Blind Young: CiirJ Not long since a fund which is to insure the financial independence of Helen Keller the remarkable blind deaf-mute was started and ia being rapidly increased day by day Recently the New York World published a picture of this interesting girl seated in conversation with her teacher Miss Sullivan Everybody who knows Helen Keller knows Miss Sullivan almost equally NFell She is the blind girl's other word from husbands and sons whether those words were of despair or hope People asked no questions they did not wonder Nancy's Joe had gone They supposed he had been sent to some neighboring plantation to protect his interest As for Pen he wandered from room to room of his mother's house longing yet dreading to hear of the boy that bad been sacrificed for him They never spoke of Joe only sometimes late at night Mrs North glancing from her window would see a forlorn black figure sit ting ou Nancy's door-steps with face turned northward Remorse hovered Ofer her pillow But Joe came back late in the au-tunm strong unharmed Then there was great rejoicing at North but it was iued to be short-lived loe was a deserter! Mr- North knew in what imminent danger he wa but could not avert the crisis That crisis came late one autumn evening Hearing shots fired in rapid succession and fearing the worst the poor woman rushed cut upon the ye-randa filled with a nameless dread The place was entirely deserted the negroes one and all having gone to attend a camp-meeting some ten miles down Red river! It was twilight that saddest of all time While Mrs North tried to discern the spot from which the sound of shots came Pen walked around the corner of the hou-e and faced her He was very pale and -his hair hung in disorder about his haggard young face He had lost his bat and bis clothes wre stained with dust and mud son" he said he had to clear his thro it several times before he could speak have shot h'm he deserted: John Pendleton North they called him" The poor mother could only stare at her broken-hearted boy Her lips refused to speak went on the young man slowly and with an effort it will be known everywhere that John Pendleton North deserter from the Confederate army was shot the first time our name was ever dishonored I have dishonored At last his mother regained her power of speech she cried pulling him to her they shall know better-we will tell them it was Joe we The boy drew- himself from her swore before God never to reveal his identity" he said lust then Nancy wild-eyed frantic rushed across the lawn and threw herself in a paroxism of agony at her mistress' feet Oil Gaud killed him shot him all tuh pieces: What fuh dey do I tell Oh Gaud my chile is da'ad he's da'id Gaud massy oh Mrs my boy is daad Yo got yo'se but cs looked from her miserable face to that of bis mother thence across the sweep of moonlit low lands to where hotly lay alone are a doctor he said and he kissed her gently prolonged my life but you did not save it John Peddleton North deserter Then he took a revolver from his pocket and shot himself through the head DOWN IN MEXICO Where the Climate Is Delightful and Thieves Numerous The Kexltlenee Barred Like Irioi to Mint Out Thieie A friend of the manager of Tim Jornx who is touring Mexico writes from Sau Luis his impressions as follows arrived here safely and have seen the sights of this quaint Mexico city and I assure you some of them are very queer The ways and customs of the natives are very much different from those of Americans It well pays one to visit this country and study the people The poor people are very poor id ignorant and the worst thieves on earth The houses here are alt built of stone and all the windows have iron bars just like our prisons It is not safe to leave a window open here while absent from your room for these thieves would steal the laee curtains from the windows and everything else they could lay hands on here takes a nap at midday and no business is done during the napping hours The people are very slow uo one seems to ever be in a hurry The climate however is the finest I ever saw 1 have not perspired since I arrived here the altitude is so great and the atmosphere so cool and refreshing I should not like to live here however because the people and their habits and customs do not suit Architect Nelson makes a specialty of all kinds of residence work and would be pleased to submit plans and estimates free of charge to all who contemplate building voice In to another's voice she places one finger on the speaker's throat another at the mouth and a third at the nose In this way she does not loe a single word MARRIED A NEGRO Daughter of a Philadelphia Doctor Secures a Black Hubby Latest TIatriniouial Fad of the FCVte Fast Philadelphia July 3 The marriage of Miss Constance Mackenzie a white' woman and daughter of I)r II Shelton Mackenzie who until her resignation yesterday was director of the Porter School kindergarten to John Durham who enjoys tne distinction of being one of the first colored men who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania took place this afternoon at the bride's residence in West Philadelphia After the ceremony Mr and Mrs Durham went to the home of the bridegroom and witnessed the marriage of his sister to Randolph a colored lawyer of Pittsburg Later the newly married pair left for Milwaukee where they will attend the convention cf the National Educational Association Mr Durham succeeded the late Frederick Douglass as minister to llayti The bride has been for years piomi-nent in educational work Her father was distinguished as an author and critic MUST RESIGN Tite People of Texarkana Have Enouali of Murderer a Officer TfTe Texarkana Texarkanian says: The petitions asking Sheriff Tyson and Constable Joe Barkman to resign have been signed by over 70U people we learn Yesterday there were blank petitions mailed to every voting place in the county asking Sheriff Tyson to resign This action is due to the manner in which he has handled the Frank Barkman case in the Ferry killing It is stated that in case these two officers refuse the petition to resign the district judge will be asked to suspend them CHARGED WITH MURDER Three men A rreated for the nordtr of Perryman Iu the early part of last May an old ferryman named Wofford who lived at his ferry on James bayou was foully assassinated His body was found floating in the bayou after he was dead andso far as known there were no eye witnesses to the killing A reward was offered for the arrest and convict ten of murderer or murderers and Detectives Murphy went to work on the ease aud as a result- his investigations 1 yens liar and his two so is Tvcus Hart Jr and Robert Hart nave been arrested and jaded charged with the commission of the crime The arrests were made by Deputy Sheriff Dick Walters and Dan Holland of this city and Detective Murphy who arrived last evening with their prisoners and locked them up in the parish prison The Journal does not know just what evidence there is against the prisoners tending to eonnect them with the murder but the officers appear confident that they have a strong case against the accused We learn that the Harts have retained lion II Shepherd to defend them and that their examining trial will take place next week or as soon as the witnesses can lie summoned and their attendance at court secured AN ACCIDENT Vlli lilt lame Very Near Destroying a Sleeping Car The Lake Charles Press says The Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf sleeper at the Southern Pacific depot caine near being destroyed by tire last night On the rear end of the ear was a big headlight and the brakeman in attempting to light it made a slight mistake and as a the lamp exploded By presence of mind the porter who took in the situation kicked the headlight loose from the car and it fell to the ground Otherwise the sleeper would have been on fire in a jiffy Two more cars to-day via Lake Charles from New Orleans billed for the north over the Pee Gee SHREVEPORT WEEKLY JOURNAL ONLY £100 A YEAR IN ADVANCE THE CHAUTAUQUA Opened at Ruston With a Large Attendance Interesting Event on Program ibe tar Future for The fifth annual session of the Louisiana Chautauqua opened at Ruston Monday with very flattering prospects of a successful session Theattenl-anee is large and much interest is' manifested in the work by the teach- ers and every one in attendance On the 13th of July a joint and Institute will be held conducted by Major Lee commissioner of Agriculture and Prof Himes State Institute Conductor Major Lee will be assisted by Messrs John Dy-mond Foster Prof Caldwell and others of note Prof Lane's lecture which is announced for the same date will take place at 3:30 pm thus offering double opportunity to those in attendant of participating in the institute exere s-s and enjoying the leeture bv Prof Lane hf Chautauqua Literary and Sci entitle Circle course of reading has been arranged by those who have made a careful study of the needs of the times It is a course for men and womeu who have only a limited time for study and who desire to make the best of the opportunity The studies embrace history literature language aud art By reading one hour a day the stu- i1S to keep up with the best thought of the day and gain a valuable store of general information TUK FACULTY The Chautauqua faculty is composed of the following thorough educators Prof Ldgar Taylor FormPiV ne' aylor Formerty pro- Monmouth College Illinois at pre-ent professor of same subject in Louisiana Industrial I nsti-tut n' Formerly In the faculty of the State Normal School la th Miss Liatue Schuster Formerly teacher iu St Louis Kindergarten and teacher at Monteagle thautauqua and at present kindergarten in Shreveport sitvf v- Graduate Uniyer- VrJlaiV printiDal of Shreveport High School Prof Formerly principal nre sool at pres- Prof KPav lberia High School conductor Im MCJAXS OOXFFnEXCK Chautauquan we take Conference which wilk be held at Chautauqua on July Dr Thornhill Jlrca- Add res: dia La Paper on lDg'ene Dr Shreveport La Egan A rofess'on Dr son Arcadia La Recitation Mss Shreveport La Paper rIhe Dutv of PhrcL Their Patients: also the Duty t0 tients to Their Physicims Schumpert Shreveport La DrP JPTC ifl'TrivsDph C'mistry ir Grifhn Shreveport La Approprme music will be furni-hed attend these exercise? and espeoTally do we desire that the profession make ita point to attend and assist i aifthedayplearnl TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION Met Yesterday ie tea otTeerto ere Mx Month At a regular meeting of the Shreveport Typograpical Union No 153 held Sunday the following" officers were elected to serve for the ensuing term of six months: President I) Heine' Vice-President A II Basto: Rercord-Secretary Goodwin Financial Secretary Sims: Sergeant-at-Arms I Glover Executive Com- 1 C- Van Loan i Kenney Mrs Crane typew riter and stenoghrapher-has an office with Mr I 1 hos Chae No 204 Milam street where shc wUl be glad to do all kind 0f worj ln hne at the mCtet able rates reason- rA -LAI 1 s'- XT' 0.