New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-08-19
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.


died recently, aged los.
contract has just been let for a
new passenger station at Mobile, Ala,
to cost half a million dollars.
Fire at Sweetwater destroyed the
Sweetwater Review plant, valued at
$4,000, covered by $1,000 insurance. and
on adjoining bakery.
Jack Wooledge, a negro, was killed
while riding on log train on the tram
line of the Kelly Lumber Company
near Heman, twelves miles east of
Texarkana.
Rear Admiral Charles e. Clark, one
Of the naval heroes OF the Spanish
War, became G2 years old and for that
reason was transferred to the retired
list of the navy few days since.
Hon. Malcolm r. Patterson, represen-
tative in Congress from the Tenth
Tennessee District. has issued card
announcing his candidacy for the Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nomination.
1t is reported that William Kenefik
Construction Company of Kansas City
has secured the contract for building
the Western Pacific Railway from
Salt Lake City to San Francisco at
cost of Sill 100000.
Twelve years in the penitentiary for
burglary is the sentence at Salt Lake,
Utah, on Sam Grice who almost thir-
ty years ago saved the life of General,
now Lord Roberts, the head of the
British army.
James Edward Britt and Battling
Nelson have signed articles to fight
twenty-five rounds before the Colma
Athletic club at Union Coursing Park
on September 8 for purse of $4,000
or sharing equivalent.
Twenty firemen were carried burned
and unconscious from boiling soap
five of them badly parboiled. from W.
II. Daggett & Sons soap factory on
West Twelfth street. New York The
tanks containing 10000 gallons of soap
fats exploded after fire in the three
story building had been brought under
control
The signing up of the lands for the
Elepant Butte dam is progressing
rapidly in the valley of Ell Paso.
About $500 acres have been signel to
date, with $4,000 more in progress. In
district No. there are fully $4,000
acres, but one-third is held by alb
sent owners.
In sight OF hundreds of elevated and
surface car passengers on the Brook
lyn bridge, q well-dressed man, whose
identity Is unknown, leaped from
surface car bound for Brooklyn, and,
running to the center of the bridge,
leaped to death through the railing to
he river below.
Mrs. Chester Winstanley of New Al
bany, Ind, while temporarily insane,
drowned her 8-year-old daughter,
Ruth, by forcing her into and holding |
her under the water in a bathtub. |
Grabbing pistol she shot and danger
ously wounded her husband and then |
swallowed quantity of carbolic acid. |
BY the capsizing Of boat in whirl- |
pool at Christina Lake, near Grand
Fork. B. c., Miss Agnes Ruckle and
Miss Ida Anderson were drowned.
Three others in the party managed to
reach shore.
A few days since Allen White, Is
years old, was caught in the tide while
walking along the beach and attempt
ed to climb the cliffs at Palus, France. |
He reched the summit of the cliff and |
lost his balance and fell. Death was
instantaneous.
The court Of inquiry in the Beening-
ton disaster has completed its inves-
tigation and the members will now pre-
pare their report. This will be present |
ed to Admiral Broderick. when pre-
sumably 1t will be made public.
General Manager Sweeney of the
Trinity and Brazos Valley Road, says
that he has just closed the contract |
for steel for the $50 miles of new road
south Of Mexia to Houston, and that
the construction work on the new line
would begin right away.
The Chief Of Police at Homei, Rus
STA, has issued manifesto that as his
life has been twice attempted by Jews
of the lowest classes. hereafter any
such men approaching within fifty
PAGES of his carriage will be shot.
Mable Latta, a 22-year-old woman,
was accidentally shot aud perhaps ia
tally wounded by Policeman vampner
near Guthrie, Ok vampner was in q
boat in the Cottonwood shooting frogs.
The young woman was also In boat
further down the stream
The election for the issue of $175,-
900 OF bonds. 100000 Of which are for
water and sewerage improvements and
SIS, 900 for additional school build
ings at Muskogee. l. T.. carried by
"a against 42O for.
kicked and killed by a horse near
Ok. He was attempting to