New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-05-27
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

State of Oregon has gone into effect.
The Pacific coast record for long dis
lance wireless telegraphing has been
broken. it is claimed, by wireless
message received from 315 miles out
to sea.
The Kansas city Southern, Of which
Fort Worth and Denver is part,
plans to build to Port Arthur, Texas,
at an early date. Plenty Of money for
the extension is available.
Jim Roberts, who was stabbed dur
Ing difficulty at Honey Grove sew
eral days ago, died Thursday OF his in
juries. w. B. Lahue Is in Jail await
ing an examining trial.
The John II. Reagan monument fund
is growing rapidly, and Col Geo. A
Wright, secretary of the committee,
hopes they will have enough to begin
work in a short while.
Largely through the efforts OF the
Travis County Fruit and Truck Grow
ers Association, that county is becom-
ing one of the leading potato growing
counties in the State
The Masons of Abbott held dedica-
ton services Saturday night at which
their new temple, two-story brick
building, 30xS0 was formally dedicated
to the uses of the order.
The body of Otto Kroesschell a
wealthy manufacturer of boilers and
machinery has been found by dredg
ers at work on the Chicago River. 1t is
thought that he committed suicide.
Secretary Taft has decided not to
buy any foreign built ships at present
nor to purchase abroad any material
for the Panama Canal construction be-
yond that needed for immediate use.
Mrs Martha Helm died Saturday
at the county farm of Denton county
at the advanced age of 1902 years. She
had many relatives in the county and
had made her home here for twenty.
five years.
The Castillo. a Hamburg American
steamer, carrying valuable cargo Of
European goods and a crew of forty
men is nearly sixty days overdue at
Vera Cruz, to which port she was
bound,
general shutdown of the extensive
shirt, collar and cuff factories. at De-
troit is feared, owing to the trouble
which has existed for a fortnight be-
tween the starchers and the en-
ployers.
Hon. B. R. Tillman, United States
Senator from South Carolina, who has
been at Atlanta, Ga, about two weeks
under treatment for nervous trouble,
left for his home at Trenton Sunday,
much improved.
Secretary Morton will leave the Cab
lent July !, IL the President will ac-
cept his resignation on that date. The
Secretary has not completed his plans
for the future. He has number OF
offers under consideration.
Delegates OF the Hebrew Bakers
Union of New York have begun to or
der strikes of the Hebrew bakers to
force an eight-hour day. Strikes Of
400 or 500 bakers already have been
ordered in ten shops and about 1000
more men will quit Some of the mas
tiers have conceded the demands.
Phelps, Dodge & Co., of New York,
cave bought the control of the New
Mexico Railway and Coal Company,
which has 100000 common and ST.
100000 preferred stock. The road
runs from Liberal. Kan. to Ell Paso,
Texas, distance of Asst miles.
The sheep men are In the best of
spirits and will all bend their atten.
ton to the production of all wool pos
sible. as present prices are very prof
table. A good many sheep will change
hands at very full rpices
Sam Fite. alias Sam Collins, was
hanged by the sheriff at Marshall at
1:O5 Friday afternoon. He was pro-
Sweetheart, and Immediately after
the drop. his neck having been broken
by the fall An immense crowd wit
messed the execution.
The directors of the Waco Business
Mems Club Tuesday afternoon unan-
imously elected II. ID. Wade secretary
to succeed himself. complimented his
work highly and provided for an as
s.stant.
In a fit OF jealousy. Frank Cowells.
railroad switchman, at Pueblo, shot
to death Miss Stella Brice, has former
weetheart, and Immediately after
ward sent bullet into his own brain
that resulted in his death an hour
later.
Grading has again been resumed on
the Orient line in Oklahoma during the
past week at Thomas, Hitchcock and
Cantonments From Thomas to the
South Canadian River construction
is being pushed rapidly
The little son OF Mr.. Joe Cowley.
OF Covington, had the misfortune to be
bitten by mad dog several nights