New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-30
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pointed United States attorney gener.
al for the distric; of InGian Territory.
David Parsons. a rciatiy" Of the late
United states Consul General Paraons,
was recently murdered by Indians in
Mexico
Far Eastern ports are declaring
quarantine against Kobe, account Of
the increasing prevalence Of the bu-
bonlc plague there.
Following the prolonged quarantinos
against New Orleans. there is almost It
blockade of export tufts in The Gle.
vator3 and railway yards shipping
H. also very scarce.
A dispatch to The ENcning Standard
from Constantinoplc says the Turkish
Consul ut Batoum reports the Armcn
iang are mlssaCrCing Tartars at tho
rate Of 500 per day.
John n. Irwin. former Minister to
Portugal. Ex-Governor Of Arizona and
Idaho. Mayor Of Keol,uk, and head OF
wholesale mercantile company
died at Hot Springs, Ark. Friday
Three train men were killed Friday
In wreck on the philadelphia and
Reading railroad al Perk'Omen juno.
ton Pa. between a milk train and 4
freight train.
Adviecs from Cartagena, capital OF
the Colombian State of Bolivar, say
there Is great discomfort throughout
the Republic owing to the announce.
mont of an increase in taxation.
tirc destroyed fully half of the i'm
cnense railroad terminal buildings at
the foot of West Twenty-Third street
on the Hudson River, New York. The
loss was estimated AT sj50000
After a ten.minutc session Wednes.
day. the house adjourned until Janu
airy 4th. John NJ. Gearn, the newly
appointed senator from Oregon. waa
sworn in al the meeting Of the senate.
As result Of his unsuccessful glove
contest with Jack O'I}rien last night,
Robert Ftzslmmons will reutrn to the
stage and according to his latest state
ncnt will not again enter the ring
James Van Ripper Chici of Police
Of San Antonio. died saturday morn
lag at Santa Rosa lndrmGry. after az
illness OF about four weeks.
Albert Burke. son of the late Con
gresham Burke has been appointed
clerk TO the Assistant Postmaster OF
the Navy, stationed to Guantanamo
Cuba. and has left for that place
Admiral Dewey has taken al en-
phatic stand against the hazing prac
tees which prevail at the naval acad
envy at Annapolis 1T is disgrace
full condition of affairs, he said. "It
calls for prompt and vigorous rene
dy."
The trial OF Hugh Watt, former
member of parliament, charged with
melting hired agents to murder his di
vorced wife, Julia Watt and Sir
Reginald Beauchamp, ended in YER
dict OF guilty Watt was sentenced tc
Ave years penal servitude4
The body of Mrs. c. r. McCree,
prominently connected in and around
Quitman. Miss. was found half a mile
from her home Friday She left
home for q bucket of sand early In
The morning and was not found until
6 o'clock. There was no indication Of
foul play. Sc e
The plant of the Jennings Refining
Company here was sold Saturday at a
sheriff's sale to satisfy debts to L. G.
Hubbell of Dcs Moines. Iowa. for $40.
coo. 1t cost 100000 to build and was
considered well worth half that
amount as 1t stands
You cannot prevent the pieces from
flying by praying over the boiler
The sorrow of today is often but
the shadow of tomorrow's shining.
You cannot !. ourish a beast in the
heart and have beauty In the face.
Representative Marshall Of South
Dakota has introduced bin to appro
pirate 100000 for the use of tho Agri-
cultural Department to conduct ex
pc,iments with dry land farming.
Five Thousand dollars of this amount
In made available at once.
To expedite business the Tulsa, 1
T., banks are arranging to establish a
clearing house, where the daily clear
ance can be made. There are six
F, clearing with the Farmers National.
banking institutions there and are now
The consolidation OF the Subway
Elevated and Surface Traction lines
Of Manhattan Island is believed to be
probable as the result OF the sale Of
the interests of Thomas +. Ryan in
the Metropolitan street railway sys
TEN to August Belmont.
The steamer Mariposa, which arriv
ed from Tahiti "Wednesday, brought
news that rumor Is current through
out Tahiti that the United States gov
ernmcnt has offered France $4,000, 600
for the island.
Michael Tansey. thirty years old
and Robert Haplcy, fifteen. were XIII
ed when Z wagon on which they were
riding was struck BY Chicago and