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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-05-18
THE INTERCOASTAL CANAL
Project to be Discussed at Lake
Charles Meeting.

I AAA 49, AOSNihSs
I Governor Blanchard has issued
his proclamation urging the ap-
pointment of delegates to the In
tercoastal canal convention that
will be held in Lake Charles on
May % and %.
Governor Blanchard in his
proclamation points out that this
canal, if completed, will open
light draft navigation for tllous-
ands of miles from the nayigable
sources of the Mississippi river
and Its more important tributit-
Irics, and will be Il source of great
benefit to the commercial and
shipping interests of Louisiana.
Presidents of the police juries
are requested to appoint one del
egate from each ward of their re-
spectiye parishes: mayors or mu-
nicipal corporations, three. dele
gates each; Boards of Trade and
business organizations through
out the state. five delegates each.
All the mayors of Louisiana
cities, towns and villages are APP
pointed by the Governor dele
gates to the convention.
Friends of the project believe
the proclamation will result in Il
large attendance, and in general
interest being manifested
throughout the State.
1t is estimated that the pro-
posed canal, which is to be con-
structed from the mouth of the
Rio Gfande, connecting with the
Mississippi river near Donaldson
vile, would cost less than 81 4,000,-
600. and yet provide sufficient
depth to accommodate light draft
traffic.
Along the line of Governor
Blanchard's proclamation, G. 5.
E. Holland, chairman of the ex-
eeutive committee of the project,
has issued an address IN which he
says:
1.-The construction of this canal
will open up thousands of acres
of rice, sugar and cotton lands
and permit the construction of
saw mills where the lumber is
now practically inaccessible.
Even without the reduction of
freight rates it would be paying
investment. However, when we
consider being able to bring coal
down the Ohio river, the Tenn
essee river and the Red river
from every source throughout the
great Mississippi river and land
ing it at our doors at one-half the
present rate yes. in many IN
stances even one-sixth of present
cost, it is deubly worth our while
to construct the canal. When
we consider again how cheaply
we can transport the iron for our
factories from the smelters, the
manufactured products of the |
thousands of factories along the
Mississippi and Ohio. rivers and
their tributaries, it makes the
project show over hundred per
cent. on the investment"
The parish of Winn is inter-
ested in this question, having
t,., straan,s which eouId no mufle /
navigable. the Saline in the wes-
tern and the Dugdemonia IN the
eastern side of the parish. We
hope that some one will attend
the convention from this parish.
The convention was called for the
purpose of considering the pro-
iect of building an intercoastai
canal from the Mississippi river
at Donaldsonville to the Rio
Gran,le, yet the scope could take |
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-05-18
Hickory Valley News.

Hickory valley, La. !.
May IL, 1906.
Editor Sentinel: A see moth
ing from cur way in your columns
[ will (if given permission) say
that we actually get our Sentinel
the same day it is published,
which shows an improvement
over other days.
Owing to so much rain people
are not progressing very rapidly
with their crops.
Corn was slightly and cotton,
severely damaged BY frost on the
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-05-18
Deaths from Appendicitis

decrease in the same ratio that
the use of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills increases. They save you
from danger and bring you quick
and painless release from consti-
patton and the ills growing out of
it. Strength and vigor always
follow their use. Guaranteed by
all druggists, 25c. Try them.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-05-18
SECOND CARLOAD OF BABIES
Shipped from Founding Home
to Texas Homes.


New Orleans, May 15.-Fifty-
eight baby boys and girls, many
of them picked up as infants on
the streets of New York, arrived
in New Orleans this morning and
today will be adopted by num-
Der Of the prosperous families of
the farming sections of Texas.
and will become Southern chill
tiren.
The babies arrived on the
Morgan line steamship Proteus,
and after spending a part. of the
day here, they were transferred
to special car and continued
their trip westward.
The sending of these children
to homes throughout the country.
where they will be adopted into
substantial families and will be
given all the care which they
would have had if they were in
reality the children of the people
to whom they are turned over, is
a part of the great work which is
accomplished by the Sisters of
Charity in the New York Found
ling and Orphan Asylum for the
past thirty five years. In that
time over fifty thousand little
children have been cared for, and
Il large majority of them have
been secured homes in all parts
of the country.
This is the second carload of
children who have been sent to
Texas, and the experiment of
sending the Northern babies to
this part of the country has
proved to be more successful
than when it was tried in other
sections.
The crowd which came through
here today was made up of about
the Notwithstanding and best
nutured babies that ever visited
New Orleans together. From the
time the Proteus landed To the
time that the trian pulled out for
their Texas homes not one was
heard to cry.
Each family taking a baby will
be allowed to keep it on trial for
six months. If they like it they
will be asked to adopt it. Up to
the time that the girls are 1S and
the boys q they can be returned
to the home at any time. Up to-
that age they are carefully
watched by the officers of the
home, in order that a record of
the development of every child
can be kept to maturity.
Mr.. Swayne. who bad charge
of the babies, talked in an inter- +,
esting manner about the work of
the home. He said: "We now
have 2,40O babies for which we
want homes. Any suitable FAM
ily can secure one from us.
"Many of our children now Oc-
cupy high positions and many
more are we'll to-do businessmen.
Every child that we send out
knows that the home will always
be there for it to return to for
help, no matter how old it may
become.
. I'VE teach these children from
babyhood that our home Is a
school. and that if they are good
they will be taken to mamma and
papa later ON. Every child on
that train today believes that it is
going to its real mother aud
father, and most of them will
never know the difference.
I'VE usually keep the babies
until they are past the troubles of
bahyhood.'
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-05-18
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE
Brief Mention of Main Points
in Lengthy Document.
NUMBER 4o.

in Lengthy Document.
| Governor Blanchard hopes
that harmony and forbearance
shall continue to characterize the
relations between the executive
and Legislature.
The people want clean, whole
some, buslness-like administra-
tion of public affairs.
Legislature urged to enact law
increasing assessments and re-
ducing the rate of taxation.
Recommendation that Offices
of the assessors, parish school
board members and other officials
be made elective.
Police juries of the parishes
and the City Council of New Or
leans b. given authority to sit as
boards of review to equalize as
sessments rs between individual
property holders, or taxpayers,
In their respective jurisdiction.
State board of equalization be
provided for, to the end of equal
iZIng assessments between par
ishes-one parish with another
parish, or one group of parishes
with another group, or other
groups.
Make elective the collectors of
the state e revenues i'm the parish
of Orleans which positions are
now appointive.
Recommendation that a new
primary election statute be en-
acted, the present one being in
adequate for the proper regula-
tion of primary elections.
Review of yellow fever epidem-
ic of 1905. Recommendation
that the states maritime quaran-
tine station be soid or surrendered
to the federal government. Asks
Legislature to enact quarantine
laws as nearly as possible in ac-
cord with the provisions of fed
eral quarantine laws now existing
or hereafter enacted.
Change in the states policy in
respect of disposing of public
lands is recommended.
4 law is asked for that is
adapted to the mineral deposits
of the state, preventing destruc-
tion and waste of gas and limit
its use to actual necessities.
Railroad commission should be
given power to force railroads of
the state to keep their roadbeds
in good condition and to repair
their tracks. Some of the lines
are at present dangerous to travel
on.
Suggestion that state board of
be given jurisdiction
over what are known as s'car
service companies"
Question of the state carrying
its own insurance.
Amendments to the game laws
recommended.
There should be restrictions
placed upon Municipal Councils
and Boards of Aldermen in the
respect of granting franchises.
There should be laws to regu-
late corporations aud trusts and
prevent them from becoming
monopolies.
Anti-gambIing statutes are not
being enforced in many parts of
the state. The same is true of
the law relative to Sunday clos
ing.
Legislation for good roads is
needed.
Recommendation that the state
establish policy to require all
timber products to be sawed
within the borders of the state.
State should preserve what re-
mains of pine forests.
Asks legislation to encourage
the formation of life insurance
companies OF the state.
Asks foF better laws for the
prevention of cruelty to ami
mails. especially In the country
districts.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-05-18
Baptist Revival Postponed.

Owing to the inability of Rev.
Quisenbury to be here Mt this
time, the revival at the Baptist
church has been postponed until
Sunday, May q.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-05-18
Voted q Tax.

Ward two of Franklin Parish
voted special tax in favor OF
the Bayou Macon, Alexandria
and GrecnviIle Railroad.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
SURPASS ALL WORLDS FAIRS
GERMANY PLANS TO HOLD GREAT
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSE.
TioN IN 1912.

New York. July 18.-Its correspond
ent at Berlin cables the Herald az
follows:
II am informed on the highest au-
thority that the government has de-
cided to invite various nations to par
ticipate In a great international expo
sition to be held here in 1912. It is
proposed that the exhibition shall sur
pass all the worlds fairs, not except
ing the marvellous expositions for
which Paris Is famous or the great
American fairs.
German promoters feel confident
that the record Of progress In the arts
and sciences will enable the exhibition
to be truly magnificent and of unprece-
dented proportions. Plans for the fair
are to be made which will be typical
Of German thoroughness. The emperor
desires It to be truly representative
Of the modern might and greatness OF
the German empire.
Berlin expects within the next six
years to have attained the proud en-
inence of being the Continents first
capital In point OF population and CON-
mercial and political importance and
will make most lavish arrangements
for entertaining foreigners"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18

Circuit Attorney Sanger After ST. Louis
Ice COMPANIES.


Circuit Attorney Sanger After St. Louis
Ice Companies.
st. Louis, July 1S.-After an investt-
cation of three weeks Circuit Attorney
Sanger has filed suits In the circuit
court against the Polar Wave leo and
Fuel company and the Merchants Ice
and Coal company on the allegation
that these companies were In an al.
legged combination to restrain trade
and to fix and maintain the price Of
Ice.
The suit asks that Judgment for
371, 400 be assessed against each COM
pany for fines for the TIA days that the
alleged agreement has been In effect
and II further asks that the charters
under which they have been doing
business be declared null and void.
The charges are based on three sec
tions Of the Revised Statutes OF the
state Of Missouri.
The sections upon which the prose-
cutions are based provide that any
association OF individuals or company
which shall combine to regulate or fix
the price OF any article shall be
deemed guilty of conspiracy to defraud
and may be lined from IS to 800 for
every day the association continues to
do 30.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
STRIKE or POLICEMEN CAUSING
CONSIDERABLE ALARM AT
ST. PETERSBURG.
leaaliAn DISORDERS INCREASING
PEASANTS WANToNLY APPLYING
TORCH TO CROWN AND PRi-
vATE FORESTS.

81. Petersburg, July 1S.-Consider-
able alarm has been caused by the in
auguratiOn of q strike Of police here.
In two districts OF the capital the po-
licemcn refused to appear for duty and
one squad. whose captain was lectur-
ing them on declining to break up a
meeting. threw down their arms and
left the station.
The strike Is ostensibly based on
economic reasons. including an ac-
counting OF the mems savings, which,
It IL claimed, are withheld without in
terest. The authorities. however, de-
clare that the strike was inspired by
aGitators.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
WILL ENFORCE STATE LAW.
kansas siaughtsrhouses Must Clean
Up or Close.

Kansas siaughterhouses Must Clean
Up or Close.
Topeka, Kan. July IA meat
slaughtering house near Wellington.
inspected by order OF the state board
Of health. has been found to be In such
filthy condition that DR.. J. 8. Crum-
bine, secretary Of the board, has sent
notices to the county commissioners
OF every county In the state directing
them to examine the slaughterhOuses
In thoir districts and II not found to
be In a sanitary condition to allow Ave
days for cleaning up az permitted by
law. II the order Is not complied with
IN the time specified arrests and prose.
cution may follow.
"It's impossible for me to describe
the actual conditions as found them" !"
said DR.. Crumbine. mo person who
has not seen the place can conceive
the filthlness OF II. II was 90 bad that
I cannot see how the place can be
cleaned In I'VE days or nifty days. It's
my opinion that the burning Of the
house will be the only means Of eradi-
eating the disease germs"
The order applies to some Of the big
Dackinghouses at Kansas City. whose
plants are located on the Kansas. side.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18

A sweet breath adds to the joys OF a
kiss. Uou wouldn't want to kiss your
wife, mother or sweetheart with a bad
breath. You can't have sweet breath
without perfect digestion. There is only
one remedy that digests what you eat
and makes the breath as sweet as rose
and that remedy is KODOL FOR
1t is a relief for sour
stomach, palpitation OF the heart, and
other ailments arising from disorder Of
the stomach and digestion. Take little
Kodol after your meals and see what it
v II do for you. Sold by Cook & Odee
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
AF1eR GREAT BRlTAIN's TRADE.
Upton to Establish Big Packing Plant
at Winnipeg.

Upton TO Establish Big Packing Plant
at Winnipeg.
Winnipeg, Man., July 18.-This city
n to benefit materially from the ex-
posures affecting the Chicago meat
packing industry. Definite announce
ment Is expected within few days
that q company backed by Sir Thomas
Upton will establish an immense pack
ing plant here In an effort to capture
the trade with Great Britain. which
the American scandals have killed.
Sir Thomas had planned to start a
plant In Chicago or some other Amer
lean center on a basis capable of sue
cessfully competing with Armour.
Swift or Cudahy. Now, it Is an
nounced here, he has altered his plans
and decided to locate In Winnipeg,
keeping this industry under the Brit
ish dag.
Another message intimates that the
Cudahy Packing company will estab-
lish branch at Toronto Junction, just
outside Of Toronto.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT.
Chicago Broker Making Desperate e.
fort to Get into Prison.

Washington, July 18.-LOuis A.
Gourdain, the Chicago broker under
sentence for conducting lottery and
who Is resisting the efforts Of his at
torneys and friends to keep him out OF
the Joliet penitentiary. has te'e-
graphcd the clerk OF the supreme
court OF the United States asking him
to havo the best court stenographer In
Washington meet him at his hotel
here on his arrival In the city. Upon
leaving Chicago Gourdain announced
that he intended to apply to the su-
preme court to order his Incarceration
In the penitentiary at Joliet
Coal Mine Plant Destroyed. :
+ Greensburg, Pa. July 1S.-Firs OF
mysterious origin destroyed the tipple.
washery, oilhouse. fanhouse and black
smith shop at the Crabtree mine OF
the Jamison Coal and Coke company,
near here. The plant was one Of the
largest In the field. About ESQ men
were thrown out OF employment by the
blase.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18

Cleveland. July 18.-The govern.
ment sprung surprise In the grand
Jury investigation OF the relations OF
the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern Railroad company and the Stand.
ard Oil company shortly before noon.
AT that time the session Of the jury
was adjourned to O'Clock and all the
witnesses who we're to appear were
excused permanently.
This action is taken to mean that
the investigation Is ended and that the
grand jury will at once begin the con-
sideration of the testimony submitted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
ENTIRE VILLAGE BURNED.
RussIan RevoIutlonlsts Set Fire to
Town Hail.

NussIan RevoIutlonists Set Fire to
Town Hail.
st. Petersburg, July 18.-The daily
budget OF revolutionary outrages and
agrarian disorders Is larger than usual.
In many places the peasants are wan
tonly applying the torch to estates be-
longing to the crown and to private
fosesto.
At Natshatkino. In Simbirsk prov
ince, the town hall was set on fire and
the entire village. consisting OF 500
houses. Was consumed.
Throughout Poland systematic pill
laging Of the government spirit shops
10 IN progress. The central police
once at Warsaw was robbed and a
eeu1arme was killed.
AZ Lublin, Russian Poland. revolu-
tionlsts executed workman who was
suspected OF being spy and at Nizhni
Novgorod and Vasniky the cashiers of
the spirit monopoly were robbed and
killed.
A bank at 6osnitza was robbed and
at Tihis an Armenian locomotive engi-
neer was shot In his cab by an assas-
sin concealed In the neighboring
woods.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
RussiAN CROP REPORTS.

Partial Or Total Failure In q Number
Of Provinces.
q. Petersburg. July 18.--The gov
ernmsnt crop report shows contin-
ued deterioration In the Volga prov
incss and that the partial or total
failure Of the crops has extended to
the TambofS. Saratof1, Penza and
Nishni Novgorod districts and In some
districts OF the Don, where the rains
came too late to save the crops. An
abundant yield. however, ia assured
h the West and Southwestern prov
inces. although considerable isolated
1AmAss has been done by hail storms.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
SUES FOR $4,000. 900.

Mutual Company Begins an Action
Against McCurdy.
New York, July 1S.-Richard A. Nc
Curdy. former president OF the Mutual
Life Insurance company, was served
through his counsel, Delaney Nicoll,
with papers In a suit which calls upon
Aim to account for about $4,000. 900 OF
the policyholders' money disbursed
through yellow dog" funds during his
regime.
This is the second suit brought by
the company individually against its
former president.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
NO MOTIVE is kNokN.

kansas Fasmer AtteAepts to Kill He
Daughters and Suicides.
Salina, Kan, July 18.-W. A. Martin.
q farmer living near Culver, shot his
youngest daughter. Rachel, aged twen-
ty-one, In the back and then shot him
self In tho head. lie shot at Mrs. O..
Simpson OF Minneapolis. Kan. mar
ried daughter. but missed her. Martin
will die. The daughter will recover.
No motive js known.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
APPROVED ~ THE CAR.
Only Measure Passed by Both Houses
Of Parliament.

6t. Petersburg. July 18.-The en-
psros has approved the bill OF the
lower house Of parliament. which was
adopted BY the upper house. appro-
priating 97.0O0.00O for famine relief,
thus supporting the contention OF both
houses OF parliament against his own
ministers.
This law ID the first enactment Of
the Russian parliament and repre-
sents the net legal result OF session
nj over two months.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
rhAW's COUNSEL SEEKS TO RE.
STRAIN TAKING or EVIDENCE
IN MURDER CASE.
PaocEEDIns Allfefo 10 Be illtelt
PROSECUTION - USING GRAND
JURY suHPoGMAEs TO Sc
CURE WITNESSES.

New York. July 16.-John d. Glea'
son, one of Thaw's counsel. appeared
'Sefore Justice Blanchard In Part 2 Of
the supreme court and secured writ
Of prohibition restraining the district
attorney and the grand Jury from TAX.
ing any evidence a. to the killing Of
Stanford White. The writ. which is
temporary. also restrains the district
attorney and the grand Jury from is-
suing any subpoenaes IN connection
with the matter of the killing OF White.
Justice Blanchard also issued an
order directing the district attorney
and the grand jury to show cause why
they should not be absolutely re-
strained from any further proceedings
In the matter Of the killing OF White
and against Harry X. Thaw.
Allegations on which the restraining
writ was issued allege that after Thaw
had been indicted by the grand jury
It Ii Illegal for the district attorney to
issue grand jury subpoenaes and to
obtain further evidence for the prose
cution through witnesses who appear
at the district attorneys ofiice In an
swer to the subpoenaes.
Thaw Constantly Watched.
It is reported that Thaw has been
watched constantly since his arrest
by trusted prisoner who has been
detailed as an extra watchman on the
tier where Thaw,s cell Is located. One
purpose of the surveillance Is said to
be to catch as much as possible Of
what is said at his talks with his Wis
itors. It Is not known who set the
watch upon him, asthe prison warden
refused to discuss the subject.
One report concerning the watch set
upon Thaw was to the effect that the
supposed "trusty" who Is said to be
watching the prisoner Is an expert
aiienist, who has been admitted to the
prison by direction OF District Attor-
ney Jerome. This report also de-
clares that the purpose Of the espion-
age Is to ascertain whether or not
Thaw Is sane.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
MADISON, SOUTH WEDNESDAY. JULY ls lso
LACK OF JURISDICTION.
No indictments Against Standard OIL
at Cleveland.

Cleveland. July 1S.-The federal
grand Jury has reported that no indict.
ments had been found against the
Standard Oil company and the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railway
In connection with the charge Of vic-
lating interstate commerce laws. This
action was decided on because Of lack
of jurisdiction. The case and all the
evidence submitted before the grand
Jury here will be transferred to Chi
cago, where proceedings will be insti-
tuted In the federal court without
delay.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
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