New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-01-20
EVENTS OF EvERYWllgR

", for conspiracy to wreck National
bank, will be incarcerated in q few
days to begin the sentence.
There is strong talk of electing
President Roosevelt to the presidency
of Chicago University upon the ex-
piration Of his term as President of
the United States.
The French bankers have definitely
decided to make short time advance
Of $50.000.U0v to Russia at IL per
cent interest plus per cent commits
sion. The loan Is to be guaranteed by
the Russian State railroads.
A New Jersey millionaire has made
a will, bequeathing at the death of ms
wife. half million dollars in Tuske-
gee Normal Institute, Booke. Washing.
tons school. The present endowmcn:
is Si,0o0.000.
Charges against J. w. Reynolds.
nominated by the President as secre.
tary for New Mexico. were considered
by the Senate Committee on Terri
tories and the confirmation will be
held mp until they can be investigated.
Rates have been agreed upon by the
Teas roads for the coming cattle
mems convention in Dallas and the
fat stock show In Fort Worth. Both
rates are TO be on the convention ba-
sis. it is announced.
Word was received at Lampasas that
Walter Harris, son Of Fleming J. Har-
rs prominent citizen Of that city,
was killed Thursday in a mining camp
in Mexico. He was struck by an ore
laden car and killed instantly.
Gray-haired and bent with age,
Samuel Lee. who claims to be grand
son Of Major General Charles Lee. OF
revolutionary fame, was an applicant
for lodging at the Harrison street po
lice station. Chicago.
James Sanders and Mary williams,
two negroes. are held for the muir
der of Charley Few, of Stamps, Ark,
last Wednesday. The jury was out
SO hours. The prisoners were re-
moved to Lewisville for safe keeping
II is stated that President Castro will
offer for sale to the highest bidder the
concession for the asphalt lake at
Guanoco, of which the New York and
Bcrmudez company was deprived about
year and a half ago
1t Is stated by parties in position
to know. that Waco stands an ex-
cellent opportunity to be the head
quarters in Texas for a chain of WIRE
less telegraph stations which will be
established from New York to San
Francisco.
Poultney Bigelow. newspaper
correspondent has been sending out
some hot stuff" about Panaman con-
ditions and about the canal and its
conditions. prospects and environ.
merits. and is now before congress
sional inquisition.
The Santa Fe Is doing an enormous
grain business for export through Gal
weston. It's business being restricted
only by the number of cars 1t can Sc
cure. The exports of corn through
Galveston for Mexico have fallen OF to
some extent owing to- the Increased du-
ty effective Jan. 1.
Marshall Field. the Chicago mer-
chant prince. II suffering from pneu.
mona in Ntw York City.
Willie Lewis and Willie sFitzger.
aid Friday night fought twenty-five
rounds to draw at Colma, Calf.
Eleven banks of the city Of Next
have concluded arrangements for es-
tablishing clearing house. This in
stitution Is made necessary on &C.
count of the great increase In bank
ing transactions.
The supreme court OF Mexico has
declined to grant stay Of execution
in the case Of three Americans, Mar.
tin, Richardson and Hart, recently SEN
fenced at chihuahua to be shot for
numbering people to secure insurance
ON their lives.
At special meeting of the City
Council franchise was granted to the
Mill Greek, |. T.. Electric Light and
power Company. composed OF local
capital. to establish q system for the
city.
Permanent organization OF the Farm.
ers' Union for Indian Territory will be
perfected 1t South McAlester March
II. Recently Indian Territory organi-
cation withdrew from the Oklahoma
body because OF differences in matters
Of policy.
At jackson. Miss, while Wesley
Powell. negro. was beating his wife
his mother-in-law. Jen Richardson, ap
peared on the scene. Powell pointed
his pistol at her and she dropped dead
from fright.
Both Charles Rose and Charley An
derson. aged 10. residents Of Chick.
aeha. 4 r.. were accidentally shot