The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-05

William J. Bryan returned to his
honon at inco1n Nah

/ Over score of lives were lost in
! the floods in New Mexico.
! The American battleship fleet ar
rived at Melbourne. Australia.
President Castro, Of Venezuela, is
interfering with the United States
-R3il.
five men were killed and several
injured in a coal mine near Wilkes
barre. Pa.
Louisiana Commission will insist
On improvement of Clinton branch
line service
Prices of fresh beef fell considera-
bly,. causing an increased packing
house business
S.W. Labrot, Of New Orleans, pur-
chased real estate at Washington
valued at $4,000.
The funeral of the late Ambassa-
dor Speck Won sternburg was held
at Leipsic, Germany.
The International Harvester Com
pany announced pension system for
it's 10000 employees.
Former Senator David B. Hill an
nounced he would give his hearty
support to Bryan and Kern.
Judge w. H. Taft, in an interview
at Hot Springs, Va, opposed the plan
to guarantee bank deposits.
The Brazilian Minister at Caracas
has been instructed to protect the
American interests in Venezula.
Chairman Norman E. Mack stated
he expected Mr.. Bryan to carry New
York state by 100000 plurality.
Announcement of new Now York
New Orleans steamship line caused
much comment among merchants.
The Venezuelan Court fined the
French Cable Company $5,O0O,OOO
for alleged completely in revolution.
A negro who attempted to crimi-
nally assault a white woman Was
lynched by a mob at Murfreesboro,
Tenn.
The southern Railway will on Sep
tember 6 improve its New York
Washington-New Orleans fast train
service.
Judge W. H. Taft left Hot Springs,
Va, for Middlebass Island, in Lake
Erie, where he will spent i few days
fishing.
Floods in Georgia, the Carolinas
and Virginia, it is estimated, cost
100 lives and property loss OF So
100000.
Republican managers announced
that several campaign speakers would
be sent South in an effort to win
over votes. 81
Sixty lives were lost In the floods
at Augusta, Ga, The property loss
will run up into the hundreds OF
thousands of dollars.
Rev. Father Joseph Himmel, S. j..
will succeed Rev. Father David Hill
house Buel, s. j., as President OF
Georgetown University.
The British steamer Dunearn was
wrecked in a typhoon off the port OF
Goto, Island of Kluhiu, Japan, and
fifty-one lives were lost.
Century, Fla, was reported great
ly aroused over the attempt of a ne
gro to force entrance to a house oc-
cupied by two white women.
Fifteen United States government
inspectors made an investigation OF
Chicago's milk supply. They discov-
cred an alarming state of affairs.
The Treasury Department expects
no money stringency this fall. The
Government is prepared to furnish
all the currency needed to move the
crops.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury
Callidge stated there has been no call
for money to aid in moving the crops
I'D that sufficient money was in
sight.
Congressman Frank Clark, of Flor
ida, who has just returned to Wash
ington from New York says Demo
cratic prospects in the East are
bright.
Minister de Reus, who was expell-
ed from Venezuela by President Cas-
tro. reached The Hague and told the
story of his troubles to the Dutch
Government.
Gompers and Morrison, President
and Secretary of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, has issued an ap-
peal to union labor voters to support
w. j. Bryan.
Complete returns from the Eighth
Mississippi Congressional District
placed Pat Henry in the lead, with J.
w. Collier second and r. H. Henry
a close third.
Augustus, Ca, was reported in the
grasp of a disastrous flood, with sew
eral persons drowned. North and
South Carolina and Virginia were al
so swept by floods.
Leaders of the Republican party
in New York denied the right OF
President Roosevelt, Judge Taft or
Mr.. Sherman to dictate the New York
nomineee for governor. ~
The Dutch Government has open
ed pour parlers with the European
Powers for the purpose of a-cart lia-
ing If Holland can secure assistance
in dealing with Venezuela.
Camille Marquet, member OF the
French ambulance corps was court
martialed and sent to prison at Bor-
deaux, France for writing blackmail-
ing letters to President Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt delivered an
address at the dedication of public
library at Jordansville, N. Y.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
Judge w. H. Taft expressed the
opinion that Wade H. Ellis, of Ohio,