The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-24

The strike in the paper mills has
threatened to become general.
Seat rates in parior cars were re-
duced by the Pullman Company.
Gov. Haskell instructed his attor7
neys to sue W. r. Hearst for libel.
Consul at Rlo ssnt interesting re-
pokt eq operat lions of y sar trust lns
The I90s-9 term 81 the Supreme
Court began with many important
cases on the docket.
In Chicago fire at 103rd street and
the Calumet river caused loss of
about $4,000
Joseph Leicester Lyme, Father Ig-
natius, monk and superior at Liam
thony, Abbey, England, died.
A hearing in the Georgia freight
rate case was. set for New Orleans in
November before the Federal court.
A ten pound note of the English
colony of New York of 17l1, worth
$4,000 was presented for payment.
Owners of a large saw mill near
Plaucheville, La, were warned by
night riders not to employ negro la
Dor.
Charles F. Murphy announced that
Tammany Hall would contribute
$4,000 to the Democratic National
Committee.
kid" Mccoy, after an absence
of four years from the ring, defeated
Jim" Stewart in six-round bout at
New York.
Twelve million dollars worth of
bonds of an electric railway in Kan
sas were sold to English and conti-
mental financiers.
Congressman w. S. Bennett of
New York was selected as chairman
of the Republican speakers bureau
to succeed Mr.. Dupont.
Judge William H. Taft delivered
eleven speeches throughout the state
of Tennessee, urging Democrats to
vote the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Vandiver, of Montgomery. af-
ter survey of situation in New York.
declared that if Tammany is true to
Bryan he will carry state.
Miss F'ayetta Morgan, of Asheville,
eloped with D. L. Craig, boyhood
friend, from Florence, Italy. Father
is trying to- head them off.
The New York Evening Post stat
ed that after losing s15, 100000 Bra
zil had abandoned the yalorization
plan to keep the price of coffee up.
H M. Sanger, of Chicago, discuss
ed exchanges and bucket shops at
the convention in st. Louis. of the
Grain Dealers National Association.
Health department physicians of
New York said the increased number
of deaths from heart disease was
due to the acute baseball situation.
Rev. Larenas Veres, S. j., of the
Province of Mexico, was consecrated
a bishop in Trinity Church, Washing
ton, the papal delegate being the con
secrator.
1t was stated that President
Roosevelt, in 1910 would lecture at
Oxford University and receive the de-
gree of D. C. L., already conferred
on the Emperor of Germany.
Miss Kate Gordon told the conven-
ton of Woman Suffragists of fruit
less attempts made to get recogni-
ton from the platform makers of the
two principal political parties.
The Car of Bulgaria aud his cab
inent decided to notify the powers
that Bulgaria would pay no indemn-
ity to Turkey as condition to recog-
nizing Bulgarias independence.
Duke of Abruzzi has sailed for
United States bearing costly gifts of
jewels. Reported that king asked
him to get consent of entire royal
family to match and he balked.
Foreman Albertus Davis, aged 20
years, Of rhe Newman Lumber
company's mill at sumrall, Miss. was
struck III the head BY q small frag
ment of an emery wheel which
burst. He died three hours later.
Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma, IN a
statement addressed to the President
charged that the Executive donated
to the Standard Oil Company proper
ty of the Usage Indians. more than
enough to pay the s29,000,000 fine.
A nineteen-year-old boy, who fig
ured as a borrower OF hundreds of
thousands of dollars from the Ma
tional Bank of North America, ap-
peared as the principal witness in the
trial of Charles W. Morse IN New
York.
Indictments charging Capt. Peter
C. Hains, Jr., and T. Jenkins Hains,
with murder in the first degree were
handed up by the Queens county
grand jury at Flushing, L. l.. The
indictments are based upon the kill
ing of VIM. E. Annis at the Bayside
Yacht club August 1.
The State Department was assured
that neither Salvador nor Guatemala
has ulterior designs upon Honduras.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.-One hum
q - -
of the Cliff Company, papermakers,
on receipt of orders from President
Carey, walked out
Greenville, S. C.-Fred Ruby. an
employed by a Carnival
company, was shot and killed at the