Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-09-18

The Illinois Democratic Convention
nominated Adlai e. Stevenson for
governor.
w. ]. Bryan attended meeting OF
the Democratic National Committee
at Chicago.
The Paris Temps bitterly attacked
the Moroccan policy of the German
Government.
The newspapers or Russia appear
almost without exception as Tolstoi
jubilee numbers.
Feeling between France and Ger
many over the Moroccan question has
reached high tension.
John Mitchell says he is not an ap-
plicant for the position of Commits
sioner of immigration.
Judge Alton B. Parker said he was
not willing to make the race for
Governor of New York.
An American syndicate has secured
an option on the house built by Ben
jamin Franklin in Paris.
George L. Lilley was nominated
for Governor by the Connecticut Re
publican Convention.
Secretary Straus, of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor Will
take the stump for Taft.
The Postoffice Department will
shortly establish railroad mail head
quarters at New Orleans.
The Democratic National Com
mittee will make a strong effort to
carry the Pacific Coast States.
The ST. Vincent, the largest and
heaviest battleship, ever built for the
British Navy, was launched at Ports
mouth.
Developments show that Nj. AL
berti, ex-Minister of Justice of Den
mark, committed frauds aggregating
millions of dollars.
The Coroner's Jury at Omaha de-
clared that DR.. Frederick Rustin was
slain, and ordered that Charles Z.
Davis be held.
Chairman Hitchcock recognized
the Swisher faction as the regular Re
publican organization in West Viz
ginia.
Connecticut Republicans are en-
gagged in a bitter factional fight over
the nomination of George F. Lilley
for governor.
The United States Supreme Court
will give the appeal involving the
validity of the Railroad Commodity
Law an immediate hearing.
Marquis katsura, the new Premier
and Minister of Finance, outlined
policy of rigid economy for Japan In
an address at Tokyo.
In a fight in his aeroplane at
Fort Meyer, Orville Wright broke his
own record by remaining in the air
81 minutes and 10 seconds.
The steamer Spartan Prince, Cap
tain Smith, Of the Prince Line, has
been lost at sea after collision with
an unknown bark.
Three persons were probably IA
tally injured when a race horse ran
into spectators at the State fair at
Wheeling. Va.
The National Association of Post
office Clerks, In session at Birming-
ham. decided to meet next at At
lantic City
laRtic City.
OF the American Druggists syndicate.
Chicago u to have a kosher hos
pital. This was determined at an
enthusiastic meeting OF orthodox
Jews. Ten thousand dollars vas sub
sucribed. and the osganizat ton Of the
hospital will begin at oace.
John Mitchell, ex-President of tn,
United Mine Workers may succeed
the late Frank P. Sargent as Com
missioner Of immigration.
Three thousand retail druggists.
from every state and territory ex-
cept Alaska, are in New York. at
tending the third annual convention
The German Government is pre-
pairing the public mind for a far.
reaching plan for the increase of i'm.
perial taxation and the reduction of
the imperial debt, which will be sub.
mitted to the Reichstag.
w. ]. Bryan, in his speechmaking
our through Illinois aud Indiana, re-
piled to Speaker Cannons charge |
hat he (Bryan) was worth a mil
ion dollars. Bryan said he was not
worth over $4,000, every cent of
which was made honestly. He call
ID upon Cannon to explain his own
wealth.
The commodities clause of the
Hepburn Railroad Act was declared
be unconstitutional by the United
tates Circuit Court for the Eastern
district Of Pennsylvania.