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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
lime LIGHT ON Mr.. FORAKER
Ohio Senator Was Attorney
for the Standard Oil
HAS RECEIVED sum OF ssO,ooo.9o
Senator Declares He Was Only Paid
For Legal Services. Employ
ment Long Prior to Gov
ernment'S Prosecution.

Washington.-AIl political Wash
mgton Is talking of Senator Foraker's
admission that he received nearly
$40, 600 in two fees while United
States Senator for legal work for
the Standard OIL Company, and sad-
mission Of the correctness OF the let
ters from Mr.. Archbeld Of the Stand
ard on behalf of the Mother of
Trusts" telling him which bills to kill
and which to support, and to oppose
certain candidates for the Ohio ju-
dietary, and it has caused panic in
Republican ranks in Ohio, renewing
the outburst against Foraker, who
had just concluded satisfactory
peace pact with Taft.
Correspondents of Eastern news
papers who are following the cam
paign In Ohio, say threats are heard
on every hand. There is the threat
that alliances with Foraker shall be
openly repudiated. Taft men are in
an ugly mood, and make no attempt
to disguise it.
The Standard Oil exposure has
caused renewal of the rumor that
Foraker is still attorney for the to-
bacco trust. When this was put to
the Ohio Senator he first said he had
never represented the tobacco trust
that he could recollect, but finally
added. Il argued a case for them IN
court:sene years ago, but that was SO
long ago that do not recollect the
details of the affair.""
Nothing since the campaign began
caused such a political sensation In
Washington as the publication of the
Archbold letters and FoEaker's and
Archbold's admissions.
That he had been several years
ago an attorney for the Standard Oil
Company. terminating service before
the Federal prosecution. of that con-
cern, but that. such employment had
nothingsto do with matters pending
in Congress or in which the Federal
government was interested-is the-sub-
stance of brief statement made by
United States Senator Foraker: in am
sWer to the charges made by. william
r. Hearst IA volumbu us.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
Assessments Increase $4,000. non

Assessments Increase $4,000, 600
a.. After being in session sixty day
and making an apparent increase
about s12,000.000 in assessments
the Louisiana State Board Of Equali
zation brought it's session to a fina
close. The increase is apparent fo!
the reason that about SS,00O.GOO O
the supposed increase is on pin,
lands, and the belief is expressed b.
some of the members that the in
crease will not stand 1t Is arrived a.
by the Board ordering the assessors
to make classifications of the pine
lands the same as last year. The 9TH
er increases made by the: Board were
S1.000.000 in merchandise, $780,
600 in banks, s3,o0Q.Qo0 in mineral
and mine lands. To offset this, how
ever, there is a decrease in live stock
and agriculture amounting to con-
siderab1y over a million.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
Equalize Town Lot Assessments.

At the meeting Of the State Board
of Equalization a resolution was In
troduced by T. C. Glynn and adopted
looking towards securing data that
will enable the Board of Equaliza-
tion to equalize the assessments on
e;ty and town lots. The resolution
saws that the assessment of city and
town lots in Louisiana according to
the report received by. the board are
very unequaIzand uneven.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
CONVICT BILL KILLED.

Georgia's Senate and House Fail of
an Agreement.
Atlanta, Ga.-The State Senate,
in the last half hour Of the twenty
five days of its session blasted all
hopes that had been entertained of
an agreement on convict legislation
upon the basis of q bill adopted by
the House earlier. twenty-five mem
bers of the Senate killed the House
bill The difference grew out of the
Senate's demand for the final and un-
conditional termination OF the lease
system upon March 81, 1909.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
TEBAULT TICKET BARRED.

New Orleans. candi-
dates for city and parish offices on
the Independent Democratic League
ticket, were denied the privilege Of
filing their nomination papers with
the registrar Of voters by Judge w. B
somerville, OF the district court. The
decision was based on alleged over
sights and irregularities in the origi-
nal filing of the papers. The ticket
is headed by w. G. Tsbault for may
or.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
WRIGHT AIRSHIP TRAGEDY
Brothers Will Make Other
Trials Soon
AN OFFICIAL INQUIRY WAS MADE
Board of Signal Officers Find That
Disaster Occurred by Reason Of
Broken Propeller and Loss Of
Control of Machine.

Washington.-Fort Myer. the scene
Of Wright's aeroplane disaster, which
resulted in the death of Lieut.. Thorn
as R. Selfridge. Of the signal corps.
and serious injury of Orville Wright.
presents cheerless aspect. The air
Of gloom that pervadea the army
post Is In marked contrast to the
scene Of hustle and excitement that
had attended the flight Of Wright's
aeroplane with its dramatic climax.
This gloom was rejected in the faces
of the brother officers of the unfor-
tunate lieutenant, when they met at
the fort to make an Official investi-
cation Of the accident.
After having drawn the attention
of the world to his aeroplane flights
and having established new worlds
records for heavier-than-air machines
Orville Wright met with tragical
mishap while making two-man
fight. The aeroplanist was accompa-
MED by Lieutenant Thomas e. Sell
fridge of the Signal Corps OF the
army. Lieut.. Selfridge was fatally In
jured and died shortly.
Mr.. Wright was seriously injured.
but will recover.
While the machine was encircling
the drill grounds propeller blade
snapped OF and hitting some other
part of the intricate machine caused
it to overturn in ths air and fall to
the ground, enveloping tho two occu-
pants in the debris.
Soldiers and spectators ran across
the field to where the aeropiane had
fallen and assisted in lifting Mr.
Wright and Lieut.. Selfridge from un-
der the tangled mass Of machinery,
rods wires and shreds of muslin. Mr.
Wright was conscious, and said: "Oh,
hurry and lift the motor"
Lieut.. Selfridge was unconsious
and had apparently struck the ground
with great force. His head was CO.
vered with blood, and he was choking
when the soldiers extricated him
from under the machinery.
The finding OF the board Of inquiry
Was given out by Major SQuier A. fol-
lows:
sThe board finds that the accident
which occurred In the unofncial dGht
made at Fort Myer. Va. was due to
the accidental breaking OF 2 pro-
peller blade, and q consequent un-
avoidable loss of control. which re-
suited in the machine falling to tina
ground from height of about 70
feet.
"The board finds that First Lieut..
Thomas r. Selfridge, frst artillery,
(attached to the signal corps by war
department orders and assigned TO
aeronautical duty,} accompanied Mr..
Wright, by authority, on the aero
plane, for the purpose Of officially re-
ceiving instruction and received In
juries by the falling Of the machine,
which resulted in his death.
"The machine was already recover
ing it's balance when it struck. ana
am sure IL we had had twenty-five
feet further to 60 We would havs
landed on the skids without serious
damage"
The signal corps will proceed with
its aeronautical work and it II under
stood the Wright brothers will be per
mited to make their offlcial trials
whenever they are ready without en-
dangering their chance Of receiving
the contract price of $500 fer their
asroplane.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
BUSINESS MEN and FARMERS
To fight boil, WEEVIl,

AT b meeting of the business men
of Lafayette, considerable interest
manifested with reference to the boil
weevil question. s4O0 was subscribed
to be used in the present campaign
against the boil weevil. The work
that is to be done by the parish and
ward clubs is that of inducing the
farmers to make united effort to
combat the: boil weevil by Destroy
ing the stalks this fall and prepar-
ing the land early for planting and
then planting as early as possible,
planting an early variety of cotton
and using commercial fertilizers.
Ccvington Health Reforms Instituted
The: ;caFington town Council
launched some measures that are
sure to rebound to the good of the
town. and enhance its prestige for
progressfyeness. Among the most
important actions was the~adeption
Of the report of the City Board Of
Health. which calls for some reforms
in town sanitation. The Council
took steps to sanitate all private prop
erty by the enforcement of ordin-
anceF4 4kIffHg fuf the cutting of weeds.
cleaning pf-.olesets and cutters and
the remevaI' ana burning OF all re-
fuse. =
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
Commission Gets After Them.

Commission Gets After Them.
The Railroad Commission has is
sued summons to the Western Un-
ion Telegraph Companysto appear in
connection with the. service at Oak
Grove and on the Eudora- Gilbert
branch of the st. Louis, Iron Noun
tain and Southern Railway. The Pa
cific Express Company is also cited
to appear in connection with it's SER
vice in the aforesaid places.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
THE CHOLERA IN MANILA.

Twenty-Thr New Cases ard Eight
Deaths Reported.
Manila.-In the twenty-four hours
twenty-three new cases of cholera
and six deaths have been reported.
The epidemic continues to recede.
The great storm drenching Manila,
it is believed will greatly assist in
cleansing the city. A typhoon Is rag.
ing off the coast:
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26

CONSTABLE IT'S ASSAULTED.

Struck on Head with Iron Bar In
Courtroom.
Birmingham. Ala Claud d. Rit-
ter, well known young attorney,
struck D. NJ. GrisWold, q deputy con-
stable, on the head with an iron bar,
cutting a deep cash and rendering
him unconscious. The bar was
wrapped up in newspaper. and the
affair was so sudden that the court
room was thrown into the greatest
confusion. The blow was in resent
ment of a statement made by Gris-
void, which reflected on the attor.
ney's character
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
Auditor Smith Is Busy.

State Travelling Auditor SRith will
be engaged for the next several weeks
in making an examination of the
books Of the different institutions OF
Louisiana. This Wo7k is being dono
under the direction of Governor San
ders, who has mapped out general
plan of investigation.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
Low RATES ENJOINED.

Restraining Order Against Railroad
Commission.
st. Louis. temporary fnjunc-
ton restraing the Board of Railway
and Warehouse Commissioners of Ar
kansas from enforcing the 2-cent pas
senger fare and maximum freight
rate laws OF that state was granted
on the application of the Kansas City
Southern Railway Company in the
United States Circuit Court here.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
Mil and Gin are Burned.

The sawmill, gristmill and cotton
gin of ]. e. NJ. Henningan, at Merry
vile, La, were completely Destroy
ed by fire. Mr.. Henningan stated
that the loss would be in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. Mr.. Henningan
had no insurance on this property.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
DRoUTH N PENNsYIANIA.
Il Entire stsfe Is Sufferin
From Lack of Rafn.

Almost Entire State il Suffering
From Lack of Kafn.
Philadelphia. Practically the en-.
tire state of Pennsylvania east OF the
Allegheny mountains Is suffering
from one of the worst drouths in
years. In some parts Of the state
no rain has fallen In more than two
moHths and rivers and streams are
so low that many industries have
been interferred with and in some
Instances plants have been shut down
for lack of water. Forest fires are
burning in several sections.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
BLACK PARTY IN CUBA.

Negroes Intend to Put Full Ticket
Into the Field.
Havana.-Negroes, under the lead
ership Of Gen. Estenoz, a warrior pol
itician, announce their Intention of
forming new party under the name
of Agrupacion independence de Color.
They will ask a place on the official
ballot in the November elections.
They declare that they intend to nom-
mate candidates for every office,
from President down.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
State University Attendance.

The attendance at the State Univer-
sity now reaches $50, with students
constantly matriculating. All the de-
partments are filling in fast, the sey-
eral schools showing satisfactory en-
rollment A large number of young
ladies enrolled for the coming ses-
sion -.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
Bad Accident,

Maurice Bergerie. who is employed
by the Acadia Oil Mills at New Iberia
was caught in the machinery and one
of his arms severely lacerated and
mangled. DR.. Young who is attend
Ing him, has hopes of saving the
limb.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
5 hpDl;cants for the. Navy.

H. fiinnant, hospital steward in
the United States navy, who is in
charge of the recruiting station
which has been open at Alexandra,
for the past week to enlist men for
service in the navy, gave out the
statement that he had examined
thirty-two applicants, seven of whom
had been accepted.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
GALVESTON STORM.
Not So Fierce as Represented BY Cor
respondents.

NOt oO HASTc0 80 HAscSAAo -
respondents.
Galveston, Tex.-Owing to ssnsa-
tionai reports sent out by special
correspondents from Q neighboring
city, concerning the rain storm OF
Galveston citizens are flooded with
inquiries. Six and one-half inches
of rain fell In sixteen hours. Th6
wind reached a velocity Of seventy
miles an hour, for two minutes and
for twenty minutes,.it blew at the
rate of sixty two miles an hour. The
business streets had from twelve to
thirty inches of water In them, but
1t was rain water.
The tide was four feet whereas a.
the normal tide is eighteen inches
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
A militia commend js hainr

A militia command is being or
ganized at Baton Rouge by Leslie
Fitch, and will offer its services to
the state shortly. fhe last militia
command in existence was Company
NJ, and was disbanded for insubordi-
nation and mutiny.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
Railroad Tax Bonus Set. Aside

Ass@1A z A1OAHtHo k5NC- 1As5ASHO :.
Dn,a technical defect in the petit
ton asking for the election, the tax
bonus OF $4,000 recently voted by
the citizens of the First Ward. Lin
coin Parish, for the -Ruston, Match
ftoches and Northeastern Railroad,
was set aside by Judge Dawkins, in
the District Court at Ruston.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
To Locate Experiment Statidn.

Colonel Charles sSchuIer, Commis-
sioner OF Agriculture and Immig gra-
ton, says that the special committee
which was named by the State Board
of Agriculture and Immigration at its
meeting would hold a meeting some
fair. for the purpose of receiving bids;
] fair. for the purpose Of receivinp bids
for the location of. the Experiment
Station. !.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
FLEET OFF FOR MANILA.
American Warships Leave Australian
Waters.

Albany, West Australia.-The
American Atlantic fleet, under the
command of Rear Admiral Sperry,
left here for Manila, 1000 miles away.
where 1t is due to arrive Oct 2 or 3.
The flagship Connecticut did not
leave with the other vessels, but de-
parted at midnight and will overtaka.
the rest Of the fleet.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26

The BAPTIST Academy at Mount Le-
banon. La, began It's annual session.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26
increase IN. ASSESSMENTS
State Board Chalks Up Just
$1,000, 900.
crop PEST. COMMISSION CIRCULAR.
Caddo Oil Field Proves New Ter
ritory. Health Reforms for Cow
ington Lamania Murderers
Seek Commutation. The
Monroe, Fair.

A class of forty knights of Co
lumbus will be initiated Oct. IS, at
Natchitoches.
Ex-Governor Newton C. Blanch-
ard will become a member of a new
law firm at Shreveport &.
Emanuel Soullier. of Jeanerette, was
seriously injured by diving from a
bathing platform into Charenton
lake.
The Monroe Furniture Company
was Incorporated and capitalized at
100000. over $4,000 of the stock
being paid in.
The Louisiana State and National
Governments may cooperate in es-
tablishing rice experiment station
in the Crowley district.
The Louisiana Bottiing Association
In session at Natchitoches, elected Of
ficers and adjourned to meet the Sec
ond Tuesday in February, 1909, at
Alexandria.
Governor. Sanders has appointed
w. O. Hart of Orleans and NJ. H.
Carver of Natchitoches and David
Blackshear of Orleans members of
the Louisiana delegation to the. Ma
tional Tax Association, which meets
/ In Toronto, Canada, on Oct 6.
Petition to Commute Sentences
A petition emanating from St..
Charles Parish asks the louisiana
Board of Pardons to commute the
death sentence of Leonardo and.
Nicolina .Gebbia, convicted of the
murder Of Walter Lamana. Among
the signers are the jurymen who re-
turned the verdict and some. mem
i bers of the Grand Jury that ihdict-
ed the Italians
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-26

A class of forty knights of Co
Iumbus will be initiated Oct. Is, at
No +obi
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-03
MORITA KEIzO
CASE DECISION
Power of the Circuit Courts to
Naturalize, an Open
Question.

The Morita Keizo ease, which was de
cided by the Supreme Court of the
| United States November 10, did not de-
| eide whether the circuit courts of the
Territory had power to naturalize aliens
prior to the enactment of the recent
statute on the subject, and that ques-
tion is yet an open one, to be raised
at any time. The question was raised
on behalf of Morita Keizo in an effort
to save him from the death penalty.
For anything in the decision in his
case, it may be raised in behalf of any
one else under similar conditions-con-
ditiOns which are still possible. What
the Supreme Court decided was that this
question could not be raised by habeas
corpus in this case; that habeas corpus
could not usurp the functions of a writ
of error.
Judge Humphreys, who has been con-
nected with the case, has received a
copy of the decision of the court, and
it is herewith presented. 1t is entitled:
Morita Keizo, plaintiff in error, VS.. Will
liam Henry, High Sheriff of the Terri
tory of Hawaii; in error to the Supreme
Court of the Territory of Hawaii. The
opinion is by Mr.. Justice Moody. 1t
is as follows:
This is a writ of error directed to a
judgment of the Supreme Court of the
Territory of Hawaii, discharging a writ
of habeas corpus and Temanding the
petitioner to the custody of the sheriff.
The plaintiff in error was indicted for
murder by a grand jury at a term of
a Circuit Court of the Territory, held
in August, 1905. The grand jury was
composed of sixteen members. 4 plea
in abatement was seasonably filed, al
leging that eight of the grand jurors
were not citizens of the United States or
of the Territory, a qualification pre-
scribed by the laws of the Territory.
The Territory joined issue on this plea.
The parties then agreed upon the facts
upon which it was based, namely, that
the eight grand jurors questioned were
citizens only by virtue of judgments of
naturalization in a Circuit Court of the
Territory to naturalIze aliens. Under
statute of the Territory that question
was certified to the Supreme Court, and
that Court held that the Circuit Courts
of the Territory had jurisdiction to
naturalize and that the grand jury pos
sessed the necessary qualifications.
Thereupon the trial judge overruled the
plea in abatement, and an exception was
taken. After due proceedings, plaintiff
in error was found guilty as charged,
and, on March -, 1906, sentenced to
death. Thereupon he prosecuted writ
of error to the Supreme Court of the
Territory, assigning, among other err
rors, the overruling of the plea in
abatement. The judgment of the lower
Court was affirmed by the Supreme
Court on October %, 1906, and death
warrant thereupon issued by the Gov
'ernor of the Territory, commanding the
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GHOSTS SCARE NANCE.

BOSTON, November 17.-Ghosts have
evicted Nance o Neil, the actress, from
her Tyngsboro mansion. For several
months she says they have banged the
doors, tramped about at unreasonable
hours through the echoing halls and in.
dulged in other capers that sent the
shivers down her spine. The disturb
ance became too much for Miss o NELL,
and when the sisters of the Notre Dame
Academy of Lowell, who long had wish,
ed to possess the mansion, with its
twenty-five rooms, five bathrooms, $50
acres and three lakes. made an offer
to Miss O'Neill, she was glad to listen
to them. The actress confded the
secret of the spirit noises, but the sis
tiers smiled and said the ghosts would
not bother them. The sale concluded,
the selling price of the 5000 estate
is believed to have been $4,000.
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ire Insurance

THE B. F. DILLINGHAM; CO.,
LTD.
General Agents for Hawaii:
Atlas Assurance Company of London.
New York Underwriters Agency.
Providence Washington Insurance Com
pany.
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Oahu Railway
TIME TABLE
OUTWARD.

OUTWARD.
Fer Waianae, Waialua, Kahuku and
Way Stations-"s:15 a. m, "320 .. m.
For Pearl City. Eva Mil and Way
gtations-t7:30 a. m, "9:15 a. m, "11:0
=. m, '2:15 p. m, 1920 p. m, '5:15 D.
n, 1880 p. m, til p. m.
For Wahiawa-'9:15 q. m. and 'E:1E
.. M
INWARD.
Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, Wan
RluA and Waianae-'s:3s q. m, s:tl
%. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mil and
Pearl City-t7:46 a. m, 1886 g. m,
s10:3S a. m, "1:40 p. m, "4:S1 p. M.
S:n D. m, 1880 p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahiawa-
s9:ts g. m. and 1871 p. M
The Haleiwa Limited, q two-hour
train (only first-class tickets honored),
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at s:i
N. m; returning. arrives In Honolulu
mt 1910 d. m. The Limited stops only
mt Pearl City and Waianae.
sDaily. TEX. Sunday. tSunday Only
@. p. DENISON, +. c. SMITH,
Superintendent q. 2. az I. A
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