Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-27
LATE news NOTES.
General.

The English house of commons has
decided that Lord Fairfax, an Amer
can and a member of the famous
Fairfax family of Virginia, had estab-
ished his claim to a seat among the
peers. Albert Kirby Fairfax, twelfth
baron Cameron, was hustling around
n Wall street, New York city, and
watching the stock market when the
house of commons decided that he
was entitled to a seat among the
peers. The fact that this honor had
been bestowed upon the American did
not seem to interest him nearly SO
much as the fluctuations of Steel
Trust common and Pennsylvania.
The contributions of the democratic
national committee in the presidential
campaign were not sufficient to meet
the expenses, according to Norman f.
Mack, chairman of the committee. Mr..
Mack said that he would make the de-
ficit good out of his own pocket ana
that he would regard 1t as a personal
obligation to see that every bill is
paid.
Herman Billek of Chicago, ILL.,. con-
victed of the murder of five members
by Judge Barnes to hang on Decem-
Der IL. The fight of Billek and his
friends for liberty, which carried the
case before the United States supreme
court, has attracted attention.
1t is rumored here that several Ven-
ezuelan politicians, followers of the
former Revolutionary leader Eel
Mocho" Hernandez, have been arrest
ed by order of President Castro and
imprisoned at Maracaibo. Among them
is q priest who was captured while
officiating in church.
The greatest victory in the history
of forty years agitation for equal
suffrage in Illinois was won at CEica-
go, Ill. The charter committee by a
vote of six to four, adopted resolu-
tion by Alderman Milton J. Foreman,
declaring for a bill giving women the
right to vote for all municipal Offices
and on all questions Of policy which
have to do with the municipality.
The American Sugar Refining COM
pany. which is being sued by the Unit
ed States government to recover 49,
100000 in custom duties, has issued a
statement denying most Indignantly
the charge of the governments suit of
fraud on the part of the company in
the weighing of sugar importations.
Emperor William, in conference
with Chancellor Won Bueiow, promis-
ed to take concessions to public opin-
ion in future, exercise more reserve,
interfere less in governmental affairs
and be more careful of what he says,
both in private and public utterances
AS a result of these assurances Won
Buelow will remain in office.
Passengers arriving at San Francis.
co from Manila in the transport Bu
ford quote military officers who have
recently been In Japan as authority
for the statement that thousands OF
Koreans have been killed by japanese
since the mikado occupied the hermit
kingdom with his troops. The Kore
ans killed up to the end of August
last since the conclusion of the Jap
anese protectorate treaty of 1907
number 1904, of whom 1864 are
certified to by the Japanese garrison
1876 by the gendarmie and 553 by the
native police, while 5,S92 surrendered
The official returns to only 1G9 killed
254 wounded and S,162 invalided, ot
whom 796 subsequently died
Mrs. Katherine Clemmons Gould
wife of Howard Could was awarded
$25, 900 year according 10 decision
of Justice Blachoff in the supreme
court of New York. Mrs. Gould !:
awarded this alimony pending the
trial of her suit for separation. She
originally asked for alimony of 1920,
| 900 a year. claiming that a woman II
her station in life could not get alon:
on less.
Washington.
Letters are being sent out by tn;
navy department to about one thous
and employees of navy yards through
out the United States notifying then
of an increase in salaries ranging
from 4 to 10 per cent.
Major General w. P. Duval has beer
selected to succeed Major Genera
John F. Watson in command of th'
troops in the Philippines. Genera
! Duval is assistant chief of staff anC
in that position probably will be sue
ceeded by General Thomas II. Barry
now in command OF the American
army in Cuba. General Weston will
leave the Philippines for home De
cember 15, and will turn over tn
command to General Tasker II. Bliss
pending General Duvals arrival.
Despite the fact that there has beel
no publication of the orders from tn
Washington officials the men of tn
Philippine squadron are worked up t
a high pitch of excitement over tn
prospect of a chance TO sail into Chi
nese waters. Replenishment of Goa
and store supplies of the vessels cor
tinues. and all the officers Of tn
feet and marine corps who have bee
absent on leave are reporting TO thei
| commands