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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
SPEAKERS ARMED TO TEETH.
As Fast as Arrested Another Rose
And WhooDed IL Hin.

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As Fast as Arrested Another Rose
And Nhooped it Up.
BlrminghaIn. An immense picnic
and barbecueat Fulton Springs near
Birmingham resolved itself into a
general meeting for the extension of
sympathy tosthe striking miners of
the district Over three thousand
were present and a number of speak
srs were arrested for incendiary ut
terances. Two hundred guardsmcn
we're on hand Is well as large squad
Of deputies lzlder Chief Deputy Luz
Glen. Brown- pfoEn in rushing for
|Mard to arr6 nm speaker iostled b
Haonlan over was put under ar
rest by a constable who was present.
He was later arrested again for dis
turbing religious worship, because
be arrested preacher for using
hery language during prayer AS fast
as one speaker was arrested, the
chairman would call upon another
and the speaking would continue as
though nothing had occurred. w. r.
Farley, member of the miners ma
tional executive board was the chief
speaker and he counselled the men
to observe the law and to stand firm
by the union. Each of the speakers
arrested as well as Brown, was able
to make bond before leaving the
grounds. All is reported quiet al
though the general situation remains
extremely critical.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
FIFTY Rioters Indicted
Thirteen Negroes Charged
with Assault
sANGAMON GRAND JURY IS ACTIVE
Thirty-Five Others in Jail Awaiting
Disposition of Their Cases. Sa-
looms Still Closed Tight in
Illinois Capital.

Springfeld.-Fifty indictments In
connection with the race riots were
returned by the special grand jury
Of Sangamon county. The latest
batch OF accusations includes five
indictments against Thos. Marshall
and twelve other negroes, whom he
Is accused of having led in a MUIR
derous assault upon William Bowe,
chief clerk of the county treasurer's S
ONCE. Bowe has been lowering be-
tween life and death for week.
The negroes are charged with hav-
ing committed assault with intent to
kill upon Bowe. In addition they are
accused Of assault with deadly wea-
pons upon John Waiting, white
citizen who was shot at Fourteenth
and Mason streets on Friday night.
last week. The other indictments re-
turned are against whites and are
based upon destruction and looting
Of Loper's restaurant. Thus far,
however, only one person, Abraham
Raymer, stands accused of murder,
he having been charged with compli-
city in the lynching of William DON
egan. About IS men are in Jail
awaiting the disposition of their cas-
es by the grand jury. Several of
those indicted have not been appre-
hended as yet, and their names were
suppressed at the order of Judge
Creighton, of the circuit court, who
issued bench warrants for their ar
rest.
The only establishments which are
still feeling the effects of the riot are
the saloons Mayor Reece has made
no announcement as to when they
will be allowed to resume business.
but it Is thought that permission
will be given soon.
The prosecuting forces are backed
by the full strength of the CONNER
cial and professional associations of
the city and aided by the revela-
tions which individual citizens are
making; If this does not result in
successful trial the authorities will
be bitterly disappointed.
Two stations at which two compa-
nies had been posted are made more
or less permanent by the addition of
camp stoves and mess tents. These
are in the far northern corners of
the city. No intimation of the regi-
ment's release from duty has been
given as yet. It Is the understanding
of the officers of the command, how
ever that the organization will be
KEEP here through the week, if not
longer.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Book Saves His Life.

Mistaking book lying on pillow
for the head of E. D. Coleman, a
prominent planter and highly res
pected citizen living near Water
proof, a burglar and would-be MUIR
derer smashed the volume with an
ak. The blow on the bed aroused the
intended victim, who in the dim light
saw the man running from the room.
The assault occurred some time
ago but the matter has just come to
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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
PLUNKED A NIGHT RIDER.
Farmer Reused by Burning Barn,
Uses Shot Gun.

Farmer Reused by Burning Barn,
Uses Shot Gun.
Brooklyn, Ky-Twenty night rid
ers, masked and armed, met with a
warm reception. on the farm of Wal
ter Galloway, five miles east of Fall
mouth. They rode up to the tobacco
barn and applied the torch. 5000
pounds of tobacco being destroyed
Galloway had hot been molested, hnt
was awakened by tne glare of fhe
flames. He seized shotgun and fir
cd from window into group of the
riders. The fire was returned with
Dut damage and the raiders ga,loped
away. Galloway's charge of shot
struck one Of the men who rode to
Falmouth for surgical attention. The
Identity of. the wounded man las
been disclosed and he may be arrest,
ed
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
BURGLARS MAKE $4,000 HAUL.

New York.-It became known
that jewels valued at more than
$4,000 have been stolen from a Sc
cret treasure room in ,ne mansion OF
Commodore Frederick G. Bourne, at
Oakdale, L. /. The treasure room
was built when the mansion was
erected and its existence was known
only to the family. Following a
trip to Dark Island, on the st. Law
renee, workmen were employed to
make repairs on the house, and de-
tectives believe that in this way the
teasure room was discovered.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Despite Lack of Appropriation.

A meeting of the Board OF Direc-
rectors of the Avoyelles Parish Fair
was held and 1t was unanimously
decided to hold the parish fair this
fall. This meeting was held as a
result of failure on the part of IT,
police jury to make an appropriation
of $500 this year, as was done dur
Ing the three previous years. Ahe
nmou 1t, however. has been raised
and the holding of the fair Is in
sursd.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Exchanges stiil Show Some Decreas.

New York. Dun's Review says:
Bank exchanges last week at all
leading cities in the United States
are $2,134, ,115-9.2 per cent less
than in the corresponding week of
last year. Losses predominate and
at nearly all of the trading cities out
side of New York they continue
heavy, Kansas City being the excep-
ton again and representing an in
crease, while losses at Chicago and
I. Louis are small.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Railroad Reports.

The secretary OF the Railroad Com
mission is receiving the annual re-
ports of the various railroads anl is
preparing for the compilation and
tabIlation OF The same. The compil-
alton of railroad statistics is an in
teresting matter to the people of the
State and entails considerable labor
on the part of the commissions sta
tistician and Office force.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
ALABAMA MINING STRIKE.

Serious Trouble Looked For at Any
Moment.
Birmingham, Ala.-Reports re-
ceived at the Office. of Sheriff Higdon
from the miners strike field are
discouraging in the extreme, and
great trouble is looked for at any
moment. Deputies at the Arcadia
Mines, in the western part of the
county, discovered plot to blow up
theentire quarters of the place and
shoot down the deputies and saldiers
who might turn out. The building
where a meeting was to have been
held was guarded by thirty deputies
and the diabolical plan was frustrat-
cd.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Letton Goes to Angola.

c. e. Letton, former Chief Clerk
to Tax Collector Fitzpatrick, will be
transferred to Angola Farm. This
transfer will be made at Lotions
request. When he was brought to
the state penitentiary to serve term
for embezzlement he was given po-
sition within the walls as one of the
accountants, but his eyes have begun
to fail him and he wants to get on
the farm.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Professor in Botany Chosen.

The Louisiana State University has
chosen DR.. Ernest A. Bessey to fill
the professorship of botany and
bacteriology, who has just accepted
the position and will begin his work
at he university in the fall. He has
been for nearly ten years one of the
experts of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, and is one of
the best known botanists in Ameri-
ca. While making Investigations for
the Department of Agriculture he
Travelled extensively in Russia and
Africa. Since 1906 he has been pa
thologist in charge of the subtrop-
ical laboratory of the United States
Bureau of Plant Industry at Miami,
Florida.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
TAX VALUATION.

New York Assessment Reaches Seven
Biaiions.
New York. The tax department
has sent its annual report to he may
or. The total assessment Of real and
personal property in the city is ST..
15S.1a9.40O. TIE assessed value Of
ordinary real estate, exclusive OF spc-
cial Franchises and real estate of cor
porations is $5,141,500,119. and the
increase ir the ass.ssed d value of or
binary real eseate is s437, 7,490,467.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
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COMMENT ON THE FLEET.
Views Of The London Press on The
Australian Reception.

Views OF The London Press on The
Australian Reception.
London. The London morning
newspapers give great prominence to
the renortx nsEscaH fleets
reception IN Ans2AIia. Editorially
they express express the fullest sat
isfaction at the warmth and bril-
lance Of the Welcome accorded the
visitors. The Chronicle says: "That
the American sailors will take Aus
tralia by storm is certain. They have
done it already; they conquered be-
fore they came. This cordial frater-
nization is very gratifying to this
country, where the maintenance OF
the most friendly relations with ths
American people is an object of uni
versal desire and an axiom of our
policy"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
VIII Issue Premium List.

The Vermilion Parish Fair Asso-
citation will issue its catalogue and
premium list within few days, it
now being in the hands of the print
er 1t will be much larger than last
year and the number of premiums
is increased. The ladies' auxiliary is
actively engaged in getting up an
attractive programme of all exhibits
In the line of woman's industry and
skill.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
DEPRESSION IN JAPAN.

Chinese Boycott Hurts Japanese
Steamers.
San Francisco.-Evidenc of the
effect Of the Chinese boycott on Jap
anese goods was fur nished when the
Japanese liner Honkong arrived with
not enough cargo for ballast. The de-
ficiency was supplied by 500 tons of
extra coal, taken on at Nagasaki. Ac-
cording to passengers on the Hong
kong. there is great depression in
Japan and q number of steamship
companies are on the verge of bank
ruptcy.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
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RAG PICKERS FORM UNION.
Complain That The Public
Growing Too Economical.

New York. labor unionist
has taken another. step forward. In
Paris and all cities the rag pickera
have formed a unisn 10 defend their
interests and emetiorate the condi-
tions Of their work. They complain
that the people have grown SO econ
omtcal owing to hard times that out
Of FIVE tons Of household refuse 1t is
only possible to rake sufficient old
iron, rags and bones to fetch in
open market dollar or dollar and
z half.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
FEARED BANKS UNSAFE
Uncle Sam Redeems Buried Money
in Arkansas.

in Arkansas.
Washington OF $4,000 in de-
cayed greenbacks sent to the treasu-
ry department by o. D. Earl, of Nor
rillton, Ark, all but $25 have been
Identified, and check of 50 975 was
mailed to Mr.. Earl. Hearing the
banks we're unsafe, Mr.. Earl buried
his savings in an old pail in 1904. Re-
Gently he dug up his treasure, only
to fnd that the bills were so decayed
that he could not discern their num-
bers. All that was left of the roll
was a bunch of paper resembling a
package of dried leaves, with here
and there the torn end of a note dis
playing :, figure.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Killed by Train.

]. N. Brittingham, while attempt
ing to cross the double tracks Of the
Illinois Central Railroad in Arcola.
was struck and instantly killed by
No. 5, fast southbound passenger
train. Mr.. Brittingham was eighty
six years of age.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Silver Service Presented.

A silver service valued at $1,000
was presented by Alexandria friends
to Joseph A. Bentley at reception
rendered in his honor. The gift was
a token of appreciation of the public
spiritedness of Mr.. Bentley in his
erection of the Hotel Bentley, one
of the finest hotels in the south.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
NEGRO MINER Is WAYLAID.
Non.Union Worker Fired On From
Ambush.

Birmingham, Ala.--Anthony Davis
a negro non-uion miner whose house
at Pratt City was dynamited, was
fired upon from ambush near his
home at Pratt City and fatally
wounded. Davis has been working
steadily since the declaration of the
strike and Immediately after his
house was dynamited claimed that
he had seen and recognized the men
who committed the deed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Depot at Oil City.

The Kansas City Southern Railway
Company has submitted to the Rail-
road Commission blue prints of It's
proposed depot at Oil City, in Caddo
parish. 1t having been recently or
dered by the commission to erect
suitable depot facilities at hat place.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
BRYAN FOR NEW YORK.
Speeches in Big Cities May Win the
Victory.

Victory.
Chicago William j. Bryan will
make a determined effort to place
New York state in the Democratic
column. Plans to this end are care
fully laid. Mr.. Bryan will speak in
New York City, Syracuse and Ro-
chester on September 10th and goth
and early In October he will again
speak in New York City and Buffalo.
Reports received by Chirman Mack
gave strong hope to Mr.. Bryan and
members of the national committee.
that the Democrats could carry New
York II Mr.. Bryan would speak in
the principal centers of the state.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Residence DESTROYED py Fire.

The residence of William Cady, at
Tioga, was entirely destroyed, to-
gether with nearly all of the furni-
ture and household effects, only the
piano and few chairs being saved.
The fire is supposed to have started
from a kitchen flue. The loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
NO INDICTMENTS RETURNED.
Grand Jury Fails to Find Against
Alleged NiDht Riders

ohCSC0 IsASAt AauOTSs
Eddyville, Ky.-The grand jury
adjourned without having returned
any indictments against alleged night
riders in this section, and as re-
suit some 130 warrants, based on
Information and belief" and sworn
out against men charging them with
having committed various depreda-
lions in this section will probably be
dismissed. Following the discharge
of the grand jury County Attorney
Walter Crone made sensational
statement, in which he declared that
no attempt had been made to bring
the culprits to Justice and that the
work of the grand jury had been a
farce.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Town to Have Natural Gas.

1t was announced that plans have
been developed to supply the people
of Vivian, an important Louisiana
town, halfway between Shreveport
and Texarkana, with natural gas
from the Caddo field.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Bryan to Speak at Macon.

Atlanta, Ga.-William j. Bryan
will speak in Macon, Ca, Sept. IA.
This will be the only speech Mr.. Bry-
an will make in the state during the
campaign
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
New City Hall Accepted.

The Shreveport City Council met
in special session and accepted the
new city Jail, built by the Southern
Construction Company of st. Louis,
Mo-. at a cost of $4,000.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Deaf and Dumb Institute Supt.

Deal ana Dump InSt1tUte SUpt.
1t is learned that call will soon
be issued by Governor Sanders for a
meeting of the Board Of Trustees of
the State Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb on Sept. for the purpose OF
electing successor to DR.. s. T. Walk
er, the present superintendent, who
has rendered his resignation.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
fAIR ASSOCIATIONS active
Premium lists and Catalogues
Published
MATTERS AT State UNIVERSITY
Letton Goes to Angola Farm. Old
Man Killed by Train. More About
Canal. Weevils at State Farm
Serious. Items Of Interest.

The Ouchita Parish High Schoo
added cooking and sewing to its cur
riculum.
Louisiana figures that Shreveport.
cotton receipts will be so per cent
greater than last year.
The sixteenth annual convention
OF the Southern Louisiana Christian
Endeavor Union will be held Sept
80 at Bunkie.
II. II. Filhiol brought suit at Mon
roe against 1nez Schmidt, seeking ia
recover $105,00O belonging to the es.
tate OF his brother, the late r. M. Fill
biol.
The amount Of acreage on cypress
lands In Louisiana, as returned by
the Assessor to the state Board of
Equalization, is 1876 acres less
this year than in 1907.
The organization of the different
departments of the University of
Louisiana into colleges and the Sc
lection of the deans of those colleges
has been completed.
Large numbers of tram.ps are in
testing many towns, an average of
about twenty-five passing through
daily. Police have issued instructions
to the force to keep the hoboes NOV
ing.
Secretary .Curley, of the State
Board of Equalization, mas given ont
the returns on the "class Az pine
lands in Louisiana, and some of the
parishes show a very startling de-
crease from the figures of last year.
The Camp Meeting Fair Associa-
ton will hold its fair at Calhoun
Sept. 16 to Is. Copies Of its cata-
logue have been sent to to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, which is very
attractive in the way of liberal pre-
miums.
s. E. Weber. State High School
Visitor, will soon take up his duties
of visiting the high schools OF Louisi-
ana, and getting the work on a more
level basis. The Office of High School
Visitor was only established by State
Superintendent Aswel last year.
The boil weeyil is reported from
the parish of West Baton Rouge,
short distance from the river. The
weevi! has been especially active
In the country above West l,aton
Rouge and has done considerable
amage on the State farm at Angola
The Montegut we'll, sixteen miles
nth of Houma, is still running
Id, millions of feet Of natural gas
having already gone to waste. The
roar accompanying the blowout,
which can be heard for many miles,
resulted in a number of Indians de-
serting their homes in fear.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29

There is no change in tho New Or
leans cotton mill strike situation and
no important developments seem
likely In the near future. Both sides
are resolute and show no disposition
to yield FROM the stand heretofore
assumed. An appeal to the State
Board of Arbitration seems impracti-
cable at this time on account OF the
absence IF. President Thompson Of
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
New Water Works System.

The inception of the WINFIELD
Water Works has been inaugurated.
The City Council appointed a commit
tee to drill well or wells for a
supply of water. A derrick has been
erected and the machinery is being
placed preparatory to drilling in
search of the required water.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
After General Freight Agent.

The Railroad Commission has
written T. F. Steele, general freight
agent Of the Vicksburg, Shreveport
and Pacific Railway at New Orleans,
relative to delayed shipment Of
household goods. The commission
points out that there is no rule to
hold up shipment to an emergency
station unless prepaid and the road
is asked for an explanation in the
premises.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
BoIl weevil Recomes SERIOUS.

DOII WV6VII BECOMES O6FIOuS.
The cotton crop upon Angola
State Farm is being destroyed by
the boil weevil. Two weeks ago only
a few weevils were reported, and it
was not thought that the pests would
be bad this year, because 1t usually
takes three years for them to devel-
op sufficient numbers to do serious
damage to a crop.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
IntercOastal Canal.

United States Engineer Corps, are
In Lake Charles for the purpose of
investigating the several proposed
routes for the intercoastal canal
across Calcasieu parish. They will
be Occupied about a week with the
work, and as soon as through, will
at once make a report to the Rivers
and Harbors Board as to which is
the most feasible route.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Alleged Horse Thieves Captured.

Alleged Horse Thieves Captured.
Deputy Sheriff Nick Delone went
to Donaldsonville with four negroes
whom he arrested at Prairieville for
horse stealing. The negroes were all
under the age of 21 years. When ar
rested they had in their possession
two horses which they had stolen at
Baton Rouge and a bottle of ,,hiCro-
form which they said they carried for
any purpose that might arise.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-29
Congressman Dawes Strikes Oil.

congressman Dawes Strikes Oil.
Two new wells were drilled in the
Caddo oil field. One well, owned by
B. G. Dawes, a member of Congress,
residing at Marietta. Ohio is located
at Vivian, and the other, drilled by
the Caddo Gas and Oil Company, is
one mile north Of Oil City. Both are
said to be good producers and they
have been capped.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-11-04
OPTIMISTIC AMERICANS.

fh" Americans ~ nation are arli-
mlet~. Il Way p. owing o. the I'M
men-e territory rhr ab~rnrr 1T dam
sefeus nete ah"rz ea taeir frontiers. ar
I" their eni"tmeut IF acknowledged
thong nat quit re3l equality. az ras-
Sihit = the Self-eanaaeare bonn of
w. mdf.d years # continuous AMI
successful Effort. ~ ltmn e1en #b-
aNEHs L" some sNhitJratius quality If
th~at@"rfhefe II f4aieh tare iiee hat
- any rate. Americans heart arc all
e"ntented aud cheerful men
Collectively and individually They
an heiirv" that. however unpleasant
mas he a" circumstances # the mo-
mont. tHcy viii in inc rnd "muddle
t"faush' and come eut lhe stronger
for t+eir trials " one arzpaired
when i seemed Ion a moment rs il
III, lm"n must be- broken ur. and no
one guaiIs NOW thouga every foreign
observer believes tm Have and tho
"Haye-u"tes which is IT, mark this
century viii he fought ONT first of
a'I upon \meiican soil
They ~"e their numbers continually
increasing they -er THE old Worth
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-11-04

Steam heat. electric lights. at the
Golden Gate. New management.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-11-04

Warm. pleasant rooms. from $40 10
$40. at the Arlington. Call and see
them.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-11-04
Go 70 the North POLL

Bakery for the best bread and pastry
The only coffee house In town.
imported coourser araf: beer on tap
At Board Of Trade.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-11-04
AT THE CRESCENT.

Winter mess. $50 per month.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-11-04

William Jennings Bryan is an hon
est. talented and patriotic man H. is
. tae specimen Of our hest American
lzm. ANA NItn5I ~ is il kindly. lazahtc
m.tH II Is unfortunate Shat d. has
lad t. meet defeat for ghled .ims.
n 1 contest. one must lose ~ course.
but fne sympathy 81 many IT Eryar=~
poIiaaai opponents goes =out o8t 10 tn
.Grsat FummaUet" to-day IL tH- anurs
Of darkness int must inevitably fol-
low Us defeat Though Ho, destined
for fae presidential chair BRYAN IS
greatly needed IN the people ~ this
country and We hope that he viii net
retire 10 private life longer than is
necessary fnr rest