The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-31
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
From All Sources, State,
National and Foreign.

take any action looking to the relief
OF the unemployed of London.
Storms in New Mexico and Okla
homa caused the loss of four lives
and much damage to property.
Whitelaw Reid, American ambassa
dor to England, uneiled a tablet to
Edmond Burke at Bath, England.
1t was stated at Constantinople
that satisfactory progress was bsing
made in the Bulgarian negotitions.
Many speakers were heard at the
session of the Ohio Valley Improve
ment Association in Louisville, KY.
Seventeen women suffragists, ar
rested for ''storming" the House of
Commons, were given Jail sentences.
Judge R. 2. Taylor escaped un-
harmed from mob that lynched his
law partner at Reelfoot Lake, Tenn.
The last day of the American off,
GERS visit to Toxic was made tbc oc-
casion of remarkable demonst1
tion.
AC aoSOCldtlOu VI OOutH0Iu
mocrats, composed of New Workers of
Southern birth, was organized in New
York.
The Mississippi River Commission
after hearing several submerged land
cases left st. Louis by river for New
Orleans
The cotton cargo of the Mallory
Line steamer Colorado was discover
ed afire while the ship was aground
at Tampa.
1t was stated that the problem of
caring for the unemployed of New
York city would be far graver than
last year.
Mr.. Bryan's managers discussed
the proposition of challenging Presi-
dent Roosevelt to meet Mr.. Bryan in
joint debate.
Norfolk, Va. oficiarsS decided to
take heroic steps to stop the work
OF an incepdiary who set twenty-one
nres III eight days
Reeifort Lake district in Tennesss
was declared under martial law. and
arrested in the Rankin murder case
will be made shortly.
A suit was filed against the Ken
tucky Racing. Commission. to have
the action revoking the livense of
the Latonia track set aside.
W. J. Bryan. speaking in Ohio, sew
erely arranged officials of the New
York Central for alleged attempt
to make their employees vote for
Taft.
Prince August William of Prussia,
fourth son of Emperor William Of
Germany, was married to Duches
Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig- -Hol-
stein.
1t was announced that the Louis
lana State Board of Equalization
would meet at once to take up dis
in the roll of parish as
SCISSORS.
Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tam
many Hall, predicted Mr.. Bryan
would carry New York State, and
that Mr.. ChaYler would defeat Gov.
Hughes.
Mrs. Tucker, wife of Col. w. F.
Tucker. U. S. A.. announced that she
would abandon her suit against her
husband for desertion owing to his
serious illness.
The fortieth annual convention of
sy Cuff
sociation adjourned at Buffalo after
a number of important resolutions
had been adopted.
Important suggestions for minimiz.
Ing the dangers of mining were con-
tanned in report by mining experts
Of Europe which was submitted to
President Roosevelt.
w. J. Connors chairman of the De-
state committee, stated that
thousands of fraudulent Republican
had been discovered in
the upper counties of New. York.
Rroughton Brandenburg. who sold
! letter purporting to be written by
Grover Cleveland to the New York
Times, was arrested in Dayton, O..
IN the charge of forgery and grand
arceny.
Testimony in the Morse-Curtis
rial in New York went to show that
Charles W. Morse had loaned his
large sums of money
IN worthless paper. with which to
,uy ice stock.
In a letter to Jacob H. Schiff Of
New York, Secretary Root stated
hat this government had asked Rus
,ia for new treaty for equal treat
nent of all Americans with passports
Russia.
The Ohio Valley Improvement AS
closed Its meeting in Louis
lille, after adopting resolutions cali
ng on Congress to appropriate $50;
100, 900 for the lock and dam sys-
EN- for the Ohio river.
John Mitchell, former president OF
he United Mine Workers of Ameri-
a, has issued a statement In which
le denied that he had allowed the
lse of his name in advocacy OF any
candidate.
Northwest Missouri was struck by
snowstorm.