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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
-Four New Schools to be Rnilt.

The Alexandria Public School I'm
provement Committee at Alexandria
met and decided to build 100000
school building in West End, a school
mouse in the Horseshoe neighborhood,
10 cost $500; one in Equinox neigh
oorhooi, to cost $1,000, and a negro
school, to cost $1,000. The funds are
20 be derived by voting 2 - mill
TAX In Alexandria Ward. The Police
Jury at its next meeting will be
asked to order an election for this
purpose.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
1nsulted Girl and is Shot.

Jackson, Tenn.-Leonard Thomas,
a negro of this city, talked insult
ingly to Miss Ruby Graves at Medi-
ma, for whom he was picking berries,
because she reproved him for not fill
ing his boxes. The negro drew his
knife and threatened the young lady,
and when her Brother came 10 the
negro threatened to cut his throat.
He then fed from the field and later
a posse Of young men followed on a
freight train to arrest him. Near
Jackson they found him, when he
again brought his knife into play and
was shot down.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Valuable Land Sold.

At Lake Charles the Krause &
Managn Lumber Company sold to
the W. NJ. Rice Lumber Company a
tract Of 1900 acres of timber land
for the sum Of $4,000. The tract
which is covered by valuable pine
trees, is a short distance east Of
Oberlin and adjoins land of the Rice
company.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Threw Switch; Wreck.

Cleveland, O.-East bound passen
ger train No. 6, on the Erie road
which left this city for New York
ran into a siding a mile from the
Cleveland station and crashed into a
westbound passenger train which was
waiting for No. to pass. No one
was killed, but several persons re-
ceived serious injuries. AS the New
York train came up to the point
where the west-bound train was wait
ing an unknown man threw the switch
sending the east-bound train on to
the siding.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Bids Wanted for Tugs.

Proposals for the construction OF
twelve steel tugboats 100 feet long
for service in the Coast Artillery dis
trict have been invited by the Quar-
termaster General Of the Army. These
boats will be slightly larger than those
heretofore built for these purposes,
possessing among other Characters
tics living quarters for the crew.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
DEFICIT IS GROWING
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
IN EXCESS OF RECEIPTS.
LOSSES OF $loO,ooO,ooo SHOWN
Treasury Condition Of Year Ago
Compared to the Present Time.
Disposition in Congress to
Riot in Appropriations.

Washington Senators and mem
bers Of the House who have been poi
dering over the warning against any
extravaganza sounded by Senator AL
drich on Saturday, are just beginning
fully to appreciate what that warn.
ing meant. He pointed out deficit
the coming fiscal year Of not far from
5000, 100000, and that means that
unless revenues pick up materially the
special session to revise the tariff will
have gigantic task on its hands, not
only of overhauling tariff schedules,
but of revising the whole revenue sys-
tenn. Senator Aldrich predicted =
deficit Of $6O,0O0,0OO this fiscal year,
and pointed out that appropriations
would exceed those made by the last
session of congress by $124,00O, 900.
As things stand the special session,
after the Inauguration of the next
president will have to consider the
whole revenue system, including the
inheritance tax plan. A chasm of
over $10O,00O,0O0 stretches between
the treasury condition Of year ago
and its condition now. This would
not be of so much moment We're it
not that things are going from bad
to worse, so far as revenue and ex-
penditures are concerned A year
ago at this time, the treasury had q
surplus of over $55,O0O,OoO. Now, it
has a deficit of about $47,000,000
The receipts for the current fiscal year
are about $4O,0O0,0O0 behind those of
the last fiscal year up to the CORES
ponding date. The expenditures for
the current fiscal year are more than
1000, 900 heavier than those for the
corresponding part of the preceding
fiscal year. With revenues diminish
ing and the drain on the treasury in
creasing, the inevitable result is !
rapidly growing deficit. BY the end
of the fiscal year, June 80, it is ex-
pected to run up to $6O,00O,OO0, or
more
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Signed Bill On Sunday.

The peculiar situation arising from
the fact that President Roosevelt sign
ed the bill increasing the pension of
widows of soldiers of the Civil War
Sunday, April 10, has not been clear
ed up. The claim is made that bill
signed on Sunday is invalid, but in
formally Attorney-General Bonaparte
holds that in this case the bill is not
invalid inasmuch as the bill would
have become law within ten days with
out the signature Of the chief exec
utive.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
SOUTHERN FEMALE RAFFLEs,
Beautiful North Carolina Girl Under
Arrest in Chicago.

Chcago.-A dramatic story of a
talented and pretty southern girl, who,
dazzied by diamonds, turned thief and
looted the home where she was en-
ployed as governess, was discovered
in the arrest of Georgia Edna Bible,
y years old, whom the police of every
city In the country have been seek
ing for four months on charge of
stealing $4,000 worth Of diamonds
from Herbert B. Loeb, wealthy man.
ufacturer living in Philadelphia.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
"Blind" Beggar Sees.

Chicago supposedly blind and
deaf mendicant who had been ar
rested was fined $50 by Municipal
Judge Wells. The man s hearing and
sight were suddenly restored and he
took $50 from one of his pockets and
paid his fine. He was searched, and
a bank book showing deposits Of
81, 1,452 was found.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
cHAs. W. MORSE INDICTED.
New York Ice King Must Stand Trial
in United States Court,

New York.-Indictments against
Chas. W. Morse and Alfred H. Cur
tbs, former officers of the National
Bank of North America, charging mis-
application of the funds of that bank,
were sustained by Judge Hough, Of
the United States circuit court.
Counts of the indictment based upon
the allegations that Morse AMI Cur
It's conspired to deceive the bank ex-
aminers and comptroller of the cur
rency, also were sustained. Counsel
for the defendants had demurred to
all the indictments.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Indicted BY Grand Jury.

Charging embezzlement, misappli-
cation and misappropriation of s97,-
900 from the First National Bank at
Baton Rouge, the Grand Jury there
indicted Oscar Kondert, the former
Cashier, Hillary Schroeder, the for
mer bookkeeper, was indicted for
making false entries and aiding and
abetting. ...
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Wreck on Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth, N. J.-One man was
probably fatally injured, many were
slightly hurt and traffic on the PEND
sylvania railroad was blocked for sew
eral hours today as a result Of a col
lision between freight and passenger
train near South Elizabeth station. A
telephone pole standing neaf the edge
Of the track prevented coach filled
with passengers from plunging over q
fifteen foot embankment.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
New Electric Line.

Work on the st. Tamany and New
Orleans Electric Railway between
Covington and Vaudeville is rapidly
nearing completion and those in
charge of the work expect to have
the grading completed to the Bogue
Falaya river, at point opposite
this town.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
New Rural Routes.

The Assumption Progressive League
has secured the required number OF
signatures for establishing two free
delivery rural routes out Of Napo-
leonville and the petitions have been
forwarded to Congressman Broussard.
One route will run below town on
Bayou Lafourche, and the other in
the interior.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Automobile Line.

1t has been announced at Baton
Rouge that during the coming lagis-
lature an automobile firm of New
Orleans will run line of machines
between this city and New Orleans
for the convenience of those who de-
sire to travel between the two cities
at hours when the railroads do not
furnish convenient transportation
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Uncle Sam Generous.

The bill extending aid to the suf-
ferers in the recent tornado in the
Southern states was transferred from
the committee on military affairs to
the appropriation committee in the
house. The latter committee immeii-
ately reported the bill favorably and
under suspension Of the rules, it
was passed. The bill appropriates
$250,00O and directs its expenditures
by the secretary of war in the, sup
plying of shelter and subsistence.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Postmasters Appointed.

Postmasters appointed: Mississip-
pi-Dillville, Hancock county, Grover
C. Brown; Kiln, Hancock county, Jno.
J. Herlihy; Whitesand, Jefferson Da-
Wis county, Isabella R. Loflin. Rural
route No. 2, was ordered established
July l at Moselle, Jones county, Mis-
sissippi, serving 400 persons and sc
families.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Want No Prohibition.

The glass-blowers Of Danville, Ill.
have notified Speaker Cannon that
they are opposed to the Tillman bill
which provides practically for the
confiscation of liquor shipped into
prohibition states. IF this measure
goes through it will result in the re-
duced production Of alcoholic liquors.
Diminished production will have its
effect on the demand for bottles.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
To Can Sugar Cane Molasses.

There has been established at
Grand Cane under the name of Ban
herman & McMichael, a molasses
canning factory, where large quanti-
ties of sugar cane molasses are cann-
ed for market, some being sold on
local markets and some being shipped
to various states.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Two Killed.

Miami, Fla.-J. D. Walker. a saloon
keeper, and Ernest Stafford, bar
keeper, were shot and almost instantly
killed in North Miami by Henry Hop
kins, formerly of Jacksonville, but
who has been resident of Miami for
some time. Hopkins escaped after the
shooting, but was captured later.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Apology to American Consul.

The Mukden hncident, arising out
of an assault committed recently by
a japanese postman and other Jap
anese upon the native servants Of the
American consul general, William D.
Straight, is regarded as being salts
faetorily closed. NJ. Kato, the Jap
anese consul at Mukden, has written
a letter of apology and regret to Mr..
Straight. The postman has been SEN
fenced to one month S imprisonment,
and his two accomplices also have
been punished.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09

Des Moines, lathe Rev. J. Il.
Dimmitt, pastor Of the Congregation
al Church at Valley Junction, has
been dismissed from membership of
the Grinnell Association of Congre-
gational Churches and Ministers on
the charge Of conduct unbeeoming a
minister, with Miss Nellie A. Luth-
er, principal of the Valley Junction
schools. She recently was released
from Mercy Hospital in this city and
is now at her home in Adel.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Boil Weevil at Work.

Boil weevil have made their ap-
pearance near Plaucheville and in
some places they are cutting the
young cotton that has just been
chopped out. Farmers are feeling
very gloomy over the outlook.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Porto Ricans Celebrate.

San Juan, Porto Rico.-The eighth
anniversary Of the establishment OF
the government in the island OF Porto
Rico under the American regime was
observed here. The labor organlza-
tions paraded and several commemor-
alive mass meetings were held.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Sell Cotton.

The Farmers Union met at Frank
lin and sold sixty-seven bales Of
cotton they had stored in their ware
house to the Babington-Bateman Com
pany. The Farmers Union ware
house was demolished and blown
completely away. Nothing but few
brick Of the foundation is left.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Oil House DESTROYED.

me ollhouse at the Alexandria
lumber Company's mill at Pineville
aas totally destroyed by fire, togeth-
7 with ten or twelve barrels of oil
aua TAR. The fire was caused by
sparks blowing from the planer shaw
lug PIT. The oilhouse was situated
~. ..iiin 100 yards from the mill, and
!. "ihg to the high wind at the time
! looked for awhile like the mill
would also be destroyed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Consuls Appointed.

To be consuls: Julean II. Arnold,
Of California at Annoy China; Carl F.
Deichman Of Missouri at Tamsui, For
mosa; Charles E. Eberhardt, Of Kan
sas at Barranquilla, Columbia George
Heimrod Of Nebraska at Berne, Switz-
er land.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Fight With Robbers.

Tyron, Okla.-Five bank robbers
entered the Farmers Bank of Tryon
and after demolishing the big safe
with seven charges of dynamite Sc
cured 5000 and made their escape.
After the money was secure rum
ming fight followed, but the robbers
escaped.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Denied Baby's Kiss; Kills Self.

Sioux City, Ia.-Seeing his baby
girl playing on the steps of his div
orced wife's home, Frank L. Horton
was about to embrace and kiss the
child when his former wife ran out
and took the baby away from him.
Horton, seemingly dazei, ran to the
street and shot himself dead.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Cholera Among Hogs.

W e. Morrow, a prominent plant
er of Rapides station, reports that
cholera has broken out among his
swine an dhe has lost several fine
hogs from the disease. He has mott
fed the State veterinary department
at Baton Rouge.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Schools Close.

From Grand Cane comes the news
that on account of deficit in the
parish school funds all public school
have been closed, except the charter
ed high schools at Grand Cane and
Mansfield, which will be continued
one month by private subscription.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
To Continue Filibuster.

In recent speech in the House Mi
nority Leader Williams said that the
Democratic filibuster would continue
until the House decided to consider
the campaign publicity bill, bill put
ting print paper on the free list and
the anti-iniunction bill.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Authoress Sued for Divorce.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-William Cooke
has sued Grace McGowan Cooke, an
authoress, for divorce, alleging deser-
ton. Cooke charges that his wife
prefers a literary to domestic life.
She is the daughter of former edl-
tor-in-chief of the Chattanooga
Times.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Oklahoma Land Case Settled,

The controversy between ]. J. .Bo-
gard and others VS.. F. FL. Sweet and
Others relative to the ownership OF
certain lands in Mangum, Green
county, Okla, was settled by the SUI
preme Court of the United States in
favor Of Sweet. The suit was insti-
tuted to remove i cloud from the IL
tie on property growing out Of the
fact that Creep county was formerly
claimed by Texas.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
The Waters-Pierce Case.

Representative Burleson, of Texas,
entered a motion in the Supreme
Court of the United States for the
advancement on the docket Of the
case of the State of Texas VS.. the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company, involv-
ing fine by the State against the
company amounting to over $l,6O0.-
900. The Court took the motion uns
der advisement.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Conductor Made Major.

F. D. Sanders, passenger conduc-
tor on the Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific Railroad, has been appointed
major on the staff of Governor-Elect
Sanders.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Fire Destroys Lumber.

Heber, Ark.-As the result OF
fire in a dry kiln of a local mill, sew
eral hundred feet Of lumber were
DESTROYED, and but for the hard work
the entire mill and yards would have
heen DESTROYED.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Italian Murdered.

Seattle, Wash.-The body of Dom
inic Carlino, a young Italian, was
found in the street here with a bull
let hole through the heart an the
clothing badly torn. The police be-
lieve that he wore money belt
around his waist and that this was
cut way from him by his assailants.
A bloody knife and an old black
slouch hat were found near the body.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
Nomination Cinched.

| The Taft men claim that they have
enough delegates from Northern
states to give him the nomination,
and they will not fight for votes in
the South
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09

Laura Jean Libby Writes 80 Plays.
New York.-Laura Jean Libbey,
who coined the expression Glove
make the world go round" has fin
ished her eightieth play.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
NOhhv SuitS.

The cavalry girls who will partlci-
pate in the Inauguration Of Governor
Sanders will have white frocks and
red hats.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09

Daylight Thieves get $4,000 Gems.
Tacoma, Wash.-Three men entered
the iewelry store of Frank e. Hart
and while the attendants were IN a
back room, stole a wallet containing
$4,000 worth of diamonds and other
nrecious stones and escaped.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
ARREST SENATORS
FIVE SENSATIONAL INDICT.
MENTS RETURNED.
LEAVES HOME FOR YOGA CULT
Overcome With Grief President Of
Purdue College Resigns Be-
cause Wife Deserts Him
Love Kills Freedom.

Little Rock. Five members of the
senatorial branch Of the Arkansas
legislature We're placed under arrest
according to advices at the sheriff 5
office on charges of either perjury
or bribery growing out of the legisla-
tive Doodle inquiry of last week, and
the arrest of a sixth senator is i'm
minent. Immediately after their ar
rest by the sheriffs of the respective
counties, the senator's were released
upon bonds. A decided sensation was
effected here when the news was re
ceived, although it was known that
the indictments had been returned by
the grand jury last week. In all
there were about twenty-five indict-
ments charging members of the senate
and the lower house and outside
parties with being implicated in the
wholesale bribery which was brought
to light after diligAnt inquiry.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
After Tobacco Growers.

II. A. Davis, Secretary of the Pro
sressive League, at Minden and M.
b. Trezevant, Secretary of the Pro-
gressive Union Of New Orleans, have
been in correspondence and are work
ing together in the effort to interest
tobacco growers of Kentucky and
Tennessee, with the view Of having
them test north Louisiana as to its
productiveness as tobacco section.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09
THIBODAUx La. SATURDAY.
Judge too Quick for Negro.

Information was received at New
Iberia that Judge S, E. Sorrell, OF
Oliver, had shot and 'mortally wound
ed negro who had attempted his
life. A quarrel had ensued at the store
Of Judge Sorrell between the negro
ana another man, and the man who
was shot attempted to stab the other
one. Judge Sorrell endaavored to stop
the alteration by ordering the negro
with the knife out of the store, tell
ing him to keep on the other side
of the bayou. Later on as the Judge
was standing in front of his office,
he saw the negro coming towards him
with shotgun. Suspecting trouble
he halted the negro who made no
reply, the Judge then fired on the
NEGRO wo,1pdinu him
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-09

Lafayette, Ind.-President W. E.
Stone, of Purdue university, will, it
is said, within a few days, tender his
resignation to the board of trustees
and leave for an extended visit in
Northern Michigan. He is suffering
greatly from nervousness, as result
Of the notoriety cause by his wife s
leaving him and denied himself to
all callers. His wife, whom he still
loves, has "withdrawn' from the
world, her husband and her family to
pursue the Yoga philosophy, mystic
teaching said to be imported from
India. Lured by the peculiar prayers
and odd philosophy of this strange
cult, the wife Of this noted educator
is in Europe, from where she sent her
last farewell to her husband in the
form of letter. DIR. Stone revealed
his sad story before the Presbyterian
church, Of which he is member.
The evening world., 1908-10-12
DARTMOUTH AND TIGERS
TOCLkSH IN NEW YORK.

All New York football enthusiasts VIII
be more interested tais yea than ever
in the work O: the Dartmouth football
eleven. !; has been finally de:ec1l.aeI
to play the game bet" zen Dartmouth
ana princeton IN TINS Clly On Nov at
the POLO GTO4nds. Princeton has many
game 10. only Viii bee We. contested,
but Il WI. give some lire On tho posi-
biliiies Of the Tigers agains; Yale
Dartmouth has slowly but surely
come to the front in football and = nov
rated ampnG the better opponents of ;ha
game Indications poiu; - very
strong team this year and the green 90
Hanover wi rank very high toward the
close Of the season.
The polo Grounds with It's greatly en-
larSed grand Stand 's - Per cent. Better
than It Vas for football purposes and
there ~. be 4 fin" sign. o.. the game
from "v"rv sea: o! the Eroa. am9hitae-
n
The evening world., 1908-10-12

President Frank Farrell. OF the New
York American League Club, denied to-
day that he had engaged George 7.
stallings 10 manage the Hichlanders
next season.
There is no foundation for the
story" said Farrell Il have not en-
gagged StallinGs or, in fact. anyone else
When make my choice l will an
nounce it personally. hut at this time
there is no one slated for the berth"
Stallings comes from the Newark.
The evening world., 1908-10-12
Farrell Denies He Has
Engaged a NelU MANAGER

--"Stern League team. but is wei.
known in big league circles, having
handled the National League club in
Philadelphia for two seasons, az well
as lie Detroit club for the first two
years OF the American League. He also
handled the Detroi: club for two sea-
sons In the days o.: the Western League.
StaIlings took Buffalo, a loser in tn,,
LAsteiH League, SIEVE ral years ago and
made winner out OF the cluu, ard
made good finish with Newark this
year coming from behind in the race
and '"'Sh'n@ n ;h'rd r'Gcc