The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14

WIRE FLASHES

Inree persons were aSphyxiated by
gas in Washington
/ The returns from Missouri show
small plurality for Taft.
All grades of refined sugar were
reduced 20 cents a hundred pounds.
There was an advance in all stocks
traded in on the New York Exchange
Speculation has already started
about presiden.-Elect Taft.s Cabinet.
Mrs. Harry W. Lynn, at Chicago.
killed her 4-year-old daughter and
suicided.
The strike of cotton mill operatives
/ at Manchester, England, has been
/ settled.
| Prof Edwin Emerson, author.
/ lawyer and diplomat, died in Toxic.
Japan.
The japanese steamer Taish, was
sunk off Etori Island and $50 lives
were lost.
Bulgaria has apre.ied to the Pow
! ers .or support in her controversy
WIN turkey.
/ Seven persons were burned To
death in a farmhouse fire near Swan
Lake, Canada.
The Illinois Democratic State
Committee gave notice of a contest
for governor.
/ Election returns principally were
discussed at the meeting of the pres
ident's cabinet
Roosevelt and Root will probably
be elected United States Senators
from New York.
The first snow of the season fell
in New York. The temperature drop
ped to 27 degrees.
The electoral vote of Maryland will
be split Taft will secure two and
Bryan six electors.
Mrs William Beasley, of st. Paul,
deserted her husband to join fe-
male baseball club.
Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tam
many Hall, denied the report that
1ammany knitted Bryan.
The relation between France and
Germany age strained on account OF
the Moroccan imbroglio.
Tbs pemocraIic State ticket, head.
ed by John r shafroth. Tor governor.
was elected in Colorado.
Elect Taft left Cincinnati
for Hot Springs, Va, where he will
remain until Thanksgiving.
The foreign markets were gener-
ally favorably affected by the result
of the American election.
Business was suspended at San
the late President Palma.
The latest congressional returns
showed 21S republicans and 173
democrats in the next house.
The health authorities at Wash
ington are anxious to get rid OF
John Early, the leper patient.
The German coasting steamer
Archimedes was wrecked near DAN
zig, Prussia. and ten lives lost.
Two handkerchiefs donated by
Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bryan brought
s9s.75 at a Welsh Ua.) Bazaar.
Habeas corpus proceedings on be-
half of eleven Tennessee night rider
suspects were begun at Union City.
w. P. Craig, formerly of New Or
leans, eloped with Miss Fayette Nor
gan and was married at Canterbury,
England.
H. T. Hayes, at Belmont, n. c., was
shot and mortally wounded by his
young son, who protected his mother
from an attack.
The Republicans will have control
of the next House by reduced ma
iority. Cannon will, probably be re-
elected Speaker.
An increase of from to 10 per
cent in freight rates from Pacific
Coast points east, was agreed upon,
effective Jan. /.
Announcement was made that
there would be no change iR the
methods of operating the commits
sary stores on the Panama Canal.
Will Graham, a negro, on trial un-
der guard of troops at Concord, n. c.,
confessed to criminally assaulting a
white child, and was sent to the gall
lows.
The Treasury purchased $4,000
ounces of silver for delivery at New
Orleans, and $4,000 ounces for de-
livery at Denver, at 50,365 fine
ounce.
Adiutant General Fridge of Mis-
sissippi, perfected arrangements for
a rifle tourney between picked teams
of the Louisiana and Mississippi Ma
ticnal Guard at New Orleans.
Sentiment at Washington in favor
of an early revision of the tariff on
account of the effect on business.
The Ways and Means Committee OF
the House will begin hearings this
month
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Capers says the election of Taft
means the end of TIE solid South.
1t was stated that the directors OF
the Colorado and Southern Railroad
had under consideration the question
of declaring a dividend at an early
date.
The crisis between France and
Germany, which arose over the ar
rest of German deserters from the