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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
hEoEiNI 4 AGA OF ..hvILA.
The Consuls Protest Against Presi.
dents CHARGES.

1Hc SOHsGiS L EUtCst Against acSA-
dents Charges.
Washingto unpleasant sit
uation has developed between the
United States and Honduras growing
out of the action of President Darila
in ca1celling the exequaturs of the
foreign consuls at Ceiba, Honduras,
because of their alleged friendliness
to the reyolutionists' cause. These
officers include the American ronsal.
Drew Linard, and vice Consul Rey-
nolds, and the vice consuls Of France
aud Norway
State Department uphold the conten-
SItae Department ul.hold the caiten-
ton of the consuls that they have
not been guilty of any breach of pro-
priety: that they did not advise the
surrender OF the town when demand
ed bs the revolutionists, IS charged
t,y Honduras but simpl., CO lnnaslI.i-
Gated the demand To the colnfaf6nd=s
ant. The incident has caused con-
siderable annoyance to this govern
ment, which ever since the revolu-
tigh in Honduras was begun has ex-
erted it's best efforts to prevent any
breach of neutrality in Central Amer
lea which might prove adverse to
President Davila governm ant.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
SMUCCLE Chinese coolies
Grafters Sneaking Coolies Into
This Country
OFFICIALS MAY Be IMPLICATED.
Startling Revelations Anticipated as
Result of Investigations Fcder-
eral Government is Making
Organized Conspiracy.

San Francisco-Starting revela-
tions, which it is estimated NAV m
voiVe immigration officials at Pacific
coast ports and along the Mexican
border, are expected as the outcome
OF an investigation now being car
ried on by the federal goyernn Ant OF
the illegal entry of Chinese and Jap
anese coolies into this country.
Professor Fernado Stanford of
stanford university is also one of
the men appointed by the president
to investigate the immigration con-
ditions. He has arrived here after
months of work along the Mexican
border, and it is said that the re-
port signed by Stanford and other
investigators and forwarded 10 Wash
ington make interesting disclosures
as to the number of coolies snluggled
over the line.
These investigation comr1it5ees are
now gathered here and looking into
the matter locally. Professor Stan
ford says that so far no inforni, ton
had been received, bat it il; reported
that ring of coolie sm lG::lers has
been discovered which includes some
big merchants of Chinatown, and
that this organizations has been car
rying on regular business OF rails
Ing funds to aid in the Smuggling Of
persons.
High immigration officials along
the Texas border claim to krew pcs
1tively that an organized smuggling
scheme is in existence, for last month
a carload of smuggled Chinese have
been caught at Alma Gordo Mexi-
CO, and Sanderson, Baird and Toy
ah, Texas, besides numerous small
punches. The officials believe certain
trainmen and government officers are
concerned. 1t is asserted that by hir-
ing lawyers and delaying cases in the
court. even .forfeiting the bonds of
Cinnamon arrested, the smugglcrs'
organization is almost blocking the
work. of the government, even after
arrests are made.
President Roosevelt has establish
ed a 16O-feet-wide zone along the
Mexican border: the land of which is
withdrawn from settlement. The pur-
pose of this action is to render it
more difficult to smuggle Asiatics
over the line into this state.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Applications for Pension.

Secretary Brian of the Confeder-
ate Pension Board states that he
Is receiving many applications for
places on the rolls based on the pre-
sumption that the proposed constitu-
tional amendment to be voted on this
fall viii place an additional $780,
600 In the hands of the board. The
board is now distributing $50, 900
per annum among 5000 pensioners,
and the amount is found inadequate
to meet the demand before the boarn
Secretary Brian states that applica-
tons in anticipa ton of the propose 1
increase in available funds are pre-
mature, as the funds, if allowed un-
der constitutional amendment, will
not become available until appropri-
alton is made by the General Assem-
bly, two years hence
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
SHIPPERS Get THE best Of IT
@
Speer Continues Injunction
Against Railroads
HE REFUSES TO DISSOLVE Same
Raps the Lines for Not Offering to
Contradict or Explain Any of the
Recent Evidence Offered by the
Macon Complainants. "a

Mount Airy, Ga.-Judge Speer has
granted an inter1ocutory decree in
the railroad freight rate case, decfin-
ing to dissolve the restraining order
in force, and continuing the same
in full effect until the further order
of the court.
Continuing Judge Speer said:
'"The decree will also provide in
effective terms that complainants
and others who have the right to
intervene shall, within ten days,
make complaint to the interstate
commerce commission; ask that body
if necessary, that it may take the in
itiative in this investigation; if need
be, fix the maximum rates, and give
such other aid and assistance to the
parties in controversy and to the
court as in the Judgment of the
commission may seem in accordance
with the law and the rights involv-
ed"
In his decision Judge Speer says:
cit is a most significant fact that
while there were in attendance on
the hearing at Mount Airy large
number of counsel ind railway Off
cials of great experience, extensive
knowledge and high rank, no sort
of effort was made to contradict
or explain any of the evidence offer
ed by the complainants. The court
was furnished neither with affidavits,
oral testimony, or explanations re-
lating to the grave and serious CON-
painants set forth in the complain
ants bill and supported by proof.
The respondents were content to re-
ly on their demurrer, and the argu-
ment was restricted to the following
points:
"First, that the court had no juris
dietion; second, that the interstate
commerce commission has no juris-
diction with regard to these rates;
and third, that il the new rates are
put into effect it would merely re-
store the rates which existed prior
to 1905 and that such rates are rea-
sonable. The last point is a ques-
tion Of fact, not in the record. nor
,if the pleadings aud pseof "a l'
.ruHs1d ation of this assertion would
it appear material to the present. IN
quiry at this stage Of this case
Judge speer then cites numerous
precedents, including the famous
Tiff case, and ends by continuing
the injunction in force.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Prison League Movement.

Information has been received that
Mrs Maud Ballington Booth, of New
York, founder of the Volunteer Pris-
on League movement, who last win
ter established branches Of her Pris-
on League in the Louisiana Peniten-
tiary, would return to Louisiana and
further encourage the work which
she has started. Rev. H. s. Johns,
Chaplain of the State Penitentiary,
reports the constant growth of the
Volunteer Prison League in the walls
at Angola, and the levee camps, and
also at Oakley and Monticello Plan
tations. The membership now num-
bers 592 convicts, which is 40 per
cent of the total prisoners to whom
he ministers. The prisoners have
their own officers and hold their own
meetings.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
From ALI Sources, State,
National and Foreign.
FOREIGN

1
The Prince of Wales sailed from
Quebec for London.
Many Chinese were drowned in
the recent typhoon at Hon. Kong.
American and British capitalists
will develop water power in Japan.
Public opinion in Turkey demand
ed clean sweep of palace officers. 7
| "A plot against the Portuguese
Government was frustrated at Lis
bon.
The Italian government is threat
ening to use force to protect it's sub
jects in Tripoli.
The Russian government has pre-
pared to fight wide spread of AS
iatic cholers.
Sayid Muhhamed, Nationalist lead
er in the recent Persian Parliament,
was assassinated.
President Fallieres of France de-
parted from Reval after his visit
to the Russian Emperor.
The Dutch Government declares
that the talk about it bombarding
Venezuelan port is premature.
G. Winthrop Sands, stepson of Will
liam K. Vanderbilt, was killed in an
automobile accident near Parish.
The Chinese steamer Ying King
foudered during a typhoon off the
coast of China. Three hundred lives
were lost.
Two American residents of Mex
leo were killed during a battle
between Mexican troops and revolu.
tionists.
The work of the Joint Franco.
American Tariff Commission is pro-
ceeding rapidly and tri-weekly ses-
sions are being held.
War Minister Terachi, of Japan,
says that country wishes to main
tain friendly relations with all the
Powers.
The Sultan of Turkey ordered the
first Parliament to meet Nov. 1. Per-
sia's Shah decided to model his Par
lament on that of Russia's.
sahyid Muhhamed, the Persian Ma
tionalist leader and the foremost
orator of the recent Parliament, call
ed the Persian Mirabeau, has been
assassinated..
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Fine Fruit Crop.

Trezevant, Tenn-The Louisville
& Nashville Railroad company has
notified the local fruit and produce
shippers that that road will with
draw the fruit train after Saturday
night, and that will practically end
the fruit and vegetable business OF
the season The season just ended
has been by far the most profitable
season ever hnd in this section.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Seek New Sources of Revenue.

The officers of Covihgton, in cast
Ing about for new sources of revenue
with which to meet the. popular de-
r1and for several advance movements
have placed on the list of taxable vo-
cations all lawyers, doctors, dentists,
architects, builders, real estate
agents, BARRIERS, etc, and are this
week pushing the collection of lie
ense. A tax has also been placed
OF ali dogs.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
- THIBoDAUx. La. SATURDAY AUGUST s. 1908
First Distribution of Seed :

AT Alexandria a free distribution
Oh seed to overflowed sufferers was
supplied 500 families by the govern
ment Representatives of the over
moved districts in the parishes along
heo River met at the Rapides Hotel
ana discussed the question of asking
the State Board of Equalization to
give relief to the owners of overflow
ed lands in the way of reducing or
entirely relieving them of assessment
this year.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
AMERICANS WIN.
Easily Defeat Their Irish Opponents
on Dublin Field.

Easily Defeat Their irish Opponents
on Dublin Field.
Dublin.-The American athletes
who were victorious ir the Olympic
games gathered further honors at
Dublin, where they met and defeat
ed the picked athletes of the Irish
Amateur Athletic Association. Sew
en- out of total of eleven, the 100
yard dash, the quarter mile run, the
half mile run, the hurdle race, the
high jump, the four mile run and
the hammer throwing were won by
the Americans, leaving the home
team the 220 yard dash, the mile
run, the weight putting and the run
ming broad jump.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
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DELAWARE HAS RACE RIOT.
Negro Throws Brick; Then Soldiers

Negro Throws Brick; Then Soldiers
Start.
Rehoboth, Del.-State miIitiamen
encamped near here and a crowd of
negroes of the vicinity engaged in a
riot, in which one man sustained a
fractured skull and more than a
score of others were injured
There were some words between
negro bystanders and the soldiers,
and one of the negroes hurled a brick
which struck a private on the head.
fracturing his skull. Instantly the
soldiers, taking their arms, began
pursuing every negro they could find.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
MA .onAL b.4AYS FARMER.
Son-iIi-Law Was Resisting Arrest
And Came to Rescue.

Natchez, Miss. o. Davenport,
town marshal of Fayette, shot and
killed Louis Perry, a jefferson co'tn-
ty farmer, Saturday The shooting
gre wout of the arrest Of Robert
Brown, soG-in-law of Perry, on
charge of drunk and disorderly con-
duct. Brown resisted arrest and his
father-in-law came to his assistance.
They knocked the marshal to the
ground. While the latter was down
he fired four shots, three taking eff
feet in Perry'c body, infiicting
wounds from which he died IN a few
moments. After the shooting Dayen-
port surrendered to the sheriff.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
New Town Proposed.

James J. Lewis, of Eunice inter-
ested in a large tract of land adjoin-
ing the Rock Island railroad ct Pine
Prairie Station, states that steps will
be made at an early date to lay off a
town at the above station. Hon. G. c.
Duson of Crowley, and DR.. John A.
Haas, president of the st. Landry
state Bank, are also interested in
Pine Prairie
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Legal Jail delivery.

Eattiesburg, Miss.,--An orderly
wholesale jail delivery was pulled off
in this city Thursday morning. when
the entire population Of The Forrest
county Jail wee brought forth under
charge Of deputy sheriffs ar. placed
aboard train for Collins, Miss,
where for the next four n,orths they
will be housed while the new county
Jail in this city is under construction.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Best Room for Working Girls.

At meeting of the Homer Civic
League plans were perfected for es-
tablishing a rest room for the bene-
tit Of the working girls and women
from the country districts who spend
the day in town shopping. A suita-
Bile room will be well furnished and
equipped with every convenience and
maid will be employed to keep
things in order. The room is to be
maintained by monthly donations or
subscriptions from Lne merchants
and business men of the town, at the
solicitation of tie members of the
Civic League.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Road Bed Work Suspended.

It was reported that all work on
the Lafayette-Baton Rouge bra.th
of the Southern Pacific Roalriod had
been suspended on account of the
heavy rains during the past week.
The Dit is SO full of water as to pre-
vent the operation of the steam
shovel. -.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
To Erect Laundry.

superintendent Aswell is making
preparation for his removal to Match
itoches and is arranging his official
and private business in anticipation
of the change. Among one of the first
steps take by Mr.. Aswell on his ad-
vent to the presidency of the State
Normal School will be the erection of
steam laundry at that institution
the moneysfor which was provided at
the recent meeting Of the Board of
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
THROUGH THE STATES.

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Prohibition was defeated In tho
Texas Democratic primary election.
Suits were filed in Kansas and Mis-
ouri 10 break up the alleged Lum-
Der 1rrst.
Some damage to the crops has been
done by severe wind and rain storms
in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Three white convicts at Rankin
Farm were shot by the accidental
discharge of a guards gun.
The finding of a blood-sta1ned
hat with other clews, indicates that
Lex Brame, Jr., was murdered.
James Crossgrove, head of the In
dependent Sons and Daughters OF
Charity of America, negro ofoer
is under arrest at Natchez, cnargeo
with embezzling $4,000.
Heavy at continues 1n.t:s were
reported through out Louisiana and
Mississ { o, al formers tIi''sseo
fpnr of eoiran shedding.
Bankers returning from abroad
stated that foreign capital was dis
tinctly more favorable to American
securities.
Thirty-five bookmakers were in
dieted by a grand jury in New York
for violation of the anti-race track
gambling law.
BY virtue of the recent papal doc
ument it was said the American
hierarchy would figure consciously
in the government of the Cathollc
Church.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Town Wrecked Nv Expiosion.

Hunting, w. Va.-At the mining
town of Stanford, Ralaie eh county,
one hundrcd kegs OF powder in
powder house exploded. Nearly ev-
cry building in the town was wreck
ed and several people were seriously
hurt, the worst injured being Post
master Frank II. Munroe. SeYe"al
persons were blown out of their
houses. rhe damage aggregates
$4,000
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
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Work of Black Hand.

New York.-Bomb throwers at
temnted to wreck the banking house
of Salvador D. Auria in Newark. They
did not succeed, but managed to blow
up the big stone stoop leading to the
bank. TIE explosion also blew oHt
the plate glass windows of the saloon
of Dominick Dilionc, in the basement
beneath 1T.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
WATSON PREFERS TAFT.
Populist Nominee So Declares in Sa3
vannah Speech.

Vannan opceCI.
Savannah, Ga.-Crowds filled the
Savannah theater to overfioWing to
hear Thomas E. Watson speak. His
speech was denunciation of Bryan
and plea that the solid south be
broken. He declared that Taft, fol-
lowing Roosevelt's policies would do
more for the south than Bryan.
Mr.. Watson declared that Bryan
is a deserter from Democratic prin-
ciples, branded him as a renegade,
and declared that the Democratic
platform is but lob-lot of stuff de-
signed to catch votes, and having no
other purpose in view but to place
Bryan in the white house. He-p pre-
dicted Bryan's certain defeat and
pleaded for rift in the solid south
in order that this section OF the
country may secure political inde'
pendence.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
District Court Adjourns.

The twenty-second Judicial Dis
trict Court for the parish of East
Baton A.ouge has held the last ses-
sion for the current term and ad-
iourped sine die until the first Mon
day in October, taking the vacation
of sixty days usually allowed dur
ing the months of August and sep
tember.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Charge To Hear Candidates.

Chicago undue campaign in
which voters, sympathizers and all
others who wish to listen to ortaors
will have to pay 25 cents a piece for
the privilege, is announced by the
prohibition national committee as the
basis of the party's activities from
now until November. The innovation
was devised by Eugene w Chafln,
prohibition candidate for president.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
For Running Lottery.

The City police effected the arrest
of Sylvia Armstrong, a negro woman
living at 1878 North Miro street, who
was locked up in the Fifth Precinct
Police Station, charged with keeping
lottery shop and selling lottery
tickets iri, violation of the law Tally
sheets, printed lists and other para
phernalia were found in the woman's
house at the time of her arrest.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Eradication of 1.ck.

is eradicating the tick in Lineoln
ana Claiborne Parishes, in co-opera-
tion with Federal Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry, has been considerably
hampered in its work CT late by cat
tie buyers and others violating the
regulations concerning the move
ments of ticS-infected cattle upon the
pubic roads Of the two parishes.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Who VIII be Successor?

Among the matters that are ex-
citing speculation are the appoint
ment of a successor to State Super
intendent of Education Aswell, who
goes to the State Normal School; the
successor to Travelling Auditor Arch
'e Smith, who, it is reported, will take
Z cnarge Of the Truth, and the appoint
ment of Senator Watson of st. Hele-
Aa, who has been for some time men
Iioned as successor to c. D. Con-
urau, member of the Board OF Con-
tr0l of the Sttae Penitentiary.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
CLuAnMAKERS oAniKE.
Between $4,000 and 10000 Work
crs Will be Affected.

Now York.-I'resident Abraham
Rosenberg of the International Wo-
mems Garment Workers Union,
with which the cloakmaker's union
is affiliated, says that series OF
meetings are being held to prepare
for the strike, which, he says, will
affect from $4,000 to 10000 workers,
including about 10000 women. Last
year, he said, they were earning
from SIS to $40 week and now
they arc making from 81 to IS a
week. Some of them are making far
less and the women average SS ana
S4 q week
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Making Fine Settlement.

deorge Henderson, sheriff and tax
collector for the parish of Iberia, has
made final settlement with the state
audltor in the sum of $305.23. There
are as yet nine sheriffs and tax col
iectors who have not made final set
liements, although the time allowed
ior these settlements has expired.
What action will be taken in the prem
ises has not been announced.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Rains Damage Rice.

The rains have done considerable
damage to the early rice fields by
blowing grain down. At the time the
rain began many farmers were get
ting ready to begin cutting rice and
harvest will now be delayed several
days, as the rainfall LAS been so
heavy that it will be some time be-
fore the fields are dry enough to
work in.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
WORK FOR $4,000 WOMEN.
crusade Begun to Secure Employ
menf For Them.

Crusade Begun to Secure Employ
ment For Them.
New York.-Thirteen women as a
committee of the Women's League OF
the State of New York, began cru
sade which they hope will give en-
ployment to $4,000 unemployed wo-
men by August Is. The leaguers,
through an appeal sent to business
men throughout the state, ask that
as many of the army of unemployed
as possible be taken back by pros
perity day. August 10. More than
dozen firms have agreed to give en-
ployment to women ON that date.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
MAY MEAN DEATH OF UNION.
Riot Precipitates Rather Serious
Situation.

RlOt PreclpftateS Rather Serious
Situation.
Paris.-The rioting at Vigneux
has precipitated rather serious sit
uation, owing to the decision of the
government to arrest the leaders of
the general federation of labor and
possibly suppress the entire orgaaiZa-
tion on the ground that it threatens
public order. The reports in the press
agree that at Vigneux the agitators
deliberately melted their men to pro-
woke bloodshed and that the troops
patiently submitted for hours to in
suits and stoning before they fired.
The conservative papers unite in
demanding the suppression of the
general fedora ton of labor as rev.
olutionary organization which is de-
moralizing the country and terror
izing the people.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Tobacco Growers Establish Plant.

Guthrie, Ky.-The Dark Tobacco
Planters Protective Association has
in contemplation the establishment
of a gigantic snuff factory to DO
conducted under the auspices OF the
association, but tflct body not to be
financially interested in it in any
way. General Manager Ewing says
the association, the chief source OF
supply of the American Snuff COM
pany, is the only competitor that can
stand beside it and live at all.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Checks for War Veterans.

About 800 checks, covering the
claims approved by the Spanish-Amer
ican War Veterans Fund Commission
az It's meeting held July "a, have
oeen q IMPRESSED to Vice Chairman Du-
iour at his office N New Orleans, and
upon their signing by that official
ana later by the governor will he le-
hvered to the claimants.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-08
Injured by Train.

San: Jones, young man living at
huston was probably fatally injured
py Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pa
cine passenger train. He left Monroe
on the 1880 westbouEd train and
was put off the train just outside of
sUalhoun for not paying his fare. he
scnmbed back on as the train started
and hid on the steps under the plat
Iorm In the vestibule of the car. The
eonductor raised the platform and
Zones fell off the train.