Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-11
GENERAL NEWS.

NAtIlSSulD NlSoiooipPA
cruisers Montana, North Carolina anu S
New York to New Orleans Tor the
Waterways Convention. in addition 10 ,
which there will be the squadron OF
tornedo boats that will escort the presl-
dent down the river from St. LOUIS.
Hartman has issued a statement 10
the saying that he is all
right and that the reports c'rcu'a'eu
concerning his health are
I'm. Of the recent devices OF a WASH
iuyton inventive genius IS a muzzle u
nrevent ROSTERS from Growing.
Insnector O'Connor, New Orleans
Chief of Police, has decided to lnaug-
urate police drills and has appointed
Cant. James Dimitry as drill master
The New Orleans public school sys-
tom will conduct eight public night
schools this coming season. which Will
open October a.
The fast express on the Pennsyiva-
MIA Railroad was held up by a lone ban
dit last week, who secured $l,Wo ana
shot the conductor in the HAND.
A fire occurred in an orphan asylum
at Rockaway Park, Long Island, Aug
ust 30. and seven children were burned
to death.
The merchants and manufacturers
committee of the Progressive Union IL
Manning to extend the trade OF New
Orleans and called a meeting last week
to devise ways and means Of raising q
large sum of money to be used IN ex-
plotting the Crescent City.
The Progressive Union is endeavor-
ing to secure q large foreign tlotliIa OF
war vessels for the Waterways Con-
vention and has addressed petitions to
that effect to the ambassadors OF va
rious countries. The presence in Ne"
York during October Of war vessels
from all over the world for the Hudson
Fulton celebration, will make the re
quest of the Progressive Union of easy
fulflment, should the ambassadors SCI
fit. English, French, Italian, Japan
csc, Mexican, Dutch, Russian an
Spanish vessels will be in New York
DR.. Frederic Albert Cook, the Amer
can explorer is reported to have dis
covered the north pole and, accordln
to reports from Denmark. DR.. Goo
raised the American flag there on APP
q, 1908. 1t is not stated whether c
not the pole itself was used as a flag
staff.
The first train over the Frisco Ral
. road left New Orleans the morning
September /.
A cyclone destroyed the town
Dialyille, Texas last week.
Louis Raynaud, Of New Orleans, wi
was just completing an arop!ane
his own invention was killed by
Great Northern r. R. engine, viii
ran, into q wagon which Raynaud W
driving across the track. Raynaud n
planned to test his airship on Sund
next.
As dispatches continue to come
from the food stricken districts
Mexico the death list grows larger
it is estimated that the death roll
Monterey will reach from two to tn
thousand. The American Red Or
Society has issued an appeal for aid
the sufferers.
Mrs. Fredricka Hermsheim, proba
one of the oldest residents Of New
leans, died there August 81, at the
of ninety-nine years.
Mars was eclipsed by the moon W
nesday evening, Sept l, the eclipse
ginning at 100 and ending at S:2SS.
The train robber who held up
Pennsylvania express the other
secured pennies instead of gold as
expected.
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A mass meeting was held at La:
cite last week in the interest OF
roads, schools and railroads.
It Is reported that the senators +
the East will oppose the admission
New, Mexico and Arizona as states
reasons given for the opposition b
that these territories would incr
the deiaodratic strength and that
attitude towards the income tax is
~tagonistic to the East.
E. H. Hartman has shifted his
road burdens onto the shoulders 9
C. Stubs and Julius K%ruttschnitt.
Postmaster General Hitchcoc
planning to reduce the U. S. posts
felt, one of the proposed plans bel
have the many documents and
now sent out by members Of
houses of congress as registered
ter, in the future 60 under ord
postage there beng no reason for
istering the matter.
The Illinois Central Railroad ha!
on low rates to New Orleans 70
Waterways Convention, being the