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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
Fertilizers and FeedStuffS.

Chief Fertilizer and Foodstuff In
spector Dupuy, Of the State Board
of Agriculture and immigration, has
returned from trip to points, in
Southwest Louisiana where it was
reported to his Office that shipments
of fertilizers and feedstuffs had leen
detected by his inspectors in VIOLA
tion of the state laws regulating the
tagging of shipments made to deal
ers in this state. The inspector made
personal investigation of the prem
ises and has arranged for a compli-
ance with the state laws IN this di-
rection.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
Veterinary Surgeons Board.

Announcement was made to the
effect that the Board of Examiners
created by the recent legislature for
the examination of practitioners in
veterinary science and the regula-
tion of the same, will hold its first
meeting in New Orleans, Feb. 9 and
20. The law regulating veterinary
practice went into effect JAN. l, but
the board has not enforced it's pro-
visions until ample time had been
given to qualify under. the act. At
the coming meeting the matter of
qualified and enforcing the provis-
ions of the act will be taken up by
the board.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
FOR RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
Sixty Engineers Soon May Be Avail.
able for Work.

Washington.-In response to both
the recommendations of the corps OF
army engineers and of the last ma
tio4al Rivers and Harbors Congress,
steps were taken here that probably
will lead to the addition of about
and harbor work. The plan as now
available for the direction of river
and harbor worg. The plan as now
shaped will allow the corps both a
greater percentage of recruits from
West Point and a large number of
qualified engineers from civil life
1t is intended to draw upon the en-
gineers from civil life in a way to
create rivalry between the army
and the engineers of private life, and
determine the question now being
agitated which class of engineers is
the more effective.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
~hefts Arouse Citizens.

There have been a number of COM
plants in Arcadia parish recently of
thefts of horses, cattle and swine.
Live stock has disappeared from pas
tures and in a number of instances
horses have been stolen from sta
bles. In two recent instances vehicles
and harness have been taken with
the horses. In a case at EbeneZer the
thief was overtaken and the property
recovered. Reuben Fortner, an aged
white man living at Branch. lost
horse and buggy last week, the
horse and buggy being taken from
his stable at night. The parish off,
GERS have taken up the matter and
are making investigations.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
"ANTI-SOUL NATE" BILL.

Topeka, Kan.-The Judiciary Com
mittee has been considering Senator
Travis "Anti-sou1 n. ate" bill, and it
will probably report it back favoring
its passage. The Travis bill makes
abandonment of wife or minor child
rem crime, and the penalty a term
in the penintentiary of not more than
FIVE years. The judiciary, Committee
ray s1erd the I'LL I'LL hy QUALIFYING tbs
wife desertien by the werds without
Just cause"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
Finishing Plant With Saw Mill.

The recently laid switch at the
Drew mill site in West Corbin is
proving of great value as the mate
rial is arriving for the mammoth
hardwood mill almost daily. This,
according to Mr.. Drew's plans, will
be model plant in every point, and
In addition to saving all varieties
OF hardwood lumber, much of it will
De dressed, cut, boxed, matriced, etc..
and made ready for use in car build
ing, wagon and plow making, before
being shipped to the factories where
needed. This sizing and preparing de-
partment will employ nearly as many
men as the mill proper.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
THE GRADING OF COTTON.
Jules Mazaret VIII Assist in Govern.
. ment Work.

Washington, D. Cdr. B. T. Gal
loway, chief of the Bureau of Plant
Industry of the Department of Agri-
culture, sent a letter to Senator Fors-
ter announcing that tie department
would be glad to ayaR itself of the
services of Jules Mazalet, chairman
IF the committee on classification of
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
and that Mr.. Mazaret Had been ap-
pointed on the advisory committee on
cotton standardization. The Ned Or
cans Cotton Exchange, through Sec.
retary Hester, took the matter up
with Senator Forster some weeks
ago, when it was learned that the
personal of the committee had been
made up without including Mr.. MAJ
aret,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
knights OF Maccabees.

The knights Of Maccabees will es-
tablish tent in Baton Rouge some
time during February or the 1st of
March. M. J. Bulger, of New orleans,
State Commander of the Order. The
Knights Of Maccabees is one of the
largest fraternal insurance organiza-
tions in the United States, and the
tent, if established here, would
doubtless secure large membership.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
Development of Good Roads.


Following out his plans for the
development of the dirt roads In
Louisiana and the construction OF
model good roads, si,serne4 Ans1els
KaS Addressed q letter to the Presi-
idents OF the Police Juries of Louis
lana. Hesays: The matter of good
roads is one of the most important
questions that affect the welfare of
rural communities Good roads are
of equal benefit to the dwellers in
the cities and towns. Mindful of the
fact of the deep interest that our
people have taken in and are taking
in this subject, l have given this
matter attention, looking to some
practical way of demonstrating the
feasibility Of good roads throughout
the state.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
MAY: REIMBURSE HAWAII.

Washington.-Congress is in a fair
way to reimburse the Territory Of
Hawaii for money expended by that
Territory in it's lighthouse service
from the time Hawaii became a Ter
ritory of the United States until the
service was taken under the manage
ment and control of the Lighthouse
Board. The sum involved is $23,393,
and it covers expenses from April 80,
1900, the date of the territorial Or
ganization, to Jan. I, 1904.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
The New School Books.

The school book men are now SUBJ
mitting their bids to the State Su-
perintendent of Education, ..nd are
depositing their certified checks for
the faithful performance of these
contracts. A publishing house that
bids to furnish the state public
schools with only one book must
make a deposit of $500 and $500
more for every additional book bid
upon up to s2,OOO.This is the high
est deposit that a publishing house
has to make. AS all of the larger
publishing houses are, as rule, bid
ding upon more than four books,
they are an making deposits of $2,-
900. The bids will not be opened
until March.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
SUuAR BEET INDUSTRY.

Raising of Tariff on Sugar Harmful
to West.
Denver.Officers of the Great
Western Sugar Company state that
il congress allows admission of 30O,-s
900 tons of sugar per annum free Of
duty, there will be few, if any, ex-
tensions of the work of raising sugar
beets and building of factories in the
West. The beet sugar industry would
then be compelled to divide the ex-
cess demand for sugar, other than
cane sugar made in the South, with
a new rival.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
Son of Minister Killed.

u. E. Currie. an oiler at the mill,
while oiling the machinery at b.
kaiusa, was caught by a belt and
thrown into large pulley and in
SANITY killed. The foreman of the
miii = was lacing the belt and young
turtle was assisting him The ma
,.l.nery was still running and the
ueit was caught by set screw and
.Sfew the foreman sex sral feet aud
aasnt young Curris and threw him
INTO the moving pulley,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
Railroad Promoter Active.

]. A. Taylor sf New York City,
who is the chief financial agent of
the new Monroe, Farmeryille and
Northwestern Railroad, was in Mon
roe Feb. /. Although the object of
Mr.. Taylors visit is not given, it is
thought it was for the purpose of
arrangements to start the
work of construction on the new
line.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
TAFT LANDS IN PANAMA.

Touches Port at Colon, Proceeds to
Culebra.
Panama ,-President-Eleet Taft
made his eighth trip across the 18th
mus and everywhere was greeted with
marked demonstrations of good will,
With his party Mr.. Taft landed at
Colon and proceeded by special train
to culepra where be is quartered at
the residence OF Lisatspsnt coioasl
oeethsls, chairuan Of the Farams
Canal Commission,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
SHOr HIS WHITE WIFE.

Negro in Canada Gets Twenty-Five
Years in Pen.
Toronto-Wm. Seay, negro, was
sentenced to twenty-five years impris
onment for attempting to murder his
white wife, whom he shot in a jealous
rage. Seay was a coachman. He elop-
ed with the woman and travelled
throughout the United States and
Mexico, finally coming to Canada be-
fore they could find any one to per-
form the marriage ceremony.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
Telephone Cable to be Laid.

At Donaldsonville, telephone ca
ole weighing $4,000 pounds has been
received by the Cumberland Tele-
phone Company and will be laid
across the Mississippi river to re-
place the cable which has been out
of commission for the past several
months.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
LOUISIANA FARMERS.
Favor Abolition Of Government Crup
Reports as Useless.

The Farmers Union of Louisiana,
adopted before adjournment a res
olutlon favoring the abolishment Of
government crop reports, in which it
Is stated: This was never in the in
terest of the farmers, but rather to
the interest of the speculator and
the class of persons, who toll not,
neither do they spin A resolution
was also adopted in favor of the
proposed central warehouse to be
erected in New Orleans, large
enough to store millions of bales of
cotton.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
Frisco Plans New Train.

Plans are being worked out by the
Frisco to inaugurate through pas
senger service via Baton Rouge from
points along the Frisco lines in Loui-
slana and Southeast Texas to St.
Louis and Chicago by which saving
OF several hours may be made. 1t is
stated that the service will be inaug.
urated in the spring.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
TROUBLE IN CUBA.
Gomez and Zayas Fall out Over an

Gomez and Zayas Fall out Over an
Appointment.
Havana.-There is already strife
IN Cuba. The relations between Presi
lent Gomez and Vice President Zay-
as became seriously strained over the
appointment of a man to fill the post
of chief df the secret police. The fric-
tion Is so acute that it is remored that
Senor Zayas has threatened to tender
his resignation as vice president
should President Gomez insist on the
appointment of Gomez's appointee
for the position.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
WILL NOT BE LIBERATOR.
Senior Castro Says He Is Content to
Live in Peace,

SenOr CastFO says He Is Content TO
Live in Peace.
Berlin.-Cipriano Castro, the for
mer president of Venezuela, was in
terviewed in this city regarding GER
tain reports recently made public to
the effect that he was planning a
counter revolution in Venezuela and
that it was his ambition to become
the new 1iberator" of the people of
Venezuela. He said: II cannot accept
the role Of liberator of the Venezue-
Ian people assigned to me because
my experience of nine years as pres
ident has taught me that freedom is
a chimera
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
czAR SURPRISES DIPLOMATS

Appoints Russian Soldier as Ambas-
sador to Rome.
st. Petersburg. General Adjutant
Prince Dologourouko has been ap-
pointed Russian Ambassador to Rome
in succession to NJ. Monravieff. This
selection comes as q surprise, as
no one expected that Emperor Mich
olas would go outside the diplomatic
service to fill his post. The Prince
is a member of one of the Oldest and
bestknown families of Russia, but
he has had no diplomatic experience,
a short stay at Teheran,
Persia, from 1886 to 1890.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
MAMMOTH HARDWOOD MILL
corbin To Have a Model Mill
Plant.
MANY THEFTS OF Z STOCK.
rorped Check to Supply Needy Fam
fly. Farmers Union Approve
warehouse Plan. Mechanic
is Injured.

The surveying crew OF the Prairie
MI Company pipe line, which Is pro-
,octed from the Oklahoma oil field
.hrough the Caddo field to New Or
,sons. reached Shreveport. Monday,
having been called in from the vicin-
~ of the oil field This crew. 1t is
stated. will be disbanded. There
haye been three separate surveying
I rartles q, In the field one survhsins
e Il6e. nsnl 0klallom to sEaddo,s
another surveying the line fromCad-
40 to Alexandria, and still third, it
il said, surveying the line from Al
erandria to New Orleans. The north
ern end of the survey has been fin
,shed and it is known that consider
able progress has been made on the
southern end.
Canning Factory Will Go Through.
The canning factory proposition,
which few days ago seemed dead
in Monroe has come to life again,
and there Is now every assurance that
it, will go through. A. J. Stevens,
owner of big canning factory at
Washington, Ind, and now erecting
another factory at Stuttgart, Ark,
came to Monroe at the request of the
League and held con-
ference with a number of business
men in the League rooms. The re-
suit of the meeting was that the
present molasses canning factory
would be put into the company for
$4,000 in stock, provided an equal
mount of money is raised in Mon
'oe
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
ANTISALOON LEAGUE.
VIII Push Prohibition Work In South
ern States Now Wet,

ern States Now Wet.
Birmingham.-With the arrival Of
Rev. P. A. Baker, of Columbus, O.,
general superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League of America, superin-
tendents of the growing organization
from all Southern states gathered
here for a conference, were reports
submitted progress made in the
work in Alabama, Tennessee, Geor-
;-ia, South and North Carolina, Flor
ida, Louisiana, Texas Arkansas and
other states. Steps will be taken to
further prosecute the work in the
South.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
GOVERNOR HUGHES PROBE.

Investigation at the New York Cotton
Exchange Finished.
New York-The Investigating Com
mittee appointed by Governor Hughes
to inquire into conditions and Gus
toms prevailing at the different ex-
changes completed their work at the
New York Cotton Exchange. Several
officials appeared befols the Commit
tee Is give te.ttnoag The Corane!t-
too will meet assia 81 the chamber
Of Commerce,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
BRUTAL IN THE EXTREME.
Horses, Dying of Hunger, Turn Upon
Eat.l Other

New Orleans-A remarkable case
of horses driven mad from hunger,
and turning teeth upon the flesh of
each other was reported to the So
ciety for the prevention of cruelty
to animals. The horses were locked
up in stable by negress and left
for days without food or water. When
found dying they had gnawed off the
tails and torn large pieces of flesh
from the bodies Of each other.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
Speedy Settlement Had Been
Expected.
RECENT ADVERSE Developments.
American Companies Compelled to
Contribute to War Chest. A
Review of the Present
Situation.


try In hot water with her neighbors
for years past, there now seems to
| be chance that further complica-
tions may occur. Our diplomatic re-
preventative of Commissioner now in
Caracas has so far been unable to ar
| range an agreement with President
Gomez with view to an early ad-
justment of the claims which citizens
Of the United States hold against the
Venezuelan Government These claims
are based upon the confication of GER
tain concessions granted to American
companies by President Castro, on
the ground that the companies paid
tribute to General Matos, who con-
Quoted more or less important re-
volutlon against the Dictator several
years ago. AS is the rule in Latin
American countries both the Govern
ment and the revolutionists levied
tribute upon all corners without
mercy, and it is probable enough
that the American companies were
compelled to unwillingly contribute
to the revolutionary war chest On
the strength of this alleged contribu-
tion their concessions were confiscat-
ed by the Venezuelan Government,
and no redress was permitted except
on appeal to the. Venezuelan courts,
which, being under the domination
of the Castro regime, afforded the
American claimants no protection
whetever.
The Venezuelan Government now
claims that it cannot afford to ignore
its own courts and agree to settle
ment of the claims by mere negotia-
ton. Arbitration has been suggested
but the United States representative
has not felt that he could agree tc
such a disposition of the matter
where the claims were SO self-evident /
The tribute paid Matos was compul.
sorry and involuntary and cannot be
admitted as cause for action by
the Venezuelan Government.
1t is highly unfortunate that Ven
ezulea should be so persistent in re-
fusing to agree to direct settlement
of the American claims, as there can
be no friendly relations between the
two countries until some amicable
is reached, and without
the aid and countenance of the
United States the Gomez Government |
cannot hope to long escape ship
wreck, with the friends active in |
many portions of the country. 1t
many portions of the country. 1t will |
be of little practical value to have ar
and the other countries having grfev-
ance if the claims of the United |
States, the only country capable of
the autonomy of Venezu-
ella, are rejoiced. AS far as the Vene-
zuelan courts are concerned, it is
to consent to leave the
matter to their judgment. as that
phase of the problem has long since
been thrashed out under Dictator
Castro. The claims do not involve a
matter of law, but of fact; hence the
most direct and convenient method
IF settlement is by negotiation. II
t can be shown that the contributions
% the Matos rebellion were involun-
ary, there was no ground for the
'onfscation OF the property of the
American companies. That one pro-
'lem ought to be easy of settlement,
IS the practice of levying tribute is
% common that it would have been
had the American COM
'anies escape the general fate.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
NEVER AN OFFICIAL SCANDAL.

The Books of the State Audited by
Experts.
Houston, Tex. The experts recent
ly employed to audit the books and
count the moneys belonging to the
State of Texas have concluded their
report and handed 1t over to the Co
vernon. What is contained therein is
not known, but It is not believed that
there is anything not already known.
The accounts Of the State have al
ways been tolerably accurate, and
there has never been State official
scandal connected with money mat
ters.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06

Governor Conner offered reward
for evi5e-oe cccvictirg the 1ynehers
Of the negro at Mobile, and directed
that an Investigation be made.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
NO HAVEN FOR OLD AGE.
City of Chicago Wants Young Men
Only in Its Service.

OHly In lCS service.
Chicago.-Men who have passed
the crest of hill in life's journey need
not look to the city service as haven
against the storms OF old age. The
city wants young men. While the Os-
ler theory has not been recommended
to those in the service, the civil SER
vice commission is about to adopt
new plans that tend In this direction.
"As the rules. now read" declares
an official, "an octagenarian might
apply for a job here and get it. We
have just received report compar-
ing Chicago's system with those of
New York and Washington and we
find this age question important"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06

Is Of Importance to this country"
The committee strongly deprecated
the constant agitation in California
against the Japanese, and expressed
the fear that its continuance will seri
ously affect the amicable relations
between Japan and the United States.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-02-06
APPEAL 10 MERCHANTS.
New York Movemt II In Favor Of Jap.

2
New York. important move
ment with respe TO the Japanese
question in Califd "a, was inaugura-
ted at meeting of the Board of
Trade and Trans Nations Commit
tee on Foreign Al Insular Trade. 1t
was decided ito ommend to Presi-
dent that the msr ants OF New York
appeal to the mei ents and manufac
turers of all the Her States to CO.
operate with then impressing up
on the people 0f slifornia the un-
wisdom Of .persi discrimination
against the pepr M nation, Ja-
pan that has shq It's title to the
the civilizing and III ressive influ-
snce of &. Aossea tradel
Is Of Importance to this country"
The committee strongly deprecated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-06
EXTRACT.
From letter headed 1.-The Kings Kraal,
Zululand, 18th May, 1856"

From letter headed 1.-The Kings Kraal.
Zululand, 18th May, 1856"
The Zulus about here have a strange story
Of a white girl who in Dingaan's day was
supposed to hold the spirit OF some legend
airy goddess Of theirs who is also white. This
and had great power In the land before the
battle Of the Blood river, which they fought
with the emigrant Beers. Her title was Lady
of the Zulus, or. more shortly, ZOola, which
means Heaven.
.'She seems to have been the daughter of a
wandering pioneer missionary, but the king
Il mean Dfngaan) murdered her parents, Of
whom he was jealous. after which she went
mad and cursed the nation, and It Is to this
curse that they still attribute the death Of
Dingaan and their defeats and other misfor-
tunes OF that time.
Ultimately, it appears. in order to be rid
OF this girl and her evil eye, they sold her
to the doctors of dwarf people who lived
far away in forest and worshiped trees:
since when nothing more has been heard Of
her. But, according to them, the curse
III can find out anything more of this
curious story l will let you know. but
doubt II shall be able to do so. Although
gaan's death. in 1910. the Kaf1rs are very
shy of talking about this poor lady. and. 1
think. only did so to me because am neither
official nor missionary, but one whom
they look upon as friend because I have
doctored so many Of them. When I asked
the Indunas about her at first they pretended
total ignorance. but on my pressing the ques-
ton one of them said that All that tale was
unlucky and went beyond" with MopO.'
Now. Mopo. as think wrote to you. was
brother. He is supposed to have been mixed
up in the death Of Dingaan also. and to he
dead himself. At any rate. he vanished
away after Panda came to the throne"