Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-21

New Orleans among the members OF u
he Italian colony for the big fete to Z!
occur On September -, and 1t IS eX- u
that between 10000 and 10000 ID
people will be in attendance at the '
Fair Grounds. 0
Reports come from Chamonix that
the balloon Sirius has succeeded IN ny L
inr over the Alps, tie trip being made I
under the piIotage Of NJ. Spelterlne' q
who had with him three passengers. y
The Sirius crossed Mount Blame rising I
during its voyage to q height equal to c
1888 feet. l.
REPORTS from Virginia are to the r
eff.c1 that the state is suffering from
the greatest drouth experienced IN g,
wears and that the corn fields OF North
ern Virginia are burning up and vii! be !
almost = total failure. The future OF
the apple crop is also threatened unless
rains occur soon.
Cuba has awakened to the foolishness
Of dispensing with the services Of Dr.
Guiteras in its health department and
he and DR.. Duque have consented to
remain as the Cuban government has
promised to supply all necessary funds
to successfully carry on the work OF
the health department.
A fire broke out in the big Cunard
steamer, Lucinia, while in Liverpool at
the docks, which was so serious that
il was found necessary to sink the big
liner in order to extinguish the flames.
The ship was raised the following day
and while not injured in the exterior is
practically Quilted from her tunnels for
ward.
The battery Of sixty-eight men made
IN from the different commands OF the
State National Guard, which reached
Fort St. Philip since Augusta, returned
to New Orleans on the 18th, after
speud;ne ten days at the Fort in gun
Q practice, winning considerable praise
from Col. Foote in regard to their
r. ability.
4 Mexico seems to be at outs with the
= elements as the recent floods there
have caused a large amount of damage
and considerable loss of life, it being
. estimated that the death roll may react
: over fifty. The railroad lines were al
tied up at Monterey and washouts are
reported from a number of places OF
C. the National lines.
~ Quite a disagreement has arisen be
i" tween u. S. Forester Clifford Pincho
and Secretary Ballinger of the Depart
to ment of the Interior, Pinchot delivering
W a speech at the recent National lrrlga
ton Convention in Spokane, Washing
ton, concerning the formation of a G
III gantic trust getting control Of the M
w. tional water power.
ar- Bronze statues of George Washing
g. ton and Robert E. Lee, which for
nd Virginia's contribution to the Nation
at Hall of Fame in Washington, We're Il
IN stalled in Statuary Hall in the capt.
n.y. on August 10. Lees statue was q
signed by Edward V. Valentine
Richmond, Virginia, and shows him
my his confederate uniform.
the .
ho- The heirs of John Paul Jones, t
,r;- famous American naval hero of
War of the Revolution, whose DO
was brought to America a year or
ao- ago after having lain unhonored I
ties wears in Paris, have brought suit
aus Marietta, Ohio, for a million OF &C
TWO of land near that city for which
heirs claim they hold a deed of tru
Gov. Conner of Alabama, has slgl
the Carmichael prohibition bill. VIII
.s. is stated to be very drastic in its me
ures, no club to have stored on
premises or to permit the drinking
mis- liquor on the premises, no legal pl
18th, to have of storage Of liquor, if il
the public place, and no legal sale OF
) Of drink with over one-half of one
the cent. Of alcohol.
Newcomb College will establish M
n of and Domestic Arts departments.
and the musical department Prof. GUS
rical Farrata of Rome, Italy, and l..
va Maxwell of Boston have been cho
A. the former to be the head of the p
and theory department and the la
nr of the voice and composition. Miss
h r. A. Boyer will have charge OF the
4 Of nestle Arts department.
'oint- Judge Isaac N. Mills Of the
posi- York Supreme Court has decided
Harry X. Thaw the slayer of Stan
CON- White, is still insane and must re-
weer in an asylum. Judge Mills dec
i, tho that the release of the prisoner "
Geor- be dangerous W VIC e0
sippi, sa1ety' anu 'el'e'es "'1' od
Thaw will probably appeal to a HI
vic court.
pany, .
New Iahaoa ~ seeN'"s u"
G. for its wheat crop and it is rep