The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-16
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
From Ali Sources, State,
National and Foreign.
Maria Pta, the Queen Dowager Q

Severe earthquake shocks were felt
in Southern Italy and Sicily again.
An alleged plot to dethrone the
King of Portugal was discovered at
Lisbon.
Senator Knox and President-elect
w. H. Taft held long conference ut
Augusta, Ga.
The Shah of Persia has again is-.s
sued a manifesto reYaktng the Com
stftut tio1l.
Ex-President Castro, of Venezuela.
who was operated on in Berlin, is
reported to be improving.
Congress will be asked to furnish
funds to fight the cotton boil weevil
in the Mississippi Valley.
The administration will not ask
for any legislation on Philippine rice
at this session of congress.
Congressman Ransdell will urge
Congress to make an appropriation
for dredging Sou,nwest Pass.
1t was stated that New York cap
italists would put steel barges on the
Mississippi for shipping coal.
A bill was introduced in the Ten
nessee Senate to prohibit the manu-
facture of liquor in the state:
"Hooligans'' created panic at
Naples, Italy, by running through
the streets crying, Earthquake"
A block of s10,Oo0,o0o for New
York city bonds, maturing in ten
months, were sold to three firms.
1t was reported that Gov. Smith
would send troops to Savannah to
: enforce the Georgia prohibition law.
The Italians, from the King down,
are grateful toward the United States
for the aid of the earthquake suffer-
ers.
Judge Williams Of Mobile upheld
the Alabama prohibition law and de-
MED an application for a saloon IL
cense.
The Indiana legislature met at In
dianapolis, Ind, with the Democrats
in control for the first time In eight
cen years. -
President Roosevelt announced
that he would appoint a Republican
to succeed Federal Judge Saunders at
New Orleans.
The White Star Liner Oceanic lost
propeller blade in mid-ocean and en-
countered severe snowsterm when
making port.
Count" Hamon, a. Paris banker,
has disappeared under charges of
misappropriating the funds Of two
American women.
The Russian steamer Sviatoslav
was sunk in collision with the
Green steamer Poseldon, and thirty
four lives were lost.
The Italian authorities have de-
termined to isolate Meseina as the,
only means of preventing an out
break of serious illness.
The fact leaked out that Senator
secret service men in connection with
Oregon land grant deal.
Congressman Ransdell, of .Louisi-
ana, is fighting for rivers and har-
bors bill at this session of Congress.
Senator Frye, of Maine, is opposed to
it.
Owing to lively row among At
lanta negroes over entertainment
plans Mr.. Taft withdrew his accept
ance of an invitation to address
them.
The Louisiana Agricultural De.
partment issued it's annual crop re-
port, giving the cotton crop as $780,
600 bales and the rice crop at 2O9,-
569,400 pounds.
The fact was brought out in a
report to the Senate that President
Roosevelt had Senator Tillman of
South Carolina, shadowed by Secret
Service men.
Kank Yu Wei, China's exiled re-
former and leader OF the Chinese
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credit for the ovrthrow Of Yuan Snl
Wal. the eminent Chinese statesman.
The British authorities are investi-
eating the strange disappearance OF
Miss Violet Forden Charlesworth,
Welsh woman, who is alleged to
have been killed in an automobile
accident.
The dismissal of Yuan Shi kai by
the Chinese Government has caused
the United States, England and ia
nan to warn the Prince Regent that
no act should be committed that
would endanger peace.
Sharp criticism of the Army and
it's management is being heard about
the Capitol. Some of the most point
ed remarks have been published In
the official record of the testimony
taken before the House Committee
on Military Affairs in connection
with the Army appropriation bill.
Colonel Zavarnitsky, Chief Of the
Secret Police at Vladivostok, Siberia,
has been sentenced to four years
nena1 se,yitude and the loss OF his
military rights on the charge OF
having manufactured evidence IN
political cases.
The vacant Federal judgeship at
New Orleans is excl,ing much dis
cussion at Washington. Numerous