The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07
news NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Happenings of the Week Briefly
Told--The Latest News
From the Capital

the resignation of President Reyes.
Secretary Macyeagh has ordered
rigid economy, practiced in the treas
ury department,
General Pintos, commander Of tn,
Spanish forces, was killed by Moor
at Melilla, Morocco.
h There is a possibility Of PresIden
visitins IN aiitsspls0rt ai
this fall. q
DR.. John Guiteras, yellow feYe
expert, resigned as chief sanitary of
f1cer of Havana.
The tariff bill conferees reached
tentative agreement. Hides ant
oil are placed on the free list.
The Spanish Government is fac,
to face with an open revolution
King Alfonso declared martial Law
all through Spain.
Minority Leader Clark is anxiou!
to know when the Democrats in the
House will have whack at the
tariff bill.
Senator LaFollette, of Wisconsin
says the only way to settle the tarif
question is to create national tar
iff commission.
1t was intimated that the Senate
"progressives" and the Democratic
Senators would lead a fiilibuster il
the Senate against the tariff bill.
Vice President Sherman and
Speaker Cannon will accompany
President Taft on his river trip from
st. Louis to New Orleans.
Orville Wright established a new
worlds record with his aeroplane
carrying one passenger, the time be-
ing one hour, twelve minutes and
forty seconds.
Col. Roosevelt was the only fore.
igner given an honorary degree at
the celebration of the fifth centen-
ary of the founding of the University
of Leipsic.
Severe earthquakes in Mexico did
great damage, especially to the ci-
ties on or near the Western coast.
Fourteen persons were killed in the
City of Mexico.
Congress is taking notice of the
naval inquiry into the death of Lieu
tenant Sutton, of the Marine Corps,
and an investigation may be ordered
this winter. .-,...-..--------...s,v.-r-
PoIitsscIa1s at Washington are
greatly interested in the Nebraska
Republican state convention for the
reason that it will influence the votes
of the Nebraska senators on the tar
if bill.
Secretary Nagel, of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor says
the government has not changed its
policy in regard to the establishment
of an immigration station at New
Orleans.
The conference report on the tar
iff bill was submitted by Mr.. Payne
to the House of Representatives,
and explained by him. He declared
the bill proposes real downward re-
vision.
The conferees on the tariff bill
have apparently reached an agree
ment, and the question is now up
to President Taft as to whether or
not the report is satisfactory to the
Lumber was placed
at $1.40.
Senator William j. Stone, of Mis-
souri,, was for a short time under ar
rest at Baltimore. Md, charged with
Lawrence ]. Brown, a ne
gro porter on buffet car. The sena-
tor was released on his own recog-
nizance for hearing.
Official reports received here from
Gov. Damian, of the state of Guer-
rera, declare that in Acapulco, the
largest and strongest buildings were
razed to the ground by the force OF
the tremors, and that there has been
great property loss in Chilpanciugo.
Orville Wright, with Lieutenant
Foulois as passenger, in his aero
plane, safely completed the final
speed test over the Fort Meyer-Alex-
andria air line course in very fast
time. The figures indicated the
speed to be far above the required
forty miles an hour.
m. s1,vns 4 in1, les
owned and controlled by the United
States, is charged by former Presi-
dent Bernard N. Baker, Of the At
Iantic Transport Company, Of Balti-
more, with having Disseminated in
favor of European and against
American importers.
Jefferson Davis name again came
nto the limelight in connection with
he silver service presented to the
battleship Mississippi, through the
in the House of re-
by Representative Hollings-
worth requesting further informa-
ion from the secretary Of the navy
the presentation. The
resolution also requests the secre'
AIRY of the navy to inform Congress
such a gift was accepted by
lnyone, land if so, how, by whom
md on what authority"
The house has adopted the con-
erence report on the tariff bill, 1875
o 1873. The Republicans shrieked
n their delight over the outcome,
md Chairman Payne was the CEN
raj figure of an admiring and con-
crowd Of colleagues.
twenty Republicans voted against
he report and two Democrats for it.
Secretary Nagel, of the Depart
nent of Commerce and Labor, indi-
,ated that he would overrule Com
missioner Keefe in regard to the es-