The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-06
WIRE FLASHES


The Statewide prohibition bill was
killed In the South Carolina Senate.
Fire at Jacksonville, Fla, caused
| 100000 loss In the business sections
All grades of granulate sugar
were advanced 10 cents a hundred
pounds.
]. In a f1fteen-mile race at Buffalo,
N. Y, ALT Shrubb defeated Dorando
Pietri.
Columbus, Miss. made its initial
shipment Of GOTTEN by water to New
Orleans.
The Acranor Saw AiiIl, ,at uarnatae,
La, was wrecked by the bursting Of
fywhee1.
Franklin Macveagh, of Chicago,
will, be secretary of the Treasury in
Taft's Cabinet.
A gang of safeblowers is working
small railroad stations along the
Southern Pacific.
The personal Of President-Elect
Taft's Cabinet was officially announ-
ced in New York.
1t was decided to hold the next en-
campment of the Mississippi National
Guard at Jackson.
Five miners are reported killed
and twenty entombed in an expIo-
sion near Joplin, Mo.
The Mexican racing circuit starts
in April with the opening of the
track at Aguas Calientes.
G. M. G. Massey, a Methodist prea-
cher pleaded guilty at Shreveport to
circulating counterfeit bills.
L. L. Dege, IL years old, was acci-
dentally shot and killed at Mobile
while playing with a companion.
Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt, Sri, gave
million for the erection of modern
tuberculosis tenements in New York.
5 AS result of prohibition a $400.-
600 brewing plant at Memphis, Tenn.
brought but $1,000 when offered for
sale.
Two more counties in Indiana vo-
ted dry under the local-option law,
making a total of twenty-five in the
State.
Rear Admiral Goodrich was ap-
pointed Inspector Of Navy Yards. He
is not considered friendly to the
Southern yards.
Judge Sidney Smith, of Lexington,
was appointed Justice Of the Missis-
sippi Supreme Court 20 succeed JUS
tice r. v. Fletcher.
The Ohio River and all of its tribu
taries are rising rapidly, and the
Government Weather Bureau has is
sued flood warnings.
Two negroes attempted criminal as
sau1t on Mrs. A. Nebham at Meri-
dian and escaped. The fugitives are
threatened with lynching.
The Louisiana Crop Pest Commis-
sion issued circular on the early
maturing varities of cotton as suit
ed to weeyil-infested sections.
R. R. Broadnax, a merchant, was
acquitted at Haynesville, Ala, of
numbering Sheriff w. e. Haynes, the
Jury upholding the insanity plea.
J. e. Edmonds, former State Prin-
ter won court decision at Baton
Rouge emitting him to warrants for
all proper bills against the State.
Mr.. Taft declared he favored a
and immediate revision of
the tariff and the ultimate creation
Of premanent tariff commission.
1t is believed that Lieutenant John
J. Moller, OF the Eight United States
Infantry, who suicided in New Yorg
hotel, was Tilted by young woman.
The ocean mail subsidy bill was
reported to the House. The minor
ity members of the committee were
given until Monday to present their
views.
Citizens of South Chicago launch
ed crusade to protect children from
nickle theatres public parks and
other alleged sources of juvenile de-
Iinquency.
Jim Brown a negro, while. hand
cuffed at Bessemer, Ala, was shot
and killed by James Ribinson, whose
daughter the prisoner had attempted
to assault.
Mrs. NJ. w. Beekman and her four
children were cremated in their
home near Bakersfield. Cal. which
Is believed to have been fired by
J. c. Maberry, charged with being
the leader of the gang that promoted
fake racing and wrestling matches
was removed from Little Rock, Ark.
to Council Bluff, Iowa, to stand
trial.
Mrs. Ben Teal, wife of theatri- |
cal manager, was sentenced to one
year at New York upon conviction
Of attempted subordination OF PER
Jury in connection with the Gould
divorce case testimony.
That thirteen members of the Ten
uessee Senate have fled the State in
order to defeat the purposes OF the
recent election laws passed over Gov
Patterson's vetosis believed in we'll |
Informal circles at Nashville.
IL Morgan ani Co. purchased up
wards of s2I,000,0o0 of Southern
Railway general development bonds |
The Rev. William A. Sunday, the
was horsewhtpped Whlie
revival at Springheia'
ILL.,. and in the presence of ccngrega
ton of 500 persons.
Miss Grace Mcmillan Jarvis, whose
mother was the eldest daughter OF
the late Senator Mcmillan. OF Michl-
gan. was married to Preston Gibson,
son of the late Senator Randall CID
~o, af nIiSiana