Lower coast gazette., 1909-10-23

A bag containing one thousand dol
lars in silver was stolen from the ex.
press car of the Pacific Express Co.
leaving New Orleans the morning Of
October ID. The money was intended
for the bank in Crowley. No clue what
ever is had concerning the disappear
ance OF the funds.
The Southern Pacific Steamship Mo-
mus, although only four hours distant
from the Antilles when the latter
struck the reefs, was completely out of
the storms path.
During Taft's stay in Albuquerque.
New Mexico, an aged crank was jailed
on account Of his saying he wanted to
kill the president.
DR.. friedrich Cook, the discoverer of
the pole, has been given the freedom Of
the city of New York.
Avery Blount, the murderer of the
Breelands and Mrs. Everett in the par
ISL of T%angipahoa, vas hanged on Oc-
tOber Is.
1t is reported that King George of
Greece may abdicate his throne due to
the disappointment Of the Greeks con-
corning the annexation of the island Of
Crete.
The cathedral of Pisa, Italy, was
wrecked and burned by an Italian mob,
Infatuated at the execution of Ferrer.
The property in Perdido Street, New
Orleans. occupied for years by the
Schwartz Carriage Co., was sold last
week for SIS, 900.
The State Board of Health has de-
cided to furnish free to physicians in
the country tubes Of nitrate Of silver
in order to prevent infant blindness.
Although nothing has been heard of
the matter for q year or more, it seems
that the proposed Panama Exposition,
to celebrate the opening of the Panama
Canal, has not been given up by New
Orleans interests and it is stated that
the movement will soon crystalize into
a working proposition.
The two Italian children, Tomasso
and Grace Viviano, kidnapped from St.
Louis last August were found in Chi
cago On October Is, wandering on the
streets on the north side Of the city.
Nicaragua is experiencing one of its
periodical attacks of revolution, the
blame for the present uprising being
laid upon the shoulders of President
Cabrera of Guetamala.
The meeting Of Presisents Taft and
Diaz, first in Ell Paso, Texas and later
in Cinidad Juarez, Mexico, was a COM
plete success and the whole affair ent
off splendidly. President Diaz first
crossed the Rio Grande and visited
President Taft on American soil, then
returning to Juarez, after which Presi-
dent Taft and staff went across the
river to Juarez and returned the Mexi-
can presidents official visit. The same
evening President Diaz entertained
President Taft at a magnificent ban
quet in the Custom House at Cinidad
Juarez.
The members of the Jefferson Parish
Schoal Board have all agreed to donate
two days salary to start a permanent
fund for the purchase of school books
for those pupils too poor to secure their
own books. i.
A big cold storage plant for the
Swift Packing Co. of Chicago will be
erected in New Orleans on the corner
Of Magazine and Julia streets.
The T%errebonne relief committee
aided 1857 storm sufferers.
President Taft spent the early part
of this week at various Texas points
and the latter part of next week ar
rives in New Orleans.
William l. Buchanan, an American
diploma, who had been sent to Europe
on a special mission concerning Vene-
zuela, was found unconscious on the
streets of London and died immedi-
ately. Apoplexy is thought to have
been the cause of his death.
The jury in the Bouvy trial at Plaque
mine, d., returned a verdict of guilty
of manslaughter. Bouvy shot Van In
gen some months ago on a train.
Twenty seven bombs were exploded
in Barcelona during the short period of
four days, resulting in the death of five
persons and the wounding of twenty
one.
The magnificent horticultural Hall
at Audubon Park, New Orleans, which
was so badly DAMAGE by the Septem-
Der storm, will be restored as soon as
the tornado insurance is adjusted.
The Elks celebration, which covered
October Is, l6 and II. ended with great
eclat with a minstrel show. Captain
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