Lower coast gazette., 1909-11-20

The delegates sent from Massachu-
sets to Baton Rouge to dedicate the
monument there in the National Gene
terry to the Massachusetts dead. passed
through New Orleans last week and
were entertained by the local leagues.
The federal grand jury Of New York
is reaching out now after men "hlgher
up" in connection with the sugar fraud
scandals unearthed in New York dur
ing the past few months.
State troops were placed in Cairo,
Illinois to subdue the mob spirit raised
there by the lynching of two men.
A fire occurred at Crowley, La, the
other day in which a livery stable vas
destroyed and tw~enty-four horses and
mules were burned to death and a
large number of vehicles were also de-
stroyed-
News received by courier in British
East Africa Was to the effect that
every one in Col. Roosevelt's hunting
party was well and that there was no
truth in the report of the cx-president's
illness. The courier was %purpOsely sent
out to ascertain the condition of affairs
after the rumor was started that Col.
Roosevelt was dead.
New Orleans will send a delegation
to Washington for the Rivers and Har-
bors Congress to be held early in De-
ccmber.
An enormous loss of life andproperty
is reported from the West Indies, due
to a hurricane and earthquake. The
island of Jamaica was swept by a hur-
ricane and deluge of rain which has
cut it off from communication with the
rest Of the world, Santo Domingo ex-
%perienced earthquake shocks and a Sc
we're storm as we'll as Hayti and other
West Indian islands.
Friday November 10, has been fixed
for the date of the Good Roads conven-
ton in New Orleans. An automobile
meet will be held at the Fair Grounds
at the same time.
Wyatt H. Ingram Jr. the embezzler
of the Hibernia Banks funds was SEN
fenced by Judge Baker to twelve years
at hard labor in the state p%enitentiary.
1t is said that Ingram will appeal to
the Supreme Court.
A most terrific mine disaster occur
red in the St. Paul coal mines at Cherry
Illinois, on November 13. Over 400 men
entombed in the mine, with no hope of
rescuing any.
Charles L. Warmer, the CINCINNATI
treasurer of the Big Four Railroad is
charged with embezzling s643, 900 of
the railroads funds.
The worst gale experienced in years
is reported as having prevailed in Eu-
rope in the North Sea last week. Boats
were wrecked and a number of vessels
were driven to take refuge in neigh
boring hsrbors.
A newspaper and magazine writer Of
LELAND, Holland, recently stopped at
Shreveport, La, enroute from Mexico
City, Mexico, to Cleveland, Ohio. Mr..
Andrae is making the trip on horse
back and when he arrived in Shreve-
port had completed 5,453 miles of his
journey.
Recorder Gauthreaux of New Or
leans has fined Charles Marshall. super
intendent of the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad, and president of the
Pouchartrain Railroad, John Mcguire,
superintendent of the Southern Pacific
and Joseph Cinkaid, an engineer, each
s25 or 80 days in the parish prison for
parking cars on Elysian Fields Avenue.
John G.. Carlisle, secretary of the
treasury in Cleveland's cabinet, is
reported i'll.
1t is now proposed that New Orleans
shall have an exposition IN 1915 under
he auspices of the Bureau of Ameri-
can Republics and celebrating the open
ing Of the Panama Canal. The loca-
ton of the exposition grounds would
be on Lake Ponchartrain where the
new work Of building a sea wall and
filling in will o 0 begin.
Another victim to the brutal sport of
football, is reported from Washington.
d. G., where Archer Christian an Is
year old student of the University of
Virginia succumbed to injuries received
during the game between the Uni
versity of Virginia and the University
of Georgetown.
Bomb throwers are at work in Brit.
ish India and very nearly succeeded in
taking the life of the British viceroy
Of India, Lord Mimic, and his wife.
The Medical Society of the Parish of
Livingston has organized a fight
against the hook worm, which they re-
port as prevalent in that parish.
! Efforts are being made in Grant
parish to remove the parish seat from