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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
no MORE CHEAP COTTON.
Senator Smith Says Low Priced Cotton
ls Thing of the Past.

Florence, s. Gin an interview
on the cotton situation Senator r. D.
smith, leader of the Cotton Associa
ton, said that the fight being maze
on cotton prices prevailing now viii
determine the size OF next years
crop. 1t the prices are forced down
between now and April the crop VIII
not exceed this one.
Senator Smith said:
The situation is such that has
OF cotton. Farmers have had gooo
prices in a debt-paying season. Ihey
have paid their debts, and the cot
ton now held is free from all eX
penses, such as borrowing, Warehous
ing, interest and other usual charges
The farmers own their cotton, ano
the law OF supply and demand viii
alone govern its movement. There
is no necessity to sell, for they have
also, made the best corn crop in his
tory, besides large hay ana other
crops. Banks have. money eYen te
lend to New York, Wnile this season
OF the year has usually been the Dor
rowing one. -.
"The spinners do not seem to. un
derstand the situation, and unless
they realize it soon, and readjust the
prices OF cotton goods to meet, the
price OF cotton, they will suffer fam
inc again next year.
priced cotton is thing of the
past. Farmers are independent and
through the Intervention OF Provl
dence and education along lines OF
their own interest. Such conditions
will prevail until the world finds a
substitute for southern cotton, which
it was not able to do even when cot
ton was bringing $1.9O in gold, with
gold at premium, 81 being equal to
So, a point in greenbacks.'
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
STATUS OF The ARMY.
Brigader General Crozier Says Coun'
try is Not Prepared for War.

try is Not Prepared for War.
Washington, Ga.-'"There is no first
class respectable power with which
we are in the slightest degree liable
to have any complications or con-
flict which cannot put into the field
Immediately at. least 100000 men.
They would put them wherever the
conflict might be more rapidly than
we would manufacture arms, organ
ize troops and deliver them on the
grounds to oppose them"
This statement was made by Brig
adler General Crozier, chief OF ord
nance of the army
"rhe reserve OF ammunition which
we consider desirable to have,' add
ed General Crozier, considering the
facilities for manufacturing, both IN
private and government establish
ments. has been fixed tentatively per-
haps at 300 rounds per rifle for 6O0,-
600 rifles. Ii we have that upon
entering into war or active prepara-
ton for war, with the facilities we
have for manufacturing, operated at
their full Iapacity day and night, we
will be able to keep up the. supply
that is needed At the rate at which
we would go under the amount that
was appropriated in the last appro-
priation act, it would acquire about
six and a half years to accumulate
that reserve; at the rate which we
will go under the estimate before
YOU, for use after June 80 next, IL Will
require 12 years to accumulate the re-
serve. Manufacture is under way TO
run the supply on hand up TO lz5,'
600 900 rounds by June 30, next.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
MAY END STRIKE.
One Obstacle to Settlement OF
SWitchmen's Strike.


One Obstacle to Settlement of
Swttchmen's Strike.
st. Paul, Minn.-The conference be-
tween the Northwestern. railroad Off
cials and leaders Of the. striking
switchmen has adjourned not to meet
again until called by Gov, Elherhart
some time during the holiday season.
Only one obstacle remains in the way
Of a settlement Both sides are
agreed on all questions save as to
the time when all of the striking
switchmen shall be taken back to
work. The swftchmen insist that
all strikers be taken back at once,
but the officials offered to take as
many of the strikers Immediately as
they have places. for and,to re-empIoy
the others just as soon as places can
be made vacant. 1t was suggested
that it may take thirty days before
all. Of the men could be put back to
work. F. r. Hawley, president of the
Switchmen's Union, said he would
agree to nothing short of the simulta-
neous unemployment of all the men.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
POLITICAL SPLIT URGED.
Ex-Governor Montague Wants soutt

Ex-Governor Montague Wants South
to Figure in National Affairs. -.
Chicago, IIl.-Larger participation
of the south in the field of practical
government administration was de.
clared necessary for the full develop
ment and prosperity of southern ter
ritory by Andrew Jackson Montague
former governor of Virginia. in an
address on 1.-The South and the Ma
tion,' at the convocation of the Uni
versity of Chicago.
The southern statesman and edu'
cational expert urges the relaxation
of the political rigidity of the south
and the division of the people Of that
section into political parties.
The south's welfare, as well as
that of the nation, must be promoted
by her practical affairs of the repub-
lic," he declared. Il will go further
and declare that the people of the
north, the. middle west and the west
could do no act more sagaeious,- more
inspiring, more appealing to the. NOR
al imagination OF the nation than to
procure from the south larger a1lo
more direct share in the working OF
the national government"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Execution Postponed.

AS a Christmas gift Dosh Mitchell
a negro murderer under sentence Of
death at Shreveport learned that
Governor Sanders will not set the
day for his execution for two months
at least, Attorney J. Monroe Wise,
who has a petition in circulation
asking that the sentsnce be commut-
ed to life Imprisonment, advised the
governor that a number of promi-
nent Caddo voters wanted to sign the
request for leniency, and the COVER
ner, the attorney states, consented
to wait two months on the petition.
Three hundred names have been af-
fixed already, those signing being
prompted by the belief that Mitchell
should not be hanged because some
white men, who committed seeming
iy as heinous crimes escaped with
Imprisonment
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
U.S.. BRANDED MHDLER
Zelaya Issues Bitter Manifesto
On Nicaruguan Situation.
IMPERIAL DESIGNS ALLEGED
Zeleya Says That United State. Wishes
to Convert the Latin Nations
Into Dependencies.

,eManagua, Nicaragua.-Ex- President
Leiaya issued manifesto declaring
that his surrender of the presidency
was caused by desire to- save Mica,
ragua the humiliation of outrages
threatened by, powerful foreign ma
ton, Which was now inaugurating de-
cisiVe influence over the destiny OF
Nicaragua.
Because Of his resistance against
the imposition of tutelage, which was
the @forerunner OF the conversion OF
the Eatin nations of this eentmens
INTO dependencies of tie United
States, he had incurred the hatred OF
that government, and when the defeat
of the revolutionists appeared certain,
the United States government inexpli-
cably severed relations with Ncara.
qua through Secretary, Knox's letter
to the charge d'affaires. He protested
before the world against the med
ding of the United States and the
threat to land marines.
Zelaya, in his manifesto, takes up
various causes of the Knox letter in
an attempt Ito refute certain charges
with copies of letters he had received
from John Gardner Coolidge, the for
mer American minister at Managua,
thanking him for his courteous treat
ment in the matter OF the claims OF
Guatemala and Salvador
The former president declares that
the Americans, Cannon and Groce,
were executed according to law. This
pretext for Intervention, he asserts, is
similar to that employed when the
United States first interVened in Gu
ba, for there was no proof that the
battleship Maine was blown up by
Spaniards, yet this was taken as
case for action. Nor, according to
Zelaya, is there any proof that Can
non and Groce were put to death un-
lawfully.
General Gonzales, in command OF
the government troops at Rama, in an
official dispatch received here, claims
to have won a victory over the revc-
lutionists. He admits having suffered
severe losses.
BIuefeids, Nicaragua.-General Es-
trada has won a complete victory
over the government troops at Rama.
A total of GOO men OF both armies
was killed or wounded. Nineteen
hundred of Zelaya's- men have sur
rendered, including General Gonzales,
who was in command. Two Amerl-
cans are reported killed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05

alleged records submitted for examina
tion by DR.. Cook failed to prove his
claim that he had reached the North
Pole. After obtaining all available in
formation, the committee finds as fol
lows:
''First-The report of the eXpedi
tion sent to the university by DR.
Cook is the same as that printed In
the New York Herald during the
months of September and October
last.
"second-The copy of Cooks note
astronomical observations Whatso-
ever, but only results.
'Third-The documents presented
are inexcusably lacking in inforna.
ton which would prove that the as
Economical observations therein re-
ferred to were really made; and also
contain. ne details regarding the prac-
teal work of the expedition and the
sledge journey which would enable
the committee to determine their re-
liability.
The committee, therefore, is of the
opinion that the material transmitted
for examination contains no proof
that DIR: Cook reached the pole y;
New York city.-Thus ends .one, of
the" most, fascinating chapters in all
the romance of exploration.
Honored by the king of Denmark,
heralded by the University of Copen-
hagen, garlanded with wreaths OF
roses by young girls, accorded the
freedom of the city of New York, and
acclaimed by thousands the length
and breadth of the land as the brav-
est man who ever dared the silent
terfors of the Arctic, Dr.. Frederick A.
Cook stands discredited in the house
of his friends. Not word from. him
in defense or explanation. Nothing
but disavowals from his partisans in
the controversy that has ragged about
him ever since he first flashed word
from Lerwick, in the Shetland Islands,
to his wife:
successful; well; address Copen-
hagen
Washington, D. c.-"Three months
ago, from the Labrador coast, sound
ed an explicit and deliberately word
ed warning to the world, based on
complete and accurate Information in
regard to the Cook claims. In doing
so I accepted the responsibility de-
volying upon me and fulfilled my duty
to myself and to the world"
With these words, Commander Rob-
ert r. Peary pointedly expressed his
sentiments regarding the failure Of the
University of Copenhagen to ind any
proof Of the discovery OF the North
Pole by DR.. Cook.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
DIR. COOK DlSCREDlTED
University of Copenhagen De
clares Data Insufficient.
RECORDS ARE" WORTHLESS
Scientists Generally Expected Decision
: to Be Adverse to Cook---Perry Says,
II Told You So.''

Copenhagen, Denmark.-The report
OF the special committee of scientists
which the University of Copenhagen
appointed to scrutinize Dr. Frederick
A. Cooks claims that he had discov-
cred the Notrh Pole, was submitted
to the consistory of the university,
endorsed by that body and given -to
the. pubic.
The report shatters completely tbs
American explorers title to such dis
covery, and fills the officials and peo-
pie Of Denmark with chagrin at the
figure Denmark is made to assume In
the eyes of the scientific world.
Many still cling to the belief that
Cook acted in good faith, but harbor-
ed a delusion.
The ,consistory met and adopted a
written report to the effect that the
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
TRINITY STUDENTS EXPELLED.
Eioht Youna Men Dismissed fo
Lozinn

Eight Young Men Dismissed for
Hazng.
Durham, N. C.-Eight young men
were expelled from Trinity College.
Seven boys cast lots with a freshman
ia see which was to plunge into a
cold water tank The freshman lost.
The young men pleaded not guilty OF
hazing, but President Kilgo declared
them guilty of gambling. All were
expelled. -.
age college could not be governed
without the strictest surveillance OF
the faculty, and that 2t per cent OF
the students OF the country. are unft
to be in college largely on account OF
the immoral indulgence OF parents.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
ALL DEPOsITORs PAID.
Oklahoma Guaranty Fund Gives Up
$4,000 to Keifer Bank.

Muskogee, Okla.-State Bank Ex-
aminer Young has given out state
ment in which he said that all the
depositors of the First State Bank
of Keifer have been paid. OF the
$4,000 disbursed $4,000 was ta-
ken from the bank guaranty fund.
''Tha failure Of the Keifer Bank was
due solely to the fact that the day
before the Farmers National Of Tul-
sa suspended, 1t was holding s50,000
cash belonging to the Keifer Bank,
said the commissioner
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
BIG FLOOD IN EUROPE.

All of Southwestern Section Suffers
Heavily.
Paris.-All Southwestern Europe
was swept by destructive storms and
floods Saturday. In Southeastern
France forest were devastated, build
ings demolished and lines of COM
mnnicatton; Interrupted. Belgium suf-
fered @neaVny ffpm wind and flood,
many factories being forced to close
down.. Dispatches from Madrid state
that rain storms In the provinces Of
Salamanca and Leon, Spain, have
caused the most disasterous floods
experienced in fifty years. The towns
of Burgess, Zamora, Valladolid and
Bilbao suffered much. Many houses
have been swept away.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Safe Blown at FreiIer.

Expert burglars visited the town
Of Freiler and dynamited the iron
safe of the Freiler Mercantile COM
pany, Limited, and secured about
500 in cash. Greensburg was then
visited and the store of w. L.: Til
lery and Co., was broken open,' but
the safe was not tampered with, and
if any goods were stolen they are un-
able to detect it. Sheriff H. w. Lind
sey telephoned to Amites- City for
bloodhounds, and an effort will be
made to run the robbers down.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Plea For Hidher WAGES.

Bristol, Tenn.-More than so repre-
sentatives of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Clerks of the Norfolk and West
ern Railway system met here and de-
cided to demand an increase OF 10 per
cent in wages. Increased cost of liv-
ing is assigned as the cause for the
donnand
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Hen Egg Curiosity.

A farmer living several miles east
of Hammond brought into town.
curiosity in the line Of hens eggs.
Each egg bore a clearly outlined
capital letter of the alphabet, Or a
figure, on the end of the she'll. He
claims to own a hen which regularly
lays eggs marked in this manner, and
will send some of the specimens to
the Department of Agriculture at
Washington and thinks he deserves
premium for them.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Caddo Lands to be Sold.

Register Rred J. Grace has re-
ceived application for the purchase
of valuable lands in the parish of
Cadao, included in the Caddo Levee
District, but which have never been
transfrred to that l6vee hoard. In
view Of the Cross Lake decision by
the courts, the register win have
these lands sold under the provisions
of act 215 under his own supervis-
ion instead of that of the levee
board.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05

During a fire at Shreveport that
damaged her husbands tailoring
shop, where she was at work, Mrs.
c. Dollard was terribly burned about
the face and hands, while rescusing
her baby. The child was severely
burned on the limbs. A gasoline ex-
plosion caused the fire, which i'm
prisoned the woman and her child in
the rear of the shop.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
CHATTANOOGA. MAN CHOSEN

-J. p. Fyffe Appointed Chief of Pan.
anna Canal Zone Police.
Washington, D. C-Secretary Dtck-
inson has decided to appoint J. P.
Fyffe of Chattanooga, Tenn, chief OF
the Panama canal zone police, to sue
ceed Gilbert Porter. The salary is
$4,000 per year.
D. Chattanooga, Tenn.-ColoneI J. P.
Fyffe is a law graduate of the Uni
versity of Cincinnati, and has been
city editor of the Chattanooga Times
for the past ten years.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Walked 800 Miles and Dies.

Paris, Franee.-A cehtenarian, Jean
Muller, has performed a wonderful
feat of endurance, which, however,
was fatal to him. Jean Muller, aged
105, walked 300 miles from Belfort, in
Alsace Lorraine, to Paris, where his
children lived After reaching the
capital he succumbed to fatigue.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
PIattenyifle Youth Murdered.

Clarence GaAtree. aged nineteen
years, of Pattstsille,- Ea., was MUIR
dered at Winnileld~ The deceased,
his elder brother and a young man
named Howard Hess, We're sleeping
by camp 'fsre-,asaF' the Louisiana
Railway and Navigation depot. iAf-
ter midnight, the brother of the de-
ceased aw9ke found his brother dead
$3o missing from his pockets land
Hess gone. Hess has not been tap-
faAsAs ,.,.
1satat ~ Ia n 49, s,fAaktT
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Y. Nj. C.. A. Building.

The contract for the construction
of the F. Fl. Goodyear Memorial
Young MEMS, Christian Association
building at Bogalousa has been award
ed to r. q. Bost of Natchez, Miss,
for $26,213. The work will be COM
menced within the next. ten days,
and the contractor agrees to complete
the structure within five months.
This building was designed by
Churchill. & Labouisse. architects Of
New Orleans, and. will be a hand
seme home for the Y. NJ. G. A.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Believed Innocent.

Among a lot Of old articles stored
in an unused room in the Veranda
Hotel, a rooming house in Baton
Rouge operated by J. Frioux, were
found lot of pistols, razors an 9th
er articles which were taken from
the store Of B. F. HocEendel, which
is near the Veranda Hotel. about
one year ago A white man with
one of the pistols taken at the time
which he was exposing for sale was
captured and sent to the penitentiary
and has served the year of impris-
onment given him for his connection
with the matter. He alleged that
the pistol was given him by others
to be sold, and the finding Of the 9th
er stuff apparently confirms a his
statement. The police took charge Of
the recovered goods, returned them
to the owner: and are searching for.
tile man who occupied the room at
the time OF the robbery, but With
out avail thus far.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Accused Of Desertion.

Hiram Hoggatt, the young man
who disappeared from Hammond
several weeks ago. only short while
after being married, returned to
town a few days ago, and was arrest
ed the day after his return, on an
affidavit made by his wife, charging
desertion. He was released on bond
Of $500.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
MARK TWAIN Is ILL.
Life Work of Americas Foremost
Humorst Nears End.

Life Work OF AmerIca's Forenost
Humorist Nears End.
New. York City.-"Yes, boys, I'm
about all in. My life's work is near
at an end. I'm about through with
NV work in this world and in this
life
Looking pale and haggard and very
feeble. Samuel L. Clemens MARK
Twain, Americas foremost humorlst,
made this statement to the ,newspa,
per men following his arrival here
from Bermuda, where he had spent
the last eight weeks in an attempt to
regain his lost strength. He has
grieyed deeply over the death Of II.
81 Rogers. His cheeks were hollow,
his eyes appeared dim.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Holds Record as Lawbreaker.

B. Sims holds the record for vio-
lating the prohibition law in Caddo
parish. By City Judge Fullilove, OF
Shreveport, he was sentenced to six
months on the public roads and thir-
ty days in Jail and in addition was
fined s4OO, in default of which his
road sentence will be five months
more. The total Imprisonment. in
case he pays none of the fine, will be
Twelve months
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
DEATH OF MISS CLEMENS.
Mark Twain's Daughter browns in
Rathtub.


Redding, Conn-Mark :Twain's
invalid daughter, Jean, met death
tragieallN Friday while. at the bath,
bringing poignant grief at Christmas
time, to "!stormaeld. J" She was his
youngest daughter, endeared to him
not only by long companionship, but
by her frail health, caused. by re-
current. attacks of epilepsy. Her
death leaves Dr. Clemens without kin
in this country to share his sorrow.
Jean Clemens died probably of
strangulation,s due to- an attack OF
epilepsy, or from heart failure. The
body was found in the bathroom with
only the head partly submerged.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Gift Of Half a Million.

Philadelphia, Pa. - Announcement
was made by the trustees of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania that Henry
Phipps had presented to the universi-
ty s5OO,OOO to be used in the cam
paign against tuberculosis. The plans
for new hospital are now being
n
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
KING SERIOUSLY ILL.
Alfonso to Undergo a Third Opera

Alfonso to Undergo Third Opera
=. ton.
Paris.-Gil Bias prints private
communication from Madrid stating
that the condition of King Alfonso
has created the gravest anxiety In
court circles Another operation is
imperative Under guise of depart
ure on hunting trip his majesty
wiil>g to the palace of the Countess
of Parish at San Lutar,~ where the
operation will be performed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
'New.y Paragraphs.

In his annual report to the direc-
tors of the Model License league
meeting at Louisville, KY, President
T. M. Gilmore asserted that the Anti
Saloon league is crippled financially
and will live but two years more. ALI
the officers of the league were re-
elected.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Wounded Negroes Die.

At Grand Cane few days ago
John Allen and a neighbor return
ed the fire when two negroes shot
at them. Both negroes have died
from the injuries. The shooting took
pace eighteen miles west of here.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Fire Destroys Two Store Buildings

a ffe at Rely, destroyed the
stores of G, r, Humphries and E. S.
Randall. THIS. former contained a
fall. stock of :. general mercandise,
which was also; consumed. The lat
ter was a vaasfrTstore. Losses were
only partially covered by insurance
ana it is otTSnoWn Yet as to what
opinion prevails as to the probable
origin. OF the fire., .Ihis* makes four
orr five important fires :fh-that little
town within the lassjTsv anenths.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05

A thief entered the residence of
James Chambers, in Alexandria and
stole a diamond ring and a sum Of
money belonging to Mrs. Ed Hochene-
del. There was no one in the house
at the time.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
FIRE IN ENGLISH STORE.

twenty Reported Dead and So Pa
tients Are in Hospital.
London. Engand.-At the height OF
the Christmas shopping rush, the big
store of Arlington & Hobbs was de-
stroyed by fire. Within a short time
On Injured had been taken out and 1t
10 renorted that many persons were
1,,led The crush OF shoppers, men
and women. fed in panic and dozens
ware hurt in the jam The police re-
,orted that twenty persons were
killed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-05
Residence Destroyed by Fire

The residence of j. B. Dunn, the
. postmaster at Slaughter, was burn
ed 1t caught fire from, the flue.
Everything upstairs was lost, but
nearly all on the first floor was saw
ed by hard. work of friends. The in
suranee amounted to $1,000 on the
house and $3.50. ona the furniture.