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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
DIsREGARDs SUBPOENA.

Chicago, Ill.-Henry G. Oster-
mann, former president OF the Mem
phis Car Company and of the Oster-
mann Manufacturing Company, has
refused to obey the Subpoena issued to
compel him to testify regarding his
part in the alleged conspiracy where
by the Illinois Central RAILROAD vas
defrauded out OF more than $l,ooo'-
900.
Attorneys in the case decided TO
take steps to have him cited for con-
tempt of court. In the meantime me
Illinois Central's detectives have y.
H. Ward, former secretary Of the
Memphis Car Company, in charge.
and he will take the stand and tell
for whom ostermann held eight GER
tificates of stock. each for 100 shares
in his company, which is said to have
robbed the illinois Central OF $ooo,-
900 on car repairs within q short
time. A systematic hunt is now De-
ing made for Ostermann.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

| feet. He became quiet, but was
breathing lery hard. He seemed
stifled by tie sheet and jacket. After
few minutks he broke out again:
81 donstwant to- get away, he
said. You ara kiIling me here or
driving me MAJ Take me out of
the jacket 30 Isc9n set some breath.
was p5iic emana oncoS ria yseif, ami
NO one was ever treated this way I'm
hurt. Bring doctor. Chain me to
a post like the rest Of them, but
don't strangle me to DEATH
No one paid any attention to
him, and he began to curse again,
saying they we're brutes and ours
and niggers. went over to his cot
and told him to be quiet; that if
he kept UP reviling them they would
never let him out. He quieted down
and asked for water. / brought it to
him, but the jacket held his head
so tight that he could not rise up to
drink, and while | was rubbing some
water on his lips, policeman jerked
me away and told me to go back to
bed. / was obliged to obey.
From my bed / watched the man
turning and twisting and listened to
his breathing. and every now and
then he would cry out in pain or re-
sumo revilfng the police. He was
tossing and raving when the guard
was changed. The new guard, un-..r
the direction of the officer of the
guard, came over to his cot, and be-
gan tying him more securely He
begged them not to, and tried to pre-
vent them; but half a dozen of them
fell on him and pinned down his arms
and legs. When they had finished
tying him he could move nothing but
his fingers and toes. Three heavy
sheets were across his body and he
could scarcely breathe.
81 turned away from the sickening
sight of the man in torture, and the
guards standing around making fun
of his agony. / said to the man next
to me: They are strangling that
man, near the TdLlle III MS throat.
A few minutes later he became very
quiet. Then the guards unloosed
him and carried him away. He was
dead"
Who Mann Was.
Daniel Joseph Mann was about 35
years Of age. He came to the Canal
Zone in June, 1908, to become a
member d the police force, and on
account Of unusual aptitude in his
work, especially in the clerical branch
he was promoted at the end of six
months. In the records his home is
giving as Bogalusa, La, where an
uncle lives, but it is also known that
he was appointed from New Orleans,
where he resided. His last employ
ment in that city was as an agent for
the keystone Life Insurance Com
pany while it had Offices in the Ma
sonic Temple. In March, 1903. he
left the police force on the Canal
Zone because of intoxication, and his
after that became un-
certain.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

Atlanta, Ga.-A new plan for ad-
vancing the development of the
South's resources was originated by
the executive officers of the South
ern Commercial Congress, who met
here. On Oct. 7 next, over 100 OF
the representative business men OF
sixteen Southern states will meet
here to devise means of advertising
tho natural wealth of the South and
of disseminating among business
men. farmers and merchants of this
section data on the best methods Of
developing their resources.
The governors of the sixteen states
will be asked to participate actively
in the movement, each governor to
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

DEATH AT PANAMA
LID Joseph D. Mann, of Louisiana, Die From Neglec
or Cruel Treatment in. a Hospital

| fanama, via New Orleans.-"Did
Joseph Daniel Mann, of New Or.
/ leans, die from neglect or from crue
treatment while he was confined In
Ssnto Tomas Hospital in Panama p,
| Ih1s is the question that the
American minister in Panama. the
| hon. K. S. Reynolds Hit, has sci
about to answer, and with the assis.
tance OF the consul general of the
United States in Panama, the Hon
A-ban G.. Snyder, he is COLLECTING
evidence that will set the agitation
over the death Of Mann at rest, OF
raise it to the dignity of diplomatic
qeustion.
Shorn of the points that are in con-
troversy, the circumstances surround
Ing the death of Mann seem to be as
follows:
On the afternoon of May 29 Mann
was in the saloon in Panama run by
an American named Cantor. There
ne sustained scalp wound, and
cantor sent him to Santo Tomas
Hospital. Mann had been drinking,
and the hospital officials say he was
intoxicated. They dressed his wound,
however, and told him to sit down a
while and rest. This he refused to
do, and started to leave the hospital.
AS he reached the entrance a squad
of police entered the courtyard, and
they seized him for not obeying or
ders and placed him in the section of
the hospital reserved for prisoners.
He resisted, and they bound him to
the bed assigned to him. That night
he died.
Philip Powledge, an American ci-
tizen residing in Cristobal, has made
affidavit to story substantially as
follows:
Il was in the prisoners section OF
Santos Tomas Hospital on May 20.
Late in the afternoon my attention
was drawn by noise Of many voices
to the entrance to the courtyard, and,
looking, l saw crowd of Panaman
policemen and hospital students
around a white man who was on his
knees On the pavement, swearing an
grily at the police who were jostling
and urging him to get up. Blood was
trickling from a wound in the back
of his head could not tell what
his condition was, but he acted half
crazy and dazed, whether from the
woEnd and loss of blood or from
some other cause. I do not know.
while / was looking several OF
the people took hold of the man and
dragged him into the prison section
and threw him on a cot not far from
mine. Through It all the man was
protesting, now begging for the care
of a doctor, now pleading for gentler
treatment and again cursing the peo-
ple who were handling him so rough
ly. He continued to curse the at
tendants after he was on the bed
and soon some of them came with
sheets and a straight jacket. They
put the jacket on him and tied him
to the bed with sheet drawn tight
across his chest and one across his
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

Washington. - Democratic con-
eressional committee campaign man
ayers propose to make capital OUT
If the announcement from New YORK
of the formation of huge merger OF
cotton mills and cotton interests uh-
der the name of the International
Cotton Mills Corporation.
The purpose will be to demon
strate from the formation OF the
combination that the tariff Wnen
undue duties are imposed, IS the
mother of trusts. In this particular
case it will be emphasized that one
of the chief features of the readjust-
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
THIBoDAUx. La. SATURDAY AUGUST g. 1870
Public Roads are
Not for Drainage.

~ District Attorney J. r snv
y der, of Tallulah, in a letter '
~ 10 the public, has called at !.
~ tention to the fact that there :
n is a statute, known as act 18s :
- Oh the session of 1906, pro- )
~ viding for the protection of :
~ the public roads and high ;
X ways throughout the state bv :
~ prohibiting their use as i.
~ drains for water derived y
ass from artesian wells or other y
3. artificial sources and provid- !.
n Ing penalties for the violation !.
r. OF the law. and warns them !
n that the law will be strictly !
= enforced in his district. Dur .
~ ing the past year or two. or h
u since the Introduction of rice y
= growing, a number of irrigat- a
" ing plants have been installed y,
= In Madison parish, and atten- :;
y ton to the act is called so .;
q. that the roads will receive "a
y proper protection from over :;
T. flows from the irrigation q,
q bitches. =,
s2asT, ,.9>.T,.SAS .SS o
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
NEW PLAN FOR ADVANCING DEVELOP
MENT OF SOUTHERN RESOURCES

appoint ten of the foremost business
men of his state to attend the meet
ing on Oct. Z. These states are Tex
as, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas,
kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Geor-
gia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, West Virginia and Mary
land. This meeting will be a prelim-
nary for the second annual conven-
tion of the Southern Commercial
Congress which will be held in At
lanta next spring, at a date to be
selected later. 1t had been expected
that the convention would be heia
this fall, but the big gathering will
60 over until spring in order to give
time for the educational campaign.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
DEMOCRATS WILL MAKE POLITICAL
CAPITAL OUT OF COTTON MILL TRUST

ment of the tariff in the special ses-
sion consisted in increasing the cot
ton schedule. 1t will be alleged that
it is because of the increase in cot
ton duties that big interests now find
it expedient to form'a great combine.
This illustration will be used by the
Democrats in literature and on the
stump to seek to show the voters
that the tariff was not properly re-
vised.
Another phase of the formation of
the new merger which is pointed out
is that 1t is likely to add impetus to
the movement to have the cotton
schedule overhauled again.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
Good Drainage Being Installed.

Police Juror Herman Schultz of
Coyington is giving the roads of his
ward a thorough overhauling and
raising corrugated iron culverts
where they are needed. Some Of
these culverts are thirty-siX inches in
diameter. The drainage of the road
is being specially considered.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

ting cotton here for delivery on con-
tract might preticipate another nerve
racking advance Nothing OF this
kind developed, but when the last
transaction had been posted on the
board and the bull deal, so far as
July was concerned, had become a
thing of the past. shout went up
from around the ring, and the gen.
eral market Immediately firmed uD
on fresh buying from the brokers
who had been fearing some untoward
development.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
Accepts Chair of Mathematics.

Atwood w. Bittle, principal of the
Washington, La, High School for
sixteen years, and editor of the
Washington Progress, has accepted
the professorship of mathematics
with the Southwestern Louisianan
Industrial Institute, of Lafayette.
Mr.. Bittle sold the Washington Pro-
gress to NJ. ]. Ramsey, of Church
Point, who will take active charge
of the paper.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
Arrested For Killing Negro.

Gadsden, Ala.-Will West and EN-
nett Kearney, two white men, were
arrested at Guntersville, charged
with assassinating Will starnes,
negro. on June 10, while the latter
was at work in field. The white
people of the town employed detec-
tiyes to work up the case.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
L. S. U. Normal Closes.

The closing exercises of the Louis
lana State University Summer Nor
NAL School took place on Saturday
July 80, although the actual closing
will not take place until this week.
The examinations for the teachers
was set for Aug. and s, this date
being fixed in order to make the ex-
animation in all of the cities fall up
on the same day.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
State to Resell Forfeited Land.

The records Of lands sold to the
state for taxes have been transferred
from the State Auditors Office to the
State Land Office, where they are to
be sold by the register of the Land
Office, just as any other lands that
belong to the states public domain.
The McCulloh act will place probably
a quarter Of millionl of acres of
land that have been adjudicated to
the State under the revenue act Of
1880.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

came unmanageable, ripping up over
1000 feet of the inside fence on the
first turn of the track and then turn
ing two complete somersaults. The
car landed forty feet from the track
and midway between the machine
and the speedway was found the un-
conscious mechanic with one side of
his head crushed. No one was near
enough to see exactly how he met
death. He lived Il minutes after
the accident.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
Telephone Charges Adjusted.

The Louisiana Railroad Commis-
sion confirmed the compromise the
New Orleans Board of Trade made
with the Cumberland Telephone Com
pany for reduction in business in
struments to $3.50 per month, mean
ing a saving of $29,S24 to users. If
the measured service is used physi-
clans and lawyers will pay an in
crease of $3.50 per month.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
Railway Shops Burned.

Columbia, S. C.-Fire that start
ed from an unknown origin totally
DESTROYED the shops of the Carolina
G. Northwestern railway, located at
Chester, S. C. Besides the buildings
and contents, two engines and
passenger coach that were practical
ly ready for the road were burned
up.
The loss is estimated to reach
more than 100000 and the insur-
ance will but partly cover the loss,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
Extended Contract for Road Work.

At Natchitoches the police jury af-
ter considering the extension or
abrogation of it's present contract
with the Board of Control of the
State Penitentiary for the construc-
tion of good roads with state con-
victs, voted unanimously to extend
the contract until Jan. /, 1911, by
which time it is expected the amend
ment to the Constitution relative to
an additional tax for good roads will
be in operation.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
Watermelon Dav Celebrated.

Watermelon day at Opelousas was
made the occasion for chiefs Of the
Frisco Railroad boosting the resour-
ces of st. Landry Parish. Fifty
prizes were awarded for exhibits
from the field, farm and forest.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
RRTTISH WARSHIP is SEARCHING
DIN 'oA1 FOR THE BONILLA EXPEDITION

ident Bonilla to regain control of the
Honduran Government.
1t is expected the revolutionary
party will be overtaken at Cayos, Ia
ma Pilos, q group of islands just off
the Honduran coast.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
Railroads Fighting New Orders.

The railroads are fighting the pro-
posed orders of the Louisiana Rail-
road Commission providing for car
rying passengers on freight trains
and selling blanket tickets at all sta
tions. The case was argued at a
session of the Railroad Commission
yesterday.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
FIELD DAY FOR THE BULLS.
Dramatic Finish to the Trading III
July Cotton Contracts.

New York.-There was a dramat-
;e finish to the trading in July cot
ton on the New York Cotton Tx
change floor. For weeks the situa-
tion in July deliveries had been SEN
sationally strained, and there haa
been big fluctuations in prices, wni:e
right up to the last moment tfadefS
were on edge with excitement, fear
ing some accident or delay in get
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
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Rev. Buley to Take Forced Rest,

Rev. Thomas NJ. Buley for num-
Der of years in charge of the Meth
odist Church Of Flaquemine, has suf-
fered complete nervous breakdown.
He was taken to New Orleans for
medical treatment.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
State CAPITOL news
Notes OF interest
Increase in Cut-Over Pine
Lands Assessment Urged
State SUMMER N0RMALS CLOSE
Probably Quarter of Million Acres
Of Tax Sales Lands to be Re-
sold by State. New High
State SUMMER N0RmALS CLOSE
BATON ROUGE.
Changes in Assessments Urged.

Several representatives of oil pipe
line companies in Louisiana appeared
before the State Board of Equaliza-
tfon and urged reduction in the as
sessment on pipe lines in Louisiana.
The assessments now average $4,000
to $4,000 mile, and the pipe line
men want the assessment on the
small pipe lines reduced to $3.50 and
$4,000 mile.
Assessor Roberts, of Caldwell Par
ish urged the board to increase the
assessment on cut-over pine lands.
The assessment Is now 81 an acre,
and the Police Jury Of Caldwell
wants this increased
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
ynsnection of Home Killed Meat.

An ordinance is to be adopted pro-
yiding for the inspection of all meats
ti,Ied and sold in the city of Baton
pouge A renewed effort is also to be
made looking to the establishment of
central abbatoir, at which all of
tho cattle of the city can be killed
under sanitary conditions, properly
inspected and cleaned. This can be
dane it is estimated, at a cost of
10000. and will be money-saving
proposition.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

Washington.-Grea Britain II
was announced at the State Depart
ment has sent the cruiser Scylia TO
find out what it can and to stop the
revolutionary expedition which start
"a for Honduras to aid former Pres
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
Sore Causes Blood Poisoning.

Mrs. Joel T. Kingrey, OF Leblanc,
was taken to the sanitarium at Lake
Charles suffering from blood poison
ing caused by slight sore On one OF
her toes. Her leg was amputated IN
the hope of saving her life, but her
recovery is doubtful.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
COngrcSsman's LabOrs Rewarded.

Congressman Robert F. Brussard
was nominated for the ninth term,
without opposition, by the Third Dis
trict committee, in session at Nor
gan City, which applauded his vote
on the sugar, rice and lumber sched-
ules in the tariff bill.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

E. P Mills resigned as assistant
United States district attorney for
the Western District of Louisiana.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
KILLED IN AUTO RACE.
Mechanics Car, Running at Hlgn
Sneed. Became Tnmanageable.

Speed, Became Unmanageaoie'
Atlanta, Ga.-Few In the dig
crowd which witnessed the automo-
bile races at the Speedway here
knew that two hours before the meet
began one life had been sacrificed TO
high speed on the track. AS the pls-
tol cracked for the first event, the
hody of T. B. Dial, Atlanta, quietly
was carried from the grounds. Daai
vas a mechanic and his car, Mar
mon. while on a practice spin, oe-
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

Congressman j. T. Watkins and
Judge A. j. Murff appeared in joint
debate at Coushatta, and Winfield.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

Judge John Yoist, distinguished
jurist Confederate veteran and Ma
son, died at his home near New
Roads, aged 70. -..
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

O. H. Eichblatt, at Morgan City,
swan, 1000 feet in twenty-six min
utes.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

Rapides Parish will make an ex-
hibit at the Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin
and Michigan State fairs.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

Stephen r. Steere, postmaster at
Shreveport, died at the age of SO
years.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

An independent company is estab-
fishing flashlight telephone system
at Alexandria.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

Oil pipe line companies in Louis
lana asked for material reduction in
assessment.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

A number of poultry owners OF
Lake Charles sent fowls for exhibi-
tion to the Cotton Carnival, which
opened at Galveston last week.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
Total ..... ...... ..... $4,000

San Francisco.-Dragge from be-
meath a sink in the wash room of a
lodging house in this city where he
had been hiding for tWenty-forr
hours, Joseph Vending, accused of
the murder of little Alma Kellner i'll
Louisville, Ky, the man whose
twisting and turnings have baffed the
police for two months was arrested
by Detectives Berk and Ryan of the
local police department. Vending
admitted his identity but protested
his innocence of the crime.
A few hours after the arrest, Capt.
of Detectives J. P. Carney of Louis
vile, arrived to learn that his 1000
mile search for Vending had been
crowned with success. 1t was the
final telegraphic tip from the Ken
lucky detective which led to the cap
ture.
In his relentless pursuit of Wena-
ling, Carney many times lost the
trail, but the secret of the where
abouts of his quarry always lay with
Mrs. Cora Muena a milliner of Hume,
Mo. 1t was from Hume that Carney
flashed the information that caused
the arrest.
Mrs. Muena met Vending at the
home of her aunt in Houston, Tex,
and before she returned to Hume,
she was engaged to the dashin5
young Frenchman, who dazzled the
aunt with tales of his wealth in
France, which would come to him
with the death of his aged father.
Before Mrs. Muena left Houston
she grew to fear Vending, and af-
ter her return to Hume she broke
the engagement.
When Carney received the clew
that Vending was working for
grocer in Houston the detective be-
gan the long search which led him to
every county seat in Texas. AT
Houston he found that Vending had
fled to San Antonio, where he had
obtained position on a ranch TWEEN
ty-two miles from town. A trip to
the ranch proved abortive. as he had
fled leaving some of his effects be-
hind. Here Carney lost the trail.
Returning to Houston he sent a
decoy letter ostensibly written by
the aunt to Mrs. Muena asking for
the address of Renry Jacquemin, the
name assumed by Vending when
he left Louisville.
The reply, intercepted by Carney
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

Garner Doyle, Shreveport stu
dent, accidentally shot and killed
himself at Gahigan, while dressing
after swim. .."
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

The Italian school at Milliken' S
Bend has been discontinued, the col
Cny at that point having moved
away.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
Barely Escapes Asphyxiation.

A negro named Spooler, in the en-
ploy of the Baton Rouge Electric w.
came near being asphyxiated "niie
repairing a gas pipe in hoe. The
negro was rendered unconscious os
the gas and it was nearly an no"r
before he regained consciousness.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06
New High School Visitor Selected.

The Louisiana State Board Of Edu-
cation met Monday, Aug. 1, and elect
ed Leon NJ Favorot, parish superin-
tendent of St. Martin parish, a West
Baton Rouge Parish boy, as successor
of DR.. S. E. Weber, who for the past
two years has been the high school
visitor and has had general charge
of the supervision of the high school.
This was the first meeting Of the
Board of Education since spring and
there was a great amount of routine
business to transact.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-08-06

Congressman J. T. Watkins, in an
address to the State Farmers. Union
at Alexandria, declared he was in
sympathy with the work.