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Douglas Island news., 1910-07-13

Alaska still maintains it's record as the healthiest territory in which Amer ican troops are stationed.-Report of the surgeon.general, United States army, 1909.
 Old prospectors at Ketchikan have told the Miner that the big ledge re- gently discovered on Portland canal has been prospected and assayed for thirty years and is cultus.
 Prof. F. J. Waldron has been ap- pointed superintendent of government schools for Southeastern Alaska. He succeeds Prof. Thompson, who has been appointed principal of one of the Seat tie schools.
 George Hansen, wireless expert, is on his way North to install auxiliary wireless plants at Sitka and Cordoya having sufficient power to operate a through service when the government cable is out of commission.
 A delegation of fourteen citizens called on Governor Clark upon his re- turn to Juneau and assured him that the efflgy episode was not the work of the better element and that they con- sidered it burning shame.
 Gov. Clark announces that two mem- bers of the cabinet, the attorney general and the secretary of commerce and labor, will each visit Southeastern Alaska during the coming summer. There seems no prospect, however, that President Taft will be able to make his , long expected visit.
 Something should be done for the Nome Nugget, a pronounced admins tration organ, which in describing the men responsible for the Juneau repub- lican convention says: "A w. Fox was chief deputy clerk of the district court under the more or less infamous Henry Shattuck, who was clerk under Judge Gunnison, whom the senate refused to confirm on his re appointment by Roosevelt because of incompetency."
 Col Sawyer, the census taker, has computed the population of our city to reach the comprehensive total of 2,675 souls. If notice is taken of prospectors who have been absent from the burg during the months when the census was taken the total will be found to be somewhat over 2,750. So it seems there were some left in the city after all the boats left last fall, and in all probabil- ity there will be goodly few of old re- fables staying with it next winter when the frost king again assumes control of the elements.-Nome Industrial Worker.
 Two men, maimed wrecks of their former selves, crawled painfully down the gang plank from the deck of the deck of the Umatilla last evening, says the P.-I. The crippling of these men is part of the price that Alaska de- mands in return for the S25,0O0,000 new gold which it yields yearly. Both were prospectors, both were caught by win ter blizzards and both narrowly es- caped with their lives. Vernon Brews- ter, 45 years old, an old sourdough, was minus the toes on both feet and his hands and arms were scared with the frost bites. William Price, younger man and less experienced in the North, had lost his left leg above the ankle and the toes of bis right foot.
Douglas Island news., 1910-07-13

Following it's recent decision dis claiming jurisdiction over rail and water carriers in Alaska, the interstate commerce commission on the same ground dismissed the case of the Hum- boldt Steamship Go. vs the White Pass & Yukon route involving alleged dis. crimination in wharfage charges at Skagway, and other offenses.
 Railway and Marine News says that Capt. k. G. Baughman, of the steamer Hum boldt, saved his owners neat sum of money in salvage when he ran his vessel to safe anchorage in Lowe inlet June 2l, after the thrust shaft had broken When the break was discov- cred it was found to be diagonal frac- ture The pieces were jammed together and by this fortunate condition it was possible to steam three miles to an- chorage.
 A recent issue of the Nome Nugget says: It is learned that the miners in all directions have finally got to slulc- ing, with sufficient supply of water in sight to enable them to clean up. All along Center creek, and the third beach line, they are all busy and the gold dust will now be rolling in. The Pioneer Mining company, the Bessie, the Scandia, the Gertrude and the Cyrus Noble are all busy. The roads over the tundra are said to be in frightful con- dition. The snow is all off and it is "soppin' wet" and the muck and mire just as deep as you want to go. 1t is next to impossible for teams to travel just now, and as there is, apparently, not going to be any sunshine to absorb the surplus moisture it may be some time before travel can be resumed with any degree of comfort or safety.
 A few newspapers in the territory which are outspoken in favor of the re- election of Delegate Wickersham take delight in applying the name "Tory" to any person who is willing to consider for moment the acceptance of the Beveridge bill as law. These newspa- pers condemn the administration meas ure in violent speech, and declare it vicious in every particular. In contrast with their utterances, Delegate Wick ersham is on record as saying that the bill as it now stands amended is greatly improved. "In fact" he says, "the only objection remaining is the lack of the elective feature" That is quite differ ent from denouncing the bill as vicious m every feature. The Times is com mitted in favor of an elective legisla- ture, and to that extent agrees with the delegate. However, in view of the fact that wholly elective legislature seems to be unattainable at the present time, the Times has considered prudence the better part of patriotism, and has preached the common sense of accept ing a partly elective legislature. In this view, most of the Alaskans of prominence who have expressed them: selves publicly concur. When men like Joslin, Fink, Richardson, Hoggatt, Ferguson, Powell, Hall and others, who have appeared in the committee rooms of congress during the session, state to congressman that the administration measure is acceptable at the present time, we would regard ourselves as somewhat opinionated to call them all Tories, and ourselves as the only pstEiot.--Fairbanks Tines. ''~
Douglas Island news., 1910-07-13

Prof. F. J. Waldron has been ap pointed superintendent of government schools for Southeastern Alaska. He succeeds Prof. Thompson, who has beer appointed principal of one of the Seat tie schools.
Douglas Island news., 1910-07-13

Old prospectors at Ketchkan have told the Miner that the big ledge re- gently discovered on Portland canal has been prospected and assayed for thirty years and is cultus.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
TWELVE DIE IN FIRE PANIC.
Girls Trapped in Chicago Building
Sink Into the Flames.


Chicago.-At least twelve persons
eight women and four men-were
burned to death in a fire which swept
the store of the L. Fish Company,
19061908 Wabash avenue, Monday
While the flames ragged thousands
of citizens stood in the street below
watching, unable to lift finger in
aid of the helpless and panic-strick-
en- girls and women who appeared at
the windows above, screaming for
assistance. For some time the girls
were seen running to and fro in
search of some avenue of escape,
only to return again and again to the
flame-enveloped windows and extend
their hands in mute appeal for some
human aid that would release them
from the fiery fate that ragged about
them.
1t was some minutes-to the hor-
ror-stricken spectators it seemed
ages-before the fire department re-
sponded to the repeated alarms that
had been turned in. When they did
arrive the victims of the fire were
beyond all human aid, it being i'm
possible to raise a ladder Or got
them down in any way.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
Insurgents STILL
ANGRY WITH Cannon
Republican Peace in House
Seems to be Only a Truce
SPEAKERS REIGN Seems near END
Constituents Loudly Clamoring For
Death Blow to CannOnism.. A
Speaker May be Chosen
From the Outside.

Misunderstanding of the insur-
gent Republicans of the house who
voted to retain Speaker Cannon in
the chair are hearing from home .
according to reports in circulation
about the capital. These advices are
said not to be at all reassuring. Fol-
lowing close upon this information
came statement from several that
the war against "Cannonism" is to
go on to the extent of ultimately
causing the dethronement of Speak
er Cannon, the election of his sue
cessor and the complete reforma-
tlon of the rules of the house, TAX
ing from the speakership all power
to influence legislation unduly
A proposition to remove Speaker
Cannon by means of the combined
vote of Democrats and insurgents
and substitute in his place Asher c..
Kinds, the parliamentarian Of the
house, is one of the plans which
several insurgents advocate. The
idea of placing in the speakers chair
pure parliamentarian not a mem
Der of the house, would be entirely
uninfiuenced by consideration of
partisan advantage was pointed out
by Representative Poindexter, Of
Washington, and others as the logi-
cal and proper course. Under the
constitution the house may choose
a speaker who is not a member OF
the body. Mr.. Poindexter, who is
one of the prominent members of
the insurgent body, said:
''This initial reform which we
have accomplished must be follow
ed by others. The whole trouble in
which the house finds itself is caus-
ed by the joining of the power of
the speaker with that of the leader
of the majority. The English plan of
having an expert parliamentarian
instead of a politician as a presiding
officer is the only correct one. AS
long as we seelct party leader as
speaker just so long will we have
partisan and unfair rulings from the
chair
Other insurgents expressed them
selves along similar lines. It is GER
tain a number of the leaders of the
insurgents have in mind at least two
things for this session. First, the
deposition of Speaker Cannon, un-
less he voluntarily resigns; second,
the establishment of committee on
committees. All of the insurgents
expressed themselves as desiring to
see the presidents legislation out of
the way before hostilities break out
again.
The proposal to elect Asher C.
Kinds as speaker ELECTED much COM
ment from those who were made
aware of it. Mr.. Kinds is a Repub-
lican, and candidate for nomina-
tion for congress from New England.
His present duty is to formulate rul-
1ngs for Speaker Cannon.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
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GIRL LUREp To DEATH
Her Burned Found GuaIss
Sack upon the Fire Escape or
Tenement House.

New York.-Ruth Wheeler, a lit
tie girl graduate who was lured
from her widowed mother by a de-
coy offer of employment was found
Monday huddled in a gunny sack on
fire escape outside the apartment
of Albert Wolter, the man charged
with her abductment. She was
strangled with a short piece of a-6
rope, hacked with knife, burned
beyond recognition and thrust care
lessly out of doors like SO much
rubbish.
Identification was only possible by
shreds Of clothing and fragments of
jewelry, but there was abundant ev-
idence of how the murder had been
done. Around the neck were the hard
fibres of manila burning the flesh.
The apartment reeked with the odor
of kerosene. There were oil stains
in front of the newly painted fire
board that had AN open CRATE.
Ruth Wheeler was Is years old,
the youngest of three sisters, daugh-
ters Of dressmaker. Both the elder
sisters were stenographers and Ruth
had just graduated from a business
college, eager for work and proud of
her diploma. An employment agen-
cy is conducted by the college and
Ruth called there often to look for
situation. Thursday morning she
left home on her usual errand and
never returned.
At the college, the following post
card had been turned over to her:
Dear Madam: Please call in ref
erence to position as stenographer
at residence of the secretary. A.
Wolter, 224 East 18th street.
Investigation at the address given
showed that Wolter. whom his land
lady declared was sick1y, white
faced youth of about twenty, with
flashy clothes. had disappeared.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
JUNGLE SOLVES FOOD PROBLEM.
African Animals Said to be Well
Adapted.

Washington.-Th Introduction of
the hipoppotamus, the rhinoceros, the
camel, the Gland, the spring box, the
trek box, the dix dix, the coodoo, the
giraffe and other African animals
into American as a solution of the
problem of food supply was suggest
ed by speakers who argued in favor
of the Broussard bill to import wild
and domestic animals into the Unit
ed States. Such animals, according to
the bill, must prove useful, either as
food or as beasts of burden. ALI wit
nesses declare that many of the ami
mails in Africa easily could be raised
in this country
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
DOG SAVES GIRL.
Negro Attacks Children, and Stuffs
Handkerchief in Mouth.

Negro Attacks Children, and Stuffs
Handkerchief in Mouth.
Shreveport, La.--Allie SWor, the
little daughter Of Lee Swor, who is
connected with the Virginia Life In
surance Company, was saved from
a negro by her dog, who went to the
rescue Of his little mistress. The lit
tie girl, together with two playmates
about her own age, went into the
woods to gather yiolets, when the
negro appeared with a gun which he
pointed at them. He seized the Swor
girl and stuffed handkerchief into
her mouth, when the dog caught
him. In an effort to kill the dog the
negro released his intended victim
and she and her frightened compan-
ions escaped and gave the alarm.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
STEAMSHIP AGENTS FINED.

New York.-Adrian Clips, general
agent of the Holland american
steamship lines in the United States,
pleaded guilty before Judge Holt in
the United States Circuit Court to
indictments charging receiving re-
bates from the Wabash ad Central
Vermont railroads. Judge Holt i'm
posed fine Of $4,000 In each case.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

The Pontchartrain Levee Board
Is having the ditch running along
the leyee on the east bank of the
river in st. Tammany cleaned out,
SO that the seepage water will be
carried away from the base Of the
levee and the road well drained. 1t
Will take a further rise of about
two feet to cover the high batture
at St. Rose.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
Boy shoots Himself in Foot

Joe Harper, young white boy.
son of ]. M. Harper, of st. Joseph,
accidentally shot himself in the right
foot while out hunting near New
light, on the Tensas river. He care
lessly left the gun cooked and had
the barrel resting on his foot. 1t
was found necessary to amputate
two of his toes which had almost
been shot off.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
Girl of Nine Rescues Babe.

Washington, Pa.-With heroism
worthy of one of more mature years,
nine-year-old Mary Mustio, after es-
Gaping from the burning home of her
parents, returned to the flame-filled
structure and rescued a six-months'
old sister, sustaining serious burns
about the head and face.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
TEDDY HAVING GOOD TIME.

Cairo, Egypt.-Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt and his party made visit
to the metropolis of Sakkara, where
are the wonderful tombs Of various
kings anr the Apis Bulls. A night was
spent in viewing the sphinx by moon
light and Colonel Roosevelt said that
the weird sight had been thoroughly
enjoyed by himself and his family.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
CENSUS COTTON REPORT.

Washington.-The census report
shows the total supply of cotton for
the six months ending Feb. % to
have been 11,552,361 running bales.
The distribution is 2,526,983 bales
consumed, 4,599,6S2 exported, L.
674,331 held in mills, j ,932,521 held
in independent warehouses, other
stocks S1S,844. Number of bales
held on Sept. I 1909, 1,4s3,5S5;
ginned during the six months period
9,s75.9sS; net imports. 9s.77s.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
Railroad Surveyors Working.

The surveyors of the Iberia, St.
Mary and Eastern Railroad have
been in the vicinity of Baldwin run
ming lines and making preliminary
surveys for the proposed building
of that road from New Iberia to
Berwick. The police jury Of the par
ish has passed an ordinance author
izing an election to be held in the
First Ward April 26, to give a bonus
to the Iberia, st. Mary and Eastern
Railroad. At present the Southern
Pacific has no competitor.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
SEEK NEW PASTURES.
To Be Unprecedented Cattle Ship
ment.

San Antonio, Tex.-Railroads op-
Grating out of San Antonio have or
ders for 1900 cars between now and
April 10 to handle the greatest rush
of cattle ever known from this sec
tion to Oklahoma pastures. The
1900 cars will move 109,20O head of
cattle. New orders are coming in
every day, and by April 10 it is esti-
mated not less than 500 cars will
be moved, carrying more than 13O,-
900 head of cattle. The drought
and the high cost of feed is causing
ranchmen to move their cattle to
Oklaho oma to pasture.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
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Peter Lamana Succumhs.

@AAss AouSSnlIlDSs
With the death of Peter Lama
ma Is added another chapter to I
as thrilling and sensational a I
' history of crime, horror and deep 1
grief as ever shocked a civil I
lied community, and as Mr.. La I
mana's splendid constitution !
ton was worn down by sorrow, 4
rendering it incapable of resist I
ing heavy cold, his end, too, 4
might be Indirectly laid at the 4
door of the bloodthirsty Black i
+" Hand assassins who, like so :
many modern Herods, brutally 4
murdered. in a hut in a gloomy =
y st. Charles Parish swamp, G. =
year-old Walter Lamana. =
Walter Lamana was kidnap- =
ed from opposite his fathers =
undertaking establishment in =
y New Orleans, by Tony Costa, =
on Saturday night, June 8, y
= 1907. .
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
CRAWLs TEN DAYS IN WOODS.
Indians Finally Rescue Man With
Feet and Hands Frozen,

H.
Sault, Ste. Marie, Mich.-Eli Kan
kus, Finlander seeking employment
in lumber camps, became lost in the
woods fifty miles north of here and
fell asleep while exhausted. He
awoke with both hands and feet fro
zen.
For ten days he crawled on hands
and knees seeking help. For food he
had only two frozen squirrels which
he found in traps.
Two Indians following a trail of
blood on the snow left it seemed
to them by some unknown animal,
were led to Kankus, still creeping.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

Planting rice is becoming general,
and the farmers are experiencing the
very best of weather conditions for
seeding. The outlook at present.
however indicates that there will
be marked decrease in the acreage
of rice sown.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

State Treasurer Steele, in his re-
port to the Louisiana Legislature
VIII recommend that provision be
made for caring for the floating debt
and the baby bonds.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

The Bank Of Franklinton failed
to furnish bond for depository of
the State Board of Agriculture
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
Log Crushes Timberman.

Robert Pickett, a young white
man who was an employe of the AL
berta Lumber Company at Alberta
on the Louisiana and Arkansas Rail-
road, had both legs broken and one
shoulder crushed as the result of
log rolling upon him.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

The Iberville Parish grand Jury
returned twenty-three indictments
for Sunday law violation.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

Willie O'Shee, the ten-year-old son
OF William OShee of Alexandria,
fell from the step of cab and was
rum over by the vehicle, resulting
In the breaking of his left leg be-
low the hip.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

The Louisiana Horse Breeders
Association met at Alexandria, but
did not select a place for futurity
races.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

3 Lake Charles business interests
are after the next state convention
of Louisiana teachers.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

Just at present there are more
building going up in Monroe than
at any time in some years. The fine
new city hall, on which work was
resumed in earnest Monday morning
Is the largest single building.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

The Shreveport Chamber Of
Commerce was organized, with e.
Kirby Smith, a banker, president
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

State banks in Louisiana had
$110.26S,439 resources March 8, an
increase of $1,500,000 for three
months.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

The Hammond Progressive Lea
que fndorsed New Orleans as the
site for the Panama Exposition.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
COFFEE CROP TO BE POOR
Heavy Decrease in Visible Supply Re-
corded

New York.-The figures showing
the supplies of coffee at seaports,
present some important considera-
tions. The visible supply Of the Unit
ed States is 3,3S6.763 bags, compar-
ed with A,07S,101 bags at the same
time a year ago, or 691,s38 bags less
in sight now than then. 1t is believed
that the difference will steadily wild
en-,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

Mrs. Lille Gale Williams turned
up as widow of Jacques Pelloat, the
wealthiest citizen of St. Tammany,
who was supposed to be a. bachelor
when he died last week.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

*as &4+**a*+s+****%* i
+ WELLS AT MARKHAM .
= AND SANTA ANNS TEX. =

Houston, Tex.-Two oil !
fields, one of which oates !
opportunities for great selop- !
ment, have been uncol bred in
Texas within the past lev days, !
the heavy flow of oil hleounter- !
ed at Markham beingl the sec !
ond developed. The wall iEpck
near Santa Anna isN ming
over 100 barrels a d9 IS
attracting a large jnl Of
sightseers. Oil wells Wbre here !
; tofore unknown in TT Unity. ]
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

Theodore Brown, 10, and Mrs. Ju-
liza Belucci, 81, are supposed to have
eloped from Vidalia.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

Twenty cotton oil mill men wit
improvement on the seed Inter.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

A Woman's Civic League was or
ganized at Amite City
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

The ]. B. Sewell Brick Factory
and Trading Company has completed
Its plant and will start manufactur-
Ing bricks at Baldwin this week. This
plant will employ about twelve men.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

Colonel Charles Schuler broke his
right arm in a street accident at
Baton Rouge
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02
PURE FOOD RULING BROAD.
Federal Court Rules Action of In
ry,o,<1r Te

Fort Worth, Tex.-Holding, in ef-
feet, that the action of a United
States pure food inspector under the
pure food and drug act is final, a de-
cision was rendered in the United
States District Court here ordering
the impounding of a shipment of 49,
600 cans of tomatoes notWithstand-
ing that only small percentage was
declared unfit for food,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

Robert Raymond. of Baton Rouge,
won a stroke at the University OF
Pennsylvania and also got on the
baseball team.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

Game Warden Charles Alonzo, of
Assumption Parish. and the State
Game and Fish Commission clash
ed on the matter of seining in Lake
Verret, licenses having been issued
contrary to law.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

The Railroad Commission won its
suit regarding the location of the
depot at Franklinton, on the Great
Northern.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

The perjury trial Of J. Zach Rich
ardson ended abruptly at Clinton,
but the district attorney filed new
Information.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-02

Mr.. Pavy won for judge by the
primary in st. Landrey by 81 votes.