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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
US. BRANDED MEDDLER
Zelaya Issues Bitter Manifesto
On Nicaruguan Situation.
IMPERIAL DESIGNS ALLEGED
Zeleya Says That United States Wishes
to Convert the Latin Nations
Into Dependencies.

Managua, Ncaragua.-Ex- President
zelaya 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. 4.
. Because lis eaietanee against,
1.-the fMposfU ldts4age, which was
the forerunAer of the conversion Of
the Latin nations of this continent
into dependencies OF the 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 Nicara-
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 to 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 a
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 victory over the revo-
lut1onists. He admits having suffered
severe losses.
BIuefieIds, Nicaragua.-General Es-
trada has won a complete victory
over the government troops at Rama.
A total Of 600 men Of both armies
was killed Or wounded. Nineteen
hundred of Zelayas men have sur
rendered, including General Gonzales,
who was in command. Two Ameri-
cans are reported killed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
POLITICAL SPLIT URGED.
Ex-Governor Montague Wants So,

Ex-Governor Montague Wants South
to Figure in National Affairs.
Chicago, iiI.-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 "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-
Iic," 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 sagacious, more
inspiring, more appealing to the NOR
al imagination of the nation than to
procure from the south a larger ano
more direct share in the working OF
the national government"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
MAY END STRIKE.
One Obstacle to Settlement of
SWitchmen's Strike.

One Obstacle to Settlement of
Switchmen'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. ElberEart
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 switchmen 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-employ
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. r. T. 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, 1910-01-01
Oppose Second Term.

Senator John Marks, one Of the
State Senators of the Napoleonville
district, has announced himself op-
posed to the proposed amendment to
article 63 of the Constitution to al
low any Governor to succeed him
self. Senator Marks does not be-
lieve that there is now any chance
for the proposed amendment getting
through the Senate On account of the
strong fight made by papers through
out the state. But If the amend
ment ever does come up he
can be counted on to op-
pose such a measure. Senator Marks
Is among the most Influential mem
bers Of the Senate, and he is an elo-
quent and forceful speaker. His
coming out against the amending
Of article SO will do much to de-
feat the movement, and his consti-
tuents from ore end of the district
to the other will endorse the posi-
tion he has taken.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
NO MORE CHEAP COTTON.
Senator Smith Says Low Priced Cotton
Is Thing of the Past.


Florence, s. C.-In an interview
on the cotton situation Senator E. d
Smith, leader of the Cotton Assocla
tlon, said that the fight being made
on cotton prices prevailing now will
determine the size OF next years
crop. II the prices are forced down
between now and April the crop will
not exceed this one.
Senator Smith said:
The situation is such that has
never before existed in the history
OF cotton. Farmers have had good
prices in debt-paying season They
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, and
the law of supply and demand witt
alone govern its movement. There
Is. no necessity to sell, for they have,
also. made theebest corn. crop in his
,tary,' EeS7des large haN sGsAeE
crops. Banks have money even to
lend to New York, while this season
Of the year has usually been the Dor,
rowing one.
AA0 SpiuAoiS w AoI eeeu w uA'
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.
"LoW-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
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
81. a point in greenbacks."
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
Execution Postponed.

AS 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 sentence 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
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
DIR. COOK DISCREDITED
University of Copenhagen De
clares Data insufficient.
RECORDS ARE WORTHLESS
Scientists Generally Expected Decision
TO Be Adverse to cook---Perry Says,
Il 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 ito
the public.
The report skaters completely the
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 delusion.
The consistory met and adopted a
written report to the effect that the
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
THIBoDAUx. LA.ssATURDAY. JANUARY 1. 1910



ment.
New York. The Board of Govern
ors Of the Explorers, Club met here
In executive session and, standing
in silence, voted with bowed heads
that DR.. Frederick A Cook be drop
ped from the ro1ll of the club for
frauds practiced on its members and
on the public. Coming hard upon the
cd by the uni " 81 Copenhagen.
the action Of E1plorers' Club to-
day is the results of Independent in
vestigation. which irl no way touch
upon the polar rsqoptroversy, and the
weight Of its disapproval thus be-
comes cumulattve Preliminary to
its vote Of expn sion the board met to
pass upon the ,xs sommittee
which has bserll1 t'ingahAyal-
idity ofsDr. Cod 81. .hss
reached the summit of Mount McKin-
ley. This committee in concluding
an exhaustive report recommended
that "Dr. Cooks claim that he as
cended to the summit of Mount Nc
Kinley in 1896 be rejected by the
Explorers Club as unworthy of Gre
dence."
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
news IN LOUISIANA
|yho Spent Year in Pris-
|ReIieved Innocent.
RlPPERs Die OF EXPOSURE
sanders Consents to Wait
orths Before Fixing Date
Erccution of Negro.
49, Items of Interest.

dentabIe occurrence culmi-
Grand Isle in the burial OF
nehmeu, one Antoine Collet,
kuf sixty years, and for many
rssident here, and a young
IA LestrIes, here only since
Ger. Neither left any known
Iatiyes in this country. Mon
|ning, they left Ludwig's
= 4 small skin to 60 to their
40 M Bayou Brulo, about
north, but could not make
the strong norther, and
her blown against the west
Bay des Islets, or else
,at the could not make the
ded. probably hoping that
would abate and allow
proceed, and while waiting
were overcome by the cold
bred helpless before coming
! their danger and both sue
This is the most plausible
Ice had they not so intend
|duld have returned to Lud-
hing and to shelter. Almost
|e wind. AS the hurricane
LETT q stick of wood in the
With which to build a fire
IA in any event three days
hAde building a fire an i'm
they simply perished
scold. -
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01

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 inexcusabIy lacking in informa-
tion which would prove that the as
Economical observations therein re-
ferred to were really made; and also
contain no details regarding the prac-
tical 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 DR.. Cook reached the pole"
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 BRAY
est man who ever dared the silent
terrors of the Arctic, DR.. Frederick A.
Cook stands discredited in the house
of his friends Not a 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 accepted the responsibility de-
volving upon me and fulfilled my duty
to myself and to the world"
With these words, Commander Rob
ert e. Peary pointedly expressed his
sentiments regarding the failure of the
University of Copenhagen to find any
proof of the discovery of the North
Pole by DR.. Cook.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
BOGUS FIvE-DOLLAR BILL.
Deceptive Counterfeit Discovered by
Nroa A

Deceptive Counterfeit Discovered by
Treasury Agents.
Washington.-Its back is more de-
ceptive than the face and with pen
and ink lines clearly substituted for
the silk fiber that distinguishes the
genuine paper Of the government, a
counterfeit f1ve-dollar silver certifi-
cate has been discovered by Treas
ury agents. The new fraud bears
the Indian head, Is OF the 1899 series
with check letter 3D. and back plate
OF 684. It Is fairly deceptive
photo-mechanical production printed
on bond paper Of good quality, but Is
lacking in execution OF lathe work
and lettering.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
ALL DEPOSITORS PAID.
Oklahoma Guaranty Fund Gives Up
100000 to Keifer Bank.

Muskogee, Okla.-State Bank Ex-
aI..ner 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 100000 was ia
ken from the bank guaranty fund.
"The 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 $4,000
cash belonging to the Keifer Bank, ;"
said the commissioner.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
Safe Blown at Freiler.

Expert burglars visited the town
of Freiler and dynamited the iron
safe of the Freiler Mercantile COM
pany. Limited, and secured about
800 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 Amite City for
bloodhounds, and an effort will be
made to run the robbers down.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
Walked 800 Miles and Dies.

Paris, France.-A centenarian, 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, 1910-01-01
CHATTANOOGA MAN CHOSEN. j..
j. p. Fyffe Appointed Chief of Pan

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.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Colonel 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, 1910-01-01
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 100000 to be used in the cam
paign against tuberculosis. The plans
for a new hospital are now being
drawn,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
Hen Egg Curiosity.

A farmer living several miles east
Of Hammond brought into town a
curiosity in the line Of hens eggs.
Each egg bore clearly outlined
capital letter of the alphabet, Or
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, 1910-01-01
TRINITY STUDENTS EXPELLED.
Eight Young Men Dismissed for
Hazjno,

Durham, N. C-Eight young men
were expelled from Trinity College.
Seven boys cast lots with a freshman
to 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.
President Kilgo declared the aver
age college could not be governed
without the strictest surveillance OF
the faculty, and that Is per cent OF
the students OF the country are unfit
to be in college largely on account OF
the immoral indulgence of parents.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
Plea For Higher 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
demand,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
Accused of Desertion.

Hiram Hoggatt. the young man
who disappeared from Hammond
several weeks ago, only short while
after being married, returned to
town few days ago, and was arrest
ed the day after his return, on an
affidavit made by his wife. charging
desertion. Het was released on bond
of $780,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
BIG FLooD IN EUROPE.
ALI of Southwestern Section Suffers
Heavily.

AL 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
mutiication interrupted Belgium suf-
fered heavily from 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, 1910-01-01
Severely Burned.

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, 1910-01-01
MARK TWAIN Is ILL.
Life Work of Americas Foremost
Humorist Nears End.

Life Work Of Americas Foremost
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
my work in this world and in this
life."
Looking pale and haggard and very
feeble, Samuel L. Clemens mark
Twain, Americas foremost humorist,
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
grieved deeply over the death Of H.
H. Rogers His cheeks were hollow,
his eyes appeared dim.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
Wounded Negroes Die.

At Grand Cane few days ago
John Allen and neighbor return
ed the fire when two negroes shot
at them. Both negroes have died
from the int nries. The shooting took
Place eighteen miles west of here.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
FIRE In ENGLISH STORE.
Twenty Reported Dead and so Pa

twenty Reported Dead and SO Pa
tients Are in Hospital.
London, EngIand.-At the height OF
the Christmas shopping rush, the big
store of Arlington & Hobbs was de-
stroyed by fire. Within short time
30 injured had been taken out and it
is reported that many persons were
killed The crush OF shoppers, men
and women, fed in panic and dozens
were hurt in the jam. The police re-
norted that twenty persons were
killed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
Cadd0 Lands To he Sold.

Register Rred J. Grace has re-
ceived application for the purchase
of valuable lands in the parish Of
Caddo, included in the Caddo Levee
District, but which have never been
transfrred to that levee board. 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, 1910-01-01
DEATH OF MISS CLEMENS.
Mark Twain's Daughter browns in
Bathtub,

Redding, Conn.-Mark Twain s
invalid daughter, Jean, met death
tragically Friday while at the bath,
bringing poignant grief at Christmas
time to "Stormfield." 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, 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, 1910-01-01
Newsy 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. All
the officers of the league were re-
elected.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
I'm. G. A. Building.

'ntract for the construction
H. Goodyear Memorial
ms Christian Association
et Bogalousa has been award
y. Bost of Natchez, Miss,
~ The work will be COM
thins the next ten days,
ontractor agrees to complete
ture within Ave months.
iding was designed by
z Labouisse, architects OF
vans, and will be a hand
ne Tor the Y. M. C. A.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
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 $400, 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, 1910-01-01

A thief entered the residence of
James CHAMP bers, in Alexandria and
stole a diam sond ring and a sum OF
money belonging to MISE Hochene-
del. There {yas no one in the house
at the time. u
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01

The Louisiana Pension Board re-
jected $4,000 applications because
OF lack of funds. The roll contains
256 names, half being women, and
che constitutional limit is s250,000.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
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 a hunting trip his majesty
will go to the palace Of the Countess
of Parish at San Lucar, where the
operation will be performed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-01
vlile Youth Murdered.

aantree, aged nineteen
y ,,,'ssenville, La, was mur-
winfield. The deceased,
otner and a young man
Hess, were sleeping
ne near the Louisiana
navigation depot. Al
the brother of the de-
round his brother dead
from his pockets and
Hess has not been cap.