The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-02-12
Wire Flashes.

The powers exchanged notes re-
garding the Cretan situation
Moses Gootman, a manufacturer.
was murdered in his home at New
York.
The captain and crew of the yacht
Willena, wrecked In St. Andrews
Bay, Fla, were picked up.
Bingham Bryan, a negro, confessed
at Savannah, Ga, to numbering Mrs.
Amanda Gribble. Mrs. Ohlander and
Mrs. Magic Hunter. on Dec. 10.
For the second time within two
years the medical supply depot Of the
United States Army at New York was
destroyed by fire, causing $1,000, 900
loss.
A farmer near Fergus Falls. MINI,
killed his wife and four children. and
suicided. .ss 81
Three defendants In the Federal
Court at Mobile were acquitted OF
the charge OF peonage.
Charles Frederic 10 held at Mobile
on charge of numbering William
Maxwell
Wireless telsgraphy saved the lives
OF forty-six men on the steamer Ken
lucky. The steamer Alamo responded
to the distress signal and rescued the
crew OF the ship before the vessel
sank.
Contributions from the French So
ciety OF New Orleans for the flood
sufferers In France reached Paris.
Former President Castro. of vene-
zusla, has gone to Las Palmas.
Charles l.. Warriner. defaulting
Big Four cashier, perturbed the pros
scution when he denied Mrs. Ford
had blackmailsd him.
Commander Peary made a proposal
to the National Geographic Society
which may result in . dash for the
South Pole.
Conditional bsqussts to FIVE COL
leges and universities were made
from the Rockefeller fund by the
General Education Board in New
York.
Waking from a dream In which
she thought her husband was dead,
a Minnesota woman discovered his
lifsless body crushed by machinery.
Chicago footpads in a huge tour
ing car held up restaurant man
after kidnapping him.
The Mexican National Packing
Company at Mexico City failed, due,
1t was said, to the suspension OF the
United States Banking Company.
Announcement was made in Paris
that Americans lead In extending sue
cor to victims of the floods In France
The Southern Pacific holdings In
the Wslls-Fargo were sold, pTesum-
ably to the American Express Com
pany.
]. r. Psachy, former assistant gen.
eral freight agent of the Illinois Cen
tral road was made traffic manager
of the Mississippi Valley Transpor-
tatio1 company.
DR.. Charles Hickman was shot and
killed In street of Augusta, Ga.
The Board of Coroners of New
York reported that OF 5,222 deaths
In 1909, 2,os7 were due to violence.
seyenty-fve men were killed by an
explosion In a coal mine at Las Es-
peranzas, Mexico.
The British government ordered
warsfips to Greek waters to prevent
Crete from taking part In the Hell
lenic National Assembly.
The Swedish steamer Annie was
sunk In collision with the German
steamer Susanne, on the River Elbe,
In Germany
Ex-President Zelaya, of Nicaragua,
sailed from Vera Cruz. Mexico, for
Belgium. /
Sir Edward Henry SackiTes- West
In the Iattsr's suit to establish that
he is the legitimate son and heir
Of the late Lord Lionel saekville-
West, withdrew abruptly from the
case ia London following disagree
ment with his client as to his proce.
dare.
Adyices' received at Washington
from Honduras show that conditions
In that country are chaotic.
A bill has been introduced In Con-
grsss 10 make Robert z. Peary rear
ADMIRAL OF the navy.
President Taft4Says there In no me-
ssssity fer amsnding the corporation
tax law
The tariff negotiations between the
United States and Germany Aays
BEEN concluded and tariff war
John J. Vertrees, OF Eashville,
Tenn, q democrat and warm per-
sonal friend Of President Taft, has
been asked TO take charge of the case
,or the defense In the Ballinger-Pin-
sho. congressional investigation.
Experts examining the organs of
The late Colonel Thomas H. swope,
Kansas millionaire, found strychnine
n the yiscera. DR.. B. c. Hyde, OF
Kansas City, sued the public prose-
sutor and others for 100000 for
bringing him into the case.
A score Of delegates, called by
Governor Donaghey TO attend the Ar
kansas drainage convention, which
meets In Little Rock this month, urg-
ID the president TO use his Influence
70 the project Of issuing s39,9oe,ooo
If bonds for the drainage Of swamp
Ianas In Arkansas.
The agricultural bill, carrying ar-
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