The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-05-07
Wire Flashes

oo0pCAotV Udtt1e was 1OuSnt be
tween Turkish troops and Albanian
insurgents.
Ex-President Zelaya has publish
ed book on his expulsion from Mic
aragua.
| A battle is expected between the
Madriz and Estrada forces near Blue
fields, Nicaragua.
Secretary Ballinger testified in his
owpshehalf In the Ballinger-Pinchot
investigation. ..xe.
Louisiana, Mlssissippl Ind Ala,
bama are literally provided for in
the omnibus claims bill.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
increased its capital to 100000
900.
Congressman e. J. Bowers, of
Mississippi, will not be a candidate
for reelection.
General E. P. Alexander, noted
Confederate general and writer, died
at Savannah, Ga.
The new building of the Bureau
OF American Republics was dedicated
at Washington.
Senator Leroy Percy, of Missis-
sippi has delivered his maiden
speech in the Senate.
The House elections committee
reported in favor Of seating Con-
gresham Estopinal, Of Louisiana.
Special memorial services were
| held IN Mobile at the graves of Fa-
ther Ryan and Admiral semmes.
A test vote on the railroad bill in
the Senate showed that the regular
Republicans are in the majority.
Governor B. B. Comre, of Ala
bama, has been laid up with an in
jury received from a runaway horse.
The question OF the recognition
of the Madriz Government in Mica
ragua has been put up to President
Taft.
A model good road will be built
from starkville, Miss, to the Missis-
sippi Agricultural and Mechanical
College.
Several elephants stampeded at
Danville. ILL.,, seriously injuring sew
eral and causing considerable prop
erty damage.
President Taft is angry because
the administration bills are being
opposed in Congress and he is threat
ening to openly denounce some of
the Republican insurgents.
Senator Leroy Percy, of Mississip-
pi, gave out statement in which he
reiterated his demand for primary
to settle the senatorial question in
the Magnolia state.
John W. Kern was unanimously
nominated as the Democratic candi-
date for United States senator from
Indiana by the Democratic state con-
vention at indianapolis.
The Democratic Party leaders are
loking for an able man for the po
sitiosa of chairman Of the Democrat
ic national committee in 1919.
The indications are that the cor
poration tax collections will fall
short of the estimates by several
millions.
Efforts Of the United States to
have modified in some way the new
pulp wood policy Of the Canadian
Province of Quebec have been un-
successful.
Congressman Moore, of Pennsyl-
vania, introduced a bill in the
House providing for holding a Pan
anna Canal exposition at Washington.
According to testimony before the
House committee on the District of
Columbia, short weights are partly
responsible for the high cost of liv-
ing.
The retirement of Governor Chas.
E. Hughes to become justice of the
Supreme Court Of the United States
will make Ex-President Roosevelt
the boss of the Republican party in
New York.
Guy L. Stewart, Industrial agent
FOR the Cotton Belt Railway, after a
trip In Arkansas, Texas and Louisi-
ana, says that the damage done by
The recent severe cold has not been
underestimated.
The Houes passed unanimously
The resolution offered by Mr.. slay-
len, Of Texas, calling on the secre-
tary of war for Information con-
,erning the sale or leasing of land
n the Philippine Islands.
President Taft has directed the
removal from Office of Daniel A.
United States marshal
or the District Of Alaska, and John
!. Boyce, district attorney for the
First Division of ALASKA. General In
,ompepMncy was the charge against
he marshal.
Thomas T. Williams, business
manager for W. r. Hearst, climbed
N table and shook his fist in May
" Gaynor's face as the latter de-
,ouneed W. R. Hearst at the joint
,anquet Of the Associated Press and 3,
he American Newspaper Publishers ,
at the Waldorf-Astoria
q New York. :
General George w. Gordon, of
iemphis. Tenn, was elected COM
Of the United Con-
edSfats Veterans at the annual re-
nlon at Mobile, Ala. Little Rock,
Irk., was SNectsd as the next place
or the reunion.
onaeial announcement was made
{ the reorganization of the operat
ag department of the Illinois Cen .