The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-16


Councilman Einstein $4,000, and
the grand jury indicted President
Hoffstot, of Pressed Steel Car Com
pany, for distributing $4,000 in the
Pittsburg graft scandal. Findings
4 were given out and they were SEN
sational.
Max G. Leslie was indicted for ac-
cepting $4,000 from bank in the
Pittsburg graft cases. The grand
Jury made sweeping charges against
many witnesses, saying they con-
cealed much.
The new torpendo-boat destroyer
Ref trials off Pensaco-
ia, ffade thfft Six nffes an hours
for. four consecutive hours, new
worlds record.
The Harrison and Leyland Steam
ship Lines will inaugurate service
from Mobile Sept. /, and the NJ. and
D. railroad will erect new docks to
handle the vessels.
Commissioner Hotchkiss got a
new trial in the insurance inquiry
indicating how legislators ran the
brokers' accounts paid for by some
one else.
Indiana Republicans indorsed Bev
eridge, the Taft administration, the
Roosevelt policies, and ignored the
tariff bill and county option ques-
ton.
Methodist Minister Mcintyre, re-
plying to Archbishop Ireland's crit
icisms of Methodist methods in Rome
branded him as "double-tongueG
falsifier.'
The British House of Commons by
vote on the amendment to the
lords resolution, indicated a ma
| jority Of 106 for the governments
programme.
Reservists on the French steam
ship lines went on strike because
Arabs and other foreigners were in
the crews.
Women at Pensacola, Fla, test-
fed that waits from certain "baby
farms" were sent to an institution in
New Orleans.
The Pittsburg prosecuting attor-
ney invites everybody who has in
formation to appear before the grand
jury Hoffstot surrendered.
Hoosiers are wrought up over the
presidents cancellation of the In
dianapolis date because of le con-
vention attitude toward tariff.
A Pittsburg magnate pleaded
guilty to giving $500 to council
man, but said 1t was to bribe news
papers and not councilmen.
The Bark Kate Thomas was run
down and sunk near Falmouth, and
all on board lost except one ships
apprentice.
The Sugar Trust was fined $500
for contempt of court in refusing to
produce it's books in New York.
Five bank robbers blew up Coal
City Bank, near Chicago, and three
were shot and captured.
The Pittsburg grand jury indicted
the window glass trust and sixteen
officers and directors.
The Massachusetts Grand Army
adopted resolutions opposing placing
Lee statue in the Hall of Fame.
Wisconsin congressman fear the
Milwaukee election means two So
cialist congressman.
1t is reported that schwab has
been NEGOTIATING to buy the New
port News Ship Building plant.
The Spanish Cabinet urged Ecua-
dor and Peru to endeavor to settle
their trouble peacefully.
Milwaukee elected a Socialist tick
ct, including Victor Berger, as coun-
Gilman.
Many Illinois towns voted wet
which had been dry. Michigan towns
also went wet.
A negro mob overpowered officers
near Keo, Ark, and lynched a ne
gro man and woman.
Robbers killed the manager and
assistant of McKees Rock Bank and
got $400.
A score of persons were injured
and 100000 property loss caused
by a cyclone near Youngstown, O.
The Peruvian Legation was attack
ed by a mob in Quito and great dam
age done.
A panic in Alhambra Theatre, Har-
lem, caused injury to many.
Thomas F. Walsh died in Wash
ington.
Nels and C. w. Olsen committed
suicide because of business reverses.
The Borough Bank, of Brooklyn,
failed.
The Cuban Congress has been
wrestling with bribery scandal.
The Union Bank of Brooklyn was
closed.
DR.. Miller told of killing Sayler
at the trial at Watseka.
Chicago Democrats carried the city
council.
Prohibitionists carried Marshall,
Tex, by 100 majority.
Nine were killed in panic at a
bull fight in Mexico.
Vicksburg decided to continue
the work of constructing new wa
ter plant, rejecting an offer by the
company to appraise the value OF
its system.
John NJ. McCutchen, a travelling
man, suicided at Greenville by shoot