The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-29
NEWS AS IT HAPPENS
NATIONAL. STATE, FOREIGN. OF
INTEREST TO READERS.
The WHOLE WEEKS O0iNGs
snort Mention C: interesting Happen
'nas From Day to Cav Through
out the World.
comEsTiC.

There gathered at the state fair on
sunday 10000 persons, it is estimat.
ed, the largest crowd in the history
or the exposition. The railroads and
lnterurbans entering Dallas brought in
sV,ooo passengers, approximately, dur.
ing the day, in addition to the many
VINO remained over from Saturday ex-
curslons. Every road ran special
trains and extra coaches and second
sections galore. The tracks at the
passenger depot were iammed with
rolling stock.
There We're two smashups, no
flights, and 1900 disappointed specta-
tors at the second day of the interna-
tlonal aviation meet at Belmont Park,
Long Island, n. Y. Saturday. The
wind was SO strong that only two avi-
ators, Grahame-White and Moisant,
cared to dare it, and both of them
came to grief, though without person
al injuries.
Reports of disbursements OF all de-
partments of the state government
which have been filed with the con-
troller, and which will form part Of
his annual report to the governor,
show that maintenance Of the entire
state government, including all the
branches and institutions, during the
fiscal year recently closed, cost ap-
proximately four and half million
dollars. The grand total of the eX-
pense accounts filed, precisely, is ST.
in later, however, as experience in the
past has taught. In late years the
general biennial appropriation bills
have allowed about s9,0O0,0O0 for the
conduct of the state governm nj.
The worlds motorcycle record for
one mile over a circular track was
broken at Detroit, Mich, Sunday at
the state fair grounds by Don Klark
Of Detroit, who, after a flying start,
went the distance in 81 seconds. The
record formerly was held by Fred
Huyck of Chicago, whose time was
81 3-5 seconds. KIark's first attempt
showed his time to be "a seconds and
ttle apext 50 Not satisfied with,
this showing he again went the DIS
tance and succeeded in clipping three
fifths of a second oft Huyck's mark.
The baseball championship of the
world belongs to the Philadelphia
Club of the American League. They
clinched the pennant fast at Chicago
Sunday with Z runs to for the Chi
cago Nationals and there was none in
the big overflow crowd to say that
they had not won it fairly and square
ly. Five games were playei and the
Eastern youngsters took four of them
by outbatting, outfielding and out
rushing the veteran Chicagoans. They
"got the bump" at the start, and al
though Chicago punctuatei their pro-
gress with a defeat Saturday it really
did not change the situation bit. The
Phillies were due. They won the
American League banner in 1902, but
there was no worlds series that year.
The famous racing stable of Sam
Lazarus of Texas and st. Louis has
been purchased by c. j. kleberg, man
ager of the King ranch, and will be
shipped to Southwest Texas in few
DAYS. The stable consists of Old Macy
the premier stallion, and fifteen brood
mares. each thoroughbred from a line
Of the best horses. The consideration
is not given, but it is said to have
been between $4,000 and $4,000. The
horses will be shipped to Kingsville.
President Taft Friday appointed A.
G.. Lea of Shreveport United States
marshal for western district of Lou
isiana.
The Compagnie Generate Trans-At-
lantique, owners of the steamer Lou
isiane. which is ashore on Sombrero
reef, Fla, stated Saturday that they
hoped to save the vessel and her car
go. A salvage steamer from New YORK
has been ordered to proceed to the
scene and attempt to float the liner.
The mail bags and other valuabies
have been recovered.
With the exception of few foreign
practically every COM
papy liable to tax under the new cor
poration tax law has paid its tax into
the United States treasury for the year
1909. The amount collected is about
s2I .OGO 600. This large sum makes
the treasury's fiscal operations for the
wear ended June 80 last show up far
better than otherwise would have been |
the case.
With Christy Mathewson in the box |
the New York National League team |
won the 1910 baseball championship |
Of Manhattan Friday by defeating the |
American League team, to ), there |
by taking four out of seven games. |
The games stand: Nationals. four |
won: Americans, two won, one game
tied.
simultaneously with the walking out /
Of the boilermakers, pipemen and
of the Missouri-Pacific-
IRON Mountain System in St. Louis
Friday in sympathy with the Leo
striking machinists, the companies re-
2eived three carloads of men to fill
ne vacancies. The men, it was said,
came from Chicago.
Three belated steamers struggled in
% New York port Friday showing the
effects of their battle with the tropi,
al hurricane that recently tore
Trough Southern waters. All had
ales 10 relate OF thrilling experiences.