The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-10-07

WnOm were WnIte, tnrOnSeQ the city
auditorium in Houston Wednesday
night and listened for two hours to
Booker T. Washington, the well
known negro educator, deliver one of
the sanest and most helpful addresses
on the relation of the white and black
races in the South that has ever been
heard in the city. White and black
joined in vigorous applause through
out the address
The third annual Conservation Con-
sas City.
l. Freight rates will increase Novem-
ber / from Eastern points to Pacific
coast.
Latest official estimate gives the
loss of life on the battleship Liberte
Monday at Toulon, France, as 235
and 100 wounded.
With arms linked, 500 veterans of
the blue and gray marched through
Memphis streets Wednesday.
Colonel Thomas H. Ball of Houston
Tuesday expressed himself as a can
didate for United States senator to
succeed Senator Bailey.
There was an increase of more than
IL per cent in the supply of raw cot
ton in the United States during the
cotton year, which ended August 81,
| 1911, according to the census bureaus
preliminary report On the supply and
| distribution of cotton, issued Tues
day. The supply amounted to 1866
479 bales, compared with 12,188,021 for
the previous year, when there was
decrease of 20 per cent from that
available in 1909.
The American League championship
for 1911 was decided at Philadelphia
Tuesday, when Philadelphia defeated
Boston IL to 5. 1t was the fourth
time that Philadelphia team piloted
by Connie Mack has won the pennant
in this organization and it was the
first time that Philadelphia has won
the title in successive seasons.
Grain and provisions show a big
decline this week
Houston's complaint against the
Texas and Louisiana railroad and
some of the railroads east of the Mis-
sissippi river, containing allegations
that the roads are discriminating
against Houston in favor of New Or
leans in the matter of rates on rice,
was taken up by Commissioner Frank
lin K. Lane of the interstate COM
merce commission in Houston on
Tuesday.
Z Governor Colquitt OF Texas held a
conference with President Taft Tues
dry IIntci aiaasans an. re1ating to
the frequent depredations Of Mexicans
on Texas over a wide stretch of the
Rio Grande. The governor of the
Lone Star State said it would be nee
essary to more adequately police the
border%to protect American property
and asked that the federal govern
ment aid in the expense of this work.
Here Mr.. Taft promised the govern
ment would pay the expense Of extra
guards.
Out of a perfect maze of conflicting
reports and rumors it is utterly i'm
possible at the present stage to sift |
the grains of truth concerning the |
opening days of the Turco-Italian war. |
1t appears even doubtful whether |
there has been any actual occupation |
of Tripoli and if it is practically GER |
tain that there has been no lombard |
ment by the Italian warships, it seems |
almost certain that the reported de- |
struction of the Turkish fleet is un-
true. In fact, the only result of the
first three days hostilities which can
be vouched for is the destruction of |
the Turkish destroyers by the duke
of the AbruZzi's ships off Prevesa.
The Tripoli cable is closely sealed,
so it is impossible for the outside
world to know what is going on there |
Several Italian fishing boats, while
attempting to leave Salonike Sunday,
were confiscated. Rioters have de-
stroyed the arms on the Italian con-
sulate, postoffice and schools.
1t was officially reported from Con-
stantinople Sunday that two Turkish
torpedo boats, the Alipagut and Hami-
dabad, had been sunk by the Italian
squadron off Prevesa.
The Swedish cabinet resigned be-
cause the general election held re-
Gently resulted adversely to the gov
ernment.
The first hearing in bankruptcy of
Reginald H. Ward of London, one
time known as the copper king"
Saturday elicited the statement from
the official receiver that the liabili-
ties were estimated from $290,000 to
100000 and the assets at $2,025. The
receiver explained that Wards posi-
ton was due chiefly to decline of
American mining shares, in which he
operated.
Eleven persons were drowned and
ZEN others hurt by the overturning OF
IN auto bus in the Seine at Paris
Wednesday.
1.-THE Union Jack is Good Enough {
or Us" and RECIPROCITY is Dead"
we're the emblems carried at the head {
# a triumphal parade given Wednes- :
lay at Ottawa, Ontario, in honor of g
(. L. Borden, the conservative leader. =
fifteen thousand persons participated 7
n the parade. I
An explosion of rockets and bombs s
tored in a Mexican church at Quad
lajara, Mexico, killed four Mexicans
Wednesday.
Of the 5000 priests of the Roman .
atholic church in Portugal, only 1000
ave accepted stipends from the state n
he other 5000 are now penniless u
[any of them are in precarious cir r