The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-05-27

derson, and Bright will die The two
young men discovered quart can un-
der a boulder. 1t was full of what
appeared to be muddy water. One of
them placed the can on top OF the
boulder and, stepping back about fif-
teen PAGES, shot at it. The explosion
which followed mangled Henderson so
that he died within an hour. Bright.
bleeding at the mouth and nose, crawl
ed mile and half to the home of
a farmer and told of the accident.
Sixteen-cent cotton became a reality
in New York Friday when the assay;
option sold at Lose after the call
There was unusual activity at the out
set and all options were considerably
higher, ranging from 2 points on Au-
gust to Is on November Not only did
the bulls appear to dominate the old
crop, but their influence was plainly
visible in the new positions.
Gertrude Gaynor, aged %, daughter
of Mayor Gaynor of New York, and
William Seward Webb. Jr, son OF
the New York millionaire, eloped Sat
urday and were married
Dr. G. S. Traps, State chemist Of
Texas at the Texas experiment sta
tion, A. and nj. College OF Texas, says
there is no simple method for deter
mining alkali in soils. If much alkali
is present it is possible to taste it.
but small amounts OF alkali escape
detection.
In the first federal antitrust pro-
ceedings brought under the Sherman
Oil decision, the department of justice
filed suit in the federal court in New
York Saturday against various con-
stituent organizations of what is pop
ularly known as the lumber trust"
alleging the existence of a widespread
conspiracy, "unrea sonably'' to restrain
the lumber trade in this country.
Friday, for the first time in this
calendar year and for the first time
since the movement of the last crop
became heavy, the visible supply of
American cotton went below last
years low record, the figures being
2,045,991 bales, against 2,054,641
year ago. This shrinkage of the visi-
BILE supply of American cotton to be-
low the semi-famine levels of the sup
ply year ago has been predicted
many times in the last few months
by bull leaders.
Wilmon Newell, State entomologist
of Texas at the A. and M. College OF
Texas, says the work Of potato bugs
can be stopped successfully by spray
lead mixture made at strength of
three pounds arsenate of lead to so
gallons of water.
The court of criminal appeals Thurs
day reversed and remanded the case
of Sergeant J. D. Manley, the Texas
National guardsman, who was given
a life sentence IN the penitentiary in
connection with the death of Louis
during the visit of Presi-
dent Taft to Dallas in October of 1909,
when Reichenstein was bayonetted.
FOREIGN.
After a brief career as a leader of
bandits, Nicolas Torres, who attempt
ed to justify his acts by shouting
Viva Madero," Sunday was formally
executed by Jose Perez Castro in the
village of Asientos, the scene of raid
recently made by Torres.
At the end of a rope, which had
been tied around his neck, DR.. J. w.
Lin, a Chinese banker, was dragged
around the plaza at Torreon, Mex,
until his body was mass OF |
broken bones and bleeding wounds. |
of a three days battle at |
Torrean between revolutionists and
'ederals was received. The battle is |
said to have occurred May 10, IA and
Is, resulting in a rebel victory.
The Hulk Wang loan for the con-
,truction of railroads in the provinces
If HUMAN and Hu-Pei was signed at
oekin Saturday by the representatives
If the American, British, French and
German groups of bankers. Besides
for the original amount OF
80, 100000, provision is made in the
agreement for an extra $2O,Oo0,OOo
should that additional sum be need
ID for the completion OF the project.
With the arrival Sunday at Casa
srandes, Mex, of 10000 insurrectos
Who came $50 miles by train from
ruarez, a report became current that
he revolutionists, despite apparent
,eace, are moving southwark to ef-
ect a "peaceful' invasion of Chihua-
Lua City with view of occupying
hat city as a guarantee until the rev.
lutionary program has been definite
y established in the City of Mexico
The City of Mexico, Puebla and
)axaca are the points where the old
)iaz government or the "eXtremists"
tand or the initial start if peace falls
through or the counter-revolution is
egun. Felix Diaz, nephew of the
resident, has gone to Oaxaca, where
e is appointed governor, to explain
0 the people there why Benito Juarez
ras not made governor and to appeal
D their traditional loyalty to the /.
anne of Diaz, native of that state.
In the name Of peace, General AM
rosio Figueroa Sunday took posses
ion of Cuernavaca, Mex, which was I
eserted just before dawn by Colonel &
Iunguia and his little force of less 5
IAN two hundred men Technically &
iolating the terms of the armistice s
Y moving his forces, the rebel leader t
lstifies his action by the statement y
lat he entered the states capital /
olely for the purpose of maintaining
rder.
C'hih ila hna NOW stands in diract