The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-10
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette, on

ton park, twisted mass of broken
wires, torn silk and splintered spars
Galveston's first aviation meet is de
clared off by the managers, all as the
result of an accident Friday when
more than a thousand spectators
watched the noted aviator plunge to
earth at the conclusion of series of
the most superb spirals perhaps ever
seen on any aviation field.
| Congressman A. O. Stanley, chair.
man Of the trust investigating COM
| mittee of the house of representa-
| tives; Swager Sherley of the Fifth
| Kentucky district, and United States
Senator-elect Ollie James were the
chief speakers Friday before 200 men,
bers and guests of the Kentuckians,
| an organization of New York resi-
dents, natives of the Blue Grass
State, who celebrated the 120th ami
| versary of Kentucky's admission to
| the Union.
The American troops at Ell Paso
are being held in readiness to defend
the American city if danger Is threat
ened by the mutineers who are in
command of the international bridge.
Mrs. Cora d. Harvey, who was
named lieutenant secretary of the
hoboes' convention at Cincinnati Fri
day, was well known as a populist and
a socialist leader in Oklahoma in the
early days, and has been for several
years past travelling in the interest of
the national convention of the unem-
of which she is secretary.
Edwin HaWley, chairman of the
Minneapolis and st. Louis railroad
and one of the leading railroad mag
mates in this country, died at his
home in New York Saturday after an
illness of several weeks.
Prosecution of express companies
for overchargirg shippers was indi-
express rate hearing in Washington
Friday to be the intention of the in,
terstate commerce commission. -
FOREIGN.
American and Anglo-American host
esses in London are busy preparing
for the coming social season, which
gives promise of being equal to coro-
nation year.
The republican troops lost sixty
men killed III an outpost
q /. s,s.sss.s
miles north of Sutsien, China.
The Rt. Rev. George Holmes, lord
bishop Of Athabasca, Canada, died
Saturday from internal hemorrhages.
He had been bishop of Athabasca and
acting bishop of the Mackenzie River
district since 1909.
Emilio Vasquez Gomez, who has
been named as provisional president
by the mutineers at Juarez, gave out
an interview Sunday in which he pre-
iicted that in less than sixty days pub.
lie opinion would force Madero to alb.
dicate and that he would be called to
Mexico to assume the presidency.
Jose Jonales Sandoval, the promi-
nent lawyer OF the City of Mexico
who, together with six other men,
were recently found guilty in the fed
eral court at Brownsville of violation
of the neutrality laws and sentenced
to pay a fine of 5000 or spend six
months in the Webb county Jail, was
released Saturday on payment of his
fine. He received draft for $500
from Mexico City said to have been
sent by Rodolfo Reyes, son of Gen
eral Reyes, with which to pay the
fines of the other six men.
Ninety mutinous rurales, aided by
a few score Of recruits, compelled
Governor Gonzales Friday at Chihua
hua, Mexico, to release from the peni-
tentiary Antonio Rojas, former mill
tant partisan of Emilio Vasquez Go
mez, and three of his men, after hav-
ing fought for three hours the local
garrison, commanded in person by
General Pascual Orozco. The price
demanded by the rebels for ceasins
to fight was agreed upon by an ennis
sary of the rebels and the governor
Another of the unfortunate class A
submarines of the British navy, two
of which had sunk previously and on
board two others of which various |
members of the crews had been killed |
or injured in explosions, went to the
bottom of the sea Saturday at the |
entrance to Spithead with a loss of |
fourteen lives-four lieutenants and |
ten members of the crew. Not one of |
the ships company escaped.
Nine Zapatistas captured Wednes-
day at Tlaltenango and another
charged with being a spy of Zapata
v ere executed at Cuernavaca, Mexico,
In compliance with instructions issued
in connection with the act suspending
the constitutional guarantee.
General Manuel Bonilla assumed
the presidency of Honduras Friday.
Italian warships have renewed their
activity in the Red Sea. The Turkish
tort at Sheik Said was shelled again
Friday, although little damage was
lone.
1t is reported at Vienna that the
servian cabinet has resigned. The
action of the ministry is said to have
been due partly to the discovery re-
Gently of an alleged military con-
;piracy to force King Peter either to
dismiss the radical cabinet or abdi-
cate in favor of the crown prince.
Won Chong Ting has been appoint
ID special representative of China to
he United States by DR.. Sun Vat
Sen, president Of the Chinese re.
public.
Great Britain ard Russia will short
v advance to Persia another $1,000.
100. l.