The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
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STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS
The mineral production of Texas
during August was approximately
1885, 200, which is an incraaaazosss1pl
the preceding month OF $345,O0o, or
22.8 per cent. The oil production was
approximately 1,087,500 barrels.
Jerome Travers for the third time
is amateur golf champion of the Unit
ed States. He defeated Charles Evans,
Jr., of Edgewater at Wheaton, ILL.,,
Saturday, up and 6, in the finals of
the national amateur championship.
The East, represented by Travers,
metropolitan champion, met the West
in the person of Western Amateur
Champion Chick Evans, and Evans
met the fate he has meted out to his
opponents in this tournament, losing
by long score.
There were four road bond cleo
| tions held in Texas during the month
of August, all of which carried with
the exception of one. The total bonds
voted amount to $3O0,000.
| Rev. H. Crete, pastor of the Luth-
eran church in Germantown, Iowa,
| was burned to death Sunday before
the eyes of his children and several
other persons while pinned beneath a
wrecked motor car.
to
pour into Texas during August with
considerable force and a conservative
estimate of the added wealth through
this channel Is $24,750,000.
Intervention by the United States
in Mexico is believed to be nearer
than ever before.
Statistics recently compiled by the
Texas Commercial Secretaries and
Business Mems Association show that
the wealth of Texas increased ap-
month of August. Foreign capital,
which is the largest item of increased
wealth, shows a gain over the pre-
vious month of $11,75O,000, or SO per
cent
McLennan County. Texas, defeated
prohibition at an election Saturday
BY 866 majority .........-.......,...........
| fifteen hundred people sunday saw
the steamer Brinkburn dock at Port
Aransas, Texas. She is the first
ocean-going vessel to enter the new
port.
The democratic national campaign
fund now amounts to S175,000.
Miss Celeste Smith, aged Is years,
was instantly killed and Miss Inez
McFadden, aged IA, was perhaps fatal
ly injured Friday evening when an
automobile they were driving turned
turtle at point about one mile from
La Porte, Texas The girls were
caught beneath the heavy car and
when extricated from the wreck of the
machine Miss Smiths form was limp
and life extinct. Her neck had been
broken and she was otherwise badly
crushed, death, no doubt, being in
stant Both girls live in Houston.
Fire of unknown origin Saturday de-
cotton in the H. H. Williams cotton
warehouse in Navasota, Texas, entail
ing loss to cotton and building of
about $4,000.
Western Kansas is aglow at nights
now from fires used to incinerate the
carcasses Of 1000 horses which have
died from malady now sweeping over
that part Of the state.
Colonel A. l.. Snowden, a former
American diplomat, died at his home
near Philadelphia Saturday.
Oscar S. Straus was nominated by
the progressives Friday for governor
of New York.
While attempting to steal horses of
the Third Cavalry, stationed at Lang's
ranch, fifty miles east of Douglas,
Ariz, four rebels were killed, one
wounded and one captured during a
fight between thirty rebels and fiji
teen troopers. One of the rebels blum |
dered into the camp, giving the first |
warning of the attempted raid. Sol
diers of the patrol Immediately opened !
fire on the advancing raiders, who had !
cut wire fence after crossing the bor-
der. The rebels were a part of a |
band numbering 200 which is on the |
border at that point.
Four thousand Kansas horses, rep
resenting cash value of nearly $780,
900, have died in twenty-six counties
Of Kansas recently of strange dis
ease.
The total operating revenue Of Tex
as railroads for the fiscal year ending
June 80 last was $101,814,619, as
against $9S,297,o ,o04 for the twelve
months ending June 80, 1911. Thus
the year just closed showed an in
crease in operating revenue or gross
earnings of $3,517,815.
The interlocking plant and signal
system for the safety of trains cross
ing the Galveston causeway will be in
operation soon.
November IL, the second day of the
Carnival, will be celebrated
as Press Day, and on this occasion the
editors and publishers OF
Texas will be entertained in Houston
with an elaborate banquet by the No
Tsu-Oh directors, and under the aus
pices of the Houston Press Club, the
newly organized club of newspaper
and magazine writer's.
While addressing the Chambers OF
Commerce Regiment in Milwaukee,
Wis, Friday night, General Arthur
United States army, re
tired, dripped dead from apoplexy.