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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-12-12
Discovered Gold Quart

a. brechner, who is engaged drill
IN deep wells on the Illinois planta-
11on south of Welsh, was in town
tuesday and exhibited specimen of
quartz ne discovered while boring a
We'll which contained particles of
goId' silver, lead and iron. Mr.. Brecb-
lier IS an expert geologist, and saws
'ne presence of a few scattering quartz
specimens should not give rise to the
belief that mineral ore exists under
LOUISIANA soil in paying quantities
Tor such is not the case. He saws
these little nuggets drifted here from
the mineral fields centuries aoo
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-12-12
Notice of Dissolution,

AT q recent meetingof the Louisiana
Land Company, Limited, resolution
was passed to dissolve, dissolution to
take effect on or before December 16,
1902.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-12-12
For Sale.

Will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder tor cash on Saturdav
January 10, 1903, the following lots in
the town OF Welsh, La Lots 3. 4. )
and Gin block l6. Titles guaranteed.
Lots sold for division in succession of
Valery Robichaux.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-12-12

b. +. Simmons and Miss Alice G.
hent' OF Lacasine were married Mon
Jay evening at the residence of Will
lam courtney, Rev. M. E. Weaver
othcl atlng. Quite party of friends
we're n present to witness the ceremony
o C'rle 'lte occasion was made a pleasant
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-12-12
: NOTES FROM THE OIL FIELD.
several New Wells Going Down and
Many Others Contracted for.

racine well arrived the latter para
iast week and placed in position an
the work of drilling began this weel
, The derrick for this we'll is s;tuated 4;
'he heart OF the proven field and it
only matter of a short time until
susher VIII be brought in, as Chic
Drliler Champion is running botl
night and day force.
~ derrick has been put up bv Mobil,
pafCles on the Wildman-Conover trac,
one m lie west of the present wells and
boring will begin as soon as the noe
essary pipe arrives.
Work on the big storage tank of tho
welsh Oil and Development Company
IS being rapidly pushed to complexion
Ihe reservoir which will have a canac-
lty OF 10000 barrels, will be finished
within ten days.
Drlller j. NJ Bowen. who hos
charge OF the Denver Beaumont we'll,
INFORMS the JOURNAL that he has set
'he twelve-lnch casing at a depth of
or 900 feet and expects to penetrate
the OIL sand before the HOLIDAYS Mr. |
bowen had considerable experience in
the Beaumont field and has one of tho
best rigs operating in the Welsh tield
p II. heoughan d Co. have begun
On the Metropolitan Oil Companv,s
ven, ABOUT 900 feet southeast of Welsh
NO. +. Drlller Clay has CHARGE Of
ne work. Mr.. Clay succeeded in
ringing In the first well in the Welsh
leld ana his knowledge of the condi-
ions in this field enables him to saw
'ish a certainty that the Metropolitan
III nave an oil producer before the |
rst of the year.
w. L. Galloway has the derrick com
leted on block of Craig's subdivis q
'n' one mile east of the present wells.
l'u Is awaiting the arrival of machin- II
y and pipe when he will begin borino
r. Galloway is an experienced one,-
or IN ne. Beaumont territory, both .
producer and zshhiipper. He has ,,
so contracted for wells on two Lrs acts ~
land In addition to the one which r.
IS now at work. One of these wells Is
Ii be located on the Robinson-D.
lson subdivision in section 26, lust "
81 OF town, and the other on section ere
known as the sheep ranch, which me
purchased by Mr.. Robinson two ter
eks ago. be
several other wells have been CON Vhl
cted for and operations WI beoin
soon as the necessary ARRANGE sol
It's can be made. mic
arties whose names we have been VIII
oested to withhold for the present cas-
here this week, and in coniunc- roa
with the Welsh Oil and Land Do ChuI
Pment Company secured rights of 10
Tor side tracks and pine line W Vl
the oil field to Welsh, the Term cefe
OF which will be just beyond tho
u. This will prove great ac-
Itlon to Welsh, as the business of
III company will be transacte at Ia11
place instead of three miles west -,
wn: The securing of these riohts Wv,
Iys into the city limits is due to I'.lt'
consistency of L. E. Robinson. w.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-12-12

Bring us all the iron and brass Won
nave. Highest cash prices paid.
w. A. ROGERS & Co
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-12-12
Married.

John Rountree and Miss Lille
lowry were married Sunday at the
nome OF Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Bushnell
south OF Welsh, Rev. Wilkinson. of
Lake charles, performing the cere-
mony. A sumptuous wedding dinner
was served at Mr.. and Mrs. Bush
nell's' and at night reception was
rendered them at the home of the
groom's mother, Mrs. M. Guidrv. in
this city, where Mr.. and Mrs. Rom
tree are making their temporary resi-
dence. We extend CONGRATULATIONS
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-12-12

Rugs Of all description, size and
shade come and get our prices. we
can suit you, we guarantee our goods
WELSH FURNITURE Co., LTD.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-12-12

j. r.. RoBIUHAUx.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-06

ernment does not possess the inherent
right to deal with this question as be-
ing a part of its own right TO exist, no
constitutional amendment can ever
give it to it, Inherent and inalienable
rights can, as in our Declaration of In
dependence. be asserted. but not en-
acted. Corporations derive whatever
power they possess from the state
which grants them. The same power
which grants franchise can revoke
it whenever 1t ceases to serve the pur-
pose for which 1t was granted. The
railways and corporations owning the
mines call upon the state and nation
to protect their property. Have not
both the producers and consumers OF
the products of the mine at least an
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-06

the lower animals is mans ability to
make n fire. No other animal can
make fire. Take this ability from him
and you blot out the human race in
very short order. Think of the condi-
tion of things If at this very hour ev-
cry fire in the world were to go out
and not another could ever be lighted
Think of the condition of things in the
thousands of American homes. in the
cities and in the country, in which
there is nothing with which to make
fire, and then be told that notwith-
standing the existence of natures great
storehouse of fuel, the government has
no power to deal with the situation. OF
what use is the governments power of
eminent domain, If 1t cannot be made
available in an emergency like this?
Ought it to require an amendment
to the Federal Constitution to prevent
in whole or in part the right of rail
way managers to deprive the people
of their right to buy fuel? If the gov
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-06

submitted to Congress and by Congress
referred to the Legislatures of the sew
eral states, and if not then adopted by
two-thirds of the Legislatures, then
the present condition must continue in
definitely.
If neither the state nor national gov
ernment has power through the char
ters granted to these corporations, or
rather by the revocation of their char
ters to carry on these several indus
tries, where does the sovereignty
granting the powers get the power 10
permit them and to protect them in
remaining idle at the expense of the
suffering and the loss of the whole
community and the nation itself!
Charters are granted in the public in
terest to be operated for the benefit of
the public and not for the purpose of
crushing a great industry inseparably
connected with the very existence of
the whole country.
The dividing line between man and
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-06

whole consuming public are stock
holders in every coal mine In the land.
These consumers in the aggregate,
made up of individuals, communities,
public and private corporations fact
the whole body of consumers consti-
tute the government and the nation.
Four or FIVE railway presidents do not
constitute the government. They do
not constitute the great body of con-
sumers which give value to the pro-
duct which these presidents are now
seeking absolutely to control
Coal was manufactured by the Crea-
tor, who made air and water for the
benefit of the human race. If the coal
can not be mined and is not consumed
| it is of no more value than the rocks
from which 1t is mined. The produc-
er and the consumers are the factors
4 which give coal its value. Both Of
these factors are now wholly ignored
and defied by the railway managers
who also own the mines.
Is it therefore not most absurd to
claim that the government composed
OF the whole peopleais powerless to
deal with the present situation in the
hard coal district, or with the half doz.
en- men who have whatever power they
possess by virtue of the charters OBJ
tained from the state or nation, bott
of which governments they openly de.
fy while calling upon the military OF
the state to protect them in what they
are pleased to call their vested ant
chartered rights?"
Where is there provision in thu
charter of any railroad, giving to the
railway the right, the arbitrary right
to say upon what terms it will furnish
an Indispensable staple of consump
tion to the very powers to which il
owes its existence and its right to ex
list?
When was there ever charter grant
ed for the express purpose of keeping
an industry or enterprise idle at the ex
pense and injury Of the whole publ,
which granted the charter?
What power have these mining OF
transportation companies got which
they have not received from the stat,
or nation? VIII 1t be claimed that IL
the granting of these chartered pow
ers to these corporations, whether rail
; way or mining corporations the state
or nation gave up and surrendered itl
: own right of existence? No one woult
seriously contend that in time of wal
the nation has no right to take. us,
and operate an industry or corporation
necessary to support the war. Will /
: he seriously contended that the natior
can only assert its own right to exis
and to support it's existence in time o
war and that it has no right to adop
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-06

equal right to call upon both the state
and nation to protect their right In this
commodity which is indispensable to
the comfort and life of the
whole people and therefore to the life
of the nation and government? II
these coal mines and coal railways
were in the hands of either foreign
or domestic state with which the gor-
ernment was at war, or which was
seeking to deprive the governmept a.
the country of the means of hfe aa0
subsistence, does anyone doubt ne
right of the government to coniscste
both the railway and the mines In the
common interest Of the governnent
and the people? "
The government of the United states
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-06

[The following able article on the
coal strike situation was written by
Mr. S. J. Rtchie more than a week
ago. 1t is still, however, timely and
Of great interest. Ed
To the Editor of the Democrat;
The one subject which more than any
other now engages the attention of the
entire public is the condition OF the
conl supply of the country and the abb
solute control which three or four rail
! way managers have over the situation
by virtue of the railways owning and
operating the anthracite mines OF
Pennsylvania right of ownership
wholly outside their chartered power
as common carriers and the confessed
inability of the governments of the
state and nation to control the situa-
ton. In dealing with this lack of pow
er on the part of the state and ma
tlonal governments to settle this trou-
BILE the following conclusions would
seem to be self evident to everyone;
list. That every government poss-
esses within itself the inherent right
to live and that it does not get this
right by constitutional provisions or
statutory enactments.
The right to live carries with it the
right to support life and to defend it
against acts of injury, destruction or
disintegration. The government is
made up Of the whole people and the
rights of the majority are superior to
the rights of the minority. There is
no right in the individual to exist and
prosper at the expense of the common
wealth suffering or perishing. The
right of the individuals to live and tc
own property and to enjoy civil liberty
and the protection of the law is condi
toned upon his fellow being enjoying
the same rights and privileges.
Whenever the rights of the powers
of the government, representing the
whole people. conflict with the claims
of the individual or corporation, thu
rights of the government must be su
preme and be maintained. On no otheI
theory can the government exist. Or
this theory, if upon none other, th'
government possesses the right of emf
nent domain over the entire country
and the vested rights of the individual
or the corporation are reduced to ques
tions of damages or values to be de
termined by court appointed by thu
government itself.
1t is only the consuming power o.
the whole public which gives any val
ue to the coal mines or any revenue
to the railways transporting the pro
ducts of the mines. In this sense tn
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-06

London eproduc on of the latest photograph of Mrs
the remark
in old books
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-06

Continued on eighth pasAa
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-20
TARIFF FOR Hawaii
RULING OF APPRAISERS IN OLD
APPEAL.
Dismiss Appeal From Tax on Old Iron
Made at San Francisco. on Account of
TeChniCality.

NEW YORK, March 4.-The board of
classification of the United States gen
eral appraisers has announced a de-
cisiOn regarding the status of Hawaii
under the tariff laws. A manufactuT-
ing company imported 100 tons of old
scrap iron from Hawaii, and the cOllec-
tor at San Francisco assessed the reg
ular duty on it. The company filed
protest, COntending that Hawaii was
part of the United States, and that con-
sequently no duties could be levied on
goods imported from there since the
passage of the act to provide a govern
ment for the Territory of Hawaii. The
cargo was entered at the custom house
April 30, 1900, the very day the act went
into effect.
The board of classification holds that
according to the doctrine laid down by
the Supreme Court of the United States
i'm the 'insular tariff cases. the protest
should be dismissed for want of juris-
diction. Judge Somerville who writes
the opinion of the majority OF the board
says that the customs administrative
act, which provides for hearings before
the board gives it jurisdiction only in
cases where the rate or amount Of
duty chargeable upon imported mer-
chandise" is to be determined. 1t
would not have jurisdiction in the case
of goods brought in from Hawaii since
the passage of the act providing a gov
ernment for the Territory. The protest
should simply be dismissed therefore.
General Appraiser Fischer writes
dissenting opinion. He holds that even
where the claim is made that the board
has no jurisdiction, it should go into
the matter with sufficient care to deter
mine whether or not the claim is good.
In the present case, however, there was
no proper Certificate of origin" as re-
Quired by law and the merchandise in
question may have been the production
of some country outside of either Ha-
wall or the United States. He says,
therefore, that the protest should be
overruled on all grounds and the deci-
sion of the collector should be affirmed,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-20
DUTY Affirmed ON PHILIPPINE
PRODUCTS.
Articles Of Philippine Growth and Pro-
dust Taxed Seventy Per Cent
Dingley Tariff-Affects Cigars.

WASHINGTON, March S.-The Presi-
dent today signed the Philippine Tariff
Act.
SAN FRANCISCO March 12-Since
the decision of the United States Su-
preme Court i'm the fourteen diamol.. q.
rings case no duties have been collect
ed at this port on goods received from
the Philippines. and no drawbacks
have been allowed on imported raw ma
terial which has been manufactured i'm
this country into some other form and
then shipped to the islands, although
claims have been filed for these draw
backs i'm nearly all cases. The recent
passage of the Philippine tariff bill i'm
Congress was officially brought TO the
attention of Collector of Customs STRAIT
ton yesterday by the following tele-
gram
The Philippine tariff went into effect
on the Sth inst. Require entry, and as
sess Dingley rates on all goods except
articles of growth and product of arChi-
pelago, on which collect 70 per cent Of
Dinglev rates, less export duty or tax
collected on shipment. Hold duties as
separate fund to be paid into Philippine
treasury. Accept drawback entries. AL
low withdrawal for expectation of goods
from bonded warehouses and from
bonded manufacturing warehouses.
30. L. SPAULDTNG,
Assistant Secretary"
1t is under stood that this will affect
100000 cigars now in the way here
from Manila, 10000 Of which arrived on
the America Maru. In anticipation of
the tariff bill it is under stood that the
cigar factories of Manila have been run
day and night i'm order to place on the
market here as many as possible before
duty was fixed. The provision except
ing articles not the growth or product
of the Philippines is intended to give
the islands protection as against pro-
ducts or Japan or China which might be
shipped here through the islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-20
THE CIRCUIT COURTS
VACATION CASES HEARD IN
CHAMBERS.
Humphreys Has a Contempt Summons
and Robinson Hears Land Title
Case.

The Ralston Iron Works, of San
Francisco have begun suit against j..
p. Mendonca, c. Bolte and j. y. Carter
trustees under a deed of trust to j. Z.
MendOnca and H. E. Hendricks of the
Hawaiian Fence q Monumental Com
to have been supplied by the San Fran
cisco concern for the building at King
and Smith streets. The building was
contracted for, according to the COM
plant, in May, 1901, and was to cost
S45,jSl The RalstOn Iron Works claims
that the sum Of SSO5.yl is due for ma
terial it supplied.
j. f. Colburn has sued c. s. Desky
on a note for $1,000 dated February f.
1902. The note as given i'm the COM
plant simply says 81. O. u. $1,000, pay
able on demand, c. S. Desky by j. G..
Pratt, attorney in fact"
Attorneys Fitch and Thompson Sc
cured a summons for Ernest l.. Har-
rub, citing him to appear this morning
and show cause why he should not be
committed for contempt of court in
having failed to pay money to his wife
as ordered by the court on February
H. when the Harrub divorce suit came
up. The court ordered that Harrub
pay an attorney fee of $50 and pay SIS
to his wife for expenses.
Attidavits We're filed by Mrs. Harrub
and Chief Clerk Henry Smith, stating
that no payment had been made, and
Judge Humphreys issued the citation.
This morning an agreement was made
whereby Harrub is to pay the money
over and the contempt charge was not
pressed.
Allen and Robinson have filed no.
tice of lien on the property of j. IL.
Fisher on Fort street between Bere-
tania and Hotel, for $S19.H.
In Judge RObinsOn's court this morn
ing the case of Kukekapaulani and Kui
VS.. j. A. MagOon, a suit to declare a
deed to be a mortgage and to cancel a
mortgage, was on trial. The plaintiff
claims that she signed an absolute deed
to the property under the impression
that it was only mortgage, to secure
Magoon for helping her to pay a for
mer mortgage.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-20
First Edition
ORDERED TO REMAIN
ADMIRAL MERRY RECEIVES OF
FICIAL NOTICE.
To Continue in Command of Local Sta
tion-Roanoke Coal to be Carried on
Local Books

Admiral J. +. Merry received his or
derS yesterday from Secretary of the
Navy Long directing him to remain on
active duty in command of the local
naval station. Although Admiral
Merry was retired from the active SER
vice with the rank of rear admiral the
first part of this month, it was known
that he would not leave active duty as
il was intended to keep him in COM
mand of the Hawaiian naval station.
If the department so desires, it can
keep him on active duty for a number
of years more. No intimation was Civ
EN- however in the order, of the length
of time which he will continue in COM
mand of the local naval station, but it
Is regarded as very likely that he will
be kept here for some years. as he has
tnaugurated the work of establishing
the naval station at Pearl Harbor
lOchs. 1t is no doubt, the intention of
the Navy Department to keep Admiral
Merry here until the new station wfll
have been completed or gotten we'll un-
der way His retention as command
ant of the naval station will be receiv-
ed with general satisfaction in Homo
lulu. a
Orders We're received yesterday by
the naval cOmmandant to carry the
5000 tons of coal left here by the ship
Roanoke on the accounts of the local
"
intended for San Francisco but when
the vessels cargo was discovered to be
on fire, Captain Amesbury had to
make for Honolulu to save his ship
The cargo was nearly all discharged
and the local naval people here, entered
it on their books.
In future, Japanese and other fisher
men will not be permitted to tie up
their vessels at either of the Naval
wharves. The men will be allowed to
land their catches every day as usual
at the Naval wharves but as soon as
the fish will have been delivered to the
market, the boats will have to be taxi
en- elsewhere. Much complaint has
been made by the officers at the Naval
station at the general nuisance of the
Japanese fishermen. Depredations
about the Naval station have been
committed and one particular source Of
annoyance has been the open theft of
government water.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-20
FAVORITE ORIENTAL VESSEL
DEPARTED TODAY.
Largest Crowd in Many Years Left on
Her From Honolulu-The Band Was
in Attendance.

The largest crowd Of passengers
which has departed for the Orient from
Honolulu in years, left this morning on
the COptiC. About twenty cabin
passenger left on her while there
were 40 Chinese and 80 Japanese in the
steerage.
The band was in attendance and for
half an hour before the vessel cast
loose her lines, the passengers and
their friends were SeTenaded The
flower girls did a rushing business and
all the passengers who left Honolulu
seemed to have half a dozen or more
leis about them The crowd made one
OF the brightest and prettiest scenes
which has been Witnessed in long
time. The Coptic has supplanted the
China as the favOrite Oriental boat and
the wharf was crowded by the friends
of outgoing passengers as well as the
friends of the officers of the vessel.
The vessel got away promptly on
time. There was hard work acCOmmO-
dating the passengers from this port
the vessel left San Francisco with a
large crowd and while only eight peo-
pie stopped over at Honolulu about
twenty-five joined the boat. The re-
suit was that every bit of spare room
on the vessel was taken.
1t was one of the wealthiest crowd
of passengers which has gone through
Honolulu in a long time. At least four
of the passengers were milliOnaires
while many of the balance were
wealthy tourists, going out to the ORR
ent for pleasure. Manila seemed to be
the Mecca for a large number of those
who left Honolulu, as well as for the
passengers from San Francisco.
Among those who boarded the COptic
from Honolulu was Captain Ward for
merly master of the schooner Rosa
mond. He is going out to Manila to
manage new shipping and investment
company.
j. b. Smith and NJ. b. Miltenberger
the commissioners for the st. Louis
Exposition were among the passengers
from Honolulu.
In addition, there were a number Of
tourists who have been stopped at the
MOana and Hawaiian hotels.