The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

After balancing The books, Oklahoma
City faces $4,000 shortage.
A fire Mt Bluenelds, Nicaragua. de-
stroyed 5000 coo worth of property.
Smelters Of Arizona are facing coal
famine. therefore they are preparing to
burn oil.
c. d. Downing committed suicide at
Frederick, Okla, by shooting himself
through the head.
Mrs. ]. w. Puthufr died OF poison
az Noble. Okla. Her husband has been
placed under arrest.
Hon. Carter Harrison has announced
that he is a candidate for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination.
New York sent 81. .025 900 to St Louis
to relieve the financial difficulties OF
trust companies of the Worlds Fair
City.
Prof. Mommscn, the historian, who
was born in 1917, has suffered a severe
epileptic stroke. His left side is para
lyzed and there is little hope OF recov-
cry.
Gov Otero OF New Mexico, has issued
q proclamation establishing u Quaran-
tine against cattle brought from Colo
RADIO, Texas. Oklahoma and Mexico. sn
account of alleged existence of splenetlc
fever, mango and ether diseases in
those states.
Three Mono steamers-the Senator.
Roanoke and Ohio--have reached Seat
tie. bringing Il total OF 1900 passengers
and over half million dollars In treas
ure. The Roanoke left st. Michals
October IS, the bay at that time being
filled with floating ice.
Windows in scores of houses were
| shattered and part of the Roby race
track was wrecked at Chicago by the
| premature explosion of dynamite
| where the Illinois Steel Company Is
| filing in ground south of South Chi
| cago.
! Engineer T. J. Pettus and two color
ed fireman are reported to have been
| killed In an accident on the Southern
railroad near Bessemer City. N. c..
Wednesday. A double-header freight
ran into a gang which was repairing
| tracks.
The Kansas City Southern shops at
| Shreveport, La, were closed Friday
under orders from Kansas City. Be.
tween $50 and 300 men are affected.
1t Is officially stated that tho suspen-
sion will be but temporary, and is
the result of a policy of retrenchment
decided on by the company.
By issuing circulars urging their
members to support Senator McComas
because he has been active in support
ing an eight hour law. Maryland labor
J unions have taken stand which prom
!: .ses to have great influence on po-
litical campaigns of the future.
Prof. A. e. Wells mas been secured
, by Baylor university as pianist. He
was pianist to the King Of Saxony and
is a graduate of Leipsic. Dresden and
other places The musical faculty OF
Baylor is thought to be specially fine
) now.
George I. Harvey, superintendent OF
the Pawnee reservation in Oklahoma.
is at Washington to see the officials OF
the interior department in connection
with the charges made against him last
summer by s. NJ. Brosius OF the Indian
Rights association.
o An unknown man. weighing about
4. 225 pounds, was found dead in quie'
y corner Of the fair grounds at San An
g tonic. A bottle which had contained
:. carbolic acid was found near the dead
O. body.
II 1t is understood to be tho intention
y of the president to appoint Gov. viii
liam II. Hunt of Porto Rico. United
States district Judge of Montana, t.
"a succeed Judge Hiram Knowles who ex
l.. poets to retire some time during tn
J.. approaching winter.
A $3.50 900 blaze at Paducah, Ky, re
l" suited in the following losses: NJ. LiV
d. ingston & Son, 1000; H. We'll
"' Son, $50 ,OOO Michael & Brother, $75
NJ 600; Lang Brothers, $4,000; r. G. Hell
rell. $4,000; Lagomashire hotel, 1o,oo'
ia Inspectors of the United State
ed weather bureau state that congress WI