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The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
4 TENEMENT HOUSE HORROR.
Twenty-Five Persons Dead---sufoeatea III -
Attempts to Reach the Fire Escapes

bod been the cause of a number or the
inmates being suffocated. Lying III d
bed alongside window at the rear ~
the fourth foor the firemen touno tno
bodies of five men. Each hau ciuIcheo
the one next to him in an endea'of "
nueh him away in order to get 10 Inc
a-e ascare outside. The features OK
tho roan were distorted, some with
rage and two in agony. In TWO III
stances the men had gripped eacn oth'
or On hard that blood had run down
over their hands.
On the fourth floor was FOUND ths
hodv Of Maculeta Vingiguerro and the
body of her baby. The mother hao
crawled to the front window and hao
succeeded in grasping the Sill "hen
she was suffocated. In her arms lay
the body OF her child.
When the f1remen reached the
ecene there was a mass OF names
bursting through the middle or the
roof, while the air was filled Win
heartrending screams OF the women
and curses of the men. Many daring
rescues were made by the firemen,
who at times had to use violence IN
their attemps TO disentangle the mass
of writhing human beings struggling
in vain efforts to reach safety from
the crowded fire escapes. One hre'
man climbed to the fourth floor, where
a. window was filled with mass o,
people, jammed in and fighting to ge'
out. He struck the heads OF all th'
men he could see with his first ant
they fell back. He then handed ooW1
to the firemen on the ladder beloV
! him three women and baby. Anotn
er fireman performed similar featur
and rescued two girls from the fourt
floor. Life nets nets played prom
, nent part in the work Of rescue. Tn
fremen dropped men and womel
dead and alive, from one floor to al
other and finally the men standing
} the ladders on the first floor let the1
: fall into the nets held by policeme
4 and fremen in the street.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Brown snubs Wilson.

New Orleans, La, Oct 30.-The
whole cotton exchange is agog with
the gossip of how bull leader w. p.
Brown dealt ont cold snub to Secre-
tary of Agriculture James Wilson
when the cabinet officer visited the
exchange the other day. Major Edwin
R. Violet, prominent member of the
cotton exchange, Is authority for the
statement that King Brown positively
refused to meet Secretary Wilson, al
though urged to do SO by leading
member OF the exchange. Mr.. Brown,
it is said, bitterly resents the scathing
criticism handed the bull clique by
Secretary Wilson some time ago.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Bennett Will Case

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 3.-The de-
cision of Judge Cleveland of the pro,
bate court, in the case of the Philos
Bennett will, Of which William J. Bry.
an is an executor, will be given next
Friday, according to a statement
made by Judge Cleveland yesterday.
Among the questions involved are
whether the sealed letter to Mrs. Ben.
nett becomes a part of the will and
whether undue influence led the tes.
tator to give $4,000 to Mr.. Bryan and
family.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
FLOWING OIL WELL.
Brought in by Paraffine Oil Go. N
Hardin County.


Liberty, Texas, Nov. 2.-Hon. w. l..
Douglas, manager of the Paraftine OH
Company. arrived yesterday and an
nounced that his company had just
brought in a flowing well on their
property ON the F. H. Green tract 10
miles northeast OF this place, and SIX
miles west of Saratoga, near the Lid
erty county line. The well will ho"
about 1000 barrels per day. The sam
pie produced by MIR. Douglas SHOWS
that the oil is of as good quality as
that produced in the older fields.
This well was essentially a wildcat
proposition. The land was purchased
and the Parafine Oil Company was
promoted largely upon the individual
Judgment of Mr.. Douglas as to surface
indications. Col VIM. Weiss of Beau
mont is largely Interested in this com
pany.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
A NEW OIL FIELD.
PEOPLE BUSY DISCUSSING THE
pATcoN DISCOVERY.
development DECIDED ON.
oIrec.ors Of the Parafine Company
Held an Executive Meeting 10
Discuss Matters.

beaumont, Texas, Nov. S.-The re-
mort of the oil strike ut Batson's Prai-
rie caused intense excitement III
beaumont, where the office Oh the
Parafflne Oil Company, which contro's
the property and let the contract lor
drilling the well, is located 'uus'
w. l.. Douglas, the original promoter
OF the drilling operations, which nave
ueen going on for months in that ter
ritory, is highly delighted over the
success of the wildcatttngs, as are the
local directors and stockholders OF the
company
A sample Of the oil from the we'll
which was drilled by Contractors Lit
tie & Mitchell Of this city and exam
ined by Thiele & Smith and other ex-
perts was brought to the city by c. X.
McFaddin. 1t was found to be 26 de-
,grees pure illuminating oil with par
affine base. The Beaumont and sour
Lake oils are of an Nasphaltum base
and the interval between them ana
the Batson's Prairie oil is said to be
great and much to the credit OF the
new oil, 1t is much lighter and, clear
er- and bears a strong resemblance 10
the Corsicana oils.
The directors meeting Of the Parat-
fine Oil Company was held yesterday
afternoon at which there were present
besides President Douglas, Messrs. w.
| Wiess. Jas. A. Harrison, r. A. Greer
| r. H. Bass and ]. n. Davis, VINO was
| not present, but who was represented
| by proxy. The meeting was private
but at its conclusion 1t was learned
through Captain William Wiess that
the company had determined to exten-
| sively develop its holdings. Contracts
are to be let for perhaps dozen new
wells in the vicinity. There Is to be
no mammoth reorganization, no par
ceiling out into subdivisions and nc
portion of land or of Oil stock placed
on sale. The company has or cal
command funds with which to develol
its holdings, which is to be done In
plain. straightforward business way
Needful steps will be taken to provid
storage and transportation facilities
The directors did not conclude thei
meeting and will hold another in tht
city in few days.
, Judge w. L. Douglas is authority TO
the statement that the we'll flows OF
: There seems from his report to b
very little gas pressure, but oil me
, generally know that well who
, flows" can be made to do from 800
to 1000 barrels per day.
, The new strike was the principe
y topic of conversation on the street
e yesterday and a greata many oil an
s real estate men left the city, boun
z for what is here believed to be anot
|. er great Texas oil field.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
The Teacher Won.

Hinton, KY, Nov. 2.-For over Two
wears two of the best physicians In
this part of the State have been treat
ing Mr.. E. J. Thompson, popular
local school teacher, for Diabetes.
They told him that but little could bs
done to help him. He made up his
mind to try a new remedy called
Dodd's Kidney Pills. and says:
"Thcy saved me when the doctors
held out no hope took in all about
ten boxes will always praise Dodd's
Kidney Pills for the great good they
have done for me-
Many people. and some physicians,
still persist In the belief that Diabetes
Is an incurable disease. Our teacher.
Mr.. Thompson, says it is curabie. for
Dodd's Kidney Pills cured him after
two good physicians had treated him
tor two years without success.
A remedy that will cure Diabetes
will surely cure any case Of Kidney
Trouble.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Fell in a Well.

Guthrie, Ok, Nov. 2.-While en-
ployed about the yard, Miss Mary
Blakeley. living near Woodward. Ok.
accidentally fell into well stxty-three
feet deep and remained in water to
her neck for one and a half hours. An
arm, ore leg and three ribs were bro
ken, necessitating the postponement
of her wedding, which was to have oc-
CURED the day following the accident.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Midway.

Midway, Texas, Nov. 2.-The pros
pect for a railroad through this river
section is good now and people are
hopeful. The advance prospecuors
have been here and from what one eau
learn have made a good report for US.
1t will be an easy line to build and
will penetrate a good farming district
on both sides of the Trinity river
There are now several large planta'
tios, besides the convict farms, and
more will be put in in the near future
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
YOUNG ROCKEFELLER.
Assalis All Corporations Which Rob
the Public.

GflS Public.
Now York, Nov. 3.-John d. Rock2-
Teller, Jr., in his lecture to the young
mems Bible class OF the Fifth Avenue
Baptist church Sunday, assailed corpo-
rations which are manipulated to the
detriment of the public good.
He said: The man or the corpora
ton who has not determined in the
outset to do good to others, while do
ing coed to himself, will fall in the
end. l have noticed one thing in my
careful observation of business life.
1t Is this: A contract that is all one
sided, that does not give equally to
the party of the first part and the
party of the second part, will soon or
late be hauled up In court, and the
court will invariably decide that the
contract cannot hold good.
The men who fix the prices wrong
fully will suffer in the end. They may
gain wealth by their fraudulent trans
actions for a while. but their methods
will eventually get them into trouble
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
, title Difference in Nations.

A recent writer says: There have
been gibes from the Frenchman boast
full of his small breakfast and rectpro-
cal sarcasm from the Englishman.
conscious of his moderate luncheon.
10th have accused the American OK
eorging on account of his large baked
Dotatoes and mis- dishes Of hash that
follow the porridge and the fruit at
the hours of 8 or in the morning.
The truth is that, man for man, the
nations eat a fairly equal quality. but
yartously distribute the consumption
of It over twenty-four hours.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Wire Nail Mills Shut Down.

Sharon, Pa, Nov. 3.-The wire nail
works of the American Eteel and
Wire Company Of South Sharon have
closed down for an indefinite period,
throwing about 1900 men out of en-
ployment. The mills have been oper-
ated steadily all summer and fall, and
part of the time were on double turn.
Lack of orders is given as the cause
Of the shutdown.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
HOW TO SPELL "RuRNs."
The True Patronymic OF the Great
Scotch Poet.

The True FaSronSHiC o' eho 0Feat
Scotch Poet.
In the review of MIR. Millar's Liter
arv History OF Scotland In the spec
tator of Sept. IL the writer says:
"T,be father of Burns spelt his name,
not .Rurns' o. 'Burness,' but
'Burnes.
There is, l think, ample evidence to
the contrary, as appears from the fol-
lowing facts: When a certain Walter
Campbell moved from Argyllshire to
GlenDeryle in the Mearns (kincar-
dinshire) early in the seventeenth CEN
fury he assumed the name OF Burn
house or Burness. From him the
fourth in descent was William Bur.
ness. the father of the poet.
The family Bible records the mar
rage of William Burpess and Agnes
Brown" in 1857, and l myself copied
the name of William Burness" from
the old gravestoue in pAlloway kirk
ward more than fort, years ago, which
has since been replaced by new one.
The poet always signed himself
"Robert Burness' in his letters for
about two years after his fathers
death in 1854 the last eXtaut letter
with that signature being one ad.
dressed to Mr.. Aiken. April 3, l7Sc.
After this date he appears to have
adopted the spelling with which we
are all familiar, Robert Burns
London Spectator.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Louisiana
. . . . News.
NEGRO LYNcHED.
Second for TayIortown Within the
Past Month.

Shreveport, La: The second lynch
ing within a month at Taylortown,
Bossier, occurred last night when Joe
Craddook, a blood-thirsty negro, was
strung up by a mob of whites and
blacks.
He got an ak, and calling Westley
Chambers from his house, Glove his
head in two and mutilated his body In
horrible fashion. Crossing lot, he
dealt Dan Washington a blow on the
head that will cause his death. Then
he called Mercer Chambers out or his
cabin and Glove his head In two. he
went off and shot craps with group
fother negroes until apprenendeo
and confessed that he had killed his
victims just for fun. ., .r..
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
AIyeoed Gold Discovery.

Mill Creek, 1. T., Nov. 2.-An alleg-
ed discovery of gold has been made in
the Arbuckle mountains west OF here.
Mining experts have assayed the ore
and pronounced it very rich, running
as high as 5000 to the ton. The eX-
istence of this vein has been known
for some time, but not until the land
was allotted has the discovery been
made public,
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
VIII Tackaberry Dead.

Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 2.-Will
Tackaberry. who was shot twice last
Friday afternoon by Price Novel;
died yesterday afternoon about o
O'Clock. Novel; surrendered after he
heard of Tackaberry's death, and was
placed in the county Jail. He will have
an examining trial before Justice Row
land this morning at o'clock.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06

Mexia, Texas, Nov. AT 10 O'Clock
last night fire was discovered In the
warehouse belonging to Sam Jackson
1t was filed with hay in one end own,
ed by J. ]. Brennan, while in the other
end Mr.. Jackson had car of wagons
some of the wagons were saved.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Advice.

When yoh fortunes, ain inproVin.
C e-Stis Meyer an' shtke Keep p yoh feet a-movin'.
Singin' long de ROAD.
Keep traysiinii l. an, 6oun; a;hSpio; fG open:
e. ahead, although yous gropin's
Singin' long de road ,-,,
Raise yoh chin an keep a-marchin'
Most on folks who, whiles dey's sarchin-.
Sings along de road.
Trouble ism gwine 20 mind you.
r. OF Satan keeps behind you:
Raise yoh voice so luck kin find you
o'AAet-' Washington STAR
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
HEsERT's NECK SAVED.
Shot by Husband OF injured Woman,
Recovered and Escaped Gallows.

SnOG 0Y riUSUduo VI
Recovered and Escaped Gallows.
Lake Charles, La, Oct. 29.-James
Heberr, once sentenced to hang by
the neck until dead, twice reprieved
from the gallows. has finally had his
sentence of death commuted to life
imprisonment in the state penitentia-
ry, and yesterday morning was taken
to Baton Rouge by Sheriff j. A
Wakefield.
This Is another Of those remarka-
BILE cases which brings out some An
tensely interesting facts. Last Sep
tember Hebert was accused OF crimi-
nally assaulting Mrs. John Yoakum OF
Cameron. The husband of the wrong
ed woman shot Hebert, who was
brought to Jail here, where he remain
ed in a precarious condition for some
time.
He was tried, convicted and sentenc-
ed to die on Sept. II. Through the
efforts of his attorney, Alfred Barbe,
the board of pardons granted stay in
the proceedings for thirty days. He
bert had already been taken to Gamer
on, where the scaffold had been erect
ed, and his attorney succeeded In
reaching him only little while before
the execution was to take place.
The board of pardons met again in
New Orleans yesterday and finally
agreed to commute the sentence to life
imprisonment Governor Heard was
in New Orleans at the time attending
the Mississippi levee convention and
after a conference lasting seyera
hours, signed the papers.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
woman's Home Mission.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. 2.-No
business was transacted by the con-
vention of the Woman's Home Mission
Society OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, which is in session in this
city. Many pulpits in the city and
suburbs were occupied by delegates.
The anniversary Of the organization
was observed by a special session.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
G. A. Adams Succeeds Father.

Bryan, Texas, Nov. 3.-The commits
sioners' court held special meeting
here yesterday and by unanimous
vote selected Mr.. George A. Adams of
this city to fill the unexpired term of
his father, Capt. ]. ]. Adams, deceas-
ed, as tax collector of Brazos county.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
May Be Arrests Soo:.

Waco, Texas. Nov. 3.-TheEe have
been several fires in the city recently
and suspicious are that they are the
work of inceadiaries. The officers are
making thorough investigation of
the matter and are keeping close
watchout. 1t is probable that arrests
will be made in this connection in a
short time.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Death of Franz Rahel.

Schulenburg, Texas, Nov. 2.-Franz
Rabel died at his home. about two
miles southeast Of town, Saturday
evening. His death, 1t is claimed, was
caused by blow on the head with a
singletree Oct. 26--No one has been
arrested for inf1icting the blow.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
EortN Injured.

Tageblatt from Posen says that -
conflict between 500 Jews and force
of Russian gsndarmes took place in
Warsaw Saturday during the enlisting
of recruits. The wounded on both
sides number over forty persons, sew
eral of them sustaining fatal injuries.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Negro With Smallpox at Large.

Smithville, Texas, Nov. 3.-The ne
gro who was discovered with small.
pox on the train here, escaped out of
the coach in which he was guarded
and has left the city He did not live
here
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Chase Found Guilty.

Denver, Colo. Nov. 3.-The court
martial which heard testimony on the
charges filed by Adjutant General
Sherman Bell against Brigadier Gen
eral John Chase, commander of the
National Guard, last night found him
orders" by a vote of 6 to 4.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
ORANGE Proqressive LEAGUE.

Orange, Texas, Nov. 2.--The meet
ing held by the Progressive League Of
Orange Saturday night was provoca
tive of considerable prestige and much
good to the city. A meeting of the
league has been called for Tuesday
night, Nov. 8, at which time the annu
al election of officers will be held.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
a Cripple Suicided.

New Orleans, La: A crippled veg
etable yender, belived to be Pietro
Botto, stood watching a freight train
this afternoon, and just as the last car
approached. threw his .crutches away
and hurled himself under the wheels
He was decapitated. o..
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Fatal Boiler Explosion,

Burkeville, Texas, Nov. 2.-News
has Just been received here from Har-
risburg, sixteen miles north Of here,
that the boiler of Mr.. Sam Dickerson's s
steam gin had exploded, instantly
killing Mr.. Dickerson and wounding
two other men whose names could not
be learned.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Boy Bitten by Vicious Dog.

Taylor, Texas, Nov. 3.-On q street
of Taylor, late yesterday afternoon, a
bird dog owned by f. 1. Brophy at
tackled the year old son Of w. P.
Schwager, decorating the scalp of the
lad in a most vicious manner, the
boys forehead being torn from the
skull and nine stitches from q surge
ems needle were required to dress the
wound.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Mot Exnected to Live,

Sour Lake, Texas, Nov. 2.-Tom
Cowart, who was seriously burned on
Saturday night while trying to kindle
a fire with gasoline, is very low, and
is not eNDeCted to live
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06

Weatherford, Texas, Nov. 2.-The
jury trying the Alf Griffith criminal
assault case returned a verdict last
night, finding the defendant guilty and
assessing his punishment at seven.
teen and one-half years in the peni.
tentiary.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Peculiar snets on Earth.

The sunniest place in the earth is'
either the great Sahara or the desert
of Arabia. The cloudiest place IS IN
northern Russia, the southwest coast
of Peru or the coast of the French
Congo, Africa, all being about the
same in thic rccrect
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06

Amite City, La: Alvie Carter,
white, and Archie Butler, negro, broke
from the parish Jail and got away.
FrankIin, La: Posey Dorsey, who is
charged with the murder of Marshal
Harris, has been released on bord.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06

A collision occurred in fog off
Hakodate Japan, between the Russian
Yushen Kaisha company's steamers
Progress and Tokamaru. The latter
sank. OF The 100 passengers and crew
six were saved.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Assianmert at Jefferson.

Jefferson, Texas, Nov. Sd Kahn
made a general assignment yesterday
$1265, liabilities $4116. L. E. Pursell
was appointed assignee.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
Drop in New Interpretations.

New York, Nov. 3.-Apother big
drop in new interpretations Is shown
by the record of the Eastern States
for October. The total of new compa.
ries with $1oO0,OO0 or more is $67,-
100000, which covers New Jersey,
Pennsylvania. New York and Della
ware. In October a year ago it was
$195,194,900.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06

With 1856 pounds of smokeless poH.
der. the new 40-calitar 12inch gun
viii send an S50pound arnor piercins
shell through nineteen and fve-tentns
inches of harveyized nickel stee! ar
NOR at a distance of mile and q halh.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
British Ambassador to Madrid.

London, Nov. Sid Edward H.
Egerton, British minister at Athens,
has Eaen appointed British ambassa.
dor at Madrid in succession to Sir
Henry Mortimer Durant, recently ap-
pointed British ambassador at Wash
ington.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06
TemnorariIu inferred.

Sour Lake, Texas, Nov. 2.-The re-.
mains of Henry Hightower were in
TERED temporarily here Saturday and
will later be eXAumed and removed
to CorsicanR,
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06

Adan, Arabia: The report that an
officer and several men of the Bombay
Rifles have been wounded in a skirm.
ish in the hinterland has been confirm
ed
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06

A thief loves honesty as hungry
man loves steak, and for the same
reason-that he feeds upon IL.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06

Washington: President Roosevelt
left last night for oyster Bay, where
he will cast his vote Tuesday.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06

He laughts best who sees the point
OF the Joke first.
The Rice belt journal., 1903-11-06

AS men grow wealthy they begin 20
inquire into their ancestry.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-01

The interior of DIR. W. M. Tur'
ners dental offices has been elab
orately and handsomely improved
The walls have b en- dressed with
an exquisite new shade Of paper IN
fine contrast to the Doctors hand,
some furnishings, including an ele-
giant suit of library furniture up
holstered in morocco, fine dental
case and apparatus, and a first-class
upright piano, constituting one OF
the best appointed dental offices in
the state. The attractions are not
to be mentioned completely without
reference to his accomplished and
deserving young secretary, Miss
Wootson Davis, who is also sing
er and musician of fine ability. The
Doctor is a thorough gentleman as
we'll as a fine dentist and it is al
ways pleasant to visit his Office.
Gus B. White, one of the best
known grocery merchants in Un1ou
City, who has been conducting the
store on the corner of Try and
Harrison streets for about eleven
years, sold out completely this
week to his two brothers, Will and
Edwin White, who will continue
the business in partnership, taking
charge of same to-day. Mr.. White
is one of our most substantial cit
liens, a very successful and popular
merchant, and a man of the highest
type and character. Without any
information upon the subject, we
are confident that he will within a
short space of time be engaged
here in a business of larger proper
lions, at least if the wishes of his
neighbors are indicative of a fact.
In closing, Mr.. White desires us to
tender his highest regards ana
heartfelt thanks to his friends and
custom RS for their kindness and
the pleasant relations which have
existed in and outside the business
during these years. He wishes
more particularly to refer to the
good feeling and generosity OF the
grocery merchants in Union City
toward each other, and to extend
his profoundest thanks to these
competitors for the manner in
which they have exchanged courte-
sizes with him. The Commercial
has often mentioned the splendid
ability and character of our mer-
and especially those in the
dry goods and clothing trade; but
now that the facts have been
brought out, we wish to take ad-