The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

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Darmstadt Tuesday.
Non-union men are loading COTTON
at New Orleans and are said 10 Do
more efficient than the screwmen who
are on q strike.
Three distinct earthquake shockU
were felt at Nevada, Mo-, early FRIDAY.
The movement was from west to east.
No damage was done.
Ivory Rogers. the boy who confessed
to the murder of Mary P. Roksh,
thirteen-year-old girl near Saltwater.
Okla, last week, pleaded guilty ana
was sentenced to prison for life,
S Since Sept 1 Secretary OF the
Treasury Shaw has released from the
treasury and made available for gem
eral circulation total of $18,4SS Zoo.
It has been decided that the At
lantic Yacht club shall be custodian
of the $4,000 cup which Sir Thomas
Upton mas offered for an ocean race
from Sandy Hook lightship to the
Needles in May next. The club offers
three additional prizes.
At a meeting of the Steel Plate as
ISOLATION in New York which includes
all the principal steel plate manu-
facturers, the price schedule has been
discussed and it is understood thai
the association decided to maintain
the list previously in force.
Hamilton Fish. associate United
States treasurer in charge OF the SUD-
treasury in New York. is i'll and the
doctors say he is threatened with ap-
pendicitis Unless his condition grows
much worse, however, an operation
will not be necessary.
A tornado Tuesday evening caused
damage to property at the Bear Green
settlement, near Topeka, Kan. sever
al farm houses and barns were de-
stroyed, trees blown down and corr
shocks and stacks scattered. SO IA
as known no lives were lost.
The building committee of the Ae
ricultural and Mechanical college me
and adopted plans for new textii
building to be built at College Station
The plans adopted by the committe
were drawn by J. E. Serrine of Greer
vile, SC.
Two hundred non-union men hav
arrived at New Orleans from St Loui
for the purpose of handling cotton an
in other ways assist shipping. Othe
men are said to be on their way to tn
Crescent City with the intention
taking the places of strikers.
Practically every member OF bot
houses of the legislature Of New Yol
and not a few state officers are
peril of being ousted from office Il
violating the anti-pass provision of IL
state constitution by the possessic
and use of Pullman companys pas
The court of appeals Of that state hi
ruled that accepting such favo
comes under the head Of the anti-ra
way pass law.
Congressman Burton, chairman
the rivers and harbors committee,
VOPS In0 pdSSG5S VI {" $500
bill by the next session OF Congre'
He has just returned from EuroI
where he studied the method used
navigating streams in the old countl
Daniel ". Miller, late assistant
torney general postoffice departing
and Jos. Johns. were indicted, chars
with conspiracy to commit an offer
against the United States. The cas-
grew out of turf investment concel
on the get-rich-quick basis.
The heaviest rainfall of the year
causing enormous damage In the no
OF England The roads are imyassal
Railroads are being interrupt
bridges are down and the valleys
the Dee and of the Tweed are
inland seas.
Harry Ray, small colored
while attempting to cross the Sa
Fee track Friday afternoon at Ardm'
/. IT,, was run over by freight tt
and his right leg cut of just above
knee.
Bishop Doherty, the first Ameri
.Yau;aoI 5ignitary aDDOinted for