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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-05-20
Caicnsieu Summer Normal.

The Calcasieu Summer Normal be-
gan Monday with an enrolment of
over 200 school teachers from Calca-
sieu This number has been increased
during the week till now "Wednesday
there are about $50 on roll.
The normal will last till Saturday
night Prof. f. F. Gayle, principal
of the Lake Charles High School, is
conductor, with the assistance ofProfs.
Squires and Showalter- After an eff
fective and encouraging address by
| Supt. McNeese and Prof. Gayle, Mon
day morning, the teachers were as
signed to their duties and went to
work in earnest
Prof. Showalter has charge of the
instruction work In English; Prof.
Souires is instructing the teachers in
number work; Prof. Gayle is giving
an interesting series of lectures on
the subject of reading. The object OF
the whole normal is to make the teach
ers better acquainted with the course
of study that has been prescribed for
the schools OF Calcasieu, and to show
5 how the schools may he Settered b. 9
system attic grading
Those who are in attendance iron
5 Welsh are: G.. e. Hooper, III 5ses
l. Cora +. Miller, Alice Miller, Lenor
! Anderson, Mary Buchanan, Netti'
S Shaw, Belle Bushnell, Anna Todd.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-05-20
Fighting the Division Scheme.

S. o. Shattuck, chairman of the
committee selected at Lake Charles to
oppose the proposition to divide the
parish, gave out the following in New
Orleans Saturday night while on his
way to the state capital: The entire
committee stands ready to go to the
capital at any time Mr.. Shattuck
NAV send for them. He will. ascertain
when the Carver bill will go TO TIE
Committee on Parochial affairs and in
due time will have q big lobby from
the parish on hand.
"They are ready to go by the train
load to fight this divsion," said he last
night, land the opposition comes right
from the infected district. The people
of Welsh are opposed to the change
The same is true of the people dowr
at Lake Arthur and at Kinder.
cat Kinder, for instance, the tax
payers could only reach the proposed
county seat of jennings by coming tt
Lake Charles, and then over on tn
Southern Pacific, which would requir
a whole days travel by rail. TIL
MAYOR of Welsh, Mr.. Robinson, wa
in our mass meeting in Lake Charlie
the other night. These people do nc
want the change.
''The fact that we are such lare
and powerful parish and that we al
assessed S16, 600, 900 is one of the bes
drawing cards that any parish ca
have Our resources have attracte
the attention of the whole country, {
is asserted by the many people WI
have settled there"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-05-20
Day-Tanner Nnptials.

A wedding in which almost the en- !
tire populace of Welsh was more or
less interested was solemnized at
O clock Wednesday evening at Ma
homet, Ill, at the home of the brides
brother, F. L. Tanner, Silas w. Day,
of Welsh, and Miss Gertrude Tanner,
of Mahomet, being the contracting
parties. Rev. S. F. Gleason, pastor
of the Baptist church in that city,
spoke the words that linked the lives
of these popular young people together.
ONLY a few friends of the bride were
present. After the ceremony a recep-
ton was rendered from until 10
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Day are spending
their honeymoon viewing the sights
at the Louisiana purchase exposition
at ST. Louis, and after spending few
DAYS at other points will arrive In
Welsh about the first of June and will
go to housekeeping in the new resi-
dence now being built on South Poll
street.
Mr.. Day is one OF the leading bust
} ness men of Welsh, junior member
| the firm of Clark e. Day, a member o
the town council, the Blue, Chapte
and Commandery lodges of.this city
while the lady he has chosen as hi
! helpmeet and lifelong companion
S the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W
d Tanner, at present residing here. She
e q talented lady, a prominent memb'
n of the Eastern Star lodge and pc
'sesses all those lovely characteristic
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-05-20
Estray Notice.

There estrayed to my place, knowp
as the Kaufman and Minnix farm,
three miles east of Welsh and one
mile west of Roanoke. a dark blue
COW and red calf, no brand. The
COW appears to be about four years
old and has been on the place since
about the first of January. Owner
may have same by calling and prop
erlY proving ownership, paying eN-
pense of keeping the animals and cos
of this advertisement.
j. 2. TRIMMER.
School books and supplies at thu
Journal Stationery Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-05-20

that combine to make womanly
woman.
The Journal, with their host of
friends here. hopes that their welded
life will be one continuous honeymoon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-05-20

School books and supplies at the
Journal Stationery Store.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
T. N. M'CARIER'S AUTO.
HIS Chaufeus One of Those Killed
in JerOme-aUe. accident.

Thomas n. McCarter. president of the Public
Service Corporation. Of Newark. n. j.. and
former Attorney General OF that State. was the
owner OF the automobile which plunged over
the end OF Jerome-ave., at One-hundred-and-
sixty-frst-st.. TO the tracks OF the New-York
Central Railroad early last Friday morning. kill
ing three and injuring sig persons.
This became known at She inquest conducted
yesterday by Coroner O'Gorman and a jury
After most OF the witnesses who had been
summoned had told what they knew OF the ac-
cident. Sydney B. Bowman. who said he was
the president OF the Sidney B. Bowman Auto
mobile Company. with automobile station at
No 30 West Forty-third-st.. asked, permission
to remove the wreck OF the automobile left be-
eide the railroad tracks. He had been author
ized TO do so, ne declared. by Mr.. McCarteT
owner OF the machine. According 20 Bowman
Albert Noyes who was killed almost instantly
under the wreckage OF the machine. was the
chauffeur for Mr. McCarter- The Public Ser
vice Corporation, OF Newark. controls most OF
the surface roads in the northern part OF New
Jersey.
Thomas y. McCarter's brother. Robert H.
McCartcr. is Sew-Jersey's present Attorney
General.
Mr. 8IcCarter told Mr. Bowman. the latter
testified. that Soyes had taken him 70 his home
IN Newark on Thursday ABOUT D p m ana IOLI
him that the machine was in such condition
that he would have TO leave Il 70 be repaired at
the Plank Road shops OF the corporation in
Elizabeth. Mr. NcCarter thought no more
about the automobile. said Mr.. Bowman until
he identified the machine through the number
after reading OF the accident. He said IL vas
apparent that Noyes. instead OF putting the
machine in the shops in Elizabeth. had come
to this city and had taken the party for ride.
Bowman received permission to remove the
wreck.
The Jury, OF which John J. Barry. builder
OF The Bronx was foreman. found that the ac-
ciden- might have been avoided II the chaneur
had observed ordinary diligence and care Ac-
cording to the finding there is nothing the mat
ter with the guard rail and fence at the end OF
Jerone-ave through which the autonobile
plunged. Nevertheless. the jury ended its fnd-
Ing with the following recommendation:
That Jerouc-ave.. south Of the southerly side
Of the SedgWick-ave. entrance to Central BridSe
be closed and Incorporated into the park system
OF that section
1t was through this triangle that the automo-
bile plunged Jerome turns sharply TO the
bridge al that point and it Is said that there
have been many complaints from autOmobtlStS
on this account. Livingstone. the engineer or
the Croton local which ran into the wTeCkaGe
not blamed.
The decision Of the jury IS expected to free
the city from all liability for the death OF the oc-
cupants Of the automobile. so lawyers declared
last night. who said they represented some or
the heirs Of victims
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
MOODY TAKES THE STUMP.
CHEERED IN JERSEY CITY.
Fairbanks Makes Ten SpeecheS-
OdcU Names Deputies.

Secretary Moody spoke at an enthusiastic
Republican meeting in jersey CITY,, >,
Senator Fairbanks made ten speeches after
leaving Omaha, Neb., ending the day at Mar
shalltoWn, Ia. At every stopping place ne
was most enthusiastically received.
Henry G. Davis, the Democratic wee
Presidential candidate, started a campaign
train trip of ten days through Maryland and
West Virginia.
Secretary Morton, on his return to Wash
ington from the Middle West, told the Presl-
dent that the Republican national ticket was
in no danger in Wisconsin. After visit to
the Pacific Coast he said he believed Call
fornia would give President Roosevelt at
least $4,000 plurality.
Everett Fowler, of Kingston, VINO was
nominated for Congress in Judge Parker s
district filed his declination with the Secre-
tary of State at Albany yesterday.
1t was learned at the Hotel Seville that
Judge Parker asked District Attorney ''e-
rome to take the stump for him. Mr. Jerome
replied that he would probably DO the cause
more harm than good; he still has the re-
Quest under consideration.
Governor Odell announced the names OF
the deputy district leaders.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12

American citizen is in peril anywhere on TINS
globe there viii be another similar @ 8St oL Vel.
The audience arose and cheered. AAs speaker
had touched popular chord.
Mr Moody spoke OF the increase OF commerce
OF this country, and said it was nownere greater
than in the mystical East. He told OF the I'M
portant acquisition in Samoa that had encount-
cred Democratic opposition, and SAID the poncy
of the government in the East mas Deen
for the open door. He declared the gov
ernment had kept it's pledges made at the
HaRue Tribunal and had given freedom
to Cuba and made her sister republic when she
laid absolutely helpless in our hands. He point
ed out the necessity of maintaining an efficient
and adequate army and navy TO insure prolec-
tion and peace, and said they are as necessary
as the employment Of a police force. He criti-
cised the letter Of Judge Parker on this point
and said the sentences when put together staho
for nothing He spoke OF the courage of Prest-
dent Roosevelt in standing for the constitutional
rights Of every man against aggregated cspl'al
and the strong labor organizations.
Major Lawrence Ennis former democrat
made an earnest address He described the
valor and true Americanism of President Roose"
Welt.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12

Mother and Bog Found Dead from
Gas-NO Reason for Deed Giren.

With her four-year-old son at her side, Mrs.
Fannie wachenheimer turned on the gas I'm the
bedroom in their apartment. at No $50 West
One-hundred d-and-nineteenth-s st, yesterday after
noon, and her husband Edward. found both OF
them dead.
No cause can be attributed by the husband for
her act. He IS heartbrOken. No letters were
found in the room. and it Is thought that she
committed this deed while temporarily insane.
The keyhole had been stuffed with cotton and
the gas Jet was turned on full Everything M
dicated that the woman wished her son to die
with her. The son. Wesley. was a favorite
among the children Of the neighborhood
The husband owns barber shop at No. -
Grand-st. He left his home at his usual time
yesterday morning. and kissed his wife and
child goOdby. When ne reached the street he
turned around. and she. as was her custom
waved her hand TO him. The woman and her
son were not seen In the course Of the day by
any of her neighbOrs. The husband returned
home shortly after O'Clock.
DIR. Wrenn. OF the J. Hood Wright Hospital.
who was summoned. said the woman and boy
had been dead about two hours.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
ENROLMENT OF COLLEGE MEN.

A large and enthusiastic number OF college men
gathered at the Republican Club last evening 20
organize committees Of their various colleges from
which enrolments in support OF Roosevelt and
Fairbanks have been received. The meeting was
addressed by 7. r. Finch, the chairman OF the
Eub-committee on college mems organization; Ed
win A. Hotter. s. 8 Slater and others. The college
present volunteered for service enroll their
fellow alumni. direct their efforts toward getting
them 20 register and vote, TO speak meetings,
act attorneys. watchers and IN other ways 20
help along the cause. Every mail is bringing in
hundreds of enrolInents Of college from all
over the country, and the utmost enthusiasm for
the Republican national and State tickets is eviEced
bv the replies received
The date of Homer Davenport's cartoon lecture
st the Republican Club, No a Vest FoTtieth-st.
IS October IS, at $50 p
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12

IN the several States visited In a very S3'ls
factory political condition. visited Wisconsin
10 attend the funeral OF Postmaster "eHeioA
PAYNE, and while not on politicai mission Up =
there. could not help observing inc 'iehu %
events. 1 co not think that the natlonaI llcAst
Is in the slightest danger IN Wisconsin Ou'
,p Nebraska the Republicans VIII certainly
carry the state for the President. MI Bryan y
srv.rv 20 capture the legislature. but DO not
believe he will succeed. am Of the opinion Oh
,ba+ the national and the Congress ucKels ~
the several districts win prove so strohs ''@'
Mr. Bryan will be buried
The Rev. D Ernest Lyon. Minister 10 u
,aria: Harry S Cummings and Hiram Mat'5'
AL pronInent colored Rep Olicans Of Baltimore
called al the White House this afternoon to pay
,heir respects TO President Roosevelt. Mr.. Cum
,l1ings. who delivered one OF the speeches sec
ondirg the Presidents nomination at the Chi
caro convention has been making campaign
,,Il-- ir Ohio and Indiana, and both he and Mr.
1,-ottz, arc scheduled to make number OF ad-
dresses in the West and North in the next few
days.
..rhe raising OF the race issue by the Demo-
Gratis" said Minister Lyon. 'has had the erect
Of soHdifying all the colOred vote for the Re
,,uh;ican ticket Even the oidtinns colored DEM
oorats like Milton Turner, Of Missouri. VIII
come over 10 the Republican party THIS IalL
We regard this as the most important campaign
from the point of view Of the colored ract that
las fleen fought in many years. The colored
people OF this country know now where their
friends are TO be found. They have olscoyereu
that they are not ia the ranks Of the David B.
HH party-in the party of the man who tele-
graphs to the Democratic managers In West
Virginia TO fight shy of the race question. and
then turns round and makes speeches in Mary
land TO incite the whites against the blacks.
The callers expressed great indignation over
the tactics Of David 3 Hill and ex-senator
Davis on their speechmaking tour. They call
the Democratic party the white mans party,
and say that If Parker Is elected he VIII not
have Booker Washington TO dinner remarked
3 one of them after they are showed under on
November they may wish that they had not
talked that way. They are doing all IN their
mower 10 Increase the bitterness between the
races and to bring the Southern intolerance OF
the coiored mans rights north OF Mason and
Dixon's line"
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
TO REPLY TO MILLER TONIGHT.
Judge Herrick to Give Way to Attorney
General at Buffalo.

Albany. Oct. ll.-Attorney General Cunnesn ana
not Judge HerTick will be the principal speaker of
the Democratic meeting in Buffalo Wednesday
evening II the nominee for Governor succeeds in
carrying out his plans announced to-day. Judge
Herrtck says that he has requested Mr.. Cunneen
to defer making his reply TO Justice Mller's COM
munication in regard to the Furnaceville matter
until the Buffalo meeting He viii give the At
torney General the right Of way on this occasion
and will probably reserve the more important part
Of the speech he is now preparing until the meet
ing at Rochester the following night Judge Her
TICK says that he viii request the newspapers 20
postpone publishing his remarks IN full until after
the Rochester meeting.
On the evening OF October IS Judge Herrick will
attend reception 20 be given I'm hts honor by the
Reform Club of New-YOrk City, OF which he is
q member.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
NINETEEN LOST 1T SEA
Packet Steamer Sinks In Gale off
Prince Ed7card Island.

Halifax. Oct 11.-News reached here to-day
nf the wreck of the little steamer Call. of New
London, Prince Edward Island. in last Satur-
days gale, with the loss, il is believed of all
on board some nineteen souls. of whom four
teen were passengers, all men. Among those on
the steamer was the son Of John Fagar, Of this
city. one of the principal owners.
The Call a new vessel. and had been
busIly engaged for the last six months in plying
between New-Brunswick and Prince Edward
Island ports regular packet service The
steamer was Bound from Tracadle far up in
northern New Brunswick. TO New-London on
the northern coast OF Prince Edward Island It
had been the custom OF the Cali TO stop az
numerous little fishing ports on her way down
the coast and it is thought that her passengers
were nearly all fishermen.
Last Saturdays storm ragged with great
severity In the Gulf of st. Lawrence blowing
directly on the northern shore of Prince Ed
ward Island The harbor of New-London is a
difficult one to enter and while the reports Of
the wreck are exceedingly meagre, IT is believed
that the little vessel was caught In the gulf By
the storm. and was either thrown on the lodges
at the entrance Of the harbor or foundered a
short distance of shore.
There are telegra pin lipes to New London,
ana the first news of the disaster filed at the
nearest telegraph station. did not reach here
until this afternoon This was a brief message
to the agents Of the steamer in this city, and
contained no detail3 Later the report was con-
hrmed by a message to MIR. Fagar.
Mr.. Fagar. who had $4,000 invested In the
Call, left this afternoon for Prince Edward ISL
and. but he will be unable TO reach New-Lo
don until the last Of the week. The Call was
owned principally in Chatham, n. B.. and was
built within the year She was about 300 tons
burden. The name of her captain could not be
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12

Continued from urst page
the weight OF emotion before he had finished
his address.
The Rev A q. Russell. an old friend % ~
Carter's and pastor Of the oyster Bay ChNrC"'
took the side arrayed against Dr.. carter I"7
Rev J Avery Norris. of Glen Cove, the re
7 Howard Hobbs OF Jamaica. and the he'
A n Fish of IsIIp. were DR.. CarteTs stronssse
zrDDorters. DIR. Hobbs said that when IN
church sets 50 that " Is built on Ca-V'-
rather than upon Jesus christ, then II VIII -
time for him to leave u. -
The Rev Frank NJ Kerr. OF Heinps'e'.'
Sered n motion that was passed by To = "
others present not voting. The motion "@S =
follows:
Resolved That committee coGSlsullSS E4obhs
KstchaU the RevS. Caikins. RuSSeh 9us,eisv 9uS b0
and Elders Prail. Denton, Schmuck auI ~ c,arter
statinG what has been said here, anu - ~ [rian tD
uuestiOn straight him II he has not 33,,lf1s and
relieve the PresbyteTy of some OF the Teresy
not force upon il tine necessity OF a tFlai l'A
The committee will confer with Dr. CSf'ei -
report either at the regular meeting the seO 1-s
week an December. or at special meeting "HA-
NAV be called BY the moderator prior 70 ,,d S,,d
time The Presbytery will be IN no Way u sD-
nv the committees action. Or. Carter lasl l,s in
iIe, declined TO discuss the questions liSIuI sba
his letter, now that II Is in the hahuS u -
Presbytery.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
THE FIGHT AGAINST BIG TIM"
Republicans Form Association in With
Congress District-New Nominees.

The With Congress District Republican Asso-
citation was organized last evening at a meeting at
80. rs Park Row. with Borough President Crom-
well OF Richmond president Of the association;
Edward Lauterbach, honorary president: General
Henry L Burnett and the Republican leaders Of
the Assembly districts honorary vice-presidents;
Ely Rosenberg. chairman of the executive com
mittee; ChristOfoTe Zuocaro chairman Of the
finance committee; Dr.. II. ?. Lewandowski, treas
urer; August Paganini, secretary; s J. OberWager
chairman OF the press committee and II. Stone
sergeant al arms. The association formed a plan
~ campaign for the election Of Frank L. Frugone
The Republican candidate for Congress IN the dis
trict-
The big haN OF Cooper Union has been engaged
for a mass meeting on the right of November 3,
and there Is plan FOR house 70 house visitation
by committees TO capture voters IN big Tim" Sui
NVan's district. il said last night thai 1000
votes Of Italians had been pledged 10 Frugone in
the district.
At the adjourned convention OF the Xth Congress
District. at No 40 SecOnd-aVe last night, William
Byrnes was nominated. He is q lawyer, Of No. 30
East Thirteenth-st.
At the adjourned convention OF the XIth Con-
Eress District held last night at No 80 Eighth
ave. Henry Clay Pierce. a contractor, OF No. 20
West TWenty-frst-st, was nominated.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
n PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON.

employees. Mr Fornes said yesterday that ne De-
Iieved most Of the city employees were oVe'p'hd
II think the men working for the city ne sai''
get more than they could set nom any p'''1''
concern" 100 r..,
.,rhat does not include yourself?" Mr. l@ttleto"
asked
.I,5ao9 ir does replied Mr.. Fornes seriousiy
In the present condition OF the market Oe''''7 "
SveI. don't agree with yog. | believe '4e
.a1srfes maid bv the city are Only Just ehousI 'y
e9--rDf n weak man and 70 humilate strons one
retOrtsd Mr. L.irJlGJOn r--,+
..but it Is not true as the minor classes OF Ie
eiS % @f any ability is "a fool il he takes Scrvie
ritS NE ritv.'' said President Cassidy OF queens.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
ELECTION GUESSING CALLED LOTTERY.

Washington. oct. u.-Counsei for Christopher D.
Marsh. manager OF the National Contest Company,
who was arrested here yesterday on a charge Of
violating the gambling law, to-day obtained
postponsment OF the hearing IN the police until
next week. TO permit the appearance OF counsel
from New-York The warrant for his arrest will
be changed SC as 20 charge Marsh with running a
lottery. tne company advertised to distribute
sleeo IL prizes 10 persons making the best guesses
the vote at the coming election.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
HARVARD STRONGLY REPUBLICAN,.
Students to Conduct a Vigorous Political
Campaign.

Cambridge Mass, Oct. 1.-The Republican stu
sents IN Harvard arIling themselves for Wig
nrous political campaign ia the coming month. A
committee OF four prominent men in the university.
consisting OF a A Ballantine and w B. Flint, OF
the Law ecbool; s. \. Hinlley. 'e5, and H NJ
Wheeler has been appointed 10 conduct a canvass
If the entire university and find out the political
affiliations Of al tie students. voters and nom
fCters.
Although this canvass has not yet been COM
pleted. OF the men who have been questioned a
large majority is Republican. many seven out
Of every eight Il is the intention Of the commit
publicans. and also to publish Republican political
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
TAFT AND Root TO SPEAK.
=. L. Woodruff and Er-Judge Dill
Ion Also TO Address Union League.

meeting will be held at the Union League
Club tomorrow night. at which the Republican
national and State tickets viii be approved
Among the speakers viii be William H Taft.
Secretary Of War. and Elihu Root Mr. Root
viii elaborate his speech made at the Repub-
ucan Club. Timothy I. Woodruff will also
make an address. and If ex-Judge John r Dill
on who is suffering from cold is we'll enough,
ae viii attend and make answer 10 the so-called
Parker Constitution Club. All the State officers
are invited TO attend the meeting.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
BRYAN TO STUMP IN ILLINOIS.

Chicago Oct. 1l.-William J. Bryan has changed
his determination to stay out OF Illinois. and will
speak in this State under the auspices OF the
Democratic State Committee. from October IS TO
81. One meeting will be arranged for him In Chi
csgo if possible. special train will be provided
Mr. BTYan