The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-18
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

saved.
Joe Esdark. a miner, was crushed
70 death by a falling rock in the Sam
pies coal mines at South McAlestel
friday.
Leading Strawberry growers state
that the drOuth has killed out the
plant around Denison and there will
virtually be no berries.
Returns from all counties in the
State of Missouri, and most Of these
official, give Folk (Dem.) for Govern,
or 30,56G plurality and Roosevelt 2S,'
271 plurality.
There was a heavy fall Of snow
throughout the CatskiIl mountain re-
gion Saturday night the first general
snowfall of the season. The noun
covered with sno-.
Fire at Talahina, I. T., destroyed a
barber shop, store, two hotels and
the Frisco depot and contents. Total
loss is estimated to be about $4,000.
No insurance Oh anything.
A banquet in honor Of King Ed
wards birthday was given by British
and Canadian,AmeriCans of Chicago
at the Auditorium a few nights since.
Sixty-f0ur guests were present.
Former Congressman augustus
Brandegncc. CX-may0r and one of the
leading citizens Of New London, Conn,
Is dead at the age Of seventy five. His
sen IS now member Of Congress.
John Barry, a logger at the Loxley
Martin tram, fell dead in Lake
Charles saloon Thursday night after
drinking twenty,eight glasses of whis.
ky one after another without water.
The Chinese Government is formu.
1ating a scheme Of State lotteries for
the purpose Of wlping out indemnities
granted to railroad corporations. The
prizes aggregate $4,000, 900 in gold.
Gillian Congress has approved the
project for the construction of a new
port, says Herald dispatch from Val
paraisO, Chile. The news was receiv-
ed with great rejoicing by the people. |
The dead body of Mrs. Henry Do
MADISON, wife Of Prof. Henry Fl. Do
madison of the University of Chicago,
was found hanging by a rope in the
basement of the Donaldson residence.
a municipal museum, said to be the
First of the kind in America, is plan
ned for Chicago by new organization
of which Prof. George E. Vincent of
the University Of Chicago is presi.
dent.
The Scottish Rite Masons of Okla.
homa will hold their winter reunion
ct Guthrie, Jan. II, 10 and 49, at
which time large class of Masons
will receive the degrees 4th to 30, in
elusive.
Articles Of incorporation Of the Jas.
per and Eastern Railway Company of
Htrbyyille have been approved. The
capital stock is 100000 and the road
Is to run from KirbyvilIe to Alexan.
drta, La. The line is TO be 1855 miles
Great Britain and Mexico have al.
reaegy Indicated their willingness to
participate in another peace confer
ence, and the announcement of Den.
marks intention to do so will make
three of the nations Of the world en-.
rolled in favor Of President Roose.
velt's proposal.
The Interstate Live Stock Assoc]a.
zion OF New York, is seeking adrnis.
sion to Texas. J. J. Harris was sent
70 confer with the insurance depart.
ment, and if the association is admit.
ted It's headquarters will be in Dallas
Alexander Sutherland, said to have
Deen the last survivor of the famous
,baiaklaVa six hundred" is dead at his
nome In Denver, where he has resided
ior forty years. He was the rrumpeter
"ho sounded the bugle call for the
charge.
Reports from Russia are to the
erect that there have been extraordj.
nary accumulations of grain on the
'aliroads in Russia. The block is es.
'lmated at 91.1S6 vans and trucks
containing million tons of grain.
Five japanese, the advance guard Of
a colony OF forty or fifty families
have arrived by the steamer Mapcnu.