The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-12-02
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

vi l!DIItStthNiS W CAflS'
Gen. Miles is Of the opinion that
the present war will last as long as
Japanese and Russian men and money
hold out.
The Methodists OF Waxahachie have
decided to replace the church, recently
burned, at an expense OF $4,000 or
more.
The Trinity and BrazOs Valley Rail-
road is planning an extension to Dali
las or Fort Worth, or probably to both
places.
A fire at Palestine Wednesday de-
stroyed the stock Of groceries Of
Weeks & jackson, valued at $4,000,
and caices on the upper floor, loss not
stated
Mrs. Paul Pfarendthrasher, who liv.
ed near Adhall, shot herself in the
head with a winchester rife. III
health is the supposed cause of her
act.
Mrs O. R. Dunbar, So years old, and
a wellknCwn resident of Rockport,
was run over by push car a few days
since and died from the injuries FRI
day.
Bots dare Baptist Church, six miles
south of Greenville. sent ninety fat
hens to the Buckner Orphans
Home al Dallas for their Thanksgiving
dinner.
The city officials, not having made a
success of stopping gambling ans
Sunday liquor selling in Dallas the
county officials have taken a hand In
the matter
w. N. Pennington, an aged farmer
| living near Winnsboro, was shot and
MORALLY wounded, Thursday, dying
that night. John D. Stacy, a neighb0f
is under arrest.
1t has been announced at the White
House that Attorney General Moody
has decided to remain in President
Roosevelt's cabinet, contrary to per-
siStent rumOrs.
The Secretary Of State has receiveA
from the German Government Q cor
dial note accepting the principle %
President Roosevelt's suggestion for
another conference at The Hague
The record Of admissions at, the
Worlds fair fer Tho week endinr: Sat
urGay. Novembe" 20. shows total Of
552,019. The grand total since tha
opening CT the fai- IS 1877 ,605.
Rear Admira! Robley D. Evans. now
president Of the lighthouse board, win
be appointed supreme commander Of
! the North Atlantis feet when Reax
Admiral Baker returns next March,
Mexicans who went to Mississippi to
help harvest cotton are in distress
and are sending appeals for help to re.
turn. Lower wages and costl!er liy-
ing than promised causes the distress.
DR.. Carlos Findlay Chief OF Depart.
nent OF Health and Sanitation makes
an emphatic denial of the report that
yellow fever exists in Cuba. He de-
ciares there is not a case Of the dis.
ease on the island.
Mrs, Maria B. Wilkes the Oldest
actress in the county, died in phfla-
delph!a Friday in the Prince Of Peace
Hospital. at the age of SO years. Mrs.
Wilkes was the original widow Mel.
notte" with Edwin Forrest.
Cheyenne, Wyo., failed In the recent
election to secure the permanent loca.
ton of the state capital although Il
will remain there until the question 10
settled. There were 1873 votes for
Cheyenne and 1897 against.
1t Is estimated thet between 10000
and $1,000 persons attended Thanks.
giving performances In the New York
theaters, and that counting the matt.
nees there were $4,000 paid admis-
sions. The total amount taken In at
box Offices was about 100000.
A formal notification Of regret at
his inability to be present at the Ma.
tional boil weevil convention, to be
held in Shreveport, Dec, II to 15, has
been received from President Roose-
welt.
The Supreme Court has stricken
from the records the impeachment