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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
roBoeeANINe AT ARDsLEY CLUB.

The Ardsley Golf Club has revived tobogganing.
and has built slide across the regular golf course
which is being we'll patronZed by the members and
their friends. The best time made thus far is said
be half n mile in sixteen seconds. The slide is
under the supervision OF Canadian who has
been connected with the business for many wears.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
MANHATTAN BUILDING PLANS.

one-hundred fortieth-st south side 10 feet east
OF Lenoxavs for a story brick nathouse aOxsa II:
a. Run and another owners; KuFtzer entz architects
cost. $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
ikMEs BUCHANAN. rRAINeR. DEAD.

s gea4es BnehaIan, who had been in the employ of
a., IAN Astor chanler trainer Of race horses.
,g. M suddenly from heart disease In the Chanler
isestsg.s IN stable No. . at the Sheepshead Bay
e.sfI,a,h Yesterday He found 10y one Of the
ty-efei.e several hours later Buchanan was thir-
I'm years old, and lived in Newark y. J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
INVESTOR BUYS APARTMENT HOUSE

Slawson & Hobbs have sold for Gertrude K.
Grain to an investor No. 424 West Twentieth-st. a
five story triple apartment house, 80. 4x1O0 feet.
The same firm has also sold for d. r MahOney
the four lots, 1CoX100 feet the south side OF
E.mersOn-St.. 10 feet west Of Post-ave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
LEASES EleHTH-AvE. BUILDING.

Peter p Sherry has leased for Mrs. Van Or
den the building No 80 to IS Eighth-ave. 10 Thomas
Perry, for term of years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
NEW HOME FOR U. S. LEATHER COMPANY

Irving P Lovejoy has leased No. IS TO "a Ferry
ST. six story buildings for George f. Hewitt 81
Bro to the United States Leather Company, The
of SI.,O0O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
THE LoNsDALE CHANGES HANDS.

The Morton Trust Company. trustee. has sold
the LonsdaIe apartment house, Nos. 565 and 567
Park-ave.. five story building. plot 65.4x1OO
feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
THE LITERATURE OF THE rLLIrgRATE
From The London Morning Leader.

HIoHi Inc London Morning Leader
There are English songs in plenty, both old and
new out II IS true. fear. that foolshly neglect
the, means OF popular culture which we have ready
TO hand in our "LiederSChatz." The vogue of the
blatant or ldotic music hall jingle is serious evil
ana 1t ought to be cOmhated in the schOolroom. /
sathef-th0ugh, perhaps, am mistaken-that the
songs children hear and learn in school apt to
be tWadding things. supposed to suit their mental
ana vocal capacities. II so. the is manifest
Let them learn simple arrangements of classical
songs and let them constantly hear without actu-
mediate comprehension. The melody will take hold
on them as thing Of absolute and mysterious
beauty, and gradually they grow older the
meaning. the passion the poetry OF the words will
dawn upon them. Profound, indeed, was the often
quoted saying of Fletcher Of SaltOun, IF a man
were permitted to make all the ballads. he need not
care who should make the laws of a nation The
with, us, at home and abroad a work and at play,
by daylight and in the dark 1t IS practically the
sole literature of the iliterate.
Verse sweetens toll however rude the sound
All at her work the village maiden sings:
Nor while she the gildy wheel around
Revoves tho sad ycissitudes of things
And If the village maiden even the factory girl.
have her mind stored with lovely melodies, indis-
solubly welded 10 noble words. who knows how
much they may do to. counterfeit the charms OF
b BIZ Bailey or to refine the philoSOphic lessons
of the haifpennY nOvelette2 The repertOry of
songs Ghey need not be audibly sung which each
utmost Importance in the culture of the emotions;
and 1t IS ruer of melody than OF most other things
that I'VE needs must love the highest when we
hear it," Let fill a Child'S. atmosphere then,
with strains which shall serve him throughout life
as touchstones of beauty and nobility
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
DURLAND's CHRISTMAS RIDE.

December 1.-THE -Des NIones from barbados for s.
Lucia and the MarDehead from CallaO for Iquiqut
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
New Orleans Panic.

New Orleans, La: Cotton men say
there is a secret behind the panic ana
that If leaked out Monday. The Dig
eest bull here land it is not Brown Is
said to have precipitated the decline
by unloading, and he kept 1T up IN
wild effort to save himself. He maze
tho boast that he would break every
one of the big bears here MONDAY
thew got him on the hip and forced
eatt1ement on their own terms. 1t mad
been agreed by the future brokers that
they would rally and support the mar,
ket. but the condition of this was ho'
made public until Monday. 1t was
that this bull get out OF the maFhe'
He was supposed to be at the end o.
his rope and he acquiesced and turhe'
over $4,000 bales, the remnants OF NE
holdings. That alone represents loss
of over a million dollars to him. I'M
makes the second time this particula
hull has cornered the market, and ma
fortune of several millions in nj
grasp, only to see it wiped out in on
| big slump.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
RAITIMORE'S BIG FIRE.
losses Too Great for Caicuiation''DtH re over
One Hundred Million Dollars.

oceans of great coke ovens, each snoot-
ing out its thousand tongues of flames
from pvramids of brick, stone and ce-
ment.. Where the fire has died out
nothing remains but blackened waste,
from which rise hundreds of towering.
insecure shafts of the same color
These are all that are left of what
we're once handsome structures.
The loss will not be accurately estl-
mated for weeks, for business men,
prosperous yesterday, are poor today
Expressions heard among these men
as they look into the collapsed proper
ty. reveal an astounding number who
were only poorly protected by lnsur
ance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
Two Persons Hurt in Collision.

Waco: A Cotton Belt freight train
ran into a trolley car Monday injur-
ing 1. E. Lyon, the motorman, and Mrs.
Robert Hall, a passenger. The loco
motive struck squarely in the flank and
broke a hole in the side Of the car,
the timbers striking Mrs. Hall, bruis-
ing her head and breaking one of her
ribs. Mrs. Hall WIS holding her baby
in her arms and protected it from in
Jury, interposing her own person.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12

baltimore Md. Feb 9.-Baltimore
is staggering under fire loss whlch
NO one has the temerity to put in ng
ures. The important commercial as
+,;c+ ia b1ackened ruins, laid bare by
a conflagration which ragged without
r,on,entary check from 10: 40 a. m.
Sunday until late in the afternoon yes
terday. At 8 o'clock the city ofhclals
again breathed freely 1t was agreeu
tho flames were under control. Ihey
b.d ragged twenty-eight hours in spite
ot almost superhuman efforts put forth
nv the best fire fighting forces which
n,ore than half a dozen cities were
able to muster.
The city is overcast with gloom
The only lights in the burned olstrlc'
are those in the smolderins ruins. 1T
only lights in that section whlch eS
canad destruction are from the cor
ner gas lamps. The stores are close'
in every street. The darkened ave
pues are full of jostlinG people, talh
ing on one subject. Apparently ther
is but one cause for gladneas ana Ill
&c that there is no homeless. The res
dence portion of the city escaped
This Dhase of the situation relieve
tbe officials from any thought othe
than property.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12

New Orleans Feb. 5-Cotton broke
and slumped off in most sensatloha'
wav Yesterday, amid scenes OF lnoe-
scribable excitement at the exchange
Wild pandemonium reigned for min
utes at a time when the market went
to pieces. The days drop amounted 10
SIS per bale July went down lou
points, or SO per bale. 1t is posltlNelS
known that several handsome fortunes
were swept away and wiped out OF eX- |
istence around the pit at the New or
leans Exchange yesterday.
At one time the prices dropped 81
fast that the bulls were compelled u
take drastic measures. Brown started
| in buying and bid the price up again.
| Sully and his agents are SAID 10 nave
purchased some 10000 bales OF May
options. There was evidently strong
effort on the part of the New York and
Iivernool bears, supported by war ru-
mors, to drive the bull clique into
panic.
The wisdom of the brokers during
the last few days in demanding $lo u
: SIS a bale margin on all contracts was
apparent. Soon after noon the rumor
/ was spread that war had been declared
. between Japan and Russia, and in
:. moment the ring was in panic. cot
t ton was offered regardless OF prices
i and values sank 10 and 20 points
time.
Before the decline hesitated at all
cotton was s. a bale cheaper than 1
g was before the rumors were received
l. Brown and other bulls spread puy
a ing orders around the ring and check
e ed the decline, but the market had
IS weak feeling unil the close.
A the bottom of the decline Marc
was 1876 points lower than the close
Wednesday. May was 1913 points low
&c err and July was $50 points lower,
OF 80 a bale cheaper than at the close
- Wednesday.
u The close was called weak and
u regular. March was LAT points low
ie than the close of Wednesday, at l5'
May was 1872 points, at 1851, and Ju
-. was 168 points lower, at 1920.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
A Pauner Sensation.

San Antonio, Texas: Mayor Pro
Tenn Worries P. Brown, at meeting of
the city council Monday, sprang SEN
sation when he charged that paupers
were being buried in graves dug not
over two and half feet deep, and that
he believed an examination will devel-
op that empty collins have been in
,terred in these shallow graves.
He introduced n esolution instruct
ing the opening ard examination of
ten pauper graves which he believes
will create a scand ?.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12

n man named Egpart confined In
prison at Dawson Springs, Madison
county, was burned to death in a fire
in the structure which was of wood
and heated with stove.
The Trinity Valley Trust Company
of Dallas has filed an amendment to
it's charter increasing it's capital stock
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Forty persons We're killed by an ex-
plosion of ten tons of gunpowder at
Fort Bratinda in Punjab, India.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
cooke County Cyclone.

Gainesville. Texas: A cyclone pass
ad across Cooke county some Sixty
e. NILES northwest of this city last
Saturday evening about shutdown, NE
cyclone come from the southwest anu
was about 200 yards wide. A nulnoel
Of houses were. blown away and torn
all TO piecSs, &ortupateax = 8 " We s,'
were lost. Il,
and hogs wear-
the storm WITH
sand dollaJ
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
over 100000, 600.

Insurance companies have opened
temporary offices in the Lexington no.
tel, but their representatives decline
to estimate the loss. The answer OF
one is typical of all: 1T is too big.
Make it above 500 100000; that's the
best we can do"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12

london. Feb. Sin a dispatch dated |
Nagasaki Saturday, Feb. d, and which
was delayed by the censor, CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph as
serts that Russia deliberately precipl
tated the crisis by secretly dlspatch-
ing. a few days ago, from Port Arthur,
transports loaded with "A fun DIVISION
of troops and escorted by a fleet, ana
landing them near the Yalu river, thus
occupying northern Korea.
Japanese patience became exhaust
ed and yesterday Japan moved her
ships and took unrestricted posses
sion of certain merchant vessels, IN
| GLIDING the Shelika and Manchurla.
The correspondent continues: TWO
other Russian vessels were siezed ana
escorted to Sasebo, Japan.
The Telegraph says it supposes the
| seizures occurred at Masampho.
| Paris. Feb. s.-The papers here pub
lished on high authority the report
(first circulated in Berlin) that ia
panese warships have captured some
Russian merchant ships in Chinese
waters. The report lacks confirmation
in official circles here, as well as II
Berlin.
London, Feb. 9.-The Che Foo cor
res pondent of the Daily Mail cables
that sixty Japanese transports are
landing troops at various points IN GO
rea. from Masampho to Fusan on thu
south. to Kusan, Mokpho and Chemul
DO ON the west.
: Seould is to be occupied and tn
landing is covered by torpedo diVls
ion. The main body of the Japanes
= fleet, the correspondent says. Will sa1
in the direction of Port Arthur.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
Forty-three in RopIne Contest.

Laredo, Texas: One of the features
of the Red Mems celebration on Wash
ington's birthday at Laredo will be a
grand roping contest with forty-three
cowboys entered and $500 in prizes
being I'D.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
Rodv Was Torn to Pieces.

Dallas. Texas: The body of an UNI
identified negro was found on the Cen
trail railroad tracks Sunday night torn
to pieces by southbound train. The
police discovered two suspicious look
in gholes in the head, suggesting that
the man might have teen shot and
laid on the track.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
:. IIn.a1A liza
q Louisiana
Z News.
QUARANTINE THE PEST
Louisiana Commission Declares Bon
weeviIs Barred from That State.

, ou;siana Commission Declares Boil
weeviIs Barred from That State.
Ration Rouge, La, Feb. 6.-The Lou
isiana Crop Pest commission met anu
organized yesterday and adopted SCI
of rules preliminary to it's systematic
carnaien against the Introduction Oh
the boil weevil from Texas. All the
members were present, Governor
Heard coming from New Orleans on
train which had been held an hour ior
him. The governor presided and frol-
H. A. Morgan, state entomoloslst' was
made secretary.
sshreveport was selected as the mead
quarters. though the domicile will re-
main in Baton Rouge. An executive
committee, consisting OF Messrs- MOT
gan. Frierson and Marsten, was ap-
nointed and empowered with practical
w all the authority of the commission,
which. under the act creating II, Is
quite sweeping.
The rules were then taken up ana
adopted seriatim.
The first declares the Mexican boil
| weeyil and the San Jose scale as uah
perous to crops and fruit.
The second rule declares a quaran-
tine against number Of counties III
! Texas. to be determined later by IN
yestigation, as well as those counties
where the boil weevil is generally
known to exist No cotton SEED, NUNS
seed cotton, hay, straw, oats or corn
produced in any of these counties
shall be brought into the state by any
common carrier, person, firm or corpo
ration under severe penalties.
No person shall have in his posses
sion live weeyil, under penalty OIL
: fine or imprisonment, except dui!
authorized state or federal entomolo
sist. 1t is made the duty of the stat
entomologist, and his inspectors TO D.
APPOINTED later, to carry out the RUE
and enforce the act creating the com
mission. He is given the power to dc
r me infected fields and prohibit the GU
tiyation of cotton on any ground
sees fit.
+. Provision is made for compensate
&c for property destroyed by the comml
e. sion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
China Is in Fear.

London, Feb. "a dispatch from
,rien Tsin from a correspondent Oh INC
Standard says a Russian force Is re-
norted at Kalgin, in Pc Chi Ii, near
the great wall, and that preparations
are being made for The flight OF the
Chinese court and the removal OF 'he
imperial treasure, as it is felt RUSSIA
will descend on Pekin.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
kiIIino at a Dance.

KerrvilIe. Texas: At negro dance
Saturday night Jim Ashley was shot
and instantly killed and Mrs. Butler,
daughte rof Ashley, seriously wound
ed in the thigh. Ned Coleman was ar
rested and jailed by Sheriff Moore
about 2 O'Clock Sunday morning.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12

Lake Charles, La: A negro, who
lives in the WOODS near Bancroft, as
saulted Mrs. Thompson, and the Wo-
mani Bowers between life and death.
Henderson Ashworth was lodged in
jail here. .toI ...
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
New Orleans Rice Market.

New Orleans, La: The rice market
was quiet in both rough and clean on
Monday. In rough the demand was
fair. but offerings were light. Prices
we're steady. In clean demand was
only moderate EARLY receipts We're
LAO sacks and 1884 pockets.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12

Lake Charles, La: James Garfield,
an empIuye of the Industrial Lumber
Company, while trying to board NOV
ing freight train, slipped under the
wheel and lost his left leg. Garfield
home is in Waterloo, Iowa.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
To Protect China.

London. Feb. 9.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says that
France has greed, with other powers
to land troops in China directly hosns-
tiles begin. in order to insure neutral
tty of the middle kingdom.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
Interference ASKED.

Vienna, Feb. 9.-The Austrian
neace association has asked President
Roosevelt 10 intervene in the Far
Eastern troubles, under the terms OF
the international peace tribunal a'
The Hague.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
chappell Refused Bail.

Dallas, Texas: j. NJ. Chappell, ac-
cused of killing w. C. McCahan at the
latter's office several weeks ago, was
refused bail and remanded to Jail.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
A.nearanes of Ruins.

With the fire under control ehe
blackened waste which lies in the
wake of the sea of flame presents
view terrible in its pyrotechnic gran
deur. 1t can be likened best 10
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
CLEARING Land for Laredo Postoffice

Clearing Land Tor Laredo PostotfIce'
Laredo, Texas: Work on clearing
off and removing the houses on the
block recently purchased by the gov
eminent for a federal building was
commenced Monday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
JAPAN'S PATIENCE is EXRAuo1rj''
Russians in Corea---Japs Capture Merchant Veseei'
Troops of Both Nations Moving.

Jordon. Feb. I'm a dispatch from
Toxic a correspondent OF the Dt1A'
Mail says the Jill Shampo has recel'eu
telegram from Fusan, Corea' oe
o,,rire that the firing of guns was
heard to the east of Koje island NaOoue
Or miles southeast of Fusan) at
o'clock Saturday morning.
washington. Feb. 9.-SecretarS
Moody has received cablegram from
rientenant Commander Marsh, the
..io., naval attache at Toxic, an
nauncing the departure of naVal Oh
vision from Japanese waters 1os Cne
mulpo, Corea.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-02

pay for our dinner-which we haven't
had-tip the garcOn a sovereign and
take a cab TO the Ritz"
Annabel shook her head.
Look at our Clothes" she exclaimed.
and besides the funny little proprietor
has gone down himself to help il along.
de would be disappointed. / am sure
1t will be good. John. and I could eat
anything. No, let US dine here and
then go and haVe our coffee on the
boulevards- We can take our things
up with us and stay at the Continental
or the Rite
Excellent. Sir John declared. 1--WE
VIII DO Paris like the tourists. and.
thank God. here comes dinner"
Everything was good. The garcOn
was tipped as he had never been tipped
before in MS life. They drove up into
Paris IN an open fiacre with a soft cool
wind blowing in their faces. hand in
hand beneath the rug They went first
TO hotel and then out again on 10 the
bOuleVards- The natural Gayety of the
place seemed to have affected them
both. They laughed and talked and
stared about them. She took his hand
in hers.
Dear John" she whispered. I'VE are
to begin our married life Tonight
here where / first met you. 7 shall only
pray that I may rews you Tor all
your goodness to me-"
Sir John. frankly ObIiviOus of the
possibility Of Dassersby. took her into
his arms and kissed her. Then he
stood up and hailed a fiacre.
Hotel Ritz"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-02

She has nothing to be afraid IF" hs
continued. II have signed statement
that ! shot myself; bad trade and
drink, both true-both true.
His eyes were closed. Anna left the
room on tiptoe. She and Cous-,,---
drove homeward together.
THE doctor thinks" he said, that
he has very fair chance. In any case
you and Annabel are safe"
Thanks in some measure to you,
dear friend" she said gratefully
He looked at her intently.
II hate that word" he said. 1T
sounds almost as though | were fore
doomed. May l ask you something,
Anna?"
IF you wish to-" she answered. IF
you think il wise"
Wisdom and folly he said bitterly,
ARE beside the mark sometimes In
Paris, when / asked you to be my
wife, you refused because you told me
that you meant to find your way a lit
tie further into the heart of life alone;
you feared the limitations of marriage
All, Anna. you were too independent
for a woman with heart"
You, too" she answered. ARE the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-02

for breaking into your rooms-and to
thank you-the doctor says you bound
up my wound-or should have bled to
DEATH
Il forgive you willingly Anna said
bending over him. 1T has all been a
mistake, hasn't it?'
No more talking" the doctor inter-
posed.
II want two words-with Miss PelIis-
sier alone" Hill replied.
The doctor. frowned.
Remember" he said, you are not
by any means dying man now, but
you'll never pull through if you don't
husband your strength"
Two words only" Hin repeated.
They all left the room. Anna leaned
over that he needed only to whisper.
Tell your sister she was right to
shoot, quite right. 1 meant mischief
But tell her this, too. / believed that
our marriage was genuine. / believed
that she was my wife or she would
have been safe from me-"
IT will tell her." Anna promised.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-02

I'VE can wire in the morning"
Courtlaw said, cor will they read it in
the papers? Anna, is this to be good
by?''
She gave him her hand and the rare
tears stood in her eyes
May a woman have no friends,
then?" she exclaimed almost passion
ately. Must / lose half the good in
life because cannot split up my heart
into little pieces?'
"A woman who has a lover he
answered, finds her friends only an
embarrassment"
That" she declared. sis the most
banal thing have ever heard you say,
and 1 think the most brutal. Besides
/ have no lover yet. I don't want to
look at the world and all that is in
it through one mans eyes. If 1 may
not have my friends 1 will never have
my lover"
He helped her to alight and his
fingers closed upon hers warmly.
The same Anna" he remarked
smiling at her. well. count me al