The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-24
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.


years of age, who has been in Calves
ton four or five months. was browne
Thursday night while bathing in tn
bay.
Mrs. inez Suttle, the 16-year.old wifi
Of J. A. Suttle of Houston, died II
New Orleans Thursday night. Til,
girl succumbed to death while on be-
bridal tour.
In GraySon County scores OF blnder
at work in the wheat fields at night
lanterns being used in profusion. TIT
grain is ripening rapidly under the in
fuence Of warm weather.
The bakers strike at Houston has
been settled and Houston is now as
sured Of her bread supply. The men
got the increase demanded, amounting
to 81 raise per week.
1t was decided by the commit
tee to seat the black and tan" deiega-
ton from Louisiana, in opposition to
the lily white delegation from that
State in the Republican National Con
yention.
The Davis Gin Company has been
organized with $4,000 capital. The com.
pany will be incorporated and will
erect new modern gin in Davis, I.
T., this being necessary to handle the
crop this season.
Albert KOepping, who murdered
John Martin in Port Jeryis, and Oscar
Borgstrom, who killed his wife in
Mount Kisco, were put to death in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison
Monday.
Elevator builders in PHILADELPHIA
struck for raise from $3.50 to S4.25
a day, and have drawn about 1000 ele.
Vator workers from many other large
cities into their trouble by a general
strike.
Dallas members Of the Uniform
Rank, Knights Of Maccabees. are max,
ing preparations to go to st. Louis in
August to compete for the prizes Of
Tered for the best drilled company of I
MaCCabees.
A cyclone Of unusual severity. &C.
companied by unprecedented rain, has
caused great damage to Santiago,
Cuba, and surrounding country. The
death list is over one hundred, and is
increasing.
Robert Hall, a negro, shot at his
brother, Levi, below Waco, missing
him, but shooting a Winchester ball
clear through a small son of Levi Hall
and also shooting a horse. 1t is
thought the boy will die.
j. {. Buchanan was arrested near
NhNesboro on a federal warrant
charging fraud in connection with q
transaction alleged to have taken place
It Ardmore, |. T., where he will be
AIKEN for trial.
Reports come from Robinsonville,
even miles south of Waco, where the
mad dog showed up some three weeks
go, to the effect that two or three
lore rabid dogs have been seen there
4 the past few days. "
The ConCho, Colorado Confederate y
ssociation, which is composed Of all ~
le old Confederates in this western -,
ection, will hold its annual reunion on y,
lie Colorado river four miles above -,
aIlinger / gust 10 and II. =.
John L. McAtee, aged CT, for sew. SC
| years United State District Judge ys
the Fifth Judicial District of Okla. be
una, with residence in Enid, died be
onday morning at Chicago of paraIy. lie
5. RI
Two loads of oats, the first of this st
ason's crop, were marketed at Nc. 81
nney Wednesday evening. They be
ought 81 1-2c. on
Oklahoma is sending a train load 1t
wheat to the Worlds Fair for ex. Sc
pttion purposes. wi
on
York, an inland town eight miles ~
nthwest of Rolf, I. r, has been n,
washed away. The Indian IN,
aiding Companys branch house ~,
ere consisting of a general store. hr,
IS the heaviest loser. Oh
indian Territory Elks will heartily wa
pport Dallas for the next annual sal
'eting of the grand lodge. pa:
An agreement has been reached and of
FitzSimmons and "philadeIrb;o the