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The Rice belt journal., 1904-11-25
DIR. CaldWell'S Talk on China.

DR.. E. B. Caldwell, returned mis-
sionary from Shanghai, China, preach
ed in the Methodist church Sunda,
evening to one of the largest congre.
cations ever assembled in the church.
Every seat was occupied and chairs
filled the aisles forthe accommodation
of those who were eager to hear the
gentleman, who had preached among
heathens in a foreign land.
DR.. Caldwell is thoroughly familiar
with conditions in that portion of the
Chinese Empire in which Shanghai,
Canton and Peking are located, and
the picture he SO yividly portrayed of
the natives and their various Gus
toms of worship was interesting.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
christian population of China was
greatly reduced during the Boxer up-
rising of a few years ago, christian
ity is in the ascendency in the empire,
the number having grown from 30, 900
to 100000 within the past four or five
years.
Churches are constantly being es-
tablished and maintained by the ma
tives as result of the missionary
work now being carried on there. This
work is conducted in the face of many
obstacles. Although quarter of
million have professed Christ, DR..
Caldwell says that this number repre-
sents only one.two thousanth part of
the entire population.
Bringing his remarks closer home,
the doctor made the the astounding
statement that less than one-third of
the population of liberty-loving Amer
lea hears the gospel preached.
He closed his remarks by making
an appeal for funds to carry on the
work of soul-saving both in this and
In foreign lands, and his appeal was
responded to in most substantial
way. Last year 1920 was sent to the
foreign field by the Welsh NJ. E.
church. Sunday night something like
$500 was pledged, and that amount
has since been increased to s4O0.
DR.. Caldwell drove out TO Meadow
Prairie Monday to visit Rev. Weldon,
and the latter part of the week will 90
to Lake Charles. He was recently ap-
pointed special field worker in the
South in the interest of missions and
is rendering valuable service.
The Rice belt journal., 1904-11-25
Result of the Vste on Amendments.

There have been some interesting
Developments from the recent election
on the fifteen constitutional amend
ments, which were voted on. A very
few of them have passed. The people
pounced upon the proposition to issue
81, 10000 worth of bonds to be used
in building school houses, and buried
it underneath an avalanche of votes,
the majority of votes against it being
in she range of 5000.
One amendment that passed by
large vote was the old Confederate
Pension amendment which increased
the annual pension fund from $4,000
to S150,000.
The plan to restrict the state judi
ciary and to provide for appellate
court districts was lost.
The Rice belt journal., 1904-11-25
WELSH LANDS JAPANESE COLONY
0rientaIs Lease 300
Acres From Paul w. Daniel.


Hon. Masashi Takenouchi, vice
commissioner of agriculture of the en-
pire OF Japan and member of the jap
anese parliament, and Hon. TetsutarO
lnumara, Imperial commissioner to
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in
st. Louis, both government officials at
Okayama, arrived here Friday after
noon and remained utril Sunday guests
at the home OF Paul ". Daniels.
These distinguished Orientals were
here investigating the conditions in
the rice belt. A drive to Mr.. Daniels
island plant, near Hayes, was made
Saturday, and SO favorably impressed
were they with the apparent fertility
of the soil and our superior sytem of
irrigation that they leased 300 acres
OF Mr.. Daniels for a period Of five
years and will send colony of thirty
educated native agriculturists from
Japan here by March /, next.
Instead OF raising rice, potatoes and
onions will be the principal products,
although some rice and cotton will be
cultivated. Each of the thirty Japs
will be given ten acres to cultivate.
Small patches of all kinds of vegeta-
bles will be raised.
The location of a Japanese colony
here is due largely to the efforts of
Commissioner VIM. C. Stubbs. of
baton Rouge, who was a classmate of
Mr. lnumara at Tulane University in
New Orleans. At St. Louis recently
Mr.. Stubbs advised the gentlemen to
visit the rice belt of Louisiana and
Texas. From published reports of the
conditions in the Lone Star state thew
were inclined to locate there, but Mr.. |
Stubbs advised them to consult with
Father Cary at jennings. who recon-
mended them to Mr.. Daniels, and &C
cordlngly the colony will be establish
ed in Calcasieu.
Although non-communicative con.
corning conditions either in Texas or
Louisiana, it is evident the distip-
gulshed representatives of the japan
ese government were impressed more
[avorably with Louisiana soil than
that of our neighbor state.
Although both the gentlemen could
write legible hand, Mr.. Inumara
acted as spokesman, his companions
knowledge of English being decidedly
United. Mr.. Inumara received his
english training at Tulane, and the
4. B. degree was conferred upon him
It Harvard.
Sunday night they left for Texas,
INC, at Houston held conference with
1ov. Lanham. From Houston Mr..
'akenouchi went direct to San Fran
lsco and from there will sail for his {
ative heath to begin the selection of
armers to be sent to Welsh, while !
lr. lnumara left for st. Louis to re. t
ume his duties at the Worlds fair. {
The fact that Jap colony, is to be
established here for the purpose of /
experimenting with a new crop may
rove boon to the entire rice-grow- '
1g section of the South. The out {
ONE will be watched with interest. {
The Rice belt journal., 1904-11-25
Theresult as announcedis is asfollows:
School Has Opened

and owing to the delay you should be
equipped the first day and ready for
school work. The Journal Stationary
Store makes a specially of school sup
plies, such as tablets, composition
books, pencils, pens, inks, crayons
of all colors and kinds, states,
sponges, rulers ard school
books.
The Rice belt journal., 1904-11-25
For Rent,

On South Adams street, a nice and
convenient six-room cottage. Cistern,
we'll, out buildings. walks, &c.
Z. L. LEWIS.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
Paragraphs OF Minor Importance
Gathered From Many Sources
Through the South.

Georgia Day was observed IN great
style at st. Louis exposition Wednes-
Jay.
Capt. Micajah Woods has consented
% aid the prosecution of McCue at
Charlottesville.
In a conference at Charlotte, y. c.,
the hard yarn spinners agreed upon
substantial raise In prices.
Al Richmond the Western Union
Telegraph Company substituted
white messenger boys for the ne
sroes who had been employed about
year ago.
A number of daring burglars have
recently been committed at Greensboro.
H. c.
There was joint debate at Wayne.
". Va. between Messrs. Cornwall
and Dawson, tho candidates for Gov
srnor.
II. j. a. Foreman, treasurer of the
Wood county Republican committee.
resigned because ne cannot support
The Sta,c ticket.
The death list OF the Southern rail
way wreck near New Market, Tenn,
Saturday. remained at g.. five of the
bodies being unidentified
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the Virginia Coal and Coke Company
ield at Bristol. Va. the old board Of
directors was reelected. The direc-
tCrs Will mrct next week.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
Dent Drown; Wear an Eelskin.

y coiored man in South street fish
market was skinning eels recently. and
rs Ea removed the skins with a pair OF
pinccrs he carefully placed them to
one side. What do you do with
theme asked on inquisitive bystand-
or. Il send them to my brother down
at Atlantic City" WAS the reply. He
sells them to cclored people on the
beach for five cents apiece. You krov
IN ceIskin is sure preventive against
cramps. II you wrap one around your
ankle before You 20 in bathing Won
need have no fear of drowning May
nc white people don't believe in this.
but colored folks do, and ny brother
can sell more eelskins during tho bath
ing hour than he can supply.
delphia Record.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05

st. Louis. Special.-Tuesdays session
OF the American Bar Association was
called TO order by President James
Hagerman, OF st. Louis. Hon. Amos
Nj. Thaycr. United States circuit Judge
for the eighth circuit of st. Louis had a
heavy cold and his address on The
Louisiana Purchase: Its Influence and
Development Under American Rule. >"
was read by Judge Franklin Ferris OF
st. Louis
Following the reading OF Judge
Thayers address. the session was oc-
cupied with the reports of standing
committees. The report of the commit
tee on international law declared that
the Japanese claim in the present war
was OF character that affords just
ground for mediation.
The committee on law reform recon-
mended the passage of the bill to au-
thorize the maintenance of actions for
negligence causing death in maritime
cases
The majority report of the standing
committee on commercial law. submit
ted in pursuance of a resolution adopt
ed at the last meeting of the aSsOcia-
ton that the committee be instructed
to report specific remedies in lcgisla-
tive form for any unlawful combina-
tons which may threaten commercial
intercourse. is based on the conclusion
that the resolution referred to the
Federal power to regulate Interstate
commercial rather than to the STATE
power so control commerce exclusively
within the State.
The committee is. therefore. OF opin-
ion that until the existing eXigcnCies
provided by law fer the protection Of
commerce ainst illegal combinat' ons
are further invoked and their efficiency
further tested ii is not necessary to
PROFOUND additional legislation eX-
tending the summary procedure.
\ minority report was submitted by
Walter S Logan. stating that he was
unable 60 agree entirely with the con-
clusion of the other members of the
committee on cCmihcrcia law. His re-
port concludes:
Il know OF no better weapon that the
community has for its defender than
the veal IN or taxation. am the
more convinced rs TO the effectiveness
of this method Of regulating large COM
binatious in the form OF corporations
when I see the opposition TO il that is
made by the combinations and corpora
tiOns affected. The passage Of sucn leg
islation would | believe. 80 Il long way
toward settling in the interest OF tho
people the important and veNatiGus
trust question"
These reports were received and filed
and consideration postponed.
Bcnjamin =. Abbott OF Georgia,
made an address, on "To what ENtent
Will a Nation Protect It's Citizens in
Foreign Countres2'
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
Washinaton Happeninas.

IN letter to the President Cover
nor Wright Of the Philippines. de.
ciaros agitation fcI freedom for the
Filip'nos in this country causes rest
lcssn"ss there.
President Roosevelt will issue his
call for a second peace conference as
socn as he has sounded the sentiment
OF other nations.
John L. Redmond distinguished
Irish leader, took luncheon with Pres
ident Roosevelt
Rev Charles Wagner. author OF
"Tho Simple Life" spent night at
the White House.
The Washington Navy Yard gun
liant hrs started continuous work on
naval ordnance.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
Comhidir q Instified.

Albany Ga, Srecial.-Thc trial OF
Chief of Police Wcstbrook on the SEN
sational charges first preferred by Rev.
Dr. L. G.. Brouehten, of Atlanta, in a
sermon here threc months ago, and fol-
lowing which tho preacher was COW
hidcd by the chicG, was concluded late
Tuesday afternoon. OF the seven spc
c!fc charges preferred. the chief is
found guilty OF two, viz: drinking
while on duty and in uniform. and Wis
ting bar-rooms while on duty and loi-
tering at such places. The commission
imposed Il fine OF S25 for each of these
offenSes and cxonerated him on all
other charges. OF the charge of assault
on the minister. the commissioners
said: We find Chief Wcstbrook guilty
al this charge. but in our opinion the
peculiar circumstances justified him as
n man in pursuing the course nr did"
The verdict is regarded by WestbrOok's
friends as an oXoncration. as il was
not found guilty Cf either of the most
serious charges. 4 feature of the trial
was the development OF the fact that
Dr. BrouGLton did not hive affidavits
To sustain his charges, as he claimed
to have at the time he made his pulpit
attacks.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
In the North.

Two men were killed in collision
on the Maine Central.
The first meeting of the First Inter
national Congress of Public Account
ANTS was held in st. Louis.
Judge George Gray sustained the
decision OF Umpire Carroll d. Wright
in tho matter of check-weighman ana
cEecl,-docking Bosses in favor of the
anthracite ccal miners.
Hugh Gurncy. third secretary OF
the British embassy. was arrested and
fined at Lee. Mass. in violation of the
law giving him diplomatic immunity.
The Union Iron Works. of San Fran
cisco was sold at auction fer S1,700,-
600 to company controlled by c.
NJ. Schwab.
Senator G. f. Hoar was reported to
be very weak and in n stupor at his
home in Worcester, Mass.
fire broke out in Wingates board
Ing house about - O'Clock Tuesday
night at Gardiner. Me. and extended
to the Coliseum containing one of the
largest roller polo rinks in Maine. The
building was entirely consumed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
Train Wrecker Arrested.

Roanoke. Va, Special.-Willam G..
Baldwin president OF the Railway
Special Agents of the United States
and Canada. with headquarters here
received a telegram from the authOri-
ties at Danville. H.. which stated that
John Kennedy. the convicted train
wrccker. has been arrested at that place.
Kennedy escaped from the Staun-
ton. Va. jail several months ago, after
having received the death sentence. Tho
description given by the Illinois au-
thoriNes is almost complete.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
Foreiun Affairs.

The Japanese arc maneuvcring near
Mukdcn in such great force that an
early battle Is regarded as inevitable.
The Russian police trace the recent
series of aSsassmations IN that couu-
try to 4 band OF teirorists. who find
refuge i'll Switzerland.
The crust around The crater OF Yes
uvius broke, rendering the present
eruption more terrifying.
Governor Patron, n Colombian Off
cial, expressed official regret for the
besmearlng with filth of the Ameri-
can consulate at Carthagena.
Pope Plus X invites Catholics to \
service in Rome for atonement for
tho recent free.thinkers congress.
The Irish Unionist Alliances exec
utive committee protested against tho
new program of the Irish Reform
Association.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05

Worcester, Mass, Special United
states Senator George +. Hear dicd
mere last Thursday night. Old age
was the immedia'o cause of death.
It. IS understood that the funeral Will
be he'll Monday from the Church Of
the Unity, and that Rev. Edward Ev.
erett Hale, chaplain OF the United
States Senate, will be asked TO offici.
ate. Rev. Rush X. Shippen, OF Brock
ton, former pastor of the Church of
the Unity. and the minister who per-
formed Senator Hears second marri-
age. will be invited to assist. The
body will lie in state, probably at the
city hall. during Monday. The inter.
mcnt will be made in Sleepy Hollow
Cemetery, Concord, Tuesday morn.
ing.
Mayor BIodgott issued Il proclama.
ton calling upon the business men
OF Worcester to close their establish.
ments during the funeral. Flags
throughout the city are displayed at
talf mast
lockwood Hoar, son of the late
Senator Hoar, received the following
message from President Roosevelt:
General lockwood Hoar: Accept
my most profound sympathy The
loss IS not yours only, bnt of all those
who believe in the LOFTY standard of
purity, integrity and fearlcssness ip
public life.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
Boy Kills His Father.

Little Rock, Ark, Special.-A special
TO the Arkansas Gazette from Austin,
Ark, says: John King, n farmer living
near here. is lying at the point of
death from a sunshot wound at the
bands OF his son. Walter, who is II
years old. 1t is claimed that King
was abusing his wife when Walter took
his mothers part and told his father
repeatedly to cease the abuse. The an
gered father is said not to have needed
the warning given by his son. and the
latter seized shotgun and fired, the
load entering Kings neck. Young King
has been arrested.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
Not Real 5oIl Weevi!s.

Covington, Ca. Special the Up
posed boil weevil discovered on n plan
ty several days ago. upon comparison
with the real Mexican boil weeyil. spec
linens OF which we're sent here by the
State chronological Department.
proves to be an entirely different in
sect. being oi different color and
very much larger than the Mexican
weevil There are. however. serious
apprehonsions that IL may prove to be
as destructive as the Mexican insect.
A number of the insects have been for
warded to State Entomologist Newell
for examination.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
Farmers Congress opens.

st. Louis. Special.-The annual farm
ars' congress opened al the Worlds
Fair grounds. The meeting was called
to order by Harvie Jordan, OF Month
cello. +. w. Taylor, chief OF the agri-
cultural section OF the Worlds Fair. de-
iivered the welcoming address to which
Benehan Cameron, OF Cameron. n. C..
and Joshua Strange, OF Marion Ind.
responded. Following the president s
address, u. S. Peters. president OF the
Texas Cotton Growers Association,
read \ paper.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
CLOUDBURST LOSSES
Heavy Damage Wrought in Colorado
Settlement
TIE LOSS WILL REACH A MILLION
Dcvautation Wrought Along the
whole Valley Of the Las Animas
RiVer, Including the City of Las
Enimcc.

Trinidad, Col. Spccial-A terrific
1iood has struck the city of Trinidad
and the whole valley along the Las
.Animas river. devastating a wide sec
ton and causing loss which. will
reach 81 1000. 900. So far as known there
was no loss OF life. but several are re-
ported missing. Every bridge in the
city of Trinidad is out, and the tele-
phone and teleGraphic service com
Dlotely suspended. More than 80 city
blocks in the residence and business
portions were from two to three feet
under water along Che river.
The food was caused by Il heavy rain
which has been falling for two days.
A. 9 o'clock Thursday night the storm
assumed cioudburst proportions and at
!. o'clock this morning the Las Animas
river went over its banks. At $50 1t
was Impossible to set within a block
OF tha river bed NJ any point and Com
mercial street was Hooded Tor three
blocks in the heart of the business dis
t-ict. Meantime the electric light and
gas plant had been nCojed and the city
was in complete darkness. Hundreds
Of citizens thronecd the streets ON the
edge OF tho submerged district. carry
INK lanterns and doinS their best u
iruVide for those driven from home
with shelter. Warning oi the flood was
given when tAc river la.t it5 banks. by
revolver shots ana the ringing of the
fro alarm, following The blowing Of all
tho locomotive ana shop whistles In
town Citizens upcn IIlts made of sec
tions OF sidewalks padded through the
streets rescuing families which were in
danger. The new Bacca Hotel. two
story structure just nearing completion
at u cost of $4,000 on the river bank
WAS destroyed. The water then ate It's
way through 80 feet Of ground TO the
Sante Fe depot. which was carried
away. The Cardenas Hotel. adjoining
barely escaped similar fate. an acre
Of ground being Yashcd away near 1t.
The Rio Grandc bridge. nj FL Moro. is
cut and the Santa Fe right OF way in
many places has been washed out
1t was reported that She flood was
due to break in a city reservoir. but
this is erroneous. The reservoir is safe
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
ceornia z u weeviI Scare.

Covington. Ga. Spocial.-An insect
supposed to be boil wcevil has beer
found in this county OH The plantation
os l.. =. Duke. Charles G Smith sub
aminatlu2 and compared il with ar
enlarged picture OF the boll weevil is
sued by the Department OF Agricul
ture. and he finds It to be practically
identical with the genuine Mexican
boil wcevil. They had not been dis
covered until Jne recent hot. dry
weather. but they are becoming quite
numerous now.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
One officer Kills Another.

savannah. Spccial.-Pciiceman Zip
perCr ana Goodwin, of the Union de-
pot squad. quarrclcd Thursday about
how drummcrs should be treated
around the depot by ;nc police. \
fight Cnsucd between the policemen.
IN the course of which Zippcrer was
shot and killed by Goodwin. The cor
OncrS jury held an inquest ard pro
noUnCcG the homicide to be murder
Goodwin was locked up in Jail pending
further legal action
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
miscellaneous Doinus.

KID Mccoy won over Sullivan in his
20th round at Los Angeles, Tuesday
night.
Hon. William J. Bryan was billed
to make so speeches in Indiana from
October 12 to October %.
The Democratic National Commit
tee expects to push the campaign
fighting from this time, and declared
that Judge Parker's letter would aid
his party in the Presidential battle.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
JeI.qraDhic Briefs.

The American Bar Association took o
mild stand on the trust question at Its
meeting in ST. Louis.
Judge Parker spent the day in New
York. conierring with Democratic
leaders
TNo Civil Service Reform League has
asked both national chairmen to sec
that no public servant shall suffer be.
cause he refuses to make political fund
contributions.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
Tried 60 Wreck Train.

Lyachburg, Va, Spocial.--The at
tempt TO wreck freight train on the
Chesapeake and Ohio, near here last
night, was evidently planned by four
men whose purpose was robbery.
One OF the men was on the train when
1t struck the obstruction and when il
stopped he began throwing merchan-
disc from the car. The attempt to loot
the train, however, was unsuccessful
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
Jaranese Vessel Sunk.

London, BY Cable.-A dispatch TO
news agency from Vladivostock says
that according to reports from Port
Arthur two japanese torpedo boats
and Japanese steamer have been sunk
by mines near Port Arthur during the
past few days. A japanese cruiser OF
the Niltaka type. it is added, was badly
injured.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05

issue. with all its attendant evils. must
- necessity retard the development of
ule southern States. whose people are
struggling manfully with conditions
ieit by the war. and seriously inter
fcrs with the industrial progress OF
both races.
JUDGE PARKER.
The late Democratic convention. and
its candidate for President. have given
signal exhibition OF a mutual respect
and confidence almost unprecedented
in our political history and our party
has received new inspiration and hope
In its appeal TO the people. who al
ways appreciate and admire courage.
character ana discretion in their lead
ers. Our candidate has these Qralities
and can be depended upon ut all times
to observe that self-control in speech
and action which is 50 necessary 10 safe
reasoning and sound judgment.
With uuabated trust in the efficiency
OF the cardinal principles of our great
I0rty, when applied 10 the practical al
ministration Of government. to realize
the blessings or peace and prosperity
for all. and believing that the people
will correct the present abuses OF ad-
ministration by a change OF party in
power. | await with confidence the re-
Sn't of their jut-me at the polls
Very truly yours.
-. G. DAVIS.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
AN IMPORTANT PARSONAGE.

Callcr-"Well. the nerve OF thatw
Merchant WHAT"
Caller Didn't you hear that snip OF
boy referring TO you as 'Bill?'"
Merchant" 'Sh That's our office
boy. So long as | can pretend didn't
hear him it's all right"
Public Ledger.