The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-05
EVENTS or EVERYWHERE.


Elliott Ransom, cashier. and Lee
Cook, n recently discharged messenger
of the Pacific Express Company, got
into a quarrel, and RANSOM shot at
Cook in the Austin Office
Carnations adorned the lapel of the
coat of nearly every member in the
house Friday in commemoration of
the late President Mckinley S birth
day. The CHAPLAIN referred feelingly
to the late resident
William Webb, the Oldest artists
model in this city, has been found
dead in his room from heart failure.
He was eighty years aold, and, owing
to his remarkable physique, was wide r
ly known among artists. ~
Frank Dawson has been convicted
numbering Anna Hartman and
fenced to be hanged at Paris
March II. Dawson killed Miss -
man as the result of broken
ment at dance six weeks agi;,
Under Gen. Black, CONNIE y
Chief of the Grand Army of, 0oiIar.
public, raid on the United siVe dr.
Treasury under the guise of pensin
is to be made that will surpass~
the imaginings of a few years ago.
Mr.. Bryan in lecture on high
ideals at Burlington. N. j., said that he
had three ambitions. First to be a
Baptist preacher, second to be farm
er and raise the biggest pumpkins. and
last to be a lawyer. -
Mrs. Katherine Kendall Stell, the Y
Oldest woman in New Hampshire AMI s
cousin of President Franklin. is dead
at her home, Lyndeboro, N. H. She
was 1903 years old.
Engineer Matthews of the ( svern-
ment Geological Survey will ads rtise
at once for bids on waterworks sys-
tenn for Lawton. He also has the plans
for a $4,000 Jail completed, the con-
tract for which will be let soon.
John p Goggn, treasurer or the
Nashua IN. W Trust Company, was
arrested Monday charged with embez-
cling sum of money from the bank.
The amount is placed at between $780,,
600 and 100000.
Ell Askne of near burden Hill coun-
ty, believes he has invented a plan
that will prove very effective in the
destruction of the boil weevil. He does
not disclose it further than to say that
fire is an important factor in his plan.
He is constructing machine in which
to work it out and has applied for -
patent ON the idea. -
United States Senator J. r.. Burton
Of kansas was admitted to $4,000 laiI
to answer in the Circuit Court March
z for trial on the indictment charging
legged use of his influence with .<tf1es
postal authorities to prevent the isl
suance of a fraud order against the
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
When arraigned before Judge Adams -
he pleaded not guilty to the charge 7==se--.
Andrew Hudson an eight-year-old
Dallas boy was struck by a street ca
and so seriously hurt Tuesday night 4a
that he was unconscious tai after
noon Wednesday. He attempted 30
cross the track immediately in front
Of a rapidly moving car. s
Internal troubles are increasing ON
account of increased taxes. Organized
bands are resisting laws and officers
all over the country. Some officers
bave been captured and robbed of gov
funds.
Isaac Hatfield fell dead on his farm
near Mcleod, Ok, Thursday. while
feeding his hogs. In The same To-
cality the barns of Henry Pickard
were burned together with consider
able ICED, all his farm machinery, two
COWS and three mules.
A branch of the Russo China Bank
Association is to be established in San
license having been issued
" board of bank commissioners. The
institution has 81 5000 900 capital, all
,aid UP.
The President has appointed w. b. ~
1artin to succeed Minnie Cox post
MASTER at Indianola, Miss This post
flee was closed some time ago, the
'hite inhabitants of the place, refus-