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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

horizon Of the western prairie. The
first twinkle Of the thousands of in
candescent and hundreds of arc
lights upon the streets as the electric
power was slowly turned on, made a
scene OF beauty that cannot be fully
described. The time just between
daylight and night seemed to inten-
sify the beauty. The zenith, however,
was perhaps attained about 8 o'clock
when the extreme brilliancy of the
electric lighting of the city was made
manifest. Many persons who had
seen the illuminations of big cities
did not hesitate to say that they had
not seen it surpassed. There were
thousands of people on the streets
last night to enjoy the scene and take
part in the frightful din made by cow
bells, horns and devices of all kinds
lor making noise.
But the official event of the day
was the arrival by steamer of King
Notice and his reception at the foot
of Main street, and the subsequent
parade through the principal streets
of the city, to the finish at the Rice
Hotel, where the King and his cour-
tiers retired to their royal chambers
to divest themselves fJr the time be-
ing of their royal robes.
His landing and greeting created
the greatest enthusiasm The whis-
ties shrieked a welcome and the great
bells of the city sounded forth In q
jubilation. Loyal subjects lined the
thoroughfares through which his pro-
cess;on moved and in wild huzzas
babe His Royal Highness welcome.
The most pretentious parade that
has marked the inauguration of carni.
val week was that witnessed here on
yesterday afternoon. Every detail
was carried out with a completeness
and dispatch which foretold the splen-
did preparation which Chairman John
F. Dickson had made for the recep.
ton of the mighty monarch.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
NOT7OC RE|CNS IN NO-TSU-OH.
King of Tekram Took Charge of the Big Carnival
Monday Afternoon The illumination.

Houston, Texas, Nov. 22.-The reign
of King Notice VI of the realm Of
Tekram opened yesterday most con-
spicuously. Apollo, the king of day,
came to the aid of his majesty of
Tekram, and united they drove the
rain king, Pluvius, steadily and com
pletely from the struggle for suprem-
acy. In the early part Of the day the
result of the battle appeared doubtful
and the loyal subjects of Notice quak-
ed within their sandals lest their be-
loved monarch should not prove equal
to tie willy and persistent fight being
waged. While the battle wavered,
Eolus, god Of the winds, came upon
the scene from the western caverns
and thus turned the tide of battle, un-
til the rout of Pluvius became COM
plete and the day became one of
those brilliant autumn days for which
the kingdom of Tekram is noted
among all the peoples of the earth.
In the meantime the many noises of
the annual carnival were heard
on all sides. To those of former
years were added new ones and from
high noon until after midnight the
din failed to die out. The horned
voice, or the brazen voice of the adj
vertising cult was heard on every cor
ner Of the street. The gay decoration
of flags and bunting of many bright
colors, chiefly the red, white and blue
Of the nation, the green, yellow and
white of Tekram and to less extent
other colors lent brilliancy. Nearly
all of the business fronts were swung
with these cOlors arranged in grace
full sweep, swings, designs and fes-
toons. The streets in the business
portion of the city were bright for
blocks on each side: The movement
of the flags and bunting by the wind
added to the animation of the scene.
The browning glory and the daz.
cling brilliancy of the city was not
visible until the sun crept below the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Slump in Oil Prices.

Beaumont, Texas: The expected
happened in the oil market Monday
when the crude article took a perpen.
dicular slump of five cents. A clean
cut of five cents was posted, by the
Texas Company, which reduced It's
offerings from SO cents for Beaumont
and Sour Lake crude to 81 cents and
from 81 cents to 50 cents in the Jen-
nings field. The oil men look for q
still further decline, as 1t is remem-
bered that when the Texas Company
once starts going down hill it usu-
ally keeps 1t up for awhile. The
slump is generally attributed to the
prospective advent of the Humble oil
field, and to the recent good flowing
wells at Jennings.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Cut His Own Throat.

Knoxville, Tenn: Cromwell B. Hos
kins, an insurance man, committed
suicide here last night, his dead body
being found this morning, lying in an
alley in the business district. He had
cut his throat from ear to ear. Finan-
cial troubles are said to be RESPONSE
BILE for the deed. He was a member
of the firm of Burbank & Hoskins,
state managers of the Aetna Life In
surance Company. His business part
ner says Hoskins had no financial
troubles that he knows of.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Trouble in Iowa.

Des Moines, Iowa: Race war is I'M
minent at Fraser, Iowa, where Thorn
as Albright, a white miner, was Sat
urday night shot and MORALLY wound
ed by James Price, a negro. the
white miners held a meeting Sunday
afternoon and voted to refuse to work
longer with the negroes in the mining
camp. There are from thirty-five to
fifty negroes in the camp, and 1900
whites. Both sides are heavily armed
If Price is caught, it is believed the
miners in their present state of mind
will do violence to him. Albright is
alive, but the doctors say that he can
not recover.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

the occupants Of the two other floors
were aroused their escape had been
cut off.
Before the fircmon arrived the fire
had spread to the adjoining tenements
but the occupants had sufficient warn.
ing, and all escaped. The work of
the firemen was greatly hampered for
a time by the crowds of frightened
Italians, who filled the streets. The
tenants in nearly all the neighboring
buildings dragged their household
goods out Of the buildings, and with
them blocked the way of the fire appa-
ratus.
All the bodies were found in the
rear room Of the third floor, and it
was evident that all had been suffo
Gated in their effort to reach the fire
escape at the back of the buildings.
In MS intervals or consciousness PO
lognio cried for his wife and children,
but the physicians feared the tidings
Of their death would kill him and
have not told him of their fate.
In their investigations as to the
origin of the fire, the police have been
unable to obtain a statement of any
kind from neighboring tenants. The
street about the burned building was
crowded with Italians all day, but the
police report that every one question.
ed regarding the persons burned or
the occupants Of the building has re.
fused to make any answer
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Heavy Losses at LindaIe.

Lindale, Texas: At 1890 Monday
morning the following buildings were
destroyed by fire, only one Of which
was insured: Mill Harpole, loss
$1,000; ]. c. Cooper, $1,000; Mrs. Tip
Mcspaden, $500; Nero Pruitt, $500;
T. W. Jarvis, $400 John Dunnaway
$1,000; Jesse Odom, two buildings
$500 each loss on stock and tools; T
j. Odom, $500, insurance $500;
Holds G Morris, $4,000; ]. C. Edwards
$500; Tom Cooper, 5000; Mrs. Pruitt,
postmistress, $500.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Shocked and Fell.

Beaumont, Texas: George Legge, a
lineman of the Electric Light Com.
pany, came in contact with live wire
at Ewing and Liberty streets Sunday
morning and received a shock which
precipitated him to the ground. He
sustained a fracture of the bope of his
right arm, but was otherwise unin.
jured, though it is nothing less than q
miracle that he escaped death.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
BRECKENRIDGE DEAD.
Death Was the Result of Stroke of
ParaIysic.

Lexington, KY: Col. William Camp
bell Preston Breckenridge died Satur-
day night from stroke of paralysis
sustained on Wednesday.
The end came peacefully. He had
been gradually sinking for twenty-four
hours, and for that length of time the
case had been known to be hopeless.
William C. P. Breckenridge was
born in Baltimore, Aug. %, 1887, and
was a son of Rev. Robert Breckin-
ridge. He graduated from Center Col
lege, Danville, KY, April &c, 1855, with
the A. NJ. degree, afterward taking
the IL. D. from Central University,
Richmond, KY, and Cumberland Uni
versity. Tennessee. He entered the
army of the Confederacy as captain,
later became colonel Of the Ninth Ken
tuck Cavalry, and commanded the
Kentucky cavalry brigade when 1t
surrendered. He was afterward pro-
fessor of equity jurisprudence in the
University of Kentucky. He was a
member of congress from the Sew
enth Kentucy district from 1884 to
1885, being defeated for denomination
to the office in 1894. He was gold
standard democrat.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Rock ExpIe ded Dynamite.

Chandler, Ok. While blasting in
constructing the waterworks system
here, flying piece of rock Saturday
night fell into box containing hun
dred pounds of dynamite and an ex-
plosion followed which shook the
earth for miles. Mrs. Philip Hofeld,
although several hundred feet distant,
was fatally injured, and numerous
persons were slightly injured. Hun
dreds of window glasses were shat
tered.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
AWFUL RESULTS OF TENEMENT FIRE
Two Entire Families Wiped Out in Brook1yn--~T The
Bodies Rescued by Brave Firemen.

New York Nov. 21.-Smothered be.
fore they could reach the rear fire
escape in burning tenement house at
1SG Troutman street, in the Williams
burg district Of Brooklyn, twelve per-
sons met death shortly before 2
O'Clock Sunday morning.
Two entire families, those Of Ma
rance TriOlo and Charles POlOgniO,
were wiped out, the last living mem
Der of each being now in a hospital
with no hope of their recovery. They
are Charles Pologno, SO years old, and
Tony Triolo, Is years old, both OF
whom are terribly burned. Although
in the opinion of the coroner all the
dead were suffocated, the bodies were
badly burned before they could be Ia
ken from the building by firemen. The
burned building is in the center of a
row of threestory tenements extend
ing the length Of the block, and was
occupied by Italians. The fire is sup
posed to have started in the cellar of
grocery store of Antonio Goalmbal-
vos, on the ground floor. The cellar
was stored with infammables, and the
flames spread with lightninglike rap
idity. All the occupants were asleep
at the time, and there was considera-
bic delay in sending in the first alarm.
The Gialmbalvos family lived in the
rear of the store, and succeeded in
getting out of the building, but before
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Convicted Of False Swearing.

Waco, Texas: w. ]. Logan was CIV
en- two years in the penitentiary In
Judge Scott's court on the charge Of
false swearing on a plea OF guilty.
The case grew out of a wedding that
occurred several weeks ago, in which
Logan testified that a young lady to
whom his son was to be married had
the consent of her parents, and he
produced the same. The boy and girl
were married. however, before the lie
gal proceedings began.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Sidewalk Goods.

New York: Property lying un-
guarded in the public street, whether
it be in front Of an express office or
department store, has been declared
lost" within the meaning of the law
by Magistrate Whitman. This ruling
was made when the magistrate dis.
charged a man arraigned on a charge
OF having stolen a package containing
a handbag from the sidewalk in front
OF an express office. The package, it
was testified, was the only one on the
sidewalk at the, time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Taft Sails for Panama,

New Orleans: Secretary Taft and
party sailed Monday on the cruiser
Dolphin for Pensacola, where the sec
rotary will transfer to the cruiser Co.
lumbia,s both vessels going thence to
Panama. The guns of the vessel sa-
luted as he went up the ships ladder.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Ed Walker Dead.

Eagle Lake, Texas: Ed Walker
ager II, a prominent citizen of this
community, died Sunday night at
Quinn, about eighteen miles below
here on the Cane Belt. He had been
sick but few days with black jaun-
dice, and was thought to be conva-
lescing, but a turn for the worse was
taken, and death ensued His re-
mains were sent to Columbus for in.
terment.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Use Stink Bombs.

Che Foo: The local Russian consul
has received from Port Arthur a let
ter describing the use by the Japanese
of a peculiar missile. This missile
looks like long sausage. The Jap
anese throw it into the trenches and
it bursts, giving off an odor so fouI
that if it is not thrown out of the
trenches Immediately the soldiers
faint. The gas is not fatal in its eff
feet.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Girl Killed by Brother.

Hampstead, Texas: Saturday on
the Cuny farm, about eighteen miles
from here, Beatrice McDade, a young
negro girl, was accidentally shot and
almost instantly killed by the dis
charge of a shotgun in the hands OF
her brother. The gun had been load.
ed by the girl unknown to her brother.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Fifty Greek Letter Men.

Houston, Texas: The members Of
the Greek Letter fraternity Monday
night had their annual banquet at the
Rice hotel. There were nearly fifty
participating. The affair was a most
gratifying success. Among the speak
ers were Judge Ford, Judge Wilson,
Hon. Tom Stone, Judge Hamblen,
Judge Harris, W. D. Cleveland, Jr..
and others.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Gun Burst in His Hand,

Brennan, Texas: Ernest Weld, the
15-year-old son of Mr.. Aug. Weld,
while out shooting rabbits Sunday
with a muzzle-loading gun, had a mar.
row escape from death, and sustained
some painful injuries. The gun burst
near the breach and tore great cash
III his arm md powder burned bis fee
and arm pretty badly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Local Option in Caldwell.

Luling, Texas: At a meeting of tho
commissioners court petition was
presented with the requisite number
of signers asking the court to order o
county local option election, which re-
quest was complied with. The elec-
tion will be held Dec. II, 1904. The
ants won by large majority in the
election two years ago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Georsans Go to Wisconsin for Ideas

Atlanta, Ca: George Foster Pea.
body, accompanied by Governor Ter
rell, President Samuel Spencer of the
Southern Railway and party of for
ty-two left Saturday night for trip
of inspection of the University of Wis
consin at Madison, Wis. The object
Of the trip is to familiarize the gov
erning body of the University of Geor-
gia with the methods and progress Of
the Wisconsin institution.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Squadron at Lanqeland.

Copenhagen: The second section OF
the Russian Pacific squadron anchor.
ed Saturday morning northward of the
island Of Langeland, and on Sunday
morning resumed their journey north.
ward.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Admissions to the Fair.

st. Louis: The record of admissions
at the Worlds Fair for the week end,
ing Saturday, Nov. 10, shows a total
of 552,019. The grand total since the
opening of the Fair is 17,617,905.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Gone to See Bull Fight.

Laredo, Texas: The special train
over the international and Great
Northern road brought in over 400
excursionists to see the bull fights in
New Laredo Sunday evening.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Revival at Bolton,

Bolton, Texas: A protracted meet
ing is in progress at the Christian
church. The services are being con-
Quoted by Evangelist Victor Graves.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Mexican Stabbed to Death.

Laredo, Texas: In a mescal row at
the Minera coal mines Sunday night
one Mexican miner is reported to
have stabbed to death.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
American Cruisers at Rio.

Rio Janeiro: The American cruis-
ars Brooklyn and Atlanta arrived here
at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

Greenvilie, Texas: B. D. Wilson,
charged with killing Polk Bevis some
months since, was acquitted. The
killing took place on Wilson's farm
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

New York: Dissatisfied with his
wife's housekeeping, and finally
throwing himself into towering rage
becaused inner was not ready the 40.
ment he arrived hime, John P. Zeigler,
a furrier, hanged himself at his home
in the Bronx.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

When a woman cries her HUSBAND
calls himself names, but as soon a.
she stops crying he says he didn't
mean it. That's the new way. :.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

The innumerable varieties OF pota'
toes are produced by repeatedly plant
ing the small potatoes raised from tne
seed, and selecting from them the
varieties best adapted for cultivation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

A boy has to be mighty stupid NOT
to have his mother believe he Is al
most a genius.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

It is better to kiss a girl right under
her nose than behind her back.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-17
GREW FROM a SWITCH.


Willow 7 zee in Maine that Had Int :
esting History.
The old willow tree a. Fort Knox
cut down recently by w. f. Batchel
der. has an interesting history II
stood on the John b. Pierce farm, sold
TO the government for the site of a
fort. Seventy-five years ago last May
Mr.. Pierce went OH horseback TO Bel
fast one day. On his way home he
called on Squire Sam Shute, who kept
an inn at the place now known az
Stockton Springs. The old squire kept
good old Medford. forty years old, and
never doctored nor watered. After re
freshing himself with a drink of this
inspiring beverage Mr. Pierce had his
horse brought around, and while wait,
Ing for him walked over to a willow
tree and cut small branch with
which to encourage his steed. On ar
irving home he threw down the
branch and one of the children took
IL and stuck it in the ground. II
quickly took root and from il grew
this great tree, now just cut down
Lewiston Evening Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-17
Order for Hearing Final Account.

State of Michigan, County of Van Buren-ss.
Probate court for said county.
At session OF the Probate Court for said county,
held at the probate Office in the village of Paw Paw,
Tuesday, the 31st day of May, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four.
Present, Hon. James II. Johnson, Judge OF
Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Frank W. Rhodes
deceased.
Jennie Rhodes, administrative of said estate,
comes into court and files her petition, duly verified
praying that order be entered determining the
heirs of said deceased, approving the division par
tihon and settlement heretofore made in said estate
and that she be discharged from the trust reposed
in her Administrative of said estate and that she
be relieved from all liability in respect to her ad-
mnstration of said estate.
Thereupon il is ordered that Monday, the 18th day
of July next, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon, bs
assigned for examining and allowing such account,
and that the heirs-ataw of said decea sed, and all
other persons interested in said estate, required
to appear at a session of said Court, then to Do
holden at the Probate Office the village of Paw
Paw in said county, and show cause, If any there
be, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be
granted.
And 1t is further ordered that said Administrative
give notice to the persons interested in said estate,
OF the tendency of said account, and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in The True Northerner, a newspaper printed
and circulating in said county, three successive
weeks at least previous to said day of hearing.
JAMES II. JOHNSON,
Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-17
Probate Order.

State Of Michigan, county of Van Buren,-ss
At session of the Probate Court for said county,
held at the Probate Office in the village of Paw
Paw, on the 3lst day of May, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and four.
Present, Hon. JAMES II. JOHNSON, Judge OF
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of John Reynolds,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified, of
John A. Smith, of the grantees of the heirs at
law of said deceased praying for reasons therein
stated that the court adiudicate and determine who
are or at the time of his death the lawful heirs
of aid deceased and entitled to inherit the real
estate In said petition described.
Thereupop IL isordered, that Monday, the 18th day
Of July, A. ID. 1904, at ten O'Clock In the
forenoon. be assigned for the hearing of said petit
tlon, aud that the heirs-at-law of said deceased.
aud all other persons interested in said estate
required to appear at session OF said court,
TO be holden at the probate office, in the village of
Paw Paw, and show cause, IL any there be, why the
prayer OF the petitioner should not be granted.
And IL is further ordered that said petitioner give
notice to the persons interested in said estate of the
tendency of said petition aud the hearing thereof,
by causing copy Of this order TO be published IN
The True Northerner, newspaper printed and cir
culating in said county of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks at least previous TO said day OF
hearing. JAMES II. JOHNSON,
Judge of Probate
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-17
STATEMENT OF THE w. +. OF NJ.
Declares the Union Responsible for None
of the Crime Committed.

Declares the Union Responsible for None
of the Crime Committed.
Denver, June IL. - The executive
board of the Western Federation OF
Miners has issued statement regard
ing the situation in Cripple Creek. In
reply to the statements made by Gen
eral sherman NJ. Bell and Secretary
c. c. Hamlin of the Cripple Creek
district Mine Owners association. Ii
declares the cause of the strike 10 have
been the Violate of their written
contract by the mine owners, who are
alleged TO have opened tight against
the W. Il. of Nj.
1t declares the mine owners and
militia lawless. citing what has hap
pened in the Cripple Creek district
since the Independence deviltry as the
proof. 1t charges by imputation
the Independence explosion on the
mine owners. and says the photographs
OF non-union men found in w. +. of
NJ. headquarters at Victor were for the
purpose OF publishing "scab list, so
that union men everywhere might
know the "scabs."
The deaths at the Stratton indie
pendence mine are charged to incom-
potency of the men employed there
and culpable negligence OF the man
agement. and it is alleged that abso-
lutely no deaths have occurred during
the whole struggle for which the w.
+. of NJ. can or ought to be held re-
sDonsible