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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-16
Pterponr Morgan smokes rotbor

Pterponr Morgan smokes rather a
good brand of cigars. He has them
made especially for himself by firm
IN Cuba. They are very large and
strong and they cost him As cents
apiece even when he buys them by
the thousand. One of his business as
sociates pays 81 cents for each Of his
smokes, but Mr.. Morgan regards this
price as wasteful and extravagant
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-16
Cotton Expert at Worlds Fair.

]. Wesslay Hoffman, cotton expert
for his majesty King Edward, is visit
lag the worlds fair at st. Louis. He
Is the scientific expert of the British
Cotton Growing association at Largos
west Africa, where he is engaged in
promoting the cultivation Of American
cotton Tor shipment to ENGLAND.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-16
Alabama Negro Lynched for Murder.

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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-16
Lake Charles improvements.

Lake Charles. La, Sept 8.-The city
council last night ordered the paving
of six more blocks of Ryan street with
shells. The three.suarters of a mile
just completed cost $1,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-16
High School Opens With 800 Pupils

T!gh oCNUOT Opt'TS VIII oOO FUYIT0'
St. Martinville. La; The High
School of this town has CDeend its
doors this week with an attendance
of over 800 pupils, which is AL in
crease over last year. Prof. f. b.
DonnelI was appointed principal in
the place Of James Broussard, re-
signed to take a position as profess
sor Of Latin in the Baton Rouge UnS
Versity.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-16
ARMY DEMORALIZED.
Said Kuropatkin's Army Is In Ut
most Confusion.

Shanghai. Sept. 10.-A special mes.
senger of the Tartar general at Muk.
den, who escaped from that city
through the Gordon of Russian out
posts, reports. according to advices
here, that the Russian army is utterly
confused and demoralized, especially
the remains Of two Russian army
corps which recently joined General
KurOpatkins forces.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-29
New Railroad IN Prospect.

The following bit of news eman ates
from Franklin and, if true, will prove
OF inestimable value to the rice and
oil belts: 1t was learned that the fact
OF Louisiana being the richest and
most promising oil region in the
world today is no longer matter OF
debate, and that the sole question at
present veXing the oil men is the
great q question of transportation. The
Santa Fe railroad is of late looked to
as the final savior of the situation in
the oil fields, as this great transconti-
mental route is planning an extension
Of the service from Orange, Tex,
through the rich oil fields and the rice
and cane belt into New Orleans, thus
giving a new Pacific coast outlet Tor
half OF Louisiana, as well as u com
peting line into New Orleans for all
western and southern Louisiana.
1t is learned that at present, owing
to the extraordinary rates prevailing
on the Kansas City Southern road
that as. far east as New Iberia, south
Louisiana is coming to be regarded
as absolutely ST. Louis territory, and
while this may suit the fancy Of d
number of the citizens of those parts,
there is ~ big majority in favor OF
taking all possible steps to divert all
this traffic to New Orleans and it is
stated that the most liberal induce
ments are being held out with a view
to bringing the Santa Fe into Soutf
r o1iSiana at all hazards.
AS to the oil fields proper, the gen
tlemen have no misgivings, as through
the persistent efforts of United State
Senator Murphy j. Foster and Con
{ gresham Robert f. Broussard tn
dream of twenty foot channe
through the Mermentau river and tn
deep Bayou Des Cannes, right Int
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-29
CaEcasieu Gets National Delegate.

L. e. Robinson. p. w. Daniels and
G. A. Austin attended the seventh con-
rressional district Republican con-
vention at Crowley Saturday night,
held for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the national Republican con-
vention at Chicago in June. The sew
enth congressional district is com
prised OF Acadia, Avoyelles, Calca-
sieu, Cameron, Grant, Rapides, ST.
Landry and Vernon, and all except
the latter were represented.
L. f. Robinson, OF Welsh, was
elected chairman, and f. G. Labit, oil
Crowley, secretary. Chairman Rob
inson appointed the following commit
tee on resolutions: Acadia, @. G. Du
son: AvoyeIles, Judge Edwards. Cal
casieu. p w. Daniels: Cameron, f.
l. Hall; Grant, Sam Hooper; Rap
ides, w. p. Flower, st. Landry, c
w. Millspaugh.
The administration of Presiden
Roosevelt was indorsed and the dele
rates selected by the convention wer
instructed to cast their votes TO
Roosevelt at the nominating conven
ton.
Three names were placed in nomi
ton as delegates to the national con
vention, as follows: f. S. Spencer, @
Calcasieu, G. G. Duson, of Acadia
and F. s. NorGeet, of Rapides, MI
Duson received "a votes, Spencer 4s
and Norfeet IT, Messrs. Duson an
Spencer having been selected.
The meeting was attended by owe
100 representative Republicans frol
this district, and siNtS-six votes Oh
of a possible seventy were represented
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-29
Iowa News Notes.

High winds still prevail with indi-
C ations for rain which will come, but
none too soon as everything is suffer-
ing for water. Many things will per-
ish if rain does not come soon.
Dewberres are being harvested, but
promise to last very short time for
want of rain.
Somebody in our town seems to
have private score to, settle with the
town dogs or their owners. Several
dogs, some really good and well man
nered ones, have already suffered the
consequences Of heavy dose of poi
son, and others are likely to follow
unless little human principle is
brought out and private spleen set
aside.
Eli Lyons has been quite sick for
several days, but we are pleased TO
record that he is getting better.
John Rowe has returned TO his home
for the summer, but like the migrato-
ry birds, will find his way back to the
Sunny South when the snowHakes be-
gin to fall.
Ed Dehm is packing up preparatory
| to leaving for Colorado in search of
| o new home with his home people. We
| are sorry to lose Ed and his family.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-29
ANOTHER Rice MILL.
Local Company Organized and
Contract Awarded.
TO BE COMPLETED BY FALL.
Mill Will Have Capacity of 600
Barrels, Modern Equipment
and Absolutely Fireproof.
TO BE COMPLETED BY FALL

Last week the Journal announced
that negotiations were under Roadway
for the erection of new rice mill in
Welsh This week it can state con-
clusiyely that the mill will be built
and if only ordinary conditions pre-
vail will be in operation for the open
ing of the season of 190405.
A company has been organized I'M
der charter complying with the laws
of the Saate of Louisiana for $50, 900,
and it is to be known as the Gulf Rice
Milling Company, Limited. The Of
ficers are F. D. Calkins, president, e.
@. Willard, vice-president, and Philip
Miller, secretary, treasurer and man
ager, who, also, compose the first
board of directors. The plans of the
promoters were kept on the qui vive
and nothing was known of the inten-
ton of building a second mill until
the appearance of the Journal Friday
morning.
Saturday d. J. Hayes, representing
the Boland & Gschwind Company, of
New Orleans, which makes a special
ty of constructing rice mills, was here
and that night returned to the city
with a contract calling for the compile
ton of GEO. barrel mill, modern in
it's equipment, by September L.
J. A. Petty, of Crowley, an archi-
tect and builder in the employ Of Be-
land & Gschwind, will design and
erect the building, work to begin at
once. The plant will be equipped with
alljthe modern, yet not experimental,
improvements and will be built ac-
cording to plans DEVISED by Philip
miller. an experienced mill man and
at present manager of the Jennings
Rice Milling Company's interests at
this place 1t will have storage ca
pacity of so, 900 sacks of rough and
clean rice.
The president and vice-president
are cashier and assistant cashier re
spectively Of the First National Bank,
consequently the aew mill is Welsh
enterprise, built by Welsh capital anG
differed by Welsh men.
Not only will the enterprise prove
profitable to the owners, but score
or more of employees and all of ou1
merchants will realize from the bene
fits that accrue from the establishment
of another rice mill here, as ut thu
lea st calculation $1,000 per month il
, salaries will be distributed in town
Four acres of land have been pur
chased of J. w. Cooper, three-fourth
; of mile east of town on the sout
side of the railroad track on whic
= the mill, warehouse and sidings vii
= be built. The building will be c
structural iron and absolutely ir
DrOOf.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-29

the heart of the Louisiana oil fields
and also through the richest rice Sec
ton of the south, is all but realized.
The Sundry Civil Bill carries appro-
priations for the inauguration OF this
important work of canalizing the Mer
mentau and the Bayou Des Cannes
which will place the Louisiana oil
fields in direct and cheap water con-
nection with the New Orleans and all
other gulf and Atlantic ports, as we'll
as with the English and other trans
atlantic centers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-29
New Industry for the Rice Belt.

Tuesdays Lake Charles Press in
mentioning the fact that Welsh was to
have a new rice mill, added: In addi-
ton to the rice mill, which will cost
$4,000, the Gulf Mining Company
will venture in a new line, having
closed the contract with Pratt s. Com
pany, of Decatur, ILL.,, for a compile
ment of machinery to extract oil from
rice bran. This process will give
great impetus to rice raising in South
west Louisiana, the most fertile rice
producing section perhaps in the
world. This plant will cost when
completed, nearly $75, 600. 1t will be
one Of the largest and most modern in
the State.
f. Nj. Pratt, of the firm of Pratt &
Company, grain brokers of New York,
Chicago and Decatur, and also pro-
prietors of the largest corn oil mill
in the world, located at Decatur. has
under contem pl alton plan to estab-
lish a mill at some point in the rice
belt of the South for the purpose of
extr acting oil from rice bran.
Jacob L. Keller, a personal friend
of MIR. Pratt, and with whose influence
| the industry might be launched here,
was seen Wednesday by journal
reporter who asked concerning the
new venture. He stated that with the
proper inducement Mr.. Pratt would
erect plant here, provided. however
that 100 tons of bran per day would
be gu aranteed him. The company
he says, has in view New Orleans
Crowley, Jennings, Welsh, LAX
Charles, Beaumont and Houston, bu
neither New Orleans nor Houston
would be acceptable, he thinks. be
cause of their location.
The oil extracted from corn is rap
idly taking the place of linseed OF
and is much cheaper, and Mr.. Pratt
is confident that the quality OF oil eX
; tracted from rice bran is similar
He also claims that by undergoin!
the oil milling process bran will hav
been increased fifty percent in muir
ton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-29
Big Pumping Plant in Operation.

A number of persons from town
drove down to e. M. Clarll's pumping
plant Friday afternoon to witness the
starting of the new machinery recently
installed. Only the 36-inch pump was
set in operation, but a body of water
three feet in diameter was thrown from
the discharge to a height of seven or
eight feet. This pump alone has an
economical capacity of 10000 gallons
per minute, 100000 per. hour, and
during a period of twenty-four hours
furnishes $780, 900 gallons of water
for rice irrigation. In addition to
this Mr.. Clark has a smaller, pump
with 20, 600 gallon capacity per min
ute.
This is the largest pumping plant in
Calcasieu parish and one among the
largest in the rice belt. 1t is supplied
with two engines, one 400-horse and
the other 2OO-horse power.
The largest pump has two 30-inch
suctions The hume into which the
water is pumped from the bayou is
sixteen feet wide and eight high, and
through this enclosure sufficient water
runs to irrigate 5000 acres OF rice.
The run Friday was made simply tc
test the machinery, but Wednesday
the engines were steamed up and the
seasons pumping was inaugurated.
| Mr.. Clark has made many vast i'm
proyenents in his two plants, repre-
senting an enormous expenditure.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-29
Hotel for Rent.

am Offering the entire contents OF
the Eureka Hotel for sale at a bar
eain. Also the lower story OF tue
building, or the whole, for rent. APP
NV to MRS. KATE ROBIN SON,
Welsh, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-29
Notice to Milk Buyers.

I hereby notify my customers and
friends that the price of milk has been
reduced to zoe per gallon or sc per
quart.
w. M. BARTON.
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In Favor Of Cremation.

If cremation does not make very
rapid progress in this country as an
alternative to earth burial it IS not for
want of distinguished support. Her
bert Spencer is tie last Of long roll
of eminent men Of all schools OF
thought who have left directions that
their remains should be cremated. OF
recent years the names of MIR. Lecky,
Canon Shuttleworth, Sir Edward
Burne-Jones, Grant Allen, Harold
Frederic, B. l. Farjeon, Sir Spencer
Wells, Sir Isaac Pitman, Mr.. Du Mau'
rier. Sir Peter Edlin, Gen. Sir Samuel
Browne, Edna Lyall. W. E. Henley, the
Rev. H. R. Haweis and Baron Hud.
dleston occur in the records Of the
Cremation Society as supporters who
have offered the strongest testimony
in their power to burial reform Ex'
pense Is the great bar to the wider
extension Of cremation, but the act
which came into force last April, and
enables burial authorities and, there
fore. local authorities to establish Gre
matoria, may possibly work q great
change in nhiS particular-London Ex'
change.
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Fifteen Men Torn to Pieces.

Ogden Special.-Twenty-fivc killed,
nfteep injured, several fatally, and a
greet amount of railroad property de.
~stroyed, is the result of the explosion
os car load of dynamite at Jackson,
.in the Western & Ogden-Lucien cut.
of Of the Southern Pacific. The ex.
Nlosion was caused by collision OF
freight trains, on account Of the fail
are Of the air brakes to work. Eight
.os the dead and FIVE of the injured
are Americans; the others are Greek
iaborers. Everything within half a
mile was wrecked. The town of Ter
race, fifteen miles north, was shaken
as j, BY an earthquake. The bodies
of The dead were torn to bits. and
scattered hundreds of feet.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-25
Laborer Welded italian Heiress.

One Of the greatest heiresses OF ali
Italy, Signora Colo, in Verona, Italy.
disappointed her many rich suitors by
marrying a horny-handed son OF toll.
lately advanced to the position OF rail-
way guard, by the brides influence.
The young millionairess changed
her name for that of Beretti. and the
bridegroom is the good-looking brother
Of her maid All Verona attended the
wedding, which was celebrated with
great pomp and circumstance.
The happy couple rode to church in
q four-horse coach. The church was
gavly decorated with flowers and rugs,
and the archbishop himself. blessed
bride and groom.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-25
Mexico'S Denial.

Mexico City Specialize govern
ment official organ denies that Mexi
CO has addressed a note to Chile
expressing itself favorably regarding
the recognition of the republic OF
Panama. but intimatirg a desire to
extend that recognition jointly with
the government of Chile. il. order
that it might carry greater moral
force The official paper says the
Mexican government has addressed
10 note on the subject to the govern
menJ OF Chile. tt has doIe nothing
mere than ascertain through its rep
rosentatives the sentiment and policy
If other governments on this cont
nelt regarding the matter, without
undertaking to act in concert Wltr
any Of them.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-25
FOUGHT HIS WAY Up
Hereism Of the Russian Leader on the
Field Of Battle
RUSSIAN CHIEF IN THE FAR EAST
The Exploits of the Hcst Popular
Man in the Army OF the Russian
Gar

ST Petersburg. BY Cable.-Thc ap'
i,oIntment Of Gen. kuropatkin. who
saturday was relieved Of his position
zss Minister of War to be Chief COM
n,and OF the Russian army in the Far
Easf was sazettad this morning: Win
the possible exception Of Gen. Drago'
.priruF, formerly Governor General OF
Kicf. and later member Of the Coun-
ell of State. Gen. Nuropstkin is the
.pnst popular man ir the Russian
arrly, as a bluff Old soldier who has
fonght his way up from the bottom
fe be Minister of War, he is the Ideal
sY the enlisted men. No one in the
Cars army has seen more hShting
and no one can tell a story better. AS
Minister of War he was considered a
5ast chief who gave rewards and ad-
ministered punishments without fear
or favor. The appointment Of Gen.
Kuropatkin to direct command IN the
field has been received with enthusl-
.asm and inspires complete confidence.
Gen. Kuropatkin will be accompa-
ned TO the front by Grand Dukes
BNis. Alexis, Nicholas and Michael
Nicolavich.
The exact mission of Grand Duke
Alexis is unknown but 1t is undoubt-
eiuy an important one, as he has been
IN SUPREME command of the Russian
navy as president of the board OF the
admiralty, taking an active part in the
negotiations preceding hostilities. His
career as high admiral is we'll known
and brilliant, ard he has already sur
rounded himself with notable stan.
The Grand Duke Alexis Is now i'll
very bad health. but his desire to go
10 tho front is we'll understood. He
may exercise general direction OF the
naval movements in the far East
Grand Duke Boris is lieutenant in
sbe Hussars, and is considered dare
devil of the soldier sort.
He is tall and fair with peasant
face. as the occupant OF the reSpon-
>sible post OF Inspector general OF cav
airy he vii! bc able to advise Gen.
Kuropatkin, WHO is an infantry spe-
<.ialist-
Nicholas is one of the few Grand
Dukes who married a commoner, and
though his marriage has not been re-
corded, it is none the less happy
one His wife was the widow OF a
wealthy merchant named Bourenin.
With Gen. Kurpatkin's appointment
as commander-in-chief of the army
and the present of the Grand Duke
Alexis in the Far East. the opinion is
strengthened that while Admiral Alex
ieff may remain as Viceroy. the active
direction Of operations will pass out
of his hands.
The action of the commander of the
United States gun-boat Vicksburg in
-fieclining to join the commanders Of
other foreign warships in a protest
against the attack Of the Japanese
deet at Chemulpo, which resulted in
the sinking OF the Russian cruisers
'Fariag and Korietz promises to cause
much discussion here. The Novoe
4 svremya's London correspondent
cables that the protest of the British
captain against the japanese attack
ON the ground that it was breach
of neutrality proved Intellectual be-
cause the American commander would
not assent
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-25

When We introduced Billion Dollar
Grass three years ago, little did we dream
it would be the most talked OF grass in
America, the biggest. quick, haY producer
or earth. but this has come to pas.
Agr. Editors wrote about 1t. Agr. Col
lege Professors lectured about it, Agr. In.
stitute Orators talked about it. while in
the farm home by the quiet freside, in the
corner grocery, in the village postotfice, at
the creamery, at the depot, il TACT wher'
ever farmers gathered, Salzsr's Billion Dol
Ia Grass. that wonderful grass, good for
5 to IA tons per acre. and lots OF pasture
besides. is always theme worthy OF the
farmers voice.
A. Walford. West!ore Farms. Pa, writes:
Il have 60 acres in Salzer's Alfalfa Clover.
Il is immense | cut three crops this sea-
son and have lots of pasture besides.
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE And lGC. ~
STAMPS
to the John 4. Saizer Seed Co.. La Crosse,
Wis. and receive their big cataiog and los
Of farm seed samples free. IAC.L.l
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Russia Accepts.

Washington Special.-Russia glad
" and willingly favored the suggc;
ton Of Secretary Hay. that as far as
possible the belligerents in the Far
Eastern war localize hostilities and re-
spect the neutrality CT China in the
interest Of a continuance OF the
peaceful intercourse of the rest OF
the world. MY government express
ed the conviction that Mr.. Hays sug
sestion was prompted by motives oi
the highest humanity. and was mu
tually advantageous to the beihSe-
entS."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-25
Tablet Plant DESTROYED.

New York Special.-The factory OF
the Frazier Tablet Company. al Six
sssuth street and Eighth avenue,
Srooklyn, was completely destroyed
by fire Sunday night. H. ". Frazier,
president of the company, who was
n the Office. discovered the fire,
which started On the top floor, from
some unknown cause. Mr. Frazier
estimates the damage at about $50.
600. on which there is s250,009 insur
Sznce.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-25
Three Lives Lost.

buffalo Special.-Two men were
sasphyxiated, one was burned to
death, and several were seriously in
fared in an explosion of blast fur.
mace gas at the plant Of the Lacka.
wanna Steel Company Sunday. The
dead men are: George Reynolds. a
mason; Frank Prenatt. employed in
the power house; Michael S. Smith,
n mason.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-25
Russian Troops Met Disaster.

st Petersburg, BY Cable.-With
reference to sensational stories sew
eFal days ago of disaster to Russian
troops at Lake Balkal, one report say
ing that three regiments were drown
ed while attempting to cross the ice
covered lake, it is explained that the
trans Balkan line was blocked during
The night By an avalanche OF snow
xrom a neighboring mountain. The
train having the troops aboard dashed
ffnto the obstruction. the locomotive
was derailed and in the next five cars
one soldier killed. five severely and
fourteen slightly injured.