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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
LOUISIANA NEWS.
), Cotton Acreage Reduced.

Baton Rouge La: Walter A. Clark,
Of Clarksdale. Miss, president Of the
Missississippi division of the Southern
Cotton Association, and NJ. A. Fiber,
secretary Of the Mississippi division,
with headquarters at Jackson, were
among the visitors to the city last
week attending the Southern Interstate
Good Roads Association. Mr.. CLARK
and Mr.. Fisher have both been engag-
cd for the last three months IN the
campaign to secure a reduction IN the
cotton acreage IN Mississippi. MlSSi5'
sippi is perhaps better organized than
any other Southern state in this cam
paign. Mr.. Fisher has his headquar-
tiers at the capital, where he, with two
stenographers and an assistant, is busy
keeping up with the correspondence
receiving the reports from the differ
ent county organizations, etc. In dis
GUESSING the campaign in Mississippi
Mr.. Fisher said:
I'VE are now thoroughly orsanlzea
! throughout the state, and have a work
ing branch organization in every coun-
ty, from which complete reports in re-
gard to the planting that is being done
! is received. am convinced from these
reports that in a majority of the coun-
ties Of the state the reduction OF the
acreage planted in cotton this year
will be al least 20 per cent below the
acreage last year. In some or me
counties, especially in the Delta, the re-
duction will not be quite so heavy, but
: there will be a reduction. In the Delta
, because of the latenesS Of the season
and the scarcity of labor it will be i'm
possible for the planters in that Sec
, ton to get full crop under ground.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
Funds Belonging to Milwaukee
Bank Lostin May WheatSpeculation
Frank e. biseow. President of the Cys Financial
Institution Confesses That He Embezzled Fortune and
Lost 1t on Chicago Board of Trade.

Spo"llatiOn and ventures on the
eorally uncertain sea Of industrial ex-
notation have brought to ruin and
disgrace a former president of the
American Bankers Association, the
courted adviser of the Secretary of the
Treasury of the United States, the So
rial and business associate of men
high in the political and financial cir.
ties of the nation, and man, in short,
whose name until now stood as a
synonym for ability, sagacity and pro-
bity in the banking world
The city of Milwaukee is aghast at
the exposure. The people scarcely
can realize the truth of it, and it is
safe to say that financial America is
s,upefed, for the name of Frank G.
Bigelow had even wider fame
among bankers than the institution of
vhich he was the head, with its CAPT
ia, of $1,500,000, its surplus and undi,
Weed profits Of $1,1OO,OOO and its de-
rosits of $16,000.GO0.
A report that J. Pierpont Morgan
lad defaulted would be no more of a
shock in the financial center of the
country than the story that followed a
meeting of the directors of the First
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
Death Dealing Tornado
Swoops Down on Laredo

vice. Il will require some time 10
complete repairs, as the lines Will
have to be entirely "obuilt and ne"
exchange installed.
The spans of the international foot
bridge across the Rio Grande river
were blown down on the Mexican side
of the river and communication e1'
cept by means of skiff and the railroad
bridge is cut off.
The city of New Laredo suffered Sc
verely. Among the buildings entirely
DESTROYED is the new COncordia Hall,
which was used as an opera house.
Later details indicate that first re-
ports were by no means exaggerated
either as to the number OF human
lives sacrificed or the financial dam
age resulting.
Scores of people are attended by the
various physicians. They are suffering
from all sorts of broken bones and
| bruises.
II will be impossible to state the
number of the injured, but it is
thought many deaths will result from
now on.
The number killed is sixteen in this
city. So far as can be learned theli
names are: Juan Guerrero, aged 40
Julia Guerrero, aged IS; PAMELA Cur
rnro aged %: - Guerrero, missing
Unknown negro man, servant at La
redo Seminary, aged As; Palillo Nun
clio aged Sc; Juanita Jaramilla, age'
, IS: unknown man, employed in tn
: Bruni House; S. Munoz, aged 80; on
woman and two young boys, aged
and 9, respectively, named Barrera
: Miss Gayetan, aged II years.
| The first four mentioned in the lis
4 were members of one family, an
were employed on the ranch OF Georg
!. Woodman. They were all crushed t
i death by the falling in of the heav
walls of the adobe house which the
s occupied The others mentioned
l. the list met their death in like nal
= ner.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
Two Are Killed.

Hearne: AS local freight in charge
of Engineer Harry Canterbury Thad
Shell, was coming coming into Hearne
Saturday night the train was badly
wrecked at a result of washout, and
the sixteen cars and the engine were
ditched. Engineer Canterbury and
Head Brakeman Lee Gordon were IN
stantly killed. Fireman Joe Selsher
saved his life by jumping and his IN
iuries are only burns.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05

National Bank was to the people OF
Milwaukee.
In carrying on his mammoth thefts
VI the banks funds President Blgelo"
lad accomplices among the employees
Il the institution One of these was
Henry G. Coll, an assistant cashier.
Gordon Bigelow, the son Of the bank
president, young man-someWhere
around 80 years of age-has been
known as a plunger in the stock ana
grain markets for a long time, and ru-
Clor said that a large part OF the
money embezzled by the banker went
70 meet the losses entailed by his son.
The son has been known as hlSh
roller, and several months ago gossip
vas busy about some of his big WIN
ntngs, one successful coup having net
ted him, according to report, some
100000.
But of late there are said to have
been losses. A week or ten days ago
L. D. kneeland, a Chicago broker,
went to Milwaukee, and coincident
with his visit there were stories Of
some heavy sQueezes that young Bige-
low had suffered, 1t is said that
Kneeland came to have some matters
Strengthened out, and that he departed
with any claims he might have had
fully satisfied
Stories of May wheat also have
been rife. Tie persons who hereto
fore have hcsitated to make any crit
ieism of the fnancier remembered
ord voiced their recollection that
Frank G. Bigclow himself has always
hean a plunger. One enterprise in
which he engaged that has been EN-
broilea with costly litigation is the
National Electric Company. and it was
sid that several other perfectly le'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05

Laredo, Texas, via Messenger toy
Bermuda, Texas, May l.-Thls city !
was Friday night visited by the worst !
tornado in its history. The loss OF
life is estimated at between twenty and
twenty-five persons, and the damage
to property is large. Shortly after I
o'clock after an exceedingly Sultry day
a dark, lowering cloud made its APP
pearance in the Southwest. Soon af-
ter and with practically no warning
rain began falling in torrents, ac-
companied by heavy hail. The wind
began blowing at a hurricane velocity
and signs, roofs and doors began to
fly through the air. The wind
wrought havoc with houses, telegraph
poles, shade trees, and, in fact, every
thing that came within its path. The
huts occupied by the poorer classes OF
the city were first leveled to the
ground and as the wind increased in
velocity the more substantially con-
structed buildings were unrooted and
in many cases demolished The storm
lasted about an hour, and subsidized al
most as quickly as it had made its ap-
pearance. Every telephone and tele-
graph wire between San Antonio and
points in Mexico was Frustrated.
Five persons are reported to have
been killed in New Laredo, opposite
this city on the Mexican boundary.
The rsofs Of the Hamilton and Ross
Hotelsfof this city were removed by
the wind. at the Hotel Ross the rooms
were flooded to a depth of from -four
to six inches and the guests abandon
ed their quarters for the night.
The tower of the city hall was par
TALLY blown from its foundation ant
is careening toward the streets il
danger of falling any moment.
The streets are practically impaS
sible, being covered with debris of al
kinds.
The local telephone exchange wa
unroofed, the switch board demOlist
ed and every telephone is out of sci
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
The craiqhead Lynchinq.

Homer, La: There have been no de-
velopments recently in the Craighead
matter. 1t is not expected that any
arrests will be made for some time, as
the sheriff hopes to get some evidence
to confirm that furnished by Craignead
and the other prisoner as to the identi.
ty of the four men who entered the
Jail. The judge has not called spe.
cial session of the grand jury to inves.
tigate the lynching, probably awaiting
the result Of the investigation by Sher
if Kirkpatrick.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
UNEQUAL Taxes Scare Capital.

Cleburne: w. A. Mcdonald, secre.
tary of the Dallas, Cleburne & South.
western Railroad, has returned from
directors meeting in Fort Scott, Kan.
and states that there is a disposition
on the part of the directors to etxend
the road if finances can be raised, but
that the l per cent tax on gross earn
ings imposed by the legislature will
make it harder than ever to obtain
Eastern money for railroad building in
Texas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
Lookout's Big Tunnel.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Work on the
construction of the big tunnel through
Lookout Mountain was started Mon
day morning. w. J. Oliver & Co., the
contractors whe secured the work,
have a large outfit on the ground and
are ready to complete the work within
eighteen months. The tunnel will be
$500 feet long and will be constructed
according to the most modern meth
Cds known in the engineering world.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
Fourteen Men buried Alive.

Wilburton, |. T.: Degnan & McCon-
nelps mine No 10, two and one-half
miles west of Wilburton, blew up at l
o'clock Sunday morning, fourteen
miners positively known to be buried,
and there is a strong possibility that
there are more men entombed. There
is no hope of rescuing any alive, ano
very little that the bodies will be re-
covered for several days, as the shoi'
is $50 feet deep, and the whole lower
part has cayed in.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
The Methodist Catechism.

Louisville, KY: New junior stand
ard catechisms, compiled by a joint
committee for the Methodist Episcopal
Church both North and South, have
been presented to the board OF bishops
Of the NJ E. Church. The junior cate
cbism is for children and the stand
ard is for persons older than II years
They differ in matters of form from
the old books, but the doctrines are
identical and it is believed they viii
be adopted.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
NAVIGATION Jubilee.

Denison: Many thousand people Wis
tied the Annie P. Thursday. The
great celebration was a project sue
cess. Congressman Randall was en-
Enthusiastically endorsed for a third
term, to carry the Red River project
to success. The Frisco carried sew
eral thousand excursionists without a
single mishap. The ownership Of the
steamboat will pass to the Denison
Red River Transportation company.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
Oil Pine Line

Rayne, La: Work on the Carnes.
Bass and Benckenstein oil pipe line
from the Jennings field to the Aacha'
falaya river is progressing rapidly. A
large crew is at work here, and the
line will be completed to Lafayette in
a few days and ready for testing. A
raIav station is being put in at this
place, and Manager Tucker expects to
start the pump at once, throwing oil
into the two big tanks here.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
Cotton Mill for Marble Falls.

Austin: According to information
received here the great cotton mill
which it was proposed to locate in
West Texas at some point on the line
of the Southern Pacific, will be es-
tablished at Marble Falls. The old
wooden mill building at that place will
be utilized for the purpose. The at
tractive feature Of the Marble Falls
proposition is the spendid water pow
er that is afforded there.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05

False entries in the banks books
concealed the defalcations that
mounted beyond the million mark.
President Bigelow took the cash and
with the connivance of employees cred
lied the amounts distracted to credit
crs who never had the money.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05

ej' this property at $500 But the
directors think that it will not foot up
ever 100000 or $250,00O. A singular
coincidence is that the difference be-
tween Bigelow's first statement Of his
shortage and what it was actually
found to be later is about what his
personal assets turned over amount to.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
CRASH AFTER FORTY YEARS.
Bigelow Wipes Out in Few Months
the Success of a Lifetime.


the Success of Lifetime.
One of the curious questions on the
streets of Milwaukee when the news
Of the crash became known was:
whats the use of working hard
forty years and ending as Frank Bige'
low has ended?'
Bigelow entered the employ of the
tank that now bears the naRe OF the
First National forty years ago as a
hank messenger. He was born IN
Hartford, N. Y, in 1847, and came to
Milwaukee with his parents in 1851
his father being one Of the well-known
physicians of the city in the early days
when Grand avenue was a coastlns
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
,ake Charles. La: The Lake Charlie;

Lake Charles, La: Inc Lake ChdrleSI
Realty Company has been incorpOrated|
with $4,000 capital stock. to buy, sell
and improve real estate. The directors
are: ]. A. Landry, Thompson Bird, +.
O Moss, D. ]. Landry and l.. A. Swami.
The four first named are also Officers
in the Lake Charles Ice, Light and Wa
ter Works Company and the Lake
Charles Street Railway company.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
Auction Sale of Annex Lots.

Thibodaux, La. Fifty-fve lots, each
12OxSO feet, were disposed of here in
the Nichols & Henderson annex. The
highest price secured was $3.50 and the
lowest $50. One lot was given away,
Anaiole securing the property.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05

Jonesville, La: The published state
ment to the effect that the Jonesvisle
Herald had suspended is Incorrect.
The Herald has not suspended and wlD
be published as usual.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
ZIG BANK DEFALcAToNs IN LAST TWENTY YEARS.

~ 49,, 49, 81 Grant e Ward bankers 49,. So 100000
38T-Ferdnaho war; eo,d National New York " 100000
1902 casssen, pres.o t.h,s anu ~ " 100000
1se1-Gdeon W. MARSH po "'N'0'O . 100000
pha IN, ,. Mn+h National, New York w 100000
ss4-samuel G. see'ey, 010NNeepe' N'' $4,000
1soo-WIIam senen u, assva NJ ~ : 100000
ann Avord First National New York; fooooo
1soo-Frank M sr0w" assistant '"'''' 100000
1so1Heny j. Fle'scnmaa cas- CASHIER Fa"' ' 10000
1eo2-Frank G, Andrews vice p'es'0e" wy 100000
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-05
WHAT BIeELoW TURNED OVER.

DITEGLUI DNIINFN W vt VT " '~
About $250,000.
All that Mr.. Bigelow has been able
IN turn over to the First NationalBank
to make good his defalcation consists
OF his life insurance, amounting 10
$500 900, the largest amount in the
Northwestern Mutual Life, and his line
amount of stocks and bonds. Presi-
dent Bigelow estimated the value OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24
AUTO BREAKS MANS Arm.
Smaashes Wagon. Kills Horse and
Proceeds ON It's Course.

Mneola, Long Island, Sept. BIN q collision this
morning between an automobile containing two
women and two men, bound for the elimination
race. and carriage driven by Edward Martin, an
employe OF the O'Leary livery stable. at Roslyn
Martin had an arm broken. The occupants of the
car were not hurt
Martin was turning from sd-st, into tbA mad
leading to the railroad station when a big touring
car dashed into the carriage. smashing the vehicle
killing the horse and throwing Martin 70 thu
ground Martins left was broken ana ba
was badly shaken up.
The occupants OF the automobile srtar .n.s~+,u
ing the extent OF Martins injuries ana Iaarrtnr
the name OF his employer proceeded 10 the rae.
course They declined TO give their names Mat,
was attended by physician and was then taken
to the Nassau Hospital N0A
The automobile had yellow body and WAS npr,-
bered 1851 II came from the Garden ct,r -,
The horse that killed ID said TO hays has Otel
valuable animal pSen &
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24
FEAR SCHOOL FIRE PANIC.
Eats and Alarm apparatus Out OF
BrookLgn School.

Renairs at Public School No. q. Hicks and
Nelson SITS, Brooklyn. are seriously mehaclns
the safety of the children by the loss OF exits
and the fire alarm service. Principal Elmer
Poulson has been directed to organize an
emergency fire company for the present Inc
wings of the It shaped building are now. cut
off by the removal of the main staircase, which
is being rebuilt and will not be completed in
several weeks. A stairway three and a haif
feet wide is the only means of escape for the
children in the four rooms on the west SIDE
while a similar stairway furnishes the only
means of escape to the pupils who use the
other half of the building.
Fire bells and class sic IS have been re-
moved from both the main and annex build
ings AS result. the twenty-seven teachers
and the principal are in constant fear of fire
panic The old fire drill has been abandoned
and no code of fire signals has yet been de-
vised for use.
In the main building, where there are six
hundred children three stairways are in use,
while two others can be used in case of en-
Urgency. The stairways have temporary wooden
landings while only one stairway leads directly
TO the street. The signal bells have also been
removed from all the classrooms of this build
ing This structure is separated by an alley
about ten feet wide from the annex where fire
is feared the most
When the teachers were assigned to this an
mex at the beginning Of the term, the nailed
up doors Of the main exit caused them such
fear of a fire panic among the children that
they sent in a protest to the principal. On the
promise that the stairway would be ready by
the first of the week following. they continued
their duties. 1t is now believed that the work
cannot be finished before November. The pos
IL
q school fire in this city in years. are greater
because, while the children are accustomed to
the unexpected signal for fire drill by means
Of the bell the announcement for a rapid dis
missal of the pupils in of fire could be
made now only by cries some other equally
startling method.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24
THE INTERNATIONAL's DIVIDEND.
Mexican Plantations Products Bring Good
Prices-Has 1.400 Stockholders.

The International Lumber and Development Com
pany, of Philadelphia, which is developing a 2SsO0O
acre plantation in Campeche, Mexico. has declared
another dividend of per cent (the regular per
cent semi-annually guaranteed and l per cent ex-
tra) payable October l. This is the second per
cent dividend this year. Both dividends were de-
rived from sale of the companys mahogany
shipped to the United States
The International company is perhaps the largest
single owner and shipper Of mahogany to this
country. The company also is engaged in the COM
mercial production OF rubber henequen, chicle
oranges. lemons bananas and other tropical fruits
livestock raising and trading
force OF men is at work the property, and
when it is fully developed the company couserya-
lively figures on paying annual dividends Of % ner
cent 1t is estimated that the fourteen acres rep
resented by each share OF stock WILL after seven
years. produce S66 year Tor 81 20 an acre) which
Is = per cent OF the par value Of stock
me company has more than fourteen hundred
stockholders All persons who subscribe for shares
payable or that date The company's pTopertys i5
Guiding the railroad line. DWELLINGS, church aud
other Improvements is free of incumbrance and
oHers good security for money invested by stock
holders f The headquarters of the company are in
the Drexei Building. Philadelphia The NeU-yortr
City offices are at No. a7 St. James Building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24
OFFERINGS AT THE STORES.

MENTS.

autumn and winter seasons. embracing women s
and mems apparel dress fabrics, garnitures and
laces rugs, upholsterings and decorative objects.
Tuesday there will be special sale OF women s
dress and walking shoes
ARNOLD, CONSTABLE & CO, Broadway and
1Sth-st are exhibiting the latest Paris models in
Lyons silks lace coats broadcloths unmade robes
"Sultana" black silks and theatre wraps.
vANTINE's Broadway. between 18th and 18th
sts.. announce a special sale of Oriental rugs at
extra low prices. They include antique MosuI and
Guenji Daghestans. Turkish and Persian, and fine
India patterns.
LORD s. TAYLOR, Broadway and 2Oth-st. are
Offering mems wear imported cravats In London
squares. folded four-in-hands and French four-in-
hands. They have also special sales of Oriental
rugs and domestic strips.
STERN BROTHERS. West 2sd-st,. offer to-mor-
models also automobile apparel for men and
women. novelties in silks and satins decorative
linens and high class laees
BEST CO.. West 2Sd-st.. are displaying girls
and misses suits and coats, boys and youths hats
and caps and infants wear. They call attention To
the Russian blouse suits for boys
HORNERs. West 2Sd-st. have a special display
this week of furniture including imported novel
ties in parior and drawing suits. Their sales
ebody the latest productions of the best opponents
OF high class Woodcraft
SHEPPARD KNAPP Sc CO.. 6th-aye.. 18th and
lsth sts.. announce big rug values in all patterns
also royal Wilton carpsta. Administers valYsts
1Sasseis &no 8uSg1aAs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24
FORM OF YELLOW PERIL.
Bishop Boshford Says 1t Is indus
trial, Not Political.

A letter has been received by resident OF Chi
cago from Bishop Bashford of the Methodist Epls-
copal Church. now residing at Shanghai CHINA and
representing this denomination general superln-
tendent in the Empire of China
He says it is not much the japanese, but the
Chinese that the Caucasian must fear. Instead
OF the so-caIled japanese victory over the Russians
being blessing to the world and opening the ORR
ent to American commerce, ne fears that the yellow
peril is not altogether fancy, though the peril 10
the interests Of the white will be entirely in
dustral not political or religious. M. -
The bishop predicts that the initiative ability OF
the Chinese under leadership of and defence by the
making and doing everything the white man makes
or does only cheaper. The low cost of production
viii not only enable them to supply the trade OF
the Orient but by reason of their much lower cost
Of labor thew will eventually control the markets
Of the world instead of being patrons of the White
man. as many think.