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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
VIRGINIA NOTES.

DR.. w. w. Moore, LII. D.. will be IN
stalled as president of the Virginia Union
Theological Seminary at Richmond. Va.
Tuesday. Rev. DR.. Egbert Smith, Presby-
terrain. Of Greensboro. N. c., will deliver
the charge. DIR. Moore will make the in
augural address. and President c. r.
Hemphill Of the Louisville Theological Sem
mary will announce the greetings of the
Southern Presbyterian Church. Rev. r. D.
Wilson of Princeton University will repre-
sent that institution.
The Spanish-American war veterans of
Tidewater. Virginia. have organized under
the name Of Fitzhugh Lee Camp, Spanish
American War Veterans. Maj. F. Moore
is the first commander.
The remains of former Judge F. NJ Nc
Mullan of Madison county. Va, who died
in Henderson, KY, arrived at his former
home, in Orange, Va, Friday and the
burial occurred there Saturday.
The Tidewater Immigration Association
of Virginia has been formed, with Perciyal
Hicks of Mathews county president for
the purpose of encouraging Italian immi-
grafton to Mathews county, Va, for farm
ing purposes.
Simon Hare, a farmer of York county
Va, while blowing new field dug up an
old pot containing $4,000 in gold and sill yer
coins.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Market for Tree Stumps.

A new industry in the region at the
head of the lakes is the gathering OF
the tree stumps for use in the Maine
shipyards. A large number of wooden
ships are built every year, and it has
been found that the most efficient cor
ner braces are those made from these
stumps and hundreds are shipped east
every day. The roots of the trees and
short section of the stump are used
In making the braces, and stumps
from trees about a foot in diameter
are found to be the best. The stump
is taken from the ground and roughly
neWn into shape before being shipped.
After its receipt at the shipyards it
Is made into perfect brace. The
cost of a carload of the stumps is
close to $500. and the freight charges
run over 500 a Milwaukee Sen.
tinel.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Preparing for the Fourth.

Crowley, La: At the second quai
terly muster OF Company F. l.. n. G.
thirty-siX members answered to rol
call. The membership is the larges
now it has ever been, and the com
pany is out of debt and has money il
the treasury. The company expects L
to go to the state encampment a
Alexandria forty-five strong.
The injunctio nproceedings in the
case of w. l.. Dass ct al. VS.. the Mer
mentau Levee Board are still on triai
in the District Court. and will occupy
a portion of next week. The plaintiffs
closed their testimony last night and
the defGldants put on their first wit.
ness on the stand this morning.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Courthouse Bid Accented.

Plaquemine, La: The committee
the new courthouse, composed of H0
Andrew H. Gay. president of the Doll,
jury; c. c. Neubig, John Wiibert az
John |. Brown, with J. |. Conkiin, e
gineer in charge. and Architect Brya
Of New Orleans, met at the courthou.
yesterday to open bids for the co
structlOn Of the new courthouse. I'll
following bids We're received: n. !
Dawson, Houston, Texas, $40.S90; y
.. Burton & Co., New Orleans, SAG. 00C
c. D. Stewart. Baton Rouge, $4,000
Thos. l.ovel Contracting Company, Del
ison, Texas, $4,000; F. D. Hull, Jacl
son, Miss, $4,000; John Arthur
Shreveport, $4,000; General Suppl
and Contracting Company, New Yori
$50,400; A. l.. Patterson & Co., Ney
Orleans, $4G,300.35. The bid of Johl
Arthur, Of Shreveport, being the low
est, was accepted BY the committee
A special meeting of the policy jur,
will BE held on Wednesday, June II
when the action Of the committee vii
be ratified.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Summer Normal Opens,

Lake Charles, La: The summer
normal for Calcasieu and adjoining
parishes opened at the Central school
building Monday morning. Prof. Hines
of the Louisiana state university is
the conductor, and his assistants in.
clude Prof. Mccullough, of the Lou
isiana Industrial Institute at Ruston;
Miss Knott, of the State Normal at
Natchitoches, who has charge of the
music; Miss Hart, of Chicago, instruc-
tor in drawing; Miss Dates, of Baton
Rouge, an expert primary teacher;
Miss Holmes, of the. Southwest Louis
lana Industrial Institute, and Prof.
Squires, instructor in geography and
natural sciences. A large attendance
is expected. "a
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Louisiana Demonstration Farms.

Shreveport, La. J. G.. Adger, spe.
cial agent of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, has returned from
tour of the demonstration farms in.
stituted in the lower part of Calcasieu
and Sabine parishes through the eff.
forts Of Secretary Wilson and DR.. S.
A. Knapp, and reports that in gen.
eral way the condition of the crop
is excellent, with the prospects good
for large yield. The demonstration
farms are for the most part situated
at points either visited or likely to
be visited by the boil weeyil, which
makes the report OF Mr.. Adger all
the more valuable. Out of twenty.
five farms visited, weevils were found
upon but three, and, while a ganer-
ally healthy condition was observed.
many squares had been punctured and
were falling to the ground
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
DUG WITH HUMAN FACE.
strange Monstrosity Seen by Many
Persons in Colorado Hills,

a strange animal roaming the hills
III the vicinity Of WiIdhorse, a sta
Iioh on the Colorado Midland railway,
TWO miles west of this city, says a
6neha Vista, Colo, special to the Den.
yer llmes, has been seen a number
VI Lmes by various people and has
oeeh described differently by each one.
me most startling of all however,
| was the experience OF prominent
rahchWoman last evening. She was
driving slowly along the road across
the Arkansas river. from where the
animal has its lair. when her horse
suddenly SHE'D, almost throwing her
from the rig. She was Mortified to
see, few feet ahead Of her and in
the middle of the road, the monstros-
ity.
It was about the size and build of
lulI-groWn greyhound and OF drab
color, It's Slistening sides being GOV.
cred with black spots as large as sill.
yer dollars. II had a long smooth
tall and the woman declares it had
an almost human face, and a bristIing
req muStache Ornamented the proper
pace upon its physiOgnomy. The eyes
We're close together and deep set and
lis ears stood erect and we're very
pointed. After moment it uttered
a plteons cry and skunk away through |
the brush, turning at the top of the |
nil for a last look. It stood erect on
It's mind feet, punctured the rarefied
atmosphere with sounds that rever.
berated among the crags and com.
PEELED a pace on the part of the usual
~ staid horse that was a revelation
10 the driver. A number of hunting
parties have tried in vain to kill this
animal and efforts are now being
made to capture it alive.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
ATRICK WILL PAY DEATH PENALTY
|ourt Of Criminal Appeals Refused to Grant q New
Trial---Only Chance Is Pardon.

'NeF York, June l0.-The court 0
|peals yesterday denied the motion
the lawyers Of Albert T. PatricI
! a new trial. He must pay thl
4 penalty Of the law for the mur
/ Of William Marsh Rice in this
i on September %, 1900.
Fhe date of his electrOcution vii
fixed by the court of appeals. BE
5 convicted on the 9TH of April,
q Of murder in the first degree,
! has been in the death house at
g Sing for more than three years,
b the exception of a Trip to Al
II when his appeal was being ar
"a It is th)lghS thai the acli0n of
court of appeals practically de-
mines Patrick's fate, as there is
d likelihood that Governor Hig-
will interfere. The decision is
aered by divided court. Four
yss affirming the opinion and
/ dissenting. After an exhaustive
inc Of the e2Idencc, al: Of which
held to point conclu9lvely TO Pat
. guilt, Judge Gray continues:
here was no hasty trial and COZ
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
A Happy Ending.

A filter who squeezed into a boiler
at the railroad station at Crewe, Eng.
land, apparently increased in size
while inside, for he could not get out.
The engine was obviously not Of the
kind known as triple expansion. and
a problem of the most serious order
faced the other employees. At first it
was proposed" to get up steam and
drive him through the safety valve
in the ordinary way. His previous
good character, however, and the DOS.
session of large family secured him
a reprieve. The boiler was taken to
pieces, the incident ending, according
to the London Globe, in the survival
of the filter"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Manchurian Status.

st. Petersburg: General Linavitcn
IN a dispatch to Emperor Nicholas
dated June 8, says:
The Japanese attacked the outpos.s
on our left flank June 5, but were
checked by our advance post fire. The
same day troops sent to Tsin valley
pushed back the enemy's advance
guards and occupied the village OF
Santsiatoy. Another force in the Hun
valley advanced southwest from Boyle
and a third force sent southwark drove
the Japanese from the village of
Nanchentchensi so far as Taouangow.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Old Feud Renewed,

'ssllIe, Ky: A special from
PUN. KY, says:
EDWARD Courtney, a young ply.
No member Of one of the best
n this section, has been mur.
near Neaye.
-, sy formed a partnership with
0 karney, of Litchfield, two
20 During the partnership
u > Misunderstanding and Kar.
Il saot and killed last Deem.
se the occurrence there has
1aed in the neighborhood.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16

James, and Mrs. Reid arrived at Ply
mouth, England. June s, from New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. Reid landed and
took train for London.
Mr.. Reid, on his arrival, was wei.
coined by the Mayor Of Plymouth, the
president of the commercial bodies
and the corporation of the people of
Plymouth. who presented him with a
handsomely engrossed address ex-
pressing the hope that his official
labors would promote and strengthen
the good will which had so long ex-
listed between the United States and
Great Britain
At London Mr.. Reid was received
in audience by King Edward. The
ambassador has chosen for his resi-
dence Dorchester house, one of the
finest mansions in this city.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16

'lc'lon, 1t can not fairly be sal,
Ihat the recorder was laeHin3 in ipdul
sence TO the defendant in his ru1jrgs
ana 1t Is not claimed tai his charc,
10 the jury was either unfair or GIRO
ne0us.
IN my Judgment tny evidence upor
winch the new trial IS demanded
would not change the result"
Judge O'Brien in MS dissantjoo
opinion says the dcfen Liant through
his counsel. has presented the lc~a,
objections, involving questions Of the
graTest character, that can not be 81.
lently ignored. The opinion holds
that 1t is not shown whether Rice
was dead or alive when the ch!oroform
was administed to him.
District Attorney jerome. on hear
ing the Patrick decision, said: "The
decision puts an ED to all the eff.
forts of counsel to secure a aew trial
for Patrick. There is only one thing
lott, and that is an application for a
pardon, which is not likely to be
MADE IN view of the affirma ion of
the conviction by the court of an.
peals.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Naturally.

Lillian Russell in the dining room
of a Chicago hotel was startled by a
man who stopped squarely in front OF
her.
81 beg your pardon" he began nerv-
ousIy. Il am sure that we are old ac-
quaintances. You are my old play
mate of many years ago. I have not
seen you since you were ten years
old"
"Indeed?"
Embarrassment seized the stranger
after the first rush of recognition In
his memory. He struggled to relieve
1t.
why, how stout you've grown" he
said.-New York Times.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Notable Anniversary Celebration.

John Baker Shaw and wife, a we'll
TODD couple of South Connellsville
Pa, were quietly passing the fortieth
anniversary of their wedding a few
days ago when without any warning
their thirteen married sons and
daughters, twenty-five grandchildren,
eleven great-grandchildren and lot
of neighbors drove up and took pos
session of the place. The old folks
had been feeling rather hurt that no
notice seemed to be taken OF the dar.
The visitors brought materials for a
bountiful dinner, at the conclusion Of
which A. ]. Shaw, a grand-nephew,
drove up with Miss Sarah Buskiner
and a clergyman and was married.
Altogether it was the most notable
celebration seen in that section for
many day.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Farmers Congress.

yan, Texas: Prof. J. H. Council
DALLAS, president of the Farmers
press; ]. NJ. Vance of San Antonio,
Carson of College Station and
Hanson of Rockdale, members of
Executive committee, were in Bry-
yesterday in the interest of the
lers Congress. A meeting was
at Carnegie Hall, at which it
decided to make an effort to have
Flnty exhibit of agricultural prod
at the congress, also to arrange
special train between Bryan and
pc Station during the congress,
20 arrange for the entertainment
v or 200 visitors to the congress
lEyan. A resolution was passed
lhe matter be taken up at once
|tae necessary committees were |
lated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Cattle Are Dyinu,

Markham, Texas: Something very
like charmon is killing stock in this
community. Two mules belonging to
Anderson Bros. have died, and two
more on the same place are sick; one
cow belonging to Mrs. Moore, an ad-
joining place, and one other, a few
miles away, are afflicted the same
way, and no doubt will die. County
Judge Matthews has been called on
to get the state veterinarian here to
help in the matter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
To the Four Winds of Heaven.

Welcome-f0ur winds of heaven
To you | bequeath my ashes and gases,
The lashes and clashes of money contep
tons
Leave no room for freedom.
Freedom is yours, winds of heaven,
To you / will go,
With you I will be,
The ashes to earth returneth.
The gases with thee remaineth.
Four winds Of heaven,
Only with you is freedom,
It's you | love.
You are strong.
You are gentle,
You cool the feveriSh brow,
You warm the chilly heart
All that is beautiful
You come in contact with
All that is sweet
You take to others and
Leave sweetness behind
That is more than human.
Man makes laws,
Man makes conditions.
Man makes surroundings
That leave the beautiful flower withere8
When he has gathered It's sweetness.
Frances Dickinson.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
EFFECT OF GUN FIRE.
Men in Engine Rooms of War Yes.
sells Not Uncomfortable.

SSiS MOI uncomfortable.
Some highly interesting facts, says
the Army and Navy journal, as to the
effect Of modern gun fire on the en-.
glnes and boilers of arm0red war.
ships have been brought out by an
examination of several of the Russian
vessels disabled during operations in
the far east. There has been a wide
spread belief in professional circles
that the men stationed in what Kip
ing picturesquely describes as the
little hell below" would have an ex-
2eedlngly uncomfortable time of it
turing sea fight under modern condi-
Ions, but experience has shown that
the engine room and the boiler room
u the battleship and cruiser of to-day
are somewhat the most comfortable
parts OF such vessels The captain of
the Russian cruiser Variag states that
after the terrific battering his ship
received at Chemulpo her machinery
below worked as smoothly as if she
had only been engaged in target prac-
lice. The battleship Czarevitch, ham
mered and almost dismantled in the
battle off Port Arthur, was taken in
charge by midshipman after all
his superior officers were killed or
wounded and steamed away safely to
Tsingtan with her engines and boil
ers only slightly damaged The bat.
tleships Retvzan and Pobleda were
both almost totally wrecked in their
upper works in one Of the engage
ments off Port Arthur, but were able
to return to shelter with their own
steam and SO little We're their en-.
gines and boilers injured that both !
vessels ran out to sea a few days
later.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Backed Zemstvo.

st. Petersburg: The municipality
of st. Petersburg has decided to give
its adhesion to the address to Emper
or Nicholas adopted by the all-Rus
sian congress at Moscow, and has ap,
pointed number of members to join
the deputation from the Moscow con,
gress, will will present the address to
the emperor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Embezzlement CHARGES.

st. Paul, Mimi: Thomas B. Glen
ents, former president of the defunc
First National Bank of Faurbault
Mimi, was yesterday indicted by the
United States grand jury on twent,
counts, alleging ENDORSEMENT AM
Misrepresentation of funds.
The amount covered in the indict
NETS is more than $150,000, but, &C.
cording to the estimate of the re.
cetYer, the total amount involved is
nearly $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
An Emperor's Palace.

The palace of the Emperor of Abys
sinia is large building, built like a
Swiss chalet, with a red.tiled roof and
White-washed walls. 1t Is a very or.
binary affair, and is surrounded by
nuts and other inferior buildings.
There is nothing splendid about the
palace or its furnishing, and, indeed,
1t would be considered as quite lack
ing in everything except size as a
residence for an American of moder-
ate means. But 1t is the palace of an
emperor, nevertheless, and OF pow,
erful one.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Small Profits of Authors.

The profits of authorship in Poland
are not very great. 1t is said that no
author except Sienkiewicz would re-
fuse $4,000 for novel, and two novels
by Mr. Barrie brought to him more
than all sienkiewicz's books put to-
gether yielded to the Pole. The trans
lator of a foreign novel gets for his
work only from $25 to $50.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Archie Butler Acquitted,

Amite City, La: The trial of Archie
Butler, charged with the murder of
Henderson, was concluded late yester.
day evening, the jury rendering a YER
dict of mot guilty" The case was
one of circumstantial evidence and
created an unusual amount of inter.
ests. Butler was tried and convicted
of manslaughter in the January term
of court. His attorneys appealed to
the Supreme Court, which reversed the
lewiston on an error
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Dancer Is Past.

Grand Rapids, Mich: The crest of
the Grand river flood has passed, and
although the river remains practically
stationary, probable fall is reported
by the weather bureau. Hundreds Of
residences are surrounded.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Organ of British Liberals

Franklin Thomasson, descendant
of John Bright, will shortly start q
new penny daily newspaper in London
to represent the Liberal party. The
paper will be called the Tribune. 1t
will have $1,500,000 behind it and the
new enterprise obviously betokens be-
lief on the part Of it's hackers that
the Liberal party will be returned to
power at the next general election.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
oil to Morgan City.

weston, Texas: The first ship
Of oil from the Humble oil field
ga the port of Galveston was
Yesterday on the barge Spindle
me shipment went to Morgan
"a, and consisted of 100000 gal.
fne oil was piped to the barge
|aton and was cleared from this
Yesterday afternoon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Explorers in New Rivalry.

In the present struggle for some
sort of supremacy between Norway
and Sweden it is rather odd that two
men, world-famed as explorers, seem
to be the chosen spokesman for the
two countries. DR.. hansen is Nor.
ways man and DR.. Sven Hedin, the
famous explorer of Asia, is taking
Sweden's side. These two men, both
able in their own lines of science,
have got into a newspaper conflict,
each trying his best to make the cause
of his own country appear in the most
favorable light.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Visit 10 Virninia.

|aington: President Roosevelt
ashington at Ills a. m. yes.
On a brief trip to Rapidan, Va,
ne will be the guest of Jos.
an old friend of himself and
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16

Cameron, Texas: The Milan Coun.
ty Enterprise, Cameron's new paper,
made it's first appearance yesterday
evening. Edited by J. H. Ainsworth.
j. G. Evans proprietor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16

Baton Rouge Camp No. Il. L. G.
is in favor of the next reunion of
Veterans being held in New Orlea
and at d meeting of the camp the 4
egate3 were instructed to cast Bat
RouSc's five votes for New Ollea
The Baton Rouge Camp will not e.,
delegates TO the Louisville reunit
but the Veterans who expect to
tend will be given delegate credcrti;
by the secretary of the camp.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
Shot Divorced Wife.

pns' Tenn: A Commercial Ap,
pecial from Aberdeen, Miss,
|fey Balding has shot and killed
1ofeed wife and Harvey Hill
Gibson, Miss.
elag was divorced last January
'as woman and subsequently re.
., Going to the home of his
~ wife he found Hill there and
Doth. He escaped,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-16
First Cotton Blooms.

Plaucheville, La: Augustin No.
reau, a prominent planter Of the low
er Chouptque district, brouS
yesterday the first colt
OF this season. He states
three weeks later than last year
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-08-12
TORRANCE COUNTY
NORMAL INSTITUTE

The Tor Gace county normal lnsti.
tute opened at Eatancla on Monday,
under the instruction OF Miss Jose.
phine Il. C0rbott, successful teacher.
originally from Kentucky, but more
lately from the Kansas City schools,
whore she has had much experience.
Torrance county Is new county and
contains only nine school districts.
but Ia spite OF that the institute is
being attended by eight teachers aud
more are expected This proportion
compares very favOrnbly with other
counties. The members of the board
OF education are Francisco Gonzales,
chairman; W. G. Walker and NJ. b.
Atkinson. They are very enthuaias.
tie In their 9norts 10 give Estaucia
good schools, and 10 the credit OF the
citizens, be Il said, that they are a
unit In that measure The progress
sive management OF the santa re
Central railroad donated to the Ea
tancIa district a we'll constructed and
commodlOus school house and grounds
aud the citizens have voted bonds 20
furnish the same In modern style. The
outlook for Torrance county Ina odu.
caiional matters, Is very good, In
deed.
Hon. Amado Chaves, OF Santa re,
assistant superintendent OF public In
structlon, paid an official visit TO the
institute, addressed the teachers, and
expressed qualification at the work
that Is being done In educational mat
tiers Ina this county.