The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-29
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

Thomas B. Latham has been ap-
pointed United States attorney gener'
al for the district of Indian Territory.
David Parsons, a relative Of the late
United States Consul General Parsons,
was recently murdered By Indians in
Mexico.
Far Eastern ports are declaring
quarantine against Kobe, account Of
the increasing prevalence Of The bu.
Ionic plague there.
Following the prolonged guarantees
against New Orleans, there is almost Il
blockade of export stuffs in the ele.
vators and railway yards. Shipping
is also very scarce.
A dispatch to the Evening Standard
from COnStantinOple says the Turkish
Consul at Batoum reports the Armen-
fans are massacreing TartarS at the
rate of 500 per day.
John n Irwin, former Minister to
Portugal, Ex-Governor of Arizona and
Idaho Mayor of Keokuk, and head Of
a wholesale mercantile company,
died at Hot Springs, Ark, Friday.
= Three train men were killed Friday
In wreck on the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad at PerkiOmen juno.
ton, Pa, between a milk train and
freight train.
Adyices from Cartagena, capital OF
the Colombian State of Bolivar, say
there is great discomfort throughout
the Republic owing to the announce
ment of an increase in taxation.
lire destroyed fully half of the i'm
nense railroad terminal buildings at
the foot OF West Twenty-Third street
on the Hudson River, New York. The
loss was estimated at $550,000
After a ten-minute session Wednes-
day, the house adjourned until Janu-
airy 4th. John NJ. Gearin, the newly
appointed senator from Oregon, was
sworn in at the meeting of the senate.
AS result of his unsuccessful glove
contest with Jack O'Brien last night.
Robert Fitzsimmons will reutrn to the
stage and according to his latest state.
ment will not again enter the ring.
James Van Ripper. Chief of Police
Of San Antonio, died Saturday morn.
lag at Santa Rosa InhrmEry, after an
illness of about four weeks.
Albert Burke, son of the late Con
gresham Burke, has been appointed
clerk to the Assistant Postmaster OF
the Navy, stationed to Guantanamo,
Cuba, and has left for that place.
Admiral Dewey has taken an err.
phatic stand against the hazing prac
tees which prevail at the naval acad
envy at Annapolis. 1T is a disgrace
full condition Of affairs" he said. ut
calls for a prompt and vigorous rene
dy,"
The trial Of Hugh Watt, a former
member of parliament. charged With
melting hired agents to murder his di
vorced wife, Julia Watt, and ST,
Reginald Beauchamp, ended in yer
dict Of guilty. Watt was sentenced te
five years penal servitude,
The body of Mrs. C. r. McCree
prominently connected in and around
Quitman, Miss, was found half mile
from her home Friday. She left
home for bucket of sand early in
the morning and was not found unit
8 o'clock. There was no indication Of
foul play.
The plant of the Jennings Refining
Company here was sold Saturday at 6
sheriff's sale to satisfy debts to E. c
Hubbell of Des Moines, Iowa, for $40.
600. 1t cost 100000 to build and wa;
considered well worth half tina
nmnuuf &c II Glands
You cannot prevent the pieces from
flying by praying over the boiler.
The sorrow of today is often blu
the shadow of tomorrow's shining
You cannot nourish a beast in tn
heart and have beauty in the face.
Representative Marshall of Soutl
Dakota has introduced bill to apprc
PIRATE 100000 for the use of tho Agri
cultural Department to conduct e.
psTiments with dry land farming
Five thousand dollars of this amour
is made available at once.
To expedite business the Tulsa.
T., banks are arranging to establish