The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

NUN. LOSS ABOUT St,UUU.
Abraham Lincoln's birthplace in
Kentucky, which was purchased at
public auction by Robert J. Collier of
New York IS to be restored and pre-,
served.
The town of Carnegie, in Caddo
County, Ok, claims the distinction of
shipping the first car of this years
broom corn, receiving therefor the
price of 500 per ton
The South McAleSter aerie Of Eagles
is planning to erect a three-story build
ing. The two upper floors will be used
for lodge purposes and the first floor
for business purposes.
VIM. Van Voorhees, was killed by his
wife in his restaurant at Thirty-second
and Benson streets in Chicago. The
two were quarreling and Mrs. Van Vo-
hees fired three shots at her husband.
The report of Solicitor MCCabe Of
the agricultural department just made
public eXonOrates Dr.. Salmon, chief of
the bureau in that department, from
any wrongful acts in the conduct OF
his bureau.
Mrs. Emma Lyons was killed and
Sismund Geseler fatally injured by
falling from the Slinto street bridge,
Fort Wayne, Ind. into St. Mary's river.
1t is believed they were leaning against
rotten rail which broke.
It is stated that John D. Rockefel.
Ter IS planning greater and more sys-
tematic giving than ever heretofore.
The change il Mr.. RoCkefeller's plans
is owing largely to the Influence OF
his son, John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
The union cotton farmers around
ATdmore, ]. T., have established a
union cotton yard. They will have
their yard open for business by Sep.
TENDER l. Ninety per cent of the farm,
ers are union men and it is believed
this yard will do nearly ali the cotton
business.
Edward L. Lewis, the defaulting |
real estate broker of Wheaton, Ill.,, |
who by duplicate mortgages swindled
widows and other poor persons to the
extent of 100000 was taken to the
Joliet penitenliary to serve an indie
terminate sentence. Lewis has secret.
Iy pleaded guilty.
The Texas cotton crop for 1964.5 is
2,S73,333 and the receipts at Galveston
for the year were 2,S74396 so the per-
centage as compared with the Texas
crop marketed at Galveston was 100.01
The percentage of the Texas and Ter
ritory crops combined marketed at
Galveston was 1875.
A violent earthquake is reported
from Snltana and Palena, simultan-
eOusly with the eruption of Vesuvius
and Stromboli. Many houses fell,
church steeples tottered and there was
a general panic. The population of the
two villages fled to the country. Two
persons are reported killed and more
than a hundred wounded.
Effective September / the Midland
Valley Coal Company of Fort Smith,
Ark, ceased to exist, having been alb
sorbed by the McAlester Fuel Com i
pany of South McAlester, |. T. The {
general offices of the Midland Valley {
company will be moved to South Nc :
Alester and merged into the McAlester |
Fuel Company.
Captain J. H. Jinkins died at his
home in Mckinney Friday, at the age b
OF "A years. He was a native of ILL '
nois, but had resided in Texas sixty t
three years, and in Mckinney fifty-two i
years. He had practieed law there for !
forty-seVen years. y
Fort Gibson, |. T., aspires to the =
capital of the proposed State of Sc.
quoyah. Fort Gibson is one of the
Territory's most Furnishing towns.
and is situated on the Frisco and Mis-. c
souri, Pacific railways and Grand river. k
Advices have been received stating CT
that the engineers report on the pro.
posed interurban line from Tyler to
Dallas is unfavorable and therefore the =,
road will not be built. This 9,
S on account of the sparcity of popuh =
ion along part of the route. ..
Samuel A. MacLean, Jr., president m
# the National Packing Company, Ia
led Suddenly in Chirooo uo ,.,. [ 49,,