The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-01
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EVENTS OF Everywhere.


army corps home from Manchuria, but
allow three army corps with $4,000
men and 1900 guns to remain for the
time being.
Governor Goodwin of Idaho, has an
nounced that he would designate his
daughter, who is fifteen years old, to
christen the battleship Idaho, when the
latter is launched Dec. 9.
The Acme Cement Company, oper-
ating a plant at Acme, Texas, and
four other plants in Wyoming, Indian
Territory and Michigan, will at once
install cement plant near Roswell,
n. NJ, on the Pecos River.
The Fitzsimmons-O'Br contest
will be held at the Mechanics pavil.
ion. San Francisco, Tuesday evening,
December 20. This announcement of
date is authorized by Promoter Croft
10th who is still in New York.
Increased duties are asked for by
Can adian trad eSm en- Onn figkQj
Canadian tradesmen on flour, barrel
slaves, beet sugar and gasoline en-.
gines. An export duty on fish was
urged
W. w. Keith, ex-tax assessor OF
Denton county has bought the Cot.
tage Hotel at Denton from Mrs. X.
D. Fritzlen. Mr. Keith will take
charge of the hotel at once and will
operate it himself
". E. Thomas, the business asso-
ciate Of the late C. J. Deylin, swal-
lowed a quantity of carbolic acid Tues.
day night, but has a fair chance of re-
covery. He regained consciousness
Wednesday.
A negro named Robert Coleman, in
the employ of the Palestine Ice, Fuel
and Gin Company, had his right arm
torn in the gin so as to necessitate
amputatiOn between the shoulder AMI
elbow.
The President announces the ap.
pointment of Herbert Hagarman of
Roswell, n. NJ. as Governor OF New
Mexico to take effect at the expira.
ton of Gov. Oteros term, Jan %,
1906.
No compromise on railroad rate leg
islatiOn. for compromise, in whatever
form, would be surrender, is the posi-
tiOn of the President of the United
States, and from it he will not be NOV.
ed, all rumors to the contrary notwith.
standing.
Four hundred school girls had a
narrow escape from fire which broke
out in the French parochial school at
Lawrence Mass. twenty-five girls
dropped from the third-story windows
and all were caught without injury.
Not to be outdone by the new Oar.
racq racers of two miles a minute
guarantee, it is learned that a sRecial
Mercedes racer is IN course of con-
struction that is expected to show
even greater speed than two miles il
minute,
Pearl Sheppard, the ten-year-old
daughter of W. A. Sheppard, who
recently got her leg mashed off in the
switch yards at Denton, has filed suit
in the district court of Denton county
against the NJ, X and T. Railway for
$4,000 damages.
Remember that the flush of victory
seldom comes from one-card draw.
An unfortunate Mexican named
Luis Gonzales, while endeaVoring to
save a SC skiff fare by fording the
river at Laredo. got caught in an un,
der tow and was drowned.
Thursday night at the observatory
of the Tacubaya Mex, University a
new comet was discovered. The as.
tronomers say that the comet, which
can be seen with small telescope
is flying swiftly toward the sun.
Four were killed and two fatally
injured in a Baltimore and Ohio
wreck at Albion, Ind, Thursday.
1t is reported that a number of the
new engines which recently arrived
in Panama for use on the railroad
are unfit for service there.
An early morning fire at Dickson
Tennessee Friday destroyed nearl,
the entire business norton of the