The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

ton and reelection for controller
The Bank of San Luis ObispO, the
0ldest institution of the kind in thai
city, has closed its doors by order OF
the bank commissioner.
According TO advices mutiny has
again broken out at Vladiyostok. No
details are available, the censorship
being operative over press and private
kilograms.
Three hundred and eighty-two pat
ents were issued to Texans during the
year. Ninety-seven were 0btatned by
residents of Oklahoma and thirtysiX
by those of Indian Territory.
Il seems that the rumOr that France
had sent warships 10 Venezuela was
premature, inaSmuch as the cruisers
alleged to have gone to Venezuela wa
ters really went to Martinique.
Nathan Wesley Hale, q republican
congressman from Tennessee, can
claim descendance from Oliver CrOm'
we'll, and one of his ancestors, General
Nathan TOWSOn, was quarter master
general under George Washington.
Francis Murphy, who for thirty-four
years has pleaded throughout the
English speaking world for the cause
of temperance, is dying in Southern
California. He is 50 years of age,
was born in Ireland and came TO
America when he was 16 years old.
Captain Berlin a French army Off
GER, who was attached to the Russian
army during the late wal, arrived in
San Francisco last week, on his way
home. He said the damage done to
the city of Mukden had been eXagger'
ated. and that there had been no seri'
Gus destruction of property there.
Announcement has been made by
Altman F. Barrett of Chicago, that In
res Orchestral Band will come to
Dallas in the latter part OF April for
the purpose of giving a grand spring
musical festival. Mr.. Barrett has been
in the city several days making pre-
liminary arrangements.
The board of directors of the Wax
ahachie Chautauqua met IN called ses'
sion Friday and arranged attractions
for the ChautauQua, which is to be
held July "a to Aug. s. There were
present Rev. J. c. Mcconnell of Fer
ris, Rev. J. C. Smith and o. H. Chap
man of Waxahachie and Rev. W. B
Preston of Mesquite.
In a home two miles south of Thorn
dale, Pa, were born three sisters, who
are still living and whose combined
ages surpass those of all trios recently
published. They are Mrs. Hannah
Witmire, now of Philadelphia, aged 81;
Miss Ester Steel, aged So, and Miss
Dorothy Steel, sc, total of 271 years
for the three sisters. The last two
named reside in the house where the,
were born.
Thomas A. Edison is somewhat of {
Joker. A correspondent was looking
over the inventors laboratory whel
his eye was caught by a curios model
1t looked like a cradle with some kline
of telephone attachment. What OF
earth is that?" inquired the visitor
Il hope to make my fortune Of tina
invention" said Edison, gravely. Il
IS motor to run by sound. You at
tach it to a cradle and the louder thu
baby cries the faster the cradle rocks.
District Attorney Jerome in the neal
future will move against officers O
various insurance companies which
were under investigation by the legis
lative committee. A special grant
jury is to be called to consider thu
cases.
Since the SHOWS have fallen wolve
have become very troublesome in thu
Territory.
1t is generally thought that the
extra session will be called to NEE,
about March 10.
Permanent organization has now
been effected by the Internati6na
Jewish League formed in San Francis
co last month for the purpose of aid
lNg Jewish communities in any pa.
OF the world in the attainment Of civil
az religious liz airy.
Asked about the report that he
would resign as insurance arbitrator
former President ClovoIool ..