The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-20
LOUISIANA NEWS.

Baton Rouge: Col. j. w. Nichol-
son of this city, on the invitation or
Gen. Clement Evans of Atlanta, Ga,
is preparing the report of the histori-
cal committee of the United CCnfed-
crate eVterans for the reunion in New
Orleans. The report, which is about
finished, is a dispassOnate survey of
past and present conditions. 1t shows
that Southern conditions were misrep
resented in the North and that the war
was largely the result of misunder
standings The South Says the re-
port, conscious Of Their reCtitude Of
her conduct in the great struggle, con
sciOus of the patriotism of her natives
and the herOism of her sons, has not
felt as much as she probably should
the necessity for any vindiCationS of
her acts. 1t is ever thus with the
strong, the frank and the brave. Their
conscience is their silent and self-suf.
ficient shield. But all things come to
those that wait So, after forty yeads
of waiting, unembttered by the mis-
representations, tOiling and suffering
through political isolation, we find the
light breaking in upon the social and
political ideals for which the South
contended and which she has cher.
ished and preserved"
Dorsey Richardson, an employee of
lily. Strauss, clOthier of this city,
was arrested this morning for the theft
OF $25 worth of clothing from the store
OF his employer. The accused is ne
gro and after his arrest confessed to
the stealing of the goods, which were
found concealed in the rear OF the
premises. A seach warrant was OBJ.
tanned for the search of the premises
OF the home of the accused.
Commissioner Chas. Schiller, Baron
F. Nordenfiycht OF New Orleans, his
wife and daughter and VIM. Woke OF
Chicago, arrived in the city this morn
ing and spent the day visiting the cap
itol, the State University and other
points of in terest throughout the city
The party expressed themselves as
highly pleased with what they saw
here and throughout the state.
The settlement of theGonzales depot
site will occur at the next session Of
the Railroad Commission Mr.. Eller.
be of the Louisiana Railway and Nav
igation Company, states that the site
chosen by the company, and which is
being contested by some of the people
at Gonzales, was selected by the COM
pany because it afforded more TRACK.
age room, which is an important mat.
ter as the road here reaches the last
highlands on its way to New Orleans.
The river authorities expect the
crest of the present high water stage
to pass here about Wednesday or
Thursday. The gauge at this point is
now over thirty feet and but slight in.
crease in the rise is expected. The
ievee conditions in this section are
good and no danger is anticipated
Dr. C. ]. c. Bennett, of the Louisi.
ana State University, left yesterday
for Vidalia, La. He will attend a
teachers institute.
While here today Baron Norden.
fiycht, in discussing his trip through
Louisiana, said; q have been great
ly impressed with the conditions in
Louisiana. think it is a desirable
place for German immigrants. Many
of the Germans who come to this
state are poor and bring with them
little else than their ability to farm
have had talks with many Germans
who have come to this country with
no capital and succeeded and their sue
cess outweighs al theories" Col
Schiller stopped off here Baron Nor
denfiycht and party left for New Or
leans at o'clock.