The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-10

at arms OF the House.
Method!sts OF Waco are preparing
for a great George Stuart meeting n
September
Wichita Valley trackIayers reached
Haskell with the track last Wednes-
day, and entered the city Thursday.
Deputy Collector of Customs David
Hoover, at Gateway, Mont, is under
indictment for smuggling Cinnamon
into this country.
}. II. Jenkins, a Santa Fee foreman,
who was struck by falling telegraph
pole several days since at Blum, died
of his injuries at Cleburne Wednes.
day.
Charles Hodson, for thirty years
chlet clerk of the American embassy
In London. died Friday. Mr.. Hodson
served under eight ministers and am.
bassadors.
At saw mill on the Washitan Riv.
er, Indian Territory. $500 saw logs and
gasoline launch were carried away
by the sudden rise of the river. Tho
probable loss is several thousand dol.
lars.
Announcement is made that Mr..
Taft, the Secretary of War, is going
into Maine to take the stump in favor
OF the reelection of Representative
Charles E. Littlefield.
The Governor Of Samara, Russia,
was instantly killed Friday by a bomb
thrown by an assassin who was sub.
seQuently arrested. The Governors
head and feet were torn off by the ex-
plOsion.
From San Francisco to New York in
fifteen days time is planned by l.. l..
Whitman and &. S. Carriss, who are
making the trip in six cylinder run.
about in an effort to lower the trans
continental car record.
After striking heavily loaded truck
at Lee Avenue and Middleton Street,
Williamsburg, N. Y, and perhaps ia.
tally injuring four men, a car ran two
blocks before it could be brought to a
standstill.
George F. Jackson, travelling
freight and passenger agent of the
Mexican Central railroad, a man of
close observation, stated that in his
judgment reports of trouble in Next
co had been greatly overdrawn and
would not be realized.
l. G. Hillager was shot and killed
at the home of Sherman Gooch, three
miles east Of Ireton, l. T., a small
town twelve miles southeast of Chick.
ash. Robert Brown surrendered to
officers and was carried to Chickasha
and placed in Jail.
The electrolytic ~.elters of the
Boston and Montana Company of the
Great Falls, Mont, have closed down
Is a result of a strike which will ul.
imately involve not less than 5000
men.
The State ~lpartment has received
dispatch from Mr. Combs, the Amer.
can Minister to Guatemala, stating
hat President Cabrera Of Guatemala
las announced the complete disband.
nent of the Guatemalan Army in &C.
,ordance with the Marbelnead pact.
The Hillsboro Old settlers and old
oldiers reunion was opened by 10
abbott, and the main address was de-
vered by Senator CulbersOn
The receipts of the Dallas postofics
Or July, 1906, are s33,17477, while
hose of July of 1906, were $30,993.94
DR.. Thomas d. Wooten died at Eu.
eka Springs, Ark He was one of the
most prominent physicians in the
tate and had lived in Austin for more
han thirty years.
The Reading Railroad has a force
I clerks at work revising the pas.
enger tariff over the entire system,
ased on 2 1-2c a mile rate. The
chedule becomes operative coinci.
ent with that of the Pennsylvania
'airoad.
c. c. Ingram, aged about twenty-five
ears, who has been employed as
ook in one Of the downtown restau.
unto in Fort Worth uyac fon,J Ioo5