The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE

Walter Jones a negro, died sudden
!y at Fort Worth Wednesday and JUS
tiCe Brattons inquest was tollew by a
verdict that death was due 10 an acct
dental overdose Of morphine.
The Sultan Of Turkey has entrusted
to two German companies the electric
lighting Of the several towns on the
Bosphous French firms were com.
petitors for the contract
Major Frank 3 Gordon. late of the
Third United States Volunteers. died
in Washington a few days since OF
pneumonia, He was the youngest 500
of the last General John 3. Gordon.
At Mart Robert Fourd. negro, re-
ceived a knife wound in the breast.
from the effects OF which de died al
most instantly. A negress was ar
rested.
A tidal wave which devastated some
OF the Dutch East Indian Islands
south of Achin, practically engulfed
the island of Samlu, with population
of 1900 people.
Mrs. Stanford White, for the muir
der Of whose husband, Harry X. ThaW
| is now on trial in New York. Is taking
10 interest in the trial, and Is spend
ing her time in Cambridge, Mass, with
Ter son, Lawrence.
A negro, some weeks ago, made an
assault on a Mrs. Graves of Green
wood, Miss. He was kept In Jail and
guarded for safe keeping. One morn
ing last week he was found hanging
to a trestle.
Joe Conway, collector for Freeman
Bros, at Davis, /. T.. accidentally
killed himself Wednesday night in the
Arbuckle mountains. Becoming Ill he
lay down by the roadside and in re-
moving his pistol from his pocket &C
cidentally discharged it, with fatal re-
suits.
Trains will be running under the
Hudson River by September l of this
year. The Hudson and Manhattan
Railway Company. which is to operate
the McAdOo tube system under the
North River, from HOboken, N. j., to
Morton Street. Manhattan, made the
announcement.
A. O. Slaughter, one Of Chicago;
pioneer brokers. died in San Antonio
Tex, few days ago Of heart disease
Mr.. Slaughter was born in Scott coun
ty. KY. in 1910. When the Civil Wal
broke out he enlisted in the Confed
crate Army and attained the rank o.
Colonel.
Philippe Buanua Varilia, who at Or
time was minister of the Panama Re
ruLlic to the United States, delivered
an address before the British Socia'!
, of Arts, in which he declared thu
the high level canal would be a fail
g IRE, because the Gatum dam, the Ike!
to the whole system, was liable to de
}. structon at any time.
t Returns from the election In tn
Twenty-Elghth District to chose
J. successor to Senator Hawkins, Vh
/ resigned because he could not supper
Senator Bailey for reelection. are In
n complete However, the indication
h are that Cunningham, prO-Ba!ley, ha
carried the District by a safe majority
c A. Thompson, OF Sherman, wa
f awarded a verdict of $4,000 for dan
o ages .or personal injury against tt
l. Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railway.
The Imperial Bank Of Germany o
. Tuesday reduced It's discount rat
II from 7 to 6 per cent.
g The temporary depot at Thurbe
y Junction burned to the ground Thur
day night. This building wa: erecte
i. 10 accommodate patrons until the ne
e structure, which is being built, cOul
n be finished.
1t In single.handed combat at
IL Southern Pacific camp, eight mile
from Montecuma, Sonora, Mexico, Be
- Bell, an Arizona cowboy, shot an
20 killed six MeXiCans. He killed thre
1t each in two separate fights and e
capped.
IL Announcement Is made that the G
. flee of chairman and chief enginet
" of the isthmian canal commission VI
10 be combined, and Mr.. Stevens, t
present chief engineer, will be give