The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18
Terse kilograms

John Smiths confession Of Cox MUIR
der, duplicating others, creates sensa-
ton in Jackson, Ky.
Sixteen girls and four youths are
burned to death in factory at Gels
pOlsheim, Germany.
Speed is Illinois legislatures cry.
Speaker Jhurtleff determined that per.
sonnet of committee shall be named
early.
Heavy snowstorm in Kansas, Okla
homa and southwest.
The flow of cash from the interior
to New York during the past week
has been heavy.
Never in the history of the New
York money market has the demand
for capital been so heavy. This de-
mand, coupled with the impossibility
OF supplying it, has stopped the loan
lag of funds for wild speculation.
Of the $4,000 bales of cotton sold in
Liverpool Friday, 1890 were from
America.
The French government, it is ru-
mored, intends to introduce in the
chamber Of deputies a measure provid.
ing for a tax on incomes.
Snow blockades will prevent the
extensive shipment of wheat from the
Dakotas until spring. Then lake nav
igation will be open, and Minneapolis
mills, some Of which are now closed
down for want of grain. fear that the
w.eat will pass on TO the east.
The two Japanese arrested at Port
land, Ore, on suspicion of DR.. John
son murder, released.
The miners strike at Goldfield, New,
settled on operators terms.
After week of stormy weather, dur
ing which railroads suffered, the sun
shines in southern California.
Three hundred tons of flour shipped
from Stockton via San Francisco, for
China, to relieve the famine.
Archbishop Montgomery, Catholic,
died in San Francisco Born in DavieSs
county, Ky, Dec. 80. 1S47.
California State Federation of La
Dor refused to indorse boycott against
japanese and Koreans.
One hundred union carpenters on
strike in Memphis because window
frames were made in an open shop.
Gould stocks weak on New York
market, presumably based on suits
in Missouri against the alleged com
binations Of Iuese roads.
The Bank of England directors re-
rused Thursday to reduce the discount
rate below G per cent.
Future corn, wheat, oats and pro
visions advanced sharply in Chicago
Heavy rains reported to have dam
aged fall.sown wheat in Ohio valley
Cornelius P. Shea was placed OF
witness stand, but before he could
give testimony court adjourned.
Balance in United States treasury
inclusive of $150,000,9O0 gold reserve
s242, 4o4,e GA.
President Roosevelt may Withdraw
his order relative to negro troops.
Bailey's forces carry seven counties
ia Texas in special legislative election
Employees of six of the big railroad
entering st. Louis are holding impol
tant conference in st. Louis.
Government attorneys seek writ t
compel E. H. Hartman to remain Il
interstate commerce commissions jul
isdiction.
Carlisle institute, for the higher ed
ucation of Indians, Is in danger of be
ing abolished.
There has been no reconciliation BIZ
tween the duke and duchess Of Mar
borough.
The corCner's jury holds the trai
crew and the night train dispatche
at Baltimore responsible for the te
rible wreck at Terra Gotta, on the I
90.
Scranton, Pa, under martial law !
typhoid epidemic.
Business men Of st. Louis az
pleased with result of conference b.
tween Terminals commission and raj
road officials.
Rate discrimination, it Is reporte,
will be formally charged against Ill
nOis railroads in short time.
Indiana legislature convenes to-da
and it is thought that the reading
the governors message will consun
five hours.
Record in Barrington's appeal to 8
preme court Is practically complete
making book of 1872 pages.
Charles Simeon and Walter Fink
dicted on the charge of killing Wat
Robinson and Otto Buddemeyer
Washington, Mo.
Oklahoma convention takes star
against armed bodies. Civil RICH
, declared supreme.
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