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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
OPERATORS SPLIT
SMALL AND COMMITTEE HAVE
OPPOSING PLANS.
NATIONAL STRIKE IS FEARED
The Commercial Photographers Union
Is Doing All Possible to Prevent
1t From Spreading.

New York, n. Y.-The National
Executive Committee of the CONNER.
cial Photographers Union of America
are doing all possible to avert ma
tonal strike of telegraphers and pre-
vent the strike from spreading out
side Of San Francisco.
President Clowry of the Western
Union, in order to make his position
clear, sent the following statement to
the general superintendent of the
company:
There is no truth in the rumOrs be-
ing circulated throughout the country
that the Western Union Telegraph Co
has receded from the position in my
letter of June 20 to the Hon. Charles
+. Neill, commissioner of labor | had
another meeting with Commissioner
Neill last Monday afternoon, and as.
sured him that notwithstanding the
unWarranted action in calling a strike
IN San Francisco the company would
carry out the conditions set forth in
that statement in good faith"
Situation Is Very Critical.
This statement was made by a lead
ing member of the telegraphers' I'M
ion:
The situation is very critical. One
faction of the union wants a strike in
Chicago to be followed by a national
strike, while another faction wants to
contine the trouble to San Francisco.
President Small believes in the extern
sion Of the strike, while the national
executive committee is opposed. NJ. J..
Riedy of Boston and J. VI. Sullivan
have left New York for Chicago to
prevent, if possible, a strike from TAX.
ing place there.
commissioner Neill has urged the
members Of the executive committee
to accept the terms of President
Clowry and settle the differences by
arbitration, leaving San Francisco to
fight out its own battle.
THE men do not want a national
strike"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Man is Arrested in an albuquerque
Hotel While Making Counterfets.

Albuquerque, n. MA man giving
the name of G. t. Hall and claim
ing to be from ST. Joseph, Mo-,
but recently a practiCing physician at
Lennon, la, was arrested here while
in the very act, it is charged, of max
ing counterfeit money. After a long
watch the officers located the counter
feiter in a room in the Southern hotel.
One officer boosted another up to the
transOm of a locked door, and the
counterfeiter was covered with six
shooter He unlocked the door and
surrendered In the room was a COM
plete counterfeiting outfit for manu-
featuring dollar coins with some
twenty counterfeit dollars scattered
about the floor.
Hall, who has a wife and daughter In
Little Falls, Wash, begged the police
to shoot him, as he feared the dis
grace would kill his family.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
BOUGHT The TOWN
eOSToFFICE DEPARTMENT HAS
PECULIAR CASE.
OFFICE ON ROCKEFELLER ESTATE
War Veteran Not Allowed on the
Land and Can Not Get His Mail
Delivered There.

Washington, D. Can investiga-
ton has been ordered by Postmaster
General Meyer with view to deter
mining whether the postoffice discon-
tinued at the town of Brandon, n. Y,
shall be re-established there. The
inquiry involves a unique state Of af
fairs.
According to the papers on
file in the postoffice department, it
appears that several years ago Will
liam Rockefeller, who owns a large
estate comprising more than $4,000
acres in the vicinity of Tarrytown,
conceived the idea Of acquiring the
site of the town Of Brandon to fill
out his estate. Brandon was a -four
ishing place, with postoffice and two
or three small stores and a small num-
Der of inhabitants. Mr.. Rockefeller
purchased all of the property from
its owners except one small tract that
was owned by a civil war veteran
named LamOra. Lamora refused 10
sell and persisted in fishing in
stream wrich ran through Mr.. Rookie
feller's estate and in using the roads
which had been open to the public,
it is said, for a generation.
Brandon postOffice was abolished and
another was opened at Bay Pond,
three miles within the confines of Mr..
Rockefeller's estate. There the people
who formerly received their mail at
Brandon were expected to get 1t. La
mora was arrested for trespass on
Mr.. Rockefeller's estate and he and
his friends fought the case in the
courts, but eventually were defeated.
A court order was made preventing
Lamora in person or by an agent from
going onto the estate of Mr.. Rookie
Teller and it is stated that therefore
he was unable to obtain mail for him
directed to the Bay Pond office.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of Postmaster General Meyer
through letters received from various
parts of the country and he has de-
termined not only. to ascertain the
facts regarding it, but, if possible, to
re-establish the postoffice at Brandon
or at some nearby point outside of the
estate of Mr.. Rockefeller, which will
be convenient for the people of that
vicinity
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
INJUNCTION WILL STAY.
Chicago Judge Will Act on Public
Warehouse Case.

Chicago, Ill.-Judge Horace de-
clared that he intended to dismiss
the bills of complaint by the Chicago
board of trade against certain ware
house keepers and railroad compa-
MES, but would allow the injunctlons
issued on the bills to remain in force
pending an appeal to the supreme
court. These injunctions provide that
at least one of the elevators now be-
ing operated in Chicago as a public
elevator shall be opened to shippers
as such"
In announcing his decision, Judge
Honore said that in his opinion any
public warehouse man could legally
quit such business whenever he de-
sired to do so and that it is beyond
the power of railroad company to
act as public warehouse man.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Arrangements Perfected for HoIdinq
Another Parish Fair.

Arcade, La: The Board of Directors
Of the Bienville Parish Fair Associa.
ton held most interesting and en-.
thusiastic meeting yesterday, when all
arrangements were perfected for hold.
ing another one of Bienville's splen.
did fairs from September II to 20,
inclusive. Sscretary-M Manager T. S
Serpell has secured a number of high.
class attractions, together with the
services of one of the best military
Dands In the South. 1t has been con.
coded by the oldest fair officials that
the exhipits of the BienYille Parish
Fair were the best in the State. Larg.
ef and better premiums are being Of
Tered this season, and the exhibits
promise to eclipse all former seasons.
number of the best racing horses
IN North Louisiana have been kept at
the Fair Grounds all the year, and
Trainer Stephenson, with his daily
eAeEels, mas them in splendid condl-
ton. Interest in this fair is not linn.
lied to the parish, but extends through
out the State. Founded twelve years
ago by Hon John a Brewer, now Presi-
aent of the association, starting with
a colt show, held in the woods, today
the association owns forty acres of
land, ten of which are splendidly i'm.
proved, with large and comfortable
buildings, and everything necessary to
1ae comfort and care of the thousands
VI patrons that yearly attend the Bien.
lile Parish Fair, held at Arcadia, the
uest and most prosperous town be.
tween the rivers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
FLAGS HONOR FRANCIS MURPHY.
Body of Temperance Apostle to Lie
in State Before Funeral.

Los Angeles, Cal,-Mayor Harper
has issued a proclamation order.
ing all flags to be displayed at
half mast on all public buildings until
after the funeral of Francis Murphy,
the temperance leader who died Sun
day.
The body will lie in state from II
o'clock Wednesday until p. m. at
Simpsons Auditorium, and at o'clock
the funeral service will be held. DR..
Frank De Witt Talmage will make
the chief address. He is selected be-
cause his father, the Rev. T. De Witt
Talmage, was Mr.. Murphy's former
pastor. DR.. Robert ]. Burdette and
other clergymen of the city will take
part in the services.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST ROAD
Nebraska Poultry Dealer Charges
Discrimination.

Lincoln, Neb.-Complaint was filed
with the state railway commission
by ]. G. Baeschlin, a poultry deal
er of Aurora, Neb., against the St.
Joseph and Grand Isalnd railroad. He
charges the railroad with discrimina.
ting In favor of the Swift and Armour
Packing companies on carload ship.
ments to San Francisco by giving the
regular through rate from the Mis-,
souri, river while he has to pay the 10.
cal rates. He alleges that the big
companies have an advantage OF from
$24 to 500 on each car. The COM
mission named August for a joint
hearing to railroad men and shippers
on the question of butter and cream
rates.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Chicago Southern to Extend.

Chicago, Ill.-The managers of
the Chicago Southern railway syndi-
cate, John R. Walsh, John n. Fait-
horn and Orville E. Babcock, an
nounce that orders have been given
to commence the completion of the
road to Chicago on July s. 1t is ex-
pected by the syndicate that the road
will be running trains into Chicago
by Oct. l. The northern terminus of
the road is now at Chicago Heights,
81 miles from Chicago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Fatalities at ST. Joseph. Mo.

st. Joseph, Missouri - Theresa
Goodman, aged 7, died from shock due
to fright received by explosion of a
giant fire cracker at her home.
Mrs. Laura Kendall, aged A, while
suffering nervous prostration, aggra-
waited by noise of the explosion Of
giant powder committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Commissioner NeiIl Arrives.

Chicago, lllinois.-Commissioner Of
Labor Charles P. Neill arrived Thurs
day night and will endeayor to avert
a strike of the telegraph operators of
this city. The members of the execu-
tive committee of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union also reached Chi.
cago to look over the situation there.
Commissioner Neills task is, II DOS
sible, to open negotiations between
the employees and the telegraph COM
panies' managers of this district. The
telegraph officials declare they will
not treat with representatives of the
union, while on the other hand the
union officials declare a spread of the
California strike cannot be averted un-
less they are recognized by the tele-
glaph companies.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
GOULD DEMURRER DENIED.
Respondents Directed to Plead to In.
formations by September 1.

Jefferson City, Mo.-The Supreme
Court denied the demurrer of
the Gould lines in Missouri to the
custer suit instituted by Attorney Cen
eral Hadley and directed the respond
ents to plead to the information by
September 1. The court did not pass
on the merits of the case, the opinion
expressly stating that it merely de-
fines the right Of the attorney general
to institute such proceedings and com.
pei the respondents to answer them
directly. The suit is to annul the
the charter o" the Missouri Pacific and
other Missouri lines of the Goulds and
to take from the Wabash it's right to
do business in the state, on the ground
that it is parallel and competing line
with the Missouri Pacific and owned
by the same people. Returns will be
made and the case set down for hear
ing at the October term Of the SUI
preme court.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Shot for Refusal to Marry.

Sioux City, Ia.--Nicholas Deid-
erich, laborer shot and serious
ly wounded Mrs. Chris Johannsen, a
widow, who had refused to marry him.
Deiderich fed along the river bank,
pursued by policeman, who had
heared the shot. The fugitive refusing
to halt, was fired upon by the officer.
Seeing he was about to be captured,
Deiderich shot himself twice in the
head and leaped into the river.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
MRS. LOGAN NoN-CoMMITTAL.
Declines to Discuss Publicly Charges
Against Her Son-in-Law.

MurphysbOro, lll-Called to this
city to attend the funeral OF her
brother-in-law, Col. T. NJ. Logan, Mrs.
John A. Logan, when asked to make a
statement regarding the charges filed
by her against Col. ". F. Tucker, her
daughters husband. and now under
consideration by the war department,
refused to add anything to the formal
statement on file. Mrs. Logan said
she would, at the proper time, tell all
that should be told, but declared she
did not believe in trying such cases
in advance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Mexican RevoIutionist Arrested.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Jesus Cara, an
alleged revolutionist, was arrested
here charged with carrying concealed
weapons, Mexican Consul Mallen Of
fered to secure his release if he would
return to Mexico and waited at the Jail
with carriage and with an American
officer to rush him to Mexico, but
Cara refused the offer. Revolution
airy sympathizers declare it was a plot
to kidnap Cara.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Fire Breaks Out in Steamer.

New York, N. Y.-Fire broke out
in the forward hatch of the steamer
Monterey of the New York and Cuba
mail steamship line, Havana to New
York, just as the ship was being
cleared from quarantine. Capt. Smith
beached the craft while the crew was
fighting the fire. The ia passengers
stayed aboard for some time, but later
were taken ashore on tugboats.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Alexandria.

alexandria, La: Archie P. Williams,
district Deputy of the Independent Or
ger OF Odd Fellows, returned this at.
eernoon from Lone Pine, st. Landry
rarish, where he orgar zed last night
q lodge of that order with eighteen
enarter members. He was assisted in
.ae work of organization by Hon. M.
u Dickinson, of New Orleans, who
y Grand Secretary of the order for
me State of Louisiana,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
LOUISIANA NEWS.
dissatisfied Members of Pelican Rifles
Hold Meeting at the Capital.


Ration Rouge, La: A meeting of
tbe soldiers of Company NJ, known
IN the city as the Pelican Rifles"
was held today at the city hall at
1890 o'clock for the purpose of ex.
messing their disapproval of the pres
ept existing conditions in the company
and taking some steps to correct these
conditions, if possible.
The meeting was presided over by
] D. Burnett as chairman, with Frank
Pruyn as secretary, and after consid-
cradle general discussion of the mat.
fer it was decided to appoint a COM
mittee of five for the purpose of lay.
ing the matter before Governor
Blanchard and Adjutant General Stat.
ford, and also getting the opinion of
some lawyer as to the rights of the
members to correct conditions.
1t is apparently very doubtful wheth.
er the members who do not like ex-
listing conditions in the company have
any recourse at all except through
court-martial charges preferred against
the officers of the company.
The entire meeting today was the
result of the arrest of the members
of Thursday who did not attend drill
and the binding and gagging of Dick
Day, one of the arrested members
who refusd to stay in the armory.
Those who attended the meeting
we're frank to state that they were not
satisfied with the way that CAPTAIN
JosephsOn, the Commander of the
company, is conducting affairs. and
the aim Of some of the leaders of the
present movement is to get him re.
moved as the head of the local mill
tary organization.
J. D. Burnett, in calling the meeting
to order today, stated that the mem.
bers were there simply to insist I'D.
on their rights. Sergeant Favrot told
the members in attendance that he
had made an investigation Of the mat.
ter and that he did not see any re.
course that the members held except
to prefer charges against the officers
before a court-martial.
He suggested the appointing of a
committee from the meeting to con.
fer with committee of Captain Jo-
sephson's selection to discuss matters
and that if in this way a satisfactory
adjustment was not reached then to
take the matter up with Adjutant Cen
eral Stafford and Governor Blanch-
ard.
This committee was appointed, con-
sisting of ]. st. Clair Favrot, Sergeant
McGraw, Sergeant A. E. Riggs, Jeff
D. Burnett, H. G. Schroeder. The com.
mittee will also see a lawyer and as.
certain what legal rights they have.
In the meantime the petition asking
for the resignation of Captain Joseph.
son as the head officer of the COM
pany is being circulated among the
members of the company.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Pays $500 for One Dollar.

Philadelphia-For one silver dollar
sold at the auction of the Matthew
Stickney collection Of coins the sum
OF $4,000 was paid by Henry Chap
man for a collector known as Her
cules." The same person paid $4,000
for the Brasher New York doubloon,
race value SIG. The dollar sold was
one Of he six silver dollars remaining
of the mintage of 1904.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Caroline Islands Hurricane Swept.

Sydney, New South Wales,-The
German steamer Germanic, which ar
rived here, reports hurricane, &C.
companied by immense waves, which
swept the Caroline group. Many
islands were devastated and 1t is es-
timated that at least 200 natives per-
iShed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Crescent CITY News,

new Orleans, La: New Orleans
naptlst Sunday School Union was
permanently organized,
rather Prechtel said first mass at
~ Mays and Father Barre at st.
B0aiface's.
ianois Central chiefs went over the
.ou'e OF the Baton Rouge, Eastern
and Hammond.
cox car burglars are again active
g the Illinois Central.
laaan Vigilance Committee engaged.
-.ssOfney Gutenberg at annual salary
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Emmett Dalton Is ParoIed.

Topeka, Kas.-Gov. Hoch grant
ed a parole of four months to
Emmett Dalton, the former bandit, now
in the Kansas penitentiary. Dalton
is suffering from an old wound in the
shoulder received in the famous bat
tie at Coffeyville, Kas., and it will be
necessary for him to undergo an op.
Grafton to save his arm.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Arkansas Governor Pardons,

Little Rock, Ark.-Gov. Pindall par
doned E. o. Butt, formerly state SEN
ator from Carroll county, convicted of
the bribery of Senator R. R. Adams OF
Grant county, and sentenced to the
state prison for two years. Butt be.
gan his sentence Jan. l. 1907.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Died on His Mothers Grave.

Tiflis, Algiers.-The chief of police
of this city, Col. Baladanski, commit
ted suicide. He shot himself over his
mothers grave, upon which he had
previously spread his decorations be-
cause he had been severely reprimand-
ed on account of the terrorist outragesH
here.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
American Imprisoned in Russia.

st. Petersburg, Russa.-The Ameri-
can embassy has received an applica-
ton to extend its protection to Serge
w. Peezt, of Seattle, who is without
his naturalization papers as an Ameri-
can citizen. Peezt has been living at
Kraznoyarsk under false passports.
He was imprisoned recently and now
complains of Ill treatment.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Candidates for euatemaIan President,

Mexico City, Mexico -Advices have
been received here that in the con-
gress Of Guatemala on June two can.
didates were named for the presidency
of that republic in case of the retire.
ment of Cabrera. These two candi.
dates are Gen. Marianao Sesame and
Gen. Juan Barrios. The latter is now
the minister of foreign relations.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Russia Issues S25,o0O,ooo.

st. Petersburg, Russia-An i'm
perial ukase issued directs M. Kok.
ovsoff, the finance minister, to issue
$25,O0o,000 in 4 per cent rentes for
purposes set forth in the budget in
GLIDING famine relief. The council of
ministers has invested the command.
ants of all imperial palaces with ex-
ceptional powers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Bromide of Radium Substitute

Rocheport, France.-Andrew Ian
cion, a student in the medical col
lege here, has given a demonstration
OF a new substance called "molybdott"
possessing the properties of bromide
of radinm.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Spain Follows French EXAMPLE

Madrid, Spain.-The Spanish gov
eminent has decided to follow the ex-
ample of France in the matter of spe-
cial legislation for the control of for
eign insurance companies doing bust
ness in the country.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Francis Murphy Reported pylna.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 2S.-All
hope for the recovery of Francis Muir.
ply, the aged temperance advocate,
who is Ill here, has practically been
abandoned
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
n.isv pay AdIudced insane.

Peoria, Ill.-Henry P. Day, a veteran
newspaper man, and better known as
"Daisy Day." was adjudged Insane ana
has been taken to the Bartonyille asy-
lum.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Explosion Frees Prisoners.

Sabastopol The explosion of an
internal machine here shattered the
prison wall Twenty political pris-
oners escaped.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
Schooner Sinks with All Hands.

Dunkirk, Franc THE schooner Vic
lette, with 10 hands, has sunk here
OF the coast of Iceland.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
EVENTS OF everywhere |

Judge Charles Swain, of the United
states Court of the Northern District
OF Florida, died at the University OF
pennsylvania Hospital Friday.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-04
ARE IN
The OIL TRUST

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Frank B..
Kellogg, the government counsel in
it's suit to dissolve the Standard Oil
Company, is expected to return today
from Washington, where he went Sat
urday to report progress in the case
to the president and Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte.
The hearing in the case will be re-
sumed Tuesday. and meantime the
government representatives are going
over such books as the Standard Oil
Company has placed at their disposal.
and otherwise preparing for re-
sumption of the case.
A block of several hundred shares
is held in trust for Harry Kendall
Thaw. The name of his mother also
appears on the list of holders of more
than 1000 shares, worth in excess OF
100000. Eight members of the
ThaW family own among them over
5000 shares.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-04
FRED FLANAGAN
IS MURDERED
WELL KNOWN RAILWAY ENGI-
.NEER is KILLED IN
OMAHA.

Fred Flanagan, who was one of
The best known engineers on the
Tonopah and Goldfield road, was
murdered in Omaha on last Saturday
might.
The unfortunate man was an en-
ploye of the Tonopah and Goldfeld
road, and left here about two weeks
ago on his lay off. He had consid-
cradle money with him when he left,
and was bound for New York. He
had arranged to stop over at Omaha
to see his brother, to spend few
days with him and then go on to the
metropolis.
He and his brother had been
spending the fateful evening. togeth-
er and were out late. They were set
upon by thugs, who were evidently
looking for Flanagan s money. They
were both assaulted and left for
dead. Fred died the next morning.
The deceased was one of the best
known railroad men in this city and
had a host of friends here. He had
been on the road for several years
and was a favorite both with the
company and with the employees.