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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
CIVIL WAR PRISONER DYING.
General Pickett Technically Under
Arrest Forty Years.

Worcester, Mass. - General Jo-
siah Pickett, So years old, and a vet
eran of the civil war, is said to be dy-
ing here, technically a military pris-
Oner.
He has been under arrest, it is stat
ed ever since the battle of Cold Har-
Dor, and has declared that he will die
under arrest.
Pickett was colonel of the Twenty
fifth Massachusetts during the fighting
at Cold HarbOr, and in fit of anger
replied roughly to General Stannard,
his superior.
The latter promptly placed him I'M
der arrest and took his sword. Later
Pickett was commended by Stannard
for gallantry in the Cold Harbor bat
tie while putting a charge, but the rec
ord of arrest was never changed, and
General Pickett has been officially I'M
der arrest for over forty years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
JEWELS DISAPPEAR
MAN CHARGES BROTHER WITH
THEFT OF ANTIQUE JEWELRY.
OLDEST FAMILY OF SICILIANS
Were to Be Sold to Save italian
Homestead for Two Sisters at
Home and Brothers.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Nuncio Ser
gius was arrested here by Central
station detectives on a warrant issued
at the instance Of his brother Emilio
Sergius of No. 224 Thompson street,
New York, charging him with the
theft of antique jewelry valued a..
100000
According to the story of Emilio
Sergius his family is one of the oldest
of SiCilians. The family homestead is
in SortinO, where his father died sew
eral months ago. The family had been
wealthy, but at his death little was left
but a collection of antique jewelry.
which it was decided should be sold
to save the homestead in Italy for the
benefit of two daughters at home and
the sons here. The jewels were sent
to Emilio in New York and he says
that no less authority than Sir Casper
PurdOn Clarke, Of the Metropolitan
museum, declared they were worth
100000. On June 20 the collection
disappeared from a strong box in
Emilio's rooms in Thompson street,
New York. simultaneously Nuncio
disappeared from New York. A war
rant was secured by Emilio for his
brothers arrest. A few days ago
Emilio received a letter from Nuncio
which was mailed in this city. He
says Nuncio explained in the letter
that he had carried the jewelry away
but that after he came to this city he
was held up near Amber, a suburb,
and robbed of everything by three
Italians. Emilio came here and with
a detective went through the Italian
settlement where they came upon the
missing brother. He was locked up
and will be taken back to New York.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
PiTTsCURG MINERS MAY STRIKE,
AlIege Wage Agreement Has Been
Repeatedly Violated.

Pittsburg, Pa.-The executive board
of district No. 5, United Mine
Workers Of America, which EN-,
braces the Pittsburg district, author.
lied President Patrick Feehan to cali
a strike of the miners in this district
Immediately alleging that the Pitts
burg Coal company has been vioIat
ing the wage agreement repeatedly.
President Feehan has announced
that he will give the Pittsburg Goa
company a few hours in which to ad
just matters.
Over $4,000 miners will be affected
in the event Of strike.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Fairbanks Family Reunion.

Dedham, Mass.-More than five
hundred descendants of Jonathan
Fairbanks, who came from Sowerby
Yorkshire, England, in 1886 and set
tied in this town, came here Tuesday
to celebrate the sixth annual reunion
of the Fairbanks family in America
The reunion was held in the old Fair
banks homestead which was built by
the founder of the American branch
of the family soon after his arrival
here and is believed to be the oldest
dwelling in New England.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
LOUISIANA NEWS.
TWO LOUISIANA ENTERPRISES.
A Mineral Prospecting Company and a
Bank at MerryViIe.

Lake Charles, La: Two new Cal
o.c;pu Parish enterprises were made
Going concerns Monday at the office
Of Instruct Clerk Gardiner. The Ma
.;onaI Oil Company, with life lease
Of ninCty-nine years and a home at
Jennings has filed its charter for rec
ord The capital stock is $4,000 divid
Cd into 10000 $1,O0 shares. The OF
iocts and purposes are to drill for
natural gas and all other minerals and
n do everything necessary to care for
ond dispose of the product. The Of
fcers and first board of directors are
&c follows: NJ. w. Madison, presi-
dent. Clinton 0. Haywood, vice presi-
dent; ]. H. Heinen, secretary; N. S.
Whisenhunt, treasurer. &
The State Bank of MerryVille, cap
ital $4,000, in 500 shares, to become
q going concern when $1,000 is paid
in has been authorized to begin a
general banking business at Merryville.
The first board of directors is COM
pospd of w. S. Mathews, T j. Car
roll NJ. c. Frazer, B. H. Carroll, R.
F WeIburn. ]. l. Nichols, G. X. Riess,
7 z. NJ. Hennigan and Erastus Cole.
A president, first and second vice
presidents and cashier are to be
elected by the directors.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Find Body With Ears Gone.

Oklahoma City, Okla The body
of a young man, with both ears
severed from his head, was found
three miles west of the city Thursday
The finding of a freshly-severed ear
on the principal street of this city
Yesterday led to the discovery OF
the body. This is the second crime Of
this sort within a week. The body o.
an unknown man, with both ears sew
cred, was found in boxcar last Sat
urday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Strike Situation Becoming Worse,

Raon L'Etape, France.-The strike
situation is becoming worse and
the strike is spreading to other
parts of the Cosges region. Fresh
barricades were erected by the riot
ers Monday afternoon and Monday
night the mob captured General La
tour He was rescued with difficulty
by the troops. Strong reinforce
ments are arriving here in response
to urgent acquisitions.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
jena.

Jena, La: The business men OF
this place met Friday and organized
a hardware and furniture company un-
der the name of the Merchants and
Farmers Hardware and Furniture
Company, Limited, with S. B. Hanes,
president; NJ. U. Walker, vice presi-
dent; Hugh Hamilton, secretary, and
]. N. Wright, w. D. Boddie, J. II.
Bradford andsW. R. Coleman, Direc-
tors. The capital stock is $4,000,
with $4,000 paid in. They expect to
begin business as soon as suitable
buildings can be provided.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
American Motor Boat Wins.

SOuthamptOn.-The American mo-
tor boat Dixie. owned by Com
modore E. ]. Schroeder, of the Auto
Boat Club of America, won the race
for the international marine motor
cup in Southampton water, beating
the nearest British boat, Daimler II,
by three-quarters of a mile over a 35.
mile course.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Steamer Runs Aground.

New York, n. Y.-The steamer
Graf WaldeIsee, of the Hamburg
American line, which passed in at
Sandy Hook at 1870 p. m, ran
aground on the east edge of the main
channel, about a mile north of the
Southwest Spit. The vessel appears
to be resting easy, and as the tide is
rising she will probably be floated
without damage.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
oldfeld smashes Worlds Records.

st. Paul, Min1.--A special to tine
Pioneer Press from Fargo, n. D.,
says: Barney Oldfield opened the
Fargo Interstate fair by breaking two
worlds automobile records on half
mile track, going the first mile of a
three-mile race in 1:1512 and the three
miles in 1851. His mile record beat
that made by himself at Winnipeg
ten days ago by four and one-half sec
onds, and his three-mile records beat
that of his Winnipeg record by eigh-
teen seconds.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
VIII Censor Religious Subjects,

Chalons Sur Marine, France
The Bishop of Chalons, acting
upon the recent papal syllabus on the
matter of modernism in the faith, has
prohibited the ecclesiastics of his dio.
cese from publishing any articles on
religious subjects without his author
iZation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
TO Whistle at Rayne Aug. 10.

Crowley, La: The Opelousas, Gull
& Northwestern Railroad will whistle
for Rayne station on August 10. This
is the information conveyed the press
correspondent by Superintendent Har-
ry Flanders of that road. The 0 Gee
mas had untold trouble in railing the
oadbed from Branch TO Rayne on &C
count of the shortage of rails.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
AIva Bradley Estate Divided,

Cleveland, Ohio.-After years of
litigation, the estate of Alva Brad
ley, valued at about 100000, was
divided equally among each of ten
heirs. Alva Bradley, who was a veal,
thy vessel and real estate owner, died
over twenty years ago and left his es.
tate in trust for twenty years before
it was to be divided.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Child's BODY in Lake.

Chicago, lll.-The body of Crotch
en- Rohde, aged 6, who disap-
peared Monday and was thought to
have been kidnapped, was found at the
bottom of Lake Michigan, at the foot
of Indiana street, Friday morning. A
boy dived and brought up the body.
The possibility that the child may
have been murdered and thrown into
the lake to avert suspicion is being
investigated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
LAFAYETTE.

Lafayette, La Alfred Gigot, II
years old, was thrown from his horse
ana instantly killed Sunday morning
near Scott Gigot's horse ran away
ana threw his rider on bridge, frac-
turing the base of his skull severely
ana otherwise wounding the young
man. Sheriff Lacoste and Coroner
aouton investigated the matter ana
ioand the facts as related, Gigot
aVed with an uncle near Scott. he
vas the son of the late Laurent Gigot
Of Rayne.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
PEARY TO START NORTH.
Expects to Be In Winter Quarters by
September 5.

Portland, Maine.-Commander Rob-
ert E. Peary, who is staying with
his family at Eagle Island, stated to-
day that he will start for New York
and then for the north Just as soon as
the boilers are installed in the Roose.
belt, He could not. state definitely
when that will be, but he hopes TO
start within week. He expects to be
in winter quarters by September 5.
Commander Peary said that he had
acquired no "new-fangled idea" and
that he knows just what he needs, and
he will take that and nothing more.
None of his family is going with him.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Mine Strike Averted.

Pittsburg, Penn.-The strike Of
$4,000 coal miners. which was SEIZED.
uled to take place Friday, has
been averted for the present at least.
The officials of the Pittsburg Coal Co..
have asked for a conference with the
officials of the miners union and the
differences existing between the men
and the company very likely will be
adjusted
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Powder Company Changes Hands.

Kenosha, Wis.-Deeds have been
filed here for the transfer of all
the property owned by the so called
nowder trust at Pleasant Prairie TO
the Lafin-Rand Powder company. The
nronertv was formerly owned by j.
Amorv Haskell, of Wilmington, Del.
II is thought the transfer has some
thing To do with the governments suit
AGAINST the powder combine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Oil BARGE Ashore.

New Orleans, La: Barge No. W
Of the Southern Cotton Oil Company
ran ashore at Z a. m. Sunday morning
outside of South Pass to the west OF
me jetties. The barge has 1892, 29S
gallons of oil aboard, value at about
l0c gallon, and was in tow of the
lug Charles Clarke, bound from Port
Arthur, Texas, to this city.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Enoineer Killed in Wreck.

Arkansas City, Kas.-Northbound
Santa Fe passenger train No. 116
left the track seven miles from
Red Rock, Okla, killing the engi-
neer and wounding numerous pas
gers. A coach, chair car and baggage
car, as we'll as the engine, went into
the ditch.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Straus Lands in Honolulu.

Honolulu, Hawaii.-Oscar Straus,
secretary of commerce and labor, ar.
rived here from San Francisco on the
steamer Siberia. He was greeted with
the military salute accorded to a mem
Der of the presidents cabinet, and was
met at the dock by federal and terri.
torial officials and the territorial mill,
tia.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
sPURNs RAILWAY COMMISSION.
Grand Rapids Man Declines to Accept
Place Recently Vacated.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-Bernard R.
Goggins, who was appointed mem
Der of the state railroad commits
sion to succeed John Barnes, an
nounced that he would decline the APP
pointment. The necessity of chang
ing his residence, the sacrifice of his
law practice and ether personal rea-
sons are given as the cause for his
declination of the appointment.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
FaIlino Slate Kills Two.

Irwin, Pa.-Johon H. Jones of
Pittsburf, general manager of the
United Coal Company, and Jasper
Graham, fire boss, were killed Tues.
day night in Edna mine No. /, by a
fall of slate.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Shoots Two and Himself.

Ardmore, Ind. Ter-At Waupa-
nucka, l, r., Edgar Ball, a railroad en-
ploye, shot and fatally wounded his
young wife, shot his sister-in-law,
Miss Maggie Dobson, through the
thigh, then shot himself through the
heart, Jealousy is supposed to be the
motive of the crime.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Auto Turns Over: Kills One.

Everett, Wash.-A. A. Smith, a
prominent shingle manufacturer, was
killed by the overturning of his auto.
mobile Tuesday. Two companions,
Duncan McKidden and John Nelson.
We're injured.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Iowa Senator's Condition critical.

Waterloo. Iowa. - State Senator
Byron Newberry, father of the Iowa
pure food law, who was bitten on
the ankle by rattlesnake, is in Il
critical condition and his recovery is
doubtful. He was bitten while in an
.oat field on his farm near Strawberry
Point.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Enoineer Murdered on DUTY

Norwalk, O.-William L. Roberts,
engineer at the Araric light and water
works station at Milan, a few miles
above here, was found dead on the
floor of the engine room, and had evil
IDENTIFY been murdered.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Runaway Train Kills Four Men.

Atchison, Kas.-A Missouri Pacific
freight train ran away down Shannon
Hill here and struck the rear end Of
another freight standing on the track
F. D. Scott, a fireman; Fred Butzirus,
Hastings; Neb.; Ralph Moody, Omaha,
and an unknown man were killed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Postoffice Clerk Arrested.

Chattanooga, Tenn. - Mel n.
Hughes, senior clerk in the postoffice
at Columbia, Tenn, and son of for.
mer Postmaster Arch NJ Hughes, was
arrested on charge of robbing the
mails.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Road to Insuourate Low Rate

Raleigh, n. C.--President w. A.
Barber, of tn eCarolina & Northwest
ern railroad, telegraphed Governor
Glenn from New York that his road
would put the 2A cent rate into effect
August s,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Political Debate Causes shootinn

Moscow-M. Toropoff, leader of the
monarchist party in Moscow, Tuesday
shot and killed NJ. Ermouse, a member
of the Social Democratic party, dur
ing heated political debate. Toro-
noff was arrested.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Ends Life to Escape Troubles,

Findlay, O.-Suffering with heart
trouble, rheumatism and several
other ailments, his wife and two chill
dren sick with typhoid fever, Ezra
E. Cuffall, of Fostoria, took arsenic
and died.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Marquette. Kas., Isolated by Tornado.

Marquette, Kas.--The tornado that
passed near Marquette late Thurs
day did some damage to crops,
but little to the town itself. 1t de-
stroyed telegraph and telephone wires
and shut off communication with the
outside.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
r,on,.s RenubIicans in Special Car.

Thomas, Okla.-Thomas repubii,
cans in a special Pullman, Will
w ~ Tulsa convention bearing Frantz
81 and ferguson banners. The Thomas
concert band and members of the Com
w,orcial club will go along to advertise
She 9Th anniversary celebration here
August % to "a.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Naval Militia May Shoot.

Washington, D. C.-Attorney Gen.
eral Bonaparte has rendered an
opinion TO the acting secretary of war
holding, in effect, that the naval mill.
tia of the United States is a part of
the organized militia, which. if ac-
cepted by the department., will give
an opportunity for teams from the ma.
val militia to enter the rife contests
at Camp Perry, O.. during this month
Last year the war department held
that the naval boys were not entitled
to participate in the rifle contests, and
there is considerable complaint in
consequence.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
CHARGED WITH MANsLAUGHTER
Michigan Representative Arraiqned in
Connection With Girls Death.

Detroit, MISUNDERSTANDING Chas.
NJ Ward, speaker pro TEN. of
the State House of Representa-.
tives and chairman of the ways an |
means committee, was arraigned in
the police court here ca a warrant
charging him with manslaughter In
connection with the death here from
a criminal operation in April of Miss
Edith Presley, proofreader for the
state senate.
Mr.. Ward stood mute, and his at.
t0rney asked for an explanation in the
police court, which Justice Stein Sc:
for September G. The justice then
fixed bail at $4,000, with two sureties
which was furnished.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
s;IIik to Hama October II.

chicago-Herman Billik, recently
convicted of the murder OF Mary
vzral by poisoning, was Sentenced 10
hang on October II.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
n,..o,vee franciscan Brothers.

paris-President Fallieries has
signed a decree dissolving the branch
If the Franciscan Brothers located at
-. I.onom in tha Hanta Garonne.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09

Crown Order for Beerbohm Tree.
Berlin-Emperor William has con-
ferred the crown order of the third
class upon H. Beerbohm Tree, the
actor.
The copper era., 1907-10-10
Prominent Mining Engineer in Clifton

Robert Addie, prominent mining
engineer, whose headquarters are in
England, arrived in Clifton Sunday
evening Mr.. Addie visited Clifton
last year, hence he is not an entire
stranger in the Clifton Morenci dis
trict. He will spend short time in
this camp making a inspection of the
mines and milling plants in the dis
trict. His visit, 40 doubt, is par
ticularly connected with the Arizona
Copper company. Mr.. Addie is a
man of much standing in his profess
sion and he speaks in the highest
degree of Clifton Morenci's future as
copper camp. Since his last visit
many substantial Improvements have
been made in Clifton and the town
has undergone considerable change,
caused by the floods.
The copper era., 1907-10-10
Bank at Metcalf.

1t is rumOred on the streets of Cliff
ton that Metcalf is to have d bank
ing institution, which will be opened
some time in the very near future.
Metcalf is rapidly advancing to the
front in a business way and the popu-
lation of the camp is sufficient to
easily support local bank. There
are Il number of business houses
there, all of which will no doubt
patronize the bank. The new instI-
tuition will most likely be started by
people of Metcalf and Clifton, al
though no names are mentioned in
connection with it.
The copper era., 1907-10-10

J. w. Lancaster, the Wells-FargC
express agent at Clifton, returned
home Monday with his family, after
pleasant trip to California. He cut
his trip little short in order to have
time in which to prepare himself for
the quail season, which opens the 18th
of this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. McCreary, OF
Los Angeles, arrived last week to
make Clifton their future nome.
Mr.. McCreary has accepted a posi-
ton with the Blinn Lumber yard at
this place. He is also Il good
musician and will organize Il small
class here.
r. J. Young, who is engaged in
the mining business in the Globe sec
ton, passed through Clifton this
week on his way to the mines. He
spent the past few weeks at Alpine,
Bush valley, where his daughter has
been quite sick He reports her
greatly improved.
Geo. w. Evans, one of the old
timers of this section and who has
until recently been connected with
the New England company, left Sun
day for Douglas, to which place he
accompanied his family. He will re-
turn to Clifton after short time
Mr.. Evans was a good man for the
company, but the closing of the Cop
per King mine let him out of work.
The copper era., 1907-10-10

Ricardo Flores Magon, Antonio
Villareal and Librado Rivera, who
are charged with being connected
with the conspirators convicted at
Douglas and the Junta in st. Louis,
have been arrested in California and
will be brought to Tombstone for
trial. Arturo Elias, senior Mexican
consul in Arizona, said: You must
understand that the case against
these three men is not being prose
cuted by the Mexican government or
any of its representatives. The
United States is pushing the case
against them for conspiring against
Mexico in violation to the existing
treaty between the two governments.
Magon, Villareal and Rivera will be
tried in Tombstone inasmuch as that
is in the same judicial district as
Douglas, where the Arizona branch
of the st. Louis revolutionary Junta
was located.
The copper era., 1907-10-10

II. w. Fritz, one of the proprietors
of the blacksmith shop on East Side,
departed last week on a short trip
into the mountains. He was accom-
panied by Walter and Albert Millert
and their trip the first day out was
an interesting one. Fritz is a pretty
good Judge of horse flesh and was
rather suspicious of his layout be-
fore he started, but thought he would
take a chance. When they had got
ten few miles out of town their
team proceeded to stop and it took
all the boys. energy to persuade them
to go any farther. Fritz is not fond
of walking, 50 he decided to turn
back and try it over. They left town
Saturday on their last trip and when
last seen were moving along rapidly.
The copper era., 1907-10-10
Charley Poor Dead.

Word reached Clifton last week
announcing the death of c. E. Poor,
town. Mr.. Poor formerly resided in
Clifton and held a position as shift
boss at the A. c. smelter about six
years ago. At that time he was con-
sidered one of the best men AROUND
the works, but later lost his position
and departed for Mexico. He was
well known in the southwest and held
positions all over the territory. He
has many friends among the old
timers in this section who will be
surprised to learn of his death.