The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-04
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

the Erie is about to close orders for
1000 cars, 1000 of the steel hopper
type and 5000 box cars.
Emperor William has bestowed up
on Professor Huga of Munsterbarg,
professor Of physiology at Harvard
university, the crown of the order Of
the second class.
The North Washington Hotel Of
New York, an exclusive female hotel,
Is about to come to a collapse on &C
count of dissatisfaction among the
stockholders.
Extensive preparations are on foot
for the celebration of the one nun
dredth anniversary of the birthday Of
General Robert E. Lee at New Or
leans on January 10.
Discovery has been made Of the
theft Of about $1,000 worth Of dia-
monds from one of the local jewel
ry stores Of Ardmore, l. T., during
the holiday rush.
John Nichols, special policeman at
the Standard Theatre, Fort Worth,
was. shot and killed Saturday might.
He had filled the position for the
three past years.
Hicks, the miner, who was en-
tomber in the Edison Tunnel, Chicago
for thirteen days, was reached by his
rescuers at / o'clock Friday morning
and speedily released.
The Mississippi National Park COM
mission meets at Vivksburg Friday. to
select their design for monument to
commemorate the Mississippi soldiers
who fell at the battle Of Vickburg.
The monument will cost $4,000.
Bishop A. Coke Smith, Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South, died
at Asheville, N. c., at 7:45 o'clock
Thursday night. Mr.. Smith was elect
ed bishop at the general conference in
Dallas four years ago,
In a dynamite explosion south Of
Newport, Tenn, near the North Car
DINA state line, two men were killed,
Hamilton Switzerland and Alfred SUIT
ton. Three others were seriously In.
tured.
Announcement Is made by the stock
holders of the Oklahoma Packing com
pany to the effect that the plant,
which has been closed down for sew
. eral weeks, will be opened after the
: first Of the year.
It is announced from the Offices OF
G. F. Smith, superintendent OF the
8 New York Central Railroad, that the
9 railroad had advanced the wages OF
: 10000 of It's men and statistics OF the
general increase will be issued.
n Fred L. Clark, said to belong al
@ Belfast, Maine, shot and probably ia
d tally wounded his young wife, Bertha
), at lodging house In Roxbury FIJI
e day. then turned the weapon upo'
e himself and blew his brains out
n Announcement is made of the res
g ignation t Col. S. B. Hovey, vice
president and superintendent OF thu
Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf roaf
at Fort Worth. He will be succeed
n ed the first of the year by ]. w. Rob
: ms, now superintendent of the Gull
e Colorado and Santa Fe.
e Colonel J. H. Pepper, the wei
it known distiller of Kentucky died re
70 Gently at the Waldorf Astoria hotel
C New York City, where he was guest
y Oscar, the little son Of Asslstan
- George Gray, of Terrell, got his lei
-, hand torn up by giant fire cracker
lie The centennial anniversary OF tn
le birth Of General Robert E. Lee vii
~ be celebrated by Washington and LIE
=, University. the institution Of which h
~ was president for five years Defor
=. his death on January 10.
I'd Two residents Of Kay County, job
H. H. Barnes of Cross, and August Xii
IS, kin, an aged German, fell dead at Poi
to ca City, Oklahoma. Barnes was
wears old and but recently from low;
Kipkin was entertaining a crowd
IT, friends with stories when he fell deal
u
at It is learned from seemingly al
h. lucrative source that the Mexica
es Government has already entered mi
" negotiations for the purchase OF tt
a. Mexican Railway, from the City
- Meuico In Vera Cruz.