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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
CHARGED Excess Fare.

Raleigh, N. C.-The Southern Rail
way Company was fined $4,000
and Thomas ]. Green, ticket agent
OF the company, fined S. in the
state court here for seeing railroad
tickets at a rate in excess of that pro-
vided by the recent state law for &.
uniform rate of 215 cents a mile in
North Carolina. The court required
Green to promise not to sell tickets at
the illegal rate. Green made the prom.
Use and paid the fine
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
"FITz" LASTED TWO ROUNDS.
The Old Man Was No Match for Jack
Johnson.

Philadelphia, Pa.--Jack Johnson
stopped Bob FitzsimmOns in the
second round of a sixround boxing
bout before the Washington Sporting
club. Fitzsimmons did not show a
trace Of his former prowess and ii IS
probable that Johnson could have
stopped him in the opening round if
he had cared to do so. The blow that
put Fitz out was a light right to the
jaw. The old man fell TO the floor and
as he made no attempt to rise the
referee stopped the bout The kissing
which usually follows knockouts of
this character was absent, the specta,
tors evidently taking compassion on
the former pugilistic star.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
TORNADO IN ST. JOE
STORM WRECKS SCORES OF
HOUSES.
The STREETS ARE INUNDATED
Cellars Flooded and Car Tracks Torn
Up-Many Persons Narrowly
Escape Death.

ST. Joseph, Mo.--A tornado and tire.
mendouS rail did heavy damage in
St. Joseph and vicinity Thursday
night. Houses were wrecked, street
railway tracks torn on, and cellars
flooded
The family of Daniel Riordan one
mile east of the city. had miraculous
escape from death. The residence, two
stories in height, was torn from the
foundation and demolished Riordan,
his wife and three children had taken
refuge in the basement They We're
buried under debris, but the wind lift
ed the house bodily from the fOunda
ton and none Of the heavy timhsrs
fell on them.
Lightning Strikes Dozen Houses.
st. Joseph nestles in hills and the
| force Of thu tornado was broken The
sewers could not carry off the waite,
and raging torrents flowed through the
outskirts of the city
/ Adam Zih0wski attempted TO wade
one Of these torrents. He was swept
from his feet and carried toward the
! Missouri river, two blocks distant. II.
caught telegraph pole and chung
| there 20 minutes until rescued by 4
| party Of men with ropes.
In BrOokdale, low-lying suburb. 4
score Of families were driven from
their homes by water, which reached
the windows Of the first floor. A dozen
residences were struck by lightning
but no fatalities are reported
The home OF Fred Shoemaker, where
a funeral party was caught by the
storm, was struck by lightning twice
and several persons stunned. Reports
from farming sections east of the city
say crops were leyeled in the path o.
the storm and the loss will be heavy
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Wouldn't Believe a Chinaman.

Los Angeles. GAIA remarkable
attempt at securing jury Is being
made in the local police court, where
G. S. Chan, Chinese herb doc
tor, is being prosecuted by the
state board of medical examiners
for practicing medicine without a H.
cense. Three hundred talesmen have
been examined to date, but all of them
were unwilling to swear that they
would give the same weight to the
evidence of a Chinaman under oath
as they would to that of white man.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Americans Killed in Mexico.

Mexico City, Mex.-Details have
reached here of a tragedy winch took
place in the asphalt camp of the Vera
Cruz Paving Co on June q, which led
to the death of Richard Terry and
Warren Crimes, Americans. The trou-
BILE began over loan of money. \
rifle duel at close range followed.
which not only ended in the death OF
the two principals and the serious
wounding of a brother of Grimes. but
later a Mexican named Lopez was
killed in a dispute with another Mex,
lean over the tragedy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
LEFT ESTATE OF $4,000, 900.
Will of Minnesota MuIti-MiIIonaire
Leaves Bulk to Wife.

St Paul, Minn.-A special to the
Pioneer Press from Helena, Mont,
says: The will of Peter Larsen,
the multi-millionaire railroad con-
tractor. banker, mining magnate, lum.
herman and flour mill owner. was filed
with the clerk of the district court.
While the bulk of the estate is left to
his wife and daughter, provision is
made for practically every church,
hospital and charitable institution ia
the city, as well as for his brothers
The will contains a clause that if any
legatee shall file a contest he or she
shall be dsinherited. The estate Is
roughly valued at SIS, 100000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
TRY TO BRIDE JURY
CHARGED THAT ATTEMPTS WE'RE
MADE ON SCHM!Tz JURY.
rWO JURYMEN WERE INVOLVED
Both Testify that Efforts Were Made
to Reach Them While Trial
Was Going On.

San Francisco, Cal.-Charges that
efforts were made to bride two
members of the jury which tried and
convicted Mayor SChmitz on the
charge of eXtortion were laid before
the grand jury at a special session
convened for the purpose Of hearing
the evidence. The two jurymen i'll.
yolved in these charges are Royal
W. Cudworth and Charles D. Gish,
both of whom gave their testimony.
CudWOrth and his wife both told the
grand jury Of the efforts that had been
made to communicate with him while
he was locked up at the ST. Francis
hotel with his fellow jurors.
Juror Gish gave testimony showing
efforts had been made to reach him
while the case was on trial. The grand
jury also heard the evidence of d. Cap,
pelli, teamster in the employ of Cud'
worth, and of F. Owings, whose story
was of a corlObOrative nature. The
grand Jury is holding the matter under
advisement.
Henry 7. Scott, president of the Pa
cific States Telephone Co., who is &C
cused by Assistant District Attorney
Heney of seeking to mislead the prose
cution in regard to the whereabouts Of
T. V. Halsey, and of being instrument
al in preventing E. j. thinner, vice
president of the company. from testi
flying in the Glass case, was called
before the grand jury.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Fishermen Drown in Storm.

Vancouver, B, c. - Two nsner-
men lost their lives on Honday
morning in what is regarded by
steamship men as the worst storm
thew have ever seen in the northern
end of the gulf of Georgia. No infor'
nation could be obtained regarding
tho identification of the cannery
from which the boat had come
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Garner Admits Guilt.

2 New Orleans, La: Rudolph Fink
Garner, formerly voucher clerk in the
office of the auditor of the Southern
Pacific Railroad here, pleaded guilty
Monday on two counts to the indict'
ment which charges him with obtain
ing money under false pretense from
the railroad company and was sen
fenced to serve two years in the Louis
lana State Penitentiary. Garner, II
is alleged, issued vouchers at various
times amounting in all to $4,000 tc
Henry Stewart" under the pretense
that they were in payment for railroad
ties. As Henry Stewart he had an OF
flee at the Board of Trade and under
this fictitious name he cashed the
vouchers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Farmers and Businessmen Agree to &c.
tabIish Creamery.

Farmers and Businessmen Agree to &c.
tabIish Creamery.
2 Minden. La: \ large and enthUs as
tic meeting Of the farmers and bust
ness of Webster Parish was held liz
the court house here Sunday, pursuant
to a call issued by H. A. Davis, secre'
tary of the Progressive League, to dis
cugs the advisability Of establishing
a creamery at this place. The meet
ing was addressed by w. NJ. Mcbride
and C. S. McCloud, prominent farmers
of this parish, and ]. B. Gable, OF
Evansville, Ind, man of practical
experience in the business. After lis
tening to a thorough discussion of the
subject it was the unanimous sense OF
the meeting that the enterprise. should
be established, and, accordingly, Mr.
Gable began on Monday the work oil
organizing a company and to secure
pledges from farmers who own COWS
TO sell the creamery their entire output
for a period of one year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
WILLIAM A. PAXTON DEAD.
Was Millionaire Business Man and
Pioneer of Omaha.

Omaha, William A. Paxton,
Sr., pioneer and millionaire bust
ness man, dropped dead at his home
in this city. Mr.. Paxton was born
in Springfield, KY 70 years ago. He
came to Omaha at the age of 20 and
has been identified with the interests
of the city ever since. He was EN-,
ployed in the construction of the mil,
itary road between Omaha and Salt
Lake and later was one of the con
tractors who built the Union Pacific
railway. Later he made fortune in
the cattle business in Nebraska and
Wyoming.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Crescent City News.

Father Emile Eberts celebrated flrst
mass at st. Mary's Redemptorist
Mobile defeated GulfpOrt in the COT
ton States League game. 8 to 0.
Kentucky Society Eaid call to gun
boat Paducah.
Fire Department ho'ds first annuai
festival with marked success.
Troops spent quiet day at Hahnvlile
General Gardiner and staff inspected
camp.
Drowning of Corporal William Phi
lips narrowly averted.
Trial of Gebbias Monday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26

Houma. La: The hindhead guessing
contest at tho Part Avenue Skating
Rink closed last night. This contest
had been going on for several evenings
the hindhead of prominent citizen
of Houma being shown each night by
the aid of moving picture machine.
Miss Gertrude Price carried Off the
prize, a trip to jamestown. having
made thirteen successful guesses out
Of twenty-five.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
West Virqinia Flood Receding.

Pittsburg Conservative reports
to the press from interior parts
of West Virginia indicate that
the floods caused by storms and
cloudbursts during the past As hours
are receding and that the damage will
reach at least half million dollars.
Four deaths have thus far been re.
DOrted.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
LOUISIANA NEWS.
BOUND FOR THE PEN.


-Four Convicted Murderers anc Two
SUSPECTS 90 70 baton Rouge, La.
Hahnyille. La: Guarded by 200 sol
aiors the four Italians convicted OF
walter Lamana's murder, and the two
cebbias, who are yet to be tried for
it, were placed Oh " SP0N u u an Do''iio
for the State peniteAtlary at Baton
Rouge Monday.
Extreme precautions were taken
nv the military owing to the reports
that wholesale Iyhchhls nlSh' oe aO'
tempted during the trip. None except
notice officers, soldiers and the train
crew were allowed aboard with the
prisoners. Even a newspaper man
serving as a Deputy Sheriff was put
off the train.
The Gebbias. brother and sister,
were taken to the pemtenUary TOT SAFE
keeping after The court had decided
Monday that public sentiment at pros
ent makes fair trial Impossible.
Taxing Of testimony preparatory 10
charging two more itaiiahS WIN COM
nlicity in the murder was or0ered by
the court. These two are the father
and mother of the Geb0la family
whose children are already awning
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Immigration Records Broken.

Washington, D. C.-All immigra.
ton records in the history Of the coun-
try were broken by the aggregate re-
turns for the fiscal year of 1907. which
ended on June 30 last. The total num-
Der of alien immigrants landed in
America during the year was 1,2S5,249,
as against 1,1OO,735 landed during the
fiscal year Of 1906. The increase dur.
ing the year was about per cent over
The greatest number of immigrants
that ever arrived in America hereto
fore in single year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Killed a Woman in Germany.

Washington, D. C.-The state de-
partment received communication
from friends of Emil Simon, of New
York stating that he had been arrest,
ed in Germany for accidentally kill
ing a woman with an automobile, and
asking the department ia care for his
interests. No details of the affair
were given, but Acting Secretary Adee
promptly cabled to Ambassador Tower
in Berlin. requesting him to give the
matter his immediate attention.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Gives sioned Statement Of Conspiracy

Denver, Col w. W. Raipe. a
mining man of Milwaukee. who
was arrested on a federal grand
Jury indictment charging him and five
others in. connection with the Federal
Coal Mining Co. with alleged fraudu-
lent acquisition of Routt county, Col
orado. coal lands, has given a signed
statement to United States District
Attorney Cranston, in which he goes
into the details of the whole con-
spracy to defraud the government
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Colorado Mine Caves In.

Victor, Col.--The main line of
the Midland Terminal railroad was
put out of commission, the city water
main burst and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
mine was closed down as result of
an immense caye-in in No. 2 shaft on
Battle Mountain. The road has caved
in for distance of $50 feet and the
roadbed has sunk from 8 to Is feet in
places.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Alexandria.

2 Alexandria, La: Chief of Police
Digger and Officers Whiteington aud
Lanres made a raid on the saloons
Of Dave Dichey and VIM. Mcdonald
Sunday and found them violating me
Sunday law. They were seen in the
act of taking money for drinks. the
yiolatorS We're arrested and required 10
appear before City Judge Wilmington
Monday mOrning.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Venezuela Refuses to PAY.

Brussels. acknowledgements has
intimated that it will refuse to pay the
S2,00O,000 debt to Belgian creditors.
This decision was contrary to the find
ing of The Hague tribunal, and the
Belgian government, realizing that
persistence in this refusal would inflict
the most serious injury to the cause of
arbitration, is doing its utmost to in
duce Venezuela to carry out The
Hague verdict
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26

Hamburg An extensive fire in
the center of the commercial dis.
trict early. this morning destroyed
district early this morning destroyed
a number of warehouses. The fire
is still burning and other buildings
are endangered The damage al
ready amounts to several hundred
thousand dollars. Many firemen
were rendered unconscious owing to
the denseness of the smoke. The
fire was caused by the overturning
of a petroleum lamp, which exploded.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Jury Acquits Of Lynchine Charge.

Charlotte, S. C.-The jury of Union
county superior court in the case
of John Jones, one of twenty citi-
zens of Arson county charged with
lynching John v JohnsoA At Wades.
boro, May 2S, 1906, returned a ve,.i>t
of not guilty after being out half an
hour. The jury took but one ballot
and the verdict of acQuittal was unani.
mOu-.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Dallas Gets Elk Convention.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The Elks, recov.
erlng from the whitening heat
of Thursday, set-forth from Pbiladel-
phia Friday in search of pleasure at
various seaside resorts, after the
grand lodge adjourned, and it was
announced that the next meeting will
be held in Dallas, Tex.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Militia to Protect italians.

Hahneville - Two companies OF
militia were ordered here to pro
tect from threatened lynching the
four Italians convicted without
capital punishment" of the com.
plicity in the murder of little Walter
Lamana of New Orleans, who was kid
naped and strangled about month
ago. Those convicted were Mr., and
Mrs. CampiascianO, Col Lagero Gen
dusa and Tony Costa.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Meeting Ends in Riot and Death.

Palermo, Spain-A meeting was
held to protest against the arrest of
Sig Hunzio Nazi the former min
lister of public instruction, who is
charged with embezzlement. Serious
rioting followed the meeting, and the
police and troops were stoned.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Louisiana's Hot Wave.

2 New Orleans. La: Unusually hot
weather prevailed for two days in
Southern Louisiana and Mississippi
Alexandria, La, reports 104 degrees;
New Albany, Miss, 80 and several
other towns temperatures ranging from
d to 81. At New Orleans SO was reg
kteBed with street temperatures fully
100.
Cotton has suffered from the intense
heat.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
M Net Ask Eight-Hour Day.

Buffalo, N. Y.-Frank T. Hawley'
ootional president of the Switch
mons Union of North America
made a statement denying any con-
lotion with the reported movement
70 oct eight.hour day for switchmen.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Probe for Jerome Contributions.

New York. n. Y.-An interesting
situation developed in the examination
Of District Attorney Jerome in the SUI
nrem court when Clarence J. Shearn,
counsel for w. r. Hearst, tried to oh
tain the list of contributors TO the
campaign fund raised for Jerome prior
to his last election as district attor
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
eo..,vsr APPOINTED for Hotel.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Henry S. Mckee
was amounted, receiver OF the Hotel
wentworth company, of Pasadena in
tho sunerior court. The liabilities OF
the company are about 100000
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
January Released.

Kansas City, MCMILLAN Jan
uary, or Charles W. Anderson, as he
is known to the people of Kansas City,
was released at $50 o'clock Friday
morning from the federal prison.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
Novelist Mallot Is Dead.

Paris, France-Hector Henri NAL
lot, the novelist, is dead. He was
born In 1880.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26

q Prof. j. W. Pope has resigned as
principal Of the Lancaster schools to
accept the position of private: secretary
to Congressman Jack Beayk. His serv.
ice with the congressman dates from
July Lr4in anl =
President C. f, Hill Of the Yankton
and Southern Railway has written the
Commercial Club of Tulsa that the
North and South railroad from Yank'
ton, S. D., to Houston, Texas, VIII
probably be built through Tulsa on ac-
count of the tonnage from that point
After being in the employ OF the
Tn ted States uninterruptedly for fifty
wears, James Delaney. of New YORK.
said TO be the Oldest letter carrier IN
the country, retired from service
Tuesday.
One rife bullet killed three negroes
two of them women, at frolic near
uattiesburg Miss. james Cannon a
deputy sheriff, sent there to preserV1
-. u;sIded the gun. The ofiicerV
was exonerated on the plea oil Seii-I
| defense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09
DUMMY BABY
BROUGHT OVER

LONDON, Nov (SpeciaD The
baby brought to England with the
King and Queen of Spain was not the
genuine royal infant, but dummy
The real heir apparent came some
days ahead of it's parents, it having
been decided that it would be taking
too great risk for the King and his
heir to travel together in view of the
possibilities of an anarchist outrage
or even an accident.
When this ruse was being decided
upon the contingency of the identity
of the royal infant being contested if
its parents and the dummy were
blown up was fully considered, ard a
formal state paper was prepared,
duly attested by high ministerial and
court authorities at Madrid, setting
forth the circumstances and the
reasons why the expedient was adopt
ed.
The return of the royal babe to Mad
rid will also be secretly arranged.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09
BIG COMPANY TO COME ;
-a-ExyR
WITH HUMAN HEART"
Another Fine Attraction is
Booked.

The forthcoming visit of Human
Hearts" on Wednesday night, 18th,
will no doubt be warmly welcomed by
the lovers of all that is good in melo-
drama. Human Hearts" is beyond
question, one of the strongest and
most interesting of plays that has ever
visited our city. The author belongs
to that all too small group of drama
lists, who understand how to reach
the heart and hold the attention of
the audience. In Human Hearts" he
has constructed a play that will never
grow old. The principle theme of the
play is Hope and has not some au-
thor written Hope springs eternal
in the Human breast" The author
has handled, his subject with con-
sumate skill and ease that shows the
true dramatic instinct The love in
terest is all absorbing. The come
dy element is introduced in such a
way, that it becomes relevant to the
story. and the climaxes are worked
out naturally and logically.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09
Cured Of Bright's Disease

Mr. Robert o. Burke, Einora, n
Y, writes: Before I started to use
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