The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25
The WEEKS EPITOME
a RESUME OF THE MOST lMPoR
T&NT NEWS AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
A Carefully Dgested and CONDENSED
Compilation of Current News
Domestic ard Foreign.

The Weatherford interurban sub.
gcrfp,ion is now $4,000, and it Is
claimed the amount will, in a few
days, reach $3.50.
The Smith County Fruit and Truck |
Growers met Saturday afternoon IN
Tyler and subjects of great impor-
lance were discussed.
Judge John l.. Nolen, grand sire OF
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Of the World. died DIT local hospital
in Nashville, Tenn, Monday.
William Barnhart, switchman on
The Chicago and Alton railroad, late
Sunday night shot and killed his bride
Of three months at Roundhouse, Ill.
Will Cummings. a fisherman, is sup
npsed to have been drowned in the
river about ten miles south OF Bay
CITY and an effort is beng made to
find his body.
Something OF a furry was caused in
diolomatic circles in Washington
Thursday over the report which gen
orally obtained that Venezuela had de
cIared war against Holland.
instructions were sent by the State
department to American Minister Fur
Mss at Port au Prince to accord recog
milton to the new government O
Haiti, headed by Gen. Simon.
The coming year should prove prof
table to the prospective purchaser ant
settler of Texas land, as vast guam
tity of public domain will go on tn
market after the holidays.
Nearly 1000 members of the Amer
can Association for the Advancement
of Science will meet in Baltimore du
ing Christmas week to celebrate tn
centenary of the birth of Charlie
Darwin.
There will probabl. be no rivers an
harbors bill at this session OF Col
gress. The reason given is that tn
condition of the Governments finance
is such that it can not undertake an
new projects at this time.
3, L. Crouch of Corpus Christi a
peared before the Ways and Meal
committee Wednesday, in Washlnsto
and urged that duty of 10c pouI
he imposed on skins and duty on n
hair raised from lie to 1Sc.
Announcement was made Thu
day afternoon by A. l., Granger, |
theatrical trust manager, that gre
combination theatcr and hotsl Is to
established in Chicago, and that I
mans are in course of formation.
Chief American Horse. noted SIC
Indian chief. Of Pine Ridge, S. D., d
Wednesday on the reservation at Il
MACE Since leaving the war path
1863 he has rendered valuable servi'
to the government in subduing
Sioux and other Indian tribes.
After an interval OF thirty-iwo we
Turkey Thursday entered upon
ond attempt at constitutional COVE
rasrt with the inauguration In I
stsntinopfe of the new parnaih
elected under the constitution
mnlgated by the Sultan in July
this year.
An oyercoat and some other W.
ing apparel has been found by en-
lat OF Houston to be partially satura
with blood. The clothing was recel
in a suitcase from Dallas Monday,
may play an important part IN
investigation which is now being III
by the Grand Jury into the KILN;
Daisy Clayton.
Tired Of the restriction thr
around them since Oklahoma ano
dian Territory became state,
having been offered local sei1-go'
nent by President Diaz OF Mexlc
faction of the Cherokee tribe
abandon the United States and c.
ize a tract OF $4,000 acres near
Cruz, Mexico
II. L. Chandler, employed by
Galveston. Houston and Harris
Railroad in the train dispatcher
fee In Galveston, was killed Tue
night about 1880 o'clock by being
ever by string OF cars.
New York: John w. Castles,
erly of the grocery firm of Cam
Castles G. Story Waco, Texas,
Tuesday elected president OF
Union, Trust Company. The trust
pany controls more than ,$IQ,os'
Mg. Castles rise to affluence has
the marvel OF the financial world.
The explosion Sunday at Baso
po of twenty-five-ton dynamite
was the most serious accident II
nection with the building OF the
ma Canal since the United State
charge. Fourteen persons were X
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