The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-21

5 nulliiral VIM. IL. Emory, United
States navy, retired, to Esmond
Oyey, NJ. '. o., Of HenIcy-on-the-
Thames, England, third secretary
OF the British embassy, took place
recently.
John W. Gates has brought suit
at Lexington, KY, against Edward
Corrlgan for a balance on a. note
for $4,000 he holds from Corri-
gan, secured by 4S5 shares of the
New Orleans Jockey Club, which
brought only S2,345 when auction
ed in New York.
CONSERVATION was caused among
church workers at New Martins
Vile, Va, when Judge NJ. H.. Will
lis, In delivering a charge to the
grand jury, instructed them to in
dict all church societies and church
workers who obtain money through
the medium of railies.
The government of Cuba now
owes the United States more than
81 100000, possibly 1t will be near
So,OOO,OO0, on account of the ex-
penses to the army and marine
corps during the recent interven-
ton, but there seems to be some
doubt as to whether the bill ever
will be collected.
In a battle between a posse and
a band Of moonshiners near Turkey
Greek, Okla, United States Deputy
Marshal Lon Holden was killed.
The band was routed after many
shots had been fired. Three Of the
moonshIners were captured. The
sui was destroyed and a quantity of
whisky confscated.
A decidedly interesting and posi-
lively sensational investigation by
the congressional committee on ma
val affairs seems destined to result
from the effort Of that committee
20 ascertain the cost of installing
plant to construct steam boilers =
It the Brooklyn navy yard or other t
ultable location. C
Governor HadIey of Missouri "
ent to the Missouri General Assem- il
Iy special message calling atten- S
ION to the fact that it had not vet II
nacted legislation which would pro- = =
uce sufficient revenue to meet the +,
of the state and point g
1g out the opportunities which vet o
for it to do so.
Government land in Missouri
nee comprising hundreds of thou es
lnds OF acres, has steadily lessened le
extent through a period of near Dc
100 years, until now scarcely r. it
10 acres remain subject to home la
cad or cash entry. All is in a few le
untles south Of the Missouri riy-
, and most of them in the Ozark oh
lis. 90
Chief Asa Deklugie, a nephew by at
arrlage of the late Geronimo. war ne
LET of the Apaches, who now le- t Ir
lily heads the entire Apache pris- he,
ers of war at Fort Sill, left Okla me
ma for the MezcaIero reservation rec
New Mexico, where he hopes to i's
d conditions favorable to trans
OF the Apaches from Oklahom, !
that reservation. ing
The general staff of the war de-. VIC
'tment is making progress with tha Inc
tentative plan for army reorgan- rep
ton and increase, with the pros his
t that the proposition, at least in OF t
eral terms, will be ready for the rlv'
slderatlon of the secretary of tho
: in time for its incorporation con
a passage in the first annual re- the
Of Mr.. Dickinson. sew
representative Arahams has in ;,ar,
iuced bill in the Missouri leg
ture making it unlawful for
nbers of the state legislature to 81
or use, directly or indirectly. s sus,
pass, free transportation or cana
pllmentary ticket over any rail 35,
or transportation line, making mile
an q Ifu fnp Y,oJa4;. II EY6l