The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-15
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.


lation.
In 1878 only two tons of aluminium
we're produced in the world. In 1900
the production was 1900 tons. The
price was then about IS a pound, and
is now about 40 cents.
Gen. Stephen d. Lee has sent a mes
sage to Mr.. Roosevelt thanking him
for recommending in mis- message that
the graves of Confederate dead be
made a care of the Government.
High water in the Laguna district
OF Mexico is damaging the cotton
plantations and has temporarily tied
up the Mexican Central Railroad The
Nazas River is out of its banks.
Capt Carter B. Harrison, brother OF
the late President Benjamin Harrison,
is dead at Murfreesboro, Tenn, aged
Sixty-six years.
The resignation Of Robert II. Nc
Curdy, general manager Of the Mu
tual Life Insurance Company, was pre-
scented to the board OF trustees Fri
day and accepted. The resignation
takes place Dec 81.
1t IS stated that John A. Mccall
has stated that he has no intention
Of retiring from the New York life
Insurance Company, but on the other
hand, will fight it out with his enc
mics.
W. H. Brown, OF PIainfield, n. j.,
arrived few days since from Russia,
and brought with him a present to
President Roosevelt, sent by the Gar
IN recognition Of his services in bring.
ing about peace.
Railroads in the West have had con-
siderable bad luck during the past few
days with foods and high waters.
Trains have been delayed and much
inconvenience has resulted to travel
as consequence.
The union scale for brick layers in
Chicago is 62 IL cents an hour but
nearly every brick layer in the city is
now receiving IS cents an hour Even
with the increased wages enough men
cannot be found.
The German Union Of Oklahoma
Hnld its annual meeting at Kilgfisner
rriday and adopted resolutions asking
Cor immediate joint statehoot aud the
same were forwarded imueditely to
Cong essman Mcclure.
J. c. GengleF, for the past several
years Chief Deputy District Clerk at
Galveston, was appointed by the Dis
tFict Judges Of the local courts to the
position of District clerk. He sue.
ceeds ]. F. Smons, who died. Thurs
day.
Train going south from Longview ON
the Texas and Gulf, was wrecked one
mile south Of BeckviIle Friday. and
Cad Booth, colored porter was in.
stantly killed and John R. Alexander,
conductor, painfully but not danger.
Ously hurt, and several passengers
bruised and shaken
Jack McDougald, local fstic cham.
pion of Chicago is dead, as the result
OF a knockout in the ninth round of a
ten-round bout Wednesday night. Sid
Roberts is in jail charged with muir.
der.
A. J. Johnson, a carpenter EMPLOYED
on the government snagboat Mayfeld,
died on board the boat Thursday.
which is working in BrazOs channel,
He had drunk about half a pint of
wood alcohol, which caused his death,
Fine varnish won't hide marred
place any more than fancy phrases
VIII cover up poor quality.
George l.. Dobson has resigned his
position as consul general at Hang.
Nv, China, after but few weeks.
says Hangchow is the fllthiest
Ety on earth.
A nre broke out in the hold of the
Rosalie, Joy line steamer laid I'm
for the winter at South BROOKLYN
pier New York, Thursday and five
men nearly lost their lives.
The first annual exhibition Of nonl.
try by the Hopkins County Poultry
Association began at Sulphur Springs
Tuesday morning and continued two
days. Between seventy-five and fifty