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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
DISASTERS DURING THE YEAR.
Earthquake in Italy the Worst calam.
ity Recorded in 1905.

Earthquake in Italy the Worst calar.
ity Recorded in 1905.
Disasters were numerous during
1905, though there was no calamity
involving such great loss Of life or
such horrors rs accompanied the burn.
ing of the IrDquoi5 theatCr at Chicago
in 1902, or of the steamer General Slo-
cum at New York in 1904. Leaving
out of consideration the Russo-Japa-
nese war, the greatest disaster Of the
year occurred in Calabria, Italy, where
400 lives were lost through an earth.
quake Sept. s. Nearly as many deaths
were recorded as due to the collapse
Of a partially constructed reservoir
near Madrid, Spain, April s.
The most serious disaster in the
United States was the tornado in
Texas, April %. At Laredo 100 lives
were lost. A tornado in Oklahoma,
May II, caused nearly as many deaths
III the town of Sidney. A fire in a
shoe factory at Brocton, Mass, re-
sulting from an explosion. March 20,
also resulted in 100 deaths.
Railroad accidents probably have
not caused so many deaths as in 1904,
but several serious ones occurred dur.
ing the past year. In a collision on
the Western Maryland railroad, TWEEN.
ty-eight miles from Baltimore, June
l, twenty-three persons were killed.
In each Of three other wrecks twenty
lives were lost, and two wrecks
caused twelve deaths each.
BY an explosion in the Rush Run
and Red Ash coal mines, near Thur.
moni. w. Va, March 10, twenty-four
lives were lost. A gas explosion in a
mine at Ziegler, Ii, April 10, en-
t0mhed fifty miners. July II more
than 100 miners were killed by an
explosion in the pits at Wattstown,
Wales.
Of disasters on the water The most
serious was the wreck of the South
ampton Railway company's steamer
Hllda, OF st. Maly, English channel,
in which 100 lives were lost. The
explosion If the boiler of the United
States gunbo@t Bennington in San
Diego harbor, July 81, caused the
death Of sixty Of the crew.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
MOST NOTABLE BOXING EVENTS
TWO Ne" Champions Have Fov,h,
Their Wsy TO the Ton.

Perhaps the three most notable box.
ing eyen,s Of the past vear yrra tho
rellreHen, Of James J. Jeffries. the
succession Of Battling Nelson to the
lightweight title of he world through
his victory over James Edwa.i Brit
and the final defeat of Robert Fitz.
simmons by philadelphia Jack"
OBrien. Each Of these events added
to the interest in the sport. as they
brought new names and new faces he.
fore the public. In a general way me
bouts Of the year were remarkably
free from scandal. and there was no
faint attached to any of the bigger
ones or even to one which commanded
a large sectional interest.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
STEADY GROWTH OF TRADE
Each Succeeding improved



'.ea"lnS none! "'d''" ~ 'I'"'e ne"
anu aDuAoah' crc'i' Oh WHICH u D"''u
new enterprises 'hef" WAS io reason
why a.! u"io's Oh tle future s""ulu
ho, Dc cast ASIDE
during l2of demand IoanS o! S'o'N
i'''htI coI'',e'a' III ~" III
u&Uaity 'he '"SI ''SI ol Il"iie! sill
pIuS or search! III 'lIH couh'FS-"c",
as low as ohe-haI OF ! per cent anu
even IN the usually uSNt ihoh,n u
December al" nor get ABOVE PEI
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
RAILROADS HAVE MADE MONEY.
Earnings Of Lines Go Over Two Bill
lion Dollars.

For the fir time The steam rail
roads Of the United States have earn
ed more than $2,00O.OU0.000 in one
year. lhe nigh water mark being
reached in 1905. MOI only were the
gross earnings heavier than in any
previous year. but the net earnings
were also larger, despite the fact that
more money was spent for physical
mproyemeltS. locomotives, freight
and passenger cars than in any Tor.
mer year.
The number Of freight cars built in
1905 was 165, 400, an increase Of 5000
over any former year, while the mum.
Der Of passenger cars built was 1851,
an increase of over 400. There were
J,491 locomotives built in 1905, an in
crease of 1000 over the previous year
and Of $50 over 1903, the next largest
year.
There were 4,979 miles Of new rail-.
road built last year. 700 miles more
than in 1904 the total mileage of the
end of 1905 being 217,32S miles. The
greatest activity in railway construc-
tiOn was in the Southwestern and
Northwestern states. in these two sec
tons more than half the year a mile
age being built. The coming year
will see a great amount of new road
built in the Northwest. as the St.
Paul, Burlington. and Gould lines are
trying 10 Push extensions to the Pa
cic coast, and the Northwestern is
also developing its system.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
YEAR ONE OF GREAT PROSPERITY
in fact, at all other things upon which

in fact, at all other things upon which
government agents make reports.
They look at all these things before
they attempt anything Of prophecy,
and when they do consent to prophecy
they do no, put it in black and white
because there is always a chance Of
the arising Of something hitherto I'M
known; but they do consent to give
an expression of their belief in the
future, founded upon the best knOWl-
edge which is given to them from all
available sources. 1t is only the crop
expert who IN the winter, the time
OF the death of vegetation, refuses to
say one word as TO the future, for the
time Of long distance weather fore
casts has not yet arrived.
The view Of the coming year as It
touches exports and Imports and the
manufacturers Of the country is to be
expressed only by Che much-used and
apparently well-iked word, rosy.
Should there be those who look
only to the purse as the standard Of
a peoples happiness, it may be said
that there is more money in circula-
ton among the inhabitants of the
United States today than ever there
has been iefOre. Despite bank tCoub.
les here aud thGre the financial insti.
tutiGnat soIidity ana prosperity of the
country seems to have a foundation
Of rock which cannot readily be worn
away. The light shines ahead,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS OF 1905.
List Of Those Attaining Pre-eminence
Ournn the Year.

Co' NV wv tEeF.
The following persons stand at the
head in various lines of sport:
Amateur AthIetics-Nlrtin J. Ghcr.
idan.
Aut0mobiling Barney Oldfcll.
BilljardS-Charlcs f. ConhHn.
Bowling-Charles NJ. Anderson.
BoXing-Jamcs J. Jcf'ries.
Chess-Frank J. Marshall.
Cycling Prank l.. Kramer
Golf (OpeD-WiiIie Anderson.
Golf (Amatcurl-H. Chandler Egan.
GOLF (Womcn's)-MisS Pauline Mac.
kay.
Jockey-Dayid NicoI.
Rife Shooting~~eScrgt c. Z. Orr.
Skat-iIerman Diefz.
Skating (ProfesSiouaD-Noryal BaD.
tie.
Skating (Amatcur)-Norrts Wood.
Sw4mmin&~-C. NJ Daniels.
Tennis Beals G. Wright.
Tennis (Women's - Miss Elizabeth
Moore.
Trap ShootiIg-R. r. BARRIER.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
STRENGTH IN MONEY cENTERs.
Greatest Fear of All on the Stock
EXCHANGES.

} Considered from almost any and
every point Of view but gagged par.
ticularly by New York stock exchange
standards, 1905 has been the great
est year of all. Whereas 1903 brought
the stock market doiugc for the sins
Of excessive trust promotion. CONNER
cial Over-eXpansiOn and speculative
debauChcS If Immediately previous
years, and 1901 brought the moderate
afterciap Of the upke8yal of the ex-
changes in moderate commercial re-
preston. the year now closed has
been tuned to one dominant note-Op
timistic progress.
The signs are mans, but feW stand
out so strongly as proof of develop
ment that 10 cite them is conclusive,
Briefly. these may be summarized as
follows:
Never has the farm wealth of the
country eQuaied that of 1905.
Commercial failure liabilities, In
spite of exceptional banking disturb
ances OF sporadic character, have
been less actually and relatively than
in any period since the panic days Of
1922, with the exception OF 1899.
Total deposits of the national banks
Of the country are greatest in history,
and aggregate loans of the banks like.
wise at the highest level indicate that
money is being closely employed.
Using pig iron production as one of
the tests of general industry, an esti-
mated increase Of about 3TR per cent
in both production and consumption
indicates unparalleled activity.
Railway earnings of the roads of
the country roughly exceed all pre-.
vious records by ~ per cent.
Both imports ana exports of mer.
chandise in the foreign trade of the
country once more have attained new
high records.
Prices Of leading securities, both
railway and industrial. used to ascer.
tain the mean level of stock market
values. during the last month Of the
year have eclipsed al! previous high
marks.
Speculation Of the country, as meas
ured by the sales OF stocks on the
New York stock exchange, has sur.
passed even the enormous totals OF
1901, when trust financing was at its
height.
Finally, seats on the New York
stock exchange have sold at the phe-
nomenaliy high price of $4,000, sug.
costing what the Wall street forecast.
ers think speculation barometer of
trade" will indicate from prosperity's
signals IN 1906.
When the year opened, progress, de-
layed enough for season in the year
previous to show temporarily de.
creased railway traffic, steel and iron
depression. dormant speculation and
glutted money markets, had been re-
sumed. The success of the crops of
1904, and the very plentifulness OF
money supplies the world over were
the basis On which this resumption
started.
Given good harvests progress al
ways is more or less certain. but the
factor of cheap money just year ago
and the knowledge that in 1903 liqui-
dation had cleaned out most of the
weakest spots in business brought up
one pertinent argument before mer-
chant, manufacturer, banker and spec
ulator. That was that, with eyer.in-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
feature of crimin0logy:
The lynchings in the various states

The lynchings in the various states
and territories were as follows: Ala.
bama, 8; Arkansas, S; Florida, /;
Georgia. II; Kentucky, 4; Louisiana,
4; Mississippi, II; Missouri, !; Ne
vada, 1; North Carolina, /; South Car.
'olina. 3; Tennessee, 3; Texas, II;
Virginia, /.
OF these lynchings 65 occurred In
the south and l in the north. OF the
total number 81 We're negroes and S
whites. The crimes alleged were as
follows: Murder. 81; rape, IS; MUIR
derous assault, 4; attempted rape, 4;
robbery, 2; race prejudice, /; kid.
naping, ]; elopement, /; informing.
]. Two lynchings were for unknown
reasons, and one innocent victim was
hanged.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
DEATH LIST is A LONG ONE,
Many Prominent Men in AZ Lines
Called Durinq 1905.

Among The persons of world wide
reputation, leaders in their various
departments Of the worlds activities.
who died during the year 1905 are:
Jan. I, Theodore Thomas, the pioneer
OF orchestral music and lifelong adye.
cate of the higher music in America;
Jan. 9, Louise Michel, the French so.
cialistic agitator; Jan. l6, Robert LO-
ralne Clifford. one of the best of the
old school American landscape paint.
ers; Jan. IS, George H. BOught0n, the
English landscape painter, whose
works are well known in this cOun.
try; Feb. ., Ado!ph Wilhelm Mcneil,
the greatest of modern German paint.
ers; Feb, i, Lew Wallace. the sol
der and novelist. Feb. 10, Jay Cooke.
the successful financier Of the civil
war; Feb. u, Grand Duke Sergius OF
Russia; March % Jules VerneS the
brilliant French novelist; Feb. %, Pie
tro TaCchina. the Italian astronomer;
April %, Joseph Jefferson, the beloved
and popular actor; May &c, Baron Al
phOnse de ROthschild, governor OF the
Bank Of France: June 13, Baron Ma
thaniel de Rotchschild. the Austrian
representative of the financial house;
June 13. Archduke Joseph of Austria;
June II, Maxine Gomez. the Cuban
patriot; July /. John Hay, secretary
Of state, whose successful diplomacy
helped 10 make the United States
world power: July 4, Jacques Eisee
Recius, the French geographer; July
%, Jean jacques HenneT, the modern
Titan among artists; Aug. 70, Ad'
olphe William Bouguereau, the we'll
known French figure painter; AUG.
81, Mary Mater Dodge, the editor OF
st. Nicholas; Aug. 81, Francesca Ia
magno, the Italian operate singer
Sept. IS, George Macdonald. the Eng
lish novelist; Sept. %, Nine. CALI
Marie, the French prima donna: Sept.
q, DR.. Thomas John BarUard0. the
London philanthrOpist and father OF
the waits; Oct. Il, Sir Henry IRVING
the English actor; oct. -, Floren'
Willems, at the head of the Belgian
landscape school; and Nov. 8, SIT
George Williams, founder OF Tue
Young Mems Christian association.
In politics the leading names OF lne
dead are those Of Secretary Hay sen
ators Hawley and Plat of Connec''
cut, George S. Boutwell, OF Massacnu.
sets, John II. Reagan OF Texas anu
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
Conspicuous in the religious list are
the names of Bishops Merrill ana
Joyce of the Methodist EplScopai
church, Bishop McLaTen OF the rrot
estant Episcopal church and Arcn'
bishop Chapelle of the Roman Ca'h'
Ollie church.
Deaths during December were as
follows: John Bartlett. compiler VI
"Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. d.
Cambridge, Mass. aged IS; Unl'eu
States Senator John II. MltcheA VI
Oregon, at Portland, aged 70; LOUISA
Eldredge (Aunt LOuisa), WeiI'khoNn
actress, in New York city, aged 10,
Edward Atkinson, social and politica'
economist, In Boston. aged IS' d,
Richard Clayerhouse Jebb, noteu
Greek scholar, in London, aged of'
William Sharp, Scotch poet and nov
elist, author of novels published uh'
der the pseudonym of Miss Fiona Mac
leod, In Sicily, aged 50; Judge NUT
ray F. Tuley. Nestor of the chicago
bench. well known as jurist through
out the United States.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
FARM URGES SLIGHTLY LOWER.
Inevitable When the Enormous Crops
Are Considered,

With enormous crops Of grain over
the West il is natural that farm prices
should average lower, but declines as
compared with the high average I'll
1904 were small as compared with
years prior TO 1904, with the exception
of corn. oats, and barley, which are
lower. Farm prices Dec. for the
past six years as reported by the De-
partment of Agriculture compare as
follows.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
YEAR AS SEEN BY BRADsTREET.
Period Of Heavily Increased Purchas.
ing Power.

The year just ending has Eeen one
OF almost houndless activity. accord
ing to Bradstreet's. 1t was a period
OF rich rewards to agriculture, though
not OF uniformly record yields: Of
abundance Of employment for labor
and of few serious strikes: of build.
ing and constructive activity in all
lines; Of enormously enlarged bank
clearings totals, and Of striking small
failure damage. considering the i'm
mense business done and the unpre-
ccdented number engaged therein.
That it was, on the whole, a year
Of heavily increased public purchas-
ing power seems certain, in view Of
the fact that commodity prices were
maintained a record high levels.
Continuing the report states:
The multitude of records broken
shows that new "uilopOsts have. in
deed been set up. The revival which
began in the last half OF 1904, far
- oAAt SpNAitil9 40 IpIt't dS " dS pre-
diCted in the early part of 1905, grew
as the year advanced. Tho CONNER
cial, financial and industrial move.
ment surged forward, weather draw.
backs and disclosures Of financial rot.
tenness in high places failing to stem
the upward trend. Disregard of pre-.
cedents was, perhaps. best Illustrated
in the persistent advance Of secuIf.
ties despite high money prices. and
the tendency to discount prosperity
was irresistible"
Speaking of conditions in the lat.
ter part Of the year it is stated:
I'm September car shortages began
to affect traffic and collections, clear.
ings reached new high figures. while
failures and liabilities for nine months
were below 1904 Lifting Of southern
quara QtineS gave Zast to southern
trade, which was further helped by
high cotton quotations when the
movement was heaviest In the last
quarter open weather favored out.
door activity, but retarded retail
trade, which was also hampered by
farmers holding grain and cotton and
the car congestion, which likewise de.
layed collections. Stock speculation,
though lacking marked public partici-
patton and displaying manipulatlve in.
fuences, was Of large volume at rec.
ord prices. despite high money, in
fluenced by active trade and dis.
turbed foreign markets. Iron and
steel outputs advanced; ore sales,
clearings and staple prices all scored
high levels in December"
OF the outlook for the new year the
report says
"If satisfaction with the past ard
confidence in the future are at all re.
liable guides, 1906 is likely to equal,
If indeed it does not surpass, the year
drawing to a close. The volume of
orders booked ahead exceeds any pre-
vious year in the country's history,
and high prices as yet seem to exer.
else no effect upon consumptive de-
mand. Iron and steel Of all kinds are
heavily sold ahead, as are also shoes.
cotton and WOODEN goods, lumber,
hardware and a myriad of other prod.
ucts. Wheat enters the winter in ex.
cellent condition and with an en-
larged area. Predictions as to 1906
building are even more sanguine than
year ago."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
THOSE WINNING NOBEL PRIZES
No Americans Vet Among the Rot of
Honor,

The Nobel prizes, awarded each
year to the foremost person in each
Of five departments of human endeav-
or, were distributed for the year 1905
on Dec. 10, the peace prize at Chris
tiania, Norway, and the others at
Stockholm. Sweden, as follows:
Peace-Baroness Won Suttner OF
Austria, for many years a worker in
world peace movements and a dele
gate to the international peace con-
gress at Boston a year ago.
.Physics-Philip Lenard, professor
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
TRAVELLERS KILLED AND HURT,
Railroad Disasters Have Been Re.
sponsibIe for MANY Deaths.

The years record OF railway dis.
asters shows tota! of 3.142 Killed
and 15,904 injured. In addition to
those Killed and injured on the steam
roads, AGA have been killed and 2G22
injured on the electric and elevated
roads.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-01-12
LYNCH LAW LESS IN EVIDENCE,
Fewer Victims of Mobs Than in Any
Year Since 1886.

The lynchings reported for 1905
are but &c, the smallest number since
1885. The following table showing the
number of iynchings since 1885 will
be Of use to those studying this par
ticular feature of criminOlOgy.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-03-21
FREE SEED DISTRIBUTION.

An effort will be made at the. pres
ent session of congress to do away
with the free distribution of seeds by
the government, the House committee
on agriculture having stricken ouc
the appropriation for seeds next year
What the House will do in the ma er
remains to be seen. There is no
question as to the method of free
distribution being one of the most
wasteful and unnecessary expendi-
lures of public money. The original
idea of the government in furnish
ing seed of improved quality and the
introduction of new plants has been
lost sight of entirely, and of late
years the department simply buys
ordinary varieties, which may be
bought anywhere, and congressman
are allowed to send them out to their
constituents. The injustice done the
seed industry of the country, In
which millions of dollars are invest
ed, is apparent. The graft is one
that the general public will not APP
prove much longer, and the sooner
It is abolished the sooner will there
be money available for other and
more legitimate purposes.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-03-21
Mrs. Moore Entertains.

Mrs. E. B. Moore gave an cold
ladies'" party Monday afternoon, in
honor of Mrs. Johns, mother of Mrs.
A. L. Slemmons, who is here from
Ellensburg visiting Mrs. Lombard.
For amusement the ladies were in
vited to make Easter bonnets out of
colored tissue paper. The contest
r>>oved a merry one and when the
bonnets were maze and passed to
the judges they were unable to ar
rive at a decision as to the prize
taker, all of them being of such a
character. 1t was final
ly decided by lot. Mrs. Peabody Sc
cured the first prize, fine pair of
scissors, and Mrs. Kelly the second
consisting of an ebony darning ball.
Refreshments of cream fish in pattie
shells, hot biscuits, pickles, snow
pudding, tea, coffee and cake were
served. The guests were Mesdames
Johns, Peabody, Kelly, VIM. Scott,
Banker, Allen, Crow BridgI. n,
Stacey, Hall, Coburn, Guilland,
Drake, Barrett, Lombard, Jones,
Nation, Brooker and James. The
hostess was assisted by Mrs. Nc
Clure, Mrs. H. H. Lombard, Mrs.
Vance and Mrs. Horsley.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-03-21
Worthy Couple Welded.

A very pretty wedding occurred
Monday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Weisberger, of 10
North Third street, when Miss Edith
Smock and Mr.. Warlo Wilcox were
uiited in marriage. DR.. Alfred Henry
officiating.
The bride wore a dainty gown of
cream silk crepe and carried bou-
quet of pink and cream ross.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with bouquets of pink carnations and
smilax After the ceremony, which
took place under beautiful smilax
arch, a short reception was rendered
the happy couple, and dainty we'd
ding luncheon was served Many
beautiful gifts were received. Mr..
and Mrs. Wilcox will be at home to
their friends after April 1st at their
ranch southeast of the city.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-03-21
EUGENE V. DEBS.

1t remains. 10 be seen whether
Debs, erstwhile candidate for the
presidency of the United States, is
justified, morally, in his TRADE
against the officers of the law in the
case of the state of Idaho against
the suspected assassins of the late
Governor Steunenberg
In the minds of most of the peo-
pie. it will not require very long
deliberation to determine the justi-
fcation of his remarks about his in
tention to precipitate a revolution.
Regardless of the justice or Unjust
ice of the action of the authorities
in the case at bar. the raw remarks
of the mis-called socialist are indeli-
cate and un-American. Such state
nSents are reasonable. They do no
good, and cause bloodshed.
Saint Paul could have taught Debs
a lesson when he wrote, There is a
more excellent way"
1t Will be interesting to note how
this eminent" socialists harangue
will be regarded by such eminent So
eiailsts as Joseph Medill Mccormick.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-03-21
A GOOD START.

The organization of the Central
Improvement Club last night Is a
good start. 1t is composed of the
leading business men of the city. That
fact alone is suspicious. Added to
that, however, is the intense earnest
ness with which the work was done,
and the exceedingly excellent judg-
ment OF those present in selecting
their officers.
Several times in the meeting the
essential reason why the property
owners were called together was in
timated. 1t is safe to say that the
prime motive OF the organization is
to secure immediate paving OF the
business district. This will be done.
1t is practically assured All that re-
mains is the figuring out of the de-
tails, but that is minor considera-
ton. barring just one feature-that
is, that durable and economical pave
ment be insisted upon.