Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
NEWS AND NOTES.

The new Madison Square garden in
New York will cost 81, $50 600, and the.
ground on which it is to be built cost ST.
600 600 more.
A deposit containing thousands of tons
of fine quality of natural soap has been
discovered within q dozen miles of san
Diego. Cal. Families in the vicinity OF
the soap deposit have recently tested it IN
the crude state with most satisfactory re-
suits.
There are now 500 American schools in
Turkey, all of which, except one, are
open daily. An order was recently
made by the Turkish government pro-
hibiting any interference with the schools,
which had been impeded and lnterfered
with by the local authorities.
new scheme for evading the immi-
grafton laws has been discovered IN
Philadelphia. Paupers and criminals
are Shipped as sailors and as such are
allowed to land. IL this works well, the
crew of the Atlantic steamers will out
number the passengers ten to one.
An electrical expert estimates that the
invested capital i'll the electrical industry
in the United States is at least $500 ,OOO,-
600. of which telegraph and telephone
companies have about one third. Flee
trio light and power companies represent
$500 900 900, and electric supplies ac-
count for the rest.
The statisticians of the Pennsylvania
weather service have calculated the rain
fall of that state during the summer and
find that if gathered in one place 1t
would form lake $1,000 miles square
and thirtv-five feet deep. During the
three DAYS of the J0hnstOwn flood nearly
seven billion tons Of water fell upon the
mountains of Northern Pennsylvania.
Governor Hutchison, Attorney General
Kellogg, Chief Justice Horton and As
| sociate Supreme Justices Valentine and
Johnston have furnished for publication
official statements that woman suffrage
! at municipal elections in Kansas has
proved such a great public benefit that
| they advise other states to adopt it. None
| of these officers is elected by women s
votes Judge Johnston adds that the
suffragists claims are fully justified by
! experience.
The total original cost of the British
warships of all sorts at the last Spithead
review, paraded for the inspection Of the
emperor, was ZIG, 1858 765. The number
Of ships present was seventy three; of
torpedo boats, thirty-eight. The weight
| of metal contained in the heavy guns was
! 5000 tons. The tonnage was approx
mateIy $50 900 tons. Five hundred and
sixty-nine heavy guns, irrespective OF
quick ffrers and machine guns, composed
the armament.
Foreigners at the Paris Exposition are
warned to look at their change. The
walters at the restaurants have little
trick. on receiving good money, of re-
turning a bad piece, alleging that it has
been given them. Quickness of the hand
deceives not only the eye but the under
standing, and many a customer apollo
eiZes, takes Gillian silver which he never
! had. and gives good French silver for the
second time. The trick worked well fol
a long time, but the police have caught
on - and the walters have to be content
with their regular plumber.
In accordance with a contract lately
! awarded new postal cards will be issuec
| October l. They will be of better mate
| rial than the old ones, and viii be highly
| calendered to facilitate writing. Another
| Improvement will be in the introduction
of two new sizes of cards. The presen
card is in size 3x518 inches, and will b.
continued, being designated in the con
tract as No 2. Size No. l viii be slight
ly smaller, measuring 2 l5-l6x45a inche
and No will be larger than the presen
cards, its dimensions being 35IX61,
inches. The introduction of the latte
size is said to be the result of Postmaster
General Wanamaker's ideas concerning
advertising, for which purpose the card
are intended. All of the contracts were
made at lower prices than have hereto
fore been paid.