The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-18
SUNBEAM

.nSa 80 ~ yt,ea "a r. a. A..A-
Tho sportngfeeord OF eoiumo's oohefe better
known IN this CITY tnan Hs mus'e", recofd put the
musical clubs Of tho college DID far TO grow In popu
iarity through their concerts OF ths season The
Mandolin CLUB 70 deserving OF especia praise
Chicago IA 10 nave osscr STATUE OF benjamin
Franklin than New fotk mas inc statue IN PRINTING
House square 10 about mo hze that frankhn himseh
but the Chicago statue OF MIN s TO % "ehyons
feet in height or nearly four tunes ns hs ne was
Tho Florida orange crop Is now oe'ns shipped to
New York and other oeaties, rho ye'u OF the state
this year was over aoooooo ooSea, ana an average
box holds 1SoornnRss Aoout nah OF inc crop VIII be
sent by rail TO the WeNcrn Staten .hieaso" great
consumer Of the Florida orange. ana "ho OF the Cali.
fornia orange.
Next Wednesday " Evacuation oay' ufayheaded
New workers. tell OF the erana way IN "n'cn the DAY
was celebrated in this CITY Wheh 'hey were Young.
celebrated with military rnrades popular processons
and all kinds Of festivities and they arc Rreved over
the fact that the British evacuation not mus com
mcmorated in these years
Last year tho University OF Michigan had les more
students than Harvard University. which mad 2.2o2;
but this year Harvard has lis moro than Michigan.
which has 249S While Harvard has gained Sol Michi.
gan has gained only ID These Two or learn
ing are the foremost In the country so iar as her
enrolment books arc concerned.
The cabin passenger lists OF the steamers plying be-
tween tho ports OF tho United States and the ports OF
Europe will contain. At the END or next month. the
names Of about 100000 Americans who have visited
European countries this year. The NUMBER OF Amert
who have taken up a permanent residence In Eu.
rope Ii probably smaer than the number OF them who
cross the Atlantic Ocean every year.
While deputy marshal was taking deserter to
the military post in San Antonio he was struck by
street car and knocked senselesa Tho force Of the
collision broke tho handouts that bound him to his
prisoner but the latter instead OF running away saved
the marshal from being over. waited until he had
recovered consciousness. and then went with him to
the post petition been presented to Gen. Stanley
for tho liehtest possible sentence.
"A Russian resident Of this city says that In these
times Of famine In Russia millions OF tho Cars
Slavic subjects would leave for the United States IL
they could do So But all persons with the exception
of Jews who desire Russia must give aatsac.
tory reasons for INDUCING in the desire. and put
expense and trouble permitted to 20. The peasants
workmen OF Russia kept at home under all cir
cumsthnces.
Expert florists say that many or the moro delicate
orchids will not recover In yenr from the effects Of
tho flower show. They suffer great injury from I'M
evenness OF temperature. and tho damage to such
plants when placed on exhibition In large numbers
probably reaches many hundreds OF dollars The ex'
hibitors however, expect to get all back throuRhin
creased sales since the flower show 10 regarded
admirable Advertisements
The assistant superintendent OF the electric power
and light company In San Antonio. while
tsstng tho pressure Of the current accidentally
touched of tho wires and the current entered his
body at ono wrist and passed out At one foot lie
knocked scnsslcss and badly burned Tho meter regis
tered / 400 volts Tho voltage the current uscd in
killing Of murderers in Sing Sing Prison was between
1900 and 600.
There died at the little nshing village Of Port Penn.
DEL the other day shuoert Burrows brother OF Rubs
Burrows. the outlaw. shubert was deserter rom
tho Confederate army. and aferward member OF
Rube's outlaw gang For the last twelve years no has
lived alone in cabin on the Delaware Shore and main
tained himself by fishing and trapping He was buried
the day after his death and after the funeral
had been paid out OF the $llo reazed oy the sale OF
his the rest of his fortune went charity
1t appears by census Of tho foreigners
Paris that the number OF Americans there !" small.
despite the maxim that "all Rood Americans 70 to
Paris when they die" or the lsosd2 foreign residents
OF tho gay city only 4237 are set down as
1870 OF them men and 1857 women. Ihe Russians
there are twice ~ numerous as tho Americans while
the Germans and tho italians and the Britain FAR out
number the Americans It's curious fact that there
arc 4e7 more American women than American men
living In Para
Tho Georgia papers continue 10 give glowing 40
counts of the great Interstate Exposition at Augusta
All its departments arc superb ana the visitors nom
tho back country are filled with wonder while survey
ing them The aged people are especially astounded BY
the display OF machinery ana OF electrical appiancss
and many OF them are Rreved that they cannot Veto
see the development OF the New South under the
changed order of things The eoored folks Of the re-
gions round about Augusta are naturally oensntsd
with the exposition
The Canadian papers give accounts OF the opening
OF the season III the forests OF the prov
inee OF Quebec II is said that the game 10 plentiful
from their rifles. The sport OF moose hunting in
Canada requires hardwood aiernes ana SKILL for the
game wary and sometimes dangerous while roaming
through the brush and among the rocks and snow The
meat the skim and the horns or tho animal are vauae
bic in the market The male moose OFTEN weighs rom
1000 to 1.2oo pounds.
There Is now IN China comprehensive system OF
telegraph lines running 10 al parts OF the country
Tho Governors OF tho provinces keep watch over the
lines ana take care they are maintained In work
ing order The Pekin Government IL now preparingto
establish railroad system not less comprehensive.
with main and branch lines extending over tho ON.
pire from Its northern boundary to the seaboard Ship
loads Of rails have arrived at Shanghai within The pass
few months and 1t Is reported that the work OF laying
them Will DO begun early nextye
"A novel street car has been built by the Pulman
company for use on the electric street railroads 10
Boston, III double.deck. centre'vesbule car 1t 10
about twice rs long and as high again ns the ordinary
street car The entrance In the middle where there
10 wide platform with door to each section OF the
chr and steps leading TO the seats on the roof The up