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Little Falls weekly transcript., 1895-01-04
LONG DISTANCE LINES.

Fargo. Grand Forks and Other North
Dakota Towns to He Connected.
FARGO, Nd, Dec. 3l.-Captain 9. z.
Wainman of Minneapolis has returned
home, after inspecting the telephone
plant here. He said the company was
going to build line from Grand Forks
to Fargo in tho spring, and may extend
tho Fargo and Casselton line on
through .,Wheatland and Buffalo to
Tower City, and will probably connect
Mayville via Hillsboro, with Fargo.
1T is decided" he said, "that we ex-.
tend our limo to Grand Forks in the
spring. We have long distance I've
to St. Cloud, annd will extend it to Lit
tie Falls, and in time to Fargo. Our
line south from Minneapolis and st.
Paul will coneect US with Chicago. SO
we will have long distance phone
clear through, hope, next year.
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BUTLER LOCATED.
The Missing Iowa Ex-Copgressman Found
lf a%<@ at Indianapolis.

The Missing Iowa Ex-Copgressman Found
$1f& s$5% at indianapolis.
s INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 81.-Ex- Congress-
man Walt Butler of West Union, Ia,
has been located here. In fact, he To-
Gated himself. In the Chicago papers
he noticed q reward had been offered
by his wife for the recovery of his body
on the supposition that he was dead.
Butler at once called at the local news
paper offices to state he is alive. In
explanation of his sudden disappear
sance from his Iowa home two months
ago, he says that the morning Of Nov.
~ he awoke by hearing a trainman
call out indianapolis. He says that
from the time he dismissed the school
he was teaching in Iowa, on Nov. 20,
unti he arrived here, his mind was a
perfect blank. He says he at once
.wrote to hisSwife, but the letter evi.
,,.1entiy misoarried. Butler has been
working here as book agent, trying
.tot1ec,np:: Ills fortune. He seems to be
Sp -riectly sane. ~,
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SHORT $4,000.

Big Deficiency in tho Once Of the City COL
lcct0r Of Lexington, Ky.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Dec. 3l.-Expert
accountants at work on the city books
have discovered shortage in the city
collectors office uring the term Of OK.
Mayor j. Hull Davidson Of this city.
It is said that the work is in the hand.
writing Of Deputy William II. Welsh,
who last summer was drowned in the
city reservoir. The method was to
record only a portion Of the money re.
ceived and the belief now IL general
that Welsh committed suicide. He
carried about $4,000 in accident and
life insurance. Davidson is now with
the American Horse Exchange.
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SNOW IN ALABAMA.
The Worst Storm Ever known There fow
Prevailing.

The Worst Storm Ever Known There ss'ow
Prevailing.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 3l.-The
worst snow storm ever known in Ala.
bama is prevailing. -Four inches Of
snow fell during the day and still con-
tinues furiously. The weather is very
severe and much suffering among the
poor exists. Many cattle are starving
in barren sections and two negroes
were frozen to death at Atlanta. At
Birmingham snow has almost blocked
traffic and the street car companies
find it necessary to run their cars all
night to keep the track clear. The
snow storm extends all over the north
ern section of the state. It is feared
that much damage will be done in the
mines by the bursting Of water pipes
and flooding the mines.
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POPUL,~r cG& .:s::RENCE.1

MethOdiCal Cnpn,' I'm "' Educat1On - oo
InGu:ged In. F&#SIf
Sr. LOUIS, Dec. 3l.-The morning
session of the Populist conferences
opened with no regular business before
1t, pending reports Of committees. BY
unanimous consent the temporary OH
cers were continued as permanent. A
committee of Ave to prepare q plan tor
q methodical campaign OF education.
with r. N. Byron Of Iowa as chairman,
was appointed. The committee on cre-
Gentials reported nothing before it.,
Considerable time was then occ upted
by remarks on various subjects by
members Of the conference, including
the receut election in Alabama. educa-
tional campaigns, etc. The committee
on educational campaign reported i'll
favor Of club or lyceum system as
auxiliary to the regular campaign
work, but under the direction OF sep
arate national committee, the system
OF organization to be similar to that OF
the older campaign club. After con-
siderable 5desultory debate the report
was amended by striking out the clause
acidg the organization OF the club
system in the hands Of new national
committee and reterrin.: to the existing
state committees. The report was
then adopted. l.. .:..''>-%%.
Upon lnotion 3; Mrs, Striker of Kan,
sas, tho aaNonal committee was & re-
squested inssaud ding ont literature upon !.
the iortn < M incl pae there ~,
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COPS IN CONVENTION.
Minnesota Police Want Part of the Tax on
Insurance Policies.

Minnesota Police Want Part of the Tax on
Insurance Policies.
ST.. PAUL, Dec. 31.-Represen tative
policemen. from all over the state are
in session here to perfect q state Or
ganization of the paid police for the
purpose of occurring the passage of a
bill by the legislature creating an in
surance fund for their benefit. The
fund to which the policemen insist that
they are entitled is one-half of the 2
per cent tax levied by the state on all
foreign insurance companies doing
business in Minnesota. The paid fire
departments all over the state have for
several years received one-half of this .
per cent tax. The policemen believe
they are equally entitled to a similar
provision.
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HOCHSTAEDTER SklPS.
A St. Paul Clothing Man on His Way to
south America.

A St. Paul Clothing Man on His Way to
south America.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 3l.-Charles Hoch-
staedter, one Of the proprietors OF the
United States Clothing company of st.
Paul, and part owner of the Hub
Clothing company Of Milwaukee, is on
his way to South America. He has
two weeks the start and in all proba-
bility is now bey yond the reach Of his
sorrowing partner. Simon Dittenhoefer,
who mourns the absence Of $4,000 Of
the firms money, which he claims
Hochstaedter drew from the bank in
Milwaukee without his consent and
put it in his grip. Hochstaedter left
st. Paul two weeks ago and his wife
went with him. He is said to have
been a man of exemplary habits and his
friends are surprised at his crooked act.
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.FLORIDA'S LOSS
Damage Done by the Cold
Snap,WiIl Foot Up Many
Millions. .sssss I
ORANGE CROP FROZEN SOLID.
Mercury Went Lower Than IT.
Has For Over Half a s3
Century,. 5#S5

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 3l.-Re.
ports by wire from 51 correspondents
in the orange districts Of the state ila-
dicate that at least 1900, 600 boxes OF
unpicked oranges ares solid globes of
ice, and more than 100000 boxes of
oranges in warehouses or lying in bulk
preparatory to picking. are frozen..
Tomatoes, cabbagss, beans, peas and
all vegetables in the northern half Of
the state are ruinel, except the pine-
apple plantations. which are ow much
injured. On Friday last half OF this :.
seasons orange crop o. 6.OOo.OOo
oranges was still Oh the tr cs. The ss#
Tail of the Northern iNizzard II
switchel around through the Florida
peninsula and within TIE space OF q
few hours Florida had SUSTAINED a loss
that, estimated III money, would reach
into the millions. The destruction
will be felt for many years, directly or
Indirectly, by all tho leop}o OF the
state. Previous to this time the cold
est weather WAS known III 1888, but
there is 10 record to show just how
cold it was then. ,&=5
Reports from the interior of the state
show that the cold weather has been
general and has extended from one end OF
the peninsula to the other. The lowest
temperature at Tampa was l8 and the
same was reported at Titusville. A.
Cedar Key it was said to be as low as
Is and at Key West it was down to IA.
The Cold Played Havoc
with the plumbing and water supply
in Jacksonville, many people finding
their water pipes frozen. The occur
renee was so unusual and it was some
time before residents could realize
that the water had actually frozen in
the pipes. -
There was ice in shallow PLACES,
however, and there We're icicles evT H
where.: .4 The weather has moderat6
and the cold spell isslle,v brolt 4
O'Clock p. M the temperature wasS4O.
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FIRE CHiEH KILLED.

John j. Breslin and j. j. Rooney Killed
by Failing Wall.
New YORK, Dec 3l.-Batallion Fire
Chief John Breslin, and Fireman John
l.. Rooney of truck IL, were killed by
the falling of floor, during the fire
which gutted several stories Of the gas
and electric fixtures factory Of Cassidy
& Son, manufacturing company, 124
and 12S West Twenty-fourth street
The fire did CSC, 900 damage. Assistant
Foreman William Hennesey of engine
l had Log broken, and three other
firemen were slightly injured.
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Robbed by Naked Men.

Sioux CITY, Ia, Dec. Xl.-Anether
daring robbery, in every way similar
70 tho one BY which John Collins lost
1850 last month, occurred seven
miles south of this city. Two NAKED
mon went to tho house Of German
farmer named Koerner and tied him
hand and foot and also strapped his wife
to . chair. They then searched the
house for valuables. They got >66 In
cash and about 500 worth Of jewelry.
but overlooked several hundred dollars
in cash
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COPPERS ON THE RACK.

Chicago Policemen Undergoing Civil ssrv.
ice Examinations.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-More than 1000
members of Chicago's police force are
undergoing an examination at the
West Division high school in true
school boy style. The test Of
the mental qualifications of the big
bluecoats is the result Of the decision
of the new police commission to run
the police force on q civil service basis.
and hereafter no man will be appointed
to q position on the force until he has
passed q strict examination as to his
ability.
They Don't Like It.
Much CONSERVATION was created in
the ranks, when it was learned that
the present members were not to be
exempted from this regulation. The
OK animation is being conducted by
teachers of the city schools, and as
many points are allowed to the appli.
cant as he has served years on the
force, SO that the older members of the
force, who have become untitled for
other duties by long service in the
city's employ, will not have to show up
as high an average as the younger
men. It is thought, however, that the
test will necessarily result in the dis
missal of large proportion Of the de-
Dartment,
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THE MINNESOTA SENATURSHlP.

Some Talk of Governor Nelson Being
Candidate.
ST.. PAUL, Dec. 31.-Gossip about the
Minnesota senatorship is at white heat.
Sabin is said to be warmly supporting
Comstock. There are rumors of other
candidates being announced soon be-
sides Washburn, Comstock, McCleary
and Sabin. Loren Fletcher and Charley
Pillsbury of Minneapolis are spoken OF.
During the election Governor Nelson,
while seeking reelection as governor,
publicly stated that he would not be
candidate for the senate, and while he
has kept his promise there are many
who feel that the governor will succeed
sWashbnrn.s Comstock SAYS prospects
for Ills success are o. e, aud Wash.
burn says he will capture the prize.
Each gives personal attention to the
contest in St. Paul, with a host of
allies.
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THECR:|'EW''I' / / N O:Sl |: ! ST 81
British Bark Osseo Goes
/. " Ashore OFT the Coast 5
t zs..s f. ~ wa,aa
ARE DROWNED.
Other Vessels Damaged In the
: Severe Storms Now Pre-
Al. vailing.

LONDON, Dec 8l.-Severe weather
has prevailed throughout Great Britain
since Saturday. the heavy gale being
accompanied BY hail and snow, render.
ing navigation along the coasts both
difficult and dangerous. All vessels
that could do so made for havens of
shelter. Some Of them, however, did
not succeed in reaching port, but were
wrecked whom almost in sight of
safety. This was the case Of the Brit
ish bark Osseo. which sailed from Tai
tai Aug. Is for Androssan. She made
the long voyage safely until Sunday
morning, when she was wrecked on
the Holyhead breakwater and
Every Soul ON Board
"a inall. were drowned. Shortly be-
fore $40 a. m. the keeper of the light
house atthe seaward end Of the long
breakwater Saw a bark come out Of the
gloom with her lights burning brightly
and under close storm canvas. The
wind was blowing lively gale and a
terrific sea was running before it. The
bark, however, was making as good
weather of it as was possible ond was
apparently being handled in most
careful manner. How the accident oc-
CURED is not exactly known, but 1t is
surmised that an extraordinary high
sea lifted her when she was quite close
to the breakwater and dashed her upon
Gho n bf,>c
immediately Began to Brcak Up.
the sea pounding her furiously tho
moment she became stationary. The
lighthouse keeper, as soon as he
realized what had occurred, fred u
rocket to call the coast guardsmen and
lifeboat men. The coast guardsmen
were the first to reach the scene OF tho
disaster and were followed soon after
by the lifeboat men. Above the howl
ing Of the. gale could be heard the cries
\ OF the men on 4 lkea bark for ASSN istanse.:
Il, coast I llsaneli a line ,nboard
the wreck and it was caught by one Of
the crew. Before he could mako it
fast the fore and mizzen lnasts were
whipped Off close to the deck and
everybody in the rigging fell with
them into the sea and were drowned.
Other Vessels Damaged.
Tho Norwegian ship Frey, Captain
Hansen, from Dorien, while riding at
anchor off Iron, was dismasted. Her
crew were taken off in ifeboat. The
boat capsized and one man was
drowned. The other 15 reached the
shore safely. The Frey has since
dragged her anchor and gone ashore
at Devils Dyke, four miles from Ayr.
The British bark Bonita, Captain
Thomas, from Galveston, was run into
off Falmouth and damaged by the
schooner Carrie Harvey. A dispatch
from Londonderry says that nothing
has been heard of the Mississippi and
Dominion line steamer Sarnia.
The storm inland has done immense
damage. Trains have been blocked by
heavy snowdrifts, and in many places
in Scotland the telegraph wires are
down.
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KILLED ON A RAILROAD BRIDGE.

KILLED ON A RAILROAD BRIDGE.
Mr.. and Mrs. McLachlan Try to Cross in
Front of q Train.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia.. Dec. 3l.-Mr.
and Mrs. William McLachlan, while
crossing the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Northern bridge across the Cedar
river, south of the city, were run down
by passenger train shortly after 6
o'clock and both were killed. Me-
Lachlan had both legs cut off and was
badly mangled. The trainmen saw
McLachlan, but were unable to stop
the train soon enough to save him.
His wife was found dead on the ice be-
low. some distance from tho bridge.
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Pro,niusnt 1tlsSErisian Dead.

-l Prominent klscFrieian Dead.
KANSAS CRY, Dec. 8l.-W.W Smith,
secretary Of the Missoari and Kansas
Telephone company, died st his home
here Of vslvula1 disease OF tho heart.
Nj. Smith was born In Charleston,
Ind, 81 years ago. he was st on"
time vice president Of tho Illinois Cent
ri and Louisville railroad He wa
tho inventor of many improvements In
telephone exchange work.
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WOMAN JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

Mrs. Castle of Fort Dodge Secures the
Place Through m Error.
FORT DODGE, Ia., Dec 31.-Mrs. L.
E. Castle of Calender, Ia, qualified as
justice Of the peace, to which office she
was elected for term Of two years.
Her husband conducts a drug store
there in her name, and the intention
last fall was to nominate him for the
position. Mrs. Castles initials were
used by mistake, and, to the general
surprise, it was found that the wife
was elected instead of the husband.
As there is no legal obstacle in the way
of her filing the place she was
sworn in.
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Two Persons IDjured.

B1DDEFoRD. Me-, Dec. 3l.-The city
building, one OF the finest structures
in the city. was totally destroyed by
fire about 2:3O a. M, entailing total
loss of more than 800. 1000. James El-
lott, fireman, was nearly frozen to
death and one Of the prisoners in the
police station, which was in the build.
ing. was unconscious when discovered.
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Rev. Doherty oets His Divorce.

Rev. Dohorty 0ots His Divorce.
CHEROKEE. Ia. Dec. Sl.-Judge Gay
nor, at Pringhar, has granted Rev. Mr..
Doherty . divorce from his wife Edith
and the custody Of their minor child.
Mrs. Doherty sued for divorce on the
ground OF cruel and inhuman treat.
mont. Her bill was dismissed and .
divorce granted tho defendant on his
cross bill naming George sR, Gray a.
oo-reepondeut !f# Xs5g5E,
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r.s.er a.A Claild Cr,maleed,

NEwAYao. Mich, Dec. Sl.-Charles
White and his 6-year-old SON were Gre.
mated BY tho burning Of his dwelling
at midnight. White was awakened by
his wife and ran upstairs whore four
children wsrs sleeping. Three. made
their escape, but before he could find
the fourth hs was overcome with heat
and amoka,
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Mrs, Bloolner Dead.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia. Dec. Sl.-Mrs.
D. G. Bloomer died here at the age of
76 years. She has lived with her hus.
band in the same residence IL years.
They celebrated their golden wedding
four years ago. MIRA Bloomer is q
woman Of national repute, being the
originator of the dress reform which
bears her uame..
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Fl zg er a l d, ex.
presid ent Of the
Irish National
league, and one Of
the most extensive
railroad contrac-
tors in the coun.
try, died here dur
ing the day. He
had been In poor
health for a couple
Of years and had
~raekiNa11vrA. ~r
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MlNro scoRcHED.

The Littlo Nerth Dakota 1ow1 Damaged
.,-~.<# ON, ,00o.
FARGO. n. D., Dec. Sl.-An Argus
special reports . destructive fire as
Mimic, consuming Cameron's hardware
store, Cops dressmaking establish
mont, Moore's bakery, three saloons
run BY Smith, Currie q Klingsr. and
Currie's meat market. Mis- Omoer's
millinery store was RACED to stop the
progress Of the flames. The loss il
e2o, 900.
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n.aoit Of rivs lliIhons.

WARRINGTON, Dec. Sl.-The govern.
ment receipts 20 far this month amount
70 42l, l32, 962 and the disbursements
S97, ,089, 78s, leaving . deficit for the
month Of 86, 959, 1921 and for the dsoal
year to date e28. 254, ,96S.
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spe,t the Money in wan sexssA

HuDsoN, N. Y, Dec. Sl.-W. F.
Rossman. Jr.. bookkeeper Of the Ma
tional Hudson River bank Of this city,
was arrested ON the charge Of en-.
bezzling $4,000. He confessed to TAX
ins the amount and said that he had
spent the money in stock speculation In
Wall street.
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CHICAGO, Dec. sl.-The grand Jury
hv q unanimous vote refused to indiot
Alderman John Powers for soliciting
bribe. Alderman Powers had been
charged with attempting to secure
$2b, 900 to repeal an anti cigarette ord'
nance.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 3l.-A Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific passenger coach
being rapidly switched into the Rock
Island depot, crashed into = carriage at
the Pacific avenue and Harrison street
crossing. Five parsons were badly in
jured, the carriage demolished and one
Of the horses 10 badly injured that 1t
had to be shot.
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in the country. rne total loss is estl-
mated at $500, 900, with an insurance
Of $500. 900. ..- =
q At 1890 the east walls fell in and
some Of the fremen narrowly escaped
being buried. At 1880 the. Broadway
wall fell out and one fireman was
buried in the debris. He was taken
out and is not thought to be danger
ously hurt. There are rumors that
there are bodies in the ruins and that
quite number Of people did not
escape.
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pst.issA 1>s1aesrsA Lsetsrs.

MADISON, Wiz. Dec. 8l.-Charles A.
Nebel, postmaster at Soldiers Grove
Wis, wa brought hsrs and placed In
Jail under indictment for OBTAINING
registered letters.
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traae m, Bailt srA 9nd folitloians. f.
81 g innuiry
'f nj fto ti,s conduct 81 sas ofd diTsc ~
the French Southern Railway company
has revealed another financial scandal.
Warrants have been issued for q num-
Der of contractors, bankers and politi-
clans. The question of the relations Of
the government to this company was
debated in the chamber of deputies on
Dec. 20 last, when the government
narrowly escaped defeat. The matter
indirectly led to the harmless duel be-
tween Dr.. Barthou, minister Of public
works, and M. Jaures, the Socialist
leader, who had accused the govern
ment of seeking to protect number Of
ex.plotters, which statement DIR. Bar
thou branded as lie.
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JOHN FITZGERALD DEAD.
LINCOLN, Mel

Was at Ono Time President of the Irish
National League.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 31.-Hon. John
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JoHN II FIFZoRRAlD. tired from bust.
ness and Y ss . native Of Limerick,
Ireland.
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B AN0THER FRENCH = SCANDAL.

IssSod For the Arrest of Con.
n M tras lsaistxsEA szd5 solitioians. E d; Is
al III ianuiry
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
z
Food Tin Cana.

In a recent government report by DR..
g. W. Wiley it is stated that in Ger
many the law requires that the tins en-
ployed for holding canned goods shall
not contain more than l per cent Of lead,
while in this country there is no restric-
ton whatever in regard TO the character
Qf the tin used, the result Of this latter
fact being the employment Of cans in
some cases containing as high as IL per
cent of lead. This practice prevails, not
withstanding the unanimity among
Psychologists as to the effect Of lead salts
upon the human system, the continual
ingestion Of even minute quantities Of
lead into the system being followed
eventually by the most serious conse-
quences-painter's collie, lead palsy and
other trying diseases we'll known to
physicians being tie direct effects Of
Continual exposure q The SYSTEM u, Is ANY
such minute portions Of lead salts, It is
said to be possible to exclude the latter
by requiring that the tin shall not con-
tain more than, say, ~ per cent Of
lead; also that the solder be as free
from lead as possible.
~ Germany the solder made use Of in
sealing the cans is not allowed to con,
tain OVER 10 per cent, Of lead, while in
this country the analysis of numerous
samples Of the solder applied shows tina,
it contains fully so per cent of lead, in
addition to this being the lack Of care tc
prevent such solder from coming into
contact with the contents Of the can,
and large surfaces of solder on the seams
are often found exposed to the action o.
the acid contents of the can.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
Tourists Gold In Italy.

At the British embassy to the king Of
Italy a calculation was made some time
ago Of the amount Of gold brought by
travellers into Italy every year. BY far
the largest number of these travellers
come from England and the United
States. The calculations made it evident
that no less than EGO, 600, 900, or $780,
900, 900, are brought into this country
and left here by these travellers. In the
scantiest years that sum has not been
less than ETA, 900, 900, while IN other
occasions it has risen to e22, 600, 600.
MI. Stamer, a writer ON Italy, relates
that an old woman in Sorrento n told
him that the people in England had no
sun, because the English had told her
time and again that it was not for So
ciety they had come to Italy, but to see
the sun. Besides all the English werv
fair and ruddy. If they had had a sun,
why were they not all %sunburntl II they
do get sunshine in Italy, as they do,
they pay very sweetly for it.-Romt
Letter in Baltimore Sum