Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
NOTES AND COM meNrs.

year In either 1890, 1891 or 1892.
A. J. BLACKWELL, the rich and
erratic Indian who owns the cities Of
Blackwell and David in the Indian
announces that he will
build a $4,000 temple Mt David
City, Okla, for the perpetuation Of
Indian religions.
The indications Of reviving busi.
ness continue. The New York World
publishes Interviews with leading
men In almost every department OF
business, and without exception they
represent conditions as hopeful and
improving.
THE Examiner states that for each
convert made in foreign fields during
the last year IL has cost the American
Board (CongregationaD $3.50, the
Missionary Union (Baptist) SSj, the
Methodist Church $235. the Episco-
pal Church 81, S34, and the Presby.
terian Board $278.
The Engineering and Mining Jour.
nal notes an increase OF prices OF
staple articles estimated ut from 20
to rs per cont. Is compared with the
prices Of the beginning Of the year.
The articles noticeably affected are
silver, corn, meat, cotton, wool and
wheat, while In the iron and other
metal markets there IL . - rising
tendency"
The United States Consul ut Han
kow, China, has sent to the Depart.
ment Of State an elaborate report on
the tea trade Of last year. He says
that II 10 the belief that there will be
Q larger demand for ten the coming
season than the last and that there
vii! be keen competition. He adds
that the Russian trade was largely
remunerative last year. The report
shows TINT for the season OF 1S0l-00
the exports OF tea from Hankow to
America and Canada were 1905. 208
pounds. About the snme amount
was sent to Great Britain direct,
while %, 48S, PAT pounds were shipped
to Russls.
The Sioux City Journal 10 i'm.
pressed by the difficulties In tho way
Of harmonizlng state. city, and town
government systems. 1t says:
'Just what to do with our cities,
how to give them the necessary
measure Of self government, and yet
to guard against the license which
would endanger their existence, how
to obey the constitutional command
to have oil laws OF uniform applica.
tion, yet to make them 80 elastic as
suit the village and the city alike
this IL o problem In craftsmanship
worthy Of the best talent and most
brilliant genius"
ArEATURE Of the Cotton States Ex.
position In Atlanta, Ga, will be the
production Of o spectacular play
based on the career OF fernando De
Soto and his band Of Spanish cava-
llsrs In the early history OF America.
A company Of New York and Atlenta
capitalists has been organized by
Mrs. Littleton, with . capital stock
Of 600. 900, to produce this spectac.
ular. drama. They will build thea
ter and present In tableaus the 70
mantle and adventurous career OF Dc
Soto In Georgia, Alabama and Flori.
da, drawing partly on tradition and
partly on Imagination.
HOUSE boats will soon be intro
duced In this country, q company
being about organized with capital
Of 800, 900 to build them In Phila'
delphia. II IL proposed to establish
. floating camp or village near Phila.
delphia this summer. Each boat will
be OF Q standard pattern, complete
In itself. with 90 many rooms and
berths % may 10 required. They will
be supplied with kitchen, store room
and lavatorles, with open shaded
decks for fair weather, and . small
boat for landing and visiting. This
style OF boat 10 common In some
parts Of Europe, especially In Lon
don.
The Gear OF Russia has rejected {
petition which was recently present.
cd to him by seven journalists and
literary men In favor Of modification
OF the press laws. A commission
consisting Of the ministers OF justlc,
and OF the interior and the procurs
tor OF the holy synod, to which thu
document was referred, reported ad-
versely upon u, polnting out tina
the presentation OF collective petl
tions 10 logically prohibited, and OILS,
that the press laws are not anti.
quated, but that they have been 70
peatsdly amended. The commission
added that private persons ore pro
hibited from calling upon the gov
eminent to change the laws Of til,
country and are especially prohibited
from crlticising them.
AT Dashour, twenty miles south o
Cairo, the graves OF two princesse
Of the Twelfth Dynasty, more thar
1000 years ago, were discovered In
tact little while ago. The coffin
had decayed and the mummies crum
bled to dust as soon as an attemp
was made to remove them. but on tn
head OF each was golden corone
looking a. fresh as the day 1t wa
made. One was wreath OF forget-me
nots with Maltese crosses ut inter
walls made OF precious stones; tn
other coronet contained socket IL
which was inserted spray OF flow
ers made Of jewels, with leaves an
stems OF gold. Beside these wer
necklaces, bracelets, armlets, anL
lets, daggers and charms.
The United States Patent Ofir
will make ~ good showing at the Al