The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-05

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 The Rev. A. NJ Toplady author Of "aock of Ages" is to have his memory perpetuated by tablet erected in a church in Fariiham, Surrey.
 General Miles says that during his stayin Europe he has seen nearly 400, 900 soldiers and nearly 100000 artisans busily engaged in manufacturing war material What I have seen does not indicate that the millennium is at hand says the general.
 An interesting bit of news comes from Germany to the effect that 3,30S horses were imported by that country from America during the first seven months of 1S97 and one of the German newspapers, commenting on this fact adds that America sends even great CT number of dead horses to Germany in the shape of sausages."
 A Swiss journal publishing the off, cial announcement of the escape of a number of convicts from cantonal prison enlightens it's readers and pays a delicate compliment by saying in its report of the flight: 'The runaway criminals may easily be taken for American or English excursionists to the Valais Alps from their close clipped hair, knee pants and striped Jackets"
 It Is said that about one in every six Of the visitors to the Washington 1llon- ument fear to take the trip to the top in the elevator and climb the stairs rather than risk the drop of 550 feet. During one month of the past summer 12,S37 people made the ascent, of whom 2,707 walked. During the nine years that, the monument has been open to visitors the records show that LAOS, 800 have journeyed to the top.
 Much amusement has been created in Germany by the discovery that almost the entire funds of the powerful So- cialist and Anarchist movement in the dominions of Emperor William are in- vested for safety in Prussian and Ger man government bonds. This fact has been brought to light through the pub 1ication of a financial report by the leaders of the movement, appealing for subscriptions and complaining that during the last year the expenses have been so heavy and the contributions relatively so small that the treasureTs found themselves unable to invest the same amount or money in government bonds as in previous years.
 Having spent fifty out of the last six ty-five years in prison, Josef Hell Of Jicin, Bohemia, saw no reason why in this age of jubilees he too should not have his, and so, a few weeks ago, he He is now eghty-five years old. has seven years more to serve and there- fore expects to begin life again at nine- ty-two. He has been in nearly all the lf.4 4l44 tA N fl prisons Of Bohemia and Austria, and knows more about them than any other person. He speaks approvingly of modern prison reform, and remembers with indignation the dark subterranean dungeons that received him after his first offences.
 A report issued by the Russian gov ernrnent on the production of platinum in that country shows that Russia stands first in the world in the yield of that metal, the amount reaching some forty times the product obtained by all the rest of the world. It appears that in the year 1880 the quantity pro-
  kilos; in 1895 it reached more than 4,40O, the amount increasing up to the last year, when it diminished on account of the unfavorable wet weather in sum- rner Curiously enough, though this strange metal is found in the southern Ural, the manner of it's being worked up is unknown in Russia; this is done in Germany to which country the plati- mum is exported in Q crude state and whatever Russia requires of the work ed-up article is has to buy back of Germany. The price at present named is 300 marks, or about s225 for one kilo of crude platinum in Russia. Small quantities of the still rarer metal fri diunl, are found in mining for platinum.
 A treaty of considerable inportanc. is that just concluded by the Dawes and Creek commissions whereby inc