The Republican journal., 1898-08-04
News Notes.
Florida's crop of pineapples this year is
2,300,00

\ y
1890, 900.
Two-thirds of the male population of the
world use tobacco
Six hundred out of 3, 600 Kansas volun-
| teers are school teachers.
| Northern Pacific officials report an enor
nous crop along their line.
South Dakota's wheat yield is 100 per
cent. greater than last year.
Flax is being successfully grown near
Victoria. in Southern Texas.
Strong efforts will be made to stimulate
the raising of cotton in HAWAII
Red Cross agents about Santiago have
saved many refugees from starvation.
Jamaica continues TO be used as base
of supplies fol Spanish forces in Cuba.
Several enormously productive new gold
strikes have been made in the Klondike.
Late statistics show that our exports to
China exceed those OF all other countries.
Even the subscribers for IS 900 war loan
bonds will not get all they bid for, but only
a percentage.
Not one was saved of 11S men on board
the Chinese torpedo boat sunk off Port Ar
thur last week.
Decision has been rendered that Chicago
clergymen must pay the stamp tax on mar
rage certificates.
Barcelona, on the coast of Spain, is pam
stricken by fear of bombardment by
Watson's Eastern squadron.
About forty miners from the klondike
nave reached Victoria, B. c., with over
81, 600, 600 in gold dust aud drafts.
The Cuban fruit trade opens great posi-
bilities to American enterprise when the
Spaniards are expelled from the island.
Government Statistican Snow says that
the corn crop has made up for its slow
start, with good prospects for an immense
yield.
1t is believed n san Francisco that the
monitor Monterey will stop and take pos
session Of the Caroline Islands en- route to
Manila.
Ex-President Harrison has accepted the
presidency of the United States Sanitary
Commission, organized to care for the sick
and wounded in the war.
The Ward steamship line has
resumed its freight and mail service to
Cuba. The first vessel sailed from New
\ ork for Santiago last week.
Government quarantine officials have re-
fused to permit the Seneca, with wounded
soldiers from Santiago, to land at Old Point
Comfort for fear of yellow fever.
Cuban refugees in Salvador have appeal
Cd to the United States Government for
protection against outrages by the pro
Spanish element of that country.
The British treasury has commissioned
Thomas Brock, r. A., the sculptor, to de-
sign the statue of Mr.. Gladstone which is
to be erected in Westminster Abbey.
On the basis of the taxes paid, it is esti-
mated that the beer consumed in Philadel-
phia last year would provide an average
OF about fifty glasses for each inhabitant.
For three months ending June 30 the
street railways of Baltimore carried over
u, 000, 900 passengers, and paid over S67,-
900 as a tax for the care of the city parks
The Spanish captured at Santiago are
said to average 3 inches less in height
than the American troops. Spain is not
in our class in this or in any respect
The cruiser built at Philadelphia for
Japan ran p &c knots on her trial trip
The wide Japs understand the i'm
mense advantage of speed in a war ship
The estimate Of gold to come from tie
klondike region this season has been re-
duced to $40 900, 900. 1t cost more than
that in money, to say nothing of suffer
ing.
The output of smokeless powder for the
Navy Department is steadily increasing
and the Ordnance Bureau is now receiving
more than s, 900 pounds daily for the big
guns of our fleet.
The Irene incident is said to be but one
OF many indicating that Germany intends
to obstruct and to provoke the United
States at every possible opportunity relat-
ing to the philippines.
1t is stated that the new japanese cruiser
hasagi, OF p 81 knots speed, just built by
the Cramps, is the heaviest armed cruiser
Of her class in the world. She will carry
two S-inch breech- loading rifles and ten
4. rapid-t fire guns. The cruiser Columbia
which is half again as large as the kasagi,
only carries two S-inch and eight 4-inch
guns.