Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-22
OUT OFF THic ORDINARY.

The worlds telegraph lines stretch 904, 704
miles,
1t takes thirty-seven specially constructed
and equipped steamers to keep the subma-
rine telegraph cables of the world in repair.
The Masonic festival in San Francisco has
among numerous interesting exhibitions a
sword cane presented to George washington
lsby General Lafayette.
Massachusetts claims to have more differ
ent kinds Of native trees than has any king
dom OF Europe. The number exceeds fifty,
among them being nine large oaks.
Chicago's police force last year cost 49,
457 $685. The officers made S3.6SO arrests,
recovered stolen property valued at $39o,
62S and fines were inflicted amounting to
$216,2S4.
The deer forest OF Kinloch, in Sutherland
shire, which comprises about 1000 acres,
has been let by the duke Of Sutherland to
Arthur ]. Balfour, the rent being $1,000
for the season.
The most northerly white residents In the
world are Rev. Mr.. Stringer and wife and
Rev. Mr.. Young, missionaries of Herschel
island which lies Just above the SEVENTEEN
parallel of north latitude
1t Is stated that the Turks have turned
into mosques 1928 churches destroyed 56S
other churches killed 100000 men, women
and children, destroyed 2,493 villages. driven
100000 from their homes, while 100, 900 have
perished from starvation.
Captain Charles Weaver OF an Arkansas
company wears sword that was first car
ried by his reat-great- grandfather in the
revolutionary war, next by his great grand
father in the war of 1912 and again by his
uncle, who was killed in the civil war at the
battle Of Arkansas Post
The pioneers of Chicago, comprising peo-
pie who were residents of the town prior
to 1S49 are to dine together at hotel in
that city on Thursday evening, May 26.
Judge H. w Blodgett, their president, is to
make an address telling of his sixty five
years experiences in the city.
One can speak by telephone from Berlin
with any part of Germany for three minutes
for rs cents; for conversation with any
place outside of Germany the fees range be-
tween so cents (Prague) and 81 budapest }
A conversation between the Berlin connec-
| tions, or between Berlin and it's nearest
suburbs, costs 6 cents.
In proportion to the population there are
more Smiths in Scotland than in England
| for in Scotland one person in every seventy
| is named Smith, while in England only one
] person in every seventy-two Is a Smith
| The Smiths are well up in Ireland, beating
! such favorites as the O'Briens, the Ryans
the Connors. the O'Neills, the Rellys, the
| McCarthys and the Dohertys, the four lead
ers Of the Smiths in Ireland being the Muir
| phys, Kellys, Sullvans and Walshs.
The greatest electric searchight in the
| world, now being erected at Fort Monroe
to guard the entrance to the Chesapeake
has a beam of light nine feet in diameter
1t will illuminate object 100 miles of
| and can be seen Oh the clouds at even
greater distance. The light is gathered int
a nine-foot beam, which has an estimated
| intensity of 90000.000 candles. The ligh
revolves six times minute. 1t was manu-
factured in France, but American general
ing apparatus has been substituted for tha
| hn onpin
boilers are to be duplicated in case of acct
dent The beam of light from the lam
will illuminate newspaper at distanc
| of 100 miles.