The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

in 1900 miles
About 100000 are employed in the
coal mines of the world
The Earl of Aberdeen owns about 63,-
900 acres of land I'm Scotland.
II is against the rules TO carry
matches on board "a modern man-of-
war.
There are only seven and "A half miles
OF horse railway remaining in Massa-
chusetts.
The Riesengabirge, or Giant noun
tains of Germany, are TO be covered
with network of electric railways.
The highest masts of sailing vessels
are from 100 TO $50 feet high, and spread
from $4,000 TO 100000 square feet Of can
vas.
A jury i'm Mexico consists OF nine
men. A majority makes the verdict.
il the nine are unanimous, there is no
appeal.
OF the 3S Sultans who have ruled tho
Ottoman empire since the conquest OF
Constantinople by the Turks, "a have
died violent deaths.
However IT may be with Turkey. the
sultan OF Turkey is growing richer as
the years go by. having just received
a Va pNtA S'tVV'fVVNs
Though the first tank steamer was
built only thirteen years ago, there are
now lS6 tank vessels in existence, near
~ all steamers, with register OF 40l,-
024 tons.
Governor William Amos Poynter of
Nebraska, Is known about his home as
the farmer governor" owing to his
having spent twenty-one years in till
ing the rich prairie soil
A new dficulty may soon confront
the Chinaman who desires British Col
umba as a home. The legislature has
been petitioncd TO increase the per cap
ita tax upon Chinese to $500.
Some time ago the water of n well
not many miles from Berlin began To
taste of petroleum. Though cleaned re-
peatedly, IL got worse, and at latest
accounts 10 per cent of the liquid wag
petroleum..
\ daughter of Capt. ID :. Elliot of
the Twentieth Kansas regiment. who
was killed at Manila recently. has been
elected city clerk OF Coffeyville, Kan,
without opposition, her name being on
both tickets.
New Zealand has a law in force COM
pelling every intoxicated man TO have
his photograph taken. His picture Is
then distributed among the barkeepers
and inn-keepers, ana they must refuse
to sell him liquor.
The gold production Of Japan since
1898 has risen almost 5000 ounces and
in 1896 reached the yield of % 800
ounces. The nineteen existing gold
mines are partly in the emperor's pos
session. partly in that Of private par
ties.
To encourage the removal of old
buildings the authorities OF Vienna
have decreed that If the owners OF 1858
specified houses will replace them with
new structures they Will be guaranteed
release from the payment OF taxes for
Is years.
Russell Sage works hard during six
days of the week. and is constantly re-
ceiving a steady stream OF business
callers. on sunday, however. he re-
fuses 10 think OF his work, and rarely
sees any one but his family and most
Intimate friends.
A Canadian has designed an insect
shield for trees which is made OF a
strip OF metal of circular shape. with
the lower edge bent to cut into the
bark of the tree and the top formed
into "a iiaring hood. with a suitable fill4
ing between the shield and the tree.
President Mckinley has accepted the
INVITATION W W present Ut the uilNell-
ing of the monument of Gen. Grant at
Fairmount Park Philadelphia, on April
%. unless something unforeseen occurs.
The widow Of the late president Will
also be present. while one OF her grand
children Is To unveil the monument
The Earl of Crewe. bridegroom- -elect
OF Lord Rosebery's daughter. Peggy"
has been elected "A steward of the Jock
ey club OF Great Britain. The three
stewards Of the Jockey club constitute
the supreme tribunal OF the United
Kingdom i'm all questions relating 10
racing matters. and inasmuch as IL has
the power of warning" any man "off
the turf" n punishment equivalent TO
social Ostracism.
Speaker Reed will return 20 Portland
about the middle OF the month. lie ex-
Maine, I'm that city and at his Grand
Beach cottage. ~, Is going TO try 20
take n rest this summer He resoute-
ly refuses 60 do any Law business. but
he has always been very much ocCu-
pied with other matters. IL viii take
10 easy this summer. and may slip
across the water for European trip.
The Kansan with the ilve-foot beard
who recently advertised that he would
like to saVe the papers take up the
same ana discuss IT, viii doubtless b.
disappointed 10 learn that metal
worker in Marseilles has hirsute ap-
psndagc ten feet ten Inches IN length
The man Is noT seventy fouf years old.
when fourteen years or age he had n
beard six incher l1ng AMI if has grown
untn fsN when he goes ont walking De-
o. Obliged 90 carry 70 roned up iu blg