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WRESTLING.
Roeber Throws Atlas Twice at Catoh-as-
Catch-Can.

Roeber Throws Alta. Twice at Catoh-as-
Catch-Can.
Ernest Roeber defeated Prof. Atlas OF Boston
on Saturday night in two straight falls OF
q wrestling bout at catch as catch can style.
The annex to- Dictrlch's Music Hall at 10th
street and the Boulevard was crowded with
spectators. The SNakes were said to be 81 900.
with added money. ROeber ruled favorite In
the betting at 100 to TO- The contest took
place on raised stageSn Che open air. two gaso-
line lights showirg.the movements OF the men.
Capt James Bag1ey was referee. W. Roeber
seconded his brothers while Charles Muller at
tended to the wants " Atlas.
1t was nearly 10 otck,ck when the men came
on the stage A few lninutss were spent in
mannuyring for an ob,'ning. when the men
dropped to the mat with a tas on ton. He held
the advantage for only fAw moments before
Roeber wrigged ont and gA'umed the often:
siye o vas III ten minutes AVA Was eo tba
men took the cent ire Of the mat gain Atlas got
the better Of the drop but Roebe4 soon worked
jeopardy once when Atlas got a Aalf Nelson
hold Roeber cooly waited until Il g critical
moment and then swung out OF daA'er over
The Bostonian again got the drop on n oeber.
but The ate aHhiiGsly worked up and triA Tor
Atlas threw him off and he narrowly escah ed
going through the ropes. On resuming Roebtr
Nelson hold. The excitement was intense as
tho Dutchmnn gradually pressed Atlas'a
shoulders backward. The latter squirmed In q.
Roeber quickly changed his hold to the body
and neck and after a few seconds OF hard work
gained tho first fall. Time. % minutes.
ROBBERS mouth was choked with blood as he
left the stage for rub down. When the men
airy advantage. He got a three-quarter Nelson
that gave Roeber some trouble to break. Once
out OF difficulty Roeber set to work In earnest.
evidently irving for uuicE finish After
fifteen minutes he got o half Nelson and with
the aid Of rolling lock won the fall andmatch.
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zena. the Champion Manha.set Dory.

PORT WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE last race
OF series for the championship OF the dory
class. open to members of the Manhassst Bay
Yacht Club. was sailed over the clubs three
offered by Oscar Upton was won by ex-Com-
modore Barness Zena. Eight races were
Perriwinkle. H. n Francis. third. and John
Dory. Commodore Clay NJ. Greene. fourth.
The last race was exciting throughout. Zena
winning by five seconds. Tom Cod owned by
Louis Harway. did not compete in all tho races
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Rowling NnteH.

Harlem League delegates will holdsa meeting on
noIt Monday night
A meeting will soon be called to re organize tho
Uncle Sam National tournament. w ich probably
viii begin the latter part Of next month
The postponed meeting OF the Arlington National
tournament will be held at Arlington HAl on next
Wednesday night, when club. desiring tEcompGte
must be- represented by a delegate.
The Annex Bowling Club began its season two
weeks Ago the tollo oces having been eliza tcdi
Charles Volk, President August Gorgus, Woe Rhest
dent; A. W. koeniR, Secretary; August KoCqhR.
Treasurer; Frank HGboek. oAptaini George HAbNOb,
Sergeant alarms.
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Yacht Rae. in H.mp.t.nd Harbor.

The annual regatta OF the Hampstead Bay
Yacht Club was sailed or Elder Island. Hemp
stead Harbor. on Saturday. The wind was igh
and fuKey DR. Hutchnson's Quo Nadls had
an easy win in the sloop class. while the South
35-foot cath oats. The Little Minister
was first home for the Southland Brothers in
the 2O-foot catboat class. but the time al
lowancs gave the victory to the Wenonah
Boats from tho Sea Cliff. Hampstead. Manhas-
sett and Larchmont Yacht clubs started.
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Other>Games.
noBoKES.
Bstteries-ldoCiee and Burke Gilroy and Wiley.
Al PATTERSON.
R R e q =. o.! 9 ] a-s :
O'Neil.
MIST.
N ESaPsPa. 4 Cd o 9 So-Issis !
Gibbons.
AT JERSEY CITY.
i Proy; yi-s S-ss,0@ !
Daueries-Rbchelle and Hickey; Terry and Lamar.
AT SHELLY GROUNDS
Psstac A. Go ooSdd00 % ! 8
Extraordinarily and King; Becker and STRAIT.
Observation-Disclosures. ~; St. Leonards, 2,
AT WILLIAMSBURG.
c SSBsS e1sn Ia. SsSd5 JIG g
Batteres-Keley and Hangens Bell and Jocko.
AT BAYsrDE.
G Gsy:gGs Point ''1'.i Is :
Battcrcs-Dtrk endorf and seamen; II. Easton and
c. Easton and Moran and Corcoran.
AT JERSEY CITY.
n Hswsy A' EAS s. s. =
Baneries.- Gray and Tobin; Mccormick and
Schiller.
AT RIDGEwooD.
E Ess6 End Z. &C Ac sfsG Ga S-Is
ttor.es-saultz and Kelley; Kohler and Edel.
man
At observation-disclosures A c.. Is: Worthwhile F. c.,
At Detroit-Cuban Giants, 10; Detroit. 8.
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The long talk ed Of mi tch race for wager Of
500 between the crack catboats the Josie p,
owned by Capt. Charles P. Frey and the Sweet
heart. owned by Dr. Meyer both dying the bur-
gee OF the Jamaica Bay Yacht CluP was decided
finish were in front OF tho Jamaica Bay Yacht
Cluh house, and the race was over the regular
club course The wind blew strong from the
north The Josie p. crossed the line at the
finish forty-six seconds In advance OF tho
Sweetheart but lost by thirty-sx seconds on
time allowance.
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St. Louis ...... ..........6 2 o ID
First base O. balls-New York. Left on bases
Ne New York. ] g. Louis E ThIee.bass hlts-Don.
hits-Donlin. Heidrick. Van Haltrsn, o'Brien.
Stolen bAse-Fallaae Double plays-Heidrrk and
Schreck; Davis Gleason and Doyle. First base on
halls-oG sntthoI g.. OF Carrick, 8. struck OUT
BY Sutthon. 3; hv Carrick .. Base hits--On Car
rick. in Ave in nngs; of dsron % in three Inn
ings Pascal balls-OConnor. ?. Umpires, O'Day
and Mcdonald. Time. hours and 10 minutes
Attendance II SOD
THE RECORD
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Eir.t Prize for tho sela.h.

Walter Smith won the frat prize for the cat
hpat races OF the Jamaica Bay Y. C. on sstur-
Hay of Rockaway Beach with tho Selfish.
wAch is closing the season by winning every
hing In sight. The second prize was won by
The Aurora, Capt A. Wishing. The breeze
was very light. t.'
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NEW YORK PITCHERS RECORD.
BALTIMORE PITCHERS RECORD.


NATIONAL LEkGUE AND AMERICAE ASSOCIATION.
Chicago. at Brooklyn; Pittsburg, ct Boston, Louis
Vile, at Philadelphia; Cincinnati, at BALTIMORE
Cleveland. at Washington.
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Baltimore Outplays New York insths Series.
The New Yorks have lost an othereeres. that
with the Baltimores. While the local team
played two more games at home than on oppo-
nents grounds. McGraws men took all except
four OF The fourteen games. Eight New York
pitchers we're used in the series. and Colcolough
was the only one who broke even. Not until
next to the last game was Seymour pitted
against the Baltimores Nops and MoGnnity
made cas.an record. each winning four ames
The New Iorks were outplayed in every de-
partment. The results Of the series follows:
CLUB RECORD.
cAt Home.@ c-ALroGd.0 Total. Total
Won. Lost. Won Lost Won. Lost
S SsI,1 YSTs ,... 8 : ! 8 % 10
TEAM BATTING.
AtBdt. Runs. Base Hts Average
New York. 472 81 I2l .266
Baltimore 472 % 1875 .2A2
TEAM FIELDING.
Put Out. 4SSiStS Errors. Average
New York.. $50 1s8 Al .O2i
Baltimore 8bh 1873 ~ $50
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Drawn gAmes-Knic kerborker A. G. Team A., !
KnickerbockeF A. G. Team b.. /; Manhattan, 7.
In the contest for the batting averages @. p
Hurditch stands hrst with 1900. He has bat
ted in only four innings, however. and cannot
must bat In at least two-thirds OF the games Of
his club. NJ. r. Cobb. who has an average OF
has scored an aggregate OF 1855 runs in league
matches, and his record for tn, season In all
games must be close on the 1000 mark. Only
900 runs-C Il. Clarke with 800 and J. Adam
with 300. j. i. Roberta. with an average of
9. 20 for Twenty-Five wickets, has the bowling
prize secure. ''' ""
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Sixth Race-For 3-yeAr olds and upward; selling:
by subscription Of $40 each. to the winner. with
S7OO added Of which 1925 to the second and S75 to
the third the winner to be sold at auction for
ZOO about A furlOnps
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Baseball, Washington Park, To-day. $50
;. M.-Brooklyn W. Chicago. Adm. 800. h 26e. Adv.
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ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. l7.-Everett Andrews.
the crack wheelman OF this city. distinguished
himself to-day by breHking three records
They were the Century Road Clubs l0O-mile
record. the standard 6O-mile State record. anu
also the State record for 100 miles. When he
completed hie journey he WAS In good shape.
He lowered the Gentury's lO0-mile record by
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The second sunday meet at the old. Gutten-
berg track was held yesterday in tho presence
OF bout two thousand persons All the events
were for amateurs, the most Interesting being
a ive-mlle handicap. in which the scratch mon
caught the others in the last lap and after rid
ing with them in q bunch down the home
stretch. drew away and finished first. second
and third. q length apart each. In the one
mile ha1dtcap sensation was, caused by
Bayonne taking u tum BILE in the HON sstretch.
While they were lying apparently unconscious.
the spectators left the stand and made a rush
for the fallen men. every one trying to be first
to reach them II was some time before the
track could be cleared. jasper and Michaes
revived and demonstrated that they were not
seriously hurt by riding in the Ave- mile event
a fe " minutes later Summary:
One Mile Novice-Final hoat won by Fred Norden.
holL, Port Richmond. ;. l.; Il. F. WeVoner. Mount
Vernon. W, second; Thomas Davis. Greenville, N.
j., third. Time minutes 80 10 seconds.
One-Mile Handicap. Amateur-Fnal heat won by
W. q. Roome. Jersey City. 40 yards; NJ. T. Dove,
New York, 30 yards, second; 4, Miller Jersey City
30 yards, third. Time, minutes II leo seconds.
Five Mile Paced TriAl-By W. e. Berg Jersey City.
Time, IA minutes ~ les seconds.
Mile Handicap, AmA;eur--FiPal heat won BY
John jasper. BAyonne. n j.. scratch; @. q.
Schneider. New York. scratch. second; M. T. Dove,
New York. scratch. third. Time. II minutes 20 35
seconds,
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planting. and took his seat at the head Of
the table.
well, Thomas" he added after a mo-
ment's silence. somebody's got to do it.
| s'pose. But you're rather young yet,
| Tom.
/ Cant Edward go with him. father?"
at length asked, in pleading voice, the
girl. breaking the silence.
Edward Wilkinson looked up at his sis
ter. feeling Of deep gratitude in his
heart, and followed the attack with, Yes,
father. you said once that you'd give your
consent, if anybody from right around
| home here was going that would look out
| for me-"
But Tom is only a boy himself.
meant some older person"
And do you want your only brother to
go to the war, Nellie?" asked the girls
mother.
Yes, as he wants to 60 himself and
besides when it Is every ones duty to go
who can," said the girl spritedly. Be
sides. too, when his best friend and chum,
Tom Hines, is going"
The three young faces looked earnestly
at the head of the table. AS they did so
tall, thinfaced woman came and stood in
the open door.
Invited in, Mrs. Hines would not take
off her things. and said, all GREATNESS, that
she had come to know if they had made
up their mind to let Edward enlist. She
had given her consent to her own son feel
ing sure that his friend was going also
NO, Mrs. Hines" replied at length in
Slow measured voice, Amos Wilkinson
Edward has never been very well, and
besides, | must have his help this summer
We must both work out for the neighbours
, by day work on their farms when we can
get time to meet the bills that's due"
But did you hear about the town meet
Ing this morning, what they did?'
NO, what?"
Voted to give every man in the new
company bounty of two hundred dollars
in advance"
At the words the face of the hard
featured farmer flushed. Looking at him
his hand could be seen to trembe. He
was not an avaricious, grasping man, but
the sterile little rocky New England farm
he TILED made him think, in practical
way, in order that both ends should meet.
This had been one of the weightest rea-
sons against his sons enlistment but he
had not mentioned it before. The other
was the frailty of the young man. But
now, as he sat there, he thought of the
mortgage of two hundred dollars upon the
little place, and Il note coming due in the
summer.
The color came and went to the mans
face, but no. he would not sell his boys
life, or the risk of that life. Rising, as all
sat and looked upon him in the silence.
watching the struggle, he said, a deter
mined look upon his face, and with flash
ing eyes, in a low tone:
Edward is not going to enlist, but
am. will go myself!'
As thunderbolt the words came upon
the devoted family.
edward, you can take care Of the
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SAVED HIS MASTERS LIFE.
Terrible Experience of n Man Caught
in Il Wolf Trap.

In "Wild Animals l Have Known"
Ernest Seton Thompson relates a terri
bic experience. He had gone out alone
to a remote district on his pony to in
spect some wolf-traps. In one of them
he found wolf and having killed it
was engaged in resetting the tap.
when inadvertently he sprung the
next one, and his hand was caught in
the massive steel jaws.
Hay on my face, he says, and stretch
ed out my toe, hoping to draw within
reach the trap wrench, which l had
thrown down a few feet away. Wolf
traps are set in fours around a buried
bait, and are covered with cotton and
fire sand so as to be quite invisible.
Intent on securing the wrench,
swung about my anchor, stretching and
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1t is not possible to foretell what the
twelfth census will disclose. The ac-
tual results always confound the
underestmated. There is no fixed law
of growth.
In estimating the population as of
June, 1900 when the census will be
taken, we have figures brought almost
up to date. From the governors or
other high official sources in each of
the States and Territories the New
York World secured at the close of 1898
an estimate of the population of each
upon JAN |, 1899. AS only Il year and
half will elapse before the taking of
the census it is not unreasonable to as
sumo that the rate of growth shown
since 1890 will continue during this
brief remaining period.
On Jan. last our population, accord
ing to these estimates, was 77.9S3, 1858
This includes Alaska and Indian Terri
tory, but not Hawaii, Porto Rico or the
Philippines. Making the proportionate
Increase. we get SO.2J6,0S as the grand
total for the United States proper in
June, 1900.
The population of Hawaii is estimat-
ed at / 900, based on Il census In 1897;
that of Porto Rico at 10000, and that
of the Philippines at S,000.0OO, both of
thelatter estimates being largely guess
work. Add these and we have the i'm
perial' total of 50, 2G6,OS2.
In decade Uncle Sam will have
grown from G2. S31 300 census of 1890
to 9.26G, OS2-about 40 per cent. Dis
regarding the "colonies,' he will have
grown 17,424, 1S2-nearly 80 per cent.
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for his place than did Amos Wilkinson,
the old State militia captain, the COM
panys choice.
modest, retiring man, he had no
thought of the place he was elected to fill,
when, the day before, he had enlisted
So 1t was that the Allentown company
reported at the State camp, and after,
with its regiment, reported at the Heights
of Alexandria,, and in all the marches and
battles Of the Army Of the Potomac, be-
meath Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylva-
mia skies, the farmer, citizen, soldier Of
Allentown did his whole part in cheering
on and leading his men. First, as captain,
then secondly as major and again lieu
tenant colonel, to finally fall when, upon
that awful June morning of 1864, in the
fiery fatal loop Of Lee. the division Of
Martindale fell as living wall at Cold
Harbor
Il was to watch over you, Sergeant"
he said, as, dying. his orderly, Sergeant
Hines, bent over him-Col. Wilkinson.
'Tell-tell-tell your" but the death
rattle sounded, the eyes put on a vacant
stare, and another brave officer Of the
Army of the Potomac was no more.
The remains of Col. Wilkinson rest in
his own village cemetery at Allentown.
lhere, each year, as sad Memorial day
comes round, the widow Of Captain Hines
he who died year later from gunshot
wound received among the last fred before
Richmond, and the daughter Of the towns
brave hero, Col. Wilkinson, with her little
one. trims the flowers above these graves
And with them too. another grave. for
Edward Wilkinson. the frail youth. could
not stand the work he tried to do at homo
ana died even before the war ended. But
the bravery and determination of a father
ut the front strengthened and Disciplined
regmcnt.-The Bouquet.
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Inc Greatest National Eo.s.

no more purely national feast tbor
decoration Day could be possible. M H.,
res. Oh the world May 80 is merely a dn,.
a, 'he close Of the last spring month Ts
.he patriotic dwcllcr in the land NJ Irnd, y
sam now much more! 1t is cus.a,, no'e
10 call Americans, rs nation. I,r,,I.!
.oV'hs ana hrkle yet who, viewing tho rai.
,hrohgs assembled in every city ond has ,ast
,'' 10 90 honor to the glorious deoa ""n'-
pelieve this true? Rather wom,'i .ah
stranger on our shores be impressed w.. .he
iact mat patriotism is strong w;t,;.s 'he
FOR III the national holidays nav a, us
Dc read the character of the pcon,n surely
can be read in no other wav rraa as it
tnere VIII always be, but we con o,, C"heIs
ulsregard them. The future of no,; 'u u; -;
its noble past. ""o reverence
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reaching to the utmost, unable to see
just where 1t lay, but trusting to the
sense of touch to find it, A moment
later there was a sharp "clank." and
the iron jaws of trap No. 3 closed on
my left foot,
Struggle as | would. could not move
either trap, and there | lay stretched
out and securely staked to the ground
No one knew where | had gone, and
there was slight prospect of any ones
coming to the place for weeks. The
full horror of my situation was upon
me-to be devoured by wolves. or die
of cold and starvation. My pony,
meantime, stood patiently waiting to
take me home.
The afternoon waned, and night
came on, IA night of horror. Wolves
howled in the distance, and then drew
nearer and nearer. They seized upon
and devoured the carcass of the one
had slaughtered, and one of them,
growing holder, came up and snarled
in my face. Then there was a sudden
rush, and a fight among the wolves.
l could not see well, and for an in.
slant ! thought my time had come
when a big fellow dashed upon me!
But 1t was Bingo-my noble dog-who
rubbed his shaggy, painting sides against
me and licked my face. He had scat
tered the wolves, and killed one, as
afterward learned.
"Bingo. Bingo, Old boy. Fetch me
the trap wrench"
Away he went, and came dragging
my rifle, for he knew only that want
ed something.
NO, Ring-the trap wrenchw
This time it was my sash. but ut last
he brought the wrench. and wagged his
tail in JOY that it was right. With diff
ticulty, reaching out with my free
hand, | unscrewed the pillar nut. The
trap fell apart and my hand was re-
leased, and minute later l was free.
Bingo brought up my pony, which
had fled at the approach of the wolves,
and soon we were on the way home.
with the dog as herald, leaping and
barking for joy.
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ReprOving an Arch bishop.

An English paper tells how !"
archbishop OF Canterbury, some lln'
ago entered an East End (Lond0h
church during week.night seTVs
and, taking a back seat, Joined IN sllI
ing one of Moody and Sankey's hymn
Next to him was workingman W.
was singing Justify in tune. !"
piimate was wtetchedly out OF 'al'
and his singing evidently upset u
workingman, who patiently enao''
the discord as long as he could I'D
then, nudging the archbishop, wl'lsFl
ed in his ear: Ere, dry up, mise
You're sp'iling the show''-CnN"
Chronicle.
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Pay Of Lawmakers.

Tho lawmakers in Austria 81
France are paid S. day; in Greece \
senators get 800 a month and d
deputies $50; in Germany menb.
Of both houses receive about t?.A
day; in Denmark the members Of h
"landsthing' each receive about 4
day; in Belgium each member Of d
chamber of representatives gets 81
month; in Portugal the peers and @.
mons are paid the same sum, which
about 1855 a year; in Spain the NE
bers OF the cortes are not paid ior til
services, but enjoy many advsnlI
and immunities; in Switzerland
mbers OF the national council
50 80 a day. and the council Of stat
the lower house, $3.50; in ltal!
senators and deputies are not pail
all, but are aIlo we'd travelling eyrll
England is the only county vh
members Of parliament are not 0
unpaid, but have no special right
privileges. Chicago Chronicle
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A distinguished Massachusetts Oh
gyman tells good story at hiss'
expense. He was on tramp throq
the White mountains with anOIa
clergyman for companion. Onsd
they mounted the drivers seat Of
stage coach. AS is often the case.
stage driver was an interesting CHI
acter whose conversation abounded
good stories. The three speedly
came friendly and it was with rlu
ance that they parted at the end OFT
journey. 'l'm glad ter hev met
fellers," said the driver. on leaVl
them. Ier see, l haven't seen o
this summer exceptin' minister
Does anybody doubt that these
meE had more influence for good
this driver than all the duly unlloFu
ministers he had met that sumwsI
Anecdotes and Morals.
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In century he Will have grown from
5.3OS. 4S3 census of 1900 to So,25jos2
that is, he will be more than fifteen
times as large.
In 1900. according to Mulhall, the
great English statistican, the wealth
of the United States was 81 .OSOUO.O'h';
in 1880 it was 81. 136.UUoCOO: in 1S'iO.
$1G,16O, 100000; in 1870, 25,9S2,ooo,oo0;
and in 1850. $43.642. UoO.oo0. In 1900.
according to Special Agent j. X. L p
ton, of the census bureau, our wealth
which includes real estate and I'M
provements, live stock and farm aces
series, mines and quarrics, coin ana
bullion. machinery, raw and manufac-
tured products. railroads, telegraphs,
telephones, shipping. canals. etc
amounted to StiJ,o31 .091 .19I. This was
more than $1,000 apiece for each man,
woman and child in the country.
There is no reason to suppose that
our wealth has increased any less rap
idly during the present decade. Assum-
ing that the rate will prove to have
been at least the same. Uncle sam 5
wealth in June, 1900. will probably be
about S97 900, OOo,0 900. Mulhall esti-
mates that the wealth of the world in
1883 was less than S300,Oo0,OoOooo.
Our greatest rival in wealth is Great
Britain. Mulhall estimates that in 1SSS
Great Britain was worth about $4G,-
600, 900.
OF railroads we had In $500, Of
course. none. In 1890 there were in
operation 163. 400 miles of railroad ac-
cording to Poor's Manual In 1897
there were 1S2,919 miles. Assuming the
same rate Of increase. there will be in
1900 191 pa miles. This increase Is by
no means in proportion to the growth
In wealth, but is substantial and
healthy.
The following table shows the prob
able changes in the list. The figures for
1900 are based on the official estimates
mentioned above: