The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-25

two thousand have arrived In Cuba
within sixty days and many thousands
more are expected
An interesting announcement by the
age expenditure for postage by Massa-
chusetts people each year is $3.50. New
York Is next, with 1927; the District of
Columbia third, with $2.16; Colorado
fourth with $3.50. South Carolina is
lowest on the list, the rate in that state
being rs cents.
In 1899 a law was passed in Germany
that every German with an income of
$3.50 and over must insure his life
against sickness and old age. In 1898
there were II, 100000 persons in Germany
thus insured, and so many of these had
pulmonary consumption that thirty
seven of the insurance companies erect
ed at their own expense sanitarium
for the care Of these persons.
The United Confederate Veterans of
New Orleans are planning to purchase
Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis Mississippi
Confederate soldiers who are still able
to do light work They have received
intima tions that Mrs. Davis desires to
sell the property, that she may invest
in real estate in New Orleans and make
that city her home.
The empress dowager of China is not
finding the government bed of roses.
the creatures whom she gathered round |
her have begun to quarrel over the
spoils, and she is beginning to realize
the insecurity of her position. Mean
time it is noted that the practically de-
spised emperor still has friends all over
China, though they dare not assert
themselves at the moment. 1t is said
that he is really in much better health
than has been supposed.
A British government official states
that he has seen a remarkable airship
which Is under construction in Ger
many. He says that it was in a great
wooden building on floating raft, i'm
plying, evidently, that its design is a
secret 1t is strange, nevertheless, that |
the German government has been able
to prevent any rumor of the invention
from getting out until the wonderful
craft is so near completion The Off
ciaPs description of it fully justifies
the adjective used The airship, he
says, seemed to be like the slender
skeleton of huge vessel. 1t was made
of aluminium, except that it carried
within it's frame several large balloons.
The total lifting capacity will be ten
tons, and it is supposed that the ma
chine or airship, whichever, it is, will
move through the air at the rate of
twenty two Knots an hour.
German papers says that additional
have lately been taken to
spot on the wall of the "Lutherstube,"
In the Wartburg. When the reformer
hurled his inkstand at the devil he had
no conception that he was supplying
food for the relic hunger Of thousands ,
Of English and American pilgrims. 1t
is now no longer possible to scratch
the plaster in order to get possession ,
Of a small portion of dark colored dust.
But for this protection of the material /,
and visible record of Luther's spiritual
and invisible conflict with the Evil One ,
here was a likelihood that the entire
wall would in time have been carried c
,way. The iron band around the re- =
'ormers table in the same room has :
,ffectually saved it from the penknives ,
If ]eyout Protestant pilgrims; other
wise the table. like his bed and his :,
hair. would have been frittered away >
nto chips. and distributed piecemeal
nto all quarters of the globe.
Mr. o. B. Stevens, Commissioner of Fl
Agriculture of Georgia, has issued an t
stimate of the present cotton crop. At d
err a careful investigation and CORE t
pondence from the cotton producing "
actions Mr.. Stevens has reached the f
onclusion that the crop of the United h
states will not exceed 100000 or g. a
o0. 900 bales He introduces many fig II
res and facts in support of his conclu- p
ions. the principal reasons being the Il
ght yield in many sections and a de- h
reased acreage of 1.422000 acres. I'm il
err these conditions, Mr. Stevens says, Il
otton should bring 5 or 8 cents per n
ound by January l. He does not ad- V
Use the farmers to hold their cotton, S
0 the hurt of the merchants and banks Il
yho accommodated them, nor does he r.