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since he became Pope.
Last year Germany imported 214, ,739
metric tons of potatoes and l ,370,S5O Of
wheat.
The recent rebellion in San Domingo
being restored.
Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul ar
rived ON the Majestic n few days since
from a long trip abroad.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has
proclaimed her betrothal to Duke Hen
ry of Mccklenburg Schwerin.
General Greeley has received report
from Manila saying that sixty miles of
cable for use in the Philippines has ar
rived.
A conservative estimate of Floridas
orange crop this year places the yield
at 100000 boxes. The average price
per box is 50.
Professor Frederick Max Muller, cor
pus professor of comparative philoloSy
at oxford University, England, is very
dangerously sick.
King Oscars illness, says dispatch
from Stockholm has developed into
serious Inflammation of the lungs. The
crown prince has been appointed re-
gent.
Governor Jones has designated his
daughter, Miss Robbie Newton Jones,
to christen the monitor Arkansas,
which will be launched at Newport
News November 10th
William Luson Thomas, managing
director of the Graphic and the Daily
Graphic of London, died October 18th,
in his seventeen year He was the
founder of both papers.
An immense Chinese laundry has
. been established in London, and writ
ers are already beginning to point to
America as an awful example of the
dangers of Chinese immigration.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
commander-in-c chief of the Loyal Le-
gion convened in indianapolis October
18th. The commander-in-chie Is Lieut.
enant General John NJ. Schofield.
The Postotlice Department has given
notice that until spring no mail matter
except letters will be sent to the Can
adian Yukon country or to American
postoffices north of the YUKON river.
The Ohio Supreme Court has decided
the Ohio tramp act constitutional. y
man found begging outside his home
county, and refusing to work is liable
to from one to three years in prison.
the expediency of excluding Chinese
laborers. who frequently marry de-
graded white women and raise fami-
lies of vicious and immoral half-brecds.
The actual value of the stock of many
of the big trusts show considerable
decline since the date of issue.
The business portion of Port Limon,
Costa Rica has been entirely wiped out
by fire.
The Automobile Club of France has
decided. in conjunction with the Ger
man club, to hold n race from Paris to
Berlin early next year. Emperor Will
lam has promised prizes to the value or
$4,000 marks.
The Order of Railway Telegraphers
has elected NJ. NJ. Dolphin of Kansas
City president, vice w. V. Powell, re-
moved. T. NJ. Pierson. $. j. Kelly and
+. G. Sinclair were elected first. second
and third vice president.
The monthly statements of the coz
lections of internal revenue shows that
the receipts from all sources during
September, 1900. amounted to S23. .4o3,-
S14. n decrease as compared with Sep
temper, 1899, of S1,O6I.OI1.
Sir Thomas Upton wants to build
yacht that will win the much covered
cup. Il would give every penny
have" said the Irish baronet. and be-
gin life again mt the bottom of the lad
der to lift the Americas cup
The battleship kentucky, which has
been ordered to the Asiatic station.
will take 300 marines from the Yer
mont to the Asiatic squadron to fill out
the compliments of the various vessels
in Admiral Remey's squadron.
The Supreme Court has granted mo-
tions advancing the Neely case and the
cases involving the question of the ex-
tension of the constitution over the
Philippines and Porto Rico, to the sec
ond Wednesday in November.
Baroness Won Ketteler. wife of the
German minister to China, who was
murdered at Pekin. has arrived in Vic
toria, Il. c., 'on her way TO the home of
her father. Mr.. Ledyard. superintend-
ent of the Michigan Central, at Detroit,
Michigan.
Professor William Oncken of the Uni
yersity of Giessen CHesse) who was in
timately acquainted with the late
Prince Bismarck, writes to Dresden
journal that Bismarck's last prayer
was: Lord, l believe. Help thou mine
unbelief."
Dawson and the outside world will
be connected by telegraph inside of
two months. BY Christmas the stretch
between Eagle and Tanana alone will
remain 10 be built to connect Nome
with the world at large. That stretch
is 800 miles.
Under reserve the London Express
publishes n report that General Sir
Redvers Butler has been summoned
from South Africa to succeed Lord
Wolseley as commander-in-chief, Lord
Roberts declinS TO accept the position
without a free hand.
The family of the late John Clark of
New York have engaged counsel TO try