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SENATOR oL4RK.s CASE.
Wore Evidence DeC"rc Coinmitt4e In
Etstigafinp bribery GhurRe.


] Washington. INu l Tlt ahAte CON.
ih1tee on privileges aad elections began
y session ID fAe CHik -asc NTH 4 rp#
| fhest llnM the prosecution to have the
books 81 tlie Thomas Cni4p savings banl.
~ Helena, Men., showing thr deposits or
n y. Davidson ana nan named Toolo
brought before thu committee. The orig
mai subpoena had unly called fpr lie az.
post SLIPS. lhe point was not decided.
Y. N. l.. Lctur i dentist i'll Alissonla.
Was the first witness He had partici.
pated in ~" campaign Iii Rnyalli county
II the interest u y Il wood, who was
thc Democratic candidate for thp legisla.
tlre IN The last campaign and who was
{ friend ~ Mr.. Clark. Mr.. Ector said
hn had acted Mt the instance Of Mr.. Biek.
lord. one - Mr.. Clark's managers
\ number of lettcrs from Bickford
We're exhibited. In one Of these. written
after the legislative election. Mr.. Bick.
ford referred ID the presence of '.onr
friend II Hamilton and asked Mr.. Ector
q ascertain whnt lis financial condition
Sas. Mr.. Ector said .'our friend" was
Mr. Wood and that hc Ind replied to this
letter. SAYING that li4 indebtedness wns
Ai5OD ana thut $1,000 would probably
he necessary - settle all his debts Art
aI,wnrl Mr. Bickford Ind given him
$1,000 T. give . Wood IL had then IN
fused g accept the money, telling Bick-
ford i wa AN ~, as Wood had told
nun that hc coulll not afford to scl him
sclf
The witims3 -aia that Bickford had
promised q pay him FOR his services, but
that no specified silm had boon mentioned.
lie asked mc how much expected, /"
SAIL tic witness. and told him that
wanted all ! could gri out III it. con
lihued by saving no doubt Son will make
stake ont of IT. He asked me how 10
pcr cent would d. ! said, That wIll be
satisfactory. as ! have no doubt you viii
Gct S2nnaa " S23,oOD ont of ii
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MORRISON FRANTIC.
fl4tYez like a Mnnin. when Told of
Impending Arrest

-AGfNhAs
MAN 9afk .lan - District Allortg
.Sllrslfe 6f II tnlaats n5natr @ai1 tlat
II lad r9sifisa Evidence that Alfred Alor.
ri.D5, i hs4GGe il itoaaH EuaWa 6s
lilS t,ite. cumaiitlu aeii6eTutp aud Pre-
lnoditated murder, Tie district attorney
said that be would produce in court a
witness Wha heard Morrison tell the wo.
fHan gfter hr sh9t Acr thar She should
ssiy ihat thv hOoting was accidental and
that hc lhla / dream about burglars heing
4 thn house According ~ this witness,
lhr woman arterwtrd admitted that Nor
ris0n hail concoctrd the story of accidcn-
III shooting. Mrs Harry lhlenbergcr Of
Middletouil has been summoned to
Mount Vernon by Mr.. Andrews, and it
inferred that shr will depose on infor-
aation ahd belief that Morrison shot ana
killed hor sister Intentionally.
His counsel, Il Is sail will enter i plea
tlat Morrison Is u nnsound mind ana IL
responsible. MI Andrews said that he
proposed n rnt j stop to Morrison being
nplaied will large quantities ef eiga.
r,tt-s. ~ hr believed that the excessive
nokinr of the cigarettes was i cunning
.Hsc Gf Morrison ~ make il appear that
ha was n.ne.
Morrison was informed tAat liz Mas to
h4aftest,fi and heltly all night lie paced
ip anl tln@n III his room tearing his hair
ANA raYJHg like 4 maniac 4 detective
Nas carf,ntly with Morrison through
olt tie lshi. III SAYS that Morrison
tried 70 sa,id" i revolver ana shoot HIM
l4l
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Tos.ea On The FLOOR.

Flows copy" The busy fellow in
his shirt sleeves, rushing through his
No1k, has asked the question 'pe. the
copy cutter" in the composing room,
where the printers are setting the pa
5er. It is late, and every nerve il;
strained to the utmost. Reporters are
hurryirg, telegraph instruments are
Gathering, and whole banks Of copy are
peing fired up to the copy eutter'sn
desAs.
Crowded to DEATH" comes the an
swer.
"All right; I'll be up in a moment and
help you out"
In little while the busy fellow ii
Ills shirt sleeves is sorting mass OF
copy, leaving one story out Of the pa,
per entirely, laying another aside to bs
''cut down." tossing this and that on tc
the floor and making space for the i'm
portant news that must go into the pa.
per.
What is that loose sheet that he hass
tossed aside? You pick it up and
glance shows that it is headed with =
single line. "a Baby's Death" Ho.
unimportapt it seems; just three q
four lines. Can such news as tha
crowd out the telegraph. politics, pqS
lice news or even the gay doings of Sd
ciety? 1t is only a baby--toss it on til
hoor.-Josiah Carter in Atlanta Jou
nal
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Death Of n RecIuse In paris.

Paris. Jan. 12.-.kn eccentric old Amer
lean woman. known at the United States
legation and consulate for the last 20
years under the name Of Lady Living
stone, has died here under extraordinary
circumstances, leaving large fortune
Tor unknown heirs. Her ccccntrcities
and inconpatibility o. temper made con
stant trouble for her. and it was chiefly
70 make complaint of the actions OF her
neighbors that She called continually on
the American officials. She always dress
Cd Enthusiastically, but lived the life Of il
recluse. She had two rooms ut Ncuily.
Her only companion was parrot, and
she always pleaded She was in reduced
circumstances
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firc lri.on.r. pardoncd.

81 Louis, lam ~ Iurnh ilnnl, aud
Henry llaisrF Wha wese convicted u
NJ. murder " Edwin L. Brown, thc rich
stackman ii lhis city il March, 1893, and
wcr, sentenced tu HE jefferson CITY pen.
itcntialg for life, havr been released
Harry y. IIaws, president uf the St
Louis board q police commissioners, has
hecn at the state capitol fuf several duy
in consultation with Governor stephens
relative 70 tle case nf the prisoners. and
il was II his earnest solicitation that tho
governor sisucd their pall0ns Tho real
iHnrdcrer>. ~ revealed hy investigation,
af tho Rulier department were three nc#
lorioua criminals
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~ Ad,nncc PRICE NJ cnnI.

Philadelphia, Jan, T.. The Press says
that On April there il 70 b. an advance
Of at least 80 10 50 cents rer ton on btu,
minous coal freight rates, and i meeting
Of the bituminons coal carrying roads is
to bc held within a lew days. This adj.
vance will cause bituminous coal compl-
mics g put up the price IT coal rs in the
Cumberland region the miners will get at
least 10 cents more pcr ton and in the
Clcarficld region ; cents moro, while the
total increase in the cost of production
will be ~ cents ncr ton. The bituminous
trade n III hourishing condition, and the
operators are having trouble III securing
rnnngh cars ln moot lnmnMas
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THE URDANETA DISASTER.
Two survivors Tell the story of the
American Gunboat'a Capture.


Vancouver. +. G. Jan. l.. There arc
but two survivors - tell tile story nf the
disaster t. the American gunboat Ltria-
meta. Their names arc y. Il. Green ana
.G Nj. Powers They arrived in MANILA,
sny- the llungkong Pross II Doc. 20, Il
few dnSs ago bg The Oregon The Urda-
meta was purchased from Spain. She
was usrd iii patrolling the rivers about
Manila
The Press says that the steamer got
aground near Orani. aud the insurgents,
hearing of tlie mishap through friendly
Astves, came doyn u the river in force
ara poured yolley into the steamer
irom both banks They missed scarcely
/ mnn. Lieutenant Wood. in command,
being wounded ii three places
The mon did not wait for he second
vollcy bit lowered boat iii useless
attempt ~ grt away. I'll" gig, even
wllilC il was being lowered, was CON
reited into sieve, ami Lieutenant Wood
tumhlcd into it and died Some Vi the
crew were Killed by that second yoIley,
only i've remaining II Dc taken prisoners
hy the insurgents. who Wadrd into Tho
water and seized the gnnboat.
These hyc survivors about three days
ialer made d dash for liberty. but were
captured AMI sentenced 10 death lit day
break. They again escaped III the dark
ness, bHt ih,ir absence was noticed, and
search was made for thcnl. Green and
Powers made good their escape. but tho
other three Americans werc captured
Green and Powers were two days iii
reaching tlc cnast anil were without faol
ind water during that time
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A Compliment.

Apropos Of the late Lord Watson's
prediction for interrupting counsel
and the story Of Lord Bramwell's ex,
hortation to his learned brother tc
cease worrying certain arguing bar.
rister, correspondent tells how on one
occasion Lord Watson justified his in
veterate habit of interposition.
Il ventured, he says. once out OF
court to complain 10 him OF his 100 fre.
quent Interruptions from which had
suffered III court.
He answered: 'Eh? Man, you should
not complain or that. for never in.
terrupt a fool "-I.ondon Globe.
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lie scored on LIncnln.

In 1858 Abraham Lincoln and
Stephen A. Douglas had a joint debate
on the college grounds OF Knox college,
Galesburg. II was 4 great meeting.
and | shall never forget the tremen-
dous enthusiasm that was manifested
by the respective partisans of each Of
these great men. Mr.. Douglas had the
opening and conclusion, and lie got ia
ono shot on MIR. Lincoln that was so
pat that even the adherents of that
gentleman had to join IN the laughter.
Mr.. lincoln. in the course OF his re.
marks, twitted his opponent with max
ing Only one speech-a set Grafton
which he delivered TO each new audi
ence. the suggestion being that he was
Incapable OF changing his stock ad-
dress.
In reply Mr. Douglas said that he ad.
mitted the charge. and conceded that
his rival knew in advance what he was
going % say. IIe wished that he could
foretell with the same egactness what
Mr.. Lincoln was going TO say, but alas,
that was impossible, since he changed
his argument TO suit his audiences
making fierce abolition talk in com,
muritles where that sentiment was
strongly entertained, as at Galesburg
but in southern Illinois ignoring abol
tion ana staaiing ~ squarely as az
old time Whig.
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Closing prices:
GcncraI Mnrket-.

New York, Jan, t.
FLOUR state and western moderately ae-
tive and steadirr; Minnesota patents. SIS s0a
io5. winter straights, s3.49a845 winter extrae,
S2.55a290
WHEAT Opened weak under disappointing
cables and heavT Argentine shipments, but
rallied at noon with corn ana provisions;
March, 15a754c.; May, i3}sa14c
RYE-Quiet state, 5laisc, 9. i. f.. New
York, car lots, No. western. eolac, i 0. b,
afoat
CORN-Opcned steady and was later
streng hcned hs light country offerings and
highcrAo; prices; May, 3gI@a3g3sc
OArS--Quiet; track. white state 3laS5c,
track, white, western, 3la35c
| PoRH- -Firmer; mess, Sl0.25al0.75; family,
/ Sl2al2.lO.
LARD Firmcr; prime western steam.
| 6.39l5c
BUTTER -unsettledi state dairy 20a27c.;
state creamery, sia2sc.
\ CHEESE Firm; fall made, fancy small
/ l2s4al3c.. illl made, fancy, large, l2s4a3c.
\ EGGS Barely steady; state und Iaennsyl
1 vajti$. 20e.; western 2uc., loss Of.
4 SEGAit-Raw strong: fair refining a56e
centrifugal 95 test. i-lGc. bid; refined firm
crpshcd, 5.45c
MoLAssES-Qulet, but arn; New Orleans
R2aAnn-
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Local Quotations.
The Stumbling HIocIs.

A member Of the Mug House club
who had failed TO win a fortune on
lie turf decided to go into Wall street
q tackle easier game. "On the tuyf,'
e explained. "a man has exactly 27
chances against him in a field ofl ten
!orses. In other words. he hqs one
lance in 2s to hit a wlnner{ Now,
Wall street stocks go bne Of
no ways either up or Idown
iying man one chance in 1.-TWO. Il
aolSs like dead open and SHUT. I'm
oing 10 make il pay There's moth
ns against you except bad judgAnent. :"
oh, yes, there Isl said a New Etreet
operator, nodding his head sagelyl
And that ls'-we ali asked
"Your broker and his commisslaka. M
Sew York Press
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4 BIG STEAMER IS DOOMED
tblazr and on d Reef OH
III" evloundland
Coast.
NO HOPE FOR THOSE ABOARD
Life savers stand by, Helpless, and
Sec People Washed Overheard
by Heavy Seas That Are
Pounding the Vessel
10 Pieces.


ST. J Jhns y. III. Jan. l2.-.An appall
ing loss of lilc il feared in tha wreck III
9 biz steamship ashore ii gale Off St
Mary's Lay.
The wreck is burning iiafrE!F, aud thr
heavy sea running prevents ADD. attempt
to rescue those iii board.
The life savers saw several people
washed overheard hut were unable b 40
anything - save them.
Tic wrecked steamship went ashore III
q snoWstprtn near fipl island. ID St Ma.
ry's bay
Belated reports from tl magistrate
and wrrck commissioner Ill sd. MIarys
give Illc following ad,lifinna particulars
II regard % The steamer
Sllc Is 4 tWo nlastcd vessel aitd IL d
complete wreck. Only three survivors
We're visible III ngHtGll
:" ~ Lc vessels boats were smashed anu
were floating bottom iii. Tho crew had
probably tried II land III thg boats ana
lmt been drowned III the attempt. some
bodies atn visible il thr surf.
Tho ship il on tirc aft She las some
kerosene % hoard. but she il not thought
q bp 4 tallk sealAor. az. il Is pointed out,
Z tank steamer would explode from the
fire.
/" 4 i feared -he Mill break m owing
IL the heavy sea-
Ihe magistrate also reports Tint shc n
4 heW shin anf il probably 4 passenger
boat
Theories Abort the wreck.
One theory is that tho sloahirr took fra
ii sea, that tic captnia tharcnron tlial
to make land and that fhc vessel s;ruc!;
nl tn caa-t during snowstorm. NJ
nope il onteIfainel that me liycs of any
of those FIJI hlard The vessel viii be saved.
Nothing Il Known of her name or per-
sonncl
- Maly's Il 4 fishing village Ill the
head q deep hay bearing the same
name uI thc south coast III Newfound-
band. The cliffs rise prcciptousy from
the sen, and vessels can approach close
" the shore, 50 deep Is the water. The
population II coo. almost all fishing folk.
The town Is G5 miles from st. Johns.
Il is unlikely that the vessel ashore
there can be bound 10 or from any place
other tltan one Of the gulf Of St. Law
renee or the st. Lawrence river II She
were bound for ans American port. She
AiieAt have gone ashore oil Cape Race.
but ~. Nary hay Is about ~ miles west
NJ the cane, antl vessel for an Amnri-
aan port would not bc likely t0 head in
that direction
There are two lines Of passenger steam-
ships plying between Montreal in the
summer and Quebec in the winter and
Liverpool. There are the Allan and Do
minion lines. There are also the Rcford
line Of big frcighters and several smaller
ines.
The steamship Scotsman was lost IN
der distress iug circumstances while CROP
ing for Nh entrance into the strait OF
Belle Isle last summer, and since then
there has been an agitation to have Ca
madam liners adopt the course to the
southward Of Newfoundland.
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I,nw VIII ~ nnh TX nn,

Here is an odd little piece Of dog.
gerel which appeared in The Gentle
mans Magazine 10 years ago which
gave rise TO considerable discussion.
Correspondents seem 10 have been
pretty evenly divided between those
who claimed that there were several
answers and such rs maintained that
the problem was unsnlyable
When frst tie marriage knot was tied
Bctwixt my wife ana me.
Ny aye did hers as lar exceed
As three times three does three.
But when ten years and half ten years +
We man and wife had been
Her age came up as near 70 mine
AS twice four IS 10 sixteen.
Now. tell me. Captain David Gray. pray.
What were our ages Oh the wedding day?
David Gray was noted writer on
mathematical subjects who lived at
that time.l
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Tbe Lad opnorfuniI

The late. sotone = g,
the fara,,hs skepts
Of experiences which sfsN oi
common knowledge Of his 81
One of these related to a v
he once made to Rev. PHIL
before DR.. Brooks became
Calling on DR.. Brooks, he ~
fused admission because, las the
ant said. it was sermon day,
some OF DR.. Brooks own home Il
had already been denied admi'
But DR.. Brooks learned that Ing,
was at the door and sent out word
lie should come In.
After the interview, and as Co
Ingersoll was about to leave, he
DIR. Brooks. your man told me
you hsd denied Yourself to son
your home people this morning.
how Is 1t that you have admitted
q strangerI1
"oh, that's quite easy" said
Brooks, Laughing, SThey are
church members, and | EIAJl see
again, here or in heayen, but, is,
right for me TO cor snr your
and that / shall pro bly, neye
you againn'-Youth Eompani4
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nIo .Tonciro Plorne S,.i.ln

WASHINGTON. Ian + surgeon General
NNrpr tf the marine hospital service
has le6,sl ,he folloRins teiarr4m nom
oni nsHl n Rin Ianairo There has
tesn 2ne denth from rlasuo 1t RIO ia.
neire This diagnoas confirmed hy bacte-
riuloeisal examination. Acting Assistant
Surgeon Carson has arrived III rnutc t.
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Geperol,s TInn.

Mrs. Youngwed-You know Uncic
Pincher said he was going to send Il.
something that would help us save our
coal bills this YEAR, Wen. it came.
Mr. Really? 4 stock oi
coal?
Mrs. Youngwed-Nc A little ar
rangement for filing bllls.--Philadel,
phia Press. 49,.
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rhe MnehIoa n sonto Do,n,n.o

Santo Domingo, via IIaitien Gable
Ian II The United States sunboa.
Machias and one more French warshir
have arrived here The French admira
has haa conference with tile govern
ment According 70 rnmor ihe dificult5
is being settled II satisfactory mai
Lpi
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DefauItinE TeIier Held,

Buffalo. Jan. II. Frcl T. Newton
the defaulting payius tqller II the ri.
deity Trust and Guaranty company, ha,,
been placed in ! cell II toloc headqnar,
ters pending the report "a the grand July
@aish Is now eonsiderihT his case.
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THE TROUBLES oF CHINA.
Both Foreign and Domestic iTairs
Are sndIs Complicated.

Arr SndlS Complicated.
Suaconecr Il III. JAM II Gliua 's
troubles, t4ecign and domestic, arc said
10 N more complicated now than cgrr De-
f3rn. Ilugkong late native reports say
that The l'rrneh arc srill holding the Chi
ncse taoiai 1T kung Chow Wan as hos
lagc uAtl thpir demand for the handing
Oycr ~ thc LuicAi magistrate has been
complied with. The French consul at
llainow haS lcti for Hai-Fons, and seri-
oHs outbreak a.r daily expected.
Thc rrGe ilau FL central China has be-
come f9rmti.iI.e aud adYices from Chang
Sha date, Iec 20 state that the insur-
rertlon I'll ihs Hcngshand district Ii
9ieadiG4 iaFiAlEst. 4 large body IF In
sargcnt~ have airrldy inferred Pingshian-
.AisAal. ln tlt frontier. touching the Ho-
nan hortlnr. ana the center uf some new
anil valuable mines
'rhc state 81 anarchy Ill south China,
NH NOR particularly the province "
kEangtaug, Il causing no little anxiety
IT, the British authorities ana to all hay
ing in interest Hi The integrity Of the
Chinese empire. Tho Cantonese IRE the
race III China least well disposed toward
the present dynasty, and thcir disloyalty
iis been announced by weak and cor
rnpt provisional government Forming
the buffer between the right Of the CHI
ncsr empire and the French possessions
IN Anan tncrc have bccn for Years
bodies of armed men, only partially un-
dar control, who have worried the French
when Il suited them
The French III Kwong Chau Wan have
been attacked hy hands which the Chi
ucse authorities claim are pirates, whom
they are unable 70 suppress. Unless
England compels drastic measures and
some firm hand takes control in south
China, France may seize the excuse % in
clude this almost tho richest, province III
the Chinese empire within French terri
IL.
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Iii the japanese temples there is 4
'argc drum used il worship. 1t is cali
"a knGufa-taiSo. and it gives a tone
niich Ike gong
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Financial and Commercial.

New York Jan. i,
Money Oh cali easier AZ 4ia per cent Prime
mercantile paper, ilaa6 per cent sterling eI-
change easter, with actual business in bank
er-' Fiji. 1t Sis651 f1r demand and at s4.s3J4
at.sil4 4 ION 10 days. Posted rates. S4silG and
sissai.s ~. Commercialbill S4,s.1eai.s3. Sill
Yer Ger ifcates 5sIa51lGc. Bar silver, 5s5sc.
Me- can dollars i,iGc. Government bonds
irregular. stare bonds Inactive. Railroad
bpnis firm.
LlLnalnn pHces.
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illcE-steacyi domestic, 4as1ie- Japan. ~
& ~.
FALLow- steady; city. SIC. bid: eountry,s
aa5Ac
HAY-Tirn shipping. 7s56asoc.; good p
llOice, s0aSsI5c.
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The Business People

afford ignore the newspaper medium through which
attract the peoples attention And having
enton enough your oars but keep their eyes
fixed You bv
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: When inan horrows trouble, the ia.
terest eats Up the principal.-Kansas
City Star.
The sun., 1900-01-13
4 Japanese seere..

Tie Japar wo T5T1tTt- :,
ture trees arb tToduces
other mystssfies. the secret h|
discovered Ny the curious oce,
It is simple enough. consisting
the cutting OF the roots when R
begin to sprout.
Suppose q miniature oak tr
sired. The Japanese garden
an acorn and an orange. He
scoops out the interior of tha
and fills the skin with rich md
actly in the center he places t
leaving a round hole in a lin
sprouting point. he pHts
In a sunny place and Va
day.
Soon after the first
and in a very short tim9
roots break through t.
These are shaved off q
tree grows to ahesT fiy
and then storfs. In a ye =
feet miniature oak. W
cease to grow, the ends drs
over and the orange imbedda
or vase. The tree becomes mo
ed and stunted every year and
oil 10 whatever shape is desire
York Times.
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TroubIe In reacIiing sIonII

An experienced Q ANAL train
tAs a rule, MONK f are read
ed, but occasioneIl9 there is
the human spec tho is q
won't learn Anything, IS
stupid and ref pelsistel
come educated Ahe troubld
ing monlc largely th9l
mischieyou.. Mey try
things and 10 things Y
wanted Of Il u. so y
make they rform
by precept
him."-wa s4SiIs
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hines hundreds Of the best homes found every
stand the public reading rooms every club every hotel and the
public brariesin fact il every place where intelligent thinking
people are found.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-12-28

among the most fascinating industries.
The production of gold throughout the
world during the present century has
steadily increased. The production in
the United States in 1899 amounted to
S12,j00,000. while that of the whole
world is given at 1915, 000O 900, thus Civ
ing the United States the first position
in production of gold of any country.
In the matter of copper the United
States produces 223000 tons annually,
or more than onc-half of the worlds
output. The United States and Mexico
are the two greatest silver producing
countries. In other mining produc-
tons. the commercial value of which is
considerably greater than that Of the
precious metals, the countries of Pan
America also lead the world. During
the last year the coal output Of the
United States reached the enormous
amount Of 22j.GOO.UUO tons. This. us
compared with Great Brtnlns output
of about 2OO.OOOOO0 tons and Ger
mauy's lOO,OOOOOO tons. makes the
question of the future production Of
coal, considering the rapid Increase in
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-12-28

ter erected by the city OF Buffalo.
Crossing the bridge between the lake
and the North Bay. the New York
State building may be seen on the north
bank OF the bay. This also is OF white
marble. tireproof and permanent
structure. II will be devoted. after the
Exposition. TO the uses of the Buffalo
historical Society.
Continuing up the slight grade across
the bridge, we now come 10 the ZAP
proach" (D), where we get the first
broad view of the wonderful group OF
buildings devoted to the various ex.
hibit divisions of the Exposition.
1t will be noted by reference TO the
ground plan that the buildings are
grouped around a system OF courts
which have been aptly described as in
the form of an Inverted letter II. The
transverse court, corresponding to the
cross Of the r. is the Esplapade, capa-
bic of accommodating 100000 people.
North Of this. corresponding with the
perpendicular OF the Il, are the Court
OF Fountains and the Plaza. which
reach almost 20 the northern limits Of
the grounds. On either side Of the
Court OF Fountains are the subordinate
courts known as the Court OF Expresses
and Court of Lilies. These several
courts have a combined area OF 33
acres, which Is far more extensive than