The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-09
NOTES OF THE DAY.

have fallen in South Africa
a Western Photographic adrorti>es that be .
-utpt IN taking exterior Or intcrier views u
houses, cogs and honses.
By the clyinS in a wine vaults at Ep1rl1y
lt-nce, l.S0oa0 bottles and 80 barrels 81 cham
payne were destroyed recently
There is a marked tendency in ,r.t-sli, ,ov.,-5
toe formation Of trusts out Of industries com
peuhg ~ The same lire OF products.
The earnings Of one German line between Ham,
burg and New York In 1870 exceeded the esr1iUe,s
ct the previous year by i.ooo,O00 mark.
Pretoria Is 200 miles north Of Lord Roberts
present Lines, and Tor much Of The way the eOun-
Try IS as easy % defend Switzerland.
Tie Hebrew population o. London has moro
man doubled during the last twenty years. It
q go" estimated At between 10000 and I20.00l.
The Niceroy 81 India reports that the number
. on persons on relief works l. Increasing ever
Nnefe' ana that the total now reeched Is f,2s2.-
Donald Fraser & sons viii cut at their Fr-d-
eilcton and Temiscouata mills en- New Brurs-
wick tins year 3e,O10 600 fee. OF long lumber and
Co,oOO-OOo shingles
The next Vermont Legislature wiz probably an-
prupfiate money for statue of Justin : Morrill,
70 De placed 10 the StatEary H1H o. the
Capitol AZ Washington.
Cambridge University may lose its river. a.
water company proposes 10 tap the sources OF the
Cam The q adu1te- are getting up q petition tp
Parliament against the scheme.
Over 100 families Of Finnish people sailed f-om
Liverpool not long ago 90 seek homes iu Can4ds-
This makes over 800 Films carried to O1usdl hy
one steamship line within ten mcnth--
Comparatively feu people know that the hum.
be and modest penny ). legal 20 the amount Of
- cents. That. however T. the limit Of their
standing as between debtor and creditor.
The British Government offers 10 re-cnIi.t OK
soldiers not over forty-fre wears Tor year,
81 ire q. a--H
bounty a. enlistment AID so oa discharge
A Ms LumgaTteH a View Milford. Conn. pro-
poses a. a method Of reforming saloons % have
she best clti1ers visit The barrooun. not to drink
hut 10 form social surrounding Of a high order
Tie bubonic plague is primarily due 10 a
specific organism or microbe OF infnitesimaI Size
so small that probably 80 millions q them
would be required 90 cover square inch o.
surface
Not0i,h,tsldiag the disaster he las met in
South Africa ConeraI Butler has Just been hon
ared by the Canadian postal authorities BY hty-
ing postortce iu North Victoria county named
after hin.
It Is announced chat tile Government Of the
Congo Free s-ste, which has its Headquarters in
Brussels. Las decided 60 .d1p- wireless telegr4phy
for che Transmission Of u1ioilI Dispatches in The
/ Upper Congo regions
The great increase iH ccmu.rce and IN naval
lruameuts has placed he seryiccs Of experienced
sesmen at premium The scarcity of sailors Is
, felt in an navie~. and even the great steamship
Lucs are IUclHyeuiercad
r. New YORK city the Metropolitan street Rail
way COMPANY ha- -si miles Of track AID last
year carried on them z55.s35.o00 passengers. Or
about half Tire number carried on all 0f the
steam railrsaas of tae Jlised States.
Women al, pharmacies are engaging in business
in Russia Many OF the drug stores favor tiam
as clerks and tl.aiE tidiucss. IS vel as devotion
r1 their responsible Offices. make them specially
favored b. .ay sIC.-rs IS Wei. the general pub
Eau-as IS O. have cacumas- farm oa a '1rsy
scale. Tho project IS t7 secure LOO acre Tclr
Lawrence. Du t-- l.us or Toe proposed eiseuir
railroad Tho cuJ1lnhCI crop lra-lires just Tire
school term ends, when p.esor- can be- easily -l-
cured.
SOME ct tie wooden churches Of NarU1y are
fllIy zoo ysars old. ard are ssU in al czcrllea,
state OF prs-sl,4gi1r- THsi- Jiubers have $40
ces,fully resisted lHr frosty and almost ArCtir
winter because -.ey have been repeatedly coated
with tar.
Liverpool is the CREATES. foreign d,str5batil-s
point ior Amcriean apple, and As high l9j,-
coo barrels % our apples have been sold there in
one week az IsUuugr-,lEl prices London GIl~-
zov. and HuU also receive immense c4rgoes p
American spp.es-
An interesting subject OF discussion in the
mining press of Europe i~ Us 90 the location Of
The oldest coaI mine iu Europe According 90
Herr flautz BuetteHli'h- l'il ras mined be-
ia:e lib. aHd DO has h=eu Thought -ll- coal WAS
SRI found Boa tine Le-g ni-rr.c--
The peculiar coaditicls % NAVIGATION OF tie
English Channel make s, -s5m r-ouahi- that
wireless rel,sTaplg VIII first b. actually placed
In practical operation In connection with the
passenger heats sailing between Dover and Ca
lars and BCulUEuc and Eo,Ee-tuue.
A Leiigh Valley Railroad engine recently A.
s5mulisnsd ,hs ie1t Of hauling train consisting
~ s.eeI ears Of 10000 pounds capacity and q
wooden cars oi >ou9o pounds gaplcity. each
fully headed wiih anthracite coal. Ius total
weight OF the 20 ears 0.ss $500 tons-
\ large iai,le .eI from the sooi o; a mill in
Wiaooski. II. 90 a ro5t underneath and vent
through 90 the hol-. smashing every Thing IN lis
path % took several hours ~ clear away the
debris and repair thr root The i,icie vas ABOUT
seven -,et long. and very large DO proportion
The Rev. ~ lafayette Gordon. NJ D.. mis-
-iouary of the American Bcard. Row on fm-
Tough from Kioso Japan. hss been invited hy
the Hawaiian Evangelical Association % take
. cha-gt &C the work carried ON iu HouOluiu for
the more tlaH ia-000 IlpaHlss now in Jht~taLInrs.
It Is proposed TO construct an electrically work
ed aerial bridge crossing the Usk, says the Eng
lisa Electrical Review The width OF the river
az this point l. go yards and the time occupied
/ by the carrier Eoinl, from one bank &c smother
/ Is estin,at-f al about q minute. The bridge VIII
I cost sS25-060-
/ After three months Of trial the municipal pawn
! shop in Chicago Is pronounced a success by is
/ advocates Not only does IL Weld a fair rc,ulL.
upon the investment but II = reaching e1fctis
The class oi persons DO wac intended 90 benefit. a.
shown by the fact that a large number OF fEc
/ loans are Tor small amruut=-
] Most OF Oh, fruit brought 20 New York So far
/ this season has been exceptionally good The
California oranges IN particular have mover been
I 50 FIRE nor So plentiful. the falling Of Il the
supply from Florida and sicily having been tskra
advantage q rs crOHsr~ on abe Pacific Coast usJ
/ are getting good prices tor their goods
/ Several important changes VIII be made in h.
/ Harvard University summer school courses tEis
/ year course in reading and speaking sin b
. ofiicrUd for The first time u IS intended t"'
l teachers who make srch training Al accessory Il
I lahoratorv corrse iu u,ing-lilEy ard Ltlol0gE-
TIE eiahtietb BIRTHDAY the Rev. D. Henry
( e.. Weston. President Cor a quarter O; orrury
1f Croner Theological Seminary. at Upland, Ps.,
I Is 90 be appropriately celebrated next Scpt-il-
! bsl He has been connected with Crozier Semi
Z b. m since its inception. it was Es who organ
, izcd the iscuity ard pJt "a on SOLID iolnl--
I lion.
: The japanese cedar. SO common in JlplECsc
/ aariIal has never been found in Wild state.
I = In tEr-ca-c % 60 uarv of cur garden ever
efetus brought from Jauau under botanical
names 10 Is suspected of being form q some
1 thing else. There /, "a striking resemblance bee
Z tween tine seeds and these o. Cur mammoth So
/ quoia-
/ Current Through the iron gate OF the Danube
l. stiI flJ too rapid. owing 20 the sharp incline.
I and the work of excavation docs not suffice 20
secure The expected depth The uavisab,e chz"-