La Junta tribune., 1900-11-10
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The population Of Florida is s,542.
as against 391 Ar In 1880. an increase
Of 137. 100. or IS per cent
The Russian government will place
orders during the coming year for f3ve
battleships with American shipbuild-
ers.
The population OF Indiana. as official
iy announced by the census bureau. Is
2,.1G. 4G2, as against 2.ig22, 4O4 in 1890
This Is an Increase OF 324, ,O5S, or 14.I
per cent.
Frank Frooman Of Cutler. MINI,
was buried under thirty feet OF earth
while cleaning well. After thirteen
hours confinement lie was rescued aud
will live.
Horace Lee Washington. mt present
consul nj Valencia. Spain. has been ap-
pointed consul mt Geneva. Switzerland.
exchanging place with Richard II.
Bartleman.
The census shows that the City Of
Mexico has over 10000 population.
The population OF the federal district.
Including the capital city, is In excess
OF half million.
Official reports show the grain has
been completely burned up IA the
drouth in portions OF Siberia The
fields have not been harvested and are
used for pasturage.
The result OF the election to the Aus
tralian legislature assembly OF Victoria
is the return of forty-iive Ministerial
lists. forty-eight members OF the oppo-
sition and two independents.
The October customs receipts at Ma
Mia were 81 SIS 600 Mexican, an in
ha ~
Sl5O.OOO. The total revenue was ST.
10000. which breaks all records.
The North German Lloyd Steamship
Company has ordered more than 1909
tons OF structural iron from the United
States for it's work shops and foundry,
ms against Westphalinn competition
Don Carlos, the Spanish prctender.
IL said to have declared that the pres
ent rising in Spain IL contrary to his
orders and will rctard, instead OF pro-
mote his efforts to secure his rights.
Frank Williams of Johnstown, Penn
sylvania. has belueathed his fortune of
S3DolOO to Leliigh university. where he
had been student. The income OF
the fund is to be loaned to poor and
deserving students.
The elections to the Icelandic nlthing
have resulted In great majority FOR
the proposition OF Professor Gudmund-
son to create a special Icelandic min
istry and give Iceland, virtually, an au-
tonomous government.
Amid considerable excitement the
lord mayor. Mt n meeting Of the Dublin
corporation. ruled out OF order n resolu-
tion to confer the freedom OF the city
on former President Kruger OF the
South African republic.
The Paris exposition authorities have
closed the Transynal pavilion. because
Mr.. Pierson, the Transvaal emissary
general. refused to remove the inscrlp-
tions Insulting to England. with which
the walls were covered.
The Naval Department has directed
Admiral Remey Mt Cayite to convene q
court of inquiry to inquire into the
charge Of cownrdicc against Captain
Hall. United States marines. preferred
by Minister Conger at Pckin.
The poor farm OF Marion county.
Kansas. Is more than self supporting.
Last year the institution realized
enough on Its crops TO pay for the
maintenance OF Its ten inmates and
leave n. balance OF $500 clear profit
At Bow Street Police court. London.
Julian T. b. Arnold. son OF Sir Edwin
Arnold. who had been extradited from
California, was remanded on the
charge OF misappropriating $4,000 of
trust funds. He denied the charges.
A Bremen cable says: 1.-THE Indus
trial and agricultural pro,ectionists
have combined now TO urge higher Ger
man grain duties and have appeared
before tine committee drafting n new
tariff in favor Of such an advance"
William +. Seward and his wife. Of
Scranton township. near Crbana, ILL.,.
have given their G0O-acre farm. valued
at $1,000. for the founding OF an insti-
tuition devoted TO the education of col
ored people in the "black belt" OF the
south.
The funeral of Professor Max Muller.
who died mt Oxford, October %. was
largely attended. those present includ-
ing representatives OF Queen Victoria,
and Emperor William of Germany. The
latter sent n wreath inscribed ITO My
Dear Friend"
Lord Roberts has cablei to the war
office that Former President Steyn, In
dispatch to Delnry's Burghers. Octo-
ber %. said Mr.. Kruger had gone to
Europe to ''get interviewed" and that
II he failed. "the Transvaal will be
auctioned OF to the highest bidder"
Under the firm name Of the Buffalo
Union Furnace Company three OF the
largest Iron smelling plants in South
buffalo have been consolidated The
capital stock is $1,20O,OOO. The
plnnts in the consolidation are: The
Buffalo Furnace Company. the Union
Iron Works and the Buffalo Charcoal
Iron Company.
The American Rice Growers Distri-
button Company, Limited. has been In
corporated with capital OF $l5.OOO-
600. half OF which is paid. The officers
are: William X. Vanderbilt OF New
York. president; William c. Duson of
Crowley, vice president and general
manager; Alexander w. HnlberR Of
New York secretary Ifa heaflaua rfers