North Park union., 1900-11-23
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| greatly injured the potato crop Dau-
| ages are estimated at $5OO,OOO.
Mrs. Zerelda James, widow of Jesse
| James, the noted southwestern bandit,
died at Kansns City on the 18th In
stant.
The Island Paper Company's mills at
| Carthage, New York, were almost de-
stroyed by fire on the 9Th instant. Loss,
$25O,OOO
The population OF Maine is officially
! given out as 694. .4G6. as against GG1.-
| O86 In 1880 an increase OF 33,SSO, or .
per cent.
Lord Raglan, grandson of the Cri-
| mean general of that name, VIII be
appointed under secretary OF war IN
the English Cabinet
II. G. Dun, founder of the mercantile
agency of H. G. Dun 4 CO.. died in
| New York city on the 10th instant ut
| the age Of seventy-four years.
Judge Wayne Bailey Of Rutland,
| Vermont, Is believed to own the larg-
est dog in the world. a German-Eng-
| lisl mastiif that weighs 2Sj pounds.
The population of Massachusetts, as
| officially announced by the census bu-
reau. is 2.S0j.3 us against S.a3
| In 1890, an increase Of 566, 4O3, or o.
per cent.
Vernon NJ. Davis to-day accepted the
| presidency of the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty to Children. to sue
ceed Elbridge Gerry. and will take Of
| flee January 1st.
] Labor men In Vancouver, B. c., are
advocating the placing of heavy tax
| on male domestic servants, the idea be-
| ing to diminish the employment of Chi
nese and Japanese.
Judge Melhorn. at Marysville, Ohio,
has sentenced Rosslyn ii. Ferrell to
| be elec,rocuted Friday, March LIST, for
| the murder OF Express Messenger
Lane, August 10th last.
Between 1000 and 1900 engineers
and firemen of the Chicago. Milwaukee
4 st. Paul railroad system have re-
| celved material concessions in the way
| of pay and working time.
The military department of Porto
Rico has been discontinued. Hereat-
| er the island will he included in the
Department of the East and known as
the district of Porto Rico.
Elbridge T. Gerry, founder Of the
| Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
| to Children. and for the past twenty
one years ut It's head has resigned us
president of the organization.
The mayor OF Leavenworth, Kansas,
| has offered reward for the arrest or
the murderer of Pearl Forbes, the
| twenty-year-old girl whose body was
| found in q ravine near her home.
The Kentucky State Board OF Assess
ment and Valuation has fixed the tax
valuation Of whisky at $40 barrel In
stead OF 81 barrel, which has been
the assessment for several years past.
The Russian government intends to
send an agent to the United States to
| study the homestead and pre-emption
laws, with the view OF their partial
application to the peasant communi-
ties.
! The twenty seventh annual convCn-
ton of the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union has been called
tc meet ut Washington, ID. c., Novem-
| ber Both and continue in session until
December Ith.
The American Steel and Wire Com
pany has bought the fleet Of the Amer
lean Steamship Company of Duluth,
paying S5,25O.OO0 There are twelve
ships. including the four largest YES
sells on the lakes.
1t is likely Sir wilfrid Lauricr will
recommend Sir Charles Tupper. the re-
/ tired Conse SVNtive, for II pecragc for
his work In bringing about the confed-
Grafton of Canada and for the Introduce
tion OF free schools.
Jerry Lynch. aged sevcnty-two, be-
lIeved to he the last surviving member
| OF the crew of the Confederate battle
ship Alabama, died at his residence in
Inman Park. Atlanta, on the 9Th in
stant. He left II large estate.
The presbytery of Philadelphia voted
| against n revision OF the Westminster
| faith and recommended to the general
assembly that the whole matter of re-
vision OF the faith be dismissed. The
vote stood 40 against G5 for revision.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt is arranging
for her husband On album, containing
many snap shots which were taken Of
him on his tour through the country
during the campaign, newspaper clip
pings, cartoons and reports of his
speeches.
A Joint resolution has been intro
duced In the Vermont Legislature ask
ing Congress to take some recognition
of the distinguished services of Cap
tain Charles Clark OF the United States
battleship Oregon during the Spanish
| American war.
The whaler Dundee has returned to
Scotland from Davis strait with par
ty of Arctic scientific explorers. In
Guiding Messrs. Stein and Warmbnth,
Americans, and DR.. Kann, an Austrian.
who secured important information as
to Ellesmcreland.
Navy expenses are increasing. The
comparative statement of estimates
and appropriations for the navy for
the fiscal years of 1901 and 1902 show
that the total appropriations for the
year 1901 were $G5. 5.13O,915 and the
total estimates for 1902 are $S7. IT,, ,G31 L.
Among recent deaths is that of
Thomas Arnold. fellow and examiner
in English language and literature at
the Royal University of Ireland, sec
ond son of the celebrated DIR. Thomas
Arnold, head master of Rugby and
father of Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the
novelist.
At meeting OF the Swansea harbor
trust, in London. Sir John Jones Jenk-
ms. chairman of the Swansea metal
trade, said that the importation of
American steel bars threatened the eX-
tinction of the local steel industry. and
that the trust would lose the large rev.
enue now derived from the importa-
tion of iron ore.
| Tho sayants of ST Petersburg nre