Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-21


 was an increase in Bombay
 of 100000 last week owing to
 the return of destitute people who
 deserted the works on account of the
 cholera scare. The prospects of fair
 monsoon are somewhat inxproved.
 One-third of the people living in the
 vicinity of St. Francois river Missouri,
 have abandoned their farm pursuitsa and
 engaged in pearl hunting. Last Sun
 day J. A. Jones of Black Rock, while
 fishing opened clamshell and found
 a beautiful and valuable pearl, The
 next day he found pearls which he
 sold for S322. The news leaked out
 and the pearl.hunting fever seized the
 people. Some beautiful pearls have
 been taken out of the river.
 From Japan comes news that in
 View of the proposed immense aug
 mentation of the naval forces of other
 powers, the Japanese naval authori-
 ties are about to enter on new naval
 program. About 5000, 900 yen yearly
 will be devoted to the navy. Men
 like Admiral lnouye recommend the
 construction of torpedo boat de-
 stroyers. This class of boats cost
 about 5O0,000 yen, so that 30 destroyerS
 can be built for the price of one bat ! tleship, It is anticipated that the new ! program will authorize the construc-
 ton of torpedo boat destroyers only. The venerable James W. Bradbury of Maine, bas now scored his 9Sth birthday, which is a remarkable old age, even for the oldest living eX. sen ator of the United States. The hope is expressed that he may live to round the century mark, but it is doubtful if it is realized. He has been in 8 very feeble state of health for some time past and his life has been despaired of several times of late. It is scarcely to be wondered at that the infirmities of old age have laid heavy hand on Q contemporary of Longfellow and Hav- thorne at Bowdoin college, and or Webster and Clay and Calhoun in the United States senate.
 The women's demonstration in Queens hall, on June IS, was the most notable anti-war meeting held in London since hostilities began. It was marked by the enire absence of disturbance. The audience of 5000 cheered to the echo the denunciations of the government uttered by Mrs Leonard Courtney, Mrs. James Brice and Miss Ellen Robinson, and hissed every mention of Mir. Chamberlain and Sir Alfred Milner. Stirring reso- lutions were adopted protesting against any settlement which should l destroy the independence Of she Dutch l republics.
 A Berlin cablegram of June T. says: | The bundesratb today approved the , navy bill and the measures providing means to carry ont the projected plans as already passed by the rejchstag. Emperor William, who is said to be delighted at the result, will tomOrrow sign the bill and the Reichsanzeiger will immediately thereafter publish it. thus making it law. It is reported that the kaiser, when news that the pill had passed was wired him. eX- ''Now we know where we ;tandl At least there is solid bottom lnder one's feetp' The government press prints articles eulogizing the pa ,riotism of the reichstag and rejoicing over the large majority for the mea- 'ure. The conference between President iompers of the American Federation ,f Labor, and the St. Louis Transit for the settlement of the treet car strike proved a failure and he strike will continue. The strike las been on since May 8, and furnishes he following interesting statistics: Number of pers ons killed, l3; number wounded by bullets, G.; number other wise injured, 90; estimated business oss, per day, S1OO,OOO; business loss, ,6 days, S3,600,0 ,0O0; loss of strikers in wages, S275,0O0: cost of posse comi- .atus, s325, 900; number in posse comi- .atus, l,500: number police on duty regulars, 1000; number special po- ice, 300: men on strike. 1000.
 The Chicago Inter Ocean appears to have taken the pains to count the number of men who have been de- feated as candidates for the presi- dency. and fixes it at ninety-five. Most of these have been forgotten, but in the middle of the century there were few, like Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, William H. Seward and Stephen A. Douglas, who will be re- in history without the aid of the honors of the office they sought. James c. Blaine is the most promi- nent public man in the list of the later generation. To those of great eminence who sought the presidency without obtaining a nomination to if |