The representative., 1901-05-30

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The 4eEW9na ers restless people. Now
they tflk Of Z move on Old Mexico, and
svsA that land may not long Be hespitabls
Tho sMassachusetts senate favors con-
stitutional amendment to permit three
tourths OF : jury to render . verdict IN
civil cases.
be complete ~ Tar - the acquisition o.
land u concerned. It will comprise In all
1891 acres.
A fleet Of small schooners IL being fitted
out preparatory to leaving for the Bahamas
to load pineapplee for Philadelphia and
Baltimore. Every year these vessels leave
for the small islands which comprise the
Bahama group and1return with the fruit
Bennington, VT. ran boast Of having the
Oldest hotel clerk in the country. This
functionary has juat celebrated his eighty
third birthday, ndsstim stands erect ct the
desk and calls 'FRONT.'" with all the vfgor
OF many yUung9a man In similar ONCE
ltaly's present 1atienal debt amounts to
$2.672. .e9s, ,491, withs = yearly interest Of
$115.971.O15. The yeaay revenue Of the
kingdom Is entireiysahsorbed by the current
expenditure and n furnishing the interest
OF the debt. witho1e leaving any margin for
sinking fund.
The report Of President insult, Of the Illi-
nois Electric Vehicle company, which re-
Gently discontinusa IL electric cabs over
the miserably pav9d streets Of the Windy
City, showed that for severy 81 taken In By
the company there's was an expenditure Of
1884
! 1t is believed in London that English cot
ton spinners are facing very hard times A
period of trade activity has been followed
by reaction, accelerated by the high prices
OF raw cotton and other materials, poor
demand from India, and an almost complete
stoppage OF buying from China.
A Springfield (Mass.) publishing COM
pany, whose business Is so large that 1t
furnishes more mail matter than all the rest
Of the city put together, was recently
awarded the four years. contract for carry
ing the mail to and from the postoffice and
the railroad depot. Several automobiles are
now being built to do the work.
The farmers of Illinois are keeping up
with the procession. An item from Cham
paign. that state, says farmers telephone
company has been organized in Champaign
county for the purpose of connecting the
several small towns and villages and many
of the farmers residences in the southern
part Of the county with that city.
Fredericktown (O) enthusiast, who
possesses large gasoline propelled vehicle
which resembles a street car, contemplates
transcontinental trip in the machine. The
interior is fitted up as a combination dwell
ing and repair shop, and the owner, who is
an expert machinist, expects to secure
enough work en- route TO pay his expenses.
Hawaii when annexed to the United States
was in debt nearly $4,000 900, not including
about $3.50, 900 due on account of the postal
savings system of the islands. Under the
terms of the resolution of annexation
$4, ,000,00 of the debt and the postal system
accounts are to be paid by the United States
and the treasury department has already set
about the task.
Northern Indiana farmers are experiment.
ing in the domestication of quail, and the
results are reported as highly gratifying.
Nearly every farmer in that section has
from one to three .coveys on his farm, and
Is giving them kind and careful attention.
During the snow season the birds are fed
regularly and ON some of the farms they
have become SO tame that they roost with
the BARNARD fowls