The Republican journal., 1901-03-28

IN BRIEF. several Boston TIN can
firms have been swallowed up by the
American Tin Can Company, incorpora-
ted under the laws of New Jersey, with
headquarters in New York and a capital
of $50, ,000,0 600 The Boston concerns ab-
sorbed are the New England Can Com
pany, Boston Can Company and the Z.
These are the three largest plants in
Boston and employ several hundred
hands,. The American Bridge Company
has closed one of the largest foreign con
tracts ever made, aggregating over
twenty thousand tons. The contract
was issued by the Ecuadorian Associa-
ton Qimited), the material to be used for
bridge construction on the Guayaquil
q Quino Railroad Company in Ecuador.
.... The fire loss in Boston for the inSur-
ance underwriters year ending March l,
was S1,674, ,776, Oh buildings and con-
tents, on which the insurance loss was
81, 407, 5S4. The loss per capita of pop
ulation was s. New York city will
be asked to appropriate S1,00U,000 for
the naval arch to be erected in Battery
Park. -. Mrs. Naramore, who murdered
her six children at Cold Brook, Mass,
and then cut her own throat is gaining
strength, and it is feared she will re-
cover. The poor woman does not realize
what she has done and thinks the chill
dren still alive...The London foreign
office takes a peSSlmlStlc view OF the I'M
mediate future in the far east in spite of
the settlement of the Tien Tsin incident
and entertains grave fears that the re
lations between Japan and Russia may
shortly reach the danger point..-. An
other casting will be made for the bal
r,166nr of tho T hnot Tndo
pendence, as the one now at the Allan
tic Works, Boston, it is said, did not
prove strong enough to stand the ire
mendous strain expected of it, The new
casting, OF bronze frame, which will be
even heavier and stronger than the first
one, will be made of Hyde metal at
Bath, Me. The making of the new
casting will not cause any serious delay.
THE temperance agitation started in
Topeka, Kansas, by Mrs. Nation, has
resulted i'll bringing out the heaviest
registration for the spring election in
the history of the city. The registra-
tion just closed shows registration of
$1,000, of which 5000 are women. The
registration last fall for the presiden-
tial election was 10,174 men.....The hap
py outlook for sports the coming season
has induced baseball men in New Eng
land cities to agitate the matter of a
New England league, Notwithstanding
that few seasons have been completely
successful since the early nineties. The
league of six clubs was organized at the
Quincy house, Boston, March 21st. The
circuit will include Manchester, Lowell,
Haverhill, Lewiston, Bangor, and prob
ably Portland The latter city was not
represented, but reports from there were
favorable. The United States govern
ment, says the Wellington correspon-
dent of the London Daily Express,
has refused New Zealand's request to
reopen the question of permitting
British steamers to trade between Hon
olulu and San Francisco. ....Leon o.
Bailey of Indianapolis has closed deal
in Chicago with George A. Beaton,
| president of the American finance and
trust company, whereby the building of
the new Brunswick hotel in Madison
square and 5th avenue, New York, is
| assured The building will commence
June 1st, and calls for an outlay of
| $6,O0O,O00. 1t is designed to be the
finest hotel in America. Boston capital
| is behind the enterprise. Among the
stockholders are Ex-Sec. of State Rich
ard Olney, Alexander S. Porter and
Oliver Ames of Boston and Charles T.
| Barney and Henry E. Rowland of New
York.....The Geneva correspondent Of
the London Daily Mail says it is re-
ported there that Mr.. Kruger, if his
| health permits, will visit the United
| States next month.