The Republican journal., 1901-07-25

IN BRIEF. The Prince Edward of
York diamond, found in South Africa in
1894, and weighing 80 IA carats, a white
perfect stone, has been purchased, ac-
cording to the London Express of the
diamond syndicate, its holders since it
was discovered, by the agents of New
York firm, for the sum of 20, 900 pounds,
$780, O0O), and has been forwarded to
the United States. OF the three school
boys who have been racing around the
world, the Chicago lad will come out
ahead. completing his journey in about
60 II days. This will beat George Fran
els Trains record by about eight days,
and will make boastful Chicago more
boastful than ever-if that is possible.
John Lewis Childs, who has just pur-
chased the big birds egg collection of
Miss Jean Bell of Philadelphia had to
pay pretty high per dozen, the purchase
price having been S25, 600 The collection
is said to contain eggs of many colors,
shapes and sizes. from that of the great
aux, valued at $500, to that of the small
lest humming bird. Cecil Rhodes and Dr.
jameson landed at Southampton, Eng,
July 10th from Cape Colony. They de-
clined to discuss South Africa, saying
they were no longer public men.....I In
reckoning up the cost of the steel work
ers strike, $4,000 is said to be the daily
loss of profits to the employers, and
Sl56, 900 the daily loss of wages by the
wOrkmen.....The work of counting the
gold coin in the mint at San Francisco
has been completed by the experts in
charge. The amoant inspected and
weighed was SAT, 40, 900. The coin was
found intact to the dollar. THE Pail
Mall Gazette publishes remarkable
communication from its Paris CORE
spondent giving circumstantial detail
of an alleged conspiracy to overthrow
the French republic and install Prince
Louis Napoleon as Emperor of France.
..".More than 500 school teachers, $40
men and 10 women, sailed on the army
transport Thomas on July 23rd from
San Francisco for the Philippines. For
the teachers this means 500 careers
opened up, at salaries ranging from
5000 to $780,. Capt, Howard Black
burn, who sailed from Gloucester,
Mass. last month in % foot sloop, has
reached Lisbon after a voyage of thir-
ty-eight days.
suggestion was made July 18th by a
IlCtl 4AolIlllol vi SUololllS
Admiral Dewey should be given COM
mand of large squadron comprising
the best of our new ships, to be present
at the coronation of King Edward VII.
The suggestion meets with high approx
al among high naval officials. The ships
recently ordered to the European sta
tions are not considered fair represen-
tatives of our new navy, the Albany
being foreign built ship, the Chicago
one of the early products of the new
navy, and the Nashville comparative
ly small gunboat. 1t is expected that
the naval pageant at the time OF the
coronation will bring together some of
the finest ships possessed by European
countries, and for that reason it is urged
that the United States should be rep
resented by some of its best ships under
Admiral Dewey.The Navy Depart
ment bought the big floating steel dry
dock in Havana harbor from Spain for
SlS3,000. 1t cost Spain 5000, ,000... The
secretary of the navy has decided that
the third volume of Maclay's History of
the Spanish American War shall not be
used as a text book at the Naval Acade-
my unless the obnoxious language it
contains in characterizing the action
of Rear Admiral Schley is eliminated.