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New Jersey rsncrts tliat she has this
year the Iargest crop OF chcstnuts on
record.
Arab Pnxba IL In feeble health. He
intends to abjun. politics and devote
himself to religion.
Secretary Of State John Hay has ac-
cept.1i the invitation to attend the
Yale bi-centennInl celebration.
The fifty miles between Milan and
ynrese, Italy. are covered In fifty
minutes by the third-rail system.
Utah has more than doubled Its
manufacturing plants since 1880. the
number increasing from $50 to 1,4OO.
This years harvest in the South OF
ireland IL stated to bc the best ex-
perienced for a quarter Of century.
England Inns had beer tax ever
since the twelfth century. Last year
It yielded the government the sum OF
&67, 10000.
The executive board OF the silk
workers ut Paterson, New Jersey, mas
decided to initiate IA movement for an
independent labor party.
Havana City and all Cuba had II
great demonstrations October 3rd IN
honor OF the United States admins
AiutlOh sh >hp"-
Lord Pauncefote, British ambassa-
dor to Washington, will sail from Eng
land October 18th and reach WASH
ington about November 1st.
Plans for the new city hall to be
erected by the New York Historical
Society at a cost OF nearly $l,OoO'oOo
have been formally adopted.
The benefactions of Andrew Car
negie are reaching Ireland. He has
offered the city of Waterford $25,OOo
with which to build II library.
1t is announced that the govern
ment of the Congo IL about to begin
the construction of 1000 kilometres
Of railway in the upper Congo district.
Joseph Westwood. n member Of che
first party that went West to Salt
Lake. died mt Independence. Missouri,
on the 1th instant, in his ninefieth
year.
A decree has been issued by the
Mexican government, suspending I'M
port duties and other taxes on corn
tmaize) from October list to December
;1st next.
The junction OF the Manchurian line
with the rest OF the trans-Siberinn rail-
way will be effected this month ana
traffic will he opened on the entire sys-
ten November Sth.
Business failures in the United
Stntes during the first nine months OF
1901 were slightly greater In number
| than during the same period In l9oo.
but the amount OF Indebtedness was
less.
Herr Kress, the nirship inventor,
started on flight Mt Vienna Few
days ago. but landed In the bottom OF
| n reservoir His forcthought In pro-
| vIdIng himself with a life preserver
saved him.
A gold medal has been presented to
| Former Mayor Abram :. Hewitt by
the New York Chamber of Com
| merce In recognition OF his services In
the cause OF ungcrgrOund rapid tran
sit in that city.
The congressional party. on Its ar
rival nt JOlo. was refused nn inter-
view with the Sultan, who claimed
sickness as his excuse. The natives
say the Sultan had other reasons for
refusing to receive the visitors.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani OF Hawaii
hns Just celebrated here sixty-second
birthday by giving series OF enter
tninments at which hundreds OF ma
| tIves and few whites We're present
At one of these 300 covers were laid
Yeija NakajImn, chief engineer of
the city of Toxic, Japan, and profess
sOr of engineering and mechanics In
the University OF Toxic, Is in this
| country on tour of inspection. lie
says Toxic Will borrow S21,OOO,OOO to
dredge the harbor.
The presents sent by the Emperor
OF Chinn to the Emperor of Japan on
the occasion of the recent embassy OF
apology are Of the richest and most
gorgeous description, showing the loot
Ing has by no means denuded China
| Of Its choicest treasures.
| The Westinghouse company pro
poses to concentrate all of Its foun
dries In one plant. short distance out
| of Fittsburg, and to build a town
around It for 1000 employees. The im
| provements will cost $5,OOO,O0O and
work will he begun at once.
| The Emperor of Austria has con
ferred the order of the iron crown OIL
Governor Costio OF the state of Mexi
co, and also on the Bishop Of Queret
taro. The governor and the bishop
have applied to the Mexican Congress
for permission to wear the decoru
tIons.
The annual report Of the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad
Company for the year ended june
Both, shows that the gross earnings
from the entire system were $66,333,
10. IN increase of $11 1,77O.15G over thu
preceding year. The increase In ne
earnings was 81. 233 500.
A $500 gold dust robbery was com
mitted OH board the Yukon steamer
White Horse on her last voyage III
the Yukon from Dawson. The treas
ure was owned by DIR. =. ID. Cnrper
who arrived In Seattle October 9th
from the North. The dust wns n por
tion of n $4,000 shipment.
In the debate on the Queen,
speech. in The Netherlands State.
General, the premier. DIR. Kuyper
gave facts and figures showing the i'm
proved condition OF the Dutch people
The average Hollander. said DIR
Kuyper, was now taller. stronger ant
more prosperous than he was forty
yenr ago
With general agreement reached
by the Insurance companies, which /,
| expected on the day fixed by the
builders, the largest floating dry dock
In the world will start from Baltimore
on the 10Th Of this month on hazard
ous trip down the Atlantic and
around through the gulf, and up the
1 MissrsIppI river to its new station al