The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05

EnglandAs rainfall is equal to 5000
tons on the acre each year.
Express trains in Russia do not run
faster than twenty-five miles an hour.
1t is announced that NJ. Labori has
promised to lecture in America this
year.
Tasmania, in proportion to its area,
Is the richest of Australasia's colonies
in mineral wealth.
Bourke Cochran, the New York
lawyer and orator, after remaining in
London for several days. has gone to
Homburg.
Wilham Zeigler, who is the finan-
cial hacker of Explorer Baldwin. now
on his way to seek the pole, has re-
turned from England.
Among the passengers who arrived
at New York per steamer Lahn from
Bremen and Southampton were.
General Fred D. Grant, his wife and
SON, Ulysses S. Grant.
According to London correspcm-
dent, Senator Depew finds the last
days OF his stay in England crowned
with social engagements before sailing
ON Saturday for New York with his
son and niece.
Senator Hoar, at recent family re
union. decided to John, son of Sherman
Hoar, Redemption Rock at Princeton
Mass, where John Hoar founder of
che family in this country, ransomed
Mrs. Rowlinson from the Indians
communications by wireless telegraph
has been established between Nan
tucket and South shoal lightship and
the system is working to the satisfac-
tldn OF Commander u. j. D. Kelly,
who has been in charge Of the install
lation.
1t is estimated that 10000 girls will
be involved in strike movement to
begin in the flannel waist and women,s
wear industries in and near New York
next week. increase in wages and a
Uniform working day are the obiecta
ahmed, at.
Last year the markets of New York
paid az revenue into the city streasury
S25s,O00 from rents. exclusive OF s4S.-
BOO collected from stalls and privileges
in Wallabout Market, Brooklyn and
3d. 900 from market cellar rents total
Of more than 100000.
If the Duke of Portland's horse had
been a little quicker ait his last Derby
his owner would have won three of
these races. or fore than any living
owner can claim. AS it was, the
Duke and Lord Rosebery have alone
won twice in succession.
Mount Lowe observatory, California,
reports that Encke's periodic comet
was well seen Wednesday, morning at
; hours As minutes. It's position was
sight ascension hours SO minutes,
north declination 30 degrees "a min
utes. The ovite is large but faint.
DIR. Ingram, the Bishop OF London
was the guest the other evening OF the
New Vagabond Club at the Holborn
restaurant. Lord Roberts is president
Of this club. and Lord Charles Beres-
ford and Rudyard Kipling are vice
presidents. Rider Haggard presided at
| the dinner.
Statistics show that of the popula-
tion of Paris, only 26 per cent are ma
lives, whereas the figures for the other
capitals of Europe are as follows: St.
Petersburg, 40 per cent; Berlin. Al
per cent; Vienna, As per cent, and
London, Is per cent.
India has hundreds Of dialects, which
may be classed under three great
heads-the Sanscrit, Pracrit and Ma
gadhi. The Sanscrit is the, fundamen-
tai language and that of the Vedas;
the Praorit, the vernacular language in
many dialects. and the Magadhi or
Misra is that of Ceplon and the islands.
Mr.. Croker's closest associates ad-
here to the statemnt that he will sail
for New York week from Saturday
Or Wednesday of the following week.
lae Is booked for the American liner
Of August "a. unless passage has been
taken under another name, and it is
probable that he will sail by the Gun
arder reaching America On August 81.
| "A writer In Locomotive Engineer
ling is responsible for the statement
that London's cloud of smoke is yis-
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