The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08


their own number. He in some To-
calities is becoming wealthy sup
| porting himself by agriculture, anG
on the whole this recent report give;
very fattering prospects Of the fu
ture Indian outlook in the United
States.
There are A American universi-
ties and colleges each of which has
1000 or more students. Of the six
leading state institutions, the num-
ber Of students in each are: Michi-
gan, 3,700; Minnesota, 3,41O; Geor-
gia, 1926; Chicago, 1888, and Cali
fornia 3,025.
Boston is to have a state from
farm, number Of capitalists having
incorporated themselves into a con-
cern for this purpose. They hope to
raise from $4,000 to 100000 frogs
annually, most Of which will be sac
rificed by physicians and scientists
for professional experiments, while
they also hope to supply the markets
of Boston with frogs legs.
Miss Helen Gould have given
100000 for the land, buildings and
complete endowment for a Young
Mems Christian Association, to be
built and conducted under the direc-
ton Of the officers of the Brooklyn
navy yard and for the benefit Of the
sailors and marines.
Cecil Rolly, of London, has learn
ed, from careful study, that there are
about $4,000 persons employed by
theatrical managers in Great Brisain,
who get an average weekly salary Of
$40. On certain day Rolly says
were being played 13O melodramas,
SO musical and farcial plays, 33
plays and 3 Shakespearean plays.
At a recent dinner in New York,
given by the Arkwright Club, An
drew Carnegie, in speech made
the following statement: ''Pennsyl-
vanias laws have seriously crippled
me as a manufacturer, and limited
my ability to carry out my plans,
since they forbid me as a manufac-
trrer from building railroads or own
ing steamships. And as | want to
own a railroad, as well as two or
three ships, have decided to 60 to
another state" He also said that
the governor of New Jersey had in
vited him to some to that state, and
he had accepted the invitation. We
wish to say right here that we're
mighty sorry we were not at that
banquet to get a chance to invite him
to Washington state
The Irish societies of the United
States declare that Ireland is land
flowing with milk and honey and
capable Of accommodating more than
20,O0O,00O people in ease and COM
fort Although it is capable Of main
ing such a number, the population
was reduced from 8,5OO,OOO to less
than 100000 during Queen Vic
toria's reign More than 100000
died of starvation and 100000 were
compelled to leave the country to
find homes in other countries where
a bare existence could be made. For
this reason the Irish societies Of the
United States assembled, 68 different
organizations in number, passed res
olutions denouncing the reign Of
Queen Victoria as one long act of
bloOdshed, cruelty and cant.
During the SO years Of Queen Vic
toria's reign Is British parliaments
successfully represented the people
at Westminster and % British cab
inets administered the government
headed by nine prime ministers, all
but two Of whom preceded their rev.
cred sovereign to the grave. In the
order of their succession the prime
ministers Of the Victorian era were:
Viscount Melbourne, 1837-1841;
Sir Robert Peel, 1841-1846; Lord
John Russell, 1846-1852; Earl Der
by, 1052, a few mOnths); Earl Of
Aberdeen, 1852-1855; Lord Palmer
ston, 1855-1858; Earl Of Derby,
1858-1859; Lord Palmerston, 1859
1865; Earl Russell, 1865-1866; Earl
Derby, 1866-1868; Benz, Disraei,
1868, few months); VIM. E. Glad
stone, 1868-1874; Benz. Disraeli
Carl Beaconsfeld), 1874-188O; VIM.
E. Gladstone, 18SO-1885; Marquis
Salisbury. 1S85-18S6: Vim. f. Glad