The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-22
THINGS WORTH NOTING.

One feature OF recent immigration is the arrival
of about 500 Portuguese. Few of this nationality
lhayc ever come 10 the United States. Genera
! tions ago the Portuguese were great navlgators
| and flDprs ior exploring ilc new world. But
more recently they have remained closely at home
Now the sptit that leads men to seek other lands
: in order 10 improve their condition seems TO be
awakening in the little kingdom.1'roy Times
The ijs,0OO foreigners who cnliGrated 10 this
country via New York Alone in 1901, arc tc't.
mony TO the influence of Amcrcanizltion upon
humanity.
"Cccil Rhodes WAS the incarnation OF all that
is distinctivelv Anglo.S,Non The Anglo.Saxon
his ut war with all other races; it cndeavprS TO
force on all other peoples its will, modes Of
thoughts, ideas, principles and institutions. India
R,aye way to the AnglO-saXon and its Rujahs were
lumhed: America gave way to the Anslo'SaNon
md its people barely survive complete eNternina-
ton; South AhiCa is giving away 10 the Anglo
Saxon and its ancient races read their doom in no
fancefan signs. With the Anglo'SaNon domina-
tion of India rise the names OF Give and Hast.
3ings: of America Hudson, Myes StandiSh. Sir
Walter Raleigh, the Apostle Eliot and scores Of
R,thels; OF South Africa Livingstone, stanley,
Rhodes, "--Ilon. Maurice NJ. Winton's "Niew Of
he World"
- Baron Won Oppenhem, secretary Of the German
Legation in Cairo, Egypt. recently arrived in New
York. The baron said he was here for the pur-
pose OF learning why Americans did things so
much better than any one else, for both his own
and diplomatic reasons.
Canada's foreign trade for nine months ended
March 81 aggregated S3O!, ,i0s, 900, as compared
with S2s2, ,20I go for the corresponding period last
wear, showing an increase OF $50, 100000.
In 1901 we consumed 5,3l3, ,031, $40 pounds OF
sugar, equal to GS pounds for each man, woman
and child in the country, against 50 pounds rer
| capita in 1870. OF this consumption one'third
hi md ita insit tllrn nns,
sessions, in equal amounts. The rest was imported
| from the following
Cuba ...............,.l,S02 ,S02, $50, ,5H pounds
East Indies .......,,,, OSt,6IGO5i
Other sugar cane
countries ...,.,.,,. lS2,Sjiss7
| Europe, beet sugar 5U,Ui,6l3
| The foregoing figures are irom Treasury Bureau
| of Statistics
one of the hest known railroad presidents in
the United States, a veteran OF long experience
! makes public an estimate that the railroads o
| this country will spend si0O,00O,O00 this yeal
| for improvements. extensions and equipments
| larger total than these companies have ever laic
| out in any year before in enlarging their traIiit
| facilities. When it is considered that an extreme
| ~ generous percentage OF this imposing agsre
| cate must be paid for labor, is ii not plain that
| The outlook for wage'earncrs Is highly enconrag
| ing p New York Tribune.
| Insurance (all kinds) in the United States In
force in 1901 Sl2, $50 i6i ,ei2 while the tota
railroad assets, hitherto the chief business, wer,
ST., ,70s, ,ol0, ,s37 Savings bank dcpositors mum
| bered 637S,90S, while the insurance companies
had 100000 policies in force."-(E. II. chand
| Ter in Albany Journal)
| A plebiscite Of the Danish West Indies, taker
| by the san Juan News of Porto Rico, shows thai
| the inhabitants are almost to a man in favor o
transior 20 the United States.
| Walter ]. Ballard.
| sohsnaoisdv n An,il Ia