The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-28
Items Of General Interest

Since the war with Germany 0.O00.-
900 francs have been spent IN Paris
in demolishing old buildings and 342,-
900. 900 francs in erecting new ones.
Athenian newspapers denounee a
party Of four German vsndals who got
access to the AeropoIis and in an IN
guarded forthwith proceeded
to chip of parts Of the inyaIuabls
cuIptures.
There is being built at St Owen the
argest airship yet constructed. It has
been designed by Senior Jose de Pat
rocini. who has received a subsidy
from the Brazilian government for the
purpose.
It is estimated that during the visit
OF the American squadron at Kiel the
German and American warships fired
900 s%alutes. which cost $500. The
Machias had TO obtain a further sup
ply of powder in order to fire all the
required salutes.
One other New York church that
keeps silent respecting its wealth is
the Dutch Collegiate, which is reputei
to have an income from investments
Of s400. 900 a year. Trinity church has
an income from it's investments CT
over 81 600 900 per annum
Master electricians and the e,ec-
trician sergeants Of the newly-create1
corps Of the army will be designated
by a symbol OF white metal resemb'-
ing forked lightning inciosed within
4 wreath Of gilt metal. The uniform
trousers of these officers will show a
scarlet stripe.
1t is said the present Dalai Lama of
Thibet is q years old. He is the
fifth since 1906. one Of the regents
having disposed of three while they
we're children. The actual admins
tration of the country, however, is in
the hands Of a closed a~ristocracy and
bribery and corruption are nearly uni
versal.
Speaking of cremation. the London
Lancet expresses the opinion that the
chances of a living body thought to
be dead being reduced to ashes are
too indefinitely remote to merit atten-
ton. In the vast majority of instan-
ces there is no real foundation for
the stories Of premature burial or in
tended burial.
OF great scientific interest is the
Eighth International Geographical
congress which will be held in this
Country IN 1904, and arrangements are
already neing made by the geogranhi-
cal socities for the reception and en-
,ertainment of foreign delegates. The
congress will meet either at Washing
,on. or New York. the point having
not yet been definitely settled.
Oregon is contemplating the erec-
lion. at a cost of $40, 900, of a huge
wigwam, $50 feet high, for its state
building at the Worlds fair in St.
Louis. The wigwam is planned to be
primarily an exhibit of the lumber re-
3Cn"ces OF that state and will be con-
itTucted of trees 200 feet long. cross
nE $50 feet above the ground. after
he primitive houses OF the American
indians. The proposed structure would
occupy a ground area of so by 100
feet.
Todd's tavern. Virginia, that figured
so extensively in our great war his
tory, and which was changed to the
meaningless name of Finchvil,e some
thirty years ago, is itself again,
thanks TO the board of supervisors
OF Spottsylvania county. The voting
precinct will be known hereafter as
Todd's Tavern. and the Frederieks-
burg Star thinks the present genera
ton will become as familiar with the
name as the past generation was when
II was so Familiarity known in connec-
ion with Jackson's great flank move
ment that resulted in such a comp. etc
victory for the confederate army.