The Tomahawk., 1903-10-23
CURRENT TOPICS.

Massachusetts has 1899 prisoners
per million population.
The southern states know but little
of labor strikes in any line.
Rich asbestos mines have been dis.
covered near Irkutsk. Siberia.
The 27 railway bridges on the Ugan,
da (Africa) road are American.
Nearly 11,0oO tuberculosis patients
are now in sanitoria in Germany.
There are nearly 650,o00 women
dressmakers in the United Kingdom.
An elephants Jaw has been un.
earthed in Halleck Canyon, Wyom.
ing.
Some first editions Of Dickens works
were sold for s35 at Messrs. Sother
by's recently.
The economic structure Of the King.
dom of Greece rests largely upon the
currant industry.
Within eight months we have re-
ceived enough emigrants from Europe
to re-people Ireland.
Within the last ten years there has
been great decrease in the number
of divorces in Prussia.
The Association of Master Plumbers
will hold its 1904 convention 1T the
Worlds fair, st. Louis.
The most powerful automobile ever
built is the Gobron-Brille racing car,
having 120 horsepower.
Pullman cars passing through Ken.
tucky will be disinfected, by order Of
the state board of health.
In Scotland in 1893 there were 204
insane persons in each 100000 popu
lation; there are now 250.
Many makers are now building gas
engines of $500 horsepower, and are
ready to double this efficiency.
Henry Horn, one Of the few sur
vivors of the charge Of the last bri'
gade, has just died in London.
The first life insurance society was
started in London in 1898 and another
in 100. Neither was successful.
In the ten city churches admins
tered by the Glasgow corporation,
4,943 sittings out of $3.50 are unlet.
Worlds fair clubs are organizing in
various parts Of the country to pre-
pare for next years trip to st. Louis.
Permanent salvage corps to render
aid in cases of accident are about to
be organized by the Swiss Alpine
clubs.
In the Indian territory 100000 acres
Of coal lands are to be sold at auction
and the proceeds divided among the
Indians.
The amazing richness of the Missis.
sippi bottom lands is due largely to
the sediment deposited in times OF
overflow.
The income of the British post Office
from money in envelopes having nc
or INSULT cient address Is 100000 or
$4,000 day.
The postal cable manager in New
York city expects, by July 1. to send
messages to himself around the world
in 40 minutes.
In one of the streets of Vienna work.
men have dug up part Of the stone
flooring Of a Roman house dating from
the third century.
Shark fisheries on the Nicaragua
coast are contemplated by an Ameri.
can company which will trade in shark
Oil, Jelly and skin.
More vandalism has taken place IN
Lichterfelde, suburb of Berlin, the
colossal bust of Emperor William l.
being totally destroyed.
Northern Nigeria is to have a new
police force, 1000 strong, recruited in
the territory and on the lines Of the
royal Irish c6nstabulary.
In Nuremberg, Germany, 800 work.
men are employed making lead sol.
diers and lead toys. They turn out
about 100000 lead soldiers day.
Gen. M. w. Ransom, a former Unit
ed States senator from North Carolina,
is devoting his time to farming, and
this year will run about $50 plows.
Shipments of wheat from Argentina
from January / to June 5, 1903. have
amounted to 40,434.000 bushels. Last
year for the same period shipments
were 16,060,000 bushels.
The British national pavilion at the
Worlds fair, st. Louis, will be re-
production Of the orangery or banquet
hall Of the Kensington palace. in Ken
sington gardens, London.
The statement that the British navy
would protect British commerce In
time Of war seems absurd when taken
with the fact that there are $500
British merchantmen affoat.
The sultan Of Turkey has curious
hobby in regard to carriages. He has
been steadily engaged in making COL
lection of such vehicles for the past 20
wars. and 7ow has nearly 500 OF all