The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
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supporting. The burden of administer
ing their affairs has been constantly
increasing. The cost of the colonies
has grown from $4,000 in 1876 to $22,-
400, 900 in 1903 The greater part of this
expenditure-$14, 4OO, O00-was for the
military.
Ohio having paid the last of her
debts July l, there are now six states
without outstanding obligations. They
are Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, New Jer-
sey, West Virginia and Ohio. The
debts of Delaware, Kansas, Michigan
Nevada, South Dakota and Wyoming
are only nominal.
The power plants now in operation
at the falls divert one-seventeenth of
the volume of Niagara river. and when
the fumes now building are completed
one-eighth less water will go over the
falls, this aside from the water di-
verified by the welland canal and by
the great volumes of the Chicago
drainage canal.
The most important trade with the
Chinese is that Of the Yangtze river,
which drains the largest and most pro-
ductive area of China. The position of
the United States in this trade is
shown by a consular report, which
gives the percentage of business of the
various nations: British, 51.2; German,
IFS; Japanese, 10; American, l.6.
The bringing of wild beasts from
the jungle is an immense business, and
the demand greatly exceeds the sup
ply City geological gardens, eccen-
trio persons wanting cubs, millionalres
with private parks are important mar
kets for animals. The circuses alone,
however, would gladly take all the
jungle beasts which reach New YORK
alone.
Oliver Hopkinson, Oldest member of
the Philadelphia bar and oldest surviv-
ing graduate of the University of Penn
sylvania, celebrated his ninety-first
birthday last week. His grandfather
was Francis Hopkinson, poet, author
and signer of the declaration of in
dependence, and his father was Joseph
Hopkinson, judge of the United States
court for the district of Pennsylvania
and author of Hail, Columbia" The
venerable lawyer is an accomplished
musician and in spite of his great age
is in good mental and physical condi-
ton.
p. H. Alexander writes from Law
ton, Okla, that he has been attend
ing a religious camp meeting for In
dams. 1t was conducted by a Pres
byterian preacher from Texas and he
would speak a sentence and then five
Interpreters in different parts of the
tent would repeat it, so that all of
the five tribes present could under
stand. AT one of the meetings he
overheard this conversation: Post
Oak JIM a Comanche who had been
dissipated, was accosted by another In
dian, who said: Jim, you catch EN-
Jesus?" Nope" answered Jim, mo
catch 'em yet. Maybe so pretty soon"
In answer to the question as to the
census of the student population of the
Latin Quarter of Paris, correspon-
dent writes that as far as registra-
tons at the various schools show,
there are at present 11i647 students in
Paris, of when 400 are women. Half
of the total, it is asserted, dwell in
the Quarter. The IL 600 odd may be
thus divided, according to subject of
their study, Cor neglect, adds the writ
er:) Protestant theology, 20; law, 1886;
medicine, 9,917; science, 1878; litera-
ture, 1887; pharmacy, 1,401. The pro-
portion of female to male students is
largest among students of literature
Less than 500 of the whole 11,647 are
foreigners.
of the clan societies that have
stood the test of time, says the Edin-
burgh Scotsman, none shows to bet
ter advantage than that of the Clan
Gregor a fact well brought out at the
usual spring meeting held In Edinburgh
few days ago. Like many another
organization, that of the Macgregors
mas certainly known adversely since
It's formation nearly a century ago,
but now, with funds amounting to
over $4,000, it would seem as if the
present day descendants of the perse-
euted race were destined to add an
other proof of the clans ability to
flourish forever" At all events, their
wealth and liberality, as shown oy the
I'C recent renOrlS OF the society's
work, make pleasant reading. The
bauge OF the Macgregor clan is the
pine sprig and the colors of it's tartan
are chiefly red, checked with green
and white.
The Russian government has at
length accepted the project for a
bridge connecting the Crimean PENN
sula with the Caucasus, which shall
span the Straits of Yenikale. near
Kertch The distance across the
straits at that point is two and one
Iourtn Versts, or about 1875 feet The
enterprise is in the hands of a private
RUSSIAN syndicate. whose expert en-
gineer, M. Khodorovski, estimates that
the structure will cost 1000, 900 rou-
pies, and will take five or six years
IN building. When the Yenikale bridge
IS completed the passenger traffic by
the existing express between Mos
COW and Sebastopol will be diverted
at Djankoi, proceeding thence via
Feodosia and Kertch to Vladikavkas.
The Russian government gives pref
erential consideration to all railway
projects designed to bring the coun-
try into more immediate touch with
Persia and Central Asia.
The fertile invention of a Paris
beggar is responsible for new hot
weather trick About O'CLOCK in tbe
evening recently pale-faced ragged
man, walking painfully along the bou-
leVard, suddenly fell headlong to the
ground and lay motionless. The usual
crowd collected, bore the fallen man
TO bench, and finally revived him
A well dressed man then appeared at
ms side, saying that he was a. doctor
ana declared that the man was sur
ierlng from the intense heat and was
IN a precarious condition. A cab was
hut he