Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01

father. Edgar williams Of indianapolis.
aged 80, who belongs to a family noted for
early marriages.
Among the novel records Of the period
must be included that held BY James Stew
art Of Leyden, N. Y, who announces that
he has lived on this earth 104 years without
over having told q lie. He goes George
Washington one better by saying that he
can lie, but won't. This remarkable CEN
tenarian used alcoholic beverages and to-
bacco freely until he was 90, when he took
a new chute and swore of.
The most extraordinary old person Of the
year was Signora C~atellna Flores Of PasR-
dena, Cal, who peacefully passed away at
the age Of III. having continued her usual
round Of work until the day Of her death.
She had lived under the shadow Of the San
Gabriel mission for more than ninety years.
The largest child ever born In Illinois
saw the light OF day In waukegan in July.
when Mrs. George Catlin gave birth to a
daughter weighing twenty-one and a half
pounds.
st. Louis factories ecllpsed all com
petitors in the production of the dainty
known as sauerkraut. using for this pur-
pose 100000 cabbages and manufsctur-
ing more than 100. 900 half barrels, which
were shipped to all parts Of the United
States.
Fifty persons committed suicide in Chi
cage during the month of May. the great
est number ever recorded in a single
month. according to the health depart
ment.
The largest gun in the world, a 16-inch
weapon. requiring years in construction.
uoa communicates ~ fho VVoNary1faf araaHal
In June, this being the most powerful en-
CINE Of destruction yet devised by man.
May was the record month for immi-
grafton, the total number Of steerage pas
sengers from foreign countries passing
through Ellis island being IS 1900. The
one-day record was broken on May 8, when
6.513 men, women and children from
almost every country in Europe as we'll
as a few from Asia and Africa. The larg-
est number Of steerage passengers that
ever arrived at New York in one vessel
came in March on the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
liner Batavia, the number being 2,ss2.
Turning to great achievements In live
stock, Shamrock, the champion steer Of the
third International Live Stock exposition,
won the prize in his class. He was sold at
auction, bringing Sc cents a pound on the
hoof. His weight was 1906 pounds, making
his total cost 81, 010.S
The Aberdeen-Augus bull Prince Ito sold
at auction at the Chicago stock yards In
February for the record price OF &c. 100.
The largest shipment Of cattle ever taken
across the Atlantic went on the steamship
Norseman in August, there being 1,179
of cattle and 1898 sheep.
On Saturday, September Z, the vaults of
the United States treasury held 1878 ,936, 1913
in gold, which, with one possible exception.
exceeded the amount held at any previous
time in the history Of any country Of the
world.
Henry G. Prick Of Pittsburg deposited
with the banking firm house of ]. P. Morgan
& Co. a certificate for 100. 900 shares Of pre-
ferred stock in the United States Steel cor
poration, yielding him 500, 900 annually in
dividends, this being one of the most valu-
able slips Of paper in existence.
Mountain climbers succeeded in estab-
fishing a new record for violent deaths In
this hazardous business. According to sta
tlstics compiled by the Alpine club, Alpine
accidents in 1902 resulted in a total Of sixty
three deaths, which is the record for any
one season. r.
F. NJ. McClintio OF Dallas, Tex, won the
Carnegie diamond medal for the
best all-round telegraph work. He sent SIT
words In ten minutes, establishing a record.
Senator William e. Mason broke all rec
ords last spring In securing the passage OF
the postofAce appropriation bill. Under his
1t took the senate Just ffty-hve
to make the measure a law which
the expenditure Of nearly $780,
oOo. 900.