The Newark journal., 1904-01-15
News of the World

A report issued from the census
bureau shows that there had been
ginned up to December y, 8,848,141
. commercial bales of cotton. Of the
total for the United States, 8,144,-
1913 were square bales, 1906
round bales and 59.218 sea island
crop bales.
Senator Joe Blackburn of Ken
lucky, a supporter and admirer of
Hon. W. J. Bryan, in a recent in
teryiew, declared that the two-times
standard bearer and nominee Of the
democratic party will enthusiastical-
y support the choice Of the next
convention of his party, regardless
Of who he may be.
The United States supreme court
has decided in the case Of the New
York CONGREGATIONAL Bank VS.
4. ?. Massey, trustee in bankruptcy
Of George H. and Frederick Siege
Of New York, that a deposit made
by a bankrupt depositor in a cred
itor bank could be used as a setolf
to the bankrupt's Indebtedness to the
bank.
President Rooscvelt's message to
congress deals exclusively with the
Panama land question. lie points
out that by the terms Of the act Of
congress the Nicaraguan route is
now barred from consideration. The
message declares that it is not now
question of the recognition of the
republic Of Panama, but of building
the canal.
There were 9.61S failures report
ed to Bradstreet's in the calendar
year 1908, with liabilities Of S154,-
271, 093, and assets Of SS4,060,4T5.
This marked a decrease IN number o.
Just ? per cent from 1902. and of s
per cent from 1901 With the excep-
ton Of 1899, the increase over which
IS Ia per cent, the year 1908 shows
the smallest number Of failure casu-
1Iu l.. Brinkley. one Of the best
known capitalists in the South, died
at his home in Memphis on the It'll
INST Mr.. Brinkley's business en-
terprises were numerous. He had
much to do with pushing to a sue
ccssful conclusion the construction
Of the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad now part Of the Ghoctaw
system.
Daniel S. Richardson has been
dismissed from the position of cash
Ter Of the postotice at San Francisco,
upon orders from Washington.
Richardson was the manager Of the
Postal Device and Improvement
Company Of San Francisco, which
sold a device intended to be attached
TO street letter boxes showing the
hours of collection lie IS alleged
to have distributed blocks of stock
IN the company among Maehen,
Beavers and other postollice officials
IN order to secure the adoption of
the device manufactured by his COM
pany, and later to secure additional
contracts and additional price for
the devices.
The worlds output of gold for
the calendar year 1902, which has
recently been compiled by the di-
rector of the mint at Washington
from the final returns, makes very
interesting reading Australasia
heads all the other countries in the
list, with an output of $81, 100000,
the United States being second, with
$8o,000,000; Africa third, with
1922 100000. Canada figures with
$20,000,000 and Mexico with $10,-
100000. The rest of the localities,
all of which are below Mexico's
mark, make up the rest of the
$296,o00,000 which is put down as
the worlds output for that year.
The silver output for 1902 is placed
at $215, 100000.
In an opinion by Chief Jesutice
Fuller, the supreme court of the
United States has decided that cit
liens of Porto Rico are not aliens