The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
FACTS IN FEW LINES

NAAAA IN AN
numbered.
The new Japanese loan was the first
international loan ever placed in Lon
don, New York and San Francisco
Jointly.
Salt Lake has planned for an extern
sion of its water supply that will cost
100000 and make the supply ample
for a city of 10000 individuals.
The United States has the only gen.
uine horse marines. Twelve marines
have been mounted ut the navy yard,
Mare island, California, and regularly
patrol the island.
The invasion Of Tibet by Il British
force was Il mission" The army Of
$500 men now being sent into the
Nyam-Nyam country, central Africa, is
officially a patrol"
The Wisbech Cemetery company was
unable to pay a dividend last year,
sowing to the low death rate in the
town." Wisbech Is an English town
Of 10000 population.
The international committee of an
archists, which recently met ut BARGE
Iona, decided to establish Il new center
Of anarchists at Tangier. where the
cause can be carried on openly.
Pennies are soon to be introduced into
South Africa. Heretofore the "ticzey"
has been the smallest coin, and 1t is
worth about 6 cents. The penny will
be of copper and worth ? cents.
The music of the triumphal march in
Handel's JUDAS Maccabaeus' has been
adopted by the Imperial College of
Music at Tokyo as a Japanese air ell
titled 'The Victory on the Yalu."
The coal measures of Coahuila dis
trict are being extensively developed.
They are the only extensive coal mines
in Mexico. The minimum daily output
is 5000 tons Of coal and 1900 tons of
coke.
1t is stated by the Frankfort Gazette
that General BobrikOn. the murdered
governor of Finland, after ordering the
suppression Of a newspaper published
in Tornea. discovered that the town
was in Sweden.
1t has been discovered that the wild
silkworm produces a silk with more
luster than does the pampered worm of
captivity. Those who are up on silk
culture claim that the tame worm has
lost much of its power because it is
taken care of so we'll.
\ prisoner recently confined in Wash
ing county Vt.) Jail Don returned for
another term. On being questioned re
garding his anxiety to go back he said.
swell, you see, l liked the board, and,
besides, l got interested in a novel they
have ut the Jail, and I wanted to finish
it."
A side light OH Chinese immigration
or importation into South Africa is cast
by the following remark in the South
African Press Bulletin: "Quarrels and
fights with drawn knives between Kaf
frs and Chinese are of almost daily oc.
currence in Market square. Johannes
burg"
The 700 sh0emakers' shops at Canton,
China, employ 5000 men and 10000
women. who work from daylight to
dark. Kerosene lamps were recently
introduced into the shops SO the hours
could be heightened. The workers get
from $3.50 to 81 a month and rice and
salt fish for food.
The corporation of birmingham. T.. ;
land recently pulled down III working
mems dwellings for street widening,
forgetting the law that requires Other
dwellings to be provided before tic Old
ones are demolished. So now it find
itself liable to Il fine of $500 for eacl
offense. a total of $'bO.0WD
Mexico is making big strides in lilt
manufacture of goods for home con-
sumption. such ITS shoes, cotton and
WOODEN goods and dynamite. None of
these are exported, as they bring bet
ter prices ut home and are inferior IT,
the goods manufactured in the United
States. Nearly all the better class OF
MeXicans wear American shoes and
clothing.
Five pensioners are on the roll on :c
count Of the Revolution. 1,1lH CD &C
count of the war of 1912, 4,314 Oh &C
count Of the Indian wars and 1881 OF
account of the Mexican war. Tho
great bulk of the roll is as follows
Civil war, inValidS. Iu3,loG: widows
24S,:39O: Spanish war, invalids. $500
widows. 1869; regular establishment
inyalids, 9.1TO; widows, 2,93S.
\ Budapest scientist has made Il cal
culation Of the energy expended by
earthquakes. lie finds that an amount
Of work equal to the raising Of til,
mass of the earth through a little less
than onc-fiftieth of an inch was done
by each of the 200 world shaking earth
Quakcs registered durin" the eigh'
Years from 1893 to 1902. The work don,
systematically by these earthquakes
represents 100000 horsepower work
ing continually night and day.
The pun-Ccltic congress, in session
ut Carntrvon, Wales, recently, is q con
~g!Omeration of several gatherings
chief Of which is the great Welsh els
te(ldfod. Ireland has two annual Celt