The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-27
FACTS IN FEW LINES

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London's new motor fire engine will
be able to travel about thirty-ive
miles an hour at top speed.
The cost of building electric street
railways in England a mile, single line,
ranges from $19.467 to $4,000.
The 3,O32 carat diamond recently
found in the Premier mine, South AZ
RIGA. has been named the Cullinan.
By order Of the Siamese government
gambling. which is a government mo-
nopoly. has been abolished in the prov
inces of that kingdom.
Immigration into Canada is increas.
| ing rapidly. In 1896 the number of
settlers from all parts was 1885, Last
year the number was 10000.
Owing to the continued dry seasons
in South Africa, which have caused
the destruction of large droves Of cat.
tie, the sinking Of wells has become a
necessity.
In debate in the German reichstag
General Won Einen, minister Of war.
admitted that brutality in the army
was 1.-The most repulsive canker'' in
that organization.
The Theater MOntmartre, Paris, has
just lost it's 'jeune premier" in Nj. Ber-
thelot, who has died at the age Of six
ty-one. He had been leading lover
there for nearly forty years.
A London motor periodical finds
moral in the Sergius assassination. 1t
says that if the grand duke had been
in high speed auto the chances are
the bomb would have missed him.
There are now some 10000 modern
plows in use in Greece against $4,000
Anticipated ones. Greece is said to Of
fer very good market at present for
the sale of agricultural implements.
Large oil wells have been discovered
in the northern part Of Roumania, and
petroleum is now being exported to
many parts Of Europe, where it takes
the place Of American and Russian Pc
trOleum.
There are more suicides in Berlin ev-
cry year than in any other European
city, and the figures show steady in
| crease. growing from 434 in 1900 to 600
in 1904 This is about 80 for every
100000 inha bitants.
The keeper of the only saloon at Bell
port n. Y. was a candidate for justice
Of the peace He pledged himself if
elected to close his saloon and go out
of the business. He was defeated by
an overwhelming majority.
Air getting into a vein while he was
undergoing an operation in st. Thorn
as hospital, London, was the cause
of the death of Frederick Thomas Ken
nedy the other day. A verdict Of sac
cidental death" was returned.
A lawsuit between two of the oldest
| families in Spain has been in the courts
! for 33S years. An announcement has
just been made by both parties that
the case will be finally settled in the
highest court in Spain in 1907.
In spite of the many jokes that are
made at the expense Of the Georgia
peach crop that state produced more
peaches than any Of the eastern states.
1t is said that there are over 100000
trees that bear peaches in the state.
The $4,000 greenback that the gov
eminent has been looking for so long
has at >last been located in the hands
of a farmer living in Dickinson coun-
ty. Kan, who refuses to give up the
obligation to the treasury department
for redemption. y
Bulgaria is placing immense orders
for war material in Europe. Only re-
Gently the Bulgarian government or
dered sixty guns from the krupp
works at Essen. Large orders have
also been placed in Germany and Eng
land for rifles and ammunition.
To the sum of 100000 left by Mr..
Peabody between 1862 and 1873, out OF
which the Peabody buildings for theI
Door were erected in London, there has
since been added $4793,25o, received
for rent and interest, making the total
fund, according to report just issued.
S7,293, go. AS more money comes III
more buildings are erected.
We hear often of eggs Of large size.
but W. H. Going of Holden claims
that he has a blooded Plymouth Rock
hen that has laid the smallest egg that
has been reported in any of the tales
that are constantly going the rounds
among the hen fanciers. The egg is
perfect in shape, brown in color and
measures but two inches by one inch
and a half.
To pay a debt of % cents owed for
ten wears George Dunn, an old sailor,
walked from Black River Falls, Wis,
to Lacrosse, fifty miles. Dunn hunted
I'D Coroner Cronon, of whom he Dor
rowed the money in 1895, and repaid
him. Dunn said the quarter was the
only bill he owed in the world ana
that his conscience troubled him IN
til he had paid it.
In the last nine years $1,000 motors
have been registered in England. Of
these $500 have been used for COM
mercial purposes. The motor wagon
users have formed an association, and
If has issued a circular in which 1t Is
urged that commercial automobillsm