‘ - Out of 110,000,000 souls comprising the Russian Empire, fully 80,000,000 are engaged in agricultural pursuits. A French company is now b ilding a street car line in Tashkend, the Capital of Russian Turkestan, where, not very white who many man had visited the place would have lost years ago, any his head. New York contains an average of 37, 675 inhabitants to the square mile, or The population varies from three Ward Twenty-four to 474 in Waid Ten. This the rate of 303,3 fifty-eight te the acre. to the acre in last, which is at the square mile, is the densest world. Since 1885 the 1 : Volga, in pidly changing, until the city of Saratoy, once called the **Golden Port of course Russia, has rap he Volga, is left three miles away from its banks. Saratoy is a well-built city of about 125,000 was very large, depended main! inhabitants, 1ts trade, which y on the river. There were published last yea country 4665 books,accordin just compiled. In this total, been surpassed in the last six years onl by the 1886, are included new editions of number credited to the rints and trans- American books and rep lations of foreign books, original works. In his ‘‘Race Prussienne,” fages maintains that the | Ethn race, he not Ge »graphi are a different have acquired the Teutor as the High! bave rec lish. the was of anders him, th According to vassal of the Prussian now, as 3 £1) Lat ae past. the Roman in A magazine writer has strated by an elaborate array of fa figures that it for a loco- 8 1MpOsSsSiDiE motive to pull a passenger train at a faster rate than about seventy miles an hour. In a short therefore, ex- claims the Chicago Tr ' un- scientific blunderer con locomotive ti hour let miles an 1 ue voice of scien Doctor Sargent, the Harvard Coll wority on physical ege Gymnasium, an au training, has § years been making a careful study of the human form. As a result of his in- vestigations he bas determined 8 what would be considered t Pe riect view. man from a physical W. C. Noble, the sculpt prepare a brouze cast bas mis wihict the Columbian Exposition. - me Loyalty to the lost cause England Chronicle is, is still confesses the San Fi The death of Mary, commemorated, those who hold the Stuarts in veneration may lay flowers upon the tomb of this and most unfortunate There loveliest race. is something touchin this reverence, and in this ¢ could have more of it with profit, number of heroes that we hold in ful remembrance is painfully sn A curious movement of Illinois. Sixty-nine cars re Peoria for Central [owa loaded with farm ef- from their families and household fects. The emigrants Mclean County, Ii 112 They said that they were moving be- ers, all adults and cause their Illinois lands had grown so valuable that they could not farm them with profit, so they sold out and bought lands equally good but much cheaper in Iowa. ul The Christian population of the world is ascertained to be about five hundred millions, constituting a third of the in. habitants of the earth. It is an interest. ing fact, remarks the Atlanta Constitu- tion, that the increase within a century and a hall has reached this number from only 200,000,000, gressive nation of Japan revolutionized A year ago the pro the Government and adopted a more At the members of their Parliament it was found popular form. first election for that several Japanese believers in Chris. tianity had been chosen by popular suf. frage. Japanese in the present Parliament and many offices of note are Leld by Japanese of the Christian faith. In fact, this beautiful country must soon take rank among the Christian nations, and when we consider how cear it may be made to us commercially by the construction of the Nicaragua Canal, as well as by rapid tracsit across the American con. tinent, we ay expect our people of the twentieth century to become dearly as familiar with Japanese as they are with Europeans. There are now thirteen Christian Ah Sin is crowding his way into New South Wales, of 1,132,234, according te the recent Out of a total population census, 13,1506 are Chinamen, A New Yorker advises against horse- back riding because you can never tell when some serious accident will happen, If this line of reasoning is to be accepted, comments the Detroit Free had all choking to death some day Press, for on wo better stop eating fear of in piece of tough beefstealk. The Russian Senate is reported to be considering a measure which provides that no foreigners will be permitted to they have mastered the Russian language ar become naturalized citizens until are familiar with the organic laws of the Empire. It is thought that this measure is directed chiefly against the Germans. Every civilized nation on earth but has contributed to the funds of the Monument one Bismarck Committee, of Berlin, which finds itself with $249 000 to spend. The nation that failed to re- spond was our own, ‘‘a rather surpris- " fact,” add ing s the Boston Transcript, Heonsidering the number of Ger mans in America.” The Woman's Tribune tells of a chiv ¢ in Alabama who says that f al aim they are to them all the next the case Associati presentatl Minor of pure blood Angora Arizona, United States, adapted to the w it is propose rnia first, William H. Plumb, aged twenty-one, wo worked on the streets of Jackson, h., at $1.25 a day, earned £100 in a ther day, rw minutes the states the He Amanda Bentley, a pay would marry her 0, and Francisco E that Mobs. the saminer. learned guest at Howell House, would Any man who would ask him with her. She is not seventy years of Plumb met Mrs, A. Dart, Justice Bentley's man of ness, J. secured a license. tied the knot, Mrs. train and they Palmer Immediately after the Mrs. Plumb, took the Rapids. Her Canada. Bhe explained her marriage as ceremony, Bentley, or for Grand home is in Ridgetown, follows “My husband, who died some years ago, had been married before and He queathing a large share of the estate to had several children. left a will be- me during my life. There is a clause in the document providing that if I marry ued at 180,000, our again the property, vi is to revert at once to only child, who is now twenty-eight years Should 1 die without marriage, the will says the property is to old and a cripple. be divided among my husband's heirs, I think that was left to me revert to our only it was his intention to have wll child, but he made a mistake in writing the will. This is why 1 enter into this marriage. By it the property reverts at once to my son, and he will not be left helpless and in poverty at my death, which cannot be far away. | assure you this step is exceedingly distastful to me, but I would do more to protect my dear son,” A COLLIERY HORROR. Seores of Men and Women Pare ish in a Belgian Mine, Fire Follows an Exvlosion and Cuts Off All Escape. An accident ¢ Anderiuis Co which resulted in occurred a few any Hery, near Charle: a great joss « hundred and thirty-four mer in a gallery 400 feet below thy w, when there was a terrific explosion lamp Forty of the miners escaped by means of the second shaft and sixteen others having received probably fatal injuries, The cage and the ventilator at the motth ot the pit were shattered by the ¢ xplosion The doe gtruction of 1 elempent of great were usa, the vertilator added a danger to the situation The ex urre morning shock en an eartt area | trembled shaken smashed, 1 crockery and ware thrown and broks Almost el ore tremblings caused by the mighty had entirely died away people rush trom their dwellings, and excited men, women and children the mouth of the pit, Almost ev in the place had a relative or fri the men employed in th AS ROX WON Of $ « i “ sed by It ress: ind for ' cles of household axplosion the began to wd +f mine, nas the deadly fumes been rushing up the shaft tiflis ins ted. and it was th ould be entered is wet hinery : ¢ BOQ i tod me A ™ g the shall a, sn ftor Jithie a ¢ e heard roaring and sng orion [ar beow suriace tire SAYS { the ipport still surround the blackened pits attracted by the very horror that without a ead. Works ition of relief, and ng carried on al computats n the Ander! dered them wdered work is Winter nas the n of the number of ¢ tragedy, it appears Yictun that there suaft. of whom 154 Jured and sixty tw are dead, eighteen ved YOUNG GIRL LYNCHED, the Coffes a Family Put Poison in and Nearly Killed she Hielees form of The found dangling from a tres on the r ing to Rayville, La., a few mornings ago It was ilentified as that of a iltesn year<oid servant of W, RK the pia there, Ihe girl became offended at the action of a colored man, also employed in the house, and in seeking some mode of revenge she de cided to put poison into his coffee, She put into the coffees intended for the Helmer, who re twenty ides on from Greenville milies the CasON LAMUY nea) About nine parsons drank the concoction and eleven had a Very narrow from doatl The girl acknowledged that she ine tended to kill the man, and she did not care particularly who eles suffered fhat nigot some parties started out to bring the girl to ths jail at Ravville, but they had not procsedel far bafors a masked party overtook them an | strung the giri up Loa tres at the rsd crossing. RECIPROCITY WITH FRANCE President Carnot Signs the Convens tion With the United States, President Carnot, of France, has signod the commercial reciprocity convention with the United States, In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Roche, Minister of Commeros, introduce! the bill confirming the commercial ref\prosity oon: vention between Frasos ana the United Mates. The American products admitted by the convention under the French mini mum duties are canned meats, fresh and dried table fruits, except raising; pough hewn, or sawn tim'vir, wood paving stave wood for oases, hops, pears and cum jrensed apples. in return the United States Jatt biden, sugar and molasses imported from France her colonies on the free lat, imports, France main. meat proved to BORDON THE NEWS EPITOMIZED. Eastern and Middle States. Me Attorney (Jeneral of Pennsylvania has filed at Harrisburg a bill to test the le- gality of the Reading leasss, LACEYVILLY, Wyoming County, Penn. is almost wholly wiped out by fire Tue Rhode | | 2 . ” sland Republic st ir Btate Cons spublicans met in mtion at Providence and nom nated a ticket headed by 1, Russell Brown for Governor THE steamy hip Missouri York for Russis., Nt wed away under her hatcoes were 5 000.1 0 pounds of breadstuf! the voluntary off f th people t )» the starving This, itis will he 1 “ » ang preserve ¢ LOND people | salled from New fring American of Hussie LLo save estimated 11x. holler of 4 gine io, Ws explode on branch at McAuley. Pq killing two men and injuring thre the Catawissa Oye RANK JeyniLLe of ‘ i Altooan, Pens threw a lighted inmp at his wife Mollie ith from hi henlth Tie restriction on the production agreed upon in New anthracite i | layed traffic were 234 men and females in the | ne | , functions, ocominsnosd I'he largest collier syivania are being shut down Tur heaviest anowfall msiderably in States Naval tr nei, wh | years ago {| transierre Governmst Fagp MiLLey, a mil Killed Sonth and West, y In Mo., ¢ to the extent of Washingron. Preasipext HARRISON issue procia mation declaring : r the reciprocity clan m products fron 1 ener the hig! ie fa : Hayt TR Bea jamin grandson, was os Tae fifth birthday of Harrison McKee, the Presideat’s brated in the White House, The full Ma rine Band was stationed in the rridors playing selections for his thirty boy and girl They ReEFRssEsTATIVE Cnarmx, of Brookiyn has bean appointed State tailroal suissiones of New York by Govern Flower at a salary of 850.0 per year Sronetany ELxixs issued an ing I the War Iniormation si LL bas long found of and profit Dr Morr Sura, the newly accre Minister from Hawall, was formally pre sented to the Fresident at the White lous Tir Senate, in firmed the nomination of Judson ( Clem enta of Georgia, to be an Interstate Con iisstoner, vice Bragg, decesxd Gesenal Posten, Minister to Italy, has been orderad to return to Rome, and it was announced as probab.e that Minister Fava would return to Washington guests ame laden with presents order creat fureau Department Ie partment a Navy the the great si usefulness lite | axaculive sssson, oon Arten five lu Renate confirmend the nomination of Wilk sam A. Woods, of the Ladiana District bench, to be additional Circuit Judge for the Heventh Federal Circuit. Seven other of the new circuit judges appolatsd under the srovisions of the Evarts act of March 3 1991, were then confirmed without oppos fm Secnerany Erkixs ismued an order de tailing Colonel Robert Williams, Assistant Adjutant General, to peoial duty in the newly vreated Division of Information Tag President sent to the Benate the nom jnation of Charles 8. Aldrich, of Illinois, to be Bolicitor-teneral, vies W, H, Taft, re. signed, Sgonerany Eukiee has amended Army regulations so asto provide that no perion under the age of twenty.one years shall be enlisted or re-anlisted withont the written consent of his parents or a legally appointed guardian, Tun National bank note circulation is now $161,000,000, an increase of nearly $20,000,000 sinos July last, Tux President signa the commissions of tise mine new Circuit Juiges and that they ba forwarded to thom at onos, so that there may be no unnecessary delay in their entering upon the discharge of their ila Lardo, Tyrnotn fever is at V . occurred within | urs spent in secret session the Meoxioo, 200 deaths teu days. Sm Hes'avy Bouvet "scount Hamp ley Bpeaker of the British Hous in dead, IAM Bravo, Yy-iwo Years Commons, Foun of the crew of boat founderad near Atheril Lalani i Koglanli, drowned , wnica wera ADOLPH GUENZBUSL toe leading Hebrew pended payment Petersburg bank Hussia, sus Tene was an explosio aririouted to sang which several hundred bull i HE wi 4 Fran barra nobody was hurt Tue steamer Indiana CArrying uvrovisious for famine sufferers in Russia, re HE correspondence Blaine and the ( recent conference ot Wa transmitted to the Dominion Ottawa, AX avalanche which eight px wderable prope ABRAHAM Wa Manit bh, rdavy ng Mrs. Rainage the British Hon y members made a n separate [rich ) Far, it wa land's exhibit ‘A Bann { Cruat aatry A THREY al intains Disranss by the dr reasing In many districts the water is wadition of cattle is seri 1Ight is In Toda ing and th WaAaxAMAKS Way pos POSTMASTER SENERAL fers a gold me lal to the ra ¢ in each of the seven divisions who makes the best record in 189 A COORD fiftytwo w about to clear Ir Inmbis, for the § i in our forbidden territ tal Cle # than booners Tar Seoators and Repressntatives wh went to Kentucky to attend the funeral of the late Congressman Kendall were oom willed y ride twenty-five miler through a Bin ling soow storm over a mountain road and wade through streams in weather so cold that their foo 1 was frozsn were often in peri’, Their Lives ——————— FIVE WORKING Be a Holiday English Coal Miners DAYS. Monday te Among The delegates to the conference of the British Miners at London de cided that after the men they should work only five days a week The conference ied that from April 11 the days on which mining w ald be dons woald be Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day, Friday and Saturday. The miners have not worked heretofora on Sundays and after April 11 Mondays will be otwerve as bolidays by all membérs of the Miners’ Poderation, AN IDLE GUILLOTINE. First Execution in Twenty -Fom Federation resumed wor also de Switaeriand In Years, The first excoution that bas occurred in Switz sriand sinoe 1883 took place the other day at Lucerne, The culprit was an Italian named Gatti, who after amauiing Mile. Dagan, a teacher, murdered her. He wis executed by the gulllotive, : LL — s—— [OR harvesting 0 svatons on the Penob- soot in Maine, are over for ths season, an | it is estimated that about 40,00) tans have been housed. Tho ice is thinner than uss, ranging irom ten to foarseea lucas in thickness, but in exoxienc: of quality this ear's harvest was never surpassed, Iti ikely that all ho'dings will be dispose] of at from $1.35 to $1.75 per ton, and toat will be paying business, crop will furnish oargoes for aboul five hundred sail of large wohiooners, | COT ION OVERPRODUCTION, L Lelrry - Report of the Statistician of the De- partment of Agriculture The March of tt the Department © ¥ rt ’" repot 4 the production Or oOWon ceeded the consumplion mn and a hall of bales in ’ y eniarges Lhe 6X THE MARKETS, Late Wholesald Prices ol Country Produce Quoted in New York, KEANE AND PF extra iarge 10 me fancy Rtate Hose and per 180 It Niate olher Kinds I. } n bulk, per Sweet potatoes Jerse Cabbage, L. L per 10 Unions Lonnecthicutl, re Urange County, red Urange Cou vel Eastern, yellow, per Eastern, white, pv Squash—L. 1. marrow L , Hubbard, per bbl... iu pi, Canada, per bbl Fin. r dog String beans, Fla, per crate Lattuos, Southern, per bhi Tomatees, Fia,, per bush crate roots LIVE STOCK tmeves Milch Cows, Calves, common to prime Sheep. abe Lambs ,.... Hoge—=Live, , Dressed GRAIN, EYC. Mill Extra... Patents, .....co vosnsnnns Wheat—=No. 3 Red. ..ovvene Rye—State . Barley —Tworowed Ntate,.. Corp) Mixed. .... OUntsesNo, 1 White Miged Western. . Hay tiood to Choloe. ....... TH Rtrawelo Rye. .coiovnss =~ @ Lard-City (Steam, M158 FURE AND KKINS, Pasteen £ Bowthern # Northwestern Kowthanastera Risck bear... ... 000 00&2) 00510 00@S2) 0) Cubsand y'rlings 5 00315 00 4 00@ 10 Beaver la chu 100 500g Beaver, ¥ 5 25a Beaver small... 1 00a Mink, dark, fine, oa Mink, browa..., MO Rad 10%. .00 wuns ’ Gray fox. ..... wo Raccoon, sach. . : Skunk, black... Skunk halt etrp'd Bkunk, stry . Skunk, white, ,.. Opossum, Inige. Muskrat, : Muskrat, y Muskrat, fall... Flour-City LEE £8 is i SH g38 . ® Errttss age asEs RHI 255 BH 4
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