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llEBELS LOSE MANY
Fioice Battlo Waged at Agua
Dulce, Colombia
GOVERNMENT TROOPS FIXED TO TIGHT
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A Panama, Colombia, Aug. 1, dis
patch says: Tlie peace commissioners
who left here July I'D on Hip British
steamer Cairn to visit the revolutionary
general Hen era, near Agua Dulce, re
turned to Panama nt noon today. They
Informed the representative of the As
sociated press that they were unable
to fulfill their mission becnime a severe
.engagement between Herrcra's forces
and the government troops has been In
piogrcsH since Tuesday. July 29, when
the revolutionary forces began to at
tack Agua Dulce.
At 5 o'clock Thursday morning the
best battalions of the revolutionary
forces attacked the government en
trenchments with fierce courage. The
slaughter of the revolutionists Is said
to have been excessive and barbarous.
That same afternoon the white Hag
was raised In their camp and they
asked for an armistice during which
they could bury their dead. This was
granted.
The losses of the rebels up to
Wednesday, July 30, were reported nt
over two hundred, while the govern
ment forces lost eight men killed and
eleven wounded.
General Moreno, one of the peace
commissioners who returned today,
says the entrenchments at Agua Dulce
are masterpieces of military art.
At the expiration of the time ol
armistice the engagement recommenced
with the same fierceness. Nine gov
ernment battalions which had not
taken part In the light were still being
held In reserve last night.
General Salazar, governor of Pana
ma, has received a letter from the gov
ernment general Morales Pertl. Baying
he Is very enthusiastic as to the out
come and that he hopes to win a battle
which will decide the fate of tho Isth
mus. General Salazar, In his turn, is doing
everything In his power to help Gen
eral Bertl.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon he dis
patched further supplies of provisions
and ammunition for Bertl's army ut
Agua Dulce.
NEW KIND ARMOUR PLATE
Able to tttand the Tett of 1'onerful Ex
ploilvei A Washington, D. C, Aug. 1, dis
patch says: The navy people hope to
offset the recent development In high
explosives and armor piercing projec
tiles by the army through a considera
ble Improvement In the resisting power
of the armor plating of a battleship.
Lieut. Cleland Davis, attached to the
naval ordnanco bureau, has produced
an armor plate, which recently was
tested at tho proving grounds at Beth
lehem, and tho results encourage tho
naval ofllclals hero to believe that the
armor plate has again overtaken the
gun In tho never-ending struggle for
supremacy. This plate Is obtained by
a novel process, carbon being driven
directly Into the surface of the hot
plate by an Intensely powerful current
of electricity, the result being a face
as hard as glass, and of any thickness
desired, supported by a rough back
which, it Is claimed, cannot bo cracked.
The depth of tho hardening Is regulated
by tho length of time the current plays
upon the plate. It is claimed that an
average plate can bo completely treat
ed electrically In five hours. Moreover,
the plate Is claimed to be a third light
er for the same resisting power.
Accused of Wife Heating
The time of the county court at Oscc"
ola Friday was taken up In the trial of
a case entitled The State of Nebraska
vs. William Rosenberry, who was
charged with assault and battery, and
by the looks of the man's wife it was
more a case of battery than assault, for
Mrs. Rosenberry had a very black eye
and was battered up about the face,
and sho said that her body was con
siderably bruised where Rosenberry
had struck her. The court bound him
over to the next terra of the district
court, and required him to give a $300
bond to keeii tho peace.
Hob an Kclltor
Burglars entered the residence ol
Mr. Rlsley, one of tho editors of the
Grand Island Democrat, and private
secretary to Congressman Shallen
berger, and thoroughly "did" the house.
However, Mr. Rlsley maintained the
honor of the profession by keeping
most of his money in the bank, or In
his pockets, and but littlo change was
eecured. Some Jewelry, however, was
taken.
HERE AND THERE
After consultation with the treasury
department, the revenue collector has
seized a pearl necklace valued at f 12,
800, which was found In the baggage of
a prominent Philadelphia woman who
returned recently from Europo and
who failed to declare tho Jewels. Duty
of CO per cent will be asked on the
pearls.
A severe electrical storm visited
Hock and Keya Paha counties, Nebras
ka, Friday night, burning out all tele
phones and Wiling some stock. About
two Inches of water fell, which was
greatly appreciated by farmers north,
but Interfered with haying very much
In tho Elkhorn valley.
Tho cruiser Des Moines will bt
.launched at tho Fore river yard,
.J'Tohoy, Mass., September 20. Her
YluiBor will be Miss Helen West,
daughter of Harry West, a business
man of Des Moines. Miss West was
selected for this honor by the people of
Dea Moines.
SUICIDE ON THE INCREASE.
Death Seems to Have Few Terrors In
These Days.
Tho mania for self-destruction Is
on tho increase.
Llfo certainly presents, in most
countries, many more ngroeablo fea
tures than It did n generation ago.
Yet the desire- to abandon It Increases
yearly. Tho total number of suicides
is swelling enormously. Is it because
of tho greater prcvalenco of nervous
diseases?
An English alienist, Mr. Styles, has
been nt somo pains to Investigate this
subject, with wholly discouraging re
sults. Tho story of his discoveries may
best bo expressed in figures.
Somo forty years ago the average
number of suicides was, In Sweden,
ono to every 95,000 Inhabitants; In
Russia, ono to every 35,000 inhab
itants; in tho United States, ono to
every 15,000 Inhabitants, and In tho
great cities, like London and St.
Petersburg, ono to every 21,000 inhab
itants. It is plain that we made a
dismal showing even then.
In Franco, chosen for illustration
becauso it offers tho most startling
revelations, Mr. Styles found for every
100,000 inhabitants, during tho years
1841 to 1845, 9 suicides; from 184C to
1850, 10 suicides; from 18C1 to 1870,
13 suicides; from 1871 to 1875, 15 sui
cides; from 1870 to 1880, 17 suicides;
In 1889, 21 suicides; in 1893, 22, and in
1894, 2G.
From 182C to 1890, tno proportion of
suicides In Belgium has augmented
72 per cent; In Prussia, 411 per cent;
in Austria, 238 per cent; In Sweden
and Denmark, 72 per cent, and 35 per
cent respectively, and In France, 31
per cent.
IS GOOD FOR JEWELERS.
Plng-Pong Hard on Watches, and the
Man Who Makes Repairs Profits.
"Ping pong Is a flue game," said a
Jeweler, who dpcs a lot of repairing,
to a New York Sun man. 'No outdoor
or Indoor sport has ever given us so
much to do. It is surprising how many
persons have broken their watches
since the gamo became a fad.
"You see, people play tho came with
out removing their coats or waist
coats. In the excitement they forgot
about their watches, and tho first
thing a man knows his timepiece
bounds out of his pocket. Sometimes
It strikes the table, but wherover It
does fall the watch is damaged.
"That Is not all. A player may tlo
hl watch to his pocket, but still It
getJ out of gear. Tho constant Jump
ing around and the swinging of tho
arms disturbs tho works so the watch
has to be brought to us to be regula
ted. "I have had as many women's watch
es aB men's to repair. Tho women
are even more careless than the men.
Their watches dangle from their shirt
waists, and as a result tho watch
Jumps around like a weathercock In a
galo of wind.
"Surprising as It may Beem, my in
come from repairing watches has al
most tripled since the craze for ping
pong began."
Would "Dam the Hogs," Too.
The Oznrk Mountain (Mo.) News
tells a story of an ex-Kentucky colonel
of tho "quality folks" sort whom ho
onco met In western Kansas. "Tho
colonel was nn enthusiast on tho irri
gation schemo that was sweeping over
Kansas at that time. Ho waB so posi
tive In his theories and so high-tempered
that few people cared to dis
agree with him. One day ub ho was
standing in front of tho office talk
lng with several friends, 'Pink' Bar
clay, that lives over on Snake creek,
camo along, and after slinking hands
around turned to the colonel and said:
'Colonel, I've got forty acres of land
lying close to Snako creek that I want
to Irrigate and I would like to ask
your advice about It.' 'Very well, sal),'
responded the colonel, 'My advice is
dam the creek.' 'I did do that,' said
Pink, 'and cut a ditch down across
tho land, but I couldn't get rise
enough.' 'Then I would dam tho
ditch, sab,' replied the colonel. 'That's
Just what I did do said Pink, 'but
the hogs rooted holes In tho banks.
What would you do about that?'
'What would I do?' snorted tho
colonel. 'I would dam the hogs, sab!
I would dam tho hogs!'"
Had HIb Nerve' With Him.
"I had a nervy one today," said
tho bartender, according to tho Phila
delphia record. "A country looking
yap, who had seen the freo lunch sign
outside, camo gawking in, and as soon
as he got his bearings made a dive
for tho solid food counter. In a
mlnuto ho had made tho pickled tripe
dish look like thirty cents and had
put tho crackers and cheese out of
business entirely. I glued my eyes
on him and sung out, 'Hey, there!
Havo a beer?' Ho was too busy to
talk, but shook his head no. 'Mebbe
some whisky,' I Bays. 'Nope,' he says,
with his mouth full of corned beef
sandwich. Well, say, ho was so busy
over thero that I thought It was up
to me to put a stop to it, so I Bays,
sarcastic like, "How about a
bottlo o' wlno?' 'Much obleged," he
nays, 'but when I left homo I prom
ised tho old folks I wouldn't drink
nothln',' I was so stunned I let him
get out without leaving his card."
Good for Her.
The Living Church quotes this from
a Connecticut woman's dliiry, dated
1790: "Wo had roast pork for dinner,
and Dr. S., who carved, hold up a
rib on his fork, and said: 'Here, la
dles, Is what Mother Evo was mado
of.' 'Yes,' said Sister Patty, 'and It'a
from very much the same kind of
crlter.' "
Wheels within wiicjls Soutb
American revolutions.
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SUICIDE OF CHICAGO MERCHANT.
Abraham M. Rothschild Kills Himself
In Fit of Despondency.
Ahrrdiarn M. Rothschild, millionaire
Biid former president of A. M. Roths
child A- Co., committed Btilcldo nt Chi
cago, lant week.
Insomnia from overwork Indirectly
caused Mr. Rothschild's death. Always
A hard worker, ho was obliged to re
tire from business on account of 111
health lact May. Since then ho had
been suffering from the dlsoaso which
was the Indirect cause of his tragic
act.
Friends and relatives believe that he
was temporarily deranged. That Is
the only explanation offered as a solu
tion of the suicide. The merchant was
prosperous and happy In all of his rela
tions. He was recognized as ono of Chi
cago's Belf-made men. He was born In
the village of Nordstcttcn, Germany, in
1853.
In December, 1882, Mr. RothBchlld
was married. His wife was Miss Gustn
Morris, daughter of the Chicago
packer, and Melville Nelson Rothschild
Is the one child of the union.
Do the- Dying Never Weep?
"I have stood by tho bedside of
hundreds of dying people," said an
old physician at Topoka recently, "and
I havo yet to seo ti dying person shed
a tear. No matter what tho grief of
the bystanders may be, tho stricken
person will show no slgnB of over
powering emotion. I havo seen a cir
cle of agonized children around a dy
ing mother a mother who In health
would havo been touched to tho quick
by signs of grief In n child yet sho
reposed as calm and unemotional as
though sho had been made of stone.
Thero is somo strango and inexplica
ble phychologlcal chango which ac
companies tho act of dissolution. It
Is well known to all physicians that
pain disappears as tho end ap
proaches. And nature seems to have
arranged It bo that mental peace shall
also attend our last lingering mo
ments." BRIDE OF A VANDERBILT.
Miss Kathleen Nellton to Wed the
Heir to 912,000,000.
Tho formal announncraent of the en
gagement of Reginald Vnnderbllt and
Miss Kathleen Noilson Is expected
soon by friends of the young couple.
It Is said tht announcement has been
delayed solely because It wns desired
by the Vnnderbllt family that tho
young man graduate from Yalo first.
He Is already In possession of tho $12,
000,000 left him by his father.
Miss Nellson 1b ono of tho most
beautiful girls in society. She is 20.
Several years ago tho dovotlon of Reg
inald Vanderbllt to her wns the sub
ject of gossip In Newport and New
York. Of late Mr. Vandorbilt has mado
frequent visits from Yale to take Miss
Nellson out driving and escort her to
social functions.
Miss Nellson Is tall and graceful,
with a beautifully modeled, expressive
face, a wealth of light brown hair and
a dazzling completion. She possesses
many accomplishments. She Is a nicco
of Frederick Gcbhard, and her sister
is Mrs. Arthur Kemp. Sho was the
acknowledged belle of tho season In
which sho mado her debut.
Compulsory House 8ervice.
Probably compulsory domestic ser
vice will havo to bo resorted to somo
day. That will not only help to solve
a difficult problem, but It will also
lift tho social stigma off tho kitchen
Industry by main force. Compulsory
military servlco for men Is common
enough, and even Australia will al
most certainly find It necessary somo
day. Compulsory domostlc service for
women Bay from tho ago of 19 to 21
Is no greater a hardship. Thnro la
tho same reason for compulsion In
both casea a great national demand
and an Insufficient supply.
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Persons, Places
and Things
FOR READING AT NIGHT.
Special Beds Provided, With Electric
Bulbs at Headboard.
Spenklng of new things, there Is a
French bedstead which provides for
the individual who rends nfter going
to bed or during wakeful hours In tho
night.
Thero are single Iron bods, nnd In
tho top of the rather high head Is set
an electric light. A reading desk Is
attached to a bar, which crosses tho
head of the bedstead and can be
raised above It when required. There
are disadvantages to this light, which
must shluo In tho eyes as well ns on
tho book or pnper
Better arrangements are mado In
some of our big hotels. Thero Ib ar
ranged at one side of the bed an arm
with an electric light attached, which
can ho pulled over the lied nt tho will
of tho occupnnt, nnd Is below tho
eyes, though quite high enough for
tho light to fall upon t'n book.
Tho top of tho electric light globo
In covered with a dark green shade,
and none of the light can go up.
ROYAL PAIR TO MARRY.
Prince Arthur of Connaught and Prin
cess Beatrice Betrothed.
Prlnco Arthur of Connaught and
PrlncoEs Beatrice of Hnxe-Coburg and
Gotha, whoso betrothal has Just been
announced by cable, are both grand
children of the late Queen Victoria.
Princess Beatrice Is the daughter of
tho lato Prlnco Alfred Duka of Saxe
Coburg and Gotha who was succeed
ed by his nephew, the young Duke of
Albany, In 1900. Sho was born at
Eaetwoll Park In 1884, tho very year
that gave to the world tho present
rulor of tho ancient Saxon duchy.
Prlnco Arthur Is tho son of tho Duko
of Connaught, the fifth child of Queen
Victoria. HIb mother waB PrlnceBS
Louise ot Prussia, and young Arthur Is
Just one year older than his fiancee.
Ho Is tho heir presumptive to tho du
cal throno of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Expensive Cigars.
One reads from time to tlmo of tho
fabulous sums paid for cigars. A fav
orite Btory is that Mr. Chamberlain
never touches anything cheaper than
a 5-shllllng cigar, and that every tlmo
Lord Rothschild smokes ten shillings
vanish into tho ambient air. Accord
ing to Mr. Wolngott, tho well-known
tobacco merchant, all such stories aro
tho purest Invention. As far as mcro
quality of tobacco goes, tho best cigar
in tho world can bo purchased for 1
shilling slxpenco, and anyono -who
gives more than this sum is paying
for slzo, peculiar shape or for somo
peculiar brand which is only valuable
for Its rarity and not for Ub excel
lence. Those torpcdo-llko cigars which
ono sees In tobacconists' windows In
cased In glass sheaths nro mainly
traps to catch tho unwary. Tho most
remarkablo thing about them Ib their
slzo and their startling variation In
prlco according to tho locality iu
which thoy aro sold. In tho West End
thoy aro priced at anything between
1 and 15s; In tho less glldod pre
cincts of tho city they aro bold for
7b Cd apiece. London Tatler.
Politicians in Quarrel.
Tho breach between Senator Quay
and Gov. Stono of Pennsylvania has
been widened beyond bridging possibil
ity by tho announcement from Wash
ington that Miss Sue Quay, daughtor
of tho senator, Is to christen tho ar
mored cruiser Pennsylvania when tho
vessel shall bo launched from tho
Cramps' shipyard. According to long
established procedent, MIbb Jean
Stone, tho governor's daughtor, should
have been selected for that honor, but
the Cramps, doubtless acting on a hint
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from iniiueiuiai quuiicio,
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NEW INVENTIONS OF WORTH
PLACED ON THE MARKET.
Devlco that WIN Rid Cattle of Flies
that Torture Them While In the
Stable Home Exercising Machine
a Novelty.
Home Exercising Machine.
A competent authority on tho sub
ject would probably admit that n largo
proportion of the nllmcnta ordinarily
attributed to tho stomach hnvo their
origin In u weakness of tho muscles
surrounding tho nhdomlim! cnvlty,
with attendant llabblness nnd Inability
of tho digestive organs to perform
their natural functlotiH. Adolph do
Clnlrmont of Topekn. Kans., has re
cently designed a slmplu form of ex
ercising apparatus which ho clnlnis
will tend to strengthen tho muscles
abovo referred to, assisting them
materially In tho performance of
their work. The device needs littlo
explanation, owing to Itn simplicity.
Thero Is u hinged board with sup
ports to rnlse It rom tho floor and
n latch to malntnln tho sections rigid
while In use. A cushion Is also pro
vided for tho bond and thero nro
hruivs secured to tho footboard to
enable tho person to rise to n sitting
posture by n sheer pull with tho feet.
To uso this exerciser the patient tnkea
tho position Bhown. with his feet In
serted In tho braces, when, by rais
ing and lowering tho upper part of
tho body slowly tho muscles aro oxer
ei 1 throughout tho entire length of
the trunk. Cnro must bo taken not to
IihIiiIl-h ton freclv in the exertion at
tho beginning, as overstraining the
Strengthens muscles of abdomen,
muscles would causo Injurious effect
lnsteail of benefit. Tho special ten
dency of this form of exorclso would
bo to dlsslpato the surplus flesh ot
tho abdomen, as well aB Increasing
tho muscular power, thus lightening
the load to be carried, also.
Now an Automobile Sled.
An automobile Bled, says Electric
ity. 1b the lateBt Invontlon of tho
Nuernbergen Motorfahrzenge-Fabrlck
Union. It is to be driven by a ben
.Ino motor, water cooled, and
equipped with electro-magnetic spark
ing devices. The cooling water cir
culates In tho body of the Blod
through pipes which are bo disposed
as to constitute a foot-wnrmor. Tho
steering gear includes a tiller, which
Is connected with tho front runners.
A single lever controls tho direction
of the Bhaft's revolution. Tho sled
Is driven by a spiked wheel, which
bites the ground and Ib geared up to
the niotor shaft.
Boon to Tortured Cattle.
When cattle nro running at largo
In the field thero Ib an opportunity
for them to rid themselves of tho
Insect pests which nnnoy them, but
when the animals aro tied In tho sta
bio thero Is little chance to Bwlng
tho head around to dislodge tho (lies
from tho forward quarters, and so
tho troublesome pests aro freo to tor
turo tho anlmalB at will. It Is tho
object of O. B. Gibson of Thayer, la,,
In designing tho strango looking Bhed
hero pictured to provide nn apparatus
which will cnablo the cattle to rid
their bodies of tho llles as thoy
enter tho stable, the latter place pre
sumably being fly-proof, as It ought to
be, at any rate. The shed has at Us
inner end a series ot brushes, so ar
ranged as to leave an oblong opening
much smaller than tho body, In ordor
that tho flics may be brushed off as
the animals pass through to gain
an entrance to tho interior. During
tho passage of tho cow tho only pined
from which light can enter tho shed
Is through tho overhead chamber, to
which tho Insects fly aB they are
brushed off. An automatic gato in
the shed opens and v closes tho en
tranco to this chamber with tho pas
sago of each animal, thereby making
Apparatus to brush peots from cattle,
a trap from which tho files cannot
escupo, and In which thoy are des
troyed by the cattlo tender. Tho II
lustration shown tho shed complete,
with a cow In tho act of entering,
and also presents a view of tho Innor
end of tho shod, with tho brushes in
position to do their work.
Labor Saver for Farmers.
Tho farmer of today must havo his
labor-saving appliances Just as much
as the worklngman of any other class,
and, really, thero seems to be greater
need of machinery on tho farm than
In any other field, aB the manual labor
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perform) il lv llm tnrmorn lur p
coeds In nmouit flint of most Indus
trios. Tin- ) dliviitor has boon an in
illspoiiHiiMi latin implement for yours
and In Its ollloe ol loosening tho dirt
between the n w of plants greatly fa
ellltutes tin hlltinr up nt corn, pota
toes, etc. anil tlir cutting out or the
weeds with n hoi On the miichlm
shown In the lllustintlon will ho soon
n new attachment for gathering up
tho weeds from between tho rows of
plantH after the cultivator litis loos
ened thrin from 11k- soil. In tho enso
of woods which are about to go to
seed, nml would II loft on tho gioiuul.
stnrt a now i nip for tho farmer to
fight Inter on, this duvlco will lie
especially imelul, iis it onnhlos I lie
farmer to gather up tho woods anil
hum them betou tho seed Ih deposit
cd. As will bo soon, tho gntheiliij.
rake Is designed to trnvel In tho iow
Just cultivated, and In order that It.
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Weeder attachment for cultivators,
may work equally well when tho cul
tivator Ik moving lu cither direction,
it Is mounted on n (twinging arm, eon
trolled by n cinnk within easy roach
of tlm driver. By giving tho crank a
half turn In either direction tho rako
Is lifted from one sldo of the cul
tivator to tho other, or can ho elevat
ed to drop n loud of wooiIh nt any
desired point in tho field. Edwin V.
Clapp of Ninth Rimh, Pa., Ih thu In
ventor. The Latest Washing Machine.
There are two very good reasotiR
why many IiouhowIvcb continiio to do
their washing over tho old-fash loueil;
tub and scrub the clothes on tho wash
board every Monday, Instead of mak
ing use of the modern washing ma
chine. Ono lu tho cost of tho ma
chine and the other In tho necessity
of finding room fur an extra artlolo
of washday furniture, which, in tho
majority of city houses, is no small
item. To both these reasons tho
washing machine Invented by Leonard
B. Brooks of Independence, lu., giver,
tho very toed uuswer.Uiat.lt roqulrcei
only a suinll outlay of cash nml taken
up no extra spuco when not in use,,
and it goes without saying thnt It will1
do Its work quite us woll hh tho ma-
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Fastens on the hide of the tub.
Jorlty of machines of thlH kind now
on the mm kit. Tho Inventor, nn
doubt, obtained bin idea from tho old
fashioned clothes-pounder which It
was cut-toiniiiy to uso In connection,
with n minll cask, to hammer thus
dirt out of tho clothes, instead of
rubbing them by hand. Tho pound
ing head is still used in tho new in
vention, but with this decided Im
provement, that It lias a spring to
lift the bead after each stroho, thus
eliminating fully linir or tho labor ol
operating -the mmihlno. Tho washer
Is clamped on ono sldo of n oouhuoih
washtub, nml when not in uso cam
bo swung out of llio way, thus leaving
tho tub open loi tho rinsing of gar
ments aB they mo removed from thu
water. When tho wnshlug Is finished;
tho machine can ho folded up nml.
placed iiihlde tho tub, or may ho sus
pended fiom a nail In tho hnsemont
or stairway.
Progress ot Japanr") Commerce.
In thrc. mid a linir yearn Jioan has
added to Its merchant navy 800 Mtaiu
ships and 1(10,0(10 touungo, ami alhj
3,000 sailing essoin of 250,000 ton
nnge. In 1H9U tho country possessed
only n tingle steamship over 5,000
tons; it has now twonty-ouo ot thin;
class.
In 1MS Japan owned C27 steamsliipn
of 429,774 tourmgq; and ,174 sailing
vessels ol 24,014 lonnugo. In 1S9!),
C7! steamships of 407,534 touuago;
nnd 1,485 Milling vessels of 1(10,710'
tonnage, lu 1900, 753 steamships of
498,375 tonuugo; and 2,783 sailing ves
sels of 270,101 lonnugo. In 1901, Ulil
steamships of 567, Kill Lounngo; and
3,4 1G sailing vessels of 315,707 ton
nage. The number of sailors has Increased'
until in 1901 there woro 15,412 oltlcern
and engineeiti (304 foreign) to tluv
merchant fleet. Tho small number of
foreigners is as striking as tho iu
crease of the commercial navy.
Peculiar Snow.
A peculiar snow observed on Mont
Mnlet in tho Alps has lieon reported'
by M. A. Burns. It in callod 'Can
cardan snow," anil Ih very porous, vlth.''
grains reaching an eighth of an Inch
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