| Show NOTES one million persons are employed by the railroads of the united states the cost of railroads in the united states has been nine billion dollars teetotal the total mileage of telegraph wire in the united states ie miles the total mileage of poles and cable in the united states is miles the cost of a high class light wheel passenger locomotive is about the senate of the canadian parliament is composed of 77 members the speakers salary is a year each senator receives a indemnity of 1000 and mileage rabbi samuel freuder tendered his bis resignation to his hebrew congregation a few days ago at davenport lowa iowa he said that judaism is a theological back number and that it had no longer a mission in the world A marriage contract in wisconsin was reed recently atly dissolved by a chicago judge on the ground of its illegality the wisconsin lawyers say it was legal according to the laws of that state it is probable that more will be heard about it it is reported that a fru fruit it jar trust has been formed in chicago and other eastern cities jobbers find it impossible to fill 1111 orders the price has also ad danced the article which sold last year at per gross for quarts is now quoted at 13 18 to 16 it appears that a revolution loin is in progress in mexico one report says thod that garcia the leader of the revolutionists was caught and hanged banged on the dinst another report states that garcia Js is alive and active that he to is receiving recruits very fast two railroad agents named higgins higgans and arnold set fire to the clothing of a in a saloon in milwaukee milwaukie a few days ago the woman was burned to death one of the men higgini Hig gina nys was arrested in chicago on the anft the police are on the hunt after arnold the longest telegraph line in the world extends from 18 old broad street london to 29 cable street calcutta A X gentleman went into the london office a short time ago and was shown the morse printer in connection wi with th the main line from london to teheran the canadian parliament is composed of two houses the senate and the commons the senators are an pointed for life by the crown on ag t the e nomination of the governor general the commons are elected under a federal act which provides for practically universal suffrage the time required for a journey around the earth by a man walking day and night without rest would woul be days daye an express train forty days sound at a medium temperature thirty two and one half hours cannon ball twenty one and three quarter hours light a little over one tenth of a second electricity passing over a copper wire wire a little less than one tenth of a second fanny davenport i the actress is again sued for slander by an actor who supported her in la tosca 11 she posted a notice in one of the theatres theartres the atres saying that lotto had acted indecently he sued her in the courts of minnesota and already two triads have taken place A new trial was ordered on the dinst A son of frank james has won a scholarship in a missouri military academy where he will at once begin li his is studies s he is a bright and popular boy of thirteen years and it may be that the personal courage and manliness he has inherited from his redoubtable father will some day make a good soldier of him |
