Show TO an Imp arlint lilter fro i to the department or agriculture may 12 list week professor wyletta of agriculture had under consideration a letter from ireland winch he thinks may oner a no lution of alie economic problem as to w ha shall take the place of wheat on farms where it can no longer be raised at a profit the writer who has been familiar will flax growing and linen manufacturing since 1840 bays in ilia interesting communication that there are only two for weaving one at webster mass and the other at appleton aia the latter is doing but little and neither ia weaving any thing uner than there is nothing in the climate or soil conflicting with the assertion that just as good flax and linen may be produced in every state of the union as in ny country germany now diina and weaves the finest linen and she has no essentially dil lerent climate from america many tl ilois become in america from the facility with which the peo plo take up and adopt improved prax esa and appliances this may be the salvation of the linen industry of the importance ot which there is no question there is every reason why the american farmer should produce a million aires ot flax both seed and and above what is now produced which would give or bushels 0 seed worth as many million dollars and two millions and a half tonn of flax straw worth from which tons of flax fabre fibre would be obtained worth once established in america invention would as in all other industries soon build dp an industry to consume this raw material professor walleta has informed the sender that the subject of his letter would be earnestly considered by the department which would lend its aid to increase or diversify the interests of the country lo 10 I 1 ll 11 fur ilda may 12 never in its history lias hie presented the scene it offers today to day thousands of people are out of work and busy cen tres of activity along the canal are abandoned and many hundreds of houses are deserted by their former residents ilia smaller villages are almost uninhabited colombia interior papers have been publishing ex ensue articles respecting the probability of assistance being obtained a the united tor the completion of the canal and they are almost unanimous in expressing lie opinion that it is absolutely requisite not to withdraw atom the united states but rather to take advantage of the immense power and gigantic influence of that nation to conclude with its the perforation of the isthmus to trade and advance under its shadow and always to remember that the road for the future advancement of spanish america dues not lie in the direction of europe but in the direction of the stars of the north hon henry foster atad KOME NY may 12 lion henry foater died in this city last in hia year lie wan the senior ex united states senator having been appointed in 1841 one year before aunon cameron of pennsylvania tk f th bosnok va may 12 president harrisom Harri arched here this morning and waa saluted by the tort he attended church in the arrison secretaries and windom visited the fort this afternoon tour tf Io iosub pUB may 12 secretary of war proctor gen Scho neld and others returned to the city today to day from a our of inspection to the western military posts made during llie pant week tuo ken bj a train NJ may 12 two hungarian laborers were killed by struck by a train I 1 last night beitf may 12 PARIS whitelaw ideiil the new american minister arrived here today the ot capture of khartoum crovea to have been untrue cai cismati morning moritz clauc workman ahot and mortally wounded his wife killed kia seven year old and then trouble waa atio cause nathan CoMit li sr hag baa been very ill and his death is likely to occur at any time A year ago cornith waa lie alc heat lead nier chant in america but ia said to have recently fallen into poverty an attempt to corner the lead cupply of the world arabia br the shah 0 kia lias lett teheran or st peters lure in the cantry near here on saturday night in a henry lulled wilson nd aboa amoa Coo iier and moan jamea bealo smith lecal editor litlie was shot and killed this by his brother in law koyal U in nite take for a burglar kan uh foot on sunday tn the employ of ogden city railway company had hi foot partly crashed lie was going north nea rOden bridge at 10 p ro with a heavy load A number of boys on tha rear vere playing their pranks with the brake he went back and settled matters them but upon back to the trout iw and his foot slid ocr he rail tue car ran over it and j his toes he wun attended by a hy Bician ali 0 o made him com he faill be unable to work for some time |