The Oregon mist., April 28, 1911, Image 3

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NOW NO SECRET
Mexican Chamber falls for Full
Details on Subject.
Intervention Much Feared, and Mex
ican Think It I Imminent
Would End Revolt.
Mexico Cily, April 20. - At tho re
quest of the chamber of ilfiuli-H Min
ister of Foreign A ITui rx do la Ilarra
will make to tlittt body tomorrow a
full p'irt regarding the negotiation
f,,r peace anil the relation of Mexico
with tho United State.
It wa announced luMt night that the
minister promised to rentier a rexrt
to the state senate on thu subject of
the controversy between tho two coun
tries hm the result of thu revolution,
hut when the chamber convened at 4
o'clock tliia afternoon it became evi
dent that iniiny of it member were
nut tit nil satisfied with thin arrange
ment. They demanded all informa
tion available.
There ix no doubt that now the
Mexican believe American interven
tion m imminent and a large part of
them, ignorant of jiiHt what in being
il.ine, consider it inevituhle.
In a letter to the President He
cbctiotiist Club, the organization
formed for the auort of (ienerul
piax during I ho luitt oliltcal cam
paign, Itosciido Pineda, tho leader of
tlie group, issue a warning based on
the ssibility of United State inter
vention. Mr. Pineda recently returned from
New York. A he wa there when
the permanent rommittee of congress
adopted tho famous measure for the
suspension of guarantees, he took no
I art in thut move, although president
of the committee.
So fur the negotiation for peace
have been carried out largely by
ngcrtta unofficially representing the
government, but it in no nec.-rt that
the minister of foreign affair is the
man who ban been most instrumental
in their direction.
In asking for the report the cham
ber of deputies i bringing Into the
open not otdy the ipicslion of the rela
tion with the I'mled States, fast he
coming a bugaboo, but the negotia
tion for x'ace. The resnts will be
made in open session and all Mexico in
to V now ju.it what in being done to
end the war.
A still deeper significance in that by
(heir art the deputies have practically
placed their country in a .ition where
it can deal frankly and openly with
the rebels, something which up to thin
time has been itniHible for the un
official agents to do.
It in not at all improbable that, af
ter having heard the minister' re--Tt
s. the deputies may take an active
part in the Kettlement of the revolu
tion by assisting in the negotiation
for peace. Officially the chamber ha
not been asked to assist. Indeed, offi
cially, it ha known nothing of nego
tiations for peace ami could not, inas
much as the government ha not rec
ognir.ed the existence of a revolution
ary army of sufficient power to justi
fy it in treating with it emissarie.
JAPS INFURIATED.
Superior Rhtt of Rutiia and Japan
In Manchuria Ignored
1'ekin Miscovery that mime isirtion
of the revenue of Manehtirian prov
ince has been allotteil a part of the
security for the four-wer loan of
. .'lO.onii.noo ti China ha un.used deep
tc-ontrtient in Japan Tokio (lis
patches slate that the semi-official
press teem with bitter criticisms,
characterizing the loan a an un
friendly act like the Knox proKsal,
since the power holding thi security
have nn opportunity to interfere in
various (iicHlioti which may arise
hereafter.
China i severely censured for hy
pothecating these revenue, disregard
ing Japan' and Kuia'a contention
that they have auerior right in Man
churia. Earth Swallow Cattle.
(loldlleld, Nov. -Through the open
ing of wide gap in the ground in the
eastern part of White Pine county,
cattlemen resrt losses that are gain
ing seriou proMrtion. Tho gaps in
the range country VBry from eight to
"0 feet in width, anil there is no ex
planation of the phenomenon, except
the fact that the country i of volcanic
formation. Stockgrower have ap
pealed to the gorenment for permits
to fence in the dangerou district, but
as the ground I not in the forest re
serves, the government can do nothing.
Ice Cream Men Indicted.
Chicago Three Chicago icecream
companies were indicted by the United
Slates grandl jury, charged with ship
ping impure ice manufacturing anil
cream. The indcitmerit charge that
sample taken from shipment made
by the indicted compnniew were "full
of filthy animal aubstance" and "unlit
for human consumption." Tho gov
ernment chemist retried fiOO.000,000
wbacteria to approximately one-eighth
of a cubic inch of the cream.
Pari World' Third City.
Pari - Pari retain Ita positiona
the third largest city in the world, the
censu taken last month showing a
population of 2,H4fl,9Hfi, an Increase
of 124,205 over the figure of 1906.
ARMISTICE IS NEAR,
Meaican Rebel Propo Term
Which Are Favortd.
City of Mexico, April pj. A nroi-
oHitiori for an armistice landing nego
tiation fur a aettlement of Mexico'
internal trouble was received by the
department of foreign relation today
from Washington, pruurnably from
Dr. Vastpu Comet.
A reply was returned In which it
wa indicated tho government looked
with favor upon tho suggestion.
The armistice proMiul appeared to
be an outgrowth of the battle at Agua
Prieta and the Ioh of life- and bodily
injury in Douglas by the lire from the
Mexican aide. It sint to the dang
er of international eorriolieatioiiu
which might follow a continuance of
the light. ,
Minister de la Ilarra aent to Wash
ington the answer to the proixmal
made by the agent of tho revolution
ist. In it he Mtifiulnted minor ti.nnj
to which it i believed there will be no
objection. It may be assumed thut
before a full agreement ia entered
into every detail of the nroiamal will
be aubmitted to Francisco I. Madero.
Jr. So far have negotiation now
gone thut it i not expected Madero
will longer opoo the overture hi
agent huve made for peace.
It ia belie veil no time will be lost
either by the rebel or the government
in concluding arrangement for the
armistice, and that a soon thereafter
a possible the drafting of term for
permanent peace will begin. It i
conceded Isith aide realize the war i
costing too much in money and live.
HEARST ALLEGED TO BE IN
PLOT TO UNSEAT CANNON.
Danvilie, 111. Sensational charge
that William Randolph Hearst ia at
tho bead of a gigantic plot to unseat
Joseph (i. Cannon in congress and in
the furtherance of hi plan he ha
"subsidized!" tho grand jury now in
vestigating Vermillion county' cor
rupt electorate, are made in the new
columns of the Commercial New, the
Cannon organ in Danville.
1 lie article, which appear under a
"scare head," any that Hearst has
ul ready spent $1.1,(100 in the eighteenth
congressional district in obtaining
evidence and ha a swarm of detec
tive in the district.
TACOMA RECALLS MAYOR
Activity of Women Voter Believed to
Be Retpomible.
Tacoma, Wash.--Mayor A. V. Faw
cett, of thi city, wa reculled Tues
day in one of the most hotly contested
municipal elections ever held in this
city. W. W. Seymour i the new
mayor elect.
Tho election wa the second mayor
alty recall contest within two weeks,
Seymour and Fawcett being the two
high candidate at the first election,
w hen a Socialist wa also in the race.
An election will be held May 3 for
the purpose of recalling tho four city
commissioner.
Imported Filipino Break Agreement.
San Francisco It ia unlikely that
the ateatner Senator of the Pacific
Coast Steamship company' fleet, will
engage in any further attempt to
bring Hawaiian and Filipino lalsirers
here from Honolulu for transshipment
to Alaska for work in the Alaska
Packers' association canneries. Un
der charter to the Alaska Packer' as
sociation, the senator Bailed from thi
port for Honolulu, March 2, last,
eipiippisl to carry 1,0(10 lalsirer here.
She returned last Sunday with 145.
They left the steamer Wednesday af
ternoon, alter refusing to take pas-
sago on the Star of Italy for liri.stol
Hay.
Anarchist i Arretted.
Bordeaux, Prance - - The ulice nr-re-ted
Fcrnandvz Francisco, alleged to
he a Spanish anarchist, at the railway
station hero just before tho arrival of
the train on which King Alphonso was
to leave the city. Since the arrival
here of tho Spanish monarch every
precaution ha been taken to secure
hi safety. In anticipation of seeing
the king many person hail gathered
at the railway station. King Alphonso
came here to see Professor Moure,
who ha frequently treated him for
an affection of the nasal organ.
Iroquoi Matter Blamed.
Vicoria, H. C. A verdict of man
slaughter wn returned against Cap
tain A. A. Sear, master of the steam
er Iroquois, which foundered off Sid
ney last week. The evidence given at
the inquest wa to the effect that Cap
tain Sears, who wa the first man to
rench Khoro, deserteil tho ship while
passenger were aboard and that he
did not make every effort to rescue
those struggling in tho water. Cap
tain Sear will be arraigned Thursday.
Salmon Price Advanced.
Astoria, Or. Tho Columbia River
Fishermen' Protective union, at a
special meeting held here, ha fixed the
rate to be paid for raw salmon during
the fishing season, which opens May
1, at fl cent a pound for small or
cannery fish, and hi cent a pound for
large, or cold storage salmon, those
weighing 2! sunils or over. These
rate are an advance of 1 cent a xnind
on each class of tish over the price
that pievailed last season.
Much Opium Destroyed.
Snn Francisco-Customhouse offi
cial destroyed aliout $70,000 worth of
contraband opium here. Thi I the
largest amount ever confiscated in San
Franciaeo. The opium wa taken
from the liner Korea.
BRIEF REPORT OF
WORK OF NATION'S LAWMAKERS
Washington, April 21. Kx-Speaker
Cannon, Representative Hanna, of
North Dakota, Nelson, of Wisconsin,
and Sloan, of Nebraska, attacked the
Canadian reciprocity agreement in the
debate on the reciprocity bill in the
house today. Gudger, of North Caro
lina, a Democrat, also attacked it.
Rapid lire speeches were made by
Republican in reply to Republican
and Democratic supsirters of that
measure, headed by Representatives
Underwood and McCall. Hubbard, of
Iowa, sxke In favor of reciprocity.
Mr. Sloan referred to the house sup
porters of tho reciprocity bill as "a
Tammany and Dixie combination
against the welfare of the country."
The general debate of the measure
will continue tomorrow, but Chair
man Underwood, of the ways and
mean committee, will endeavor to get
tho bill before the house under the
five-minute rule before adjournment.
Aided by a large map of the United
State and Canada, Cannon played the
role of a schoolmaster to a crowded
floor anil filled galleries. His re
marks followed those of Representa
tive Cudger.
Cannon assailed the proposed agree
ment a dangerous to American trade,
inimical to the best interest of Amer
ican farmer and certain to result in
depreciation of American farm land.
Not since the war with Spuin and
all that followed it ha there been con-
sidered by the house of representa-1
lives so important a bill as the one
now ponding," he declared.
"On the action of the house rests
the well being and the prosperity of the
people of the United States. Is it
proper on slight consideration to vital
ize into law an agreement that affects
the prosperity of every home in the any speech made by a progressive Re
land?" publican in congress or elsewhere ad-
Mr. Cannon declared that the treaty voeating free trade. I stand for a
hail been made in secret. 1 he coun
try, the senate ami the house had act
ually nothing to do with the prepara
tion of the agreement with Canada,
he declared.
Washington,
Work's muiden
April 21. Senator
speech caused a brief j
revival of the Ixrimor controversy in
the senate today. The speech was de
livered in Bupport of the. initiative,
referendum, recall and direct election
of senators.
Tho senator touched on the I-orimer
case in connection with hi plea for
honest politics. Senator Works was
named in the resolution introduced at
the present session by Senator I.a Fol- constitution of the United States, Sen
lette calling for another investigation Lu,r chamberlain, of Oregon, today
of the Urimor ease, a chairman of , jvi,rea an argument in the senate
tho committee on investigation. in support of the Rrown resolution
"This widespread unrising against approving the two instruments,
the corruption that, if persisted in. j He pointed out that the institution
must eventually overthrow our rep- Wlls jmjar t,, tne systems of Oregon,
rosentative form of government," he j Oklahoma, Montana and South Dako
gaid, "is founded upm the most con-.a
vincing evidence that coriuption i
eating at the very vital of the repub
lic and threatening the erpotuity of
our free institutions.
"We need not go outside of this
chamber to find evidence of this fact.
The page of the Congressional Record j
of the past few months will disclose a
condition that tins Drought the whole, nHVe no tendency to deprive that
nation to shame. It was charged that branch of the government of its inde
the election of a member of this body , pendence.
was procured by corrupt practices and I jjr- chamberlain referred to the
the bribery of votes in the legisla- 0fl,rt to reopen the case of I .orimer
ture. and expressed the opinion that thi
Washington, April 21. Party affil
iations were broken repeatedly today
in the house in tin' concluding hours of
the light on the Canadian reciprocity
bill.
Democrat denounced fellow Dem
ocrats for supporting a Republican
protective principle and Republicans
hurled criticism against fellow Repub
licans for marching with the Demo
crats toward the free trade goal. Dur
ing tho seven hours of debute 24 men
Kke on tho measure.
Most criticisms of the bill were from
agricultural sections and were based
on the position that reciprocity with
Canada under the agreement would in
jure the agricultural interests of the
United States. Differences in the
North Carolina delegation, all Demo
crats, were vigorously aired on the
floor. Representative Webb said
Claude Kitchin, who opened the re
ciprocity light last Friday, had no
right to criticise him or other mem- j
her of the state delegation who m.
posed to vote against the reciprocity j
.... I. . - ,i ii. .. la
agreement, because thev thought it
was opssed to Democratic ideals.
Alaska Inquiry Ordered.
Washington, D. C. Without ex
planation or opposition, I.a Follette
put through a resolution in the senate
calling upon the secretary of the in
terior to furnish all facts connected
with coal entries made upon land
withdrawn from the Chugach national
forest In Alaska and later restored to
the public domain under order of
President Taft. The resolution also
calls for detailed information as ato
what assignments have been made.
Harper Land Collectorthp.
Washington, I). C. Fred C. Harper,
of Seattle, will be confirmed as collec
tor of customs for Washington, in
view of the announcement made today
by Senator Poindexter that he would
not oppose Harper's confirmation.
Senator Jone ha already reported
favorably on it.
THE DAILY
Washington, April 17. --"After
thorough canvass of the Republican
membership of the house, I can say
positively a substantial majority of
the party will vote against the Cana
dian reciprocity bill." said Dwight,
of New York, the Rvpubican whip,
tonight. The bill is to be put upon
ita passage thi week.
This will not prevent it passage.
, even though severul Democrat vote
against the majority of their party.
When the reciprocity bill passed the
house in the last session, a majority of
the Republican voted against it, but
the Democratic majority in favor of it
ha greatly increased in the new con
gress. Five speakers participated in the
debute today. Fordney, of Michigan,
a Republican member of the ways and
means, committee, and Lenroot, of
Wisconsin, an insurgent Republican,
spoke against the bill. Harrison, of
New York and Peters, of Massachu
setts, Democratic member of the
way and means committee, and Crum
packer, of Indiana, approved ita pass
age. Lenroot gave an emphatic statement
of insurgent (silicie and views. Ques
tioned from the Democratic side, he
said he opsjsed the reciprocity agree
ment because he believed it increased
many duties. He said if the Demo
crats were sincere in their desire to
put more article on the free list.
j they would attach the free list to the
reciprocity bill. He then accused
j them of wanting the president to veto
their free list bill when it finally
'passed, so as to make political capital
for them.
"The progressive Republicans have
never been free traders," said Len-
! root. "I challenge anyone to point to
protective tariff, measuring duties by
the difference in cost of production at
home and abroad.
"President Taft," said Fordney,
"will be the candidate of the Repub
lican party for re-election, and I will
vote for him gladly, but I differ from
railically on this Canadian tariff
question.
Fordney said he had lost all the
money he had put into the flour mill
ing business at the time of the Wilson
tariff bill, and that he had been a
"dyed-in-the-wool protectionist ever
since."
Washington, April 18. Contending
that the constitutions of New Mexico
and Arizona are in accordance with the
Mr. Chamberlain defended the pro
vision for the recall of state officers,
including judges, contained in the
Arizona constitution. He said there
is no reason w hy members of the ju
diciary should not be subjected to the
wii f
the people as much as other
and that such a l:w would
otliciuls
matter is not yet settled.
'No matter
can be,
he said.
until it is settled
right.
TAFT LOATH TO INTERFERE.
Motives Might Be Miiconstrued If
Troops Crossed Border.
Washington President Taft replied
to a message from Governor Sloan, of
Arizona, asking protection for citizeils
of Douglas from the fire of federals
and insurrectos, that he was loath to
endanger Americans in Mexico by
taking so radical a step as sending
American troops across the border to
prevent further fighting.
The president in his telegram to the
governor said tho situation might
justify him in ordering troops to cross
the border and attempt to stop fight
ing or to tire upon both contestants
from the American side.
He hesitated to take such a step
'7"o ' "'' 1 1 " or resistance
and greater bloodshed and the danger
of having his motives misconstrue.
aroosim; .uca.c.oi against .ner
i it .
icans now in Mexico,
Troop for Idand Wait.
Washington The departure of all
troops now under orders for duty in
tho Philippines will be delayed six
months. This is generally attributed
to the situation in Mexico, the presi
dent being unwilling to disturb the
forces on duty in the Smth. At the
War department it is explained that
the postponement is due to a decision
to make the term of service in the
Philippines two and a half yeais, in
stead of two, as at present.
Prlc of Timber Limited.
Washington Congressman Lafferty
introduced a bill to require the sale of
unreserved timber land to individuals
at $2.50 an acre, in tract not exceed
ing lfiO acres to any one purchuser.
Until two years ago the timber and
stone act had been construed to re
quire the sale of timber lands.
THE
EXPORTS OP COAL.
Coal and coke eiport from the
I'nlte1 Htate In 1910 aggregated $15
O'io.ooo value, and In addition to
thi more than $J'),'wO,000 worth was
tiipil!ed to vesbel engaged In the
foreign trade, making a total of $3,-
ooo.ooo worth of coal parsing out of
the I.'nlted State In the calendar year
1910. In 1900 the total value of coal
;nd coke exported (aside from that
supplied to vessel In the foreign
tiade) was about $2"!,000.000; twenty
year ago, about 17,000,000, and thirty
year ao, 12,000,000.
About one-fhlrd of the $45,000,000
worth of coal exported, or, say, $15,
000,000 worth In round term. 1 anth
racite; about $27,000,000 worth bitum
inous coal, and about $3,000,000 worth
coke. Of the anthracite exported In
1910, all hut about $230,000 worth went
to Canada. Of the bituminous about
$18,000,000 worth went to Canada;
$2,500,000 worth went to Cuba; more
than $1,000,000 worth to other West
Indian Islands; nearly $2,000,000 worth
to Mexico; and something over $3,-
000,000 worth to other countrie.
NAMES IN 81AM.
Tho late king of Slam had for a full
name Phra Hat Somdeth Phra Par
amlndr Maha Chulllongkorn Phra Chu-
la Chum KloChow Yu Hua, and this
does not Include his title. A wag In
lloinbay taw It In the paper when the
ruler was vUItlr.g thrt city and was
being received by the Hrltlsh official
ind passed It over to a young Irlfh
-ubaltern with the challenge that he
nronounce It. The young fellow looked
tt It a rron:ent and then handed It
'ack. He said he was not long enough
winded, but he was sure he would
play It on the garrison club piano If
he Instrument were a couple of oc
taves longer.
The klrg's uncle, however, who was
ilf-o a prince high prient. bad for one
iame a'one the followlrg collection
if letters: Pawaratsawarlyslongkaun.
ny t ne who can get through this and
not flat one of the note has lived a
ong time where he can look out of
he window and see the glided peak
'f a wat or temple shimmering in the
-(juutorlal sun.
THE WONDERFUL CAT.
People with the good taste to ad
mire cats have always suspected that
ihere was something miraculous about
the creatures. We know that In an
cient Egypt cats were accounted
sacred, and It Is said that In India to
this day both Mohammedans and
Hindus "have a strong religious feel
ing In favor of keeplns" the delectable
animal. No wonder If Fgyptlans and
Indians had a religious reverence for
the cat, since science now tells, as we
read In a medical Journel, that "the
cat Is the best plague-preventer In In-
Jla." It sounds preposterous art
magic, but Ibe explanation is sheer
simplicity. The plague Is a disease of
the rat, and from the rat Is commu
nicated to man. Cats abolish rats,
and, therefore, abolish the plague.
When the ancient religious ordained
cat-keeping they were wiser than
iouie of our modern wiseacres.
TEETH OF ALL COLORS.
Pearly teeth are not the fashion
everywhere. Firms of artificial teeth
manufacturers who have an export
trade have to keep In stock molars of
every shade of color from white to
black. There Is a steady demand for
tilack teeth In Slam, Java, Patavla,
ind Hurma. where the natives chew
the betel nut. which blackens the
teeth. For Persia the teeth must be
absolutely white. Recently, an order
was received from Hhavnagar. In In
dia, for some bright red and blue arti
ficial teeth. Smokers' teeth are regu
larly supplied to dentists In shades to
match those which have been discol
ored by nicotine.
THE LARGEST MAP.
Fy far the largest map In the world
Is the ordinance survey map of Eng
land, which covers 108,000 sheets. The
scnle. varies from one-tenth Inch to
ten feet to the mile, and It prepara
tion, Including both surveys and of
fice work, cost, approximately, $1.-
000.000 a year for twenty years. The
letntls are so tine that those sheets
having a scale of even twenty five
Inches to the mile show every fence,
wall, hedge and Isolated tree In the
country. Not only Is the exact shape
jf every building shown, but every
porch and doorstep Is Indicated, as
well as the material of which the
structure Is composed. Kvery lamp
post nnd fire plug In tho country Is
shown.
UNIQUE MONUMENT.
There are monuments In all sorts of
nut of the-way places, but one that la
really unique Is that erected In a
river. It stands In the Parramatta
river. New South Wales, a stream
known the world over for the rowing
events that have taken place upon It.
This monument, which Is In memory
of the world-famed rower, Searle, Is
also unique from the fact that It has
been used as the winning post of the
races for the world' championships,
snd 1 itlll used a such for local
tventa.
HISTORY FROM TOYS,
Nuremburg has been famous for ft
toys since the n lddle ages. From the
fourteenth century the city has been,
noted for It dolls with porcelain face.
At the time of the Renaissance the
Nuremburgers bfgan constructing;
dolls' house such as those which arj
so much admired today. In 1572 the
Elector Aug istu of Saxony ordered
a table service for bis three daughter
consisting among other article of 71
plates, 150 glasses, 36 table spoon,
and 28 egg cup.
This ha come down to posterity,
and It 1 a historical document In a
sense, for there are no forks in the
ervlce. Fork belong to a later pe
riod. Albert IV. of Iiavarla bad con
structed a realistic house for hi chil
dren. It wa completed from cellar
to greenhouse; even the household
chapel and ballroom were Included. Ia
the ground were stabling and a mena
gerie. This Is another historical docu
ment, for much Is to be learned of the
elegance of the time from this toy.
VIENNA'S SUICIDE RECORD.
Austria's capital continue to main
tain Ita unenviable, notoriety for the
number of suicides. The figure just
published for last year are the highest
ever recorded. Altogether no fewer
than 567 person took their own lives
In Vienna. 4405 men and 162 women.
In addition to these there were 891
attempted suicides, of which 499 were
by men and 392 by women. The total
number of suicides and attempts aver
ages almost eiactly four a day for the
year.
The oldest victim was a man of
ninety, and the youngest a boy of
twelve. Both threw themselves out
of windows.
Love troubles were the motive for
most of the suicides, and after these)
came family dllerences, mental dl
orders, sickness, poverty and general
weariness of life. In one-fourth of
the cases the motive was unknown.
ENGLISH TAX ON BACHELORS.
A tax on bachelors was Imposed In
Eng'and In 193. and It continued In
operation till 1705. William III. want
ed money to carry on the war with
France, and this was an easy task of
raising It. Every bachelor of twenty
five years' standing and every child
less widower of five years' standing
had to pay a minimum tax of a shill
ing a year for five years, rising ac
cording to the social standing of the
taxpayer. Toward the end of the
eighteenth century unmarried men
over twenty-one who had servants had
to pay extra taxation, and later on to
contribute a greater proportion of the
Income tax, to that In proposing to
Impose a tax on all people of mar
riageable age who remain single tho
financial commission of the Russian
Douma are only following In Eng
land's footsteps.
STRONGEST ANIMAL FORCE.
Ask ten persons what Is the strong
est animal force In the world, and
nine will reply that it U the blow
from a lion's paw. The tenth man
may have had a checkered career and
express the belief, based on experi
ence, that it Is the kick of a Missouri
mule.
As a matter of fact, the blow of a
whale' tail is Incomparably the
strongest animal force; a blow deliv
ered by a full grown whale placed at
Just the rlsht distance would smash
In the side of a wooden ship as though
it were an ess-shell. The second
strongest force Is the kick of a giraffe,
and this terrible kick is very ade
quate protection to these otherwise
helpless animals. The stroke of the
lion's paw come third on the list
WHAT BRITAIN DRINKS.
Great nrltaln. which ha alwaya
liked Its cup of tea, now finds it more
of a cheering beverage than ever. The
commissioners of customs and excise
have Incorporated Into their latest
book some Interesting figure on the.
social habits of the people.
Since 1S91 there has been a 29 per
cent. Increase on tne tea in tne
United Kingdom. Cocoa comes next
with an increase of 13 per cent. Cof
fee drinkers are fewer. The decrease
in Its consumption Is 14 per cent. Th
mug of ale doesn't appear to be a
essential as It used to be with the
Itrltlsh public. The commission note
a inning on in ns consumption ui is
per cent. The biggest cut is in liquor.
It use has declined 50 per cent.
POPULATION OF MEXICO.
I two thp fnlteil States. Mexico has
recently been taking a census, and the
official figure have Just beetv an
nounced. The population in 1910 was
13.303,71 1. This shows a gnln of al
n,nst it oer cent, in ten years, a
compared with nn increase of 21 per
cent, in that time ny tne i nueu
Slates. For a Latin-American state 13
per cent, of a gain in a decade ia
i..n It Is greater than has been
made by any other of the 20 republics
In South America, excepi possioiy at
niina which has tho largest cltr of
the hemisphere, outside of New York,
Chicago, t nnaoeipnia, anu wuicn naa
been Increasing at a fast pace In re
cent Uine.