Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1900 — IN GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL.

Michael G. Mulhall, famous statistician, is dead. There are rumdts in Washington of great frauds by army clothing contractors. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has enterejl into joint control with J. P. Morgan & Co. of tlie Erie Railroad. Hereafter the two great systems will be operated in close harmony. Helen Keller, the deaf, blind and heretofore dumb student at Iladcliffe College, recently astonished and delighted the freshman class, of which she is a vicepresident, by making a short address. It was at a class luncheon in Fay Hall. The litigation between William L. Elkins, P. A. B. Widener, George W. Elkins, William Flynn, Joshua Rhodes and M. I\. McMullen, plaintiffs, and Drcxel & Co., and Whitney & Stephenson over the consolidation of the Pittsburg traction lines has been amicably settled. Bradstreet’s says: “Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 4,785,577 bushels, against 3,432,159 bushels last week, 3.2(58,049 in the corresponding week of 1899, 0,243,859 in 1898, 4,004,399 In 1897 and 3,524,822 in 1890. From July 1 to date this season wheat exports are 80,017,003 bushels, against 97,5(59,922 bushels last season and 109,720,853 bushels in 1898-99. Corn exports for the week aggregate 4,853,458 bushels, against 5,371,377 bushels last week, 4,017,185 bushels in this week a year ago, 3,251,930 bushels in 1898, 4,129,878 bushels in 1897 and 2,814,150 bushels in 1890. From July 1 to date this season corn exports are 84,900,420 bushels, against 104,450,880 bushels last season and 73,187.220 bushels in 1898-99.