St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-04
GENERAL NEWS.
Great Year for Immigrants.

higher than tor any similar period sine
1892, and surpassed the figures reached
in any other year in the history of tn
country except in 1881, 1882, 1888
1884, 1887. 1888, 1891. Up to June 80
1901, 4S7 ,918 aliens were admitted, o
nearly double the number who came il
1894 and 1895 combined, and more thar
arrived in 1897 and 1898. Austria. Hun
gary has been displaced by Italy as thu
leading source of embryonic American
citizens, with Russia good third anc
Ireland fourth. From Ireland alone the
females exceed the males, the greatest
disparity between the sexes in important
sources of origin being in the case O.
Italy, which sends nearly four times as
many males as females. The increase o.
immigration from the West Indies, noted
tor the first time two years ago, has
dropped off. The great bulk OF added
population continues to come from Eu
rope, only 1881 being furnished by the
rest of the world, and of these 3, 500 are
from Asia, mostly from Japan and Tur.
key. Of the total Tor the last year 331,
O55 were males and 1860 were
females. Distributed by ages, 81 562
were under fourteen years old, 396, SIG
were between fourteen and forty-fve
and % $40 were forty-6ve or over. By
months the largest number came in May
and the smallest in January. The larg-
est number 1896, came from Italy,
and the smallest number six, came from
Hawaii.
New Source of Koch Theory.
DR. J. G. Adams, professor ofpathology
at McGill, and bacterologist for the Do
minlon OF Canada, who has just return
ed from London, where he attended the
sessions of the tuberculosis congress as
one Of the representatives of Canada,
makes a rather startling statement con-
corning the theory propounded by Pro-
fessor Koch OF Berlin, with regard to the
non-transmis sion of tuberculosis from
cattle to human beings. DR.. Adams
stated that two years ago, in paper
read before meeting OF the Canadian
Medical Association in Toronto, he an
ticipated the theory propounded by DR..
Koch. DR.. Adams paper was entitled,
ION the significance of bovine tuberculo-
sis, and its eradication and prevention
in Canada" and was read at meeting
Of the Canadian Medical Association
held in Toronto on Aug. %, 1899. A
copy of this paper was officially trans
mitted to the consul general for Germany
at Ottawa and to the Berlin society, Of
which Professor Koch is the head. A
comparison of Professor Koch's famous
paper with that OF DR.. Adams shows a
striking similarity in the arguments, and
the theory is advanced as if the famous
German savant appropriated the theory
previously advanced by the Canadian
doctor.
Philippine Postal Service.
The Division of Insular Affairs of the
War Department has made public the
annual report of c. M. Cotterman, di-
rector general of posts in the Philip
pines. While the gross receipts from the
postal service in the last fiscal year
showed an increase over the preceding
year, the expenses were increased to a
considerably greater extent than the re-
ceipts. This apparent deficiency is ex-
planned by statement that considerable
amounts had to be expended in the last
year for mail transportation through
foreign countries, the debt having Tapped
over from the preceding year. The num-
Der of regular postofices in the archi
pelago was increased from nineteen to
twenty. three. Mr.. Cotterman urges
the application OF United States postage
rates to the islands. He comments on
the irregularity Of inter-islaud mail
transportation, and recommends that
authority be given to advertise for bids
for regular service to all important
points, and that steamers having con-
tracts be required by law to run on a
fixed schedule.
New England's Pension Roll.
New Englands contribution to the
pension business Of the country during
the last fiscal year, as measured by fig
ures just obtained from the pension
agency in Boston, amounted to dis
bursement of $7,29O,O52.32 among
57,452 pensioners. In Massachusetts,
there are 3S,451 pensioners drawing
$5,022, 50731; Connecticut, 1874
pensioners drawing ST. 357 ,627 %; New
Hampshire, 4S9 pensioners drawing
$73,327 So; Rhode Island, 1868 pen
sioners drawing 1855, 1868; Vermont,
III pensioners drawing $20,925 go
and Maine, 1903 pensioners drawing
$1S7 326.15.
Only three pensioners remain on the
New England roll because of the Revolu,
tionary war. They are Hannah Newell
Barrett of Boston, daughter of Noah
Harrod, a private in Captain Webb's
company in Colonel Stephens regiment
OF Massachusetts, troops; Augusta Tul'
Ter of Bridgeport, Conn, daughter Of
Isaac Way, private in the Connecticut
liner, and Rhoda Augusta Thompson Of
Woodbury., Conn, daughter of Thad.
deus Thompson, private in Captain
Thomas company in Colonel Lambs
regiment, New York.
Former New Hampshire Governor
Dead.
Hon. Charles A. Busiel, former gov
ernor of New Hampshire, died suddenly
at his home at O. clock Thursday morn.
ing. He retired in his usual health but
was discovered by his wife breathing
heavily and expired in few moments
He was SO years old. Death was due to
heart disease. He was born in 1912
entered the hosiery business and was
president of the Laconia National City
Savings bank. He attained much prom
inence in railroad circles. and was man.
aging director OF the Concord and Mont
real road and organized the Lake Shore
road. He was independent in politics
the first mayor of Laconia, and was re-
elected. He was elected governor il
1895 by the largest majority ever given
Mr.. Busiel was prominently mentioned