Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-03

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Washington's recent celebration was
commemorative of great event-that Of
the transfer of the seat Of government
100 years ago from Philadelphia to the
banks of the Potomac. OF the earliest
capitol building practically only ira
dition remains, as all save its walls were
destroyed when the capitol, the Presi-
dents house, the public Offices, arsenal,
navy yard and the bridge over the Poto-
mac were burned by British force of
700 men under Gen. Ross, Aug "a, 1914.
The actual loss then was only a trife
compared to what it would be to-day,
when the capitol building itself and its
furnishings represent an outlay of more
than $3O,OOO,OO0 The entire group of
unrivaled government buildings could not
be replaced for $1OO,OOO,OOO Washing
ton is perhaps the most magnificent cap
ital city, merely as a capital, of the
world. 1t has not been Of rapid growth.
Wisely laid out, with grand avenues ra-
dating from the capitol, whose majestic
dome dominates the landscape with only
single rival-the mighty shaft of the
Washington monument-years and mill
ions of money have been necessary to inn
Il
q capital worthy of the greatest republic
Of history. The first census of the Unit
ed States, taken in 1890, showed pop
ulation of 3,929,S27; the second census,
in 1900, marked an increase to 1906, 1882
"a nation small in numbers but with a
growth in the past 100 years that is with
out parallel. Even 100 years ago the
great men Of the republic foresaw it's
future with prophetic vision. President
Adams congratulated "the people of the
United States on the assembling of Con-
gress at the permanent seat Of their gov
eminent" and babe it wisely to exercise
its powers over Washington 'as the cap
ital of great nation" A backward
glance over the wonderful nineteenth cen
fury reveals nothing more remarkable
than the steady and rapid progress of
the United States, a progress fifty COM
memorated in the recent celebration at
Washington.
While in Washington just before the
holidays Lyman E. Cooley expressed his
view Of one detail of the army establish
ment as follows: "In the great mon
arches of Europe, where military rule
dominates the government, civil engineer
ing work is done by civilian engineers and
not any but strictly army work Of that
sort is done by the army engineers. In
this free country of ours, in this democ-
racy, a hereditary corps of army engi-
neers does the civil work. The ablest
man the army engineers ever had among
their number was Gen. Warren, and he
was practically cashiered at the battle
Of Five Forks by Gen. Sheridan because
his scientific mind made it impossible for
him to obey orders blindly."
A youthful husband, whose wife is a
daughter of the Democratic Mayor of a
large Eastern city, desired a position at
Washington. He is from Pennsylvania
and his wife's fathers municipal strong
hold is another State. But one of the
Republican Senators from that State had
a henchman ''to take care OF" in the city
where the young man wooed and wed.
"Give my Republican friend a place."
said the Senator to the Mayor, ''and I'll
find one here for your son-in-law, al
though he is a Democrat and not from
our State" The trade was made and
the happy young couple are now enjoying
life in Washington.
The State Department decides that
the United States government cannot in
tervene in favor Of Porto Rico in the
matter Of her claim against Cuba for
$2,5O0,O00. The Spanish government
borrowed this amount from the Porto
Ricans to prosecute the war in Cuba, bas-
ing the loan upon the revenues Of the lat
ter island. The United States holds that
to sanction the collection of this claim
against Cuba now would be to open the
door to numberless other and larger
claims, which would exhaust the fnan
cial resources of the island
Congressman Lacey of Iowa has intro
duced bill in the House providing, for
the setting aside of a large tract Of pub
lie land in New Mexico to preserve the
prehistoric caves and ruins of the cliff
jewellers. Mr.. Perea Of New Mexico
has introduced a bill authorizing the sale
Of certain New Mexican lands for the
benefit Of a territorial university.
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Fearful that forest fires may rayage
the proposed national park in northern
Minnesota, Secretary Hitchcock has ask
ed Congress to appropriate special
emergency fund of $3.50 for the protec-
ton of the $5,OOO,O0O worth of timber
on the coded Chippewa Indian reserva-
ton.
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Representative Sutherland of Nebraska
has introduced resolution for the APP
pointment of a special committee of sew
en- to investigate the whole subject Of the
government ownership of railroads in Eu-
rope as well as in this country, with
view of future legislation upon this sub
ject.
The Navy Department has report
from Rear Admiral Kempff, at Cayite,
dated Oct. Is, showing that many small
vessels are doing active patrol duty
throughout the archipelago.
Lawrence NJ. Jacobs Of the Treasury
Department has been appointed statish