Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-10-19

bO,UOO OF the increase of last
the year before was in the Nv, |s''
from southern Italy alone ', ny
says: lug
The conclusion unfortunator
able that our Immigration IL SO
creasing in ilIiteracy. Nor on,r VolSe
Ing more and more from tbe ' o2n Ie
illiteracy is high, but also ttIJa a
themselves are showing hiob 1,s las
Of illiteracy. Nearly one-b9If !!9s
age immigration now prpspnt, " g
of from 40 to 80 per cent. al
AS means of protection ac,,,.
ing of convicts, fugitives from from
anarchists, the presence of oTr
abroad would be either futile orrr, ny
We need not establish any new r W..
enable US to accomplish this XIV E'g
precedent Is already establish,
amendment to the alien controStII
which the courts have conStme6 a
all the excluded classes. There ~,
why the same procedure shonT
tended TO cover all cases of my
aliens.
President Roosevelt's habit =
years of going to work every ma,
8 o'clock clings to him, and bp,
desk by that time regularly, n
most Of the executive Office fm, K
disposes of a prodigious amount
in a short time and keeps right
his correspondence. Even the b
mail is disposed of almost INN,
after it's arrival and opening, anil
way the President permits no az,
ton Of affairs requiring his a-
The President dictates his correg,
to Assistant Secretary Loeb Il
turn sees to it's preparation by 1
raphers and typewriters. About l0
the President begins to receive |
and, unlike most Of his peieees
the presidential chair, he keen
house up to 4 o'clock in the atal
It is well known that the Wh3
is not a healthy place in which i
1t is constructed on low grounl
Potomac river, not far from ii
which breed malarial and othqrFl
addition to this the White Hons
over a lacework Of sewers, the n
which are almost forgotten. Ash
the unhealthy conditions there id
full lack Of accommodating mI
functions, and for years there N
much complaint because of the a
factory arrangements made for |
for the invited guests. Senator
and others have declared that Al
tons are disgraceful, and the I2
has said he will take steps this vii
secure an appropriation either d
larging the executive mansion /
building a private home for the P&l
-
Irrigation of arid lands was iii
which Senator Hansbrough Of N.|
kota brought with him to th1
House the other day. After bis
ence with President Roosevelt \
Hansbrough said: Congress is q
be liberal with the West in dealing
irrigation questions, and beGH
the President will also be most u
disposed. l believe that the gN9
should give the proceeds Of the Il
public lands to irrigation. Il5I
amount to about 100000 each |
and it could be expended under The
ton of the Secretary Of the l1taI
making surveys and in cOnstIuc1l:
voirs and canals. After the gova
has done its part the private lmi7
will do a great deal. They stand
to spend millions also
The National Museum has reed
a gift :""0m Col. W. H. Carta
United Sizes army, just retu4a
China, a large collection of freaFN
from the arsenal in Tien-tSln IL
lection is one Of the most eXtIaS
ever received by the museum, c9ll
as it does, almost everything l|
of guns, from a matchbox up o-
est firearms. One gun is tV9't
feet in length and was opeFa,el
men, four holding it in poSIla
the fifth did the firing. An0tla
ures eighteen feet in length and
merless. This gun was fired nh
way, three men holding it in p@H
aiming, and a fifth striking tRa
a small hammer, attached to III
by a chain and hook.
Mrs. Roosevelt will attend u
Episcopal Church, while tne
will remain faithful to the lItSsg
Reformed Church. st. JohnS
dictionary church of the chleL %
all the early Presidents HAVING
there. There is a "PreSlael,
mt
duly set aside, but it has DOL w.
pied for many years. AS lI'.s
prospect of any distinguished ~
the pew was leased tempoF,r',
rotary of the Interior Hitchces
soon as he learned Mrs. Noo%
a devoted Episcopalian he 2 pre-.
rev to her, and for the DID, ID
many a long year the historic a. !,
pew in st. Johns will nave I, ~
delegation from the White i'''
Formal announcement has ,t nj 3
at the White House that all vI "A
lions there would be POSTPONE
close of the present year M
with the New Years Ia! III
obligations imposed upon , lIS
istrate. Formal calls of GelSs s5it1
NOT ho received during Tue -