Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-25

4JCVAA tAAShls Liz lCpOII SuOWS lutl lllG
number of aliens arrived at the port Of
New York during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1901, was 453, 496. From a com.
pafison of the Storage immigration for
the last two years it is shown that nearly
10000 of the increase of last year over
the year before was in the immigration
from southern Italy alone. The report
says:
Inc conclusion unfortunately is unavoId-
able that our immigration is constantly in
creasing in illiteracy. Not only are we draw
Ing more and more from the countries where
iiliteracy is high, but also the immigrants
of illiteracy. Nearly one-half of our steer
| age immigration now presents an illiteracy
Of from 40 to 80 per cent.
ina As q means cans OF protection against the com
anarchists. the presence of our inspectors
abroad would be either futile or unnecessary.
we need not establish any new precedent to
enable us 10 accomplish this object, The
precedent is already cstablishssd in the
amendnlent to the alien contract labor law,
Wilcn the courts have construed to apply to
all the excluded classes. There Is no reason
why the same procedure should not be en-
tended to cover all cases of undesirable
aliens.
. President Roosevelt's habit of many
years of going to work every morning at
y O'Clock clings to him, and he is at his
desk by that time regularly, ahead Of
most of the executive Office force. He
disposes of Il prodigious amount of work
in a short time and keeps right up with
his correspondence. Even the morning
mail is disposed of almost Immediately
after its arrival and opening, and in this
way the President permits no accumula-
ton of affairs requiring his attention.
h President dictates his correspondence
to Assistant Secretary Loeb, who in
turn sees to its preparation by stcnog-
raphers and typewriters. About 10 O'Clock
the President begins to receive callers.
and. unlike most of his predecessors in
the presidential chair, he keeps open
house up to 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Lit is we'll known that the White House
Is not Il healthy place in which to live.
l. is constructed on low ground near the
Potomac river, not far from the flats
which breed malarial and other fevers. In
addition to this the White House is built
over Il lacework of sewers, the plans of
which are almost forgotten. Aside from
the unhealthy conditions there is IL pain
full lack of accommodations for social
functions. and for years there has been
much complaint because of the u%nsatis-
factory arrangements made for caring
for the invited guests. Senator Cullom
II others nave declared that the condi-
| tons are disgraceful, and the Illinoisan
has said he will take steps this winter to
secure an appropriation either for en-
larging the executive mansion or for
building Il private home for the President.
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Irrigation of arid lands was the topic
which Senator Hansbrough of North Da-
kota brought with him to- the White
House the other day. After his confer
ence with President Roosevelt Senator
Hansbrough said: Congress is going to
be liberal with the West in dealing with
irrigation questions. and I believe that
the President will also be most literally
disposed. l believe that the government
should give the proceeds OF the sale Of
public lands to irrigation. This would
amount to about 100000 each year,
and it could be expended under the direc-
ton of the Secretary Of the Interior in
making surveys and in constructing reser-
| yoirs and canals. After the government
has done its part the private land owners
will do q great deal. They stand ready
to spend millions Also"
The National Museum has received as
a gift from Col. w. II. Carter of the
United States army, just returned from
China, a large collection of firearms taken
from the arsenal in Tien-tsin. The col
lection is one of the most extraordinary
ever received by the museum, containing,
as it does, almost everything in the way
of guns, from a matchbox up to the lat
est firearms. One gun is twenty-three
feet in length and was operated by five
men, four holding it in position, while
the fifth did the firing. Another meas
ures eighteen feet in length and is ham,
merless. This gun was fired in the same
way, three men holding it in place, one
aiming, and a fifth striking the cap with
a small hammer, attached to the stock,
by a chain and hook.
Mrs. Roosevelt will attend st. Johns
Episcopal Church, while the President
will remain faithful to the little German
Reformed Church. st. Johns is the ira
dictionary church of the chief executive,
all the early Presidents having attended
there. There is a presidents pew
duly set aside, but it has not been occu-
pied for many years. Assthere was no
prospect of any distinguished occupants,
the pew was leased temporarily to Sec
rotary of the Interior Hitchcock. As
soon as he learned Mrs. Roosevelt was
a devoted Episcopalian he presented the
pew to her. and for the first time in
many Il long year the historic Presidents
pew in st. Johns will have it's regular
| delegation from the White House.
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Formal announcement has been made
at the White House that nil official func-
tions there would be postponed until the
close Of the present year. Beginning
with the New Years Day reception,
President Roosevelt will meet the social
obligations imposed upon the chief mag
istrate. Formal calls of delegations will
not be received during the thirty days
of mourning.
The Secretary of War has made an al
lotment of 100000 for the purpose OF
preparing the military post Mt WASH