Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-06

/ predecessor. On the one or two occa-
sions when he has appeared at local play
houses, he has been restless and has left
before the production was finished. Mrs.
Roosevelt cares more for the stage and
! generally sees the play to the end. Among
the cabinet officers Attorney General
Knox is the most regular attendant. In
fact he and Mrs. Knox are quite con-
6rmed "first-nighters." Lyman ]. Gage
and Mr.. Vanderlip used to go to every
| thing when they were in Washington.
| Senator Hanna contributes regularly to
| the box office, as do Senator Beveridge
| and Senator Lodge. But the best pat
rons are the diplomatic corps and the
set which train with the Countess Cas-
] sini. When in the city the Letters go to
| everything that is good, and the De To-
vens have box for the season.
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The mania for illustrations has taken
| such a firm hold upon the government
| officials who get up annual and other Pc
riodic reports that the powers have been
| compelled to call halt. Half-tone pho
| tographs have been inserted in almost
everything in the line of a report until
| they threaten to become Illustrated mag
azines. In the Department of Agricul-
ture a rule has been issued that only
illustrations which are absolutely nec1S-
sary to illuminate the text shall be per-
| mitted. The War Department has be-
come so voluminous with it's pictures and
| language that it takes ten large volumes
| of 1000 pages each to compass the an
nual history and recommendations. Books
on forestry irrigation and other special
lines of research are being illustrated
most extravagantly, some of them being
on fine glazed paper, with wide margins
| and all but de luxe bindings.
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The nineteenth annual report Of the
United States civil service commission
announces progress in the competitive
system, including rural free delivery, a
portion of the field services of the War
Department, the census office permanent
employees and the employees appointed be-
cause of increased work during the war
with Spain. Of 66,O29 persons examin-
ed, 1893 received appointments, rein
statements or transfer a large increase
over any preceding year. Legislation APP
plying the merit system to the District
of Columbia is recommended.
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The annual report of the general land
office shows that IS, 4SS, 535 acres of pub
lie lands were disposed of during the
year, an increase Of nearly 100000
acres over last year. An increase OF
100000 acres of forest reserves is
Roted and the withdrawal and proper po-
Icing of the forested lands during the
year is shown to have made the work
selfsupporting and means of revenue.
Besides this, it has placed needed timber
supplies within lawful reach of the pub
| lie. Great progress in reforestation is
| reported.
The annual report of Gen. A. w.
Greedy, chief of the army signal corps,
says that 1921 miles Of land lines and
submarine cables have been put into OPP
Grafton in Alaska during the last two
years. Considering the nature of the
country and it's remoteness, this is said
to be phenomenal. Improvements in
Cuba consist of system of $500 miles,
connecting all points of Importance. Total
miles in Philippines is 1926 submarine
cables and 5,1O9 of land lines.
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Admiral Dewey, who Is to be in charge
of winter maneuvers in West Indian wat
ers, has decided to give the men as many
holidays as possible to compensate for
the hard work of the summer and to
make them anxious to please. The squad
rons will scatter at Christmas, for in
stance, and go to convenient ports, the
men to be given weeks holiday.
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The Navy Department issued an order
to the Naval Academy at Annapolis re-
ducing the usual four-year course to three
years. The change, which was made be-
cause of the pressing need of naval Off
GERS, went into effect Immediately. This
plan does not shorten the length of ser
vice of a midshipman, which has always
been six years.
Annual report of the commissioner of
immigration shows total immigrants at
all ports to number 730, 1885, an increase
of 160,325 over last year. A decrease of
] ,423 from Ireland is noted Money
shown to inspectors was SIC, 4S5,911.
Aliens not allowed to land, 1874, 1914
being paupers.
An official report from Robert Watch
orn, government inspector, was made
public at Washington which discloseS
a scheme by which certain steamship
lines are securing Europe for ineligible
emigrants, taking them to Canada in
order that they may thus get into the
United States illegally.
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Figures by the treasury bureau Of sta
tistics show the total exports for Septenl-
Der, 1902, to be Sis, 521 1874, the largest
ever shown for this month with the one
exception of September, 1900, when the
high water mark was 100000 more.
The United States Navy Department
is to ask bids for the construction of a
floating dry dock for the Philippines, to
be built here and foated to it's destina-
ton 1t will have capacity to raise a
16,000-ton battleship.
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1t is announced by the general land
office at Washington the sale of public
lands has increased the irrigation fund
to 50, 100000.
The annual report of Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Shallenberger