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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-24
UNITED IRISH LEAGUE.
Mass Meeting Under It's Auspices to
Be Held December Z.

A big mass meeting, under the auspices Of
the Michael Davitt branch Of the United
Irish League Of America. has been arranged
for Sunday night, December Z. when ad-
dresses will be delivered by Messrs. Michael
Davitt, Edward Blake and John Dillon, the
Irish ENJOYS 20 this country, and by sev-
eral senators and representatives and other
prominent speakers. The meeting will take
place at the Lafayette Square Opera House.
At a meeting Of the committee on arrange
ments for the event, held yesterday after
noon at Carroll Institute Hall. further prep
arations were made for the mass meeting
and committees on finance. printing, invita-
lions. program music and decorations were
appointed:
The general subject for the meeting Will
be "Ireland's Appeal to America for Aid in
Her Struggle for Justice and Equal
Rights" A number of local societies inter
ested In the project will attend the meeting
in body. Further arrangements will be
made for the gathering at meeting OF the
committees to be held next Sunday after
noon at the Carroll Institute Hall.
The committee on arrangements consists
Of the following: n. II. Shea. chairman
NJ. ]. Keane, secretary; DR.. j. r. Moran
DR.. r. T. Holden, D. Mccarthy, e. j. Han
nan. E. B. Gleeson. r. b. Sullivan, James
Fitzgerald, L. Mangan. John T. Crowley
william F. Hart, Eanas. Collins John Gro
CHAN, E. P. Harrington, Joseph ]. Murphy
]. Elliott. P. ]. Nee, Hugh Riley, John
Murphy P. J. Walsh. R. E. Dore, James T
Shea. Cotter T. Bride. M. J. Mccormick
J. Fitzgerald. T. T. Keane, David Murphy,
r. McReynolds, 8. Davitt, M. F. Holloran,
John Murphy and William F. Downey.
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MIR. POWERS STATEMENT.
Reply to Charge That Census Bureau
Farm Statistics Are Inaccurate.

Mr.. l.. G. Powers, chief statistician Of
the census bureau. authorizes the following
statement concerning the report Of the
alleging that the census figures Of farm
acreage are grossly exaggerated:
"The most important specifications under
that charge briefly summarized consist Of
one general and seven specific items, as fol-
lows: The census figures show 101 counties
with farm lands reported equal to or in ex-
cess Of the surveyed land surface Of such
countless For Ohio, 10 per cent Of the
number Of counties are shown to represent
100 per cent or more Of the entire surface
In farm lands; in Iowa II per cent; Kansas,
IL per cent; Kentucky, per cent; Mis-
souri,, per cent; Tennessee, 6 per cent; In
diana. per cent, etc
with reference to the specific statements
quoted above concerning the seven states
named, only two Of the quoted statements
can be substantiated as they stand in the
report. Further, the committee, in making
its report, did not possess statistics of sur
veyed land for single state. These as
sertions can be easily established, provided
the committee will give to the public the
names and area Of surveyed land of all the
counties referred to by them. The state
ments Of the committee with reference to
the excess acreage in these seven states are
more in excess of the facts than they al
| in excess Of the true farm area. Further,
the so-called excess acreage actually re-
ported by the census is In harmony with
the facts. as a cursory examination of the
same will demonstrate. In prosecuting Its
investigation the committee never made one
inquiry Of the chief statistician in charge
with reference to the alleged errors here
passed in review"
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work is to be carried on under the direction
OF the Secretary Of the Interior. The sur
veys. examinations and making Of recon-
mendations have been intrusted to the geo
logical survey, whose director and leading
men have spent the greater part of their
lives in the arid west studying the prob
lens. measuring the rivers and preparing
estimates of the extent to which arid
lands might ultimately be reclaimed.
"On the day following the passage Of the
act plans were submitted by the director
of the geological survey for putting it into
effect; and these being approved by me,
survey parties were at once put in the field
to obtain all Of the facts concerning the
feasibility Of various projects
1.-THE act in itself is general, leaving to
administrative action most Of the details;
so that the ultimate success of this great
undertaking may be said to rest wholly with
the men in charge. They cannot shift this
responsibility by laying any blame for non-
success upon Congress. With this RESPONSE
bilty resting upon them. great care is being
exercised in selecting the projects which
will be OF the greatest benefit to the coun-
try; which will settle upon the land the
greatest number Of people; and which will
return to the treasury the cost Of the I'M
dertakfng, keeping intact the fund for new
works. No considerations Of expediency or
sentiment can be tolerated. but only those
OF making the working success from q
| business standpoint.
Record Year In Patents.
Ine report OF the commissioner or pat
ents on the business Of the patent Office for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1902, shows
that there were received during that year
| 1852 applications for mechanical patents,
1.S07 applications for designs, 139 applica-
lions for reissues, $40 caveats 2,4GO appli-
cations for trademarks, 1.020 applications
for labels, and 270 applications for prints.
There were q, 3S7 patents granted, in
Guiding reissues and designs, and 1854
trademarks, $50 labels, and 1853 prints were
registered. The number of patents that ex-
pired was 20,335. The number of allowed
law, forfeited for non-payment Of the final
fees was 4,123. The total receipts of the
| office were 81, 491 1885, the total expendi-
lures were 81 ,329 ,924.63, and the surplus Of
receipts over expenditures - being the
amount turned into the treasury-was $161, =
61422.
1.-The volume of work shown by the COM
missioner's report Is greater than ever be-
fore in the history Of the office, the total
number of applications filed having for the
| first time exceeded $1,000.
Expansion Of Public Schools.
1.-THE commissioner Of education in his
annual statement presents some interesting
data and statistics Of education In the
United States.
1.-THE total number Of pupils In schools,
elementary. secondary and higher. public
1901, was 1928, 23O, an increase OF 278.52
over the previous year. OF this number the
enrolment Of pupils In institutions sup
ported by general and local taxes furnished
by states and municipalities was 15 ITO, 394
as against 15, AS, 462 for the previous year"
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AMERICAN CAPITAL IN CANADA.
A Great Industrial Invasion of the
Dominion.

Canada has been the scene Of an Ameri-
can industrial invasion in the past year
that has served to arouse the natives to
development and an abandonment OF
their conservatism. Consul General Bit
finger. reporting to the State Department
from Montreal. says that millions OF doll
lars OF American capital have been recent
ly invested in the dominion In agricultural
and timber lands, mining and manufacture
ing Industries. A steel company, capital
lied at 100000, has bought up 1000 acres
of iron ore, said to be the most remarkable
deposit known, and 1900 acres of coal
lands The president Of the company, a
New York capitalist, has already made con-
tracts to deliver thousands Of tons OF iron
ore in this country and Great Britain. An
other New York company, with capital
Of 100000, has recently applied for in
corporation and will refine sugar by a new
method, which, 1t Is claimed. reduces the
cost Of producing refined sugar s. a ton.
1t will be located at Montreal New
600 square miles Of timber on the Upper
St. Maurice river The pulp wood will be
brought down the st. Maurice to the st.
Lawrence river, and will then be shipped
across the border
Consul Bittinger also reports the attempt
Of a large American industry to evade the
duty of % per cent on agricultural machin-
cry and establish itself in Toronto. This
company VIII produce tnreSnlng machines
and traction engines. -Four other Ameri-
can companies are locating plants In On
tario for the manufacture of agricultural
machinery.
Other American industries now locating
in Canada include an oil company capital
lied at 100000, in Ontario; marble COM
pany at Toronto, with capital of 500, 600,
and empowered to manufacture compost
ton known as coral marble, used for floor
ing; an extensive plant for the manufac-
ture of porcelain enameled baths in
Quebec, which, when completed, will be
large enough to supply the entire demand
for these goods in the dominion; a company
at Montreal, capitalized at 81 100000, which
will carry the business Of foundry,
machine shop, factory engine, structural
metal, boat and bridge building establish
ment; a cereal company, capital stock
81, coo, 600; mining company, capitalized at
81 900, 600; a 100000 corporation to manu-
facture engines, yentiiating wheels and
heating and drying apparatus, and an acti-
nolite company which has acquired 100000
acres of spruce lands in the dominion.
In addition to these investments Consul
General Bittinger adds that many Ameri-
can syndacates have been looking over the
ground In Canada In the last few months,
among them a paper company. which. II
is said. will develop the industry at once.
In agricultural, grazing and timber lands,
he says, Americans have invested many
millions of dollars and Minneapolis and st.
Paul syndicates are promoting emigration
to the Canadian northwest, whittier over
80, 600 settlers have gone In the present
year
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Buried With Military Honors.

The funeral services over the remains Of
Reimer C. Reinburg, son OF Louis Rein
burg Of the pension Office. who died Thurs
day evening Of typhoid fever, were held
Saturday afternoon at the home OF the
parents of the deceased, AT 18th street
southeast. The services were conducted by
Rev. Father OtBrien, pastor of st. Peters
Catholic Church, of which Mr.. Reinburg
was a member The interment took place
at Congressional cemetery, the pallbeafers
being selected from among his friends and
fellow apprentices In the bureau Of en-
craving and printing. squad Of the 4th
Immunes, Spanish War Veterans. Of
which Mr.. Reinburg was member, served
as escort to the body. Salute was given
and taps" were sounded at the grave.
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Epworth League Program.

The program for the subdistrict meeting
in the interest of Epworth League work.
which Is to be held at Trinity NJ. q.
Church Tuesday evening. December 2. has
been nearly completed In part. 1t includes
singing and addresses, and a social enter
tainmeht at the conclusion. The devotional
exercises will be conducted by Rev. j. C.
Nicholson, the pastor of the church. Mr..
F. T. Israel, the president of the District
league. will preside, and the Epworth
League choir of Wilson Memorial Church
will render a few selections. This choir
will also conduct the song service. Rev.
Page Milbur1. will deliver an address on
Bible study, with blackboard exercises, fol-
lowed by short talks on missions. by Mrs.
E. M. Wharton and others. Upon the con-
clusion of these religious services refresh
ments will be served by the representatives
Of the leagues participating In the meet
Ing.
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IMMUNE FROM TYPHOID.
Arabs Are Practically Free From This
Disease.

From Medical Talk.
Some Frenchman or other read paper
before the Paris Society of Biology recently
which makes the statement that Arabs are
practically immune from typhoid fever
that is to say, an Arab can bear any kind
of exposure to typhoid fever without taxi
ing 1t. They account for this peculiar bod
lily condition of the Arab from the fact that
ever since his early infancy he has been
reared on impure drinking water, which. in
the countries where the Arabs abound, Is
notably bad It ts saturated with all sorts
Of contamination.
This has had the effect Of wedding out the
weaker ones and leaving only those to i've
who can stand typhoid fever germs. The
grown Arab, therefore, is able to bear ex-
fever at once. This, however. Is not intend
ed as any argument for the use OF impure
drinking water. 1t only shows that the hu-
man system is capable OF adjusting ITSELF
to unfavorable conditions.
But while the Arab Is immune from ty-
phoid fever, he is especially susceptible to
consumption. This fact Is accounted for
to the very pure air Of the mountains, and
when exposed to the climate OF Europe he
quickly succumbs to consumption. He can
stand our drinking water. but he cannot
The whole subject of national susceptible
ity and unsusceptibiiity to disease is very
interesting one. It may be, after all, that
our climate which is SO peculiarly proyoca-
tive OF catarrh. VIVA at last produce race
of people that win be practically immune
from catarrh We hope so. at least At
present 1t Is a national disease and nearly
every one has It.
The very best authorities on chronic Ca
tarrh state that there IL such thing as
immunity from this disease. The cold bath
every morning. gargiing the throat with
cold water. splashing the neck and chest
with cold water-if this Is practieed thor
oughly every morning It will practically
render any one immune from catarrh. Pad
ding the feet every evening In cold water
might also be added to this regimen. This
practically hardens the nervous system
against the yicissitudes of the weather, and
viii soon produce a condition OF the system
In which the subject need hare no fear OF
catarrh
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FLAG OF THE WAR OF 1919.
Discovered in Moving Adjutant Gen
erals Department at Harrisburg.

A special dispatch to the Philadelphia
Press from Harrisburg says: In moving the
effects of the adjutant generals department
a rare find was made. Wrapped up carefully
In oilcloth and still on its original staff was
found the flag carried by the York Velun-
teers in the war of 1872. 1t was torn some
what, but well preserved, and was at once
placed In the flag room at the executive
building.
The flag was presented to the York Vol
unteers by the ladies Of that city, and was
received by Capt. Michael Spangler. 1t was
carried to the defense Of Baltimore, and
was in the battle of North Point It was
originally Of blue silk, but is now faded al
most white. In the center Is painted an
eagle grasping a rattlesnake in its claws,
beneath which Is the motto, Virtue, lib
erty and Independence"
Henry Lehman, descendant of one Of
the York defenders, presented the flag to
the state.
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Delicate Feat Of Surgery.

A dispatch to the New York Herald from
WATERFOWL, N. z, yesterday says: A deli
cate piece OF surgery Is being attempted In
the City Hospital here by the replacing OF
the lacerated muscles into the arm OF
Charles Shaver OF Perch river.
While working In suiphite mill at Dex-
ter on Thursday Shaver's arm became
caught just above the elbow In the cogs Of
a gearing. The muscles were torn out and
some severed and the arm was iacerated
the entire length.
Drs. Foote, Campbell and Kellow are
making an attempt to save the arm from
amputation.
The liabilities of the corporation of the
city of London are placed at $3o,O00000 and
its assets at s1,9O0,000 Its reserve fund
has disappeared and there are mutterings
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wants to Resume Active Duty.

Chaplain D. r. Lowell. who was retired
five years ago On account Of Disability in
CURED in the line OF duty, has sgnalized
the recovery OF his health BY formally APP
duty. This 10 aaja to - the ART 4nstanee
OF the kind in the history Of the army.
Chaplain Lowell b isying n CennectieHt,
and is eight years under the statutory SO
firing age.
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TALKED WITH CALvo.
Secretary Hay confers With Costa
Rican Minister.

Following the interview with Senior Corca,
the Nicaraguan minister, Of few days
ago, Secretary Hay Saturday had talk
with Senior Calvo. the Costa Riean minister,
upon the subject Of an isthmian waterway.
Secretary Hay has taken these steps in
view Of the differences that have arisen be-
tween the State Department and the Co
lombian government in the negotiations for
canal treaty, and will be prepared to en-
ter into protocols with the two governments
concerned in the Nicargauan route should
1t be found impossible to arrive at terms
with the Colombian government, which just
now Is insisting upon conditions not ac-
ceptable to this government.
In his last communication to Senior Con-
cha Secretary Hay practically stated the
limit of the concessions that will be made
by this government. By the first of next
week the Colombian legation will doubtless
have heard from Bogota, when it may be
quite clearly developed whether a treaty
is possible Of conclusion.
While the provisional protocols drawn up
by the State Department last year with
acceptable to this government, and for that
reason not signed by Secretary Hay, and
were not fully to the liking Of the two Gen.
trail American countries. yet 1t is said that
and it Is believed could be reconciled with
out much difficulty.
Senior Corea comes to Washington pre-
pared to enter into negotiations, since he
has recently visited Nicaragua and has
talked with the officials Of his government
and with the prominent citizens. and has
ample authority to enter into a compact
on behalf OF his government. just what
effect the termination Of the revolution in
Colombia may have upon the pending nego-
tiations is yet to- be developed. Since the
authorities at Bogota are no longer charged
with the conduct of war, its full attention
may be given to the canal project.
Secretary Hays interviews with Mr..
Corea and Mr.. Calvo viii doubtless be fol-
lowed by others, with view to carrying
forward the preiimtnaries to a protocol that
no time may be lost in the event negotia-
tons with Colombia fail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-24

A certificate Of Incorporation Of the Right
Worthy District Grand Lodge, No. g. of the
Independent Order of Good Samaritans and
Daughter of Samaria, has been placed on
record. The incorporators are James g.
Chapman. Harry c. Reeler. William C. Hill,
James e. Pratt, Thomas W. Chase, Teresa.
M. Dorsey. Wallace T. Chapman. Thomas
"A. Smith, Walter L. Reynolds, Richard
johnson and Martha e. Bateman.
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To Be Promoted.

BY the direction OF the Secretary of War,
the following-named officers will report at
Fort Leavenworth. Kansas, for examina-
ton for promotion: Second Lieutenants Aus
well e. Deitsch, 9th Infantry: John T.
Dunn, 18th Infantry; De Witt w. Cham
berlin. ID Infantry; Kaolin L. Whitson,
9th Infantry; Walter III. Johnson. 9Th In
fantry; Robert z, Grimstead. 23d Infantry;
Albert 8. Williams. 18th Infantry.
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Modssty Of Dragon Majors.
ne London Lsaies' Field

From the London LadieS F7eaa.
Soldiers are more easily shocked than
other kinds Of men. Men who wear boards
poets. editors. painters and politicians
will stand anything and mercer raise an eye
broF; but Tor nice. Fefreafang. old fashinned
naodesty. give me a major Of Dragons er Q
horse artil1eryman.
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Return Of the President.

President Roosevelt and his party, who
visited Philadelphia Saturday. returned to
Washington yesterday. Their train reached
the outskirts Of the city at an early hour
in the morning. but was sidetraclked until
7:30 o'clock, when II was brought to the
city and the members OF the party repaired
to their homes.
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CHAFFEE TAKES CHARGE.

Assumes Command OF the department
Of the East.
The War Department Is informed that
Major General Chaffee. who has just re-
turned from the Philippines. formally as
sumed command of the Department Of the
East at New York Saturday. General Mac
Arthur, whom he succeeds. was relieved Of
that command several weeks ago. and the
affairs Of the department have been tenn
porarily In charge Of Colonel Barry, assist
ant adjutant general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-24

Odessa has been declared free from the
plague, and export trade from that port Is
again permitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-24

Mrs LIE Breton. the mother OF Mrs.. Lang
day at her residence on the Island Of Jersey.
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Irrigation Preliminaries.

"As q result Of the strong presentation Of
the importance OF water storage. Congress
passed the act. which was assigned by you
on june II. 1902. setting aside the proceeds
OF the public lands for the construction Of
works of reclamation In the thirteen states
and three territories which form the west
ern half Of the country.
The amount OF money thus set aside In
She treasury amounts 20 over. S. 00Q. 00A The
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-08-29

-
Fred Kult, right of way., ages
the North Western telephone excI
was in Crazy Saturday looking II
location for a toll station. Hs
the line will be in c. ~ by tys.
possibly three weeks as it is very
Hcult to get men to work on thu
now that harvesting is in full /
tion. I.
A friend of ours recently MAJ
trip through Yellow Stone Park
made the following ending to hs:
ter after describing the pleasure
the visit: x n
"The devil flew over the YelloT,
Park
On his way home one night after \
He said, Il don't know in whatsn
ter I roam, Y,
But I think from the smell I'm
far from home. |