Mower County transcript., 1903-09-09
WAS1IIlylG I GTO ON ], RI TER
Especial q dence.I

[Special Correspon
Those who are anxious Ito settle the
problem whether JONAH was actually
allowed Sby a whale would do wellsto
lpay a visit to- the rear OF the sn4thso-
nian Institution, where for some days
past a most renarkable and eGuliar
diagram has remained staked out on
Ehe prim lawn, under the windows OF
Prof fessor Langley's study. that has
greatly puzzled those no have occa-
sion to cross the NAL, going 3bysway Of
the mithsoniaI. Professor Lucas, who
has just returned from the Newfound-
land whale fisheries, and Mr.. Palmer.
the chief preparateur,, were bossing the
work, and the diagram il question was
the lateral outline and proportions Of
the big whale, of which they took q,
complete cast In Newt foundland, and
which Is now In course of reconstruc-
ton for the st. Louis exposition. In
order to construct the inner framework,
or manikin, FOR. the whale It is neces-
sary to lay out a sort Of ground plan
from which to work. In the case Of
other animals this is done indoors, but
Jas the whale In question is all and
more than its name implies it was
found necessary to do the work out on
the lawn The diagram, as laid out,
gives one very correct idea Of the ac-
| tual proportions of the whale, and those
anxious to ascertain the truth or falsity
of the Jonah story are at liberty to
measure their length on the well kept
lawn within that part Of the area mark
led off for the whales stomach. 4
Commerce with Canada Grows.
According to statistics furnished by
the department of commerce and labor
tsthrough its bureau Of statistics the
commerce: through the United States
and Canada was larger in the last fs-
cal year than in any preceding year.
Imports from Canada amounted to SD,
66O, ,41O and exports to Canada were
$123,472,416. In only one year, that of
1881, did the imports ever before reach
the $5O,OOO,O0Os mark. Exports to Can
ada never reached $1O0,OOO,OOO until
19O1g ) @<s as 4 .Js.e r d =. H.. 4
| These exports have grown in spite
of the, fact that the Canadian tariff
has given to the products and manu-
factures of the United Kingdom and
most Of her colonies a reduction Of 1211ha
per cent in tariff rates since April,
1897, % per cent from August. 1898. to
July 1, 100, and since that date a re
duction Of 33 per cent. The imports
into Canada from Great Britain have
increased from $43, 100000 in 1901 to
$56,OOO,O002 in 1903. but the. imports
from the United States increased In
the same time from $1lO,5OOOOO to
$129,O0O,OOO E, ,.s.#.. I, L ;Jg:.1 r.
Chinese Immigration
New Chinese regulations, prepared
by Commissioner General of Immigra-
ton Sargent and approved by Secre-
tary Cortelyou Of the department Of
commerce and labor, have been made
public and are now ready for distribu-
tion. These rules designate what Chi
nese persons are permitted to land at
ports of the United States under the
provisions Of the laws and treaties, to-
gether with the ports at which Chinese
other than Chinese diplomatic and con-
sular officers may land, and name the
officers who have been vested with
the power and authority heretofore
conferred on collectors Of customs, CIV
ing their. stations and jurisdiction.
Provision is made for a Bertillon rec
ord Of all Chinese laborers arriving and
departing at ports Of entry copies of
| such registry to be transmitted to the
commissioner general Of immigratio
Numerous changes have been neces-
sary in the revision Of these rules to
make them conform to the transfer of
jurisdiction over the subject from the
treasury department to the department
Of commerce and labor q. a'1z 81 ;. 81
Surgeon Pryor Commended. %@@f y
For conspicuous service in saving the
lives Of two wounded Venezuelans at
| the recent storming Of Ciudad by the
government forces Passed Assistant
Surgeon j.. G. Pryor OF. the gunboat
Bancroft, which was up the Orinoco
river at the time, has been warmly
commended in a letter to the navy de-
partment BY Lieutenant Commander A.
E. Culver, commanding that vessel.
The letter says: @ y 5 2s5 III y
"Dr Pryor organized in "a public
building an mproyised hospital, and
squads Of men were sent from the ship
in search Of the wounded, and they
were soon. being brought in from all /, di-
Tections. Il Vi sss.sS 55sss !. g&: E:s II s7- M ts
DR. Pryor received a certain amount
| of assistance from two " Venezuelan doc
tors and from the surgeon of the
French gunboat Jouffroy, but he per-
sonally peri fornled sixty six operations,
Emany Of them Of a grave nature, and
for an entire day and mig glltt was unre-
fmittng in his attentio to the wound
ed. His work iii the hospital WI as con
tinued until the departure of the ship. 4.
"a Memorial Bull ding ut ArIing tom.
Adj jutant NJ General Cor bin, Quarter
Emaster General 4 Lu uding toa and other
thigh officials of the war department.