Evening journal., 1903-09-07
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial corresponeencs.1


problem whether Jonah was actually
swallowed 0y whale would do well to
pay a visit to the rear Of the Smithso-
nian institution, where for some days
past a most remarkable and peculiar
diagram has remained staked out on
the prim lawn. under the windows OF
Professor Langley's study, that has
greatly puzzled those who have occa-
sion to cross the mall, going by way Of
The Smithsonian. Professor Lucas, who
has just returned from the Newfotnd-
land whale fisheries, and Mr.. Palmer,
the chief preparateur, Wee bossing the
work, and the diagram in question was
the lateral outline and proportions oof
the big whale, Of which they tooboa
complete cast in Newfoundland, 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
as 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 a very correct idea of the ae-
tual proportions Of the whale. and those
anxious to ascertain the truth or faslty
/ of the Jonah story are at liberty to
measure their length on the we'll kept
lawn within that part Of the area mark
ed Off for the whales stomach.
Commerce with Canada Grows.
According to statistics furnished by
the department Of commerce and labor
through its bureau of statistics the
commerce through the United States
and Canada was larger in the last is-
cal year than In any preceding year.
Imports from Canada amounted to S54,-
6G0410 and exports TO Canada were
S123,472, ,416. In only one year, that Of
1881. did the imports ever before reach
the S50,000,000 mark. Exports to Can
ada never reached $1OO,0OO,Oo0 until
1901.
These exports have grown in spite
Of the fact that the Canadian tariff
has given to the products and manu-
features of the United Kingdom and
most of her colonies a reduction OF 12A
per cent in tariff rates since April,
1897, % per cent from August. 1903, to
July 1. 1900, and since that date a re-
duction Of 33 per cent. The imports
into Canada from Great Britain have
increased from S43.0OOO0O in 1901 to
$4,000, 900 in 1903, but the imports
from the United States increased in
the same time from S110,500,0Oo to
$1290O0,OOO.
Chinese Immigration.
New Chinese regulations. prepared
by Commissioner General OF Immlgra-
tion Sargent and approved by Secre-
tary Cortelyou Of the department Of
commerce and labor, have been made
public and are now ready for distribu-
ton. 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 immigration.
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.
Surgeon Pryor Commended.
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 mp the Orino1o
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:
"Dr. Pryor organized in a public
building an improvised 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-
rections.
"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 performed sixty-six operations,
mcny of them of a grave nature, and
for an entire day and night was unre-
mittlng in his attentions to the wound
ed. His work in the hospital was CON
tinued until the departure of the ship"
A Memorial Building nt Arlington.
Adjutant General Corbin, Quarter
master General LudingtOn and other
high officials Of the war department
have promised their hearty co-opera-
ton in efforts being made to have con-
gress appropriate $4,000 for the erec-
ton Of a suitable memorial building at
Arlington, which will accommodate the
large crowds that attend the Memorial
day and other exercises held in this
cemetery. The matter OF urging con-
gress to make this appropriation has
been presented to Generals Corbin and
Ludington by a memorial committee
from the G. A. r., Spanish War Vet
erans and Sons of Veterans.
The president Of the United States
and many high officials and foreigners
every year attend the memorial exer-