Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-07

- n 1oHioN' ident. The latter
gave Burton a letter to some friends,
speaking highly of the idea as a moral
agent. Thereupon Burton took the let
ter, which was private and confidential,
set 1t in the center Of big advertise
ment Of the stock Of the Jerusalem
scheme and sent it to a magazine, max
ing the President, from the wording Of
the advertisement, advise people to buy
stock in Burton's scheme. When the
President heard of it, he was in full
blooded rage and 1t Is understood among
the Washington political gossips that
Burton will be considered a Democratic
Senator SO far as patronage is con-
cerned.
The annual report of the auditor for
the War Department shows that during
the year enlisted men of the army made
121, 100 deposits under the act Of May
16, 1872, amounting to So, 751 ,G18, and
that 1873, 179 deposits were withdrawn,
amounting to $4,SO2, 100, upon which the
iepositors received $262,37S in interest.
During the year the sum of $745, F39 was
placed to the credit of the permanent
fund of the home under the act Of March
3, 1888, being the amount retained from
pay of enlisted men of the United States
army on account of the 1212 cent fund,
fines by general courts martial and
amount due deserters at large and dis
honorably discharged soldiers. There
was withdrawn from said permanent
fund during the year, for current ex-
penses, 1854 900. The amount of claims
filed by the several States on account OF
the war with Spain was $685. OPT. or
this amount 81, ,6S2 was allowed, ST.
56S,359 disallowed and $S64,9S6 Is pend
ing settlement
The Secretary of War has sent to the
Treasury Department a box of cigars
and 500, which was received from the
department of Texas. 1t appears that
Col. Glenn, chief quartermaster of the
department, found the box of cigars on
his desk, and opening it discovered 1t
was from a contractor who was doing
some work under the quar5ermaster's
supervision. In the box was the money.
The colonel was very indignant and re-
ferred the matter to Gen. Fred Grant,
commanding the department. The con
tractor acknowledged sending the cigars
by a messenger boy, but said he did not
know anything about the money. Gen.
Grant thought that under such circum-
stances nothing could be done by prose-
cutting the man for attempted bribery,
and sent the cigars and the money to the
War Department. From the War De-
partment they were sent to the Treas
ury, where all unclaimed funds are sent.
The cigars subsequently were sold for
ala Vnyifh
Good faith HAS been observed with ref
erence to the Russian assurances and the
Chinese pledges made to the government
of the United States about the opening
Of ports in Manchuria to the commerce
Of the world. The question of opening
new localities of trade in Manchuria has
been satisfactorily arranged between the
Chinese government and this country. 1t
is said that nothing now remains to be
settled but the question OF date when
these localities shall be opened. This, it
can be stated will be subsequent to the
exchange of ratification Of the treaty in
which the opening Of the ports Is agreed
upon.
The government made a profit of $751;
09S.59 during the past year on the manu-
facture of stamp books. This is the profit
on the book itself, regardless Of the
stamps which it contains. 1t is the profit
on the cost of making the two paper
covers and the paraflin paper leaves
which keep the stamps from sticking to-
gethar. The books are sold for a cent
each-that is, a cent more than the face
80 %ha ot-
0,S29, 24O books were sold and that many
pennies taken in for them; as it cost but
$50, 80 to make them, the profit was
as above indicated.
80
Entomologist L. o. Howard Of the De-
partment of Agriculture says that the
enormous increase In the number OF
mosquitoes in the country, particularly
epidemic along the north Atlantic coast,
Is attributable to the heavily rains of this
spring and summer. AS result OF this
unusual precipitation there are surface
pools all over the country, which largely
Increases the breeding places for the mos
uuitoes. Or. Howard said that there are
many nathural enemies Of the mosqua-
toes, but not one has yet been discovered
that can be practically utilized in the ex-
termination of the pest
80
An important order has been Issued
at the direction of the President amend
Ing the civil service rules removing the
age limit that has for some time operated
to exclude veterans of the Civil War
from appointments on the roll OF labor
ers In the federal service. Under the
order veterans who meet other require
ments will no longer be debarred by age.
80
Assistant Attorney Generaa Robb, who
has Just returned from Brooklyn, where
he conferred with federal authorities re-
garding G. w. Beavers case, says the
Postoffice Department is in thorough ac-
corr; T;eh the d::==..-;-.t attnrnav'a attitude
In the case.
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Acting Secretary Ryan of the Interior
Department says thorough investiga-
ton of affairs in Indian Territory Is IN
progress. but the complaints 80 Tar 90
not indicate that any criminal misconducs
,wiil ha uncovered.