The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-06-02

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for 1900 ON tina basis of the increase
from 1880 to 1890, was rs, AID, 181, while
the actual population as returned by the
census of 1900 was 70 964'275, $50, 304 in
excess of the estimate. "If we project
the population of continental United
States for the entire decade In which we
are now living, by the census method"
says Mr.. North, 1--WE reach the conclu-
sion that the 18th census in 1901 will
show population in the neighborhood
of so, 041, 1885,"
Secretary Moody has recovered from
his recent indisposition and he is attend
ing to business at the navy department.
Orders will be issued at the bureau of
navigation assigning Lieut.. Frank [.
Evans, son of Rear Admiral Robley d.
Evans, late comm ander-in-chief of the
Asiatic squadron, to command the Sylph.
This is considered one of the choicest
assignments in the navy.
The announcement is made at the
navy that the President had appointed
Commander Samuel B. w. Diehl to sue
coed Captain Samuel C. Lemley as judge
advocate general of the navy when the
latter's term expires June 3rd Com.
mander Diehl now commands the
cruiser Boston.
The Post Office Department will not
conflne its crusade to the exclusion
from the mails of patent medicines and
nostrums where chemical analyses re-
veal premeditated fraud on the part of
the manufacturers and distributors, but
will include in Its vigorous prosecution
quack doctors as well. These unprofes-
sional practitioners prey on the public
through the medium of questionable
literature, and the department believes
that in issuing fraud order against in
dividuality it concerns operating in dis
tinct violation of the law commendable
| and much needed reform will be
wrought.
Senator Hale, who returned from a
trip South on the cruiser Dolphin few
days ago, has been dividing his time be-
tween his Office at the Capitol and the
Departments, in getting his work cleared
up for going to Maine. He has also had
conferences with the President about
political matters, especially regarding
the impending campaign. The Senator
Is confident that the republicans will
make strong campaign this year and
that they will roll up large majorities
for Roosevelt's election.
Mr.. Asher Kinds, the parliamentarian
of the House, who is tarrying here doing
some literary work, intends going back
to his home in Portland for a couple of
months this summer after he has attend
ed the Chicago convention.
Mr.. Edward B. Moore, born at North
Arson, Ne, is the acting commissioner of
the Patent Bureau this summer. The
commissioner, Mr.. Allen, has been
abroad now nearly month and will not
return till October. In the meantime,
Mr.. Moore, who is the assistant COM
missioner, has full charge of the Patent
Office.
The President has appointed George
D. Libby, postmaster at Gardiner, Me.
President Roosevelt has written a
letter to Secretary Hitchcock declaring
that appointments in the forestry ser
vice are not to be regarded as Senatorial
| p tronage. 1t ia to be the policy here
after to fill vacancies wherever possible
| by promoting head rangers to forest
reserve supervisors. The order, which
is an outgrowth of recent public land
irregularities, will greatly reduce the
| federal patronage at the disposal OF
western senators and representatives.