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great city, long forgotten, unknown
to the modern archaeologists? Did
there live and thrive on the North
American continent a race prior to the
Aztecs? Are there treasures of art
buried under the soil Of this capital?
Wherefore, then, the mysteries Of
stone just unearthed in the digging
for the foundations Of the new build
ing for the House of Representatives?
Far below the foundations OF the
houses destroyed to make room for
the new edifice these fragments have
appeared, and the memory of man to-
day runs not back to the time when
such structures were there as to call
for these deep-laid bases. Nor do the
Oldest inhabitants know Of any one
who remembers having see or heard
of such. Washington was built upon
virgin soil. SO far as city creation was
concerned, in the judgment of its
founders. Here were farms and small
dwellings, a ano house or two, and
an unbroken record of freedom from
the inroads of the city-makers. The
North American Indians did not build
cities. They did not dig into the soil
to found their structures. Here, then,
is a problem for the historians and the
archaeologists to solve.
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The first payment Of 100000 on
account of the purchase of the friars'
land in the Philippines, has been au-
thorized by the War Department.
There has been on deposit in New York
since last December the fund of ST.
236, 900 realized from the sale of bonds
authorized to be issued in purchase of
the friars' lands, and a draft for this
first payment will be made on the
Bank of England, which will pay over
the money to the Sociedad Agricola del
Ultranar. The completion of these
purchases has been very much delayed,
as great difficulties were experienced
in securing a closer title from the fri
ars, owing to the fact that in many
cases the orders attempted to convey
their lands to private individuals and
business corporations to prevent their
seizure at the time of the Philippine
instruction.
The attention Of Colonel Edwards,
of the insular bureau, was recently
called to an advertisement appearing
in the newspapers offering to furnish
reliable and exact information to Sc
curing remunerative employment with
the government of the Philippine ISL
ands at Manila. This advertisement
states: This information cannot be
obtained from Washington or any
other source" Colonel Edwards states
that all necessary data to enable one
to make intelligent application for ex-
animation with a view to appointment
in the insular government service will
be promptly furnished, gratuitously,
either by the insular bureau Of the
War Department, at Washington, OF
Commission, also at Washington, upon
request.
Postmaster General Payne said the
other day that the postofice officials of
Great Britain and Germany had agreed
to cooperate with him in persuading
the next postal congress, which meets
in March, to agree to a reduction of
the rate of international letter postage
to two cents a half-ounce. If he sue
ceeds in getting the rate Of postage ON
foreign letters reduced it will mean
considerable to hundreds of thousands
Of foreign-born Americans, who still
correspond with the old folks at home.
From the report Of Commissioner
Ware, it appears that there were 1884,
1872 names on the pension rolls of the
United States July /, a loss Of 1,7S3
during the year. The cost to the gov
eminent for the year was S144, 712, 1877,
which was about $3,000,O00 more than
In 1908. One widow and two daugh-
ters of soldiers Of the Revolutionary
War;, and one survivor and 918 widows
Of soldiers of the War of 1912 are now
on the rolls.
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Nevada has fewer pensioners than
any other State In the Union, accord
Ing to the latest report of the Commits
sioner of Pensions. Pennsylvania, with
nearly a hundred and one thousand,
heads the list, and is followed sby Ohio,
New York, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri,
Michigan and Kansas In that order,
with the rest Of the States and terri
tories following, till Alaska is reached,
with sixtyone soldiers drawing gov
eminent money.