Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-30


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 lust 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 Tor
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 seen 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, manor house OF 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 81
236, 900 realized from the sale OF bonds
authorized to be issued in purchase or
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
Ultramar The completion Of these
! purchases has been very much delayed,
| as great difficulties were experienced
| in securing 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
| insurrection.
The attention of Colonel Edwards,
| of the insular bureau, was recently
| called to an advertisement appearing
| in the newspapers offering to furnlSh
| reliable and exact information to Sc
| curing remunerative employment with
the government Of the Philippine ISL
| ends Manila This advertisement
states: This information cannot be
obtained from Washington or any
/ o+l, CoIo
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, Or
by the United States Civil Service
| Commission, also at Washington, upon
| request.
| Postmaster General Payne said the
other day that the postoffice 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
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From the report Of Commissioner
Ware it appears that there were 994-
762 names on the pension rolls Of the
United States July 1, a loss of 1888
during the year The cost to the gov
eminent for the year was $144, 712, 1877,
which was aSout 100000 more than
in 1903. One widow and two daugh-
tiers of soldiers Of the Revolutionary
War, and one survivor and 91S widows
of soldiers of the War of 1912 are now
on the rolls.
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 by 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 sixty-one soldiers drawing gov
eminent money.
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The applications for patents during
the last fiscal year broke all previous
records, according to the annual report
of the Commissioner Of Patents. There
were 5O,321 applications for mechani-
cal patents and 1854 applications for
trade marks. There were 1870 pat
ont. nnd 9 O12 tradarnar l.s era ntod