The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-23
Report of Secretary Cox,
The New Indian Policy.
The Pacific Railroads.
Inside Life at Paris.
The Red Republican Riots.
Credulity Of the People.
Etc, ETC.. Etc. Etc. Esc.
The Pacific Railroads.
Inside Life at Paris.
The Red Republican Riots.
Credulity Of the People.
Etc., Etc. Etc. ETC.. Esc.
REPORT OF SECRETARY cox.

Polioy-The Pacific Railroads.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The report OF the Hon
j. D. Cox, Secretary OF the Interior, dated October
81, gives clear statement of the various classes OF
Mexican grants now giving the Land ONCE so much
The Patent ONCE is represented to be in an ex-
celent condition. The Secretary says:-
az take pleasure in bearing testimony to the ZEAL
fidelity aud marked ability with which the Commls-
sOner has discharged his arduous duties The
Office is now in excellent working order. The Ex-
amining Corps, with very few EXCEPTIONS is com
posed Of men whose qualifications have been tested
shown peculiar fitness for the work on which they
are engaged. The standard for clerical appoint
ments has been raised and the efficiency or the
service greatly improved. Where vacancies occur
among the examining clerks they are filled by the
appointment Of such applicants as upon thorougheX eX-
animation give satisfactory evidence Of their ability
to perform The labor OF second assistant examiners
"That system, naugurated with my sanction, has
had beneficial influence upon the personnel OF the
office. A spirit Of emulation has been ipcited and
the occupants OF inferior places are encouraged in
mately enable them to fill with credit and efficiency
the highest positions, 1t has also induced sense
OF security to the tenure OF their appointments
and festered feeling that ability and faithful
service will be promptly recognized and justly re-
warded."
on the subject OF Indian affairs the Secretary
says
ally pursued that policy which was begun by your
direction. The results have proven most .conclu-
siyely its WISDOM and shown that even under cir
cumsaDces OF hore than ordinary irritation
apeaceful policy appeals with great power even to
mission of citizens, who have been cooperating
with the Indian agencies, have been very valuable
the purchase Of Indian goods work requiring
more than month of their time in the early SUM-
sent at the payment Of money to the civil
lized nations in the Indian Territory, and aided
settlement of the Usage difficulty. They attended
the conferences in this city with the Sioux and
In Wyoming and Dakota. Their work of inspection
has been extended to Oregon and Washington Ter
rtory They have shrunk from no self-sacridce,
toll or danger, in endeavoring to make the policy
you have adopted towards the Indians an entire sue
cess. The healthful effect OF their influence and
advice is cheerfulv acknowledged by the Depart
ment end Indian Bureau, and has inspired a just
confidence in the honesty OF the transactions
which have been concluded under their supervision.
The Friends to whom agencies n.Northern and Gen.
have most faithfully and industriously continued
their benshceat Work work with with S.u success cess
reasonably expected. Since the passage of the act
of Congress making 1t impracticable to continue
your directions the field has been sGbdivided, and
various missionary associations OF the country have
as WSeR the Fenas to aSne 80
their control. The objections which would natu-
in governmental work have been obviated SO far as
possible by inviting the assistance Of all missionary
associations VIII eh have taken part in the WORK OF
nation or sect has thus been avoided, AMI laoors
already performed are utilized to greater extent
than would otherwise be possible.
Whenever mission school has been established,
it has been understood that you would appoint an
agent in sympathy with the mission, that its in
nuence for g, cd might be increased by the whole
force OF Government patrorag If the Indians are
to be improved in condition, our policy must ne
essentially changed 30 that provision for wants OF
the manned and aged shall be treated merely as
temporary expedient, whilst the training of the
children IN the ways OF civilization shall be con-
trolling and permanent feature of the system. On
this point will add that the Commissioner OF Edu-
cation is earnestly endeayoring to procure such in-
formation with regard to the proper and successful
modes OF Indian Government as may enable his
Bureau TO cooperate most thoroughly with the
Indian once. The estimated expenses OF the
Indian service for the coming fiscal year including
appropriations which may he necessary to meet the
interest on non-paying stocks held in trust, VIII be
s5,O7OOO0 against an appropriation OF s6l5O,04O fol
the current year, showing reduction OF 8 000
The preliminary report OF the census Is now PRINT
next session OF Congress This viii necessarily b(
confined to general statistics exhibiting the popu
latiOD by aggregates and by classes of each county
in the United States, from 1890 to 1870, inclusive
over 1900 counties will appear The table OF snal
civil Subdivisions embraces over 60 600 items. Tnt
volumes containing agricultural, manufacturing
social, and miscellaneous statistics VIII be ready b
April The organization OF the Bureau has afforded
an opportunity OF applying the principle Of cOmpetl
tive examination Those who desired clerical EN-
ployment were sent before commission and re
quired TO answer in writing series OF written ques
tions, and were Credited accordingly The clerica
force employed has been as large possible, in tn
belief that the statistics furnished by the census vii
lose much OF their vaue unless they are presented
TO the country at as early day as possible.
The subscriptions to ths stock OF the Union Pacih
Railroad Company amounts to S33, 900 Of whcl
sosd op tbe vsor en5n un sS s7o er a
7O's1; expenses, So 649 5T3 AS; net earnings s26J4
1878. The entire cost Of the that date was
sl0s 1922 13O the amount OF Indebtedness of the com
pany, S7e4s0, ,69S'0, OF which s27, 236,5l2 70
United States bonds copy OF the consolidation
articles OF the Central Pacific Railroad has bee
filed in this department Stock to the amount o
s4S 400 100 has been subscribed and S4S S37S TAO paid
The receipts from the transportation OF passenger
and freight for the year ending June 80, 1870 wer
S6,e70,172; expenses, $3,5i22l2; net earnings
$2,527 900. The Indebtedness Of this company amount
TO ss70I9 $780, OF which s2T s5i 900 TO the Unite
States.
The stock subscription OF the Central Branch O
the Union Pacific Rail way is 81 200 600, of whc
$3.50. 800 has been paid The expenses on accouu
OF road and fixtures have been s., 1884, 200. Stock
the Kansas Pacific Railway to the amount
S5,072.5OO has been subscribed and paid in. Til
Indebtedness of the company is SIS, ,462 $780, OF whc
So 600 10 the United States. The cost OF th
construction OF 1888 miles OF main line is estimated
S25O00000. The initial point of the Pacific Ralroa
is near Springfield, Mo. Fifty miles are now con
pleted, at cost Of s2, ,760, $40. The company hs
issued bonds secured by mortgage on its land
to the amount OF s3,O00.000. The amount
stock OF the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad alread
subscribed is a. 000 OF which 81 78S 900 has
paid The cost OF the road is s. 6I4, ,452; indebted
ness 1904 1920. At the close OF the last fiscal yea
the amount OF subscription stock OF southern Pacif
Railroad ST. 500, 900, actually paid In S2s0,000.
has contracted for the purchase OF the San FancisC
and San Jose Railroad for the sum OF t2,770,OO