The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06
talists from taking up the public domain, to the
prejudice OF poor men who want land.

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RAILROAD ExERT1oNs.
| Tho subject OF railroad taxation. in the cases
where railroads lease their lands without taking
patent for them. and % escape taxation for 'ocal
purposes and for the expense. Of surveying is GOV:
| cred by the following suggestion:
1T Is earn silly to be desired that some means of
adjustment OF these grants % whole. 10 provided.
or some method devised which shall. under cover OF
leRis alive authors y not only remedy tho evil sug.
aested. but ena0ls this departments to reach a hnal
ity az to tho titles to be conveyed these corpora
relieve an anxious add excited public feeling,
already sufficiently aroused uDon tho various din.
cult aud complicated questions injected with the
/ administration Of this mom"nt ,us and important
branch OF public al ,irs. 10 this end most u i
reutly recommend that the pr mpt and serious
attention of congress b invited to the foregoing
suggestionA
PENSIONS.
At the c'ose of tho last fiscal year there were
3O3. G5S pensioners a. follows: mo o..
Army viao~. miuoi ciidieu. and depend:
Navy inval,ds ................ ........ 2.4G9
Navy widows. minor children. ami depend 1870.
sn sni so's'e Of tho var Il ASST
| Widows Of those Who served In the war -.
Thste xsle add d during The year ss,i5s SsS
pensioners. and 1876 previously dronn-d " 70 re-
stored, making the total aided. $3.50. an excess
over the number added OF 1O.643. During the
Year 2O.0 97 .e ,sioners were dropoed for various
i7.96i.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There we're 35.754 applications for patents and
| trade marks. and 22.686 we're granted.
In the matter of educatie n the recommendation
made 10 ~ follows: IN many OF the States the
school system is only lacking 10 efficiency on &C.
count OF tho lack Of funds to support tho schools
provided for In such c.s.s 1t is believed that .
liberal appropriation b. the general government
/ would So stimulate rho Stale system that the states
could be ultimately left to carry on the work With
out government aid.
The commissioner Of railroads gives detailed
statement sh wing the condition OF the sinking
fund, Of the U ZION and Central Pacific companies,
held by the of lifted St under the
act of congress approved May 2. 1873 from which
it Will to seen that on June 81, 1883. these funds
amounted to $4,O36. 7l3.45: tho Central Pacific
having TO It's credi 4O4, Ol5 e6. and the
Pac nc 81 ,632.697 50. l.ere are uninvested
$685.. 532 to the credit o. the Union Paciti! and
fS44.652 to tue CT, dit OF tho Central Pacific. Tue
fund.- says Secretary Teller. is failure, aud works
an amount lies idle. Gu tue Utah question. MOTH
ing new is announced. It is recommended that
anv laws proposed by the Utah legislature, be
submitted to congress tor approval Game pro-
tec;irn and strict police regulations urged for
the Yellowstone Natlonal para. The SPECIFY com.
| pletlun OF the census Is promised. Ere ESCAPE.
are asked tor the government pricing Office and
insane hospital Tho whole number of patients in
the Freedmen's hospital last Year was LOTT.