River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-06

all thai have been offered were az last &C
cep ed. IL mas been made gu te apparent that
the Government was IN danger Of being Sub
1ected 10 comhinAt o : n "a Sc the r price.
Notwithstanding the large sums paid out in
The purchase OF bonds, the surplus "A the
treasury On the 9th y uf November, ISIS,
was s52, %,6l0-0l, after deduct ng ABOUT S20-
WluO3 Iust drawn ont for tne payment Of pen
Sons.
Al the close OF the hseal wear ended June 80,
49, there tad been coined under the Compul-
sorry > iNer Coinage act : "a, 81, Isl in silver
dollars, SIS, 504s16 OF Wh eh were in the hands
OF tie peo lie. On the 3ith day OF June isSs,
there had been 90 NED s299. 90s 99J, ana OF this
= ,Ss9,Sl3 was IN circu atom IA coin and 200
$3.50 in silver certificates, for the re.
dempton OF WI ch silver dollars TO that
amount were held by the Government.
o. the 3Jth day % November, issS sii2511.-
$50 had been coined. 500 $50 of the silver
dollars We're actually N c rcllat on. aud 1885,
4i5,3fG IN certificates. The Secretary recon
mends the suspe sion OF the further coinage OF
silver, and IN such recommendation Earnestly
concur.
The Secretary OF W ar reports that the army
az the date OF the last returns, eOnsis ed Of
? lsa Officers aud "a $40 enl sted men, me act,
ual expenditures OF the War Department Tor
the fiscal year endei Juae "a, 1883, amounted
10 Sl i03, lO1.0s, OF VII ch sum %. i5S,5i6G3 was
expended FOR public works. including river
and harbor improvements. Plans and spec
ihcations for guns OF large ealiber,
including dynamite guns, and for the
establishment OF an army gun factory
have beeu prepared and bids Tor the work VIII
be advertised Tor. The recommendation OF the
Secretary Of War that there shall be a plan Tor
the examinat on OF officers 10 test their fitness
for pFumOt on j. approved
The President concludes this portion Of his
message with the allus on TO the death Of Gen
eral Sheridan and the cond ton OF the Apache
Indians.
The message also contains mention OF the
satisfactory progress made in reconstructing
PosT-oFFIoE DEPARTMENT
Tie number OF post-of1ices on July l. 1888,
was $3.50 an increase OF 6,l2i IN three years,
and Of 1913 for the last fiscal wear. Free-dehv-
cry Offices have increased from is9 IN the pre-
vious year 10 3js IN the year e.ded June 30,
1883 In the railway ma service there has
been an increase IA one year OF los routes, and
ia the rumbcr OF miles Travelled per annum
I50,795.9l1 The estimated increase or rail
road sery zee for the year was 6OJJ miles,
but the amount u new Railroad service actu-
ally put on was T. sj4.50 N les. During the
past year parcel-post conventions have been
concluded with Barbados, the Bahamas. Brit
ish Honduras and Mexico aud are now under
negotiation with ali the Ger raj and South
American States.
The practical operation Of the parcel post
conventions, 50 FIR as negotiated, has served
u fulfill the mos favorable PREDICTIONS as 10
their benefits.
While for the most part the railroad COM
pantes throughout the country have cordially
co-operated with thePOst-Office Departmental
rendering excellent service, yet under the law
as stands, while the compensation 10 them
for carrying the na Is limited and regulated,
and although railroads are made post roads by
law, there IS no authority repOsed anywhere 10
compel the owner of a railroad TO load and
carry the United States mai. The only al
ternat We provided BY act OF Congress in case
OF refusal is for the POstmas ter-General to send
mail forward by pony express.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The report 81 the Attorney General states
that though judgments in evil suits amount
Government dur ng the year, q iy SI32, 934 was
collected thereon, and that though fines. PEN
alties and forfelts we're imposed amounting
TO S14l, S0S.43 only sltS, 1912 was pad
on account thereof. Tue report also
shows that since March, 1857, there have been
nearly 600 convictions for polygamy N Utah
ana Idaho, and The opinion Is expressed that
under the Wig liant eXccut on of III law polyg-
amy within the UnUed States is virtually at
end. The suits aga INST the per- etual emi-
grating fund OF the Mormon church have re-
suited in a degree favorable TO the Govern
meat, and the property, amounting 10 some
SSJu,0UJ. IL in the hands OF a receiver.
PUBLIC LANDS.
IN the report of INT Secretary Of the Interior
the condition " Tue various Dranches OF our
domestic AFFAIRS connected with that depart
meut aud Is operations during he past We r
are ful bited. eau not too stTenuOusiy
insist upon the importance Of proper meas
ures 10 inSu.e T GIT disposition OF our
Of present justice, but IN forecast
OF the con equeHces 70 future generations.
Our dear eXd rienee ought sufficiently TO
urge the spe dy enactment OF measures or
legislation VIII ch viii cOntne the fuJu DIS
position of our remaining agr cultural lands TO
the uses Of actual husbaDdry and genuine
homes Mr. should our vast tracts OF SO
called desc lands be yielded up To the
mono dig OF corporations or gras ping in
d viduals as appears TO be much the
teDue icy under the existing statute.
These lands quire but the supply OF
water To become ferule and productive.
] can not but THINK IL per lOus TO suffer Their
these lands or the sources OF Their trr cation 10
fall INTO the hands of mOnopoiles, which by
such means may exercise hardship over areas
Deepen eat on their treatme for productive
ness. Already steps have been taken
TO secure accurate and scientific in-
formation OF the condition which is
the prime basis OF intelligent acton.
Of wisdom appears clearly TO lie in a suspen-
SION of fur disposal, which only prom ses
TO create rights antagoaist1c 10 the common
interest No harm can follow TINS cautIonHry
conduct The land " Il remain, and the publ C
good presents no demand Tor hasty dlspos-
session OF National ownership and control
THE PENSION BUREAU.
The number OF pensioners added TO the rolls
during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1855,
is 0.252, and Increase Of pensions was granted
IN A., 5lG cases. The names Of j., t39 pensioners
were dropped from the rolls during the year for
various causes, and at the close of the year
The number Of persons OF all classes rece wing
pensions was 452, $50. OF these were sos sur
V.Vors OF the war of 1872 10, 9S7 WIDOWS OF
those who served N that war; 1900 soldiers Of
the Mexican war, ana 5lO4 widows OF SAID
soldiers.
one hundred and two different rates Of pen
sions are pa 10 these benefic ares ranging
from u TO $4,000 permonth. The amount paid
for pensions during the fiscal year was s7S,755,-
S6f.g2, being an Increase over the preceding
year Of sos, so ~ The expenses attending
the maintenance and operation Of tae Pens on
Burta u during that period was S3,Sb2,1%4-ot
making the eutire expenses or the bureau ~,
O3S3-b.5i, being 2lta ptr cenI OF the total eX-
penditures Of the Government during the
year. / am thoroughly convinced that our
general pension laws should be rev sed and
adjusted TO meet as far as possible n the light
Of our exper ence all mertor ons cases.
The laXity Of ideas prevail NJ among large
number OF cur people regarding pensions IS be-
coming every day more marKed The priu-
cilles upon VII oh they are being granted are
IN danger OF beng altogether ignored, and
already pensions are as often ella med be-
cause the applicants are as much enuted as
other successful appl cants rather than upon
any disabil ~ re ,sonably attributable 70 mill
tary service. II the establishment OF va
rlous precedenis be cont nued, e., the
granting Of pensions be not divorced from
partisan and Other unworthy and irrelevant
cOnsiderat ons. and II the honorable name OF
Vete an unfa rly becomes by these means but
another term for some who co stantiy clamors
for the ala OF the G. verumeni, there IS Dan
ger that injury Will BE- done 70 the fame and
patriotism OF many whom our citizens all de
light 10 honor, and that a prejudice viii be
aroused unjust TO meritor.Ous appl eaton Tor
pensions.
The condition OF ou- Indian population con-
tinues To improve, and tn proofs multiply that
the Transforming change so much TO be desired,
whIeh all substitute iOr bdrOarisn enllghten-
mCut and VII II z education IS IN favorable
progress Our relati MS with these people
during the year have been DISTURBED by no
serious disorders, but rather "arked by a
better real eaton OF the tr'le Interests ana
increasing confidence and good will These
cOndit ons testify 10 the value OF the MINER
tone OF cons Iteration and human " which has
governed the latter methods OF dealing with
them. and commend It's continued Observance.
THe average attendance OF Indi pupils IN
the schools increased over per cent. our ne the
year, and total enrolment reached lJ,2l2- The
lumber OF teachaole iud an youth Is now g
timated at 5000 "r nearly three tunes the en-
tollment OF the schools
TIE SIOUX tribes on the great reservation Of
Da Ota refus q assent To the act passed on
the Congress- at its last sess on for opening a
port on Of the lands for settlement notwith-
standing modihcatso OF the terms was suE-
& sted winch met most OF Their obleetlous.
Their demand Is for immediate payment OF the
full price Of 81 % per for the ent re body OF
land, the occupancy OF which they are asked 10
relinquish.
The Department OF Agr culture has contin-
ued, with good measure success. rs et'
forts TO develop the processes enlarge tne re-
husbandry. It's records OF the year show that
the season Of 1855 has been one Of med um pro
ductior- generous supply OF the demands
OF consumption has been ASSURED ana surpi Is
for expo -tation moderate IN certaf prOiue 5,
and bountiful in others VIII prove benei &C
on alike to buyer and grower
During the past four years the process OF dtf-
fusion as applied TO the manufacture OF sugar
from sorghum and sugar cane has been iatrO-
duced n this country and iully PerIeciea "
the experi ments carried on by the Department
OF Agriculture. This process Is now un Nersal-
Is cOusid red 20 be the best economical one,
and u is through u that the sorghum sugar in
dustry has been established upon firm basis
and the road 70 Is future success opened.
THE CONCLUS OK.
The consc business mat have presented but
an imperfect ,atemtnt OF the CONDITION OF our
country and Is wants occasions no Tear that