Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06

WASH NOTION, Dso. 1.-The report OF
William ". Villas, Secretary OF the In.
terior, Ia docum emit Of nearly $50 pages.
II reviews OK haustiyely the work Of the
year IN the various branches OF the de-
pArtmant. The secretsry recommends
legislation clio wing the incumbent of his
OH % to prescribe the duties Of his assis.
tants so az to relieve the secretary Of
clerical work no required of him.
The final entri es made during the year
number 70, 1858, embracing II, $40. l61 So
acres. The origin oil entries number az, 470.
embracing 10, 1885, 20 Of acres railroad
and state selections were filed covering
7,7D0, 651 91.i Thus, in addition 10 the
final sntriea, specific claims have heen
newly asserted to Is ,776, 52l, 81 acres
during the year.
The receipts from the disposal OF rub Io
lands were Sl2, FOL O72; from sales OF
Indian lands $82l ,1l377; total Of
$i3,529 ls5 ~. No Other year since 1888 6
has furnished 80 large receipts from the
public lands.
During the year 80, 1855, 800 acres were
restored to tue public domain. The re-.
covary of 65, 02O ,538 acres more Ia recon.
mended. ..
The general condition Of our Indian
people and of the Affairs of the govern.
meat directed TO their csre and Improve.
ment hes during the past year continued
satisfactory. No dislur Dances and no seri
Gus troubles Of any kind have anywhere
occurred. The conduct OF the indians has
been almost universally quiet and orderly
and their disposition perhaps more than
usually peaceRble and tTRcteble. There
seems to be no reason to question that,
although progress is not rapid, still the
transformation of the Indian character
md habits Ia steadily progressing and
that with continuing bentfcenoe in the
treatmsnt Of them by the government il
need not fall TO the lot Of this people to
inhiot upon them the browning act uf in
justice by their annihlation, but they
may yet be moulded into civilized form,
embraced Within the folds Of society and
elevated by enlightenment 10 q condition
OF development and happiness which
shall to some degree atone In the Indians
of the future for the iujustioe which has
been suffered by the Indians o, the past
in their contact with white mon. The
census for the year shows 2lG COS Indians
in the country.
Original pensioners to the number OF
60, were added TO the pension rolls
during the last fiscal year and increases
were granted In AZ, ZIG cases. The names
Of 10 $50 pensioners were dropped from
the rolls for various cauEes, so that ut the
end of the year the total number ysInain-
ing of all Glasses was Asa, s51, OF which
1928 020 were army invalid pensioners;
80 $50 army Widows, children and de-
pendert Relatives; 3,Sl5 navy invalids
pQS3 navy widows, children and d.
pendent relatives; S06 survivors OF the
war Of 1912, and lO,7S7 widows OF those
who served In that war; 10,C61 Mexican
soldiers and 5,104 widows OF Mexican
soldiers.
At the present time 1O2 different rates
of pension prevail, ranging from 80 per
month to SAG 66 per month; but the
average annual value OF each pension at
the close OF the yepr is shown to be
$l25 80, and ths aggregate annual value
of all pensions $50 701 $50 80 an in.
crease for the year of So, $50 $50 20.
The amount psid for pensions during
the year was $79 775, 1851 90, an increase
over tho previous year OF S5, sos, $50 %
The cost attending the disbursement Of
this money, embracing the pay Of the
officers and employees OF tho bureau, its
agents, surgeons, special examiners and
Others, was $3, 262, 52i 81, making the
total expenditure for all purposes by the
bureau during the year, $50 03S, 1856 50,
being q per cent OF the total gross in.
come Of the United States for that time
and nesrly 81 per cent of the total ex'
peuditures Of the government for the
fiscal year. This entire business was
transacted without dedication or fnan
cial irreRularity involving the govern
ment, and there was somo aooeleration Of
the rapidity Of payment.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT..
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Secretary Endi
colt has made report to the Presidentot
the administration Of the war department
during the fiscal year ending June sou
last. Che total expenditures were S41, )
165, 10Y; the appropriations for the Cur
rent Ascal year amount TO $50 SIS, 1874
and the estimates for the fiscal year end
ing June 3Dth, 1890, aggregate $44, 6s2,
SOY, as follows:
Salaries and contingent expenses, Sl,'
97S.S90. Military establishment Sup
port of the army and Military Academy
$25, 1888 1913; public works, including
river and harbor improvements, Sl3,75S,'
234; miscellaneous objects, So 5T5 900.
Desertions from tho army continue IN
large numbers, as in previous years, but
from Investigations recently made 1t ap
pears that so per cent Of the assertions
occur before the expiration of the second
year Of service. He reviews the report
Of the board of visitors to the military
academy and iudorses their recommended
lions for new buildings, for soldiers guar
tiers, for new academic building. new
gymnasium, o separate building for th'
department Of natural and experiments
PHILOSOPHY and the purchase of the Kin
sley estate.
The secretary says that all tbs states
and territories now have an active militl'
sufficient, under the regulations, to entiil'
them TO receive ordnance and quarter
masters stores from the United States
excepting the state Of Arkansas and thu
territories OF Arizona Idaho and Utah.
The attention OF Congress is again in.
yited TO the defenoeless condition of th'
seacoast and lake frontiers, and liberia
and immediate action is recommended
looking to the effective defence OF Oui
principal seaports.
Discussing tho operations of Thu
ordnance department the report stOtei
that during the fiscal year ended Jun'
30th, 1888, Al, 1870 rifles and cafbineI
we're manufactured OF the nationa
armory, aud that Investigations have
been completed to determine the charge
and projsotile for an arm OF smailei
ealibre than the present service piece,
THE Posr-oFFIcE DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.--The Postmaster
generals report presents ooncisely tn
condition and history of every division