The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

acres still more to the public domain is recommended and being pressed. When final favorable action on these recommendations has been taken, the total of lands restored by Presi- dent Cleveland's administration to the public domain and henceforth reserved for actual settlers will amount to 145,611,258 acres. The whole German empire comprises l35,- 638, ,536 acres or less than the territo ry which this administration will thus have restored to the people. In the pursuit of this policy of maintaining public lands for act ual settlers President Cleveland and this administration have deied the great Pacific railroad corpora tions. The President took up the case of Guilford Miller, a hard work ing farmer of Washington Territory. whom the Northern Pacific Railroad tried to drive from his farm on the claim that it was part of one of it's Republican "indemnity land grants" and the decision rendered on August 2, 1888, not only confirms Miller's right to his farm, but also the right Of 1000 other farmers in that Terri tory whom the corporation sought to evict.
 BUSINESS METHODS IN THE POST OFFICE
 The receipts of the Post Office De- partment for the last fiscal year Of Republican administration. begin ming July l, 1884, were $42, ,560,S ,S43, and the expenses $49,7s2,6l9, show ing a deficiency of over $7,000,000. The receipts of the Democratic year closing June 30, 1888, were 53,233,- 579 dollars, and the expenses 55, 5,250, 900 dollars, showing deficiency of only 100000 dollars, yet 2,SS6 new routes have been put n operation, giving mail facilities to thousands of citizens who never had them be- fore. While l, 1885 new special star services have been added, the annu al cost of this branch of the postal service has been decreased 473,362 dollars, or over l,600,000 for four years. While the railway mail serv- ice has been increased by 386 routes, traversing annually over 23,00O, 900 miles, the cost has been decreased 2.54 per cent. mile. In the mall messenger service $50 new routes have been added and the expense of this branch has been decreased 16,- 478 dollars. In the mail equipment service 116,052 dollars has been say ed, street letter box locks, for example, being bought for 50 cents for which under republican administration 1.25 was paid. The United States mail service now comprises 24,Sl4 routes of 401, ,634 miles, S6,363,8 miles travelled year by the mails, and this increase in the service has been effected at saying of 2,496,9 ,945 dollars on the Republi can contracts. The number of free delivery offices has increased under Democratic administration from TIT to 369, employing 6,349 letter carri- CTS where 4,348 were employed, and the total number of post offices has increased from 50,017 to 57,386.
 ACTIVITY IN AGRICULTURE.
 President Cleveland on August 2, 1886, signed the bill imposing the internal revenue tax on oleomarga
 rine, and the Internal Revenue De partment, by new microscopic tests, is enforcing the law vigorously. The Agricultural department now circu- lates 358,000 copies of bulletins and special reports among farmers, where only I45, 300 were circulated in 1884. It has promoted the establishment of experiment agricultural stations in several States, investigated adul- terations and mutations of food pro ducts, and in the suppression of pleu- TO pheumonla among cattle has in- spected over 31 ,000 herds. It has established special weather signal service for the benefit of farmers, and tested seeds which have been distributed by the government, . work never done before thIs adminis- tratlon, as many farmer knows to his modification. Where under re- publican administration this branch of government was treated as of lit tie account and only 598,452 dollars voted for it's work for 1885, the ap
 propriations for it this year have been increased to l,745, ,000dollars, of which 585,000 dollars is for experi- ment stations to test all the improve ments of modern progressive farm ing, and the department is placed in the first rank of the government.
 CIvILIzING THE INDIAN.
 During the entire course of thls administration there has been but one serious outbreak among the 260,- 900 Indians under care of the Indian bureau-an unprecedented record, due to the firm and wise policy Of the administration. The one out break of Geronimo and his band in 1885, the first year of the admins. tration, occurred before its policy was in full operation. Farming has rapidly increased among the Indians, great care is taken in the selection of Indian agents, and the number of Indian children in the schools has doubled. The object of the admin istration has been the civilization of the Indian and to enable him to sup port himself by agriculture as soon