The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-12-14


,l1 sra ual. oer eaar. and grand iuae- and
4rN si' uuc. iheto isa nN4fctt rasUlting
lift ti.s. tllp Ni,Aes-c- hlllht protected from
Hity uW erNAt u THEN teatl luouy, The tn
s.. ,i-.sl ,tlut c,lmintl on0nFesl p.tureHdored
id .and ~ puu mntrt so Ninc iupus ibie
rs .hs t..iai la.inU of witnesses
llENinlt1G ArrrrlArr eoerls.
pie necessity n providns some speed,
a tGoa for dspoang Vt the eases which now
conn tor hnal adjudication 90 tho supreme court
ra1m every wear more aprarsHt and nf.ent
rhc pan ~ proyiding Some intermediate toutt-
hayn1 tiu appg lite jufi,d ct.,n ot etftHn
c,n,se. Nj qGe-uons und etscs hi4 taiuk fr
oe.,tA tuore general approval iroin tile henrh
afd nlr oG thc country thanany other without
attempting 90 discuss dcttils commend that
provision be made ier u,e ,ee,lth!iaAeuta sueh
r5gris.
INcBrAsr ~ sAIArfrs
,aaries Of the iuIgc- Of district court, Ia
uany ~ tho districts are, MY judgment lutl.
oqustc. recommend than an sntl sal,rcs THAT
are now below S5,O01 PER arnum hc increased to
thst auuMt II is quite tigic that thc amount
of labor performed by these Judges T. way uue-
quail as they cannot properly engage til oshrr
pursuits 10 supplement their Incomes lha sul-
sry should be such in all cascs as "a pr4Ai le an
independent and comfortable support
rur rN srs
Earnest attention should hc given W congress
70 a consideration II the quest how t,r the
Iestr!int Of those combinations Of rdtiial COM
monty cancd "trusts - a matter oI rcdcrai Iu.
Wien organized 4. they often arr. to cfn.n
out an healthy competition, and to nor opoliso
the production or SALE Of mn article Of ooun,rce
and general necessity, they are dangerous euu-
spirauies against the public good and shouid be
made the subject of prohbitory AMI even I1nAl
legislation.
ISrEnNAuoNA., oorrniGur.
The sub jcct Of m international cof7ftht has
been FREQUENTLY commended to the Aftenti0n IL
congress by my Predecessor. The enactment of
such a i4w would be emincntly wise and iu.t.
NATrRALIzArioN LAWS.
Our naturalization laws should he 50 rcYt,ed
a. 10 make the Inquiry into the moral character
and good dispositios towards our government Il
the porsons applying for citizenship moip tior-
ough This dan only be done hy taking fuller
control of tire examination bJ lNing the time for
hearing such applications. and by requiring tho
presence Of some one who slttll represent the
government IN the inquiry Those
who are the avowed enemies OF social order.
who come to our $40 ei o. swell TIE injurious In
fuence ana extend tho eyil practices ot any as
toclation that defes our laws, should not only he
tented citizenship hut domicie,
nANKuUrT LAW.
The enactment Of q national bankrupt law, Of
, a character to ne permanent part Of our gem
cral legislation, desirable It should be sim-
! pie in its methods and Inexpensive In It's admin
istTAtiOn.
RArIp rosrAL sRnvtcr
The report Of the postmaster general not only
oxhihits the operations of the department foi
the last fiscal year, but contains many valuable
suggcstions for the improvement ahd extension
of the service, which are commented to youi
!.tst ntion. No other branch OF tile government
las 50 close a contact with the daily life Of th'
lcoplc Almost every one uses the service u
)Icri, and every hour gained in the transmission
" the great commercial mails has nm actual ans
possible value that only f1losc engaged IN trade
can understand.
Ths saving Of one day IN the transmission of
ihe mails between New York and san Francisco
which has recently been accomplished, Is an IN.
p.dcnt worthy of mention The plan suggested
~ Il suncryision Of the p0stOfIices IN separate
districts that shall involve instruction and sug
scsi and rating Of the efficiency Of th'
po5tmtstcrs, Mould, have no doubt, greatly i'm
grove the service.
a pressing necessity exists for the erection oi
building for the joint use of the department
md ~ the city post-ofiloe. Tile department wa
Partially relieved by renting outside quarters fo
part of the year, but It & again overcrowded
Thc building used by the city office never was n
lf0f the purpose, and IL now inadequate and un
wholesome
ihc unsatisfactory condition Of the law relat
Ing - the transmission through the malls oi lot
terry advertisements and rcmittsnces II clear
.tated lay the postmaster, and bis suggestion
to amendment, should have your favorable con
.idt ration.
NEW sHfrs FOR THE NAVY.
The report Of tie secrstary Of the navy show
! REORGANIZATION Of the bureaus Of the dopartnen
4 That will, 10 not doubt promote the eifciene
y each. IN general, satisfactory progress hs
r been made IN tile construction Of the new snip
! n war. authorized by congress- The frat vesse
1i the new navy, the Dolphin, was subjected Z
. gcry severe irill tests and to very much advers
eriHci,u, but IL is gratifying 70 be able Z
state thai a cruise around the world
1 irons which she has recent
: returned. las demonstrated that she IL first
ia yestel ~ lier rate. The report of the secre
1r5 shows that while the effective force Of "
4 navy IS rapidly increasing by reason Of the i'm
j proved build and armament Of the new shipsth
!. nHmler of our ships III for sea duty grows yer
+ slowly. We had on the fourth Of March las
: uiry-scyen seryiceabie ships, and though fou
i i4yc siaee been added to the list, the total ha
not been increased, because in the meantim
four have boen lost or ton
aefnned TWenty-six additional vessel
have been authorized and appropriated for; bu
9 It Is probable that when they are completed ou
j. list will only be increased TO fprty-twO, gain q
Z hye. Tlc "a wooden ships are disappearin
" almost as IA L a. tine new vessels arc ahdet
: These facts carry their own argum,nt. One Q
y tic new hips may, in hghting strength b
y equal 70 tvo Of tic old but il cannot do III
u cruising dirty 81 two II IS important, therefor
y that w should have q more rapid increase IN u
T number ~ Yerylceabc ships. ! concur IN u
y recommendation of the ieeretary that the cor
y struction ~ eight armored ships, three gu
Z boats and FIVE torpedo boats ke authorized
= Appalling calamity hefen three Of onr nav
l. vessels duty a. the Samoan lslands IN n
baTLOr of Apia in March last, involving the lO
81 fonr officers and iorty-seyen seamfn. two ye
le sells, the Trenton and the Nandalia, and the d
u abling Of a third the Nipsic. Three vessels
In The German navy, also in the larbor, share
with our ships te force of the hurricane an
n suffered even more heavily.
D. While mourning tins brave officers and mc
Il who died facing with high res0lya perils great
l. than those Of battles. II is most gratifying
IL state that the credit Of the American navy q
a. seamanship, courage and generosity was Insgnii
T. Gently sustained Ia the storm beaten harbor
ly Apia.
A RELATIONS WITH THE IyDIASs.
h The report of the secretary Of the interior
d. hibits the transactions Of the government vii
b tine Indian tribes. Substantial progress hi
~ been made In the education Of the children
hi school age and in the allotments Of lands
= adult Indians II Is 70 he regretted that the %
~ icy Of breaking up the tribal relation and Of dea
a ing with the Indian az m individual, did not al
a pear early IN our legislation. Large resery
"a tions, held Ia common, and the maintenance
i the authority Of the chiefs and head men ha
z deprived the individual Of every incentive 70 Il
exercise Of thrift, and the annuity has eontl
buted an affirmative impulse towards state
n confirmed pauperism.