The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-12-02

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lofcement Of the law with svmpathetic
'igor, and already the public mails have
oeen largely freed from the fraudulent
and demoraliziug appeals and literature
emanatipg from the lottery companies.
The improvement of the Navy.
:, The construction and equipment of
'he new ships for the navy have made
very satisfactory progress. Since March
ioutth 1oo9, nine new vessels have been
put IN commission and during this win
Ter Tour more including one monitor will
be added. The construction uf the 9th
er vessels authorized is being pushed
both In the Government and private
yards with energy and watched with the
most scrupulous care The exneri-
ments conducted during the year to test
the relative resisting power Of armor
plates have been so valuable as to attract
great attention in Europe. The only
part of the work upon the new ships
that is threatened by unusual delay is
the armor stating, and every effort is b.
Ing made to reduce that to the mini
mum.
Indian Land Ceded.
The department of the Interior has
carried out the laws enacted, and since
March 4, 1899 about 14,726, 900 acres
OF land ceded to the United States.
} he Increase in Pensions.
The disability pension act which was
approved on the 9th of June last has
been put into operation as rapidly as
was practicable. The increased clerical
force provided was selected and assigned
to work. A considerable part of the force
engaged IN examinations in the field was
recalled and added to the working force
of the office. The examination and ad-
Judication of claims have, by reason of
improved methods, been more rapid than
\ ever before There is no economy to the
3 government in delay, while there is
9 much hardship and injustice to the sol
. der. The anticipated expenditure while
I very large will not, it is believed, be in
!, excess OF the estimates made before the
! enactment of the law. This liberal en-
! largement of the general law Shouc
suggest a more careful scrutiny of bills
for especial relief, both as to the case:
) where relief is granted and as to tn,
5 amount allowed.
d Against the Admission of Utah.
The increasing numbers and influence
/
Z observed with satisfaction. The recen
, letter of Wilford Woodruff, president o
# the Mormon church, in which he advise,
o his people to ''refrain from contracting
, any marriage forbidden by the laws Q
the land" has attracted wide attention
:. and it is hoped that its influence will b
= highly beneficial in restraining infrac
= tions Of the laws of the United States
- but the fact that should not be overlook
: ed that the doctrine or belief of th
church that polygamous marriages ar
= rightful and supported by divine revels
- ton remains unchanged. Preslder
- Woodruff does not renounce the do'
80 80 trine, bur refrains from teaching it an
- advises against the practice of it becaus
the law is against IL now. It is quit
u. true that the law should not attempt I
ar deal with faith or belief of any one, bl
n it is quite another thing and the on
u safe thing to deal with the territory
le- Utah as that those who believe polygan
or to be rightful shall not have the pow
mt to make it lawful.
ds Nothing Said About MOrmons in II
= publican States.
10 20 The admission of the states of Wy
~ IuluS anu luallO w CuO - uiOA dIO OSOu
~ ~ full of interest and congratulation, n
W. only to the people Of those states, nc
happily endowed with a full particip
ton of our privileges and responsibi
OF ties but to all our people. Another b.
lar of states stretches from the Atlantic
oe- the Pacific.
I'VE That Fraudulent Census and a PARTS
ere elo Recommendation.
a.s The enumeration of the people OF t
United States under the provisions of t
- act Of March /, 1889, has been complet
and the result will be at once of1icia
communicated to Congress. The co
eA- pletion of this decennial enumerati
en, devolves upon Congress the duty
'teo making a new apportionment OF rep
on sentatives among the several states,
AIRY cording to their respective members,
tes Claims That the Rise in Products
nal Due to the Republican Administ
by ton.
The report Of the Secretary of AZ
culture deserves especial attention
,tad view of the fact that the year has b'
,alv marked in very unusual degree by {
acts tation and organization among
ols. farmers, looking to an increase IN
zoos profits of their business 1t will
aver found that the efforts of the departm
has have been intelligently and zealously
,nce voted to the promotion OF the lnter'
kan intrusted to it's care. very subst
,eral tial Improvement in the market price
,hen the leading farm products during
year is noticed. The price of wheat
yanced from 81 cents, in October, L
to 81, ,OO4 in October, 1890. Corn, II
lulre from 81 cents 20 so IA cents; oats Il
zen 10 IA cents to 43 cents; and barley Il
care es ont,+ "a "a cants Meats shove
VOW substantial but not so large an incre
The export trade in live animals
Is. fowls shows very large increase.
neral total value for such export for the
IS in ending June 3Oth, 1890, was Ss3, 600,
, his and the increase over the preceding
have was over $15, 5,OOO,0O0 Nearly two
large dred thousand more cattle and
i in forty FIVE thousand more hogs were
lions ported than in the preceding year.
def export trade in beef aud products ar
ainst dairy products was largely increa
lding the increase in the article OF butter
vice. being from Is. 4O4,970 pounds to