Telegram-herald., 1890-12-02

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tke past year an absolute ascreass IL
the n1Es of Replis tarsllsa Ia six ~
tAe Nerthern states. sna in sRe ether
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CT oniy 5ss puPils against an increase
of school population ef owes %. eea IN
tne osnnissionsr's op. nisn me apparent
retrosrsde movement IN tks Northern
States may be partially accounted Ter
by the increase Of private snd psrochisl
schools snd by the tendency - refrain
from sending ehilarsn - school 81 as
early al age as heretofore
Secretary Nsble notes = prAiseworthy
stage Of advancement Of The present
eeEsGs This census the Secretary
saws. will, il is believed. be found 10
be relisbles To say that there are No
errors in IL would be 10 claim for IL
more than can De expected Of any such
work. But those who hnd the most
fault with Il are those who from the be-
gisning have cndeAyored te defeat il
Ths great body OF the people are con-
tent With II"
The geological survey and the bureau
OF railrosds are eotered briefly. The re-
port closes with comments upon Yellow
stone and other National parks and sta
tistics in connection with the Nicara-
guam canal
THE NAVY
WAsHISaToS, Dee The report OF
the SecretaTT of the Navy says that
nine new vessels have been completed
and put in commission during the year
Fourteen other vessels are now well ad-
vanced in construction. Contracts have
been let for the sea-going line OF battle
ships TO be completed within three
years. whose equals for MAR purposes do
not at present exist
The Secretary recommends the crea-
tion OF four more Rear Admirals and
proposes that the number OF Lieutenant
Comm uanders be increased from seventy
four TO l24. and the number of Lieu
tenants be diminished In like proper
tion and that the number OF Lieu
tenants OF the junior grade and
of ensigns be more nearly
equalized. He says one Of the
most vital defects in our present naval
system is the want OF an organized
militia. so trained that in case OF neces-
sity it will be prepared 10 supply the
demands Of the naval service and that
the naval militia of the country now
actually in existence should be put on
the same footing as the land militia
The Secretary calls attention 20 the
de;enseless condition Of the Atlantic
feet could infict and says nothing
short of force of battle-ships, numer-
Gus enough 20 be distributed in the
separate fields of stsaok and able 70
concentrate on any threatened point
within their own field. will prove COM
plete prote stion. While battls-ships
are of the first importance, the con-
tinuous presence OF a sufficient numbe
OF harbor-defense vessels would stay
the entrance OF an enemy until the
bsttle-ships could arrive.