Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05

been received with great aud deserved popu-
lar favor. Tas Postoffice Department and the
Department Of Justice at once entered upon
the enforcement Of the law with sympathetic
vigor. and already the public mails have been
largely freed fro n the fraudulent an denor-
alizing appeals aud literaturs enlnating
from the lottery companies.
OUR NEW NAVY
The construction and equipment oi the
new ships for the navy have made very sat
isfactory prOgr,ss. Sincs March 4, 1881,
niue new vessels have bss1 put in com
mssiol an1 during this winter four more,
including Ona m)2itor, will be aided Ina
construction OF thu other vessels authOriZ9t
is being pushed both in tbs government an1
private yards, with energy, aud watched
with the most scrupulous care.
The experiments conducted during the
year 10 test the relative resisting p1wst OF
arnor plates has been 50 valuable as Is at
tract great attention in Europe The only
part of the work upon t1s new SHIPS tlat Is
threltene1 by unusual delay is tns arno.
plating. and every effort is being male to
reduce that to the minimIn. 1t is a source
Of congratulatiOn that tbs anticipated in
fiuence of these moderd vessels upon tae
esprit de corps OF the officers and seam an has
be an fully realized COli1elce AMI pride in |
the ship among the crew are equivalent 70 |
secondary battery. YoIr favorable coa1i-
GRAFTON is invited % the recomneadatlols Of
the Secretary.
SETTLEMENT or TIE INDIAN TROUBLES.
TIE several acts OF Congress loJking ID
the reduction of the larger Indian reserva- /
tioas, to the more rapid settle nent OF t1s In /
dians upon in1ividual allotnelts anil tn
restoration t. tae public do nii1 Of l1n1s in I
excess Of their needs, have besl largely car
riei into effect 50 far as tns WORK was c)aa !
filel to thu Executive. Agreements have
besn concluded sincs Msrch :, 1881, in |
volvino the cession to thu United Stltss OF /
about a. 726. OOO acres OF lau1. These con |
tracts have, as required 10y Law, bse1 suo-
mittel to Congress Tor ratidc1tlO1 All 10 /
ths appropriatiOns necessary to carry them /
into effect. Those with the Sissstol and
WahDeton. Sac aud Fox Iowa, Pottawato-
mics AMI Abontss Snawnes5 and Ce1r
dAlene tribes have not etreceive1 theslnc- |
ton of Congress, Attention is also calletto /
the fact that the appropriations made IN TN
casa of the Sioux Indians have not covered |
all the stipulated payments. This should be
promptly corrected. If an agreem ent IS con |
firnsa. all of its terms should be compile
vita without delay, AMI full appropriations
should be made.
LANDsT0 SETTLERS.
The policy outlined in my las5 annual mas !
sage in relation to the pltelting Of lands to
settlers upon the public domain has been
carrie out in the administration OF the
Land Ofice. No general suspicion or
imputation of fraud has been allowed
to delay the hearing AMI adjudication OF in-
dividual cases upon their merits. The
purpose has been to perfect the title OF honess
settlers with such prOmDtness tlat the value
OF the entry yht not be svlllowed up by
the expense and ex5Ogtions tO which delay
subjected the claimant. Tn9 average
monthly issu o. agriculture patents has bean
increased about six thousand.
The PENSIONS.
The Disability Pension act, which was ap.
proved on the 25ti of June last, has been put
into operation as rapidly as was practicable.
The increassl clerical fo-cs providel WAS
selected and assigned to WORK, AMI con-
siderable part Of the force engaged in
examinations in the fell WAS re-
called and a1del to the working fore
of the Office. The examination AMI Adult
cation OF the claims have by reason Of i'm
proved methods, b9en mora rapid tnan ever
before. There is no econOny to the govern
mant in delay, while there Is m1c1 hardship
and Injustice II the sOidec. The Al tlcipate
exo5niiture while very large, will not, it is
believed. be in excess OF the estimltes made
before the enactment of the law. This liberal
enlargement OF the general law Sh)Ild suZ-
gest a more careful scrutiny OF bills 70 spe-
cial reef. bota as to tA9 clsei waere r.l!e-
is gCantsi an to the anoInt alloweL
THE DOWNFALL OF MO2a 0NIsI.
The increasing numbers anl iuhusneo OF
the non-Mormon population in Utlh are o.
servel with satisfatiOl. The recent lettec o.
Wilford WooirIf, President Of tbs Mormon
Church, in which he a1visel his people ''to
refrain from contracting any marriage for
bid len by the laws Of the land, " has attracted
! I , ie hot -. a.
ence will be highly beneficial in restraining
infractions of the laws Of the United Statas.
But the fact should not be overlooked tiat
tne doctrine or belief of the church that
polygamous marriages are rightful and sup
ported by Divine revelation remains un-
changed. President Woodruff does not
renounce the doctrine, but refrains from
teaching it, AMI advises against thu practice
of it because tha law is againstit. Now, il is
quite true that the law should not attem9tto
deal with the faith OF belief of any one; ;blt it
is quite another thing, ani the oaly safe
thing so to deal with the Territory of Utah as
that those wac believe polygamy to be right-
full shall not have the power to make it law
full
TIE CENSUS
The enumeration Of the people OF the
United States under the provisions OF the
act of March /, 1889, has been complets1,
and the result will be az olce OH tally CON-
municate1 TO Congress. The completion OF
this decennial enumeration devo,ve3 upon
Con gress the duty OF making new appor-
tionment OF Representatives among the
several States according to their respective
numbers"
AGRICULTURE.
Thereport of the Secretary OF Agriculture
deserves especial attention in view of the
g. bot a vao p hoe haan m arl,a1 in a vary
unusual degree by agitation and organiza-
ton among the farmers looking ID an in
crease in the profits OF heir business. twill
be found that the efforts OF the dspar6m snt
have been int diligently AMI zsalously devoted
t) the promotion OF the interests intrusted to
its care.
A very substantial improvementin in the mar
ket prices Of the leading farm prod ucts dur
ing the year is noticed. Ths price Of wheat
advanced from 81 cents in October, 1889, TO
81. .OOs< in October, $780, corn from 81 cents 10
5JA cents; oats from 1871 csnts to 43 cents
and barley from 63 cents 70 Is cents. Meats
showed a substantial but not 50 large an in
crease. The export trade in live animals
and fowls show a very largo increase; the
total value of such exports for the year end
ing June 80, 1890, was S33,O0O,OO aud the in
crease over the presiding year was over Slo,-
OO0 900. Nearly 10000 more cattle aud over
45 900 more hogs were exported than in the
preceding year. The export trade in beef and
pork products and in dairy products was
|, very largely increased the increase in
the article Of butter alone being from
Is 5O4 97S pounds TO %, 9,H8,0i2 pounds, ami
the total increase in the value of meat AMI
dairy products exported being S34, 00O, O0o
This trade, so directly helpful to the farmer.
it is believed VIII be yet further and very
, largely increased when the system oa in
spection aud sanitary supervisl Jon now pro-
vded by law is brought fully in operation.
| The efforts Of the Secretary to establish tae
, healthfuness of our meats against the dis
paraging impltations that have bsan put
upon them abroad have resulted in substan.
: tial progress. Veterinary surgeons ssnt out
} By the department are now allowei to parti-
cipate in the inspection OF the live cattle from
this country landed at tbs English docks,
and during tho several months they have
= been on duty no case OF contagious pleuro-
pneumonia has been reported. This inspec,
ton abroad, and the domestic inspection OF
? live animals and PORK products provided Tor
t by the act Of AugustS0 1892 will afford as
{ perfect guaranty foT the wholesomeneS oil
g our meats offered for foreign consumption as
| is anywhere given to any food product. and
| its non-accsptance will quite clearly reveal
rtmNnr.