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RAILROAD LAND CHANTS.
The following figures, taken from the
commissioner report. show the lands
claimed by the subsidized railroads and
other corporations. There were certified
or patented up to 1890;
Acres.
For railroad purposes (ls5O
to $500. .................. ol, 6Io, JAG. Il
For wagon-road purposes
(lS24 to 1880 ............ l, 732, 73o. SO
For canal purposes (1s2s to
ls90). ................... 4424, 073.o6
For river improvements
.(loZo TO lSSO) ).......,...... 1,4UD2lO, 80
But during the last fiscal year there
were but 1868, s62. 10 acres patented, and
these were for railroads only.
Previous to June 80, 1890 the number
OF miles OF such roads built was 1S 070. II;
but during the last year only forty miles
were completed, and but one map of ioca-
ton was filed, being that for Southern
Pacific railroad for twenty miles west of
Huron in California.
The pending list yet unacted upon
are:
Acres.
For railroads. ads.............. 10 AL, 709 90
For Oregon wagon-roads. 3V5, 24667
Total ....................2 % 776 300 76
Inc ABOVE taDle was especially pre-
pared so that some approximate esti-
mate may be made by those seeking
homes, not only of the general extent OF
unclaimed lands. but also in what par
ticular states and territories there is
presented the opportunity Tor selection.
1t appears from the report OF the
commissioner OF the general land Office
that 49, 00O 900 acres of agricultural land
were transferred to actual settlers dur
ing the past year, embracing those upon
final and commuted homestead entries
presumption, timber culture, DESERT pri-
vate cash, townsite, and all other en-
tries for strictly agriculture non mineral
lands.
The lands patented to states, for edu-
cation. internal Improvements and pub
lie buildings have exceeded 800 per
cent. over the previous year, amounting
in 1880 10 $50, 779.S4 acres.
The patents issued for the year ending
June 80, 1890 numbered III, 427, as
against 70, 141 the preceding year, or an
increase for the last year in patents of
a., IO6 and in land OF 7, 536, $50 acres, the
patents for 1890 covering Is, 75o. $40 acres;
those for 1889, ii. %, 500.
ARID Lam Ds AND IRRIGATION.
While thus in Florida the surveys are
needed for lands to be reclaimed by
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They Are Loaded for Benr.

PARIS, Tex, Nov Authorization
reached here tonight from Comanche
and kiowa reservations that a great
number have Joined the Cheyennes and
Arapohoes in the Messiah craze, which
is now in full force on the Canadian
river, where ghost dance is in progress,
1t is estimated there are 1000 there all
armed, and plentv of cattle.
, 1890-12-04
Flu. eraI OF August Belmont.

NEw YoRk, Nov. 20.--Ihe funeral OF
the late August Belmont was conducted
from the church of Ascension to-day.
The cdiiicc was crow d-d. The pun
bearers included ex-Presidcgt Grover
Cleveland and Governor Hill
, 1890-12-04

IL has boen notnlonc RELIEF TO hundreds
of thousands OF the families of the
soldiers who h different wars have
served their country, chictiy those who
defended tho Union against secession;
but IL has also transferred at most oppor-
tune moments tue accumulated treasures
of tho government to the hands of the
people, blessing him that gives and
him that takcs.T
1t may be well to mention here that
the reason why our pension roll Is
greater than thst OF other countries Is
not alone becausc the war was colossal,
having enrolled nearly 2,250, 900 men on
one side. but because, the country they
saved being a upubllc, each individual
Of that vast amy had a recognized
claim to the aid OF the nation. In other
lands officers get much and men little;
here the largo bnlk OF pensions goes to
the rank and HE, and the immense
numbers of thess and their dependents
swell tho pension list to proportions
commensurate With the size of the army
and tho democracy Of our principles.
ROLLS AND CLAIMS.
At tho close ofthe fiscal year 1890 there
were 537, 0i4 ponhomers borne upon the
rolls. Their classification Is given by
the commissoner as follows:
Army invalid pensioners. ..... 392, 800
Army widows, minor children,
and dependent, relatives, ,..,. 10i, 456
Navy invalid pensioners ..., 5,27i
Navy widows, minor children
and dependentrelatives ...... 2,46O
Survivors OF the war OF 1912 ..,. Alb
Widows OF soldiefs Of the war of
1912. 2..........., ,.,............ S.6t0
Survivors OF the Mexican war. IL, 1853
Widows OF soldiers oil the Mcxi.
can war acknowledgements. 6,7G4
Total. 537, 9i4
At this writing october Is, 1900 there
are claims pending S02, 22l. OF these
there have been Received under the act
of June q, 1900 4s3 27s. II may be ex.
planned that many OF the new claims are
by those who have old claims pending,
so that the numler of claims are many
more in number than the persons max
ing them.
Here he gives a list and classffications
of officers and prvates who may obtain
pensions under the existing laws.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriation for the lest fiscal
year was but Ss00000OO. This, as was
pointed out in the secretary's last an
nual report was not only inadequate,
but must have been known to be so
when made; for the estimate for tile
year before was $50, 100000 aud there
had been then incurred a deficiency OF
at least 50, 00O, 900, and as the pension
list was constantly increasing. 1t was ap.
parent that this additional sum, If
added, would not be enough TO meet
the obligations to accrue before the end
of even that fiscal year So 1t proved;
the appropriations were as follows:
For the fiscal year 1889.
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Act of June 7, 1883. ..... $50, 473. 000. 90
Act of March 2, 1889 .... 5000, 10000
. Total. ......,........ SSS, ,473 600 90
For the fiscal year 1890;
Act of March 1, 1880 ..... $50, ALB, 10000
Act Act Of Of 5ans 5HHss Is, 1889 $50. s5s%
Total. al..........!.....Sl SlO5, 7SO. 568. .35
At the close of the fiscal year there
re manned in the hands of pension
agents the sum of $3.50 2s3. 81 of the PEN
sion fund which had not been disbursed
for want of time, and which has been
returned TO the treasury; and there
were 20, 63S pensioners unpaid at the
close OF the fiscal year who were enti
tied to receive M,357 347. 30 which has
since been paid from the appropriation
for the fiscal year 1891.
The appropriat ion for the present year
is s97. 090, 761, but such has been the
great number of pens toner's added to the
list by special acts of congress and the
energetic work of the bureau that de-
ticiency appropriation will be required,
the amount of which can not yet be ac-
curately stated.
The whole claims on file October IL
was $40, 3l6 20, Sl1 were received and
1856 reopened, making the sum 897, 6l3.
But 5, 392 we're disposed OF in the same
time, so that the NUMBER pending
October 1S 1890, was S02 ~.
The missioner has considered the
question as TO the nutnber of our old
soldiers very carefully, and has ex-
pressed his Judgment in the following
table.
Number OF soldiers enlisted
during the war f1r the
union, excluding re-ehlist
Number killed in battle and
by other casualties, and
who died of disease TO July
Estimated number Of deaths
OF soldiers discharged dur
ing the war to July /, 1865. 25,2Si
Number Of desertions-...-.. l2l ,s96
5i1, ,29s
Number of survivors of the
war July |, 1856, less deaths
and desertions .....-...... l702,069
Number OF survi> ors July1,
1866 less deaths and de.
seTtions who are subject
to the usual laws of NOR
Number of survivors July i,
wounds and other disabili'
ties were subject to
higher rate OF mortality,
equal to twelve years
tion of life. ......,....,... $4,000
Number surviving July I,
1890, who are probably snb-
ject TO the ordinary life
tables ...,.... .,....,.. 63liO5J
Number surviving July /,
1890, who arc subject To
greater death rate. $4,000
Total numbe of sur
vivors July I, lS9O...-." l,2i6,Oso
OF the foregoing number of survivors
about log, 090 are now about 81 years Of
age and upwards.
The estimate of army and navy pen
sions for 1892 is about 81 IL, 900, 900.
He next suggested great many
amendments to the existing laws, which
are too lengthy for publication, but are
very interesting and practicable.
THE CENSUS
The first completed returns were re-
ceived from the supervisors during the
week ending June IL, and four days
later the machine tabulation began.
Following is table showing the popu.
lation OF the states and territories in
1870 1880 and 1896
, 1890-12-04
Total. II 4il OinO7 B8 OO2 7s2 siT 724iO,70i ss

In addition to this Colorado produced,
lead, SO, l6s, ,67032, and copper, 1868, =
9s3.01 and Utah, lead, 81, 465, 245.65,
copper. s2o6 070.20.
There were received over the Union
Pacific and its branches during 1889 ores
aa follo,s:
, 1890-12-04

OPPOSITION TO THE WORK.
The census report concludes with the |
, 1890-12-04

Attention IL drawn by the commits
sioner TO the question of the rights OF
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25
A Georsian's View OF II.

A writer in the Augusta Chronicle.
commenting upon the course Of the
campaign in South Carolina, says:
! have moved around among tho
people and have talked with them. ]
think I know their sentiments, and
from what I have heard I make the
prediction that the following gentle
men will be nominated on the State
ticket:
Governor-John Bratton, Of Fair,
field.
Lieutenant Governor-Jos~ Il
Earle, of Sumter.
Secretary of State-J. Q. Marshall.
Of Columbia.
Comptroller General-Ed.Bacon o.
Spartanburg.
Superintendent of Education
John L. Weber, OF Charleston.
Adiutant and Inspector General
NJ. L. Donham, of Abbcville.
For Attorney General and Treas
urer there seems to be no concen
trated opinion. The gentlemen
named above certainly have the In
side track just now. That ticket
with q judicious compromise, gives
substantially new deal, which is
really what the people want The
sentiment is strongly in favor CT {
new deal and young men III office.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25
Georo;a's Alliance Candidates.

ATLANTA, Juno 19.-The campaign
IN Georgia has taken q sensational
turn in the formal announcement OF
the candidacy for Governor OF Ihom-
as Hardeman of Macon. Hacdeman
is one of the famous war horses OF
Georgia Democracy. This compl-
Gates matters very much, just at q
time when the friends Of WI. Northen
were confident that he would have
q walk over. The outlook now IS
that Georgia will have an alliance
and anti-aliancc campaign like that
in Alabama. Hardeman has not only
the anti-Northcn and alliance forces
at his bhck, but he proposes to go
into his opponents stronghold. For
years he has posed as a friend OF the
farmers and several times has been
president of the State agricultural
Society. He, too, is IN alliance man:
though Of recent growth. he has
always stood as one OF the strong
Democratic leaders. His chances are
considered excellent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25
ro1orcd Ku-Kl,Iy,

Colly Hawkins, a coiored woman
of Sumter county, was ku-kuxed not
lons since for deeds that Dolly should
not 10, it is presumed. Dolly in hel
wrath for the beating she got swore
out warrants against some Of the best
colored men in this section as the
parties who whipped her. Now II
seems that Dolly has repented toi
her hasty action, for now she IS want
cl as prosecutor, and diiigent search
on the part Of the sheriff can locate
her.-Sumter Watchlnan.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25
Tho Alliance in Politics.

ST. PAUL, MINI, June 19.-By C
unanimous vote OF the executive
committee it WAS decided to hold a
State Convention OF the Farmers
Alliance for denomination Of State
ticket at ST. Paul on July 16. The
Alliance is strong IN tho State, and
this makes the result of the com!ng
election 4 decided uncertainty. The
Alliance viii be in the Congressional
fights
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25
poDa.ation Of the United States.

Estimates Of the population Which
this census will show for the United
States are various, about the lowest
being 63,OOO,0Oo and the highest 61,-
00O.0OO. The general opinion IS that
the population of the country Is now
about G5.0OO,OOO. In 1850 it was So
.l55,7S3. No other country in the
world has made such an increase il
population since 1880, but the ed
vance of the United States IN manu-
factrues and wealth has been still
more remarkable than III popula-
ton. This is especially true o. The
South.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25
nsidered excellent.


The Louisiana Legislature has
received from an English syndicate C
bid of S1,125,0CO year for the lot
terry privilege for which the Louis
lana Lottery Companyh has oferedSl,-
000.000
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25

The Presbyterians OF Laurens
have determined TO erect a new
church building ut a cost OF about
twelve thousand dollars. More chan
half Of the money has been sub
scrihad.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25

John C. Brian, agent OF a wealthy
English syndicate, is in Lynchburs.
Va, trying to buy all the largest to
bacco factories there.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25

The same German nrin that lase
week shipped u million dollars N
gold to Germany has ordered anon
er hall million for the same pur-
DOSe,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25

Five men were drowned On the
Canadian Pacifc Tuesday night IA
engine on which Sthey were f7dlng
plunging suddenly into q washous
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25


The mass meeting for Oconee was
held at NNalhaMa on Thursday the
18th inst.
General Bratton was the hrstspeak-
er. His speech Was brief and en-
bodied those points with which he
has endeayored to impress on his hear
ers since the beginning OF the cam
paign. warned his audience es-
pecially OF the danger OF sacrificing
Democratic principles to political
methods.
Captain Tillman was the next
speaker. He reviewed briefly the
! platform for the March Convention
and stated his position upon the mat
ter. He brought up the reapportion-
ment ,natter,but omitted the charges
Of perjury against the State "a Senators. rs:
He urged more especially reduction
OF expenditures for the State Unlver-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-25
D[TLER'S 5 KE,IOINDER.
A STATEMENT FROM sTHE COMM!S'
SlCNER OF AGRICULTURE.

His Answer 20 the Charges Made BY Cap
tain Tillma" III Some CT his Recent
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17
Mr.. Mills in Missouri,

WASHINGTON, D. c., July g.
Congressman Roger @. Mills, of
Texas, left tonight for Missouri,
in which State he will make a few
tariff reform speeches during the
next ten days. Congressman w.
G. P. Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
had arranged to 60, but finally de.
cided that his presence was more
especially needed here in the
House. MI. Mills will speak al
Pittsburg next Saturday, and or
Monday he will address the De
mocracy at Chillicothe. Wednes
day he will speak at Maryville
and on Friday at St. Joseph. H
is billed for Saturday, the 18th, a
Kansas City, and for Monday, tn
21st, at Sedalia. He will close hi
tour with a speech at Nevada OF
Tuesday, the 22d inst. Congress
man Mansur accompanies MI. Mill
On the trip, and will also speak a
some OF the meetings. Congress
man r P. G. Wilson, who is nov
at home, will join them at Pitts
burg, and Congressman Tarsney
will leave here in time to be pres
ent at the Kansas City meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17
Sells Brothers and Barrett's
Two Shows United.

A striking example of the result
of pluck, energy and honorable
dealing is the success of Sells
Brothers. Eighteen years ago
they embarked in the hazardous,
and at that time supposed to be
illegitimate, business of running a
circus, but, by following a straight
forward course and applying such
business rules as Is done in mercan-
tile pursuits, they have overcome
the many difficulties that beset
them, and from poverty to
opulence their pathway has been
always creditable. No broken
promises, no unfulfilled pledges, nc
disappointments for the people
mark a place in the line of theil
march. This year, more than any
former one, will be memorable be-
cause of the multiplied attractions
that have been.added. A daily ex
pense of $500 eighteen years agt
has been increased year by year
until now it averages over 5000
daily, and yet they do not halt
Barrett's big show, in which the.
were formerly silent partners, ha
been added entire, making, for tn
FIRST time IN the history of shows,
legitimate and bona-fde consolida
, ton of two big, fully-equippe'
. shows united into one vas
organization, yet each distinctly
: feature retained. These two show
. will spread a huge cloud of canva
r in this city on Thursday, July 81
giving two performance, afternoo
and night, and exhibit conjo1ntl
f for one price of admission.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17
What Every Body Says Must be
True.

Every man, woman and child
knows that the Sells Brothers cir.
Gus upon its last visit to this place
was by TAR the best circus organiza'
ton that ever came this way.
This year these erterprising mana.
gers have formed q corner On the
show BUSINESS by consolidating
Barrett's Worlds Fair with their
enormous exhibition, and after
this season it will be hard for the
average show to satisfy the public
with . moderate exhibition. The
people, when one educated to ex-
Pect big things, are not satisfied
with commonplace or little ones.
After this season a circus, to at
tract the attention of our citizens,
will have to be of a higher order,
because it must come into compari.
son with the show that preceded it,
and as Sells Brothers and Barrett's
United Shows are so much larger
than any other in this country,
there will be no room for the small
Try. These two shows will spread
their huge tents in Mexico on
Thursday, July 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17
II the

Our readers will understand the
enormity of the pension legislation
when some figures are considered.
Great Britain will in 1891 pay an
nually for army and navy pensions
s16O, OOO, 600; France, s1s4 ,OoO, 600;
Germany, s114, 900, 600; Russia,
1923 ,OOO, 900. The United States
will pay s210, 1000 600 at least;
perhaps more. And this for q
naval and military establishment
in a state of profound peace, with
neither an army nor a navy that
could make an impression upon
any seventh class Power in the
world.
This, we are officially informed
by the leader of the pension move.
ment, is only a part of the soldiers
"rights''-the greater remains be.
hind. We are to have a Prisoners
of War bill, to cost 1850, OOO;the
repeal of the Limitations to Ar
rears, according to Commissioner
Raum, $471, 1866, 600; the equaliza-
ton of bounties officially put down
at $751;, $40. 634;the Perl iemService
bill, about 1888, 1O9, 800. In all
we have 1900. 100000 to be de.
manded. As senator Ingalls,
would 60 as high as 10000, OOO, 600,
there will be found other ways of
getting at the money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17
Kentucky for Cleveland.

Aona nav
The general impression of the
press of Kentucky is that Exon.
gressman Philip B. Thompson
spoke without being properly in.
formed when he said that the
Democracy of Kentucky were op-
posed to the denomination of Mr..
Cleveland for the Presidency, and
some of the papers have been
% mean as to inslnuate that Mr..
Thompson's interview and views
on the political horoscope in this
State were based upon his failure
to secure office and patronage while
Mr.. Cleveland was our Chief
Magistrate. Be these things SO or
not, it is pretty generally believed
that at least three-fourths, if not
four.ffths, of the Democracy of
Kentucky are for Grover Cleveland.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17

The population of the whole
country, according to the estimate
of Superintendent Porter, will
show an increase of about 25 per
cent. and meager bits of news that
have leaked out in regard to Mis-
souri, show that our State has made
just about its proportional increase.
If in the new apportionment of the
lower House of Congress one mem
Der is given to each 200, 900 popu-
lation instead of $4,000 as now,
this State will just about retain its
IA Congressman, while Kansas and
many eastern states will lose
heavily. If one member is given
for each 100, 600 Missouri will pos
sibly gain two members and Kan
sas hold what she has.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17
Prostitutes the Judiciary,
From the Louisville Times.


Thomas Jefferson, the wisest
man whose eyes ever beheld the
Western Hemisphere, said that if
the American Union should ever
degenerate into a despotism, the
Judiciary Department of the
Federal Government would be the
agency to bring about the revolu.
ton. The Force bill that passed
the House at Washington provides
fer the appointment of ward
politicians by Federal Judges te
register votes, count them and
certify them. 1t prostitutes the
courts to political ends, and unless
the people repudiate the law, the
law will bind them hand and foot
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17
~---AL----@|
AL 6OODE IN Jul
He Slabs a Man In St. Louis
and Goes to the Lookup.

From the St. Louis Star Sayings.
A se'ious cutting ARRAY occurred
about / o'clock this morning, which
may possibly result fatally. AL
Goode, a we'll known frequenter of
Pool alley, and Benz. Reynolds,
who came here about six weeks
ago from Ouray, Colo, were around
last night drinking and throwing
dice for nickels. They r oomed to.
gether and had been friends, but
last night after they had been
drinking some time, Reynolds
claimed Goode owed him 81. He
repeated this at several places,
Goode saying he did not. Finally,
Goode says, Reynolds struck him
in the face. He was whiting at
the time, in Furber's saloon, and
struck at Reynolds, he says, with
out thinking what the result would
be, stabbing him in the head.
Mark Smith, who was with them,
Jumped in between them. Rey-
nolds was taken to the Dispensary
where his condition was pronounc.
ed dangerous from loss OF blood.
He was then sent to st. johns
Hospital. Goode walked out o.
the Eighth street entrance of the
saloon and around to Pine and
Sixth, where he got q drink. He
then went to Eighth and Olive anc
got another drink, and, after leav'
ing there, was arrested and LOCKED
up to await the result of Reynolds
injury.
Goode is we'll known in thi
city, he having resided here whe,
a youth with his parents. Since h.
has grown to manhood he ha
made frequent visits to Mexico
E where he is considered "a tough.
Goodies father was killed in thi
, city many years ago
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17
In q Decline.
From the Mobile Register.


Wyoming is admitted because
she will send two Republican Sem
ators to Washington, and add to
the Republican majority in that
body. Idaho is admitted for the
Same reason. But New Mexico
and Arisona, although possessing
larger populations and greater
wealth., will not be admitted, be-
cause they would. in all probabill-
~ ssnd Democratic Senators and
REPRESENTATIVES to Washington.
Whsn partisanship thus causes
Republican Congressman to imi-
tate the example of the worst
species Of the ward politicians, and
70 pursue the methods of the thin
blsi1gger and the blsckleg, it is
evident that the Republican party
4 Ia : bad way.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17
New Suits Filed.

State rel. of the case of George
Gill VS.. D. H. Collard ct al, dam.
ages.
G.. 8. Maddox ct al Va. Wabash
R. r. Co., damages.
John Hampton vs. Mexico Fire
Brick Co., damages.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17

Those who have patronized the
Louisiana Lottery in the past, may
be interested IN knowing that the
company can afford to offer the
State of Louisiana $1,25O,O00 an
nually for % years for the privilege
of having their charter extended
that long. Who pays this? You
who have patronized the lottery in
the past ought to think of this
when you part with your dollars in
the future to this swindling con-
Germ.