The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-01

main. The aggregate area OF the Indian
reservations was, at the last report about
ZIG. 1000 acres. or lsl $50 square miles,
which is, as calculated by the Indian
commissioner, greater than that OF the
New England and Middle states com.
bined, greater than the aggregate area OF
the States Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and
Kentucky, and nearly equal to the COM
bined area OF the two Dakotas and Mon
tana; or, 10 carry the comparison further
IL is larger by half than the United King
dom Of Great Britain and Ireland, larger
than Sweden or Norway, and nearly as
large as either France or SPAIN"
On the subject Of pensions the secretary
says:
The work 10 be done by this bureau has
reached wonderful proportions, and Its exPend.
lures have sent into the channels OF trade and
commerce In our country more than sl0o.0o0,eo
the past year. The use OF this vast sum has
served more than one valuable purpose. II has
been not alone q relief 10 hundreds OF thousands
OF the families Of soldiers who In different wars
have served their country, chiefly those who de-
Tended the union against secession; but II mas
also transferred At most opportune moments the
accumulated treasures Of the government to the
and him that takes"
The pensions granted by previous leeis-
lation will be largely augmented by those
now being allowed under the act approved
June q, 1880. At the close OF the fiscal
year 1880 there we're 1894 pensioners
borne upon the rolls. Their classification
is given by the commissioner as follows;
Army invalid pensioners ............... 5a2,sos
Army widows, minor children sud depen.
dent relatives. los,sco
Navy Invalid pensioners. rs...............,. 5,g7i
Navy widows, minor children, and de
pendent relatives ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40
Survivors Of the war OF Isi2. i2.............. ll3
Widows OF soldiers Of The war Of isl2.,... $50
Survivors Of the Mexican w,.r,............ i7,i5o
Widows Of soldiers OF the Mexican war. C,764
| 1otaL.t,...s s.,+..-..................,.. bo',hh
At the date Of writing there were claims
pending, SOC, ,22l. OF these there have
been received under the act Of June "a,
1890, 4sS,27s. 'lr
There were 66.637 original claims
allowed during the year, being IA, ,7i6 more
original claims than were allowed during
the fiscal year 1859, and 6,Ss5 more than
we're allowed during the fiscal year lsss.
The amount of the first payment in
these 66,637 original cases amounted TO
s32.I7s.s4l.ls, being sli,036, ,492.05 more
than the first payments on the original
claims allowed during the fiscal year 1889,
and SO, ,l19. 225.72 more than the first pay
ments on the original claims allowed dur
ing the fiscal year 1888. The average
value Of the first payments on these
original claims for 1870 was Sis5.7l. The
average annual value Of each pension at
at the close Of the fiscal year was sl33.9i.
The appropriations for the fiscal year
1889 were, Sss.i7S.00J, and for 1880. sl05,-
1912. The army and navy pensions for
1892 are estimated at SlS3,000,000.
Secretary Noble defends the census of
1890 in this language:
II is noteworthy fact that upon the promul.
cation OF the questions to he answered for the
purposes OF the census, some relating 10 disease
an other Of the subjects above mentioned, a
great number of editors throughout the country
began bitter attack upon the whole census syS.
TEN aud used every means OF argument and IN
yectlve 10 array the people against replying 10
the Inquiries Of the enumerators. aud even de.
| nonnced the whole work IN advance. But the
| people recognized the census as a national work,
meant not only for the necessities Of our own
government, but for the benefit OF all men, and
the questions, including those relating 20 farms,
/ homes and mortgages, were almost universally
and promptly answered. This census will, II is
believed, be found 20 be reliable. To say that
there are no errors In II would I've TO claim for il
more than can I've expected OF any such work.
Hut those who fnd the most fault with Il are
those who from the beginning have endeayored
10 defeat IL. The great body Of our people are
content with ~. The disputes that have arisen
as To certain cities, and even one state have been
patiently heard when II was asked, and opinions
given at length setting forth the reasons for the
actions taken Time alone can now test the
eleventh census, exposing errors, n any exist
and confirming lis substantial accuracy. Tht
work has certainly been most carefully pre-
pared, and as the result goes 10 the country, tn,
secretary feels that the duty imposed upon the
census Office has been faithfully performed.
The secretary has much TO say abou,
the Union Pacific railroad, but there il
nothing especially new or interesting ia
his remarks.
The division Of statistics shows tha
there are enrolled in the public schools oI
the United States l., ,229l, ,259 pupils, or 49,
per cent OF the total population. The in
crease during one year has been 290,a03
or at the rate of l.s3 per cent. per annum
This, however, has not equaled the rat,
of growth Of the school population, which
has been 2.l9 per cent. per annum.
The growth OF the public school system " m,
south is a remarkable phenomenon, which Ii
clearly exhibited IN the figures quoted above
II must I've noted, however, that many of the eX
stlng public schools Ot that section were In Op
Grafton IN 1870 as nriVale schools The ayerAg,
number " pupils daily attending the puhli
schools Is 65.i per cent. ~ the whole number en
rolled The percentage was 5a.3 IN 1870 and G2
In lss0 thus showing steady growth The fail
. ing on ~ enrolment IN the northern states sine,
lsi0 has been nearly cOunterbalanced by the IN
creased regularity Of attendance of those VIII
are enrolled.
The number Of different public school teacher
iSas follows: Males, i2i,g99, females. "a 500
total. Tl,2Il The average wages ~ male teach
eTs per month IN 70 states and Territories Is SO
hrug "a decrease OF I0centS, 0f female teachers
SA,g7, an Increase Of % cents. The public schO0
r revenues amounted 10 sl.1,l2i 90 Of this sun
sl,l1lIt, ~ ~ per cent. Of the whole fOrTne,
: The Income on permanent invested funds; SIS
: 37p,gO. NJ 1919 per cent. Of the whole, were de
rived from state lakes; and sbs.S3,.Js5, OT o.
per cent ot the whole, nom local taxes; ss.G69,
l3l, or sc per cent. of the whole, were derive,
Z from sources not Included In the foregoing. Tn
], total amount expended the past year for publ
. school purposes Was si32 lE.0d. being an in
crease over the preceding year ~ 8, sSi cdO, or
= the rate ot l.l9 per cent per annum. Tn
2 amount expended for all purposes per capita O
:, | the population was s2l2, Of which sl.Il was 10
salaries. To educate n rnld In the Unite,
9 states costs al present an average Of 1873 cent
per school day, Of which so is paid Tor Salarie
/, | Of teachers aud superlntendentS, The rate q
y growth Of school expenditure Gla ne
4 cent per anuninl. when compared with the rat
: of growth 0t the number OF pupils rnrollci
A n - pct cent, i seen 10 I've extraordinary. am
indicates a RAPIDLY growing per capita oNpend
| tifr The total s'hOnl expenditure per catita u
| AN 80.