Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-12-06


| effort has been made to bring to trial ana
punishment all vlOlators OF the laws; but, ut
the same time, care has been take that frlv'
olous and technical ofenses should not be
used to swell the fees of the officers or 70
harass well disposed citizens. Especial Mt
| tentlon Ii called to the facts connected with
the prosecutions Of violations OF the election
laws and offcnses agQlnst United states ON
GERS. The number OF convictions secured,
very many of them upon pleas of guilty,
will, IL is hoped, have salutary restraining
| influence.
THE PosT.orFIcR DEPARTMENT.
The report OF the Postmaster. General
shows the most gratifying progress In the
important work committed to his direction.
| The business methods have been great "
improved A large economy In cxpend il
in receipts have been realized. The
| deficiency this year is S,!b,3OO us
against $3.50, lS3 last year. Notwithstanding
the grcat enlargement of the service, mail
routes have been extended ana qnickencu
and greater accuracy and dispatch In distri'
button and delivery have been attained.
THE ANTI-LOTTERY LAW.
The passage of the net to amend certain
sections of the Revised Statutes relating TO
| lotteries, approved september ~, 1870, has
been received with great ana deserved pop.
ular favor. The Post Office Department ana
the Department Of Justice ut once entered
upon the enforcement OF the law with
| sympathetic vigor, nnd already the pubic
| fraudulent ana demOralizing appeals ana
literature cmanating from the lottery COM
punics.
The construction and equipment OF tho new
ships for the navy have made very satisfac'
tory progress. Since March I, 1889, nine new
vessels have been put In commission, ana
during this winter four more. including one
monitor will be added. The construction OF
the other vessels authorized Is being pushed,
both in the Government and private yards,
with energy, and watched with the most
scrupulous care.
ARMoR PLATES.
The experiments conducted during the
wear to test the relative resisting power of
armOr plates have been so valuable as To AT
tract great attention In Europe: the only
part OF the work upon the new ships thnt IL
threatened by unusual delay Is the armor
plating and every effort Is being made TO re-
duce that to the minimum. II Is source
of congrutulatOn that the anticipated IN
fluence Of these modern vessels upon
the esprit du corps OF the oiiiSerS anu anu
tidence and pride in the ship among
the crew are equivalent to secondary bat
terry. Your favorable consideration Is IN
vlted to the recommendations OF the Secre'
rotary. -
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The report OF the Secretary of the Interior
exhibits with great fullncss and cleurness
the vast work of that department ana the
satisfactory results uttulutu. SuRENo
tions made by him are earnestly commended
to the consideration OF Congress, though
they can not all be given particular mention
here.
The several acts of Congress looking to the
reduction of the larger Indian reservations,
to the more rapid settlement of the Indians
upon individual allotmcnts and tEe rcstora'
ton to the publ c domain OF lands IN excess
of their needs, have been largely carried INTO
effect so far as the work was con-
fined to the Executive. Agreements have
been concluded since March 1, 1889.
involving the cession to the United
States of about II, 726,OOO acres OF Land.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
The policy outlined in my last annual mes.
sage in relation to the patentlng Of lands to
settlers upon the public domain has been car.
ried out In the administration OF the Land
Office. No general suspicion nor imputation
of fraud has been allowed tn delay the hear
ing and adjudication Of individual cases
upon their merits.
PENSIONS.
The Disability Pension act. which was ap-
proved on the 9th of June last, has be"n put
Into operation ns rapidly as was practicaDle.
The Increased clerical force as provided was
selected and assigned Ia work, ana conStu'
cradle part of the force engaged In eNamina.
tons In the field was RECALLED ana added to
the working force OF the office. The ex'
animation and adjudication Of claims have,
by reason of improved methods, been
more rapid than ever before. There Is
no economy tn the Government In delay,
while there Is much hardship and injustice
to the soldier. The anticipated expenditure,
while very large, will not, II Is believed, be
In excess of the estimates made before the
enactment of the law. This liberal enact.
ment of the general law should suggest y
more careful scrutiny Of bills for special
relief, both rs to the cases where relief is
granted and as to the amount allowed.
ADMISSION OF NEW STATES.
The admission of the States of Wyoming
and Idaho to the Union are events full of
interest and congratulations, not only to the
people of those states now happily endowed
with full participation in our privileges
and responsibilities, but to all our people.
Another belt of States stretches from the At.
lantic to the Pacific.
THE CENSUS.
The enumeration of people OF the United
States under the provision OF the act of March
/, 1880, has been completed, and the result
will be at once officially communicated TO
Congress. The completion of this decennial
enumeration devOlves upon Congress the
duty of making Il new appOrtiOnment Of
Repre- Jentatives "among the several states,
according to their respective numbers"
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
The report of the Secretary of Agriculture
deserves special attention, In view OF the
fact that the year has been marked in very
unusual degree by agitation and organiza-
ton among the farmers, looking to an In.
crease I'm the profits OF their business. 1t
VIII De IOunu tnat the eHOrJS OF the uepurt-
ment have been intelligently and zealously
devoted to the promotion of the interests
intrusted to It's care. A very sub.
stantial improvement in the market
prices In the leading farm prod
ucts during the year Is noticed. The
price of wheat advanced from 81 cents In
october, 1889, $l.OO& in october, 1880; corn
from 81 cents to SOFA cents; oats from 1914
cents to - cents, and barley from 81 cents
to IS cents. Meats showed substantial but
not SO large an Increase. The export trade
In sltSs~Gnimals and fowls shows very
large increase, the total value OF such eX.
ports for the year ending June 30, 1890, was
S30OO,OOO, and the increase over the pre-
cedlng year was over Sl5,OOO,OO0. Nearly
10000 more cattle and over 100000
more hogs were exported than in the
preceding year. The export trade
In beef and pork products and in dairy pro-
ducts was very largely increased, the in.
crease in the article OF butter alone being
from 15,5Ol,y7s pounds to 29,74s0i2 pounds,
and the total increase In the value of meat
and dairy products exported being $S4, 900 900.
This trade, so directly helpful to the farmer,
II Is believed, will be vet further and very
largely increased when the system of inspec
ton and sanitary supervision now provided
by law Is brought fully into operatlon