The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-18

SxcnrAs 70 MAIL FACILITIES.
Eight thousand miles AZ new postal ~ecrvice
has been established upon railroAds. the car
distribution 10 sub ~stations h tbs great cities
i he, sss. ,ss :; srsar: .s Il s,.sI gss sss' Sa .e asr ne
the past year been reducsd over one half. An
APPROPRIATION was given ~ the let conarcss for
IT, gurpo.s e making soms sxperi RIM s N
The rssults Of thsss experiments have
6een % satisfactory that the post
n. s,o ssnsssdl . Fsss% sSss a. i and .d \ ssnrS, sy ~
tenn b. II once extended 70 towns Of A'uD popu-
htion.
OCEAN NAIL srnvicB.
In pursuance Of the ocean mail law Of March
3. lol, and after = most careful study of the
whole subject and frequent conferences with
ship owners. boards Of trade and others. ndver-
tissments were issued by the postmaster 'gensr-
ton 10 Great Britain and the continent, twenty:
seven % south America and three 20 China and
japan, four 20 Australia and the Pacific islands.
loo. Il was not. of course. expected that
bids for all these lines would b. received or
that service upon them AZ would b contrscted
20 secure - many new limos - poseible, whils
including in the list most or all Of the foreign
lines now occupied by foreign ships. IL was
. the sentiment would Ss secured. but the out.
lay required 20 equip such lines wholly with new
nhips Of the nrst class. and the difficulty Of
Already ssSh11 ssssb 1sS nIs deferred rSsa' Siddsrs v ~hos sai in'
terest had been enlisted. II u hoped that y way
may yet be found Of overcoming these difficult
ties.
We were receiving for foreign postage nearly
S2.0O.0D under the old system and the outlay
for ocean mail service did not exceed $6p,tm
master general that. Il Al the con.
require Si7 S4 for this year, in addition 70 the
Il sSs sssima ts ss ana an sh lnla isr p sns sss aIr Ssssi
year. ending June ~. ls93. there will probably
be needed about JO.oW.
TIM NAVY DEPARTMENT..
The secretary OF the navy shows = gratifying
increase Of new naval vessels in commission.
The Newark. Concord. Bennington and Mianfo.
nomah have been added during the year with an
T 1Sxsefs's ~ s %arshipss y %1 al c chsn ns ar ' nnx
under construction in the navy yards and pri-
vate shops. but while the work upon them Is 20
ing forward satisfactorily the completion Of The
year 5 time. some OF the vessels now under
construction. il is believed, viii BE- triumphs Of
naval engineering When It H. recollected that
the work OF building = modern navy WA
only initiated in the year lsSa; that our
practically without experience in the con
struction Of large iron or steel ships: that our
engine shops were unfamiliar with the great
engines and that the manufacture Of
forgings for guns and plates was almost
NO. 80 AAA - y t4AAt has
been made IL not only highly satisfactory. but
the assurances that the United States
will. before long. attain In the construction OF
vessels. with these engines and ornaments.
the same pre- cminence which It at
tanned when the best instrument OF ocean
commerce was the clipper. ship and
the old wooden three-decker man OF war.
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The report Of the secretary Of the interior
shows that a very gratifying progress has been
and difficult department. The work in
the bureau of Indian affairs was perhaps never
20 large as now, BY reason Of the numerous me-
tribes for = reduction OF the reservations.
with the incident labor Of making al
and was never more careful
ly conducted.
THE sioux OUTBREAK.
The outbreak among the Sioux. which oc-
CURED in December last. Is as 70 its causes and
incidents, fully reported upon by the war de-
That these Indians had some just complaints, |
in the matter Of their education. Of
the reduction Of the appropriations for rations
laws TO enable the department to perform the
Engagements entered into with them. is prob
ably true: hut the Sioux tribes are naturally
Tarliks ws and turbulent r,r;sns - and ,hs,. their m., war .;as
men and chiefs. who preached the
Of an Indian messiah who was 70 give
y ths alarm thar pyerailsa s smnns tbe - x s,uw
w - ~ /
settlers near the reservation. and Of the fatal
,onsequenccs that would have resulted from an
Indian incursion, l placed at the disposal Of
Gen. Miles. commanding the division Of the
all such forces a. were thought Nv
70 he required. He Il entitled 10 the credit |
q having given thorough protection 70 the set
Tiers. and " bringing the hosfileS into subjec- |
lion with thu least possible loss 81 life. |
THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES.
The good work OF reducing the larger Indian |
reservations by allotments in severalty 70 the
|nIIonA anil the lI&-i11 ~ tho r.VrutnfUr and 1
20 the United States for disposition under the
homestead law. has been prosecuted during the
with energy, and success. In september
aSt | WAS enabled to open the settlement in the |
Indian territory Of Oklahoma 9O.UO acres Of
and, all OF which was taken up by settlers in a
day The rush for these lands was ac.
happily FREE from incidents d violsncc.
During the past summer the Cherokee com
mission have completed arrangements with the
Wichita. Kickapoo and Tonkawa tribes. where
BY. IL the agreements are ratified by congress.
over s0o.UU additional acres will be opened ~
in Oklahoma.
THE CHEROKEE NEGOTIATIONS.
The negotiations for the release by the Chero- |
Of their claim TO the Cherokee strip have
made no substantial progress 50 far ~ tho de. |
sment y officially advised. but Z 4. stnl
tract may be secured. The price which the com
mission was authorized to ofer-Sl IS per acre
=. IN my Judgment, when all the circumstance
rave been accepted by the Indiana.
Since March 4 Ia, about x}.m,m acres |
nave been separated from Indian reservations
md added 70 the public domain. for the use Of |
hose who desired 70 secure free homes under |
,ur benefcent laws. Il Is difficult TO estimate |
he increase Of wealth which viii result from
The conversion Of these vast lands into farms. |
but IL Is more difficult to estimate the better |
ment which will result 70 the families that have
lound renewed hope and courage IN the owner
ship Of . home and the assurance Of ? comfort-
lble subsistence under free and healthful con |
iitions. |
THE GENERAL LAM ovPrcR- |
Early in this administrator = special effort
and o}fce. BY faithful work the arrearages |
nave been rapidly reduced. At tho end Of the
fiscal year only e4.l72 final agricultural on |
tries remained undispoeed Of, and the commits |
sioner reports that. with the present force. the \
work can b. fully brought up by the end Of the
next fiscal year. !
THE PENSION BUREAU.
The administration Of the pension bureau has |
been characterized during the year by great dill |
gence. The total number Of pensioners upon |
the roll on the 5th day Of June, 1891. was 6s6.- ,
~. There were allowed during the fiscal year
snding ~ that time 25DtJ5 cases. OF this mum.
bcr lnH, ~ were allowed under the law OF june
y. lsU. The issuing Of certificates has been
Mt the rate Of about 3O.UD per month. |
about % per cent. Of these being cash under the
law. The commissioner expresses the
opinion that he will bt able 70
adjudicate and allow 5hO.m claims
turing the present fiscal year. The appropri.
alton Tor the payment Of pensions for the fiscal
FEAR lsnO-Nl was Sl27. ga. 7g3 ~ and the amount
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