Telegram-herald., 1891-12-01

anhral report 70 the president In .
summary VI its contents be gives this
resume:
4 ssrsmsry.
TIE goscrsi isaS ofles il nearly aersast e
its work. the IRdiss esresu y aoeen Slisaing
NE raptt dlsintsgrstioa Of tbs ladisn reseT-
vation.. tbs severance of tribal relations aas
shs eassss;sr u sss inasAs yessh. Tse pea
stos o<aes u rsfidiy coa p.eting the siisw-
snss OF Al peasioas issziiy pssslsss sndsr
lhs Laws nsying ~ Ne rate ef ssoas 0.0po .
nsRte, ssa csasUs has been taken aAd its
publications rapidly going On; the geological
survey Is selecting The reservoirs for the
arid ianrs Of the Tar west aud southwest,
the railroad baresa Is nakiss ready for the
maturity of the debts due from ths subsidized
railroads thc Unioa Psclnc aad cthsrs. tie
bureau Of edueAsios. besides having distributed
the vast frrd allowed she agriculture, oiisges
for white and eoiorsd pepiis il
the diaereat ststeA 10 engaged ia
rev plans for the accumulation and aistrieu,
sson of information uscfai for the schools ana
their better management; and the patent
ctiice having celebrated It's centennial Is still
advancing a the volume and variety Of lis in-
vestiEaslous and patents.
On Homestead settlsmsata,
The reper, notes; The years ct the present
drninistratton have been marked 70 a
the public dsmsia for private sestlemssfs" /"
The histcry is given Of the openins
OF the lew Indian purchases In Oklahoma ua
der the proclamation Of September - whea
nearly Loo 90 acres we're taken By settiers
be,ncen noon and dark; while s.7ie Indians
were elevated 70 citizenship by taking allos-
meEs OF LOO acres each. II is . significant
fact that shipment By special train. Of q
cargo Of wheat from the Oklahoma lands,
first opened BY PROCLAMATION on April g, 1850
was received In August last 1T one Of the
Armour elevators IN Chicago spd the popuia,
tion has already reached 5000
Nstaralising Indiaas.
Over l60o Indians have already become CIT.
tzeEs Of the United States. aud about 40Oo
moro By taking their allotments have signifed
their desire TO become citizens. To these
bumbers should be added the 1919 Indians In
Oklahoma, who have taken or agreed to take
ailotuents. 4 total Of 1919 Indians natural
tied ana total Of sores acquired for settlement
OF about ia0oo 600 during the present aaDisis,
tratien alone.
The Indisn Population.
The Indian population Is reported - S5oooa
exclusive Of natives Of Alaska. Ths number
Of Indiap youth enrolled and the aver
age attcpdancc In the schools has IN
creased In 1853 the appropriation for sup
port Of Indian schools was si.i1o0iA In 1901
t,.Stc TO- and Tor lS23 Il 10 q. 2oi,e5c The In
dams. as rule. have consented so readily "a
send their children to school that it Was not
found necessary Immediately - enfores at-
tendance
The secretary refers to tho relief Afforded BY
the ACT OF June a. 1870. 70 thousands OF dis
sb,ed veterans and their dependent relatives,
who through lapse OF time are not able "a
prove the origin OF disability in the linz
Of duty as required by prior enactmonts. II
is shown that first payments have greatly
decreased In amounts. that the allowance ol
original pensions will soon all be made. that
there will then DO . great decline In the SUM
necessary 70 pay pensions, and the lists will
rapidly decline from death and othes
causes. There vas %. SCI nrst payments mads
during the 6scai year. requiring e3s. .5s2 ED 81.
being less In amount by 500 SOC than the I30. .5i4
first payments Of the previous year required
The average value of first payments
In the fiscal year OF 1890 was elS5 a.
while the average vGiue I'm 1891 OF FIRST pay
ments in al, claims WIS e23o.33, and frst pay
nents OF claims under the act Of June "a.
1880, was only e7l2S The pres nt issue oI
certificates is about 5000 per month. and II
In thought that the pension bureau will be
able TO carefully adjudicate $4,000 claims
durin.; the present year. The work st ttia
rate will allow oil lawful pension claims
oil first payments will then have been dis
posed Of This alone will cause q drop OF $50,
0o0ooo in the appropriation. and the hs'
win thence On constantly diminish by
natural causes. 1t Is predicted ths: the pen
sions will when the highest point Is reached 10,
exceed very .reaty the present sum. and b
subject to great decrease Immediately after
The estimate for lsq3 Is slt4.s56 0O
The Census.
0 =
eleventh census viii stand ~ much fair and
honest criticism as any work OF the same msgni
tude heretofore done either at home or abrosd
The announcement OF the population. Novsn
Der 90. 1890, as 6e,o2e $50, has not been
changed and upon that snnounccment the sp
portionment law was passed nearly tvo yearl
sooner that at prior census periods. II Is esti
mated that TO complete the work win require Z
further appropriation Of about el 900 900.
The Patent O0ics.
The work Of the patent oeics shows slight
falling OF rs compared with the previous Asesi
year. The number Of applications received
was <seie rs against q $40 in isoo. A surplus
Of receipts over Expenditures amounting tc
oi57. s9l 60 Was turned into tbs treasury TO th&
credit Of the patent fund
Debts % Railway.
TIE secretary Eives ~ abstract Of the earn
ings OF the several aided railroad compantea
showing also the amounts due from them u
the government December 81, 1880 IL appear,
thsrefrom that the total debt principal and IN
teres. to the United States Of each company
was as follows:
Union Pacific c........... obi 761 sos I,
Central Pacific ao.............. kes2eI9 =
sioux CITY a Pacific o.......... aeS4 oi "
Central Braneh Union Pacine.... a4iAl0 Il
Total sl....,............. ....... i2tiA ei9 q
The rerritorles
In soasidersng the territories NE report says
Nhsss has bean An tncresse q tooOo IN ths