Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-10
than three and o half times rs great as the IN
crease during the three years ending June So 1888.
NAVAL. AFFAIRa

| Tho report OF the secretary OF the navy OK
hibits great progress in the construction OF our
new navy. When tho present secretary entered
upon his duties only three modern steel vessels
were in commission. The vessels since put In
| commission and to be put in commission during
| the winter will make total OF nineteen during
| his administration of tho department During
the current year ten war vessels and three navy
| tugs have been launched and during the four
years twenty-five vessels will have been
| launched Two other large ships and a torpedo
| boat arc under contract and the work upon
them we'll advanced, and the four monitors are
awaiting oslv the arrival of their armor, which
| has boon Unexpectedly delayed, or they would
have been before this in commission
| Contracts have been let during this admins
| tration, under the appropriations for the In
crease of tho navy, including now vessels and
| their appurtenances, to the amount of s35,OOO,-
| 900, and there has been expended during the
| Same period for labor at navy yards upon SINH
lar work ss,0000oo, without the smallest scandal
or charge of fraud or partiality. Tho enthusi-
| asm and interest of our naval officers, both OF
the staif and line, have been greatly kindled
! They have responded magniicently to the con-
| hdence of congress and have demonstrated TO
| the world an unexceled capacity in construo-
| tion, in ordnance and in everything involved In
| the building, eQupping and sailing of great war
ships.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
| The work of the interior department always
|
fore during the administration Of Secretary
Noble. The disability pension law, the taking
| of the eleventh census, the opening OF vast
| areas of Indian lands TO settlement, the organi'
| zation Of Oklahoma, and tho negotiations for
| the cession OF Indian lands furnish some OF tho
| particulars of the increased work; and the re-
snts achieved testify to the ability and industry
| of the head of the department and his eficient
| assistants
Several important agreements for the cession
| of Indian lands negotiated by the commission
| appointed under the act of March ., 1899, are
| awaiting the action OF congress. Perhaps the
| most important Of these is that for the cession
| of the Cherokee strip. This region has been
| the source of great vexation TO the executive
department and of great friction and unrest
| between the settlers who desire to occupy II
| and the Indians who assert title. The agree
| ment which has been made by the commission
| is perhaps the most satisfactory that could have
been reached. 1t will be noticed that it is con
| ditioned upon its ratification by congress before
| March 4, 1898.
| The work in the Indian bureau, in the exccu
ton Of the policy of recent legislation has been
largely directed to two chief purposes; first
the allotment of lands in severalty TO the
Indians and the cession to the United States oi
the surplus lands: and, secondly, TO the work
of educating the Indians for their own protec
tion in closer contact with the white man fol-
the intelligent exercise of his new citizenship
Allotments have been made and patents issued
to $500 Indians under the present secretary ano
commissioner, and 1900 additional allotments
have been made for which patents are now II
process of preparation. The school attendance
of Indian children has been increased during
that time over l3 per cent
desire to call the attention OF congress tc
the fact that the recent agreement conciudec
with the Kiowas and Comanches relates tt
| lands which were part of the leased district
"and to which the claim of the Choctaws ant
| ic rpc0pnized by cOnCreS.
/, | in the legislation 1 have referred to- The sur
plus lands TO which this claim would attach II
| the Kiowa and Comanche reservation is =, 5000
, | acres, and at the same rate the governmen
will be called upon to pay to the Choctaws AM
, Chiclasaws for these lands s3, l25,OO0
PENSION BUREAU.
The report of the commissioner OF pensions
3 to which extended notice is given by the secre
tary OF the interior in his report will attrac
great attention. Judged by the aggreSat
&. amount of work done the last year has been tn
: greatest in the history of the office believ
| that the organization of the ofice is efticien
{ | and that the work has been done with fidelity
8 | The passage of what is known as the disabilit
bill has, as was foreseen, very largely increase
i the annual disbursements to the disabled vel
: Grams of the civil war The estimate for this Il:
Q cal year was s144, ,956, 600 and that amount wa
y appropriated. deficiency amounting to slO
= O5s62i must be provided for at this session
e The estimate for pensions for the fiscal yea
J. ending June 80 1891, is s185, 100000. The con
e missioner Of pensions believes that, II the pre-
= ent legislation and methods are maintained on
o further additions to the pension laws are NJ
n made, the max lmum expenditure for pension
| will be reached June 30 1894 and will be at ii
e highest point slss 900. 900 per annum adhes
e to the views expressed in previous message
that the care OF the disabled soldiers OF the WI
!, Of the rebellion is u matter OF national concer
d and duty Perhaps no emotion cools soon'
p fhap fhat of Urn hut cannot believe thi
E. this process has yet reached point with o,
" people that would sustain the policy Of remi
l. ting the care Of these disabled veterans to Il
e. inadequate agencies provided by local laws.
- The parade on the Goth OF September last upt
IS the streets OF this capital of sixty thousand
the surviving Union veterans OF the war OF II
rebellion was most touching and thrilling OF
r. sode, and the rich and gracious welcome e
IS tended to them by the District Of Columbia al
,r the applause that greeted their progress fro
70 tens of thousands of people from all the stat
d did much revive the recollectons OF the graz
j. review, when these men and many thousands
r. others now in their graves, were welcomed wi
st grateful JOY victors In struggle in which q
ST national unity, honor and wealth were all
1t | issue.
1t AGRICULTURE.
Id The report of the secretary OF agricultu
is contains not only most interesting stateme
of the progressive and valuable work done und
the administration of Secretary Rusk, but ma
ys suggestions for the enlarged usefulness OF tt
u important department In the successful enc
ne to break down the restrictions to the free intr
eli duction Of our meat products in the countries
O. Europe the secretary has been untiring frC
On the first, stimulating and aiding ali other go
p- ernmept officers, at home and abroad who
On official duties enabled them TO participate In I
o. work.
Ill The total trade in hog products with Euro
ID in May 1892, amounted to S.,0O00oO poun,
Id against 40, 800 0J0 in the same month OF 1891:
ly June, 1892, the exports aggregated s5,10O
st pounds against 46,50o,000 pounds in the sal
rn month of the previous year; in July there "
of an increase of Al per cent, and in August OF
lie. per cent over the corresponding months OF ls
Over 100000 pounds of inspected pork hi
IN been exported since the law was put In ope
un tion, and comparison of the four months
May, June, July and August, 1892, with
same months of 1891 shows an increase in
5 number OF pounds OF our export pork produ
mt OF g. per cent, and an increase in value of
81 per cent
in The exports of dressed beef increased fr