The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-12-08

The annual report uf Secretary Noble OF
the Interior Department, shows that the
volume OF work accomplished during the
present administration exceeds that of any
like per Od heretofore or likely To come
her after The Secretary says:
The General Land Office has worked of
the vast accumulation Of former years and
il now on current business. greatly TO the
advantage of western settlers; the Indian
Bureau has made great progress IN elevat.
ing the various Indian tribes, in the work
OF ai otment OF land II severalty to individ.
ual Indians The Pension Office has dispos.
ed Of an immense volume OF work aud has
exceeded all former records in the number
Of final adiudicatious, both original and up.
on appeals executing the beneiicent laws
for the soldier. th Union.
"A OF the eeemosnary institutions in and
around Washington City have been man
aged so that no scandals OF even complaints
have arisen, and their efficiency has been
advanced Besides all this, when 1t Is re-
membered that six new states
have come into the Union
from out the juris fiction OF this de-
partmeni. and Oklahoma has grown up in
TO it from an II cultivated waste, the re-
suits are indeed gratifying
Concerning the Mormon problem, the
Secrc,ary says: The Governor of Utah ex.
presses his belief in the Ood faith and hon.
esty of purpose OF the Mormon leaders and
the people in their abandonment OF poly
Nv and their obedience 10 the laws Of
Congress on this subject. An appeal mai
been made to the President for general
amnesty for al Mormons who are under
political disabilities Dy reason of violation
Of the law against polygamy. The petition
pledges the people and the Church, In dis.
tinci terms. 10 loyal observance of the law.
aud declares the devotion and loyalty OF
the people to the country and TO the Gov.
ernmeut. One suggestive evidence Of the
dec easing power of the Church Is the div.
ison Of the people upon National party lines
IN recent elections"
OF the new Territory of Oklahoma the
report says:
"rhe population Of Oklahoma is shown 10
be lt3. 100 not including the Ind ans, who
still maintain their ibal relations Eighty
five per cent OF The population are whites,
and only about 3 per cent. foreign born. II
Is thought that a conservative estimate Of
the value of the property real and personal,
in cheyenne aud Arapahoe counties is $40,
900 600; excluding these c,unti,s the asses
sors returns show a valuation of 81 AS, lG2.
In Okiah ma the question of admission TO
Statehood is already being discussed, and
Il is ann 'unced that the people will soon ask
Tor admission.
Alaska continues to be source Of con.
cern to the department The Secretary says:
Alaska is virtually without an organized
Government. II is difficult TO pun.
ish outrages, and smugglers in.
fest the coast and debauch
the natives Only nucleus OF a military
organization exists, consisting on one COM
pany. and the congressional appropriation
FOR Alaska is now being Withheld SO that
even the operations of this small body OF
militia are restricted Government hospit.
ais and board OF charities appear TO be
among the greatest needs of that country.
The sale OF liquor TO the natives is repre-.
sented 10 be a great curse TO the people.
THE internat'o 'onal complications arising
from the killing of the seals. in the ocean
and Bering sea, have greatly embarrassed
the lessees of the Seal Islands. In 1890 no
less than so 900 seals we've taken in open
sea and more than that mum Der in 1891 dur
ing the last season only 1900 seals were
killed on the islands, and the diminished
number upon the rookeries show terrible
waste OF seal life by the destructive methods
employed in pelagic sealing"
The Secretary presents a bill framed TO
give Alaska better government, and is
very earnest in his recon- mm..Idation that
the condition OF the Territory receive the at
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