Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-10
SECRETARY NOBLE.
He Reports on tho Work OF the Interior
Observation-Disclosures OF the Land Of-
fcs-Thc Indians, Pensions, Etc.

fice-Thc Indians, Pensions, Etc.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6-The annual report OF
Secretary Noble TO the president covers in de-
tail the doings OF his department The work
accomplished during the present admnstra-
tion Ia shown to greatly exceed that OF any liiso
preceding period In the history OF the depart
ment
In the general land once on June 30, 1889,
there were pending $50, ,953 final entries and the
accumulation steadily increasing These have
all been disposed Of. During the present ad-
ministration 393,l2S agricultural patents have
been issued, against 1924 in the preceding
four years, representing an excess In acreage OF
81, ,6S0Si0 acres
The policy OF making forest reserves in the
western states and territories has been greatly
advanced during the last year Six such re-
serves hava been created by presidential proc
iamaton, making an area OF 3253,26o acres
This policy will be further carried into effect
and will be most bcneficont and far reaching In
its results
The public parks In the United States under
control OF the interior department are the
Yellowstone national park the Yosemite ma
tional park, the Sequola national park U. s.
Grant national park and the Hot Springs res
ervation In Arkansas. These parks, excepting
the latter are under guard Of special details
from the army and are well protected and rap
idly gaining in natural beauty and attractive
ness,
Educational work among the Indians has
been greatly increased and improved in en-
cheney There has been an increase OF over Is
per cent in attendance of children in the
schools, the total for 1892 being 49, 793 scholars.
New Indian reservation boarding schools have
Deen established, and more are in progress
which it is anticipated will be opened soon.
Under the policy of Indian allotments ncgo-
tiatons with fourteen tribes resulted In the
opening up for public settlement of nearly 26.-
10000 ucres of land Other negotiations which
are pending, will, when ratified add 100000
acres more. Allotments OF lands in severalty
TO the Indians have been made in very large
aumbers and 5000 to whom patents have been
issued have, by operation Of law, become citi-
zens of the United States.
A very important agreement was negotiated
IN December, 1891 by the Cherokee commits
sion, whereby the Cherokee nation cedes its
rights to q tract OF country known as the Cher
Dlkee outlet for the sum OF IS 597 736 The rat
,iication OF this agreement by congress
| will open to settlement about 100000 acres OF
and which is very fertile and valuable tor agri-
cultural purposes
| The sale OF liquor TO Indians in the Indian
| territory has been source OF considerable de-
mora2ation and trouble among the Indians
and the officials have been zealously engaged
| in the suppression of this traiic.
The taking of the census in 1890 was rccog-
| niZed at the beginning us a most important and
| difficult task, but IL has been accomplished.
| The census publications, Senator Noble says,
| have been received with favorable Endorsement
| throughout the civilized nations, and the work
| stliltlS hu acknowledged SuCStSS anu bTthJ SCI
| entitc achievement y mass OF statistics is
| now in process OF completion. and much of ii is
| now in the hands of the printer. With the ex-
| ccption of q small amount OF work on vital
| statistics and population and the statistics of
manufactures and agriculture all the regular
work OF the eleventh census is about completed.
! The farrl-mortgages report will be completed
| in about twelve months.
| There has been marked change in the bus-
ness methods OF the patent oli.ce. The num-
- HttNfFNF
was 1913, the total number awaiting action
, July !, ls9.. qii7. The number of patents
| granted was - 626, the total receipts Si,-
( ,6S,12i and the expenditures sl,ll4,l3t The
| amount in the treasury 10 the credit OF the
| patent oilice is now 81. 2,i4i
| Secretary Noble cmbodies in his report tho
statements made in that OF Pension Commits
sioner Raum, which has heretofore been pub
lished. All OF the commissioners recommcn-
dutons are concurred in.
The bureau OF railroads has been employed in
seeking conclusions as to the best treatment
the government should give to the debt of sub
| sidized railroads, now approaching maturity.
Full reports have been submitted to congress
! ns to the guarantees OF stocks or bonds and
payment OF indebtedness of the various roads.
The suggestion made in the commissioners
report look to an extension of the debt and an
increase of security. The report of the govern
ment directors of the Union Pacific railway
shows that they coincide with the railroad COM
than foreclosure
The population of Arizona has considerably
increased apd the class of immigration is more
desirable. The total debt of the territory IL
k3, ,334. rs ST. A noating debt has been success
fully funded at per cent under authority OF
the act of congress of July, 1892. Agricultural
products have increased about 10 per cent Tho
gold product for the year was 5000 600; silver,
G 600 O0J, copper, $500 100. Wool-growing is
| one of the foremost enterprises, and the prod
| nat rhn ac ph ns n
The governor Of Utah expresses his belief IN
the good faith and honesty OF the purpose of
Mormon leaders and people in their abandon
ment of polygamy and their obedience 10 the
laws OF congress- this subject. The popula.
lion OF Oklahoma is shown to be 1888, 100 not in
Guiding the Indians, who still maintain
their tribal relations Eighty-ive per cent
of the population are whites, and only about
| per cent foreign born. 1t is thought that o con-
servutive estimate of the value of the property,
real and personal, in Cheyenne and Arapahoe
. counties is Si0,00OOO0; excluding these counties
the assessors returns show valuation OF Sii,
4S5, ,l62
Alaska is virtually without an organized gov
ernment. 1t Is difficult to punish perpetrators
of ou,rages and smugglers that nfest ths
coast and debauch the natives The SEQ
retary recommends an appropriation fol
| a steam police vessel to run along thu
coast and among the islands to which
many fugitives escape. Only nucleus o
q military organization exists, consisting of ont
; company, and the congressional appropriation
d for Alaska is now being withheld, so that ever
}. the operations OF this small body OF militis
. are restricted. Additional commissioners ans
! deputy marshals are earnestly requested
r and represented to be necessaryin order to fur
. nish court facilities 10 the territory. The COX
n and salmon fisheries OF Alaska constitute
y great enterprise, employing vast capital and
large number of men and vessels Add
4 tionnl mail and transportation facili
= ties have secured during the llS
three years which have done some
n thing TO amcliorate the hard conditions of ff
> in that generally dreary country. The score
u tary presents bill framed to give Alaska
~ better government and is earnest in his recon-
% mcndation that the condition of the territor
receive the attention OF congress.
e The international complications arising fror
d the killing OF the seals in the ocean and Behrin
a sea have greatly embarrassed the lessees OF th
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