The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-16

m.~a.., xs,s,ls. The foreign steamships
ma ntainsi by our train arc, many OF .n.m'
under contract Win their r.spSo ,h.v viii 10
snms n pars Oh tnoir arm 81 naval establish
ment.
p,oating by our In psacr they. VIII
become the most formidable destroyers OF out
commerce IL ''ms o. war ina feeiins
both intolsrable ami disgrscefal a whols,
some clanx 90 OF policy. sad HAVING IN ~ m.sn
pro@,'s As |. ! s' ;so, e 1u %s; THIS snl. ave-" contrscis
nsvs besu made by the postm zster' g,nsrai 10.
eleven mail routes. The expenditure invo'vsa
by sns %s, son soss,i:s q As one Of tho sood. 70.
suits rsAchcd. sixt>en American snips. 80
aggregate tonnage Of 81. 400 tons. costing s.w.,
no. have beon built or contractS' '" W y"
American ship yards. ,ou.v
/ earnestly urge a continuance OF the poncy
inaugurAtsd by this legislation ana Una. tnsA y,
nrousfatious required u meet tina obis Atious Oh
| Ia, soysrumsnt under tho contract. my ~
promptly IN sds 90 thtt the lines that nay 81
tered into these s~agascments may NO.
barrssssd. We havs had, by reasoi 81 connsc.
ti1ns with the tram -continental ralwzy nno,
constructed through our own tsrritory, some
advantages in the OCEAN ,,sao roses, on
ths Atlantic Tn. construction OF IN,
Canadian Pacific railway and ths e'taolishmsnt
AN Ter large subvsntions from CanSia AM FL
r,anf Of FAST steam ,hip SERVES from Vancou-
Yer vita Japan and China seriously lnrea,sn
our shipping interests In the fAcinc. ~ M
~ Enrlsh steamers received. ~ stated by inc
comma done OF navigation, "A direct subsidy OF
s4Ol. OoD annually. in addition To some tur.nsr
aid from the a i~fniralty In oonnsction Wv /. 9va, a.
trnots nv which the vesss us may be used Tor
IVA purno,ss The psting American IA
ciae Mail fins under tho act OF March . l~i' re-
csivss only $500 per round sr,p, touches the
pride. this power and the prosperity OF our
country than this OF the development Oh ~,
merchant marine upon w;, tae o, sss co mpstitors.
ana ali would agree TO withhold govcrnmt my
aid. We could. perhaps. take cur caances wsn
ish,d and main tained their lines by govern
meut gu vsidiss until no they have pracsical.s
excluded rs from participation. In my oRsrsoa
ne choice is lsft to us but 10 pursue tnooo'~'e
~ At least. tina sans lines
TEN NAVY DEPARTMENT..
The report Of the secretary OF the navy Ok
h,bits great prozrss. IN inc cons.r. .scratar =
sells we're in commission. The vessels sinc'
/. s s,on during the water viii make . total 0
! nins,esn during his administration OF the de
: partment During the current year ten Wa
,s,' Ssr ,ns; &. la SSyy y sss, s iw.a sss av 'sV Ss.,si
) '.1s. h sSis. nd ss3 ;s'I ssss,a ason s ,s.n !. !:
! advanced. ana the four monitors are swaltin'
! only tho arrival OF their armor, WHEN has Pc
. unexpectedly delayed, or they wouia nAve US
before this III cotuHiNsavhf
THE NAVAL MILITIA
Thu DEVELOPMENT of a naval militia wnic
has been organized in eight states ana prvuxt
into cordial and co operative relations Win.
navy. is another important achisvemrn
There arc now enlisted In these orga,
cations 800 men, and they arr nkeiy 70 !,
greatly extended. sucn ,sxs -
= develop this NOV The recomnena'
le tons of the secretary will. ! DO not doubt. r.
ssiys tn. friendly &C con 3. IA. as.ers Ss the co,
~ ddence OF all those int crested IN the develol
% msnt OF our navy. without any DIVISION ~.
I'd hat = work which has made such mob
2 proyress NAV not now 10 staye
4 Tss wholesome influence Tor the psacs and =
ie creased s.nse Of security which our citiz-'
u. dom,ciied IN other lands fo,l whsn these ma
o. nincsut ships under the American flag rpproa
m is already most grstssuliy nppsr.nI ha s -.
TX ava parade next April In ths harbor OF NJ
9i York will he a convincing demonstration to :
~ world that the United states Is again : IN
power.
ruR interior DEPARTMENT..
y, TIL. work OF the interior department. a'ws
~ very burdensome. has been larger tnan es
bsfors during the administrator OF SsIreas
III Noble. Tho disability pension law. tak'ns
TAI ~. Gle vepth census. the opening of vast arc
- ~ Indian lands 20 settlement. the organizAti
OF okiaIo%a ana dn' neS1,S som. OK the .,
"a ticulars OF the Increased WORK. AZ .uH
~ schisved testify TO the ability. ndeiity ana
| dustry OF the Ital VI "a
-. efscieut assistants
Ice Tur CONVENIENT OF ALASKA
in The form OF government PROVIDED ny &C
all gress on May -, aoss smn"rarv' The mere
~, ~ nopu ..tion and the development OF some
ms portant mining and commercisi ihteIs n ~. u
,au III netter provision made for tho arrest
I'M punishment or criminals
THE GENERAL LAND ovvicE.
Tho report OF the secretary shows = '
- M IN ma eOn0IIlO
.n. ~ cen.ral land ofhce. The work % issu
ny irItural patents. which seemed to he nc
for Iessly in arrears when me prrs cs ma. bos,
go asrs.di.ed that tbs bursa IL now upon
90 eli business. The relief thus Afforded
the honest and worthy sst.Iers ",~ a III
rn ,ns'r ontries, has been OF incslcuiable benef
developing tine new states anu 'h' ''
age. PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.
heir The rcurt OF private land claims. sstabus
send va,pgres, for tho promotion OF this rolic
can .ne.di,y settling contested land titles - u
reat ing satisfsctory progress IN is wonn.
dis whom the WORK ia com pl-ted n great mp
this r,il b. given to ths development o. =
= no ,,rg,ou- wnere unsettled claims under h-x
ppiy grants have 80 long exsrcissu tneit loprss
influence. When to these result. ars ~
d to Which have bson opsned to @s.ttlen
aggregatans during "a. ammna,.a ~.
49, ,tsd md now bonding in congress for rat
ri.ns ton by which about lo.voo,ooo additional
49, viii be opened TO settlement II VIII De seen
!. H., much has been Accomplished.
ricas THE rSDrAs BUREAU.
ish . The work In the Indian bureau m the es
pros ia, ~ IN, policy Of the recent LEGISLATION
New ,aa, largely directsd 70 two cbisf purp
new arst III, aIlot ment OF lands in sevornlty. :
r set Indt.n ana the ces-ion to the "
mean s,ates Of ths surplus lands. and,
gen andiv Ia the work Of educating the In
Of sar fos,r own protection in Gloss contact
some ~. ~ hite man. and for the intelligent cxs
vem- X ~. nav cit,zens hip. Allotm-nts have
,zs-d r,aI. ana patsnts issued to $50 Indians =
The ~. ~ ssent secretary, and commission ~
500. il and 4 500 additional ailotments hsv. been
for which patents are now In pr
hscai ~ pr.usration. The school atten'
Boz az Indian children has bscn incr
uring curing that time over IL rer cent.
nearly anroli,ncnt for 1909 being nsarly N.W
uniform system OF school text books. n
made study has been adopted aud the work Ia
have national schools brought AZ nsar - may
added the lrasis Of the free common SCHOOLS {
with q states. These schools can ts transfers.
Der OF merged into the common school system
= year states when the Indian has fully Assum
les OF nav relation to tbs organized civil comm
years m which ne resides, and the new sSats
300 90 all. 10 assume the burden.
in the have several times boon called upon
NOW Indian agents appointed by me M
on IN done 80 promptly upon every sustAsne'
turing pl.int IL uuntnsss or misconduct. ! %
81. the however. that the In1i'1 service :
. been agencies has been improved. AND - no
livery miuistsrcd. on the whole. with q goou
four 81 .faricncy. II any legislation - poss'
offices when the selection OF Milan sgsn.e