The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-16

next fiscal year less BY 1904, $50 than those
1or the present year.
bureau OF animal industry. for the current
fiscal year is $3.50, 600. The estimate for the
ensuing year 10 $7O0, 900. b regulations Of
forced during the last year, and the large
stock yards Of the country have been kept
The total number Of inspections Of cattle
dor export during the past fiscal year was
oil,54z The exports show o falling on OF
about Is per cent from the preceding year,
half Of the year. This suggests that the
railing of may have been largely due to an
increase in the price Of American export
Exports OF inspected pork aggregated 20
6H,4!O pounds. as against SO, 152, S74 pounds
fSr the preceding year. The falling of In
inspected sst pork, the total quantity exported
1893 it was only 527, Sos,es5 pounds.
the United States for the fiscal year ending
June 30 1s92, attained the enormous fig
nre Of $500, 10000 in round numbers, being
1871 per cent of our total exports. In the
last fiscal year this aggregate was greatly
redlced, but, nevertheless. reached $6lO,-
OOo, GOO, being 75.1 pc; cent Of all American
agricultural exports with special, reference
to their destination, will show that In al.
most every line ret the United Kingdom IN ,o OF
the largest proportion. OF cattle, the total
exports aggregated in value for the fiscal
y Which e1Ga raaf s Apns 80 foo 1ss so;n sRs, ,GSC cv OF
SIS, 600, 900. OF beef products of all kinds,
our total exports were $2s, 6 ooo, S co. Of which HE,
Of which Great Britain took $53,0OO,OO 0
In bread stuffs, cotton and minor products
Of like proportions sent to the same desti-
L the year 1889 the congress appropri.
ated $1,000, to be taken from the patent
o onS Al fInds, Tor the = purpose 5000 OF > collecting gar's:
ural Investigations and procuring, a%gricult-
f the s eed'l diVision 1T Of the sn's sep pma11 e ot az.
and un5u saa i5S"e e! IL ass gasssI propertions.
pSrahsse eae M sass f sss, Us Gss 81. th Th cost re M isdes
Of an appropriation Of $135, 900. was ex-
pended in putting them up and distributing
them.
In each state and territory an agricultural
experiment station has been established;
These stations, by their very character and
wifR a nse t tes p new v aFS = o f s sssas, snd
vet this indiscriminate and wasteful dis
tribution by legislation and legislator con
r nnaSSi a Constituents ao tHaR't their dr'1 REPRESENTA- =
tives are willing to remember them with
gratuities at public cost. q
Civil Service Reform.
The continued intelligent execution of the
prevail by the people Of its operation are
most. gratifying. The recent extension Of
1ts i,m It tss rr sed ae Sfgni2t possof tS the which aa,
has been honestly and promptly accom-
plished by the commission by the hearty
corporation Of the postmaster general era ~ Is
I am, il possible, more than ever con.
b b,nc the OF civil VII s seeatse'i iaW, 0 aot only SVn IN its
effect upon the public service, but also,
what Is even more Important. In Its effect
In elevating the tone of political life gen.
Since 1885 congress has at each session
authorized tie building of one or more YES
sents an earnest plea for the continuance
Of this plan. He recommends the authori-
zation Of at least one battleship, and six
torpedo ,, boats oans,st Mhile n ! ann a's I'm nS,,c IN
we have inaugurated in building up q thor
ough and efficient navy, 1 can not refrain
a 1sS% t aaref s1Eef tahe into tna Account ahe the fsns sGm.
Der Of unfinished vessels on our hands and
the depleted condition of our treasury in
considering the propriety OF an ap,propria-
The Pension Bureau.
On the Both day of June, 1893, there were
on the pension rolls 966,O12 names, an In
rolls June SO, 1894 OF these there were
tionary soldiers, Sc survivors of the war Of
1872, b.425 widows Of soldiers of that war.
81, 518 survivors and widows Of the Mexican
wars war: : sss army zasyi nurses sa and H AZ, s4s 81 survivors, rd i
and widows and children Of deceased
soldiers and sailors of the War Of the Re-
t Hsas,s0q pen ana da. on account a%nte Of disabilities ispiaiHies
or death resulting from army and navy
service. The number Of persons remaining
stoned under the " act Of June p, 1880.
which Include also pensions on account of
death and disabilitie s-o net 81. ehhargeable to
added to ssi the rolls sd during 1ps't the year ear was asI ias,s
ga, and the number dropped was 1880.
The first payments on pensions allowed dur
Ing Ing the year amounted Z to $ss, SIG, 54s: So;
between the time from which the allowance
Of the pension dates and the time Of act
t Hally g gra u, ,Sso the THEME eert aass,an. Although
bilitiss now related to military service, yet
as a requisite to its benefit a disability
must exist in incapacitating applicants
earn q a s asg5ee q + b ee eIeeut aaem Of pf fhis la 70
In It's early stages does not seem to have
toward the close Of the last ADMINISTRATION
the statute, and since that time this con:
the effect Of limiting the operations Of the
law to its intended purpose. The discovery
having been made that many names had
DG0Q DuL uQOu LQ6 pension EOll DY means OF
Wholesale and gigantic frauds, the COM
mission suspended payments upon a num-
Der Of pensions which seem to be fraudulent
Or nnaut a,os a pending 2 complete e ssa |.
order that. they might have an opportunity
to establish, II possible, the Justice of their
claims, notwithstanding apparent invalidity.
the pension rolls should n,yt be exposed and
corrected with thoroughn'ss and yigor. lly-
cry name fraudnlently put upon these rolls
tEnent In which pensions have their Origin.
," The Indians.
The CONDITION Of the Indians and their ulti-
mate fate are subjects which are related to
9 sacred duty Of the Cover amcnt. and which
tfr0n syS.p aRRsai d E our ane p seops q o snsti fnai ans
number about 2IS.0OO. Most Of Them are 10.
Gated on sixteen reservations containing So.
f fhess 1n asses e 9ava and T. ADop 1sre ao .Seer. o.
adopted civilized customs; Lands In ~seyeral-
" have been allotted to many OF them.
grch allotments have been made to 10000
embracing about 100000. me humber Of
Indian goyernmenp schools open during the
year was la5, az Increase 9f y over the pre- pre-
eryatlons, Of which Is were boarding schools
schools and dvs' day schools supported b.
eryations. Tn total number OF Indian chill
Of ai schools was .e1.1sS.. an Increase Of
1.2sl over the nrollment for the previous
year.
The law providing that, except in special
cases, army officers shall be detailed as In
sessful experiment.
There Is danger. OF great abuses creeping
into the. prosecution OF Claims Tor lndlan
possible safeguard be provided against the
enforcement OF unjust and fictitious claims
OF this description
Tarf3 Reform
Economy In public expenditure Ii d duty
that nnnnnf fnu0nnnf1v hns uQRTpcfnd NV