Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-08


This, ! understand Is the practice which has
Tor long time prevailed in the pension
bureau but after entering upon these recent
investigations the commissioner modified III :
rule 80 as not to allow, until after complete ex.
animation, interference with the payment Of q
pension apparently not altogether void. but
which merely had been fixed at a rate higher
than authorized by law. l am ur,..pie
TO understand why frauds in the pension.
rolls should not be exposed and corrected with
thorouShness and vigor. Every name fraudu-
lently put upon these rolls Is a wicked !mnns'.
ton upon the klndlj sentiment i'll wulun pcl.
slonS have their origin Every fraudulent pen
sioner has become a bad citizen every false
oath in support Vt u pension has made perjury
more common. and false and undeservinc pen.
slonerS rob tic people not only OF lI.elr
money but OF the patriotic sentiment
which the survivors of war fought for
the preSersation of the union. ought 10 ill.,
spire. Thousands OF neighoorhoods have their
well-known fraudulent pensioners. and recent
developments by the bureau establish apnilI.
ng conspiracies to accomplish pension frauds
BY no means The least wrong done is TO brave
Ind deserving pensioners, who certainly ought
| not to be concerned TO such association. 4 hose
who attempt IN the line of duty 10 rec ,fy Iacse
wrongs should not be accused OF cnmity uv IL.
1 difference to the claims OF honest vett rams
Enormous Expenditures.
The sum expended on account of pensions for
the year ending June s. 1898 was S15S. 74L 1917 L.
fhG commissioner estimates that sl69,oJOOO0
viii be required TO paw pensions during Ito
year enoIng June 30 1894
Indian Affairs.
The condition OF the Indians and their ult!.
mate fate are subjects which are related 10 u
sacred uuty of the government and which
strongly appeal 10 the sense of Justice anu 1t.
sympItnv OF oHr people.
Oar lnu,an> number about 24s,0o0 Most OF
ihe,iI Arr. .ot .Ied on l6i reservations contain
ing IS ll6 33l acres of land Aonu. lIlO OI OF
these Iaul.I.s lave, TO u large desre, adopteo
civilized customs. Lands III scpcralty have
been allotted lu many OF them. such allott-
men,s have been made to TO- ou individuals dur
!As IN Isl fiscal year, embracing about
OJo1o acres The number of Indian gov
eminent schools open during the year Was
i"', an increase OF twelve over the preceding
year or this total ITO were on reservations OF
which sevenly-three were boarding schools and
nlne.y seven we're day schools, Twenty board
he government were not located on rescrva-
lions. I he total number of Indian children Ell.
r"!ltd during lne year as attendants of all
schools was 2l.l3S, AN increase Of i,"3l over Tho
enrolment for the previous year
What is lest for the Indian.
/ am sure that secular education and moral
and religious reaching must he important fac
tors III an tfort 10 save the Indian and lead INN
to civilization. believe, too, that the relin-
punishment of tribal relations and the holding Of
land III Sevrralty may, III favorable cundl lions
ever, that allotment of land in severalty ought
70 be made with great care and circurns pCction.
If hast lilly done before the Indian knows its meal-
ing, while yet he has little or no idea Of tillng
farm and no conception of thrift, Their" is
great danger that Il reservation life in tribal
relations may be exchanged for the paupcriSIn
OF civilization, instead OF It's independence and
elevation. The solution of the Indian problem
depends very largely upon good admins tratlon
lhE personal fitness of agents and their adapt
| ability to the peculiar duty of caring for their
wards are of the utmost impt Rance.
Danger of Abuses.
The law providing that, except in especial
cases, army officers shall be detailed as Indian
agents, it is hoped will prove successful
experiment There is danger of great abuses
! creeping into the prosecution of claims for
Indian depredatlons. and L recommend that
the enforcement of unjust and fictitious claims
OF this description The appropriations on
account of the Indian bureau for the year
euding June 3d. 1894, amount to ", 954 962. 3d. a
| decrease as com pared with the year preceding
! it of 1887. 81. 95
Private Control of Public Lands.
The vast area OF land which, but Il short time
! ago, constituted the public domain is rapidly
| falling into private hands 1t is certain that in
| the transfer the benetcent intention of the gov
eminent to supply from its domain homes &c
| the Industrious and worthy homeScekerS Is
often frustrated. Though the Spectator, who
stands with extortionate purpose between the
| land office and those who, with their families
are invited by the government to settle on the
! public lands, Is Il despicabIe character whC
| ought not to he tolerated yet it is difficult IL
| thWart his schemes.
Opening of the strip.
| The recent opening to settlement of the
| lands III The Cherokee outlet, embracing an
| area of $4,000 acres, Notwithstanding the ut
most care III framing the regulations governing
the selection OIL locations and nOtH us tandlnI
| the presence of United States troops, fur
| nished an exhibition, though perhaps in Il mod
| flied degree, OF the mad scramble. the violence
! and the fraudulent occupation which have &C
companied previous openings of public land
| concur with The secretary i'll the belief thai
! these outrageous incidents cannot bt
| entirely prevented without change in the
| laws on the subject, and l hope his recon-
mendations i'll that direction will he favorably
considered.
Preserve the Forests.
| pSneCi:L)lv tn no ttpu tinp If no
congress the statements contained in The secre-
tarys report concernin@ forestry. The time
! has come when efficient measures should lie
. taken for the preservation of our forests from
! indlscrlminate and remorseess destruc-
tion. , The report OF the secretary OF
! ting, especially to that large part OF
| our citizens intimately concerned i'll agri
cultural occupations On the eth n March, 1898
| there were upon it's payrolls lao employees.
| This number has been reduced to $50 persons.
| In view of a depleted public treasury and the
! imperative demand of the people for economy
in the administration Of their government, the
! secretary has entered upon the task OF rational
| ~ reducing expenditures by the elimination
| from the payro1S of all persons not needed lol
an efficient conduct OF the affairs OF the depart
ment
Cutting Down Expenses.
During the first quarter OF the present year
| the expenses of the department a%grcga tee
S345, $40 rs, against s40! or A. for the CORE
| spending period of the fiscal year ending JUNE
30, 1893. The secretary makes apparent his in
|
submitting estimates tor the next fiscal yeal
less by 500, $50 than those for the present year
Among the heads OF divisions in this depart
ment the changes have been exceedingly few
! Three vacancies occurring from death and res
| ignationS have been filled by the promotion OF
assistants in the same divisions. THESE promo
tions of Experienced and faithful assistants have
not only been in the interest of official
work, but have suggested to those i'll the de
partment who look for retention and pro mo
ton that merit and devotion to duty are their
| best reliance
The amount appropriated Tor the bureau OF
animal industry for the current fiscal year is
! $500 GOO the estimate for The ensuing year ID
| 500, 900
Contagious Diseases of Animals.
The regulations of 1892 concerning Texas fever
| have been enforced during the last year, and
the largest stock yards of the country have
been kept free from infection. Occasional loca
outbreaks have been largely such as
could have been effectually guarded against by
the owners of the affected cattle. While con
! tagious pleuro-pneumonia in cattle has been
| eradicatcd. animal tuberculosis, disease
| Widespread and more dangerous to human life
| than pieuro pneumonia is still prevalent In
| vestigations have been made during the past
| year to the means of its comm uncatiOn and
| the method OF its correct diagnosis. Much
! progress has been made III this direction by
| the studies of the division of animal pa thology,
| but Work ought 10 be extended in cooperation
| with local authorities until the danger TO hu.
man life arising from this cause is reduced to a
| minimum.
| The number of animals arrived from Canada
| during the year and inspected by bureau Off.
| GERS 49,. 092, and the number from trans
| Atlantic countries was ,297. No contagious
| diseases were found among the reported ami
! mails. The total number OF inspections of cat
tie for export during The past fiscal year was
| 6l1,542
! Falling on in Exports.
| The exports show falling off of about 25 per
| cent. from the preceding year, the decrease oc-
| curing entirely in the last half Of the year.
| This suggests that the falling off may have
| been largely due to an increase in the price OF
! American export cattle. During the year end
ing June go 1893. exports of inspected pork ag-