New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-03
previously appeared in the revenues OF the Depa''

mails between New-iork and san rIancLsvu a -, ono
first year OF the Harrison ADMINISTRATOR ~"S 81
Of the earliest rp forms inaugurat'd mere I'll
lowed soon after the establishment OF ccea,i NO. -
postofices upon the steamers OF the Noro' ",ihn
I lloyd and Hamburg lines. SAVING Dy tne uisii IL.
fon ON shipboard from two to fourteen hours tli'
in the delivery of mail at the port OF enIi', ' ;n
often much more than this in the drilVeiN d; ~.
terror places In the four years OF tne Aun "nd
tration the free delivery system was PERFECTED anu
extended, nearly doubled. in Tact. WHO nIna
thousand miles Of new postal service ".im ""t ,ha
10 the existing system. At the ra1nr Tim" 'n nv,
percentage of errors in the distribution oil mali
was reduced over onr-hali - ,ho
One of the most notable achievements was '.''
successful enforcement of the statute IN regard 10
lottcrcs The law was enacted IN Sep'"ihp',
$50 Tho Postonice Department az once entered
with the cO-opcraticn Of the department ol ous
ticc upon crusade AGAINST the lottery rom 1
as a resul. OF which it not only succeeded III ir
ing the mails from thr fraudulent and demorali.-
ing appeals and literature emanating from tht ioi
terry thieves. but also put an "h"c'i'e STOP u 0'e'
swindling and nefarious business oro
Under th. law of March 3, ! SOL. contracts were
made by the Postmast"r| icncral Tor me clIIH,ns
of mails in American vessels The cry OF SUBSIDY
raised by Democrats in and out Of Congress qua
not deter tho President from carrying out Poilcy
which he Justly described in his last annual MI
sage as wholesome" and one having In IL inucn
promise. Ns one Of the results already reached
sixteen American ships of an aggregate Tonnage; o.
- 400 tons, costing S',4OO,Ooo, have pFh oulI,'
or are about 10 he built under contract in Amcri-
can shipyarls The contracts recently rt ior .rans
atlantic service will result in thc construction OF
five ships of 10000 tons each, COSTING S2ooV1;ouI
or 81 o. COZ. 000 and will add, with IN" New-iorK
and CITY of Paris one Of which recently holstcd
the American flag. seven OF the switicst vessels
upon tho sea to the naval service OF TIE unlIca
States The contracts made with IN" Ines sail
ing TO Central and South American ports have IN
creased the frequency and shortened IN" time OF the
trips, added new ports of call ana sustained som"
lines that otherwise would almos. certainly have
been withdrawn.
RATIONAL TREATMENT OF THE INDIAN.
With RI. ard
TO the Indians has been, on the whole. remark
ably successful. 1t looked steadily toward break
ING up the tribal relation, and toward dealing
with the Indian as an individual. In other
words. il was directed toward breaking up Tn"
authority of the chiefs and hcadmcn. whose
power was based upon large reservations hri'i
in common, and which, while smoihcring In tie
thrift. contributed indirectly 10 bring abont,
through the annutics contributed by the Govern
mcnt. state of confirmed puupersn mere
was bur one serious Indian outbreak in President
IIarrsons Administration. that which occurred
among the Sioux iii December, 1890, That tines"
Indians Lad just complaints is not TO be
doubted. But it was not in The power pi , ,
President to remedy those complaints To the
failure Of Congress 10 make the necessary appro
pratons for CARRYING ont treaty siipnlations
must be a-cribrd the lame. Prompt
action on The part Of the President in placing
the necessary troops N the disposal OF GENERAL
Miles resulted in qucllins the disturbances AMI
in restoring order.
The work Of reducing The size Of the rcs"rva-
tcn with the incident labor Of making allo'ncnfS,
was never moro carefully and conscrn'ionsly con
Quoted than under President larrIson's Admins
tration Since March 4 ls-o. about 100000"
acres have hcrn separated from Indian rcSerya-
tions and added 10 the public domain Allotmcnts
hay" been made and pltcnts issued 70 1900
Indians within the last four years. while $500
allomcntS. though made. arc p"ndng, awaiting
the ie>u" Of patents ~ coniir'n t!cIn.
In April Sso and in September. 1901. thor"
l,ss...96 and 900. %" acre. respectively. Ih>
is now known ~ oklahoma Territory II j. dini-
cult TO estimate the ncrcae" Of wealth which has
resulted from tho conversion OF these lands 80
farms and town sites. thousand, Of families
have found renewed hope and couraQ" in the
ownership Of a home and the aSsllranc" OF CON
Portable c>i-'cncc under fire." and h"n'hfnl con.
ditions. In every particular this great work Of
Prc,id"n, lIairisons Administration ha, b"rn con
duc;cd upon lines Of jus,ic' toward The indian
and Of imrartiality toward the settler.
justice To THE HONEST SETTLER.
Under thc cratic management = General
William Andrew jackson Sparks IA" Land ono"
had fallen behind in It's work 10 such extent
that the adjustment Of homes: claims Of nii
vidual settlers upon IN" public lands had become
almost impossible. Only tlo>" who familiar
with the conditions under which th" agricultural
lands OF thi- country hav" been settled ear hDprc
ciatc the serious and often fatal con~"pD"
TO the settlers of policy that pu- his tilr under
-ilsUlrCn, delays tif l~~IdlfP OF MS PAT nj "
bccam. the purpose Of President Iiarr. cons Al
mini-iraton 10 facilitate in every proper way ~"
settlement Of titles and 10 carry ont the manifest
intent Of the Homestead and Prescription laws.
In a word the claimant received what hc hal
NOT receive under the Sparks rc2im"-a prompt
and friendly consideration Of his case. No gen
cral suspicion or imputafon of fraud WAS allowed
to delay the hearing and adludica'ion Of lndi.
vdual cases upon then merits The result Of
this policy. consistently pursued within the last
four wears ha, been that the work Of Issuing
M. be horsl.s.lt. in,
when President Harrison catered the White
House, has been 70 expedited that the General
Land Office is now engaged upon current bust
ness The relief thus afforded to honest .'tlcrs
has been Of incalculal,lc benefit in developing
the new States and Territories
FOREST RisEHvATIoNs ESTABLISHED.
One Of the most admirable and general fca-
turs of the general policy pursued by the In
terror Department has been the constant extern
sion OF forest reservations In iii" far West
Millions of acres Of forest land have been ,"i
apart for pubic purposes by President Harrison
under the operation of the useful law Of March
3 1891, for the repeal of the 'limbrr Culture act
The Yellowstone Park has been realty enlarged
by extensions ~ the east and south. aggccating
about l,?JG,000 acres On the White River in
Colorado a tract OF about the same area has been
reserved by proclamation. Two other rc.'fIations
have recently been established IN the sumo ~ itc
one on Pixies Peak and the other along Plum
Creek. a park Of 800, 600 acres has been formed
OH the fccos River, in Ncw-NlcAico, and within
Il few weeks 100000 acres have been taken a.
a park for the purpose OF preserving the natural
b"autics Of the Grand Canyon OF tie Colorado
River During the last year a magnificent series
of forest reservations has also been established
along me sierra rang" III California, the j,ooo,-
600 10 100000 acIes set apart stretching from
a point behind Los Angeles 10 a point moth of
san Francisco. Around Mount Rainier. IN Wash
ington, "a park OF i,OO0,00O acres has been
served, and smaller tracts have been y.t apart in
Oregon.
1hcsr facts will show the carnestnoss and sue
cess with which the policy Of forest resrry alton
has been carried out during the last TWO wears
The value Of the services thus performed ran
hardly be- overc-timntcd. The benefit is both
local and National-in securing the sources Of
water supply and thus insurlng irrigation and
bountilul crops. and in prescryng unmpaircd tho
glorics and beauties OF natural scenery at the
West.
THE LAWS VIGOROUSLY ENFORCED
In the Department OF Justice a vigorous AMI