The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08

strongly appeal to the sense Of justice ! and the sympathy of our people | Our Ipoians number about @4SUO Most or fhem are located on i6l reservations. contain i ing S6 II6 5Si acres of land. About lllOOJ or | these Indians have, to a large degree, adopted been allotted to many of them Such allot- ments have been made to l0OOJ individuals dur | ing the last fiscal year embra :ing about lOvl.- | O0O acres. The number of Indian government | schools open during the year were l9j. an in- | crease of l2 over the preceding year Of thls | total TO were on reservations. of which iS were | boarding schools and 91 were day schools. ARMY OFFICERS AS AGE~rs. ! The law providing that 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 depreda- | tions and I recommend that every possible
 safeguard be provided against the enforce scription. The appropriations on account Of | the Indian bureau for the year ending June 3l, | 1894 amount to sT. .954 962 99, decrease as com
 pared with the year preceding 1t of S3s7. lSl e5. THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IN PRIVATE HANDS. The vast area of land which but Q short time | ago. constituted the public domain is rapidly falling into private hands. It is certain that Tn the transfer the beaehcent intention of the government to supply it's domain homes to the industrious and worthy home-seekers is often frustrated Though the Speculator. who stands with extortionate purpose between the land | office and those who. with their families. are l invited by the government to settle on the
 public lands, is despicable character who | ought not be tolerated. yet it is diff | cult to thwart his schemes. The recent | opening to settlement of the lands in | the Cherokee outlet embracing an area of 1 G,5O)UOO acres, notwithstanding the utmost
 care in framing the regulations governing the | selection of locations. and notwithstanding the | presence of United States troops, furnished an ] exhibition. though, perhaps. in a modified de- ! gree. ot the mad scramble. the violence. and | the fraudulent occupation which have accom- i panied previous openings of public lands. concur with the secretary in the belief that ! these outrageous incidents can not be entirely | prevented without a change in the laws on the | subject. and 1 hope his recommendations in | that direction will be favorably considered l especially commend to the attention of the 1 congress the statements contained in the sec l retary's report concerning forestry. The time 1 has come when efficient measures should be | taken for the preservation of our forests from | indiscrminate and remedyless destruction. Agricultural Department. The report of the secretary Of agriculture will be found exceedingly interesting especial ly to that large part of our citizens intimately concerned in agricultural occupations. MEASURES OF ECONOMY.
 On the 7th day of March, 1893. there were 1 upon its payrolls 2.430 employees This
 number has been reduced to 1850 per 1 treasury and the imperative demand of the 1 people for economy in the administration of 1 upon the task of rationally reducing expendi- | lures by eliminating from the pay rolls all per 1 sons not needed for an efficient conduct of the 1 affairs Of the department During the first | quarter of the present year the expenses of the department aggregated S3i5 s76.76 against | A62 Ol2 42 for the corresponding period of the | fiscal year ending June B. 1898. The secretary makes apparent his intention to continue this l rate of reduction by submitting estimates for the next fiscal year less by ,2S0 than those | for the present year | BUT FEW CHANGES
 Among the heads Of divisions in this depart | ment the changes have been exceedingly few. | Three vacancies occurring from death and res 1 ignations have been flied hV the promotion of i assistants in the same divisions. These pro- 1 motions of experienced and faithful assistants have not only been in the interest Of efficient 1 work, but have suggested to those in the dc l partment wbo look for retention and promo | tion that merit and devotion to duty are their | best reliance.
 ANIMAL DISEASES.
 The regulations of 1892 concerning Texas | fever have been enforced during the last year | and the large stock yards of the country have l been kept free from infection Occasional l local outbreaks have been largely such as could l have been erectualIy guarded against by the | owners of the affected cattle
 While contagious pleuro- pneumonia in cattle has been eradicated, animaI tuberculosis. | disease widespread and more dangerous to hu- man life than pleuro pneumonia. is still 1 prevalent. Investigations have been made l during the past year to the means of it's 1 communication and the method of its correct diagnosis.
 | AN IMPORTANT WORK
 
 | ton by the studies of the division of animal 1 pathology but work ought to be extended In | cooperation with local authorities until the danger to human life arising from this cause is reduced to a minimum The number of ami. mals arriving from Canada during the year and l inspected by bureau officers was 46s 092. and l the number from transatlantic countries was | l,2G. No contagious diseases. were found
 among the imported animals: The total num- | Der of inspections of cattle for export during | the past fiscal year vas 6ll ,542
 FALLING OFF IN EXPORTS
 l The exports show falling of of about 25 | per cent. from the preceding year, tho decrease l occurring entirely in the last half of the year l This suggests that the falling of may have been largely due to an increase in the price of American export cattle. During the year end | ing June 30 1893 exports of inspected pork az gregated 20. CIT 40 pounds as against 3s. t52 s7i | pounds for the preceding year. The falling of 1 is not confine, however. to inspected pork the | total quantity exported tor 1892 being 665 4sD 6i6 pounds. while in 1893 it was only 527 sos 695 pounds.
 I join the secretary in recommending that hereafter each applicant for the position of inspector or assistant inspector in the bureau of animal industry be required, as condition precedent to his appointment to exhibit to the United States civil service commission his diploma from an established regular and rep
 utable veterinary college. and that this be sup plemented by such examination in veteri- nary science as the commission may prescribe. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
 The exports of agricultural products from
 ending June 30. isse " attained Ii", the enorr sar
 nous figure of $500 900 0oo in round;numbers.
 being 1s7 per cent. of the total exports In the last fiscal year this aggregate was greatly reduced. but, nevertheless. reached s6l50'0.0O0. being 75.l per cent of all American commodities exported. review of our agri- cultural exports with special reference to their destination will show that in almost every | line the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland absorbs by far the largest proportion | Of cattle the total exports aggregated fin | value for the hscal year ending June 30. 1893. | S26 100000, of which Great Britain took consid- era ly over S23 900 000 Of beef products of all tuhf fnh nrit