Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-07

gratifying results. Euorw ns'r, "--a aa",,.,
advance the work Ia practical manner Five
Institutes OF Indian ienchers have been held
during the year and have proved very hene1-
eial through the views exchanged ana methods
discussed particularly applicable TO Indian edu.
OF gradual reduction Of The number OF In
disa contract schools, 80 that In cons3ara-
TO government schools aud It is hoped that the
change may be So gradual as 20 he perfected
without too great expense 20 the government
or undue disregard ~ investments made by
thOrr who have establishments and are main
The appropriation for the current year ending
June 30, 1898 applicable 20 the ordinary eX-
Tss cos The dnIsn h tS 90 ~ baS the
SUM appropriated on the same account for the
previous year.
On the Pension Rolls.
AZ NE close q Vac lat hscai ysas a on n. 'oth
S532 over the number reportr'. al the END OF the
previous year he7r npy ps ', ag sIi
wars Ta2 aeS widows and relatives Of de-
ceased soldiers 2l5 ic2 srmy nurses In the Va
va surviving soldiers Of Indian aud other
prior 10 tie late civil war, and the widows
md relatives ~ such soldiers The remainder
numbering s37. 500, are receiving pensions ON So
-ount OF the war Of the rebellion, AMI of these
therity OF the act Of June p 1890 sometimes
called the Dependent Pension law, The - al
was $3.50 so4 i6l o5, leaving an uneXPended bal
,nce from the sum appropriated OF So 10
N2s5 The sum necessary 70 meet pension ex-
penditures FOR the wear ending June 30, 1896, IL
estimated al S1fo 900 600
The commissions. Of pensions is OF the opinion
that the year 1895, being the thirteth after
the close OF the war OF the rebellion must, ac-
The ' hirhtst limit Of the pension roll and after
that year n must begin To decline. The claims
1enaiRg in the bureau have decreased more
ton Of the claims hied are for Increase ~
penson by those now on the rolls, The NUN
ner Of
Games dropped from the rolls for all causes
SSpssner. are pins WiGows and thrcs dansht.rs
r soldiers OF the revolution and forty hve sur
The ssrefaccd and extensive pension frauds
exposed under the direction OF the courageous
and generous veteran soldier at the head OF
purge ton 81 our pension rolls was needed or
that continued vigilance and prompt action are
that EFFORT TO detect pension frauds Is eyi-
dence Of untriendlness toward orr worthy vet
csity of the government suggests an unfortunate
Indifference 70 the commis sion OF any orense
and indicates a willingness to se blind 10 the
existence Of mean and tfeacserous crimes which
play upon dcmagsclc fears and make sport OF
the patriotic impulse OF grateful people
Tn. Eleventh Census.
The completion OF the eleventh IL
In charge OF the conmisslonsr OF labor The
IN. nsc. year ended June 20 1894. amounted TO
$40 305 676 81 At the close OF the year the
numb~r Of persons employed In the census offce
was s7e At present there about 400. The
whole sumber of volumes necessary 70 comPre
bend the eleventh census wiz be twenty Ave
and they will contain % 270 p-ipted pages. The
assurance is confidently made that before the
close of the prcscn, calendar year the material
s,in Incomplete will ~ practically in hand and
the census can certainly be closed by the 4th
o. March 1875. ttcr that, the revision and
proof reading necc. 10 bring out the Volumes
VIII still be rcquirr The text OF the volumes
ms been limited. far possible TO the
ANALYSIS OF the statistics presented This method,
which is ia accordance with law, has caused
more less friction. and IN some instances In
aiVfdual disa ur,olnt mont for when the commits
,ioner ~ labor i9ok crars~ OF the work. he
found much matter hent which, according 20
This rule. 10 compelled 20 discard The
census is being prepared according 10 the theory
TINT II Is de.igrod 10 collect facts and certify
them 70 the urhl'' ro' 80 elaborate arguments
or to present perrDaai views