The herald., 1894-12-04

must begin to decrease. The clsiml
pending in the bureau have increased
more than 90. 600 during the year. A
large proportion OF the new claims filed
are for increase OF pension by those now
on the rolls. The number OF certificRtet
issued was S0,2l3. The names dropped
from the rolls for all causes during the
year mum bersd 81 ,95l. Among the pen
sioners are nine widows and three
daug hters OF soldiers OF the revolution
and As survivors OF the war Of 1872.
PENSION FRAUDS.
The bsresaced and extensive psneiou
frauds, exposed under the direction o.
the courageous and generous veteran
soldier now at the head OF the bureau
leave no room for the claim that no pur
CATION OF our pension rolls was needed
or that continued vigilance and prompt
action are not necessary to the SAME
end. The accusation that an effort tt
detect pension frauds is evidence of un-
friendlincss towards our worthy veter-
ans and denial OF their claims TO the
generosity OF the government, suggests
an unfortunate indifference to the com
mission of an offense which has fol
motive the securing OF pen
sion. and indicases Willingness t.
be blind to the existence OF meanness
and treachery. which play upon dema'
gogic fears and make sport of the patri-
otto impulse OF grateful people.
THE ELEVENTH CENSUS.
The completion of the eleventh cen
sus 10 now in charge of Commissions
Thayer. The total disbursement on &C
count OF the work OF the fiscal yea
ending June 80, 1894. amounted to $l0,-
365, ,676 81. At the close the number o
persons employed in the census Oft
was 679, at present there are about 400
The whole number OF volumes necessary
to comprehend the eleventh ceDsu
will be 25, and they will contain
22270 printed pages, and the as
sursnoe is COD Dfidently made that befor'
the close OF the present calendar yea
the material still incomplete will bs
practically in has and, the census car
certainly be closed by the 4th OF March
1895. After that the revision and proc
reading necessary to bring out the vol.
umes will still be required. The text o
the census volumes has been limited 81
far as possible to the analysis OF stats
tics presented Tho method, which il
in accordance with law. has caused NOR;
or less friction, and in some instanceI
individual disappointment, for whe,
the commissioner of laber took charge
OF the work he found much matter OF
hand, which, according to this rule, h'
was compelled to discard.
The census is being prepared accord
ing to the theory that it 10 desired tt
collect facts and certify them to th'
public, not to elaborate arguments o
to present personal views.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Tho secretary Of agriculture in his 70
port reviews the operations of his dc
partment for the last fiscal year ant
makes recommendation for the further
extension of its usefulness. He report
q saving in expenditures during th'
year OF 5000 900, which is covered baci
into the treasury. This sum 10 % pc
cent of the entire appropriation.
A special study has been made of th'
demand for American farm products i,
all foreign markets, especially Grea
Britain.
That country received from tn,
United States during the nine month
ending September 80, 1894, 305, $40 liv
beef cattle, valued at $26, SOC. 900, Q
against 1872, ,6l1 cattle valued At SIC, ,624.
900 during the came period for 1893
During the fret six months of 1894, til
United Kingdom took also ITO. 100000
pounds OF dressed beef from the Unite'
States, valued at nearly $4,000, 900
The report shows that during the nint
months Immediately preceding Septem
ber 80, 1894, the United States exported
to Crest Britain. 222, ,676 900 pounds O
pork; of apples, 100000, valued
at $2,300.000; and of horses
2811, at an average value o
$3.50 per head. There was . falling of
in American wheat exports of $500. .O0C
bushels, and the secretary is inclined to
believe that wheat may not in the
future be the staple export cereal pro
duct oil our country, but that corn viii
continue to advance in Importance aI
export, on account Of the new uses t
which it ia being constantly being ap-
Piled.
The exports of agricultural products
from the United States for the fsca
year ending June 80, 1894. amounted tt
1923. 1863. .038, being 722S per cont o.
American experts of every description
and the United Kingdom of Great Brit.
ain took more than 81 per cent OF oil
farm products finding foreign markets
The department OF agriculture has
undertaken during the year two now
important lines OF research. The frs,
relates to grasses Of the United States
and teaching how to introduce valuable
foreign forage plants which may be
adapted to this country. The second
relates to agricultural soils and crop pro
duction, involving the analysis of sam.
pies of soils from all sections OF the
American union, to demonstrate theil
adaptability to particular plants anc
crops. Mechanical analysis OF soils may
be of such inestimable utility that 1t il
foremost in the new lines of sgricult
ural research, and the secretary there
fore recon msnds that division havinl
it in charge be permanently established
in the department. A'ts
THE WEATHER BUREAU.
The amount appropriated for tn,
weather bureau was s951. 100. OF tina
sum $lSS. 500, or IA per cent, has beer
saved, and is returned to the treasury
As illustrating the usefulness of thi
service, 1t may be mere stated that tn
warnings which were very general,
given OF two tropical storms, occurring
in September and October of the pres
ent year. resulted in detaining safely II
port 2305 vessels, valued ct $36, 285, ,9l3
laden with cargoes of probably still
greater value. What is much more i'm
portant and gratifying, many human
lives on these ships were also undoubt