Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-06

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aGed GERS should. before TIE eve q
retirement, be permittd 70 reaef. q
] grade entitling them to active and i'm
portant duty
| The system adopted few years
ago regulating the employment OF la
Dor at the navy yards is rigidly upheld
and has fully demonstrated its useful
ness and expediency. 1t is within the
| domain of civil service reform ina.s-
much as workmen are employed
| through board OF labor selected at
each navy yard and are given work
] without reference to politics and in the
order Of their application, preference,
however, being given to army and
navy veterans and those having for
mer navy yard experience.
DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS.
The report of the secretary of the
| interior exhibits the situation Of the
numerous and Interesting branches OF
the public service connected with his
department. The public land disposed
of during the year amounted to TO-
6,l0o.T acres, including 2ss7s.05 of
Indian lands. 1t estimated that the
public domain still remaing amounts
to a little more than 60000O.000 acres.
excluding, however. about $50. 000. 900
acres in Alaska as we'll as military
reservations and railroad and other
selections Of lands vet unadjudicated.
The total cash receipts from sale Of
lands amounted 70 S2e47 2S5.79 inclu-
ding ssl,sSl.03 received from Indian
lands
I'm the light Of experience, and
considering the uncertainty of the In
dian situation and its exigencies in
the future. ] am not only disposed 10
be very cautious in making allotments,
but ! incline to agree with the secre-
tary of the interior in the opinion that
when allotments are made the balance
of reservation land remaining after
allotment instead of being bought
from the Indians by the government,
and opened for settlement with such
scandals and unfair practices as seem
unavoidable. should remain for time
at least as common land or he sold by
the government on behalf of the In
dians in an orderly way and at fixed
prices.
THE intelligent Indian school man
agement Of the past year has been fol-
lowed by gratifying results, Five in
stitutes OF Indian teachers have been
held during the year. and have PROV
ed very beneficial through the views
exchanged
HOW PENSION MATTERS STAND.
The pension question Is then referred
to. Mr.. Cleveland says:
AT the close OF the last fiscal year,
on the 30th day Of June, 1894, there
were 96s544 persons on our pension
rolls. being a net increase Of 1852 over
the number reported at the end Of the
previous year.
These pensioners may be classified
as follows: Soldiers and sailors. sur
vivors of all wars 753. s6s: widows and
relatives Of deceased soldiers. 2l5 162
army nurses in the war of the rebel
lion. 4l4. or these pensioners 5000 are
surviving soldiers of Indian and other
wars piios to the late civil war, and
the widows or relatives of such
soldiers.
soldiers The remainder. numbering
9S1 sos. are receiving pensions on &C
count Of the war of the rebellion. and
OF these 46e.34l are on the rolls under
the authority of the act of June o.
1890. sometimes called the dependent
pension law The total amount expen-
slss. S04 4i6.o5. leaving an unexpended
balance from the sum appropriated of
SOS POS. 1926. The sum necessary to
meet pension expenditures for the year
ending June 30, 1896. is estimated at
sl40 GEO oo0 The commissioner of pen
sions is of the opinion that the year
1875, being the thirtieth after the close
Of the war Of the rebellion. must ac-
zion see the highest limit OF the pen
sion rolls. The number OF certificates
issued was S0,2fS. The names dropped
from the rolls for all causes during the
year numbered 1881 Among our pen
sioners arN nine widows and three |
daughters Of soldiers OF the revolu- |
ton and forty survivors of the
war ~ 1872
The bare-faced and extensive pen
sion frauds exposed under the direc- |
ton Of the courageous and generous
veteran soldier now at the head of the |
bureau leave no room for the claim
thar no yuIrgation Of our pension rolls /
was needed. or that continued vigil |
lance and prompt action are not nee
essarN 20 the same end"
on AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Inc CELSIUS is hiSIb~tu ~ III n lew /
words md with the statement that n
cost the government $40. 1855. 67e.s1. This
Is followed by a review OF agriculture.
regarding which Mr. Cleveland says:
a special study has been made of
the demand for American farm pro-
ducts in all foreign markets. especially
Great Britain. That country received
from the United States during the nine
months ending September 80. 1894. $685.
30 live beef cattle. valued at S26500.
100. as against 1851 cattle. valued at
SIG .634. 600. during the same period for
1898. During the first six months of
1894 the United Kingdom took. also.
II. 600 600 pounds of dressed beef from
he United States valued at $4,000 600.
rhe report shows that during the nine
months Immediately preceding Sept
imber 30 1894. the United States ex-
ported to Great Britain 900. 676.0O0
POUNDS Of pork. of aples. 100000 bush
Is, valued at $25OO.0Oa; and of horses
,s11 at an average value of s13s per
lead.
There was falling on in American
wheat exports Of IA. 500 900 bushels. and I