Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-12-05
sum appropriated on the same account for the
previous year.
On the Pension ROIIs.

pension rolls, being IL net increase OF
1852 over the number reported at the end of the
previous year. These pensioners may be classed
Wars 5 $685. Widows and relatives of de-
ceased soldiers, 215,1 army nurses in the war
o3s are surviving soldiers of Indian and other
wars prior to the late civil war, and the widows
numbering 937,505, are receiving pensions
count of the war of the rebellion, and of these
thority of the act of June 81 1890, sometimes
called the Dependent Pension law. The total
was $l39, S04, .O5, leaving an unexpended bal
anee from t"e sum appropriated of $25,2O5,-
penditures for the year ending June 80, 1885, is
estimated at $40. 600, 900.
that the year 1885, being the thirtieth after
the close of the war of the rebellion, must,
the highest limit of the pension roll and after
that year. it must begin to decline. The claims
than 10000 during the year. A large proper
ton of the new claims filed are for increase of
pension by those now on the rolls. The num-
Der of certificates issued were S0,213. The
names names dropped from the rolls for all causes
pensioners are nine widows and three daughters
yivors of the of 1912.
The barefaced and extensive pension frauds
exposed under the direction of the courageous
and generous veteran soldier now at the head of
the bureau leave no room for the claim that no
purgation Of our pension rolls was needed or
that continued vigilance aud prompt action
not necessary to the same end. The accusation
that an effort to detect pension frauds is evil
dence of unfriendliness toward our worthy vet
and denial of their claims to the gener-
osity of the government suggests an unfortunate
Indifference to the commission of any offense
which has for motive the securing of a pension,
and indicates willingness to be blind to the
existence of mean and treacherous crimes which
play upon demagagic fears and make sport of
the patriotic impulse of a grateful people
The Eleventh Census.
The completion of the eleventh census is now
in charge of the commissioner of labor The
total disbursements account of the work for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1894, amounted to
10 6.Sl A
number of persons employed in the census office
whole number of volumes necessary to compre-
bend the eleventh census will be twenty-five,
assurance is confidently made that before the
close of the present calendar year the material
the census can certainly be closed by the 4th
of March 1895. After that, the revision and
proof reading necessary to bring out the volumes
will still be required. The text of the volumes
mas 6een limited as far as possible i to the
which is in accordance with law, has caused
more or less friction and in some instances in
dividual disappointment, for when the commits
soner of labor took charge of the work, he
found much matter on hand which according to
this rule, he was compelled to discard. The
census is being prepared according to the theory
that it is designed to collect facts and certify
them to the public, not to elaborate arguments
or to present personal views.
Exports of the United States.
The secretary of agriculture, in his report,
reviews the operations of his department for
the last fiscal year, and makes recommendations
for the further extensions of its usefulness. He
reports saving in expenditures during the year
of 5000. 600, which is covered back into the treas
ury. This sum is 20 per cent. of the entire ap-
propriation A special study has been made of
the demand for American farm products in all
foreign markets, especially Great Britain. That
country received from the United States during
beef cattle valued at $4,000. O0O as against
1S2.611 cattle valued at SIC, $50, 900 during the
same period for 1888. During the first six months
of 1894, the United Kingdom took also 112 000,
600 pounds of dressed beef from the United
States valued at nearly $10,000,000. The report
shows that during the nine months Immediately
e Sept So S the e G2 n0 S6npds Of
pork: of apples 1000. 600, valued at $2,5O0,oo0;
and OF horses ISL at an average value OF $lS9
head There was a falling off in American
wheat exports of 1880 200 bushels and the
not, in the future, be the staple export cereal
product of our country, but that corn will con-
account OF the new uses to Whlch II Is con
stanty being appropriated. The export of agrl-
cultural products from the United States for the
fiscal year ended June so, 1894, amounted to
S62S.363 03S being TBS per cent OF American
Kingdom of Great Britain took more than Oh
per cent. of all farm products finding foreign
The department of agriculture has undertaken
during the year two new and important lines OF
famiiiarizinG tbe neonIe as to the distinctive
grasses Of the tinted states and teaching them
how to jntroduce valuable foreign forage plants
second relates to agricultural soils and crop
production; involving the analysis Of samples
of soils from all sections of the American
union. to demonstrate their adaptability to
particular plants and crops. Mechanical
utility that it will be foremost in the lines
of agricultural research, and the secretary
recommends that Il division having it in charge
be permanently established in the department.
Usefulness of the Weather Bureau.
The amount appropriated for the Weather bu-
1851. 100. OF that sum $500. or
IA per cent, has been saved and returned to
the treasury. As illustrating the usefulness of
warnings which We're very generally given of
two tropical storms occurring in September ard
ing safely in port 2,305 vessels, valued at $685.
2S3,913. laden with cargoes of probably still
greater value. What is much more important
and gratifying, many human lives on these ships
were also undoubtedly saved.
The appropriation to the Bureau of Animal
Industry was SS50000 and the expenditures for
the year We're only $495. 429 "a, thus leaving
animals for export and interstate trade has been
continued and 12.944,056 head were inspected
against Al cents for 1898. The amount of pork
microscopically examined 80, 437, 937 pounds,
The cost of this inspection has been diminished
from so cents a head in 1898 TO 61A cents in
in 1894 to Germany and Francs by the United
States was SIS, 500. 10. The quantity inspected
the preceding year when the cost of the in
spection was STE. 367, OSS. The secretary of
for the microscepieal inspection of export and
interstate meat be so amended as to compel
inspection, and call attention to the arguments
presented in his report in support of this recon-
tagged during the year numbered S63. 535. This
is an increase of IS .533 head the previous
year The sanitary inspection of cattle shipped
to Europe has cost average of 10A cents for
each animal. and the cost of inspecting South
cattle and the disinfection of cars and
stockyards averages 81 cents per animal.
Bureau of Animal Industry In
quiries.
The scientific inquiries of the Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry have progressed steadily during
the year. Much tuberculn and mellen have
been furnished to state authorities for use in
the agricultural colleges and experiment sta
lions for the treatment of tuberculosis and CLAN
ders. Quite recently. this department has pub
lished the results Of its Investigations of bovine
tuberculosis and its researches will be vigor-
ously continued. Certain herds in the district of
Columbia will be thoroughly inspected and will
probably supply adequate scope for the depart
ment to intelligently prosecute its scientific
work and furnish sufficient material for pur-
poses of illustration, description and definition.
The sterilization of milk suspected of contain
ing the bacilli of tuberculosis has been during
the year. very thoroughly explained in a leafet
by Dr. ID. E. Salmon. chief of the bureau, and
given general circulation throughout the country.
The office of experiment stations, which is
part of the United States Department of Agri-
culture, has, during the past year, engaged it
sole ain bo1lN in ,Ij<,+