The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-12-11
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AS Submitted BY Secretaries ran.
els and Herbert.
INTERIOR IN GOOD coNDirIoN.
herbert Deals with the s.h,... y.
INC Militia at Some Lensth-Num-
Der of Vessels ., ,83e. s

X"ld Il Francis, Secretary OF the rpto.,,. !.
uu nhhard A. Herbert, Secretary q, ,hs
nH\ nave submitted their reports 3, th..
oeN. az Below are extracts from the on.
aepartmeft for the Inst as... francis.
sn'ed matss or to tho oslS5;l7s,eso. The esd esd
Priated 4ast year. The actual nnhI,c dIpP dapPro-
ssij1 now ,sas, OF, ,5s7 acres The pubic Ianda
not inc ad;nn sUunt to over 600 600 900 acres
us, naVe patented to railroads and tSar ac.es
~. dne Eailroads and wagon roada ,
acras SrantSa-2n aggregate of I'D 7s6 Ssa
the public nI doma total ass segregated from
acresen deems it desirable that our waste J
and tSano snould be taken up ~ actual settler
ment md Smouia an 90 given every encourage
tnues in tho S,, IL the rate of settle 2ent con-
vacant In nj lu,ure as In the past bfnIt little
nrDes land nthd Will be left In Is yea ~, He
forss,a essiation Tor the Ipreserua,, .ilne.
nitted tn u , states states that report will be s,.S
don rhio,C Congress by the forestrv oo. oe SUD-
Inspection. A0'urheu from tour of | of
no fire.. nsa francis is of the opinion ,h.t -.
", lumber on public lands ia wi
"On the perp0ses perpi should be discontinueJr
bont ozo o. pension question. he snns t thu
: AN o,a Sl0 67S persons are says that wh
ranch 80 per annum in pensions ma e' las
ith great cue. cue service should be oondnctaS po,
bile which s6an,o ana dlst retion.f He giyes q
lid bw tho SHOWS SHOWS that the total amo,,a III
sr ~ dae une government in pensons a9une a n
ars waS Sa sing the same during The ins. 'ne o
46 7Ia 5SS SSz,ys1 sl7 769 which lacks er, o. Pc,
,'s s, ol the interest-bearinp nnhIsea sn water
tba Ssests q number of amma.aDt. oeDt. TN
lion doIior, iaws: One hundred and fortr boo
the pnvmns. Is thought to be sufi3cjant ."'
al vp"y payment Of pensions during beent tba n Ing
ther IepisIntios pensions are increased bv for 1
nds that IN increase fro secretary recon- mod
rtm rca 90 granted to all surwivo,s ~ siz per waite
titute. wholly disabled and aoiy
an oon nndlans, he says. now ooo,, excit
tected fro,n VI iand and they should ha a oni
crupuIono the sinister mac6inations 20 the ic
men. He recommanan OF and {
,ntl ,nuin bureau should be- conduns tnat large
ans w ,, OF three members tws - Wy will &
rn,, Gus oi Inherent political parties De Many
10y oucer. nu ono move
the bond-aided raj,-o,, namit
10 ~ summarizes the recommeOa, the
itidn "9eessors and the resnit os ti n
ables be e ,, calis attention to the fact tbae
roi u ue presents clearly show tha. tuae The
rnment. or Ioad ,nim M Is in default to the deford
:, 1000 additional Of its LIST next, OF that
u i,, with thirty wears intoro. To- their q
overnrue uue and must be redeemed DO. and tn
q Janman, W that Il
Of uary tha ! 1897 SC, Gao, 900 addit,on., branch
n same om a., ~ Paclhc will mature Inter ton OF
not paid. tbs M TCv, Will be then due. states
onabIu .ne Union Pacific will ~ ! ttlizatIc
ed to 49, 70 n oefault. He has therefora estate G
nd or tn patent lands to the Union psciao ness an
, caaes 10, entrai Pacific railroad ar than In
,or s"Is, wnere 1t can be shown that a.
TOT which patents are asraJ tnat the
uUhanGe purchasers. The Tn ueen Ol
to the goyernmant Un uuae ne 80, 1896, In de- spe
la on Its "bond and intar.s., extent OF fight be
is lun account" ana lts sons To