The Worthington advance., 1896-12-10
ss2.ss per capita, upon an estimated popula-
tion OF 7l.s02.000.

creation was passed, up to October =. is9s
was e.o5l. and Of this number S.Ss were al
tion. having authorized capital stock OF
SS5o. .o14 Ss5. held by .so2 shareholders, and
circulating notes amounting to $21l Al, $40
ali ma tienal banks on the sist dsy 81 oe.
tober. 1896, amounted to s2S4. SIS. .S07 includ-
ing unredeemed. but fully secured notes
dalton. The Increase in national bank cir
gay Vas 81 essta2s: Or 6etobeS $ isss. 81 whsa @
reported, he total resources q tSs 80 s
aStye osS VS. sa IL
kinds on hand. or their liabilities s., ,5s7. :
SCI. .o5s:9s was due to Individual depositors
and 20s.s44.0ls consisted Of outstanding cir
ing the year preceding the date last men
toned q national banks. located IN IS
states: Of which II were organi1ea ,go ,S the Il"
six In the western states with a capital Of
sS750Oc, and ten In n the he southern states with
eapital Ct o;n Ruslng D. rim the
and in the case Of q others it was found
t9 sPRot1nt
was a .decreasex xef ss in the number Of
active banks. The number Of existing
banks aad organized under state laws is
The number Of immigrants arriving in
the United States during the fiscal year was
1897 Of %hSm we're permitted to
to the countries whence they came, at the
expense of the steamship company by
which they were brought In. The increase
amounted to 81, ,l31. It is reported that with
some exceptions the immigrants OF the past
year were Of hardy laboring class: accus-
NJ oh Ia "a nnY Yn n a m.
selves, and it Is estimated that the money
brought with them amounted to at least
100000. Though 1t was Pr9ba P ply much ~ In
exact amount, and it is known that many
brought constdera6le Sums Of 9nc5nSy m9ney ;1 to
the immigrants arriving who were over
IA years Of age, 2863 per cent. were tllit.
crate as against 2oS7 Cer cent. OF those OF
Work of the Life Savers.
From the Mfe-saving service it is re-
ported that the number Of disasters to
vessels within the imts T6ets Of Its
whom 1896 were saved and Is lost: The
e and % e9 o9fa teir xssss,s ssrgoes s
7ss,5sS. rs OF this amoSnt sii.$s2.767 was
saved and Q.432.750 was lost.
xho army.
The report of the secretary of war ex-
hibits satisfactory conditions In the sew
eral branches Of the NJ public @ service in m
itary force. as fiSed by Law, is constantly 1,;E
cipline and morale OF our army are excel
lent, and marked progress and efficiency
are apparent throughout its entire organi-
With the exception OF delicate duties in
the suppression of slight Indian dis
turbances along our southwestern Doun'
atcd. and the compulsory but peaceful re-
turn, with the consent of Great Britain. of
a band Of Cree Indians from Montana to
tions have been required OF the army dur
ing the year past.
Changes in methods Of administration;
consequent concentration Of troops and
the exercise of care and vigilance by the
various officers charged with the responsi-
have resulted in reducing to a minimum
tablishment. During the past year the
and cavalry posts has been continued at
the places heretofore designated: Ths sec
retary Of war repeats his recommendation
ters should more strictly conform to the
needs of the service, as judged by the de-
partment rather tnnn respGma f tf
Is impera tive that much OF the money pro-
vided for such construction should now be
allotted to the erection or necessary quar-.
defenses, where many men will be needed
to properly care for and operate modern
IS sds to te
force Of artillery to meet the demands Of
this service.
The Militia.
The organized militia numbers III, ,S79 men.
The appropriations for Its suPP9Grtt J SGt o by the
nually, and o,O0O are contributed by the
general government Investigation shows
thfss sprea tT29RS weR b1 in
many instances. they are go deficient IN
proper arms and equipment that sudden
adequately prepared for field service. l
therefore recommend that prompt meas.
ures be taken to remedy this condition ana
this deserving body cf unpaid and voiun-
tary citizen soldiers, upon whose assist.
ance we must largely rely in time of
trouble.
Sea Coast Defenses.
During the past year rapid progress has
been made toward the completion, OF tho
scheme adopted for the erection and arma-
ment Of Notifications along our seacoast.
while equal progress has been made in pro-
viding the material for submarine defense
in connection with these works 1t Is pecul-
great advance that has been made in this
Important undertaking since the date of
my annual message to the Fifty-third con-
gress at the opening Of its second ses-
sion, in December, 1898. At that time in
formed the congress OF the m - approa pp ching y
S-inch high power steel guns and Is pinch
rified mortarS.
This total then seemed insignificant when
compared with the great work remaining
to be done. Yet 1t was none the less q
source Of satisfaction to every citizen
when he reflected that 1t represented, the
first installment of the new ordnance of
American design and American manufac-
ture, and demonstrated our ability to sup
ply from our own resources guns OF unex-
celled power and accuracy. At that date,
however, there were practically no car
riages upon which to mount those guns,
and only 81 emplacements for guns and Gi
for mortars. Nor were all these emplace-
ments in condition to receive their arrna-
ment. Only one high-power gun was at
that time in position for the defense Of the
entire coast. Since that time the number
creased to q Pinch: S. ten-inch; 81 eight
inch high-power breech-lOading steel ten
rapd-tire guns and 80 l2-tpch rified NOR
rars In addition there are In process OF
construction Of one 16-inch type gun, ~ IL
inch, 56 ten~inch, u eight.lnch high-power
guns and IS Pinch ritied mortars; IN all
428 guns end mortars.
The Postal Service.
The post office department Is In good
condition, and the exhibit made OF its OPP
erations during the fiscal year ended Ju.le
80 1876, IL allowance is made for Imper-
fect!ons in the laws applicable to 1t. IS very
satisfactory. The total receipts during the
YEAR were $50 499. .2O& 40, The total ex-