The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-12-16

400 Dron reco,nneuueu IN crrl;,u
| quarters respecting the question OF
| maintaining tho stability of the purity
| Dotwonn tho netuls end kinIrsI ou.s
tions may yet be solved by further no
gOtIutions
Tho Navy.
Undor tive head Of the navy, the pres.
tdont points TO the necessity for speedy
Legislation TO procure the arnlor for tn,
three battlrshipS now building which
would DO otherwise useless He speaka
III ternia OF praise OF the quality of our
ships and thinks that tho time has now
arrived when the increase TO which tho
country Is committed should for II tino
tako the form of Increased fucilitlos
commensurate with the Increase OF our
naval vessels. He refers 70 tho lack uf
DOCKS ami urges that three or four OF
the largest docks be provided on tho At.
lantic. ut least one Oh tho Pacific coast
and floating dock in the gulf. Thr.n
Should also be ample provision for mu.
nltlons Of war and an increase Of officers
ami enlisted men Ah,iitinns "r",
necessity 10 navy 'yaruS ana. as tnrro
arc now on tho docks five largo baltic.
ships II Is rrconmon ed that an nppro
prlati0n be madn but for ono moro bat.
tieShip on the Pacific coast. Several
torpedo boats arc also necessary.
-nl" of the Kansas Fac TO
Speaking OF the pending sale Of tho
Kansas Pacific ral.roau, 1t Is said that
II no better nld Is received than tho up
set price tiXru by the court. tho govern.
mon: wpu.u rrroivc only 81 5uU 600 on
its claim uf nearly $l3 OOO. 900. llo be-
lierrS tnat tho government has the al
tnnrItv to bal on the road and has IN.
rrrtru the secretary Ot tn" treasury To
make tho urpuSlt Of 500 900 required TO
quail V rs Il hludrr ami to hlu ut tho
sa.r - Sum AT least equal tu tho prluCl-
pal OF tnc urht To the government. llo
suGEr>tS. however, thut IN 4 matter SO
lupNrtAut rs the government bn,'nnllug
II possible nwurr Of tho railroad, con.
EvrSS should enact Snuir legislation TO
Urtiur Its views Ii Is clrar to him,
however. thIt tho government should
NOT prruut tho property To be sold at u
NritH cess thhu enc half tho principal OF
It's NNNt ami less than one. fifth OF ITS en-
tire NHNt. urlnripLt ami interest,"
rivn >orvicr.
ruc prrSiirut urvutrs considerable
space to the rivil Srrvlcr, the practical
luuvNvru,"ut II wnlrr, no saws. has
long been Il subject OF earnest discus.
sion. auh wh!rn has OF late wears re-.
crlvru Increased Legislative ami rXrc,i.
tive auurNvAi. Durlu. tnr past few
mouths thr service has been placed upnu
stu lirn"r basis ul business n,.tn niS
nud personal merit. Wh!ln tnr r..ht OF
deserving: veteran soldiers To rrlu<tuie.
mrut mas been asserted, ulSml<SuiS trr
merely priitirai reasons nave nrr:i care.
fuzzy Guaruru against; the examinations
Improved aud maur practical. All.
vance mas nrrn mai" 10y giving il hear.
ing hetur" ulSmlSSl, upnn al r;tsrs
wherein lucnmprttncv Is charge or de.
maui made tor the removal OF officials
ln:S last has been done without I'M Dalr.
ing the power OF removal.
The I"diam troubles.
The message deals at some length
with the unsatisfactory condition of
AitA.:> IN tnr Indian Territory. The
AZ" Wnit" element Is SAID TO ba with.
out protection auI without scnoolS or
OtueC rights @: citizens; leading Indians
nave An> >1r;",i great tracts Of lands ami
create! All Avi>tprrA"v. uui the friends
% IN !N'!lt.l> O".i"ve tnat the best in.
tege>t> D; the live civilized tribes would
Z ;HUNd II \ ulevtCau citlzen>hlp Rat.
ecA!.., = mace - the failure So far OF
ta@ Dawes commission 70 secure the
-.S='!t s: tI' tribes TO an cXtlnuulSh.
q M -: IN t.iJi! tlt..S and "A division
=: - .i.t- /. = Sili that should the
ic.--- So. itl. T. !utitv the ngr.aineut
:"-.. IA: .-L!- .yu ,nou.i be nad by
:...Et~,.
!:rcapr,cir~ ,rr4r.~,n.nr-
VI t..:.aa o.: Ip;va i, salI T. be now
cra .'."-... u"-,'In'!pn, with several
v.7~.".""H'- i.C reciprocity arrange.
r..~..', ....-c NJ 'a!I.T nc'. and 1t is be.
..~T '. --:, = "t!t:U. exercise Of the