Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-08

to have the highest practicable spool
and great radius of action. Estimated.
cost, exclusive of armor and ermarient,
"a, 600, 900 each. 4.
8. Three sheathed and coppcred pro-
tected cruisers of about 8, 600 tons trial
displacement; to have tho highest prac-
ticable speed and great radius of
action, and to carry the most powerful
ordnance suitable for vessels of their
class. Estimated cost, exclusive OF
armor and armament, s}, $50, 0pQ each.
4. Six shoathet and coppered' cruisers
Of about $500 tons trial displacement;
to have tho highest speed compatible
with good cruising qualities, great
radius of action, and to carry the most
powerful ordnance suited to vessels OF
their class. Estimated cost, exclusive
of armament, 81, Ill, 500 each.
! join with the Secretary OF the
Navy in recommending that the grades
of Admiral and Vice Admiral be tom
porarily revived, ito be filled bY.soiicers
who have specially distinguished them
selves in the war with Spain.
tI earnestly urge upon Congress the
Importance of early legislation proyid-
ing for the taking of the twelfth cen
sus. This is necessary in view OF tho
large amount OF work which must DO
performed in the preparation OF the
schedules preparatory for the enumera-
ton OF the population.
PENSION AND OTHER FIGURES
There were ON the pension rolls on
June Both, 1893, s93,1A names, In
increase Of nearly $1,000 over the
number on tho rolls on The same day
of the preceding year. The amount
appropriated by the act of December
22d, 1886, for the payment Of pensions
for the fiscal year of 1898, was Sl40, :
10000 Eight million seventy thous-
and, eight hundred and seyenty-two
dollars and forty-six cents was appro-
priated by the act of March 3lst, 1893,
to cover deficiencies in army pensions,
and fepayments in the sum of Sl2, 020. :
81, making q total of Sl4S, 0S2, 1872. 10
available for the payment of pensions
during the fiscal year 1885,. The
amount disbursed from that sum was
S144, S4l, $40. SO, -aeaving n balance of
81, Adj, 012. 9B unexpended on the 30th
of June, 1893, which was covered into
the Treasury. There were aS9 names
added to the rolls during the year by
special acts passed at the second SEES
sion of the Fifby-fifth Congress, max
ing total of 6,4s6 pensioners by Con-
gressional enactments since 1851
The total receipts of the patent Office
during the past year were 81 ,3o3, 946. a.
The expenditures were 81, 08l, S33. 10,
leaving surplus of S1T2, 3l4. 50.
The public lands disposed of by the
government during the year reached
s, 453, S96. 80 acres, an increase Of GA,
1850. 26 acres over the previous year.
The total receipts from public lands
during the fiscal year amounted te
SO, 277, 995. Is, an increase OF sl9O, O63. W
over the preceding year. The lands
embraced in the IL forest reservations,
which were suspended by the act o.
June 4th, 1897, again became subject
to the operations of the proclainations
of February 22d, 1897, creating them,
which added an. estimated amount 81
IL, 951 300 acres to the area embraced
in the reserves previously created. Ii
addition thereto two new reserves were
created during the year = the Pint
Mountain and zaca Lake Reserve II
California, embracing l,644, l96 acres
and the Prescott reserve in Arizona
embracing 10, $40 acres while the Peos
River reserve in New Mexico has beer
changed and enlarged to include 1870,
GOO additional acres.
At the close OF the year 30 fores
reservations. not including those O
the Afognac forest and the Fish Cul
ture reserve in Alaska, had been createt
by executive proeamations under sec'
tion "a of the act OF March 81, 1891
embracing an estimated area of 40,
719, 4TI acres.
The Department Of the Interior ha:
inaugurated forest system, made pos
sibleF by the act of July, 1893, for ,
graded force of officers in control o
tho reserves. This system has onl,
been in full Operation since August
hut good results have already beer
secured in many sections. The report;
received indicate that the system o
patrol has not only prevented DIES
tructive fires from gaining headway
but has diminished the number OF fires
ABOUT THE INDIANS.
The special attention of the Con
gross is called to that part Of the re
port of tho Secretary of the Interior il
relation to the Five Civilized Tribes
| 1t is noteworthy that the general con
dition of tho Indians shows marked
progress. But an outbreak of serious
character occurred during the year
that among the Chippewa Indians
of Minnesota, which happily has beef
| suppressed.
While it has not yet been practicable
to enforce all the provisions OF tho nc
/ of June 2Sth, 1893, "fer ihs protection
of the people of the Indian Territory
and for other purposes, it is having I
salutary effect upon the nations com
posing the Five Tribes. Tho Dave
commission reports that the most graft
flying results and greater advance to
| ward the attainment of the objects o
| the government have been secured il
the past year than in any previous
year. | cannot too strongly indorst
tho Recommendation of the commission
and of the Secretary Of the Interior o
the necessity for providing for the edu
cation of the $4,000 white children
resident in the Indian Territory.
DEPARTMENT. OF AGRICULTURE.
The Department of Agriculture ha
been active in the past year. Explorer
have been sent to many countries 0
| the eastern and western hemisphere
to the United States, and with tn,
lurCner view VI OpuuAllS up lhurhol
for our surplus products, The Forestry
division of tho Department is giving
special attention to the treeless region
Of our country, and is introducing
species specially adapted to serni-arit
regions. Forest fires, which seriousl,
interfere with production, especially il
irrigated regions, are being studied
that losses from this cause may b.
| avni5od Tho Derartmnnt ia inu,lirin n,
into the use and abuse of water il
many States of tho West and collatint
information regarding the laws of tn,
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