The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06

other branches of civil administration I'M
der military occupation The details are
more particularly given in the report of
the Postmaster General and while the
work is only just begun it is pleasing to
be able to say that the service in the ter
ritory which has come under our control
is already materially improved
Wants Increase in the Navy.
The following recomme udations of the
Secretary Of the Navy relative 10 the an
crease of the navy have my earnest APP
proval:
+ !. Three sea going sheathed and copper
ed batdeships of about IS 500 tons trial
displacement. carrying the heaviest armor
and most powerful ordnance for vessels of
their class. and TO have the highest prac-
tcabe speed and great radius
of action. Estimated cost, exclusive OF
armor and armament. 100000 each.
>. Three sheathed aud coppered arm
oTed cruisers of about 1900 tons trial
displacement. carrying the heaviest artnor
and most powerful ordnance for vessels
of their class, and 10 have The highest
practicable speed and great radius of ac-
ton. Estimated cost, exclusive Of armor
and armament, $4,00OOO0 each.
3. Three sheathed and coppered protect
ed cruisers of about 600 tens trial dis
I,
speed and great radius OF action, and 10
carry the mos powerful ordnance suitable
Tor vessels of their class. Estimated cost,
| exclusive of armor and armament, 2,l5O.-
900.
A. Four sheathed and coppered cruisers
| of about $500 tons trial displa cement; to
have the highest speed compatible with
| good cruising qual lies, great radius OF
acton, and to carry the most powerful
"a, 80 4 Of he 4 AgS
Estima ed COST exclus We of armament
| $1,14l,S00 each.
! join with the Secretary of the Navy
! in recomme nding that the g AIDES OF ad-
miral and vice admiral be temporarily re-
vived to be filed by officers who have
specially q distinguished themselves in the
war with Span.
census and Pensions.
I earnestly urge upon Congress the i'm
| port nee of early leg slat.on providing for
The taking of the twelfth census. This is
! necessary IN view of The large amount
of work which must be perform, in the
preparation of the schedules, preparatory
10 the enumeration Of the population.
! There were on the pension rolls on June
30. 1898 1914 names an Increase of near
Nv l8Od0 over The number on the rolls on
The same day of the preceding year. The
amount appro 7ria ted by the act
of Dec. %. 1896, for the pay
| ment of pensions for the fiscal
YEAR of 1898. was $780, $50 Eight million
| seventy thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-two dollars and forty-six cents was
| appropriated by the act of March 81, 1898,
10 cover defciences in army pensions and
repayments in the sum of $l2 ,020 49, making
a total of $148 0S2. 9S2.79 available for the
| payment of pensions during The fiscal year
! of 1898. The amount disbursed from that
sum was $144 G51 1880 leaving balance OF
81. 431. O12 SO unexpended on June 30, 1898,
| which was covered into the treasury.
| There were 369 names added TO the rolls
| during the year by special acts passed at
the second session of the Fifty-ffth Con-
gress, making a total of Sass pensioners
by congressional enactments since 1861,
The total receipts of the patent office
during the past year were 81 1888 1914 The
expenditures were $1,OS1, 6SS.79, leaving a
surplus of $l72,S14.65
Public Lands.
The public lands disposed of by the gov
eminent during the year reached g. 4o5' SSo -
acres. an increase of 6147S0.26 acres over
the previous year The total receipts
from public lands during the fiscal year
amounted 10 $2.277, 9951S an increase OF
1896, 0639 80 over the preceding year. The
lands embraced in the eleven forest reser-
vations which were suspended by the act
Of June 4, 1897, again became subject "a
operations of the proclamations Of Feb
%. 1897. creating them was added an esti-
mated amount of 1881, $50 acres to the
area Embraced in the reserves previously
created In addition thereto two
reserves were created during the
vear-the pine mountain and
seaca Lake reserve in California, en-
bracing 1,644, 594 acres. and the Prescott re
serve in Arizona, embracing 1920 acres
while the Pecos River reserve in New Mex
leo has been changed and enlarged to in
Guide 10000 additional acres.
AT the close of the year thirty forest res
ervations not including those of the Afog-
nae forest and the fish culture reserve in
Alaska. had been created by executive
proclamations under section "A of the act OF
March g. 1891. embracing an estimated
area of 40,719547 acres.
About the Indians.
The department. of the interior has in
augurated a forest system made possible
by the act of July, 1898, for graded force
of officers in control of the reserve. This
system has only been in full operation
since August but good results have already
been secured in many sections. The re-
ports received indicate that the system OF
patrol has not only prevented destructive
| fires from gaming HeduWdys Dut ticio oitli4H-
ished the number of fires. The special at
tenton of the Congress is called TO thai
part of the report of the Secretary of the
Interior in relation to the five civilized
tribes. II is note worthy that The genera
condit on Of the Indians shows marked pro
gross But one outbreak of a serious
{. character occurred during the year, anc
that among the Chippewa Indians of Min
) nesota, which, happily, has been suppress
ed
While it has not yet been practicable
to enforce all the provisions of the act Of
June 2S 1885, for the protection OF tht
people of the Indian Territory and for ON
er purposes" it is having Statutory effec
on the nations composing the Five Tribes
The Dawes commission reports that th'
most gratifying results and greater ad
vance toward the attainment of the OBJ
iects of the government have been secured
in the past year than in any previous year
! | cannot too strongly indorse the recon-