People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-12-06
Estimated cost, exclusive Of armOr and arms

Estimated cost, exclusive OF armor and arms
ment l5lOOO each
Six sheathei and coppered cruisers q
shout $500 tons trial displacement; to hav,
the highest speed compatible with good cruis
Ing qualities, great radius Of action and u
carry the most powerful ordnance suited u
vessels OF their class Estimated cost exclr
sive OF armament, LA, so each
Join with the secretary Of the navy in REQ
ommending that the grades OF admiral ant
vice-admiral be temporarily revived. TO hi
filled bG officers who have sp' cially distin,
guished themselves In the war with Spain
The Census
earnestly urge upon congress the impor.
lance OF early legislation providing for thu
taxing OF the twelfth census This is necas.
sary In view OF the large amount OF work which
must be performed in the preparation OF tn,
schedule preparatory TO the enumeration o
the population.
he Pension Rolls.
There were on the pension rolls on June 80
lsst 09S,7l4 names. an increase OF nearly ls.0A
over the number on the roll on the same da,
OF The preceding year. The amount appro1ri
Dtel by the act OF December p 1896. for TIT
payment Of pensions for the fiscal year lss
was l4l0Olr0L Eight million. seventy thou
sand eight hundred and seyenty-two dollar
and fortT-six cents was appropriated by tn,
act Of Marca 81, 1895. 10 cover deficiencies
In army pensions and repayments in tn,
sun Of l2,GO 80. making q total
slis OSa, 81 70 available for the payment
pensions during the fiscal year 1898 IN,
amount discussed from that sum was sli4. 65l..
Si9 81, leaving balance OF q, 43l. 0l299 unex.
pended on the 3jth OF Juae 1898, which was
covered into the treasury. There were rs
names added to the rois during the year by
special acts passed at tn second session Of the
Fftv-tith congress, making a total OF g. lS
pensioners BIZ congressional enactment sinci
1861
The Patent Ofica
The total receipts OF tn nltent ofloe during
tn pas: year w:re Sl,S55.gSIL The exusudl.
lures were ;l.Osl. 63l79. leaving q surplus Of
tl72,Sl46i
pub.ic Lands
TIL public lands disposed OF By the govern.
men. during tle wear rclcnel S.i.3sJ3 % aer -
an Increase Of IA, 7SJ25 asr1S ov.r the previlu:
year. The total receipts from public land,
during tie hScll year am punted - s.. !11. 20 8
an increase OF Dl0jigI OVER tbs p-e:eliA (.
year n, lInlS em0rl ed in the Il f,rsI
Reservations which wsrB suspended ~
the at Of JUle 4 1871, again bean:
suDlec. to the operations o. the pfosa-
nations Of february ., 1897 c;slLil /.
tn IN. which ad led an estimated amlul. OF
l9,9sLS6 Il 're' - n ar smbrac Il IL IA r..
serves 1r-viJuslJ created In addition ta:'a o
two new reserves we're created during the Ell
the Pima Mountain an Zaca Lake arve, X
California, embracing l.64i, l94 acres. and III:
Prescott reserve in Arizona, embracing 81
acres. while the PecOS river in New Mexico h.
BEEN chan ,ed aud enlarged TO include l2i.OJ
addition acres
At the close OF the year 80 forestry reserva.
tons, nDt in .lu1lns those OF the Atognac forest
and fish Gu tur5 reserve In Alaska hal 'en
created by executive proclaim .tion under sec.
ton "a " the at OF March 8, 1891. embracinl IN
estimated area Of ~ Al acres TIE d ,nart-
ment Of the interior has inaugurated forest
system, made possible nv the act OF Ju.r. 49,,
for grad ID force OF officers in control OF the
reserves This system has onlg b ;en in full
operation since August but good results have
al.eady been secured in many sections This
reports receiv d iniicaic that the Syst,in ot
patrol has not only prevented destructive flre-
from mining Roadway but has diminished Ia:
number o. Lr.s
rhs IL 't,"s.
IN. special AZ ention Of the congr iss IL c ,.lec
b. u !, part o. .le report CT ths Secrc,lr. OF
the interior in relation - tn: i've civi .zat
irib' - It's npt"worth; that tn, reper. c,n-
ditioa OF tla n ANS snow, marked ,,rpsre =
But one outbreak II serious ntraci"r &C.
Cured during the year and INA. amonx tae
Chippewa Indians Of Minnesota, who happily
have been suppressed While 1t has not vel
been practicable to enforce all the provisions q
the act Of June %, lsgS. for the protection Of
the people Of the Indian territory and fol-
other purposes" it is having salutary effect
upon the nations composing the five tribes
The Dawes commission reports that the mos
gratifying results and greater advance toward
the attainment OF the objects OF the govern.
ment have been secured in the past year thar
In any previous year. cannot too strongly in.
dorse the recommendation OF the commission
and OF the secretary OF the interior for th,
necessity OF providing for the education OF tn,
5000 white children resident in the Indiar
territory.
The Department OF "A ricuiture
The department OF agriculture has beer
active In the PAST year Explorers have beer
sent TO many OF the countries of the eastern
and western hemisphere for seeds aud plants
that may be useful 10 the United States an(
with the further view Of opening up markets
for our surplus products The fores ~ division
M thu 10 II
tention 10 the treeless regions Of our cOuntr,
and Is introducing species specially adapted u
semi-arid regions Forest fires which seriouslJ
interfere with production especially In irrigat.
ed regions are being studied that the losses
from this caus- may be avoided The depart.
ment Is !nquiring into the use and abuse Of
water in many states OF the west and collatins
information regarding the laws OF the states
the decisions Of the courts and the customs Of
the people in this regard so that uniformity
may be secured Experiment stations
are TO become more effective every
year. The annual appropriation OF S7.0.OU
by congress is supplemented by .FO0I
from the states Nationwide experiments
ness as to soil and climate and states for grow.
INK sugar OcctS- lnc HUMMER OF sugar factories
has been doubled in the past two years and the
ability of the United States TO produce It's OWL
sugar from this source has been clearly demon.
strated.
Anniversary of Founding nf Washington,
In the year 1900 will occur the centennial an.
niversary Of the founding Of the city OF Wash.
ington for the permanent capital OF the govern.
ment OF the United States by authority Of ar
act Of congress approved July l6 1870 In May,
1900 the archives and general Offices OF the fed.
eral government we're removed 10 this place
On the nth OF November. 1900, the national
congress met here for the first time and
assumed exclusive control Of the federal dis
trict and city. This interesting event assumes
all the more significance when we recall the
circumstances attending the choosing OF the
site, the naming Of the capitol in honor OF the
father OF his country and the interest taken BY
him in the adoption Of plans for its future de-
velopment on magnificent scale These orig.
inai plans have been wrought out with con-
slant progress and signal success even be-
yond anything their trainers could have fore
seen The people OF the country are Justly
proud OF the distinctive beauty and govern
ment of the capital and Of the rare Instruments