Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-05

J.. shc oils during che year by special /
a,ss pssssd at she second session " she Z
F,f,,.ffth Congress, making total u I
$50 pensioners by, congressional on I
uc'merts since 1851.
40 durinr che past year were fi.fi3.. [
sts a. The expenditures wore fiosi.- .
efai leaving surplus " iiI2.nLG5.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The pubgc lands disposed ~ by the !
.roverrincns duisng the year reach u I
IL sos0a acres, an increase u Git-
.s0.sS acrss over The pfcVou1 year.
mo total receipts from public lands
iuffnq the naOal year amounted 60 81
s;yI.ts al increase uf tia0.Usls0 over
Inc rrecsdinE year. The lands cuhracf1
In the eleven forest ftservhtluns whieh
were suspended BY the act OF June T.
t.lf. again became subject 50 nc rper-
.iio,.~ ~ The pteciamatlona ~ Fohrulsf
al tsnf. creating them. which added an
~ s-p4ted amount Of 1851 go hrtes 10 !
fhr nt.a embraced IN the reserves pre-. |
,.tusfy created 10 addition thereto !
fNn new reserves were created during |
tha y.ar-thr pfnc Msuninln and Haca I
Lake reservation IN caifofnla' en.prac.
.nr f.etl.tat acres and she Prescott /
ros.fvation IN Arizona, emhracng To- !
go acres. while the re,os River in New !
Na,ic, has been charged and enlarged /.
40 include 10000 additional acres.
FORESTRY RESERVATIONS.
Al che close 81 the year thirty for
catfy reservations. not Including tho.'
Of the Afornac forest AL the FISH cul-
turs t.asrve ia Aiffta, had been
created b. executive proclamation un-
der section q. VI the act OF March ,.
1891. embracing an estimated arn OF
The Department Of the Interior has
inauEuratcd q fc.crt system made pos
rihie by tho act % July, 1895. for a
sradci force Of officers IN control " the
cssorvrs This system has only been ~
full OPERATION since August. but good
raauite have already been secured IN
many sections. Tn. reports received IN.
ilcai- thaf the eys,em " patrol has rot
only prevented destructive fres from
easr.nr Roadway, but has dimiUshci
the number Of nrca
CONDITION or INDIANS.
The special attension of iha ConEress
10 called 20 that part VI the repor; of
20 she Five civilized Tribes u l. note.
worthy shat she general condition ~
she Indians shows marked pruEresA.
iIui vnc outbreak - y serious chafac-
ter occurred during the year. and that
among she chippewa Indians u Mime.
sofa, which. happily. has oecn sup
pr, ssed
whIic n has -, yes been practicable
| % enforce all the provisions q the act
| 81 June =. 1895. for the prricction ~
she people Of she Indian Territory and
| for o.her purposes" " u having q salu-
sary cffcri upon the nations composing
she Five rrlbrs The Dawes cynmls-
H'na reports that the most gratifying
/ results uni Frrnaer advance toward the
afiainmeut VI the objecss u thu govern
ment have been secured IN the past
\ year than IN any previous year. ! car
/ Mt too pirunEiy ndofse the recOn.
mediation of fhc commission an.i -
she secretary ~ she interior. uf the
nycessity ~ providing Tor the education
I Of thr 5000 Fahite children resident Ia
the Indian Territory.
DEPARTMENT OF AORicuLTuRE
The dcpar;moD; OF agriculture has
| been active In the past year. Explorer
have been negi 90 many VI the couu-
fflrr of she eastern and western hemi-
spheres for seeds and plaD.a that may
b. useful 81 the United states and with
che further virw u opening up markets
To- our surplus produces. The forestry
division ~ the department IL rnvlng
special aftcD'ion 10 the sfcclcny regions
% our country IND IL Introducing
species especially adafsod 30 s-mi-arii
/ regions. forcss hfas which seriously
/ in;erfore wiki production. especially In
lrristied regions, are being studied.
fhaf she losses frum this cause may Do
aNoldei' The department IL inlulrlng
INTO fhe use ond abuse u wafer IN
many states u the west ana collecting
snformafion rvgarilug the laws 81
yates. che decisions d the cour,s and
the ouutvma u the people IN this re-
cured.
Esporlmes stations are bccomlns
NOV effective every year. The annual
appropriation " 100000 by Congress
states.
SUGAR FACTORIES Dc--LED.
Wide experiments have been ON.
Quoted 60 Ascertain the sutahlvnesa 10
sall AMI climate and Htaisst hir growin.f
sugar besfs. The number ~ snFar
factories has been doubled In che paet
tNp years AMI the ability u the t'na.d
sisies 90 produce o. own sugar from
thls source has been clearly drmoi.
The weather bureau. forsca., and oh.
herNafioh STATIONS haye boon oNtrn,ied
aMund fhe Caribbean Sea, 10 give
,Arly warning " the approach Of hur.
| lcanes from the south se,s 90 our
hsein and msrchlN marine.
ia the year 1900 VIII occur the eeaien.
hitl annlyefrify ~ the founding OF The
I 80. - " fNF tAN lHffuIngnt
",plsl N fhe government Of the limit.
"a States NJ authority ~ an act on
',hsrets. approved July ig iipo
~ MAy, 800 the anfiivea and zen.
stal oiheea of she FEDERAL government
were removed 10 this place. on the
LIN 81 November, 100, the nitlonal
cYnsfeas me, here for the FIRST time
shl assumed exclusive control ~ the
fcieiIl isftr.c; ana city. This inter.
N.lhs event aafuWca all the more sig.
nlnraree when We recall she circum.
stances attending the chuuFng OF the
site, the naming o. me oapLal In honor
el the father of his country, and the
irierest taken by him IN the adupiion
- pars Nr ~ future DEVELOPMENT en-
nngnlferut srnie
These original plans have been
WilnFht out wFh a constant prnrf-ss
ana aifnsl success. even yNrd any.
thlnr thoir trainers had forester. The
p.pnA 90 the country are Justly proud
~ the distinctive betuy ana govern.
meW uf tcie capitol aud ~ the mare ln.
a,rumen,~ of sclsrer and education
} which here md their natural home.
NATIONAL CELEBRATION.
Il movement htsiy lnaugurated By
me citizens o. have the anniversary
celebrated with hbilnE ceremonies, ln.
Guiding perhaps The establishment OF a
handsome permure memorial 20 mark
- historical an octnfi1n, and 10 give
more than local FCcusnittln, has mel
WIN Fanerh favor on the part OF the
recommend 90 the Congress the
kiintsrg VI an appfonrl p.ipn for this