Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-12-06

per annunn The secretary of the interior
believes that by the operations OF this
der it will increase and the increased
annual payment len for pensions viii be be-
eminent justly appreciates the services
of its soldiers and sailors by making pen
sion payments liberal beyond precedent
to them, their widows and orphans
MORE SCHOOLS IN ALASKA.
The attention of the congress is called
teri tme report OF the seerstary OF the I'm, IN,
Their establishment of schools in the ter
is invited thereon.
GROWTH AND NEEDS OF HAWAII.
Much interesting information is given in
the report of the governor of Hawaii
as to the progress and development OF
the islands during the period from July
I, ISIS, the date of the approval of the
Joint resolution of the congress providing
for their annexation, up TO April 3d. 1900,
the date of the approval of the act pro-
and thereafter The last Hawaiian CEN
sus, taken in the year 1896, gives total
population of 10000. of which 51,0l9 were
native Hawaiians. The number OF Amer
leans reported was s. 4S5. The results OF
the federaI census taken this year, snow
the Islands to have a total population or
40 1Sq o an dS oyer S1at
There has been marked progress in the
educational. agricultural and railroad de-
Velopment of the islands. The governor
of Hawaii recommends legislation looking
TO the deYelopmenL or such water supply
as may exist on the puolc lands, with q
view of promoting land settlement.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
The department of agriculture has been
extending its work during the past year,
reaching farther for new varieties OF
seeds and plants; cooperating more fully
search along useful lines; making prog
reSs in meteorological work relating to
lines of wireless telesraphy and fore
casts for ocean going vessels; continuing
inquiry to animal disease; looking in
to the extent and character of food adult
terat1on, outlining plans for the care
preservation and Intelligent harvesting
of our wood lands; studying soils that
producers may cultivate with better
knowledge of conditions and helping to
cIothe desert places with grasses Suita-
BILE to our arid regions. Our island pos
sessions are being considered that their
peoples may be helped to produce the
tropical products now so extensively
brought into the United States Inquiry
into methods of improving roads has
been active during the year; help has
been given to many localities, and Scien-
tiflc investigation of material in the states
and territories has been inaugurated. r.
rIgat1on problems in our Semi-arid re.
gions are receiving careful and increased
consideration.
products of agriculture has made the
people of many countries more familiar
and their comparative excellence. The
collection of statistics regarding our crops
nation are being enlarged, to the end
that producers may have the earliest
has never been a time when those for
whom it was established have shown
department.
THE TWELFTH CENSUS.
The director of the census states that
the work in connection with the Twelfth
census is progressing faVOrably. This
national undertaking, ordered by the
congress each decade, has finally re-
ton of statistical facts to determine the
industrial growth of the country, its
its richness in mines and forests, the
number of its agriculturists. their farms
ngious opportunities, as We'll as ques-
tions pertaining to sociological condi-
ability to complete the different branches
of the undertaking in the allotted time,
finds himself embarrassed by the lack Of
statistical work, thus raising the ques-
ton whether in the interests of economy
and thorough execution of the census
work there should not be retained in the
government employ a certain number Of
experts not only to aid in the preliminary
organization prior to the taking of the
decennial census, but in addition to have
the advantage in the field and office work
of the bureau of trained assistants to
tac1htate the early completion of this
enormous undertaking.
I recommend that the congress at it's
present session apport4on representa-
ton among the several states as provided
by the constitution.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
That there may be secured the best
service possible in the Philippine islands,
have issued. under date of November
10, 1900, the following order: The United
States civil service commission is directed
TO render such assistance as may be prac-
ticable to the civil service board created
under the act of the United States Phil
ippine commission for the establishment
Gent civil service in the Philippine is
lands. and for that purpose to conduct
Philippines islands, upon the request of
the civil service board of said islands,
under such regulations may be agreed
upon by the SAID board and the said
United States civil service commissions
iS
~ embarrassed in its work for want of
an adequate permanent force for cler-
zeal and other assistance. It's needs are
fully set forth in its report. I invite
attention iI0n 10 the report and especially
tant bureau of the public service, which
passes upon the the qualifica tons and char
should be supp0rted by all needed an,
preparations to secure promptness and
FAVORS AN EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
In my annual message of December 5,
1885, L called attention to the necessity
for some amendment of the alien con-
tract law. There still remain important
features of the rightful application of
the eight-hour law for the benefit of
labor and of the principles of arbitration,
and I again commend these subjects to
the careful attention of congress.
a HISTORIC ANNIVERSARY.
The transfer of the government to this
city is fact of great historical interest.
genuine pride in the capital of the repub-
lac. 1t IS matter of interest in this
connection that in 1900 the population OF
the District of Columbia was IA, O93; to-
Jay it is 27S,71S. The population of the
city of Washington was then 3.21O; to-
lay it IS 2l8, 1856. The congress having pro-
Vided for IAN appropriate national cele-
oration of the centennial anniversary Of
the establishment Of the seat of govern
ment in the District of Columbia the
committees authorized by it have pre-
pared a programme for the 18th of De-
cember, 1900, which date has bene selected
Is the anniversary day. Deep interest has
been shown in the arrangements for the
ceieDTauon py the InenDSrS OF the com
-esentatives, the committee of govern