The Worthington advance., 1900-12-07

companied ~ reductions "a other branches.
of the service. 70 that the augmented raw
ssther materially reduce tic nst cost 81 The
evidences which point 80 these conclusions
are presented IN detail IN the Gnnual re-.
sns senss Hsss ';
the Nbnsideratton.o OF the congress-. Fhe full
'doyeaopmeut OF this special service, how.
ever. requires such. g large outlay of money
careful study and thorough und derstandin9s
OF all that 1t inyolveg. ~ s4 Y 5ss
$.55s* ..s TheNavy. s., 81
The Recommendation of the secretary
OF the navy for more ships and In
approved. as well as those Of the estab..
lishment OF q national naval reserve and
suitable recognition for all officers who.
war with Spain. rs
q B Progress N Hawaii.
Ths progress and development OF .IIa-
wait is noted and attention called to the
hiSa' tes sahds Hpsi .o
Of the civil laws OF Hawaii. whereby the
and DEVELOPING the agrielltural resouEses
governor Of Hawaii Hrecommendele legislation
t9 ne
with a view Of promoting land settlement.
The earnest consideration Of the congress
invited snS tG this Important
port OF the secretary OF the interior.
The Twelfth, Census. ST. 5ss.: +. -
The work of taking the twelfth census
Is referred to as follows: $50 ).
The director Of the census states that
census : is progressing favorably. This
national undertaking. ordered by the con-
Eress each decade has finally resulted in
tical facts to determine the Industrial
growth Of the country, its manufacturing
and mechanical resources, Its richness IN
culturists. their farms and products, its
educational and religious opportunities, as
wea as.auestions pertaining to sociological
The labors Of the ofiicials in charge of the
bureau indicate that the law Of March
3, 1899, requiring the completion of the four
". population, agricultural, :manufactur-
ing and vital statistics, will be completed
within the prescribed limit.
Our Public Lands.
The total area Of public lands as given
!matey sss "s aeres. sateo'r Of wSeR u RpsGz ST.
gsSsse acres San are S%ndisposed Of and l
ing the year % amount &c to 13.45s SO acres
an an increase Of ~, ,474:so over the preced-
were $4.s7s, 75s TO-. an increase of $780,
d29;16 %ns over ,sa,,,t the preceding year: .o..
policy have demonstrated its wisdom and
the necessity in the interest Of the pub
lie for its continuance and increased ap-
rying on Of the work on June 80. 1900,
| there We're 81 forest reserves created by
presidential proclamations Under section
an area Of S,425,52s acres 49, '' '~'''
Pensions.
| on the pension roll 9s3, ,225 names, a net
| increase Of 2o1o over the fiscal year 1899.
The ysar adssa to the 1Ss aurdnE dE
a%X snd or dnsnF nHy tes
iss an sS5e Sasnee 81 ssy
shows an increase over: the previous
were ss4 names added to the rolls during
frst session Of the Fifty-sfxth @ ee congress- M ns
things iss Ge %1y fSr of
come to widows pensioned under said
act to $3.50 per annum: The secretary of
tions Of this act the number Of persons
| pensioned under it will increase and the
increased annual payment IN fer oo pensions ao
VII ee iSstiy the
services Of its soldiers and sailors by
/ making pension payments liberal beyond
| precedent to- them, their widows and o, =
| phans. .,
| Agriculture.
The department of agriculture has been
| extending its work during the past year,
reaching farther for new varieties Of
with the states and territories in re-
search along useful lines; making prog
ress in meteorological work relating to
lines Of wireless and
quiry as to animal disease; looking into
the extent and character OF food adul-
and Sns for the
dacers may c1itivate @ VII With bet Better knowl-
edge of conditions. and helping to clothe
our arid regions. Our island possessions
are being considered that their peoples
| may be helped to produce the tropical
| the United States. Inquiry into methods
| of improving our roads has been active
during the year; help has been given to
ton of material in the states and ter
| ritories has been inaugurated. Irrigation
problems in our semi-arid regions are
| receiving careful and increased consider
| Civil Service for Philippines.
That there may be secured the best serv.
| ice possible in the Philippine islands, have
| issued, under date of November 10, 1900. the
A The United States civil service commits
sion is directed to render such assistance
as may be practicable to the civil service
board. created under the act of the United
| tablishment and maintenance OF an honest
and efficient civil service In the Philippine
islands, and for that purpose to conduct
Philippine islands, upon the request of the
civil service board Of said islands, under
such regulations as may be agreed upon
Ihxy +h@ unSA H<Nn NN a md <hn cot AZ
States civil service commission.
embarrassed in its work for want Of an
other assistance. Its needs are fully set
forth in its report. invite attention to
the report. and especially urge upon the
public service, which passes upon the
qualifications and character of so large q
number of the officers and employees Of
the should pc supported by all
ness and efficiency. Il N.g-.5.- :
Warrington Celebration.
The transfer of the government to this
city is a. fact Of great historical interest.
the nsae % there o feeling
It is a. matter. of interest in this con-
District Of Columbia was koss: to-day It
Washington was then 3.21o; to-day It.. il
The congress having provided for IAN
| centennial anniversary Of the establish
ment Of the seat Of government In the
District Of Columbia" the committees
authorised by It. have prepared e pro-
gramme for the 18th Of December. 1900.
which date has been selected AZ the an-
niversary day. Deep interest has been
shown In the arrangements for the cele-
bration by the members of the commit-
tees Of the senate and house Of repre-
sentatives, the committee of governors
appointed by the president, and the COM
mittees appointed by the citizens and in-
habitants Of the District OF Columbia
generally. . The programme, In addition
executive mansion, provides commemora-