Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

of these posts is being constantly Increased
6y the Congress. More than 81, 100000 have
ana they can only be cared for by the regular
army. The posts now in existence and 9TH
ers TO be built provide for accommodations
for and IL fully garrisoned require 2GOOO
troops:
We have in Cuba between 5000 and G,Ooo
,roops. For the present our troops III that
island cannot be withdrawn or materially
diminished. ,!,a and certainly not until the con
clusion of the labors of the constitutional
convention n''s., now in session and a governments
been established and Its stability assured,
In Porto Rico we have reduced the garri.
sons to ;G38. which includes $50 native
,roops. liHn s.. ING is no room for further reduc-
tion mere: = e will be required to keep q
conslderable force In the Philippine Islands
lor some time to come. From the best In
tormation to!, 1i obtainable we shall need there
lor nor the Immediate future from $4,000 to Co.,
vUO men. l am sure the number may be re-
duced as the Insurgents shall come to ac-
ssnowledge sna'Sg the authority of the United
STATES, or Which there are assuring fnJica.
lions.
1t must be apparent that we will require
mpcsnn am army of about eoooo and that during
pines the President should have aut' rity TO
increase the force to the present .lmber Of
sSoM1h sSo9. no Included in this num authority
Phiilppines up TO $1,000. WI III the Taft COM
mission believes will be. more effective In
detecting and suppressing guerrillas, assas-
/ '-.S s.A" .'hloHGS tutu OuE own SOlulCrS,
Postal Service Grows.
Ihe continued and rapid growth of the
| postal service is sure index of tho great
ana increasing business activity of the coun.
,is Wy. lts most striking. new development 10
the extension of rural free delivery. At the
beginning OF the fiscal year 1885. 1900 the
number OF routes in operation was only 30I
ana. ana most most OF these had been running less
veinber. 1900, the number had incrcased to
2:6la. reaching into forty-four States and
iS,1 iSr1i!9ges ,oa M and serving a population of
year about 1000 routes will have been es.
tablished. providing for the daily delivery OF
na,ls n,n Is at the scattered homes of about $780,
iorates the Isolation of farm life. conduces
10 10 soot! roads and Qulckens and extends the
alsseminatIon n,s,n, Of general Information. Its
ac'lal M application has shown that it increas-
ss postal receipts and can be ACCOMPANIED
ny reductions In other branches of the ser.
,,r vtcc. SO lhat the augmented revenues and
| ly. reduce the net cost
very eiiicient service has been rendered by
me navy IN connection with the insurrection
n, nncn ,f IN philippines and the recent disturb
llcnt mas been made of the long-pending
question of the manufacture Of armor plate,
reasonable price has been secured and the
necessity for government armor plant
| avoided. f
Public Land Areas.
Inc total area of public lands as given by
,me secretary Of the Interior is approxi-
va. $50 acres are undlsposed Of and ia, S45'-
le2 acres have been reserved for various pur-
poses. pos S., The public lands disposed Of during
Guiding Go.4.s.09 acres of indian lands an
Increase of 4,271, ,474.sO over the PRECEDING
EGar. loaa. int mhe total receipts from the sale Of
s nlsas In auring the FISCAL year were $4.370
preceding year.
"A At the end of the . fiscal year there were on
ne ane pension @ roll 9!8.225 names, net In
The number added to the rolls during the
year was 1874. The amount Iisburscd for
Az army pensions during the year was S134-
6SS.4l, total of $13s, ,46:., 1;sO 80, leaving as
uheNpenled balance of $o,5ia, TGS.o5 to be
covered covered into the treasury, which shows an
! ture of $107,077.70. There were GS4 names
added to the rolls during the year by special
acts passed ut the first session of ihe fifty
| sixth Congress.
| Progress of Hawaii. ,e
| Much interesting information is s,,en IN
lhc report OF the Governor or Hawaii US 10
lhe progress and development of the islands
aifims me period from July q, 1s!s. the date
1 of the approval of the joint resolution Of
!ne congress providing for their annexa-
tion. up to April ~, 1900, the date of the
approval up r1 of The act providing a government
for the territory, and thereafter
| The latest Hawaiian census. taken in the
year lS9i, gives a total population of 109,-
NO, NO, OF which 81 ,0l9 were native Mawailans.
The number of Americans reported was
s4s5. The results of the Federal census.
taken this year, shows the Islands to have
a. total popnlation of 154oo1: showing an
or 4l.2 per cent. There has been marked
progress in the educational, agricultural and
rai,roa, ,I,' development Of the islands.
VIII. ae reelor ~, OF the Census states that the
sus. is progressing favorably. This national
nndertaking, ordered by the Congress each
decade, has finally resulted in the collection
of an aggregation OF statistical facts to de-
termine the industrial growth OF the coun-
| tfN, lts manufacturing and mechanical re
| sources, It's richness In mines and forests,
| the number of its agrcuiturists, their farms
| ana products Its educational and religious
| opportunities, as we'll as questions pertain
Ing TO sociological conditions. The growth
of population during the last decade
amounts to over 13,000000, II gcrater numer-
+, ical increase than in any previous census in
| the history of the country.
| department nf Agriculture.
The department of Agriculture has been
| extending its work during the past yeur.
making progress In meteorological work re-
/ latlns 7" lines of wireless tclcgraphy and
forecasts for occan-going vessels; contlnu-
ing inquiry as TO animal disease; looking INFO
tne extent ana character of food aduItera-
ton; outlining plans for the care prcserva-
,inn i ahc Intelligent harvesting OF our wood.
/ cultivate with better knowledge Of coudi.
ions. aud helping to clothc desert places
/, with grasses suitable to our arid regions.
=! Our island possessions are being considered
ina that their peoples may be helped to produc7
brought Into the United States. Inquiry
! into methods of improving our roads has
been active during the year; help has been,
given to many localities and scientific inves.y
tisation of material in the States and Terri-\
tories has be"n inuugurated. An extensive
exhibit at Paris of the products of agricul-
| ture has made the peoples OF many countries
more familiar with the varied products Of
our fields and their comparative exceliena-.
That there may he secured the best service
! possible lii the Philippine Islands, have is
! spnd, under date of Nov. IL, 1900, the follow.
y order:
. .Thc United States Civil Service commis.
sion Is directed to render such assistance 40
may may be practieabe to the Civil Service
states '.l.i tnpinc. Commission. for the eslal,-
lishmentr::d maintenance Of an honest and
, etfici(... civil service in the Philippine ISL
| ands, and, for that purpose to conduct ex.
aminatlons for the civil service of the Philip
pine Islands, upon the request Of the Civil
Service. Board of said islands. under such
regulations as may be agreed upon by the
said board and the said United States Civil
i Service Commission"
/ In our great DruSnerify wn n,usf cuo,,H