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Dec. 17 1896
THE NHBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
and whose delegates will represent 1,000
O00.000 people, will hold its fifth con
press in the city of Washington In May,
teat Th ITntttxi Siafp mav b said
to have txfccn the initiative which led
to the first meeting of this conjress at
Berne In 1874, and the formation of the
Universal Postal union, which brings
the postal service of all countries to
every man's neighborhood . and has
wrought marvels In cheapening postal
rates 'and securing absolutely safe mail
communication throughout the world.
Previous congresses have met in Berne,
Paris, Lisbon and Vienna, and the
respective countries In. which they have
assembled have made generous provi
sion for their accommodation and for
'the reception and entertainment of the
of this assemblage and of its delibera
tions, and of the honors and hospitalities
accorded to our representatives by other
countries on similar occasions, I
earnestly hie that such an appropria
tion will be made for the expenses neces
sarily attendant upon the coming
meeting in our capital city as will be
worthy of our national hospitality and
Indicative of our appreciation of thf
event
THE NAVY
e row th. of That
riennrlment-No
More Speed Premiums
The work' of the navy department ana
its present condition -are fully exhibited
In the report of the secretary. The con
struction of vessels for our new navy
has been energetically prosecuted by
the present administration upon the
general lines previously adopted, the de
partment having seen no necessity for
1 radical changes in prior methods under
which the work was found to be pro
: greasing in a manner highly satisfac
tory. It has been decided, however, to
provide in every ship building contract
that the bunder should pay all trial ex
penses,' and It has also been determined
to pay no speed premiums in future
contracts. The premiums recently
earned and some yet to be decided are
features of the contracts made before
this conclusion was reached.
THE NAVY'S GROWTH.
On March 4, 1893, there were in com
mission but two armored vessels, the
double turreted monitors Miantonomah
and Monetery. Since that date of ves
sels theretofore authorized there have
been placed in their first commission
three first-class and two second-class
battle ships, two armored cruisers, one
harbor defense ram . and five double
iurreted monitors, including the Maine
and the Puritan just completed. Eight
new unarmored cruisers and two new
gunboats have also been commissioned,
The Iowa," another battleship, will be
(Completed about March 1, and at least
four more gunboats will be ready for
sea in the early spring. It is gratifying
to state that our ships and their outfits
are believed to be equal to the best that
can be manufactured elsewhere, and
that such notable reductions have been
made in their cost as to justify the
statement that quite a number of ves
sels are now being constructed at rates
as low as those that prevail in European
shipyards.
AMPLE FACILITIES.
Our manufacturing facilities are at
this time ample for all possible naval
contingencies. Three of our govern
ment navy yards, those at Mare Island
Cal., Norfolk, Va., and Brooklyn, N. X,
are equipped for ship building, our
ordnance plant In Washington is equal
to any in the world, a'nd at the torpedo
station we are successfully making the
highest, grades of smokeless powder.
Three first-class private shipyards, at
Newport News, Philadelphia and SoiT
Francisco, are building battle ships;
eleven contractors, situated in the states
nf Maine. Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and the
state of Washington are constructing
gunboats or torpedo boats. Two plants
ttre manufacturing large quantities of
-first-class armor, and American lac
torles are producing automobile torpedo
and powder projectiles, rapid fire gung
and everything else necessary ior ino
' somplete outfit of naval vessels.
VESSELS NOW BUILDING.
There have been authorized by con
gress since March, 1893, five battleships,
six light-draft gunboats, sixteen tor
pedo boats and the submarine torpedo
boat. Contracts for the building of all
Df them have been let. The secretary
expresses the opinion that Te have for
the present sufficient supply of cruisers
and gunboats, and that hereafter the
construction of battleships and torpedo
boats will supply our needs.
Much attention has been given to the
methods of carrying on departmental
business. Important modifications in
the regulations have been made, tend
ing to unify the control of ship building,
-as far as may be under the bureau of
-construction and repair, and also to im
prove the mode of purchasing supplies
for the navy by the bureau of supplies
?and accounts. The establishment, un-
der recent acts of congress, of a supply
fund, with which to purchase these sup
plies in large quantities, and other modi
fications of methods, have tended ma-
i terlally to their cheapening and better
'quality.
THE WAR COLLEGE.
The War college has developed Into
;an institution which it is believed will
be of great value to the navy in teach-
"s me soience or war as well as in
stimulating professional zeal in the
navy; and it will be especially useful In
the devising of plans for the utilization,
in case of necessity, of all the navy re
sources of the United States.
The secretary has persistently ad
hered to the plan he found in operation
for securing labor at navy yards
through boards of labor employment,
and has done much to make It more
complete and efficient. The naval offi
cers who are familiar with this system
.and Its operation express the decided
opinion that its results have been to
vastly impress the character of the
work done at our yards and greatly re
duce Its cost
MORE AMERICANS,
Discipline among the officers and men
Z:JL" "tto en mainiainea to a
?a na Pontage of I
American citizens enlisted
nas oeen '
very mucn increased. The secretary is
considering, and will formulate during
me fining wmter,. a plan lor laying
up ships in reserve, thereby largely re
ducing the cost of maintaining our ves-
ewis anoat. inis plan contemplated that
, battleships, torpedo boats and such of
the cruisers as are not needed for active
, -service at sea snau oe kept in reserve,
with skeleton crews on board, to keep
them in condition, cruising only enough
to insure the efficiency of the ships find
their crews .in time of activity. The
economy to result from this system la
too obvious to need comment The ra
val militia, which was authorized a
Jew years ago as an experiment, . has
now developed into a body of enter
prising young men, active and ener
' getlo In the distrtiarge of their duties,
and promising great usefulness. This
establishment has nearly the same re
lation to our navy as the national
uard in -the different states bears to
our army; and it constitutes a source
of supply for our naval forces, the Im
portance of which is Immediately ap
parent. ' r
THE INTERIOR.
Advocates an Indian Ctmmlnlot
With Three Member.
The Teport of the secretary of the in.
terior presents a comprehensive and la-
terestlnff exhibit of the numerous and
Important affairs committed to his su
pervision. It la impossible tn this com-
' munication to do more than briefly re-
fer to a few of the subjects concerning
which the secretary gives full and in
structive information. The money ap
propriated on account of this depart
ment for its disbursement for the fiscal
year ended June SO, 1S96, amounted to
more than 1157,000,000, or a greater sum
than was appropriated for the entire
maintenance of the government for the
two fiscal years ended June 30, 1861. Our
public lands, originally amounting to
1.840,000,000 acres, have been so reduced
that only about 600,000,000 acres still re
main in government control, excluding
Alaska. The balance, being by far the
most valuable portion; has been given
away to settlers, to new states and to
railroads, or -sold at a comparatively
nominal sum. The patenting of land in
execution of railroad grants has pro
gressed rapidly during the year, and
since the 4th day of March, 1893, about
25,000,000 acres have thus been conveyed
to these corporations. I agree with the
secretary that the remainder of our pub
lic lands should be more carefully dealt
.wltn ana "leir enauon guaraea oy
better economy and greater prudence.
The commission appointed from the
membership of the National Academy
of Science, provided for by an act of
congress, to formulate plans for a na
tional forestry system, will, It is hoped,
soon be prepared to present the result
of thorough and intelligent examina
tion of this Important subject. -THE
INDIAN.
The total Indian population of the
United States is 177,235 according to a
census made in 1895, exclusive of those
within the state of New York and those
comprising the five civilized tribes. Of
this number there -, are - approximately
S8.000 children of school age. During
the year 23,333 of these were enrolled
L in schools. The progress which has at
tended recent. efforts to extend Indian
school facilities, and the anticipation
of v-ontinued liberal appropriations to
thai end, cannot fall to-afford the ut
most satisfaction to those who believe
that the education of Indian children
is a prime factor in the accomplish
ment of Indian civilization.
It may be said in general terms that
in every particular the improvement of
the ' Indian? under government con
trol has been most marked and
encouraging. The secretary, the
commissioner of Indian affairs
and the agents having charge of
Indians to whom allotments have been
made, strongly urge the passage of a
law prohibiting the sale of liquor to al
lottees who have taken their lands In
severalty. I earnestly join In this recom
mendation and venture to express the
hope that the Indian may be speedily
protected against this the greatest of all
obstacles to his well-being and advance
ment.
THE CIVILIZED TRIBES. v
The condition of affairs among the five
civilized tribes, who occupy large tracts
of land in the Indian territory, and who
have governments of their own, has as
sumed such an aspect as to render it. al
most indispensable that there should
be an entire change in the relations of
these Indians to the general government.
This seems to be necessary In further
ance of their own Interests, as well as
for the protection of non-Indian rest
dents in their territory. A commission
organized and empowered under several
recent laws is now negotiating with
these Indians for the relinquishment of
their courts and the division of their
common lands In severalty, and are
aiding in the settlement of the trouble
some question of tribal membership.
The reception of their first proffers of
negotiation was not' encouraging; but
through patience and such conduct on
their part as demonstrated that their In
tentions were friendly and in the Interest
of the tribes, the prospect of success has
become more promising. The effort
should be to save these Indians from the
consequences of their own mistakes and
Improvidence, and to secure to the real
Indian his rights as against intruders
and professed friends who profit, by bis
retrogression.
POOR LO'S FRIEND.
A change Is also needed to protect life
and property through the operations of
courts conducted according to strict
justice and strong enough to enforce
their mandates. As a sincere friend of
the Indian I , am exceedingly anxious
that these reforms should be ao
complished with the consent and aid of
the tribes, and that no necessity may be
presented for radical or drastic legisla
tion. I hope, therefore, that the com'
mission now conducting negotiation
will soon be able to report that progress
has been made towards a friendly ad
Justment of existing difficulties.
It appears that a very valuable ae.
posit of gilsonite or asphaltum has been
found on the reservation in Utan 00
cupied by the Uncompahgre Indians,
Every consideration of care for the
public interest and every sensible bus!
ness reason dictate such-management or
disposal of this Important source Of
public revenue as will except It from
the genera rules and Incidents attend
in the ordinary disposition of public
lands, and secure to the government
fair share, at least of its advantages In
place of Its transfer for a nominal sum
to interested Individuals.
NEW INDIAN COMMISSION
I indorse the recommendation made
by the present secretary of the interior
as well as his predecessor tnai a per
manent commission, consisting of three
members, one of whom shall be an army
officer, be created to perform tne amies
now devolving upon the commissioner
and assistant commissioner or inaian
affair The management of the bureau
Involves such numerous and diverse de
tails and the advantages of an uninter-
ruDted oolicv are eo apparent that
hope the change suggested will meet
the approval of the congress.
1 PENSIONS.
nmrHz Our Peonle and
trndermlne bur Citizenship.
The diminution of our enormous pen
sion roll and the decrease of pension ex
penditures, which have been so often
confidently foretold, still fail In material
realization. The number of pensioners
on the rolls at the close of the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1896, was 970,678.
This Is the largest number ever re
ported. The amount paid exclusively
for the pensions during the year was
$138,214,761.94, a slight decrease from
that of the preceding year, while the
total expenditures on account of pen
sions, including the cost of maintaining
the department and expenses attending
the pension distributions amounted to
$142,206,550.59, or within a very small
fraction of one-third of the entire ex
pense of supporting the government
during the same year. The number of
new pension certificates Issued was
90,640. Of these 40,374 represent origi
nal allowances of claims and 15,878 in
crease of existing pensions. The num
ber of persons receiving pensions from
the United States, but residing In for
eign countries, at the close of the last
fiscal year was 3,781, and the amount
paid to them ' during the year was
$582,735.38. The sum appropriated for
the payment of pensions for the cur
rent year fiscal year ending June 80,
1897, is $140,000,000. and for the succeed
ing year It la estimated that the samt
amount will be necessary.
SOME PENSION FRAUDS.
The commissioner of pensions reports
that during the last fiscal year 33!) In
dictments were found against violators
Of the pension laws. Upon these Indict
ments Iti convictions resulted. In my
opinion, based npon such statements as
these and much other Information and
observation, the abuses which have
been allowed to creep into our pension
department have done incalculable
harm in demoralizing our people and
undermining good citizenship. I have
endeavored within my sphere of official
duty to protect our pension and make
it what It should be, a roll of honor, con
taining the names of those disabled in
their country's service and worthy of
their country's affectonate remem
brance. When I have seen those who pose as
the soldiers' friends active and alert in
urging greater laxity and more reck
less pension expenditure, while nursing
selfish schemes, I have deprecated the
approach of a situation when necessary
retrenchment and enforced economy
may lead to an attack upon pension
abuses so determined as to overlook the
discrimination due to those who, worthy
of a nation's care, ought to live and die
under the protection of a nation's grati
THE PACIFIC ROADS,
Government Must Soon Pay . Mill
Iocs Due On Thorn.
The secretary calls attention to the
public interests involved In an adjust
ment of the obligations of the Pacific
railroads to the government. I deem It to
be an Important duty to especially pre
sent this subject to the consideration of
the congress. ;
On January L 1897, with the amount
already matured, more than $13,000,000
of th principal of the subsidy bondb
issued by the United States in aid of the
construction of the Union Pacific rail
way, including its Kansas line, and more
than $6,000,000 of like bonds Issued in
aid of the Central Pacific railroad, in
cluding those Issued to the Western Pa
cific Railroad company, will have fallen
due. and been paid, or must on that day
be paid, by the government. Without
any reference to the application of the
sinking fund now in the treasury, this
will create such a default on the. part
of these companies to the government as
will give it the right to at once institute
proceedings to foreclosa its mortgage
lien. In addition to this indebtedness
vnt will be due January 1 1897. the-
will mature between that date and Jan
uary 1, 1899, the remaining principal of
such subsidy bonds, which must also
be met by the government. These
amount to more than $20,000,000 on ac
count of the Union Pacific lines, and ex.
ceed $21,000,000 on account of the Cen
tral Pacific lineB.
TERMINATE OR REVISE.
The situation of these roads and the
condition of their Indebtedness to the
government, have been fully set forth
in the reports of various committees to
the present and prior congresses; and
as early as 1887 they were thoroughly
examined by a special commission ap
pointed pursuant to an act of con
gress, 'i ne coiiBiuei a Uoii requiring S3,
adjustment of the government's rela
tions to the companies have been clear
ly presented and the conclusion reached
with practical uniformity, that if these
relations are , not terminated they
should be revised upon a basis securing
their safe continuance,
Under a section of the act of con
gress passed March 3, 1887, the presi
dent is charged with the duty, in "the
event that any mortgage or other in
cumbrance paramount to the interest
of the United States in the property
of the Pacific railroads shall exist end
be lawfully liable to be enforced, to di
rect the action of the departments of
treasury and of Justice in the protec
tion of the interest of the United States
by redemption or through judicial pro
ceedings, including foreclosures of the
government liens. In view of the fact
that the congress has for a number of
years almost constantly had under con
sideration various plans for dealing
with the conditions existing, between
these roads and the government, I
have thus far felt Justified in with
holding action under the statute above
mentioned. , ,
AFTER tWS tJNlON PACIFIC.
In the case of the VtiMtt Pacific efijn
pany, however, the situation has be
come especially and immediately urg
ent. Proceedings have been instituted
to foreclose a first mortgage upon, IhOSi
aided parts of the main line upon
which the government holds a second
and subordinate mortgage lien. In con
sequence of those proceedings and in
creasing complications, added to the
default occurring on the 1st. day of
January, 1897, a condition will be pre
sented at that date, so far as this com
pany is concerned, that must empha
size the mandate of the act of 1887 and
give to executive duty, under Its pro
visions, a more imperative aspect.
Therefore, unless congress shall other
wise direct, or shall have previously
determined upon a different solution of
the problem, there will hardly appear
to exist any reason for delaying be
yond the date of the default above men
tioned, such executive action as will
promise to subserve the public inter
ests and save the government from the
loss threatened by further inaction.
ACRICULTURE.
Secretary Morton Given Great Prale
- for His Work.
The department of agriculture is so
intimately related to the welfare of our
people and the prosperity of our nation,
that it should constantly receive the
care and encouragement of the govern
ment. From small beginninfts it has
grown to be the canter of agricultural
intelligence arid the source of aid and
encouragement to agricultural efforts.
Large Bums of money are annually ap
propriated for the maintenance of this
department and it must be confessed
that the legislation relating to it has not
always been directly in the interest of
practical farming or properly guarded
against waste and extravagance. So
far, however, the public money has been
appropriated fairly and sensibly to help
those who actually till the soil. . No ex
penditure has been more profitably
made or more generally approved by the
people.
ECONOMY ENFORCED.
Under the present management of the
department Its usefulness has been en
hanced in every direction and at the
same time strict economy has been en
forced to the utmost extent permitted by
congressional action. From the report
of the secretary it appears that through
careful and prudent financial manage
ment he has annually saved a large sum
from his appropriations, aggregating
during his incumbency and up to the
close of the fiscal year nearly one-fifth
of the entire amount appropriated.
These results have been accomplished
by a conscientious study of the rtal
needs of the fanner and such a regard
for economy as the genuine -farmer
ought to appreciate, supplemented by a
rigid adherence to civil service methods
In a department wnicn snouia De con
ducted in the interest of agriculture in
stead of partisan politics.
EXPORTS INCREASED.
The secretary reports that the value
of our exports of farm products during
the last fiscal year amounted to &7U,ooo,
vQQ, an Increase of $17,000,000 over those
of the year immediately preceding.
This statement is net the hs welcome
because of the fact that, notwithstand
ing such increase, the proportion of ex
ported agricultural products to our total
exports of a& descriptions fell off dur-
crease In agricultural exportsijeing as
sured, the decrease In Its proportion to
our total exports is the more gratifying
when we consiaer rnai 11 is owmj? 10 mw
foot that Biirh total exoorta for the
year- increased more than $75,000,000.
The targe and Increasing exportation of
our agricultural products suggests the
great usefulness of the organization
iatt.lv atnhlishM in the dpDartment for
the purpose of gtving to those engaged
in farming pursuits renaoie miormaiiun
concerning the condition, needs and ad
irr.ni vf rtlfrcvront fmvien markets.
Inasmuch as the success of the farmer
depends upon the advantageous sale of
his products, and masmucn as toreign
markets must largely be the destination
of such products. It Is quite apparent
that a knowledge 01 tne conmuuna
thnse. mnrkptft ouirht
to result in sowing more Intelligently
and reaping with a better promise of
profit
AGAINST FREE SEEUS.
fiiixk InfArnmtlnn nolrvts out the wav
to a prudent foresight in the selection
and cultivation of crops, and to a re
lease from the bondage of unreasoning
monotony of production, a glutted and
depressed market, and constantly recur
ring unprofitable toil. In my opinion
the gratuitous distribution of seeds by
the department as at present conducted
ought to be discontinued. No one can
read the statement of the secretary on
this subject and douot tne extravagance
and questionable results of this prac
tice. The professed friends of the fana-
rartainiv tha fimpTs them
selves, are naturally expected to be
willing to rid a department aevoiea to
the promotion of farming interests of a
feature which tends so much to Its dis
credit. .. .
The weather Bureau, now attacnea to
the department of agriculture, has con
tinued to extend its sphere of usefulness
and by an. uninterrupted Improvement
in the accuracy of its forecasts has
greatly increased its efficiency as an aid
and protection to all whose occupations
are related to weather conditions.
Omitting further reference to the oper
ations of the department, I commend the
secretary's report and the suggestions
it contains to the careful considerate
nt th consrress.
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Best White Teeth....,.,, o qO
Extracting Teeth Without Pain............ 60
fRemeiuber the name HODGMAJtf, Bring tnW with you.
Underwear.
Goods.
jaru.iuis
49o
week..
week $1 10
Apples and a nice
opposite Postoffice,, Lincoln. Nebraska.
17. Pf
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roil SALE CHEAf "C C V
OH THE. fjwM
TOEREiD IfuSi
prairisla;;dv .
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free iior-.Tr. ;r"' j
on Gorenuacnt Lands in .a
LiGf;iTcoaL,;r;
tious at fiuffto iiZi pec ton.
HALF FAREO "tJY " J
HALF RATES on Hwrztz' C Zz,
Tooto, Teams and Fsna
ILLUSTRATED LAN PRI!V.S Koa C, 2 end
44, mailuU FUKK to maj aduUma.
Address, T. I. ETTT3,
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"Sos" toUlwy.ftmnaiHfio., itJSh-
ForEil.
We have on hand a large number o
copies of S. 8. King's book entitled
Few Financial Facts." This book
tains more Facts about the Finar " 1
question than any other sent out bl )
ampaign. We recommend tlrto V r.j
who desire to farther invest' -ute t!L:
subjects. The regular price of the I; :
is 25 cents Ovb ran to close c?t 1
cents, two copies for 25 cents. Ail":: 3
Nebraska Ineepijctxt,
-Iiaccla.K'?.
; Horthweatein Line Eo'idty -t i.
Account "Holiday" excurt:a f a
will be sold December 24, 25, 1, r :
January 1,1897, at one and one-tLt.i
fare for the round trip to pols'i n
a distance of 200 miles. Final l.mSt Jr
uary 4. By this lint all northern r I
northeastern Nebraska potnti art :
reached, also Iowa points throc; L
sour! Valley and Sioux City.
Depot corner 8th and S, city c; 117
south 10th street. A.S. Fielaj c
ticket agent. tf-
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. Ladies' Ribbed Vests, worth 20c.,
25c. and 85c, this week
15c, 190 and 230
-r - 10 dozen Men's Jersey fitting
Ribbed Shirts and Drawers, reg
ular price 50c. this week, each 37c
12 dozen extra fine fleeced Shirts
and drawers, regular price 75c.
this week... 67c
Cotton Flannel Drawers
JJSe. grade, this Week.........,... lf)d
40c. grade this week...... .. 3o
: 50c. grade, this week. 423
Duck Lined Goats.
tl.25 grade, this week..... $1.12
$1.75 grade, this week 81.57
92.00 grade, this week.. tl.78
2.50 grade, slicker lined, this
week..... $2.25
Flannel skirts.
25c. Outing flannel Skirts, this
week
65c. All-wool flannel Skirts, this
week
85c. All-wool flannel Skirts, this
week
fl.OO All-wool flannel Skirts, this
91-25 All-wool, extra fine flannel
190
57c
780
880
91.10
skirts, this week.......
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line of Toys.
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