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Show the annual Report 0ftkeScrtUrr or the Interior tlDJ .InlpDCtiBt Subject. VACANT LAN0S OF'THC UNITED STATES. The Total Xnmber of Inlltis and Tlirir Frooat Condition. MILLIONS DISTRIBUTED BY THE PENSION BUREAU. ceretatT XobU' Idea About the Affair or ., By Telerraph to the 'anr. AX IXTEHCSriSG DOtrHEXT. iecretarr Xtble mtnu xfatlertj orXatltmal Importance. VA8His(rroyf Kov. SO. Secretary Secre-tary of tbe Interior Jfoble, in bis annual n-port. says, tbe vacant lands of the Unitetl States, exdu si ve of tiioee in Alaska, at present vztentl over SSS,2I6,S0I acre, ot which 2S2,Ti2,K9 art) already mir-veyed. mir-veyed. AUtka contsin-j 677.S9J equare miles, cr 339,5,000 acres, of which not moru that 1003 acres have been entered. The asTgregate reaches 935,7-1 J,t51 acres. Tbe policy or tbe iltpartment has been continued, as tbe Secretary's last report shows it to have Iran begun, under tbe present administration, adminis-tration, in giving a liberal Interpretation Interpre-tation to the land laws in favor of tbe settlers and by alvancing, as far as can reasonably be done, the early decUlona upon all entries made, contested or uncontested. Nineteen million acres oragricultur-tl oragricultur-tl land were transferred to actual eUlers during tbe past year, embracing em-bracing those upon final and commuted com-muted homesteal entries, preemption, pre-emption, timber cUiture, desert, private cash, town&ite, and all other entries forstrlcUy agricultural non-mineral non-mineral lands. The lands patented to Butts for education, internal Improvements and public buildings bave exceeded 300 per cent over tbe previous 3 ear. amounting in 1S93 to 639,779.64 acres. The patents Issued for the year endins; June SO, 1S93, numbered 117,217, as agalm-t 70,141 the preceding preced-ing year, or an Increase for tbo last year in patents of 41,103, and in land or 7,533,55 acres, tto patents for 1S9J ca'trlDR 1S,759,5J0 acrvs: UinseforlSSO 11,222,530. In addition to these there was an Increase of 494 in mineral and mill-itte mill-itte extents Issued In 1593, these for IS93 being 1407. Tbe area of coal lands granted In ISM) nearly doubled ibatot tho previous year. " The total receipts from jubiic lands were $7,470,370. The Secretary recommends the establishment of a United States land court fur the settlement of private pri-vate land elaims and soms legiaLv Jiau f"-'K-r"V'ffVl "f the Mexican Mexi-can residents of Scv, Mexico in their property rights. On the subject of arid lands tbe Serretary says. In part: "Tbe location and (election on the public lands of rwtrvolr Mtes Is proceeding with very derided enerey under the law ol August SO, lS9j, and ' the present exl-uncu or the site, their continued xn Jltipllcation, tud their ruturu use now demand from the people and tho tt eminent em-inent the most erlous confidtra-Uon." confidtra-Uon." Tbe Secrtliry urges that Congre'S should withuut delay enact compre-hmaivc compre-hmaivc ltws, determining tbe national policy In this business, and, if tbe reservoirs tire subject to local control, ranlcularly guarding tgaln-t such mlsun; of the tiower-jranted tiower-jranted as would either il.jrt- the upper lands to abscrb the water continuously con-tinuously tbrojgh the dry ses'ou, or tbe authorities to require any but the rheapest and most liberal terms for lis transportation to the inhabitants inhabit-ants and farmers." "Tbe most valuable timber on the public lands Is being rapmly exhausted, ex-hausted, and the ssventl laws now in force are u holly inadequate to prevent tbe public forests from illegal appropriation, or to protect the interests of the settlers who may need to use them in tbe development develop-ment of the country. "The protection of the timlier upon the public domain is of tbe first importance The great commercial com-mercial value tr this product, the ease with which it may be illegally Appropriated, tbe difficulty of pro teclin tbe large forcts from rav ages by Are, which destroys annu ally a very much larger amount or wood on the public lands than all other causes combined, seem to require additional legislation by Congress." THE CONDITION OK THE I.MJIANS. In reviewing the pail year's woik of tbe Department in regard to Indians, In-dians, it is Eeen that there has U en steady progress made in .-ngaging them in peaceful ways and Industrial Indus-trial pursuits. Astrongir deIre is manifested among many for the education of their children, for the individual ownership ot land, nnd generally for the comforts of civilization. civili-zation. There are not more than 250,000 Indians within the borders of the United States (excluding Alaska). The greater part of these reside upon or have tome interest in the existing reservations, the otbersllvingupona portion or tbe public domain. The agcrcgatc area or the Indian reservations wrs, at the but report, about 1IC,000,000 acres, or 1SI.250 square miles, which is, as calculated cal-culated by thelndian commissioner, greater than that of tbe Xew England Eng-land and Middle States combined, pre tertban the aggregato area of the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky, and nearly equal to Uie combined area or tho two Dakotas and Montana; or, to carry the comparison further, it is larger by half than the United Ivlngdom of Great Britain nd Ireland, litrer than Sweden or Norway, attJJnearly as large as either France or Bjwln. There has been a reduction during dur-ing the fiscal year by cession or Indian In-dian title to reservations under ratified agreements to the extent of about thirteen million acres of lands heretofore held by them, leaving the aggregate area of reserved land at this time over one hundred and three million acres. This Is sufficient suffi-cient to give each of the occupying Indians, or those having rights thereon, over seven hundred and fifty acres. Wall were given allotments allot-ments as provided in existing laws and treaties, each Indian would re-' re-' celve not more than an average or SO acres or agricultural land, or 1G0 acres or grazing land. I The sjurplus held In reserva-1 reserva-1 tlon appears therefore to be un.-: un.-: reasonably large. A Urge pottion ; or It b lying Idle, and Is a bar to tbe Indian's progress and oar country's ; development. To restore this to the . public domain will work so bard-l bard-l ship to the Indians, if the cession 1 axe made upon terms as fair as ltave ! characterized the agreements re-centiy re-centiy negotiated. Those Iudiana especially awpporUd by the Govern-, Govern-, B)rtbVWtfUtrt7 PUIga- lions, but in order to save them from starvation, should not continue con-tinue to hold these large tracts without with-out actual occupancy or use. It would be better for each tribe to jiart with its claim for a money consideration con-sideration that would create a fund to be securely held by the United States, and upon which it could depend de-pend for tbe support of Its members until, by proper use of Individual homesteads,they may support them-eelvti. them-eelvti. If tbe terms of the recent agreement agree-ment made with theBiouxare speedily speedi-ly provided for aud enforced,it is believed be-lieved that tills tribe will presently be distinguished for Its rapid progress prog-ress toward civilization as it has heretofore been for bravery nnd Intelligence In-telligence In savage warfare. Tair an J generous treatment by the Government Gov-ernment is the best means to bring about tills desirable condition. Satisfactory pfogfess hits been made In the work or nllotlog lands In severalty, and several amendments amend-ments to the general allotment law are suggested. Tne Secretary gives particular attention at-tention to tbe subject or INDIAN EDUCATION, reviewing tbe work that has been accomplished during tbe year. The industrial training achools aud reservation re-servation boarding schools have been round to be those best adopted to the end in view. There are now 152 government schools and ninety-four ninety-four contractschools and the average aver-age attendance is 12,232. On all government schools the American flag has been displayed, national holidays have been duly celebrated, the pupils arc loirnlng patriotic songs and recitations, being taught to love the great nation of which they ara a part, and to leel that the people of tho United States are their friends and not their enemies. en-emies. TlintN ORKOr THE MISSION UL'ItEAU. "The work to be done by this bureau has reached wonderful proportion;, pro-portion;, and Its expenditures have sent into tbe channels of trade end commerce In ourcountry more than 5100,000,000 the past year. The u or this vat sum has served more than one valuable purpose. ltha been not alone a relief to hundred? of thousands or the families of the soldiers who in different wars have served their country, chiefly those who defended tbe Union against secession; but It has also transferred at most opportune moments tbe accumulated ac-cumulated treasures of the government govern-ment to tbe hands of the people, blessing him that gives and him that takes." The amocnt at work performed by this bureau and the method ot adJosUaz elaims were felly corered by Commissioner Raams repor. as clrea to these alspatchea. Tbe fodowtnr; .taste shows the enlistments, daiha and surriTors of the Colon army; Camber ot soldiers enlisted oannx tha war for the Union, cscludinz re enlistments..... enlist-ments..... ...l,IUr'l Number killed in baule and by other casualUes and who diet of disease to July 1, 1W .....UI Est mated nimber of death! ot soldiers discharged dux In; the war to July 1, 1t3....t5 "1 Number of desertions ITLevo HIX Number of tumTOrs ot the war July 1. 143, less deaths and desertions 1,701, 9 Number of vnrriToraJalyl, 1935. lest deatht and deter- tioot, who are subrect to the mail Iswt ot morality ljliea Number of fnrmort July 1 1G3. who. because of wounds and other dts abilities. ere sabject to a hither rate or mortality, mortal-ity, re oil Jo twelte j ears1 Do-UMSjcr ti.eeiec-iitiooorlite ti.eeiec-iitiooorlite .. &K.0G0 Number surnrirg Jnly 1, 1O0. who are probably uJecr to the ordinary lie tabler SJle Number enrriTlas: July 1, IS.C. who are ml Ject to a greater death rate tIS.rco Total number of scjriTOrs July I, m Uf. Ot the foregoing number of urTtron about 100.0 0 are now aixty two years of age and onward. Tha e-Umate for army and navy rensions for ltM is about 1 1 11,0) J.ooo. THE CENSUS. Under this head the Secretary reviews the work accomplished by the cen-us bureau. Tho country nastliided into 175 tur.ervIsors' districts, and tho supervisors selected se-lected from tho different political parties. There was also great care In the selection ot 42,000 enumerators, tbe special agent: and experts. The c erks, numbering nearly 2000, were examined according to rules established estab-lished ty the Secretary. A great man) improved tabulating machines were employed, and everj preparation made to secure a prompt and accurate enumeration, and an early tabulation and announcement ot the result. There were printed for the census work over 80,000,000 blanks, circulars, circu-lars, schedules, etc., about 75,000,-003 75,000,-003 cf which were done at tht Government Printing Office and the remainder at the Census Oftlce iOelf. The first completed returns were received from the supervisors during the weekending June 14, and four days later the machine tabulation began. Tills great work has been prosecuted untiringly until tl.e present time, and the substantial result re-sult can now be announced. A complete table of the population of tho States aud Territories, compared com-pared with 1SS0 and 1E90, is presented. pre-sented. Tbefollowlog table shows the KFXATIVE KANK IN 1-OlTJLATlON of tho States and Territories In 1S90 aniinlSSO: lsTO. '&. lSewlork. 1 NewTork. x Pennsylvania. 2 Pennsylvania. z Illinois. z Ohio. l otfO. Illinois. 5 Missouri. 2 Iistouri. G slaasachuietia. e Indiana. T Texts. 7 HusachuteUt. S Indiana. 8 hentichy. 9 Michigan. 0 Mtchlxan. 10 Iowa. 10 Iowa. U hentaeky. II Texas. IS ueorpa. II Tenneaiee. IJ Tennessee. U .eorria. 11 Wiseonein. II Mrannia. 15 Virginia, H Nortn Carollaa. IS North Carolina. Id Wisconsin. IT Alabama. IT Alabama. M vew Jersey. IS alisslssippL 13 Kansas. 1 New Jersey. S Minnesota. xO Kantaa. 11 MlssisalppL xl South Carolina. a California. Louisiana. x3 South Carolma. 23 Maryland, tl Arkansas. xl California. : Louisiana. Z Arkansas. za Nebraska. Sllnnesota. IT II an land. ZT Maine, ts West Mrginia "3 Connecticut, a Connecticut. a West irgutia. 30 Maine an Nebraska. 31 Colorado. II New Haspshirr. SS norida. SI Vermont. S New Hampshire. SS Ehode Island. U Washington. St Florida. 33 ltbode Island. Colorado. 3 . ermonu tc Dili, of Cotsmkia. 37 South Dakota. 37 Oregon. 3X Creron. 3 Delaware. 33 Dist. ot Columbia. s L'tah. 10 Utah. IS Dakota. 41 North Dakota. 41 New Mexico. 42 Delaware. U Washington. 13 New Mexico. 43 Nerada. 44 Montana, 44 Arisona. 43 Idaho. 4" Montana. 45 Okiaboma. 4S Idaho. 47 Wyomtng. 47 Wyoming. 43 Arizona. 49 Nerada. "It will be seen that,aa In 1SS0, Xew York itill heads the list and is followed by Pennsylvania. Ohio aud Illinois have exchanged places. Of tbe other changes In tbe list the most marked are those of Texas. whlchrlsesrromUo.il to No. 7; Kentucky, which drops from 8 to 11; Minnesota, which rises from 2u to 20; Nebraska, which rises from 30 to 20; Maryland, which drops from 23 to 27; Vermont, which drops from 32 to 36; Colorado, which rises 35 to 31; Washington, which rises from 42 to 34; Delaware, which drop from 38 to 42; tfevada, which, t&ftfioiatt to , M4J AriwWj which drops from 44 to 48. Tbe average change in rank IS 8.2 plans. "There have been some contests, and in some instances corrections have been made on application for remuneration. But So per cent of ail the complaints against tbe eleventh elev-enth census, and Were were only about the same number as against the tenth census, have on careful Investigation been found groundless. ground-less. "It Is a noteworthy fad (hat upon Uie promulgation of tbe questions to be answered for the purpoeen of tbe census, some relating to disease nnd others of the suljects above mentioned, men-tioned, a great number of editors throughout the country began a bitter attack upon the wbole cebtus system and used every means or argument ar-gument and Invective to array tht people against replying to the Inquiries In-quiries of the enumerators, and even denounced Lbs whole work In advance. ad-vance. But tho people reCrJgnleed tbe census as a national work, meant not only for tbe necessities of our own government, but for tbe benefit of all men, and the questions, lL-clndlng lL-clndlng those relating to farms, homes and mortgages, were almost universally and promptly answered. "This census Willi it la believed, be found to be reliable. To say that there are no errors In It would be to claim for it more than can be ex pected of any such work. But those wbo find the most fault with it are these who from the oeglnnlng have endeavored to defeat It, Tbe great ody or our people are content with Tbedbpu tea that have arisen as to certain cities, and even one State, have been patiently heard where It was asked, and opinions given setting set-ting forth the na;on for the ac-tiou. ac-tiou. Tiote can now alone test the eleventh census, expocuig errors, If any exist, and confirming Its sub atantial accuracy. Tbe work has certainly beetl most caret ally pre-pared, pre-pared, and as the result goes to the country, the Secretary feels that tbe duty impoeed upon the census office hat been faithfully performed. SCHOOL STATISTICS. Under this bead, the Secretary, after reviewing the work of the bureau o( educaUon.gi ves some interesting inter-esting public school statistics. There are enrolled in the public schools of the United States 12,291,259 pupils, or 19.7 percent of tbe whole population. popu-lation. Tbe increase during oue year has been 220,953, or at the rate of 1.83 per annum. This, however, bss not equaled tbe rate of growth of tho school population, which has been 2.17 per cent. The progressive decrease In the number of public school pupils as compared with the population in the Northern States, which has a!' ready been referred to in this o filer, is still going on; In point offset, there has been during the past year an absolute decrease in tbe number of pupils enrolled in six, of the Northern Btatc, and in one other Sew York there has been an Increase In-crease of only 544 pupils against au increie of school populatioQof ortr to.ooo. In the commissiorMr's opinion tl.e apjxsreut rctrugade movement In Hie Northern States may be partially parti-ally accounted for by the Increase ol private and parochial tcbools,and by the tendency to refrain from sending the children to school t as early an age as heretofore, whereby ihx numtier of verV VOUCC lAIpili has diminished. In Massachusetts, for instance, the number of pupils under five years of age has de-creasee de-creasee during each of the last ten fears. Tho growth of the public school system cf the South is a remarkable re-markable phenomenon. It must be noted, however, that many or the existing public schools of that section sec-tion were lu operation lu 1S70 as private schools. The number of dlflerent public tciiool teachers Is as follows: Males, 124 9S9; females, 227,302; total, 332,-3t! 332,-3t! The male teachers comprise 23.5 per cent, or somewhat more thau uno-tbird of the whole. The relative rela-tive number ot male teachers has been continually decreasing since 1S79, at which date they formed 4X3 per cent of the whole. This decrease de-crease is taking place In ail parts of the country. The present percentage percent-age in Massachusetts is only S.9. The average wages of male teath erspermoutlt in thirly-lx States and Territories is $42.43, being a decrease de-crease of 4 cents; of female teachers teach-ers $34 27, an increase of 32 cents. Tht total amount expended the past year for public tchool purpose, was S132.lS9.bO0, being an increase over the preceding jear ot J8.S61,-330, J8.S61,-330, or at the rato or 7.19 percent per annum. ... Tbe amount expended for all purpcees per capita ot the popul fion was $2 12, of which $1.41 was for salaried. To educate a child in :he United States costs at present an average of 13 3 cents per school day, of which b.2 is paid for salaries of teacliersand superintendents. The rato of growth or school cx-Denditure cx-Denditure (7.19 percent perannum). when compared with tbe rale ol ' growth or the number of pupils Inrolled (1.S3 per cent), U seen to be extraordinary, and indicates a rapidly growing per capita expendl- ( ture. CONCEBNINa UTAH. Tbe suggestion of his Excellency, Governor Thoma, for additional legislation on the subjects of grazing graz-ing lands, school lauds, irrigation, etc., are set forth in detalL The demand for a public building for Federal offices at Salt Iake City, Is also unred, as a measure of economy, econ-omy, for tbe protection of the public pub-lic records. The Secretary r resents the governor's gover-nor's recommendations In refer- t encc to additional legislation on the Mormon question, and adds: i "Since tho period at which the Governor wrote, however, great changes have taken place in the professions of tbo Mormons and the public declarations of the Mormon i Church. There was handed to the Secretary of the Interior by Johu T. Calne, Delegate to Congress from Utah, a written communicatlou or October 1, 1590, In which attention was called to the following declaration declara-tion of WilTord Woodrull, president and highest authority of that Church. The manifesto of President Wll-fonl Wll-fonl WoodruQ follows. "Mr. Calne added in his letter that this declaration was entitled to great weight in any consideration that might be given the subject, and seemed indeed conclusive and 'the very result at which the Government has been aiming to long.' "In tho conversation which took place when this letter waa delivered, it was objected that Mr. Calne and the president of the Church would have to meet tbe specification of forty cases with more than a general gener-al denial, and that the president was without authority to change the doctrines of the Church; that this belonged, U" to any, to the high council or general inference. "Mr. Young, Mr. Cannon and Mr. Caine have, with some others, presented the claims of their Church to confidence and raver. "After tbe conversation with Mr. Calne there followed (October Gth) a general conference of the Mormon Church, and the prolamatloa above set forth was unanimously ratined. Addresses were there made to tbe people on the subject by tto Itrtft-Sent Itrtft-Sent and lading tpesls, "What U 'expected tmli at LkjatjpoMtUpgl rttrf If. Baoval of tbe Utah Commission; tbe preservation of the elective Irau-chise Irau-chise ta the membeis of tbe church tn all tbe States and territories, where they may be and a test oath may be required or them; a restoration restora-tion of the property of tbe Church; and possibly the admission of Utah to Statehood with or without a test oath against polygamy. The present laws should not, however, be changed on these professions alone. These can be unmade by the same body that has msdo them. The "revelation" sanctioning polygamy remains unchanged. Tbe Mormons, Mor-mons, by tbeir works, must prove their declaration, to be made In good raitlf, abandon polyiamy and conform to tuS pntctlces ot our people in social and honJe life, 'acknowledge 'ac-knowledge and prove) their alle glance to the United States Constitution Consti-tution by obedience to tbe laws made pursuant thereto by a loyally equal in time and strength to tbeir rntt disobedience. Tlie present system of laws agalnt Mormon practices has been constructed by legislative wisdom, wis-dom, sanctioned by Judicial decree, and enforced by the Chief Executive Execu-tive of the nation. Its o'ject is not attained by securing a proclamation or obedience from these wbo have so long resMed it. Its purpose will be accomplished only when tbe opposing oppos-ing system shall liavo lost its power, even If it regains tho will, to woik tbe evils of the past." The work of the Utah Commission In supervising recent elections is tel forth, cs presented in their report previously rhbllshed. |
