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Show ANNUAL REPORT. Review of the York of thn i II Administration. ' 1 if i II ; H II LAND r,XTIliE3 DISPOSED OP, M ft Edncatlon ot Indians and Other Hat j W ters Discussed. - f IU f Tim TAKIMI III' Till: I'KMUftV ' II9MJ II Mi.ilslir, itrlalhia- lo I'mli, New SIcKf I M.ileo, Arlaonis nnd I'll 'I Alaska. jllft ' B ' I I WASiiiNaTON, D. O.i Dc. 4 Tho luM ll annual rejnrt of Secretary Noble lays iB 'I the worknocompllshwl during the ad- ifl ministration 1 shown greatly to ex- fH l cecd any Ilka preceding porlod In tha ijB I history of the department. StR M III the general land oflloa, Juno SO, 'ifll I 18SJ, theru were jiendlug o0,3 final 'flii catrle, and the accumulation waa llRl sal steadily increasing. These have all ' ' J H been disposed uf. During the pre.ent Sjij administration MS.ISS agricultural in patonts werulisucd, against ia'.',7S4 In fRJ Ihu preceding four years, reprosentlng 141 nil lucreoju In acreage of 47,30 l,27U 11 ' acres. During tho past year alx forest reserve have been crested by presl- Jj dentlsl proclamation, making an area jM uf 3,S2,'.'G0 acres. Thu polloy will bo liTI further carried Into effect. . .'iBl KUl'CATION AslONU THC tNIlIAN!) iUU I has been greatly Increased and lm- Bp I proved In etllclenoy. Thero Is an In- ' W; creasu of over 1.1 per cent tn thu at- , W) tendanca at Indian sohool. New In- Ei dlau reservation boarding school wero l H established during the present admin- 111 1 1 titration and more are In pro- .isDasi great anl will ba opaood soon. VelH Under the polloy of Indian al- will lotment negotiations with fourlueu Wl tribes durlug the preiunt admlnlstra- fflifase! tlou resulted In thu opening up fur vSlllsal pubilosettlemont of nearly !!U,0M0,00U JsJlH acres. Other negotiations which are "iVi'asel pending will, when they are ratified, riff ) add 10,000,000 acres moro. Allotmenti if-'IH of laud In saverally to the Indian V ) have been made In very largo uuni- ', bers, and G.OiW to whom riallent were ! jH Issued by the operation cf tbe law have 1" ,jH bocomu citizens of Ihu United Htate. B '.lasai A very Important agreement wa 9 , negotiate I In Dcomber, 1801, where TK Hi by thu Cherokee nnt'on ceded It right J ' tu tlio Cherokee outlet for the mm uf it 9J M,W7,750.12. ItatlllcaUon ot tho J! . agreement by Congress will open to ' (J bJ saltlemeut about alx million acres of B ( ! land which la very fertile and valuable i J ' for agricultural purpose and la strong- ' ', 1 ly urged. - ! Thu clllclal aru zealously engaged ''' ,SJ In Iho suppression of tbe liquer tratllo 7 'H among the Indian. Formerly thero J 'M was much complaint that the quality V- ofgoda,dellvered waa far bslow tho iHlflB aainlef furnished. Under tho per- ' oual supervision of tho assistant secre- 1 tary tbo oommlasloner of Indian af- i (BJ falra and some membersof the board of ) Iudian commlulunen, the error wore ilaal corrected, and tba reputation of tho ' vB tcrvlca for fair dealing wa restored. . "1 T'lE TAKING UIT TUB CENSUS U SSBBs! In 1830 wns recognized In the begin- ' ) nlng as a most Important task, but It I'ssaal ha been accomplished. The cenaus & HB publication Is received with favorable "I WB endorsement throughout tho civilized rfssssi nations, and tho work stand au ao- IJilaBsai knowledged auccrsi. Mostof thework IUwssbbb! I already In thu hand of tbu printer, " PH and with the exception of a small amount of work on vital statistic and r ipB upulatlon and statistics of mauufao- I turosand agriculture, alt rogular work t I bbbbb! of the eleventh ceuius I about com- H i' pleted. Tbu farm mortgage rrt will f U ho completed In about twelve mouth. ! l'KNSIOMi. , H Tho commissioner recommend! tho ft apjiolntment ol au actuary to collate W f essl certain slatlstlca relative to the que- 't) tlou of thu tiled of army ervlco upon jjtl tbu expectation of live uf soldiers and I probsblu duration af the pension roll, 1 which It Is thought will bu a valuable 'M'iBBj contribution to science. Tho estimate i ,''HaBBBsi for the dollcleucy for this year Is r't'aaaaai $.10,6o9,091i and estimate for tha fiscal it 'laaal year ending Juuu SO, ieo4, I $14,000,. I Haas! 000. Thu bureaus have been consulted MsbbbbI as to thu best treatment tbe govern- ! .' meal should give to tho debtof lubol- .H dlzed railroad now approaching; fl maturity. Full reports will bo submit- 1 led to Congress a to stocks or bonds, .BbJ and tho payment of the ludebtaduesa li .', of various roads. Buggesllout are mada 4 , H In the coinmlsaloncr'a report to look to V, 1 the oxteuslouol the debt and lhe la- 1'osbbbbI crease of the security. The report ol i M tho government directors of the Union Paclllo Hallway oommlsaion Is reo- , ommendlng thu exlenstou rather than foreclosure. i i SB m:w uumoo. i ' Great satltfactlon wa produced In U tbe territory of New Mcxloo ly thu ' . 91 organization of the land court and Ilia I ;bbbbbb1 character of Iho Judges, Alargei.um- (' ! bor of claims covering enormous tract! i 'J clalmod under Bpanlsh aud Mexican ' J grants bavu btcn preientod and a num. ' bur confirmed. Thero ha teen a, ! SHJ healthy aud natural growth of popula. J BB tlou lu thu territory, and especially In l'uco valley where great Inducement , ( are offered by an excellent syitem of j , IHHJ Irrigation, which supplements tho naturaladvanlagisofthucectlon. Tho i H nssessed valuation of thu ropcrty In i taftftl thn territory In 1601 waa $45,a.503. H Htlll theru are hirgo areas of public land ' H opon for settlement, in llioHanta Fu i aflaal district tliere are over 10,000,000 ooroa. i , bbBI Thu establishment of Pecoa National B park has been a sourcu of gratification KBH to tbo iwoplo, ( THU fOl'lILATION Ol AltlXONA !M !! has considerably Increasol and tha class ' ll of Immigration I moro desirable. The " i4bsbbbbI total debt of thu territory la $3,33,723, V Baas! SI. Tho lloating debt has beon sue- Ubbbbbbbs rcssfully funded at S per cent under thu authority of tho not of Cougroso of I July, 165.'. Thu agricultural produot H I 1 1 l.atrtlncriasplatioul lOpo-nnt. Tim H k ' Koidr.Mtu,if,Hlhcj-eic$i,"n,'Mn, Bl' "llm, S-- i,ikh, roptrr, $l,6W,00i. ' Homo uorai'lltallin arc tttrorlru to f I rilst bttwren ll Natajn Indian and K ' nhlta settlers, jjiowlntr. outof Uioiium. K llou a to what tight Indian may K . hate on tha (ubllo domain nil their IaaMI ' " reservation. Tho gotewor estimate tba Increase cf wUltloti at 10,02 I tines taklDKlboccnsus. Theaverajt 1 of foreign Immigration hat tlocroascel, H ', ( The record of the land nfllcn of Hilt H l Ltko City show enltlr for the year H ! comprltlng 29,000 acre. Tiro total B area iurejci wu 13,183.203 acre. H Th metal products taken from the H ' minn In 1691 III koI.I, tllvir, lea I and B ronrr ha an aggregato utport value B of fl2,'.MU,SS3. The mining companies B organlied In the Territory havi. itu aggregate ciltallstlon of 3J,lb0)J ) and ratsceliaueoua corporations n H capltalliatlon of $511,110,600. The ' governor of Utah Iraa eapitsst.il til bo. lief In the good faith ami honest of the Mormon leader ntd tho people In the abandonment of blygamy and otieellenco to the law of uongreai on tliejauljoct. H , Is virtually vrllhout organlied (;oerii. meiit. Itlaillfllcurtto puulill peri- HHV tratora of outrage and mugglera that , Intent tho coast and debautch the ua- HHV 'I tln. Th" secretary ri couiraontl an , appropriation for the ttearu (ollcii vessel. Only tho nucleu of a military organisation exlats. |
