, 1875-12-02
Annual Report Of Postmaster
General Jewell.
A Reduction Of Postage on Transient
Newspapers Recommended.
state Of Pools on tho Great Race
for the Spcnlkcrs1llp.
Tho Public Debt Reduced $3.50, ,0T3
During November.
IS IT WARP
x1n GROWTH AND SCOPE or sEMr.oFr1orAI


fn oho"9a AND scorl OF shnt'off'o'A1
sx., n,.au,.. o.'H'""1 ~ ~. c.,<.o. 1,~o,,,n.
Hpet'a' nspnten ~ 10 1"e e.s'"1r ''o""s.
WtsHfsoToS' ~ u noe. l'-E'ety oihcor OF
tbs navy not on atck-loave Is now believed to be
,;tber 1t eea or under orders To report on board
sona vesae, vhtc,, ia probs IL nropurino for
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ses'e tef'toe' shd II Is zoe genera! oe''oi among
tAos* who have recslsct theae osdofs within
weak or two that thirty dayR from now thare
rj ba 7ory fcw naval officers able to do sea
~, rho viii NH he ano,t Evon tho., vim
guy @ w. .,, ~" "s ~, .,,oas 1..n, ~ caa,.
III ~ e''a'AAaa - 'Aeo '4uA0''ne anu 'es''
n suddenly t'nk IN readiness for active service
profess entiro ignorance In regard to Tho
;mnortaut service which thoy arc expected to ,er-
to,,n m,t somc ot them occ.s;ou.I1y ipdu1co In
eonleolhfoa' ano CONFORMATION "th humber or
thsm discloses tho important fact TINT tho
xues.es Of different officers nso strikinely similar.
Thera seent IN be mn annroepsion That tha
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soou'tS 4e ~ W puueoo 'Aso vi WI 1 "'su spa.u
b5 ~ ansAuelacso'y termination o. tho neao''a@
tons Which Scctctary Fish and Msnlster Cunh'
tps bave been conducting with tho Spanish Gov-
.ron,snt during tho mast two mou.l,s. siuce all
ts,.,.,.t,o, IT,, 49,, In ,h+,;noJ 1'oro ~ n,
tn''4m"no. .uAs e.a w au''."sN "sA' ~ ~
AiaEaa lcaas 10 Doliof that tloeo
NEGOTIATIONS ARE PROCEEDING FAvonAnLy,
and the result of them iH more likelv than not
=. h. o,,t,fv,,c to orr 1ora,n,,ort A.
n IL H. tat
the sa'ne umo7 our Fol@s'oha win
e1eFg other toro1gn power arc, Al
tI - is known, OF the mo8t friendly charaeler.
our only aeriosla troubles bong upon tho lho
0rtnde at nout inaccessible to tho havr.
Nssil officers are therefore,. convinced that
Rabeson'o extensive preparation" must DO III
tlsW OF
SOMETHING THAT 70 tfReiY 70 nAfiFS
inttesFd to our attitude towards 6palt, and they
tsynaturai!y look to Yards Cuoa Tor al o1p!atR-
hoo. But there Inns boon 40 roeont occurrence
70 Euba to cAt! Tor nasa! demoustrAt'on upon
thit Island. American cltize1Is may have hoen
ltt1eattd there, but no sesy aggravated
ttss Of this klnd has recently oscari I'd.
70 that In tho present state OF aIhifs
% shts iei1hu, consldesed ia connection AIN
tae iAvor1blo progress wb'ch our ncgatiatl"nB
4 hhofid toam to 10 mailing, cause Tue theory
thi war Hltn spain ls liEe!y to arlsa on OF tAe
snssiog state Of atfails TO bo promptly dis
o'ased. -..... ........
ONE TI1E'NT ALoaE REMAINS,
1Sd th1t is TINT tho fre''dent lntea1s either
recognizing TIC delinquency OF Lie Cul0n 1u-
auIRents u recommend CouKtaaa to take sano
special action iu tho tnattot. aud thla IL the tLe
~ deld ny many nasA! olticurs: II this "cEo
W. purpose 81 tho preHduut they sar, tue plos-
enI e1tfaoTtinarY naYa! preparations mrhl 10
sss'ly EXPLAINED suppos'ug our treaty viii. Spain
remain unnodiaod. such recognition would give
epsnlsh ctu1seEh tho right, under tue twelfth
91cle OF that treat', TO visit and eialntns oil
tsese'e bearing tle American Aag, conc rni'E