Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-05
Especial Telegram to the G,abs |

| Reliable In Them.
Special Telegram to the Glabs
! WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-Soon after the re-
| duction in postage went into effect Mr.
| Hazen, third assistant postmaster general
| prepared and forwarded blanks to thu
| principal postofices in order that post
| masters might, at the close of the frs,
month, send in statements of the result. OF
the reduction. These statements are bs.
ginning to como in. AS far as can be
judged from the returns received TO date
it is believed that thu postal receipts for
the month of October will show a material
increase over tho previous month
Or course the Increased receipts will not
be permanent, bat the reduction will no,
be as great "a would at first be supposed
During September. business houses which
are heavy patrons Of the mails, ordered
largely of tbs new two cent special re-
quest enyelops to be delivered Oct 1, aud
| these envelopes we're paid fer when or
dered, so that the receipts from the sals
of large quantity Of postage stamps,
none Of which were delivered
before October we're Included ln The
September reports and as these supplies
become erhausted the receipts from sue
ceeding sales OF envelopes will nearly
balance the falling off in sale of stamps.
Nj. Hszen is of the opinion that the total
receipts for the fiscal year ending June
30 next, will exceed or at least equal those
OF the year recently closed. He gives as
his reasons for this belief the fact
that the reduction affects only letters
on which three cent postage has been here
tofore exacted ard does not alter the sales
upon local or foreign sales, second, thira,
Or fourth class matte. The loss of rev
enue from reduction in the rate of letter
postage will not exceed twenty-five per
cont. OF the entire postal receipts, even a.
loving that no causes exist to warrant an
anticipation Of an increase of any mail
matter from year to year. But the records
OF the department show that an
increase Of twenty per cent. OF
business eacd year can safely
he relied upon, and from reports already
received it is shown that business men in the
habit Of using circulars, have in many IN
stances adopted the plan of sealing rheir
circulars and sending them out as first
class matter. Then again, the reduction in
rates, while it will not stimulate the gen
ersl public to very great increase of let
ter writing. will doubtless have some sfGeos
in increasing the mails. These causes
lead General Hazsn to believe that the
total receipts TOR the year will not fall
below those of last year, bat on
the contrary they may be
grester in ths aggregate in spite of the
reduction,
rHs oABINKT.
There are rumors in various quarters
and 10 manifold forms ss to prospective
changes in the cabinet. The most careful
inquiry fails to discover any foundation
for such reports. A member of the csb-
met who would be as likely to know as
any one, if such changes were in contsrn-
plstion, says that he knows moth
ing of them, aud that he cannot
thirk the president has any such
purpose. Folger has been booked TO 20
IN every programme that has been made.
1t is true that at times there has been
some friction between him and the presi-
dent; the latter is not always pleased with
the deliberate judicial methods of his
finance minister, but the temporary
breaches have been healed. Tho president
will certainly not cast Judge Folger adrift
after he has sacrificed q life position for
cabinet until there is good Judicial Office
for him and unless such an Office shall be
found. Arthurs friends say there is
no prospect for any change. There
was time, too, when Attorney
General Brewster upon his cabinet place
was not the strongest, b1G tha5 time was
passed. Whatever embarrass msnts there
were in connection with the star route
case have doubtless also passed, tor there
Is not likely to bo any moro attempts at
criminal prosecution of The star route peo-
pie in this district. The civil suits have
heen prepared to the number, it is said, of
eighteen, but is is not believed that the
progromme as to them has besn definitely
arranged. Some of the principal defend-
ants are now insoIyent. and those who are
not are said to have concealed their prop
srty, so that Notwithstanding the good de-
termination of ths administration to ac-
conplish something from thass civil suits
the national surplus is not likely to be
largely increased from collections oa star
route Judgments.
Western Associated Pressl
THE MINT DTRsoros's REPORT.
Washington, D. O., Nov. 4---The an
nual report of the director of the mint
shows gold received aad operated upon in
ths year, $40 ,00o; silver, nearly s3s,-
100000. The coinage OF the year is valued at
$6s, 20o, ,7e4; total gold coinage, $35.9 1885,.
927; silver, 1885 40, OF which S2S.
119 wss in standard dollars. The prof.
on coinage of silver dollars was $3.7IO.-
331; net silver profits of the last i've years.
S13,S60,310. SiTer circulation, the d.
rector says, Is IA excess of requirements
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