Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-02

+ ssady fox lAsnehznt ~ Is, po,..s.
oUg4to1 oeoaUeg * 1E0o TO-. = rc~S,
TOT oo4xe<ys Certain n1vurne erieir;e-,,
epoo s1e designs q thars cxuirrrw p.
gsee1osed ~ - Secondary, wbo insisf'
0as - eorreueneao of ~ eouoanroc.
Eeae1eo ~ ths Advisory Beard and 3,
ne Dep.rtment hnyo ben deuonrf rst~1
~ reosas oeveaopmeufs ID ship baildius
abroad 1he maehinsey q tks dcubie
torreeed monitors Puritan. Terror -
amp11nto, centraossd for under ~
Act g March y. 1855, h d PROCESS y
eonsssucefon. No work has hen Cor
curing TIE past year On shsir amor Ia
s1cA g. Wa neooosarY appEopriatjoue. A
fourth monitor. tbs Aonadnock. stiij
remsins unfinished 10 The navy yard n
Oallfotnia- it u rsoommsnded thas
saFiy sseps be taken 20 compIs<s thess
ysesei9 and 10 provids also an arrus-
menf fof the monitor MiAutonomAb.
Iqe Recommendation Of the Nsv1.
advisory Board, approved By she De-
paftment, comprise the ccnsfruofion Of
one steel cruiser Of 400 TONS. o.e cruis-
e o. I'D toss. tuo heavily armed Gun
Doats, one light cruising Runboat. one
oispafeh vessel armed with Ho.cLkiss
eannon. one arm0red ram and three
torpedo boets- The general dssions. 81
% which are esicuIsted to msef the sx-
isfinK wants Of ths service, are now
Veil advanced, and the construction Of
the vessels can be undertaken q soon
ity.
The -. q coaersM approved August
I re-. sothbrixsd tbs removal 10 the
TEE BODIES on Lr.-co,CxAxDxn ana. v.
On xOEG AND COMPARISONS.
VI the yeannetts expedition. This re-
mo.AI has besn successfully accom-
pdisned b. Lieutenants Harbsr aud
oonulsxs. The remains wers taken from
their graves In the Lena delta In March,
1870, and were retained - Yakutsk un-
81 tbs following winter, the season be-
lng too far advanced 10 admit Of shtir
immediate transportation. They ar
lived ct New York on February 1Oth.
1874, where. they were received with suit
abIe hOnora. In pursuance OF the Joint
resolution Of Congress, approved Zebra
airy II, 1884, . naval expedition was at-
ted out for the
RELIEF or LIEUTENANT 0nxKxY.
or the Unissd States army. and Of the
party who bad been engaged under his
command In scisntiiic observstions a.
Lady Franklin bay. The feet con-
sisted OF ths steam sealef Thstis. pur.
CHASED in England; the Bear, purchased
at St. Johns, N. F.. and the Alert, which
vas generously provided by the British
Goysrnmsnt. Preparations for the az
petition we're promptly made By the
Secretary 81 tbs Navy, with the active
90 operation Of the Secretary Of War.
Commander q. w. Conn Vas placed in
command Of the Alert, and Lieut.. w. |
n. Henry In command Of the Bear. |
The Thetis vas entrusted 70 the
command Of Winfield Schiey, to |
whom also vas assigned the % |
perintendency OF the expedition. |
Immediately upon its arrival st Upper |
navik the neet began the dangerous
navigation Of Melville Bay, and In
spite OF every obstacle reached Little |
ton Island ca June I'D, . fortnight |
earlier than any vessel had attained that |
point. On the same day II CROSSED ovsr
TO Cape sabine where Lieutenant Gree |
iy and the survivors of hts party were
discovered. After taking on board the |
living and the bodice Of the dead The |
relief ships sailed for St. John, where
they rearrived on July I7th. They were |
appropriately received at Portsmouth,,
N. H.. on August Let, and 81 New Yerk |
on August 6th. One Of the bodies was
landed at the former place. The others
were put on shore at Governors Ialand, |
and with the exception Of one, which |
was inferred In the National Cemetery,
we're forwarded thence TO the destina.
tiou indicated by their friends. The or
ganization and conduct Of this relief
expedition reflects great credit upon ali
who contributed TO its success.
In this, the last Of the stated ues-
sages that shall have the honor 10 trans
init 10 the Congress Of the United States,
| cannot too strongly urge upon your
attention the duty of restoring our navy
a. rapidly 40 possible to she high state |
Of efficiency which formerly character
lied IL. Az the long peace that has |
lulled rs into q sense OF faucled security |
may at any time be disturbed, IL Is |
plain that the policy of strengthening
this arm Of the service 10 dictated by
considerations Of economy, OF the Just
regard for our future tranquility and of
q true appreciation of the dignity aud
honor of the republic. The report Of
the Postmaster General acQuaints You
Win ING Ptc8cut oouutttou anu Hteus Oh
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Il discieses the gratifying fact that
the loss OF revenue from the reduction
Of the rate In letter postage rs recon.
mended In my message Of December,
1882. and effected by the act Of March 3,
1853, has been much less than was gen.
orally anticipated. Ny recommends
ton Of the reduction was based upon
the belief that tho actual falling OF in
receipts from letter packages for the
year Immediately succeeding the change
OF rate would DO &3,O00,O0O. Il has
has proved 10 be only $2,275,O00. This
Is Trustworthy indication that the rev
enue will soon be restored 20 its former
volume by the natural increase Of sealed
correspondence. i confidently repeat,
therefore, the recommendation Of my
last annual message that single rate
postage upon drop letters be reduced TO
one cent. The double rate 10 only ex-
acted az ofiices where the carrier system
Ia in operation. and IL appears thai In
these Offices she increase in the tar upon
drop lcssers defrays the cost not only of
its own collection and delivery, but the
collection aud delivery Of all other mail
matter. This il an inequality that ought
no longer to exist.
approve the recommendation OF the
Postmaster General that the unit of
weight In rating frst class matter should
be one ounce, instead Of one bali ounce
as il nov 10. In vicv OF the statistics
furnished by the Department, u may
well be doubted whether the change
would result In any loss Of revenue.
That IL would greatly promote the con-
veniencs Of the pahlic. Is beyond donbt.
The free delivery systsu has been
lately applied 70 ave citiss, and the
total number Of Offices In which u Is
nov in operation 10 one hundred and
fifty. nine. experience shows that it,
application, under proper conditions. Is
equally an accommodation TO ths public
and advantage 10 the Postal Service. II
| il more than self sustaining, and for the
reasons urged by the Postmaster Gen
erai may properly be extended. IL 4
the opinion OF that officer that ID il
proper 20 provide means whereby en-
eepsic nal dispatch in dealing With let
ters in free delivery offices may be 80
cured by payment Of extraordinary
postage. This scheme might be made
effectiye nv the empioyment of o speciA