Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-12-02

under contra or In course OF instruction,
kept the arm red ships, the torpedo and
enamite DO ats and one cruiser As - the
dyt the bids were in excess Of the limit fixed
lasCon LrCss.
The production in the United states Oh
armor and gun steel is question winch II
seems necessary to settle at an early dav, II
the armOrcd war vessels are to be completed
with those materials of home manufacture,
This has been the subject of investigation by
two boards and by two special comm tees
Of Congress within the last three
years the report OF the Gun Foundry Board IN
IS A of the Board on FOrtltcatiUns made III
January last and the re- OrlS OF tn" SrIcc' 'H-
mittees Of tn two houses made at tn IasI
session 0 Congress have entire cNha'sied
The subj e so far uS preliminary IHFtNu "a
tons Is involved An n their rrl"iNlIuuh-
tions they arc sub,tmt ally agreed IN the
event tina III present Inv 'at|"n OF the depart
ment for BIDS t. furnish unh o. inns material
is now authorize, saa.i l1 ~ induce dome'-
tic manufaCtur iounbCr'aNe the large eX-
penditures rcqur for inns new manufacture
and no other -" are iak'h ny congress AT
its coming Session, tue Secretary coHtgm2.aies,
with dissa sinrll"n, the necessity OF oD'a'h
ing abroad e "rinpr ana me gunStcei Tor iIe
authurt/"d smls. IL would sem ucSFaDlG
ina l"' "h"'S VI w un'' IA ,m,I tio
oL,I,,.J .r,n ir'io.I,,.rf mIrbt he afforded
,lI r,s,,It -, ,,,rnr tn7 I,,nrst.roto ON
- th,,', i,,,,C,rto'rt ir,,r.sf.
POSTAL SERVICE.
The affairs Of the postal service SHOW mark
ed aud CRAFTY ng lmIruvrmn mt dur NJ the
past year A pc,u'jur account Of its tram
sacti0ns and CDndlliJnS is given IN the report
of the Pc, tma,tcr General, wLlrh Will be la q
before You. The rrduet On of tnc rate OF
letter ro,lauc n 1913 rendering the postal
revenues ina c Iuutc t. sustl lin thc cNpeu-
ditur ~. and tie business depression also
contributing, Tc,ul ed in an excess 81. tue
cost for the fiscal year ended Jun" - 49,
An additional Gu C,> upon the receipts, by
doubling the measure Of weight in rating
se1lel corr 'pon9ehcc ana am hl'ninS one
halt inc 'h'FIG l"T n'"S'ni|' eVl,ISS ~
lu lti ., aE isi4' OIL "'l,,' G""aI Inor
VIII t.I' "'-'''h''E W. 20, lSS , 80, -, IJ !
wnlG lht 'onS'HnI Nr.'n'a Va w." F "a.
ueVelop''H'hI IVA e'""i"- lOl"'"ss"uL ~
the extension an Il !'.Fc "a III" i"II. ,, 20
anu uA'".h ICY nc. '''''yN nv '',"tl "a"
auVau { III Ic QUIZ ", anu l"' 'ig ~. Z =, 80
mate "l year a-o on inc II', ~ TAP'uu'-
ture InC" 'N'S''I ''' '',I'"'. q - ~ H.
aF"i'"o., "I-'" Il 400" 81 '.g W. 80 =,
Ghe last HSrAI a ny IC"l w. ~ .Lur ~,
aohar>. tn a9"Ii a.'t ,S'Hu ~. IN 60 a. -
Seal I"'"" ~ '''"'""" II W "1"'' So
W., O"l Proper H'"T". r' '.p"""'l ~" y,
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ana at tul4 lllh' Tue 'h'It'Sc u t'e".' I III
galhihE TatlD 0V'f inc increase Or V'I, ucIh
onsuatIh inc sul"GIcu'F "t tnC ltCScn' iatCa
OF stage uitimAitl' |" sustain inc seI'ice'
ms l. the more pleasing Oe 'se cur pto!tt
ENJOY now hoth ch'"gtF p' stage. pro- oEIloi
atelS 10 distances anu NaS'er ana more T., 81
~ service than any other upon Tue Elooe
hetrcnGnment mas pceh 'HcGteu III tIc e, 81