The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-06

day of octobet the date Of the last report. 50
men. fT0 wotfen, 10 boys and 81 girls, in all 3e3
they are in good health and contented. and
that they are kept employed as fully as is pos
sible under the circumstances. The children.
as they arrive at q suitable age. are sent to the
Indian schools ut Carlisle and Hampton.
The prisoners should be treated kindly and
kept In restraint far from the locality Of their
TO efforts calculated to lead to their improve
ment and TO sOftening OF their savage and
cruel instincts but their return 10 their Old
secretary. in his report. gives graphic history
OF these Indians and recites with painful vivid
ness their bloody deeds and the unhappy fail
ure Of the government 20 manage them By
peaceful means
THE NEW NAVY.
The report OF the secretary OF the navy dem.
onstrates very intelligent management in that
important department and diSclOses the most
satisfactory progress In the work Of recon.
structing the navy made during The past year.
OF the ships in course Of construction Ave, viz:
the Charleston, Baltimore, Yorktown, vesu.
vius and the Petrol, have in that time been
launched and are rapidly approaching compile
tion, and in addition to the above the Philadel
phia, the San Francisco. the Newark the Hen.
nington, the Concord and the Heveshon tor.
pedo boat are all under contract for delivery TO
the department during the next year. The
progress already made and being made gives
good ground for the expectation that these
eleven vessels will be Incorporated as part OF
the American navy within the next twelve
months.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The report OF the postmaster general shows
marked increase Of business in every branch
Of the postal service. The number OF post
Offices on July !. lsss was 5s.3s6 an increase OF
y, 124 In three years, and Of 22lD for the last
fiscal year. The latter ermentioncd increase is
classified as follows!
New England states. .................. L
Middle states. E.-.s................. fAl
Southern states and Indian territory t4it !. .4S
The states and territories OF the Pacific
The ten states and territories OF the West
and Northwest. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .. Az
District OF Columbia. a.................. !
Total. ........, ..s,aia
Free delivery ofices have increased from ise
in the fiscal year ended June 80 1885, to as In
the year ended June 10. 1883. In the railway
! mail service there has been an increase in one
year OF 168 routes. aud In the number of miles
travelled per annum an increase OF l60 sao or a.
The estimated increase OF railroad service for
the year was 600 miles, but the amount OF
new railroad service actually put on was IL,
s64 50 miles.
The volume OF business in the money order
division. including transactions in postal notes.
reached the sum OF upwards OF sl43.U0alU for
the During tine pas1 year partial
doer the Bahamas, British, Honduras and
Mexico and are now under negotiation with all
the Central and south American states. The
tries during the past three years IL gratifying.
and Is especially notable and exceptional with
lne 0en.Ial 1nu NV ...s .aS. asaH sthtss anu
WI n,,ana.a ni,h ,hsee .onn,rias u i a mat
cial In its character, this increase Is an evi.
dence Of the improved business relations with
them.
The practical operation OF the parcel post
conventions SO far as negotiated has served To
fulfill the most favorable predictions as to their
penenIs. IN Janualy last geheral postal con.
yention was negotiated with the Dominion
OF Canada, which went into operation on March
!. ana when RIactlca.!y mikes one postal ter.
riory OF ane uni.cu .a S.a.es s anu .anada. Under
mi.lea through .ne mails az iout.n class rates
Oh pos,uge. M ~ ~ hos poss,pe M nere 10 toucn
even .ne aeading . meaas o. the great postal es.
ran;a nrnutb of hns,ness ~ me naea M ahu
fapla CROWN oI ousiness H VI .he neeos Ior iegis-
Iatse Teaulustncn.o VI Ln Huou VI IT'S macnlhery
Ini.I ~ nus outgrow1 s9 ,s ror Inese anu valuable
e oi anu =, h general at.
lcn.lon Is cuLncs.y ansteu ~, " MS report de.
IN o>a -, ss, s LAY @ eIeaseu from
- .ov " h,c,, ha ~ ioss, uespie re-
e ~ ~ a hii ,, re-
auceu ,a.es u resenus, M.ie gIeaiy lncfeas.
InR I's nsss I'LL M luc ~, sonsiuer.
s,aa aalon =, =, NY ,hoo Ssar,i;a. ;h -, sng
gss.uu " nus nn,n.aa is wan si ms opeIations'
ciency anu usuluncss. ~ ". -
Aunl pIopoSvu " lnc PoslMas.c, ecncrAIW was
~ s;ah ,..;s., ~. @ .nSr M \, =, 80 .no SonsIess
| uross recepfs would I'M the rirht of a rnmmn.
| nifv 10 4 nnblic bniIdinr ID be erected hv the
rnvcrnment for nOstOfficn nurnoses, II was
| demonstrated that aside from the public con.
| yenience and the promotion or harmony anon !
| leasings ana OF site. it was q measure I'll the
| highest economy and OF sound business iudp.
/ ment. 1t was found that the government was
| paying in rents at the rate OF from to 10 per
cent per annum on what the cost OF such pu i,lic
] buildings would be.
| Avery great advantage resulting from such
| a law would by the prevention OF q large mum.
| ber OF bills constantly introduced for the erec,
| ton of public buildings nj places and Involving
/ expenditures not justified by public honesty
! OF the total number OF the postmasters
| receive no allowance whatever for ex
/ penses in the service and their compen
satiou is fixed by percentages on
/ receipts in their respective offices. This rate
/ Of compensation may have been, and probabl,
was, at some time Just, but the standard has
remained unchanged through the several re
tions have necessartly cut down the comnensa
tion or these officlals while il undoubtedly in
creased the business performed By them, anl
simple justice required attention to this sub
1 may receive at least an equivalent 10 tha
| which the law itself flying the rate intendef
| for them
/ Another class OF postal employees whose con
| dition seems TO demand legislation is that o
/ clerks in postOffices. and call especial afi.n
uon 70 'ne repor. recommendations O N
pos.nas.eI generai lor aheir classInea.lon ~ ~
raopsr Iegisiaiioh " tnIs ~ chaIaeler auf my n Sc
/ s,aa,s s..-.,.s,.. t,--.,;.s. 4. -. -. s,ci
ueeA !Icquenl. frovisioh y maue ior lneI
promOtion Tor suOstilutes lor tnem On vaca
| .n .n, LOT suostltules lot noliuaSs anu iiultlnl
sc.I s nours OL iaooE seven Mlinon uoAaTs na'
ss uesn appsopIiateo tor tne cuIlent year 10 prV
a aIue ioI Inem, tnouRn tne totai numOe. oi M y.
.n nces Wnese tIey are eHplOyeu - put Soo 40.
ane PAST nscai year, WIN an increase loI n .n'
s. .uaIunl year % puI ~, wnne tne .o.aL Apply y
PIaatIon ior A.i cierRs m ounces throughout th'
oMted STATES Is GhsOu. .
| Ano lesis!alOn aHecthg ine Teiallons oI W. VII
gosernmeht Win ralirOaas Is ~ heea OF 1eVIs
| Ion. " Wnie, LOr tne most part, the TaiIloAs
COMPANIES tnrougnout Lne country nave COT
uIsny co. Operated WIN tne postoMce ueparL
msnt ~ renaerlng excelienI service, ye., unus
| .nc aM 20 - STATUS. wuIe tnc CoMpens1.lOul ~
~ IA 'nem aoa carrying w m0n - nl nnau. ~.
anu reguiated, and, oltnougn rallrOaus aIs
made nap post roads by law, there Is y no antnorit.
sRoscd anywneEe t0 cOMpsl tne oWne. =!
Ianroan 70 TAKE anu cairy Int Inleu otale
MaM. Inc only aternatlve provlueu ~ acl
coHGrcss u case oi reIuSal y IoT tnc pOstMas
Yet genera IN 70 senu man iorwara Dy pony *
pIcss. lnis y Dut nn illus'rAtlon ~ ~ 'n.!lnl
legislallon, reasohaO!e anu proper " tno lln'
VI IIs enacIment, Oul !ohg sihcc outgro"H ahs
requiring rcuu3usthent.
| ~ is gratHyng 70 note, from the careIuIl.
prepared s,atlstics accoinpanylng tne pos.l iss
| ler generai report, tnat- Notwithstanding tn
gana,ur nus ho,, o. ,ssanaS ana a,a ha
heen imnroved IN every branch. that Franc