Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-07
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
Semi OF ths RsccmmendatEsss Ger
teined In the AnnusI Rsp;stsf
ths Secretary ei War.
Increased Crown Gt Our Postal Eyit.m
Shown by The sport of tho Pest.
master General.
SECRETARY CT WARS REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.

WASHING TON, Dec. 2.
Ak-~~e<no6 ECRETARY EN-
NaMAsssSSS,d tcott has made
T69SNNN%xISSiSa report to the
| <EV&ASTfGM NY president of the
MXpMuJ\SSgSAN administration Of
MSNNYVt S%ME the war DEPART
IN NSSAMNVE ment during the
| N9& .(kNSyIZNf fiscal year ended
SSSSSS$S@WNZ June so last. The
M&INSSS total txpendi.
lures were $4l,-
SSoSppSc|c/ 1915 The sp.
~fSSJ populations for
the current fiscal year amount to S59,-
679 934, and the estimates for the fiscal
Sear en- ling June so, 1890, aggregate
S44 ,632, 507 SIS follows: Salaries and con-
tingent expenses, 81 .97S 500; military e.
Enlistment, support of army sd mill
tsry academy, S25 295. 378; public works,
includiog river and harbor improveme ats,
! Sl3, 785, 2S4; miscellaneous objects, S.
SIS 600.
The estimates for river and harbor i'm
provsfnents represent the probable cost
Ct such improvements il approved by
congress. The secre tary gives 8 brief
review OF the troubles with the Chiri-
cahus Apache Indians from the Mexican
WAT to the present time, and discusses
the vscious plans suggested for their
future trestme ut. The Indians are row
COL led ct Mount Vernon Barracks,
Ala and msry appeals have been made
for theit release. The secretary repeWs
the recommendation contained in his last
snnuhl report in regard to examination
for prom otior, and Gays the necessity for
such examination grows more and more
evident.
DsssrMous from the army continue in
large numbers, IS in previous years, but
from Investigations recently made it
| appears that so per cent, of the
desertiors occur before the expiration
of the second year of service the secretary
says all the states and territories now
have &c active militia sufficient under reg.
ulatiou to entitle them to receive
ordnance aud qufrtermaster's stores
| from the Uaited States, excepting
the stste Of Arkansas and the territories
Of Ariz ons, Idaho and Utah. 1t Is hoped
that very soon practical instruction in sea
coast defense and the handling Of heavy
artillery may be given to militia, and Off.
GERS OF the army may be relied upon to
| give z'sious sud cordial assistance. The
attention OF congress is again invited to
the defenssless condition of the sea coast
and the lake frontiers, and liberal and
tmmediste actjon Is recommended, look.
Ing to the effective defense Of cur princi-
pal seaports. He concludse his report by
calling attention to the great need of an
assistant secretary OF wsr, and says such
an officer Is imperstively needed flor the
proper and efficient administration OF the
war de- ertmen..
PcsIM AsTER GENERALS REPORT,
WASHINGTON, Fec. 2-The postmss-
ter generals report presents concisely
the condition and history Of every divi.
sion and branch iof the postal service
Tor the fiscal year ended June 80, 1888,
with many striking comparisons with
previous years, showing the remarkable
expansion CT the business and a large in
crease in expenditures. Following are
some OF the lesdiug statements and
port:
The gross revenues for the year was
$50. 695,l76 The total expenditure in
elusive Of liabilities for the year unpaid
and embracing the amount for the trans.
portatIon Of mails On the Pkc &c rsilrosds,
for which the government receives credit,
WAS S56. sS5. 403. The estimated deicien-
cy therefore is S4,l9o.227. For the fs-
cal year commencing July l, 1884, and
ended June 80, 1885, the total revenue
WIS S42 $780, 4S, and the cash deficiency
wss $6,973,944. The like deficiency for
1886 WAS 81, l66. 594. In 1887 the CASH
deficiency was S4,297 ,23s The fiscal
wear ending January so, 1889: Amount of
ordinary postal revenue for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1889, s5l, 1885, 1859; add |
per cent. for increase, S4,670.717, gives
the estimated amount:of ordinary postal
revenue for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1889, 1856. SCI. 576; amount Of esti.
msted revenue for money order business,
1926, 900. Total estimate of gross re-
ceipts for the year ended Juge 80, 1889,
S57 1892, 576. The amount appropriated
for the service Of this Yesr is SEQ, $50, 23S,
or an excess over the amount of revenue
estimated above of SIS, 467, 657, which will
be drawn from the general treasury
should the total amount appropriated be
needed.
The total number OF postoffi :es ia
1886, an increase over 1885 Of 61a4.
The number Of postmssters appointed
during the year ending June 80, 1888. was
IL, 2sS, Of which 652l were upon resigua-
lions and commissions expiring, 1874
upon removals, $50 to fill vacancies by