The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-12-06

.hoiitin,, "a ~ ~ eie Tue
against Chi. Hsyti and venesuei., ana Tia as.
81. y nst +. ~ asnne.0n our1ng the coming
IN Americnn staiss VI thcee Z, ana zen
Mm ano san Dominso 70 discuss important
u 1ens Mp nr ,,.,.,np .r,o,,
Z ,s,,.,. ~. nouos " .auass LAVE
shores .nd Inc ,sese. q e 70
o,,s ol tao kenerous PRIVILEGES AFFORDED BY
ous ,nstura.,xanon laws call for their careful
ne easy ana unEnardea manner in
Mn.cn cerIncetee Q! american citizenship can
n tortnn D s,.s Sosn,nea has induced class un
-, tba su nn1 large, 70 aven themselves OF
sSsc'vs and Sss
~ aoEo.en IosloenCe 70 escape any
she uusy ea0 cvnustIOuuOn o. service
Thns wS;sa evssai 81 t no pt1posea adoption
- the N.Y.. ss.t. .ho uuIes OF citizenship
claim onteo Staess 'aey may make prompt
~ M ms nas.onAa PrOsecton ana demand
naton n1erseason ~ tneir behalf Inter
nature Jaw, arse. Our laws regulating the
assu9 OF PsssPOrt. snoulo DC carefully re.
=, 49,, anu me lnstsauon OF central bureau
u EeR1Strau0n ~ the Capltal 1s again strongly
sscommen0e1 ny tnis means full particulars
81 g eacn case OK naturalization In the United
S se would be secured and properly in
o0lsed ana recorded, and thus may cases of
tpur!ous c1tizensnip would be detected and un-
JUST tesponsiDlltles would be avo ded.
m. .. Tas 8, M "a FINANCES
SHOWS that the total ordinary revenues of the
G0yernment for the fiscal year ended June so,
o aS9o ~ sm aa 20 OF which s219,
total tot receipts from oil sources exceeded those
as s s1e - nsoaa year enoea june 81 1887 by 81
a nsc a. year endin& june ~ 1883 were ss59
s S leaving surplus OF tl19.612, 1860: The
tne sca v IN G lures IS with
SO.a Notwithstanding a payment OF more
. .a toUU,NO ior pensions In excess OF what
was Ra'a ior tn n purpose IN the latter-men
year ending june ~. 1880, are tS77OOO, 900, and
the estimated ordinary expenditures for the
same time aso, as e, 1884 showing sur
sum necessary to be expended to meet the i re-,
autrements Of the Sinking I'M Fund act, amount
OF collecting the customs revenues for the
last fiscal year was 2.44 per cent. for the year
1852 IT was 3.D per cent: The excess of inter-
fiscal year over those collected for the year
ended June 30. 1887, was Is, 4s9, l74.26, and the
cost o. correcting lnls revenue decreased from
for the last year The tax Collected on Geo. oeo
margarine was t72a9 4S.4 for the year ending
June Jun: o. 1884, ana 1874 lS9ss for the following
The requlrements OF the Sinking Fund act
nave Deen met Tor the year ended June 80, 1885,
una lot Inc curIent year also, by the purchase
positively required and bonds sufficient for that
purpose had been bought at prem um, it was
not deemed prudent TO further extend the sur.
SO should be more explicit. resolu-
tion, however, having been passed by
both houses of Congress removing all
doubt as to Executive authority, daily
purchases OF bonds were commenced on
the 23d day OF April, 1883, and have continued
until the present time. BY this plan bonds OF
chased up to and including the Goth day of
November, 1883 amounting to &94 200, 400, the
premium paid thereon amounting to III, 5Os,
those bonds represents an investment yielding
about per cent interest Tor the time they still
had to run, and the saving to the Government
the amount of interest at ? per
cent. upon the sum paid for principal
and premium. and what it would have
paid Tor interest ut the rate specified on the
Dohus' u Iney nau run 10 tnelr maturity, is
about az, l65, UO. At first sight this would
Of the ea
the surplus thus ex ended for the purchase 0 !:
bonds was money drawn from the people in
e and So raSheg
this surplus under the OPERATION Of just and
equitable laws had been lett in the hands
OF the people, II would nave been worth in
tne,r business at least per cent. per annum.
DeouctnR rom me amount OF interest upon
tne princ'pal ana premium upon the bonds and
tne tlme they hao 70 run at the rate OF = per
cent; Inc ne say SAVING Oh per cent. made Tor the
people Dy The purchase OF such bonds, the loss
will appear to lie U.s., 76o, 600 This calculation
Wonlo seem 10 demonstrate that II excessive
anu anu unnecessary !a2atlon Is continued ana
.nS 1osS , , IS lorceu 10 pursue TINS
~ yremiums Which l. VII, He non u0as ~ ~
nav. the loss to the neonIe viii he hnndreiys ~
m;Iiions ~ Io,Iarp oSI ;no w." 49, w uuieus "
hnmde Io ,nGarto;,os n'n ~ suo BURMESE VI
nj tho, ha1e heao n1 aS na. NJ neaa!y
u. tn5' nave ueen oue5eo were at last &C
iac,SH ~ nnnh;no+, -. =. u a ~ uo!Hk suD
'eSsou ~ ,n 70 RAISE mel Price
the purchase OF bonds The surplus ia a' the
was ~, a ~ e, Sao oosn Jay o. november o0"
OoO M ma, Gr.wn a.. ~ ~ .too ~ 49, 80
sions. ' '1'' ~ '"" Wv AVE VIC payment u pen-
u,,r .,,,v
Tho socra+o., -, w. s"nc-.
.. ne Secretary OF war reports that the army,
osers 81 ing Las eH
thai exnend;tures ~ the W. nan n ~
the t,sca1 uanr % 'no Wa 81 D Se lot
~ Ia 1sI w ~ ~ June ~ 1852 anounteu
e 20 OF Which hos sum TO- Ss56es was
,acat uaruoF improvements, fians ana spec
inciudin9 Gvna1;te owns 4" anS tor ~
Overwhelmingly na NJ guns, anu n 1oE c, Inc
howa hoan ,.o,o.na o." ~ suu a.s'.u; ";
he adver,;ser To- r au Jus !oa t9e worR W.
Secretarv ~ VA ,hSro ehni h o W ~
the exannaton ~ "t,cars 10 tast tbs,r tnaea
ano Isesiaent conciuaes inns portl9n OF ms
o-v1 cSo 49,. LIZ ~ wv - oTu
~ ~. 0uoAA u"A oAu 'Ao couu IlOn VI sAo ApAcuo
A" The ness,aa o,so cor,o,,s a,,,o, =, tho
satiefactorn ada: -, o
tha navv 'pAOeos' AA""o''" Aoeo'4S'i "'''ne
~ 'S'
eT-off1cE DEPAhTMEST ann.
me 8, NUMBER a1s OF post-oftices on July l, 1888
was $3.50 an increase OF 6,lA In three years.
era tor the last fiscal
,aes yea. 10 900 IN tne year enueo June ao
heen -, Ia sne aa ". maa seryi ea tnere mas
uoen ~ increase n one year OF 100 routes, anu
n ,eo ne ne ny n9moer OF miles Travelled per annum
~: ',S1.: INC estlmateo increase e. OF rail-
fUao .s SERVICE 1or me year was 6,OOo miles,
oi1 .me amouus Oh ne" sallroao service actu
o." n. pus W was !S,Ios'oO m.les. Durlng tne
pass ysa, Pasce-Post conventions nave Deen
cUnG!uueu WIN OarDaooes, inc bahamas, BTU
lsn donuuras ana Mexico, ana are now under
negot!atlon with all the Central and South
american states.
me practical operation OF the parcel post
conventions, so lar as negotiated, has served
to iniha n ths most favorable predictions as to
tne1r Denents
Wnle Tor the most part the railroad COM
panies throughout the country have cordially
co-operated with the Post Office Department. in
rendering excellent service, yet under the law
as u stands, while the compensation to them
Tor carrying the mail is limited and regulated,