Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-06
FOREIGN MAILS.

Annual Report of Superintendent Bell of
the Foreign Mail Service-Facts and Fig
ures-SuccessfuI Operation of the Par
GELS Post System-Sug gestfons in Rela-
ton to Expediting Mails.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The annual re-
port of Superintendent Bell of the foreign
mail office, Post office Department, for
the last fiscal year shows that the cost of
/ the service for the last year was $40.
OCT. Of which $26.64 was for mail
of foreign origin. The total number of
! pieces of mail matter sent to foreign
countries was 1926 93t; received from
foreign countries, 76,63o, 068
The Atlantic steamships were paid for
carrying the mail 1858. 262, an increase
. over last year of $3s, s62. The Pacific
service cost $37, 3o2, or u, 1852 less than last
year. The Central aud South American
service cost $5s, $50, or an increase of
f7.137 over last year.
phe estimates for the next year are
1850, 600, an increase over the appropria-
ton of 1SS7-S Of $113, 900.
The total sailing of mail vessels from
the ports of New York, New Orleans and
San Francisco were eighty-o one, an in
crease of thirty.
The report calls attention to the sue
| cessful operation of the parcel-post sys-
tenn, especially the conventions with
MSAlCO auu OaAfud, iIuu says tutG luc
trade between the United States and
these countries has been materially in
creased thereby. Negotiations are now
in progress with all the Central and
South American colonies for parcel post
conventions, and the time is not far dis
tant, Superintendent Bell says, when the
'three Americas" will be under one par
cel-post system.
Most of the countries of Europe, the re-
port says, dispatch their mails for the
! United States by the fastest steamers Of
! fered, without regard to the register or
flag of the vessel Gre at Britain, how
ever continues to confine the dispatch OF
all of it's regular mails to the vessels Of
the Cunard and the White Star English
lines), the vessels sailing from Queens
town. The time required for the con-
veyance of mails from London to Queens
town is eighteen hours and thirty
five minutes, and from London to
Southampton two hours and forty five
minutes. The vessels of the North Ger
man Lloyd line sail from Southampton
the same day that the White Star vessels
sail from Queenstown, and arrive at the
port of New York at about the same time.
If the German vessels were to convey
from Southampton the mails that accu-
mulate after the departure from London
of the mails for dispatch for the Cunard
or White Star vessels sailing from
Queenstwown, it would not only save the
difference in time required to convey the
mails from London to Queenstown and
Southampton, but advance the dispatch
of mails now being held for dispatch by
the next Cunard or White Star steamer
sailing from Queenstown two days after
the German vessel sails from Southamp-
ton. The mails that accumulate before
the departure of the German vessels are
always delayed from one to three days.
Murdered and Robbed.
CHICAGO. Aug. 30.-Shortly after one
o'clock this morning Fred Schuneman,
well known in Chicago, and employed by
the Philip Best Brewing Company, was.
shot and killed by foot-pads at the cor
ner of Ada and Randolph streets. Mr..
Schuneman lived at No. 44S West Ram
dolph street, and was on his way home.
It was thought that he was being
robbed and attempted to defend himself.
His assailants cut one of his pockets open
to get his money and took his watch,
breaking the chain. They then shot him
through the head and dragged the body.
into an alley in the rear of No. Ada
street. The pistol shots were heard, and
search revealed the body.