Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-06
UNCLE SANS rlcJITs'
DIGEST OF Srcp,
ANNUAL REPORT H'crc

salaries and ao a.e oo' 1880, are nx ' fa,l D.
Militarv ".l4 tIho1n,,nsent expenses iollo
| OF the army and milita,v" a
| envy. Observation-Disclosures. N"'-
| Public works, including rwo.'...- A,4aaa
harbor improvements. ''a
Miscellaneous objects. '''''.. a5rn
The estimates of the dep ,,ri ,,,ss 's9s
next fiscal year ending ,1pn aa . On for
as follows: one 81, 1891,
Salaries and contingent
penSeS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
! Military establishments ''"'s ,e-ol3Gs
Public works, ''''' .',4GS,l,s
| Miscellaneous objects. '''''. ll,iM.l3.
- $500 555l,eo
The Secretary recommends thu s', r.
lzation OF the artillery branc NJ. 'e org
army and the addition of two rar; 81
one or both of which might be , ~ IN,
men Inc infantry and cavalry , ,oloF
the service have each two resin, a.'as
negro troops of whom ne saws 7 ,ln. =,
record for good service is excolla sa1' The
are neat. orderly and obedjent ona I'M
brought before courts martial az aa, Seuo
desert. ''io rare
The secretary Recommends a.,
limit Of the retired list be incroose siat
from 400, the present figure e''s se.t 70
Proctor says that the public ;,n ,lela
that desertion is on the Increase :; ap'essid
eous. The total of desertions fon % - erfoa
cal year 1880 was 1913 of the ~, en,;a sae
and ll.6 of the total strength of t,o au
The causes assigned include restlo asl'
under the restraints of dsrinlino ''F a
Dolntment at the details of the so ms
ana OF its lack Of Inducements. dissin.s'
ana IN some cases ill-treatment ln~a.
CATION does not disclose that ll.trsatms
prevails to any appreciable extent NJ
employment OF enlisted men in orai,..
labor undoubtedly creates dis ontent ~:
plth of the whole question is to m,ta ~
service worth seeking, and then ononA
good men will seek it aud be glad to VS.
in it. 1t is fact that the so,dis.
i'll the colored regiments rarely dass,.
whereas the percentage of desertion in IL
rest of the army is so large. Their nroran
condition in civil life largely eyrloirs !.
To the colored man the service otFa,a
career; to the white man too often onr
refuge There is but little incentive =
young and intelligent mon to make nm
fesslon OF soldering. The hope to achieve
a commission is but slight, but even then
they receive less compensation than II.
private soldier who is placed upon extra
duty.
The distance between the highest yrada
of non-commissioned officer and the con-.
missioned officer is far too great in NV
Judgment. To e considerable extent how.
ever, the remedy lies with congress.
The value of the National guard to tha
country is fully recognized by the seee.
tary To enhance its efficiency and no.
mote the interest of the young men Of the
country in it, he recommends that mem.
bers of it, upon passing some proper sys.
tenn of examination, be made eligible to
commissions in the regular army as second
lieuteuant:.
The exposed condition or our seacoass is
next dwelt upon and the necessity Of
defensive work urged The principal
commercial ports should he at once placed
in position to resist attack, and the
work continued until every vulnerable
point on our coast was adequately
guarded. Once built the cost of their
maintenance would be light. There are
now on hand 1900 muzzle-loading Guns
available for their armament and defen-
sive work begun i'll July, 1890, could b
equipped the following year with with S
men breech- loading guns.
The secretary recommends revision o.
the articles of war in regard to military
punishment, which at present are i'll
defined. Mother is it certain, and there il
nothing to prevent the heaviest punish
ment for the most trivial olfense, and vc
versa.
MIR. Clarkson, in his annual re
port, shows the number Of postoiices es
tablished during the year ending June 20
1850, to be 1910, decrease over til
previous year of 1000. The number 0
postoiiices discontinued was l,1I7, de
crease of ASS. The whole number of post
offices in the country is IS, 500, an increas
of 1923. The total nnmbe
OF postmasters appointed during the yea
was 2U,030. The total number c
lreA delivery offices is 4u1, an increase
- The total number Of letter. carriers
800, an increase of 1871. Ho recon
mends tna extension of the free-deliver
service to all places having q populate
OF ., QUO, and where the postoliice has
annual gross revenue of $4,000. The ap
preparation for the service for tire presen
fiscal year is S., 900, 600. The estimate 70
the next fiscal year, commencing July
1880, is 50, OG9.4 The aggregate e;
innate for the compensation of postmaster;
clerks in postoiiices rent, light, fuel mis-
cellaneous and incidental items for tn
residential and second class offices is SIX
967, 800, an increase Of ST, 237, APO as CON
pared with the previous year.
Second Assistant Postmaster Gener'
Whitfield i'll his annual report says tina
the annual rate Of expenditures for sta
route services on June 30. 1889, We
20, s22S, }Ss. The number Of routes
1907, and the aggregate length OF I'll
routes is 2i3, S31.Sl miles The apDrt
priation for tho last fiscal year was -
4On, O9U, and the sum expended 50, ~
l9).43 leaving an unexpended balane
of 1929. SUI 81. The appropriation for til
current fiscal year is 50, $50, 900 and est
mated expenditures S., 909,216 leayln
estimated deficits of $252,21G 50. ID
recommends the appointment OF g coh
mission to recommend to Congress nece
sary star route legislation, and also re'
ommends that provision be made Tor "
families of postal clerks killed while
duty in the shape Of civil pension ]lst.
REUBEN n GARDNER stabbed and KING
Lafayette Frontz at West Millisrove; ne'
Fostoria. Ohio in a quarrel. Garanei
speedy removal to the county jail at gov
ling Green. Ohio. stopped talk OF lyncn'l's
NEAR Logansoort, Ind, William Morr III
aged 10, was shot in the woods ne ".
walking with companions when str"ns