Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-14
A NATIONAL BANKRUPT Law.
Report.

The report Of the postmaster unneral
not only exhibits the operations of the de-
partment for the fiscal year but contains
many valuable suggestians for the improve
ment and extension of the service, which
are commended TO your attention. No
other branch of the government has so
closely acontact with the daily life Of the
people. Almost every one uses the service
it offers and every hour gained I'm the trans
mission Of the great commercial mails has
an actual and possible value that only those
engaged In the trade can understand.
The saving of one day in the transmission
of the mails between New York and San
Francisco, which has recently beer ac-
compiished, Is an incident worthy 81 men
ton. The plan suggested of supervision of
the postofices in separate districts that
shall involve instruction aud suggestion
and a rating Of efficiency of the post
masters would, | have no doubt, greatly
improve the service.
A pressing necessity exists for the cree
OF a building for the joint use Of the de-
partment and OF the city postofice.
The departments was partially relieved
by renting outside quarters for n part of
its force, but IL is again overcrowded. The
building used by the city office never was
ut for the purpose and Is now inadequate
and unwholesome. The unsatisfactory law
relating to. the transmission through the
mail of lottery advertisements and remit
tanees is clearly stated by the postmaster
general, and his suggestion IS to amends
nents should have your favorable consid
GRAFTON.
The Navy.
The report Of the secretary of the navy
shows an organization OF the bureaus Of
the department that will, l do not doubt,
promote tbs efficiency OF each. In general,
satisfactory progress has been made In the
construction of the new ships of our navy
authorized by congress. The first vessel OF
the new navy, 'sThe Doiphin,' was SUBJ
jected to very severe trial tests and to- yery
much criticism, but IL Is gratifying to be
able to state that q cruise around the
world, from which she has recently re-
turned, has demonstrates that she f. . first
class vessel of her rate. The report of
b secretary shows that, while the ef-
fective force OF the raw Is rapidly increas-
ing by reason Of tina improved build and
armamento of the new ships, the n1m Der OF
our ships 1T for sea duty grows very
slowly. We had On the 4th Of March last
thirty-seven sev~sreable ships, and though
four nave since heen added to the list the
total has not been increased, because In the
meantime four have been kst or con-
demned. Twenty six additional vessels
have been authorised and appropriated for,
but IL p probable that when they are ccnl-
pleted our Hist will only he Increased "a
forty.two, . gain Of FIVE. The old wooden
ships are disappearing almost as fast az the
new vcsssls are added These factA carry
their own argument. Ono Of the new ships
may In Sighting strength be equal In two Of
the old, bat II cannot do the cruising duties
Of twN II is important, therefore, that We
should have = more rapid ncroasA In the
number Of aervicesbie ships.
NoRA vEssRLs xEEpxD.
! ooncur in the Recommendation Of the
sonvstary that The co~nstructtcn OF eight