The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-10

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ness. even u the DEGREES could be executed. 70
Soeder But The ' only appropsiaton made
for SENDING then back to China tSsm and q tn
Will remedy these Detects u The iaS .s :.
t tending the iarisdietion Of the United State,
comm committed while In the act OF violating Law
OF the United states. These courts cannot
ss ana as Uns
rors. and witnesses In the discharge Of theiI
only cosnizabe IN tie State courts The wori
done by the. Attorney General and the officers
e1s s.f has soms nota
BILE results in the interest Of law and order.
5nsrs & tns yDsss S S the sa aen
tion, to the Effectiveness and inadequacy o.
tho laws relating to crimes against chastity n
the District of Columbia A stringent code
upon this subject has been provided by Con-
gress for Utah. and It IL q matter Fl surprise
| 80 long overlooked
WORK OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
In tho report Of the Postmaster General some
very gratifying results are exhibited and many
bettermepts Of the service suggested: pc.
| that the supervision and direction OF the postal
gent and conscientious desire to Improve the
service. The revenues Of the department show
Sl sSs sssr # iSs ssS x6 kss
the estimate for the year 1893 shows surplus
81 rec ,geceipts oyer expenditures ~ ..,
lished upon the steamers of the, North German
| Lloyd and Hamburg lines saving. by the dis
| hours time In the delivery OF mail at the port
Of entry. and often much more than this IN the
syst s Ss snd fSs
cannot be long before it is installed upon ali
! Eight thousand miles Of new postal service
has been established upon railroads. the car
T. tss
the percentage OF errors In distribution has.
as Sssn svsn bS
Congress for the purpose OF making someaex-
in free dellEery the smaller cities
General RECOMMENDS. and l concur in the
tenn BE- at once extrnded to sewns $500
population. His discussion OF tho inade1uate
to rural communities. and his is ' Suggestions
tss fqsr il tho 6sHs
that the farmer. who, receives his, mail at a
ssa 20 c Pos 6oe it, 70
pay considerable rent for box In which to
cry window, while the city resident has his
mail brought to his door; 1t is stated that
Sto deS the
issued: Tho extension Of this system to these
the other facilities offered in more populous
communities for the transmission OF small
have. In a message to the preceding Con-
81 liz as the
postal service.
THE OCEAN MAILS.
In pursuance Of the ocean mail law OF March
g. 1891. and after a most careful study Of the
shipowners. hoards Of trade. and others. ad-
yertisements were issued by the Postmaster
See to G fss
twenty.seven t. South America. three to China
hds for ali these lines you'd BE- reserved
for. It was Intended. in flrtherance Of the
Ss to as many ny ne sf lines as ri Pc
foreign lines now occupied by American ships.
haps, one to the Continent would be Sc
iIst Glass and liz SIfeuitS Of sstsei}shias
established deferred bidders whose interest
had been enlisted. 1t is hoped that q way may
The Brazil Steamship Company by reason reason
OF mseaiepia ATT as to the sIeed Of its yes,
Tie pocy
was to secure from the established lines an
tSs ssyss q the 'H a% q Syhf
General estimates that an expendItS y Amer
necessary to, enable the bidders to construct
the ships called for by the service which they
from tho policy Of this legislation. Indeed;
a good beginning has been made. and
derstood by capitalists and shipping people.
new lines will DO ready to meet future propo-
law tho revival Of American shipping interests
and the recovery OF q fair share OF the carrying
s pasa s GT
sse a 1 eo and ths tay Sr
viii reaure for this Year IN addition
already in the estimates and that for the next |
fiscal yenr. ending June ~. 1888. there would
probably be needed about S5oO.OOO.
THE NEW NAVY.
The report OF the Secretary OF the Navy |
sells in commission. The Newark. Concord.
Bennington. and Mantonomoh have been
somethns more than iiGod IT tons. TtMeety
four war ships Of all classes ere now under |
in the navy yards and private |
shops hut y while the I've work upon them ls
the more important vessels will yet require |
about years time. Some OF the vessels now
under construction, 1t Is believed, will be tri- |
nmphs Of naval engineeri1g. When It is
crn navy was only initiated in The year 1888.
that our naval constructors and shpbuilders
of large iron or steel ships. that
our engine shops were unfamiliar with great
marine engines and that the manufacture OF
steel ,iorgings Tor guns and plates was almost
that has been made Is not only highly
ance that the, Uaited states will before
long attain. in tho construction OF such yes |
sells. with their engines and armaments, the
same preGminence which it attained when the
clipper ship and the most impressive exhibit
man, of-war. Tho officers of the navy and the
proprietors and engineers, OF our great private
genee and professional zeal to the confidence
tim: We have sa, now now at Washington a gun
that in 70 systap aononn,,, |