The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-12-09

The report OF the secretary OF war brings /
again 70 the altuEt-on OF congress some impor- /
laut Suggestions as 20 the rc5rsau.z LlI0u Of I
the infantry auI artillery arms Of the service f
" hich his predecessors have before urged that .
they be pressed our army i< small but flz or ]
gluizlriol should al the more be put upon the Z
most approved m7dern basis Tls conditions I
upon what VIC have C s-lcd ths frontier have I
heretofore required the IN mliuteuLl-e OF many /
small posts bur now the policy OF couceutra- J
tion Is Cbv.ol-ly the right one Ile new posts !
sHousu nave tne proper 1----'r Lel-tlons 70
sglcoast and Of ths northern part Of our south
ern boundary do not llll2 -l-- any question
OF lIvau % Ee iu localities, or states, should de-
tcrnine the location OF the new posts Th1
or gan slti0u and euiarEemlut OF she bureau OF
military Information ghlc1 Lde Sc -rel1rs D As
effected Is o work the usCfulu-ss Of VEi Ia will
+ be, ONE every year mo=e app treat The work OF
Coas- defcuscs hIs been vel b-E 40 and should
be carried on without check
JUSTICE
Tho report Of the ATTORNEY py-Eeacral Is
by law submitted directly TO congress,
blr 1 cauH7t rsfrtin fron saying thlt he
has coniurtei the iaerelsinF work Of
/ the department Of 5Is-ios with grslt pr3fes-
sional skin He b ta aysrl' directions Sc
F cured from the courts decisions m liking in-
/ creased protection 10 the IN ,a-s OF Ihs Caitcd
States and bringing souu1 cia-sez Of crime that
. uscaEcl 10 punishment 80 the tribunals OF the
United SlIes. where they couI be II ed with
impair iality.
/ Tho aggregate or claims pending in
/ tho court OF claims les cu0rmo ls Claims To
/ the amount or nearly -4LJIJrJll for iulury 10
/ persons cl-imiug 10 be loyal during the was are
. 10 these are added Ihe IHdiIu dcprciatiuG
. claims ana the French spoiltiuu claims an ag-
s-e-.,C .7 Ll - ~ .l.- is lL 9L.l M an
I tLt ~eleh7e or L-Sse eta IN .Ls E1FtiLtIt l- is
al great dis Luvau- age Tue claimants have
f. preserved lhHiE eFlLeAee b ~heraAs INC govern
me nL mas 10 aeH4 cents 10 I.I-lis sa inc hs.a lof
. what they can lind This dfliruIty IS pGcui tr-
iy g-ehl Fn7Fe inc Tact 10 oc estAo. l7AeH Us the
. cl'.oFaltF OF the claim lnt during the war II
this great th e II a ltlst OFT revenue Is 20 have
Ho other check it is Ger tain congress should sup
ply the department OF Justice with np3ropril-
lions s4llelelLlF liJ1E-L To aseuse inc le-L
. regal talent n tHe uelSn7e OF ineSe tl4lLls ana
. 10 purs ue its vague search Tor evidence.
TIE POST OFFICE
The report OF the pos TIM 4= tcr- general shows
. most gratifying increase and most efficient
ness of taa- department The remarkable in
crease iu revenues Lu tho number OF post once
aud iu the miles of mail interchange furnish.
further evidence Of the high state OF property
. which our people arc enj1 ing New onces
. mean new h-uuIcts. towns. routes mean The
cN' cusion Of uur border settlements and i'm
creased revenues mean active. commerce The
pos IN Es fcr-Eeucr=i reviews thc whole period
Of his admiaietration OF The oHsc nn brings
some OF his statistics down 20 the month of
Z November last The postal revenues have tH-
creased during the Last year nearly 5000, GL
. The deficit FOR the wear cnIiur JIn9 50. 1892 is
. ssIs,3u less thau the deficiency Of the prece L
ing year. The derciau ~ of the present fiscal
. which viii not only be cydnEu uishCd during ths
ugxt fIctl wear but a surplus OF nearly 81 aII-
. 80 an 80 - - -. q -' t-- L-l .- DL7 fI -5
.
The number OF 2. s.. OH SOS has been increased
4 by .. 40 during The year. a-E during Tho past
. increase of the number of offices has bcel near
" LODI The number of fred. delivery o-Ices
has been nearly doubled in the past four years
and the number OF money order oaices more
. than doubled with th1s time. For three years
ended june 80, 1872 tho postage revenue
amounted TO el9s-5li31sr which was an lucrelss
or $50 aC8 I5J over the revenue for three years
ended June 30. IS 3. tho increase during the
Isst thrcu years being more than three and q half
I times as great rs tho increase during the
] three Years cuGCI June 8f 1858 no such iu-
crease as that shown for ghesc three years has
. ever preVluusIg aupcarcd tn the revenues Of tho
deDa-tmcnt. me nostnaster-aeaeraI mas ok
tended TO the post oHiccs iu Ihe larger Cittcs
the merit Of promotion, Introduce b. my dI-
rcct.ou, into the departments IA src, and it has
rCsu ted there. ia the dcplrtmcu lS in q large
Ever since our merchant lnlriue was driven
I from the sea by the rebel o-ulSers during the
war Of the rcbeI Io. tho J-niteI States has been
paving Gu enormous annual tribute 10 foreign
. countries in the shape OF freight ana passenger
moneys our Erlia and me ATS have been taken
gt our own docks and Ir large imports there
laid down 10y To-J ign 81 Pmasters. An iucrcas
. ing torrent Of American travel 10 Europe has
. contributed q vast sum auala-lv TO the divi-
. dcnds OF foreign ship o7Tuers- The balance Of
t-ade shown bF tho boo.5s Of our
. custom houses has been IargeIv reduced
ana in maav years aItoEetaer axtInzuisaed
by This constant strain Ia the vea- Is31
only n r,er cent OF our fz1D5rts were brought
in sr1erisa-l ,1..(lz ma f6r5f-,1 r..-5 be m
. I maintained by our frame are IA any OF them uu
dor contract vim tlof- r-s-.Li, -rryrrrr5l..rt5 IS
part Of their armed naval csUa6,is1meuts.
] P-ohriar 'b- our commerce ia pslcc. ths- will
become the most form -d11r DIES rru vers OF our
] commerce iu time OF vvl-. 4 felt ana have be-
fore expressed tha f-eiin- that this G. ma tI1u o.
I things was both iutolcraaIe ana di s-t.-eru- a
wholesome change uf po icy and having SO ruucn
. promise as fl sceuas TO me. was begun by the
I law OF March 2 1891 Under tuis law contracts
[ have beer. made by The posi- Luas ter-gcueraI for
+ eleven mail routes Tho expenditure involved
f 10y these con tracts for tho next fiscal year nu-
] proNirnatcd sg54 I2I Is3 As one OF the GOOD re-
/ suits reached. sixteen American ships OF an az
crCra-e tonnage ot S. 4l1 tons. costing 1000 ID b
I n tvC been bufIE or contracted TO be built Iu
] America ship -arIs.
TIE NAVY
/ The rcnort Of tha sacreta - OF tho navy ex-
hfbits great progress in The ,on5 tructiou OF aur
Z new navy. Whoa The present secretary entered
I uuon his du-ies only three modern steel vessels
, ! were in commission ahe vessels silcc nut in
] commission and 10 be put fu commission during
she winter VIII u-utye q total Of nine Teen during
! his adm trs.tiou uF The dc1artEleut During
/ tho current wear Ten war vessels and three
/ navy tugs have been launched TwooIher large
] srfUl stDf q f0r-cd1 boat ure under