Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-13
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Annual Report Of the Second Assistant
Postmastef-General for the Year
Ending June 30.

Ex Governor Geary OF Iowa has form
ally assumed the duties OF Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury. The Pref
dent deleg ates to him the power to sign
treasury warrants and act as Secretary
Of the Treasury In certain contingencies.
Superintendent OF Census Porter in
his annual report strongly urges that
the census Office be made permanent
bureau OF the Interior Department.
Regarding the cost OF taking the elev-
enth census, he says that the disburse
ments up to June 81, 1892, amounted TO
50, 2O3, 683, and of the thirteen volumes
in which results have been embodied
there are now in the hands OF the print
or eight quarto volumes, but the infinite
detail OF the Office work makes it impos.
sible TO foretell the data OF the compile
ton OF the whole work.
Tho annual report OF Second Assistant
Postmaster General Bell for the year
ending June 80 Shove the total cost OF
the inland mail service was al 1886, 1872 !;
foreign mail service, 1905, 145. Compared
with last year, there was an increase In
the star service Of ], 2l5 routes, 5,877
miles In length OF route and sl98. 06l in
annual expenditure. The mail messen-
ger service shows an increase Of 204
routes, b,058 miles In length and tl77,-
t6l In cost. The railway postofiice clerks
were increased 1856 and $4l1 $40 In ex-
penditure. Specia facilities on the trunk
lines showed decrease in cost OF $685.
807.
The annual report OF Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Rathbone shove
l,106 new postoffiees were established
during the year, q greater number than
any previous year except 169 :, when 1t
was 4.427. The year closed with 81, Il9
postoiIices In the United States. The
largest increase in number ot new post
offices is in the Southern States. Rath-
hone suggests an amendment to the law,
making the mailing OF green goods cir
culars continuing ohense from the time
Of mailing TO the place OF destination,
so that the prosecution can take place al
either point. similar enactment In
regard to lotteries has about swept them
out OF existence In two years, and he be-
lieves the same effect would follow In
the cases OF green goods swindles.
The Navy Department will soon send
special communication to Congress In
connection with the transportation OIL
enlisted men from New York to Sau
Francisco. The naval fficel are said
to be mad all over at the Pacific Mai
Steamship Company, owing to their in
ability to get the company to transport
their sailors. As the Treasury Depart.
ment has ruled against sending mer
across the continent BY rail, the Navy
Department IL greatly embarrassed il
its effo Is to supply men for the vessels
On the Pacific Coast. Recently the de
partment desired to send 100 men tc
San Francisco for the new coast defense
vessel Monterey. The company in
formed the department that they coult
not take the men for several weeks yet
The department has determined to ash
Congress for authority to transport i'll
men across the continent by rail.
The monthly we ,ther-crop bulletin
shows that November was slightly
G lder than usual in the greater portion
of the country east Of the X cky Noun
tains, with q deficiency in Temperature,
generally throughout the Northern
States and ~ far south as North Caro-
lima. There was more than the usua
amount OF rain In the Middle Atlantic
States. Southern New England, ths
northern portion OF the Gulf States
Tennessee, Eastern Texas, Illinois, In
diana, M chgan and California. TIL,
unusually heavy rains In the North Pa
cific States resulted in great loss to tn,
railroad and agricu'tura interests TIL,
weather has been favorable throughou
the winter wheat reg on, and the recen
rains doubtless benefited greatly the
late sown wheat, but the ground con
tinues very hard throughout the sprin,
wheat States. Cotton picking ia abou
completed. Some slight damage WA
done 10 the late cotton Cen'ra States b,
heavy rains. The weather In Southern
California was favorable, and the re
ports show that the orange crop is ripei
ing as well AS could be desired, the irui
| coloring fast