Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-12-16
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Annual Report of the Second Assistant
General for the Year
Ending June 20.

Ending June 90.
Ex Governor Geary OF Iowa has FORM
ally assumed the duties OF Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. The Presi-
dent delegates 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 80, 1892, amounted TO
80, ,203, ,693, and of the thirteen volumes
in which results have been embodied
there are now in the hands OF the print
er eight quarto volumes, but the infinite
detail OF the Office work makes it impos-
sible to foretell the date of the compile
ton of the whole work.
The annual report OF Second Assistant
Postmaster General Bell for the year
ending June 80 shows the total cost OF
the inland mail service was Sal 1886 1872 I;
foreign mail service, 1905, 145. Compared
with last year, there was an increase in
the star service of 1,215 routes, 5,877
miles in length Of route and $l98,06l in
annual expenditure. The mail messen-
ger service shows an increase OF 2O4
routes, 5,058 miles in length and $177,-
461 in cost. The railway postoffice clerks
were increased 1856 and $4l1 ,6l0 in ex-
penditure. Speciai facilities on the trunk
lines showed decrease in cost Of $685.
8O7.
The annual report OF Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Rathbone shows
4,l05 new postoffices were established
during the year, greater number than
any previous year except 1S9 when it
was 4.427. The year closed with 81, 119
postofIices in the United States. The
largest increase in number of new post
offices is in the Southern States. Rath-
bone suggests an amendment to the law
making the mailing of green goods cir
eulars continuing offense from the time
of mailing TO the place Of destination,
30 that the prosecution can take p'a ace al
either point. A similar enactment In
regard TO lotteries has about swept them
out OF existence in two years, and he be-
lieves the same effect weuld follow in
the cases OF green-goods swindles.
The Navy Department will soon send
a special communication to Congress in
connection with the transportation o
enlisted men from New York TO SAT-
Francisco. The naval flee are said
10 be mad all over at the Pacific Mai
Steamship Company, owing to their in
ability to get the company to transpor
their sailors. As the Treasury Depart
meut has ruled against sending mer
| across the continent by rail, the Nav,
Department is greatly embarrassed II
it's effo Is TO supply men for the vessell
on the Pacific Coast. Recently the de
partment desired to send 100 men t.
| San Francisco for the new coast defens'
vessel Monterey. The company in
| formed the department that they coulC
not take the men for several weeks yet
The department has determined to asl
Congress for authority to transport it
men across the continent by rail.
The monthly weather-crop bulletiI
shows that November was slight.
| c1lder than usual in the greater portion
| of the country east of the X cky Noun
tains, with a deficiency in iemperatur
generally throughout the Northern
4 S5SALbS huu nc lhL bOutA db ANOtth " hO
lima. There was more than the usua
amount OF rain in the Middle Atlanti
States, S,u .hern New England, tn,
northern portion of the Gulf States
Tennessee, Eastern Texas, Illinois, In
diana, Michigan aud California. Tn
unusually heavy rains in the North Pa
cifc States resulted in great loss to th
railroad and agrieu tural interests Tn
weather has been favorable throughou
the winter wheat reg on, and the recen
rains doubtless benefited greatly tn
late sown wheat, but the ground cor
tinues very hard throughout the sprin
wheat States. Cotton picking is abor
completed. Some slight damage ws
done to the la,e cotton Cent raj States b
heavy rains. The weather in Souther
California was favorable, and the r.
, ports show that the orange crop is ripe
] ing as we'll as could be desired, the iru
coloring fast.
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