The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-12-10
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Annual Report of the Second Assistant
PoStmaster-General for the Year
Ending June %.

Ex Governor Geary Of Iowa has form
lily assumed the duties OF Assistant
secretary of the Treasury. The fre8i
lent de egates to him the power to sign
treasury warrants and act as Secretary
OF the Treasury in certain contingencies.
Superintendent OF Census Porter iii
ais 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 saws that the dlshurse
ments up to June 81, 1892, amounted 10
IS, 2oS 65S, and OF the thirteen volumes
n 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 foretel the date OF the compile
ton OF the whole work.
The annual report OF Second Assistant
Postmaster General Bell for the yea
en- Ting June 81 shows the total cost o.
the inland mail service WAS SIT ,355, S72 /;
foreign mali service, 1906, l45. Compared
tn last year, there was an increa'e III
the star service OF i,2l5 routes. o,>7t
miles IN length OF route and : 90 e6t IN
annual expenditure. The nail ms4 zen
ger service shows an increase of 4
routes, 5,o5S miles in length and sl1T-
i6l in cost. The railway postothce clerks
were increa 9ed $50 and SAIL 90 in ex-
peaditu'e. Specia facilities on the tIauk
lines showed decrease in cost Of SOS
SU7.
The annual report Of Fourth Assistant
postmaster General Rathbone shows
4,lo5 new postoffices were established
during the year, greater number than
any previous year except l>9 when Il
was Az. The year Closed with %, III
postofiices in the United States. The
argest increase in number OF new post
offices Is IN the Southern States. Rt.h.
bone suggests An amendment To the la.
making the mailing OF green goods cir
cuiars continuing ohense from he time
ot maliins TO the place of destination,
so tina, the prosecution can take D = AZ
either point. A milar enactment IN
regard To lotteries has about sw epl them
out OF existence in two wears. an he be
tieves the same effect would follow in
the ca 'es o; green goods sslnilea.
The Navy Department will soon send
a special communiea' ion TO Congress in
Connection with the transportation oi
C'''SNtA thNh IiclA -NtH VI ~ SAL
Francisco. The naval ttice g. ~s said
To De mad all over at the Paci tic MAJ
Steamship Company, owing 10 their in
ABILITY TO get the company to transror,
their sailors. As the / easury Depar.-
ment hal rulst against sending m~n
across the continent bv rali. the Navy
Department IL greatly embarrassed III
its Ito Is 10 supply men icr the vessel.
~ ~ IN -.
partment desired to send lOl m-n 10
san Francisco 'or the new coast IL ease
vessel Monterey. The company IN
formed the dep trtmsnt that they could
not take the men for several weeks vet
The department has determ ned TO AK
Congress for authority 70 transport it,
men across the continent by raj.
The monthly We tthar-crop bulletin
shows that Npv~mh.r was slightly
{ ider than usual n the greater portion
ot the country EAST of the k eky Noun
tains, with deficiency in ,empara' ure
generally throns1ou- the Northern
states AMI A. far south "A North & .ro-
Una There VA more than the u-na
amount OF ram in the Middle Atlantic
states : II harm ". knyanI the
northern port on OF the ,ruf : a'e4
Tennessee, Ea'tern Tex "a, Illinois, In.
diana. VI ch'gan aud Caitt)rnia. Th-
unusually heavy rains IN the North Pa
eide states resulted in great l,-s To th.
railroad AMI a,ricu tn-a interests Tn.
weather mas been favoraD turo1zhou.
the winter whe It reg on, and the r~cen.
rains doubtless benefited gr ' tn.
late sown wheat, bnt the ground rpn.
tinues very hard throughout the 4oriaz
wheat states. Cotton pick NJ Ia About
completed. Some slight damage sa-
lone 10 the la'e cotton Cen raj : a'e4 rs
heavy raina. The weather in southern
Californis was lsvoraols, and the -
ports show that tn, orange crop i.rtpa
ing a. We IA c1uli be desired. tue ru.t
coloring nat.