Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-12-09

ton estimates were made for the current fiscal
year ending June ~. 1871 which exhibited o
surplus OF revenue over expenditures OF Ss72-
24S II, but now In view OF the actual receipts
and expenditures during that part Of the cur
rent fiscal year already expired the present
postmas er.general eat ma es that at its close
instead ofWsurplus there will be deficiency
OF nearly $&dNJ.JoL
The post ONCE receipts for the last fiscal year
amounted to Si,sJ6,asa 10 and It's expenditures
to ssiO;4,i|e0 This post ONCE deficiency
would disappear or be Immensely deere .sed II
less matter were carried free through the mails,
an item Of which IL upward OF three hundred
tons OF seeds and grain from the agricultural
department The total number OF post ofices
In the United States on the 8th day OF June.
1893, was $500. an increase Of LIZA over tho
preceding year. and IL these 8. 81 were
presidential, ON increase In that
class OF 2I over the preceding
forty-two free delivery offices were added
during the year to those already existing
making total OF GU. and ten cities and towns
provided with free delivery on June 3d. 1893
ninety.three other cities and towns are now
entitled TO this service under the law, but It
has not been accorded them on account Of in
SUFFICIENT funds to meet the expense Of its es.
adjustment I am decidedly of the opinion
that the provisions Of the present law permits
as general introduction OF this feature Of mail
service Us IL necessary and justihabe and that
II ought not TO be extended to smaller COM
munites than ar now designated
The expense Of free delivery for the fiscal
year ending June ~, 1894 will be more than
OIL, OO.UO and under the administration now
existing III re must be u constant increase In
the item OF expenditures. There we're - ad-
ditions to the domestic money order offices
during the last fiscal wear. being the largest In.
crease in anv year since the inauguration Il
the system. The total number Of these of1ces
at the close OF the ear was 1884 There were
IL $40, 135 money orders issued from these Of.
fees, being IN increase over the preceding
year Of i.s4U, 29l and the value Of these orders
amounted to Si21, '16. i3aa an increase OF ~
h09.6 25s. There were also issued during the
year postal no;es amounting to ST., 903, ,767a
During tn year 10, international mon or.
der offices were addel to those O ready pro-
vided, making TO al OF 24T In operation on
June O. 1895. The number of interna tional
mo ey orders issued during the wear was l,05s..
W ), IN increase over he preceding year Of r..
heS an the vulue was Si6 al ~ so. an increase
Of 81, 2.i.aOi3i. The number Of orders paid wa.
OO,yl7. on increase over the preceding year OF
Is iO3 and their value was 5, 49, s15. IN In.
crease 1891 9Ls3 From the foreg ing state
ord rs and nostal n ties n the cor amour ed
TO sl56,s2 34a2L
The number Of letters and packages mailed
during the year for special delivery was $685..
G9I an increase over the preceding year OF
nearlr % per cent The special delivery stamp
used upon these letters and packages amounted
to 1897 $50 u and the m, ssengtrS' fees paid Tor
their delivery amounted TO $685. 80 IL. leaving
prof 10 the government OF 1915 3d. The rail-
wav mail service not only adds to the prompt.
ness OF mail delivery at all on Sea- but II Is the
especial instrumentalitv which puts the smaller
and way places in the service on an equality in
that regard with the larger and terminal Offices.
This branch Of the postal service w there
fore, received much attention from the post.
mas general, and though 1t is gratifying to
know tn u II Is n condition OF high EN- :iencv
and great usefulness j am led ~ agree with
the postmaster-generLl that there IL room for
liz further Improvement There are now con-
nected wi h the post Office establishment 2i,3.,
employees who are in the classified service. and
The head Of this great depart ent gives con.
elusive evidence of the value OF civil service
reform when, after an exp ri ence that renders
his judgment absolutel reliable, he expresses
the opinion that without the benefit OF this
system II would be impossible TO conduct the
vast business intrusted TO him
The Interior Department.
The secretary o. the interior has the super
vision of SO many important subjects that his
reports are OF special value ami interest On
the 80 h d,y Of June, 1873, there were on the
pension rolls 9jj.0l2 names an in rease of 81
u over the number on the rolls June 20, 1852
Or these there were seventeen widows and
daughters OF revolutionary soldiers the sur.
rivors O. the war OF 49,. As widow OF soldiers
If that O er, 81. 10 survivors and widows OF the
Mexican war; 49, sIrvivo and wild Of In.
liam wars aS4 army nurses and 1881 surviv-
,rs and widows and children Of deceased sol
iIers and sailo OF the war Of the rebellion
The latter n mber represents those pensioned
IN account of dsabil ties or death resulting
rom arm, and navy servi e
The number OF persons remaining on the rolls
June ~, 1898 no are pens,oned Under the act
" June q. 1890 y hich allows pensions on NC
'ount Of iea'h and dis blity not chargable to
rmi service was I'al .
the number added 10 the rolls during the
'enrs was !.!,j3i and the number d-oppad was
3 Co., The first payments on pensions allowed
Turing the year amounted to 49,: '6oi9S
This includes arrears on the accumulation be.
ween the time from which the all vance OF
resent dates and the time OF actually granting
he certificates although the law II 1871 per-
nits pensions for disability not related to mill
airy service yet as q requisite TO iis benefits
lisa ability must exist incapacitating applicants
from the performance OF manual labor TO such
degree as 10 render them unable 10 earn
upporL"
Execution OF this law in Its early stages does
lot seem to have been in accord with Its true
nten ion hut toward the close OF the last ad'
an authoritative construction was
iven TO the statute and since that time this
obstruction has been followed is had the
fleet OF limiting the operation OF the law to Its
Intended purposes The discovery having been