Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-12-07

~ -Iour were located In tho E,A
eIn states. iorty one west OF the Miss,usirS.s
river and thirty -four in the Cantra issippi
Soutne,n states. The total uumher nf = ma
~ nc,o Isnks ,s ~ existence on the s1st day
grcgate capital Of $685.. 558' 10 nm Nm an ag-
crease IN the circulation of these : -.
during me year was S36,SS 8 ,D7o, "1"A'
SiiSer Purchase Repeal,
The recent repeal OF the provision q, ,.w
requiring the purchase of silver bnlIin, Nv NV
the government as a feature of onr mnnS
tary scheme mas made an entire change in
the Nmpiexlon OF our currency affairs ara
l do not doubt that the ultimate rasn,t an ~
this action will be most sanitary ana far r
TI + e 2 10 the nature of things, however,
" ~ Impossible to know Mt this time nra,'
cisely what conditions will be brouSht obmnestt
by the change, or what, IL any, su5niements
ary LEGISLATION may in the light of s,cb
nodinnt appear to be essential or cx.
pealent. VI course, after the recent inan.
Sm Ptrtufoation, time Is necessary for
the establishment of business confidepce
sMnea, however, through this restored con.
nuence the money which has been frigbt.
sned into hoarding places Is returned to
trade ana enterprise, n survey of the ell,
nalon VIII probably disclose a safe path
ieadlng 10 u pei Inanently sound currencv
hD~undantly sufficient to meet every raoniTe''
nitnt or our increasing population and ~
business. In the pursuit of this object we
should reso.utely turn away from 2lInrinS
ana temporary expedients, determined To he
content with nothing Tess than n Iosin"
ana COMPREHENSIVE financial plan. In these
= UNI ttth iuftl lllIt a rpa-
So abe delay IN dealing with this snbiect
instead or being Injurious, will Increase tha
PlofaDinues OF wise action.
Postoftice Department.
The report of the postmaster general CON-
tains Il detailed statement of the 0pcrpti,NIx
of the poStolfice department during Inc last
nscal year, aud much interesting inrorma-
tlon touehlne this important rranch Of tue
pubic service. That there was u largpr dis.
crepancy than usual between the posi- Office
receipts and expenditures Is the expected
aud unavoidable result of the distressing
strtngency which has prevailed throughout
the country during much of the time covered
BY the postmaster generals report. At a
date when better times were anticipated it
deticiency on the Both day OF June. 1893,
would be a little over 81, SOC, 600. IL
amounted, however, TO y little over $1,000
GOO. AT the same time, and under the in
huence OF Ike antlcipatiOns, estimates were
made for the current fiscal year ending
June 30, 1894, which exhibited a surplus OF
revenue over expenditures of $S72, 245. II;
but now, In view " the actual receipts
and expenditures during that part Of the cur.
rent fiscal year already expired, Tire present
postmaster general stimates thIE, at tts
close, Instead Of a surplus
There VIII Bc "a Deficiency
of nearly $S,00O,OOO. The p~ostofloe receipts
for the last fiscal year amounted to SIS, S9n,-
p33. 16 and It's expenditures to SS1, 074. 104. 90.
This postofilce deficiency would disappear, or
DE immensely decreased If less matter was
carried free thrcugh the mails, an Item Of
which is upward Of 300 tons Of seeds and
grain from the agricultural deDartment.
United States on the 3Oth day of June, 1893.
WIS 6S. 4O3. an increase OF 1854 over the
preceding year. OF these $500 were presi-
dental, an increase in that class Of 204 over
the preceding year. t0rty-two free delivery
offices were added during the year 10 those
already exssting. making a total of $40 cities
June so, 1s95. Ninety-three other cities and
towns are now entitled to this service I'M
der the law, but II has not vet been aG
corded thcm on account of insufficient funds
10 meet the expense of its establishment.
The railway mail service not only adds 70
the promptuess of mail delivery at all Of
fees, but It is the especial instrumentality
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 has, therefore,
received much attention from the postmaster
general, and. though IL is gratifying to Know
that it Is in a condition OF high e~tnc1ency
and great usefulness, | am led to agree with
the postmaster general that there IS room
for its further Improvement.
The Navy Department
The report of the secretary of the navy
contains a history Of the operations or his
department during the past year ana ex-
hibits q most gratifying condition or the
personnel Of our navy; lie PosseH IyS,cS
had been made in the construction or YES
sells and makes a number or recommends
tons 10, which attention is speclaliy IN
| NiIfu IIAtH+ AZ tASN -
mands for cruising vessels have been many
aud urgent. There have been reVolunons'
calling for vessels to protect Ameri-
can interests in Nicaragua. Gautenala'
| Costa Ricn. Honduras, Argentina ana Bra"
I'll. while the coalition Of affairs In Homo,
\ lulu has required the constant presence OF
one or more ships. With all these SaIls
upon our navy It became necessary. IN or,
| der to make up a sufficient feet to patroi
the Boring sea under the modns VlVenui
agreed upon with Great brit fsal, 10 tbS ue Ssb
| commission and three from the revenue ma
| riue.
The following vessels of the new navy
have been completed and are now reauS
for service: The double turreted coast as-
Tense monitor Miantonomoh, the douoIe
turreted coast defense. monitor monterey
| tected cruisers Baltimore, Chicago. Phlla-
| delphia, Newark. San Francisco, .CharIes-
ton, Atlanta and Boston, the cruiser Ds-
t Renn,n the E Mn ehias, G 5Gshf%"a and Petrei''
the dispatch vessel Dolphin, the praJtiSs
| vessel Bancroft aud the dynamite guhp9se
yesuSyius. OF these the Bancroft ha.
| chias. Detroit and Castine have been placed
In commission during the current calehuar
year.
| construction: The second-clGss battleshlps
| Maine and Texas. the cruisers Montgomery
! and Marble head and the coast derense
monitors Terror, Puritan, Amphltrlte gnu
Monadnock, all of which VIII be compieIea
within one year: the harbor defense ram
| Katahdin and the protected cruisers 90,
lumbia, Minneapolis, Olympia, Clnclnhau
| and Raleigh, all of which win be completed
prior to July l. 1895: the tirst-class pattle,
ships Iowa. Indiana, MASSACHUSETTS, anu
| Oregon, which will be completed Feo; L.
| 1906 and the armored cruiser Brooklyn.
which will be completed Aug. ! or that
| year. 1t Is also expected that the three
Eunboats authorized by the last congress
will be completed in less than two years |
Inning ration. eE. 4
1 mr. .,,norintap6npt of immigration, \
| through the secretary OF the treasury; re
ports that during the last fiscal year tnere
arrived at our ports 40, 7O3 Immigrants;
of these 1,O63 were not permitted TO iana
under the Limitations of the law, anu 81
| were returned to the countries from Whlcn
| they came by reason of their having become
| public charges. The total arrivals were
| i41 .O34 less than for the previous year
The admonitions of the last TWO years
| touching our public health and the uenion-
stratcd danger of the introduction OF con-
tagious diseases from foreign ports mas IN.
| vested the subject of national quarantine
with Increased interest. A more genera
and harmonious system than now exists,
| acting promptly and directly everywnSrS
md constantly operating by preVentisH
| means to shield our country, from the IN
yasjOn of disease and at the sane tine
| having due regard to the rights AMI outiss
OF local agencies. would, / believe aou
greatly to the safety Of orr people.
Sea Coast Defensesa