The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-07

: Is unnecessary ana might be oov1ated at once
: II the laws regulating rates upon mail matter
e OF the second class was modified. The rate re-
Seived for the transmission OF this second-class
= matter Is cent per pound while the cost of
such transportation TO the government is eight
times that amount In the general terms Of
the law this rate covers newspapers and peri
oulcals- The extensions OF the meaning OF
|. these terms from time to time have admitted
to the privileges intended for legitimate news
papers and periodicals surprising range OF
l publication, and created abuses the COS: of
which amounts in the aggregate to the total
[ deficiency of the post Office department. Pre-
tended newspapers are started by business
houses for the purpose of advertising goods.
complying with the law in form only. and dis
; continuing the publications soon as the Pc
riod of advertising is over Another abuse con-
sists in the free carriage through the mails of
hundreds OF tons OF seed and grain. uselessly
} distributed through the department of
agriculture. The postmastcr-gencral pre-
diets that II the law Is SO amended
as TO eradicate these abuses. not only will
the post Office department show deficiency,
but he believes that in the near future all
legitimate newspapers. periodicals and maga-
zines might be properly transmitted through
the malls to their subscribers free of cost. /
invite your prompt consideration OF this sub
Ject and fully indorse the views OF the poStmds-
ter-general The total number OF post Offices
IN the United States on the 30th day of June
1894, was 69.s0j, an increase of 1.4Ds over the
preceding year: of these 3.isS were presiden-
tial. an increase OF sixty-eight over the preced-
ing year. Six hundred and ten cities and towns
are provided with free delivery. ninety-three
other cities and towns entitled to this service
| under the law have not been accorded II on az
| count of insufficient funds. The expense OF
| free delivery for the current fiscal year will be
more than sl2.3W,oD. ana under existing legi.5-
| lation this item of expenditure Is subject to
constant increase. The estimated cost OF rural
free delivery generally is so very large that il
| ought not to be considered In the present con-
| dition of affairs. During the year $50 addi-
! tional domestic money order Offices were es-
| tabllSheI The total number Of these ofceS
at the close of the year was ~ 2ti There were
| li.Oi,Oll money orders issued during the year. !
! being an increase oTer the Drccedin.r year OF !
99l,S06 The value OF these Ordes amounted
to <i3SI9S.511. 10. an increase Of slI3l7.a4,.st
There were also issued during the year postal |
| notes amounting to Sl26i90)i9l. During the !
! year 2lS international money order offices were !
| added To those already established. making !
total of 2.e2j such Offices in operation June 81 |
1871 TIE number Of international money or |
GerS issued during the year was 9I7.s9S. de- |
crease in number of 1916. and their value |
was Sl319e.i0j.3i. a decrease in amount of 81
sH,SS29i The number OF orders paid was 35I-
$50 an increase over the preceding year of g.
2dS. and their value was S6.5G3. 7s an in
crease of Sll.2S5lls.O5. From the foregoing
statements IL appears that the total issue of
money orders and postal notes fer the year
amounted to SI6j.a35.i 1895. The number OF let
ters and packages maibed during the year for
special delivery was 3.i3697O. The special de-
livery stamps used upon these letters and
packages amounted to S3i3.G57. The meSsen-
gers fees paid for their delivery amounted 20
S'6l.3o61O leaving a balance in favor OF the
government Of SSe.4s1.3) The report shows
most gratifying results in the way OF economics
in the cost and amount of supplies used in the
service N in tn q n ID
The report also contains a valuable contri-
button to the history of the universal postal
union, an arrangement which amounts prac-
tically 20 the establishment of one postal sys-
TEN for the entire civilized world.
There are now connected with the post Office
establishment 3,65l employees who are in the
classified service. This includes many who
have been classified upon the suggestion of |
the poStmaSter-generaL He states that an
otheryear's experience at the head of the de-
partment serves only to strengthen the con-
viction as to the excellent working OF the civil
service law in this branch of the public serv- |
ice. I
Our Navy. {
Attention is called to the report Of the Sec I
tary of the navy, which shows very gratifying {
progress in the construction Of ships for our 5
navy. All the vessels now building. including $
the three torpedo boats authorized at the last b
session OF congress, and excepting the first @
class battleship Iowa, will probably be conf
pleted during the coming fiscal year. The eS- {
Inmates for the increase OF the navy for the i
wear ending June 81 1895 are large. but they a
include practically the entire sum necessary to :
complete and equip all the new ships now in l
commission: SO that. unless new ships are au- | h
thoflzeG. the appropriation for the naval Scrv-
Ice for the fiscal year ending June 3). 1897. | IL
should fall below the estimate ties for the coming c
year by ut least Sl2.0OJ,ODl
The secretary presents with much earnest p
ness plea for the authorization of three ad- G.
ditional battleships and twelve torpedo boats a
If we are to have a navy for warlike operations W
offensive and defensive we certainly ought to IL
increase both the number OF battleshiDS and fC
torpedo boats. a
feel it my imperative duty to call attention
to the Recommendation of the secretary in re- Il
gard TO the personnel of the line of the navy. a
The stagnation of promotion in this the vital 4
branch of the service is great seriously II
impair its efficiency. / consider il of the ut Il
most Importance that the young and middle tC
aged officers should before the eve CT retire
nent be permitted to reach grade emitting CO
them to active and important duty. The a:
system adopted 4 few years ago regu- m
atinS the employment of labor at the b.
navy yards is rigidly upheld and has fully b,
its usefulness and expediency. iii
1t Is within the domain of civil service reform &C
n as much as workmen are employed through VI
! board OF labor selected at each navy yard | ii
md are given work without reference to poll
lies and in order of their application prefer
'nceS. however. being given to army and navy az
Ieterans and those having former navy yard 70
experience. in
The Interior Department. W
The report of the secretary OF the interior | CT
exhibits the situation OF the numerous and in az
erestins branches of the public service con- tn
lected with his department. recommend this III
eport and the valuable recommendations of | III
he secretary to careful attention of congress | Gi
The public land disposed OF during the th
ear amounted to l0.4cO.lOoG acres. pa
including 2.ss7.60J OF Indian lands | bt
/ is estimated that the public domain still re- of
naming amounts to a little more than 600 OJ1- re
20 acres. excluding. however. about 3sOO0O.OO til
cres in Alaska as we'll military reservations br
md railroad and other selections of lands un- | til
djudcated. ell
1.-THE total cash receipts from sale OF lands be
mounted to ss64 49, including i9l 90, O3 re- fu
eiyed for Indian lands. Thirty-fve thousand ia
atents were issued for agricultural lands and
.lOo patents were issued to Indians on allot-
nents OF their holdings in severaty the land be
o allotted being inalenable by the Indian al or
ottees for period OF twenty-five years after dJ
atent There were certified and patented on on
ccount OF railroad and wagon road grants dur di
ng the year S5j $50 Is of land and at the m
lose OF the year 29.02O0OJ acres were embraced I'll
n the list of selections made by railroad and sc
iagon road companies and awaited settlement. ad
he selections OF swamp lands and that taken or
5 indemnity therefor since the passage OF the Ia
ct providing for the same in 1879 amount to no
early or quite 50 800 900 acres. of which IS OD) OO)
ave been patented to states. about I3s 900 acres
Tere patented during last year Nearly $50 900 pa
cres OF school and educational grants were ID.
pproved during the year and NJ its close l. vi
'O362.sl acres remained unadjusted. no
An exceedingly important recommendation mi
the secretary relates to the manner in which st;
ontests and litgated cases growing out o: ef- in:
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