The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-06

scheme OF q business house to aavc.tisI n
-. n- means of-n trick upon both It's rlral
ho,,sas and the regular md legitimate news
naners paper covered literature, CONSISTING
mainly OF trashy novels. to the extehe vi u,sn.
thousands of tons, is sent through the mans az
ono cent per pound. while the puoiisIs,.s
standard works are required 10 pa! eSn' 49,
~. o,nonn, in sending their publications
Tbe total number Of post Offices in the ohiteu
States on the 18th day Of June, 1871 was p',ooy.
en- increase of /. 4o3 over The preceding year, "a
,hose 2 1,s were presidential an increase ii'
that class of sixty-eight over the prcccoiis
year. ,re |
Sly hundred and ten cities and towns are
nrovided with free delivery. Ninety -th.ee
other cities and towns entitled TO thts selsl.e
under the law have not been ACCORDED IL ou az
count OF insufficient funds.
Tho report shows most gratifying results IN
the wav of economies worked out Without al
fectinc the efficiency of the postal serVoe.
These consist In the abrogatoa OK steamsuip
subsidy contracts. rclettinS OK ma. trans pol.
tion contracts and in the cost anu alnoun' "
supplies used in the service. amounting In aii
to s166l9.04I4o
The report also contains valuaole CONF
button to the history OF the universal fo9s"i |
Union. an arrangement which amounts plao
tically TO the establishment OF one PosI". SS'-
tom for tho entire civilized world.
Tho postmaster general rcnews the suyges-
ton mude in previous report that the oe-
nartment organization be Increased 10 ing "a
tent of creating direct district supervision OF
ALI nostal affairs, and in this suggestion loiiy
concur. .,ro.
Attention is called to the report OF the SEER
tarv OF the navy. which shows very sr".'Stns
progress in the construction Oh shipe ~. w. ~
new navy. All the vessels now oulioihs' in
c,nfing the three torpedo boats authorized al
| the last session of congress and eXceptins VIC
| arst-clnss battlc-ship Iowa will prooaoly NC
| comnIeted during the coming fiscal year.
| The estimates for the increase OIL the nav!
for the wear ending June 80, ls9o, are large ous
thew include practically the entire sum hceeo-
! sary to complete and equip all Inc new 'hip9
! not now In commission. so tnat uulcss ~"
! ships are authorized the appropriations ~
! tho naval service for the fiscal year Gnu
;n1 Jupe 70 1897. should fall below the cstl-
mgtes for the coming year BY ut least Sl"'"o'oV"
THE secretary presents with much earncss-
! moss a plcl for the authorization OF three au-
| ditonal battle ships and ten or twelve toPe'1o
boats. While the unarmored vessels helo.o-
fore authorized including those now nearing
comnIetion. will constitute fleet. when IL Is
believed is sufficient for ordinary cru'sins pun
pose In time OF peace. 49,,
recommend that provision be made lot 'he
pcdo boats ,,.ture
Che secretary recommends the maaui'ctui.
not only of n reserve supply Of ordnance ano
ordnance material for ships OF INC navy w"
,lso f. supply for the auxiliary fleet. Guns a'i.
thc,r apnurtenances should be PROVIDED an.
kent on hand for both these purposes. wv
: have not to-day single gun that couiu NC ~
upon the ships Paris or New orR VI 'no 80
tcrnationnl Navigation Co. or an? o'he' 'A-'
4
|. 1hc war now in progress between CHINA an
= J,nan has renderedAit necessary or expeuleh
: to dispatch eight vessels to those ""tols
Both the secretary OF the navy anu Inc sce 49,. y
L tary OF the treasury recommend inc 'f"ns
: fer OF the work OF the coast Su.
$ yey proper to the navy oep'Ar'uiI CIV,
/ heartily concur in this recommendation. Ia
: Guiding Alaska and very small urea Dea'" w.,
: all the work OF mapping ahu eh"i''Ne ~
. coasts has been completed.
5. Itis within the domain OF civil service II
n form inasmuch as wOrkmen are empio9e
IS through board OF labor selected III each III. =.
yard and are given work without relcrehec
lc nolitics and in the order OF their appilcn'lo
"a r,rorcrences. however. being given TO army I'LL
2 navy veterans and those having lormer I'D
yard experience. ;.or,,
"a Tho report of the secretary OF the lhter1'
l. oxbihits the situation OF the numerous III
n. interesting branches of the public service CO..
u rected with his department. commend III
at renort and the valuable RECOMMENDATIONS
n Tho secretary to the careful attention OF u
~. congress. oorr,re
ct T,he president fully indorses the recomme
dation OF the secretary that adequate pfo.o
ne ton be provided for our forest reserves u
ri that q comprehensive forestry system w
~ augurated
lie mo jnte,Iiocnt Indian school manageme
ny nj the past year has been followed by sratii
sc, ING results Efforts have been mace 10
OF vance the work In q sound an& practlcai ma
p ner. Five Institutes OF Indian teachers NV
been held during the year. ana nave PRIV
ne very beneficial through the views e2chaiis
as and methods discussed particularly appi'e
al BILE to Indian education. Or
re At the close OF the last fiscal year,on INC ..
OF dow - Iune 1894. there were $50 544 persons
on onr pension rolls being net increase OF D.,
W over the number Us reported 1T the emu OF
=, previous year.
in Thcse pensioners may be classified as I
les lows: Soldiers and sailors, survivors vi
me wars. 753,9 6S; widows and relatives OF oecea.
soldiers. .l5 16.; army nurses IN the war %. oI
re- rebellion, Ala. OF these pensioners o%'V'o
or surviving soldiers OF Indian ana otner w
on prior to the late civil war ana inc "ioo"n
CT relatives OF such soldiers
ex- T,hc remainder numbering 931, oOo are rece
! OF inc nansions on account OF the war Oh the
an helion. and of these 469, 34A ore on the rolls
De der authority Of the act OF June ~ loso' So1
ste, ti1nes called the dependent pension Law.
totaJ amount expended for pensions during
e year was $3.50 804, 46l. 05, leaving m une1pen
lid, SoIarce from the sum appropriated OF s2S,"
OnS 20 cs The Gum necessary to meet pension
ers. penditures for the year ending juno ~ lou
ON estimated ct s140000,O0O
law THE barefaced and extensive pension ira
ties eYnosed under the direction Of the courage
ion t oanerous veteran soldier now Mt the
INTO -, ,,a hureou leave no room for the claim
Ion M nuroation OF our pension rolls was nee'
or that continued vigilance and prompt ac
pre- are not necessary to the same emu. Inc ~
,ra- sat;on that an effort to detect pensions lFd
last e evidence of unfriendliness toward our
.hv veterans and denial OF their cialm:
the the generosity Of our goyefpment' suggest
ndi- unfortunate indifference to the commission
anv ofyense which, has for its motive the Sc
vice inc Of pension, and indicates Willingness
the Hind To the existence OF mean and treacne
,un- crimes which play upon demagogic 1ears
less make snort of the patriotic impulse OF 81
lout full people. 10
not T'he completion OF the eleventh census Is
, to | ~ nh,roe of the commissioner OF labor.
de- total disbursement on account OF the wori
70 at the fiscal year ending June 90 1874, amou
eed- tn $40 365. 1851. At the close OF the yea
lars. number Of persons employed IN Inc cehsu
ear. Ace was 67g. At present there are about
eur The whole number of volumes necessa
de- .omnrehend the eleventh census will be {
,rre- tv-aye. and they will contain @.s,""70 pr
'seer pages; ,,.,
8 are T,he secretary of agriculture In his repol
n In views the operations oil his department. 10
nueS last fiscal wear, and makes recommends
year. for the further extention OF us usefulness
Gees. reports q saving in expenditures durin