Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-06

are confined simply desire to again urge, my ~
former ON ne of tbe
to that part of the report OF the ferv Prison
at Fort on Ths1 Kas
to the government as prison iHr ieaT ni With
View vie ;''''i SAWS y .,.+
Pending more complete reform. | hope that
by the adoption of the suggestion of the secre
tary of this easy step may be taken III ' hv
the government of the United States.
The Postofice Department.
The report of the Of
the eoi Posfofee department. for the fiscal
The Teseipsd OF OF s sae S g o. and the
expenditures to $S432 ,414.15. The transac
lions of the postal service indicate with h pare
nsss Of hs eouns
business complications continued to exist as
tenf It is 'n surprsng that the deficiency Of
revenue to meet the expenditures of the =, fos d
vance at about $s.OOo,O0O, should be exceeded
nearly The fhn basis Fe Of
calculation for the current year being less than
estimated the deficiency for the current a year ear
postmaster general states that the latest ind,
al at t be per cen IN
the of the current year over those OF
steadily ste and nee necessarily With the growth and
needs Of the country so that the denclency Is
Volume of receipts The postmaster general
states that this deficiency is unnecessary and
pe non a at aef Of 'na the
modelled The rate received for the trans
pound, while the cost Of such transmission
to the government is eight times that amount mount:
In the general terms Of the law this rate covers
the meaning of these terms from time to time
legitimate newspapers and periodicals, sur
prising range Of publications and created abuses
the total deficiency of the Postofice department
Pretended newspapers are started by business
goods; complying with the law in form lnon only as
h na pdrod of is Sample
copies" of pretended newspapers are issued in
result is great loss of revenue to the govern
ment, besides its humiliating use as an agency
ness house to advertise its goods by means of
a trick upon both both it's rival houses and the
covered literature, consisting mainly of trashy
novels to the extent of of many thousands of
pound ps while the publishers Of standard works
are required to pay eight times that amount oh in
sists in the free carriage through the mails of
hundreds of tons of seed and grain uselessly
culture. The postmaster, general predicts that If
the law o be o % fe as to
show deficiency. but he believes that in the
near future all egitmiate n newspap1ers and
mitted through the mails to their subscribers
of this e Subject AND fully the Of
the postmaster general
The total number an Of IN the United as
sos, an increase of 1,4o3 over. the preceding
crease in that class Of sixty eight over the pre-
ceding year Six TX hundred and ten cities and
three other cities and towns entitled to the serv
ice under the law have not been accorded it on
account of insufficient funds. The expense of
more than $12. 300, 600. and under existing leg
islation, this item of expenditure is subject to
free delivery generally is so very large that it
ought not to be considered in the present con-
During the year $50 additional domestic money
order offices were established The total number
19,264. There were 14,3o4 OIL money orders is
Ss p4ecdns the Of an the OF
neTeas orders Of s. Tere so
to S12649 o94 55.
During the year 1913 international money order
making total a of 1925 such offices in OPERATION
June 3d. 1871 ssn The nee Tho of ion
1923, decrease of 13S,176,. and their value was
5a nmSs az oIGe1 amq pd of
$50, an increase over the preceding year of
ao o o@ tbs
statements it appears that the total issue of
mooeg t Gsa notes for the year
The number of letters and packets mailed
Ss the for ePsTJ aey seT ss
letters and packages ages amounted to $S436$7
favor of the government of $50. 4S7 80.
n The or most Noren Ffsns in
fecting the efficiency of the postal service These
n ees Of ma Of subsidy eo
tracts, and in the cost and amount of supplies
gsed o in at the Sfves in all to $s
contribution to the history of the Universal
Postal union, an arrangement which amounts
ura 70 hp of Sta1
system for the entire civilized world. SPECIAL at
tenton is directed to this subject at this time in
view of the fact that the next congress of the
union will meet in Washington in 1897, and it is
direction of perfecting preparations for that
In the postmaster generals suggestion made
in a previous report that the department organ
ization be increased to the extent of creating a
direct district supervision of all postal affairs,
fully concur.
There are now connected with the postoffce
establishment 80 661 employees who are in the
classified service. This includes many who have
been classified upon the suggestion of the post
master general ~ He states that another years
only to strengthen the conviction as to the eX
cellent working of the Civil Service law in this
branch of the public service.
Gratifying Progress Made by Navy.
Attention is called to the report of the secre-
tary of the navy, which shows very gratifying
new navy. All the vessels now BUILDING i i'm
Guiding the three torpedo boats authorized at
ns Glass of oss a W he
completed during the coming fiscal year.
The estimates for the increase of the navy for
the year ending June 80, 1896, are large but
they include practically the entire sum necessary
to complete and equip all the new ships not now
in commission so that unless ships are
authorized, the appropriations for the navy serv-
ice for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1897
should fall below the estimates for the coming
year by at least $4,000 600 The secretary pre-
sents with much earnestness plea for the
authorization of three additional battIeships and
ten o. twelve torpedo boats. While the un-
armorcd vessels heretofore authorized including
tuta q
fleet which it is believed is sufficient for ordin-
airy cruising purposes in time of peace, we have
now completed and in process of construction
but four frst-class battleships and but few tor
pedo boats. If we are to have navy for war;
like operations offensive and defensive we GER
tainly ought to increase both the number of
battleships and torpedo boats.
The manufacture of armor requires expensive
plants and the aggregation of many skilled work
men. All the armor necessary to complete the
vessels now building will be delivered before
the LIST of June next. If new contracts are
given out, contractors must distand their work