Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-16

Washington. Nov. l5.--The annual re.
port Of Il. a. Maxwell, fourth assistant
postmaster GENERAL. has been SUBJ
mitted to the postmaster general
There are three divisions under his
charge --appoln!ncnts, bonds and com.
missions, and postoiice inspectors and
mail deprcdntibns. The report covers
the period for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1894. The total number OF
postoillees IN operation In 1he United
States on that date was G9.S0o. or these
66.ai7 were fourth class offices and
SisS presidential. the net increase over
the previous year being lIOs DurinH
the year 1918 postonices were cstabllsh-
ed ana 1854 discontinued. The total
number OF appointments dusGnE the
year was ps,i6G and the total number
OF cases acted on. 21,Ot0, of which Svdd
were in cases OF removals. The ein-
nloyes In the postal service banded
l5.O5ot6s piecca OF domestic rAgiHtcred
mail during the year with thc incon-
siderable losa of one piece In every
Has Gen. Maxwell. In his report cfn-
phasirea the necessity that the publio
should report every depreciation upon
tho mall, whether II relates 20 regis.
tered or ordinary matter, and guaran-
tees for every complaint received thu
earnest attention of the department.
tfNllilk lilt NtNtl AhfofN Nfit
received Affecting the ordinary mail,
3l.iSi of those referring TO letters and
2a,G9J 20 PACKAGES, u decrease OF 1888
AZ compared with last year. The iig-
urcs given IN the report touching upon
burglnrles. hurnings, wrecks. etc.
show sos burned ana 1851 burglnrlaed.
an increase in dcpredations and caau.
alities OF this nature as compared With
the year previous.
The report treats OF collections Of
moroy made through the postoihcc In
Hpeotors, and Il IS ahown that such COLI
lcctionA during the year amounted TO
siG5,iCl Ol, an increaHe over the prcvi-
Gus year. Gen. MnNwell cautions the
public against atndlng valuable en-
closures Ia She ordinary mail for for.
eign places. for while International
mail facilities afforded under Huybern-
ment protection have the confidence Of
the entire people. II Nv difficult 10 trace
articles and locate Losses. The number
of arrests for oifenaes against the pos
tai laws was zoos. The number OF post
office burglars arrested was 1851. and
1894 OF the arrests were persons NOT
connected with tho postal service. Gen.
Maxwell urgcn the necessity of In
crcaaed appropriations for the payment
Of rewards and promising thc results
looking to the conviction OF such crlini-
nails. The report concludes with a brinf
history OF several OF the most Import
ant cases successfully prosecuted dur
ing the year by the inspectors, among
the number being that OF the trial and
conviction of Rev. q. H. Howard OF
jackson, Tenn. tho Leroy Harris case.
the attempted robbery OF the mall cars
on the Kansas & Arkansas Valley rail-
road at Seminole station, the nppre-
henslon of the letter box thieves, Tul-
Ter, strntton and fotnn, the rhurleB
Ford cnHe OF Port Huron. Mlch., the con-
rplrucy ut Robert Lee, Tex. md tho
well-known organized gang OF Ewind-
iers that for time operated 80 sue
cessfully In North Carolina In add
tlon 20 tho recommendation on tho
subject Of rewards Cen Maxwell urges
tho necessity OF more stringent stat
utcs bearing upon green goods AMI OBJ
scene matter.