The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-31
GENERAL NEWS.


Italian Consuls report that this
years lemon crop is twice as large
last .ear.
Ii Jonn Dillon, the Irish leader and
member of Parliament, is to be mar
|Fiednext month.
4 Internal Revenue Commissioner
tMillr's annual report will not con-
tainany recommendation to increase
The ak upon beer.
C.ssius M. Clay, Jr., of Paris,
Ky. who contested the democratic
Nomination for governor OF that
etae with General P. Wat Har-
din the candidate, and who was
DEBATED in the convention by a
emll majority, is out In letter
IA khah democratic CAM sign COM
VA E r. s,i, Iit.s5 (. she1~,t
NJ II xfnfl aI5 shvtf ckbdidate
h fsa sound money platform. He
lsrees Hardin with repudiating the
dimocratic conventions platform
and will not vote for him. He also
states in his letter that change in
he control OF affairs at Frankfort
and the abo isbment OF the state
house ring would be of great benefit
to the state.
Miss Frances Willard was again
elected president of the W. @. T. U.
at the annual election to day, with
practically no opposition, although
complimentary votes were cast for
several other prominent workers.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows: Vice. resident at large, Mrs.
L. M. N. Stevens; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Katherine Lenate
Stevenson, Massachusetts,; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Clara O. Hoff-
man of Kansas City, Missouri; as
sistant recording secretary, Mrs.
Francis Beasamp of Kentucky.
The days proceedings were
opened with devotional exercises
conducted by Mrs. Elizabeth Green
wood. The venerable Mother
Thompson the original temperance
crusader, offered prayer. The
report of the committee on creden-
tials showed that forty three states
were represented and that 425 per.
sons were present and entitled to
vote. The vote for president re-
suited as follows: Miss Willard, 361;
Mrs. Louise Rounds, Illinois, 8; Mrs.
Forbes, Mrs. Buell., Miss Ackerman
and Mrs. Hoffman one each. At the
conclusion of the ballot the vice.
president, Mrs. Stevens, took the
chair and the recording secretary
tvss instructed to cast the unani-
nous vote Of the convention fol
Miss Willard.
/ The latter made brief and feel
lug address thanking the convention
for the honor and referring to the
long and pleasant period of associa
top between herself and the mem
bers of the w. @. T. U. She also
spoke of her recent ill-health and
the great benefits derived from her
trip abroad. The balloting for other
officers then proceeded with the
result mentioned.
Kerr Craigs, third assistant post
master general, in his annual report
or the past fiscal year shows that
postal revenues from all source:
were $76, 1888, 1923; the expenditures
teing $s6, $780, ,172, an excess oveI
receipts of $9,sO7, ,O44. Not taking
into account the outstanding liabili.
ties or the earnings of the subsidized
Pacific railroads, 1896, 1872, the
comparisons with the statistics o.
the year ending June 80, 1894, show
an increase of expenditures of g.,
465, ,73s.
The principal items Of expendi.
ture were: Postmasters' salaries
| l$1G,O79, 500; clerks in postoffices
| s9,414, 1856; free delivery service
Si2 ,139, ,092; railroad mail transpor.
tation, $26, ,429, ,747; star route trans
portation, IS, 75S, $50; mail messen'
ger transportation, 81, 1872, 1856; rail
way postal car service, $2,946, 1889
railway postal clerks, 81, 103, ,025
foreign mails, 81, III ,455.
The principal items Of revenu,
were: Letter postage paid in money
made up principally of balances
due from foreign postal administrs
tions), s1s5 ,sls; box rents, %, 500,
949; sales Of postage stamps
stamped envelopes, newspaper wrap
pers and postal cards, $73, AIT, ,440
money order business 1912, ,o3s.
Mr.. Craigs also submits some sta
tistics relative to the increase O
second ,class mail matter, upol
which subject Postmaster Genera
Bissell made a vigorous report las
year. He says the weight of second
class matter sent in the mails durinI
the year (not including matter cir
culated free within the county O
publication) was 265, ,314, ,3s2 pounds
and the amount Of postage collecte'
| t2,653, 143. This was an increase Il
weight Of 10,524,o76 pounds and L
postage collected $1o5,24o. Estims
ting, a. heretofore, that 10 per cent
4 Of all second -class matter mailed !
4 / r.