The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-03
WHAT IT COMES TO
UNCLE SAM COUNTS UP THE COST
OF CARRYING MAILS

Total of Approximately Forty-Nine and =
half Millions, Nearly Forty-Eight MIL
ons Aggregate of Star Route Travel
HorseIess Carriages and Pneumatic
Tube Lines-EIectric Motor Line Service
Land and Hallway Cases In the North
west-Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, Nov. 2.-The annual re-
port Of Second Assistant Postmaster
General Charles Nelson shows the an
nual rate of expediture for all mail
transportation at the close of the fiscal
year to be s49, so, 1872, of which 1885,
067 was for inland mail and the remain
Ger for the foreign service. For inland
mail the cost is an increase Of 81 ,656,S29
for the year. The annual travel in star
routs service alone was over 122,e0O,000
miles. The report says the experiments
which the horseless wagons, to be tried
this winter, will, it is hoped, prove sue
cessful and they expect them to be much
less expensive than horse wagons. Con-
corning pneumatic tube service only one
tulbe-at Philadelphia, now being in op-
GRAFTON in the entire postal service, the
report says * expedtes the mail, makes
closer connection both ways and greatly
reduces time, for practically the same
money. For establishing this service
$4,000 is asked for the three tubes, one
each in Philadelphia, New York and
Bston, are expected to be contracted for.
The second assistant says at the large
depots small sub-postoffices should be
established in charge of regular superin-
tendents with full postoffice privileges
except money orders and free delivery.
Many applications have been made for
establishing mail service on electric car
lines which cannot be allowed owing to
lack OF funds.
NORTHERN PACIFIC TERMINAL
washington, Nov. 2.-Anotfer step in
longstanding controversy has been
taken by the secretary of the interior in
declining to approve the designation of
the city of Duluth, Mimi, as the eastern
terminus or initial point Of the North
eri: Pacific railroad grant. The depart
ment holds that the terminal should be
at right angles to the last section of the
road and directs that a new terminal
be established as the new eastern term
mus of the road accordingly. Under the
construction of the department the lines
Of both the Northern Pacific and Lake
Superior and Mississippi roads are the
rame between Thomson and ruiuth A
line Of tie same character as a terminal
line should be -estab lished upon the Lake
Superior and Mississippi road at Thom-
son. Between the line thus established
as now. directed, the Northern Pacific
company will not be entitled to indem-
nifty for lands 10 which tbe other COM
pany may have been entitled under its
grant. TIE intention Of cor gress, ii is
stated was evidently to provide against
making double grant where two land
grants were found to be upon the same
general line.
MINNESOTA LAND SUIT
Washington, Nov. 2-About 1,202 acres
Of land on and around the margin of
Cedar lake. near Duluth, Mimi, are in
volveG in the case of G. A. Burns ct al
rs S. K. Murphy the Security Land and
Exploration company, the Duluth Iron
Range company. the Cloquet Lumber
campany ct al, in which the general land
office decision has been affirmed by the
secretary of the interior. The petition
ers. represented as bona fee settlers,
asked for survey and plating of the
lands to allow homestead entry while
the defendants claimed ownership I'M
der patents issued and swamp land
81 ANS ulduc ny the government. Inc
decision directs the surveyor general to
contract for the survey asked for.
RAILROADS MANDAMUSED.
Washington, Nov. 2-The interstate
commerce commission is preparing petit
tons 20 the United States courts for
mandamus to compel the fling of an
nual reports for the year ended June 80,
1896, by all railroads now in default
These reports are required TO he fled not
later than September u each year. Most
If the leading roads of the country have
complied with the law. but the compil-
ing of the statistics required by law is
seriously interfered with by the delin-
puency and delays of those carriers who
tan 10 observe the law promptly.
WELLINGTON GETS A DIVVY.
Washington. Nov. THE comptroller
Of the currency has declared dividends
inefavor of the creditors of insolvent
banks as follows: Twenty per cent.
the Columbia National Bank of Ia
coma. Washington; l 0 per cent, the Sum-
ner National bank, Of Wellington. Kan;
per cent. the City National bank, of
Fort Worth. Texas; 10 per cent. the First
National bank, of San Bernardino Cal:
10 per cent, the First National bank, of
Dayton.