The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-08

that the mum Der q disasters 70 dncuEuout@d
vessels within the limitz of It's operations
on board tooe persons, q which 40 were
saved and - lost- Ihe value o. sush vss
sells II estimated az 3. So, leo. and q their
81 pTop:rty smPSried a Ut ~ ~ z 80 o. 't this
amount 81 .202s10T was saved and q, a.
/ 80 was lost. Sixty-seyen of the vessels
were totally wrecked. There were bessdes
R3 casualties TO small undocumenfed
crafts. The number of disasters durfng
the year exceeded that Of any previous year
IN the history % the service. but the saving
OF both life and property was greater than
ever before In prePoriion % the value %
Of persons imperilcd-
The sInitAry.
The report of the secretary % war c1-
hibits satisfactory conditions in the scver-
Al branches of The public service intrustrd
/ 20 his charge The limit of cur military
| force, as fixed law. j. constantly and read
tly maintained. The preseut discipline
and morals of the army are excellent, and
marked prugrrss aud efficiency arc 4ppAr
ent throughout It's entire organization
With the exception Of delicate duties Tn
/ the suppression q slight Indian disturb
anccs along uur southwestern boundary,
IN which Mexican troops coopwratcd. and
1 the compulsory. but pcAccful. return with
/ the consent - GreAt britain u band of
I Creek Indians from Montana 20 the Brit
lkh Possessions. no active operations have
been required OF the army during thr pat
year
During the past yrzr the work q e0n-
structiug permanent infantry and cavalry
posts has becu continued at the places
heretofore designated The sccrwtary of
war repeats his Recommendation that ap-
proprations for barracks and quarters
should more strictly conform 10 the needs
| of the service Mz iudErsi By the department.
rather tnan rsspond 60 the wishcs and I'm
portuultiea Of locAlitie~L
It IL imperative that much % the money
provided Tor such construction should now
Be allotted 20 the erection q neces&ary
qua srM Tor the xarrisoux assigned 20 the
coast defense@s where many msn viii b.
needed 20 properly care Tor and operate
modern guns IL Il essential. too. that
early provision he made To supply the urr-
e<&ary furcs % artillery 60 meet the de-
mands of thiA serwicF
The entire army has now been rquippcd
| with new magazine arms. and wise policy
demands that all available puhlic Afd and
private rr&ourres khonGd bu - eruploynd A.
| 70 provide within q reasonable time SAN
Gent number % supply the state militia
/ with these modern weapons. and provide
1 an ample rescrse for any emergency.
The organized militia NUMBER ti8 SD
r1cn. The appropriations for tts support
/ ~ the several states approximAte g.. 500
90 annually and sfQo.u .uQ0 u contributed hy
the gensrAl government Investigation
shows these troops 10 b usually wcll
Il drilled and inspired with much military
interest, but In many Instances they are -
that q sudden cali 70 active duty would
Ind them inadeQnRteiy prepared Tor lrld
scrwicc. / therefore rrcoumnnh that
/ prompt meaauErs be taken 20 rpmedy this
Be- given 10 this deserving body q hupAid
L and voluntary citizen soldiers upon whose
/ truuhlc
In the hope that the work win be proae-
1 cutnd with no less vigar In he future the
4 secretary uf war has submitted an cxtl.
mate which. II allowed. there viii D. pro
I vtaed and either built aud building hy che
end of the next n.cal year, such AdaitionAi
SUBS, moEtAF~s gun Carriages and eun-
Il placements Ma viii represent not far frusu
/ ouethird uf the total work 70 - done
under the plAn adopted for our coast de-
fenfes. thus adording a prospect that the
L entire work Will be KnhmtanflafiF com.
that, however. we shall have attalnad =
marked desrre % security.
Postal D~rarsmsaA
Our postoeice department i ia good con-
I dttiun and thn exhibit made - ita opera
L lions during the fiscal year ended June %
Il ls9w, allowance Il made for inp~rfectgnua
s y ne lAWz - appiisAele 90 =. = very s4tis-
i year we're g. 100 91Nl 81. The total err~rs1i-
lures wcru go. .ocaa 2gs - exclusive 81 sf I.
Il 80, - = which was earned by the pAe4nc
rAilroad Tor transportation and ervlitesl
on their debt 10 the guverumsnk Thsrw
was an increAsc u receipts over the pruvf.
i Gus year uf &3.At6. .nNau ~ or taerwwnf
and an increase % sxpcndtturrs q O. -. !.
l2Au1. or - percent The deficit was
tl.sF ~ less than that o. the presiding
Il year.
The years rwport shows large r1trnxsous
L Of both star route service ana railway mail
,srysee win increased pgstAl facilitars
has also been rr4rhsd4. The d~irss fs- ~.
last year. although much les than that n
| the last preceding years. euphaziaea the
necessity for ieetslatiou 90 corrcct tha
which che dsficlsncy - mAinly attrihated
t appears that though the sccund class
/ matter cunatltuted mnrw thkn tive thirds
q the total that was carried, the revenue
derived from u was less than unr- -khirstrth
q the total exp~nne. The average revenue
from each pound q firxt-elzxz matter Va
| 90 cents. Frum each pound of second class
Il ; IL mills, tuf the Nccuud-claxs H1 z&s ~
was country frcw natter. FROM each
| pound % third-ciaAz. ISL cwnta Frow
each pound of fourth-class. fss caatm-
4 | rwcommsnd that legislation be A. once
Il enacted 20 curruc& these abuses aud intro
dnce ostter oussnexs ideas In the rrxuiAtion
Experienca and ohaervMtlon have demon.
/ stratcd that crrtMin improvements IN the
organization of tho poafufann DEPARTMENT
must Dc served before we can gain the fail
benefit Of the immunae sums exprndsxa IN
/ its administration This involves the FOL.
lowing reforms. which I earnestly rrrona.
Il mend
There should he small addition 10 thr
existing inspector service. % he empluyesi
I In The SUPERVISED uf the carrier force
/ which now uumbeFm iAuuu men, ana per.
forms its service practically without thn
I surveillance exerrt&rd over all uGhWr
hranehes Of rs postal o. public ssrvics
| NA course, Nnch a lack nf superwtalon and
/ frnednm from wholcMoEae disciplinary re-
/ HtraAntM must Inevitably lead TO imperfect
I service.
There should also be appointed a lev
/ tnspecturs. who would assist the Central
Office In neceS&4ry Investigation Concerning
matters of pumtofioe le@nea. pomtofflca sites.
I allowance for rent ftamf AL tigkts .,~ga r.,