The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-05
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THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Revenues and Expenditures Have
DoubIad in Ten Years

Revenues and Expenditures Have
Doubled in Ten Years
The postal service of the country cd
Vances with eXIraorolnary growth Mltnln
have multiplied threefoId' IN ne Iasf ten
years they have nearly doubled Our
postal business grows more rapidly thal
penditare Of s1oo 90 655 year numbers
1890 postofhces and enroiis 1o1.eo9 en-
service which is an accurate index OF the
public conditions presents era tifying eve
the increase of communication and busi-
ness activity and Of the Improvement q
mail facilities. leading to their constant
~ augmenting use
The war with Spain laid new and e.-
ceptionai duties upon the postotnce de-
partment- The mastering OF the mIti-
tary and naval forces OF the United states
required special mail ngeuents Tor
every camp and every campaign The
communication between home and camp
Wsts natuEally eager ana eNRsctl-Il ~
some OF the larger places Of rendezvous
handling. This necessity was met hr
the prompt detail OF experienced men from
the instrument of the railway man
and poSJoTnce service. 50 far as neCeS-
esta bIisI1 of5ces ar hrsnchfs ~ sS.erv mil
itary camp or station, and under this au-
ilv nut into effeCtive 0perafi6u
Under the same AUTHORITY when our
forces moved upon Cuba, Porto Eico and
the Philippines, they were attended and
the act of congress authorized the sp-
pointmenr OF postmasters where neces-
sary. II was early determined thar the
public interests would be best subserved-
not BY new designations, but oy the a.
tail of experienced men familiar VITA
every branch Of the service. and this pol
territory which was the theater Of con-
hiet came into opr possession II became
necessary 70 re-eSta blish mail facilities
for the resident population as well as 70
provide them for our forces OF occupation
and the former requirement met
through the extension and application OF
the latter obligation. 1 gave the requis-
ite authority and the same general prlnci-
PIE was applied to this to other
ifar1- occI1ra tion 7'ha dafaiis are more
particularly given in the report of the
only just begun. il is pleasing TO be able 10
say that the service in the territory which
1 1 G IN oIirSr 9uI Soii'roi Il siIe--us ma
The following recommendations of the
secretary of the navy relative TO the in
crease of the navy have my earnest aD-
Ffrst-Three seagoing sheathed and cop
pered batJleshlps OF about 15,5e5 tons trial
and most powerful Ordnance tor vessels
of their. class and TO have the highest
practicable speed and the greatest radius
armor and armament, 100000 each
SecOnd-Three sheathed and coppered ar
mored cruisers of about 1900 tons trial
displacement, carrying the hea&iest ar
NOR and most powerful ordnance for yes
sells of their class and 10 have the highest
practicable speed and greatest radius Of
NOR and armament. 10000 each.
ThlFG-Ilree SheaFneQ ana c0pUeTeQ pro-
tected cruisers Of about 5000 tons total
displacement. to have the highest practic-
able speed and the greatest radius OF ac-
ton and 10 carry the most powerful ODD
nance suitable for vessels of their class
Estimated cost. exclusive OF armor and
FOurth-SiX shea thed and coppsred
cruisers of about $50 tons trial dispiace-
meqR to have the highest speed cOmpati-
bic with good cruising qualities. greatest
powerful ordnance suited to vessels OF
their class. Estimated cost, exclusive Of
armament 81, 1880.
I join with the secretary of the navy in
and vice admiral be temporarily revived
be filed by officers who have especially
distinguished themselves in the war with
Spain
pOrtance of early legislation providing for
the taking OF the twelfth census This is
necessary in view OF the large amount OF
work which must be performed in the
preparation of the schedules preparatory
TO the enumera ton of the population
There were on the pension rolls on
June 30. 1898, S93.114 names. an increase
of nearly $1,000 over the number on the
rolls on the same day Of the preceding
year The amount appropriated by the
act of Decembe p. 1896 for the pay
ment Of pensions for the fiscal year 1855.
was $40 600. 600. Eight million, seven
thousand, eight hundred and seventy
two dollars and fOrty-six cents was ap-
propriated by the act Of March 81. 1885
to cover deficiencies in army pensions
and repaymentS in the sum Of So. 1z0- 80.
making a total of S14S.OS2 .S92-79. avail
able for the payment Of pensions during
the fiscal year 1898. The amount dis
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