The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-12-10

refer TO the inadequate accommodations pro-
vIded for the supreme court In the capitol AMI
suggest the wisdom Of making provision Tor tha
erection OF q separate building for the court
and It's oficers aud library upon availahls
ground near the capitol
The Postal Service ,rA
The postal service Of the country advances
with erlraot otdinary growth within 20 years
both the revenues and the expenditures OF the
post once department have multiplied three
fold. In the last ten years they have nearly
doubled Our postal business grows much more
rapidly than our population. II now involvesa an
expenditure Of tiOoooo,OOo = year, numbers
7y, 900 post ofiices and enrolls 100000 employees
This remarkable extension OF service which
IN an accurate index Of the public conditions
presents gratifying evidence OF the advance
ment Of education, OF the increase Of commit
nieation and business activity and Of the I'm
provement OF mail facilities, leading 70 their
constantly -auRmenting use. ~
The war with Spain laid new and excsptional
iabors Ia the post once department. The mus
tering Of the military and naval forces OF the
United States required special mail arrange
ments for every camp and every campaign
| The communication between home and camp
WAS naturally eager and eSpectant In some Of
the larger places Of rendezvous As many
as 5000 letters q day required handling.
Il
/ detail Of experienced men from the es'
| tablished force and by directing all the
instrumsntalities OF the railway mall and post
| office service so far as necessary to this new
| need Congress passed an act empowering the
| postmaster general TO establish ofdees OF
branches ct every military camp or station,
| and under this authority this postal machinery
was speedily put into effective operation
Under the same authority when our forces
moved upon Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
mines they were attended aud followed by the
postal service. Though the act Of congress
authorized the appointment OF postmAsters
where necessary, Il was early determined thai
ths public interests would be best aubseryed moi
by new designations but by the detail OF expe-
rieneed men familiar with every branch OF the
| service and this policy was steadily followed.
When the territory which was the theater OF
connc. came into our possession II became
necessary to re-establish mail facilities for the
resident population as well as 70 pro-
vide them for our forces OF occupation
and the former requirement was met
through the extension and application
| Of the latter obligation l gave the requisite
| authority and the same general principles was
applied 70 this as TO other branches 81 civil ad-
ministrstion under military occupation Ths
details are more particularly given in the re-
port OF the postmastor general
IL is pleasing 70 DO able TO say that the serV.
ice In the territory which has come under oul
control Is already materially improved
vssssusla Disputs with Great Britain.
The Mbltrsi tribunal appointed under th'
treaty Of February 1897, between Great Brit
ala and Vene zuelA 10 determine the BOUNDARY
line between the latter and the colony OF Brit
ish Guiana Is 10 convene at Paris dur
! ing the present month II Is soure
Of much gratlfcatlon to this goverumen
' to see the friendly resort Of arbitration
: applied TO the settlement OF this controversy
not alone because Of the earnest part We hsv'
J had In bringing about the result but also be
cause the two members named on behalf o
Venezuela Mr.. Chief Justice Fuller and Nj
. Justice Brewer, chosen from our highest court
/, appropriately testify the continuing interes
o We feel In the dennitive adjustment OF III
I. question according to the sIrictest rule Of jus
tiee
Naval secrstary's Recommendations Urged
The following recommendation OF the score
tary Of the navy relative TO the increase Of IN
navy have my earnest approval;
4 Three sea-golns, sheathed and eoppere
. battlsships OF about IS 500 tons trial displaes
o ment, carrying the heaviest Armor and mo,
d powerful ordnance for vessels Of their elias
it and to have the highest practicable speed an
Is great radius of action Estimated cost. 81
= elusive Of armor and armament, tS5O0 go eacl
% g. Three shsated and eoppered armored eruis
/ ers olbout i2 100 tons trial CARR
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