The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-07
POSTAL FACILITIES.
Rural Free Delivery Proving Pop
ular Everywhere.
REGULAR OFFICERS TO Be APPOINTED
Army Oficers to lie Assigned to the New
Volunteer Regiments-C anada's I'm
reasonable Demand In the Alas
kan boundary Dispute.

Washington. July 5.-The rural free
delivery service has been reorganized
by the post office department. Last
week superintendent of Free Delivery
Machin, who has charge of the rural
free delivery service, called in all the
inspectors of the service foi "A confer
ence. AS result of this conference
il was decided to form two rural free
delivery divisions in the country and
appoint a superintendent for each
division. The divisions will be known
as the eastern and western division.
Francis NJ. Dice has been appointed
superintendent of the western division,
He will make his headquarters
at indianapolis. Conquest Clarke
has been appointed superintendent of
the eastern division. with headquarters
in Washington. The inspectors re-
ported that free rural delivery was
proving popular everywhere. Wherever
il is tried there is always, at the start.
a protest from the fourth-class post
masters and star route men. The
fourth-class postmasters and star
reuters have even gone so far, in many
instances, as to get up petitions stating
the preferences of the signers for the
country post Office to the rural free de-
livery. Where this was done the rural
free delivery inspector made person
al canvass of the people to be
served to ascertain their real
sentiment and in no instance was
it found that over five per cent. of
them were in favor of continuing the
old system. The rural free delivery,
the inspectors report. is proving a
great source of education to the farm
ing class of the country. On routes
where before the inauguration of the
service no daily paper was taken II or
10 are now taken. The farmer would
not subscribe for a daily paper when
he was obliged TO go to the post Office
every day to secure il. Now that il is
delivered every day in the box at his
gate he is glad of the opportunity to
take one when he can afford il. As a
result thousands of farmers and their
families who, previous to the Inaugural
tion OF the rural free delivery service
gave little heed to current events, are
now fully informing themselves and
keeping abreast of the times.
REGULAR OFFICERS TO BE APPOINTED.
Washington July j.-The proposed
organization OF nine volunteer regi-
ments will place number OF important
military comm 50 ons at the disposal Of
the president Although there win be
three new brigades, Adjt. Gen. Corbin
says that it is not likely that more than
one additional brigadier general viii
be needed. the other two being pro-
yided for by officers Of that grade now
IN the army, whose terms are now
about 20 expire. Gen. Grant, who is
now in the Philippines is IN this cate
CORY, and he win probably Toe
one of the three new brigadier
generals. Another general officer
now in the Philippines is also
available for reappoiutment to the
provisional army. Probably the most
important point in connection with the
proposed volunteer organi cation is the
presidents declared intention TO APP
| point none but officers of the regular
army to the command of the nine new
regiments Nearly 30 regular army of
I ficers held regimental commands dur
/ ing the recent war in the volunteer
establishment. and the nine coionels to
be assigned TO the new regiments will
| be selected from among that number.
| The selections win bee based entirely
| upon the records Of the officers during
! the war, and the nine officers whose
practical work in the field was the
/ most efficient win receive the appoint
ments.
CANADA's UNREASONABLE DEMAND.
Washington, July 5.-Canada mus,
recede from her latest contention in
the proposed modus vivendi. The
United States will not transfer even
temporarily to the jurisdiction of the
Dominion government the Porcupint
mining district, As this supplementary
demand is investigated, the more un,
reasonable and unbearable the Cana
dian pretensions appear. In the light
of the added information upon the sub
iect the determination of the admins
tration not to yield is strengthened. The
three main points for the temporary line
have been agreed upon. Over White pass
Chillloot pass and Klnllwan there If
no longer any dispute. Canada insists
on making an arbitrary gouge o
United States territory west of Kluk
wan. Her demand is that a block o.
country shall be cut out and trans
ferred to her jurisdiction, Over thii
territory the United States has exer
cised undisputed authority, The ami
mus of the Canadian claim has been
subject of considerable speculation il
American diplomatic circles, 1t Seems
impossible to account for the action
except on the most unworthy/of mo
tives.
Teachers Want to Come to Kansas.
Topeka, Kan, July 5-EasterI
school-teachers by the hundreds hav,