The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-01
POSTAL STATISTICS.
Mr.. Bristow Gives Facts and Fig
ures from His Department.
Thsre Are 1s.6ss Post Onioss In the Ua'tss
States Comptroller Dawes Tells of Ma
tionaI BAnks-secEetary of the
n Navy Longs Report


nonA' h-n.s-sse's..Iy Oh 'n
washington. Nov. a7-Fourth As.
uistant Postmaster General Joseph L. l.
Rr;s,ow In his annual report. recon- Z,
m.pds an amendment to the inter
rta,s commerce law prohibitlng tele-
rr,Dh ana express comnanies or their
Smnloves from aiding or abetting in
che grecn goods or lottery swindles.
or anv scbsms carried on nartlv by
mail and nar,lv Inv common carrier
AMI IN v;olat,on ~ 4he nostal laws.
T1.ro were ts ts9 annointments of
ros,r,a.ters made dnrinp the mast
tiscaI wear i44ss being Of the fourth
;ncrease ~ 5as IN all over Last wear.
eIass and 7o7 being presidential. an
Thsr. has also been an increase in
tha number ~ res,onations especiallv
of the fourth-class postmasters. Few
er removals for Irregularities were
made than last year. There were 5000
post Offices established during the
wear, an increase OF 665 over last
year, and 1912 offices were discon-
tinued. an increase of i07 discontinu-
ances over last year, mostly due TO
rural free delivery extension and pub
lie highway improvements.
There were As designations and As |
deaths Of presidential postmasters |
and Vl0 deaths and s,O13 designations |
OF fourth-class postmasters On june
80 last the number of post offices was
7e,ess, as follows: First-class, 1874;
second, s52; third, 3,1s7; fourth. H.
455.
The total number of arrests during
The fiscal year for offenses against the
postal laws was 1,526, including 1is
postmasters, 30 assistant postmasters
and 144 post Office clerks, carriers and
other postal employees. OF the total
number arrested 526 were convicted.
comutroii.r Dawes Report.
wash;ngtor Nov os-Tbe annual
rnor, ~ charlos n Dowes comm
,ra,,sr ~ the currency for the wear
I'D octob.r AZ tooo bns been nre-
nanaJ ,or ,rorsnission On congress-
m ,o.al ,noraaso IN tho circulation
.a.,,r.a h., oovornment bonds NJ all
na,,ona, banLs In the system since
| A1a,,h a ,ono hos haar $50 AKA o1O.
The total outstanding circulation on
octohsr a, ,ooo was saa1 .si3 2es. of
| which s92. .7s4. .2O4 Is secured by lawful
money and is in process of retirement.
The total bond secured circulation on
October 81, 1900, was s29s,s2o,o64.
On October 81, 1900, there were 3,sa5
national banks in operation, with q
combined capitaI of S632 .50o. .9q5. The
-.,., .,,ro. 80 ,,a national
cohnoineu ieSo"oS Va e 80 =
banks being over Aa,OOO,OVV,OVo ~
greater than Mt any time heretofore.
Th. moot ;rnnor,art recommenda-
.n- -,
uou maze oy inc conp'ioheh "nu
that which is the chief feature OF the
4 repcrt IL one for add4sdnai restfic-
| 49,. ,,no,, toana 20 directora and ex-
4, NJ .,,
ecuINe onlcers vi oaiiAs' ine eo"i
troller states that the large percent
ave of bank failures attributable to
as,o.n,;ra loon. to dir.c,or. and off,.
eNeesSi'e ,o""s w
GERS, when amounted 10 os laiiures,
or II per cent. of the total failures OF
national hunks led him TO n careful
,.~,,-.., A.. III ,l,..,o.s, ,oars
ihNes'iB"'ion US W az ui
now outstanding IN the nntlonal Ouhkh
of the country.
secretary OF the Na'y' ""Por"
Washington, Nov. 27.-Secretary OF
Oh. NAVY Jobn n Ion0 has submit ed
n,I .Ivt..ia l.,
MS report 10 President Mchlnley' iu
! mart he saws;
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