New-York tribune., 1900-12-10

The following is estimate OF the revenues and
expenditures OF the postal service which has been
transmitted 10 the Secretary Of the Treasury for
the fiscal year ending June So 1872:
Total postal revenue FOR 1890 sIO2
As5 s5sins ane 40 1901 7s7ssas
Estimated for sllOOsl I72
ace peT cent I9T for. estimated increase year
ending June 80 lsu-.---- 66l. SO
E.tmst-a r.venu, for 1902 ...--..... sils ess O42
Esussd expenditure for iso2 l2l 276s4s
Daaency for 1909. s46s4sO7
RURAL FREE DELIVERY
Much spaoe Is devoted 10 the subject OF rural
free delivery. The Postmaster-General says in
part:
The extraordinary extension OF rural free delivery
during the last years has proved be the most
os5 7oPeRt IN hf fecent S me we haTe hSd %
other striZing advances, but they have been along
carried 70 the highest attainsble point Is only the
logical outgrowth OF the constant struggle for the
quickest dispatch The admirable railway post
Office Is only the cuuination OF the incessant effort
ne east handling. The frequent and rapid distri-
ssFrsp6 h Local use 4, but the perfsction of con-
osntrated organization; All these and the many
vith general modern progress the natural devel
opments OF sn established system. -, -
The appropriation OF $50 600 for the fiscal year
ss-es slrcs5y existing snd established during the
,es- vii consume its amount II Is estimated that
70 maintain during the ensuing yesr the service m
operation at the end Of the current year WI re,
gure s25ooooo For new service nor less o5I1 tnan
-sS 1bsf ne spnroprsiior for rural free oev-
no, less thsn ss5oooo.
ABUSES IN SECOND CLASS MATTER
ny last annual report pSiatsa out ;,s The ia IA
ond class matter and urged tes nPoT'9hee P hSs OBJ 81
Hestion is Emphasized by the broad policy just de- DE-
Teoptng OF extending rural delivery throughout ne
~ sJ would be i sSEsS IN o soPPFsb PTPsb tas Should no
lie r1e~r- ted q
conplished- There should be no abatement OF ne ne
shch have insidiousy grown up through the IN
Eenoqs 51sT o. sIs Is vbieS have now become
d heavy public burden. Their elimination, while
s aPs no R3Ssst rom IN az AZ: SSsTSs 5 to S year
and would relieve the way for legitimate postal ad-
vanoes IN every direction.
N NEW POSSESSIONS.
III. postal service in the new Island possessions
Of the United states has been materially advanced
and strengthened within the year: 50 long long ss
service continued on the proyisiona! and inqe- &
island il was an orgsnization made under su-
leoTy M q 5hs Sei % 9f % yTe s @ ana ana as @ entirely
distinct from the postal sySSem stem 9j dRe - tsq
IS pTsoricbl n the postofioes but Tor the larger
sas PER- % P9FSst s ts Ss s sss ss ssSss were so ot
Cd q order thar they might Introduce the methoes
Improvements in ulan conmunics tion which were
Justly expected under the extension and exercise
The Tanagement Of The. service. while thus con
as ne means available would permit A signal and
n the mails followed and the integrity both Of It's
direction and of Us INDIVIDUAL contact with the
scrutiny Ihs G act Of Cengress establishing at @ civil
faT laws Of the tinted states should apply 70 the
island; and when The act went into effect May !
% conforned % our methods that II merged into
- sisssifcerto1 ~ Ire . 1osfo-Sces vas s5t1sred
m accordance with our laws, the postmastets al
poinJment. and the machinery OF our system was
eALtneee 20 SlaoIage tE- .stsh hs ohy .natssle4
with The Director at San Juan, lapsed when the
dsncs ana was absorbed IN ours
The postal service Of Hawaii has been absorbed
ri'0ry had fairly satisfactory service. and when
after adapting us forms and procedure 70 the re-
ouirements q our laws vas % provide for more
ters slreedy IN place were ell duly appointed and
Means Of communication were continued as they
were found. and only made more assured and The
is now in fun operation under the laws Of the
IN the Philippine Islands the conditions have re-
msined unchanged The service Is carried on
tsr beer more thsn seif-sUstaininE To meet The
mal requirement. Of the lsrse number OF troops
considerable places where postoftces have been es-
la-lsneq, "A careI1ly orsaAlLeo Fsstein ana en- en-
postal offeiais desisnafed for This work have
aston 6Ss shown thsf ther diseharEe Of the trust
'epcs-e n them has been without reProach.
THE FRAUDS IN CUBA
The postal system established in Cuba following
american occupa ton has given the people OF that
island better mail service than they had
hetore enjoyed together with valuable facili-
Ties like the money order branch. which they had
never possessed AZ all Unfortunately. Its admin
l-lfalon vas stained FOR time by frauds and pee
ehuons % the most shameful character. Under
me nscal system Of The military government the
Iela4 receipts were deposited In the Island treas
-i- ana The expenditures were met Dy acquisitions
nil warrants drawn the treasury. This method
luftlhed and required examination or books ac-
cunts and vouchers by the lnspectOr-Cfeneral r
.efeap, and during such an examination early IN
Aa9 II Vas discovered that a continuous course of
tnoeZzleuert had been going on for a period OF
some months. The immediate culprit 70 whom the
olsc.oslres pointed. who Tas Chief Of the Bureau
c- tlEance. was then absent IN the United States,
IlL 1I.on confidential Geographic indication he
"ss promptly arrested.
Directly uIon the exposure Joseph l. Bristow.
ourth Assistant FOstmaster-ts seueral. was directed
70 proceed with force ~ inspectors 10 Cuba ana
llohe thofouEh iuEestiEaton He was instructed
tL only % probe every phase Of the wrongs 10 the
nptfor, without sparfng but 10 mske such reor-
Fanzston of the service es in his judgment might
70 e2peoienf IN order 70 assure its honesty econ
0ny and efficiency. His arrival AT Havana was
promptly followed by his appointment Acting
tnrector-'Seneral of Posts. IN place Of r. G Rsth
Llit suspended and afterWard removed. Mr..
a3fletoW discharged the duty connded 70 him With
rectitude and rigor. The ulcers were out. re-
1enchment was vigorously enforced. and the ad-
illustrative organization. which had been pervert
20 - ron its original plan. was restored 10 q sound
When the facts were brought 20 light immediate
seucn was taken 20 right the wrongs and arraign !
me Wrongdoers The oIence OF those implicated |
Nas more than inhdelify 10 the confidence reposed