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the waffles departmentmrtbo year end
in. June 30,1895. were “8,171,000 and
expenditures 080700.173. it is gratifying.
says the report, that a large portion of the
dsdolenoy occurred in the first quarter of
the year. and that revenues are increasing
with returning prosperity. Mr. Wilson es-
timates the revenue for the year ending
June 80, 1897, at $89,798,120 and the ca-
peuditurcs at 894,817,000, the difference
to be made up by congressional approprlw
tlon. Speaking of the deficiency, Mr. Wil-
son says: .
“The regular annual deficiency in the
revenues of the postal service. emphasized
as it appears to he bytbe unusual amount
of the deficiencies for the past two years,
may call forth comment from those who
believe that the posfoflice department
POBTMASTER GHKIRAL WILSON.
should be self sustaining. But it should
be remembered that the free business done
by this department for' other branches
and departments of the government. if
paid for at regular or cost rates, would
more than wipe out its deficiencies”
The postmaster general refers to the
growth of the free delivery service, and
says: »
"I believe it is good policy for congress
and for this department to foslfilrahecx?‘
tension of this service by judicious appro-
priations and judicious administration.
“The vigorous and effective efforts of
my immediate predecessor have produced
at last an honest administration of the
eight hour law and made letter carriers'
trip and oflfcfnl time reports actual and
truthful reoordaof service. To bring about
this substantial reform. just alike to the
department and to the carriers, as well as
to lay the foundation for other necessary
improvements in this .rvice, a special
investigation of the ca ier system was
begun under his administration, involv-
ing a thorough examination into tho
needs and details of the system."
He concurs in the recommendations of
the first assistant postmaster general for
promoting the efllcicncy of the Work. Mr.
Wilson reiterates the necessity for legisla-
tion to punish train wrecking and ob-
struction to mails, urged by his pretiecos
sor, anti recommends legislation uuthoriz~
ing the uso of private postal cards.
Abuses of Second Class Matter.
Concerning the abuses of second class
mail matter, Mr. Wilson says:
"i can add littloto the rod-sons given
by Postmaster (lonerals llisar-ll and Won-
amnkor for amendments to the law as to
second class matter. imperativoly needed
to save the postal service from thoonor-
mous abuses and consequent enormous
loss of revenue, which no regulation of
the department or watchfulncss on the
port of its officials can guard against. I
respectfully and earnestly recommend in
congress a careful scrutiny into this
abuse and such remedial legislation as
shall be deemed necessary and effective
for its correction."
Upon another feature of the second
class matter the postmaster general says:
“The volume of second class matter
passing through the malls increases rap~
idly and has reached such proportions as
to seriously rethrd the distribution of
malls in the larger postofllcos and railway
postofflccs.
“The department. through its local rcp-
resentatives. has repeatedly urged pub-
lishers to separate their publications by
states and router where the quantity for
any other state or territory is sufficient to
justify it before standing them to the
mailing ofliccs. and has endeavored to
show them that their interests would be
suliscrvod thereby. ”
Postmaster General Wilson says that
the civil service rules should be extended .
wherchr practicable. He says:
”The magnitude and multiplicity of its
business. operations. the perfection of
service which the people are learning to
demand and to expect of it and tho palpa-
ble truth that such business operations
can he carried on and such perfect corv-
icee rendered only by also trained and or-
port, all these and runny other reasons
call for such stability of tenure as alone
can command or beget the requisite train-
ing, skill and enthusiasm. The continuity
of the department should be preserved in
changes of administration, not only along
the line of its subordinate and separate
service, but in that larger grasp of its his-
tory, its ‘delly work and its healthful
primrose, which is found alone with those
who direct and control its chief bureaus
civil Service and Merit Tonnes.
"l concur. therefore, in the Judgment
of one of my recent predecessors. that at
least three of the assistant pmfmastcrs
garnered should hold their offices by a civil
service or merit tenure and not by a po-
litical tenure. ] refrain from offering a
like opinion as to the fourth assistant
postmaster general. because fourth class
postmsat‘srs, whose appointment is pri—
marily allotted to him. are yet outside of
that tenure.
“The question of extending civil serv-
ice methods mite selem‘ionof {oath of:
W natural y me v my
tsaiicn since I have been at the head of
this department. Burl do not find myself
able to mateas yet any specific recom-
mendations“ this important schism in
the line of the legislation which has been
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we. so as to secure , encom-
bendable results."
Input-readout White's nanose-
. The report of James it. White. superla-
tendent of railway mail service. shows
that during the year 497 accidents eo-
cnrred to railway postcmces, in which
seven clerks were killed and 173 injured
while on duty. an increase over last year
of 137 nutrients and 87 clerks killed and
injured. The superintendent renews his
commendation for the passage of a bill
making provision for the relief of clerks
injured in the line of duty and for the de
pendants of those killed while at their
post of duty. During the past ten years
8,185 accidents occurred to railway post-
oilicea, in which 64 clerks were killed and
-1. 600 injured. m
It is shown that the sorvlcels becoming
more and more efficient each year. Of the
10.377.875.040 pieces distributed and re-
distributed but 1,166, 682 errors occurred,
being one error for each 8. Bil-i pieces han<
died correctly, as compared with one for
each 2,834 pieces in 1890, one for each
5,56% in 1892 and one for each 7,831 pieces
in 1894. This is the best record to date,
and contrasts most favorably with the rec-
crd made by the patrons of the depart-
ment. who deposited in the mails during
the year 10,907,151 pieces, which were not
addressed to any poatoilioe, or so insufll-
clently. incorrectly or lllegibly addressed
as to render their delivery to the address-
ecs impossible until information as to the
intention of the senders was secured. and
of those 4,241,840 could not be forwarded
to tho nddressccs, because the intention of
. filo senders could not ho ascertained.
The superintendent attributes the de-
gree of efficiency to the fact that the civil
the lsthless Ilaashter'hytbs Kurds De-
scribed by a liar-m Bum-0.-
eiala lac-crane the" Outs-owl!“
For Aid—The Revolution In Crete.
Lei-nor, Nov. thw'l‘he Daily News this
morning publishes a letter train a Euro-
pean residing at Kharpnt who describes
the whole city of Kharpn‘t as being in a
stateof terror, the result of the recent up-
heaval. He says:
”For over a week the Kurds have been
attaching the villages in this vicinity,
and they have looted six on this side of
the river. Refugees are constantly arriv-
ing in this city. and some of our friends
. from Oertsk, in describing the looting.
said that the Kurds even came with their
women and children, for the purpose of
carrying of! the plunder. The Turks from
e villages around joined them. In con-
sequence of the racial troubles in the vi-
'cinity of Ocrtel: three of the Christians
were killed in one house and two perished
in another.
"We daily appealed to the authorities,
but nothing was done. The Kurds mean—
time threatened to plunder Kharpnt.
Agha, one of the officials, when appealed
to and asked to defend the city, said:
'Why should we protect the glaours? Let
them be kllledl' The governmnt was for.
mcrly very prompt and efficient, but now
the officials scorn slow to not. It was
known that the acting governor bad
wired Constantinople for instructions,
but he was unable to get any reply. Peo-
, pic said, ‘This is the work of government
muleteers from Diarbeklr.’ They told us
how the Mussulmnns had marched from
the mosques declaring that they had the
firmnn of the sultan in their possession
, allowing them to kill the Christians.
.They proceeded with the killing at any
service has resulted in securing only com- ' rate. '1
potent than for railway postal clerks.
SEVERE smiths.
Great Damage Reported toShlpuing Alon; ,
the English Channel and Atlantic Coast.
Lennon. Nov. 25.—The recent storm
played and havoc with shipping along the
English channel and the coasts of the At-
lsntlc.
The chief ofllcer and five of the crew of
the American ship Belle O'Brien of
Thomaston. Mu. owned by it). O'Brien,
landed at Kerry head, near Traloc. front
a small boat. They were all in an ex-
hausted condition. They report that they
left the ship on Nov. Is, 130 miles N. NW. '
Ffrom Kerry bend. Three of the crew went l
adrift in the longhorn. Fourteen persons, r
including Captain Culley and wife, were
left on board. It is believed that the van.
sol has foundered. The Bells 'OBrien sall- -
cd from San Francisco J rule 19 for Queens-
tovvn and registers 1,808 tons.
The British steamer British Empire has .
grounded on a bar in the Thames river, i
and so for tugs have been unable to
tow her off. The steamer British Empire
had just completed a trip from Boston to
London at the time of the accident. She
was commanded by Captain Wills.
Tho violent northeast gold which has
prevailed along the British cousin during
the past LH hours also caused the suspcu
sion of tho Folkstouv-Boolognc service.
and the mail steamer, which was unable '
to make (Tuluis. returned to flavor. (lthct
steamers from the continent report fearful
messages and several casualties to fishing
hotels and enroll vessels oil Lowestoft and
elsewhere.
The bodies of nine persons hnvo washed
nshorc nr‘nr Finlstoro. Franco. and it is}
feared that a serious shipwreck has occur-
rod soilicwllerc in life British channel.
PREPAREDWFOR Burro LARS.
The llenlaens of Pearl River Turn Their
Houses Into Arson-la.
i’l-taur. lirv'tclr, N. Y.. Nov. 2:).-—Thi.‘.
little village, lying on tho lino between
New Jersey and New York, has been ex‘
pcrioncing a burglar some out of all pro-
portion to its social or commercial posi-
tion in the World. A few days ago two
strangers came into town on a New Jor-
soy and New York evening train, and
about ti o’clock the next morning the rusl~
deuce of James Scrum, the lumber mer-
chant, was entered. Two nights later .lohn
The letter describes tbo burning of Ar-
gzlna Marion. and continues:
”Everywhere, without exception, the
Kurds claim that they have the authority
. of the government for everything they do.
i 1 think the worst is over. The Kurds have
been driven across the river, owing to the
. receipt of a telegram frolu the authorities
at Constantinople requesting the local
officials to preserve order. If this had been
.I done at first, all the disorders could have
been avoided. The terror and distress are
3 terrible, and the winter prospect is appall-
, ins. Where the Kurds alone were concornv
’ ed, the loss of life war: not great, they ovi-
dontly contentlng themselves with the
plunder."
In conclusion, the correspondent says
that the Turks kill and plunder with
fiendish cruelty.
Minister Tamil Warns the Sultan.
Coxsraa‘rlxoran. Nov. Sid—The opin-
ion prevails in diplomatic circles that a
European conferenccls indispensable for
the settlement of the Turkish question,
for although the powars have agreed, this
agreement cannot be changed into action
for fear of drawing Europe into a danger-
ous eastern situation. The winter snows
i will keep the Asiatic provinces quiet. but
' something must be done before sprinte-
timc roviv'cs the excitement and Macedo-
t nits is brought into the movement.
Consuls estimate the loss of property. as
a result of tho Ilinrbckir riots alone, at
, $2.t)00,tlil0.
l General alarm still continues here, dc~
’ spite reassuring reports from tho prov-
r locus, and the wealthy Arlnuniunv slenpnt
{the hotels in preference to ronmiuing at
l their homes.
Everything is reported quiet at Mar-so-
! van, though apprehension was felt for the
safety of the American missionaries lo-
rated at. that place, and the houses are
carefully protected. The sultan sent a
l message to Minister Torn-ll to the client
that no disturbances had been reported
from Anatolia on Friday and Saturday.
A report recently became current that
. the governor of liadjln had threatened to
1 burn the convent. of the town and the bar-
icy fields surrounding. Minister Terrell
, thereupon informed the sublime porte
i that if the three American lady mission-
:nries resident at Hadjln were injured in
any way he would demand and obtain
the governor's head. The lady mission-
aries were safe up to noon Sunday.
Firmans autlmrlzlng the passage in
Burr was visited. Mid till 0min WM “Wit! through the Darduncllos of a second guard-
to enter the house of Justice Bogart. This
stirred the citizens to action, but as no-
body waa disturbed for two nights people
slept soundly again. Then came a visit to
the mansion of iicnry iarhman, the
wealthy beaker of New York.
The situation was then publicly dle~
altered. and a homo guard was formed of
the following volunteers: Charles Bodsr,
.lr.; W. A. Serven, Lewis lilackwell, John
Blackwell, Henry Meyer. P. S. Tyuert.
George Meyer and ll. .1. A. Bogart. These
men have been patrolling the settled part
of the town for two nights. armed with
guns and revolvers, in reliefs, and every
fulnliy owning a weapon has loaded it.
Justice liouort said: “i have a Spring-
flcld army rifle loaded with since that
will lelil a rhinoceros, my son has a dou-
blo hnrroied gun. and my workman. who
iivrm with us. has a seven shooter revolv-
or. Besides this we have a colored wom-
an who can thrush any two man in the
state. and a pair of Newfoundland dogs
that are savage as Turks. Ho. you see, we
are prepared for unlawful visitors when
the alarm is sounded, for we have a sys-
tom of signals agreed upon. and every body
will turn out. ”
Colt Divorce Case settled.
Piftll’illllllfii'i, Nov. 25.-Jrsmos M. flip. ‘
icy. hire. Colthr counsel, has returned
from New York. Ho says the Cult case
has been settled and that. he thinks noth-
inrr more will ho heard of either Mrs.
Colt’s suit or the suit against. Mr. Van
Alon. Francis Colwoll. attorney for Colo-
nel Colt, also says the case is settled.
Though the particulars of settlement have
not been made public. it is understood
hire. Colt’s alimony will be much less
than was first demanded. hire. Unit is es-
pectcd to 80 abroad at once for an indefi-
nite period.
Chile's New cabinet, «
BAI‘I‘MGO, Nov. lion-it is announced
here that the new cabinet will consist
of the following members: Minister of
the interior. Senor Reniifo; minister of
foreign affairs. Better Guerrero: minister
of finance. Boner Arcs; minister of war.
Senor Bergcno; minister of justice Senor
Tore; minister of public works, Senor Ai-
me In em
minuscule, Nov. so. who
mumteeheslsysse up
also“ state ' Ina,
"spasms .
ship for each power are expected today.
Very few people believe the official dis-
patches declaring that disorders have ceas-
ed. The foreign consuls at Erzorum. after
a careful inquiry, signed a joint report
confirming the accounts of the massacres
already received.
it is intimated that the kernel totho
present situation is {wild in the fact that
the government is wltbottt money. The
sultan is hilarious to stop disorders, but
lacks funds with which to pay the troops.
WM. WWW“
An Appeal For Aid.
New Yolrtr. Nov. tilt—Tho following
Thanksgiving: appeal has lit-unseat out
by the Armenian llcllcf unatmirltion:
'l‘o tho People of lilo l7lliicll Mott's:
The song of gratitorlorluvs froth this
happy land for tho rontltmr d prosperity
and the thousands of blessings vouobaafcd
to our lumros through the liberty God
has given us to roiloy.
Tim homes of Armenia arodcsolate, and
the fund is drenched with blood. and they
that remain are not. only in great terror. in
daily expectation of being slaughtered,
but are facing allro destruction under the
snows of winter now almost upon them.
A quarter of a million souls are (institute
and helpless through the fanatical fury of
the Mohammedan mobs and the soldiers
of the sultan, whose constant thirst is for
the blmri of Christian men. women and
children.
its nail the people of the United States
to remember A rmonln out of the gratitude
and compassion of their hearts on the
«lad day of tlmlr thanksgiving and to
send elicit aid on thoyaro able which slmli
save thousands from death and also do-
fcnd the cause of justice and humanity.
All contributions may be sent to the
treasurer of the Armenian Relief associn‘
tion. Charles ll. Stout, National Bank of
the Republic Yours in the cause of the
kingdom of peace.
J. Bitterness MILLER, Chairman.
11. M. Humorous. General Secretary.
rightful at Crete.
Antlers, Nov. 25.-lleports have been
received here of a collision between the
Turkish trams and the Christians at
Crete. it is estimated that to persons
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