Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1898, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1898-16 PAGES. McKnew’s, CARRYING THE MAILS 933 Pa. Avenue. Our Coat Stock At Its Very Best! No need to buy the Annual Report of the Postmaster General. —_.—___ VALUE OF SUBSIDIZED STEAMSHIPS Needed Change in the Eight-Hour Law. LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED ————— The annual report of Postmaster General Smith has been meade public. In opening he touches upon the great growth in the postal business, and presents figures show- ing how the service has increased. During the year the postal service has been eco- nomically administered. The defiat for civics Sal 1900, It is estimated, will be $4,265,888.05, : and but for the of the privilege Coats 1 given by law to second-class matter the troduced deficit would Jong ago have disappeared. in ‘Phe operations of the military postal early ea- ) the war with Spain are described cena sth and’ details are given of the es- a) tabiishment of the camp post offices. don't want Ausiliary Cruisers and Merchant to — tor Marine. here are The great value of the aid contributed AB ee during the war with Spam by the steam- 2 ships employed in the mail service of the ereations United $ under t of March 3, which Isol, and converted under the terms of have never that act inte auxiliary cruisers, is recog- been ex Louis and the St. Paul, part of our effective fight- hibited in r their own names, the America rk and Paris, which were rechris- fictere this tened the Harvard and Yale, added very nefore this matrrially to the strength of the navy week. They are the latest and most] and rendered a special and distinct servic for which they were unequaled. Their su- up-to-date styles and they cost no a perior speed peculi fitted them to act more here than the ordinary crea-] as scouts, and in actual encounter they ‘ ibe Peres ‘oat stock js | Proved their fighting efficiency. Independ- tions elsewhere. Our Coat SCO 1S Pee ee tick) Seno ia reek eat Shenae: now at its very best—we have more | the pert they played in our naval opera- tions vindicated the broad policy of the styles greater range of sizes—and more variety in prices than at any time this season. This is the golden opportunity of the season to make a satisfactory se- lection. See what a tremendous as- sortment you have to choose from: law under w ted that flag. The intended to fa- ervice and to pro- mote commerce. Associated with that ob- ject was the design of reinforcing the navy and furnishing quick and available means of offense and defense in time of war. Our recent experience has illustrated and em- phasized the importance of this resource, has demonstrated that one of the most and economical bulwarks of naval the possession of swift mail of immediate conversion armed cruisers. In the further de- jopment of our naval force this factor anot fail to receive consideration, and it supplements and strengthens the reasons for governmental action which are found es’ Black and Navy Coats . $10.50, $11, $12. 5 S17 50, $30 power steamers, capable into Cloth Capes at $5 to $50. r street and evening wear. [in the wisdom of promoting the upbuilding Re Sie SISUe $18 The advancement 8.50 to $05, aires that we shall * cet A commerc Flush Capes, $8 is not on to commer pansion, but it provides the be for the expansion of the naval fo necessary in time of war. From point of view it is thus a legitimate of governmental concern, and the ption of practical and reasonable meas- s within our pewer tor the promotion of this object seems to be dictated by every consideration of public interest.” Rural Free Delivery. Th» initial appropriation of $50,000 made availble for a test of the rural free deliv- y service Was incieased for the present 1 year to the amount of $150,000, Rural delivery has been enlarged in accord- with the greater appropriation pro- vided, but not yet to the full extent auth ized. ‘There has ben a desire to put service into operatic as many state! as possible and to elicit the fullest expr; sion of public opinicn on the subject. In seme of the states where this experimental not yet been fully tested, nota- nuth, the pr2valence of qua’ tine restrictions and other impediments has debarred action. Letters have been addressed by the first general to 2very post- jurisdiction rural free been put in force, and also to citizens within the range of the deliver king an expression of their views. Their replies indicate such a general sire for the continuance and extension of ce as cannot fail to rece consideration of Congress. Thi sh that finds most general expression in assur- communications is that some » should be given of the permanence *. It is asseried that if this existing crudities and isolated “W =-a=r=m”’ Underwear! “Extra Large Sizes,’’ and lads Fin FE. sv xo . . . . delivery represent iv . . . . . rv. 25, 1898. ‘Men’s For done . . : of lack of appreciation would dis- real be r and that rural free delivery would a warm 3 | demonstrate its capacity for becoming a mii a f-supperting branch of postal adminis- SOili $ | tration, e at . It is claimed that local opposition that comfort O «| occa! ly manifests itself to the abolition > * | of fourth-class post offices, which could be \ this $ *| superseded by rural free delivery with $| great advantage tc the public ‘service. : | S ld then disappear, and thus on: obs winter . %| cle to the economical establishment of the = eat Reet ie «| service would be removed. Examination of here’s « Ae Tdacume «| the detailed replies received indicates that ‘and be still In ¢ » least encouraging resuits have been ar- li koi enough rhape to ¢ | Tived at in rural free delivery routes start- a iime wear anohr year! ¢} 2d prior to 1 A revision and rearrange- Honestly made" ex- ¢| ment of the earlier established service is of the | splendtl ¢ | in contemplation. of thoes. . ree Delivery. ents mae anc emer ERG ext n of free delivery in the cit- Ineluc t «| ies of the United States during th> year has if e *| been Mmited only by the amount appropri- ney's worth in ¢| @ted for this purpose. Fifty-nine offices for. which had not previously enjoyed the bene- fits of this service hav2 been brought with- in the free delivery classitication. This has : d the appointment of 215 letter car- Tlers at a cost of $81,000. Congress provid- } ed $4,000 for new free delivery service, may 9) nM ) rity The proper maintenance and extension of VIG AGH G free delivery in offices previousiy estab- W/L ned has necessitated the appointment of 424 carrie pre yet remain 110 offices entitled under the law, by reason of $10,000 fi V4 Kross receipts per annum or 11,000 popu a- \I al Ltd. tion, to the free delivery service, whose claims could not be allowed without creat- ing a deficiency. Change in Kight-Hour Law. Experience has shown that the act pass- ed May 24, 1888, limiting the work of letter carriers to eight hours a day, cannot be practically appli2d, in its present form, to meet the varying conditions of the postal service without causing loss of time to the government and personal inconventence to the carriers. As interpreted by the Su- pr=me Court, the law entitles a letter car- rier to eight hours’ work a day and to his pay for eight hours, even though his work on apy particular day should not be sufti- cient to occupy him for that length of time. For any excess of service over eight hours in any one day he is entitled to extra pay. In order to avoid the making of overtime, under which head liabilities to the amount of several millions of dollars were unwit- tingly incurred before the law received the interpretation of the Suprem> Court, the department has issued and enforced ‘most stringent reculations. It has teen com- pelled to base its time schedules on the work of heavy days, so that it loses from thirty minutes to an hour on each carrier on the three or four light days in the week and imposes upon them on the heavy days Importers of Rare China, Artistic Lamps, Rich Gilded and Intaglio Glassware, Piates and Bric-a-Brac. Broadway & 21st Street NEW YORK. bof-tukt-tt-40 DS OOOO! ES Allegretti's MHOSEMRRA pREste pred ty using Yan amount of work and a rate of speed takes away all maven a2§ Q | which severely tax their endurance. It ronghness — keeps the skin soft’ amt 4 | has also been comyetled, in offices where Every ‘lady “ought to “have it the principal mails are recsived early and bis late in the day, to provide long “swings” or intervals between trips, thus stretching the work of the carriers over a range of sixteen or eighte2n hours a day. It is suggested that these inconveniences and hardships could be avoided by a change of the law so as to authorize postmasters to apportion the number of hours for each day as th> requirements of the service de- mand, not to exceed a total of forty-eight hours for the six working days of the week, with such additional time on Sunday (not to exceed eight hours) as the exigencies of the service may r2quire. Consolidation of Post Offices. Only 2e. CURE. never fails wd and soft corns with out the p Ie. if) STEVENS’ ¢ QPharmacy, gth and Pa. Ave. $ Sooo Sco 8 SL Busod Poison, to rem YODOODO OD 2 AY Sore Throat. Pimples. Copper | ‘The desirability of the repeal of the pro- AY S VOU, crieeat Sorta, Senta "oud ree viso attached to the bill making appropria- = oo. 1658 pa pro A ons for the postal service of the United Worse cases cured ip 18 to & DAYS. tot'\ck | S'ates, passed ut the close of the first ses- BOOK FREE. well-im® jsicn of the Fitty-fourth Congress, which enacts that no post office established at any county seat shall be discontinued by reason of any consolidation of post offices made by the Postmaster General, is once more respectfully urged upon the attention of Congress. Instances are nuinerous where free delivery could be extended ovr territory not heretofore favored, at a great saving to the government and an increase of efficiency to the service, provided free- dom of conso idation were allowed and the salaries of postmasters at offices consoli- dated were made available for the employ- nent of superintendents and clerks at sta- tions estabiished in place of the consvlidat- ed offices. Classification of Clerks. The existing law, providing for the clas- sification of clerks in first and second- class post offices, as embodied in section }451 of Postal Laws and Regulations, is found to be ambiguous and defective. A bill (H. R. 4582) was introduced at the last session of Congress to remedy these defects, and to give a proper designation and a =p-c.fle salary to each empioye. it is believed that the passage of ths bill would enc urage many iniel.igent and competent clirks to remain in the classified pest cffice service who now, disheaitered by the low salar: 8 and the difficulties of advancement, con- tinue in office only long enough to enab‘e them to secure more lucrative positions in other vocations. It is also suggested that the department should have authority to make an aliow- ance for clerk hire, without regard to the class of the office, at any post office where it is satisfactorily shown that the post- mast y devoting his entire time to the cuties, cannot satisfactorily meet the pud- lic demands. ; Increase of Money Order Business. During the year there were 28, 12 money orders issued, having a face va ue of $204,593,890.00. These figures show the phenomenal increase of 17,000,000 in the number of money orders {ssued during the last fiscal year, and an increase cf more than $16,000,000 in the total amount of money carried by this service over last year, and indicate the return of commercial acivity and bus ness pro p riy. Since» the fonuation of the money order systein in the United States in 1865, there has never before been so marked an advance in the amount of business transacted in one ye over the year .mmediately preceding. greatest annval increase previously corued was $9,000,000. The Mail Transportation Service. Statistics given in the report of the sec- ond assistant postmaster general show that at the close of the last fiscal year the total number of inland mail routes wss 23,795, having a length of 480,461 miles, and resulting in an annual travel cf 43 52,691 mites. This is an increase cf 1,304 in the re- number of rout 's in the length of routes 2,212 miles in annual travel. This result was obtained with an increase in the annual rate of cx- penditure of only $1,534,700. At the close of the last fiscal mais were be ng carried over 174,177 mks of railroad, on wh'ch ihe annua! travel was at an annual rate of ex- rr the penditure of Railway Mail Service. On June 30, 1898, there were 1,268 lines of traveling post offices (railway, steamboat and electric and cable cars), covering s in length; the number of clerk employed was 8,074; the annual travel by them in crews was 187,483,187 mile: to this the closed-pouch and express-pouch 1 number of miles traveled There were handled dur- 5.220 pieces of ordinary ered ing the ail, be: matter and 591, ‘The improperly add DS pieces of regi: 490 pieces of cit 5 nd illegible mat- ces, of which sor cor- in, the re- ssed te d and forwarded to destinatto! The Postmaster General regret that I report that during the there has been a larger number of casualties than in an, vious year, the total number being i seven railway postal clerks were killed, seriously injured and 146 silghtly injured. It is urged that some provision be made by Congress for the relief of the families of those clerks who are killed while on duty. and of those who are permanently disabl or injured in the discharge of their duty. “I wish to renew the recom quently made by my lation ¢! railway mail service; providin for perso! car by force, or who assault a rail post 1 clerk while in the discharge of his duty such, and requiring publishers of news- Fapers to make primary separation of their papers and periodicals for mailing. “During our recent war with Spain the ag repair shop connected with this rtment was able to render emergen service to the War Department in the mak. ing of tents for the use of the army.” He reviews the letting of the stamped-en- velone contract, and says the wisdom of this action is shown in the reduction of $1,400,000 in cost to the government for this work. Proposed Ocean Penny Postage The proposal of “ocean penny pos has been the subject of di fon during the past few years, and has recently excit- ed renewed interest in connection w adoption of this rate between England and her colonies. The project is attractive, and there is much to be said for it; but the con- ditions under which we approach its treat- ment are very different from those which prevail in other i Other countries have short-land trai hile our land d punishme who attempt to enter a : tance. Taking into account the area cov- ered, our rate is lower than that of other nations. Without now discussing the ob- volved in providing sea payment ean rate shall be reduced to the rate, or the question whether a domestic reduced domestic rate ought not to precede a reduced ocean rate, these considerations seem to make it clear that the immediate contemplation of so marked a change, how- ever desirable in itself, would be premature. Mail Service im Alaska. The excitement caused by the gold dis- coveries on the Yukon river resulted in the rapid increase of population in the towns and villages of southern Alaska, as well as in the settlement of a large number of towns in the interior. The mail greatiy congested in the southern elieve this condition of affairs, two tors were sent to make investiga- and recommendations to that end. account of the long distance to be On traversed in reaching this territory and the necessary delay in mail communication, these inspectors were furnished with the required blanks for the appointment of postmasters, the taking of bonds, the let- ting of contracts for carrying the mails, ete., and they were also empowered by the first assistant postmaster general to au- thorize the appointment of additional clerks in the post offices where more were neces- sary to handle the increased business. ‘They reorganized the service in southern Alaska, and submitted their reports to the department. Large remittances of delayed money order funds were collected these inspectors, one of these collections aggre- gating $57,000. A line of post offices was established down the Yukon river from the Canadian line to the Bering sea. Important service was aiso rendered by these inspectors in promptly forwarding de- layed mails where the contractor was un- able to furnish necessary transportation. This is one of the most important features of the inspectors’ work during the yea: and has resulted in a very great improve. ment in our Alaskan mail service. Postal Legislation Needed. The following recommendations for changes in existing laws, some of which have heretofore been made, are submitted: That an amendment be enacted making the depredations of railway postal clerks # continuous offense, as it has frequently From the , Granite Hills of New Hampshire comes dgnderry Soft, light, and absolutely pure. Do you want a medicinal whiskey to fortify your system the treacherous Autumn weather? THE ONLY, NA If so, ask for DUFFY’S PURE MALT WHIS- KEY! Its medicinal vir- tues have been recognized by the government which requires a proprietary \\ medicinal stamp to be affixed to.each bottle. Ask your druggist or grocer for Duffy’s Pure = Malt Whiskey, as there is nothing which can take the place of this old and tried remedy. DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y. i SHHOO SESE SE HENS ESLLOLESSOELDISLSIVSOOLOSOLSHOEDON Barber & Ross : Weather : Strips, L4e. fit. No house can ve thoroughly warm in winter without Weather Strips—and every dollar that you spend in Weather Strips will save you $2) in coal bills. The best strips are Valentine's Felt Strips—you will find them cheapest in the end. The price is only Te. $ foot—and_we will send a san +> estimare the cost of weather stripping your whole house if you will drop us @ postal. ssut don’t put off until we get rushed. alovi as Furnaces. If you ure living in rooms and find that the heat from the register is not Sufficient to keep you warm— buy a Calovit Gas Furnace—run it for a few hours each day—and you will always have warm rooms. Con- It is price is but Puritan Oil Heaters, $4. 2 quarts of oil will last 8 honrs in the Puritan Oil Heaters—and you know how little oil costs. Not a toy stove, but a good heater— will keep a large room as warm and comfortable as a coal stove would. Price only $4. ts RRM RRR: : : sumes only Sc. worth of gas if burned all day. market, the most economical heater on the and the Gt Stepladdets=..- 4. -pe0- 7 5G Japanned Coal Hods......15¢. Covered Ash Sifters........50¢. =; Galvanized Ash Cans....- $1.50 Furnace Scoops.........-.-50¢. : Barber & Ross, 1 1th & GSts. Serer eecccesvccs They are pals. Ever see a boy that did not like cold’ weather? But then you must keep them from Jack Frost’s nippings. Keep them warmly cloth- ed. If you will bring your boy here tomorrow we will outfit him from head to foot in over and under wearables. Just a mere mention todav of a few leaders: eo oererercoereceeeen, eee ooeee Astrakhan Reefers worth $4.00 at $3.00, in bine, brow ck and gree Made with lar lor cellar and riebly nu braided. Finished with large pearl buttons. 8 3 to 7 years. $5.00 Chinchilla Reefers at $3.48. Color guaranteed, Made with velvet or ulster collar. 16 years. Ages 8 to $5.00 Irish Frieze Overcoats and Reefers at $3.48. ‘This is indeed a bargain and one that all mothers of boys between on of 8 and 16 years should avail of. All-wool Irish Frieze Reef- ith velvet or ulster collars: als» Irish Frieze ‘Top Coats, with _vel- vet collar; very swell and serviceable garments. Actual value, Special for Saturday, $3.48. . . . . . ° . : $7.00 Chinchilla Reefers at $5.00. r good bargain. blue and brown, and strictly guar- With velvet or ulster coll Values up $2 AS unusual opportunity to secure very great values in and Children's Suits. ‘The Doul its are of all mixtures and neat cassimeres, and in ages from 7 to 16 years. ‘The and Vestle Suits are of Clay Worsteds, Fancy Casstmeres and Chev! Colors are Anothe} ed. Very great offering in suits. to $6.00 to go at This ie a s = = Ps . . . . . . . . . SOOO O OOOO eee eee eee OE EEE EEE HEHEHE EEO E DESEO EEE OOH ESE EOE 4 y All very tichly and stylishly made are 3, to)'6) years: 1 Tbe . worth of thes Wand $6.00. While ast . aturday “t $2.48 5 The largest and most desirible stock of Boys’ eeeeeeee and Children’s Hats, Shoes and Furnishings is Py here to meet the wants of Young America. $ : PARKER, BRIDGET & CO.,: : : 3 Head to Foot Outfitters to Man. Pa. Ave. and gth St. 3 -rrerrr errr res eee eee ee ee ee eee eee eee eee ees oooos happened that railway postal clerks who have been arrested for violations of the postal laws have escaped punishment by reason of the fact that the railway lines on which they were employed were embraced in two different judicial districts, which , sometimes renders it impossible to A mitting them to make use of such employes whenever it can be advantageously done and without detriment to other work, which sometimes is the case, and to author- ize the department to allow car fare to spe- cial delivery messengers in the great cities during hours when there is no mail mes- senger service between the post office and its stations, and when extraordinary dis- tances have to be traveled by messengers in making deliveries. + ——______ DISCORDANT NOTE FROM ENGLAN: the venue. "That a severer. penalty be provided for employes of the seryice who may be found guilty of erabezzling oF < estroying newspa- per mail. s That more stringént #tatutes be enacted covering “green goeds”sand obscene mat- ter, and in this conmeetion that section 334, Postal Laws and Regulations of 1893 (Re Stat., sec. 5480), relating: to “green goods’ and schemes to defgaud, be amended, mak- ing these offenses cantinuous, as is now the law concerning lottery eases under section 331, Postal Laws and Regulations, the pur- pose being to avoid obstructions to and mis- carriage of justic¢ infident to trials in some large cities whete criminals may have friends and sympathizers. That, in order-to proyide greater safety and security to lettgrs sent in the register- ed mails, both foreign,and domestic, a spe- cial stamped ins superior material, British Friendship Dependent on a Free Trade Policy. A London dispatch of last night says: Lord Farrer, presiding at the annual meet- ing of the Cobden Club this evening, in the course of his address, said that America, having wisely or unwisely embarked upon @ policy of expansion, would from! the nat- ural force of circumstances be impelled to extend her empire. No nation, he asserted, had committed more economic follies than the United States, and if she attempted to surround her new territories with a ring fence of protection, he was inclined to think the en- panchement de coeur now existing between America and Great Britain would very speedily be dissolved. = Bottled in Bond. O.F-C. Whiskey. 3 of the denominatiofi of 30 cents, be adopt- ed, and that all persons Who desire to reg- ister letters be induced to purchase these envelopes at the face value of the stamp, as is now the case with postal cards. The number of accidents and losses which now happen to registered letters, especially to those of the foreign class, on account of the inferior envelopes generally used, would certainly seem to justify this recommenda- tion. That the use of postage stamps as cur- rency be taken up and considered, with the view of effecting some legislation which, if it would not entirely do away with stamps as a medium of exchange, may at least curtail their use in this manner. ‘That an appropriation be made for pur- chasing a new outfit of telltale locks for use in mailing registered matter. ‘That the law establishing the special de- livery system be so amended as to remove the present restriction which prohibits postmasters of the first and second classes from paying for the special delivery of let- ters by salaried postal thus per- = PDL OOOO DODDBOOOOD & Our Usual Saturday : Bargain Budget. § a) More one-day bargains for tomorrow—fresh, . seasonable merchandise at prices that you'll 4 appreciate. 0 Our own regular stock, too—not the leav- Q ings of an indiscriminate lot of doubtful man- § Be prompt and come tomorrow—these prices d hold good for the one day only. 0 & a 13) Se 5 = @ 3 a 1) S = vA SS) =) a, io) g Q =) & oe a Five styles of Suits and five styles of Over- coats—regularly worth $12.50—will be §8.65 tomorrow. About 200 garments—all our own incomparable make. The Overcoats are kerseys and coverts; the Suits cassimeres and cheviots, including one of the popular silk-faced double- breasted styles. Everybody served tomorrow at $8.65. Monday they will be full price again. Necessary alterations free. $1.48 for Children’s Reefers. For a day you may have boys’ blue chinchilla reefers, worth $2.5¢, for $1.48. Good, warm garments—not all wool, but a clever mixture of cotton and wool that wears first rate. All sizes from 4 to 16. $1.48 for Cape Overcoats. A fair size lot of children’s cape overcoats—worth up to $3.5 —for $1.48 tomorrow. Carried over from last season—but still good styles for this winter’s wear. A great chance to get the boy a low-priced warm garment. 43c. for 69c. Underwear. One case of men’s heavy | fleece-lined shirts and drawers | worth 69c. for 43c. tomorrow. | Shirts either single or double- made, with ribbed bottoms. breasted } $1.23 for $1.75 Hats. Men's and boys’ derbiesand fedoras worth $1.75 for $1.23 to- morrow. All the new shapes and all the new colors—good hats that we fully guarantee. ——— 43.50 39c. for 50c. Drawers. For a day—39c. for dozen men’s heavy unbleacl ed canton flannel drawers— regular price, soc. Nicely 2 5 1 RISEN COR. 7 ann E D2 OOO OOOO OOOO WOO OOWDOHOW OD D> DODD OD BOD SODDPOOOOOODOOOWO HHOHDTSOID DS PA It) SSO HOS OD OOOOH DOOD YD Ps ee Oe Oe a kek You Should Buy Here Because we offer you everything on credit at the cash prices of other stores. Credit is free here—we consider it only accommodation and are glad to give it to you. Because we'll make the terms to suit your conven- ience. Pay as you're able—a littie money once a week or once a month. There are no notes to sign and we never charge interest. Because we have the largest and best lines of Car- pets, Stoves, Parlor Suites and every ar- ticle known in housefurnishing that can be found in Washington. We buy only qualities that we can guarantee. Because we make, line and lay all carpets without extra charge—wha: is wasted in matching figures costs you nothing. We are very prompt— carpets ordered today will be laid tomorrow. PO POO OAH NAMM GES || Mammoth redit House, Grogan’s « 817-819-821-823 7th St. N.W. Between H and I Streets. 021-754 | | g ~- \WO) Co) ae 7 PART WML ALTO OKA? Friday, November 25, 1898. We have a magnificent showing of imported suitings which we are making up to personal measure at *15. We believe this line of goods to be a better line than you have seen for many a day. Our reason for making this statement lies in the fact that we bought the goods at a great under-price from the importer. Credit-giving tailors will ask you thirty to thirty-five dollars for this grade of fabric, not one whit better, and of course it is to our interest to have the suit fit you o. k., because if it does not we will have to give your money back. If you would like to have ‘his suit silk lined it will cost only three dollars additional. : MERTZ and MERTZ, Tailoring Headquarters, 906 F Street. A remarkable Tea is Burchell’s Spring Leaf at 6oc. a pound. Fragrant in the cup, delicious to the palate, it compares favor- ably with any tea imported. N. W. Burchell, 1325 F. Autumn Brides may come to us with the assurance of getting pleasing photos. Whether the bridal robes, or street or evening gowns be worn— we'll do full justice to the costume as well Write or call for engagements. H. Stalee, 1107 F St. ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHER. {11111