The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-20
WASHINGTONNEV
The Special Delivery System to he Extend
ed to all Postoffices In the United
States.


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Louis. To reporter he said: Il came
here to-day to receive my final instructions
preparatory to going to Mexico. To say
anything more upon the subject would be
quite improper at the present time" There
was an unusual amount OF activity to-day
ut headquarters. The entire force OF tele-
graph operators at the War Department
was on duty. Throughout the day num-
Der OF messageSwere sent To the command
ers of various local military organizations
asking how many volunteers they could
muster in case their services should be
needed on the Mexican frontier. 1t is Not
the Intention ca the War Department to
have these volunteers mustered into the
regular service at once, but TO learn what
additional force will be available in event
actual hOstilltieS should arise.
Secretary Bayard, in conversation to-day,
practically admitted that it would have
been better, perhaps, had the precaution
been taken to have the State Department
thoroughly informed as to the law govern
ing the case of Cuttings alleged Offense,
together with the transcript of the proceed
ings OF the court in which he was to be
tried and convicted. There are rumors to-
night. although they are not credited, that
Mr.. Bayard feels so Inundated over the
turn affairs have taken that he has threat
ened to resign from the cabinet.
The law extending the special delivery
system to all postoffces In the United
States and to all mallable matter goes into
effect Oct. J, after which date every post
master will be held responsible for the i'm
mediate delivery OF matter bearing spe-
cial delivery stamp received at hiso office be-
tween the hours OF a. IN. and p, m, ex-
cept on Sunday, and further until the last
mail, unless that shall arrive later than 8
p. IN. Such immediate delivery does not
extend beyond a distance of one mile from
liberty to make such delivery beyond such
limits, and to receive the compensation
therefor, as in any other case. In third and
fourth class offices the delivery may be
made by the postmaster himself. Register
ed matter will be entitled to special de-
livery the same as ordinary matter when
bearing special delivery stamp in addi-
ton to the full postage and registry fee.
The special delivery stamp must be in addi-
ton to the usual postage, and any parcel
of any other class of matter the postage on
which has not been fully prepaid must be
treated as held for postage, even though
bearing special delivery stamp.
SHIPPING THE HEATHEN.
Advices from Alaska are to the effect
that anti-ChineSe movements have spread
to that territory. AT recent meeting held
at Juneau, II was decided that Chinese en-
ployed by the Alaska Mill and Mining Com
pany, on Douglass Island. must go: A
committee of fifty proceeded to the island
and demanded Of Mr.. Treadwell, the COM
pany's manager. that the Cinnamon be dis
the demand and the committee returned to
Juneau and reported to the citizens at a
secret meeting. On the morning of the 9th
leo miners proceeded by boat TO Douglass
Island, and, in spite OF TreadwelPs protest,
assembled the Cinnamon, eghty-slx. in
number, at the wharf for shipment to
Seattle by the steamship Idaho. The cap
tam of the Idaho refused to receive them,
and as Treadwell had gone to Sitka, APP
pealing for aid from the United States
steamer Pinta, the miners were worried to
devise some quick means OF disposlng of
their prisoners. There were two schooners
lying at Douglass Island. The committee
chartered one of these and seized the other,
the captain of which declined to charter his
vessel. The Cinnamon were loaded on
board the small vessels and given 100 sacks
of rice and some tea. The vessels then
sailed from Wrangel Island, but storm
arose and they were unable to land. When
the Idaho left Alaska they were beating
about near Juneau-b0th crowded with
their unwilling passengers.
GERMANY's INTEREST.
Speaking of the rumor that the German
government was backing up the Mexican
governme mt in opposition to the demands
of Secretary Bayard in the Cutting affair, q
high official of the state department said
that version OF the matter was absurd. 1t
was true the German government was
taking great interest in Mexican affairs, but
only with view to extending it's commerce
there. Otherwise the German government
was well aware that no quarrel between
the United States and Mexico could be set
tied by outside interference. The German
government has always recognized, and
will hereafter recognize, the Monroe doc
trine; and while 1t may foster German
colonization in Mexico, II Is too intelligent
to believe those colonies can ever become
subject to its control or form part of the
German empire. German colonization in
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extend German commerce in that country.
Germany knows very well that the United
States will never submit TO q French pro-
tectorate over the isthinus, and to prevent
that Germany has only TO side with the
United States against it and uphold the
Monroe doctrine,
THE OFFICES.
The postmaster general has started on
his vacation, and the president Is to go in q
few days, and senator's and congressman
who have staid here OH pOstOfflce business
understand that no more changes among
postmasterS will be made until the fall sea-
son sets in. This, OF course, applies to pres
idential postmasters. F0urtli-class post
masters may be changed, but in this class
the great bulk of removals have been made,
and the appointment mill Is not kept rum
ming to its full capacity by good deal.
the president to change the -postmasters at
Sterling, Morrison, Fulton, Woodstock, and
some other Illinois towns, but he has de-
clined to bother himself about these cases,
and they will go over. The postmaster
general and Mrs. Villas and Judge Bryant,
the assistant attorney general for the post
office department, have gone to New York.
The party will 90 to Buffalo, and from
thence by way of the lakes to Ashland,
Wis, where they Will spend some weeks.
The postmaster general and Judge Bryant
expect to be absent about q month.
The acting secretary of the treasury
states that in the future bond calls will be
based on the state of the treasury, and that
there has been no difference of opinion be-
tween himself ana Treasurer Jordan.
At the close of June the number of silver
dollars coined since reconciliation was
1888, 723, $50. Their bullion value is now
71.2l each. The National Bankers associa-
ton adopted resolutions urging all civil
| and political bodies to make urgent efforts
for a suspension OF the coinage of silver
dollars.
The receipts Of the government since
July have been nearly 81, 600, 900 In excess
of the receipts during the same period of
last year. The increase was about SO, 600,
600 from customs and about 81, 100000 from
internal revenue. These figures are said to
be indicative of good state OF business
throughout the country.
The chief of the bureau OF statistics reports
that the total values of the exports of do