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Hamburg. Dec. Capt Patterson, Of
the British steamer Madura, from Ham
burg for Port Royal, ). c.. teIegraphs
from Ccruana- Spain. that the Mad9ra
s.r,,rAe~as IN rnia-ocean November =. The
Sfssssrs Was a 4hree-Tnastea screw steam
e~ 81 !, 40 tons. and 2s2f tons gross regis
ter
Queenstown. Dee. 5.-A terrific gale is
aging in the English channel to-
day. ana the white star steamer German
- ,,-1,tob arrived this morning from New
- - obliged 70 enter tire Earbor ard
$50 =, order 70 land passengers and
tt Tha British bark Ruyaf Alice.
- vcras firm Rangoon Nay - for
T-as,rcry.s is sntersrly the harber partly
afsFnanfIed.
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NEW YORK Markets.


New York. Dee. 6-S7ecaiatI5n crened
weak. with fractional declines generally
sattetpatson Of the declaration later In the
ssv % the regular quarterly dividend
Pearle Who are well informed as - the
taral aSrects o. the proceed tuES against
tste company IN this state believe that they
"a. n b. Ineffective. Subsequently,. on FREE
sfrs~inss from iaside sources, the sfos K
t-.r,.,,.sf a fraction below Yesterday ltas-
g,g The volume 81 trade in N. though
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less than on "wednesday. made ur nearly
ore-TCurth OF the total OF the general mar
ks1 The final prices showed slight net
change In the railway list the in.sraa-
tional shares displayed especial heavinesS
IN foreign selling OF Chesapeake 4 Ohio
Denver A. Rio Gran6s preferred and
Louisville 4 Nashville The depression in
the general market was varfously due 10
anticipation OF fairy large exports Of gold
or Saturday. as bills against gold were
about all that appeared in the exchange
market Apprehension Of renewed dis
turbtng OF the currency by financial dis
cusslon also had weight, ard. together
with the European selling. induced liqui-
dation. The operations TO depress prices
war. improved 20 the utmost BY the pro-
fesssonai element. especially in the indus
trials. There was little OF interest in the
afternoon trade. The railway bond mar
kst was decidedly weak In tone Business
was moderate. aggregatiag sI.S5a. GO.
Among the declines were Union Pacific.
u. Oregon Short Line eonsols IS. trust
receipts. ard Seattle, Lake Shore s. East
ern fr~ts. / per cent. Government bonds,
new Is, registered and coupon. up a and !.
respectively; others steady. State bonds
inactive. railroad bonds heavy
Money and Exchange.
Money on call. easy at - per cent: last
loan >: closed 2a2ts: prime mercantile pa
r,nr. 4efsIs. Sterling exchange. firm, with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 S96s
4 Ssit for demand and 81 So. 7lss for sixty
DAYS. posted rates. s4.sS&G4s9 and slssi961
LEO: commercial bills, Sis5S.. Silver GER
tfgjcates 6714 gIE1l9.
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Breatlstuffs and Grains.


San Francisco. Dec. 5.--Flour. family
extras. k2S5a3.45; bakers extras, $3.i543.-5:
superffne. s.. 35al2 80.
wheat-Shipplng. sSs4c for No. l. 81 for
choice; milling Sl.05g L07lz.
Barley-Feed. far to good, 66l4c: choice.
67lzc; brewing, 750SOc
Oats-Alilllng, 671AI7gzc: Surprise, s56
s5c. fancy feed. 75dS0c; good to choice. Is
475c; poor to fair 5715 d62lac; black. for
seed, Si.10GlL30; gray, 62l29972izc.
Flour. quarter sacks 2.2J0; do, oregon,
ISIS; wheat centals, 1856: do. Oregon,
7.620: barley, S.9S5: oats. 1000: corn. las;
beans. G5l. potatoes. 2.232. do, Oregon 255:
onions. sacks. 2s5; hay. tons 450; mustard.
sacks. Oregon. 500; wool. bales, 495; hides.
205; raisns. boxes, 100; quicksilver, TASKS,
20: wine, gallons, 1850; brandy, gallons,
2S00.
Produce, Fruit. Etc.
Middlings. slsQ21: bran. si25oQl3
Hay-Wheat sSMt2; wheat and oats. 81
ali: cat, s66i9. 90. alfalfa, seG775: barley.
S. 50G9. clover. s6a1150; compressed, $500
IL. stock. s5Gl6: straw. 35ai60c per bundle
Potatoes-Sallnas Burbanks. eoQS5c: Riv-
or fairbanks. 3ef40c; oregon Burbanks.
5oG7oc; river reds, 3oa4oc; sweets. $3.50
80.
vegetables - Onions. eoG7Oc: cream
squash. 25c: cucumbers. 6og70c; tomatoes.
a0G65c: string beans. Ease; Lima beans.
254ioc: carrots. 3oll40c; cabbage, SOC; gar
lie. 4Gfiizc; dried peppers. 6tll0c-
Fruit - Apples No !. 75c: common,
25950c; Spitzenherg $50; huckleberries,
sat: cranberries. so; pears, winter
Nellis. sl6lf5a: other varieties. 4o460c.
Mexican lines. s.. California lemons. COM
mon. slGi.15: do. good 10 choice. sly1Q2;
do. fancy, 81 s0aa3.25: California oranges.
seedlings. sl5oa2: navels, s2.75G325; Mexl-
can oranges. sf.50G2; Japanese. 9oc4SL2S;
bananas. s12saI2; pineapples, s2-5044; per-
simmons. 40aT5c.
Butter-Fancy creamery. sc: seconds.
do. soa2ic: fancy dairy. $3.50; seconds
do. 25d2Gc-
Cheese-Choice to fancy. g4l0c; fair TO
good. edSc: Eastern, l24I3izc
Poultry-Llve turkey gobblers. 1oG1Ic;
hens. l0dilc: ROSTERS. old, s4dt50: do.
young. 81 5o6l5; broilers. small. 2.5ea3: do
large. 50 25G3.5e; hens, $4g5; ducks, 5000;
geese sl.5069l.75: pigeons old. sl9L25.
pigeons. young. 81, 25afl-So.
Game-Ducks. nallard, S3.5o8i; teal, 81. 80
a. %: sprig. s2Q250; w'dgeon, $50; white
geese sl4L25. gray geese, $50: small
ducks. 81; quail. goc; hare, S1.25, rabbits.
sI25
ern. I5T2lc: fancy Eastern. 22q25c; select
ea white Eastern. gG3oc.
Grapes-Blaek Ferrara, +oG5oc; Tokay,
4a7soc: Coruichon. in crates. 4oGl0c; DO
boxes. 4taeoc. Veriels. HG65c.
Wool.
wool-Fall. short. trashy San Joaquin
pialRs. SG5c. good san Joaquin plains. a
q. southern and coast. 4asc; mountain
woods. light and free. e17c: mountain
woods. defective and heavy, ease: middle
counties. free. 7Q>e; middle counties. de-
fective. 5Gftc.
Hops.
HopS-501c per pound.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-ou5et: May, si.0Sas.
.rley-Easier: May, eS7sc.
C0rn-ss,.
E7an-St3
Financial.
silver Bars ..... {. Drafts. Sight. ~
Mex. pa.' rs .53iz655 Drafts, TeleEraph5
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WATER FRONT NOTES.

steamer Garland brought IN 80 cases q
salmon frosa Peri Angeles
Steamer Idaho brought in 80 Ions o
See. rails from PORT Townsend
British sa4p Dslgonar arrived Al t3e
Ne -earrIs elevator from Tacoma cary
xesterT1aY ruorz.n. ard began taxing On
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The man whose time Ii money can save
much in the course Of year II he finfs
MS trains are always on time. The North
Western Line Is one 81 the most rsi4abfs
In iis adherence 10 It's time. this f. also tho
shortest line between s. Paul AMI Chit
cago. r. w. PARKER,
Puget Sound Agent, g9l Front street,
Seattle.
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Commencing today, and until further
ratf~e. the fare on the Eosalls 10 Pore
.rawugend Will be 70 cents. and 10 victoria
a 90 u. ID. JACKSON. Manager.
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HOOD CANAL ROUTE.

r3 NAIL STEAMER CHEHALIs
lsaFes Celman's dock Mondays. wednes-
aYs and Fridays for Kingston, Port
s1a'e saaheck. Brinnon. IA,llwaup Falls.
hsesspoEt and Union City. returning
saeFnaie DAYS
FRANK w. GoODHUE, Agent.
Telephone. Red SCI.
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HOODS CANAL ROUTE
aTEAMER DELTA

STEAMER DELTA
tssa HarrinEton's dock. foot Of Wash
assa street, Tuesday. Thursday and
hssrdsy ~ o'clock a. m for Kingston.
nj Gamble. seabeck, Brennon. Holley,
nsvssto. Llliwsup Falls. Hoodsport and
tsah City Returns alternate days. taxi
nc tAe place Of steamer Chehaiis.
A. G. u. BERRY. Agent
q IRoUTMAN. Master.
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Total sales.

Apaai Sdic~.
Total sales or stocks today were zZ4S39
shares. including: American sugar ooHV'
American Tobacco 56,-o, Atchlson 46@'
burlington f,Jo, LouisNlhe q NashNIle
400 Manhattan 500. racine Maii S.sop,
Readlng "n"' ROCK lsiAnd 4.-"' = h l,
'9AAtcS 1870 - - '''''
~ i'N 'iV'' y WV
flour.
ftout-htNei p.s ff'V"o "di te'0' eAPN4 -
Low - 80 '''-'' anu
neat.
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The California readers Of III. Posf-Intsi-
lgxan~@r will find s. on sale daily AZ Cooper
& Co.'S stationery store. 80 MARKET street.
t.fss one block ssp Market street from the
Chronicle Office. Price -.
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AA6IT RIVER ROUTE
steamer ". X. AfERWIN.

Fave Yes'er whsrf fer Skaglt river
- way landings
&sNhAY. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
MORNINGS.
A. 80
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svAf ORCHARD AND PORT WASH
iNUION ROUTE.
sssrsr A. X Robinson. carrying ". &
"a leaves City dock. foot Of Main street,
We q n. arrives al Sidney at iO.is
n; arrives At sllyerdale al II IN.
seney OF return az 2 =. m. Daily
ssrt Sunday. Fare. Soc. r. ~ Robin
Master Lllly Bogardus 4 Co.. agents.
1%srAons Main e
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STEAMER GLIDE

Leaves Commercial dock. Tacoma, $50
y u Mondays. Wednesdays and FRI
as 1of olalla emo way points Leaves
sssarsaAfs and Saturdays. for Buenna.
ssNfs Lancinr and way points Fare 20
= poa's sc. J. +. Vanserhofr. Captain.
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SEATTLE WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND WHEAT MARKET


Portland. Dec. S.-Wheat-Actlve. firm
Valley. 53c: Waila Walla. zoe per bushel.
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~x.slc STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

~vASfc STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Honolulu and Australia.
.~.rs cav. San Francisco for Homo
!. $780,, An,kisn5 N. T.. and sydney.
~ ii without change.
4 - rssh.o Monowsi December II, p. m.
$50 only. steamship Australia. De-
.~Asr .. 70 a. n.
s..i..s A GRAHAM. AGENT, Starr
80 s,fex Seattle also corner Eleventh
II Es.lroad streets. Tacoma.
: n sngpekeIs n Bros Co.. 0enera3
.s..ss ssn Francisco.
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- tAA1Ol E.k ltoL ia TRIP
Tfsos.a J A O. BrieI. Master
-. rsso-aa, l. noon; Seattle, Yesle-s
n. Monday and Thursdays
= = ~ fowlasena, AnAcortes. Fairhsysn.
Ss~ss.rta. gs,A iFlr sastsi frl1as taAr0Or
= ssw.a Gus ~. arriving Vancouver .. IN
$3.50 pIaire, 8: fare 10 Vancouver. 81
y furxass information apply to Yeslsrs
81
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~ NV n o. YERKES.
Yesier Wharf Seattle
L A SADFAU.
General Agent n. r. * r.. Seattle.
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STEAMERS furnish frst-ciass ae-
ifse,fsons. carrying both freight and
$3.50. ard iea re from fssler wharf.
,sala
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TRADE AND SHIPPING.
Z. g. DEPARTMENT or ACRICUL-
ICRE WEATHER BUREAU.

seat,Ie. Dee. &. rs.
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wool-Fall. short. trashy San Joaquin
plains. SG5c. good san Joaquin plains & a
6c. southern and coast. +asc; mountain
woods. light and free 61Ic; mountain
woods, defective and heavy, 56l6c. middle
counties. free. Ease. middle counties. de-
fective a&ftc.
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AID
furez5 y
alish me
Seatsk
To- in
Manages
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Closing Quotations.
v-heat-ou.et: May. s'.a@as.
Easier. May, eSFsc.
C0ru-sst,
The sun., 1895-03-06
WANTED, A NEW PLOUGH.
Secretary Morton After Effective Imple-
ment for subsoil Tiliage.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Secretary Morton
declares that the plough used by the American
farmer is humbug and an enemy to fertility.
"We have improved our ploughs less" said
the Secretary yesterday, than any other i'm
plepcsnt I'D, usesss The plough. MS used .ips
Nebraska and other stoneless soils, impacts
every furrow it passes over, and renders it as
impervious to rainfall as possible. The draft OF
a paugh is downward to such an extent that
the full force of the teams strength Is ex-
hausted in pressing the bottom Of the furrow into
a polished trough for the conduction OF rain down
the side hills. We must have some method Of
tillage which shall stir up the soil and subsoi TO
the depth of eighteen inches and more. II
were possible to loosen the soil and hsoil down
for three feet all over the State of Nebraska.
we could then, with an annual rainfall of twenty
inches, make abundant and profitable crops.
Until deep ploughin-thorough subsoil tillage-
becomes universal In that commonwealth, there
will be. year in and year out, no certainty of re-
Prof. Shaler Of Harvard estimates that the
present inefficient and ill-resulting methods of
ploughing, especially upon undulsting lands,
cost the aVriculturists of the United States $50
Everywhere in Nebraska where torrential rain
falls are frequent, the side hills verify Prof
Shaler's theory as TO the annual waste of
This Is 9 matter of such vast inheritance,
e9nntnuSd the SeGret9ry; that have "a asked
braska to bring IT before the sixteen hundred
students in that institution and ask them to try
which shall supercede the plough: 1t is subject
upon which the inventive minds of educated
farmers should he concentrated. A proper So
luton of the difficulty will faci cilitate subsoil
tillaRe and ct the same time save both the crops
and the soil.
I'm my Judgment the coming implement
should spade the land and turn 1t over, as n man
who pushes the spade with his foot into the
ground. and, drawing the spade out turns the
soil upside down by the twist OF his wrists. Pos
sibly rotary spader could be invented. Pos
sihly an implement consistin OF n large number
of revolving knives could be made So that IN
passing over the surface of the field 1t should
cnop UP the soil and sub-so for two feet in such
a manner as to render the perculation of the
rainfall. down to the depth at which the ground
has been stirred. very easy and perfect"
The sun., 1895-03-06
"NETsPAPER LAWS"
n New Railing in Regard 10 Them By the
Post once Department.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-'rhe Assistant At
torney-G y-General for the Post ONCE Department
has made an important ruling in regard to what
are known as newspaper laws These so-called
laws are supposed TO provide that subscribers
TO newspapers are liable for the price thereof
unless they give express notice to discontinue, or
when they give notice TO discontinue without
paying arrearages, or refuse TO take papers from
the office, and that the publisher of u newspaper
can have any one arrested for fraud who takes "A
paper and refuses to pay for it, and that IL Is a
dangerous trick To allow subscription account
to run On for six months or a year ana hAlt
and then tell the Postmaster to mark II re-
fused or send the editor notice TO discontinue
the paper.
The department has time and again informed
persons making inquiries and the pNt'c gen
orally that there are no such iaTs. The rullng
now mnde, hOTeyer, goes beyond this. II was
10 the CheCt that publisher who makes de-
mGnd for payment Of the subscription price OF
his paper through the mails, accompanied hi "A
throat of enforcing such pretended lRws iu case
the demand l. not complied with, may be lrn,e-
Cutgd for attempting To obtain money under
false pretepces. provided he knows that such So
called Laws haSe 40 existence AS IANS or de-
cisiuna ~ the courts.
The sun., 1895-03-06
LEGIsLATED MR.. STUMP OUT.
II Was n Mistnbe, However, which Mr..
Cleveland WI He Ahle to KeetIfY.

wAsHIyuToN. March 5.-There is a curious
tanEle in the affairs of the immigration Bureau
which cannot be Strengthened out until the
President returns from his trip to North Caro-
lima. BY an act passed during the closing hours
of Congress and which received the Presidents
approval. the Office of Superintendent Of Immi-
grafton was abolished and the position Of" Com
missioner General Of Immigration was created.
No provision was made In the bill (which was
drafted in the Treasury Department. to con-
tnue in oihce Mr.. Herman Stump of
Maryland, the present efficient Supern-
tendent Of Immigration, under the new
title given to the duties of his office
as "Commissloner-Ge General OF Immigration.
The consequence is that the Immigration Bu-
reau Is now without an official head. Mr.. Stump
continues 70 exercise general supervision oyer
to be signed by the chief clerk. When tho
President returns 1t will, of course, be entirely
competent for him TO make a recess appoint
ment designating Superintendent stump AS
"Commissioner-IIeneral." and IL the Senate,
when it meets In December. confirms the nom
inaton. everything will be all right In the
mean time, and until the President returns and
takes action. there Is a vacancy Mt the head OF
the immigration Bureau.
The sun., 1895-03-06
Army and Navy News.

WASHINGTON. March 5.-Frst Lieut.. Henry
A. Shaw, Assistant Surgeon, is detailed
as n member OF the Board of Officers convened
at Fort Smelling for the examination of ap-
pointees to the United States Military Academy,
vice First Lieut.. Deane c. Howard, Assistant
Surgeon, relieved.
Leave Of absence for two months on surgeons
certificate of disability, with permission to
leave the Department of the Platte. Is granted
Col. James j. Van Horn. Eighth Infantry.
The following assignments to regiments OF
officers recently promoted are ordered:
ARTILLERY ARM
Col Edmund c. Painhridge, 70 the Third Artillery.
'i Lieut. Col. Edward ward D. wnstou to the Third Ar
tleryi
Major John r. Myrlck. to the Third Artillery.
Capt william Everett, "a the Fourth Artillery, Bat
Capt. Henry c. Danes, to the Third Artillery, Dat
First Lieut.. Eugene T. Wilson, to the Third Artillery
First Lieut. Moses q. zallnski to the Fourth Art cry
Battery d.
INFANTRY ARM.
Capt, sias A. Wolf, 20 the Fourth Infantry Com.
First Lieut.. William c, Neary, to tho Fourth nrou
try, Company J.,
Lieut.-Co Merritt Barber, Assistant Adju-
tHnt-General, will he relieved from duty IN the
Department of the Platte. and will repair to
Chicago and report % the commanding general
Department of the Missouri for duty Rs Adiu-
tant-Gencral of that department.
The sun., 1895-03-06
Veterans of the Irish Revolutionary Broth
erhOOd.

About 900 patriots attended the ninth annual
banquet given by the Veterans of the Irish
Revolutionary Brotherhood at Central Opera
House, Sixty-seventh street and Third avenue,
last night. After the dinner there songs
and speeches.
The address Of welcome was made by Angus
tine f. Costello. THE spirit of Irish nation
atty" he said, will never die. Inv and fcs-
tivity we will ever stand together. united as we
are this night"
Recorder John w. Goff returned thanks for
the guests. Speaking of the prospects OF Ire
land, he said: Home rule, that acme Of fool
ishness, can do nothing for us We must have
force. | do not mean covert acts OF violence;
but We must never give in. Ii is only by stead
fast and obstinate resistance and fidelity to our
principles that we can hope TO win independence
For Ireland"
Beside sNr. Goff. the principal speakers were
j. Grafton McMahOn, James Clancy, John
Quinn, Wauhope Lynn, ant David J. Naughtin.
The officers Of the brotherhood are Augustine
T.. Costello. President; Henry Davis, Vice
President; Edward Whelan. Treasurer; David
Naughtin, Recording Secretary: Michael J.
Tcarney Financial secretary, and John Ryan,
Seracant-at-Arms.
The sun., 1895-03-06

WAsHINGroN, March 5.-The President, be-
fore leaving Washington to-day, filled the five
vacancies among cadets at large at the Naval
Academy by the following appointments: John
c. beaumont of HagerstOwn. Md, son ofthe late
Rear Admiral Beaumont: Richard VI. Quits OF
California, son OF the late Commander Quits; Al
fred w. johnson of the District of Columbia,
son of late Rear Admiral Philip Johnson; Harry
Il. Lackey OF Clifton station, Va. son of late
Chief Engineer lackey, and George H. White OF
White.
AS aitprnntes, in case any of these appointees
fail he named : +. VI. O'Rrly son Of DIR, O'Rellly
OF the army now cruising on the Violet with the
President: A. r.. Watson, son Of Commander
Watson OF the Ranger; :. u. Thomas, son of
Commander Thomas OF the Bennington, and
Joseph X. Taussig, son of Lieutenant-COm-
mauucr 1aussC Of the Atlanta.
The sun., 1895-03-06
TRE NEW LOTTERY LAW.
n Greatly Erteuds the Powers or the Post
uaater.Generai.

yAsHtsGruy, March 5.-Assistant Attorney
General Thomas for the Post Office Department.
to-day gave out the following statement regard
ing the new Lottery law Just passed. which pres
vents express companies from carrying lottefy
matter
by virtue OF this act IL is made punishable by
imprisonment for n term not moro than two
years or a fine Of not more than $1,000, or both,
10 causo to DO brought to this country from
abroad, or cnuse TO be carried from one State
20 another In the United States any paper. GER
tiflcate, ticket, or advertisement concerning n
lottery. This. OF course. will eRcctunlly prevent
the conveyance Of such matter between states,
or bringing 1t into this country from other
nations by express companies or common car.
ricrs between the states. ..
But the most important provision OF the bill
Is the last section which provides that the pow
ers conferred upon the pOstmastct-Genernl by
the statute of 1900, chapter gOe, section =,
or other matter sent by mail. The second sec
tion of the act of sept. ~, 1890 provides that
the Postmaster General. upon evidence sdtis-
factory to him that any one is conducting lot.
terry OF similar enterprise. or a scheme to de-
fraud through the mails, may forbid the pay
ment Of money orders. or the delivery of reg
istered letters TO him. There the authority
ended, and under the act as 1t stood the depart
ordinary matter under seal though directed to
u person known to be conducting lottery or
Hence the persons who have heretofore
been unable to use the money order and registry
systems Of the Post 0flce Department have cor
responded with their patrona, or would be pa
irons, under seal through the mails, enclosing all
their literature and giving instructions to pro-
cure express money orders instead Of postal
money orders and send thom in sealed letters by
mail, all of which matter, thus under seal, the
department was compelled TO deliver to the adj
dressees though they were known to be yiolat-
ing the law. In this way the department has
been Transporting lottery and fraudulent matter
aud express money orders for Investment in
them and yet has been deprived OF the revenues
It would have derived from the postal money
orders that IL would otherwise have issued.
THE section quoted from the act of March 9,
1906. clothes tho Postmaster-General with
power to meet and eradicate this evil. 1t au-
thurzes him to refuse to deliver to a person
who. he finds upon evidence satisfactoryto him,
is conducting Il lottery or fraud through the
mails. any letter or other mail matter whether
registered or not; and TO have IL returned to the
senders. where known, or to the Dead Letter
office II unknown marked fraudulent
1T Ia confidently predicted that this new
power conferred on the Postmaster General will
greatly tend TO suppress the lottery traffic, which
has been up to this time scotched, but not
Killed ~