New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-22
POSTAL SERVICE EXTENDED.
COMMUNICATION DIRECT WITH sANTl-
AGO OPENED.

PORTO RICO TO BE INCLUDED AS SOON AS
LANDING Is MApE-PLANs FOR HAWAII.
Washington July 21-The President to-day
issued the following general order opening postal
communication between the United States ana
the Santiago district and districts that may De
taken hereafter:
In view OF the occupation OF Santiago de Cupa
by the forces OF the United States. 1t is orue.e1
that postal communication between the un,,e1
States and that port, which has been susPehueu
since the opening OF hostilites with spain ,,ias
be resumed subject to such military res""
tions as may he deemed necessary ..,,or,.
AS other portions of the enemys terfi,oi!
come into the possession OF the land ana n aNa'
forces Of the United States postal commune a,
ton may he opened under the same coha'''ons.
The domestic postal service within the III ~
tory thus occupied may be continued ." oo o
same principles already indicated for tne rvn
tinuance OF the local municipal ana Ju' ,na
administrations. and 1t may be ex,ena isa s as
local requirements may justify. under the s"pe'
vision of the military commander. 49,
The revenues derived from such servi .,, a." =,
to be applied to the expenses OF conduc', ,hn a.
and United States postage stamps "i'
fore to be used. ,,h ,ho
The Postmaster General is charged VIII WIZ, III
execution Of this order in cooperation WIN 'n s
military commander. to whom the secretary 'A
WILLIAM MKINLEf'
Washington, d. c.. July 2l. 1913
RULES FOR THE SANTIAGO SERVICE
Postmaster General Smith issued the loiio"-
ing order
In conformity with the order OF the Pr res
OF this date my order No. 16l or April ~ ids''
prohibiting the dispatch OF any mail matter 10
Spain or her dependencies. is modified so iar
as to permit postal communication pet"ee" '"'
United States and Santiago, CUBA ali
The mails sent to Santiago may contain ma,
matter OF all classes allowable In the dolneS,l0
mails OF the United states ADDRESSED ior - az
liver at any place within the territory occu-
pied by the United States forces In the ViCIhy
Of Santiago. and the mails sent from San.' ..eu
may contain the same classes OF MAJ ma -,
addressed for delivery in the United states, an
articles included In said mails being SUBJECT u
inspection by the proper military or naVai "u-
thorities .,,., or,g,
The postage rates applicable to articles oris,,
mating in or destined for the United states IN
the mails in question are fixed as follows, w.
First-class matter. . cents per nan
Postal cards. single. cents; doupie cen's.
Second and third class matter cent io' e"'"
two ounces x .,,,oo
Registration fee. cents. III, /,
onIv limited States postage stamps Will be
valid for the prepayment Of postage prepay
ment shall not be required; but IL pos'ase IL ~
prepaid in full double the anoui's sh oi no COL
Iected on delivery to addresses III the o"''e'
States or Cuba. TO-. oour
To articles originating in or destined TOT , roua
tries beyond the United states the fos'ai '''o'
rates and conditions shall apply: . >,
The mails for Santiago must be addressed 70
the United States postal agent at same 80
the delivery OF any article may he witnhelu II
deemed necessary by the proper military VI
naval authorities. - 10 soo
Comper sation to merchant ver7els for tne sea
conveyance Of mails from san ,d 81 nnrcbant
vessels for conveying mails from the Ohi'eu
States to Santiago.
The order of the President was this afternoon
formally communicated by the Adjutant-"en-
cral of the Army to General Shafter for MS
information and guidance
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PORTO RICO.
Postmaster General Smith made another ex-
tension of the postal service to-day In estao-
fishing Porto Rico as military station unuer
the Postoffice at Washington. d. c.. Postmaster
j. p. Willett In charge. Facilities VIII be es'ao-
lished for the transaction 'of money order and
registry business the sale of postal supplies and
the receipt and dispatch of malls
Postmaster Robinson, Of the Atlanta Office
has been appointed special agent OF the De-
partment with w. H. Hair. j. F. Kemp. D. W.
Kingsmore and Edwin Jifklns as assistants
The four last named clerks have for some time
been waiting at Tampa prepared for TINS ser
vice The order will go into effect Immediately
upon the landing of United States troops at any
point In Porto Rico. -,
Postmaster General Smith said to-day that
the United States domestic postal service Wouio
be extended to the Hawaiian Islands as soon as
the flag was raised there. The details nave not
vet been worked out, but II has been determined
TO make as few changes possible in the pres
ent Hawaiian system for the time being The
regular postal rates will apply to all points
within the islands. but II Is a question whether
the ordinary rates will prevail for mail trans
ported by vessels II may be necessary, on ac-
count Of the long voyage. to increase the rates
slightly. As the Hawaiian stamps VIII be re-
placed. it is probable that large once VIII DC
established at Honolulu or some other city Tor
the sale of stamps and money ORDERS