The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-22
~SANTlAG0'S MAIL.
The President Directs That United States
Postage Stamps he Used.

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Washington, July Tl.-The president to-
day issued the following general order
opening postal communication between
the United States and the Santiago dis
trtct and other districts that may be taken
hereafter:
"In view of the occupation of Santiago
de Cuba by the forces of the United
States, IL is ordered that postal communi-
cation between the United States and
that port, which has been suspended
since the opening OF hostilities with Spain,
may be resumed, subject to such military
regulations as may be deemed necessary.
"As other portions of the enemy's ter
ritory come into the possession or the
land and naval forces of the United states
postal communication mny be opened I'M
der the same conditions. The domestic
postal service within the territory thus
occupied may be continued on the same
principles already indicated for the con-
t~inuance OF the local, municipal and judi
cial administration. and 1t may be ex-
tended as the local requirements may JUS
tify. under the supervision of the military
commander.
THE revenues derived from such serv-
ice are 10 be applied to the expenses OF
conducting II, and the United states pos
tage stamps are, therefore, to be used.
The postmaster general Is charged with
the execution of this order i'm co-opera-
ton with the military toIuiIl&Ihtit "
whom the secretary of war will issue the
necessary directions"
civilian M'KINLEY."
Washington. July 21.-Postmaster
General Smith to-day issued the fol-
lowing order: "In conformity with the
order of the president of this date my
order No. 81, of the 25th of April last.
prohibiting the dispatch of any man
matter to Spain or her dependencies. is
modified so far as to permit postal COM
munication with the United States and
Santiago, Cuba. The mails sent TO SAN
tiago may contain mail matter or all
classes. allowable In the domestic mails
of the United States, addressed for de-
livery at any place within the territory
occupied by the United States forces In
the vicinity of Santiago; n the mails
sent from Santiago may contain the
same classes of mail addressed for de-
livery in the United States, all articles
| included in said mails being subject TO
inspection by the proper military or
naval authorities.
THE postal rates applicable to articles
originating in or destined for the United
States mails in question are nix as
follows: First-class mail matter, . cents
/ per half ounce; postal cards, single, z
cents: double, 4 cents. Second and third
class matter, / cent for each two ounces;
fourth-class matter, l cent for each
ounce; registration fee. 8 cents. Only
| United States postage stamps VIII be
valid for the prepayment of postage.
| Prepayment shall be required, but II
postage is not prepayed in full, ouble
the amount Of the deficient postage at
the above rates shall be collected on de-
livery. To articles originating In or des-
tined for points beyond the United
States the postal union rates shall apply.
1.-The mails for Santiago must be ad-
dressed to the United States postal
agent at Santiago. and the delivery OF
any article may be withheld IL deemed
necessary TO the proper military or ma
val authorities. Compensation to mer-
chant vessels for the sea conveyance OF
mails from Santiago shall be made at
the rates heretofore paid TO merchant
vessels for conveying mails from the
United States to Santiago"