Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-10-21
THE TARTAR'S DELAY
Report as to Why the Transport
Was Kept at Hong Kong.
A WARNING TO POSTMASTERS.
They Arc Directed by the Post once De-
partment ut Washington TO Post Upin
Their Onices Notices Concerning
Political Assessments.

W,,h,r~toc Dot 10 Tho eacratarv
,..-s O.. cl.t
VI Wer iecentty ihstruo'e" oe"' ''e
ter ut San francisco, to call on the
commanding officer OF the troops on
tho Tartar for n full statoment NJ
-. "a r..
iac's conecrnine t'e ueaJ VI '"1'
transport In the harbor OF hong Kong.
Under date of San Francisco, October
IA Con. Sbafter forwarded the report
~ tho commanding officer of the
Twen,ie,h Kansas "a the denartment
MS follows.
The chartered TRANSPORT Tartar IA n British
shin. and as such, the British law was deemed
TO apply, Under the British law the Tartar
was licensed 20 carry 7,i passengers The har-
Dor mnstcr nj Hong Kong refused 70 give the
ship clearance because she carried |, i4O troops.
wired TO the department ut Washington and
the adiutant general ut Manila that clearance
was refused because OF oyercrowding' Ine
rep,y WIS naa from nay. Zen OU rorn asn
md IL there was cause for Complaint from the
soldiers regarding food. replied that the ship
was no more crowded than other transports had
oeen, ana INA. lhere was no grouna ,Ui ' ,,nn
could be had 1 wired clearance allowed, sailed
to-day" The harbor master hnd In the mean
time visited the ship and inspected the light
ducts anu ships boats. Attention was aoup o
certain y, rho Jischnras a soldiers in nerson
and BY IN article which appeared in a Hong
Kong paper, written by q discharged regular
soldier. In which the snip was spoken OF US
os roaa DV =, so,i c,"scd hv ~. irc,aen, was
about p hours.
Referring to the report of the COM
handing general of the Twentieth
Kansas, Adjt. Gen. Corbin telcgraphed
Gen. Shafter as follows:
1t is not quite clear that the Tartar took on
life belts AMI ship boats at Hong Kong or thas
sne hsp ,,n, nu a.o =, ,ho n, -,os IN
tina, particular were satisfactory and, as a re-
suit OF that inspection he gave clearance, etc
Gen. Shafter has replied to this tele-
rram bv snv;ng TINT the commanding
saa y, ~. T,r.,,;,,,, K,,,,s 20.
o."se' VI '"S -,
ports that the tartar tooH on NJ auui-
tional life belts or boats and that he
understood that the harbor master
,r,n.ed IN. cIanrapc, because he was
.,.e.I ~. a.. .,;.;>,, 80 .ho
sa''ss "'
Tartar IN that particular.
WARNING TO P0sTMAsTERs.
Washington, Oct. 10.-The postmas-
ter general has issued u formal warn
ing to all postmasters against the levy
~ nol;t;cai assessments and simultane-
49,. 81 -, .o,,,r,;..;o, L,s
ous'y 'he '".' 'o'''.. eo''A no.
called attention TO the law governing
the subject and OF the commissions in.
tant;on IN enforce II. This general
- ID. a., a.. ;ss,a5 har..
warming 10 s''n'iat " ."", ''eueu
totOre prior 10 Poiiticai caiuPa'B"s'
and, 1t is understood, follows COM
plants of specific violation OF the law
received from Ohio and other states
where elections are to be held this
vear The matchmaker generals order
s,iN.
io.iows' -,
by request OF tne eNil scrvlss v'ni'H'ssion ~,
postmastsrs are he'epy uireSseu W sisn anu
post conspicuously IN tneir respccl'e on' .'ss
copies OF tue IolloWius cirCui.lF' iSsuua W sno