The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-17
WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENCE.

) CORRESPONDENCE.
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special Dispatch to the -Inteiligencer.
WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE commits
sifuctsons TO collectors that bills Of lad
ing issued By steamboats, or other yes
seis making regular business Of plying
ohsy between ports OF the United States
ana ports In British North America do
not require stamps TO be affixed This
- contrary. in part. to ruling Of the
bureau last December. when IL stateS.
that the exemption only applied where
the ultimate destination of the steam
boat or vessel was some port in British
North America. A more careful exam
ination OF the tariff law, however leads
the commissioner TO hold that II exempts
All bills OF lading issued by steamboats,
or otner vessels plying between ports OF
the United States and ports in British
North America. whether the ultimate des-
fination Of shipment is a port outside
OF the United States or British North
america or not. This exemption IL
meant to apply only to such steamboat
lines and vessels as make a regular bust
ness OF plying between ports Of the init
60 states and ports In British North
America and which do not touch at ports
outside Of said territory. III an export
Dill OF lading is issued. covering a ship
ment from the United States into Canada
by rail or by any conveyance other than
as nerefnbefore specified. for consump-
ton or reshipment elsewhere, said export
Dill OF lading must have a Decent stamp
afnxed thereto"
The latest published bulletin Of the Unit
go STATES lighthouse board gives the fol-
lowing notices Of change of lights. buoy
ana oeacons in Washington state waters.
okaen river channel post lighf-The
structure from which this fixed red tu-
ouiar lantern light = shown. reported car
REQ away by ice February 90 has been
rebuilt and the light re-establisned.
Srays haroor entrance-The following
buoys have been moved to conform to th,
changes In the channel. Outer buoy. a
PACK and white perpendculariy striped
nrst-ciass can. Is now In twenty feet OF
tree on Damon point. NNE.. y E.; north
eriy edge OF timber on Point chehalis
Enc. E.. W.ilapa bay lighthouse. Sc.
pendiculariy striped first-class num- Is now
In twenty-three feet OF water. Lone tree
on Damon point. n. by E.. y E.: northerly
saee w q simoes a on Point ohshals By
From this buoy steer so as to pass close
to Buoy No. q
Wiilapa bay-outer buoy. black and
can marked W By in s mRse Is nrs now is
twenty-eight feet OF water. on the outer
edge OF the bar. which is shifting TO the
southwark. Willapa bay lighthouse. N.
point. NE, " N. northerly edge of trees
on Leadbetter point. E.. - s. Inner buoy,
black and white perpendicularly striped
feet of water, inside the bar willapa bay
lighthouse, N, house on outer end OF
wharf. Toke point Ne. u ~: northeriy
edge Of trees on Leadbetter point. E.. Y S.
North edge OF Middle Sands buoy, No. 2.
a red first-class nun. is now in twenty
eight feet OF water. on the nortnerly edge
Of the Middle sands. House on outer end
edge OF trees on Leadbetter point. Sc by
f.. u E.; Willapa bay lighthouse, N.
II w. Jenny Ford spit buoy. No g. a black
Of water. House on outer end Of wharf af.
Toxic point. Me-: wiilapa bay lighthouse
w, y N: house on outer end OF wharf.
North cove. WNW;, y w. Lower end Of
red second-ciass nun. is now In twenty
two feet OF water, on the starboard side
of the channel House on outer end OF
bay lighthouse. wNW., y W: house or
outer end Of wharf. North cove. NV. by
w, y w.
The postoffice department having been
reliably informed that upon large pro-
portion OF the letters addressed to Ha-
wall postage Is prepaid at the domestic
letter rate of 2 cents an ounce. attention
is called TO the fact that the postage rate
applies only to letters addressed to per-
sons connected with the United States
forces In Hawaii The rate applicable
10 letters addressed to other persons in
Hawaii Is the Postal Union rate of 5
prepaid In full double the amount of the
deficient postage Is required to be paid
by addresses upon delivery. That is
TO say. letter weighing not more than
half an ounce and prepaid only 2 cents
would be subject on delivery to the adj
dfessee In Hawaii TO a charge Of cents.
or double the cents short paid.
The postmaster general Is anxious the
public should be fully informed as to this
fact.
Despite the cry that has been heard from
various parts OF the country that the
present commissioner Of pensions Is not
a friend OF the old soldier. there has never
been a time when more pensions have
been issued by the department for real
f.fsnalide claimants than during the past
few months. On the other hand. there has
never been a time when pension frauds
have been more bitterly pursued and more
wholesomely punished
The state Of Washington has Jared very
we'll In the distribution. and II II note
worthy fac; that the claimants from that
state are In nearly every case worthy OF
all they get and more. 1. takes long
time to get a pension under the bes. OF
circumstances. the law hedges the grant
ing OF one round about with technical
ties that IL 10 almost certain that on.v
these who are actually entitled tn IL will
ever get any CT the government money.
Following Is list OF pensions that have
been recently granted 20 residents Of the
state of Washington:
Byron q. Carr. Seattle. 81 a month: FL
win Smith Spanaway. s.: Mrs. Ann r. Bal
lard. Tacoma widow. sl2; Mrs Mary A.
Custer. Renton tmothert. 81: minor heirs
of Nelson Baker. Tacoma. $i2
Frank Stevens. Olympia, s. 10
ST.: Jacob Shilling. Lake Tapps. 81 10 81:
Samuel ]. Teachnor. Fanasselt. IS 10 SO:
William Gerard. Prosser. ss TO s.: VIII
liam N westfall. Eiiensburg. ST. 10 Ss4:
John Carmody. Spokane. s. 30 si2: Nathan
III potids Sunnyf3le. g. 10 IS; Harvey II.
Hudson orcas Island. s. 20 s.: Peter John
son, Spokane. 81 10 s.; Manassas Swank
Port Angeles SIS 10 sss: Holmes c. Pat
rick Tacoma. a Mexican war survivor. s.
to ST.
The following clerks in pos,offiees In the
states of Oregon. Washington and Idaho
bal AL