The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-18
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN POSTAL
REGULATIONS COVERING SEC
OND-CLASs MATTER
FOR BONA FIDE PERIODICALS
Advertising Pamphlets and Bound
Books Hereafter to Be Exclud-
ed From Benefits of
Special Rate
RIVER AND HARBOR WORK

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Postmaster
General Smith today signed three orders
amending in important particulars three
postal regulations affecting second-class
mail matter. The changes will effect
sweeping and radical reforms in the de-
partment practices and methods of treat
ing this class of matter.
The first order is in these words:
Periodical publications. herein referred
to, are held not to include those having
the characteristic of books, but only such
| as consist of current news or miscella-
neous literary matter or both mot ex-
cluding advertising). and conform to tho
statutory characteristics Of second-claS5
matter.
The second order amends Section 231 in
several particulars The essential para
graph of this Is as follows:
1.-THE subscription price must be shown
by the publication, and when it appears
from the contents, or from the eXtrinsio
inducements offered in combination with
it, that the circulation of the publication
is not founded on it's value as a news
or literary journal and that subscriptions
are not made because of such value. but
because its offers of merchandise or other
consideration result, in effect, in it's Cir
culatiOn at apparently a nominal rate.
such publication does not come within
the requirements of the law for accept
ance as Second-claSs matter.
The third order amends section 301. so
that unsold copies Of second-claSs publ
cations may not be returned at the pound
rate to news agents or to publishers
An explanatory statement, given out at
the department regarding the order, says:
"The action of Postmaster General
Smith is regarded as highly important.
1t is evidence of the department to ad-
minister the law as it is. strictly and
properly, and that abuses wherever found
will be eTadicated. Loose and Indifferent
Interpretation heretofore, Is responsible
for the loss of many millions to the gov
eminent. 1t is believed that when the
effect Of these changes is thoroughly
tablished many postal improvements will
follow and later 1-cent postage will be
made possible"
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Maj. J. G. Warren, In charge of river
and harbor work in the Milwaukee dis
trict, has made the following recommend
ations for the fiscal year ending juno 80,
1901
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship
canal, $3.50 for completing existing
project; Ahnapee harbor, $4,000; Sheboy-
gan harbor, $4S,400 for completion OF
project and maintenance; harbor of ref
use, Milwaukee, $lS7000 for maintenance;
Milwaukee harbor, sl12,50O for mainte-
nance; Waukegan, 100000 for continuing
project.
Lieupt. Col. w. H. Heuer, in charge OF
river and harbor work in the San Fran
cisco district makes the following rec
concentrations for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1903:
San Joaquin river, S25, 600 for continu-
ing Improvement; Sacramento and Feath-
er rivers, $4,000 for continuing work.
Capt Cassius E. Gillette, in charge Of
the river end harbor improvements for
the Savannah, Ca, district, makes the
following recommendations for the next
fiscal year:
Savannah harbor, $4S6,5OO for mainten-
ance; Savannah river, $58,0O0 for COM
pleting existing project; Doboy Bar, Ga,
SAC 900 for maintenance; Altamora river,
Georgia, $4,000 for continuing existing
project; Oconee river, Georgia. $4,000 for
continuing project; inside route between
Savannah and Fernandina, Fla, $4,000
for continuing project; Cumberland
sound, Georgia and Florida 100000 for
continuing project
Maj. John D. Knight, In charge of the
river barber Improvement in the Chat
tanooga district, makes the following
recommendations for the next fiscal year:
Tennessee river above Chattanooga,
$65, ,000-$6O,0 600 of which is for continuing
existing project; from Chattanooga to
Decatur, Ala, 1891 900; below Riverton,
Ala, $4,000
Mai. c. Med. Townsend in charge of
river and harbor in the Rock Island dis
trct, recommends an appropriation Of
81, 900, ,000 for the Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river, between the Missouri river
and ST. Paul, during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1908.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Today's statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund. exclusive of
the $15O0O0,0O0 gold reserve in the division
of redemption, shows: Available cash
balances Sill 549, ,912; gold, 500 211, ,1S1; sill
yer, $25, AIS $50; United States notes, $13,-
9S7, ,172; treasury notes Of 1890 $125, ,059; ma
tional bank notes, $9017, 439. Total re-
ceipts this day, $241O,67S; total receipts.
this month, 500, ,272, 597; total receipts this
year, $29,272597; total expenditures this
day, $1,75O,O00; total expenditures this
month, $S3, ,S65, 600; total expenditures this
year, $33, ,365 coo. Deposits in national
banks, $109, ,14,SSO.
National bank notes received today for
redemption 1886, ,S5S; government receipts
from internal revenue, $949,05O; customs,
| 81, ,157, ,722; miscellaneous, $685. eXpendi-
lures, $1,75O,00O.