The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-18
POSTAL REGULATIONS,
Number Of New Orders and Rulings
Contained in Last Number of
the Postal Guide.

The United States official postal guide
for April was received yesterday at the
postoffice. and a perusal of it's contents
revealed many interesting facts regard
ing changes in the general service.
One Of the most important pieces Of
information of the issue is contained in
order No. 1906. This orders that all mail
matter for transmission to the island
possessions from the United States
shall he subject to the national domes-
tic classification conditions and rates
Of postage. and that the same rule ap-
plies to all mail matter originating in
the islands and sent either here or to
another Of the possessions
Hawaii and Porto Rico are included
in the term UNITED States" and Guam.
Tutaile and the Philippines in 1.-The
island possessions"
Letters sent by United States SOL
diers. sailors or marines in service at
Cuba, Guam. the Philippines or Tutuila
to places in the states and endorsed
Soldiers" "sailors' or "marine's let
ter" may be dispatched without pre-
payment OF postage and only the single
rate shall be collected on delivery
Postmaster General Smith also an
nounces in this order that United States
postage stamps shall be valid for the
payment of postage in the island pos
sessions and the overprinted stamps OF
the possessions shall be accepted In
payment of postage wherever the ma
tional stamps are valid.
One of the first assistant postmaster
generals bulletins notifies postmasters
that on April 1. the maximum amount
of money order issued in Canada for
payment in the United States was in
creased to 500.
All renters of lock boxes and drawers
at postoffices will henceforth be prohib-
tied from using any keys not obtained
from the respective local postmasters
All except regular manufacturers Of
postoftice furniture and fiXngs are en-
Joined from making or causing the
making Of any keys or appliances by
the use of which any box or drawer at
postoffice may be opened.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Edwin c. Madden gives a number of
instructions in the guide about the
Use of the Pan American stamps. This
series or stamps, in one, two, four
fve. eight and 10 cents denominations,
will be ready for issue to postmasters
oE t1elf reQulSltlOnS about April %,
and will he placed on sale May 1, un-
til Oct. 81 1901
The stamps are not intended to be
sold exclusively in place of the regular
stamps. and all pOstmasters must keep
a stock of the latter on hand. and
only sell the Pan-American series
when asked for them. Stamped en-
velopes or postal cards will not be
issued with the new stamps printed
thereon.
Assistant Postmaster General Mad
den also requests the postmaster at
every free delivery office to send in
the names and numbers of the three
carriers who registered the greatest
number of articles on their routes
curing the period from Jan. to June
80, 1901. as soon after July as prac-
ticable. The number of articles reg
istered by each is also requested, as
for certain purposes the department
wishes to ascertain the names of those
who have given the highest degree of
satisfaction in this branch Of the SER
vice.