Show Small Pox in the Mails Washington 28In consequence of alarm caused in some portions of the west by the reported spreading of smallpox small-pox Acting Postmaster General Hatton has issued an order to the effect that where a postmaster receives official information in-formation from the health officer ot any ports or town that mail matter received is liable to communicate contagious disease it should be his duty to refuse to accept such mail matter The mail returned re-turned shall be held until the prohibition is removed and not be forwarded to its destination until properly fumigated fumi-gated |