their transportation with perfect safety, shall be sent to the marine hospital at Cincinnati, Ohio.

Galveston, Tex.-The medical attendance to be furnished by a medical officer of the Marine-Hospital Service; St. Mary's Infirmary to furnish ambulance service, quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day; contagious diseases, at $2 a day; and to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $10 each.

Georgetown, S. C.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon. Patients requiring hospital treatment will, if able to bear transportation, be sent to the marine hospital at Wilmington, N. C.

Gloucester. Mass.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Addison Gilbert Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day. Patients requiring hospital treatment will, if able to bear transportation, be sent to the marine hospital at Boston, Mass.

The Government Hospital for the Insane, District of Columbia-Under act of Congress, March 3, 1875, to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, medical attendance, and medicines, at $4.50 a week, for each insane patient admitted upon the order of the Secretary of the Treasury.

Grand Haven, Mich.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Anna Farnham to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing, at $1 a day; A. Kiel to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $14 each. Hartford, Conn.-The Hartford Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, medical attendance, and medicines, at $1 a day; G. W. Woolley & Son to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $13 each.

Jacksonville, Fla.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Mrs. Eugenie Barr to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing, at $1 a day; Clark & Burns Company to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $3.90 each.

Juneau, Alaska.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; St. Ann's Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $2 a day.

Key West, Fla.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the United States Marine Hospital; Otto & Boza to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $10 each. La Crosse, Wis.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; St. Francis' Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day.

Little Rock, Ark.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Little Rock Infirmary to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day; Jas. Cook & Co. to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $8.50 each.

Louisville, Ky.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the United States Marine Hospital; Hill & Co. to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $13 each. Ludington, Mich.—The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Mrs. H. D. Linsley to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing, at 80 cents a day; Ludington Casket Company to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $14.98 each.

Machias, Me.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; S. W. Hill to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing, at $1 a day; L. H. Hanscom to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $12 each.

Manistee, Mich.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Mercy Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at 90 cents a day; Switzer & Merkle to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $10.50 each.

Marquette, Mich.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; St. Mary's Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at 75 cents a day, and to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $6.45 each.

Marshfield, Oreg.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; John Snyder to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1.20 a day.

Memphis, Tenn.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the United States Marine Hospital; E. D. Thompson & Co. to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $6 each.

Milwaukee, Wis.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; St. Mary's Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at 80 cents a day; George L. Thomas to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $15 each. Patients who require hospital treatment and whose condition, in the opinion of the acting assistant surgeon, will permit their transportation with perfect safety, shall be sent to the Marine Hospital at Chicago, Ill.

Mobile, Ala.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the United States Marine Hospital; Bèroujon, Sands & Co. to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $11.80 each.

Nashville, Tenn.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Nashville City Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at 90 cents a day; W. R. Cornelius & Co. to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $11 each.

New Bedford, Mass.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; patients requiring hospital care and treatment, if able to bear transportation, will be sent to the United States Marine Hospital at Vineyard Haven, Mass.

Newbern, N. C.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Susan A. Collins to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing, at $1 a day; H. W. Simpson to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $15 each.

New Haven, Conn.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; The General Hospital Society of Connecticut to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day; and to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $15 each.

New London, Conn.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Memorial Hospital Association to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1.50 a day; Caulkins & Prentis to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $13.50 each. Patients requiring hospital treatment will, if able to bear transportation, be sent to the Marine Hospital at Stapleton, N. Y.

New Orleans, La.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the United States Marine Hospital; Jos. J. McMahon Co. to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $8.50 each.

Newport, Ark.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon: L. C. Coxey to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing, at $1 a day; R. F. Drummond to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $10 each.

Newport, R. I.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Newport Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day; John S. Langley to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $15 each.

Newport News, Va.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon. Patients requiring hospital treatment will, if able to bear transportation, be sent to the Marine Hospital at Baltimore, Md.

New York, N. Y.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the Marine Hospital, Stapleton, Staten Island, N. Y.; John T. Oates to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $13.50 each.

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Norfolk, Va.-The medical attendance to be furnished by a medical officer of the Marine Hospital Service; St. Vincent's Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, ambulance service, and medicines, at 85 cents a day; A. E. Hall & Co. to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $12.50 each.

Ogdensburg, N. Y.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; City Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day; Nutall & Murphy to provide for the burial of deceased patients. at $9.23 each.

Oswego, N. Y.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Oswego Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day; John F. Dain & Son to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $15 each.

Pensacola, Fla.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Anderson & Renshaw to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day; contagious diseases, $2 a day.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The medical attendance to be furnished by a medical officer of the Marine-Hospital Service; German Hospital to furnish ambulance service, quarters, subsistence, nursing, medicines, and one interne, at $1 a day, and to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $15 each.

Pittsburg, Pa.-The medical attendance to be furnished by a medical officer of the Marine-Hospital Service; Mercy Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, medicines, and a resident physician, at 94 cents a day, and $2 a day for contagious diseases; Burns & Giltinan to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $13 each.

Port Huron, Mich.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Port Huron Hospital and Home to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing, at $1 a day: George Thompson to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $5.75 each.

Portland, Me.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the United States Marine Hospital; Ilsley Brothers to provide for burial of deceased patients, at $11 each. Portland, Oreg.-The medical attendance to be furnished by a medical officer of the Marine-Hospital Service; St. Vincent's Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at 80 cents a day; contagious diseases, at $2 a day; F. S. Dunning to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $4.45 each. Portsmouth, N. H.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Cottage Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence. nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day; Oliver W. Ham to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $15 each.

Port Tampa, Fla.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; R. F. Altree to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing, at $1 a day.

Port Townsend, Wash.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the United States Marine Hospital; Port Townsend Undertaking Company to provide for the burial of the deceased patients, at $16 each.

Providence, R. I.—The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Martha Wood to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing, at $1.50 a day. Patients who require hospital treatment and whose condition, in the opinion of the acting assistant surgeon, will permit their transportation with perfect safety, will be sent to the Marine Hospital at Boston, Mass.

Richmond, Va.—The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; "Retreat for the Sick" Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day; James McDonough & Co. to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $15 each.

Rockland, Me.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon. Patients requiring hospital treatment will, if able to bear transportation, be sent to the Marine Hospital at Portland, Me.

Saginaw, Mich.—The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; St. Mary's Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at 90 cents a day; contagious diseases, at $2 a day.

St. Louis, Mo.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the United States Marine Hospital; J. H. Gebken to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $11.50 each.

St. Paul, Minn.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; St. Luke's Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at $1 a day, and to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $4.50 each. San Diego, Cal.-The medical attendance to be furnished by a medical officer of the Marine-Hospital Service; Nonsectarian Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and ambulance service, at $1 a day; W. W. Whitson & Co. to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $13.50 each.

Sandusky, Ohio.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Good Samaritan Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing, at $1 a day.

San Francisco, Cal.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the United States Marine Hospital; burial of deceased patients at the hospital cemetery; burial of foreign seamen, at $10 each.

San Pedro, Cal.—Ira E. Coe, M. D., to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, medical attendance, and medicines, at 90 cents a day; contagious diseases at $1.50 a day, and to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $10 each.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Mrs. Annie Little to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing at $1 a day; Ryan & Co. to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $14 each.

Savannah, Ga.-The medical attendance to be furnished by a medical officer of the Marine-Hospital Service; St. Joseph's Infirmary to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines at $1 a day; contagious diseases at $2 a day; Thomas Henderson's Sons to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $11 each.

Seattle, Wash.—The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Providence Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines at 75 cents a day; Bonney & Stewart to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $3.40 each. Patients requiring hospital treatment will, if able to bear transportation, be sent to the marine hospital at Port Townsend, Wash.

Shreveport, La.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; the Shreveport Sanitorium to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines at 95 cents a day; the Shreveport Undertaking Company to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $15.50 each.

Solomons, Md.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; M. F. Morrison to furnish subsistence, nursing, fuel, and lights at $1 a day; T. M. White to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $8 each.

Sturgeon Bay, Wis.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Moeller & Schmidt to furnish quarters, subsistence, and nursing at $1 a day; H. J. Hahn to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $13 each.

Superior, Wis.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; St. Mary's Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines at 90 cents a day; A. P. La Sage to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $8 each.

Tacoma, Wash.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines at 60 cents a day; Conrad L. Hoska to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $9.50 each.

Tappahannock, Va.-W. G. Jeffries, M. D., to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, medical attendance, and medicines at Tappahannock; Dr. W. J. Newbill, at Carters Creek, and Dr. W. S. Christian, at Urbana, each at $1.50 a day.

Toledo, Ohio.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Toledo Hospital Association to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at 80 cents a day; contagious diseases at $1.50 a day, and to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $15 each.

Vicksburg, Miss.—The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Vicksburg City Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines at $1 a day; Frank J. Fisher & Co. to provide for the burial of deceased patients, at $12 each.

Vineyard Haven, Mass.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the United States Marine Hospital; Hinckley & Renear to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $10 each.

Washington, D. C.-The medical attendance to be furnished by a medical officer of the Marine-Hospital Service; Providence Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, interne attendance, and medicines, at 75 cents a day, and to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $15 each.

Wheeling, W. Va.-The medical attendance to be furnished by an acting assistant surgeon; Wheeling Hospital to furnish quarters, subsistence, nursing, and medicines, at 75 cents a day.

Wilmington, N. C.-Hospital patients to be cared for in the United States Marine Hospital; D. C. Evans to provide for the burial of deceased patients at $9 each.

At the following-named ports the rate for quarters, subsistence, and nursing will in each special case be fixed by the Bureau, upon the recommendation of the proper officer, in accordance with the Regulations of the Marine-Hospital Service, paragraph 447:

Bath, Me; Brownsville, Tex.; Darien, Ga.; Elizabeth City, N. C.; Ellsworth, Me.: Georgetown, S. C.; New Bedford, Mass.; Newport News, Va.; Rockland, Me. At the following named ports hospital or other relief will be furnished only under the provisions of the regulations of the Marine-Hospital Service, paragraphs 408, 410, 446, and 613:

Barnstable, Mass.; Beaufort, S. C.; Belfast, Me.; Burlington, Vt.; Castine,Me.; Cedar Keys, Fla.; Chatham, Mass.; Dennis, Mass.; Eastport, Me.; Edgartown, Mass.; Hyannis, Mass.; Perth Amboy, N. J.; Provincetown, Mass.; Sag Harbor, N. Y.; Salem, Mass.; Sitka, Alaska.; Somers Point, N. J.; Waldoboro, Me.; Wilmington, Del.; Wiscasset, Me.

The United States marine hospitals are, by the provisions of Department Circular No. 73, May 2, 1898, made available for the reception of the sick and wounded of either the United States Army or the United States Navy, and commissioned medical officers in command of United States marine hospitals are hereby directed, upon written request of the proper military or naval authority, to receive and care for said patients; the Marine-Hospital Service to be reimbursed the actual cost of maintenance.

The rate of charge for seamen from vessels of the Coast Survey, admitted to hospital under the provisions of the Regulations, and of foreign seamen admitted under the act of March 3, 1875, is hereby fixed at the uniform rate of $1 a day. At all ports not otherwise specified the dispensary is located at the customhouse or marine hospital.

CIRCULAR LETTERS RELATIVE TO ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS.

The following circular letters have been issued by the Bureau during the past year to officers of the Service and others relating to administrative details: