Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-18
The Status Of Letter Carriers.
AN APPLICATION FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO BIZ
MADE TEST CAsB-THE RIGHTS OF LETTER CAR
RIsRs UNDER THE LAW.

The Status Of Letter Carriers.
AN APPLICATION FOR A LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO BIZ
MADE TEST CAsB-THE RIGHTS OF LETTER CAR
RIsRs UNDER THE LAW.
THE STAR stated some time ago that the letter
carriers OF the city were agltatng the question Of
their Official status As admissions to the ranks
OF letter carriers governed by the civil service
law, just as admissions TO the general depart
mental service are, it was argued that letter car
riers should also have the privileges accorded to
other employees OF the government, including
thirty days annual leave, which has always been
denied letter Carriers In order to bring the mat
ter before the proper authorities an application
for leave OF absence for thirty days with pay has
been made by Mr.. A. Carew, letter carrier. In his
letter 10 postmaster Conger, Mr.. Carew says:
AS the custom OF late years has been not TO
this Office, 1t may not be out of place to give some
reasons for making this application now. In the
nrst place, we are employees OF the Post Office de.
under the City Postmaster's immediate super
visonJ appointed by the Postmaster General and
OF course coming under any laws applicable to
Ing appropriations for the legislative, executive
and judicial expenses or the government, Sec e.
approved March 3. 1883, we find, among other
employees OF the executive departments, that all
leaves OF absence exceeding thirty days shall be
had always been the custom to allow to all Others
but from the dement's OF which We have been up to
the present time most unJustly excluded. In the
second place, Is has been the impression among
lettercarrfers that the law providing for the ap-
pointment OF auxiliary letter-carr1ers was mis-
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auxiliary seeming to indicate that n' they y
OF themselves to perform full duty. We claim
that II they had been held in reserve to assist
other carriers or take the place OF those absent
leave or sick. the true intent OF the law would
have been fulfilled.
In the third place, IL the preceding reasons are
not sufnc1ent we claim that government having
for its cornerstone the great principles OF equality
OF rights enunciated on the very threshold OF its
existence as nation fn the Declaration OF indie.
equal cannot afford to stultify itself by granting
all other classes OF its employees q leave OF alb.
senGe sen WIN pay and denying It to the hard-work-
IL necessary, but these are sufficient, and In con.
clusion ask that II it be within your power to
grant the request herein made, that you WILL
without delay, transmit 1t to the Post Office de.
eraLn
Postmaster Conger has replied to this letter.
saying: II would state that while / can find no
authority In the postal laws and regulations or
se M OF usage OF TINS once for granting
am therefore obliged to refuse your request, yet
desire you to know that am heartily In favor OF
extending to letter-carriers the same privileges in
the matter OF leaves OF absence that are enjoyed
Dy other clerks and employees OF this ofIice;
and with a view to have granted to me
ferred your communication to the Hon. Frank
Hatton, First Assistant Postmaster General, with
taSoraDie recommendations, and hope such au-
thorl.y may be granted"
CONTRACTS TsAwARDED.-Contracts for furnishing
general supplies for all the life-savlng stations
for the current fiscal year have been awarded to
the persons and firms below named: r. A. Robbins
T. McAllister, s. A. Schoonmaker & Co., Suss-
field, Lorsch Nordlnger, E. 1mhauser, C. S. Mer-
riman. and j. N. Hegeman, all Of New York city;
Charles E. Folger, Lockport. Niagara county, II.
T.; Dean Bros & sanborn, Portland, Me.
The Great Strike Ended.
EASTERN OPERATORS RETURNING TO THEIR KEYS
WESTERN OPERATORS WANT TO CONTINUE THE
FIGHT.
The telegraph strike, which commenced July
18th, was ended yesterday. Thomas W.. Hughes
secretary OF the Brotherhood OF Telegraphers in
Pittsburg, received the following from New York
yesterday afternoon:
''Send following to all assemblies:
The executive board OF the brotherhood regrets
10 say that the Strike is a failure. All members
who can may return to work Immediately. cir.
GUAR IoiloWs by MALL JOHN CAMPBELL Il
This was soon sent all over the country and in
the eastern cities the operators soon began to
apply for work.
CHICAGO DECLINES TO YIELD
Master Workman Campbell received a dispatch
from Al. Norris, master workman OF Chicago, at
O'Clock last night, as follows:
the company recognizes the committee from our
assembly. Have sent messages to the north,
south and west saying your dispatch forgery.
MY men Insist we are not beaten.n
OTHER WESTERN OPERATORS HOLDING OUT
At meeting attended by between $50 and 500
telegraphers yesterday ,rn Chicago, Master Work.
man Norris declared that he would not indorse
the advice of Campbell, and would not advise sur
render. II they chose to give In he would resign
and have nothing further to do with the brother.
hood. He asserted that the west had shown no
signs OF weakening, but the east had not been dis
playing the frmness expected. With the co.
operation OF other large western Cities he believed
the contest could be prolonged to stage where
rights. kilograms from Cincinnati. Cleveland and
ST Louis were read alleging that the strikers in
those cities would not recognize Campbelrs circu-
lar. The session was brought to q close by a
rising vote to continue the fight.
At a session OF the local assembly it was decided
20 remain out until Monday noon, until they could
OBTAIN the signatures OF the executive committee
at New York, thus declining to recognize the word
OF Campbell unsupported. The strikers contend
that no one went back TO work yesterday.
1--WE WILL MAKE 1T YET"
A dispatch from St Louis represented Mr NJ. r.
Shaw, chief officer Of the brotherhood In that dis
trct, as saying:
81 suspect we will have to 60 back again, say
about the first, and work for about SIX months.
organize under new name. After working about
six months we will strike again, aud keep striking
Till we make our point. We will make it yet, sure
as fate"
The Murder Of Rev Mr.. SeweII.
PREACHER WHO WROTE ANONYMOUS LETTERS
AND CARRIED REVOLVER Up HIS SLEEVE
The Galveston Ne,cs' Luling special says: "To-
day, at the preliminary trial OF Lawrence Dem
man for killing Rev. Mr.. Sewell on the 14th inst,
the only witness for the prosecution testified that
when walking with SeweIl and conversing about
Spanish edition Of the Testament, Denman rushed
out OF drug store and fired, Sewell falling at the
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