The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-12
MAKING 4HH ROUNDS.
Goff and Atkinson Kept Busy BY
the Boys in Washington,
THE WHEELING POSTOFFICE
Question not Dcclded-AIr, Atkinson
Interviewcd-Joe Miller Gets a
Silver Service for Ills Civil
Service Course In oalce,

al Coil anu AlT, Atkinson nave peeI
ouite busy all day doing the departments
They first calledon Commissioner c Mason
where there was gathered quite mum
her Of other West Virginlans, The OBJ
iect Of the visit ut the Internal Revenue
Bureau was not developed, but there
was some pretty earnest work put in by
both gentlemen, Conferences between
them and the Commissioner were car
rled on in a private room away from the
other callers.
Mr.. Atkinson hassecured the appoint
meut Of Robert Newton, Of BenwoOd, to
a position in the Internal Revenue
Bureau which will pay him 500 per
month. Col. Fry, OF BuCkhapon, who is
here is said to be booked for u good
position in one Of the departments. The
position said to be picked out for Fry is
PARKS place in the General Land Office
which pays Sl,S00 yer year,
The editor OF one OF the Wellsburg
papers is said to be slated for depart
ment position.
MAKING THE ROUNDS,
God and Atkinson were at the White
House this afternoon, but they refused
to diyulge the object Of their call on the
President, giving as a reason that the
business that took them there to-day Is
moi quite ripe enough to give out for
publication, They also gave Secretary
BIaine few moments OF their time at
the State Department and again re-
turned to the Treasury and had a talk
with Secretary Window. Then they
poceeded down to the Postoihce De-
partment, where they dumped in an
othersupply Of fourth class postmasters.
They also secured the assurance OF the
appointment Of several additional per-
sons in the railway mail service.
The prospects OF DR.. j. 5. Miller, OF
Buckhannon, for securing the position
Of Medical Referee OF the Pension
Bureau are considered good.
Only TWO iourth.Class postmasters were
formally appointed for West Virginia
to-day. These were s. b. Edmonston,
at Paw.paw, Morgan county, and ]. O.
White, at West Grafton, Taylor county,
Charley Senseny and Captain Baggs
left for home this evening. doc" Moi
iatt had not made up his mind late this
evening when he would go. "Doc" has
been making the acquaintance OF a good
many good fellows from different parts
oithe country, and as he has not been
away from home for some time he says
he Is willing to have good time.
THE WHEELING rosToFPlCE,
TWAS definitely ascertained that moth
Ing looking toward the removal Of Post
master Simpson has as yet been done,
nor will any immediate steps DO taken.
Both General Coil aud Mr.. Atkinson
have as much as they can do TO look
alter the reinstatement OF discharged
Republicans in the railway mail service,
and the appointment Of new men TO look
alter the lst OF May, when the new civil
service rules III regard TO this class OF
appOintees goes into effect. They are
also overwhelmed with applications OF
persons desiring to be fourth.Class post
masters aud for other positions.
WHAT MR. ATKINSON SAYS.
The lSTgLLI0ENcIR representative
asked Mr.. Atkinson this afternoon il
ANYTHING had been done look
ing toward appointing a successor
IOr Mr.. Simpson, when he re-
Piled emplatically that there had
not been d move in that direction up to
The present time. "The charges" he
sad, "haye not even been considered
by General Gor and myself, and II is
mot probable that the question OF ap'
pointing q postmaster for Wheeling will
be considered during our present visit
TO Washington"
Have you decided in your own mind
whom you will recommend for Mr.,
SinpSOn'ssuCCcessor2" asked the INTEL
MGEScER representative.
mo, have not. At this time / really
have no idea who will be recommended
Gy General Golf and myself for the
Wheeling pOstoillce. Indeed, we are as
much at sea At this time as are the SOW
eFaI candidates, have given no assur-
anre to any one that will support or
recommend this or that applicant for
lhepOSltion. | could not do so for the
reason that do not know whom / shall
ueclde to recommend for the appoint
ment."
"llas General Golr expressed any
preference in regard to the several ap.
pIiSSn@ for postmaster at WheelingP
40, he has not. We were talking
ABOUT the matter u little last night, and
Me only thing developed by tho brief
conversation wG had was that neither OF
gh% rs yet even made up in our own
IlndSwhiCh ono OF the candidates either
Gl@ ought to present. Nothing will be
uOae N tho matter until things have
quleled down aud We can have an OPP
Poluhlty to give the subject mature and
MO'og1gh consideration. l am quite
suls That nothing will be done In the
mayer mayer during our present visit 10 the
-, "aov long will you remain hcrCP''
.Oh, | will bo here for several days,
EvosOly until the middle OF next week,
SS SSs SSsuutlng that time the Wheeling post
yaNg matter will not be considered Of
%s.Iq %S!l,sl upon by either General Gof Of
GSSI1ctal GolT left tonight for his home
~, ,VlMksburR lle will probably re
WEI W 70 Washington next Tuesday Of
iRsfS w Is no question bnt that Mr.. II
~, Nal'e, OF Marshall county, will 70
NV Ile appointment as United StateI
"4NOal' 1t will DO made In q few days
,ncoM'iiSslOSRR MILLER iIoNoRRD.
"CommiSSIonCr Of Internal Revonu,
soEph s. Miller was to-day prCScntc,
In0 employees Of tho Revenue ONO
Ma a'nbsIahtlal token Of their regard
IAV shape Of handsome silver ser
s.SS' s%' THO presentation took place a
JToGIock this afternoon In tic oiliCI
S.MHe MHe Iaee Commissioner. He had beef
iO INea 0N 10 be present In his old QuRrterI
nv ~ hMIet all tho clerks aud employees o
Nv bureau hAd assembled In CoinmiE
so SaeI NlasoilH room Mr.. Miller was q
TTlNI There by MIR. Holly q. Armstrong
IJ presentation speech was made b
M. NED, Eo, Henderson, tho Deputy Con
\, I,pphSF, ,phiSF, who arose from his chair d
M Mliler was escorted 10 his old of
seat Mr., HendeiNot, aaid,