The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-09
LESTER OUT FOR SPOILS.
i Talk With the President About
Which He is EOn-COmmittal.

A Suspicion That the Collectorship
of the Port and the Postmastership
Are InvoIved-The President May
Give Atkinson Something Outside
of the Consul Generalship at Berlin.
Washington, June 8.-Representatives
Lester and Turner each had a talk with
the President to-day Mr.. Testers visit
was presumably in the interest of local
office, about which he is wonderfully reti-
cent. OF course he wants new collector
and new postmaster and a general reno
waiting of his district affairs, but he talks
little, and people will have to wait devel-
opments.
Representative Turner's visit to the
President was a quiet incident and he
disappeared from the white house after
an hours talk with the executive in a
very mysterious fashion. He undoubtedly
is pushing his man Clements for the in
ternal revenue collectorship of Georgia.
GEORGIA PosToFFIoE SALARIES.
The gross receipts of the four frst-class
postoffices in Georgia-Atlanta, Savan-
nan, Macon and Augusta-fOr the year
ending March 81, 1898, on the basis of
which the salaries OF the postmasterS will
be fixed from July next, are as follows:
Atlanta, sos, ,953 80, an increase over last
wear of $13, $3.50 70. The new salary fixed
is s., 800 Savannah, S94, ,494 40, an in
crease over last year of S918 Sc; new
salary fixed, $500. Macon, 5000 AZ, a
decrease from last years receipts of 49,,
352 81; new salary fixed, So, 100. Augusta,
S4S,51 50, a decrease of 1856 04; new sal
airy fixed, 49, 100.
Henry S. Morgan of Valdosta, Ca, has
been appointed cadet to the West Point
Military Academy.
The following pensions were granted to-
day to Georgia soldiers who were Indian
fighters: Gravit E. Foster, Robert S.
Burch, jackson Clayton, Joshua T. Smith,
Stephen Crosby, Sr. widow of war vet
eran, Julia B. Meals.
ATKINsoN's CHANCES.
Col. w Y. Atkinson has determined to
leave for Georgia tomorrow night. Rep
resentative Moses had long interview
with the President in regard to Mr. At
kinson to-day The President stated that
he regarded the post of consul general at
Berlin equivalent to a mission, and that
while he was pleasantly impressed with
Mr.. Atkinson, he preferred to give the
matter of his application some days con-
sideration. The President suggested that
another post of equal Importance in the
way OF salary might be OBTAINED Tor the
Georgia speaker Mr.. Moses intimated
that while Mr. Atkinson was not disposed
to dictate what he might get, yet he was
inclined to the Berlin position or nothing
Mr.. Moses in speaking of his district
affairs mentioned that T. H. Kimbro of
Harris county who is master of the state
grange in Georgia, was likely to be cared
for by Secretary Morton in the depart
ment of agriculture. Another applicant
from his district is z. M. Seabrook of
Columbus, who wants to be a bank ex-
aminer, and who has some show of getting
the place.
THE ATLANTA PosToFFICE.
The Atlanta postofice matter is giving
everybody concern who has any connection
with it. The prominent candidates are
Messrs. Couper, Fox and Koutz The
papers in the case have been briefed and
are ready for the Presidents considera-
ton All three men are well indorsed.
Mr. Couper is probably the leader in the
race and has the strongest influence be-
hind him, but Amos Fox is making
lively fight through his friends and MIR.
Koutz may profit by this division of
strength.
The gross receipts of the postofice at
Jacksonville, Fla, for the four quarters
ending March 81 were $50, ,295 81, an in
crease of So, 1855 63 over last year. The
new salary of the office was fixed at S3, 200.