The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-09
JERSEY AT WASHINGTON
Collector Butcher Has APP
pointed Oily One Deputy
Thus Far.
NoRDHOFF PosroFFICE ROBBERY,
Representative Fielder Took Good
Care Of Bernard McCarthy--
Other Interesting News.
speefal to the jersey citu Mems.

ports received at the Treasury Dspart-
niept show that the only change which
Collector Butcher has as yet made in the
force of his offics Is the appointment of
William J. Kaspar as Deputy G ,lleetor
for the counties of Cumberland and
Salem. In other words. he has not yet
undertaken to SETTLE the lively contest
which is now In progress over the two
deputies who were recommended to him
by Senator Mcpherson.
IL will be rememb ere that soon after
Mr.. Butte her was appointed it was stated
In these dispatches that Judge Wills of
Burlington county aud Frank H.. Migowo
OF Trenton. wo uld be appointed deputies
by the new official. and that the appoint
menr would be due to the influence
OF the senior Senator from the State.
Although it was true that the selections
had been made, 1t is equally true that
Senator McPherson's two selections are
still outside the breastworks. More than
this. the opposition winch has been
aroused Is such as to attract the atten~
tion of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue himself. SO numerous have been
then newspaper clippings, the letters and
the charges vita which here In Wash-
inRton has been overwhelmed
The appointment of the deputies Is en-
tirely In the hands of the Collector, but
the Treasury Department car. ii it sses
fl, withhold the allowance of salary to
any officer whom the deputy selects. In
view Of this fact, it looks AZ II Mr.. Butcher
wanted to make sure that be appointed
the right men before he issues their com-
missions. He has written here that il
Wills is to be appointed he will name
them. and there che matter at present
rests. 1t would not be at all surpriaiag.
however. IL the Internal Revenue office
started an investigation on its W ac-
count into the various charges which
ave been made.
THE NoRDHoFF PosToFFICE ROBBERY
The current issus of the Postal
Guide" which appeared today. contain a.
the text Of an interesting story, In the
shape of the following notice to postmasa
ters:
"~Postmasters are cautioned not to paw
any money order or postal note, uotwith-
standing the number or date IL may bsar,
~purportiug to have been issued at Nord-
hoff, New Jersey. If an order or postal
note, purporting to have been drawn at
that office. be presented for payment,
telegraph that fact TO the First AS sisraut
Postmaster General forthwith and await
Instructions"
A few weeks ago. SO your correspon-
lCut lear dU ZIG 1OBtOuuCE OSphEbT
ment, today. a stranger approached the
postmaster OF the little office of
Nordhoff, In Bergen county. He
presented his card, aud a letter
bearing the alleged signature of the
superintendent of the money order office,
and calmly informed the postmaster that
the department at Washington had de-
cided to close up all the little offices which
were not paying. "If you will hand over TO
me your books. money orders and postal
notes." aid the tnsinuatiug visitor, II
will give you Il receipt for them, and it
will be all right"
The unsuspecting postmaster did as be
was told, and of walked the thief with
postal notes and money orders to the
value of several hundred dollars. When
the postmaster wrote to tell the Posts
master General what he had done. the
officials here became excited, for It was
the first time in the history of the de-
partment that such q game had bseD sue
cessfuly played. Before notices could be
sent out announcing the bold robbery,
word came from a post office in
Ohio that the swindler had succeeded in
cashiNg one of the stolen none orders
for 500. It is doubtful, however, il the
notice which the department. sent ont
would have prevented the payment. 1t
gave the numbers of the stolen money
orders as being from one to TWENTY-FIVE,
Il the order presented for payment had
been changed by the adroit thief. with
the assistance Of a numbering machine,
to 725. As Nordhof had never been a
very important offics anyway, aud as it
seemed the Postmaster WAS hardly a mau
to be trusted with Government business.
the department. concluded at once to
abolish its money order feature.
This is the reason why no one can get q
money order dated at NordhoH casned at
a ny u. r,,,~fnf AZ NO mi ff alcN Avningrz rrh
the people of that little station have &c
travel TO some other p~ostof1ce this
Christmas when they want TO send money
to their friends.
COMING TO WASHINGTON.
Representative Gard 1er has received
word from ex-Copgressmau Buchanan OF
Trenton thar the latter will be in Wash.
lnGton next week to appear before the
COMMITTEES on Parents relative to change
In the patent laws. Mr.. Buchanan is
Chairman of the COMMITTEES appoiated by
one of the recent congresses at the Chi
cago Fair to look after patent legislation.
Mr. FIELDER's CoNsTI TUENT HAPPY.
Representative Fielder has mad e one OF
his constituents happy. Some time ago
Bernard McCarty of Jersey City was ap-
printed a copylst at the brooklyn Navy
va d, but was transferred 10 the Quin-
tard works, at the foot of Twelfth street,
New York, as a draughtsmau. As MIR.
McCarty knew nothing shout dra wing
and as the transfer seemed TO be for the
purpose of crowding him out of the
Government servics, he appealed to his
Congressman. Mr.. Fielder had an in
terview with Assistant Secretary of the
Navy McAdoo with the result that q
telegram was sent restoring Mr.. McCArsy
to the rolls as a copyist.
THE SILK TARIFF SCHEDULE.
The visit of the silk mauufaclurs from
Paterson TO Washington for the purpose
of securing = change in the silk schedule
Of the tariff DILL will. in all PROBABILITY,
De successful. AS proposed in the VIII
son bill. the duty between the raw or
pun silk aud the manufactured silk
plusbes was too close, aud the inequality
will be remedied by lowering the tariff
on the raw material. This result has
been due I'd the efforts of Representative
Cadmus with the Ways and Means Com
mfttee.
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Adjourned meeting of the Board of Police