Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-31
THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC, Which Made It's Appearance in the
 Interior Department,
 CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM,
While Others Are Reported Affected-A Mobilian's Good
 Luck-ReWardS for Robbers.

WAsHINaToN, Oct. 30.-Another death and an additional case have resulted from the smallpox epidemic which began in the law division of the ip terior department, and the marine hospital service is investl- gatipg a report that still another death, traceable to the same sourcs, has occurred.
 William Owens, young man employed in the census office as messenger, dleo this morning of the disease at the pest house. investigation by the marine hos pital servics into the suspicious illness oI Van nBuren Norwood. laborer in the in terior department, living at Hyattsville, Md. shows thathis case is one of small- poX. Lettie Mundell, colored woman, whose cousin died last week from the dis ease, contracted through contact with an interior department mploye, is reported to have died at Glymont, Md, twenty-one miles from Washington, on the Potomac, and the marine hospital service IS making an investigation.
 So far there have been thirteen cases, aud eleven cases traceable to the interior de- parment, not counting chat reported at Glymont.
 uURRAH FOR MOBILE.
 The contract for dredging and improving the Harlem river, New York, will be awarded to Rittenhouse R. Moore of Mo- 
 proposals for doing the work were opened the bid of MT. Moore was found to be con- siderably lower than those of his competi- tors, the next lowest being that of New York firm.
 The engineer office at New York, after examining the bids, forwarded them to Colonel Casey, chief of engineers, with the recommendation that the bid of the New York firm be accepted. He suggested that the bid of MT. Moore was informal because ~f nit NnIn ffnu amined the bids and indorsed the recom- mendation of the New York engineer and sent the papers to the secretary of war in this shape.
 Senator Pugh of Alabama heard of the objection to the bid of MT. Moore and saw Colonel Casey about the matter. Soon after the senator's visit Colonel Casey recon- sidered his action, struck out his approval of the recon me ndation of the New York officer and returned the matter to the sec- relary with the recommendation that MT. Moore be rewarded the contract. This is probably the first tims that firm so far south has succeeded in securing such a large contract in New York.
 REWARDS foR MAIL ROBBERS.
 In view Of the great number of postoffice burglaries and highway robberIes, the postmaster general today Issued offers Of
 One thousand dollars for the conviction of any person in any United States court ou the charge of robbing the mails while be- ing conveyed in mail car attached 10 any railway train.
 Five hundred dollars for the conviction of any person in any United States court on the charge of robbing the mails while being conveyed over any post route other than a railway.
 Two huudred and fifty dollars for the conviction in any United States court on the charge of empting to rob the mails being conveyed over any post route.
 Que hundred and fifty collars for the ar- rest and conviction of any person in any United States court on the charge of break ing into postofiice and stealing there- from, or of robbing postoffice, or of lar ceny from postoffice of an amount not ex- ceeding $100, and $200 where the amount stolen exceeds $600
 PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT.
 The president today appointed to be postmaster H. D. Floyd, vice 5. T. Pointer, at Spartanburg, s. O..