Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents Of the Alexandria assette.]

be delivered TO q r6SlueuG pi1i VI VI oIAS
Office. although he have the same name
and initials as the addressed. Letters
addressed to travelling men, and to
members of theater companies or snow
troupes which are known to have De,
parted from a particular place, should
be Immediately forwarded to such place
by the postmaster, indorsed ADDRESS
corrected by postmaster at -, al
though no order to forward be on tle.
Letters 30 addressed, arriving at an
Office after the departure of the COM
pany or troupe are fairly presumed TO
have been sent there Through obvious
mistake of the sender in addressing
tbem,' and 1t would doubtless meet the
wishes of both sender and addresse TO
forward them to their known destina-
tion,' as contemplated in section 52O
of the postal laws. Postmasters should
always bear in mind that their most i'm
portant duty is the delivery of mail and
that whatever discretion is conferred
upon them by the regulations Of the de-
partment is to facilitate such delivery
and avoid failures, which result in dis
appointment to the public and discredit
to the postal service" Another matter
which ia occupying the attention of the
postal authorities just now is the atten'
ton which employees at stamp win.
dows of postofices should pay to post.
Office patrons. Many complaints OF
curtnsss and incivility have been made.
Instructions will be issued admonishing
employees to be uniformly polite in the
discharge OF their duties.
A leading republican stateman, here
to-day, says the civil service question
will be very likely to consume good
deal of the time of the next session OF
Congress, and that Mr.. Speaker Reed
will hardly object, for two reasons, one
that it will stave off more expensive
matters, and the other, that the debate
will be adverse to the administration,
which hes shown him no favor, and in
whose success therefore he is not keen.
ly interested.
Collector Agnew of the upper inter
nal revenue district of Virginia, was
here to-day. He and Collector Brady
of the lower district of the same State,
called at the Department of Justice to
sse if any thing had been done in the
matter of the U. S. marshalships and
district attorneyships in their State,
but found that nothing had been done
with regard to either since they were
there before.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, who
was elected as an independent but turn
ed republican to be reelected. He says
the advance in the price of wheat, If it
shall be maintained until the farmers
can dispose of their crops, will enable
them to pay their debts and thereby
conduce to the general Improvement in
the financial condition of the country.
The contractors fo1removing the gar.
b,ge of this city yesterday inspected
the farm of Mr.. Kintz, formerly of AL
e1andria, up Broad creek, just below
Fort Foote, which has been offered
+ ,em as dumping ground and site Of
the reduction plant. 1t is almost GER
tain that Mr.. Kintz's farm will be Sc.
,cted.
Acting Commissioner Wilson of the
Internal Revenue Bureau to-day issued
the following circular to all collectors oil
internal revenue SIN view of the fact
t1at it is apparent that misapprehen'
sion prevails as to the scope of so much
of Civil Service Rule VI, as amended
by executive order of July 81, 1897, as
eIcspts One Deputy Collector in each
stamp (or branch) Office from the re-
ouirements of examination and regis
tralion before the commission, it is
deemed advisable to inform collectors
that the excepted place referred to in
the paragraph above quoted relates OK
clusively to deputy collectors outside OF
the collectors Office who are intrusted
with the sale of stamps, and not to
what are known and classified as 'Diyi-
sion Deputies The fact that the stamp
deputy and the division deputy are as
signed to the same territory, or occupy
the same Office does not warrant the
conclusion that the division depu-
ty is eligible to the excepted
position, or that he may be
selected in such case and removed,
and the place filed by the collector. F"
It would seem from this that MIR.
Monroe, the division deputy in this city,
will retain his place. Collector Agnew
did not wish to remove him, but the
pressure in the interest of republicans
was 30 great that it was sup.
posed Mir. Monroe would have
to surrender his place to d
man to be selected by the Collector, if
allowable under the civil service rules.
Of course he could be removed on
charges, if there be any against him,
but even then Mr.. Agnew could not
usme his successor who would have
to be taken from II eligible list of ap-
plicants, and who ght not only be a
democrat, but personally Objectionable
to him, while he and MIR. Monroe are
personal friends.
The following fourth cess Virginia post
masters were appointed to-day: Cascade, J. B.
Price; Clarkton, G. Y. Oliver; Emporia, W. T.
Tillar; Fauquier Springs, c. .. Coons; Horn.
town, W. D. Chopper; JetfS, E. T. Watkins, ST.;
Jetersville, II. b, Bullock; King George, f.
v. Staples; Laurel Mills, P, F. Cooksey; MG-
Connell, O. F. Harris; Macon, L, c. Hague;
Meherrin, n. G. Price: Bio Visits, John Len
nox; Rockymont, W. B. Brown; Summerduck,
J. n. G. Fitzpatrick; Yale, Madison Lowery.
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