The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-17
Fifteen Additional Letter Carriers Go
to Work, Bringing the Total
Up to Eighty-Six.
PROGRAMME In CONGRESS
EXCITING TIME OVER CUBAN CUES
TION LOOKED FOR AT ONCE.
Mark Hanna Called Back in View of
Action on Hawaiian Annexation
President Dole Arrives.

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order of the Postoffice Department for the
consolidation of the greater indianapolis
postoffice, which was issued a few days
ago, will be followed by a final general
order tomorrow in the form of a letter of
instructions to Postmaster Sahm. This let
ter will go into details and will specify how
the employees are to be placed and give
general instructions about the management
of the Office The order or letter of instruc-
tons provides for two additional superin-
tendents of carrier stations and for three
additional clerks, besides the fifteen addi-
tionaI letter carriers. The superintendents
of stations are Calvin Bush and c. A.
Beatty. at LOCO a year each. John Bartel
is given clerkship at 500 and
j. G. Webb and Frank Udell,
clerkships at 5000 each. The fifteen letter
carriers are taken from the substitute car
riers' list and the requistion absorbs the
entire list. Their promotion calls for the
appointment of eighteen substitutes, who
will be appointed from the eligible list of
about fifty. The reorganization will take ef-
feet on the 1st day of February without
fail. From that date Indianapolis will have
eighty-six letter carriers instead of seven
ty-one, as now. This order and previous
orders for the improvement of the mail
service, repairs, ETC., equips the Indianap-
oils office in first-class shape. The only
thing now lacking to give entire satisfac-
tion is new building.
Representative Overstreet has been able
to secure for Indianapolis a larger increase
in help and a larger appropriation in money
than was recommended by the inspectors
who were sent out to ascertain and report
on the needs of the city. He was able to
have included in the territory served by
carriers quite az area which the inspec-
tors reported against. including Cerealine-
vile and other quarters. The postoftice in
spectors only recommended eleven addition
al carriers and one clerk. Mr.. Overstreet
prevailed on the department to raise the
number of carriers to fifteen and the num-
ber of clerks to three. The increase in the
force of the Indianapolis office carries with
it an appropriation of about $4,000 per an
num- He has also had additional appoint
ments made in the postal mail service at
Indianapolis during the last few months
calling for the expenditure of about 5000
per annum more in the. city.
Mr.. Overstreet has also been busy in an
other quarter, and as result of his indus
try eight assistant microscopists will be
appointed tomorrow by the secretary of
agriculture for service at Kingans packing
house. OF these eight, four names will be
taken from a sealed list of the Civil-serv-
ice Commission and the additional four will
be named on the recommendation of Mr..
Overstreet. The latter list is composed of
Maggie Fling, Sarah Shannon, Lillian
Francis and Nellie Gilchrist. The four
names of the commission will not be
known until the order is formally made to-
morrow All that is known of them is that
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mcroscopists will be paid 5000 a year, which
will be nearly 5000 more added to the re-
ceipts of Indianapolis. Mr.. Overstreet was
largely instrumental in securing an addi-
tional 100000 to the appropriation for
the Bureau of Animal Industry, of which
$4,000 will be Immediately available on the
passage of the bill by both branches of
Congress. The agricultural bill has only
passed the House and it may be a month
or six weeks before it becomes a law, but
Secretary Wilson is willing to anticipate the
enactment by setting eight microscopists
at work Immediately in indianapolis. This
will double the force at work in Kingan's
packing house and enable that concern to
largely increase its export trade with coun-
tries which require a certificate of inspec-
tion to be on all packages of American
meats This enlargement of trade will be
benefit to the community.
Representative Hull, of Iowa, who has
promised to accompany Mr.. Overstreet to,
Indianapolis and to attend the sound money
convention, is one of the brightest and most
influential members of the Iowa delegation
which is the strongest in Congress- It is
not improbable that General Henderson, of
Iowa, will also go to Indianapolis with his
colleague and Mr.. Overstreet. Gen. Hen
derson is a member of the rules commit
tee and his active cooperation is esteemed
particularly desirable by the currency re-
formers. ***
Representative Steele has secured COM
mittse Endorsement for a Senate amend
ment to the general deficiency bill appro-
priating $4,661 for the completion of the
electric light plant, barn and lodge and
gateway at the National Soldiers Home. at
Marion. This amount will be distributed as
follows $500 for the completion of the
electric light plant. $1,13O for the barn and
$34 for the lodge and gateway There was
no chance to get the item in when the bill
was before the House. but with Chairman
Cannon's assistance it has been put into the
Senate draft.
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