The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-06
GE0RGIANS IN WASHINGTON.
Candidates Looking for Jobs In the
New Federal Prison.

Candidates Looking for Jobs In the
New Federal Prison.
Washington, June 5.-Hewlett A Hall
of Georgia is here to adjust his accounts
in connection with his services to the
government at the Paris Exposition. He
is encountering some little difficulty in
getting the auditor to settle his accounts
as they were originally presented and he
has invoked the aid and comfort of Rep
resentatives Adamson and Livingston in
his behalf. Mr.. Hall makes a very fair
presentation of his case and expects to
have it passesd upon favorably.
DR.. Arnold of Atlanta is here looking
after his interests in the wardenship of
the new federal prison at Atlanta. There
is "a lively scramble for the three offices
which are exempt from the civil service
law. The warden, surgeon and chaplain
are the positions most sought after. judi
soon Lyons and the Republican organiza-
ton of Georgia are urging DR.. Arnold
for the position of warden. At the De-
p&rtment of Justice no ntimation is OBJ
tainable as to who will be selected. There
are numerous applications on file, but 1t
is said that this subject will not be taken
up and disposed of until after July l next
Representative Livingston has several
candidates for the wardenship, which
pays an annual salary of $4,000, and other
members of the Georgia delegation are
interested in the various offices from
warden down to the guards. There are
from forty to fifty jail guards to be APP
pointed, but they are to be selected in
accordance with the civil service regula-
tons. Up to date there are over three
hundred applications for the various po-
sitions on file at the Department of JUS
tice.
Rural Delivery Held Up.
AS a result of an agitation by several
of the fourth class postmasters in the vi
cinity of Rome, the five new rural deliv-
cry routes which were to have been es-
tablished there on July, will be indefnite-
ly held up. These routes were inspected
and laid out by the Postoffice Depart
ment upon the earnest solicitation of
Judge Maddox that they be established.
But the fourth class postmasters whose
offices would have to be discontinued up
on the establishment OF the rural routes,
made a vigorous protest, and by a per-
sonal canvass of their patrons got up pc
titions which were sent to Judge Maddox
and by him laid before the postoffice au-
thorities.
Judge Maddox asked the department
officials if some sort of a compromise
could not be reached by which these
fourth class postmasters could retain
their offices. Mr.. H. Conquest Clarks,
who is the special agent in charge of the
southern division of rural free delivery
informed Judge Maddox, however that
there would have to be either the rural
free delivery given up or the fourth class
postoffices. He said he would have the
establishment OF the routes held up until
the people and the postmasters came to
an agreement as to which they would
prefer-rural free delivery or the fourth
class postoffices as a present. When the
people of the territory contiguous to Rome
receive this final verdict 1t is very prob
able that they will decide upon the rural
free delivery as it is by far the better
system. Mr.. Clarke says he is prepared
to abide by the wishes of the people of
that section, and IL they decided that
they do not want the postoffices discon-
tinued, he will ebandon the project OF
establishing the five new rural free de-
livery routes.
Changes in Postal Service.
The following changes in the postal SER
vice Of Georgia are announced by the de-
partment:
Post Offices discontinued: Appleton,
Montgomery county, mali to Vidalia; Full
ton, johnson county, special, mail to
w TlSHISNale, RdndlVer, t(dDuQ county
mail to Tallulah Falls.
A new postoffice has been established
at Joiner. Dodge county. special from
Chauncey nine miles south.
The star service will be extended on
June 6. from Success to Bascom. $50
miles, and back three times a week.
The following star service changes are
announced: Buchanan to Poplar Springs
supply Polar Springs at site authorized
May 16. No change in distance, Wax
to Rome, from June 30. superseded by
rural free delivery. Wax, Chulio and
Etowah to be supplied by rural free de-
livery from Rome. Armuchee to Fouche,
from June 80, superseded by rural free
delivery. Armuchee, Orsman and Fouche
supplied by rural free delivery from
Rome. Fosters Mills to Rome. from June
30, superseded by rural free delivery from
Rome. Fosters Mills, Anniedelle and
Livingston supplied by rural delivery from
Rome.
The special service from Success 20
Bascom will be superseded by the star
aa,xy{ce as ahova statad after