Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-02
CAPITAL CHAT.
Postal Changes and New Rural
Delivery Routes.
Congressman D. S. AIexander's Gift
to Bowdoin College.
A Maine Man Who is Now Washino
toms Leading Merchant.

washington, D. c., July 1-(Special'
The general superintendent OF the
railway mail postoffices, Mr. James f.
White. has written Governor Burleie h
promising the dispatch of a morning
mail to Hallowell. Referring to your
personal call at this Office writes Mr.
White. some days since concerning
the dispatch Of mails for Hallowell
Me-, from the Portland and New York
railroad postoffice, / take pleasure in
advising you that instructions have
been issued for that line to make pouch
for Hallowell to be forwarded from
Portland on train leaving that city at
A. NJ. 1t is the understanding that
this meets your wishes fully and it is
hoped 1t will prove satisfactory to
yourself and your constituents in the
city referred to-
The postoffice has given notice of the
appointment of Mr.. Frank p. Wads-
worth as substitute clerk in the post
office at Gardiner, Me-: also of the APP
pointment of Mr.. Sidney w. Perkins as
a substitute letter carrier in the post
office at Augusta. These places are
under the classified service and ap-
pointments made only after examina-
ton by the civil service boards in the
cities mentioned.
Representative d. S. Alexander of
Buffalo a native Of Richmond, Me-,
whose gift of a scholarship to his alma
mater. Bowdoin College, was an
nounced there the other day, expects to
make trip into Maine before the
summer is over. He has long con-
templated making this gift to the col
lege, which he cherishes very dearly.
Generally he has attended the COM
mencements regularly but was pre-
vented from doing SO this year by an
appropriation for the incorporators OF
the Buffalo Exposition, which he is try
ing to get through Congress. The bill
was put through the Senate as an
item on the general deficiency bill but
there has been hard fight to keep it on
in the House and Colonel Alexander
did not dare to leave Washington for a
day. File has been an occasional con-
tributor for the Bowdoin College pub
LEGATIONS regarding prominent men here
in public life.
Howdoin still has a large number of
alumni in the Senate and House. AL
though it is comparatively a small COL
lege. it stands high up on the list in
the number of its congressional gradu-
ates, ranking with Yale and Harvard.
In the House is Representative Allen
of Maine. who graduated in 1860 with
ex-Speaker Reed Fred c. Stevens Of
Minnesota, who graduated in the class
of 1881: and Colonel Alexander, who
graduated in the class of 1870, while on
the Senate side is Senator Frye. who
graduated in the class of 1850 and Sem
ator Paris Gibson of Montana, who
graduated in the class of 1851.
Governor Burleigh has presented to
the rural free delivery division of the
postofftce department the petition of
Mr.. J. A. Clarke of Winterport. Me-,
for the extension of rural free delivery
route No. out Of that town, so as to
accommodate certain patrons. In
spector Boutelle will go over the route
before long and ascertain whether the
extension is feasible.
Representative Allen has been prom
ssed an additional rural free delivery
route out of South Portland, Me-, be-
ginning August 1. This will make a
total Of eight free delivery routes out of
that town. Mr.. Allen has been very
diligent in having a net work of these
routes established throughout the first
district. till York and Cumberland
counties are practically covered, there
being only a few remaining localities
in those counties where it is possible
to place more routes.
Mr.. Asher Kinds of Portland. grad
nate of Colby and clerk to the Speak
er's desk, has not few unique ex-
periences. He is always at the elbow
of the presiding officer of the House
and ia recognized as an expert In par
liamentary proceedings without
peer. The Speaker often consults hin,
az Mr.. Kinds has the information 20
meet every situation right at MS
tongues end. He can turn to the very
mage of his invaluable book Of par
liamentary presidents at a moments
notice and show what precedents there
are for. any given ruling. In fact most
Of the rulings that are given In the
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