Evening star., 1903-07-28
INDICTMENTS
District Grand Jury Watched
With Interest.
BRISTOW SECRETIVE
DID PAYNE SEE HIM AT OYSTER
BAYP
Everybody Believes That Something
Will Be Doing, and Very
Soon.

If the grand jury of the District OF Co
lumbia does not by IL o'clock m. tomor-
row return true bills Of indictment against
at least two persons whose names have
been involved in the scandals of the Post
Office Department the Postmaster General.
the President of the United States and
the fourth assistant postmaster general
Will be surprised.
This statement is made upon informa-
ton that has come to The Evening Star
today.
There can be no doubt that officials of
the Post Office Department, who are In
terested in the conduct and direction of
the investigation. expect that there will
be decisive action soon.
There was another conference this after
noon. lasting more than an hour, between
Acting Postmaster General Wynne and
Fourth Assistant Bristow. Assistant At
torney General Robb. who has, within the
last ten days. been called to New York
twice on the matter of dealing with George
w. Beavers. under indictment for bribery,
was called into the fourth assistants office
and the whole situation was gone over.
Bristow Has Begun His Report.
There is every reason to believe that
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bris-
tow has already begun the work of prepa-
ration of his report Of the investigation
that has been made for months under his
direction.
There is little reason for doubt that his
visit to the Presidents home. at Oyster
Bay. was to outline to the President his
line of treating the report which every
one who knows the conditions that have OBJ
taned believes will be replete with inter-
est.
Throughout the investigation Mr.. Bristow
has refrained from discussing. even with
his most intimate friends, any of the in
triCate details Of the investigation. 1t Is
understood that President Roosevelt feels
the most kindly spirit toward MIR. BristoW
and has assured him that whatever he has
done up to the present meets with his
fGvOr
There have been all kinds Of talk about
the Post Office Department regarding the
visit of Mr.. Bristow to Oyster Bay.
1t is generally believed that the journey OF
Postmaster General Payne was arranged
for a purpose and that the Postmaster
General has seen the President within the
last few days.
There was a rumor this afternoon about
the Post Office Department building that
MIR. Payne was present at the Oyster Bay
conference of the President with Fourth
Assistant Bristow.
Those who We're inclined to a belief in
the truth of the report pointed to the fact
that the Postmaster Generals whereabouts
were unheralded by the newspapers on
the date that Mr.. Bristow at the Pres
identS summer home.
Gen. Payne Better.
Postmaster General Payne is steadily i'm
proving in health, If the reports that come
ftom Maine, where he is enjoying, with
Mrs. Payne and their niece, Miss Jones,
the balmy breezes of the north Atlantic,
are true
The general understanding Is that the
Postmaster General Is in better physical
condition than at any time since he tdentt-
fed himself with the present administra-
ton.
1t IS understood that he has written to
friends in Washington that he is IN ex-
cellent fettle, and that he is more than
ever impressed with the desire. often ex-
pressed. although antagonistic to the
wishes of his physician and his family. to
remain in President Roosevelt's cabinet
until the investigation of the Post Office
Department is matter Of record and un-
til the department over which he presides
is purged of all its alleged corruption