Evening star., 1903-07-30
AGAIN TOMORROW
The Grand Jury Did Not Re-
port Today.
INDICTMENTS LIKELY
TWO AGAINST POST OFFICE OF
FICIALS AND PERHAPS BEAVERS.
Contract for Money Order Blanks
Finally Awarded to Herman-The
Machen Demurrer.

TT is almost certain that the federal
grand jury will report tomorrow" the
announcement of an official prominently
connected with the prosecution of the in
quiry into the post Office scandal, to a
Star reporter this morning.
This statement has been made almost
every day during the past week. although
not couched in such positive terms 1t has
been regarded probable throughout the
week that the jury would report either
today or tomorrow. and it is now believed
that the report will come tomorrow. The
visits of post office inspectors to the office
of the United States district attorney have
continued throughout the week
Conference Today.
This morning Mr.. Taggart conferred with
two of the inspectors one of whom was
from out of town. No Indications as 10
what will be done by the jury have been
given by any one in authority. although in
ferences have been formed from time to
time which have been confirmed IN subse-
Guent interviews with officials in charge.
These differences point to the indictment of
two officials and the probable investiga ton
of Beavers by the local jury.
Contract Signed.
Acting Postmaster General Wynne signed
the contract for the printing of money order
blanks just before the close of the business
of the department yesterday afternoon. As
stated in The Star it was expected earlier
ir the afternoon that papers from Mr.. Paul
Herman. to whom the contract was award
ed, would not arrive here until too late
to claSe the transaction yesterday after
noon and that the final award would not
be made until this morning. The papers
arriving before the close of business, and
being in excellent form. 1t was decided TO
close the transaction at once.
Turning Over the Plates.
The next interesting chapter in the money
order contract incident will be the turning
over to Mr.. Herman by Wyncoop, Halien-
beck, Crawford & Company Of the plates
used in the printing of the blanks. All of
these plates are the property of the gov
ernment and it IS not expected that there
Will be any delay in having them delivered
to the new contractor. The order for the
turning over of these plates to the new con-
tractor was issued today and will be deliv
cred to Wyncoop Hallenbeck, Crawford
q Co. by special eagent of the Post Office
Department, who viii have authority to
take the plates and turn them over to Mr.
Herman. Both the contra ctors are in New
York city. so that no great delay in maxim &
tered.
Mr. Herman, who was formerly an en-
ploye of Wyncoop. Halleabeck Crawford
Il Co., Is now busily engaged In getting IN
place all necessary machinery for printing
the money order blanks, which he must be-
gin delivering by September 1. 1t is under
stood that he has all the necessary ma
chinery and will be fully equipped for turn
ing out the work in good time.
The Machen Demurrer.
The District Supreme Court has fixed
August 0 for hearing on the demurrer of
August w. Machen, formerly general sll-
pe1intendent of the free delivery division
of the Post Office Department, to the in
dlctmentS against him. The demurrer will
be filed in court in a day or two