Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-23

the immediate resumption of service on the
SUSPENDED rural free delivery mall route
at GalIatin, Tenn. The resignation of John
c. Allgood. the negro carrier who was IN
Inundated and who refused to resume work.
has been accepted and the Civil Service
commission has been called on to certify
a carrier to NIL his place.
Postmaster General Restrained.
Justice Haener Of the district supreme
court today issued a temporary restraining
order requiring the postmaster general TO
continue to accord second-class mail privt-
leges to the New England railway publca-
tons publishing further court proceedings
Confer over P~OstOnlce.
Captain Henry A. Castle, auditor for the
Postofhce department and Comptroller
TraceweIl had an interview with Postmas-
ter General Payne today regarding the
post0fice investigation. Mr.. Tracewell sub
mitted his answer to the postmaster gen.
erals recent request for supplemental in
formation regarding the Tulloch charges.
These answers will be made public tomor-
row.
Postmaster General Payne today declined
with some warmth to say whether the cir
cumstances surround the denoit in the free
delivery service warranted the removal OF
A. w. Machen, the general superintendent
who was relieved recently. Mr.. Payne said
that in his opinion the question was I'M
portant. He was questioned by the news
| paper correspondents regarding the dis
| pregnancy between the 10000 reported by
MT. Machen as the deficit and the s227,SOC
subsequently reported by the inspectors
Mr.. Payne replied that promptly on the
receipt of the report from Mr.. Macher
that there was a deficit of 10000 he gave
instructions that this deficit should not b'
increased and that expenditures should b.
curtailed so as TO eliminate II IL possible
by the end OF the fiscal year, June 30 next
This" added the postmaster general
Immediately got the report that the de
felt was s227, 900. A subordinate Official hal
no authority to create a dencit without
the authority OF his superior onicer. / carr
not who that subordinate ofhcer may be
II ne knew on May / that there was a $50.
O0 deficit and every day appointed a large
number OF carriers which would Target!
increase the dencit, the action was OBJ
~jectionable."
The postmaster general said that he ha'
not vet sent any communication to Mr.
Machen.
II developed today that on May S frs
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne
through his chief clerk, John j. Howley
asked Mr.. Machen whether there wer
under his CMachen's) division any othe
Items than OF the map making work. Il
which the appropriation was likely TO b
exhausted before the end OF the hscal year
The letter sent also called for a statemen
OF the condition 81 the service at tn
close OF the year. Mr.. Machen then re
ported a deficiency of 10000 in the tier
OF the rural free delivery and, 1t Is al
legged, indicated that there was a surplu
in the city free delivery appropriation. d
May 7, by order OF the postmaster genera
Mr.. Wynne sent a peremptory order I
General Superintendent Machen d~irectin
that no more maps of the rural free de
livery service, a work which is paid 10
nv the piece, should be received or paid 70
until after July l and inhibiting the estah
ushment OF any additional rural route
prior 70 that day. II is charged that MI
Machen did not obey the second order.
Marroauin Has Not Resisned.
On the 18th inst. the State department
cabled United States Ministed Beaupre, q
Bogota, an inquiry as TO the report ths
president Marroquin had resigned. Toda
the answer came in the following terms;
"Boeota, May 2.-President has not n