The National tribune., 1903-04-09

papers, and women were generally con-
demned for wearing clothes which made
such All ordinance necessary, but it passed
just the same. 1t will cost each offender
So for the first offense, $40 for the second,
and goodness only knows what for addi-
tional Offenses.
The things that are happening in the
Post-Office Department just now are full
and plenty, but nobody is telling all that
he knows about them. Postma ster-Gen-
eral Payne is off somewhere taking a
cruise and getting good and strong to
grapple with the situation as it is I'M
covered when he returns. Acting Post
master-General Wynne is having the time
of his life in getting the tangle straight
ened out. There have been some resig-
nations accepted, and there have been
some designations that were not accepted,
but the incumbents fired. Nobody has
thus far been charged with actual NAL
feaSance in Office, but the facts run so
close to that, that there is no fun in facing
them.
To cap the climax, Postmasters are be-
ginning to write letters saying that they
have been forced to buy supplies that they
did not need and did not want. They had
typewriters forced upon them, and time
clocks, cash registers, books, and various
equipments, all ordered for them from
Washington. and all of certain make and
manufacture. To put this and that to-
gether is not a difficult matter. Somebody
interested in helping certain manufactur
ing concerns make big money has been
unwisely generous with Uncle Sans Post
Office funds.
1t is said. don't you know, that this in
veStigation has been brewing for months.
but was put off till after Congress should
adjourn, so that favOrites in the Post
Office Department would not be ''unduly"
projected by their Congressman. "Alf'
Congressman is limited ut, for it is said
that the official who had the oversight OF
rural free delivery. appointment of clerks
and all that sort of thing, was such a jolly
good fellow, and so awfully obliging, that
all a Congressman had to do was to make
known his desires, whether it was for the
establishment of new rural route or the
appointment of new clerk, and, presto. it
was done. A man like that is all but
invaluable to a harried member of Con-
gress who has hungry constituents and
needs offices to feed them. Superintend-
ents of something or-another, and their
confidential, clerks, are the accused ones,
and they will make n determined fight to
be retained in the offices which they are
now slated to lose.
1t will probably be time and money
wasted, however. for General
Payne is determined to make clean
sweep of the offenders, and he is backed
up by the President.
Representative John S. Rhea, of the
Third Kentucky District, is seriously ill
at his home in Russelville, that State,
and NAV not
Hereafter all persons who engage to
enter the service of Uncle Sam in the
Philippines will have to pay their fare
to the Islands. or have the cost deducted
from their pay, with forfeit unless they
remain with the Government for at least
two years. Each applicant under the
just promulgated rules is required to sign
contract. Two years of satisfactory
service entities him to passage one way
and third year to free passage both
ways, with half pay coming and going.
Count Won Wartensleben. a General of
Cavalry in the Imperial German Army,
with Headquarters in Berlin. is in the
city. He is making tour of inspection
of the army posts of the United States.
The Count is one Of the most experienced
officers in the German Army and is the
hero OF many campaigns.
The Secretary of War has issued an or
der revoking the provision that the coat
of-arms of the United States, embroid
cred in gold. shall be attached to the
shoulder knots for all officers above the
rank of Captain. .s 4.-e 3..t'.