The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-05-22

I was informed that II would be sent
down by private messenger Is soon
an II was signed by the first assistant
postmaster general ! again refused
Mr.. Livingston departed quite angry,
and some time afterwards returned
with the allowance properly executed
and still damp from the copying
press. Ii was for shipment OF fur
niture. as l remember. TO Cuba or
Porto Rico. No one had certified as
to the receipt of che goods. and l
called the attention of Mr.. Livingston
10 the omission. He explained 1t
would be all right and that he needed
the money.
Il declined 10 pay unless some re-
sponsible official would acknowledge
the receipt Of the goods. whereupon
Mr.. Livingston became confidential.
and told me his company did not have
very much capital; that work had not
yet even begun upon the furniture,
but that George had agreed 10 adj
vance him the money in payment. II
is needless TO add no payment was
made"
MIR. Tulloch says payments were
authorized 10 Mr.. Livingston amount
ing 10 about $500 on May 5. June J
and June To- 1899. That of June IS
was for sl.725. for Porto Rico, and
was rendered in a lump sum. An init
mate friend of Mr.. Heath's NJ. ID
Helm. was the vice-presidcnt of the
company. IL is stated the company
shipped $1,000 10 $4,000 worth of sup
Pile. to Cuba on orders from Mt
Rathbone and Mr.. Nicely. and fitted M
the American post Office al the Paris
exposition. Mr. Livingston was also
in charge Of the Washington Office OF
the Keyless Lock Go.
| Extensive purchases of furniture
for Porto Rico. amounting 10 over 81
500. and involving some wash stands
at very high prices. Mr.. Tulloch says
were purchased by order of the first
assistant postmaster general April -
and May %. 1899. George W. Cobb
Jr.. No. 70 Nassau street, New York
city. Mr.. Tulloch says the post office
inspector in charge, William b. Smith
of this city. made an inspection OF
the Washington post Office. and dur
ing that inspection received WORD
from an associate of the first assist
ant postmaster general that he woulc
better be careful or he might lose
his own head.
4 Conndential Talk.
Mr. Tulloch adds. Il was cTeiibly
informed at that time that the mat.
ter so prepared. with perhaps other
evidence, was laid before Postmaster.
General Smith by Fourth Assistant
Postmaster Bristow. who requested
the appointment OF a commission TO
: investigate the Office Of the first as
sistant postmaster general. This was
refused by Mr.. Smith. who looked up.
on il as another manifestation Of the
relations existing between Mr.. Perry
5. Heath and Mr.. Bristow."
Continuing. the statement saws:
Residents of Washington remcm
Der well receiving a few years since
an official letter from the postmaster
al Washington recommending and
seemingly requiring the purchase OF
. an expensive house to house collec
ton and delivery mail box 70 be at
tached TO their front doors. Many
persons bought these boxes. This
box was the property Of individuals
: or an individual company. 1t was al
: ways supposed that certain depart
5 mental officials took more than pass
ing interest in it. in connection witt
+, certain other prominent personages
1t was wellknown regulation of the
2 department that under no circum
stances could the postma ster or an,
employe inform anyone with regare
4 To the address or residence Of an,
e person or resident of the city Ie
! the agents OF this box upon the re
. fusal of the postmaster to furnish al
I dresses. brought an order from TIT
: Office of the first assistant postmaste
: general directing the turning over o
4 the letter carriers route books Z
. these agents. The postmaster inef
' fcctually protested against this unau
q thorized use Of his name" Mr.. Tul
; loch then cites Endorsements by MI
e Beavers and Mr. Machen. Of the Eco
y monte Postal association as an in
y vestment proposition.
i Other Incidents Named.
y "A clerk in my Office. Charles "
McWhorter, informed me that an en-
4 ploye in the mailing division. who's
: name he gave me at the time. ha
. told him he had been approached b
. another employe, recently tran:
ferred. who made the statement tina
he had been used 10 pick out seve
men from the mailing division f.
r promotion July !. 1899. providin
'e those promoted would divide wit
le high officials in the post Office depar
Y ment'
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