The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
CAMP IS POSTPONED.
FLORIDA SOLDIERS WILL NOT
 PRACTICE IN AUGUST.
Adjutant- General in His order Does Not Give Reasons--Harry !. snyder Accused of Rob-
 bing Malls.

Pensacola. Fla. July 5.-(Speciai.)-- Advices have been received here that the annual encampment of the Florida State troops, whichiwas to have occur red at Forts Barrancas, Pickens and McRae next month have been postpon- ed to a future time, the date of which has not been announced.
 The postponement Is contained In an official order issued by the Adjutant- General, which merely states that ow- ing to climatic conditions the en- campment will not be held until later in the year. at least not until after Oc- tober IS. The order states that it is upon the suggestion of the War De- pertinent that the postponement in the exercises has been made.
 It has been arranged that the troops of Florida. in order to obtain experi- ence and a more thorough knowledge of the operation of the coast defense rifies\ and batteries, come to this point during the frstNportion of August and spend two weeks in drilling with the five companies of regular coast arttl- lery men at the post, and preparations had already been made. for accommo- dating the troops when the order came that the companies will not as- semble here until October.
 PostOffice Clerk in Jail.
 Charged with rifiing letters of money and valuables. Harry J. Snyder, for warding clerk of the local postoffice. is in jail. held to the United States grand jury.
 The arrest of the young man was made this morning by postoffice in- spectors employed in the case. Upon his person were found decoy letters used by the inspectors, and silver cer- tifcates. which had been marked in or der to identify them.
 Complaints have been reaching the local office from wholesale merchants and banks that letters sent to them had not been received. but their disap- pearance could never be traced to the local office until last week one of the local banks forwarded to the First National Bank of Mobile a number of checks. When tney arrived the:e count slowed that oue check for Se6 was miss ng and the envelope showed evidence of having been tempered with. This was communicated to the local bank, and the day following an otbeI letter from the Mobile bank stating that the check had arrived. but had been sent. by a party of this city. giving instructions to place 1t to his credit and forward a passbook. The name given was fictitious one AS soon as this was made known to the postoffice officials request was made for a postoffice inspector. as 1t was be- litved that letters were being tam perec with here.
 The inspectors arrived last night shd Immediately mailed decoy letters. This morning thay could not be found in the office, and Snyder being the only man to handle the mail during the hours between the mailing and search, he was accused of the theft He returned the money, and later the letters and envelopes in which it was contained were found. to- gether with a number of other letters Gddl ess to bank And wholesale houses.
 Ntrst of the letters heretofore missed had special delivery stamps attachod. and were for liquor houses. many of them containing money.