Show A Star Route New York 14Times Washington The announcement was recently made that the postqfllce department had ordered or-dered a reduction of 29666 per annum I in the pay of the contractor who holds the Important star route from Redding Cal to Koseburg Ore This route connects con-nects the railway system of California and Oregon The reduction was made because of the discovery that every other day trips had not been performed and that third cla = 3 matter had been carried by steamer from San Francisco This fact was known to the department in 1879 resole line has recently been examined exam-ined by ono of the department inspectors inspec-tors and his report is of such a nature that it is bard to see why the government should not recover at least some of the money wrongfully taken from the treasury treas-ury by contractor C W Foster who belongs be-longs to the wealthy Barlow party |