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Show DISMISSED FROM SERVICE. Clerk in Postoffice Department Retired Re-tired for Insubordination. .WASHINGTON, Nov. 15,. John L.. Br6wnlow of Tennessoe, a olerk in the Postoffice department, who acted ns disbursing dis-bursing officer of tho dopartmcnt at tho St. Louis exposition, was dismissed from the eervico today by order of tho President Presi-dent Brownlow was charged with Impertinence Im-pertinence and insubordination, and as he declined to withdraw his offonslve language lan-guage his dismissal followed. While Postmaster-General Payno was yet alive, he wrote Brownlow, directing that he send to the department a statement state-ment of his receipts and disbursements. In response Brownlow forwarded the aggregate ag-gregate sums ot his receipts and disbursements. disburse-ments. The Postmaster-General then ordered or-dered him to submit to the department an Itemized statement of the mone.VB ho had handled. This Brownlow declined to do, accompanying his refusal with statements state-ments to the PoBtmaster-Gcnoral which wore considered offensive. Ho evidently felt that the demand of Mr. Payne was a rellectlon upon his honor PoKtmaster-Generol Payne presented tho matter to the President, who gave orders or-ders that Brownlow should bo discharged from the service. Prior to ,Mr. Payne's death no action was taken In the case, and it became an inheritance of Postmaster-General Wynne. When Mr. Wynne took up the subject he Induced tho President to consent to allow Mr. Brownlow to continue In the service provided he should withdraw his offonslve statements to the Postmaster-General. Postmaster-General. Brownlow's accounts luid been found to. be correct and Mr Wynne told him no reflections had been mado on his Integrity. With this assurance, however, Brownlow, In a letter to Postmastor-Gen-oral Wynne, refused to withdraw tho statements he previously made. An order for his dismissal was aliened today. Postmaster-General Wynne today Issued Is-sued an order removing Mr. Brownlow from his place as representative- of iio Postofflc department on the Government board of the louislana Purchase exposition, exposi-tion, and appointing Mcrrlt O. Chance, the chief clerk of the department, to bo Its representative on that board. |