The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-04
The Skagit County Nan to Have
tho Seattle Land Onice.
a coNNER's NEW posTaaAsTra.
Commissioners LocAren Explains Why
Pensions Arc Being Suspended.
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WAsHIscrox Carr. Aug. A-fSpecial. +
Capt o'Toose. Of Hamilton, SkaSit
county. Wash. is pretty certain to be ap-
pointed register Of the Seattle land once.
II u learned on excellent authority that
the new register viii b appointed within
abort period.
J. II. Chiibere was today appointed
postmaster At La Conner. Skasit county,
WASH, viceJ. =. Dwcilin, removed. A
postofiice has been established at Glenefis,
Pierce county. WASH, and Arthur Devon
has been appointed rostmasssr.
Commissioners Of Pensions Lochron has
addressed . letter to the editor OF the
Nasse'sdi Tribsss upon the subject of PEN
siona He says:
Il have not complied with your repeated
request that should cause . test to be
made TO show the number Of fraudulent
pensions by having 1000 cases drawn from
admitted fiies and examined. have not
done this for several reasons: First-
Fraudulent cases. il any exist. cannot bs
discovered in that way. Fraudulcnt pen
sions must ordinarily have heeu obtained
upon false or forged testimony. On the
face OF the papers such wouid probably APP
pear to b well established and incontest-
able.
''Second-No one whose opinion is en-
titled to consideration has. think.
had the hardwood % claim that the great
mass Of sdjudicated pension casss 10 PER-
meatsd with fraud. open and plain on she
papers. 10 that an examination Of LOO
cases would disclOss IN instance.
Third--The examination Of June q,
le00, cases 10 made not because Of any
fraud on the part OF claimants. but he.
cause it vas discovered that this bureau
had. by the adoption Of au erroneous rulc
for adjudication, allowed many pensions
not authorised By Law. All pensions
granted under former laws are presumed
70 bs properly granted and ass not being
examined"
Commissionsr Lochron. continuing.
said:
'.Under the oct Of June 81, 1880, die
ability need not be OF service origin. but
70 b pensionable ~ all. Disability must
incapacitate the person from manual
labor % - to render him unable to earn
support. A board of revision was constt.
tuted Of the ablest and most experienced
men Of the bureau, 70 re-examfne thsee
cases and Gull out such - had no legal
basis TO rest upon. This hoard, Including
the chief. are almost oil Republicans, and
have no fear 10 commit the work Of r.
vision to this hoard. They are able and
lair men and select from day 60 day
from the cases examined such caeoo -
thay DEAN -nnlastuily allowed. II that
-wee the class of casoe you Wished drawn
and examined, the work 10 done svsry
day By this board"
Minister Blount's long expected report
Of Hswaiian affairs 10 IN the possession Of
the secretary Of state. IL arrived In an
oficial dispatch from San Francisco.
Blount 10 expected In Washington City
about August 70 to participate in . con-
ference With the president and Secretary
Gresham over the amended protocol Of the
treaty submitted by the provisional gov
ernment. The report 10 long. and very
comprehensive. The annexation plan 10
discussed In all its details. and the con.
cInsion drawn that the Hawaiisns do not
want annexation. Minister Stevens
action in raising the American Gag and
landing marinss h referred to at length.
The report puts Stevens In anything but
IN enviable light The idea Of anuexa-
ti5n 10 shown TO have been the desire, not
Of the people, who. according to the prin-
ciples Of this government. have the
right 70 govern. but Of . few. The
report will probably not be made public
till sent to congress. When published,
the popular feeling here In favor Of annex.
alton will. Il 10 believed. be alIaysd. The
result Of the report, 20 those who have
seen Il say. will bs that the government
will permit the Hawaiians 70 govern them
selves and no other government will b a.
lowed TO interfere.
Indications are that the herring sea ar
bitration commission will conclude their
deliberations and agree ON . decision be-
fore the end Of this week. II they have not
already done 20. Oficial information has
been received at the state department. that
Senator Morgan and Justice Harlan. arbi.
traitors on the part OF the United States,
next Saturday. It's stated at the state
could not leave Paris until the arbitrators
had agreed on . verdict. and II 10 pre-
sumed the commission have set the date
Of voting on the points Ut issue. thus en-
ahiing the gentlemen mentioned 10 make
definite arrangements for saiiin&
II 10 alleged that the Chinese are CON-
ing to town with . live. vigorous lobby.
Ii will raid the capitol building early
Monday morning. There 10 70 Be var to
the knife. The Six Companies. the great
Chimes corporation, Il II said. IL backing
the play. and everything possible will be
done 90 effect the repeal Of the Chinese ex-
ciusion sct. II reports from the Pacific
slope can b relied upon, lobby Of gigsn-
tic proportions. equaiing that Of the f.
nous Credit Mobiiisf In 1871, II 70 iniess
the coming congress with the sole purposs
OF getting quick action for it, money and
vipinR from the face Of the congressional
earth every vestigs Of offensive Chinsss
legislation
Further instructions With regard 70 the
acceptance Of Chinese csftihcstss have
been issued 20 the collector Of the port
Of New York. They order detention oi
Chinese upon the vessel bringing them 70
this country until the consular certificates
are fully Investigated and until the bsaY.
ers are fully ideniihed: In fact. until moi
the slightest doubt exists - 70 their right
70 enter the United States.
CAPT. OfOOL8D CASE.
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Land O0eo.
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