The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-17

feet on the first OF the year. was based
wholly on the reports Of business done in
tfsat Office for the fiscal year ending Juna
H. 1855. and had no reference 20 the remain
ing six months which have elapsed since
that time. Fourth Assistant Postmaster
( General Frank II. Jones states that & was
brought 70 bis notice ueariysix months ago
that the Spokane Office was enjoying
clerk hire allowance very much In excess
Of the amount 20 which IL was entitled as
compared with other Offices OF the same
grade. He determined 10 investigate the
matter ana report was made by Inspector
tn-ChRrse Munro and Inspector Flint. who
recommended areduction Of s.. 100 in the al
lcwance. eus upon further consideration it
was decided 70 reduce the allowance but
$50. 70 take effect January /. Upon that
date. IL IL now learned. an order was sent
to tho postmaster at Spokane tnstructinx
him 90 make the following changes IN his
clerical force: Abolish the position OF dis
tributor. held by Frank Grastx, 500: aboi-
tsh the position OF hox distributor, held by
Ida B. Nelson, $500; reduce the salary Of
chef registry clerk. $500 TO $1,000. ard In
crease the salary 81 assistant registry olcrks
from $500 to $500.
Patrick Callahan has Seen commissioned
as postmaster at Frsdenis, ana John Knud-
son at Darlington. James NJ. Custsrd has
been appointed postmaster at Sara. Clarke
county. and the site OF the Office has been
moved a fourth-mile south. Andrew Hjer-
toes has been appointed postmaster at Ntn-
cent. King county. and the location OF TIA
office moved one and ene-half miles south
west.
Changes in star schsdrles-Port Town
send TO Hadlock. leave Port Townsend
daily except Sunday at T:40 a m: leave
Hadleck daily except Sunday at $50 a. m
Copslis TO Granville leave Copalls Monday.
Wednesday and Friday st such hours as
tide will permit. Return from Gransills
same days. running time not to sxcee3
seven and two-thirds hours each way.
James Odgers and about Atty other rcsi-
dents of Douglas county have peuuoped fen
the establishment OF 8 possoffice between
Chelan falls and Weratehee, to DO called
Baird. with James Baird as postmaster.
The petition shows a map Of Douglas eoun-
~. and sets forth that the county contains
$3.50 square miles OF land, being larger than
the state OF Connecticut and four times thu
size OF Rhode island
There are some Democrats In the town
OF Pullman who are violently opposed Ia
the appointment OF George w. Ford as post
master In that city. and vet at the present
time. IL seems quite likely that he WI be
named by tho president within few days.
1t is charged by some OF the Democratic
leaders that Ford Is no better than Popu-
list and that In fact he has affiliated with
that party already. On the contrary. how
ever, the two prominent Democrats in tina
state VINO are now In Washington Clay. 5.
c. voorhees, and Hugh Wallace. have I'M
dcrsed Mr.. Ford.
The following change has been made
IN the star schedule from Glennis to
Tanwax-Leave Glennis Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday Immediately aftev
arrival OF mail from I1akepark. but
not later than Q p. m: leave Tanwax
on same days fifteen minutes after arrival
from Glennis.
The star service between Quininuit and
Hoqulam has been enlarged so as to supply
the paStofflee at London between Axford
and Hoquiam.
\ star service has been established frery
Nahcctta 70 Nemah, twelve miles and
back. once week. by o schedule OF not 10
exceed five hours running time each waya
from February !. 1896. 70 juno 80. 1888.
NJ. E. MoEdor has been appointed pcst>
master at Tamplco. Yakima county. IN
place OF Mrs. Augusta Roberts. who has
been removed for cause.