The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-16

"aStsl-S1foS, Aug. fA-PcstmaEtar
'seaeral Gary, In dfspossng of number
% cases OIL postgnasEers appointed under
AsSFe1arS, wsaose Offices are now souvsg.
" Eoos Republicans. !n which class tha;
q Seattle Is snelaaed has decided that
Ten. Mems Is not to De removed anti
.nf expiration Of his term. which is al
iea8t another year yet. IL is generally
tSo0gnt in the department here thar
WheEl the time comes for the change Mr.
= a Wing will be the successor 10
Gen. Meem.
MI W. ID. Tyser. manager OF the Hunt
system or railroads In the state of WASH
inston. who has a brother la one o. the
departments here. has been IN IN. etty
for a few days making the latter a ecr
sonal Visit. ffc left here for New Yor.
where he goes on railroad business con-
heetsa SitE the lines under his charge.
30 great demand has been made upon
ihe various departments OF the govern
nsni Tor Information concerning Alaska
t'lst ineTe Is now scarcely a, publication
OF any character which the government
mas issued at any time during the last
ten sears concerning the great territory
that can De obtained for love or money
The second hand book STORES in Washing
ton. which make a business OF handling
government publications. have made
Tor they were sharp enough when the
demand for books on Alaska began To
put up the price. and books which were
published by the government and dis
tribsied AT one time free. have been sold
In some cases for ar much as $40 each.
After long delay. caused by an inves-
tigation made through the department
OF the Columbia, the secretary Of war hss
replied to the application OF representa-
tive Lewis for permission TO the Far
mers' Cooperative Association of Lo-
peg. Wash. to use the military reserva-
fion on the south shore of Shaw's island
as place for holding educational annual
picnics. The reservation IL not at present
occupied for military purposes. nor are
any defensive works contemplated there
ar present. The application 10 hold pic
MICS there has. therefore, been granted
and the secretary states that permission
20 hold picnics there another year will
have 10 be applied for at that time.
Mai Robert Craig, acting chief signal
officer of the United States army desires
20 have IL stated for the benefit of many
applicants from the state OF Washington
that Ii Is impossible to supply them with
the Arctic series OF publications issued
by the signal office about ten years ago.
Not single copy OF these reports are
now ohtainabic.
Numerous applications have also been
made from the state of Washington for
the report of the geological survey hu-
reau on the gold fields of Alaska. The
copy for this work Is now TN the hands
OF the printer. but IL will be some time
set before the matter can be set up and
the book printed. as the printing Office Is
very much behind In that work AS an
evidence OF this IL may be stated that the
agricultural year hook OF the department
of agriculture for 1895. which should have
been out las, summer, when the copy
was prepared for It, Is Just now ready
for distribution. This Is a very valuable
book for farmers. and every one should
have copy. They may be obtained by
application 10 the senators and members.
J. II. Mcdonald former Chinese In
spector az olympia. has claim against
the government for compensation as
seixor Of fftr-six pounds Of opium De
cember 2, 1895 The matter IS hung up
in the treasury department. here pending
the settlement by the auditor Of the ac-
counts of the collector for the Puget
sound district. When these accounts
have been passed upon Mr Mcdonald
viii receive Tho compensation 10 which
he Is entieled by law.
The attorney general has made ar
rangements with the attorney Of BYRON
Barlow Sc Co. OF Tacoma. in this city
by which tse government will have a
representative IN the state OF Washing
ton in September "a he present AZ the
taking OF testimony in the matter OF the
claim of Barlow & Co. against the Uni
ted States now pending In the court Of
claims. fer extra work dore ~ the con
rtructson Of the Port Orchard dry dock.
outside of the contract price
Milton Whittier. 81 Seattle. Wash, has
filed an application for pension. He
formerly lived a. wsllapa City. and was
injured on the tth q July. lseo cy fhe
explosion OF an eight-pound can II pow
der he was carrying under his arm
The people OF Yakima county. who
asked for TIE establishment ct postot-
Zee CT The mall route between Sunay-
side ard Zillah ny the name cf Harrison.
wh!eh application was vsfusea because
thera Is already an office I'm the state
hearing the name ~ Harrison. have sub
ralttea as q substitute the nanae o; Win
tsvset. and the application viii new have
favorable consideration.
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