The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-22

Special Dispatch TO the -Inteligencer.
WASHINGTON. June 21.-Julius Auiof..
OF South Bend. Wash. has claim pend
ing before the auditor of the war Depart
Tnsnt. TO the amount of sls1 by reason If
hlH discharge for wounds received In the
service The auditor for the war de-
partraent- however. in the last admins
Hation iisaliow-d Mr.. AUloys claim on
the ground that his discharge was for
sickness instead Of for wounds received
In service. Mr.. Aulor has proved 10 the
satisiac sion OF the pension bureau that
ms disabilities were due TO wounds re-
etiFEd at ticksbufg and Nashville and
mas made "a second appeal through Rep
reesntative Lewis 10 the auditor for The
waF department of this administration.
that his proof on file In the pension bureau
may be considered in connection with his
application for additional bounty The
present auditor for the war department
has promised reconsideration TO the
case.
Inquiry has just been made Of the in
terror department hy Mr. Thomas A. Da-
Vis. Of Bueoda. Wash. relative TO his
claim which was recently decided ad-
and IL favor OF the railroad company.
Commissioner Hermann statesl that the
case was closed January s. 1887 adversely
70 Davis because no motion for review
was MED BY Davis within the prescribed
thirty days. although dalY notified there
OF. According to the rules of the depart
ment. such motions. unless based on rev
~ discovered evidence. must be fled with
In thirty days after notice of decision.
Nearly all the patrons Of the postofiice
az Lake View. Wash. have signed a Pc
ution In favor Of allowing Mr 6. y.
1uflAcrson, the present post master, 20
serve out his four years term. The PEE
tition states that Mr. Gunderson has been
TO considerable expense In fitting UP his
oifce. and as postmaster he has given
general satisfaction. There seems 10 be
no reason why the wishes Of the petition
era viii not be aeceded to.
Mrs Jane Sullivan. Of Seattle. who is
trying 10 get = pension as a widow. Is
frustrated by the fact that her husbands
record in the war department is not com
plete. Her husband is properly account
eel for on the records until March 3 1855
when he was detached TO serve as orderly
at headquarters. located AZ Kingston. n.
g. No record has been found showing
Subsequent TO March 2. 1866 nor do the
records show bis whereabouts or the
cause of his absence subsequent 10 that
date. Although his company remained
In service until July IL. 1866 IL does not
appear that he ever retolned 1t. nor has
any record ever been found showing that
he was ever discharged from the service
u Is probable that Mr. Sullivan was one
Of the men who, when they learned that
In - sa.t
their companies for discharge II viii be
necessary, however for Mrs Sullivan to
furnish some evidence OF this fact TO
the war department before a pension can
be secured.
In regard 10 the land contest case OF
Iost Buhiman against Robert NJ pHd-
gccn. concerning which inquiry has re-
Gently been made. involving the south
west quarter of section s. township IL
north. range west. Tn Pacific county. As
sistant Commissioners Best of the general
land otfice. states that the case awaits
q report showing whether an appeal has
been nled IN she local land office from the
decision adverse TO Dudgeon.
NJ p. Zindorf, late contractor for the
building Of the officers quarters ~ Tort
Orchard. has 3 claim pending against
the government for extras amounting 70
nearly s2.00 Mr. Zindorf has notified the
department that he woul3 compromise
the claim Cor 81 s00. But the chief OF the
bureau ~ yards and docks. Nr +. .
Mathews. who has personally examined
the work ~ Port Orchard declares that
the bureau does rot consider that there
tt the slightest foundation for alleged
work under the conditions and require
fuenis set forth in the plans and specid-
Gallons forming q part ~ ihe contract %
the ziudorf Construction Company at the
Puget sound raval station.
Acting Secretary Snauitling of the treas
ury depart mont when asked the cause far
the dismissal - J H. Mcdonald. immi-
grant insp@cfor on Puget sound. very
quickly replied tA8t hts services were dis
continued for The purpose of reducing fhe
force and expenses In the immigration
service. No further inforTaa ton would bc
accorded The fact that Mr. Mcdonald IS
anything but "a Republican Sc Is said, had
nothing 80 vita lhe matter :, is claimed
however by MIR Mrpougla'S friends that
* ts hardly fair 70 say that there are too
many inEp psctUrs now Of f1Eet sound IS
o.iIy 4 feN 1avs before ais dismissal they
appointed w " Archer of Tacoma ss
n immigrant Inspector. ar = salary of s.
a day Ar Nepcusia WAS under the civil
service rules hui that di3 Go5 help his
cass, any Il is etairaes9 BY frleads. who
have been tr%tnc st the department - get
hius relnstatei that ~ the service needed
a man NJ TacN1ns aut fiB rot need a gnan
az OLYMPIA who're Mr. NeT}ouslf was sta
gloned that he could very readily have
beer transferred AZ q saving 80 the gov
eminent. ss Mr.. Acpona}i-s salary WAS
oriv s. LAX while the government IS nosx
r.tvtrS Mr. Archer e aav Il rs said rhat
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lac eos.l mission. making 7G'asvit that he
ne,t4%yS hiv slse' iss7l vsS due so}elF 20 nts
t,.Afttsat affiliations. II *h8t ease prob
aniv AT Investigation wlti i,s set or feet
Is N{-n Wilt last a yea~ 81 So AZ the an2 cf
~h5sh tsrT% .t Wtf % foc late ger afr afe-
Donald ~ ., rega stated uuafr ;ne ruse7
even W the civil service ~on}snl s%sars De-
ct,iss ,hss ns f. entitled 20 it 1; 5s ygSt
~s~A instances IA rhts tnat ssasee Gen
tfra4Tenor and other member of IRE
hrusa So terouDc. sna fsraScIf vga~&.-E ~
lhe Ss-cst}e.2 civti Service referm iaw
Amos W Chapman cf Wrus Walls.
having aaSe aprlsSatier fa the general
}aut eff}re for . patent to aa e3tssnfnx
fsrra homestead entry uaoe Tss-afr1tev 4
TSG CoasnsgS=iorer N~~sua1n states t4at
Unless Nlr KsHacgs2u chooses se aVAIt hsf.a-
e7lf - the privilege of sahrliftsnz -ssfsFglt.-
ssf5an pgoof ara faysHE Eog shs 3sns Cow
tret rs his aptr1, Ee cs3eet ehtaiz Yafsut
,sstt1 tha sxasra stgsn ef ses, yea-s frosa ts..
.Ate e a. = ne ct>osegs So WHlt that t.gna.
ss Wtn ~ u~cf7Sare fe~ Hsea 80 <1rr-t-
anal pteof tse safae Ls 81 other haaa e>scsa
ts4Ss~ sn caspasare Ntth the 3sw at aay
tsn4e ssitNia tt-es sears after fhe ex2lrs-
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sa,ry.
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