The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-03
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

courf-razrtsa1 II the case Of FIRST Lieut.
Frank Oxen. Fourteenth United states
Infantry At Vancouver barracks. and So
Rotary Lamont has ordered me dismissal
q Lieut. Owen from the army ire first
q th- present month. Two charges were
made against LAeut. Owen. both q whicn
we're proven IN every specification The
first general charge was that Re Pre-
sented. or caused % - presented, % The
United States authorities sor payment
false and fraudulent claims against the
United States knowing Them 70 Dc false
and fraudulent The second charge was
thai he vas guilty o. conduct anbee1ning
az of-acer and = gentleman ~ 50 doing.
TIE specifications q the first charge
were that Lieut.. Owen, having duly as
signed and caused 70 Re presented for
payment 10 Lieut.. Col. Frank NJ Coke.
deputy naymaster general by the Hih~r
MIA Savings hank o. Portland. or. his
officiai pay account ard claim against the
United States for pay in fuh FOR the
month % November ia. si5A- and this
having been paid November -. he caused
to - presented for payment three days
later ny the assignee. Z. l. Candy. cashier
% the First National bank. OF Vancouver.
Wash. 20 Col COKE a false and frau8u-
lent official pay account for the same
month.
Two days later Lieut. Owen gave still
third order upon Deputy Paynaster Gen
eral Coke to Otto J. Kraemer for this
same November salary.
a general c0grt-martiaI was convened
at Vancouver barracks IN December. OF
which Col. Hugh a Theaker. Sixteenth
infantry was president. and Capt Edwin
r Glenn acting judge advocate Their
verdict was guilty and the sentence dis
missed MIN from the army which both
Secretary Lamont ard President Cleve-
land have nov approved.
Secretary Lamont has appointed the fol-
lowing board OF officers 10 meet February
= Al Vancouver barracks for the mental
and physical examination Of such candi-
dates for the military academy may
y authorized 10 appear before them.
MAJ. John Van r Hof. surgeon: First
Lisut. Henry c. Cabell. Fourteenth in
fanfry. First Lieut. Armand L. Lasseigne,
KaIP. assistant surgeon. Second Lieut..
John j. Bradley. Fourteenth infantry.
The examination viii be conducted in ac-
cordance with Instructions which viii be
furnished the boards oy the supeFintend-
ent OF the United States military academy
Private Joel <. Holt. Troop A. Fourth
cavalry. Fort Walla Walla. is entitled
TO and will be discharged the service on
receipt OF an order just issued by the
assistant secretary % war 10 the CON-
handing officer al Fort waila Walia.
Privates Cecil Ayers. Troop A, Fourth
cavalry. Fort Waiia Walla. and Charles
r. Malarkey. Company G. Sixteenth IN
fantry. Fort Sherman. Idaho. have been
discharged the service OF the United
States
Original pensions have been granted 10
jacob r Hahn OF Spokane, Daniel West
rick % Olympia and Joseph Marsfon. Of
Tyler. Spokane county. An increase Of
pension has been allowed Charles Matte.
CT Clifton: Jacob Schafer, OF Seattle. and
William W. Pierce. % Seattle. An addi-
tionaI pension has been allowed John II.
Drecksler. of Zelda. Clarke county.
The postoffice department has issued an
order relative to the stea mboat service
from Seattle 70 Sitka which permits the
contractor to perform two additional
round trips In March. 1927. and four ad-
ditional round trips per month from April
70 September. inclusive. 1887 provided such
additional service ne performed without
expense 10 the department.
A steamboat service has been eStsb-
iished in Alaska from Orcs TO Nutchek
by the Alaska Pacific Steam Whaling
Company. Edwin l. Grifiith manager.
forty miles and back. twice a month.
from April TO October 81. 1897 fourteen
round trips. and April 10 June 80 lSss
fSiN round fTfr&}. N connection Win
steamers 10 aud from Sitka.
The p0st0ffice at Circle city, Alaska.
mas been rc-estsbliske,l and win here
after be known as Circle with Leroy y.
McQuestern as postmaster. The mail win
be delivered by special carrier from
Juneau.
The special service TO EufauIa. CowIitz
county. Wash from Steilacoom will he
a4,~ A.- 2 he vic
six times a week. with schedule OF not
to exceed one and One-han hours run
ming time each way. The contract has
been let for this service until June 30, ISIS.
The following changes for the star
schedule for the state Of Washington
have been ordered:
Enumclaw to Osceois-Leave Enumclaw
daily except sunday az : a m. arriving
AZ Osceola by 3 a. m: and returning leave
Osceola daily except Sunday al $50 a. m,
arriving N EnumcIaw by il.S0 a. m.
Wabash to Osceola-Leave Wabash
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at s a.
m arriving at OsceoIa by a. m. and
returning leave Osceols on the same days
az $50 q. m. arriving at Wabash by
70 80 a. m.
CakvIiia to Cedarvflle-Leave oakville
daily except Sunday AZ ? m, arriving
az Ceiarviile by so r. m. and returning
leave CcdarviHe daily except sunday. ar
irving az Oakville by 1880 a. N.
Qulniault - Hoauiam-Leave Quiniault
Monday Wednesday and Friday a. : r.
m. arriving at Humptuiips by r. m.
leaving Humptulip$ Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday at S a. n, arriving at
Hoquam hy p. m. leaving Hoauiam
Monday. Wednesday and Friday at
m. arriving at Humptglips by . 2. m.
and returning leave Humptuiips Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday At q. m. arrtv-
ing az QuIniauit BY ?, m.
Aberdeen ia Otfer-Leave Aberdeen
Saturday AZ i2.7o =. IN. or or arrival OF
mail train. but not later than > 2. IN. ar
turning leave Otter Saturday Al 3 a. m.
arriving at Aberdeen ny Il m.
Rochester 20 RochesteT-Ieave Roches-
ter daily except sunday al a. IN. arrtv-
ing az Rochester ~ I p. m
NOrf> Yakima to Wena S-lseaFe North
Yakima Tuesday and Saturday Al $50
a. M. arriving at Wenas by ls2e e. III.
ana returning leave Wsnas Tuesday and
Saturday at / p. m. arriving at North
Yakima By Z p. n.
Hatton 20 Delight 1870 Leave Hatton
Wednesday ara saturday "a; ] 2. m. ar
irving AZ Delight by s :. IA. and return
taE leave Delight "Wednesday ard Satur-
CAV - A. m arriving ai liatton hy y n
Ens3lia 10 Pine gfty--Ese8ye RosaIia
d3tly EXCEPT sunday AZ uss9 e. IN, ar
TV5nE ar Ffae city rs 1,&5 @. m, and re-
turning leave Pine city daily except sun
cay az 3 r. IN. arriving ~ Rcsaha by i9->a
Canyon 10 Blockhoase-Leave CANYON
saturday at g. a. IN. arriving ~ Block
Hofes@ hg s. "a IN au5 returning leave
hi0cknauea saturday AZ p nl-- arriving
as t-a9Fon by g TO
Elee to Mineral F'rom Nay J re- Seq
temoer ~ leave EIhe Nonaay. Wedass-