The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteliigencer
WASHINGTON. May 2i.-Sincc Comnis-
sioner II. Clay Evans has taken charge Of
the pension bureau the work III that de-
pdrtment has been VERY materially acceier-
ated. which many old soldiers In the state
OF Washington who have applications al
ready pending for many months. and in
some cases years. will be glad TO know.
Commissioner Evans is a business man
and is running his department on business
methods. The humber Of pension eases sd-
1udicated daily has greatly increased. Per
sonai inquiries made by congressman are
promptly answered. or at least as promptly
as can be done, taking them up in their
regular order.
Both the senators from Washington state
are flooded with letters from Old soldiers
whose original applications have not been
decided or who have made application for
Increase. Original pensions have been
granted 10 Darwin C. Johnson. Of Couiea
City. Peter Hardefeldt. ot Orting and
Nicolas Mor,iz. OF Waila Waila. IN in
crease Of pension has been granted 10 John
Deasey or Forks. Claliam county The
pe ension Of John Hoffman. OF Port Angeles.
which was stopped some time ago. has
been restored at an increased rate.
The claim of William ID. l.. Davis who is
now al the Orting soldiers home has been
placed in the completed files for fnal con-
sideration al the earliest practicable day.
The claim Of Ozfas ID. Mcdonald. of Blaine.
requires further examination IN Clay cour-
" Kan, 70 determine its merits. A sim
liar examination In Los Angeles county.
Cal is required in the case of Augustus n.
Lowe. of the Soldiers home. Orting.
Richard Brown. who has been resident
OF Snohomish county for eleven years.
met with an accident last fall. which ne
cessitated the amputation OF one OF MS
legs. After that he contracted pneumonia.
and is now in need of pension. for which
hitherto he has never made application.
Mr.. Brown has a record OF honorable SER
vice during the war until near It's close.
when the regiment to which he belonged
was scattered about in small squads at
various points In Missouri. The war being
practically over. and discipline becoming
lax many of the men, he among them.
becoming tired of an aimless camp life.
wandered off. and was not present when
the regiment was mustered OUT of ser
vice
Application to the war department for
Mr.. Browns record shows charge or
dessertion standing against him. which can
rot be removed under existing law unless
different evidence from that accompany
ing his original application Is furnished.
II must be shown that the soldier was
prevented from returning To his command
By disa bilities contracted In the line OF
duty. or else a special act Of congress will
lee necessary TO remove the charge of de-
sertiou.
The application OF Fred 7. Taylor. OF
Tacoma. for a pension was rejected some
time since because II was not shown that
his disabilities from rheumatism were sur
fcient to warrant the payment
of any sum to him. Mr. Taylor filed a
protest with the commissioner. claiming
that his last examination had not been
considered at the time his application was
rejected. The commissioner now states
that the date of rejection first given was
ar error that Mr.. Taylor's last examina
ton was considered and that the rejec-
tson was ctili held 10 be correct.
William Phillips. of Seattle. also pro-
tested that he had not been fairly treated
In regard to the rejection of his claim.
Commissioner Evans states that Mr.. Phil
lips rejection was based upon the find
ings Of two different boards of examining
surgeons. who reported that Mr. Phillips
disabilities were not rateable under the
pension act He has therefore denied the
request Of Representative Lewis eor re-
hearing TN Mr.. Phillips case.
John Deiacatour. of olympia. who is
row q years OF age and very in'irtn. Is
trying II secure higher rate Of pension
than the $ a month which he Is now
ceiyiug.
The application Of Mrs Mary J. Allen.
widow NJ George F.. Alien. of Blaine.
Wash has been rejected because her hus
band committed suicide. \ re hearing in
this case has hecn asked on the ground
that Mr. Allen had been suffering for R
long tiSe from mental derangemeDt as n
result ~ disabilities incurred in the SER
vice and that therefore his suicide was
really the result % his service as a sol
dter.
James Harms. of Toit. King connty. Is
trying 70 SECURE I pension hat has fer
gotten the letter o. the company ~ the
First Missouri regiment. In winch he
served. Mr. Harris has tried two or three
companies hut can nc; find his name on
the muster rolls of any os them.
The claim - James Ferguson. ~ Spring
dale. Wash requires a special examin-
alton in Hamilton county Mich The
claims al Henry II SALISBURY % Seattle:
Mr. Ahbie l. Haywood of Seattle and
~ Mrs Mar PrGatv- OF fie1esee- idaho
have heen Hsted for hrsl disposition Al
6it{onai evidence IS required IN she ca 50
of pg ! n ACtoU ~ Seattle who is
ROW III Chicago TIE claim - Wm !.
Parker - Wcstlske Idaho who former
" lived at EllenShsirg. Wash has been
r isrt,~l berause sufficient Gisat.l3'v vas
FroH the rolls snHse wears aEo ard his
ctasn was fnr restoration. Tvhe apnlt~a-
t.cn - Peter II Meadows ~ New What
com. for an Increase over 81 q month has
Seeu rejected Hiram y. Ruruells -
| Redmond has been ordered for exaynias-
tor as Seattls
NJ 4 7 Chapman. cf Vancouver Aas
cal'sa - the Alteration ~ the In.iian hu-
resu thn condition ~ aEl;vs exs-tiux 2 -1sug
t1c Fataans vno hayg settled along rhe -
lImAsA T-vrr n fhe state ~ WASH .rEto-1
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tivatsne ;as puhiic iauz w.thou, comply
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freEaen1 personal encounters c<eeur h.-
tween tA1 Indians AMI tho white nasr. 4as
tnr I0csaa& are brought ,ef5ra a ttEsfsee
ct Tee peace an.f fired it fren aert3* taking
az gre Indian has 20 rsy tae Mne l. ia
.s7 roTnglalncS that tae !n&Sars ara In
serfsres stth n their efforts 70 fish in I'd.
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complaint g = stated that tas sstszr{c1.
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