The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-12

There are Official consular reports n To.
secrfary's archives necessary TO con-
gress-
A second resolution is to appoint the
declaring an emergency for the same -
The whe-easez TO this declare that =
state OF war exists and that some foreign
policy should be announced at once.
'.fnEanter.s In the body of the resolution.
Is qualified By "or within three days from
TINS date"
John Anderson has been appointed
postmaster az Center, Jefferson county.
III place Of c. w Blake: j. w Felix has
b--er appciased postmaster al Harstls.s is
lard. Mason county. In place OF Harry
Dean and NJ A Richardson has been ap-
posrtsd post master az Laurel. Whztco-i
county. Ia place % AIthea Adams. All
three OF the retiring possuasters resigned
Raylyilg to a resolution OF the se.sate.
Secretary Gage furnishes Information rel
a.sve 10 the nature and extent Of the ssap-
ervision aud control OF materials import
ed 81 bject 20 duties and stored in bonded
warehouses TIE resolution also calls for
information relating TO the amount OF
raonesy paid by the United States as draw
hacks All merchandise. the secretary
states On arrival at port OF entry
comes Immediately into the custody OF
the customs officers. Merchandise en-
tered for consumption is delivered TO the
importers on payment OF duty. Merchan-
disc riot entered at the custom house is
sent 10 a storage warehouse, and IL us,-
called for ar the end ot twelve months IS
sold and the proceeds applied TO the pay
ment of duties and charges. Merchandise
entered for warehouse is sent 10 desig-
mated warehouse, the proprietor o. which
Is held upder sufficient bonds for its care
and safety. ard q customs officer is sta
toned at such warehouse who fas sole
supervision OF the receipt and delivery OF
goods. No delivery is made except upon
permit issued BY the collector.
Articles withdrawn from bond with
drawback OF duty which are principally
supplies for ships, amount III value in the
Puget sound district to SS.pSis for the
year Isi Since that no account has besn
kept.
The claim OF Byron Barlow & Co. of Ia
coT.ld fer extra com pensatioH .nSconnec-
ton with their contract for the construc-
ton OF dry dock at the Puget sound
naval station has been referred 10 the de-
partment Of justice and all papers bear
ing upc the merits OF the claim have been
transmitted 10 that department.
G. c. Hariin who left Seattle about a
month ago. Is now in this city trying TO
interest railroad men in his new patent
car coupler, which Is to make him a mil
lonaire in due course OF time He has al
ready succeeded in getting an English
company 20 take up his patent. and 1t is
said TO work very satisfactorily. He is
now travelling through the East, visiting
railroad presidents and associations of
railway men, interesting them in his i'm
portant invention.
The secretary OF the treasury has trans
mitted 10 the senate for provision In the
general deficiency bill a list OF claims al
lowed by accounting officers under appro-
priations which have been exhausted. In
this list are the following items: Puget
Sound Telegraph Company. $4Se: Western
Union, at Boise. idaho. ss2.sl; Oregon
Short Line & Utah Northern railway.
sl6.42; Northern Pacific railroad, SIS:
John Y. Williams. superintendent Indian
school Fort Hill. Idaho. <S&.T: Capt.
John w. Bubh. acting Indian agent Col
vile agency, $50.
The coul-, of claims has given judgment
in favor of Lewis c. Goodwin, of Waiia
Walla. Wash. for extra pay as letter car,
rier TO the amount of S4.5s. This win also
be included in the general deficiency bill.
The~esseee-saap~srvtce between Silver
Creek and Harmony leaves Silver Creek
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 2
y. m. or OH arrival of the mail from Cow
ltx. The mail from Harmony leaves the
same days at 6:3o a. m. arriving at Silver
Creek by a. m.
A widows pension has been granted To
Mary &. Gerard OF Walla Walla Wash
Ss Ao
ceased husband 5 accrued pension has also
been allowed.
4 pension has also been granted to
Charles w Sissou. of Orttng at IS q
month. Other original pensions have been
granted 10 Isaac Riiout of Sprague Lin
coin county: Ell O.. Todd OF Seattle; Isaac
w. Grant. of Colby. Kitsap county; Henry
c. Stinson. 81 Chehalis. Lewis county:
William Nacfey. OF Elmer. ChehaIis coun-
~, and Frances MARI. of New Whatcom.
Increased pensions have been granted
To James Z. Morgan. Of Tumwater,
Thurston county; OHI Peterson. OF Stsil-
accom-. Pierce county. and George w.
Baker. Of Hockinson. Clarke county.
Original widows pensions have also
been granted 10 Eliza r. Runkel. of Se-
attic; Rachel c. Jones. of kaIama. and
Amelia j. McAtannus. Of Everett
The pension cases Of Alonzo n. Kings
bury q Burton. and Charles w. Kyle, OF
criinS. have teen listed for final dispo-
sition.
John X. Moore. of Tacoma. has been
ordered before I'm examining board at Ia
coma
Hiram Hammer. auditor Of SkaSii coun-
". has applied for n pension on the
ground ~ tota, disability from rheurna-
tisu. benjamin F. Meservey. OF Cen,ra-
lin Lewis county. has made application
TOR increase of tension.
Thomas T. FIolcTaft. of Olympia has
been appointed prcofreader In the cIassi-
fed service in the government printing
ofiice. ALLAN +. SI-ACSON. .