The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-16

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sl1cn u me pension afHee NJ Nafsreas
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present secretary q the ia-srjar
Our minister 70 Spain has already made
az important report = me state Hens~t-
uent relative u the Spanish SITUATION. hat
the department declines 10 make Il puau1
- advance q the regular report Of 1ha
secretary ot state. wht-h VIII - submit
ted % congress 10 connection with the
PRESIDENT message. Il is known. now
ever as a result OF this report thai the
administration has formed RE opinion
mai spain 3 Still trihinE IA regard 10 open
Ing negotiations tor the rest rstien az
peace IN Cuba The change Of ministry IN
spain is made a pretext for delay and
wai4e autonomy hss been promised for
cuba. 10 one here expects that - end the
var or 70 satisfy the patriots VINO have
been lighting 80 long for Iberty
Minister Woadf1rd lold the Spanls 81 court
tasf President McKialey desired 20 be IN
formed on October D. when the paciication
Of Cuba might be expected The new pre-
mler is expected 20 reply with due Official
roliteness and protsstatioRs % friendship.
that II Is impossible for him. having Just
assumed the administration % Affairs n
his country, 70 e able - return an answer
70 50 important a question in such a lin
.ted time.
Il Is also understood here that SPANS
plan. after gaining as much time "a pos
sihls, Is 70 attempt the placatian q the
Unif,d States through commercial con-
cessions. The hint has been thrown out
that & will be possible for this government
10 secure valuable trade concessions tnd
an Improvement Of our commercial rela-
tions with Cuba II that island remains un-
der the control OF Spain The suggestion
that the Cuban insurgents are class that
the American people should not feel any
special interest In. and that II would %
TO cur commercial aavantaE.a 20 take sides
with Spain rather than with Cuba. Is one
that the Spanish minister 10 this country,
senior Dupuy DE- LONE, has heretofore
from time 10 time put out In various
forms. II Is believed that Senior Sasasta
fat-. rs himself with the idea that by this
suggestion and by various excuses he can
pacify the United States for some time
yet.
Senator Wilson has secured the estab-
Iishment OF postofhce al outlook, YAK
ina county. tsLween Sunnysids and Zilah.
Outlook Is five and one-half miles west or
Sunnysde and the postmaster just APP
pointed there IS Mr.. George \. ide. SEN
ator Wilson has also .cured the re-estao-
iishment OF the office al Moscow. Lincoln
county. and the appointment OF Percy
Wlmble as postmaster there
The p0stofhce at Tonasket, OkanOgan
county will be discontinued october II.
after which date mail for that place viii
be delivered at Alma.
Thomas Parry has filed his bond as post
master at Coulee city. and his commission.
dating from October 4. has been forwarded
10 aim.
4 new postofho,. has been established at
singiser Lemhi county. Idaho. with a spe-
ciaI mail service from FOrney, fourteen
miles northeast. Ellis L. Mumma has
been appointed postmaster.
The discontInuance Of mail messenger
service by the Fairhaven & Southern
railroad 10 West Ferndale and TO Henriet-
IA. Whatcom county. owing 10 the alscon-
tlnuance OF daily trains on that road. VIII
be followed November by the establish
rnent OF a star mall route from New What
com By West Ferudale. Enterprise and
Custer 20 Blaine. 2ia miles and back six
times week a contract for this service
has been let from November !, 1857. TO June
30, ls9S.
Capt. James Parker. Fourth cavalry. has
been appointed a member Of a general
court-martial now in session a. West
Point
First Lieut. Henry c. Caben. Fourteenth
infantry. Vancouver barracks. has been
ordered 20 Portland or. November 20
and 10 report H. person on that date 70 the
governor Of Oregon for duty with the Ma
tional guard az that state. u rel eve
Lieut. Col James Jackson. First cavalry
First Lieut. Charles +. Elliott Fourth
cavalry. has been ordered TO san Fran
cisco for examination for promotion.
SerEt Louis Hendricks Battery ". Third
artillery, stationed at Fort Candy. Wash.
has been promoted 70 be ordnance ser
geant.
Henry Green. Of Seattle has been no:i-
fed that his pension claim Is being con-
s.dered with a view TO its early settle
uent.
Lab.n l. Monty. OF Norman. Wash. has
been notified that MS pension claim awaits
medical evidence. showing whether he is
4 saaIed Tor earning a support ~ ~ nal
labor. ALLAN 3. sLAUsON.