The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-26

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placed together ard ca1sei any length
os tine withsa. sticxsnF provtced they
do rot get wet TIRE heat OF the ecsiy does
rot affect them as Il dces fns gum which
IS now IN use upon postage stamps. Mr.
Jose has written 20 the postmaster general
trying 30 GET that department 10 Use MS
gum. but as the department buys all rx
postage stamps and envelopes already
glImmei II has 20 F=e for the invention.
The postmaster general has suggested 70
Mr. Jose however tket ne write 70 Hon
CIzuda ". johnson. director of the bureau
OF engraving ard printing WATCH now
manufactures postage stamps. ard 70 NJ
s. Chapman. Of Hartford Conn. who rep
resents the contractor supplying stamped
envelopes. If IS not known whether Mr..
jose has secured q patent upon his inven-
ton or discovery. but II Il possesses the
great merit which he claims. u would be
wise fer him 20 do So for II is quite likely
that such q discovery will eventually be
adopted.
A peculiar pension case has been
brought TO the attention OF Commissioner
Evans William David Mckinley Davis
who Is now 81 the Soldiers Home at ort-
ing. is an applicant for a pension. and was
sometime ago notified that another VII
liam NJ. -. Davis. OF Wisconsin. VINO
served in an Indiana regiment during the
war ts now drawing the pension under the
number for which he had made appiics-
ton. Mr. Davis Of Oriing has sent 10
the pension bureau here sworn testimony
as to his identity. together with the copy
OF hts discharge. and has now some hope
Of getting the matter Strengthened out In
a short time.
w Philip OF Seattle. who made appii-
cation for a pension some time ago bat
was rejected. is now endeayortng 10 get
his claim reinstated under the new aa-
ministration. Mr.. Phillips claims that he
is Justly entitled to pension and that he
is wholly incapacitated TO perform manual
labor
Abraham Ceilings Of Vancouver. Wash,
has been allowed an original pension Al
IS a month. from May T. 1898.
William e. Pollen. of Puysllup. Wash.
bugler in Company G. Second regiment.
Louisiana cavalry. has been allowed a
pension from October Is. 1894. al -
month.
The pension claim Of Fred T. Taylor. OF
Tacoma. Wash. has been rejected on the
ground that he was not disabled TO a pen
sionable degree by reason OF alleged rheu-
matism since fling bis claim in October.
lsS2
Original pensions have been granted
ty. Wash: Louis McLennam, of Bonner
Ferry, Idaho; Rose ManEella, Seattle:
William II. Smith. Lake View. Pierce
county; Abraham Ceilings. Vancouver.
Restoration and an additional pension has
been allowed Eliab Dunbar, deceased. OF
Shelton, Mason county. Restoration and
reissue has been granted in the pension of
John Fl. Bulen. also deceased. Of Tacoma.
The pension OF Andrew McAHister. of Sno-
homish. has been increased.
original pensions have also been granted
TO Joel S. Otto. Of Seattle: James h T.
Airey. OF Orting: Levi B. Getehell. of
Steilacoom; Andrew j. Clark. of Tacoma:
Jacob NJ. Woodring. Hamilton. Skagit
county. and Andrew Morton. of Spokane.
In the case of Mr.. Morton the pension
comes too late TO do him any good, as he
died while the claim was pending.
Sarah A. Abbey. OF Locksrt. Skagit
county, has been allowed pension of IS
per month from January n. 1891. and s.
additional for each Of her two minor
children.
o. G. Chase. of Hoquiam. Wash. man.
sger OF the Quiniault Lake Improvement
Company. has fled a request with the
fourth assistant postmaster general TO re-
lease him as bondsman for d. Bilyew,
postmaster at Copalis. Chehalis county.
Wash. The recent removal Of the Copalis
postoffice is believed to be Mr.. Cases rea-
son for desiring TO be released from Mr..
Bilyew's bonds
A mail messenger service was establish
ed April - at Li.,4e Falls Lewis county.
to and from the Northern Pacific railroad
station.
ALLAN B. SLAUSoN.