The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-10

Special Dispatch 10 the observation-disclosures.
WASHINGTON. Juns s--Unavolaanle
as'ayS mare occurred IL the examination
" tae surveys of public lands In The
STATE OF Washington. owing TO the INSULT
e'eHf appropriations made in the last con-
grass Tor that purpose. Had the def
SAshcF OH been passed at the last session
~h sAtrG appropriation would have car
fisa on thai work until july / As 4 is
Row. all the special examiners OF the IA I'D
o'''ce We're either dismissed or furloughed
because there were TO funds 10 paw them
1ot ihelr work. The department has
agar urged upon congress the need Of this
essaeieney appropriation. but Il does rot
go N hkeiy that IL VIII be passed in time
70 90 very much good. The sund-y civil
olli which has just become law pro-
Fides sufficient funds for continuing This
"ofh after july ], at which time field ex-
aminations viii be at once resumed.
y special effort was made 10 have the
examination aE the field work in townships
- 81 and f0 north. range - east prior TO
tne hish water in the SirnilkaTaes.n river
and IT'S tributaries. which would overflow
ioIt'ea OF tats township, but the efforts
iaiied tor the reasons above stated.
The dismissal OF the field examiners sp-
pears TO have been good political move.
Tor the majority OF them were Democrats.
ana II is more than likely that when the
ne" examiners are appointed under the
present administration they will be Re
puhiicans. In spite OF the fact thar these
positions are under the civil service Bur
fn@ civI service Goes not contemplate
Keeping men In Office when there are 70
funds 10 pay them. So when a deficiency
occurs all the employees OF & division may
oe discharged. and then when more money
Is obtained rev men Will be appo nted sub
1eet. of course. 10 passing the civil ser
vice examination. provided no change is
made in Mr.. <'ieyeland's sweeping or.ter
Ihis shows one OF the ways in which
civil service reform does not work Tor
the benefit OF those nor in political accord
with the ruling administration.
Some inquiries have recently been made
OF the comptroller of the currency desatiye
TO the condition Of affairs OF the First Ma
uonal Bank of Anacortes. Comptroller
k@ckies states that the amounts which
will be- paid 10 creditors depend largely
upon the amount realized from the re-
naming assets. which will be sold under
order of the court about September l. 4
dividend of eS per cent. has already been
paid by this bank. and the remaining ha-
hititles amount TO about So 600 To cover
these liabilities there are assets repnrteI
10 be worth sSs.esl OF these assets how
ever. the receiver Of the bank +. w
faWklnS. haS scheduled only S54D
good. $4,000 doubtful. and over $4,000 as
worthless. The comptroller states in 4
recent letter which he has written upon
this subject. that II Is not possible 10 de-
iermine at this time whether the amount
that VIII be realized from the sale which
Is ordered VIII be sufficient 10 pay the
creditors in run. the result being depend
ent unou the conditions that may exist .s
the time OF the sale in regard to the pay
Fnent for real estate and to the disposition
Of purchasers 30 pay reasonable prices FOR
the judgments and assets that VIII then
be offered.