The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-30

cent. and 80 on decreasing per cent Per
month until the thIrty-foUrth month.
when he may apply for discharge with
cut payment. An enlisted man procuring
= discharge by purchase thereby sorfeits
all benefit due to continuous service or
honorable discharge and no sailor will be
allowed 70 purchase his discharge a second
time Furthermore. applications for dis
charge by purchase viii nor DC considered
unless based on valid reasons which must
be fully set forth by the applicant and
verified by the commanding officer
The foregoing may make interesting
reading to boys who are thinking serious
~ Of enlisting IN the navy. and IL will
show how much easier It Is TO enlist in the
government service than Ii Is 10 get oat
OF IL.
Serious complaint has been made % the
postoffice department OF very bad mail
service now existing between Tacoma and
Burnett. WIlkeson and Carbonate. From
all points north of Tacoma Ii is alleged
that the mail Is just twenfy-fouy hours
late to Burnett. Wilkeson and Carhonado
From these points 10 Seattle the mail is
FIVE hours late The reason alleged for il
Is because there is no mali clerk on what
is called the carbonado train from Ia
coma
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow states that a new bond has been
made out and forwarded 10 David Riiyew
postmaster ar Copslls. Chehalis county
Wash. and that soon as that Is re-
turned TO the department. o. @. Chase will
be released as one OF Mt Bilyews bonds
men. as he has recently requested
A petition has been received from cit
zens residing at Cascade Tunnel station
on the Great Northern railway for the
establishment of postofYfce AT that point
and the appointment Of s. W. Jackson.
the agent. postmaster. There is a
large force of men employed at that point
and in consequence constant ciamor for
the establishment OF the Office. The fourth
assistant postmaster has ordered an In
speetor to report upon tie advisabiIity Of
the establishment.
/. W. Park was today appointed post
master at Lake Park. Pierce county.
Wash.
Original pensions have been granted to
Frank b. Stimson OF GoIdendale and to
John I. Amsbaugh. of Lind. Adams county.
pension has been secured for Mrs.
Maggie Kilgore. OF Seattle. widow OF An
drew NJ. c. Kiigore. Mrs. Kugore sled
her claim for widows pension Febru-
airy 2s. 1895. and the pension allowed. which
is s n month. dates back TO the time of
the fling Of the claim. Mrs. Kiigore will.
therefore. receive over saog IN cash be-
sides a small sum Of accrued pension.
which was due her husband at the time
OF his death.
Other original pensions allowed by the
department during the past week are:
Samuel G. Hyde. Of Wilbur Lincoln corn-
ty. Rose Manzsila OF Seattle: William H.
Smith, of Lakeview, Pierce county: John
Kight, of Castle Rock: Abraham Ceilings.
OF Vancouver: Henry H. Hamer of Cen
tralia. and Adam c. Brown. OF Friday
Harbor.
Increased pensions have been issued 10
Andrew McAllister. OF Snohouish: Philan-
der Skillman. Of Olympia William r.
Gould. Of Spokane; John McSorIey. Of
Olympia, and Mary B. Houghton. OF Sc
attle.
An original widows pension has been
granted to Mrs. Sarah A. Ab5ery. of
Lookout. SkaEit county.
Eliab Dunbar. OF Shelton and John H.
Buien. of Tacoma. who We're dropped
from the pension rolls during the last ad-
mlnistratien. have had their pensions re-
stored, and IN the case of Dunbar. an ad-
ditionai pension has been allowed: hut. IN
the meantime. both Of these old soldiers
have died. II they left widows. no appIi-
cations by them have yet been fled
The claim 81 Samuel James. OF sidney.
Wash. for a pension awaits additional
evidence. which the department has just
called for.
Patents have been issued to Peter j.
SchaYhach. 81 Woodhurn Or for an ad-
1ustfhle mophead: 20 Elihu X. Jones and
p M. Wilson. OF Fulton. Or. for feed
watar-heatfng apparatus and 20 Charles
r Easton. OF Wallace. Idaho. for an ap-
paratus for utilizing the Roentgcn rays
Some Democratic postmasters In the
state Of Washington have made the mis-
take OF resiguing. and their places are
thereupon promptly filed by ths DEPART
rusnt s II. Carnahan. postmaster at
College Place WaIla Walla county re-
signed. ard T. a Wilson was appointed
20 succeed him. r 2. Snort. post MASTER
az Wilbur. lincoln county. resignea and
II. J Neeley has been appointed as his
successor.
Commissions have been issued to John
: Capps as postmaster az Reardan. and
TO Albert Shore as postr1a ser at Tehaua.
A steamboat service VIII be established .
July from Juneau 20 Dyes. Alaska. TAX
ing IN or the wsy the settlements a. Ber-
ners bay and Chiikat contract has
been Jet from july tss7 for a year %
John e Bridges ~ Portland for a salts
factory service twice month the year
around This uiu iiscort tinue TIE present
star service from juneau 70 chukat
from June -
After May I the pcstcTice az Niie YAK
iusa county. viii be supplied BY special
service from the or{ce az Treka. instead
of from North Yakima. as 80 present
The mail on the roGte between OLYMPIA
a-d Shelton vii hereafter leave OIyr--
rsia daily. except Sunday, emitting New
Ka1uilchie 81 Sd ?. n. and viii leave
Shelton 6stly. except SUNDAY. emitting
New harsIchte al IlsD a. m TIE rnan
service Tor New kATrsIchie wsH leave
Olympia at SIS a n daily. except sun
aav. ard returning hsavs New Karsich1a
On ire sane days az uooz-
Tns raau VIII leave 0eaStA FER Westpe-t
every aay. excsps Sun9ay. 81 - p. n.
ard Wsstport for CcoSta a. 1913 A. n
Between Ncrss cove ard WsHtporr the
rsaH vii leave <or1H Cove daily. except
sunday. at 81 s. m er upou the arrival
- me malt frern TokeiAva- starting back
Is No-th cove after Visiting nftesa Ea31-
uates az westpcrt-
Tgse star service from Kettle Faits %
Nsve-s+ Pals wfsf hereafter ne a= fel-
js~x. Lave Es;tis Eafls daily except
Sysassay AZ Iaeaa q n and la p r. ar