The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-04
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Pension Bureau Rapidly Dis
posing Of Claims.
MANY WASHINGTON CASES
Claimants Promptly Notiaea Of the
Disposition ef Their Applications
-ofa Soldiers Always Given the
Benefft Of . Doabt-C0ngressma
Jones Was Not Opposed TO the APP
Pa9ef S0und-Decfsiona In Waah-
1nGtOn Land Cases.

lngton Land Cases.
Special pfsratch 10 the oss-rntellsgencer.
WASHINGTON, june s.--rrder the ac-
1--WE and energetic administration OF PEN
sion Commissioner Evans the work OF
that baressu Is progressing many times
faster than IL has any previous year since
President Harrlsons time. Hundreds Of
pension cases are being disposed of daily
and a great many more are being allowed
than under the Cleveland administration
The old soldier lis now being given the
benefit Of the doubt in every case. II COM
missioner Evans keeps up this sort OF
work the bureau viii be clear of business
before the end OF the present fiscal year.
Bat. there win be sufficient work after that.
considering the claims already flIed. to
keep all the clerks fairly busy every day.
From two TO ten cases for the state Of
Washington are disposed of every day at
the present time. This does not mean
that this number of claims is allowed or
rejected but that claimants case is
fuliy considered and II sufficient evidence
IL no, on file TO warrant it's final consid-
Grafton the claimant Is notified promptly
through his member of congress or senator
what further evidence Will be necessary.
Still the number OF final considerations and
consequent allowances have been un-
usually large
Mrs. Ahtie L. Hayward, o. Seattle. has
been granted a pension al s. month. and
an additional pension of s. for each OF
her three minor children, dating back TO
March % 1855. Mrs. Ellen Gates, OF What
com. the widow OF Samuel F.. Gates, has
been granted pension at $ a month.
dating back to April %, 1895 Charles w.
Comstock. OF Aberdeen. has been granted
pension of s.. dating back TO September
% 1886
Other original pensions granted during
the past week for the state OF Washing
ton. are: John Fl. Keal. Copaiis; John
Moore. Sprague: Lewis Lewis. Rsnton.
kane: Abner 8. Crawford. North Yakima;
Streeter Pettijohn, Dayton; Henry s.
Hover. Tacoma: Joseph L. Reed, Meridian; !;
Velasco ]. Knapp. Anacortes.
John G. Janicke. OF Falls City. has been
allowed an increase
Other widows pensions allowed are:
Mrs Anne Dennison, Friday Harbor: Mrs
Mary J. Williams. Seattle; Mrs. Harriet
Sexton. Tacoma; Mrs. Helen M. Doney.
South Tacoma.
An Increased persIon has been granted
to Sidney Lake. tf Lake View, Pierce
county. and a supplemental pension to
Jonathan r. Masterson, of Spokane. The
pension of Abraham Hmock. of Hartford.
Snohomish county. has been reissued-
A widows pension has also been grant
ed to Mrs. Sarah Lawrence. mother OF
Leo Lawrence. OF Waila WalIa.
The following cases have been taken up.
the evidence examined and found TO be
complete. and placed on the list for final
disposition at the earliest practicable
day: Silas D. Stearns. Willapa. Hiram
r. Sweet. Blaine: John Fl. Aker. South
e. ~ H. W
Ia: Alonzo D. kingsbury. Burton, Eliza
l.. Morgan. Artic Chehalis county.
In the claim OF Mrs. Mary j. Allen, of
Blaine. whose claim was rejected on the
ground that her husband committed sui
eide. a rehearing has been requested in
order that an opportunity may be given
TO show that the soldiers death was
brought about by mental arrangement
due to his rensionable disabilities, and
Commissioner Evans has granted this
request.
Additional evidence Is required In the
cases OF William Grady. of South Bend
Mrs. Martha A. Miles. of Tacoma and
Mrs Caroline Schirmer, cf Bush Prairie.
Mrs. Susan O. Armstrong, of Stanwood
has been notified of a discrepancy in her
marriage certificate from which IL ap-
pears that she was married TO one Alex
aader Armstrong, while the soldiers
name is William O. Armstrong. lack
os evidence Is also noticed to identify her
with the girl who married the soldier.
In the case OF Mrs. Esther A. Cotton,
Of Seattle, widow OF Russell Cotton. evil
ssence is required showing whether the
soldier was ever previously married or
whether divorced, and the character and
value or all property OF which he died
possessed.
The claims Of William Gross and Ira c.
King. OF Seattle, and OF \. ]. Wernitsch.
of oakesdaie. stand rejected. In the lat
ter case. which < claim for Increase, IL
VIII be necessary for Mr. wernitsch to
Gle new declaration. In the case OF
William Gross special bill will be re-
CURED 20 place his name on the pension
roll.
A special appeal has been made 70 the
pension commissioner for prompt action
In the ease Of Charles r, Euson of Soath
BEND. who Is now drawing only the mini
mum pension. when il is ciasrncd that he
should have The full amount Mr. fusen's
war record certainly entities him 10 ev-
cry consideration. When his three
years ~ service was within fourteen DAYS
of expirs'tor hs went oa raid. was cap
tnrsd. aad .sy for eight months in An
deTSonviile prison. From the disabilities
he received there he has never recovered
Congressman Lewis calls attention 10
the fact that the PoSt-intoIiigemcer was
slightly IN error wsen IL stated that Con-
grnSsfaan Jones was opposed 70 the laca-
lion % a .ea Inspector ou PslCes soTna
Tne secretary cf the treasury was inclined
20 place she position according 70 the
amount ~ tea. shown by the bureau az
statistics 81 have haen received at tho
port ef highest shipment The report
showed san Francisco ss this port, and
cpon thss report AR. jones concluded that
sae iaspectorshjp m-tSt go 80 san Franxts-
go Mr. Lewis thinks X only far ,haf the
fact ~ known that BIS colleague co-
operated IN eNseyv possible war tfews ry1S
T.sffug the ioesi inspsctorshtp estah-
AshaJ.
Ss,srretarY Rl5ss has ren feret decisions IN
tne following ian8 cAs@S frsma ;as WnHa
N ala aissgses of Washington.
Rearv 8us1aSsom vS tAe Northern "a
ctsc AU& Thomas = ADAMS gasggest es-s 81
fsaatsaE for fcX ie3 denied su fae ground
tSas EAe ta al in controversy had hsar r4sf-
snfe3 g0 sAs company a. sae date os A.s
sp1lscas5ou
EH Is. spray vs. the Northern rae3ae-
I.swi office s5erasson IN fsvor - company
affirmed.
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dsszr&ci Ss-syVSar-f aSl8Ss II s-sGsss3 ths asna
osTsea ae~rSsa, awsrssssS Ctss land - car.
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