The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-02

An Incident occurred In connection with
80 county clerks ONCE within the last
snree days that smacks OF the heroic. ana
80 Obscure young man who was the Gen.
ri axure IN IL would for D similar exploit
.,d<r q military administration be en-
s;ssed 10 some sort Of medal or decoration
psehxps however. the satisfaction Of hav-
sur accomplished his object. the saving
a his old fathers homestead. Is al the
reward he coyets.
Il vas late Thursday evening. Already
che afternoon sun was beginning 20 shine
far up the eastern wall Of the clerks Of
~. Two men presented themselves ii
front OF ". w. belongs desk. and the
eider Of the twain signlfsed In very broken
EnrIisI. with a strong German accent. his
v.rl1 to become fuil-aedged citizen Of
tic United States Inquiry developed the
fart that his naxae wna Charles Mattix.
~ that Ne had sought during the civil
var nf q member of the Third Minnesota
regfmsnt Company I. This East at once
interested DcLons. for his father was u
member Of The same organization. So AR.
DcLong addressed himself ~i;h the great
est possible easnerness towards aatisfy-
tne the old gcntisman's wishes.
Unfortunately .. serious obstacle pre-
eeHted itself. Mr.. Maths had neither his
..3rss papersv in the citizenship process.
ror had he his d:scharKe from the Union
army. Instead OF this he had brought
eten9 Stn nsu uo.e"SHs WHICH, ne
seemed eonnaen1 Nouid prove the open
sesame 20 the ooof oI american citixen-
ohdp.
$40. hat not got mine babers OF ziti-
1pnship. und mine discharch hat not got;
hi hat got here one ledder from Nc
6nIey. und mckinley is all rigid" he
10
letter from MekinieyF SAID De-
Nne. even ms single Tax stoicism moved
egnat py the prospect OF reading an
oN1grapI communication from the pres
saia the OLD man. Il hat got II
- ano sure enough ne pulled out
11oapie-iooking document bearing
washington CITY postmark- But alas. In
Uection proved that II was far from being
. "teddsr from MCKINLEY" The old man
40 indeed written TO the president. and
~ tetter han been courteously referred TO
sie department OF tae anterior for proper
reply. The latter department had simply
written that 1t had the matter under ad-
ytsement and would give II attention In
due time IL was this vague note OF cour-
tesy 10 which the Old man had pinned his
isith as Iedder from Mckinney.
when the matter was explained TO MN
ne almost broke down completely, and. as
the sequel showed, with good reason Yes
terday was the last day he had for Ming
on the httfe homestead claim IN Mason
county whieh constituted ms sole earthiy
possession. ~ was snen late THURSDAY
siteIhoon. re haa az nome an honorable
aschssee from the army. nut MS htfle
nome LAY easnt"eh niles nack from tide
water. Even u nc couio eaten poat AT
ohce' ne nta NO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10 take
MIN over .hoss eighteen weary miles aud
Hs uossn !. rue q neseie. Inc p1osPect
seemed utterly holeiess.
~...t nsh me rs.ae etssoos =, neEoasm began
VIII me on man vas nus son, =, an I'M
p'V'has'ss -sooA .s I.ssic =. son'e ~ ssaIs.
sonk " ha'l aiu 1anAs y. hsu's. as SON
- ene s''ua,son ~as niaus p.iiccuy eieaa
70 hinn NO aeteus out NOV TN then- re anu