Evening star., 1898-07-13

jas. Hc9ueeu FOrSyth.
| subscriptions have been made yet to be
heard from. The prospects are that the
| fund will finally reach the $1,000 mark. and
| every penny of it will be needed to COM
| plete the work on the enlarged scale that
has been planned. The fencing will be con-
! structed in this city and shipped to Key
West
| AT Key West the greatest expense will be
| incurred in the erection of the fence and
| Improvement of the plot and the twenty
| TOUR graves within it. Labor and express
age at Key West are extraordinarily high,
| and ii is with the greatest difficulty that
expert workmen are secured
The design for the Maine fence rs print
| ed in The Star, was sent to the naval sta
ton at Key West 1t was returned several
days ago by Commander Forsyth who in
an accompanying letter, declared that all
| the officers who had seen the tracing were
unit in expressing their admiration say
| ing that it could hardly be improved The
design for the smaller fence for the Wins
low graves was chosen from two that were
forwarded. 1t is simple-handsoTaely so
marked here and there with the letters ~
5. N" Impressed with the patriotic work
| undertaken in this city the citizens of Key
West have started a fund for the purpose
OF erecting tall monument to be made of
Maine granite and to be placed within the
fence shipped from here.
Work of Union Veterans.
The fund for the fence has been raised by
a committee from Encampment No. e9,
Union Veteran Legion, composed as fol-
lows: Capt. Gideon A. Lyon chairman:
Maj. Frank A Butts, secretary and treas
urer; Col. NJ ]. Foote, W. w. Brown and
Col Luke Kelly. The money has been Sc
cured in small donations from government
employees at the departments. very little
OUTSIDE help being youchsafed. Through the
kindness of the different division chiefs and
the secretaries of the departments these
subscriptions were carried on.
A donation from the clerks Office of The
paymaster general of the army amounting
to S1o0, and simply credited to Cash"
was upon investigation found to be the pa
triofic Gift of Mr.. Clarence F. Cobb who
10 10 escape any notoriety asked t.at the sum
be entered as stated. Mr. Cobb declared
that lie was a sailor once himself.
Subscriptions to Fund.
Additional subscriptions are as follows:
Previously acknowledged in The
oteF Observation-Disclosures. SS3,3 16
employees of Department of Agri-
culture, through Capt Israel
Stone. Observation-Disclosures. 30 Al
Cmce paymaster general, L. S. A,
war Department. ent............... los o.
Record and pension office, War De-
partment. ..:....................... GO 55
War records Office, War Depart
niei'. .......--.-...-....-....--. s 90
once Judge advocate general. U.
/ NJ
Additional from office j, 1ge adyo-
cate general, Z. S. navy..... L 10
Acditional from naval war records
once. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. / oO
Mr.. Whiting, Navy Department 25
Certificate division, Z. s. pension
puredu Observation-Disclosures. IL 90
Law division. L. S. pension bureau : ~
Additional from board of review T.
b pension bureau. z 90
FIRST deputy's room, L. S. pension
Phe following contr;h,;;;o,: no;:: 60
been received through Mr. E c.
DePutron of Canton, Ohio:
T. e. DePutron, Canton Ohio 81 90
Es Eeru n; weber, canton, Ohio. 90
Waiq Ailony, canton. Ohfo...-.- 90
=. w. Wits, CanIcn, Ohio. o.--....... ! 90
Ss Sailes "yvant Canton, Ohio...... / 90
M M: 6us1, canton, Ohio. .......... LOO
w. j. Charters, Canton Ohio 90
H. IL. Huferd, Canton, Ohio / O0
Green Hardwick, Canton, Ohio. / 90
p K Bush Canton, Ohio. 90
John Charters, Canton, Ohio / 90
Samuel Willis. Canton Ohio 20
Justin r. White, Massillon, Ohio 1 O0
ASSISTANT chief clerks room. q. s.
pension bureau. 2 m
Additional from Albert Moseley
Encampment, No. 91, Union Vet
eran Legion, National Soldiers
Home Va..................... 5a
Washington Lodge. No 10, B. p.
,;,.fs .; Eks; 1000
Additional from war record office,
war department. ent...-...-..... no
Mrs Adelaide Worth Bagley. 90
Miss Belle Worth Bagley G0
Miss Ethel Worth Bagley M
Mr.. David Worth Bagiey 20
~A1s.si d.. c3eassepuus Dahleis Jr. 90
Iost once Department subscriptions
ofice of Postmaster General:
Through superintendent and dis
bursing clerk, &c.. 8. ao
through eiiiel clerk, ct al.......... 10
aolai ........-.....--..-..... 81 40
0f1ce OF law clerk. -
Ofnce OF first assistant postmaster
general: Salary and allowance
oiVlslon 95
Money order system %
Oeao letter ONCE. IL 10
correspondence DIVISION l 30
Free delivery division. n...... 20
. Fost once supplies d1vision...-.... 6 %
Total ..-....-....-.......---... ss7 O.
Office of second assistant pestmas-
ter general: Through the chief
clerk OF the bureau (for the sew
eral dly1Siens) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & 10
Railway mail service: Office of
general superintendent. t........ 3 40
Office of third assistant postrnas-
ter general: Division of finance,
etc ..........--........... 2I5
DIVISION OF postage stamps, etc.. II 90 |
Division of classification. 40 |
Total ....---.....-....-....... s13 55 |
Office OF fourth assistant postmas- I
ter general: Appointment di-
vision -..---5 5.-.-..--....... e9
Bond division % |
Division OF mail depredations and
post office inspec tors. 925
Total ......-...................- ua 75 |
Total ........-.................. ss1 % |
Grand total...--..-.....--..-.. Ill ,199 Do |