The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-21
WANT An Investigation.
0UsTED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
CLAIM AID Of CIVIL SERVICE.
don 20 Fight Spain-R<atsn Nansa
scheme to fa~nsify Those slain In

/ WASHINGTON. April 9e-Tae removal
or Charles L Kn0x. registry e.srk IN the
SPOKANE gossosfice has heea brought 20
me attention o. the civil service commits
SION Knox was removed upon charges
| OF gross careiessness and iaatsenssoyf TO
business. whereby several registered let
| tiers were lost" Knox states TIA, these
letters were not lost, but sto.en. and that
,his happened fourteen months ago when
az result two employees were discharged
1 from the Office. knox claims that hts re-
movai IS Cor political reasons purely and
the MEMBERS OF the Washington delsga-
tion nave requested 4 fai. Investigation Of
all TIE facts in connection with the case.
IL Is alo understood that a. the Same
time the civil seryic. commission viii be
! asked 20 investigate the remova. of two
/ female clerks from the same Office. The
| department claims that the removals
! were asrhorized under the ciyls service
/ regulations
j. r. G.eason. who was deputy COL
iector of internal revenue az Seattle has
/ appealed 10 the internal revenue con1snis-
sioner from the action OF Collector D. NJ
!. Dunne. or the Oregon district. in remey~
ing him and appointing David W. Bowen
/ In his place. Miss Alma l. Grrnsragz
i was removed al the same time and Frank
IL. Paul was appointed to succeed her
! Gleason claims that ne was In the c.aSss-
| He'd e.vii service. and that. as he was not
officially notified CO his dismissal he is
| stu entitled 10 the salary OF the Office
I he declares in letters TO the commits
+! sioner tina. no charge can be made
/ against him that can be sustained He
/ quotes In eehaif Of his contention the
classified service circulars issued by the
/ last commissioner Of Internal revenue
The commissioner has ruled that only
very limited number OF employees In the
Internal revenue are within the classified
/ service.
Albert FrIeirichs. now an inmate OF the
/ state penitentiary at WaIla waila. serv-
| ing life sentence for murder. has writ
| ten an amusing letter to Representative
/ Lewis. rrieirichs says:
Indications show that our country s.
on the verge or war with foreign
| power, and presume that YOU are aware
| or the fact have served four years In
the German army. holding a commission
a. lieutenant. and have been honoraniy
/ discharged. and ] would wish. through
1 your assistance. in case OF activity. 10
offer my services in the army of our
country"
/ Probably many ether inmates OF the
penitentiary would. be quite as willing az
| Friearichs TO exchange a prison eel FOR
the battlefield. The letter is one OF the
I
| literature OF critical period In Amer
| lean history
w. A. Mohr. OF Roslvu who recently
served sentence at McNeil's island, has
made an application to the president to
be restored 70 his rights or citizenship.
/ The matter IL awaiting the attention OF
/. the attorney general.
/ John F. Clark. OF Renton, offers a snr-
| gestioa TO the war department in con-
necsson with the recent Maine disaster.
where 80 many bodies OF the drowned
sailors were buried unidentified He sug-
| gests that the department make buttons
| for the clothing OF soldiers and sailors
| from aluminium. placing upon each but
/ ton the name or the company and reg
/ tment and a separate number for each
man In the company. In this way. II
| only one button remained upon the
| c.nthes OF corpse, Identification would
/ be possible from the records
TX !s said a somewhat similar plan Is
| already In operation in the German army
| today. Csark's idea IL considered by the
| department 10 be worthy OF attention and
/ investigation.
| Under the provisions OF recent con-
| tract for the work at Grays harisor.
Wash. the contractor il required TO pro-
/ Vide suitable plant and make all nsces-
/ sary preliminary arrangements for COM
rnencing the work by May ]. fsss This
! contract was approved February -. and
the sam az SgseHss ss available for :be
! work. 5000 having been appropriated by
| the river and ssarfor act OF June 8 1888.
and ss5o.0e by The sundry civil act OF the
/ last session Of congress.
The commissioner OF the genera, land
Office. al the request OF the commission
er OF Indian affairs has held Up a patent
| for placer mineral entry mad. by W.
NJ Clark In the Spokane land district
The commissioner Of Indian Affairs has
also requested the land office 10 prote-.
the rights Of the Indian occupants of lands
embraced IN this mineral entry. The land
In question covers go acres or three
placer claims. In letters fled with the
Indian bureau. II II claimed that the rov-
ernmen; sent experss TO test this gran.
ard found no mineral The commission
| or OF the general land offfce has row or
tered a hearing in The Spokane land Of
fee 10 determine the character OF the
land covered by Clark.s entry.
J. N Walker. 81 Seattle has flied an
application with the civil service com
mission asking an examination for the
position OF first assistant assayeT In the
hope that a position VIII he rsady for
HIM this summer In the new assay office
! In seas,Ie. Senator wilson has received
a number Of applications from pso7l~
who desire The san appointment. which
/ IL IL understood. will be made by the
] president.
steamboat mall service has been es-
fabsizhesf twice week from Astoria. Or,
/ 80 Gray's river, Wash. 10 begin July J.
star route mai service has been es-
sahsi<hed from Clifton TO Port orGhard.
| A four-veaYss contract has been let
Mai. George W Davis. recently pro-
rnote-5 70 ~ Northumberland has been
I assigned - the Fourteenth infantry ct
I Vancouver barracks. In che place at
T.sess. tsol Russell. retired. Ills promo
! ton dates from March Q. iss&.
ALLAN b SLAvSOE.