The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-09
TONNAGE LAM CONSTRUED.
COMMISSIONERS OF NAVIGATION An
IWERS QUERIES.
J. G. McGaughey Wants His War
Record Cleared Up-What Waah-
inxtOn Citizens Are Doing at the

| at San Francisco. which IS Of interest TO
| Puget sound shipping men as we'll. The
I collector inquired:
| ''First--Wili the circular of March Z,
| ISIS, and the letter OF the 9Th inst. relating
/ TO fractions OF tons, necessitate the chang
ing OF the tonnage now carved on the
main beams OF vessels
Second-WiI they necessitate change OF
tonnage IN outstanding documents?
'Third-Whether fractions OF tons
| should be omitted in specifying in marine
| documents capacity for Enclosures etc.
/ "Fourth--W neither the present method
| OF assessing tonnage tax on the tonnage
| expressed in registers Is to be changeds''
! The four questions are all answered by
/ the commissioner of navigation In the
| negative. The circular above referred to
! expressly limited the omissions OF frac-
! tons TO statements of the capacity OF
tho vesse.s admeasured.' and did not in
any manner relate 10 statements OF the
capacity of separate spaces.
I'm making up the statement OF the to-
/ tai capacity OF a vessel. therefore," says
| the commissioner. the tonnage, includ-
ing fractions of tons, ascertained, OF sepa-
rate spaces. like the space under the ton
mage deck Enclosures etc. should be
specified and added as heretofore In any
new marine document granted on or after
July I, 1898. but the capacity OF the vessel,
gross and net. should appear in whole
numbers only.
In View OF the foregoing. It does not
appear to this Office that You will expert
ence any material difficulty in complying
with the instructions you mention. en-
bodied in the bureaus letter OF the 9Th
instant. stating the balances OF tonnages
at your port. and directing YOU to neglect
fractions of tons when adding your alb
stracts, but not to omit the fractions from
the abstracts until July l. 1885,
Jerome G.. McGaughey. OF Spokane, has
fled an affidavit with the record and PEN
sion division Of the war department for
the purpose of Strengthening out his rec
ord Of service in the army. Mr.. Me-
Gaughey is marked as a deserter, but he
states in his affidavit that he was wound
ed at the battle OF Antietam and became
separated from his company. Being UNI
able to find his company he remained with
some friends until able 10 travel. and
then learning that his command had been
ordered 10 another section of the country
he made his way TO Harrisburg, Pa,
where he gave full particulars OF his pres
ence end was sent to the hospital. He
was unable to do anything for about
seven months, but after that was engaged
nurse In the hospital. After his term
Of service had expired he was discharged
from the service, but never received n
regular discharge from his company and
regiment. II is TO secure this and also a
pension TO which he Is entitled that he Is
now endaavoring TO prove TO the salts
faction OF the war department what he
has stated in his affidavit.
Harrie E. Hart. formerly of Seattle. now
visiting relatives In Decatur. Ind. has
made application to the war department
for employment IN the secret service di-
vision.
Charges have been filed in the office OF
the fourth assistant postmaster general
against the appointment of Mr. Fox az
postmaster at zii!ah, Wash. 1t is claimed
that members or this family were connect
ed with a small postoftice In Nebraska Ia
1896. and that their management of that
office was not very satisfactory TO the de-
partment. The information thus conferred
has resulted in an investigation Of these
charges.
r. Is. Coomhs, whose father was an Ohio
veteran IN the civil war. who had himself
four years service in the Iowa National
Guard, has made application 10 the secre-
tary OF war for permission TO raise Il COM
pany OF infantry at Rosssand. Il. c.,
where, no says, a number or Americans
there employed have protested wiling
ness TO eniAs, in the service Of their coun-
try for the war with Spain.
j. II. Palmer, OF Seattle, desires an ap-
pointment as interpreter In the quarter
masters department. Mr.. Palmer Is now
a landscape gardner. but when he was
younger was an officer In the English
army and served n the crimean war He
speaks Spanish ftnently, 50 IL IN stated In
-
French and modern Greek. He has also
had considerable experience in the COM
nllssary department. OF the English army
IL states that ne would be ready 20 start
for the froas within twelve hours after
notification.
Hon. y. A. Plumley. city attorney OF
Port Townsend, Wash. has been visiting
in tho East for the past few weeks. lie
spent few days at the national capital.
Judge Julius s. Morsiand, OF Portland.
has been visiting the members OF ths ore
gon delegation here the past week.
Rev. W. III. Sherrod. OF Rockford. Wash.
has written letter 10 the president IN
forming him OF his desire TO be appointed
chap.ala OF the United States army. In
his letter he assures the sident that he
= confident he could DO good service as
such.
BY direction Of the assistant secretary of
war 5ergt Harry r. Jordan. signal corpas.
now on duty az headquarters. department
Of the Columbia. Vancouver barracks
Wash. VIII be sent 10 Omaha Neb lie
will report upon hts arrival 10 Capt Harry
g. ward. Sixteenth United States infantry.
for dsaty AZ the Trans Mississippi and In
,errasianal exposition. Omaha, Nsb.
Capt Edward Burr, corps Of engineers.
well known on tAs Pacific coast from his
long service in Portland, Or. where hr
married daughter IL the late Henry
Green, has been detailed for Important
duty In the office OF sne Chief Of engineers
la ghic city.
First Lieut.; Robert ID. Walsh, Fourth
cavalry. has been detailed az mastering Of
ficer az Boise Idaho.
Patents have been issued 20 Charles A
Barron. r. r. Reid and j l.. Mcdonnell.
~ Tacoma. for a telephone system. Bar
ron has assigned ali mis- interest in thu
Invention 10 hss partners, who in their