The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-27
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Special Dispatch to the Post-iatelligencer
w T AsffIAGToN. Sept. IA striking
Wv contrast between the claims u
the Republicans representative
from the First Oregon district. Hon.
Thomas II. Tongue. and the Popgiist. "
:. Nzaz1cf burg. who contested mis- seaG IN
TIE present congress. Is found ia the pages
OF the deficiency appropriation act which
has row become d Jaw. IN eases o. e}ec-
Ion contests before &hs house Of repre-
sentatiyes the eont1sssag candidate and the
sitit1s member are bota allowed full corr
pensation Ter al expenses incurred III car
rying GA the confess; provided it does not
exceed the sum OF $500 A grea. majority
OF the members and contestants claim the
taii lima, OF the sam 20 which they are en-
Titled. declaring that their expenses be
cause OF the contest have been greater
thail the amount allowed by law. In the
election cases before the house al the last
session. fully ihsee-touGshs OF those en-
titled to claim expenses claimed ina fflII
S2s@. Ar. vandarburg. however. content;
go himself with claim for S9 S. while
ar tongue only claimed the sum Of Ssu3
w ,saass an who know anything about eon-
.sS,ed election cases here realize Is rather
su0eF than over @he probable cost OF ga
Tending his rights.
The following letter from Representa-
meRt:
Having been given license and authority
py iae honorable secretary Of war through
your honorable department 10 voluntarily
sttaeh myself 10 the stan % Gen john r.
BROOKE and serve az volunteer AIDE in the
war between Spain and the Tinted States
af'a having been ofssered 70 report by you,
n3hoFabie oepar tment 10 Brig Gen Gran.
nave the honor TO report 10 Your eepa RI
nsnt that | was duly assigned by Ger
tffAHt 10 ms stan and detailed TO the dis
charge 81 Guties OF INSPECTOR OF commits
sary Har.ng performed my Duties ac-
coru'as % 6TeeTs | have to further state
IA. nat py virtue OF the cessation Of hostili-
tits ana lae execution of a peace protocol
was duly reIived Of further duty
nave the honor 10 express my graft
tode Tor eourtesles shown and TO Continue
20 remain She obedien, citizen OF the
ne relieving patents have been granted
&c Washington inventors: James I. Homes
u ia puck. drilling machine: Sam Stone.
W Swanson. OF Tacoma trolley, Hsnrv
III. Warner Of Tacoma, car coupling.
The following Washington ,,os. arsicss,
w4H pc made money order offices OCTOBER
]: Ashford. Pierce county: Bee PiSrca
county: Bremerton. Kitsap county. Rurs
ton. King county: Chinook pariGc co,In-
,,g Cumberland. King county: custer.
Una y na'c p1an county; Elbe Pierce county
PIERCE county. Madrone, kitsap co.InIv.
Nasel. Pacific county. Neah Bay. ClaIlan,
county: Olal!a. Kiisap county: Point Rnb.
erts ", Whstcon county; Quiiiayute. ClalIam
coun&[, sherlock, Thurston county: Swof-
iord: Lewis county. Tanwax, PIERCE coun-
~. Tot. King county; Vega Pierce colin-
": Woo!ley. skagit county.
George ". spangle. Of spsngle, Wash
inStoD. has been granted an original pen
sion at si2 q month; William H. A-ler. OF
Roy. receives one Of S q month. and Dor
Of s.
The claim Of Austin J. Marsh. OF Seattle
for 4 pension. has been rejected.
First LieG;. Albert Il. Donwor;h. Six
teenitl infantry. has been transferred 10 the.
seventh infantry. exchanging posts With
assigned 10 Company L. Sixteenth in
fanlry-
First Lieut.. Edgar F. Koehler. recently
assigned 70 the Fourteenth Infantry In
place Of Lieut.. Little. who has been ap-
pointed captain and commis sary of sub
sastence. has been again transferred 10 the
Min infantry. FNrsi Lieut. Gwendeu L.
Simpson. Ninth infantry. has been trans
ferred 10 the Fourteenth infantry. and as
signed TO Company +, hat will remain on
duty with the Ninth infantry until further
orders.
Charles Riddeford and Richard l.. Dunn
board of civil service Examiners in the
postoff.ce at Spokane Wash
Mary f Fa2bion has been appointed
pc<strnLS;ress at Messy Rock Lewis coun-
~ in place OF Robert l.. McMurray. re-
moved
The N0Tth American Transportation and
Trading Company. of witch c. H. Hamil-
ton "a SECRETARY and traffic manager. was
awarded the contract n carry the mai
one trip one way only from Seattle 10 ST
Michael. Alaska, by The steamer Roanoke.
The grata!tous dispatch Of mails from
Seattle 20 Tt0onok Hope and Sunrise.
Alaska by Inc schooner Columbia. OF me
West Coalst Navigation Company sailing
frusn Seattle. has been approved by the
postmaster general.
r. {. Wilson has been appointed past
master at GrLSw8l8. san Juan county, in
place os @ .. Griswold. resigned.
John I GTuhcr has been appointed post
master st W1nlock. ana Conrad 7 star
luad a; McMurrsy. Washington