The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-12

hrS % Spokane. have been ordered for
examination IN their respective estisas
lanes r. Blair OF ortarz. has keen or
dared for examination by tie heard Q. xfr-
geons ~ Tacoma
Tire eases q Ma Marscn Duparr. Of se-
asd~. ard Josiah Eccias.on. o. centrzila.
have been placed spon the list foy early
settlement.
Thomas MCGOWAN, Of ortfnx. has been
notified that II VIII os necessary for him
20 furnssa further evidence showing the ex-
ixsence Of disability for which hs claims
pension
Complaint has been flied with the Sec
ond assistant postmaster general by ire
cisixers OF Grand Daiiss. Wash. that 4.
movement t. on foo. 90 discontinue shesr
possofsce and abandon the stage service
90 Gnldsndals- Grand Dsiies Is on the
tine from Tire Da;les 20 the Goideadaie
Office. ard tire route is q great convenience
10 settlers % that section S5r the dis
tsncs is fully eight miles from the office
These people VII be Obliged 20 get their
mail at TIE DaIies. Or, requiring them
20 travel down a long mountain read and
Incur the expense OF crossing the Coisr,-
baa river. 90 say nothing Of the loss OF
time in waiting for tbs ferry. The con-
sract, as recently let by the government
calls fer daily service from The Dallas
via Grand DaTles, to Gosdsndaie A sep
srste service Is from The Dailer. via Hart
land, 70 Lyle. One sub-eontracto- has
secured both OF these routes. and IL In said
that he Is now endeavoriug 20 secure the
abolIshment OF the Grand DalIes office In
order 20 have but one route. carrying the
mail from The DalIes TO Lyle, thence 90
Hartiand, thence to CenterviIle and Golden.
dale. performing the service with one out
fit and getting pay for two services This
Il the substance CT the complaint made
oy the citizens OF Grand Dalies The seq
end assistant postmaster general has
promised to thoroughly investigate the
matter and see that no injustice Ia done.
The first assistant postmaster general Ia
Investigating statements recently made re-
gareing the pos.masrershfp at Skagway,
Alaska. William r. Sampson was APP
pointed postmaster there in the latter part
OF last year He placed ali his ready
money tn postoffce boxes. furniture. etc,
all OF which was lest when the steamship
Corona was wrecked. II was also neees-
sary FOR him 70 build an office in the dead
of winter. He worked very hard, and in
February an immense mail OF about 200
sacks came TO his office. Before he could
dispose OF II he was taken with cerebro
spinal meningitis and was reported dead.
but finally recovered. lie returned to Pu-
get sound partially for his health, but
principally to meet his aged mother and
during his absence a pos;offcs inspector
visited Skagway. Some enemies OF Post
master SIMPSONS induced his bondsmen
to withdraw. and an acting postmaster
was qualified. Friends OF Mr.. Sampson's
now urge the department TO retain the lat
ter In office for the time for which he was
appointed. They do not think II JUS, that
Mr.. Sampson. after having spent all OF
his money and having just barely escaped
death. should be thrown out OF his office
when he Is now well and competent to take
charge OF the same.
Dexter s. Wood. clerk in the railway
mall service between Seattle and Tacoma
for the past seven years, has applied for
the position OF helper on the Spokane and
Portland route. He has excellent iudorse-
ments for the place. including that OF the
chief clerk Of the railway mail service at
Portland. ALLAN p. SLAUSON