The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-05
WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENCE.


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WASHINGTON. Nov s.-Maj. Charles
Morton. Fourth United States cavalry, re-
Gently promoted from captain. Third
United States cavalry. has been ordered to
Fort Waila Walla. Washington. to join
that portion OF the Fourth United States
cavalry stationed at that post. -, ,n,.n~
has been ordered to inspect certain un-
serviceable property Of the signal corps
now stored at the Omaha exposition. with
a view TO its destruction or sale.
Capt. Walter 4. Thurston, Sixteenth In
fantry. has been mustered out as lieuten-
ant-colonel Second Alabama volunteer tn
fantry and granted months leave. at the
end OF which he will join the Sixteenth at
Huntsville. Ala.
Maj Eugene T. Wilson. commissary OF
subsistence. has been ordered to Santiago.
Cuba, to relieve Lieut.. Col. Henry b. Os.
good. While at Santiago. Maj. Wilson win
have the rank and draw the pay OF a lieu
tenant-colonel.
First Lieut.; Charles Miller. Sixteenth in
duty in Baltimore and ordered to Join his
Capt George H; Palmer. Capt. Charles
r. Hatfield, Fourth United States cavalry.
and First Lieut. Wendell L. simpson;
infantry have been ord ,h
promotion in the near future.
The following named enlisted men have
been discharged from the service:
Sergt. William Chenowith. Company K,
Washington volunteers.
Corporals Harry Debus and John w.
Brewer. Company I, Washington volun-
teers.
Private John J. Way. Company b. Four
teenth United States infantry, now at
Private William L. senft. Company G,
Sixteenth United States infantry. now at
Private Brice S. Holman. Company F,
Sixteenth United States infantry. now at
Huntsville.
Private James Feeley Battery NJ, Third
artillery, now at Fort Stevens.
BY direction OF the assistant secretary
of war. Private George W. Foster Com
fantry. has been transferred To the hos
pltal corps.
Private Fred c. Burke band. Sixteenth
infantry, now at Huntsville. has been, at
his own request, transferred to the band
Of the Second cavalry. also stationed at
Huntsville.
Postmasters appointed:
Richmond, King countryside E. Halo
way. succeeding John II. kimball. re-
signed.
Sherman, Lincoln county-Joseph Park.
Allyn. Mason county-P. NJ. Cole, sue
ceeding Hannah Camper, resigned.
Victor. Mason county-R, ]. Whitney, in
place Of Frank Ludington, dead.
Stella, CowlitZ county-C. F. Struck
meier. succeeding Augustus Herring. re-
moved.
Postmasters commissioned: Dan w.
Bush, Chehalis; Martin Cameron, Ellens-
burg; Elias J. Eliason, Poulsbo; Donald
Urquhart, Wilson Creek; Charles II. Ssnsa-
baugh, ChautauQua; John Sherman, Har-
mony.
A pos.office has been established at
Rife, Lewis county. threa miles northeast
of Swofford, with Floyd l.. Rife as post
master
The following postorlces have been dis
continued: Glennis. Pierce county, mail
to Benston: IAaidlaw, Chehalis county.
man to Ocosto
After November 4 the mali will be car
ried between Creston and Peach az fol-
lows: Leave Peach at 10 a. m. Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays. leave Creston,
on return Mondays, Wednesdays and FRI
days at 2 p. m. reaching Peach by p. m.
Original pensions have been granted to
Morris NJ Wiley, OF Wallace, Sc a month.
and to Reuben Learned, Of Melbourne s.
a month. John II. Brockman. or Rock
ford died before his application for a res
tora ton and increase of pension was
granted: the Old rate paid was &c. the
new one $40.
Frederick Freeman. or Salem, Or, has
been appointed tailor in the Puyailup In
dian school, Washington. at $500 per An
mum.