The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-25
LATE POSTOFF|cE Changes
COVERING ARRIVALS AND DEPART
UREs OF NAIL ON THE SOUND.
Claim Of Opium InformeR AeJected-
Gov. Rogers Seeks Free Adver-
tfseDenf I'm ConxFess Under Cover
Of Woman - Army Changes-


except Sunday 81 q. II, ana arrive a.
Sflysrtsale hv zs@t \ m: leave Szsgerdaie
daily except Sunday at 1.4s p III, ana
arrive a. Seattle ~ s.Ss y al
Way sery:ee from Seattle 70 Port Town
send-Lsays Seattle daily except seif;aa.
At TO a. N, and arrive Port TowI.seta
by 40 2. n: leave Port Tognseaa ca5is
except Sunday a. p m, and arrive a
Seattle next day by g. III.
Through service from Seattle 10 Port
Townsead-Lesye Seattle daily a. l-'a2 a
M, ard arrive o. Port Townsend BY g.
m.: leave Port Townsend daily AZ ~ a N,
and arrive a. Seattle ~ =. III
Per. Townsend 20 Mean Bay-Leave Port
Town serd daily except Monday az s a. III,
and arrive al Pyrr Angeles by Il a. n. :
leave Pert Angeles daily except S9ls1Ay
at H. H. and arrive 81 Port 40@ ..seiaa y
10 a IA Lave Port Angeles IusSd4y:
Thursday and Saturday a. II a IL, ana
arrive al Esah bay a. ; D. n; leave SeA~l
bay Tuesday. THURSDAY and Saturday at
.. IN. and arrive a. Port Angels b =
Port Crescent to Gettysbu-g-Leave Port
Crescent Tuesday. THURSDAY aE4 sarur-
Gay at ?. &c. and arrive at ie 1-ja.3sl.i
THURSDAY ana SATURDAY al 10 p. n. and
arrive at Pert Crescent by s;b p m.
arrive al Brewster by. 80 P m. leave
Brewster daily except Sunday at a. n,
and arrive at Coulee City BY 80 p. m
Wfna'eneg 70 "assrvil:s; Nay y,,., TO xo q
sunday az s:55 ?. m. and arrive al oroDco
by II.So a. m; leave Orondo daily excSsJL
Sunday after arrival OF mail from Che-an.
but lot later than lz:zD ?. m, ard arrive
a. WaiervIIle in three hours: leave Water
Vile daily except Sunday al 80 a. n,
ana arrive at Orondo By 80 a. M; leave
OronGo daily except Sunday after the ar
rival OF maj from Che.au. bat not later
than I2:So p. m. and arrive az Wenatcaee
in five hours. 10 change Of schedule De-
Gambler To April -
Montexano 10 Mel5ourne-Leaye Monte
sano daily except Sunday az > p. m, ard
arrive Melbourne by : p m: leave Mel
and arrive at Moatesano b. .:15 p. n.
Pomegoy 10 Le1iston-Leave Pomeroy
daily except Sunday a: p. IL. and arrive
at Lewiston. idaho. by 3, n; leave Lewis
rive al Pomeroy By ii q, m Schedule from
December 70 April - TO remain as al
present.
Kelso to Catlin-I.eave Kelso daily a, ID
a. n. and l:so 2. m. and arrive a. Catl:n
daily at a. m. and l2:so ?. m, ana arrive
al kelso BY $50 a. n. and / p m.
A postoffce has just been established a.
Provost. San Juan county. with special
mail delivered from Rocae Harbor. eigat
miles southeast C!cilius 5: krogh has been
appointed postmaster OF Provost.
"A postGffice has just been established a.
Tanana, Alaska, CT which jules Provost
mas been appointed postmaster.
issued to James Wilder. OF Blewett; TilAe
u. Stocker Of Rohe; Amos ". Bower Of
Sultan. and Morris ]. Bulls. OF Long
branch.
The postoifice at Lake CITY P.erce com
ty. has been discontinued. ali mall for that
Office being now held at Lakeview.
The pos;office al Sank. Skagit county.
has been moved about half mile north.
The postmaster general has allowed pay
ment for AIS pounds Of mail carried by
to Circle ard Dawson. which left Seattle
August IA last. The amount which was
specified in the contract 20 be carried On
that trip was only ESQ pounds.
Joseph C. Hart. Of Wisconsin. has been
reinstated IN the Indian service as siIper}n-
tendent Of the Puyaijup school Washing
ton. az 1850 per annun1, in p.ace Of Frank
Terry. transferred TO q like pos. don at Fort
Beiknap school, Montana, AZ s.. 2G9 per an
mum.
Howard o. Morter. OF South Dakota. has
been appointed tailor at the Puyailup school
at $3.50 per anuuu.
A little tract entitled Free Land" writ
ten by John r. Rogers, governor OF WASH
ington, is being brought TO the attention
Of members Of congress BY Mrs. Anna r.
Goodyear. OF Boston Mrs. Goodyear writes
personal letters urging the members 70
promise legislation which viii give q piece
of land %. every poor and unemployed ct
iZen which he can cultivate long enough
20 become an independent worker Mrs
Goodyear suggests il would be the height Of
charity on the part Of the government. not
only TO furnish the land. hut 20 SUPPLY
means TO start its cultivation and also man
ayers 10 teach the arr OF farming and see
that the land is properly titled
The treasury department has declined to
entertain the claim Of ". r Campbell. OF
Napavine, Wash. for compensation as an
while walking along ,he Northern Pacific
railroad track near Napavire Mr.. Campbell
found three 5-tael ans Of opium. The col
hector OF customs a. Port Townsend re-
ported 70 the department that the three
cans found by Mr. Campbell were sold
March - 1896 for sl0.@1 net. The customs
regulations prescribe that unless Il sum
not less than g. IS available for award 10
the claimant that no claim by an fnformer
shall he entert ainf9 by the department. In
the case of an irforner's claim. the net
amount available il the sum realized. less
all legitimate expenses incurred In cOuuer-
ton with the violation OF the customs rev
enua laws. ard after such deductions have
been made lnforTnerS whose claims have
! been Clearly established viii! be awarded q
per cent. % the net amount, AS % per cent
OF 1850 IS but s.. -. less than the minimum
amount which can he awarded under the
regula tons. the treasury department. was
compelled 20 deny Campbeils claim.
Capt. Th0rnas g. Woodbury., Sixteenth In
fantry. has been ordered 10 join his com
panY upon the expiration Of his present sick
leave
The leave already granted Capt. Samuel
Il WhitaIl. Sixteenth infantry. has been
attended a month upon surgeons certificate
Of disability.
capt; James Parker and Second Lieut..
Wlliam X. Smetaberg, jr both Of the
| Fourth United States cavalry. have been
relieved from further duty a. the United
States military academy. West Point. y. Y.
FIRST Lieut.. Matthew 4. Batson. -Four Il
! cavalry. has been cr@ersd - Camp W:kofr
! Tor assignment to duty.
! Second lieut. Charles w. castle. Six
! .eenta Infantry, VIII remain with the STAFF
| of MAJ Cen John Il. Eroofes and NOT
/ return - his former duties a, the rniil-
! tavy academy as COME nlpla;ed a. the orea&-
| ing OUT q; the war.
| Leave Of absence for two months m sur
gems certificate az disability Is granted
| First Ltegi- Edward &. Carey. Sixteenth
| infantry.
| Pr!vate George Eryvia. Company c. -Four
| seca-h Infantry. has been transferred 10
| BATTERY l.. Thru artillery. stationed at
| Fett Mason. Cal.
| F'.rs. serEt Edward Kin1ael- Company
| X. Frat Washington volunteer infantry.
/ has been "a afafs. rfe.t 3 second lieutenant IN