The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-16
CENSUS CLERKS WANTED.
SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE ARE
NEEDED AT WASHINGTON.
small Pay and Limited Term of
Employment Not an Inducement
to n Rush of Applicants From
the States OF the Far West.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteligencer.
WASHINGTON, March l5.-The census
bureau has found it will he necessary TO
employ. next July. a temporary force OF
several hundred clerks, at a salary OF 80
a month. These appointments will be
limited 10 four or FIVE months and viii he
made in addition to those that were APP
portioned between the states and terri
tories last year. All appointees will have
70 pass the special examination required
by the census bureau.
These temporary appointments are 10
be distributed pro rata among all the con-
Eressmen, and the two representatives.
from the state OF Washington are 10 have
the privilege Of naming two persons each
to take the examination.
The director Of the census states that
these appolntees should be young, ener-
Retic. active and willing TO work. Young
women are preferred"
II should be remembered by young la
dies who make application for these po-
sitions that they are only temporary and
Pay but $50 a month. with no hope or pros
rect OF their lasting longer or paying
more. Besides, each applicant Will ne re-
CURED to come at least as far East as
Chicago for examinations. and VIII nave
to pay his or her, own expenses and run
the risk Of passing the examination. TAX
Ing these facts into consideration. IT Is
not likely that there will be a large rush
OF applicants from Washington state, and
the probabilities are that the greater part
Of these appointments Will be made rom
residents Of the District Of Columbia.
The census Office is now engaged in
shipping supplies to the supervisors. one
in each Of the 27 districts. More than
before the ist Of Jun II will be carried
IN ever i.5n pine boxes. each about
2ixtax12 inches. inside measure. and when
packed weighing about 40 pounds.
4 supervisor will receive from five TO
hfty-hve OF these boxes, the smaller mum
hers g~oingto the districts In the Rocky
Mountains. like Nevada and Arizona, the
largest TO the great cities Of the country.
Under the law and the arrangement
with the postoffice department, which Is
cordially cooperating with the census Of
fec. these boxes 90 cot by registered
man, free Of postage Not more than 100
are TO he shipped In one day and not more
way about two car Dad a dav win be
sent out, and the work OF shipping viii
continue from two ana a half TO three
months.
II e hoped that all the shipments ex-
cept those 10 nearby points can be made
by the it Of May. Ten years ago the
the supervisors, In some cases. did not
have time to get the portfolios TO the emu
merators In proper season,
The census office Is also saving the
supervisors much trouble by packing sep
arately the materials for each enumer-
ator, whereas In 1880 the supervisors rs-
20 make up the packages for each enu-
mArafor, which was no slight task.
Beach Mining CInims.
Regarding the right II miners to locate
along the beach at Cape Nome and in
other portions a Alaska, Commissioner
Hermann makes This statement for the
post-IntelllgenCer:
This Office has decided, and the honor
able secretary has approved the case
wherein II wss held that, under the exist
ing laws, this office has no authority, and
there is no provision for disposing of any
portion Of the beach between the ordinary
htrh and 10wr gifS What CpnrrAG4 NAV
do In this matter I IN not prepared TO
sHy. and II Is stili n question whether con
Il has been decided that such lands are
held In trust for future statehood. These
and various other mo0ted questions are
NOW being considered by the committees
or public lands Of the house and senate.
At the present time, however. no title
can be given 10 what might be termed
mining property upon the beach between
hish and low water"
Changes In the Army.
First Lieutenant Jerry r. CLAYTON. as
siHtant surgeon L. : a. has becu re-
liaved from further duty at Fort Mason,
california. and ordered TO Vancouver bar
racks, for duty IN the department Of he
columbia.
Private william F. Brown. Troop II.
Fort wright. Spokane. viii 81 discharged
without honor by the commanding officer
Qf that post hy reason ~ dasertl1n.
Private Luke \ Pitts. Company l.. Sew
enth infantry. now In confinement at Fort
Hghert Alaska. Will Pc discharged with
Farrier John w shafi. Troop II sixth
eava,ry. Pnise barracks. has been granted
an honorable discharge.
PsstoTec. and Pensions.
a p7stofNce has been established at
Iumtum. stevens county. vast. NTH a
special service from weich. -four ana one
half miles southwest. and James NJ
plmpsov appointed postmaster.
Tho ofhce az F'airholme. Clallam county.
has been moved two and one-half miles
Tho Office at Etna. Clarke county has
been moved a half mile east. anH AchH-
lee T Anrys commissioned postmaster
The president has slruel the commits
sion 90 George " France IA nnstmastar
at ho3u.gm, 5s,iys Tom Mach 2 ls@
tntt - MARX smahy as postmaster AZ
Mineral W4sh
Brass lock exchanges six times "a week
huve roeT established netNeen CaeNars
ae4 silver creek nut Chehalia nud Aloha
fn So lrfe effect March lffh. OR me .smr
GATE ne hsnge b",Heen Naeavine and
Pensions ~ = "a month have heen grant
"a 90 residents u washington Michael
Malirsn scat,lc Henry Gates Acme
lnsan. Aeaora John smith. chicago.
Norris \ Graves. 81 oEane gsts a
pension e. so month, and Charles
4 WIDOWS pension az s. "a t,onth has
teen granted 20 Mrs Melinda smith. 81
Narth Yakima
increases have beer granted Co tho fol-
awiux pensioners Moses n Davis Sc
attic 81 q. So Cyrus X camrsen sest.
tfe 81 a. kis. John Y Phelcs SotHe-s'
Horne Crtng s. O. 80 James p Rigs
Magazine 8 20
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