The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
WASHINGTON NOTES
Capital City News of Interest to the
Northwest.
From The Journal Rufeau,H Colorado Building,

CAPITAL City, News of Interest to the
20 Northwest. Il. + ls
From The Journal Buresu, Colorado Building,
Washington, Feb. 2O.-The presi-
lowing nominations: Consul Fred D.
Fisher, Oregon, at Tamsui, Formosa.
Marshal, Trevanyon L. Mathews, for
the district. of Nebraska. "
Postma MicTigan-Eugene r.
.Slayton, Lapeer. Also several promo-
tons in the navy.
= Service Pension Bill.
/. 1t. is expected that service pension
bill will be reported shortly from the
house invalid pension committee. De-
lay has been caused by a discussion of
the age limit, which finally has been
fixed at 65. The bill will pass the
house and the senate leaders already
are beginning to- confer regarding it.
The age limit agreed to will make the
smallest drain on the treasury.
Pension officers. estimates that the
maximum draft will be $2O,OOO,OO0
annually AS it would be d physical
impossibility for the clerical force of
the pension office to push thru more
than 500 pensions a day. it is .esti-
mated that less than 100000
would be paid out on pensions so. pro-
vided for in the first year.
1t is expected that these pensions
would call for approximately SIS, O00,-
600 the second year and possibly reach
$2O,000,00o, which would be high
water mark thereafter. In the opin-
crease in paym tents would then begin
because of the ages reached by bene-
ficiaries. It is not unlikely that. if the
house passes the bill the, senate will
defer action on it until next session. {
Elk River Bill Defective.
| Discovery has been made that the
Buchanan bill for the construction o,
a dam across the Mississippi river a
Elk River, which passed both houses
does not provide for a sluice for logs
The Rum River Boom company ha,
protested and it is necessary to pas!
another bill.
Northwestern Visitors.
Major Getchell, Indian agent a
Fort Totten, n. d., is here, to hurr.
up the allotments to Indians and ex
pedite the survey that land may b.
1 open to settlement in accordance Will
i the provisions of the Marshall bill.
Tracy r. Bangs, Grand Forks, N
Id, supreme chancellor, Knights o
4 Pythias, is here on his way south. II
will visit Richmond, New Orleans an,
| Jacksonville before re tufn1ng nome
Mile Bunnell, publisher of the Du
luth News-Tribune, and G. G. Hart
ley are here on their way home from
New York. ia.
Postal Changes.
The Following changes have beel
made in fOurth-class postmasters:
/ Minnesota-Everdel Wilkin coun
ty, Willard q. Holgert appointed, vic
G.. e. Cooper, resigned.
North Dakota-Penny-Hill, Rolett
county, Sylvester J. Mckenzie, ap
/ pointed, vice Alberto Cote resigned
Prattsford, Pembina county, w. II
4 Willis appointed, vice James Wilson
4 resigned.
] South Dakota Salcott, Clark coun
/ ty, Belle Cotes appointed, vice Chas
w. Lyman, resigned.
! New Free Delivery Routes.
i The following delivery routes hav
| been established to commence April
/ y innesota-Cloquet, Carlton coun
ty,: lroute No. IL, length 26A miles
population 500, number houses 160
/ Melrose. Stearns county, (route No. 4
! length 261s miles, population So 0
j mum of houses Ito. Clayton Smitl
| carrier, with Berthine Smith, substi
tute, appointed. rural carriers routt
No. 1.~Ormsby, linn effective April
/ rs ~ w. w. Jermane.