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Show WASinrlaTON claim agents. The San Tranrlaro "Ida miner" Ea-tabllahes Ea-tabllahes a Claim .Igeury tu W ashlllKtoii. The Ssn Francisco Examiner is frequently In receipt ol ioniilaiuts lrom its sub-rihcis lu ail parts of. the Oil Males and 'U-rnLi-ries that legitimate claims against tue Uov- ' erumeiit for ir.uluu dvprt'diiiinus and laud, 1 postul and pei.sum clultus imrusti-d to the caie of aiiuua aitorueis aud ciaiui struts ha?c not been ;iroierlv prosecuted, or, if to, i that the chtirgt-s of the aculs or attorneys ' for fees aud ui.cced expen-es havo liccu o great as to leave little or uoihluu; iorlhe claimants. We Lave leeu fieiu uily urged to u.uke war ujm u tbisc rapae.o.i attorneys, Lut lor many reatois it is ulutosl liiifo-sioK! ' to do so iu sucli a manner as to beuctit our subscribers. We lui'lil poeiblv succeed lu driving a dishonest or over greedy sttorucy out of the lie I J, but tiis pi ace noulu be I111-uiediatelr I111-uiediatelr tukfn by another, sud the tlht would be euil.ess and its result 'TJCticui !y useless We have therefore deciie.1, as the bestmeaus of cur Hi; itie evil, to establish in Wn-liuiL'tou a Bui cut oi CUittis, which will take charge of ail such matters and push them to a speedy and, lu all cum' where it Is possible, successful issue. Mr. John Wed-derburn, Wed-derburn, our Washington coriesponue::t, ond up to the time of bis death Secretary to the late Senutor ilearsl, in which posit ou he has bad much ex ericuce lu prescntlug and usblDg such claims, will have charge of this ureau and will employ all necc-sary leiral and clerical assistance of the first "(trade, makius; only such charge lor their services as will cover the actual cost aud pay him a reasonable price for the time devoted to the work. -Mfi IVediicrburn is known to every member ot the l acltic Coast conirrcssional (leiccHtion, to whom Inquiries lis to his standing and reiiabil ty can be addressed. The necessity for the establishment of such a bureau is well shown by the following petition, peti-tion, which has been extensively circulated in northern t'uliforu a: To the lion, the t'er.ate of the United States, lu Comrresa Assembled Gentlemen Gentle-men : The 111 drrsigneu petitioners would most respectfully represent that we are claimants against the t.ovcrmncnt for losses sustained by Indian depredations committed in Humboldt county, ( alifornin, at diltereut times sin to lr?n); that we were induced to employ uu uttorney here to properly prepare suid ciuitiis, and another ul asliiniou liy power of tittoiiiev to prosecute them there; tnat we have pal.i our attorney here for mak-lutr mak-lutr out all I'tiiiers iu said citiins besides being be-ing tit eoijsieieriible expense in attending with m itncpics tbe tlovcrntneiit commission here that examined ourcla'.ms; Unit now our attorneys at nshingtou ( Messrs. ) are asking ns to fitch a contract giving them one-third one-third of whatever may le recovered from the (iovei'iimcut as their fee, besides requiring requir-ing us to pay all ac ruing costs for prose-ctiliiic prose-ctiliiic said ciuims. 'l'lii-. we consider su extravagant ex-travagant ami unreasonable cliurire. Therefore There-fore we pray your honoiublc bodv to so amend the bill now pending l efore you lor settling tlie-c chtim-i that it ill embody a clause allowing attorneys such fees and commissions for attcn iing to said claims as fball be deemed Just and equital le, and your petitioners will ever be most thankful. Patties havinir claims of any kind against the (government, will address" all letters to 'Ihe Fxauilner Hureau of Claims, 711 Corcoran Corco-ran Building. Washington, I). C. where Mr. Wedderburn may a'so be consul ted iu person. Two good listeners may be friends, but two gcod talkers never. |