Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-04

rag BLACK eL"SD'
s,,ovina are q few Of the press
u. sivsn the no~ famous " Black
ss.u sssu.pr issaed from this city a few
's4 "a. The credit for the pubiica-
y" !, vill be noticed, WAS generally
wv, n. Posi- IsTELLIoEScER- This is
p -salIv right. The matter was pre-
= = "a psiuted in this Office and gas
,.,.d from this Office, and this
- vsrs to about one third the whole
maiden. TO the publication and
a,.,;oo: the Seattle Chamber Of
c....sros paying the other two-'h'rds.
~ v'..iae tho stand this journal has
- an the forfeiture question, and
..;.g the maps from this Office. oGr
..nnoraries assumed that to rs be
- The whole credit, and in many
-. .scribed the same 10 US. The no
- referred to read IS follows:
ayxaRYuL BLACK SPOT.
w.a in receipt Of A map OF the for
"a aa,fhern Pacific lands from the
is'ee~.ssIutNcER is'ee Office. II ia a fear
I, f hlsck spot.--Ols mpia Transcript.
raAr GIGANTIC GRAB.
o. ,~eeiot ia acknowledged of a map
- seattle POsr-INrKLLIGEscKR
ss,.e the grasp that the Northern
.ss railroad Company has upon
rssssnetorl Territory. The map Is ;
.sss;s presentation OF the situation,
! fttine accompaniment 10 the
- 80 easreosic journal Ia waRing
800 thas gigantic land grab.-As-
twtss.
=. rxxxsr on THE LAND GRANT.
- eestsIe Posi- -IxrxLxI0EzCxR has
- = suuulemsnt, tins title Of which
Z srInder Closd," or the Shadow Of
=. IAnd Grant In Washington Terri
~" n shaps, the shadow resembles
ssw-patteeu for q woman's dolmAn.
~ objsot lesson Il will no doubt prove
ss,siesakle 20 many who do not realise
ssg1sns Il the land grant. Portland
Avnzoxrr po0usfxEr.
~ roee veiahty Asoumsnt thai has
..sssssa a favor Of ths forfeiture bill
"a nap pespared by the Seattle Posi-
1870 and pressnte6 10 thA
- Of the National kepublican
0ngunsaea. The map shows What land
~ tlpmrnuy olaims sud also whAe 10
- - she eeteier, To lsok at this map
q - what ths n. Z. X. =. has ohsek
- b slailn will fre the anger OF
- legal oitiasu. Chehalis Asega.
.lruuuuuG n rmx nonrnxsn rAcrrzg.
pa Sestsie pusr.IsrnLLI0n0nn has
rpallnhsd Z map of the land grant In
NJ Territory ciaimed BY the Northern
Yseino. Il represents the fcrritery IN
~ black cloud and shows that mora
Nm eue-half ths area II claimed By the
smnoAuy. The iniustioea impcasd upon
~ people By tho N. r. monopoly ars
hslna heralded all over the land; che
seoule Of the whole United States are
kslnQ aroused 10 great indignations and
hdiostions nov are thst mighty val
ssainss rnouOpolies and class Legislation
supour tho eve Of breaking out. .--Colfal
essfte.
saoss wnsno pEnPrraArxD uros Tn,
Thls Office In In receipt OF map from
shsHeattlo Posi- r-ISTELIloKNcERs showing
The country embraced within the North
en- Pacific land grants. It's obiect Ii Il
more plainIy point out 10 mBmbers ol
Conerssa the gross wrong psrpetratet
anon the people of this Territory by thai
eraspinq monopoly. IL calls upon tn,
delegates and C0ngressmen 10 he elected
this fall 10 observe the necessity OF ffsll
iDs into line with tho people. or theil
grave will be prematorely dug. The
map in an excellent representation. and
the Posr.ISTEIIIaENoEg - deserving O.
credit for the able manner IN which u
goes into this fight.--i'ac.fo Journal.
II MAKEs oNE snuDDEg To LOOK AT II
With commendable enterprise the Sc
attic Posr-iaTELLIaEScEa has published
Amap of the htnd grant oilimed by tas
Northern Pacific Il silroad comBanT. TIE
sama Icing copy uf y map published
by the Interior Department. ia 1883. Il
representa- thoferritory .undas acloud,
aud shows that more than ona-haif oi
ltseutire area Is elaimad by this swind
ling corporation. The map WAS gotten
ont principally for ths henaiib OF tha
Republican National Convention, and
aish the hope that taat body would be
Induced to detino It's policy on this ques
a fs,sa Il
fol warming Of the encroachai9nts of th.a
nlotsseF mohopoly. Ii makes one saad-
der y lock at II. Dayton Journal.
CONGRESS ouonr no PASS 4 FoggEiruRE
BILL.
Fiis rosT. INrxr.IrGESoER OF Seattle
has sent out large map showing th'
boundary lines of the NoTtharn Pacific
lAnd grant in this Territory. This jour
na has been carrying on very extensive
var against tae railroad coppany. AMI
While we do not agree with them IN al
tnelf assertions, We cannot but admire
she zeal with which they continne she
ngns. There In no doubt but that tht
Northern Pacific is not entitled to al
mach land as they claim. aud that Con.
gFeM oaght to pass bill fsrfeiting theil
nens W ths surplus. This agl
hssoa, no doubt, will tend Co hasten the
completion Of the road, aud will also b
productive of other needed reforms In
nalfosd matters. But the prospects, arr
I.s the present session OF Congress vii
sa1cam withsut anything being accom-.
N.oed IN this direction. although ths
n1.es has been pretty we'll aired. and
oeaoty next session there may b
tassaing accomplished. -Gruy's Har
uIDsn Z nLAcx CLOUD.
have reviewed from the ofilcs q
sneaele RUex .lEyxxII0Ezsuxn IN elab
mAA At the topo which u printed
eseve efgni6cant heading. The maj
ee4e1 10 ahow the amount az land
- " tho N. r. r. Co.; land
- - lands enearned. On III
q ~ nap Ii IN elab0xAtooom
" n. 1oe addressed 10 tl,1 moGnboEl
naltoaal RepubiicAn Convsatton
eea9 tAinGs u eays, Ths Pc
No14ng1ou Territory and hun
s.S + eneanan3s Of thsir fellow cist
-. eeaAoat the Onion. NE hardy
ssx - whom thousands bea0ag,
new what ID % Be- ths policy n
~ oelean PARTY regarding ths re
- q thesr lapeed crsnls 20 ths
- denaia. fnsv No =
ny thsss should b, reeardios
ssS eeoaeAoes, one Law for She oitsasE
~ fog the cogposatiou." Thai
~5 saoas showing the lands eAxnet