Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-22
How They Lock n 10.

WASHINGTON, Oot. &c. l.. Bonner,
manager Of the Montana Improvement
Company, has obtained a rehearine.
and believes that when the question of
trespass il further considered by the
Department the salts against the com
psny will be abandoned. He says there
is ample legal authority for all the tim
Der cutting done by his company. and
10 confident of suocess In defending the
charges made against il. He claims the
laws sanction timber cutting for min
sfal and domestic uses, and says the
copper mining interests Of Montana de-
pend upon tiabsr cot BY his company
for Working their mines.
Mot less than 5000 people," he said
will be affected by this crusade agaisnt
the Improvement COMPANY. Why. in
Butte alone 1900 people are depend
ing on mining. Stop the supply Of tim
Der needed for the operation Of these
mines and You throw these people into
financial depression. Already our
people are panic stricken, and business
Il suffering. think when the officials
Of the Interior Department learn some
thing Of the guarantee Of the law, and
something also of the nature
of the country they will be dis
posed 20 change their miads. We put
out SO 100000 q year In ores OF all
kinds. Wood to run the smelt~rs 10 In
dispensable 10 the industry, and as long
| A De are within the bounds Of Law
In think that the thousands of
people and the commercial safety
Of Montana should have some ssrt Of
cousidsratieu shown them. / under
stand that new suits are being made ur
right along in the general land Office
against the Montana improvement
company. bat the hrst suits have been
suspended, and these later ones viii
probably be held up also. What 10 the
use OF the aovernmens geinR to the ex-
penss Of q long. hard fight tfor We
shink ve sre right and shosld resist for
all ve are vefthl, when parties are
right on the ground here in Washing
ton, ready 20 pay MP II ve have DONE
| vrons1 We are, however, pretty sur
ve have not done wrong, ~ will b seer
later on"
Mr.. Bonner declares his intention oil
| fshtiue bis battle to the finish, II h
| takes all winter. The decision In this
case will be precedent for all the suis
| for cutting timber on public lands thai
| have been Instituted by the land Office.
The President
Nxw Yoxx. Ost. 0.-A Washington
correspondent Who appears TO spsal
| With some authority, ssys the President
ID vsrkiug Q great many hours ever
dsy. many more than clerks in Depart
uenss, and many moro than under ON
Gals Who complain Of the hardships o
thrir pnsision. He allows himself abso
lutsly no more liossss than 10 setusll!
necessary 10 preserve his health. HI
recognizes that he hes made missak'
In sosae appeinsncuts alss that the.
have senerally been the result Of over
eouedence In Representatives and Sen
ators. and sometimes in Cabinet On
ezra hos always In eerssos whom b
ought % be able 10 trust He nou IN
tends 10 b as the mercy OF seinah coon
seilcrs a. little % possibie- IL 70 70
this reason THAI be u direettne all b
snersies to filing all vacancies an
uakirs all inpoRtant removals Who
he intends TO make prior 10 u
. msesiua Of the next Cocxrea
] He AS found that be y nneh les
, | liable 70 MAKE mistAkes when scssr
! anon his osn indspsodent todRnen
! fsrued after careful perscaal investor
I sies IN ever instznes than vhsa - d