The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-28

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Mr.. Nsarses MsHseken- Of ssruse. Hsines
MrAscken. who represented several psosesssnfs
against scrip Tiers. said .-fhers has neTcs
been zach Aoah& in nsy mind - 70 The result In
tia scrip eases. azd yst ~ we've piesset 70 re-
eefss TIE news.
The aeeistan Of Acting Commissioner Stone
wa great surprise 70 81 The sstornsyA asad
was contrary % III the iawx Of Tie supreme
epars % construed. and overturned The decisions
al fAe Department far twenty-five years Thss
decision. the tide Land and harhos line bill
rseans settlement OF the whole question OF
the ftfe iaads heys and IL makes II isasihls fos
the Seattle = xeatsna 10 come In here
nos THE VALENTINE xEx yxxz-
coionel Jskn ! cseckett attorney lor the Nc
Kee scrip hiers. wxs seen last evsning and
asksS. what he thought Of Secretary Sobie's de-
essson- Re sa46. Il fh.nk thE grounds re-
rscrtsd 70 hare bs<n taken BY Secretary Noble.
that cur ensry VS. not conpissed until After
the admission Of the state. h ridiculous. We
hold Il Was q xrxrf ass1 having Gone al necea
sasy b. going en- tho property and iocafins by
asking 70 have osr pats entered - the local
land c11ce. there was nothing 10 be done but
for the government 10 grant us psteafA
We hold that If IL was government
land, thcu - such We are entitled 70 hold IL
ncw. There are hendreds OF decisions IN favor
OF our position We shall probably 60 70 TIE
suprerne eosrt With the ease - soon - Ne can
decide upon a course OF procedure We have no
idea OF sc.lnqnsshsag our rixhz 10 the tide aasa
Juss now ls Il q ssanaeR The commissioner b
in oar favor. snd the secretary decides for the
psntestxnfs Our title attaches to our grant the
moment We locate and hIe scrip. TIE lands are
cas of the market and segregated from the pah-
lie lands the momeaG We Hle on them We think
we have done all tbs law requires"
Mr. y. l. Basr. counsel for the Valentine men.
and holding . large smoeBt of scrip, expressed
himself as follows. secretary MOBILES decision
is not law In my way of thinking. and believe
there has teen interference on the part OF our
state representatives. l ana Sill OF the opinion
n much ~ ever that We are right. and we viii
likely carry the case to the supreme court on
appeal
xr Beriah Brown. another prominent stsor-
nsy Tor the Valentine scrip hiers. expressed
himself very much In line with the views OF
Colonel Crockett. and said he was In favor OF
appealing against Secretary Seble's deefsion in
the supreme court