The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-02
Appointed Timber Inspector
for Pacific Northwest.
DESPITE THE WALLACE CLIQUE.
A Wide Difference Of Opinion as to
the Wickedness Of Colfsx.
No Measy In Smuggling siaes II Assumed
such Lsrxe rrcpersisns-Thres Chi
nAmen Murdered Near Busts By Rob-
bers-Fire nc Past Fails


announcement made today that Martin j.
Maloney had heen confirmed ey What.
CONS sub-coliector gives the anti al
lace faction another black eve. the Tilt
cnm-hasers are happy in the belief thas
John &. Mcintosh is to ali the new Office
OF chief Of government timber in
speetors for the district that mas been
carved out for him. The same includes
Washington. Oregon, Idaho. Montana and
Alaska. Hereafter, instead Of reports be-
ing sent direct TO Washington City, they
are. il Is said. TO be sent direct TO Mr.. Nc
Intosh at sn Office to be established hy
him on the fourth floor of the new
Chamber Of Commerce building in this
city. J. L. DeSoin. close friend of Mr..
Mclntosh. il slated as his clerk, and will,
il is understood. retire from the livery
stable business to accept that position.
Miles W. Gibbons. one Of the brightest OF
the CoIiins-Griggs coterie. is another close
friend Of Mr.. Mcintosh. but Mr.. Gibbons
is not seeking Office this trip.
However, nothing will soften the blow
If Mart Maloney Is TO be installed i'm the
face Of the rip-tearlng opposition of the
Tiilicum hsfers. The charges preferred
against him killed him off for marshal,
and IL was expected that he could never
raise his head in politics again without
having it dubbed effectively by the oppo-
sition. Not without stultifying itself. it
was held. after Marshal Drake was ap-
pointed, could Mr.. M&Ioney be named for
any Office under the Cleveland administra-
ton. Mart was counted dead duck.
politically. Yet he persisted, and the
Tillicums are joyous.
Marshal Drake is also counted one of
Mr.. McIntosh's cronies.. Inasmuch IS
some of the Tillicums poo-pooed the idea
Of Mr.. Mcintosh getting a position not In
existence, and others limiting that he had
got badly mixed up. the belief prevails
among his friends generally that the
Tiilicams failed to see any merit la his
case, aithough-some Of them in q per-
functory way recommended men for
appointment under him.
As the matter hung fire soiong, Mr.. Nc
Tntosh 10 not inclined to talk freely. In
order to open his office properly, he must
be in possession of certain data from the
land Offices of the state and elsewhere. and
he is reported now engaged in securing il.
Mr.. Mcintosh was a special timber In
spector under Cleveland during his former
administration, having been appointed
from Michigan. He subsequently moved
20 this state. Mrs. Mcintosh ID said TO
be relative Of Secretary OF War Lamont.
A rather embarrassing feature Of the
case is the fact that the Tillicums made
inquiry Of Secretary Hoke Smith. and
were informed that Mr.. Mcintosh had not
been consulted regarding any appoint
rnent tn this state, etc.
Mr.. Mcintosh returned today from Van
couver snd Portland, and before fully
organizing the district will systcmatizs
the timber records OF this state and Ore
gon. After that Idaho. Montana and
Alaska viii be recognized rs part Of the
new district. All data concerning the en-
tire district will be recorded at the head
Asfice here, and only such matter as Ii de-
sired win be forwarded to the department
OF the interior. BY this method, it
is claimed, there will be consider
able saving in labor and reducing Of forces
in the timber department, beside having
ali matters of record accessible In this dis
trict, without having TO communicates
with Washington City. All inspectors in
the district will report to Mr.. Mcintosh,
who will be chief of the district Until q
larger appropriation can be had, the num-
limited to less than 80 per cent. Of the
ultimate number. There vii. be about
one inspector 10 each state and one for
Alaska, for the present.
Last but not least. Mr.. Mcintosh will
have salary Of over 500 per week. thus
making mis- Office one OF the very best in
the state. more desirable. in fact. II is held
by the Tillieum haters. than that Of mar
shall or attorney for the district.
A 500 per week plum, and not Tilli-
cum thumb in the pie. Some of the
braves turn green with envy. Others are
trying to make themselves believe Mr.. Nc
Intosh Is one of them. They will do with
him as they pretended TO do sith Marshal
Drake, make Tillicum OF him.
Just when Mr.. Mcintosh was most solic-
itous about his position and seemed 10 be
most worried lest there might be slip be-
tween cup and lip, he was informed that q
Mr.. Burke, of Missouri, had been APP
pointed 70 look after the timber interests
OF this state for. the government. The
state COMMITTEES furnished this informa-
ton alter corresponding with Hoke. Mr..
Mclntosh made inquiry by wire, and was
assured that everything would be all right.
Still the Tiiiicums doubted. And they are
still doubling. At the same time IL IL
claimed for Mr.. Mcintosh that he has his
800 per week commission. That being
the case. the state organization has been
ignored In this important selection. Tiiii-
Gums still laugh, and say Mcintosh has no
commission.