The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-06
TIE M'INTOSH HOAX.
No Fat Land once Job Tor the
Anti-Tillicum.
HE IS koT 4 sPEclAL AegNT.
me 1seens Mans Appointnens Do
eisrsd Bsgns BY Com nssuss.sr Lam
erssx-Iavesssw.tsen 70 he Msas.

Monday nnorning . dispatch from t.
coma appeared In the Posr-IxrE1Irs rScsx
announcing the appointment By the secre-
tAry OF the interior Of John G. Mcintosh
~ governments timber inspector for WASH
sngfon. Oregon. Idaho, Montana and
Alaska The district ovsr which Mr.. Nc
infosh was 20 psesids was specially carved
out Tor him and the Office created in order
70 pay him $40 week and give him an
opportunity TO disbuYse SIC. 500 q year 10
fourteen deputy inspectors whom he was
20 appoint The whole story. which ev,-
IDENTITY emanassd from Mr.. Mcintosh and
osners Of the anti Wallace faction. showed
him to be one Of the most favored individ-
toa.
When John Carmichael. the inspector Of
.hssea States surveyor general and dis
sIic' iand offices, picked up his PosT-IxrrI-
LlskscEa Monday morning the Mcintosh
s1ofy was the frat thing be saw. He read
y snrough aud thought il strange that
sacn an offsee should be created when Q
Mr. Burke mad recently been appointed
special agent 20 . district comprising
nearly the same territory. Then he
thought the salary . little high and the
appointment Of several deputy inspectors
2 little shady. The longer Mr.. Carmichael
Inought on the story the more he was con-
WINGED that the appointment was never
made About eo'cleck be left his hotel
ana went to the land Office. where he made
inquiries regarding the appointment OF
Mr. Mcintosh. Then he began quiet in
vestigation, learning that the Tacoma anti.
Iiiiicum man had informed several people
that ne had been commissioned special
agent. but that his commission had not
yet arrived.
There are 30 many frauds perpefrated by
alleged special agents that Mr.. Carmichael
hnaily sent the following telegram:
SEATTLE, Oct. 4.
80. consssissioNtr Lamogxux. Washington
tHy: John Mcintosh represents he Is q
special agent Is he? He acts aueer.
IoHN CARMICHAEL"
Yesterday he received the following
message from the land commissioner on
whose recommendation all special agents
are appointed by the secretary:
"WAsHIxsros CIrY, Oct. S.
John Carmichael, Seattle. This bureau
mas no McIntosh as special agent.
y. W. LAMoREux. Commissioner"
The response to Mr.. Csrmichael's teIe-
et~s~s sttSAus ~ abpcdf tHob Mclut03u mas
again had his fondest hopes ofholding fat
government position dashed rudely to the
ground. He has been able to step only on
high places for = few days. but now he
will be content to walk on low ground.
Mr.. Mcintosh will not be. the only disap-
pointed Democrat as he had already ap-
pointed his deputy, not even waiting for
his commission and instructions from
Secretary Hoke Smith.
Mr.. Carmichael would not talk about
the case. but from little things he said
during the half hours chat with Posr-
lSrrIaGxscER reporter 1t was evident
that he has instructions to investigate the
matter thoroughly. The fact Of represent
ing ones self 20 be United States gov
eminent official Is punishable.
The land department. has been much
troubled by alleged special agents, and
when one Is reported to the bureau at
Washington City he is usually run down
and punished. A regular biackmailing
scheme Is often conducted by men who
represent themselves Is special agents and
deputies.
The bogus special agent remains in some
cityof his alleged district and his deputies
spyaround till they find men v ho have been
illegally cutting timber. They threaten
arrest. but think that they can square the
special AGENT If the iumberman divvies
up from $500 to IS. coo. When the victim
has been bled of course he is not prose-
cuted. bat should he fail TO put up the gov
eminent Is usually informed of the illegal
cutting In some way.