The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-16
WASHINGTON MONDAY. 1884,

believes he has found in Mr. Cailin, whom
he has sent there as his successor. This,
he tells Mr.. Stagge. is the reason he ac.
cepts the resignation which Mr.. S.agge
selegraphed 10 him three months ago.
when the first publication of his earlier
life was made
There IL another reason which the comp
troalcr may or may not have gwen in his
letter to Mr.. Stagge. but il is . very potent
one. The people Of Portland, ana the
bondsmen OF Stagge. teiegrsphed TO the
comptroller expressing all manner Of con-
ndence in Ssagge, but did not ask that he
be retained Furthermore. In order 10 be
sure that the man in whom they expressed
so much confidence could not possibly get
away with any of their money, they xei
II so that al the funds which he collected
- receiver had TO be deposited in the
Ainsa orth National bank, whence ii could
not be drawn by Receiver Stagge except
oy the joint signature Of himsel. and one
OF hIs bondsmen. When Comptroller
Eckeis first learned this he was somewhat
inclined to be angry. The receiver of a
national bank" he said at that time.
must be responsible to no one bat 10 the
comptroller. / can't have anything like
that. and l won't. either" Ii the truth
were known, this is probably the most pow
erfal reason for the change.
When the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES an
nouneed the appointment of Mr.. Catiin, a
week ahead of any other paper in the
country except two Chicago journals who
published II on the same morning, II Gre
ated some stir in the Oregon metropolis,
juggling from the number of kilograms re-
ceived In the next two or three days. Mr.
Stagge had begun to feel somewhat secure
In his place and made some efforts TO hold
1t. while the disappointed Democrats in
oregon began to howl in unison against
this importation of foreign intellect when
they had 20 much going TO waste there at
home. friend of Mamie Myers. who
has been very sore ever since I. j. Black
defeated him for the coliectorship of Gus
toms, called on the comptroller 20 urge
that this appointment of a Chicago man
would disrupt the Democratic party in
Oregon right N the face of the great cleo
tion that was coming on, and that il must
not be done. The comptroller, with some
asperity, told him that the Office was not a
political one. aud must not be considered
SO in any sense. lfthat was the only way
the Democratic party in Oregon could be
saved he did not think it could hardly be
worth saving.
After the appointment vas made several
prominent Democrats in Portland tele-
graphed to the comptroller. asking that
Stagge be retained, but il came too late
For Mr.. Stages consolation, however, it
may be stated that it would hardly have
done any good for the comptroller mas
since said that. leaving Mr.. Stages
character out Of the question altogether,
had he known at the time of the banks
failure OF all the warning elements in Port
land. he would have sent some Eastern
man out there in the first place.
For Relief OF DouatioD Claim Settlers.
WAsHrNsuoN CIrY. April l5-ESpecial.l
Representative Herman's bill prescrib-
ing limitations Of time for completion of
title to certain lands disposed OF under the
donation act of 1850, intended to apply
only to citizens Of Oregon. which passed
the house early in the session. came back
from the senate in the shape Of an entirely
new bill, which applies also to donation
land claimants in Washington and Idaho
Wilson of Washington asked that IL be
referred to the committee on public lands
in order that ample time might be given
for an examination of its provisions and
We
With the understanding, however, that
the bill had merely been reconstructed in
order to make its phraseoIogy more law
yer-like. the house agreed to the request Of
the senate for . conference upon it's
amendment, and the matter there rests for
the present. The bill as now constructed
fixes December 81, 1895, as the last day on
which claimants under the dona-
act arf.
that date they shall DO held
to have abandoned their claims.
1t is provided, however, that notices shall
be mailed to all such claimants who have
not perfected title by registers and re-
ceivers whenever addresses can be learned.
and publication made in three news
papers for four weeks, as soon as possible
afterthe passage of the act. All donation
claims held to be abandoned snail be re-
stored to the public domain January 1,
1896. and be subject to disposal under
then existing laws. Heirs or assigns who
may have been In indisputed possession
| for twenty years, however. and shall make
such proof at the land Office. shall be en-
titled to patents. Where an abandoned
donation claim may have been settled
upon prior to January l, 1894, under an
| erroneous idea OF right, and has been used
as q bona fide residence. where final proof
| shall not De made by the original donation
| claimant, and when the settler has ex-
| hausted his homestead right, he may,
| within ninety days after January |, 1895.
| upon establishing these necessary facts,
| purchase l60 acres of the land at 81. Is an
| acre. As in other contested cases. hear
| ings may be had before the land commits
| sioners. contestants paying the costs. In
view Of the probable passage of this act. il
| will be well for those holding lands under
| old donation claims to look up their titles
| and see If they are perfect
a New Nicaragun Canal Bill.
| WAsHixGraN Cry. April i5.-Senator
| Norgan chairman of The sen ate com NIT