The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-02
THEPRE- ENPTORSW WIN
Land Selections of the North
ern Pacific Rejected.
CRawFORC'S WRIT DENIED.
Receiver TerT-yss Report Of the ReceIpts
Of the Land of,1ce For March
Sioux Half Breed scrip.

dates back 10 Essi. Following is tle EA43
list OF Dre-empfsOn applicants. together
with the description Of the lands.
Peter Dean. northeast quarter Of sec
tAon u. township - north. r&age Sest-
John Murphy southeast quarter 81 aee-
ton -. t9s E.slaGs - north, range west
Frank ninE. northwest quarter % Eec-
ton - township. l. north. range vest
L. r. Heicasl. south west quarter 81 sec
tloa b. township - sorth. range Nest.
&. A. Lucy. southwest quarter Of Sec
ton =. township - sosth. raage west
George Cayanaggh. northeast quarter
OF section ii, toH gssiaap - aort5s range
west
Heary Baldwin. northwest quarter %
section 81. township = north. range
west.
". RI. Wood. southwest quarter 81 sec
ton =, township 70 north. range west
James Wilson, southwest quarter OF
section Il. township y north. range
vest.
John J. Brown. southwest quarter Of
section =. township - north. range
west
s. T. James. southwest quarter Of Sec
ton II. township Is north, range vest.
William Thompson. southwest quarter
OF section -. township ~ north, range
west.
Thomas Il. Davis. southwest quarter OF
section -. township - north. range
west.
James A. Burnett. northeast quarter OF
section y. township . north. range
west
Peter c. Nelson. southeast quarter Of
section q. township 70 north. range
west
Pat Dugan. northwest quarter Of sec
ton Is. township - north. range west
Dean Barrett. southeast quarter &C Sec
ton q. township - north. range y 81
Eugene ". BTyson, northeast quarter
OF section ~. township - north. range .
west.
Joseph Wilson. northeast quarter a
section 3. township - north. range
west.
Charles Little. southeas, quarter Of
section %. township - north. range ?
west.
NJ H. Laldley. northwest quarter a.
section q, township - north. range ?
west.
Frank Kane. southeast quarter of sec
ton =. township 70 north. range west.
Henry James. southeast quarter Of sec
ton 81, township 70 north, range wesr.
John w. Fletcher. southeast quarter Of
section ., township - north. range
west
Adam Smith. west half OF the north
east quarter and west half of the sogth-
east quarter OF section =. township -
north. range west.
John Parker. northeast quarter Of sec
ton q. township ~ north. range west
". T. Ross. southwest quarter OF sec
ton =. township - north. range west.
Herman III. Dares. southwest quarter of
section 81, township - north. range
west
All the ab0ve-descrihed tracts are With
IN the indemnity limits OF the grant for
the Northern Pacitice Railroad Company.
and the several parties mentioned Up-
piled to nle presumption deciaratory
statements for the tracts February. isSi
Their APPLICATIONS were rejected for con-
nlct With the Indemnity withdrawal made
on account Of the grant for the compa ny.
and from which each party Appealed.
THE general land efllce held tha. a. the
Withdrawal made for inde mnity purposes
or account OF fhls grant was in violation
OF Law and without effect except as no
lice on the limits within which the com
pany would be entitled to select its tn
demnity lands. the entries should have
been allowed.
The Northorn Pacific appealed. and Sec
Rotary Smith. IN deciding the case SAYS:
THE holding 81 the general land cfFice
Is IN harmony with the repeated rulings
Of the department and the decision hold
Ing that the applications ~ Dean e al
should have been allowed Is affirmed
They viii therefore he notified % their
right u complete their applications. and
the companys telecilons VII be can-
celod"
Secretary ~ the Interior Ioko sTniih
has affirmed the decision Of the general
land Office denying the application OF
Louis I.angie - file Sioux half-bveef scrip
on unstlrveyed tide water lands IN the Sc
attic land district.
The secretary saws that the questions
presented are in all respects similar 20
those considered 81 the case ~ Frank
BURNS wheretn IL was held that The loca-
ton OF scrip uron unsureye3 land con-
fers only a preference right - perfect
such location after survey. - against the
claims ~ all others. except che Tnitaa
States. bat uutn the location - adjusted
TO the public surveys the United states
has fslll power and authority 10 dispose %
the lands covered thereby
GA the admission ~ state 20 the tnion
l. Acquires rs yirtue ~ les Inherent soVe-
retgnity. absolute fisie 90 all tide lands on
A. borders. 20 tho exclusion ~ any rights
under pending unadlasted scrip locations,
for such lands.
The petition 81 : l.. Crawford FER GER
tforsrt proceedings Sra the matter 81 hts
application 20 purchase iot 81 ~ Pert An
ge9es townsfte has been denied by Score
tarv ~ the Interior Hoke Smith.
Crawford pade application - purchase
che lot a. its APPRAISED value Msrch ~
lSas. and the iccal register and receiver
rejected thu application orr the ground
shat the lot was reserved Tor public us@s
Crawford appealed ani the general land
offce Sustained TIE }ncai decision The
matter then went 1cfarw the SEES Te<ary on
a petition - ccrtkrarL tn which says
Hoke smith,
The fact ~ the slieee4 reservation
from sale ~ the lot in caestfon "a not dis
rutea bat the appcsl rests 90 the eroUaa
that there was ~ authority fcr the action
% the cff4cc IN rusk}ux S,3ch reservation.
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