The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-20
GENERAL B0uTELLE.
Adiutant of the State Of Washing,
ton Visits Astoria.

Among the distinguished visitors In the
city yesterday was Acknowledgement =.
A. Boutelle. OF the state or Washington,
General Boutcllc has record to be proud
OF lie Is captain OF the United States
army, retired and now the adjuIant-gcn-
eral OF the state OF Washington, head
quarters at olympia. During the war OF
the Rebellion he served IN tho Fifth New
York Cavalry. In the Army OF the Poto-
mac and in the Shenandoah Valley with
General Sheridan, After the war he en-
listed In the regular army. and saw much
service on tho frontier in the Modoc, Ncs
Perces and Bannock Indian wars, ON
account OF ~ health nc retired from the
service In August lSSS,
In conversation with an AstOrian repre-
sentative yesterday General Boutcllc
gave short account OF Gov, McGraw's
rapid rise into prominence Tie said that
the governor was Maiuc man. and mar
ried early In lie. lie emtgratvd TO Calf
fornia and the first thing that onercd In
the way OF employment was the driving
OF strrct car. Believing there was
something better than that to be done,
they moved to Seattle few years ago,
and the first position he received In that
city was that Of policeman. When not
on duty ne was buslly engaged in study
Ing law. but was withal 40 successful In
his police and detective work that when
the question OF the nomination OF shcr-
IN came up II year or two afterwards,
his name was fnvorahly mentioned ana
he was elected to the Office. While still
sheriff he was nominated for governor on
much the same principle. Governor Nc
Gruw Is an Independently fearless man.
and has made a record 20 be proud OF.
Adjutant Boutelle is In Astoria because
Governor McGraw wants to know the
exact situation here In regard TO the
fishing The governor watches every
| thing very carefully In his state, and In
I this fishing question has taken no sides
/ whatever except that he wants TO see
/ law and order preserved, and hopes that
| the business OF fishing will go on In u
/ short time The militia will remain AZ IL
waco as long as there is any apparent
/ necessity for their presence, When II is
/ safe to do so they will be- withdrawn,
In reply TO questions concerning the
trap men at Ilwaco. General Boutellc
said: &c 1 am sorry the fishermen went
/ over tutft ana uFtW IN" plitss as AhtN
could have got II done without that. II
| they had gone TO the engineers and had
applied to Governor McGraw the matter
could have been arranged very quickly.
| Upon the recommendations which shall
make to the governor when | get back 20
| Olympia, there will not again be licenses
to put traps In the bay / do not think
/ that the governor will differ from me In
regard to this matter. or course We can
not touch Sand Island except TO the mean
| high water line. The rest OF the island is
a government reservation. The state OF
Oregon has Jurisdiction OF Sand Island
proper. but cannot go beyond the mean
| high water line"
! General Bouteile Is a tall man OF com
| mandlng appearance. dark complexion,
with most pleasing manners. He Is every
| inch a soldier, and will no doubt do those
things which in his judgment are need
full for the peace OF the state OF wash
lngton He returned last evening on the
| boat to Portland.