The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-08

WASHINGTON. March = -s2ecsaf-
Representative Bsrs-r Hermann. q Orc
go-- 3 ar z-GAaE applicant -0- the posi-
tsoz - coEEasSzozsr az Ths general ssn3
o-1ee. and = working 1srd 20 secure tA=
Endorsement - every member ~ the Pa
c-zc coast Delegation q tie present con-
z-ess- Mr.. HsEE2nn's long service u ths
house aid lis thorough familiarity Wits
al ia details ~ pubic land legislation
aid ruling. w1tcs 80 has found = neces-
s2ry % study IN order % prokect TIE in
ksres-s @ EIs constituents during that
LG1cs nave thoroughly Egtsd asrr for re
Place 1s 3 seeking. Quite number CO
Republican congressman nave failed &C
re-electia1 n he last campaign. ard 1.
Is said that il viii ae thu policy % The
t2cczn11z administration In the case q al
tAose wsso earnestly supported tie ticket
- either see that they SeG some good
e11cs. Or Z they do not desire that. at
least % accord 20 them the privilege q
distributing such portions % tire FEDERAL
patronage as they wcaid hare eeen en-
titled 20 lad reey remained Il congress
L seems % he the general opsrson among
ths senator's who 5avs gwen any -5o1gat
20 the matter that the re,t-srlsz. o. Jean
S7srEan from Lae senate II order 20 a<-
come secretary .. state VIII result n ire
elevation - lie c1z-rEnsusEs2 OF The ceEn-
n.EtSe OF foreign relations Of Senator
CESamAa Z. Davis, % Minnesota Se1-
2ror Frye OF Maine. Is the ranking MEM
Der q TIE committee ~ foreign relations.
out ne - also chairman q -he senate ccra-
E1r1oe &C commerce. q position which IA
este-rns % very great importance. ard
one which y = net altogether likely ss
would resign. even for the chairmaEsnlp
OF tie committee OF foreign relations
This. therefore. would leave the WAY SD
sc2utely clear so- Senator Davis. whose
knowledge o. al .o-aaga affairs "a which
tbs government las Interested Itself n
Lns past. IS probably equal 20. II nor
greater, than that o. any other aza "a
tbAt body. Senator Davis is nov serving
his second term. wa1ca zsl expire Two
years Aenca TAe-e Is little a0aog that Ia
all continue = tie senate much longer
than tAat. AIS health p-rEaEs. One %
the Nest important things with wA1ca Mr..
Davis name - coupled WAS the resolution
introduced - am about t~a years aga
affirming and explaining the Aonroe dos
trina His speech cn the Chicago strike
RIOTS Also attracted great attention a. tha
tine. ant there was considerable mention
o. ais name - connection WITH the presi-
de1cyl As q Lawyer 10 stands IN tbs
front rank. and Is a sErasgat-oat 5SPao-
lean partisan In personal appearance,
Senator Davis looks something ike the
Late Gen Butter. One 0. the main draw
HACKS 10 his effective presentation o ais
views On any subject = the weakness Q.
his voice. but this he MAKES ~ tog Il the
strength Of Ais intellect
Secretary Francis Ess rendered decis-
ions IN the following Land cases II the
state Of Washington:
Carl A. Person ys. Ncrthern Pacific
Railroad Company. Spokane eastr.ct- Per-
sons application for certlorArt Denied.
Land awarded 20 company.
Presley 5. CoIiett vs.. Northern Pacific
Railroad Company. Olympia district
COMMISSIONER decision affirmed Land
awarded 20 company.
Northern Pacific We. Rudolph Z Eoe--
mig Wa-ervfIis district Affirmed Land
awarded 10 defendant
In re Northern Pacific. Olympia district
Decision affirmed Conpany's selection re-
.ected-
A. O. Pearson rs. No-thsra Pacific.
Awarded 20 Pearson
James Inusn VS.. Northern Pacific. Van
oouver district Decision reversed. LA1i
awarded 70 InLaan-
A pos.oasce has been established at
Riggs. Stevens county. special from Mel
son, fifteen miles east. With Heary White
as postmaster.
A star service has been established from
Clover TO Alma. four and oae-haf miles
and back SIX times week. by q SEIZED 1le
Of net 10 exceed one and oue-half hours
running time each WAY. This service VIII
b established from March -. ISL. - Jans
%. zsSs.
The following changes n the star schsd-
ule for the state Of Washington have been
ordered:
silver Greek 70 Earrozy-I4eaye Silver
Creek Tuesday and Saturday a. .. n or
on the arrival o. mail from ,ovfitx. sr-tv-
ing at Harmony n two and oue-half
hours, and returning leave Harmony on
the same DAYS 81 $50 s. n, arriving al
Silver Creek BY g. n.
LaksvTsw 20 Lake City-Lssvs Lake
view Tuesday and Saturday az II ID a u q.
arriving st Lake City By t..is ?. n. and
returning leave Lake CITY or the sama
days al : p. m. arriving So Laksvisw b.
5 ?. II
Original pensions have been granted
Hugh c. Thompson. OF Spokane: Henry
Roberts q Hamilton. SkaxfE county:
Robert Red, % Preston. King county
and John W. Parker. Of Fremont. King
county The pensions 90 Jesse Bright. %
Tacoma. ard that q James NJ. Shun OF
clyde. wslla WRiia county. have been IL
creased An additional pension has be4a
granted John Oriscn Marvin 60 Seattle.
Ar original widows pension has hem
granted Charlotte \. Hail. % Spokane.
ALLAN p. SI.AUsON.