The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18

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| thinks that persons owning water near
! these lands would buy them at a small.
/ figure. either 80 cents or 81 an acre, the
1 price 1t which the railroad company is
| Offering its land O. the same character.
| Concerted action Il being taken all over
/ the country by Il Dor organizations oppos-
| ing the measure row pending IN the house
| and senate 10 make unlawful the business
| OF railroad stcket brokerage. The petitions
| sent IN by labor organizations are all
worsfed practically the same. and state that
| the real object OF this proposed legislation
| is 10 invade the right Of the travelling pub
/ lie TO procure transportation AZ the lowest
/ possible rates
! Eastern Oregon people appear TO be more
/ anxious for the opening OF the Columbia
river BY means Of boat railway or canal
: and locks at The DalIes than are the people
/ OF Eastern Washington. II Is very doubt
| full indeed II an appropriation can be OBJ
tanned for either boat railway or a canal
/ al this session OF congress. The river and
/ harbor improvements already authorized
/ all over the country amount TO many mil
J lions and most OF these improvements are
| ia an advanced stage. where Ii is necessary
| to 20 on with the work in order to prevent
/ the destruction 90 what has already been
1
| noteworthy however, that the greatest
/ amount OF ealk for an open river comes
/ from that portion of the Inland Empire
| lying in Oregon. and not In Washington.
| The people of the latter state seem 10 be
quite well satisfied with the cities on
/ Puget sound as markets for their produce.
| and are not particularly inclined TO de-
| mand an Improvement which would re-
/ suit to them in only building UP the city
| on the Willamette at the expense of those
| within the borders OF their own state.
| Thomas NJ Reed, of Olympia. has pre-
| scented a claim TO congress for $l.15o for
| rent of rooms TO the local land office from
/ August Is. 1881 10 July /. 1896. four years
/ nine and a half months, at the rate of $50
| a month. Mr. Reed sets forth that he be-
| Iisves this to be a just and equitable claim
| against the government. The Olympia
/ land Office has occupied these rooms ever
| since August Is. 1891. but never paid any,
| thing for them until after July i, 1898.
| Since then nominal rental OF $40 month
| has been paid for the four rooms occupied.
| During the period when no rent was paid
! Mr. Reed says he paid out for repair or
| the rooms etc, over $500. including all in
/ cidental EXPENSES and that at the date OF
| The first occupancy of the rooms for land
/ office purposes it was well UNDERSTOOD
| verbal agreement with the register and re-
| ceiver that they were not to be held re-
| sponsibie for the rent or the incidental ex-
! penses. but that he was to look to the
/ government for his pay. He has been look
| ing all this time, but so far he has not seen
| any of IT, He has interested the members
| of the Washington delegation In his claim.
and now hopes to get al least portion OF
what he considers to be justly due him. AT
| the time he first gave the land office quar-
/ tiers I'm his building IL was Well known that
/ the government was not allowing compen-
| sation for rent but Mr.. Reed says he was
| given 10 understand that it would do so
| soon. That time did not however. come
| around until July of last year. Mr. Reed
| further AYERS that the actual rental value
| of these rooms has been at all times from
| $40 to SIS a month.
| The Star Brewery Company. OF Van
! couyer. Wash, has entered a protest.
| through its Washington representatives,
| 10 the treasury department and TO con-
| gress against the present Alaskan, laws
| that prohibit ii fEou1 shipping It's beer
| into that territory. IL sets forth that
| while the United States government does
| not allow the Importation of any kind Of
| spirituous or malt liquors, except Tor
1 medicinal mechanical or scientific pur-
| poses that nevertheless quite number
| of saloons are doing business at Dyea
| and at Skaguay and from all reports they
| handle the product of Canadian and Brit
| ish Columbian breweries and distilieries.
| II is also alleged that these goods are
| landed on the Alaskan coast in bond, to
| he shipped through 10 Dawson. hut that
| the fact is IL Is next 10 an impossibiiity
! for American customs officials TO follow
/ each and every barrel and case from
| Dyea and Skaguay over the passes until
| they reach the British line. As a result
IL is asserted that the greater bulk OF
| the beer and liquor shipped through
| Alaska to Dawson remains in American
| territory. The Canadians and Britishers
| are thus reaping a rich harvest from the
| liquor trade In Alaska. while Americans
| are forced by law TO refrain from engag-
| ing in 1t.
The Star brewery will have the aid Of
| all the other breweries of the Pacific
| coast. and also OF the iqr-- dealing ele-
| ment throughout the country in the effort
| which will be made al the present ses-
| sion of congress TO extend the laws ap-
| plicable In other states, licensing the sale
| of intoxicants TO the territory of Alaska.
Maj. Allen Smith. who was recently pro-
| melted from captain Of the Fourth Cav
| airy had been assigned to the First Cav
| airy. but h. a recent order of the secre-
| tary of war. will remain on duty at Fort
| Walla Walla until April /, 1898.
| Capt Harry Benson. formerly first lieu
| tenant of the Fourth Cavalry becomes
! captain OF troop A. at Fort Walla Walla.
| filling the vacancy made by the promotion
| Of Capt Smith to be major Capt Ben
| scn however. viii remain on duty with
| that portion of the Fourth Cavalry sta
| toned at the Preside al San Francisco
/ until May I. 1895. The vacancy made by
| the promotion o: Lieut. Benson to be cap
| tain is flied by the promotion Of Second
| Lieut.. Louis G. Scherer. 10 ne first IieuIen-
| ant and additional Second Lieut.. James
| w Munro, First Cavalry is appointed 10
/ the vacancy Of second lieutenant. Troop
| A. Fourth Cavalry. IN place of Lieut.
| VOORHEES,. resigned Lieut.. Munro win
| join his troop at Fort Walla wa1a a,
| once His new rank dates from June IL.
| 1877
/ Private George W. Hicks. hospital corps.
| uow z; Fort sherman. Idaho Is detailed as
/ acting hospital steward and assigned 10
| duty AT Vancouver barracks
! Upon the abandonment Of Fort Custer.
/ Mont. or as soon as his services can be
| spared Acting Hospital Steward Arthur
| Neville will be sent 10 Fort walia walla
for duty.
! Capt Henry c. Ward. Sixteenth In
| fantry has been detailed to represe the
! war 81 partment as 4 member Of the board
/ Of nlauage ment az the government exhibit
to be made at the Omaha exposition.
James \. Hutcheson. Of Moniesano. has
/ been admitted 30 practice as attorney for
/ claimants before the interior department
/ Patents ave been issued 10 Henry An.
| aerson. Of sumner Wash, for n stirrup:
/ TO Harry p Chase and O. Grfswold Of
/ Salem. or. for a stove pipe holder; -
/ August g neh,in OF Seattle for a rotato