The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-22
Special 10 the Pos,-In.aligenc-r.

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the cabinet meeting next Tuesday. SEN
ator Wilson has made q strong showing
against these wholesale reserves, and ex-
poets the order to be revoked
Legislation relative 20 the Colville res
eryation was stricken out OF the Indian
bin In conference at the last session. No
attempt VIII be made 20 insert anything
by the senate, as the programme IS to
pass all four OF the leftover appropria-
ton bills as they were agreed upon by
the last congress The sundry civil bin
contains $780, 600 for Gray's harbor and
large sums for public land surveys. Mr..
Wilson said tonight that the rush OF peo-
pie upon the reservation had killed all
chances OF opening IL TO mineral location
at present. and that similar action by
prospectors IN the future would have q
similar result.
Both Representatives Hyde and Dooiit-
tie are remaining II Washington, and prob
ably VIII continue 70 stay here until the
end OF the month az least. 1t has been
said that both gentlemen are trying TO get
positions under the new administration,
but so far neither has made any move
that would Indicate such 10 be the case.
Both OF the ex-congressmen are very bus
Ny engaged in trying to clean up the I'M
mense amount OF business piled upon them
by their constituents during the last short
before the land office. the pension bureau
and various other departments. inasmuch
as the Republicans of the state do not ex-
pect much from incoming congressman for
the next two years, II is the desire of both
Mr.. Doolittie and Mr.. Hyde to close up al
pending matters which have been referred
to them by their constituents before they
leave Washington. This is no small mat
ter. as very little business was done by the
various departments during the last month
owing to the expected change IN admins
tration.
Representative Doolittle has succeeded
in obtaining for Mrs. Mary ID. Hakes, OF
Seattle, Wash, a widows pension, al s.
q month. from January 4. 1898. and also 50
month from the same date for a minor
child. This gives Mrs. Hakes quite a snug
little sum. which she can invest TO exc
out her subsequent monthly pension.
Representative Hyde Is endeavoring 10
secure the establishment OF a postoffice,
to be known as Ley. in the southwest quar-
ter OF section 4. township "a. range 81, I'm
Lincoln county. The proposed location of
the new Office is at least fourteen miles
from the nearest postoffice. Almira. Will
bur is fifteen miles to the northeast and
Wilson nineteen or twenty miles south
west. No mail carrier goes in that direc-
tioIs anu a Speelal carrier Will nave TO be
provided in case the office is established.
A large number OF signatures OF residents
In that section are attached 10 the petition
Tor postoffice. and the appointment OF
Mrs. Catherine c. Ley. wife of William N
Ley. well known as a photographer ar
Wilbur Wash. is the generally Endorsed
candidate for postmstress at the new Of
fee. Among the papers on file at the de-
partment is a photograph OF Mrs. Ley, and
IL beauty counted with the fourth assist
ant postmaster-general there is H.tle
doubt but what the Office would be estab-
lished at once and Mrs. Ley made post
mistress.
A very strong petition, numbering over
2to names. il on file In the postoffice de-
partment asking the appointment Of J. NJ
warren to be postmaster at Reardon.
Wash There are other parties desiring
the appointment. but none OF them are so
universally Endorsed as Mr.. Warren. The
latter is an ex-Union soldier and stands
very high in the Republican party in that
section of the state. The office a. Reardon
pays a little over $500 year. NJ. Moriarity
is the present incumbent.
Petitions are on file in the Office OF the
fourth assistant postmaster general here
signed by over forty patrons OF the office
at Chean Falls. Wash. asking for the
Gillespie. and the appointment OF Dir. w.
+. Cobb in his place. These forty patrons.
it Is said. represent So per cent OF the
people living In that vicinity. and their
statements they are prepared TO prove.
so the petition states. II is said that the
state Of affairs represented In the petition
has existed for two years. but action in
the matter has been deferred In the IN
terest OF harmony and the hope that Mr..
Gillespie would realize the feelings or the
people In general and would resign. The
petition further says that the signers have
done their utmost 10 prevail upon him 20
resign. but he has absolutely refused 10
do so. es he does not consider that the
public has any say in the matter. Mr..
Cobb. whom the petitioners desire TO be
appointed Is said 70 be man above re-
preach and p No. l business man, ife-
long and true Republican and desirable
IN every way. The petition has the sup
port OF all the business interests In the
town with tho exception Of Mr.. kellogg.
who FOR business reasons prefers 10 re-
main neutral
The charges against Postmaster Giles
pie are that be ia wholly unreliable and
Incompetent 70 perform the duties OF the
office. The office. IL Is stated. is not open
longer than from ten minutes 20 one hour
per day. and patrons desiring mail are
Obliged 10 hunt him up, wait his pleasure
10 deliver their mall 20 them or else so 10
his residence. a block distant. in order 10
get some member Of the family 70 so TO
the office with them. The mall carrier, IL
is SAID usually arrives at O'Clock in the
morning. and the patrons Of the Office are
often obliged 20 wait from thirty minutes
TO an hour before the postmaster VII
condescend 70 open the office and cissTIo-
ute the mail lie "a in the meantime, at
tending % other business or eating q late
breakfast Patrons Of his grocery store.
Il = also alleged. are waited upon first
and those a. the oTflca at his pleasure.
Mails are reserved and distributed on the
store counter IN FUN view OF the general
pabtc, 50 Il Is asserted.
Mr.. Gillespie was appointed as deputy
postmaster By pos tnsastsr j. Al stowe
about two years ago In opposition to the
wishes OF all the patrons Of Ire osTsce, 80
the psfitioa states. and was later appoint
e4 postmaster. Since his appointment as
deputy postmaster some twenty residents
uvius within two miles Of the oSfce have
absolutely refused 70 60 business az this
off3ce AZ Caelan Falls for Ire reason. "a
they assert. that they have no confidence
IN als integrity az postmaster. and con-
ttnue 20 send and receive their mail
through the offlcs % CAelan. Lakeside an3
WRferVt3e. Ehich are distant six 70 TWEEN
~ miles This state % Affairs. ire petition
states. has CAUSED general dissatisfaction.
sna aas reduced ths receipts CO tire of1cs
81 least cne-haR 81 what = shoGlS be IN
der postmaster n whom ths people have
confidence. Some Of TIE officials % ire
pos.ofs3ce department. here i0ok upon this
cert % tempest IN teapot. as TIE
ots2ce ~ Caeian Falls only paid Mr. stowe