The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-25


for. such notifications will include per-
mission TO Use the water power of the
various streams in the districts In which
mining viii be conducted. This Is an I'M
portant matter TO mining companies In
Western Washington especially. because
the natural water power available for
such purposes there makes the operation
OF iow-grade mines possible
Another feature OF the forestry reserve
matter is the position of the settlers who
have gone upon the lands included in Mr..
C1evelands withdrawal order. and have
taken up homestead claims thereon. A
petition OF twenty-five settlers. whose
postofrice Is Robe. Snohemish county. has
been received at the interior department.
These settlers went upon their lands
seven years ago. and after hard ard un-
remitting toll, have at last succeeded IN
clearing away enough Of the forest 10 en-
able them 10 make their homes. The com
ing IN OF the miners had given them q
market for their butter. eggs and other
products OF their farms and the an
nouncenlent that the government had
taken their little homes for s. national for
est reserve, came almost like q death
blow TO all their hopes They have been
assured however. that this will rot be
permitted TO stand. Whatever may be the
exact terms OF Mr.. McKluiey's order OF
Of miners and settlers heretofore acquired
Will be reigiousIy preserved.
The Western Central Labor Union. OF
Seattle has sent copies Of resolutions 20
the washington senators and members
urging congres 20 amend existing laws
or 10 enact new laws that viii give sail
ors the privileges and rights guaranteed
by ths Thirteenth amendment OF the con-
stltution within the jurisdiction OF the
United States. X Is declared In the reso-
luton that the decision handed down by
the United States supreme court in IN.
Arago case violates the Thirteenth amend
men; by arhol1ing the laws which prac-
sicaliy make hondsrnen Of sailors sailing
under the Stars and Stripes.
Secretary % Agriculture wilson has
suppressed ard will permit the alstri5u-
tion os no more copies % circular Ne. :.
division o. statistics, which was entitled
LEGAL Taxation as Affecting Farms"
Tyss author OF this pamphlet was II A
Robinson. a single taxer. q the aw~icul-
tural department. and Secretary Morton
heartily approved the wcrk. Secretary
wllxon. however looked upon Il n q agt-
fsrent axhi. and net only stopped It's pub
Heattou. BAT ordered such copies as had
already been published 70 b. destroyed.
single takers al over the country ara
nov wrstfrw 20 their representatives IN
con w~osx trying - obtain copies OF This
as-anhle1. aGs there sre nane 70 - ha4.
Fsp-esentatfve Scranton. Of Pennsyivs-
ria has introduced tn the house a siu au-
ther3zsnr Ire t1age q the ratte1 safes
district eourt - aensif C citizenship tae
NetIahkahtsA TH3tans resisting on Annette
island AaAska under certain conditions.
Tvstx hsH il go}nx - - fought gosa x
esrtes ~ n the hn8se cv certain rprYe-
sry,tafsw@s - rs2tnsrs wA9 have discovered
va3uaAfs Gre on that tslAna K IS claimed
sAat ene - tNa peculiar features - the
lsi43 Ia that il viii aeStaw certain privileges
uEeu these T~asans smsAlsrE them - -.
N-a-sx ard hes9 81 ne r1trirw prnnsrt -
vr,an she Is8Nnd. ard czsrzss are fFse5v
g7gAde that this il = scaern~ or ire pat =
Ngf8saEzs Duncan IRE r-isssn-Ary an8s1s
fha NralahkzAsls Indians. wAS ss tha d.
rector 81 an their movements. to easa3a
consrag cE these mining c1asusz Tor AEs
avn pxrxsnai interests. ard Tor trs srta~-
e~fx ~ those wse have 2sSAcaat@1 tners-
s~Evs~ vita hsn "a rre~c@nsgse ard >en1-
s-,@~-fAf srznsAs Assf-sss II Is sa41 thAs =
re saH Is ~sa~ v1sAsS 20 a vote - ~.
tcuse ~ora@ very important disclosures
Nil - raaee r~sNrsnax Mr.. Deseaa's ran
fnasxrsaa ~ 80 Metf&S kAhsi& rr8t&nS f4r
"a rerssnsl All temporal advantage.
ASoGt seventy pcop8e residents os Mar
nl~ sws -nslez frorn NcraAport. WzSh-,
have petstsuae1 tAe pes af-sce department
fsF lie 0sSas~-Sazs~1S ~ a. eE1Ss 81 iks