The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-23


of the st. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railroad Company VS.. John Maloney and
John j. Sturgis, from Seattle district.
| The land in controversy was selected by
the company for station purposes. This
selection was rejected by the land COM
missioner because OF contest between
Maioney and Sturgis
The application of Col. Eduard p. Edsen
of Seattle. has been duly filed with the Sec
refary OF state for appointment as consul
general al Frankfort or Dresden. or COM
mercisi consul a. Hamburg or Bremen.
Col Edsen's Endorsements are very strong.
II Is said. as Is also his standing with the
Republican party. one or the fndorse-
nlents declares that it was TO his action
very largely that the Everett convention
declared for gold and Mckinley His In
dorsement further shows that he was
delegate for the United States at the Of
fetal opening of the Worlds fair at Ant
werp, Belgium. which was held under the
auspices of Leopold /. To this last state
ment there Is affixed an article from one
OF the Antwerp papers. commenting upon
Col. Edsen. "of the United States army"
as being one of the most handsomely uni
formed men among the officials OF all the
governments. Senator Wilson up to this
time has taken no action one way or the
other upon the application. Frank II.
Mason. of Ohio, Is the present consul at
Frankfort W. s. Carroll. of Maryland.
Is at Dresden, while w. III Robertson of
Washington. d. c.. Is at Hamburg The
first two are likely TO be removed shortly.
at which time the application Of Col.
Edsen will no doubt receive attention.
General Superintendent James l.. White.
OF the railway mail service. has reported
q recent complaint made regarding the
character OF the natl service along the
route between Tacoma and Carbonate 10
Assistant Superintendent vaille. of the
railway mail service al Portland. Or, with
instructions 20 make a careful investiga-
tion into the service on the route named
and report what changes II any. are need
ed 10 give satisfactory service
A lengthy petition has recently been filed
with the fourth assistant postmaster-gen
eraI requesting the establishment Of an Of
fee about ten miles from Northport al a
place 20 be named Marble. with G. i. Hor-
ton as postmaster. Another petition was
already filed asking for the location OF the
ofIlce at the same point but also ssking
the appointment Of a man named Charles
Buckley AZ postmaster. This is explained
BY letter recently received stating that
Mr. Buckley does not desire the place and
would much prefer that Mr.. Horton should
have IL. Mr. Horton has also written 8
letter. and In it he states that what they
want first ts the postofsice the appoint
ncnt OF the postmaster IS a secondary con-
sideratson Marble Is located on the Spo-
kane Falls & Northern railroad. ten miles
from Northport. The probabilities are that
the office viii be established after the usual
amount OF red tape.
Quite number OF inquiries have recently
been made AT the state department as 20
the probable appointment of commission
20 locate the boundary line between Alaska
and British Columbia Secretary Of State
sherman says that there IS no immediate
probability OF the organization OF a COM
mission 10 mark that portion ~ the bound
sry line which BY tire treaty stipulations
Il 70 be located parallel with the coast line.
A determination OF TIE list meridian viii
not be located by the commission. but ac-
corslnE 70 the recently signed treaty with
Great Rritaia and viii BE- made BY sar-
vevfrr parties IN the field The location
cf rhe hne running parallel 10 the coast
Is AZ the present time the subject of uexo-
tiattous between the United States and
British Columbia. Until these uegotia-
tionS are completed. no action of course
wln ba taken by the state department. A
complete typographical survey Of this
northern region aas been made for the
pnrpose % use IN connection with the
penang 1Nhet+s4N@t'N AstNtt as AscNA }
great deal of talk OF possible trouble be-
tween the two countries over this dispute
of tie boundary fine. But 81 IS al talk
There Vii b. 10 trcab5e. and in due course
81 time the boundary WIZ be permanently
iosAtes according 70 The provisions og the
treaty.
A I. Chapman e Vancouver. wash.
has lust Sled with tAe Qnarteraaa ster-
general os rfo army a. Old claim for $40
for a horse tsgnsd over % the United
Ssafss curing fhe Mex PeFces campaign IN
1ssz. Tho horse belonged to John II
crooks. of GrauEsville Idaho. The reason
whx thEs claim has been allowed "a lie so
long without hs9ng presented 80 the gov
ernnaen4 IS Eiven BY AR Chapman IN the
raai Inducements upon the various papers
submitted TIE case appears to have a.