The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-19
In WASHINGTON CITY.


which has received the approval Of the
president and Is now a law, 20 prohibit the
sale O. inSox5ca ting dFinks 70 Indians. pro
vsdl1g penalties therefor and for other
purposes. The law as II gil appear o. the
statute books Is as follows:
Any person who shah sell. give away.
dispose Of. exchange CT barter any matt.
spirituous or Vinous liquors inclndlng
beer. ale and wire. or any ardent or 9th
e. intoxicating liquor OF any KIND ~148-
soeveF, or any essence. extract. eitteFS
preparation compound, composition OF
any article whatsoever. under any name,
LABEL or brand, which produces intoxica-
ton. 20 any Indian 70 whom allotment
OF land has been made while the title 10
the same shall De held IN trust BY the
government. or 20 any Indian ward
OF the government under charge OF any
Indian superintendent or agent. or 20 any
Indian. including mixed bloo1S. over
whom the government. through its de-
parKIents. exercises guardianship. and
any person who shah introduce or at
tempt 70 introduce any matt sptTftuous
or vinous lluuor. including beer. ale and
wine. or any ardent or lmtoX lcat ting IL
cuor Of any kind Whatsoever into the
Indian country, which term shaN IN
cIude any Indian allotment While the
tisIe 70 the same shall be held IN trust
BY the government, or While the same
shall remain lnalienable by the aIlotfee
without the consent OF the United states,
shall be punished by imprisonment for not
a
less than .sloa for the first ofTenSe and not
less than $40 for each offsnse thereafter !.
provided, however. that the person con-
yicted snail be committed until fine ani
costs are paid. But il shah be sufficient
defense 10 any charge OF introducing or
attempting 10 introduce ardent spirits.
ale. beer. wine or intoxicating liquor into
the Indian country that The acts charged
were done under authority, in writing.
from the war department or any officer
duly authorized thereunto By the war
department
So much OF the act Of the 2sd day OF
July, 1872, as IS inconsistent with the
provisions OF this act Is hereby repealed.
An act passed by this congress 20 con-
firm cash entries OF public lands is now
a law BY the approval OF the president.
IL provides that all entries OF the public
lands made under the provisions OF the
act entitled An act 10 graduate and re-
duce the price OF the public lands 70
actual settlers and cultivators." approved
August l. lS54 which are Illegal and in
valid because OF the fact that the lands
covered thereby had never been offered
for sale, be and the same are hereby con-
firmed, IL, upon examination by the COM
missioner of the general land office, the
same are found TO be otherwise regular
and in compliance with said ace and the
acts supplemental thereto.
No changes have been made by the coast
and geodetic survey in their nautical
charts for the Washington coast during
the past month. Capt. G. L. Hooper. of the
revenue cutter service. commanding the
Boring sea feet, has reported TO the super
intendent OF the coast and geodetic survey
here that Seal island, in Prince William
sound, Alaska, Is uncharted- II Is about
seven-eighths of amiie longand one-third
of mile wide, and has a maximum ele-
walton OF 200 feet. 1t is covered with hem-
lock and spruce. Its approximate geo.
graphic location is latitude 90 degrees. 81
minutes north; longitude l47 degrees. 50
minutes west. The island viii be shown
on the next edition OF the chart.
Comptroller Eckels announces the fol-
lowing changes in the officers OF the Mos
COW National Bank. of Moscow, Idaho.
which was on February 4. 1897. placed in
the hands of Eugene T. Wilson. bank ex-
aniner, as receiver: J. II. Mcguire and G.
II. Bruno, vice presidents: Earnest De-
lashmutt and S. Barghoorn, assistant
cashiers.
Senator Lindsay has introduced a bill
which is now being considered by the COM
mittee on commerce, for the establish
ment of a light and fog signal station
near Homer, the entrance Of Kachmeak
bay. Cook Inlet, Alaska, at a cost not to
exceed $4,000.
The commissions of George Harvey. as
postmaster at Fort Simcoe Wash; Jasper
Markham. at Delphi, Wash. and Anna
Moore. at Sandy Point, Wash, have been
signed.
ule for the state OF Washington have been
ordered:
Quinlault to Evergreen-Leave Quiniault
Monday. Wednesday and Friday az 10 a.
m. arriving at Evergreen by $40 p. IN. (.
leave Evergreen Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday at a. m. arriving at Qulni-
Evergreen to Clearwater-Leave Ever
green Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
at Il m, arriving at Clearwater by p.
same days at a. m, arriving at Ever
Gle Eium to Roslyn-Leave Gle Elum
daily except Sunday at i m, arriving az
Roslyn by 1888 p. m, returning leave Ros-
lyn daily except Sunday at 2.z7 p. m, ar
irving at Gle Elum by p. m.
Shelton to Union-Leave Shelton daily
except Sunday. arriving at Union by Sis
.. m. returning leave Union daily except
sunday at S:ia p. m, arriving az shelton
by p. m.
yer Tuesday and Friday a 8 a. m. arriv-
ing at Hopewen by $50 D. m, returning
leave HopeweM Monday and Thursday at
ESQ a. m, arriving az Vancouver by 3
p. N.
Sunnyslde 10 Zinah-Leave sunnyslde
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday al IL IS
q. IA, arriving al Zillah by s.l5 z. m. re-
turning leave ZL1ah Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday at $3.50 p. M. arriving az
Sunnyside by 100 p. N. This change will
take place February Is.
The following change ia the star service
has been announced; The service from
QulnIault 10 Qaeets has been curtatled 70
end az Evergreen, emitting Queets, there
BY decreasing the distance a. miles.
The service between Evergreen and
Clearwater has been changed 10 embrace
Queets between termini, without change
OF distance.
Original pensions have been granted to
John Hood, Of Hoquiam. .Chehalis county;
John Gillea. OF Orting, Pierce county,
James " Robinson. OF North Yakima.
Original widows pensions have been
granted Ruth A. Church. OF La Center.
Clarke county; Geneva +. Ryerson, OF
Snohomish, and 70 the minor OF Peter
Steele. OF Battle Ground, Clarke county.
A Mexican war widow pension has been
allowed Lydia A. Kelly. OF Dayton.
The pension Of Samuel Elkins, Of Rear
dan. Lincoln county. has been increased.
An original pension has been granted
Franklin Il. Simmons. OF Salmon, Lsmhi
county. Idaho The pension OF Thomas
Goodwin. Of Boise City. Idaho, has been
increased. and a restoration and Increase
allowed Ephraim 6. BALDWIN. of Haley,
Blaine county. Idaho.
First Lieut.. Franklin ". Kemp. assist
ant surgeon. Vancouver barracks Wash,
and First Lieut.. George A. skinner. as
slstant surgeon, Fort sherman. VIII te
relieved from duty at the army medical
school in this city upon the completion OF
-. c....rs. n-Nlnr Afaren L Isl Erirsf