The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-15
In WASHINGTON CITY.

WASHINGTON. Feb 4-Special-Be
pointed few days ago 20 se register q
the lard ofHee 81 \ Sncouwer. Wash. IS
the successor OF George II. Stevenson.
who recently resigned. is rot likely 70 ever
draw any pay from the government for
services rendered 81 that position Ar.
Stevenson was Cleveland ap2ointee. ard
II has been charged IN letters which have
reached hsre from Vancouver that Mr..
stevenson resigned his Office az TIE elev-
e1th hour OF the present administration
In order thar a good. faithful Democrat,
Of the god persuasion. might oecupy the
same for q fgll term OF four years NJ.
Cleveland has horored Mr. Shaw by the
appointment. but there seems 70 be two
very good reasons why that appointment
will not 5e confirmed The silver Demo
Gratis are I'D in arms against President
Cleveland and say that al these appoint
ments are but efforts made by the pres!-
dent 70 reward those Tao were 3isioyei
70 the party organization IL the last cam
pasgn- Republicans On the other hand.
are secretly glad az the objections thus
raissd ~ the silver men. who are II the
majority in me senate. for the more con-
drrnations thar can be prevented between
now and the 4th or Marsh next. the more
Offices there win be 10 I'll when Mr.. Nc
kinney gets into the White House. So IL
is TO De presumed that II the Democrats
lack few votes in the way of preventing
certain combinations. they viii get TIE
needed hep from the Republicans. Ssua-
tor Wilson, when questioned about the
matter. said that ha knew Mr.. shaw very
wei that he w.s a good man and would
make az sf1cisnt register, bat be ~ss
afraid he would not be confirmed The
committee on public lands. he said. had
not had meeting FOR a long time. and
there seemed 10 be no likelihood OF one
being called again at this session.
Secretary Of War Lamont has trans
nitted 20 congress. as provided by law.
an annual statement OF the militia force
OF tbs United States. according 70 the
latest returns recsiyed at the ONCE Of the
a6trtant general Of the army. The organ
ned strength OF the militia forcs OF the
state of Washing ton numbers se4 men. Of
whom eignsythrss aTs commissioned Of
acers and Leo non-commisSsonsd officers.
There ers two generals, twenty-ssx Of
ficers on tns general staf. twelve reSiuaen-
tai. fad, and stan officers and forty-tnres
company officers. The number OF men
available for military duty in the state,
outside Of the militia organization, is
placed at s. 15S.
Senator Nelson. of Minnesota, has intro
Of interest 70 certain settlers on public
lands. Il Is the purpose Of tbs bin that
whenever a party. by suit IN the United
States court. causes the cancellation OF a
patent OF land obtained through fraud, IN
wilLfuiiv and fsisely claiming to De na-
tive born citizen OF tho United States.
such party sraa be permitted 10 obtain
a patent for the tract vacated By paying
the government price OF xl-S per acre
without previously flins a homestead en-
try and without residing on the land. A
special provision Of the bin, however, -
that application for patent must be made
within sixty days from tho time the local
land office receives notice that the land
Is vacated.
Senator Hawlsy. from thu COMMITTEES on
military affairs, has made favors5ls re-
port upon the bill introduced by Senator
Wilson granting a rght-of-way through
the Fort Spokane military reservation n
the state OF Washington 20 the St Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Com
pany. The secretary OF war informed the
committee that the war department not
only had no objection 10 the bill. but
favored it's passage, for the route pro-
posed 10 bs designated and which is un-
derstood 10 be satisfactory 70 the railway
company insures railroad facilities fer the
military post now building at Spokane.
which otherwise would have 10 be con-
structed az government expsnss- II is be-
usved that the bin viii meet with like sue
cess in the house.
A report made by Secretary Francis OF
the interior department, 10 the vice presi-
dent. OF disbursements from tho proceeds
OF sales OF public lands for the benefit OF
agricultural colleges shows that Washing
ton state. in common with the other states
gsar
ent fiscal year. Tbs amount thus distrib-
uted has Increased regularly a.oco 4 year
to each state since 1880. and the total
amount disbursed IN the aid of education
In the branches OF agriculture and me-
ehanical arts during thu present year Is
8. 05s. 900
Original pensions have been granted 10
George Truitt. OF Benston. Pierce coun-
y: Harvey A. Bishop OF Dayton. CO.
lurnbia county: Dolphus Ames. % Cen
traha. Lewis county: William r. SHELTON.
OF Colville Stevens county. Wash. and
Edward F. Long tdseeased). OF Boise
City. idaho.
An original widows pension has been
granted to Alsa S. Sears, OF Seattle. The
pension OF Joseph Clary. OF Pomsroy,
Garfield county. has been increased.
supplemental pension has been allowed
Robert Young. OF Puyallup. Pierce county.
The postofhce site AT Fulton. Lewis
county. has been changed two and three
quarter miles northeast. on route 1890.
and Charles W. Hopkinson appointed
postmaster.
The commission OF Morris J. Bulls as
postmaster az Victor. Wash. has been
signed.
An electric car service from sub-ststion
No ! of the Tacoma pOstOfflce 70 Hoxner
Junction has been established BY the Ia
coma Traction Company. 10 miles and
back six times a week, or as much
oftener as the cars may run.
Charles NJ Robinson. Of Colorado. has
been appointed issue clerk az the Fort
Hall Indian agency. idaho.
ALLAN p SLAUSON.