The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-09
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Inselligencer
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-F. p. HAYES.
superintendent OF the public schools OF
Olympia, has conceived an idea tha. the
famous old frigate Constitution. known 70
every schoofboy throughout the Land as
Old lEonaideA." should be- presented py tne
government TO tire school children OF sne
country for the purpose OF having II pre-
served under tEsir care, and as center
about which to gather an edueaffon4l ana
historical museum. the work OF their ON
collecting, and from which they would
draw IN increasing spirit Of devotion TO nd
ofty. He suggests that the Historic Fessei
should be safely placed Ia some desirable
locality and an adequate building srec1ea
- inciose IL.
The above Ia the substance Of somewhat
lengthy letter which Mr.. Halves recently
Nrote 70 Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt. and In reply TO Wnicn
Mr.. Roosevelt wrote as follows;
II en- very much Obliged 70 you for
xSnr Kind letter There are , many .s pGlnas
pof has already been su9AeEtea tna.' H
Possible, congress should be persuaded 70
$arn the old ship into ira D.fg snip, -
o used Tor cruising Will apprentices.
IAe1e apprentices we hope afterwards 70
MAXI the maiustay OF our navy, ana we
0elleve nat 10 take them fof tneir f.;st ex *.
Ves7enc1sof sea life on boar OF the ola
Constitution will tend to iasti into Their
minds the very qualities with We WOULD
most Ike them TO have"
Mr.. Hnwes does not propose. however,
20 let the matter rest there. He has writ
ten TO the states representatives In con-
eress protesting against the proposal al
outlined In Mr.. Rooseyelt's letter. TO again
expose the old frigate to the perIls of the
aeA. He also urges that not only naval
cadets. but all school children. should have
proprietorship In the old vessel. He
urees the states representatives, to en-
deavor to convince congress OF his own
way OF thanking. 'Then." he adds. sor
the third and last time may the heroic
old craft be preserved by patriotic people.
n she has numberiess times been saved
BY the skill OF her captain and the watch
fui care Of Cod
Capt Taylor's report on Olympia harbor
and Willapa river were transmitted TO con-
gress today. He says the opening Of the
mouth of the Deschufes river at Olympia
may be done by a channel for iight-dFaft
boats at cost OF t2s4.ooo, or by the con-
Gtruction OF a fresh-water harbor south
Of Fourth street at cost Of S1.0ao go. The
commerce Gf Olympia, Capt. Taylor sa$s.
Will not Justify either Improvement Capt.
Taylor fagors the Improvement OF Willapa
river and Mailboat slough by channel
through the lower bar. near South Bend.
OF go feet ard io0-foot channel through
the upper bar. This he estimates will cost
5000, and says the commerce of that sec.
ticn will justify It.
Presiden. Mckinley. Speaker Reed. SEN
Ator Hawisy. chairman of the senate COM
mite on military affairs. and Representa-
tive Hull. OF Iowa. chairman Of the house
senators ard members from the state of
Washington are all In receipt OF copies of
resolutions recently adopted by the COM
mandery OF the state OF Washington of the
military order OF the Loyal Legion. In
dorslnE the bin To establish a national
military park at yicksburg. to eommemo-
rate the campaign. siege and defense OF
that city OF the South. The Washington
ccmmandery. I'm urging this request, rec
ognixes that congress has been liberal In
establishing national military parks on
battlehelds OF the War OF the Rebellion.
but they now ask that yicksburg be added
to Gettysburg. Antietam. Chickamauga
and Shiloh. which are already appropri-
ately con,memorated In an impressive and
enduring manner.
A clash OF personal interests has arisen
between Senator Wilson and Representa-
tive Lewis In connection with the va
cancy In the position of acting assistant
surgeon of the marine hospital service
at Tacoma. caused by the recent resigna-
ffon OF DIR. j. j. McKone. When DIR
Mckone resigned. the supervising surgeon
s general In this city wrote 20 Representa
tive Lewis. asking him to recommend n
successor, without giving the name of the
man who had resigned Lewis without
knowing that DIR. Mekone had aireaa,,
held the position. thought he would he n
good man for 1t and recommended his
appointment lie was then notified that
III. Mckone had Just resigned. lie then
recommended the appointment OF Or q
y. Taylor. In the meantime. Senator
Wilson. who had already been notified az
the vacancy by the department recop,
mended DIR. Il. ], Sehug also OF Tacoma
While II has been customary In the mast %
leave such recommendations To congress
men. II 10 evident from recent letter OF
the supervising surgeon general 10 Rem
Sesentative Lewis that Republican, son
Mfor's recommendation viii have mora
weight than that Of Democratic rn,
4ressn'an. After telling Lewis as mil1l,,
rs possible that Senator wilson has -,
commended DR.. achug, ne adds thar the
Iatter nas also received many iudorSe-
meiifs frefa prominent citizens OF IT,,
coma.
Under the circumstances rs stated
above, says the letter. in conclnNlnn
unless objection is made hv voureo,r
the bureau is Inclined &c recommend the
appointment OF the latter gentlemen -.
she position. and VIII oe clad ~ ,,o,,
concur In the same
What Will happen II Lewis a,es 40,
concur is not stated
Amasa s. Miller. Of Dunlap. Wash. g
ryihg 20 get congress 70 make an appronT.
alton 10 pay him for three horses ani, eot,t,,-
ments furnished during The Indian wsr ~
1885 and 1855 In Washington territor, :,
Capt. r. r. fantis' company. knoyxa a. 49,.
spokane Inyne.hies tFna. 4 \ 49,
delegate from WASHINGTON territory IN lSss
tried "a secure paymea, for sAes, horsa.
and equipments In that year. hut tho ,la,,,
was disaliowed by both the auditor as
comptroller. Mr.. Miller has NOW nskcd
Representatives Lewis 10 bring the mate
20 the attention of congress. which he h.s
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