The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-10
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airy a. intended 70 prevent forest fires on
the rublsc domain Following - the ful
text Of TIE new law:
BE IL enacted By ne senate ant house
o. E~presezE q lives o. ne United Ssetes
OF America IN congress assembled. I12f
any person who stall wtlituify o. MALI
ci9usly SET on fra or cause % be set on
IRE, any timber. ur1sro-usa CT grass
upon the public domain. or SEa1l careless
" or regagertiy leave or suffer nre 70
burn unattended near any timber or 9th
- tr1arnahse material. shall be deemed
guilty OF 4 z-tsds-1earor, and upon con-
v1c-son thereof IN any district court O.
ne United States having jurisdiction OF
Hsors tkan E.esa. or b imprisoned Tor
term CO rot more than two years, or both
sec That any person VINO saau
build q camp fire or other fire n Or near
any forest. timber. or other fniammscle
material upon the public domain. shan.
before breaking camp or leaving said fire.
failing 20 40 so snail be deemed guilty OF
a Inisdeueanor and, upon conviction
thereof in any district cours q the United
s sL1T having iaF.sd.sr,9n o. me ss ss
a.sa or be Imprisoned for term OF not
more than one year, or both.
sec. 3 That ia all cases arising under
this act the fines collected saall be paid
Into the public school fund OF the county
n which the lands where the onenss was
committed are situate"
President Cleveland AFFIXED his sigma
ture 20 the scs authorizing thu secretary
OF war 70 issue Springfield rifles 70 each
state and territory for the National
Guards thereof in exchange for other
rifles now held. Every militia company
not already possessing Springfield hreech-
leading rifles OF CALDER Is. Is entitled 20
receive these arms. provided, however.
that each state upon receipt OF the new
arms. shall be required 20 turn into the
ordnance department OF the army. with
out receiving any money credit therefor.
an equal number OF arms now in its pos
session, other than the Springfield rita
The act also provides that each state
k%aN hereafter make an annual return 20
TIE secretary Of war OF al the arms Is
sued 70 them under this or any former
act OF congress. making q permanent an
nual appropriation for arming and equip
ping militia. IL IS further provided that
any state may, In addition 10 the stores
and supplies issued under provisions of
previous acts. purchase for the use OF its
National Guard or reserve militia. az
regular prices for cash in place OF ssia
such stores aud supplies from any de-
partment IN the army as, In the opinion
OF the secretary OF war, can be spared.
This provision viii prove TO be OF great
beneat 10 various militia companies in
The art passed By the last congress,
and approved by the president February
p. 10 prevent the purchasing Of or specu-
lsting II claims against the Federal gov
eminent by United States officers, should
be of especial interest 10 many OF your
readers. The new law reads as follows:
THAT It shall hereafter be unlawful for
any United States marshal or deputy
marshall n
any court OF the United States, or Of any
territory thereof, or any United States
attorney or assistant attorney. or any
United States Judge, or United States
commissioner. or other person holding
any office. employment or position OF
trust or profit under the government Of
the full face value thereof. either direct
" or Indirectly. any claim for fee, mile
age or expenses or any witness. Juror
deputy marshal, or OF any other officer
states government"
Sec. Q That any person who shall vie-
late, this act shall Re deemed guilty OF a
misaemesnor, and, upon conviction. shall
be nned not exceeding sl.oo0''
TIE auditor OF the war department has
allowed the claims OF Albert G.. Davis for
1873 and OF Elijah II. McAIbert for 81 90
tor pay of transportation services and sup
plies 10 Oregon and Washington volunteers
tiled Claims, and should have been paid
long ago.
Mr.. Dooittle has succeeded IN having the
claim OF Charles Campbell. OF Tacoma,
Washington, for a reissue and an increa So
Of his former pension, allowed at sl2
month. dating from September @. 1886.
The application OF George Horn. OF Ia
coma, for a pension was rejected on the
ground that be was not disabled from
manual labor TO a pensionable degrea
Quite number OF deficiency estimates
were reported by the secretary OF the
treasury IN almost the last day Of congress.
and were added by the senate to the de-
flciency bill Among these items are 81 IS
10 balance the account for the protection
Of salmon fisheries In Alaska. and si05 70
balance the account for rent and incident
al expenses IN Alaska ard ts2se on &C
count OF travelling expenses OF the court
officers OF the department OF Justice
There Is aiso due tie Northern Paciac
Railway for the transportation of mails
in the state OF Washington. s2.H
+. L. Riggs. late postmaster at Cariboo.
Idaho. and ". -. Thomas, the present
postmaster at the same place. are 10 -
saved sfS2 ard IS cents respectively,
which amounts the auditor % tie port-
Office department failed 20 credit 10 them
al ths proper time.
Several settlers IN the vicinity o, South
Bend have been writing 70 Congressman
Doo'ittle 20 know the status Of the cas-.
pending IN the interior department be-
tween the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany and John Mckenzie, BENJAMIN 8.
Armstrong and Charles A. Axford. This
contest Involves certain lands in section
=. townzhip a north. range 10 west. IN the
Vancouver Land district. Acting commits
sionsr Best, OF the general lsrs oficA
states that this case is row pending. await
ing action IN the regular order on the ap-
peal OF the railroad company from the dis
t71ct land Office rejecting its Indemnity ap-
p,icstion for the .andS in question. and un-
~ the case IS finally adjusted no action
booking 20 the disposal ot the lard can Is
taken.
=. 2. Gordon has been appointed post /
master 81 Silver. okaucgan county. vice /
Z @ Payne. recently deceased.
TIE postof1ioe 80 Beluor=. ThurEtoa 1
county. has been discontinued. The mat 4
VT hereafter - taken 70 Olympia T-hs I
Office az Rsxvi.ie Spokane county. has a. 4
- been discontinued Man for the oflos /
vii Re taken . Cheney.
TIE fsgoving changes n ne stsr scheS- +
uae for TIE state OF washington have been \
ordered:
Rockford 20 Mount HOPE. Leave Rock I
ford daily except Sunday al ts.5o ?. IA. az i
irving at Mount Hop~ e. 2 . n. ard re- /
turning leave Mount Hope daily, escept 4
Sunday. az = a. n. arriving az Rockford 4
By y - g. n.
Watersco % Daily. Leave waterloo (
Tuesday ans FRIDAY AZ q. n, arriving +