The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-30
INDIANS FISHING RIGHTS.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT ASKED TO
INTERVENE IN THEIR INTEREST.
re Matter. However. IL Before the
Supreme Cosrt for Adjudication
War Revenue Bill Bringing In
Nearly q Millson Dollars . Day.

spscsa, Dispatch 70 the Post-Inss,agencer-
WASHINGTON Aug. 3s.--Sorae atio--
neys who WAC aaws interested themselves
In TIE In9aanS along The Columbia river
who have b1en 3ispossesse1 OK certain
fishing rights granted them By the gov
eminent, by the eucroachments OF wsats
settlers, have besn II correspondence alta
the comm sssaner Of Indian Affairs rela-
tive TO obtaining An indemnity II money
for the Indians or else restoring 10 them
absolutely their fishing rights. which are
now very valuable. The commissioner OF
Indian Affairs has rendered a decision In
Che matter. II Is q subject that has been
continually considered. year after year, by
each successive Indian commissioner. The
Indian bureau las made every possible
endea~or to protec. the Indians along taa
Columbia river In their fishery rights.
which were granted 10 them by the treaty
ot fssa The encrcacagnsats by white msu
have been investigated by special agents.
whose reports have been embodied in the
annual reports Of the commissioners and
finally resulted in the beginning OF suits
before the department Of Justice 20 en-
Join the whites from trespassinz Upon the
land granted 20 the Indians. These cases
have finally been brought to the attention
OF the supreme court OF tha United States.
where they are now pending. The COM
missioner IN giving his decision says:
II do not see that anything further can
ba done BY this Office ID the matter until
these fishery cases shall have been finally
dsc.esc by tue supreme court OF the
United States. II II decides n favor Of
the Indians. then this department viii
take snca action as may be necessary 10
reposssss the Indians OF their fishery
rights and grounds II the DECISION should
Sorr, do not sae how the government in
that case could entertain proposition Of
money Indemnify.
Representative Lewis, seeking informal
tion- recently wrote a letter 10 Hon. y. 3.
Scott. commissioner OF internal revenue.
asking him what revenue the government;
vas now deriving from the war act PAST
BY congress az the session just edged.
Tho commissioner, In reply. stated it was
Impossible at the present time 10 give 3he
exact figures. but he thought in round
numbers the government was receiving
SIS a month. or nearly 81 orlaoe
day So far as noted, this is the only
official or sea1i-ofYic!zi announcement OF
what the government Is deriving from the
new war measure.
United Consul Smith stationed a. Vic
toria, has made 4 report to the state de-
partment upon the amount OF sppropria-
:!ons recently made by the Dominion gov
extract Is taken:
Forty thousand dollars FOR q survey Of
the Edmonton route 10 the Yukon ana
sise1 for a survey OF the Sf4ckeen river
$ss5.ssa for government Of the Yukon DIS
tFfct: $1,000 fer NaaSInno harbor, improve
Inents Of the south channel. etc; sS.Cao for
Columbia river improvements above
Golden; 5000 for Improvement OF ship
channel Of Fraser river; 5000 for general
repairs and Improvements 20 harbors. NV
hi. gt.nh
$a.pa for improvements IN the Columbia
river. in the narrows between Upper and
Lower lakes, ana - 800 for the removal
OF rocks in the Columbia above Reye.-
stoke
United States Consul Dudley, Of Van
couver. t. c.. has filed a report with the
state department relative to tie laying Of
the teleeraph.c cable from English bay
west OF Vancouver. TO Departure hav. near
Narsino, Vancouver ISLAND. a distance Of
thirty-te0 miles. This cable" saws the
consul, replaces the old AMI imperfect
i one which formerly connected the main
| Hard with Victoria and other points cf
| Vancouver island A Geographic lire has
been CONNECTED with the cable at Depart
are bay which fellows the iue # the rail-
way from NanalmD 20 Victoria The nna
formerly in use PASSED through the fer
| ssfs and was very d!Iiouit to- keeg, Ia ge-
| par Since the new tine has been esiah-
/ ijshed there has besn very iittie .ntarrtln~
| ton to telegrarhc communication b.
tween The mainland and Vancouver
| island
| The Indian hgreaa has been considering
| the question az re-eStabiShinS toe Sko-
| h0m,sh boarding school. An application
! made some time ago by j. IL Tada, of
/ Shelton. - lease the Skokorrtlsh farm #
I go acres. was refused on the ground that;
/ considerable portion ~ this land w:n he
/ needed for school purposes III tbs event
| that The boarding school Is established
TIE contest case between Alfred "
j Nin1s ard John T Finlsy h7ss heen fled
wivn the commissioner q The general land
/ office. The case VII have 20 take its reg
! u!ar order Tor examination Il involves
/ lots and 8 Of the northwest quarter II
/ fh@ southeast quarter cf the northeast
/ quarter of she southwest quarter of sec
! ton . township Il north. range 5 east;
IN the Seattle lana district.
/ TIE Northern Pacific Railroad ~ornnanv
has taken an appeal fsoal fha decision ae
the general land office IN favor 81 ,ieorpa
W Harper. involving four io:s 81 section
s, TOWNSHIP Is taorth, range A. east. wANa
Naiis lss4 district.
y q. Hoee. - sCt North Tweaty-nfnth
street. Tacoma. Is ealsavor:ux 70 .,b,a.-,
3 pos fiaa As aooskeeper. either in ths
senate or house.
TIA psn~.an ease e Nr ffaarY II Al
cray 81 Olympia, has boen listed fay early
settlement
Mrs. MaFs Downs q Aberdeen. amy
iaS f00 a d5w's psrslca has BEEN r7t-
Sea that she must furnish - .ssr..e "a
CARING 'ae ainoAnt q properly possessed