The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-02

A firm Of attorneys of this city has been
gathering UP all the desert land filings
made in the state OF Washington during the
past few yearA. and writing TO those who
made the filings the attorneys claiming
that they will De able to secure for them
a return from the government of their first
payment. This would be quite relief to
many people in the Inland Empire az .
number of them made the first payment.
and then realizing that Il was going to b
impossible TO get their lands properly irrt-
gated, preferred to lose the first payment
rather than complete their filings The
facts about the matter are that legisla-
ton 10 pending authorizing the repayment
Of money so collected. Until such legisla-
ton is enacted no firm OF attorneys nor
any one else, can secure the repayment or
a dollar OF this money. When the legisla-
ton Is enacted. any one entitled to the re-
payment can secure II by making proper
showing to the general land Office without
The aid OF any attorneys In the matter.
Plans are being prepared at the Port Or
chard naval station in anticipation OF a
appropriation being made in the naval bill
for the installation of an electric light plant
there No funds are available, however. to
begin the work at this time. Inquiries made
Of the bureau Of yards and docks of the
navy department here are all referred to
the naval station.
Chas. ID. Waloott director Of the geo.
logical survey, who is in receipt of nuner-
Gus petitions for surveys from settlers upon
lands included in the forest reserves, such
survey work having been turned over 10 his
bureau. replies to all that the subject of
surveying such lands will be considered as
soon as the bill in which provision Is made
FOR such surveys. becomes law.
Representations have been made TO the
supervising general Of the steamboat in
spection service that the Seattle office -
greatly In need of assistants and an as
sistant clerk. 1t has also been represent
ed by many Seattle merchants and bust
ness men that 1t would be more economi-
cal 10 the government to give the Seattle
office these necessary assistants instead OF
establishing separate inspection district
IN Alaska. 1t is pointed out that tbs
business done Ia Alaska Is limited 20 GER
tain seasons of the year, and the greater
part of 1t being done on the Yukon river.
where inspection could only be made dur
ing two or three of the summer months.
1t Is also pointed out that deputies sent
north in the spring of the year from the
Seattle Office could make tour of the en-
tire Alaska coast. inspecting all steamers
there, during the summer months, and
then return to Seattle at the close OF nav
igation, TO assume their duties in the Pu-
get sound district. Representative Lewis
has assured Supervising General Dumont
that this expresses the wishes of prac-
ticaily ali of the manufacturers and bust
hess Neople in Seattle, and has urged that
The force in the Seattle office be increased.
rather than that a new district be estab-
lished. There is also some talk OF taking
the steamboat inspectors Office out of the
civil service commissioners control. but
there IS little likelihood of this being done.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bri-tow has informed Representative Lew
is that the discontinuance of the postof-
fee at Star Lake. King county. was upon
the recommendation OF the pos.ofiice in
specior. who went over the ground very
carefully. recommending at the same time
that the name of the rostoffice at Buena
be changed TO Stones, and the site Of the
Office be removed one and one-half miles
northeast. ON the recommendation Of
Senator Wilson. Nelson ]. Tllley was ap-
pointed postmaster of the new office at
the new site.
Hamilton Bridwell OF Coupevile who
recently made application for back pay
for services in the army prior 10 the civil
war, finds upon investigation at the war
department. that some one csc drew his
money. Il appears .hat he assigned his
claim 20 a man named Clark, TO whom HIS
check MAS drawn. He now makes af.ida-
VII tina. he never authorized any one to
collect his money. Even If he can make
proof of this. 1, will be necessary 10 get
a special act OF congress before X can he
repaid.
Edgar I4smn1an. al attorney OF Walla
Walla. has offered his services TO the
president for the purpose OF raising A regi-
ment OF volunteers from Eastern Wash
ingien, either for infantry or cavalry ser
vice the latter preferred. Mr. Lehman
writes that the men who Will Join his revl-
ment will be among the hardest and best
IN the state and the equal OF any In the
Union.
NEWS FROM LAKE CHELAN