The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-05

$50 Promises we're as cheap then as now.
and the officers of the Oregon mounted
volunteers seemed 10 have large stock.
Then Col. Cornelius wanted 10 cross the
Snake river with his entire command, and
Skidmore, being a good carpenter. vas
put 10 work TO build boats. which he did
after thirty-tlve days work. for which he
WAS also promised an extra 81 a day
Then he put in six days mounting a
howitzer and thirty-two days firing il,
and 81 more per day was the promise he
got for going out of the line of duty for
which he enlisted. All this. with inter-
est at 10 per cent, as before. makes an
other total of s., 254 70. or the aggregate
claim. S.IU5. mentioned above. Mr.. Skid
more says he has never received a cent
OF this. but trusts that he may now. very
soon. His faith is of that kind needed 10
move mountains.
Congressman Lewis has been chosen as
one Of the speakers at the Bryan League
Clubs annual dinner Saturday. January
s, al the fremont house. Chicago. The
other speakers are Jones, OF Arkansas;
Daniel OF Virginia; Allen. Of Nebraska:
Mayor Van Wyck. Of New York. Mayor
Carter Harrison will preside. Bryan him
self viii be present. Lewis leaves here
Thursday night for Chicago and returns
next Monday.
The garrison Al Fort Waiia Wsila IL
not removed entirely as recommended by
Brig Gen. Merriam in his last report, is
not at all likely 10 b. increased. or even
restored to its. former size. four-iroop
cavalry post. Last summer when the
secretary OF war ordered two troops %
cavalry then stationed az Fort walia Wal
n, 70 he removed 70 Fort Yellowstone for
the purpose OF guarding the Yellowstone
National park. the Commercial Club. Of
WaJIa Waila fearing that this withdrawal
of troops might be permanent and might
foreshadow the abandonment 81 the posi-
aliogei her. passed resolutions asking that
the garrison he increased and urging fhelr
representatives ~ congress - see that thts
was done Various SETS % Ire resolutions
we're referred % the zar depqrtrne arf
thea seemed 10 have been forgotten
Recently. however. Repre -entative
lewis wrote 70 the saeret8rr ~ var ssk-
irg whether any official action had been
taken regarding these resolutions 4 copv
Of which NJ had presented IN person ~
III secretary. N reDly 20 this inquiry
Assistant Secretary "e{kl-$ohn wh7 has
been acting secretary for eorne tgroe 1ur-
iTv me illness NJ Secretary A7rer wrote
70 Nr lewis as follows.
''-Tra military nest p Fort V~zil= W-a4s
VS. Established rrC~e thar far.y years sEo
fcr the rsz~r-ose - keeninE ~pen tta ~r.iEs
to Hrsner OREGON and protecting fta setftn-
merits II That seton frcm ne fHcuTstons
- predatory Ig3igUs: reascr- hat Nss'e
lnrg sirce naar'T rease3 - exIsf This
rstt@f now possesses m eGFctft III trarr
vafUe anS for the 1a~ +~rTrFfv years aaS
he$u repsatASlv reccsn -refs4e4 f0r ats873 ~
ment- TnsJ il has n,., been abandon 4
iea, since has 0eeu mainly .fsse . fSe reF-
sen :hat ST * the only esvslry stst.n1 IN
tbs northern -Crf507 ~ tf5F g. cf.ou =
coUntrv an6 ta2t th~~e F-.Fr - quarters
81 Sta hsez for 2sHlrv atzew here IL thAt
section 4 woaid ~ necessary 20 wisa-
draw nearlz Az the cav8}~v frn-1 ff9+ ,nfj-
ta~y gera Ftrrfe -, Sc ster~@ i've tGNf tTe
>atr- = f. zat Gf~ts''s ts3s frsf fts@s ~fesf1}s
zSFs .ysarstr ~ " sfnfssa tfse Taesf 81 Wa}Ia
WaFia indefinitely ard wser cavalry -
needed elsewhere e IS llsfts 60 Es yei8cs j
-re4r Ter asz'tr ~ sar~jscnir= 3~e
~sv- --fat~r rr~-T w.~trf' fsVe recently been
ar+1 sf9s~s3 ny ror ~~esS ars# - meeting -
rnanes - M 3nts9 tr8Nos e'seNFers ae@
.euefF f1x sr~ services n part 80 I've tr9orgs
~ -hs. arp heretofore - F'ort Walia
~ ,s.u ~ ts~se re-zsts-s.z ar ~o7-
<.ys4r.a - sa, trs+ oar saa ~ F--,~o assl-
asa RE- s+s4fV - - ~~essE~ss t-s 90 r~5-7T
a. Fara wsns WATT ''e~e1d iee NO tr3az's
already Ststsore4 there
X y Rose sarn7r~iv - sea.trs also
fra uss7.he~ - wes~T f1re1ysa - ~ r~esx
--~-r ~ tbs state printing c@cs - SafeHa.
~ ana rev TesaE 2, E5sFcl 'El. Coan
II az applicant FAR ne position % fora
r,,sn u ths zsrass rza1a in fhe Eas eTurrert
yrfn-.ng -fFfee IN gEss cifS He Ass s7re@
god ss-ens Re9u 1z= sekt-E sri e -
eaza Stands wnE} wssa f1e 05ws-s t1sf re
n .rs present ad~3uaTer grafton
y q Beard. former Democratic post
master az Anzcarsss. had his feelings
ns-rf very euuen EgE Gz@ 9Qaac mas s.f -
his successor. when &c aaG served oasy