The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-06
ALASKA BOUNDARY LINE.
LETTER PROM LEGAL ADVISER CT
JOINT HIGH COMMISSION
Sent by Watson e. sgufre 10 tsam-
Der Of Commerce - Report o.
Legislative Matters by Mr. Pratt
German Consular once Matter.

Fx-gerassr wassoa C.. Squire has for
waraesl 50 TIE Se&1tse trkzaastser o. L<ssEa-
szercA letter &adfsEa@1 10 n-sn ~
Charles HeurY EGsla- n reg&r1 IL sas
controversy as 70 tsa As@S&7a As'-'ffz1sS$-
MF. Butter mas beer acting - ies@-
pert for tie gQl1t align commission Arsa
81 forwarding nSs tetGsr Mr. S,zs-se eoxfA-
rzessss - snggest*g1a az worthy % a.
tentsan. M EatseTs bitter. wHiea sas
reaA az yesterdays session % tAs ef~Ask~-
fsy. Is as fas89Ns.
"RefeFgs1sg - egr conversations Il re-
gara 70 the controversy es-5 y esra fS4s
egaatFy Sic Great Britain a. to ths Atds-
ks boundary ! have SO Ssy ti.at 1@FsGs
ny conEsctson wifE fns Ssat1S asa Ia
mission last zamg8sr and sass f4al faEEaa-
.ar4x@d xsSseg ~ far - possible estn ff1e
efT.taf:4zg-e &s3 EsysEttc&! t8Ass2sf 90 hsse
boundary }kse- a03 am thoroughly sea.
Tts4c4t thai fts~ cpSteTslasss ~ Ire 1 tstsTs
States eagEEEs sasaFlsTs thai TIE Aarle sE-sslsl
he stTaW1 parable q ne coast ta1FsS fElafes
distant ssusa tae head 81 i4snn cana, asai
also that fbe }sae SHOULD come n9wn af|
Es1esSf .zsksFly eE2nGe!. - f88ky sustained
and that tasE@ Il na s%a&oE WEy 2ss COB
cess.of shBaE0 3e Eszae - Great bra1s4a
50 - IS afford her = tsss water barber a.
tie head q Lynn canal
Il fear h8aewer that there In tot Is
full appseg4a stoss a9 this matter. ana u rs
bearings mpon the asaef sections oI me
country. ~ fns general pueIic, and. 10
fact | an inclined 10 ssinA taaf there
Is al effort Assag uasds 70 Minimize as
importance 50 az &c bring = casD s1fnpF
10 a question st acre. - TIE average
yaIge p&is. ~ this government f0r ALASKA
OF coarse. yGa readily Appreciate NEsA1 d
seT.ogs eject tsais eeyase*ssen wvula hax"
ssrszu sae Pacific coast, bgt there are corn-
rsaratsVesg ge~ trasssse IN tie EASt = 10
have tEsa 81 nas Aaowaeage al TIE s-A}s~s
as 1nu have.
aEenly discussed lz tAe press an the
1azl s-fct & re concession were sAoSn.
thai there would he as great an cutlery
fsfcEsgftGs1f flss EsS.44stfF aEA4EEi NsviEs- Up
Kris AartGF GEs fAs North Faestc coGss
as there w0G13 bs against granting a
ssHssiar eene@sagoa at @fy po.@s Ga 'ae
Il has agraaay suggested that the
Boards ~ Trade II SEATTLE. Tacoma. Port
hard anA s&E EvaTsrssGo should cArahsfe
aud Eess3s4ef = general campaign, Ia order
thai flsra 1a&y b. thorough expression
Fl ngE5FgsnE- ard that paasc sentiment may
Re fAiF aroused 90 as 10 prevent even
any sac@ gasE.ag strength Win iAa aa-
rF.tFssgfgSt&e tfsat sssfa a concession could
r. us@en without a pgaiIsrsai protest
1t S. - eoszTEe. almost iBcencHs kabie
thai the administration sf2pfsia be wiil4ng
- gast ita9sf Esesz Essear3 a. taxorsEg any
EgscN essfsgx Ss5Sa ard yet swstha4; caring
.a sLsc1kx 6afaNsa ! sm convinced that 2
yesx ssr8pg e-ort u Fgw belas made y
convince tbs aasn- nlstFation that u would
not - a lad policy 10 grant gels great
favor 70 England. as q basis for soGs
either CONCESSION az advantage 80 De OBJ
taE8ss ~ ourselves
.ewsaa Consular oai.~s.
The soi.0 ~ing letter from Baron SOD
Hagiebsu imperial German Ambassador 10
the United STATES x8s read iu response
30 3 request from the chamber for the
establishment 81 . German consulate Or
consular office In thls city
Washington. March II
Referring % your favor 81 The liih
last, the contents q which, as Well as
these ~ the accompanying puhil atoms.
were - great interest rs usf. beg leave
To state that dIss consideration will @e
sulAr officer in the city ~ Seattle a. soon
as the North German Lloyd sses nship
Company shall have definitely decided
upon thiS latter part a& the terminal point
OF the proposed new line.
communication from Acting Secretary
Of War Meikiclohn was commented on in
having missp prelonded the inquiry
addressed - hisa. Mr.. Meikle3ohn
states thar 1T is the 1uty az the depart
ment az Busttee - examine aud pass upon
title to property acquired hT the govern
msn;. Wue0 the ti'le papers f0r the
land for the rtght~af~wey ~ the Lake
Washington canal are presented 10 the
war department. they will b. pronpgly
referred - the attorney general for ex-
animation and opinion
John ". Pratt addressed the chamber
the work ~ the legislative session He
began by saying that II he referred 10
the political aspects 81 the legislative
session. before that n9n~peh'ieal body.
q was BECAUSE the people had snsiorsea
the Republican Platform and made Il A
public declaration of their desires
''tsie - the most ~ lrae1erlzttc traits
nf fhe present house. SAID Mr. Pratt
was Iss seaadfast opposition 20 the pass
age % Hfsss-iai laws sna 81 lsis ~h5oh
made comparatively iF1gnatefsa} changes
In the isss There were ~ Alns intro.
sfueysi tae bnuae an& - 4Tl tSs senaee.
NAt nUre thaa - passed Tho h0fs4s in
definitely postponed over #sf ~ i3s asFn