The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-08
FORESTRY SUPERINTENDExr orr
Dr. Cioes Has to Give Way to shell
lar. Who Worked for Foster

special Dispatch 10 the Posl-InteIligenc.,r
TACOMA, April DIR. j. " Cloes. su-
forestry reserves, IS To be relieved and
Representative D. Il. Shellar. of Tacoma
appointed In his place
The change viii be made at the instance
ana request OF Senator Addison G.. Foster
VINO VIII thus reward enc of his hardest
WORKERS and warmest supporters In the
recent senatorial struggle
other changes are also understood 40
be In contemplation sp as 70 ra, rid AZ
some OF John l.. Wilson's hencnmen and
provide good Federal Jobs for the Foster
men. among these Z Is rumored that
George f. Cleveland government collector
for the special war revenue tax Is 10 be
asked TO resign and friend of the new
senator given the position.
senator Foster refuses to discuss the
proposed changes but Mr. Clnes SAWS the
aenator admitted TO him that his action
was simply To reccmpense Mr. Shellar for
his valuable services.
Il think | ought to show some sibetan.
tai appreciation If Representative Shell
lars work. Senator Foster Is reported To
have said.
pr. Cioes viii absolutely refuse 10 re-
sign. hut expects an order from the in
terror department any day removing him
and appointing his successor. Land Com
missioner Hermann in a talk with Con
gresham Frank Cushman recently. told
the latter that pr. Cloes was the best
forestry superintendent ouf o.! the nftv
appointed, but II Is believed by the super
Interior Hitchcock. being a rev men, her
OF the cabinet. has not been made ac-
gnaiuted with the situation as US exists
and easily yielded to Senator Fosters re-
quest.
A story is also current here th,s after
noon that Representative Baker. 0f klick-
tt8t county. has been slated 20 succeed
United States Marshal Iie. bat political ms
who know a thing or two DO not believe
the department of justice can be as easily
Induced 20 make n change rs Secretary
Hitchcock was. The customs and post
office appointments, luckily FOR the
igcumbents. are under evil service
rules and cannot ~ disturbed. while the
land office registers and receivers are
appointed for a term Of four years and
cannot be removed except for cause
with this condition ~ affairs confront
ing him. and with tremendous Influence
beng brought - bear far the appointment
Of certain workers - snug positions sen
atar Foster found that he had very few
places 20 give o3.t. Sud hence fe}: under
the necessity IT getting Dr. Cloes out Of
the way.
Roth Consressrn6n Cuehmau and Jones'
are said a. BE- opposed 70 Shelar ard
favor the retention IT l}v ttCes. bat the r
influence has rot been sufficient - oy"F-
ccme thar ~ the uev senator. who VIII
- s}low.s! 10 have hss way by Secretary
II tchcack
There are now ;wo sgner;n;endents eff
forestry RESERVES tn Washington ffT
Clhes has charge u the Mount Ra .oieT
and Olympia, reserves and SGyt HYDE
controls the Whstcom and Cheian IT,
serve Each receives s. So per Te&rs fhe
<alsY% having been rGt "a tAat figure
fretn s. fss3 las, February. Il beng under
stood a thAt time that al three reserves
are eventually 20 hs puf under ere super
5ntendvut ara & WAS merely quest on
u which would remain NJ. C1oeS. < -
tss-AerSto.sst VAS the choice fnr permanent
stsfsertr tcnaeng hfs Now having been 20
satisfactory ard sGas Hyde VAS - sep
U4t.
Senator Fosters friends are saving here
tanfEh. th&t tn appointing a thfyd man as
sns. SsHserfa tersdsut - Thought ~ Wouf3
,.Scar,s, the wrath - THE ousteti nce. in-
stead of thai re will receive the wrath ~
Nu-N
Nr Cloes' friends waU 8ee all thn.T r.
forts e. have h5na retained and q fa5t
statement - tNe facts wtt h-' Sgff - t@r
Interior g. ra. trac1t fusi TrTi ~ trrgYess
rlan eastman frsoF 81 as appointment
~ 9<}sex wss a ieut -. bet sine lass
August ne has SOLD ali htS Instruments
%. has rrafc a deep AMI exhaustive study
- forestry sra has personally Inspected
sh. -~as~7,s ensIer Z = cH-tr0N