The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-23
A|cARAGUAM WATERWAY.
VIII Not Come CD In Present Com
gress Unless Friends OF the Meas
IRE Force It-President Dole
Wanted In Warrington City

Special Dispatch TO the Poss-Tnte.lixerce-.
WASHINGTON. Nov. "A member at
congress who enjoys confidential relations
with some members OF the Nicaragua com
mission Is authority for the statement that
IL Is not probable the commission will
make report for three OF perhaps four
years This confirms the opinion OF a cab
met omeer. quoted Monday. and makes
even more discouraging than first supposed
the outlook for the waterway. The con-
gresham above referred to saws he has
been informed by a member of the COM
MISSION tndt plans are mapped out which
VIII require nearly IL not quite four years
FOR their fultillment: tha, the commission
expects to examine not only the Nicaragua
ana Panama routes. but all other possible
routes across the fsthmus. and that the
whole appropriation of S0Doo0. allowed
oy the last congress for this further in
vestigation. viii be exhausted before the
report Is made up.
FRIENDS OF the canal win take matters in
their own hands during the coming session
and seek to provide for building the water
way without waiting for the report Of the
commission.
Dole's Presence Needed.
A. s. Hartweil. special agent Of the Ia
waitan government. has cabled President
Dole TO come to Washington. saying his
presence will be necessary to prevent legis-
lafion injurious to the islands. Harold
Sewall is making a vigorous campaign for
appointment as territorial governor. and
Hartwell says the people of the islands will
not be satisfied with the appointment Of
a United States politician.
Barracks will be built at Wallace, Idaho.
and the United States troops now there
will be kept there through the winter.
Senators Foster and Fairbanks went to
the White House early this morning to
discuss Alaskan affairs with the president.
not having heard OF the death of the vice
president. This prevented business being
taken up.
Secretary Gage has promised Senator
Foster that the revenue cutter Manning
will be sent to the Pacific coast and sta
toned permanently on Puget sound. The
department is also considering the advisa-
bili,y of sending one or two smaller cut
tiers for the same station.
Mr.. Cushman has been busy several days
trying to get an extension OF mail service
In Alaska asked for by the Seattle Cham
Der OF Commerce.
Department Notes.
Arthur s. Higginbotham and Alfred G..
Bowen have been appointed clerks in the
Seattle postoffice.
Robert Il. George of Seattle, and Ed
mond f. Pendergast. of waterville. have
been admitted to practice before the inte-
rior department.
Steamboat services established Blaine.
by Semiahnoo to Point Roberts. three
times a week r. A. Frituchie and John w.
Gray. of Blaine. contractors; New What
com, by beach and Semiahmoo to Blaine.
three times a week. La Conner Trading
and Transportation Company. George J..
Willie. manager. Seattle. contractor. Con-
for both thar
!. 1899. to November 90, 1900.
Railroad service established on Great
Northern six times week, after Deem
Der l. from Blaine to New Whatcom, in
Guiding offices at Custer Enterprise. Fern
dale and Marietta