The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-05
70 REGULATE ENTRIES.
noUsn BILL INTRODUCED M con-
GREssMAN JONES.
Deciaring what shall ne Necessary
Before Making Homestead and
Prescription Entries-A Postal
Agreement Made with CANADA.

Special Dispatch to the st-Inteliigencer
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4--Representative
Jones win introduce as soon as congress
reconvenes bin to amend the law regu-
lating homestead and presumption entries
for public lands. II Mr.. Jones' bill passes
the law would then read as follows:
THAT before final proof shall be per-
mitted to any person claiming to enter gov
ernment lands under the laws provided FOR
person shall file with the register OF the
proper land office a notice OF his or her
intention to make such proof, stating
tered and the names OF the witnesses by
whom the necessary facts will be estab-
lished. Upon the filing of such notice the
newspaper published nearest the land.
a week for the period of thirty days, no.
tice. that such application has been made.
wherein the lands are situated: or. II there
Is no newspaper in such county. then in the
newspaper published nearest the land.
spicuous place in his office for the same
period. Such notice shall contain the
names OF the witnesses as stated In the APP
p.:sn:.on. and at the expiration Of said perl
titled to make proof in the matter hereto
fore provided by law
The secretary Of the interior shall !. make axe
foregoing provisions"
BY agreement with the Canadian postal
sstaS Sea Be- Tie postoffce Al Fort
Wrangel. Alaska, ana The postoffice OF
Victoria, b. c., the mails to contain only
ordinary Ilnregistered, afticIes and i, 70 . pc
vice on the route between Fort Wrangei,
Alaska, and Seattle, Wash. calling at Vic
The mails made up at the office OF Fort
wrangel for the office Of Victoria shall
contain articles addressed for delivery at
any place In Canada, and the mails made
dressed for delivery at Fort Wrangel,
jackson, Klawock. Shakan, Chilean, Cot
tonwood Island, Dease Lake. Howkan.
in Alaska; and at Cassiar. Glenora, Lake.
ton Stickeen River, Telegraph Creek ana
Teslin, In British Columbia.
The postofnce at Vega. Pierce county,
has been discontinued, and mail for that
office will be delivered at Bee.
The site of the postoffice at Darlington,
Snohomish county, has been moved one
Commissions Of the following postmasters
have been signed and forwarded: Frank
ehsI R psashf Z o Clark hssrtiand
Some time ago David L. Gillespie re-
signed his position as postmaster at Brews-
pointed in his place. Latterly, becoming
acquainted with the fact that his brother
was about to sell out TO man OF a uii-
ferent political complexion he decided to
ask the department II he could not recall
his resignation. He did SO, and after the
department had been placed In possession
OF all the facts in the case 1t did reconsider
its action and rescinded the order appoint
Ing q successor to David l.. Gillespie.
A new postoffice has been established at
Barron, Whatcom county, and NJ =.
Storey appointed postmaster. Another new
office has been established at Grangeville,
Chehalis county, Of which l.. l.. Stock
well has been appointed postmaster.
Original pensions have been granted to
the following: Orjn 8. Curtice, Kerns. s6 per
month; Chester d. Ide. Spokane. s; John
+. smith. Rosaiia. IS. and William r. Blair.
Montesano. Sc.
10 John b. Heitzman, of Port Angeles, q
pension has been reissued at So. and to
CYRUS Thomas, Of Charleston, an increase
from IS to 81 has been granted:
Jennie B. Wilson, Garfield. and Georgean-
nah Millikin, Sprague, have received Wild
ows pensions of IS each.
First Lieut.. Albert H. Allen, Fourteenth
infantry. aide to Gen. Anderson. has been
given four months leave and then ordered
ia report to Gen. Shafter at San Francisco.
MAYOR MAKES CHARGES.