The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-15
n 70 BOOM THEMSELVES.
..~<x. AVID SUFFERS ATTEMPTS
,rs6rcHOUT IDAHO INQUIRY.
=. w1tsesses Irrelevant Questions
:. 0sten That Democrats md
otser Members of the Investisn-
.,ss Committee Become Weary.

.....t r,lspatch to the Post -Intelligencer.
wasBINGToN, April 1.-THE contIn-
- srorts OF those able Democrats.
-. N Ohio and Sulzer OF New York,
= rsate political capital, or rather TO
- themselves into noteriety through
Z. meass OF the Idaho inquiry. IL becom-
- fsreical In the extreme. The refe-
- OF some Of the questions can be
~ Illustrated by one propounded by
-, IN the cross-examinat,on OF Fred
- Burbsdee. which was:
or Burbidse. do you sympathize with
~ beers" Even the Democrats them
sss,es grew weary OF the manner in
.s,rh Lentz and S1lzer conduct the in
s.try and Cox Jet and Hay frequently
ssxs their votes to hold the questions
Evn 10 the main issue
- Irrspressible Suizer insisted upon
Assfns The names OF those who had warn
y ~ witness that the Bunker Hill and
x04van mine was to be blown up and he
sSrsid fee for his life. Time and again
~ Huil ruled TIT this question had been
sIrrsiy decided. and the committee was
s'snd 10 protect these men whose lives
sssssN b. in jeopardy IL their names were
rv0 A. last resort 9ulzer appealed
Les the decision OF the chair, but the
isffsf was sustained and only one Demo-
eS,.,lnz a similar line OF Inquiry. hop
~ IN enfrHp the witness into making a
nkrMement. sulzer asked II the lives OF
~ persons AT present were In jeopardy.
~ ar" replied Mfr. Burbidge. Sulzer
~ demanded that the names be given.
~ own" quietly responded the Witness
~ was the time for Suzer to desist.
u instead he demanded more informa-
A. and received g.
X Burhldee then informed the com
~i,sse that that very day he was threat
~ BY one OF the witnesses. who he
"a vas present a, that time In the COM
m1stse room. He gave the name OF ex-
bepufy Sheriff Heney. who. he said. APP
srosrhed him In the corridor with a men,
s1ng air and declared that he would
tave 1 bone 10 pick with me on getting
~ 10 Shoshone county"
sWsst diid you say?'' inquired member
q The committee.
" fold him" said Mr. Burbidge. that
vpuld ~ ready for him. meaning that
/ y assaults me ' shall take means TO
NJ euiser ala NOT care TO cross-examine
~ further along that line.
~ v!fneas was asked by Gen. Dick
b STATE how many attempts had been
80 10 blow up the Bunker Hill and
S1INsn property He replied that there
~ he@n four such attempts: IN 1892. 1894
r. and April ~. 1890; but only the last
~ had been successful. Then the prop
~ had been. totally destroyed. Mr..
!sass undertook to lay great stress upon
~ fact tina, Mr. Burbidge had on one
exassor been arrested and tried for per-
NJ Ths witness. however, was permit
Vi 10 make his explanation that he had
hsu arrested for technical violation of
~ rsginrnr's oath, but he had been ac-
Q1fied Thereupon, Mr.. Iertz attempted
d re<ry the case In the committee and
y show that the witness ought 10 have
I'm convicted. At this Col Cox and
9Ae Democrats protested, saying that
this examination was relevant they
SunM then to send for the justice who
n pre<idest II the trial and prosecute
VI for turning the witness loose.
r. Repeal Timber Laws.
Representative Devries has introduced n
Nj In the house providing that the pro-
naiens Of sections n to 81 of the act of
1uber culture laws. be extended and made
t4ieabis to rights-of-way through the
Ftk lands, parks and reservations OF the
mhd States for canals. bitches, pipes
VI pipe lines clecti.c poiea. lines and
p1Hs. fumes tunnels or other water con-
fAfs. dams and reservoirs used To pro-
noit Irrigation. mining, manufacturing.
" generation and distribution OF electric
rssr ami supplying water FOR domestic
paNe or any other beneficial use. Such
Nhs-of-way may be obtained by individ-
~ associations OF corporations where u
attended to USE the water for any one
q more OF the purposes named In the
~ and any right-of-way before obtained
va canal or ditch under The act Of
March 3 iss II Is also provided thai no
Nh rixht-of-way shall be located within
through any park. forest. military. In
eer or other reservation. except upon the
nGfsss approval OF the chief ofiicer of the
t2&ftmcnt or bureau under whose super
usnn such park or reservation falls, and
Nnn finding by him that the same Is
~ Incompatible with the public interests.
Msat Pay for Military Land.
ma a.
nafxlng the effort To obtain pay for the
~ shich they claim the government
~ ifem them Tor the military reservation
vancouver barracks. At their request
saa'or Foster and Representative Jones
Ass introduced bills IN the senate and
1.~ respectively to reimburse tho niis-
Ma II must not be forgotten In this CON
estnn that the supreme court OF the Unit
States has decided that the mission had
ule 70 this Land, and that the gov
Anfat was fully Justified In taking e.
Msy dd. for q military reservation.
ne claim Of the mission l. that way
- " The hf,ies tho government granted
eslon u lana 10 the different religious
aas,'ss IN the Pacific Northwest on
80, p establish missions. The Catholic
ss s 4 ,nat the government acted un.
'k IN loeatinE the military post upon
We which they had chosen for their
ss0h They also claim that other re-
rs bodies secured land who We're an
sIecu ~ the government except a.
rSfos the Methodist mission az The
sss This was taken by the govern.
- mai Is claimed that the Methodist
ssAsa vas Afterwards given compensa-
eaa sor iae lass OF lts iand
chsiersa 4. Rein.tat.d.
is'gssinsenaept Chalcraf. Of the pu.
49, taatAn school aud az present re-
~ v Seattle. has been relnstated In
ssalAt service as the result of an
sssuen into TIE methods by witch
.tS tvmevet, instituted by Senator
aSsf II dspelApeA in the ,ot.rsr ~
MvsssiSation that politscs had much
"nh chslcrsft's removal during the