The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-20
NEWS FROM Washington.
CONTRACT AWARDED ron CARRY
ING MAIL TO sKAGwAY.
Secretary of the Interior Rules In
Favor of Loney ID. strunk In
Land Controversy - Pensions
Granted TO People in Washington.

Special Dispatch to the Posi-Intelligencer,
WASHINGTON. July 19-M. NJ. Perl.
agent for the Humboldt Steamship Com
pany. Seattle, has been given the con-
tract OF carrying the mail from Seattle
10 Skagway by way of Ketchikan and
Juneau, a distance of 1000 miles and back,
making three round trips a month by a
schedule not TO exceed seventy-two hours
running time each way, from July ls.
1900, to April -. 1901. The steamer to
do this work mentioned In the contract
Is the Humboldt, and II is further speci-
fed that II the contractor should with
draw the steamer from the route during
the contract period the contract win be
terminated and payment made only for
service actually performed,
The secretary of the interior has af-
firmed the decision of the commissioner
OF the general land office In the case
of Loney u, Strunk and william NJ, Nc
lntosh against Thomas ]. Strunk. In
quarter, section q. township north,
range ; east. Vancouver land district.
This decision holds for cancellation tho
homestead entry OF Mcintosh, rejects the
homestead application. OF Loney d. strunk
and awards the land in controversy to
Thomas j. Strunk under his application
10 purchase the same. In pursuance of
the provision OF the act of September y.
1890
The records show that the land involved
Is situated within the limits OF the grant
to the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany under the act of July = 1864, for
that part OF its line by way OF the valley
Of the Columbia river. which was never
constructed; and is also within the pri-
mary limits Of the grant to the same
company by joint resolution of congress of
May 81, $50
Upon application OF the Northern Pa
cific Railway Company" says the secre-
he
OF the decision In the case OF Spaulding vs..
the Northern Pacific-wherein it WAS held
that. insofar as the limits OF ne grant
latter must fail-heid suspended every en-
try and patent: but, inasmuch IA the
land under controversy. by, departmental
the ruling made in the spaulding case.
would have been excepted from the grant
OF 1870, the order OF suspension above
referred to cannot be held 10 affect the
adjudication of the case
Citizens OF washington have received
harrington. IS; Henry Brown. Soldiers
home. Orting, IS; James Alexander, Sc
attic. 81: John Cole. orting. 81 John II.
Miller, Getchell, s.; Charles Rock. Sol
Walter l. smediey. Fremont. has re-
ceived Spanish war pension % $40.
BY special act q congress BENJAMIN
increased pension OF $50 a month.
The pension of Charles ". Ebert, of TIA
coma, has been renewed at - a month,
Joseph y. Creech, OF Fairfield. will re-
ceive an additional pension OF S.
Original widows pensions; Matte A,
Adams, shelton. -. Anna J. Coates,
Yeim. s.. minors OF Peter William Gan
non. Kent, si2 by special act OF con-
sre@s Louisa Nouitcn. chehalis. has re.
ceived si2 a month. and Julia Traynor
Vancouver, s. Margaret A. Biankin-
ship, s.
Nancy p, Cook. sedro- woolley. a widow
of a Mexican war veteran. has been
granted pension Of S.