The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-25
THE SALE IN DECEMBER
Interior Department Will Dispose of
Minnesota Pine Then Unless Sec
rotary Is Enjoined.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building.

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building
Washington.
Washington, Nov. 25.-The state
ment Is authorized at the interior de-
partnent that sales of timber in Min
nesota will take place in December
unless an injunction is laid upon the
secretary by the courts in consequence
of suit to be brought by the Indians.
Land Commissioner Richards is
now in Colorado and has notified the
department that he will be at Cass
Lake to take personal charge of the
opening of proposals on Dec. 5. He
will be assisted by several clerks to
be sent from here.
Altho the papers have been pre-
pared, suit to enjoin the secretary from
selling timber on forested lands had
not been entered here up to noon to-
day.
Pay of Customs Officers.
The secretary of the treasury has
| reported to the house the official emo
luments of customs officers thruout
the country fog' the last fiscal year. 1t
shows that Collector Peterson at st.
Paul drew $4,000 and that Levi Will
cults at Duluth drew the same
amount. Collector Calvert at La
Nelson, who has charge of the dis
trict of North and South Dakota, re-
| ceived $4,000.
New Rural Route.
Representative Spalding has been
notified that an order has been is
sued for the establishment Of daily
rural free delivery service at Chris
| tine, N. D., on Dec. 10.
Representative Jenkins Of Wiscon-
| of shore duty to Alonzo N. Edmunds
of River Falls, a wireless telegraph
operator in the navy, who has been
ordered to duty with the North At
lantic fleet. His case was presented
by his wife, who saw Judge Jenkins
to-day. The couple were married in
March and were separated because of
alleged false statements. He enlisted
alleging himself single. The wife is
destitute and wants him on shore so
he can care for her. Judge Jenkins
will take the case up with Secretary
Moody and will try to correct Ed
munds' enlistment papers and secure
his assignment to good berth.
Grazing Privileges.
Secretary Hitchcock has authorized
the superintendent Of the Black Hills
forest reserve to permit the grazing of
| $4,000 head of cattle and horses in
that reserve during the season Of
1904. He has also issued permits for
grazing 10000 cattle and horses in
the southern division and 1000 head
| in the northern division Of the Lewis
and Clarke reserve in Montana, and
600 head in Gallatin reserve, Montana,
next summer.
Increase in Canadian Fisheries.
Late statistics on the fisheries of
Canada, furnished by the department
of commerce and labor, show that that
industry has grown considerably in
the last year. The total capital now
| invested In 1t is 11,5OO,0OO, an in
crease of more than 100000 over last
year The number of men engaged in
it is 10000, and the value of the
catch was $26,000,000, an increase Of
$4,000,00O over last year This is by
far the largest amount in the history
of that country. Half a million dol
| lars is invested in the industry in Man
itoba and the Northwest territories.
and $S,5OO,00G in British Columbia.
Postoffice Appointments.
Commencing Dec. ID, rural routes 1
| and will be established at New
Paynesville, Stearns county.
Postmasters appointed: Minnesota
!-Bloomwood, Marshall county, An
drew r. Nordlund. South Dakota
| Ellis, Minnehaha county, Edward o.
| Harstad. Observation-Disclosures Man
itoWoc county, Martin Rhode.
w. W. Jermane