WEEKLY
OTXIli
VOL. X
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1900.
NO. 23
GRAZING IN THE
FOREST RESERVES
GsvaiEttal Dopartments Are f restliii
With Pnta
MANY INTERESTS
ARE INVOLVED
Controversy Over Alleged Evil Effects of
Sheep Grazing Has Become So
Bitter That Agricultural and
Interior Departments Will Make
an Exhaustive Investigation With
a View to Finding Remedy.
Washington-, Mreh 27. Secretary
W'ilson.of the Department of Agriculture,
has received a couiir nnication from Sec
retary Hitchcock, of the Department of
the Interior, asking his aid in solving
the problem of gracing in the western
forest reserves. The Division of Forestry
will commence Immediately an investiga
tion which will last several months.
The controversy over the alleged .evil
effects of eheepgrazing has involved
western cattlemen, woolgrowers and far.
in era in a bitter war for many years, and
the receut increase of irrigation has
added to the bitterness. Government
action in the matter has been hastened
by the establishment of foreet reserves.
In view of the injury to the forests in
many sections from overgrazing, all re
serves except those in Washington and
Oregon, and the Black Mesa Reserve, in
Arizona, which is to be opened to 300,
000 sheep at 3 cents a head, are closed to
sheep by an order Issued last May. This
step has raised a storm of protest from
woolgrowers, who insist that no harm is
done by grazing under proper restric
tions. Many are reported to have driven
their herds into the mountains laet
summer in defiance of the law.
Against the sheepowuers are arrayed
the cattlemen and farmers, and especially
the irrigators, who claim the practice
means disaster to agriculture in the low
lands. These argue that sbeep destroy
the foreBt cover in the mountains and
thus diminish the water supply. They
are said not only to eat the yocng growth
which is to perpetuate the forest, but to
tramp down innumerable seedlings and
destroy the layer of leaves necessary to
keep the soil in good condition. Sheep
herders are accused of burning large
areas in order to secure a growth of grass.
While the government will decide the
matter only in the case of the forest re
serves, these include large part of all
the summer ranges of the western sheep
raising states, and the results will be of
great importance to the American wool
growing industry. As no general rule
can be applied, each reserve will be stud
ied separately.
The first step of the Division of For
estry will ho to collect impartially the
testimony on both sides. 'Lists of ques
tions will be tent to thousands of sheep
men and their opponents. About July
1 an examination of the reserves will be
gin. A number of botanists, irrigation
experts and similar scientific men will
be secured from all parts of the United
States, and tbey will spend several
months in the field. In addition, all
field parties of the Division of Forestry
engaged in other work in the interested
regions will he required to give time to
the sheep question also.
Secretary Hitchcock lias asked the
Department of Agriculture to give special
attention to the following phases : Rela
tion of grazing to taxation and the gen
eral prosperity of specified localities, re
lation of grazing; t forest fire, relation to
irrigation and water supply, effects of
grazing by different kinds of stock, mod
erate grazing and overgrazing.
Magnitude of the Taak.
London, March 27. Spencer Wilkin
on, in the Morning Post today, warns
the public against blinding themselves
to the magnitude of the taok which has
yet to be performed In South Africa. II
then refers to the fact that an immense
distance has to be traversed, and points
out that only the smaller portion of the
Free State has yet been touched by the
British advance.
"It is quite possible," he says, "that
the Boers may be able to prolong f he
campaign for several months, ..and the
British advance, though it must have
crushing effect, can be carried on only
by the persistent exertions of those in
the field and of those at home. Another
task which does not appear to grow
easier on nearer acquaintance is the
settlement of the districts disturbed by
rebellion. The pacification of these
must be difficult, owing to their vast ex
tent. Little can be done until Sir Alfred
Milner is authorized to announce the
government's decision as to how rebels
should be treated and how loyal colonists
are to be compensated for losses. There
should be, of course, no policy of revenge,
nor will the government forget that its
first duty to iteelf is to vindicate Us au
thority. The sooner these decisions are
announced, the sooner will the tiouble
diminish."
Winston Churchill, in a dispatch this
morning from Cape Town, urges a gener
ous and forgiving policy towards the
rebels instead of yielding to the demands
of the loyalists for severe treatment. He
says :
"The Dutch traitor is less black than
the renegade British-born burgher, but
bjth are '.'.it i 3sults of our own mistakes
and cf o in Africa in former years.
Unless actually caught fighting, rebels
should be trea'ed with the utmost
leniency and generosity."
A SUPERIOR
PEOPLE
General Wheeler Writes of the Fili
pinos as He Saw Them.
New York, March 26. Udder the
ciption "What To Do With the Philip
pines," General Joseph Wheeler con
tributes to this week's issue of Leslie's
Weekly a long article on the situation
in the islands as bo observed it during
his service there. He says in part:
"I believe that the back of the re
bellion in the Philippines is broken;
there will be little more to do In a mili
tary way. There will be tome guerrilla
warfare, but it will not amount to much.
As for Aguinaldo, I do not consider him
a patriot. He was fighting for a great
prize. Had he won, he would have
been a powerful emperor, a mighty
dictator.
"As far as possible, I believe that we
should establish civil government in the
Philippines. I am In favor of a terri
torial government and I see nothing
incongruous in making these various
islands into territories. The group
should be divided into three or four
territories, net oniy because of the ex
tent of the islands, but because of the
antagonisms existing between the differ
ent peoples. Some of these t-ibes have
been our devoted friends, and it would
be most unfair not to give them the
right of self-government. Many of them
are already fit for self-government in
local affairs and under territorial gov
ernors appointed by the United States
they would get along very well, I am
sure.
"I consider the Filipinos a very su
perior people a people with great pos
sibilities. They are ambitious; many of
them have been finely educated in Ku
rope; they are not to be spoken of in
the same breath with the Africans, to
far as their possibilities go. They are,
too, easily governed and with the fair
treatment which they shall receive from
us we shall have no trouble with them.
They appreciate consideration, I have
found, but they are sensitive and are
unwilling to be treated as infiriorc
They are a little distrustful of us.
"On the question of ultimate annexa
tion or the remote future of the Phil
ippinec whether states would be erect
ed there or not in case wo annex the is
lands I am not yet prepared to speak,
but I do think that we owe much to the
many citizens of the islands who are
not Filipinos and especially to those
Filipinos who have been friendly to us.
If our armies were to be withdrawn
from the islands, the nativts, who have
befriended us, would be subjected to all
sorts of persecutions, and maoy of them
would meet death, all on account of
their kin lnesa to us."
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GENERAL JOUBERT
IS NO MORE
Harishiiis oa tbe Field of Battle Pnfc
Ml Caused Fatal Illness.
GENERAL OLIVIER
REPORTED SAFE
His Forces Will Soon Join the Federals
iu the North More Boers Go to
the Front Trains are Frequently
Leaving Pretoria With Troops for
the Fighting Line.
Lourxnco Masques, March 23. Gen
eral Joubert is dead.
Pretoria, Monday. General Joubert
is confined to his bed, and is seriously ill.
(The dispatch from Lourenco Marquez
announcing the death of General Joubert,
it will be noticed, is dated today, Wednes
day, March 28.)
Pretoria, March 28. General Joubert
died laBt night at 11 :30 o'clock. He had
been suffering from stomach complaint.
The town is plunged into mourning for
the true patriot, gallant general and up
right and honorable gentleman.
All Well at Mafe king,
London. March 28. A private tele
gram received from Mafeking reports all
was well there on March 20.
Olivier la Safe.
Pretoria, March 20. United States
Consul Hay and his secretary have gone
to Kroonstadt to make the necessary ar
rangements for United States representa
tion on the Free State.
A dispatch received here from Boer
headquarters in Natal, announces that
destruction continues of coal mines like
ly to be ujeful to the British. The
Dundee colliery has been blown up,
machinery destroyed, and the mine
rendered useless for three months to
come.
According to n dispatch from Kroon
stadt, Commandant Olivier has joined
Generals Groebler and Lemner, who are
safe. General Delary is still sick at
Pretoria, but he will proceed to the front
Sunday.
Trains are frequently leaving with
burghers for the fighting line on this side
of Bloemfontein,
The Standaid and Diggers News says
it learns that Generals Olivier, Grobler
and Lemner have arrived at a point suf
ficiently far north to relieve all appre
hension of the possibility of being cut
off. It is expected they will arrive at
Winburg in a few days and effect a
junction with General Dewett, when the
Federal troops will be massed to oppose
Roberts.
United Btate Mall.
New York, March 28. A special to
the Herald from Washington says : It
is learned from an excellent diplomatic
authority that the United States is tlie
only nation whoee official mail to and
from Pretoria is not subject to the scrut
iny tf the British censors in Cape Town
and Durban. On the other hand, Great
Britain recently notified the powers that,
in accordance with article 8 of the Paris
convention-of 1877, she Intended to ex
eicise her discretion with reference to
stopping cable messages intended for
Pretoria.
It was this declaration which caused
Ruseia to auk the United Slates for an
expression of its views, not for any use
at this time, but for the guidance of the j
St. Petersburg government in the fu
ture.
Milner at Bloemfontein.
London, March 28. British High
Commissioner Alfred Milner arrived at
Bloemfontein last night and was met by
Roberts and his staff. According to a
dispatch from Bloemfontein published
in the second edition of the Times, the
high commissioner's visit is of a private
nature. It is thought this can scarcely be
anything but an official subterfuge, the
question of the pacification of the Free
State and the treatmentof thelnanrgents
doubtless being discussed between Rob
erta and Milner.
Heavy rains made General Clements'
march hard and caused much sickness
among the troops.
A dispatch from Masorn, Basutolaad.
dated March 27, says that an apparently
reliable report that the Boers are re
entering Ladybrand causes the pteanmp-
tion that the British troops have crossed
the line of the Boer retreat -towards
Kroonstadt and that a fight or surrender
near Ladybrand ia imminent.
Further advices from Mafeking, dated
March 16, reiterate that all was well
there, and that the cordon was not so
tightly drawn, the Boers allowing the
natives to pass through their lines,
which they had previously forbidden.
The native refugees are reported as too
stupid and lazy to work or take cover
fr m shells. They gather in a crowd
around the soup kitchen and have to be
driven away. The bombardment, just
previous to the dispatch's being scut,
had been unusually vigorous, and it was
added that probably before lonf rations,
would be eti'.l further reduced.
A special dispatch from Bloemfontein
says:
"The period of inaction is coming to
an end. Troops are being pushed to the
front and transports and stores are be
ing collected. The men are in grand
condition and the horses are picking up
wonderfully."
However, reports regarding the immi
nence of a forward movement are so con
flicting that they cannot be taken as in
any way authoritative.
THE DALLES
PORTAGE ROAD
Project Receives Tupport From an Un
expected Quarter Oregon Con
gressmen Displeased.
Washington, Match 27. The Oregon
delegation was very much surprised to
learn that Cushman and Jones of Wash
ington, and Wilson of Idaho had been
before the river and harbor committee
and urged an appropriation for a portage
railroad at The Dalles. This improve
ment at The Dalles, while it would be
very beneficial to Washington and
Oregon, has always been considered
largely an Oregon matter, because the
Oregon men have always interested
themselves 1.1 it, while little attention
has been paid to it by the representa
tives of other states. Nothing was said
by the three representatives to eitter
Tongue or Moody, although Tongue is a
member of the river and harbor com
mitlee, and was not present at the day's
session. The fact that there will be no
river and harbor bill at this eessslon
makes such representations rather use
less, and it only serves to agitate a prop
osition, which Congress will not approve.
A portage road it is claimed, will per
mit the government ownership of rail
roads, something that la entirely out of
the question.
Representative Moody says that the
portage road will not lessen freight rates
to any degree, because the cost of trans
ferring will be so great and because a
portage road will prevent the building
of either the canal or a boat railway,
which is the only satisfactory improve
ment. Representative Tongue regrets that
the three men felt called upon to bring
up this matter without the assistance of
the Oregon members. He thinks some
provision will be made for The Dalles
improvement, but is not inclined to
favor the portage railroad from principle.
He thinks the action today will ac
complish nothing.
Representative Cushman thinks the
portage rond will materially cut freight
rates and allow all Eastern and Southern
Washington farmers to get their wheat
to the open sea at moderate cjst. lis
thinks if the pottage road is not uted,
its very construction will accomplish
this end, which is all ho desires. Mr.
Jones concurs in this opinion.
Tongue's Frale for ftecnml Oregon.
Representative Tongue today took oc
casion, during tlie army debate, to pay
a glowing tribute to the Second Oregon
Volunteers. He called attention to tlie
high order of intelligence of the men,
showing them to be men of learning, as
well as of courage, steadiness and skill.
He deplored the sectional discussion
that had entereJ in'o ot'ier addresses
of a similur nature. Closing, he said :
"Tne iren of the Second Oregon re
sponded to every demand, discharged
every duty, left behind them a record
for heroic achievement never excelled by
any soldiers, an 1 honored tlie state and
Nation, a ho are proud of such men."
Tuerto Blcan mil.
Washington, March 27. The House
today, without preliminary business, re
sumed consideration of the army appro
priation bill. Talbert, the first speaker,
complained of the vast extravagance In
volved in the bill.
Pierce, who stirred up something of a
hornet's nest last Saturday by bringing
to the attention of the House :n Inter-
vie in a local paper with an alleged
Republican representative, chirgirg
that tlie Puerto Rioan tariff was the
r.-eu't of a bargain for ca lipaign fund--,
read that nespAper' affirmation of the
amirHey of the interview. He also rea 1
Hauiia's denunciation of the story that
the Puerto Ricau tariff bill was framed
for the purpose of rutting a Republican
campa'gn fund, and challenged invetti
gation cf the charges. Steelo engaged
Pierce, and there was a sharp exchange.
Steele said he would not believe ttie
anonymous Repuolicin Congressman,
who is believed to have told the story, on
oath.
llrjan at Salem.
Salim, Maarch 29. One of the largest
crowds assembled in Silem for many
years greeted Col. W. J. Bryan yester
day afternoon. They came from the
surrounding country lormmy miles, the
half of Polk county's population Win
reckoned among the number. The ar
rangements were well carried out.
Mrs. Hallie-Parish Hinges opened the
meeting In Marion square with one of her
charming songs and Hon. John A. Jef
frey neatiy introduced the distinguished
guest, who spoke for nearly two hours.
There was not much enthusiasm. The
peoplo were considerably disappointed.
From the published reports they had ex
pected that his voice was like the
trumpet of doom and could be heard to
the extreme confines of the grounds, but
they found it difficult to hear at any
great distance. Then they were griev
ously disappointed in Mr. Bryan's ap
pearance, which has so much deterior
ated since he was here in 1895 and 1897.
Those who had not personally heard
him before were sorely disappointed in
another way : They came to hear a
statesman and they found only a talking
machine, a sort of graphophone with
only one sheet to play from. He had
poor t uccoss in holding his crowd, which
kept leaving him all the time. His fol
lowers here are not enthusiastic about
the result.
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German Praia American.
Bremen, March 20. A Record special
says: The Bremen Wesser Zeitung
publishes today a letter from a German
at Manila, who says he expresses the
sentiment prevailing among the German
residents, which is remarkable for its
commendatory tone regarding the
American occupation. "Everything"
the correspondent says, "is better since
the Americans took hold. Trade is be
ginning to flourish and work is being
taken np in all parts of Luzon. There
is beginning an era ot prosperity and
good feeling such as was never known
here. There is remarkable activity in
tlie gold mining and coal mining indus
tries. ''If the United States congress shuns
the mistako of excluding tlie Chinese,
the Philippines soon will he the jewel of
tlie American dependencies. The
Chinese are necsiary to the industries
of ttie archipelago.
M'Klnlr' Drinking.
Wii.minuton, Dal., March 28 The
Wilm'ng'on Methodist Episcopal Con
ference, which represents Delaware and
a portion of Maryland, today adopted a
resolution condemning the army can ten
and the use and sale of liquors in our
possessions. The temperance commit
tee also presented another resolution
which condemned President McKinley
as a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church for public and private tippling.
It precipitated a hot discussion, and was
finally defeated by a vote of 07 to 43. A
resolution requesting the general con
lerence to censure President McKinley
lor setting aside the anti-canteen law
and to censure him for drinking liquor
was adopted after the personal reference
to the President's drinking had been
striken out.
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PETITION FILED
WITH ROOT
Asks that Troops Keuiaia In Coeur
d'Alene District Signed By 1500
People Stcuocnbcrg oa the Stand
.Washington, March 29. The Coeur
d'Alene investigation opened today witb
no outward evidence of the 'exciting
events 0 yesterday. Stcnnenberg waa
again on tlio stand, with Lent con
ducting the cross examination.
The evidence was on unimportant de
tails until Govtrnir Stennenberg was
questioned as to a recent petition from
the Coeur d'Alene district, asking the
secretary of tr-rt-i retain the federal
troops there. T.. , petition has not yet
been presented to the federal authorities
and the committee went into executive
session to determine what to do with
the document.
Thu committee decided in executive
session to file the petition from the
Coeur d'Alene with the secretary of the
war, and iu the meantime it will not be
made public. It is understood to be an
extensive document, bearing about
1500 names, and states in tubstance
that while people at a distance may re
gard the policy adopted by the governor
and military authorities as harsh, yet
that the signers fully uphold the policy
adopted, and consider it necessary to
overcome the lawlessness and disorder
which, it is stated, has existed for some
time. It requssts the secretary of war
to continuo the guard of troops in the
Coeur d'Alene district.
Stennenberg's examination waa re
sumed at the opening session, develop
iu; little additional, and at noon tin
committee adj turned until 2 o'clock.
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Notice of IiJtiolutlfi.
Notico is hereby given that ttie firm
of Fonts A Jobannsen has this day been
dissolved by mutual consent, P. F. Fonts
retiring from said firm. The business,
heretofore conducted by the said K juts
A Jobannsen, will from now on be owned
and managed by C. P. Jobannsen. The
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Dated at The Dalle", Oregon, this
19th day of March, 1900.
P. F. Foi'T.
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All countv warrants registered prior
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1900. C. L. Pnii.LiPS,
Countv Treasurer.
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