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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1900. D BILLS full Text of Measures Now Pend ing in Congress. OREGONSENTIMENTTO BESOUNDED 2io Legislation on the Leasing; Sys tem Outside of tlic Forest Re serve Possible at Tills Session. Pour bills relating to the leasing of the public grazing lands are pending before the committee on public lands of the house of representatives at "Washington, and another before the senate committee on agriculture and forestry. Represen tative Moody has sent copies of all the bills to the stockgrowing associations of Eastern Oregon. He writes that he would be glad to have the questions which refer to Oregon publicly discussed so that he will be In a position to Tecommend the legislation best adapted to the needs of 4hls state. There are so many conflict ing Interests In the various "Western states upon this subject that It Is doubt ful whether any legislation upon the leas ing system outside of the forestry reserves can be secured at this session of congress. The authors of the bills have generally expressed themselves as having proposed the legislation for the purpose of discus sion and. amendment rather than for im mediate action. To Lease the Grazing? Lands. House resolution 5051, by Representative Stephens, of Texas, provides for the lease of the public grazing lands In the arid states and territories as follows: "Section 1 That the -commissioner of the general land office Is hereby vested with all the power and authority necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act, and shall have full charge and discre tion of all matters pertaining to the lease of said lands, and their protection from free use and occupancy, and from unlaw ful enclosure, with such exceptions and "under such restrictions as may be Im posed by the provisions of this act. He shall, as soon as practicable, adopt such regulations not inconsistent with this act as may be deemed necessary for carrying Into effect the provisions of this act, and anay from time to time alter or amend such regulations so as to protect the public interest; but all regulations shall be submitted to the secretary of the In terior for his approval before adoption or promulgation. He shall adopt all neces sary forms of applications, leases and other forms necessary or proper for the transaction of the business Imposed upon him by this act, and may from time to time call upon the attorney-general to prepare such forms; and It shall be the duty of that officer to furnish the com missioner of the general land office with such advise and legal assistance as may be requisite for the due execution of the provisions of this act; and It shall be the duty of such commissioner to call upon the attorney-general for advice when ever there Is any doubt as to the mean ing of this act or any provisions thereof. "'Sec. 2. That any bona fide actual set tler who may reside on any part of the lands the lease of which is authorized by this act at the time this act may go Into effect shall have the prior right for a period of 90 days after this act goes Into effect, or after said land shall have been placed upon the market, to lease such quantity of land as may be limited by this act, to include his improvements, upon complying with the provisions of this act regulating leases as in other cases, and .such land shall be leased without refer ence to the Improvements thereon. "'Sec. 3. That the commissioner of the general land office shall retain -m bis cus tody as Tecords of his office all applica tions, affidavits, obligations and all other papers relating to leases of said lands, and shall cause to be kept accurate ac counts with each lessee. All lease money due upon lands shall be paid by the lessee direct to "the treasurer of the United States, who shall cause an accurate ac count to be kept with each lessee, and who shall execute duplicate receipts for all sums of money paid to him under the provisions of this act, one of which 1 ictcnim .suiui ue ueuverea to me lessee or his agent, and the other transmitted to the commissioner of the general land office. 'Sec A. That the public grazing lands In the arid states and territories of the United States shall be leased by the com missioner of the general land office under the provisions of this act All grazing lands containing permanent water there on shall be leased for a. term of five years or less at not less than 3 cents per acre per annum, and all grazing lands classified as pasture or dry grazing lanas shall be leased for a term of not more than 10 years at not less than 2 cents per acre per annum, which rental 'Shall be paid yearly In advance, the first pay ment to be made at the time the lease contract is entered into. If at the ter mination of any lease the lands covered thereby are still for lease the lessee thereof shall have the preference right to again lease such lands theretofore leased by him upon the terms and at the prices then fixed by law. All leases shall be executed under the hand and seal of the land commissioner and delivered to The lessee or his duly authorized agent, and such lease shall not take effect until the first annual rental is paid and such lease thereof duly filed in the register's office in which the land is situated; and all leases under the provisions of this art shall be advertised by the commis s'oner in such manner as he may think best, and let to the highest responsible bidder under such regulations as he may think to the best interest of the United States. All bids and offers to lease may be rejected by him, prior to signing the lease contract, for fraud or collusion, or other good and sufficient cause. Sec. 5. That any person desiring to lease any portion of the lands belonging to any of the funds mentioned in this act shall make application in writing to the com missioner of the general land office, spe cifying and describing the particular lands he desires to lease, and stating whether the land is dry grazing land on which there is permanent water, and also which sections are dry, and which watered lands (any section is a watered section, as de fined by this law, on which there Is a per manent spring, lake or stream), and also stating that he is not leasing said lands for the use of any other person or for any corporation, and that he Is not acting in couusion with any other person or cor poration for the purposes of procuring a large body of lands for such person or corporation, but that he applies for said land In good faith and to be used by him self only. The application shall be sworn to by the applicant before some officer authorized to administer oaths, with his seal of office attached. Any applicant making a false statement In his applica tion shall be deemed guilty of perjury and may be punished accordingly. And there upon the commissioner, if satisfied that the lands applied for are not In Imme diate demand for purposes of actual set tlement, shall notify the applicant in writ ing that his proposition to lease Is accept ed, and thereupon he shall execute and deliver to the lessee, In the name and by the authority of the United States, a lease of said land for such term as may be agreed upon, and deliver the same to such lessee when satisfied that the lessee has paid to the treasurer of the United States the rent for one year in advance: Pro vided, That one person or corporation shall not be permitted to lease more than two sections of watered land and six sec tions of dry grazing land: Provided, fur ther. That each person shall lease threp sections of dry land to each section of watered land so leased by him. If said land shall be contiguous. By watered land Is meant permanent springs, rivers, streams or lakes. Sec. 5. That any personlleslr'ng to lease any portion of the lands aforesaid on which no permanent water supply exists, shall notify the commissioner of the gen eral land office in writing that he desires to lease lands, specifying and describing them, provided he can obtain the neces sary supply of water by boring or other wise, and that he will within 90 days lease said lands, provided such water supply can be obtained. He shall also make and file with the commissioner of the general land office his bond, with good and suffi cient personal security in a sum equal to one year's rental of the quantity of land applied for, payable to the United States, conditioned that he will diligently and in good faith try to secure water on such land during such 90 days, and if secured will lease the designated lands for the term prescribed herein, and thereupon the commissioner shall for such SO days with hold the lands thus designated from lease to any other person. Within or at the expiration of said 90 days,, and annually thereafter, such applicant to lease shall pay to the United States, in advance, one year's Tental of the land applied for by him, on satisfactory proof of which pay ment the commissioner shall execute and deliver to the lessee a lease of the said lands, signed by himself officially, to gether with which he shall deliver up the bond of said lessee, marked "Satisfied." If the said lessee shall fail to apply for his lease and make the payment aforesaid within said 90 days, and shall also within said 90 days fall to make proof to the sat isfaction of the commissioner of the gen eral land office within that time that he has In good faith and diligently used prop er means and expended proper efforts to secure a water supply on such land and failed, then and In that case the commis sioner shall mark his bond "Forfeited," and shall deliver the same to the attorney-general of the United States, who shall at once cause the said bond to be sued upon and collected. The penalty stated in such bond is hereby declared to be liquidated damages, and judgment for that sum shall in all cases be recovered by the United States. Proof, satisfactory to the commissioner of the general land office, that proper, suitable, and diligent effort had been made by such applicant to secure water, and that sufficient water could not be secured, shall relieve the principal and sureties on said bond from all responsibility therein, and It shall be marked "Satisfied" by said commissioner and delivered to the principal therein. No lease of less than one section of pasture lands shall be made unless it Includes all unleased land In that vicinity. Lessees or their vendees who shall have at their own expense se cured water on their leaseholds In accord ance with the provisions of this section shall, at the expiration of their lease con tract, have the right to a renewal of their leases for another term of five years, at the price then provided by law, by giving GO days' written notice to the commis sioner, as provided In the preceding sec tion. Sec 7. That all lessees shall pay the" an nual rents due for leased lands directly to the treasurer of the United States, who shall.execute receipts In duplicate for each payment made by any lessee, one of which receipts shall be delivered to, the lessee and the other transmitted to the com missioner of the general land office. The treasurer shall cause to be kept an accu rate account with each lessee, and the commissioner of the general land office shall file in his office .ill applications and other papers relating to leases, and keep a record of all leases made, which pa pers shall constitute a part of the records of his office. Sec. 8. That If any lessee shall fall to pay the annual rent due In advance for any year within 60 days after such rents shall become due, the commissioner of the general land office may declare such lease canceled by a writing under his hand and seal of office, which writing shall be filed with the other papers relating to such lease, and thereupon such lease shall im mediately terminate, and the lands so leased shall become subject to lease under the provisions of this act. Such lease shall not be made to original lessees until all arrears are fully paid. .During the con tinuance of all leases, and after forfeiture, the United States shall have a Hen upon all property owned by the lessee upon the leased premises to secure the payment of all rents due, which lien shall be superior to all other Hen3 whatsoever; and it shall not be essential to the preservation or val idity of such Hen that It shall be reserved In the instrument of lease. Sec 9. That lessees shall have the right at any time to purchase their leased lands, subject to the limitations as to quantity provided by existing laws, without refer ences to any improvements made on such lands by such lessees; and all improve ments made by lessees on lands leased by them are hereby declared to be personal property, which may be taxed under the laws of the state or territory, where the lands are situated. Sec 10. That it 6hall be unlawful for any person to fence, exclusively use, oc cupy, or appropriate by herding or line riding any portion of the public grazing lands by the United States, without hav ing first obtained a lease of such lands in accordance with the provisions of this act. Any person, whether owner of stock, man ager, agent, employe, or servant, who shall fence, exclusively use, occupy, or appropriate by herding or line-riding any portlonof such lands without a lease there of, shall be deemed guilty of a misde meanor, and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1000. Each day of such fencing', occupy ing, exclusively using, or appropriating by herding or Hne-ridlng shall be deemed a separate offense, and any person so of fending may be prosecuted by Indictment or information in the proper court of the district where any portion of the land lies. "Fencing" within the meaning of this article Is the erection of any struc ture of wood, wire, or both, or any other material intended to prevent the passage of cattle, horses, mulest asses, sheed, goats or hogs, whether the same shall enclose lands on all sides or be erected on one or more sides. Sec 1L That the commissioner of the general land office may withhold from lease any grazing lands that may become agricultural lands by irrigation, and that may be necessary for purposes of settle, ment; and no such agricultural lands shall be leased, if In the judgment of the com missioner they may be in immediate de mand for settlement, but such lands shall bo held for settlement and sold under ex isting laws. Sec 12. That the funds arising from this act shall be held In the United States treasury as an irrigation trust fund for the exclusive purposes of Irrigating the lands in the state or territory in which the leased land was situated, and shall be paid out to such states and territories for said purpose In such manner as congress may by law hereafter designate. Selection of Lands. The bill of Representative Jones, of "Washington, H. R. 5267, amends the pro vision of the sundry civil bill of June CO, 1F9S, providing for the selection of lands in lieu of lands Included within a public forest reservation, to read as fol lows: "That In any case In which a tract cov ered by an unperfected bona fide claim, or by a patent, is included within the Hmlts of a public forest reservation, the settler or owner thereof may, If he de sires to do &o, rellnaulsh the tract to the government and may select in lieu thereof a tract of vacant surveyed land open to settlement not exceeding In area the tract covered by Ills claim or patent, and as nearly equal in value and charac ter with the land relinquished as pos sible. And no charge shall be made in such cases for making the entry of rec ord or Issuing the patent to cover the tracts -selected: Provided, That in case of all unperfected claims the require ments of the laws respecting settlement. residence, improvements, and so forth, 1-are complied with on the new-claims, credit being allowed for the time spent on the relinquished claims. The secretary of the Interior shall make such rules and regulations as he may deem proper to secure the selection of lands as nearly equal in quality and character as those relinquished. And in all cases where the party selecting lands In lieu of those re linquished shall select lands already oc cupied by a bona fide settler, whether the land be surveyed or unsurveyed, the party so selecting shall be deemed and considered to be the contestant and shall be required to comply with all the rules and regulations ot the department relat ing to the contestant, and shall also be required to deposit with the proper land officers, at the time of the hearing of the respective claims, the sum of $25, to be held by the register or receiver, to await the determination of the rights of the parties; and if the party selecting such lands shall be held not entitled to hold the same, the said sum of $25 shall be paid to the party awarded the land as a reasonable compensation for attorney's fees paid in resisting such claim; but if said land be awarded to the party desir ing to select the same, the said $25 shall be returned. The affidavit of the party claiming the rights of a settler, corrobo rated by two witnesses having personal knowledge of the alleged settlement, shall be prima-facie proof of settlement. Th8 foregoing provision shall apply to all se lections made heretofore under said act or hereafter to be made. Provided further, that no one shall be permitted to make selections of lands In lieu of lands In cluded in forest reservations except the actual settler or owner of said lands so included in forest reservations." Depredations on Public Lands. The bill of Representative McRae, of Arkansas, H. R. 1032, is aimed to pre vent the free use of timber or stone on public lands, except by bona-fide set tlers, miners, residents and prospectors, for firewood, fencing, mining and other domestic purposes. It follows: "That all parts of section 8 of an act entitled, 'An act to repeal Umber-culture laws, and for other purposes,' ap proved March 3, 1891, the act amenda tory thereof, entitled, 'An act to amend section 8 of an act approved March 3, 1891, entitled An act to repeal timber culture laws, and for other purposes,' apprced March 3, 1891, and t the act to extend the same, entitled, 'An act to ex tend the provisions of section S of the act entitle , An, act to repeal timber-culture .aws, and for other purposes, ap proved March 3, 1891, concerning prose cutions for cutting timber on pubUc lands, to Wyoming, New Mexico and Ari zona,' approved February 13, 1893, as re lates to the cutting or removal of tim ber from public lands, be and the same are hereby repealed; provided, that the secretary of the Interior may permit, un der regulations to be prescribed by him, the use of timber and stone found upon public lands, free of charge, by bona-fide settlers, miners, residents and prospec tors for minerals, for firewood, fencing, building, mining and other domestic pur poses, as may be needed by such persons for such purposes, such timber to be used within the state or territory, re spectively, where the land from which it Is cut may be located. Provided, fur ther, that it shall be lawful for the sec retary of the Interior to permit citizens of Idaho and "Wyoming to cut tlmbor for such purposes in the state of "Wyoming, west of the Continental divide, on the Snake river and Its' tributaries, to the boundary line, and to remove the timber SO cut to the state of Idaho." Reclamation and Lease. The bill of Representative Mondell, of Wyoming, H. R. 5481, provides for the re clamation and lease of a portion of the public domain. It is: That, to aid the public lands states and territories in the reclamation of the desert lands therein, and to preserve the native grasses, and enable settlers and occupants to lease limited tracts of graz ing lands, each state and territory ac cepting the provisions of this act, with in two years of the passage thereof, Is hereby authorized -to lease not to exceed 2,000,000 acres of the vacant nonmlneral public lands not otherwise reserved west of the 99th meridian of longitude west from Greenwich, and to apply one-half of the rental so received to the survey, super vision, and construction of Irrigating works, including storage reservoirs, and the remaining one-half to defray the ex penses of leasing and to the support of the public schools, In such manner as the legislatures of the several states and ter ritories may provide. Sec. 2. That all -such leases shall be un der and subject to the following condi tions and limitations: The title to all lands so leased shall remain in the United States, as a part of the public domain, subject to entry under any of the laws now In force applicable to such lands, and subject to rights of way for any and all purposes to which the public lands are now subject; provided, that any per son filing on such lands pay to the lessee for all the Improvements placed thereon by him, the value of which to be deter mined by agreement or arbitration under ouch regulations as shall be prescribed by the secretary of the Interior. Owners and occupants of patented lands and legal settlers and entrymen under the public land laws shall have a preference right to lease lands contiguous or near to tha lands owned or occupied by them. No Individual or company shall be permitted to lease more than five sections of land. A lessee shall obtain no rights by virtue of his lease to -cut timber or wood grow ing on such lands. The leasing price shall be fixed by the state or territory, but shall not bo less than 1 tent nor more than 5 cents per acre per annum. All leases shall be for a period of five years, and In re leasing the lands In this act described preference shall be given to those who have made substantial Improvements upon the land leased by them. At least 60 days before leasing any lands the state or ter ritory shall cause notice thereof to bo inserted at least once a week for four weeks in a local newspaper, and in a news paper published at the state or territorial capital, which "notice shall designate the lands to be leased and the place where ap plications therefor will be received. Thirty days before the Issuance of leases, notice of the approved applications shall be pub lished at least once a week for two weeks in the same newspaper to permit of. cor rections of description and filing of pro tests by parties aggrieved by such allot ments. Sec. 3. That any state or territory de siring to avail itself of the provisions of this act shall by law provide for an irri gation or engineering department or bu reau of the state or territorial govern ment, fpr location, preparation of plans, and estimates of canals and reservoirs to be constructed from the proceeds of this act, and to supervise the distribution of waters so made available for Irrigation; they shall also enact laws for, making water so 3tored or distributed public prop erty, and restricting the rights thereto to that of use. and attaching inseparably to the lands reclaimed. Sec. 4. That the moneys received from rentals shall be deposited with the state or territorial treasurer, and be subject to ap propriation by the state or territorial leg islature for the purposes hereinbefore designated: provided, that no appropria tion shall be made for irrigation works until after estimates and plans therefor, have been provided by the state or terri torial irrigation and engineering depart ment cr bureau, and construction of the same recommended. Sec. 5. That each state or territory shall keep a separate account of the receipts and disbursements of such rentals, and furnish the secretary of the Interior with a copy thereof when required. Senator Foster's Bill. The bill of Senator Foster, of Wash ington, No. 1947, provides for leasing the public grazing lands and for the raising of revenue for agricultural development. It follows: Section 1. That such of the vacant pub lic lands west of the 99th meridian of longitude west from Greenwich, as in the judgment of the secretary of agriculture are more valuable for grazing than for other uses, shall be subject to lease for grazing purposes. Sec 2. That the secretary of agriculture will furnish to the secretary of the in terior from time 'to time lists of the land3 that are to be leased under the provisions of this act. designating in such lists the lands that are to be included in each separate lease, and' the minimum rental per acre for the area to be Included in each lease; and upon the receipt of such lists the secretary of the Interior will instruct the commissioner of the general land office to proceed to lease such lands In accordance with the provisions of this act. Sec. 3. That after lands shall have been leased under the provisions of. this act they shall not be open for filing or entry under any of the land laws of the United States while such lease exists, excepting as mineral lands; and whenever -leased lands are entered as mineral lands under the land laws of the United States, they will be canceled from the lease and proper adjustment made of the rental by the sec retary of the interior. Sec. 4. That the money derived from rentals shall be covered Into the treasury of the United States," and one-half the gross amount collected In each state shall be paid to the treasurer of, that state, to be- Used for irrigation and otner agricul tural development in such way as its leg islature may direct. Sec. 5. That the rate of ,rental in no case shall be less than 1 cent per" acre per an num, tho amount of annual rental In any one lease shall not be less- than 510, and no lease shall be made for a longer period than 10 years; provided, that any lease may be renewed for one or more periods not exceeding 10 years, upon the approval of the secretisfy of agriculture, and at such rate of rental as he may designate. Sec. 6. That all leases made, under this act shall be for the smallest area com patible with the best utilization of the land for grazing purposes. Sec. 7. That after lands have been leased under the provisions of this act, It shall be unlawful for any one except the lessee to enter upon such lands for the purpose of grazing stock thereon, and such entry shall be deemed a misdemean or, punishable by a fine not exceeding ?500, or Imprisonment for a period not exceed ing six months, or both; and the fines collected shall .be paid into the public school fund of the county in which the lands where the offense was committed are situated. Sec. 8. That leases shall be made only to citizens of the United States who are residents of the state in which the land is located, or to corporations organized under the laws of that state. Sec. 9. That whenever in the judgment of the. secretary of agriculture it is to the interest of the United States to consolidate areas of grazing lands foe leasing under the provisions of this act, the secretary of the interior Is authorized to exchange pub lic grazing lands with the states or private owners for other grazing lands of practi cally equal value. Senator Foster's bill is before the senate committee on agriculture and forestry. The others are before the house committee on public lands. HOTEL ARRIVALS. THE PORTLAND. Maria Van Dresser, N R Lanar. Orejron C? Bostonlans llliss Marie Heine & Chas R Bacon, do sister, Reading; Pa Harry Dixon. do Calvin Helllsr. city Josephine Bartlett Dlxrj Mrs Perry Evans, Vat!' couver. B C W J Ball, Portland Ft C Stevens. Seattle on, iJostonlans Grace Cameron, Edith Bradford, Chas R Hawley, FredK Xnlghtes, do I Geo T Gerllnger, city do la A Westgate, N Y do !Aln R TJiimihlotnn . Vlr. banu jl, stualey, H C Barnabee & w.do j toria. B C Helen Bertram, do Iw L Vinson, & wife, S Geo Essman, do J Sumpter, Or E O Sylvester. Alaska R C Rogers, New York G W Uravee, Alaska E W Balkus, Mlnnpla Jf.Rea- New TorIc 1 H Stanyan. San Fr Philip Howell, San Fr G L Llndsley, Mich Frank Rushworth. & w. "x!i jluws. iiiira u a. xrinasiey, ao iP Zemansky, San Fran .ttostomans Miss Edith Hendee, do W H MacDonald & wf, Bostonlans M A Warren, Lincoln A F Llpman, San Fr .Ta8 S Newman, Jf X J A Lewie, Chicago Geo B Malres. N Y R S Hamilton & wife, Helena, Mont J H Allen & wf. Seattle Mrs E- Evans, Vane, BC Mrs Gi Thornton. Seattl Percy L, S'nclalr.Tacma G P Paine, Minneapolis F "TO" Pettygrove, San F John N Griffin, Astoria.R A Kuner, San Fran viui uuci i oi JUtJ THE PERKINS. John M Cook,Qulncy,lllChaB Johnson, Astoria J J Brumbach, Ilwaco Mja Chas Johnson, do Leslie Drake, The Boa-1 John Gavin, The DalL tonlans (Horace Mlsh, San Fr Margaret Jelura, do Joe B Mellle, do Mrs Joe E Mellle, do O F Ramsby, do Mrs O F HaoiSbjr, do Jjohn Bergr, San Fran Mrs John Berg, San . J B Hisky, Boulder, JMrs J B Hisky. do .umrione McPheison.do Helen Feurne, do H E Miller, do Mrs H E Miller, do C E White, - do M Alexander, do J J Burke, do H Dale, do A Ernest, do C Burcher, do C Wennert, do A Fayer. do G F Adklns, Tacoma E W Parks, Tacoma H Hasklns, Tacoma Mifa Alta Frost, Lew- lston, Idaho Mlso Mae Chrlster-son, Lewiston. Idaho Thos Qiilnn. Jr, W W P'Lynch. Rockwood, Miss Rosa Lynch., do Pete BaclcaluDl. San T E B Tongue, Hillsboro" Aioerc Ancerson. ccgi Mrs Albert Anderson, Chicago W C Burkhart. Album C H Miller, Cleveland airs u H. Miller, do F A Elliott. Newberjr JP Shank. Monitor, Or vv a- -uickman, San Fr H J Miller. Aurora Mrs G W Ado. San Fr Grant Mays, Dalles G M Churchill. Chicago Mrs T QualU Heppner MIsb K Quail, do Mrs C B Sale. So Bend Mrs C Manley, do H S Wilson. Kan City A S Bennett. The Dalls Mrs H N Aldrlch, Brl- aai veu, or John Dunnamure, Bos tonlans Mrs John Dunnamure, Bostonlans Mrs Waldo Smith, Den T H Williams, San Fr ver, uoio H L Stewart, Sumpter Mlniror Expert r ju uoing-, sumpter J U Matson, Chehalls A W Ely. Tacoma A B Montague, Pendltn D R Campbell, Astoria Mrs a a Montague, do Geo P Sink. Wasco. Or jure u a tximpbell, do S M Smith, Astoria Mrs S M Smith, do Sanford Evans, Gervals H B Via, Forest Grove W R Hunt. San Fran E Sink, Wasqo, Or J J Rbulston, Adams.Or J H Routeiton, do J Tatton. Brownsville Wm Eocles, Oregon , Tim Martrson. Heoonr E B Park. Ash Fk.Wlsj mra jn .faric, ao E M Horn, Eugene Mrs A P Fletcher, La- A F Brown. Seattle vm Hulder. Mnro. Or W A Murchle, Wasco f) V Allpn. Snlm iayette, ur Mrs J C Nelson.NewbgiDix W Smith,, Blmlra, Eva Fletcher, Lafayet'l N Y Jas Ramage. Oakld.CallJ H Danlnger, Omaha S M Gallagher. Astoria E B stoper, Astoria H B Parker, Astoria, j THE, IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowles, Manager. Wm Bell, Portland. R Q Vlnnlng, Tacoma R J Patterson. Sail Fr Mrs Vlnning-, Tacoma -5..Joncs' Zo,a lH Tremwith, Asicrla H Blum, San Franctsco'H M Smith, Astoria D J Hanna, city iMrs Smith, Astoria A P Ryt'er, Bf Etonians K Ishkaner, N Y E C Quimbey. do G W Gray, jr. Pcrtlnd P Johnson. The Dalles L A Port Pn! i.' Hul1- Hoqulam (Mrs F Hepperdrigel, Ja3 O Spencer. PtTwndlH. M Lee. city L K Adams, Salem H F Ward. Seattle J,L-.L3mblth Salem IG H Harris. Tacoma F R SIshop, Louisville. Uamts F Wilson, Seattl ,rKv, , . John Dunsmure, Bos- Mrs Bishop, do 1 toninns A R Carruthers, Astoria Mrs Dunsmure. do J S Copper, Indp, Or Mrs W O Wllkinson,A3. i jajripnam, Ainar.y S Bingham. Albnny A F McClaine, Sllvrtn toria D C Minto. Salem F W Durbln, Salem THE ST. CHARLES. G Tufty, Cathlamet IC J Johnson, city W JB Dlklna, Tualatin Geo Smith, city W A MIddleton, Portldl Walter Whelan, Salem w at. rv.ueeiiuum.viiuiouniij jt, .anion, Aiaraniand Minnie Hart. Astoria R H Leonard, jr. SI1. Oleo Belnseth, Wash- ougai John F Smith, do ver uity Mrs J M Brunsell.Rey nolds E D Schlapn, Oak i-nt A F Mace, Oakland W a Whltaker, Ind.Or.H T Grenell. Warren a, lucnec, city ij a ciaric. Kalama C D Anderson,CentralIa Jas F Graham. Marshld R R Coleman, Seattle ,M Babler, Logan R A Bird, city ' A M KIrchan. do Thos Holder & son, W JP Gray, Rainier Gray's River IMrs L Michael, Eufaula iMiss Michael, do A E Thomas, Mist F ConEdon. Portland N McKenzie. do Henry Clouth. do M C Donahue. Chgo I Clevelind.Woodlawn Ueu Kuman, Seattle Mrs A H Andrews, do IMrs J Powell. Salem C A Monroe, do (D Filly & vt , Helena S F Clary, city J R Miller, Stayton G Grinnell, city O Rice. Seatt'e Fred Bishop, city N O Altensafen & wife. John Foley, Sauvle'o Baker City J P Smith. John Day A A Merrill, Deer Islnd Hotel Donnelly, Tacotna. European plan; headquarters for com mercial men. Chilherg's restaurant in connection. Hotel Hntler, Seattle. European. Rooms with or without bath Ladies' and gents' grillrooms in connection." Kruse's Grill Room and Restaurant Stark street, opp. Chamber of Commerce. e 3 ' i Common Complaint. Yonkers Statesman. Bill What does Gill do for his dyspep sia? ' Jill Talks about it. " " ACROSS New-Market for Oregon and Washington Wheat. PORTLAND SHIPS THE FIRST CARGO Hnddon Hull 'Clears for Yokolmmri Direct Monmouthshire Sails Bngr Ship From Calcutta Xotea. It has been something over 30 years since Portland dispatched tho first cargo of wheat to Europe. About 15 years ago she dispatched the first cargo cf flour to the Orient, and yesterday the commer cial metropolis of the Pacific Northwest sent to Japan the first cargo of wheat that ever crossed the Pacific. The vessel which will be the pioneer In a new field was tha British bark Haddon Hall, which was cleared yesterday by Q. "W. McNear for Yokohama, with 81,292 bushels of wheat, valued at $43,084. If the aemand for wheat Increases proportionately with the demand for flour in that new country, the time is not very far distant when the trans pacific fleet will be larger than that which now goes round the Horn to Europe. While the wheat aboard the Haddon Hall comprises fhe first full cargo that has been shipped to the Orient, the steamers plying regularly between here and Japan and China have taken out several consignments of smaller proportions, the Monmouthshire, sailing yesterday, having aboard about 7000 bushels, while the Arab, which sailed earlier In the month, carried over 20,000 bushels. The Haddon Hall will leave down for Astoria this morning. The run across the Pacific is a short one, compared with that around the Horn, and the vessel wiU have time to get over there and return before the end of the present grain season, thus being available for another wheat cargo from Portland within a few months. SKATTLEPS SIBERIAN LI?E, Arrival of a Single Tramp Steamer Is of Small Importance. The announcement of the arrival of the German tramp steamship Milos, at Seattle, last Saturday, to load flour for "Vladivo stock, was hardly in keeping with the ad vance notices which the Seattle papers have been giving the craft. Editorially and locally, the Post-Intelligencer indulged In a great deal of bombast regarding the steamer, which is only a tramp of very ordinary size and style. In the paper mentioned, she was termed the "pioneer vessel of the Siberian steamship line," and her coming was the "first Intimation of the changing of the American terminus of the line from Portland to Seattle." Ap parently the Siberian steamship line van ished in thin air before the Milos reached Seattle, for, aside from the mention of her trip across the Pacific, the only ex planation of her mission given In Sunday's Post-Intelligencer la the following: "Steamship Milos reached port yesterday, and within a few hours after her arrival 50-pound sacks of Centennial mill flout were sliding down the chutes and into the great hold of the big vessel faster than one could count. The Milos Is a German vessel, from Mojl, Japan's great coal port, from which she sailed January 7 for Se attle. "The Milos was recently chartered in Japan by the Centennial Mill Company, to Tun as a flour-carrier between Seattle and "Vladivostock for which port she will prob ably sail within a week. She will take about 4000 tons of flour. Until about a year ago she ran as a grain-carrier on the Mediterranean." MAMS FAST TIME. Monmouthshire on the Ocean 24 Hours After Leaving Portland. The steamship Monmouthshire crossed out from Astoria yesterday noon, only 24 hours after leaving Portland. There has been so much fog on the river recently that her agents sent her out of Portland Monday lacking 100 tons of her full cargo of flour. A small shipment by rail had been delayed, and It was decided not to hold the steamer for It any longer. Pilot Pease took her through as far as Brook field, on Monday afternoon, and waited there for the night boat, which brought the remaining 100 tons of flour. It was put aboard at Brookfleld, and the steamer proceeded across the bay In the morning, reaching Astoria at 11 o'clock, and passing on out to sea two hours later. Thus again is the "mask torn from Portland," and Brookfleld becomes the exporting point for the Columbia river basin. It Is tough on Plavel, Fort Stevens, Ilwaco, Knappton and Astoria (according to the Astoria line of reasoning), but think of what it means for Brookfleld! In his dreams, Joe Megler can see long lines of wheat docks stretching out beyond the net racks and Oriental boarding houses, which for so long have nestled around his cannery. Twenty-seven trans continental railroads are coming in over the Jim Crow point trail, and making Brookfleld a common point, with every seaport between Acapulco and Cape Nome. "Of? with the old love, on with the new." Here's to Brookfleld, the latest exporting center on the (Barbary) coast! STEAMER. REMUS LOST. Captain and Thirteen Men Perished With the Vessel. LONDON, Jan. 30. The German steamer Remus, from Philadelphia, January 14, via Dartmouth, January 22, has been wrecked at Hormsriff, near Aarhuus, Denmark, where she was bound. Her cargo is a total 'loss. The captain and 13 men were drowned. Fourteen of the crew were res cued. The Remus Is a steel steamer, built at West Hartlepool, in 18S9, and regis tered 1655 tons. She hails from Ham hurg, and was owned by C. Anderson. Bag: Ship En Ronte. Tho British ship Wendur, with a full cargo of grain bags and hop cloth, sailed from Calcutta for Portland Monday. She comes to the Portland Flouring Mills Com pany, and will be due at this port in June. It will be many weeks before we will know very accurately how many" wheat bags will be needed In this country, but by the time the ship, which is now just getting clear of the sacred Ganges, way over on the other side of the world, shows up off the Columbia, the question will be pretty well settled. The Macduff was the only bag ship from Calcutta last season, and she sailed 10 days later than the Wendur sailed this year. By making the longest trip on record between the two ports, she reached here late in August, the scarcity In bags, owing to her nonarrival, costing the farm ers nf the Pacific Northwest, In the ag gregate, a large sum of money. Large Cargo for Sydney. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30. The big American ship Shenandoah has been char tered to take to Sydney the largest cargo ever sent to Australia from the Pacific coast. She will carry 1,500,000 feet of lum ber and about 3000 tons of general cargo. There is a great demand for vessels in the Australian trade, and charters are high. Four Overdue Ships. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30. Four vessels were posted at the Merchants Exchange today as being overdue. They are the May Flint, from Hong' Kong to Tacoma, aow out 78 days; the Englehorn, 54 days from Yokohama for Tacoma; Crampton, 151 days from San Francisco for Antwerp, and the Silo, which Is out 84 days from Hong Kong for "Vancouver. Eight per cent reinsurance has been, of fered on all the vessels. The Okanogan Safe. VICTORIA, B. C Jan. 30. A bottle con taining a message ot "All well" from tho schooner Okanogan, In latitude 47:2S, lon gitude 127:30. was picked up at Kyuquot, setting at rest the fears expressed that this vessel had been lost on. the west coast, where wreckage was reported a short time ago. The Okanogan was bound from Puget sound for Honolulu with lumber. News From the Sealers. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30. News comes from Monterey, where the coast sealing fleet 13 now at anchor, that Harry Sher man, a boatpuller, was lost overboard from the Geneva, when she was about 60 miles from that place. The fleet has done fairly well thus far. The Annie Paint and Carlotta Cox have each taken about 130 skins, and the Geneva 60. Marine Notes. The German ship Nereus left down the river yesterday morning, and will prob ably get through to Astoria- some time to day. The Haddon Hall will follow this morning. The steamer Columbia arrived in at As toria at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, and, after a four hours' stop at the city by the sea, came up the river, reaching Portland about 3 o'clock. The steamer Canby was seriously in jured yesterday by colliding with a float ing log In the river, Her bow was badly shivered, and the steamer had a narrow escape from sinking. This is an illustra tion of the dangers of a derelict log raft floating around the ocean in the path of shipping. ForeiBn nnd Domestic Forts. ASTORIA, Jan. 30. Arrived in at 4 A. M., and left up at 8 A. M. Steamer Co lumbia, from San Francisco. Arrived at 11 A. M. Barkentine Gleaner, from San Francisco, for Knappton; at 2:50 P. M. Steamer R. P. Elmore, from Tillamook; at 4 P, M. Steamer Despatch, from San Francisco. Arrived down at 11 A. M. and sailed atl:15 P. M. Steamship Monmouth shire, for Hong Kong and way ports. Sailed at 2:55 P. M. Steamer Signal, from Knappton for San Francisco. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., moderate; wind northeast; weather clear. Calcutta, Jan. 29. Sailed British ship Wendur, for Portland. San Francisco, Jan. 30. Arrived Steam er State of California, from Portland; tug Sampson, towing schooner Washtenaw, from Gray's harbor; steamer Rival, from Willapa harbor; steamer Bristol, from Oyster bay. Sailed Steamer Geo. W. El der, for Astoria; steamer Czarina, for Seattle; bark Gatherer, for Tacoma; steamer Lakme, for Seattle; steamer Til lamook, for Tillamook. Port Townsend Sailed Jan. 29 Ship Great Admiral, for Sydney. Nanaimo Arrived Jan. 29 Norwegian steamer Titania, from Port Los Angeles. Hamburg Sailed Jan. 26 British ship Ardnamurehanfl, for Santa Rosalia. Sydney, N. S. W.. Jan. 30. Arrived Aor angi, from "Vaucouver. Hong- Kong, Jan. 30. Arrived previously Belgian King, from San Francisco and San Diego. Plymouth, Jan. 30. Arrived Pennsylva nia, from New York for Hamburg. Sailed Graf Waldersee, from Hamburg for New York. New York, Jan. 30. Arrived Moasdam, from Rotterdam. Sailed Rotterdam, for Rotterdam; Aller, for Bremen. Queenstown, Jan. 30. Arrived Oceanic, from New York for Liverpool. Marseilles, Jan. 30. Arrived Victoria, from New York for Glasgow. Southampton, Jan. 30. Arrived Lahn, from New York for Bremen.' Spoken. December 13, in latitude 24:30 south, lon gitude 129 west, British ghip River Falloch, from Victoria, for Liverpool. December 23, in latitude 18:30 south, lon gitude 127:5 west, British ship Bermuda, from Oregon for Queenstown. SAYS HE WAS DRUGGED. Fitzsimmons Tells How It Wan Jef fries Whipped Him. NEW YORK, Jan. 30. Robert Fltzslm mons now proclaims that ho was drugged when he was whipped by James Jeffries for the championship of the world at Coney Island last June. In an interview last night Fitzsimmons said: "It was impossible for me to point to the man who was responsible for my con dition on the night of June 9, when I fought Jeffries, but this I do know, and I say It with emphasis and with full knowledge of the consequences, I was drugged by some one, and It is only nat ural to suppose that there was a con spiracy arranged to accomplish my de feat. I went into the ring In good con dition. I was fit to fight, and did fight to my entire satisfaction for two rounds. "In the second, it will be remembered, I was knocked down. That blow did not hurt me, and, in fact, would not have even staggered me had It not caught me just at a moment when I was resting far back on my heels. I came up not in the least dazed, and was feeling as good as new whon I went to my corner. Dur ing the rest of the second and the third rounds, I took a. drink of mineral water, and following that I had only a hazy Tecollectlon of one or two incidents of the fight. "Just howl got through the third round I cannot tell, but when I went to my corner it struck me as a very good joke that I was there fighting before a great crowd with a jnan I did not know. I asked Julian what It was all about and who I was fighting with. They tell me that when he said, 'Jeffries,' I expressed my surprise, and said that I had no rea son for fighting him. But of all that I remember nothing. Then again In the 10th round, in a hazy way I remember Julian saying, 'Stand up, FItz.' I stood up, wondering what it was all about and what particular reason Julian had for wanting me to stand up at the time. "The next day I was physically as well as I was before I went into the fight. My upperllp was a trifle puffed, but aside from that I was unhurt. But my mind was al most a blank, and continued so for near ly two months. This condition gradually wore away, and little by little I regained my former strength of mind. Finally, when the affairs of the night of the fight began to become tangible I made an in quiry, and I believe that I discovered just how the drug was administered. "I provided for my uje during the fight a lot of mineral water in bottles. As the gas was likely to distress me, I told Julian to uncork the bottles and let them stand for some time, so that the gas might escape. He told me that he had done this, that he had given the water to Clark Ball, who took It Into the box office to guard It. Ball told me that while he was in tho box office and had the water under his care, two of the men who were most prominent In backing Jeffries entered the room. One of them engaged him In earnest conversation, and for a moment he lost sight of the other. He did not say that the water was drugged at that time, and neither do I say so now, but I am convinced that the drug was given to me In -that water." 1 o Mated. . Blomarck Tribune. They were well matched, their friends among' It was esreed. and time reveals 'Tla true she had the waggln" tongue, And he he had the wheels. o TO CURE LA GRIPPE IX TWO DAYS Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug gists refund the meney it It falls to cure. E. W. Grove'a signature is on each box. 25c. REDUCING THE RESERVE EFFORT TO EXCLUDE 000,000 ACRES FROM THE OLYMPICS. Affects Large Somber of Settlers la Clallam and Jefferson Counties, State of Washington. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S. The proclama tion for the exclusion of practically 500, 000 acres from the Olympic forest reserve, which has beea prepared for tha presi dent, will Interest a large number of set tlers in Clallam and Jefferson counties, ia particular, in the state ot Washington, and will. Indirectly, have a decided effect on the financial standing of those coun ties. The boards of county commissioners of both Jefferson and Clallam counties have for several months been appealing to the department of the interior and to Senator Foster for relief, claiming that their respective counties would be bank rupt if the limits of the forest reserve wer not curtailed. The position taken by Senator Foster was that it amounted to practical confls catlbn of property rights to isolate settlers inside of forest reserve limits. Where im provements had been made in good faith such isolation resulted in reducing tho value of all property, and that, too, with out providing any means for reimbursing the settler other than to give him forest reserve lieu land scrip. While the injury done the settler was of great Importance to him Individually, tha county also suffered, because of the isola tion of taxable property and throwing the burden of meeting tax rolls and inter est on bonded debts upon a smaller num ber of people. In many cases the settlers were not disposed to remain on their claims and were reported to be moving away and selling their rights to lieu land, scrip manipulators. In a word, the counties of Clallam and Jefferson felt, as expressed by their coun ty commissioners, that bankruptcy would follow If the limits of the Olympic forest reserve were not changed. It was also felt that the changes desired must be made speedily because of the tendency o settlers to stampede and leave their homes. On the other hand, the geological survey had men in the field, who reported that the lands which the commissioners of Jefferson and Clallam counties consider suitable for farming purposes were, la many instances, worthless for such pur poses because of the fact that it cost fully $100 per acre to clear heavily wooded land3. The geological survey people fa vored allowing the limits of the reserve to remain as they were until the lands could be classified and a report made thereon showing which tracts were suitable for agricultural purposes and for other pur poses. As there was available no fund for making such classification, a further delay would follow, were such a plan adopted, and it was decided to hasten the elimination of such tracts as could be excluded regardless of classification. The consent of the geological survey was secured to approximately all the desired exclusions, and then the approval of tha report of Superintendent Sheller. of the forest reserves of the stats of Washing ton, followed. The commissioner of the general land office, after a careful in vestigation, approved to the secretary of the Interior the exclusion of the foot-hills and valley lands that had been taken Into the Olympic reserve and submitted a proclamation under which the president could act in removing the disputed lands from the reserve. Allotment of Colvllle Lands. Representative Jones has b.en informed that the allotments to the Indians on the vacated portion of the north half of the Colvllle reservation have oeen practically completed in the field, and the schedule of those made by Sp.al Agent Casson has been received her.. Special AU3tin Agent Humphrey is understood to bo now preparing his schedule. The matter of Issuing the proclamation provided for the act of July 1. 1SD2. and that of July 1, 1SS8, will receive consideration at an early day. The nonmlneral lands within the va cated portion of the reservation, not ai Ioted to the Indians, however, are not to be subject to settlement, entry and dis position until the expiration of six months from the date of the president's procla mation. Commissioner Hermann stated today that. In the matter of persons living on forest reserves making proof and obtain ing title for their land, there was no gen eral law on the subject, but the ruling of the department had been and was now that, if the person had gone In before the presldent'3 proclamation setting aside tho land as a public reserve, he could at tho end of five years residence thereon go Into tho nearest land office and prove up his land and get title for the same. After satisfying myself beyond all doubt that if administered In a mild, soothing and continuous current, Electricity could be taken Into the system, ad libitum, pro viding It did not shock the nerves. I took up the mechanical side of tho problem. 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