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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FEIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1901.
LOOKING OUT FOR TIMBER
SOUTH IS MORE THAX INTERESTED
IX PRACTICAL FORESTRY.
Assistance and Advice Which the
Government Bureau Is Giv
ing: the People.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. The Bureau
of Forestry of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture continues to receive
requests for advice and assistance In the
management of private woodlands in the
South. One of the latest" requests is for
a -working plan for 1,000,000 acres of long
leaf pine land in Southeastern Texas, the
property of the Kirby Lumber Company
and the Houston Oil Company of Texas.
The holdings of these companies cover
about 80 per cent of the virgin forest of
longleaf pine in Texas. The officials state
that they are anxious to exploit their for
ests on scientific lines, cutting the mer
chantable timber In such a way as to in
sure protection to the young growth. A
preliminary examination of this large
tract will be made during the "Winter by
agents of the bureau. All things con
sidered, this large area of timber land,
If handled on the lines which the bureau
will advice, should prove to be one of
the most interesting undertakings in the
line of forestry by private owners yet at
tempted in the United States.
The above request for assistance is but
one of a number that have recently been
received by the Bureau of Forestry. The
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company has
asked for a working plan for Jts tract
of 123,000 acres of mixed hard and soft
woods situated in Nicholas and Poca
hontas Counties, Southeastern West Vir
ginia. Burton & Co. have asked for an
examination of their tract of 25,000 acres
of pine land situated in Berkeley County,
South Carolina. The East Tennessee
Iron & Coal Company, owning 60,000
acres of hard woods in the Cumberland
Mountains, desires to cut its timber on
cjnservauve lines, and has requested a
rrelimlnary examination of its tract.
From North Carolina comes a request
from Hugh McRae for .advice in the
handling of 16,000 acres of hard wood
situated near Grandfather Mountain. A
request has been receded from the
Georgia Iron & Coal Company, with
headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. This com
pany desires advice in the handling of
two tracts one of 16,000 acres In Bartow
County, and the other of 30.000 acres in
Dade County. An examination Is also
rske-d for by another firm for 16,000 acres
Of pine land in Polk County, Georgia.
Agents of the Bureau of Forestry will
Inspect these tracts at an early date.
A Working Plan.
A working plan is to be made this
Winter by the Bureau of Forestry for the
woodlands belonging to the Okeetee Club,
the preliminary examination having al
ready been made. This tract is located
In Beaufort and Hampton Counties, South
Carolina, and contains 60,000 acres of long
leaf pine land.
The foregoing Include only the most
recent requests for assistance from pri
vate owners In the South. The Bureau
for more than a year past has been co
cperating In the handling of timber tracts
in that section. At Sewanee, Tenn. the
domain of the University of the South
consisting of 7000 acres of hard woods Is
oeing lumbered according to a working
pian made by the agents of the bureau.
A working plan has also been completed
tor 100.000 acres of pine lands In Arkan
sas belonging to the Sawyer & Austin
Lumber Company, of Pine Bluff. Another
jui-eresung piece or work just completed
by the bureau is a working plan for a
tract of 60.000 acres In Southeastern Mis
souri, belonging to the Deering Harvester
Company, of Chicago.
During the Summer the agents of the
Bureau of Forestry have been at work
collecting the necessary data for a work
ing plan for 5.000 anriw In Tnlr nA
Monroe counties. East Tennessee. This
tract is the property of United States Sen
ator George Peabody Wetmore, of Rhode
Island, and the timber consists of a wide
range of hard woods. A working plan
has also been made during the past field
season for a tract of 60,000 acres In the
Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee
In October, 1S0S, the United States" De
partment of Agriculture, through Its Dl
vision of Forestry, first offered to give
practical assistance to farmers, lumber
men and others In the handling of their
forest lands. The response to this offer
was immediate, and in three years pri
vate owners of over 4.000.000 acres of wood
land have availed themselves of the op
portunity. In no part of the country is wider in
terest being shown in conservative for
est management by private owners than
in the Southern States. Up to date the
amount of private lands In the South
fcr which advice in handling has been
asked of the bureau is 1,534,000 acres
and a very large part of the work which
w.u be done by the bureau for private
owners in the Immediate future will be
In that section.
Development In the South.
The industrial development of the South
on all sides during the last 10 years has
been remarkable, but no single Industry
has made greater strides than the lum
ber business. This Is not surprlslng.when
it Is considered that the Southern States
contain a greater percentage of forest
area than any other section of the United
States. The South has become a very
important factor in the lumber markets of
the world, not only through its wealth
of forests, but from the fact that It has
ur usually good transportation facilities.
Ii reaching the home markets, Southern
.umbermen have the advantage of a num.
tcr of excellent railroad systems to handle
their products, and such important sea
ports as Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah
Mobile, Tampa, New Orleans and Gal
veston provide excellent outlets through
which to reach the foreign markets.
ivunin recent years many lumbermen
from the North have been attracted to
the Southern-field; the forests of Penn
rjlvania. Michigan and Wisconsin having
been almost exhausted, many of the lead
ing woodmen of those states are now en
gaged in cutting timber In. the South The
f:rests of the three states just mentioned
were once considered inexhaustible, but
ence lumbering begins In earnest no for
fst area is Inexhaustible. The present
coxditlon of the forests In many Northern
and Eastern States is sufficient evidence
on this point
The South now has a great army of
lumbermen cutting away its forests and
in spite of their great extent, unles's the
cutting is done on conservative lines the
cay is not far distant when the condl
Ucns now existing in the North and East
w.ll be found there also. For this reason
It is encouraging to see the interest in
practical forestry displayed by the own
ers of private timberlands. This tendency
to cut timber conservatively, looking to
the future value of the forests as well as
to present profits, must be the safeguard
Conservative methods are now being taken
up in the North when almost too late, and
It will be greatly to the credit of South
ern lumbermen if thev hntrin tv. nrn.A.
tion of their forests In time, taking to
heart the sad experience of people In
other sections.
In addition to more than 1,500.000 acres
of private forest land in the South the
Bureau of Forestry has requests for the
handJng of more than 2,500.000 acres in
other sections. Added to this are nearly
E0 000,000 acres of United States forest re
serves and state lands, for which the bu
reau is asked for technical assistance from
time to time.
Not only have the people throughout
the country shown Interest In practical
forestry, but Congress at its last session
so far recognized the importance of the
Government's work In this line n. tn
raise the Division of Forestry to the rank
of a bureau. The annual appropriation I
was also Increased from $88,520 In 1900 to
5185,440 in 1S0L Still the demands upon
the bureau continue to greatly outstrip
Its resources.
MAKE THE THUGS MOVE ON.
E. B. Madden Holds This Element
Should Be Forced to Leave.
PORTLAND, Nov. 28 (To the Editor.)
With the death of James B. Morrow,
of the East Side, another foul murder
has been added to the already "brilliant"
criminal record of our fair city. It is a
matter of criminal history that the City
of Portland, Or., is credited with some
Of the most foul, cowardly and damnable
murders ever committed in this or any
other civilized country, some of which
would put to shame Richard III in his
palmy days, and yet in many instances
the murderers have never been found, and
In some cases very little effort has ever
been made to bring the fiends to justice.
In the name of common humanity, can
this order of things exist In perpetuity?
While the police authorities are wrangl
ing and quarreling over the matter of
whether the gambling-houses shall be
closed or not, law-abiding people are shot
down and murdered like dogs within their
own dooryards; footpads and highway
men can walk Into a public house in the
center of the city, and at the muzzle of
a revolver rob the proprietor and walk
away unmolested. Thin Is indeed a bad
state of affairs for a city claiming the
distinction of being the metropolis of the
Northwest and a city of law and or
der. There is certainly something wrong
with the executive head of our police
department when such things are al
lowed to exist on the wholesale plan
as they do.
It is true our police force Is small and
inadequate for a city of this size, owing
to the ever-prevailing excuse, "lack of
funds"; and It cannot be reasonably ex
pected that 35 or 40 policemen can patrol
a city nine miles in, length and five miles
in width and give any great amount of
protection; therefore the policeman, In
dividually, is not to be censured in this
matter. But there is another view to be
taken of this question, one in which a
great many people of this community
feel that a partial remedy at least might
be had. We have a detective force com
posed of a few proficient men In their
line, and three of these officers become
personally acquainted with every thief.
thug and crook shortly after their arri
val In our city, and their actions and
methods are known by these officers con
tinually thereafter.
Now, the question Is, why are these
footpads and thugs allowed to remain In
the city 24 hours after they are known
to be here? It Is not necessary that a
person should be a Sherlock Holmes In
order to pick out this class of worse than
worthless human beings. Let any one
who is Interested take a stroll on some
afternoon in the neighborhood of Erlck
son's, Fritz and Blazler's notorious
"Joints" in the North End, and notice the
class of "citizens" lined up on either
side of the street, and he will readily
observe some of the class referred to,
who would not hesitate to commit rob
bery, murder of any other crime for the
sum of 15 cents and up. There are scores
of this element who should be notified
to leave the city at once, and if they
refuse to do so there should be a rock
pile provided for their benefit, at which
they should be kept for 10 hours a day at
hard labor, until they are willing to move
on.
If this city was rid of this worthless ele
ment, the Oregonlan would contain fewer
accounts of hold-ups and murders In our
midst. This can be done, and the work
should be commenced at once. We have
officers who know how, and will do it If
orders emanate from the proper Source.
E. B. MADDEN.
A TRENTON MURDER.
Cold-Blooded Crime of n. Cigar Store
Employe.
TRENTON, N. J Nov. 29. John
Krauso, who kept a little cigar store on
Lincoln avenue, was murdered last night
in his apartments In the rear of the store.
The police arc looking for Frank Wil
liams, who." according to the statements
of Mrs. Williams, committed the crime.
Williams was an employe of Krause,
and, accompanied by his wife, went to
Krause's place, to collect some back wages
due him. Krause was unable to pay the
money and the men quarreled. Williams
in a fit of anger, Mrs. Williams says,
picked up a stick and struck Krause,
fracturing his skull and killing him In
stantly. Krause lived alone. After the
murder Krause's body was tied up in a
bundle by bending Mb legs, and then Wil
liams, taking his wife with him, went to
a livery stable to hire a wagon, ostensibly
for carting the body away. Mrs. Wil
liams remained outside the livery stable
office and as a man approached became
hysterical and asked him to save her.
She said she was afraid some man who
was In the livery stable was going to
kill her. She was directed to go to a
saloon near by to get out of the way.
This she did, and to the saloon-keeper,
Anton Jaeger, she told of the killing of
Krause by her husband.
The husband came Into the saloon
shortly afterward, looking for her, and
asked her to go with him. She began
crying and refused. The husband then
kissed her and ran out. Krause's body
lj now in the Morgue. Every effort is
being made to capture Williams.
Bossie at the White House.
Atlanta Constitution.
Without a "by-your-leave" the Presi
dent has invited a typical Western girl
to be the guest of his eldest daughter In
January. "She comes for the dance In
the East room," announced the President,
for be It known that Alice Roosevelt is to
have a dance of mammoth proportions at
the White House In honor of her debu
tante estate. Only think of asking a
girl from beyond the Rockies to visit
the daughter of the President, said girls
being entirely unknown to each other! To
the gallant Roosevelt all things are pos
sible, and so, forsooth, Miss Bossie Mul
hall, of Oklahoma, heralded as a beauty.
is auoui io aesceno upon social Washing
ton. Wh.it a sensation she is likely to
create, to be sure, for her accomnlish-
ments are rare and racy. I employ the
latter word advisedly, since Miss Bossie
can rope a steer or ride a bucking bron
cho with the best of the cowboys, and it
was these accomplishments that won the
admiration of President Roosevelt and ld
to an Invitation to visit the White House.
Miss Bossie Is the original of Bossie
Brander, In Charley Hoyt's excruciatingly
funny farce, "A Texas Steer." She must
irideed be a wonderful girl, who at the
age of 21 Is an expert marksman, a fron
t ersman. a ranchman, accomplished mu.
slclan and famous beauty.
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Police Commissioner of Nexr York
NEW YORK. Nov. 28The Times to
morrow will announce that Colonel John
N. Partridge, of Brooklyn, -will be Com
missioner of Police of New York City af
ter January 1. The Times says it is in a
position to say that Mavor-Pipnt t
has offered the Commlssionershlp to him
that he has accepted it and that Governor
Odell has selected the man who Is to suc
ceed Colonel Partridge as State Superin
tendent of Public Works. Colonel Part
ridge will probably see Mr. Low Friday
and it is expected that the appointment
' iaea oe iormany announced.
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Minister Merry at Managua.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Nov. 2S. Wil
liam L. Merry. United States" Minister
to Nicaragua, Salvador and Costa Rica
is in dally conference here with Dr. Fer
nando Sanchez, the Nicaraguan Minister
of Foreign Affairs, concerning the mat
ter of the construction of the Nicaragua
Canal and the terms under which the un
dertaking shall be carried out. A new
commercial treaty between the United
States and Nicaragua is also under dis
cussion. Mr. Merry- expects to leave here
December 3 Xor Costa Bioa.
INDIAN LAND AFFAIRS
WORK OF COMMISSIONER IX THE
NORTHWEST LAST YEAR.
Commissioner Jones Also Reports
on Request tor Railroad Rights
of Way Telegraph Concessions.
WASHINGTON, Nov. '24. The annual
report of Indian Commissioner Jones,
aside from a broad discussion of general
topics pertaining to the Indian service,
takes up In detail a number of matters
that are of interest solely to the several
"Western states. Among these are the
cession of lands, rights of way across In
dian reservations, and the work of various
commissions. One subject discussed Is
the cession of the lands of the Grand
Konde reservation, of Oregon, with refer
ence to which the report says:
"Special Agent Armstrong was in
structed by the Department last Spring,
in accordance with the recommendation
of this office, to make careful Investiga
tion and ascertain whether it would be
-desirable for the Indians of the Grand
Ronde reservation to cede their surplus
or unallotted la'nds, about 26,500 acres, to
the United States. In his report, dated
May 16. 1901, he stated he found that tne
surplus lands of these Indians were
A FORGOTTEN PIONEER.
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PART PLAYED BY JOHN BALL
John Ball was born near Hebron, N. H., November 12, 1704, and died at tho
home where he had resided for over 40 years, corner of East Fulton street and
College avenue, February 5, 18S4. His youth was spent on a bleak New England
hill farm. He was a graduate of Dartmouth Cf liege In 1821, and started the
practice of law in Troy, N. Y. la 1832, one of a company of 12, under the lead
ership of Nathaniel J. "Wyeth, he crossed the continent to the' Columbia River,
enduring many hardships. At Fort Vancouver, a Hudson's Bay trading post, ho
taught the first school in Oregon, and the following Summer raised a crop of
-vheat where the City of Portland now stands. Other expected settlers falling to
arrive on that far-off coast which the Hudson Bay's traders Insisted was nearer
England than "the States," he shipped to- San Francisco, and thence to Honolulu,
and rounded Cape Horn in a whaling vessel to Rio Janeiro. From there he
shipped a3 clerk to Captain, afterward Commodore, Farragut, to Norfolk, Va. The
Oregon Historical Society has just made arrangements for the publication of Mr.
Ball's journal of his transcontinental trip in the quarterly published by that so
ciety. Mr. Ball came to Grand Rapids in the Fall of 1830, representing Eastern
capitalists, for whom he Invested heavily in pine and other lands. In 183T he was
elected to the State Legislature, and two years later was appointed by Governor
Barry to select 400.000 acres internal Improvement lands granted to the state by
the general Government. In the law business he had as partners Judge Martin,
Judge Withcy, E. E. Sargeant and James H. McKee. The latter partnership lasted
34 years. Always especially Interested in educational matters, he was a member
of the school board for 21 years. The Scrlbners, DiUemans, Woods, Powers, Har
risons and many other settlers came to Grand Rapids becauso of his recom
mendation, and by his Intimate acquaintance with a large section of tho sur
rounding country he was able to aid many settlers In the selection of their farms.
At his death. Mr. Ball bequeathed to tho city 4p acres along the bluff on the west
side of the river south of Fulton street, the central part of what is known as
John Ball Park. Were he still living, nothing would give Mr. Ball more pleasure
than knowledge of the fact that thousands of citizens enjoy a weekly outing In
that park all through tho Summer and early Fall.
The foregoing sketch, from the Grand Rapids Democrat of October 6, touches
in almost forgotten Oregon character, John Ball, who came to Oregon with Wyeth
and taught the first school In the old Oregon.
Some time ago the children of John Ball got hold of "McLoughlin and Old
Oregon," and immediately recognized some of the characters of their father's
Journal. Later a resume of the Journal was sent and handed to Professor Young
for publication in the Historical Magazine. Professor Young Is now delaying In
order to secure the entire. Journal.
John Ball was first Interested In Oregon by his neighbor, John Ordway, one of
the Sergeants of the Lewis and Clark expedition, at their home town, Wentworth
N. H. Later, Ordway moved to New Madrid, Mo., where he lived and died.
Many other interesting historical finds seem likely now to result from the
"McLoughlin," especially In Canada. The publishers are arranging for an Eng
lish edition for Great Britain and Canada.
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bringing them no revenue, but were mo
nopolized by people who paid nothing
therefor; that a considerable portion
would make good homes for settlers, it
opened up, and that some of the land con
tained merchantable timber which was
not meeded by the Indians, as they had
sufficient timber on their respective allot
ments to supply their own needs. He urg
ently recommended that an agreement be
made with these Indians providing for the
cession of their surplus lands.
"In compliance with Department direc
tions the ottice prepared a draft of in
structions June la, for the guidance of In
spector James McLaughlin In the conduct
of such negotiations. With his report,
dated June 2S, the Inspector transmitted
an agreement with the Grand Ronde In
dians, concluded June 27, 1901, which pro
vides for the cession to the United States
of all their surplus lands excepting 44U
acres, embracing the school farm of 200
acres and a timber reserve of 240 acres.
The price agreed upon for the entire tract,
25(731 acres, Is 528,500, or a fraction more
than 51.10 per acre. This sum Is to be paid
to the Indians In cash pro rata, the
shares of the adults over IS years of age
to be paid within 120 days from the dale
of the ratification of the agreement, and
the shares of the minors to be paid as
they arrive at the age of 18 years, the
same meanwhile to be deposited in the
Treasury of the United States, and to
draw Interest at the rate of 5 per cent per
annum, such Interest to be paid to the
parents or guardians annually until the
principal shall be paid to the .child.
"Both Special Agent Armstrong and In
spector McLaughlin express the opinion
that good use will be made by the Indians
of the cash thus received, and that they
will be enabled to better their condition
by such cession."
During the past year the Oregon Rail
way and Navigation Company applied for
permission to readjust Its line of survey
through certain Indian lands In Oregon,
lying along the south bank of the Colum
bia River. This change was authorized by
the department.
Permission was sought by the Columbia
Valley Railroad Company to locate a line
of railroad along the north bank of the
Columbia from a point opposite Wallula,
Wash., extending westerly to Vancouver.
Owing to the apparent conflict between
this company and the Columbia Railway
and-Navigation Company for right of way
u.iuns pracucauy tne same route, the
department Ipc ft, J t Same TT' the I
department declined to approve the map I
of section six, in Klickitat County, across
Indian lands. It was subsequently satis
factorily shown that the line of road as
proposed by the former company would
promote the public interests, inasmuch as
It was Intended to reach remote portions
not connected with railroad lines, and on
January 16 last maps of definite loca
tion, for a route through Indian allotments
in Klickitat County were approved. Indi
an Supervisor Frank M. Conser adjusted
differences with the Indians and secured
to them compensation for damages sus
tained. Telegraph Concessions.
The Indian appropriation act passed at
the last session of Congress authorized the
Secretary of the Interior to grant rights
of way for telegraph and telephone lines
across Indian lands, and under that pro
vision many applications have been tiled
In the Department. Late In April the Pa
cific States Telephone and Telegraph
Company applied for permission for right
of way through the Yakima. This line, if
constructed, will run from a point one
mile east of the old town of Yakima to
Mabton, a distance of 33 miles, being just
off the right of way of the Northern Pa
cific Railway Company.
During July the Superintendent of the
Tulallp agency notified the department
that the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company
was Interfering with the Indians on the
Port Madison reservation by attempting
to locate a line on that reservation. This
Infringement, which was entirely without
authority, was at once checked.
Application was made by the Snoho
mish River Boom Company to run a tele-
IN EARLY' HISTORY OF OREGON. T
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phone line across a corner of the Tulallp
reservation from Marysvllle to a point on
Port Gardner. Permission was granted
but work of construction has not been
commenced.
The Department has been greatly con
cerned over the construction of a line of
railroad from the Town of Republic
ash., across the Colvllle reservation, to
the Canadian border, and even now does
not feel that such a road Is finally as
sured. Back m May, lyoo, the Republic
& Kettle River Railway Company was
granted autnorlty to locate a line through
the north half of the Colvllle reservation
and maps for Its line were approved In
accordance with estimates by the De
partment, this company paid $5518 for
damages to Indian allotments crossed by
their right of way. Last July this com
pany complained of an unlawful survey
that was being made by the Washington
and Great Northern Railway Company
fcross Indian allotments In the half of
the Colvllle reservation along a line ad
jacent to their own right of way. The
Department at once had the unlawful
survey stopped. Later the Washington
and Great Northern began the unlawful
construction of Its road over the line sur
veyed by the Republic and Kettle River
Railway, and the Department again
stopped the unlawful encroachments
ue itepuoiic and Grand Forks Railroad
Company was granted permission last
March to locate a line across allotments
in the north half of the Colvllle reser
vation from Republic to the International
boundary. The incorporators of this com
pany acquired by purchase nil th T-ivto
and property of the Republic and Kettle
River Railway Company.
The Washington and Great Northern
Railway Company, on July 5 last, filed
an application for permission to locate
a line through allotments In the north
half of the Colvllle reservation. This au
thority was granted, but no authority
"to construct the road. On July 22 the
company began the work of construction
without authority, but the Department at
once, notified the agent to prevent such
work being undertaken. The routes se
lected In some places are coincident with
the approved line of the Reoubllc and
Kettle River Railway Company, from Re
public north .vard, and on this account the
latter company protested to the construc
tion of the Washington and Great North
ern line.
n Apr11 a tb department approved
maps of definite location, showing the!
proposed route of the Seattle-Taccma
Interurban Railway Company across the
Puyallup reservation, and accepted the
relinquishment filed by the Seattle-Ta-coma
Railway Company, which covered a
different route. The railroad company
turned over $7773 to Superintendent Terry,
of the Puyallup agency, In payment for
damages caused by the construction of
the road.
Under a provision in the last Indian
appropriation act, Clinton A. Snowdea.
continued the work of selling the lands
of the Puyallup reservation. The demand
for the Puyallup lands seems to have
Increased, says the Commissioner. At
least more sales have been made within
the last year than any previous one since
the sale began. Commissioner Snowden
was of the opinion that the appraised
value of some of the lots within the In
dian addition to the City of Tacoma Is
' too low, and recommended that they be
re-examined and reappraised. On August
10. the sale was stopped, and will not be
resumed until the reappralsement 'has
been had.
The Leasing System.
Reference Is made to leases on the
several reservations. There are 22 farm
ing and grazing leases at Yakima, the
consideration being 0 cents to $2 per
acre. The lands covered are sage-brush
country. At Puyullup, there are 18 farm
ing and grazing leases, consideration, Jl
to $16 50 per acre. Seven leases are made
at Colvllle for a small consideration,
while at Nez Perce, Idaho, there are 113
farming and grazing leases, and one busl
ness lease. The terms are 25 cents to
$2 66 per acre, and In one Instance $7.
ECHO OF DREYFUS TRIAL.
Maltre Laborl and M. Reinnch Are
at Outs.
PARIS, Nov. 2S. When, the suit by
which Mme. Henry, the widow of Colonel
Henry, who committed suicide as a result
of the Dreyfus Investigation, and her son
are seeking to recover 200,000 francs dam
ages from Joseph Relnach, the Dreyfus
supporter, and the newspaper The Slecle,
was called, Maltre Laborl, counsel for M.
Relnach, announced In court that the lat
ter for personal reasons not connected
with this case nor for any reasons grow
ing out of the Dreyfus affair had asked
to have the brief returned to him. Con
sequently, as he no longer represented M.
Relnach, Maltre Laborl asked that the
case be postponed. Maltre Laborl ex
plained clearly that It was entirely upon
M. Relnach's Influence and not upon his
own that his connection with the case
ceased. The case was postponed for two
weeks.
A person who is In a position to know
the facts of the case told a representa
tive of the Associated Press tonight that
the disagreement between M. Labor! and
M. Relnach dates from the trial of Cap
tain Dreyfus at Rennes. At that time,
according to the informant, M. Laborl as
serted that M. Waldeck-Rousseau, the
French Premier, had prevented the ac
quittal of Captain Dreyfus, or at least
had not done enough to make his ac
quittal certain. At that time and ever
since M. Relnach was a warm friend and
supporter of M. Waldeck-Rousseau.
In an article of the November number
of the Grande Revue, and more recently
In a lecture along the same lines, M.
Laborl has criticised the government and
advocated the formation of a new politi
cal party opposed to the Government, and
to be known as the Party of Honest Peo
ple. Maltre Laborl Is to be the candidate
of the opposition of the government at
Fontainbleau at the next Parliamentary
elections In May next. AH this was dis
tasteful to M. Relnach, and probably con
stituted his reasons for taking out of the
hands of M. Laborl a case In which the
latter would have an opportunity to air
his political opinions.
What the Boers "Want.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28. The London
Times and New York Times quote an In
terview In a Nantes newspaper with a
man named Sandberg, who Is described as
an aid-de-camp of the Boer Commandant-General
Louis Botha. Sandberg has
been touring the Continent to collect Boer
funds. Sandberg declared In the inter
view that ultimate victory of tho Boers
was certain. Asked what terms the Boers
would accept, he said they would aeree
to one condition only that the British
quit South Africa. He added:
"Their recognition of our autonomy
would be Insufficient. We must be mas
ters of the Cape as well as of the Transvaal."
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is due to their possessing all those
things which appeal to a smoKer of
high grade Turkish cigarettes. In
points of quality, flavor and workman
ship they actually have no rival. The
large and rapidly increasing demand
for these cigarettes and the secure hold
they have on public favor are sure
signs that the educated smoKer of
to day realizes that "No better
Turkish cigarette can be made."
You can get them from your own
dealer or from your club.
Egyptian
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OREGON MEN MAY BE OUT
APPOIVTEES IN LAND SERVICE
LIKELY Vo BE RETIRED.
They Are Quite Numerous and Com
mand Fair Salaried Positions
They Are Filling.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. An examina
tion of the published register of the Gen
eral Land Office discloses the fact that a
number of Oregon appointees In the land
service are likely to be retired during
the coming year, or soon thereafter. This
does not Include clerks, who are in the
classified service. Doubtless with these
appointments, as with the local land offi
cers, the delegation will be called upon
as a whole to name successors.
There are now four examiners of sur
veys credited to Oregon, but of these
only one will retire In 1902. The other
three appointments expire In the follow
ing year. Edward D. Stratford was ap
pointed an examiner October 10, 1S9S. Uhe
other three are Frank H. Grlgham, ap
pointed July 28, 1897, and reappointed
March 1, 1899; Thomas M. Hurlburt, ap
pointed September 2S, 18S7, and reappoint
ed June 19, 1899, and David W. Klnnalrd,
appointed October 2, 1897, and reappalnt
ed March 23, 1SS9. The three last named
will serve until 1903. The salaries In such
positions are 13 per day.
In the division of special service. Ida
B. Riddle holds the position of desert
land special agent, a position paying $200
per month. His term expires November
7, 1903. Among the miscellaneous special
agents are Edward Bender, appointed at
51200. on June 22. 1897: Edward Dixon, last
appointed at 51200 on April 7, 1898; Clark!
a. Loomls, last appointed at the same
salary June 11, 1897, his term having al
ready expired, and George W. Patterson
at 51200, last appointed May 18, 1900. Al
lowing four years for the term, most of
these appointments will soon expire.
In the Forestry Service.
In the forestry service changes are more
likely to occur than elsewhere In the
Land Office service. As has been previ
ously pointed out in these dispatches, tho
official days of Forest Superintendent
Ormsby are probably numbered, as the
recent order of Secretary Hitchcock di
rects that the office of forest superinten
dent be gradually abolished, as being
superfluous, and a hindrance rather than
an aid to the service. This order will do
away with a 52000 plum in Oregon, as
well as In nine other forest states. The
appointment of long experienced inspec
tors may possibly disturb I. Allen Ma
crum, of Oregon, who, since his appoint
ment on March 20, 1900, has commanded
52000 per annum.
There are now recorded on the rolls
four forest supervisors accredited to Ore
gon, who are drawing 55 per day. Their
retention will In all probability depend
upon their qualifications, as viewed by
Secretary Hitchcock and his eagle-eyed
forestry assistants. Two of these super
visors, Nathaniel Langell and William
H. H. Dufur, were appointed on July 20,
1898, while Enos Dixon was appointed
April 17, 1900, and Arthur B. Hermann on
July 10, 1S99. The retention of -these offi
cials, In their present or some new ca
pacity, will depend almost wholly upon
their adaptability for the forestry work.
It Is a rather strange coincidence, or
rather omission, that the published list
of forest rangers shows not one single ap
pointee from Oregon. There are rangers
recorded from Washington, California,
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Montana,
Utah, Wyoming, Illinois, South Dakota,
Michigan, Idaho, Mississippi, Minnesota,
North Carolina, Kentucky, New York and
Kansas, but not one from Oregon. Yet
there are rangers appointed from and em
ployed In that state, and In a goodly
number. But the fact that their names
are omitted from the published list leaves
a doubt as to the expiration of their ap
pointments, and gives no clew as to who
they may be, or what their chances for
reappointment.
There Is one other Oregon man In the
land service whose place may be filled at
any time. Reference Is made to Thomas
R. Lyons, trustee for townslte entries of
lands In Juneau, Alaska, who was ap
pointed at 55 per day on June 15, 1897.
Pro-Iloera Disappointed.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S. The Paris cor
respondent of the London Times and New
York Times says the latest speech of Sir
aniiraBi
The remarkable popularity of
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Food,
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The fact that the best hotels
in the country use and en
dorse AValt Breakfast Food
shows its superiority. Among
those now serving it regu
larly are:
The Waldorf-Astoria, New York,
The Fifth Avnue, New York,
Motel Manhattan, New York,
Motel Touraine, Boston,
Hotel Walton, Philadelphia.
You can buy it of your grocer
Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Liberal
leader in the House of Commons, has sad
ly disappointed the admirers of the French
pro-Boers, who had hitherto thought that
he shared their views, and regarded him
as the most formidable of the champions
of the Boer Government.
As the Boers have said all along that
they' would be content only with inde
pendence. Sir Henry's declaration that tho
republics must be incorporated in tho
British Empire is a great shock to his
French admirers, who now think his pol
icy much the same as the Government's
and se in his actions only the ordinary
motives Inspiring an opposition leader
aiming at office and actuated neither by
philanthropy nor an inspired love of jus
tice. Frozen Truth
Brooklyn Eagle, Dem.
A man who bolted from Bryanlsm In
1896, but who swallowed It In 1900, will
never to be able to Justify his first ac
tion by his second or his second by his
first. He forfeited the confidence of tho
silver men In ISOtS and lost that of tho
gold men In 1900. He now retains tho
confidence of neither and has even lost
confidence In himself.
On the contrary, those who rejected
Bryanlsm In both years have the respect
of those who accepted it In both years,
and those who accepted it in both years
can secure the respect of those who re
jected it In both years. The unconditional
gold men were In the right. The uncondi
tional sliver men were in error. The men
who were in the right both times have
nothing to explain. The men who wero
In error both t'mes have nothing to re
tain. The former just need to stand pat.
The latter just need totally to abandon
their error. The two sets can far more
easily come together than those who suc
cessively joined and deserted each array
In turn can now commend themselvas to
either.
A Collar Cat Hi Thront.
New York Evening Sun.
Sterling, III. Emanuel Daveler cut his
throat on a high collar Monday while rid
ing a bicycle. He attempted to dodge a
passing horse and was thrown. His head
was pressed forward In the fall and the
high collar he wore cut his throat, neces
sitating six stitches to draw the wound to
gether. He may recover.
Comparatively fow horses attain to 17 hands,
but Kunsas boasts of one that measures 20
hands and weighs 2112 pounds. This big crea
ture Is owned by a man named Stout, who Uvea
In Donovan County, Kansas.
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