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VOL. XXII.
LAKKVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON,' THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1901.
NO. 41).
HERE IS
THE BILL.
fhe Bill for Leatlnf of The Public
Lands Drawn Up by Cattle
0 rower' Atcociatlon.
The hTWo WII lr llie Iranlna for
timing pnrpoaea of vacant public du
main ami reserving all righta of home
alred ami mineral entry ha been draws
up at L'hleo. Cel., and will oj printed
to Congra :
"feet lion I. IWi t enacted by the St.li
atM and I 1u of lUpretimtalve of the
United Sale of America in Coligreaa aa-m-rubled,
iliat all vacant public land
weal of I lie lotlth meridian el from
Greenwich shall leaned for il' k-ril-ing
purimsea, aul.jwl to lliu riK.it of
homestead and mineral entry under ex
Ming lawa of ih I 'nurd Mates, and
when ro entered, to U canceled from tlie
lease.
"N't-. 1!. I-eiiws ol mn li laud t'.iall
not u attbjcet to bid. 1 be unilorm renl
i. shall be rent. -er u ht annuiil,
payable annually in advance, and prefer
ence lor such Icio-t" hall U given to
ncra of cultivated itgi icultoral land,
..r leasable land abutting upoo their
tieeholds in Moi.fulion of 10 acics !
leaseholds lo oin' lit e of freehold. A
like prclcrt In e of 10 m n of I -).'. I I
ne nrte of In t hold shall be given lo
f-tnckgrowel s w bo ale nl-n 1 uelioldei
iIiih M. li reiii e shall ai ! lv only to lo i . h
within I be counties n 1 1 wliirli Iheii
, i.iU liulii tut I ! v mute. If in ram of
ill .it of the prcfcrt un a above piovided
I' .ere till not I i lllrirnt leasable
Inl'iiti in the rolinly lo ie i nrh i-imui
i u'lllid lo llie preleieni e llie liiiixilolllli
I.M'K'llioli of 10 line I" one, (bell mi id
lands shall It proiiite.l Utmrn llie per
si lib entiled lo sn.li on fri i-nre. 'l lie
further preference lo lands not leased
under 'be ftifgoii.g lovisinnn of His
M't'lioii hbull be fcivin lo floi 'rnwriH
bo Wele in m l im I iim iiii.I oi eiipanev ol
id lands during i l.e ) car endjiig on Jan
it ii ry 1, l'.01, la he leased to lliein in pit
portion lo their respective interest III
Kiid Ilea thereof. Where the states lease
lull' I it I it 1 M 1 1 if 1 1 1 it liilr holders of s
-'iilr leaseholds m I h I ) If beiietirim it'H of
'he prefereiife yist n nln.ve lo .'oeki;rtiW
'iHVthuiilu H I ho f f c t-i 1 1 i I 1 1-; provided
I hut hiteli ftnte b'lift hfil.lH nre not held by
itny onti peri-oll in liuru exi't'i'dini; HV-10
linen in any oi e hotly. I ret hohl riyhtc
under thin aertion h 1 1 it 1 1 not apply to
louiihitti proH'rty, nor to any lunda tit'
1 1 vinu 1 i i It- from hpiu-inli or Mexi.'itn
v: i u 1 1 1 u .
.ee. .1 All It'iin'M to inn id veil i ft,
illi the privilege of lenewal for a net'
onti term of 10 yearx, llie ti rut lewt'e hav
ing the preference for etii'h feeond term,
I'lovliled ht'Nlnill luve eoiiiplietl with the
ietilireineiitH of thin luw mid the terma
of bia leane, and him not ullowed bin
li HKt holil to tleteriorute.
"Sou. 4. Tht) ruvunue derived from
the lutteeH herein aulhoii.wl hIiuII Ih pnitl
in In tht TretHiinry of the United Statea,
nutl tint net revenue, after dtthu tiiiK the
exK.inim uf aduiiniutt rinu thia tract, hIiuII
m held in truat to ho paid to Hindi atnte
and torritoriea herein theleuHehohlaaro
biluuted, as piovidu a atate engineer and
other pror memia for tlevoting the
Kameto the tlivcrHion or itoiHge of wnlt r
and ita diMtribulion for irrigation of
Hitrhulturul IuihIh. Only hiicIi levenuo
hh in derived i I hiiy atate or territory
hall be retmned lo it for audi purpofce.
"feo. n."rhe iHocratury of tlio Inttsrlor
ahall have the jmwer to tanevl a lease
when it holder boeoinea iimliKible, and
ahall admiuiaier thin ad, making all
needful rulea and regulutioua for that
purpose.
"8ec, U Nothing In tl in act nhall do-
THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST MESSAGE.
A the Prealdenl'a Dieaage ai an 1
a Uuv'hj docuineat, containing nearly
20,000 worda, it ie impoible for The
F.iaminer to publl.h more than a aynop
nil. Thle however eoven tbe main lea
turea ai.d aa moth probably a a great
many care to read.
Trie AMAMmeTa.
rmident Roneevelt'e meeaage opena
lib a detailed review ol the moral
pha.ee of the aeaaaaination of I'reaiderit
McKinley, which he denominatea "a
blow aimed not t ihii 1'reaident hut at
all I're.itlenla, at every ayrobol of gv
ernmeiil." The crime, Mr. Hooaevelt
ilecUre., waa an outgrowth of anarchy,
and he recommend, aa a precautionary
meaaure that anarchiaU or iteraona n
leaning principle! hoalile to all govern.
ineiit ami Justifying the mnrtler of thoe
placetl in authority ahouhl be kept out
uf thia country, and, if found here, thai
they ahould l promptly deorlel ttj
tint I'ounirv from nhich thev came. The
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I'refitlent reeornmemla that the Federal
court, ahould iai given juriadiction over
any pcrnon who Hlleinpla lo kill the
President oi any mnu in line for the
I'rt'Mdeiitial aiiiTeatinii.
Til K Till (IT.
Ill referring to the eommerciitl tie
vi li pmeul of tbe cotinliy the I'rentlent
titittx vi ry fully f h trul quei-lion,
tlrrhiniitf lint "Hie lirnt eM-eii'iiil in lin
tel mining h"v to ileal with the ureilt
inilntriiil coiiibinalioiia ia know lediff of
the fuclf publicity. " lie poilil out
Ilutl Ml'-h Inrllier remetliea aa air needed
in the y of governmental regulation
or t a x a i ion tun only If dc'! mined in
tl,i way, and to thin end recoiitmetiil.i '
that the to.vernment, without interfer-1
jug Willi the power of tbe Males in the,
mnlicr itM'lf, rhoiilil a-hiilne M,wer of,
Kiipeiviitioii uiitl rtvula ion over all ror
porittioiia tloiug an intemlato ti'l'IneKc, i
and if (.olitfrcfH fhoilltl decide thai it J
.ha' not o aent the neciM-try piwer, ;
he .l tinea the lldoplion of a cmiMtitil- i
lional lillit'lidliielit. I
t HIM MK 1( I CMOS.
A tier advocating the creation of a new
Cabinet ollicer, to le know u aa e'-relnry
of Commerce and Intluhtry, tin' l'leci
ih'iit tiikfH iii the ijtii-Kl inn of t hinei-e
exclusion, declining that the law exclud
ing Chinee hilmrera Hiioiild be re en
acted immediately, and that it la
at lengthened wherever necefHary, o
thut it eiilorccmenl may be elitiiely ef
fective. coKVu r i.vnoit.
Another mutter of interest to the fined without the enactment of legis
woikinu clussea i llie oppohit ion .ibicli hition harmful to those commercial
the President shows to convict labor.
prive i he United Mate- of coniroll of all j
for Hiiy purpose, now exist-'
reserva ions
ing or liereufter creuleti.
"Sec. 7. This net to take effect and be
in force from and after it passage."
The follow ing is u statement of the
purpose and effects of the bill :
"The purpose of this promised legisla
tion is to prevent the further free use in
cuminoii of the public domain in the
aritl grazing region, ami thereby to pre
vent the destruction of the forage by
overstocking tlie saaie, by which process
the land is becoming desert, tlie country
more aritl, and spiings and watercourses
losing their flow. Used free ami In com
mon, the Western range ia practically
without law,' and the competitors for it
occupancy atto.npt to hold it against
each other by violence and armed force,
causing the doetrtictlon of life and prop
erty, This doiiuiii belongs to all of the
people, but lias been used by a few aa a
means of acquiring wealth, w ithout com
pensation to tbe rest ol the owner. Tht
availability of he region involved tot
' He declarei that the Government ahoold
provitle in ite contract! that ail work
ahotild be done under "fair" condition!,
and that all night wt.rk for women and
children, and exceteive overtime, hok
be prohibited.
imhiobatiok. i '
In diacuaalng the queatinn of immigra
tion I reaident Rooeevelt declare (bat
we ehonld ex dude all pereune who are
of a low moral tendency or of n n aa vory
reputation. To thia end, be favor "a
careful and not merely erfuncUry ed
ucational teat" by w hich to aeenre eorne
intelligent capacity to appreciate Ameri-
can institution and act aanely ai Ainer-
ican citizetia. There ahould alao lie, he
aaya, "a profier prtMif of eraotial c.pac -
ity lo earn an American living
I f J
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llRi'iriltK-TY.
Ke.'iprocal liutlo relatitma w ith oilier
nutioiiH are favoretl by the l'rcitnlent,
the point being made that foreign rnai
ket aie nbhoititely tciieiitiitl to uiiin
tain the high level of our present proa
periiy. MKIIt HAN'T MA HIVE.
Without directly commitliiiK himself
to the plan of prov itling ship tubhiilief,
the l'refitleiit urgcHthat CtvrefcH vhouU
lake Htepa lo pUee American shipping
upon an ttpial footing with foreign.
I NTKHS r Al'K ItlMMKKt K.
The Interstate Ctniimerce act, I'resi
dent KtHiievelt declatea, nhouUl Lie
amentletl. Kail mini lutes shoultl be
jiift to all, .nil this result should be se-
agencies.
agricultural settlement hits been injured
by the increase of its aridity that lias '
followed the extirpation of t'o covering
of grasses and furaue plants, and the '
land's potentiality ua a producer of j
wealth w ill disappear unless it is protect-1
ed by law and its users are eonielled to
pay for and protect what ihey occupy.
"The proper Kilicy of this (.iovern
ment is tbe encouragement of settlers to
occupy all part of the piiblicdumain up
on w hich families may gain a living. To
this end the proposed law reserve al:
the riulila of the homestead eettier. The
Government encourage theadventuroua
mineral proector, and thia law reserve
all hia right to make mineral entry in
any part of tlie domain that it cover.
"IJesides these protective entrymen,
there are existing right that must be
protected.
"The present agricultural settler, who
tiller land, raise crop, and keep domes
tic (tuck, find under the present system
f tree use of tlie public domain that
flocks and herd are driven upon hi free-
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rotter krkvbs.
Tbe itrong a tend the Pre.idenl take
in favor of the protection to foreet re
(ervee and eoneervlng tbe water of the
arid region will be particularly plead
ing to tbe people of tbe Weet. After
poiatlng oat aeeeeeety legUiation to the
flnkarilcalar,' be aaye that tbe coo
trJ lA tbeae reeerve k boa Id reit entirely
in the Bureau of Forestry, and Dot in
mall department a at prevent.
ARID LAM Da.
In the mattei of arid lamia the mee
aage advo ate the oonetraction by the
t Government of great etorage work, to
j equalize the flow of etreame and to eave
the flood water. In the reclamation of
1 unsettled arid land 1'reaident Room
veil aaya, water rnu.t be brought with
in the reach of thoae eettlere who build
home upon tbeae land. :
mw roaaaaaioN.
l'rogree in tbe adjustment of diffictil
tiea in Hawaii, Porto Hico and Cuba tbe
President believe to be gootl. As to
the I'liilippiuea, lie aaya that "to leave
the irluiidn at this time would mean
that they would fall into a condition -of
mtinleroua anarchy, r-uch a desertion
of duty on our part would be a crime
anaiiihl humanity." The introduction
of iutliiKlrial euterpriaea, he thinks, will
go (4r toward solving the problem.
I'ACIKIC CAHLK.
Tlie I'rchideiu aaya that there is "a
crying ueetl for a cable to Hawaii and
the Philippine-, to be continued from
tbe hitler point to Attia," and further
Kiiys that the work of construction
hoojil not be deterred a day lonner
than necessary.
INTIIMIAN CANAL.
Itegarding tbe Isthmian canal, the
l'rctddeut joiut8 out the gratifying re
Ntilt of our negotiations with (treat
Hiilain, and the abrogation of the Clay-
Ion Hulwer treaty,
I
THE XAVV.
A strong navy is earnestly recom
mended, and ita possible need in up
holding the Monroe Doctrine is force
full jaiinU'd out.
THE ARMY.
The army, the President declares, is
liir.'e enough, but many changes in
methods and organization are recom
mended. Rt'RAL DKMVRKY.
The benefits of rural free delivery are
enlarged iioii, and it exteiiHon to
greater districts favored.
civil. BKKVKK.
An enlargement of the sen of civil
service ia urged, as is also a reorganiza
tion of he consular service.
hold, consume tlie forage upon w hich his
tlonittic anitnals should feed, ami inflict
rich injury Uion him that he is frequent-
ly constrained to sacrifice ids proierty
and seek another location, only to be
again overtaken by the same intolerable
conditions. The proposed law give him
the preference of a leasehold on abutting
public domain, which he may protect
from the trespasses which now injure
him.
"The next preference is given to free
holder whose parsuila are pastoral, t)
protect themselves iu like manner from
nomads, and secure the range needed for
their stock.
"Land not taken by either of the fore
going clause! of freeholder shall be sub
ject to lease by sto.:kgrowers w ho were
in use and occupancy during tlie year
ending January 1, UXU, each to have
leasehold in proportion to hi interest,
so that none, not even the least, can be
excluded.
"The poBDuooo.. of SosscLolJa to state
lands, In area limited to 040 acres, are
given the same right a f'eeholdera.
''The owner of the vast Mexican and
Ppanlah grant are excluded from free
hold or other privilege onder thia law,
by limiting ita benfleiarir to holder
onder the land law of the United State
and towosite freeholder are also prop
erly excluded,
"The fixing of tiro of pastoral occu
pancy at the year ending on January 1,
1901, ia to exclude combinaion of capi
tal forming for tbe urjoe of getting
leasehold control of theae land, to the
exclusion of the Weatern raugemen and
(tockgrtwera who now occupy hem in
common.
"To ataaulutely guard the right of all
against combination by a few,, the lea
e are not open to bid. There will be no
auction at w hich tlie atrong ran .ver-
cime the we.k. Every man ha hia
right defined by the law, ar.'J none can
take them away.
"The leaseholder, being compelled to
pay for the land he nsea, will protect it
forage against extermination by over
stocking. The vegetable covering will
increase and will more and more con
serve the mauture, increasing the means
of irrigation. The law proKse that the
net revenues of the leases shall be held
by the United S'ates in tiust for the use
of the states where it is derived, in the
storage ane distribution of water. Huch
use of the rentals w ill be the devotion of
an existing public asset to a public pur
pose of supreme im ortance to the arid
West, and w ill rentier unnecessiry the.
demand that the taxpayers of the whole
country be burdened for that purpose by
Congresional appropriations.
"It is intended that the bill shall pro
tect the forage r.f, t!ic public range, get
revenue from its use, defend the rights
of piescnt freeholders, exclude no exist
ing intrest, however small, and shall ac
celerate H'ttleinent and tillage by conser
vation of moisture and the support of
irrigatfon.
"With those ends in v'ew, itis submit
ted to Congress by orderof the American
Cattlegrowere' Association, through its
committee on legislation.
"Jwiv 1. Ikihh,
"Oakland, California.
"Husky M. Portkr,
"Denver, Colorado.
"A. B. Robertson,
"Colorado, Texas.
"15ARTI.ETT KlCHAKllS,
"Kllsworth, Nebraska.
"M. K. Paksons,
"Salt Lake, Utah."
dale Hopkins.
The following notice of the marriage
of Miss Minnie Hopkins formerly of
this city, ia copied from a Manila paper.
Mr. Herbert D. tiale, cashier in tlie
ofbe of the Chief Quartet master, De
partment of Southern Luzon, and Miss
Minnie Hopkins were married on Oc
tober 12th, at the 'residence of Mr. Al
bert Bryan, the well known contractor,
Calle Keal, l'aco. Tho ceremony was
performed by the lie v. Dr. MncLaugh
lin.' Mr. Gale was (ormoily Ciptaiu ami
Quartermaster of the 4!Hh Iowa Infantry,'
and served w ith his regimen, in Cuba.
He accompanied Lieneral Humphrey to
China, and later came to Manila as
chief ulerk to Capt. and Quartermaster
11. C. liarnhardt.
Mis Hopkins arrived in Manila since
Oct., liKK). She bs been connected
with the Kducational Bureau ever lince
her arrival, hlie ia an accomplished
and estimable woman.
Mr. Gale 1 a lawyer and may prac
tice bia profession in Manila when con
dition are wore settled. At present
there i general uprising of the native.
The nrmy is Mng increased, and may
take full control in a short time.