The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-03-06
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN. /.
The Public Lands.

coming report of the public lands COM
mission viii recommend swamp lands
and pasturage lands hereafter to be sur
veyed and patented by townships; that
better provisions be made for making
boundaries of survey tracts; that sys-
tenn of letting public surveys, and bound
! aries between states and territories be
hereafter made under the direction of the
coast and geodetic survey; also probably
recommend that the Office of receiver at
each local land Office be abolished. There
are about 95 of these officers. They will
recommend the appeal of the pre-emp-
ton law on the ground that its chief use
now is to increase large individual hold
ings. The commission will probably sap
plement it by another report making
arabic public lands disposable under the
homestead laws. The commission will
probably recommend that no limits be
placed upon the amounts of arabic lands
which any one person may buy; that the
lands be sold at % cents per acre, one
fifth to be paid down and the balance at
the end of three years, and that no pat
ent TO such lands be issued until tits shown
that specified sum per acre, say 81, has
been expended on its reclamation. The
lands classed as pasturage will comprise
untimbered and new mineral lands not
arabic or capable Of irrigation. The COM
mission will probably recommend that
the quantity one persen may buy be not
limited, and the price graduated as fol-
lows; All lands sold prior to January,
1886, to be at the rate of 81 % per acre; all
lands sold fiom the latter date to January,
1890, to be at the rate Of 81 an acre. After
that date all lands will be sold at rs cents
an acre, with reduction of l2l cents per
acre every three years, till the minimum
price of 12a cents is reached. Pasturage
| lands shall be open to homestead settle-
ment; no one entry to comprise more
! than 100 acres. They will probably re-
| families may enter homesteads, either on
arabic, irrisable or pasturage lands, and
lay out village near the center of the
tract.
Radical changes will be recommended
in the mineral land laws, among them
| the following: That the time during
which a prospector or discoverer shall be
able to hold his claim by possessory title
shall be fixed and limited by law; and all
local organizations and regulations re-
specting mineral titles shall be abolished
and the sole jurisdiction of all questions
relating thereto be reserved by the
United States; that the lode location
! which permits discoverer to follow a
lode any distance in any direction
| whether within the boundaries of his
surface location or not, be repealed; that
hereafter every mining claim shall COM
prise certain number of feet breadth
and length on the surface, and that sub
terranea property rights shall not ex'
tend beyond the surface boundaries thu'
fixed. 1t is quite probable that the com
mission may refrain for the present from
| L., lot IN fh.
area which each location may comprise
that system of official survey and min
eral inspection be adopted to prevent
blackmail and robbery and to obviate the
necessity of legal contests before claim
are patented.
The Vermont Republican Convention.
MONTPELIER, February, 25.-The Repub
lican convention was called to order BY
George w. CRANKY, chairman of the stat,
committee, at Trinity Hall, at 10 A. NJ
The roll call showed very full attend
ance. Resolutions were adopted that
the republicans of Vermont present t
the republicans of the country George w
Edmunds as suitable person to be mad
the candidate of the republican party fo
next president.
A Severe Article on Kearney.
i New YORK, February, 25,-The Heral
has vigorous article on the threatenet
trouble in San Francisco, wherein Kallocl
and the sand lot constitution are handled
without gloves. The writer takes tn
ground that the president has the righ
to interfere Immediately even withou
the consent of California to enforce ma
tional treaty obligations. The articl
closes thus: "Violation of treaty by Cali
fornia is an act of rebellion against fed
eral authority, and should be vigorousl.
put down like any other rebellion.
local powers refuse or neglect to affor
protection, it is the duty of the presiden
to supply it, and all reasonable citizen
will rejoice to see the sand lot dema
gogues taught needed lesson"
Jesse James at ST. Louis.
, ST. LOUIS, February, 25.-It is state
positively that Jesse James spent last nigh
here, the guest of all old guerrilla frient
, He wrote brief letter to one of tn
, newspapers, railing at the authorities.
The Union Pacific Projects.
OMAHA, February, 25.-Superintender
Clark announces that the Union Paeif
Railroad will Immediately commence
. broad gauge road from Cheyenne to Ye
lowstone National Park, with Deat
, wood branch. Another road will be bui
from Echo to Park City, in Parley's Parl
,, Utah. 1t will be completed by August.
, Fruits OF Jealousy.
!, HARRIsBuRG, February, 25.-John Wal
!, ege negro barber at Mount Joy, yestel
/, day fatally shot his wife and slight
wounded his son. aged Is years. Caus
, jealousy.
Slavery Ina China.
WASHINGTON, February, 25.-In til
i house Davis offered resolution callir
+ on the president for copies of such di
r patches as have recently been receive
!. from the consul general at Shanghai, G
]. the subject of slavery in China, and th,
t portion of the penal code which forbit
j expatriation; adopted.
e The Postal Service.
e The Star service bill introduced in IL
D house yesterday appropriates out of tt
: treasury as much as may be required
Q meet the expenses finland mail tran
: portation, or "Star" route during the pre-
o ent fiscal year, at or within existing CO
e tract prices, providing that on any rou
/. where there has been an increase of II
original contract prices during the Ia
e current fiscal year, exceeding five tho
= sand dollars, the compensation shall
5, reduced to the terms of the original col
i tract on and after March 1st, provide
If that nothing therein contained shall
9 construed to prohibit the payment of ol
e months pay that is usual in such case
d reduction or termination of contracts.
If further appropriates 100000 to enat
l. the postmaster general to place need,
j. service as authorized by law, and $40
q 600 to increase service on existing rout'
l. provided that no increase shall exec
e the rate OF 5000 a year on any one rou
e DIR. Brandreth's Estate.
&c New York, February, 26.-Dr. Bra
- detE, who lately died at his home in 81
~ Sing, bequeathed his homestead and fl
:, niture to HE wife and leaves the Bra
- dreth House, in Broadway, valued
100000 to his seven daughters. /
y. stocks, trade marks and the remainder
. the estate to his six sons, on conditl
se that they pay his widow one thousa
tn dollars per month for her life.
It, Death of DIR. Robert White.
:, Assistant Surgeon Robert White, of /
&c Q. S. marine hospital service, died tod
81 81 He was largely interested in saints
~ ~ science and was prominent member
y the American health association.
Fire in New York.
in The picture frame and moulding 4
ch tory of Mass & Yahlan, Pearl sire