Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1884-10-11
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
A Good Report from the
General Land Office.
A HEADLEss WOMAN FOUND.
An Extended Crop Report-ButleI
Declares for War-M0ney Fails
to Influence Indiana Courts
cleveland Not OPP
posed to Catholics.

Special 10 the Herald By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 10.-The Commits
sioner of the General Land Office has sub
mitted report OF operations of the fiscal
wear ended June 80 1884. The sales, entries
ana selections OF public lands embraced 20,
ss4.on acres; Indian lands, 6s7. .l2e acres; to-
tai 2755sl .l70 acres; an increase over the
yesr 1855 Of s,l0l, l,ls7 acres and over 1882
Of Is. .422o ooS acres The receipts from the
dispossl OF public lands were {S,S40. .993;
from Indian lands, sss7, ,1s7 total $l2,77s, ,1s0;
an increase over 1883 OF 81 ,073, ,364; increase
over 1852, h.se2, 75oi to which is to be added
records, making the total receipts OF the
year So 789. .4O5, The Commissioner renews
his recommendation that the pre-emption
law be repealed and deems 1t i'm
smended 20 as to require proof Of
actual residence and improvement for
two years before the Homestead
entry may be committed to cash payment
He recommends the repeal OF the timber
covered by relinquishment shall be subject
to entry Immediately upon cancellation at
the Land Ofice; the desert land law, and
timber and stone land act. There were 1916
miles OF railroad constructed during the year
under various grants. fhe Commissioner
suggests that Commission be appointed to
examine and decide upon unsettled private
land claims In New Mexico, Colorado and
ment Of the boundary line between Colorado
and Utah, and surveying the boundary line
between Dakota and Montana and Yel-
lowstone Park. Thirtytwo cases Of
nssa nssss spcrsd spcIesd of public Lands sucosss nsss
asgregating 44s,gs0 acres; twelve cases
have been acted upon and suits recon-
mended to compel the removal Of fences.
very large nunbe. Of complaints td.,;a,dI rsmain
The Commissioner says that the portion OF
public lands still remaining should be econ
0mized for actual settlers only. An act re.
serving all public lands, except mineral and
timber reserves for entry under the home
stead law with amendments to prevent the
evasion OF Its wise restrictions, would be
measure meeting this end. In conclu-
sion the Commissioner points out the neces-
measure by which the natural forests may
be preserved at the headwaters OF import
ant rivers and their tributaries, and In such
other situations where their preservation is
expedient for climatic effects and other rea-
sons OF utility. He says there Is no good
acre for timber should be sold for yl.25 and
e2-50 per acre as at present. and he favors
listing laws all OF the distinctively timber
lands of the United States until examination
and appraisement can be made. After ex-
animation. permanent timber reserves
should be established where deemed desira-
BILE and provision made for sale at not less
than appraised value
The annual report OF Mr.. Nimms, OF the
Bureau OF Statistics, Is Of enormous magni-
tude. Our International Commerce shown
In the value OF the products and the magni-
tude OF the various industries OF the United
States Is seven times the total value OF our for
eign commerce. nearly three times the total
value OF the foreign commerce OF Great
Britain and Ireland, and five times the total
value OF the foreign commerce OF France, in
ciuding In each case, both imports and ex-
ports. The total value Of the products of
to be little more than twice the total value
Of the exports OF merchandise from
all the countries OF Europe The
United States Is now the largest
manufacturing country ON the globe. The
value Of the products Of American manufac.
value OF the manufactured products Of Great
Britain and Ireland exported to other coun-
tries, and more than fourteen times the
value OF exports Of the manufactured pro-
duets Of France TO all other countries, The
relative value al intervals compared with
illustrated by statements showing 80 per
cent. mined In this country. 75 per cent. on
Iron and steel products, IS per cent. OF the
products OF our leather industry, more than
" per cent. Of our manufactures Of wool. %
per cent OF the products of our cotton man
ON the manufactures of glass, glass
ware, earthenware and stoneware are
consumed In the United States. The report
shows that the total value OF exports of mer-
chandise from and imports of merchandise
Into California. Oregon and Washington
Territory for the year ended June sOth, 1ss4,
was ~, ,565, ,c41, and the value Of exports was
~, ,366, ,284, and imports 337, ,17g. $50.