The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-08-14
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. lO.-The following
proclamation by the president was issued
to-day:
By the President of the United States of
America, proclamation:
WHEREAS, public policy demands that
the. public domain shall be reserved for oc-
eupancy of actual settlers in coed faith, and
that our people who seek homes upon such
domains shall in no wise be prevented by
any wrongful interference from the safe and
free entry thereon to which they may be
entitled; and
WHEREAS, To secure and maintain this
henihcent policy statute was passed by
the congress of the United States on the
25th day of February, in the year 1885,
which declared to be unlawful all inclos-
ures of any public lanIs, in any state
territory to any of which land included
within said inclosure the person, party, as
sociation or corporation making or controll-
ing such Enclosures had no claim OF color to
assessed ri ght thereto, by under claim
made in good faith with view to entry
thereof at the proper land office, and which
statute also prohibited any person by fore,
threats. intimidation, by any fencing,
closure other unlawful means, from pre-
venting or obstructins any person. from
psacsahl. entering upon or establishing set
tlemen or entry under the public land laws
= -&fthe Uilted States, and from preventing or
Obssructia5 Tree psssas. aal trLnsit over
or through public lands: and
WaegaAs, 1t is, by the. fifth section of
said act. provided as follows: frnat the
president Is hereby authorized to take such
means az shall be necessary to remove and
destroy any unlawful inclosure of said lands
and to EN- .,loy such civil or military force as
may be necessary for that purpose" and
WHEREAS, 1t has been brought to my
knowledge that unlawful Enclosures, and
by force, threats and intimidation, now,
therefore, [, Grover Cleveland, president of
the United States, do hereby order and
direct that any and every unlawful inclos-
ure OF public lands, mentioned by any per-
SOC, association or corporation from prevent
ing, or ohstructing by means of snch enclos-
ures, or by fores, threats or in5i ri / l5i III,
any person entitled thereto from peacefully
entering upon aud estab ishing settlement
under the laws of the United States upon
whom the duty is leg lilly devolve to cause
this order to be obeyei, and all provisions
of the act of Congress herein meutiouei to
be faithfully enforced. CLEVELAND
SHIPPING COIN BY REGISTERED MAIL.
WAsHlNGToN, Aug. II An appropriation
OF $lO0, 900 was made at the last session of
congress for the transportation of about $40
900, 900 in gold coin from the sub-treasury
at San Francisco to the sub treasury in New
York. Owing to the high rates asked by
the express companies, the secretary .of the
treasury decided to transfer the coin by reg
istered mail, SO about Sl0,00o,00 hav.
been transported in this way. The money
was mailed in $4,000 packages. in view,
however, of the publicity which has been
given to the method of transportation it has
been deemed best to suspend further ship
ments of precious metal for the present.
THE COAST SURVEY INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l.-Judge Cheno-
with said to-day that the investi- alton of
the coast survey bureau and the report
thereon to the secretary of the treasury are
completed, and nothing more remains to be
done in the matter by him. He denies con-
templating supplementary report OH the
workings of the bureau, as he says it is not
necessary. He expects to return to Wash
ington in about three weeks, when he in
tends to begin an investigation into the con-
dition and works of the geological survey.
The fish commission will also be investi-
gated.
WILL TAKE CENSUS OF THE APACHEs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ll.-Gen. Armstrong,
who recently Investigated the Cheyenne
aud Arapahoe Indian agencies, and whose
report thereon had much to do with the
issuance of the proclamation ordering cattle
men of that reservation, will soon proceed
to the Apache agency for the purpose of
making an enrolment of the Iudians there,
and enquiring into and reporting tbs con-
ldition of affairs among the Apaches.
No better place in town to spend q pleas
ant hour in the evening than at Burnett l.
Euaerys.