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The President ard the Public Domain.
WAsHIyGrox. August 10th.-The follow
ing proclamation by the President was
issued to-day:
WHEREAS, Public policy demands that the
public domain shall be reserved for the occu-
pancy of actual settlers in good faith, and that
our people, who seek homes upon such domain,
shall in no wise be prevented, by any wrongful
interference, nom safe and free entry thereon,
10 which they may be entitled and, whereas, TO
secure and maintain this benefcent policy a
statute was passed by the Congress of the United
States, on the 18th day of February. in the year
1885, which declared to be unlawful any in
closures of any public lands in any State or Ter
ritOry, 10 any OF which land included within
said inclosuTe, the person, party, association or
corporation making or controlling such inclo-
sures had 10 claim or color 10 title. made or &C
quired in good faith or AN asserted right thereto
by, or under claim made in good faith, with
a view TO entry thereof at the proper land Office
and which statute also prohibited auy person by
force, threats intimidation, OF by any fencing,
Enclosure, or other unlawful means, from pre-
venting or ODStructing any person from peacea-
bly, entering u?On or establishing a settlement
or residence on any tract Of public land, subject
10 settlement or entry under the public land
laws Of the United States, and from preventing
or pbstructiDg free passage and transit over or
through public lands; and, whereas, ii Is by
the NTH section @! said Act provided as follows
That " the President IS hereby authorized to
take such means as shall be necessary to re
move and destroy any unlawful Enclosure of
any Of said lands, and TO employ such civil or
military force as may be necessary for that pur-
pose and. whereas it has been brought to my
knowledge that unlawful Enclosures, and such
are prohibited by the terms of the
aforesaid statute, exist upon the public domain,
ard that actual legal settlement thereon is pre-
vented and Distracted by such Enclosures, and
by force, threats and Intimidation
Now, therefore, J, Grover Cleveland, President
OF the United States, DO hereby order and direct
af,fu
lands maintained by any person, association or
corporation BE- Immediately removed, and do
hereby forbid any person. association or corpO-
ration from preventing or Obstructing, by
or intiIniGatious, any person entitled thereto
from peaceably entering upon and establishing
settlement or residence oa any part of such
public land which Is subject TO entry and settle.
ment under the laws Of the United States; and |
command and require each and every officer of
the United states, upon whom the duty is legally
dgVolvcd, 70 cause this order to be obeyed, and
all provisions OF the Act of Congress herein men
TONED to be faithfully enforced.
GEONEE CLEVELAND, President.
The salvation Army and the London
Revelations.
PHILADELPHIA, August 10th.-The Press
cditorlally says We are informed upon
good authority that the Salvation Army
was Ut the bottom Of the recent PdH Nal
Gazette revelations. The disclosures came
TO the officers of the Army from prostitutes
and keepers of houses of i'll fame. who.
having renowned their former life, had
become active workers in the Army. The
facts were laid before the editor OF the IuH
NHH Gd-ct'c, ana after he decided 10 make
the investigation the converted members
of the Salvation Army We're enlisted in
every possible way 10 assist the secret
commission. The women again betook
al u, 1
proof OF the hidden imfamy that would
have been difficult to obtain but for their
assistance.
Gambling at Long Branch.
LoNG BRANCH, August 1Oth-Cottagers
have been aroused by the notoriety which
the Branch has got rs the worlds greatest
gambling resort The plumber has been
Unprecedented this season, owing 10 the ex-
pulsion Of gamblers from New York city
Losses of 5000 $4,000, and in the case OF
one Wall street man $4,000 in a single
night, show the enormous winnings of the
professional gamblers. The Ocean Club
house. kept by Ransom and backed by cap
italistS, was raided few nights ago, and
- chips representing over $40. 600 were in
sight at the time Of inventory Thirty-six
men are required TO run this single depart
Inent and the crowd of players sometimes
300.
The Barthoidi Pedestal and the Grant
Monument
New YORK. August 1Oth.-The World
announces the practical completion of the
100000 subscription for the Bar
tholdi pedestal. Less than $3.50 remain to
be subscribed. The contributors number
1l9, $50. The World now intends to devote
its energies to the forwarding Of what should
be the equally popular and patriotic work
of erecting monument over the remains
of General Grant in Riverside Park
Professional Thieves in New York.
New YORK, August 10th.-The Sun saws :
When the crowds left the streets Saturday
night after viewing the Grant procession
the arrests Of professional thieves and those
suspected of being such, since General
Grant was first laid in state in the City
Hall, had reached 119. Ofthe whole num-
Der only three succeeded in being dis
charged OF habeas corpus proceedings.
This advance work was so thoroughly
done that on Saturday the vigilance Of the
detectives was prouacted until midnight,
and only resulted in fourteen arrests.
Ex-Confederate Soldiers Entitled to PEN
sious.
WAsHTNGToN. August l0th.-Itis not gen
orally known that considerable numbers of
eX-Coufederate soldiers, under a fair con-
Struction of the pension laws may be en-
titled 10 Federal pensions MANY Confed-
crates, while prisoners of war. took the
allegiance and enlisted in the Union army.
and though not sent to the front received
disabilities which Will probably cnhtle
them to pensions
Politics in Virginia.
RICHMOND, August 10th.-Signs are null
tiplying that the Bourbons viii sacrifice
FiUhugh Lee and the remainder OF the
State ticket to secure a majority in the
Legislature and defeat the election of u
Republican as Mahone's successor in the
United States Senate. Eighteen counties.
which gave Cleveland a total majority OF
only 1000, are confidently expected to SO
Republican this fall.
Spanish-American Dislike.
New YORK, August 10th The IT0rlG,
Washington special says: \ naval officer
who has been much in South American
waters, and who has just returned, says
" All the Spanish-American nations despisc
US, and lose no opportunity Of expressing
their contempt. | know if the Chilean
Government had consulted the wishes OF
ambitions Of some Of its military and naval
officers, that the alliance which Ecuador
tried TO effect would have been made, and
then we would not have got Santos out OF
Ecuadorian clutches without a fight In
Santiago the people showed their dislike
for us in every possible way. Their officials
openly declared that the Chilean navy
could destroy ours in three hours con
tlict, and that nothing would please them
better than chance to loot San Francisco
Appointments in the Treasury Depart
Inent.
WAsH1NGToN, August 10th.-It is said al
the Treasury Department that there will be
no changes Of any consequence in that de-
partment during Secretary Manning's alb
seuce. He is reported to have left instruc-
tons in regard 10 filling certain vacancies.
including one or two chiefs of division, and
making few minor appointments, but
nothing beyond that.
Stocks in New York.
New YORK, August l0th.-The Stock
Exchange opened at II o'clock this morn
Ing with prices strong, and generally from
to per cent. higher, with New York
Central and Oregon TraDScontinental in
the lead. The Gould stocks are strong. and
New Jersey Central unchanged The mar
ket opens active.
New YORK, August l0th-Central Pacific
32l; Burlington, 1895 Northern Pacific
22f; preferred, 49,; Northwestern. us
New York Central, 81 Oregon Naviga.
ton, so; Transcontinental, 20t; Pacific
Mail, AZ! Panama, IS; St. Louis and San
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