The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-13
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Relations Between Mexico and the
United States Decidedly Mixed-War-
like Preparations.
nales to Govern the Removal OF Timber
From Public Lands.

tu6 lnltIlOT department..
BY virtue OF the power vested In the Sec
rotary of the Interior by the first section of
the act of June 4, 1875 entitled IAN act au-
th0rlzing the citizens of Colorado, Nevada,
and the Territories to fell and remove tim
Der on the public domain for mining and
regulations are hereby prescribed:
j. The act applies only to the States of
Colorado, Nevada, and to the Territories of
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming,
Dakota, Idaho, and Montana, and other
mineral districts OF the United States not
2. The land from which timber Is felled
or removed under the provisions of the act
must be known to be strictly of mineral
character, and that 1t Is mot subject to en-
try under existing laws of the United
States except for mineral entry"
3. No person not a citizen or bona fide
resident of State, Territory, or other
mineral district provided for In said act is
permitted to fell or remove timber from
mineral lands therein; and no person, firm,
or corporation telling or removing timber
under this act shall sell or dispose of the
same or the lumber manufactured there
from to any other than citizens and bona
fide residents of the State or Territory
where such timber is cut, nor for any other
purpose than for the legitimate use of said
purchaser Tor the purposes mentioned In
said act
A. Every owner or manager of a sawmill,
or other person. telling or removing timber
under the provisions OF this act shall keep
record of all timber so cut or removed,
stating time when cut. names of parties
cutting the same or in charge OF the work,
and describing the land whence cut-by
legal subdivisions il surveyed, and as near
as practicable IL not surveyed-with state
ment OF the evidence upon which it is
claimed that the land is mineral in char
acter, and stating also the kind and quality
of lumber manufactured therefrOm, to-
gether with the names of parties to whom
any such timber or lumber Is sold, dates of
sale, and the purpose for which sold, and
shall not sell or dispose OF such timber or
lumber made from such timber without
taking from the purchaser written agree
ment that the same shall not be used ex-
cept for building agricultural, mining, or
other domestic purposes within the State
or territory; and every such purchaser
shall further be required to file with said
owner or manager certificate under oath
that he purchases such timber or lumber
exclusively for his own use and for the pur-
poses aforesaid.
8. The books, files, and records of all
the millmen or other persons so cutting,
removing, and selling such timber or lum-
Der, required to be kept as above mention
ed, shall at all times be subject to the in
spection OF the officers and agents OF this
department.
6. Timber felled or removed shall be
strictly limited to building, agricultural,
mining and other domestic purposes within
the State or Territory wherein 1t grew. All
cutting of such timber for use outside the
State or Territory where the same is cut,
and all removal thereof outside of the State
or Territory where it is cut, are forbidden.
remove any, growing trees OF any kind
whatsoever less then eight inches in dla-
meter.
s. Persons telling or removing timber
from public mineral lands in the United
States must utilize all of each tree cut that
can be profitably used, and must cut and re-
move the tops and brush, or dispose of the
same in such manner as to prevent the
spread Of forest fires. The act under which
these rules and regulations were prescribed
provides as follows:
SEC. s. Any person or persons who shall
violate the provisions of this act, or any
rules and regulations in pursuance thereof
made by the Secretary of the Interior, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanOr, and
upon conviction shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding $500, and to which may be
added imprisonment for any term not ex-
ceedlng SIX months.
8. Those rules and regulations shall take
effect Sept l. 1885, and all existing rules
and regulations heretofore prescribed under
said act, inconsistent herewith, are hereby
revoked.
WILLIAM A. j. SPARKS, Commissioner.
Approved Aug. 8. l.. O. G. LAMAs.
MINT STATISTICS.
DR.. James p. Kmball, director of the
mint, in his report on the production of
gold and silver in the United States during
the year 1885, estimates the production OF
gold at 80, eOl,O 900, all increase of s 100000
over 1854, and the production OF silver, cal
cuated at the coming rate of silver dollars,
at Sol 900, an increase of So, 800 coo.
Colorado is the largest producer, with Cali
f0rnia second. There were 3,0O2 313 pieces
of gold coin, valued at 1913, 7i3, O12, and 81
925, 544 pieces of silver coin, valued at S2S,-
y62, lis, coined during the year. The coin
age of silver dollars amounted to $685.
The total value Of bullion and coin i'm
ported during the year was SIl, AIS, 129, of
which SS,322, 900 consisted of bullion and
S33, 095, 100 of coin. OF the total imports
1923, SIS, 81 consisted of gold and ST, 7S2,61S
of silver. The total exports was 1867
549, Of which S11, Al ,2o7 was gold and 49,
$50, 542 silver.
The director estimates the amount of
gold coin in the United States OF Jan. ],
1856, to have been 1888 4s5, 453, of silver dol.
lars $21S, 259, 761, subsidiary silver S75,0S4,.
lila total Of $3.50, 719, 325. OF the gold
coin the treasury held $50, 434,379 and the
national banks S156, 353,592
The United States treasury owns mot
by silver certificates) S72, $685.
rs IN silver dollars and the national banks
sc, 940, 623.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 9.-Secretary
Bayard told an interviewer last night that
he saw no reason why satisfactory adj
justment OF the Cutting difficulty should
not be reached. The Mexican minister has
assured him that such was the desire of the
Mexican government. The secretary seems
to think that much of the difficulty has
been created by persons seeking to en-
barrass the administration, and that Mex
ic0'S attitude has been strengthened by the
efforts of Mr. Blaine's friends to show that
he (Mr Bayard) has been too hasty and
in the matter secretary Bayard
the principle involved one of the
gravest Importance, with which Cuttings
merits or dement's have nothing to do. lie
says the case is too clear for equivocation,
and he has no idea of retreating from the
position taken by the state department
when it demanded Cuttings release two
weeks ago. Under the treaty of 1S48 both
are bound to exhaust all possible
means of effecting settlement. He said
the rumored resignation Of Minister Jack
son had no significance.
Secretar. Bayard says that the Arresures
case Is alst in process of settlement. 1t is
thought that the murderer will be hanged
Dy the Mexican government. The secretary
says no ultimatum has been sent to Mex
leo. The only army orders in connection