The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-02-26
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

Celebrates Washington's Birthday By Es-
tabifshing Thirteen Additional Forest
Reservations.
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 23-Consul Gen.
eral Lee has resigned. He determined
some days ago to take such step if he
were not upheld in his efforts to pro-
tect all American citizens in Cuba. The
consul general asked the state de-
partment that he be authorized to de-
mand the release of the citizens of the
United States confined in Cuban pris.
ons under the same illegal circum-
stances as was the Inflated Ruiz.
Such authorization has not been grant
ed him.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-President
Cleveland celebrated the r165th ami
anniversary of the birth of the first
president of the republic by issuing Is
executive proclamations establishing
Ii additional forest reservations, con-
tanning an aggregate area of q, 479, $40
acres.
The location of area of the reserva-
tons are given as follows:
No. 1.-The Black Hills reservation
embracing the central portion OF the
Black Hills of South Dakota and has
an estimated area of 967, $50 acres.
No. 2-The Big Horn reserve situ-
ated in Northern Central Wyoming
and EN- braces both slopes of the Big
Horn mountain. Its area is lbs, OSU
acres.
No. 3-The Teton reserve, adjacent
to the Yellowstone National park
timberland reserve, being south there
of, and contains S29, 40 acres.
No. 4-The Flathead reserve in both
slopes of the main Rocky mountain
range or continental divide. the north
ern Montana from near the lid of the
Great Northern railroad northward to
the international boundary. 1t con-
tainS an estimated area of l, 1882, 400
acres
No. 5.-The Lewis and Clarke forest
reserve, embracing both slopes of the
continental divide in Montana and ex-
tends from near the line o: the Great
Northern railroad southwark nearly
to the 47th degree of north latitude
and has an estimated area of 2, 426, 0S0'
acres.
No. 6-The Priest forest reserve,
which occupies the basin of Priest
lake, in the extreme northern part of
Idaho and in Northeastern Washing
ton. Its area is estimated at 552, $50
acres in Idaho and 80, $50 acres in
Washington, total of 645, 100. -
No. 1.-THE Bitter Root forest reserve
lies on both sides of the boundary be-
tween Montana and Idaho. The. total
estimated area is 4, LAT, 200 acres.
No. s-The Washington forest re-
serve located in the southern part OF
Washington and contains an estimated
area of 3, 594, 240 acres.
No 9-The Olympic forest reserve in.
Northwest Washington contains an es-
timated area of 2, 1SS,SOO.
No. 1O-The Mount Rainier forest re-
serve in Washington has total of
9, 234, $50 acres.
No. 1.-THE Stanislaus forest re-
serve, extending north along the slope
of the Sierra Nevada mountains, in
California, embraces 691, 200 acres.
No. 12.-The San Jacinto forest re-
serve in southern California. Esti-
mated area 737, $50 acres.
No. 13.-The Uintah forest reserve,
embracing both slopes OF the eastern
part of the Uintah mountain range in
northern U tah and the eastern slope
only of the western part of this range,
the southern slope being part of the
Uintah Indian reservation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The Indian
appropriation bill was taken up in the
senate Monday afternoon. The pend
ing question was the committees
amendment making temporary pro-
vision for contract schools for Indian
children-the vote having been ordered
for one o'clock Monday. The amend
ment was agreed to-yeas, Al; nays, S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The presi-
dent has approved the diplomatic and
consular service appropriation act; also
acts to recognize the judicial districts
of Arkansas; to increase the pension of
Clara L. Nichols, widow of Brevet
Maj Gen. w. A. Nichols; TO increase
the pension of Mary s. Higgins; grant
ing a pension to Merriam V. Kenney.
dli1 " cAeCuCC Vic huOlAES O4 IlC COuA v
of claims in the matter of VIM. Il.
Isaacs & Co.
WASHINGTON, Feb 23.-Although the
house was in session Monday the men,
bers were not allowed to forget its his
torical significance. Flags fioated
from the dome of the capital and Chap
lain Couden, in. an eloquent prayer,
made patriotic reference to the father
of his country.
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