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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-21

SO we will draw the reserve line jus;
inside of those entries,' was the re.
ply.
Lieu Land Law Is Wrong.
Commissioner Richards recognizes
that the lieu land selection law is at
the bottom of these forest reserve
frauds and he strongly advocates
The modification Of that law
The lieu land law ought to be
ramOdeled Oh an equitable plan,
said he today. Indeed, | am almost
in favor of its complete repeal, but
that would hardly be fair. The law
should be So anened as to restrict
lieu selections 20 lands Of equal area
and of approximately equal value to
those given back 70 the government
in forest reserves. The lieu land law
was ostensibly framed for the bene
fit of bonafide settlers, whose lands
were included within forest reserves
and who were thereby shut off from
neighbors, and other advan.
tages. Such settlers should always
enjoy the right of equitable exchange
but a study Of the map of forest re.
serves established in the past four
Or five years leads to the conclusion
that they were created primarily in
the interest of land grant railroads
and wagon-road companies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-21
THE LAW
AT FAULT
Lieu Land Measure Al
lows Gross Frauds
I5SS THE FEDERAL CHHYERNMENT
Lzrsd Commissioner Richards Points
Out Its weak Points-Shoud
Be Repealed.
I5af THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Washington. d. C.-NO one in

Washington. D. C-No one in
washington stands ready to deny
rh<. general charge made by Senator
FN3Non that some officials, of the in
seror department have been giving
G'E advance information to land
spectators in Oregon and other
s1z&.es which enabled them to settle
Gae,n thousands of acres of public
sEsodS which were soon thereafter en-
nssdied IN great temporary withi draw
AR made for forest reserve purposes.
Unless the senator makes his charges
$snCific names the men who have
yoalfe speculative entries, designates
r.2e land that has been so entered. or
SS,ints out the leaks through which
spectators have obtained advance
EISnrmatlon. his allegation will not
tsA given serious consideration by the
ssirretaTy of the Interior Mr.. Hitch
Ezock as away from Washington. but
were ne here he would not reply to
EAe general statement Of the Oregon
senatn. His subordinates likewise
decline 10 make reply, and say no de-
lI1al will he entered until specific in
sss917ces Of fraudulent entry, or the i'm
proper exposure Of departmental Sc.
grraa-s are stated
Richards Defends His Office.
lAnd Commissioner Richards is
rDore frank. Il have not a doubt" he
said today after reading the recen,
arrangement of Senator Fulton. tina,
many speculative entries have beer
made in Oregon, in localities referre;
TO by the senator. But Go not hes
itafe 10 say that no man, in Oregon
N any other state, secured from this
Office any advance information which
sEnuld enable him to tell what land:
yaS proposed withdrawing. This /.
7ons thing we have carefully guarded
There may be leaks in the inrerio
department or elsewhere. | don't In
aestaRe to speak for other Offices
but there are no leaks here.
Commissioner Richards went on t,
Explain that the temporary with
irawals are made to head off tn,
very abuses of which Senator Fulto,
complains
Continuing he said: 'They ar
made to prevent speculative entire
Bit in the making withdrawals pas
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-21

through three different bureaus be-
fore action is taken by the secretary
of the interior. The original outline
Of temporary Withdrawals is usually
prepared by the bureau Of forestry
On suggestion of its field representa-
tiyes. Their recommendation go to
the geological survey, and in turn
pass through the general land office
for recommendation Before the for
estry bureau acts it sends men into
reserves should be created, and later
representatives of the land Office visit
these areas"
Field Men May Have Given Tips.
Commissioner Richards says it is
| quite possible that some of the field
representatives of the government.
ulators, and for a consideration made
known the character of their recon-
| mendatiOns, upon which Withdrawals
were subsequently made. The land
u,
cunning men, and no doubt they, at
times, have learned from the field
agents the very facts they were after,
and never paid a cent for their in
formation.
But after ALL" he says, "the fact
that many acres of worthless, or
other land, entered by spectators,
have been brought into a temporary
withdrawal, does not change their
status; does not give the entryman
any privilege of lieu selection. No
special rights acrue to him, unless
his land is brought within a forest
reservation, and you may be very
sure that we will 60 slowly in Great
ing reserves, especially from with
drawals which embody lands which
have been entered under suspicious
circumstances. Whenever we find,
in going over the records, that a
bunch of entries have been made in
any locality just before a withdraw
al has been ordered, we will exercise
the utmost care to determine whether
those entries were made in good
faith. Every suspicious circum
stance will be examined into and the
government will be given the benef.
Of a doubt
Will Weed Out Speculative Entries
I'VE are not going to include in
any new reserve and lands we think
were entered for speculation. There
is no hurry about creating new re
serves. In Oregon the lands We wan
are now covered by Withdrawals, ant
further speculative entries cannot bt
made. We will take our time ant
weed out all lands that are not valu
able for forest reserve purposes, AM
all lands in private ownership .ha
are not especially desired as par
of reserve. We are not going to re
peat the errors Of past years, and ere
ate wholesale lieu base, nor give t
land-grant railroads and wagon road
:, an opportunity to make millions O
dollars out Of new lieu selections. Q
course any new reserve that is Great
ed will be mostly land that was en-
, tered some time before the tempo
rary Withdrawals were made"
) 1t was suggested to the commits
| sioner that, according to common re
port, SPECTATORS had settled upon
: large strip of land along the QUITE
J boundaries of the Blue Mountain
5 withdrawal "If we find that ito b
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-21

So when the king had banished the
three young princes to the top-story
back room of the tower, there came
an argumentator, who wanted tt
know the wherefore and the whyfore
of it ALL "The princes are there" re
piled the lord high chancellor, "on
account of the kings health "Eluci
date said the argumentator. well
the court physician declares that the
king needs a change of heir!' And
so it was. and SO it ever shall be
that one of the most ancient puns in
the business must go on and and on
Selah'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-21

and King, thinking he had killed ~
started on the run. He was MOT
the officers, who heard the shots ana
were on their way up the stairwav
Mrs. Dean was taken &c he station
and DR.. Snyder called. lie found -
impossible tc l0cata the bane. in bar
neck. A-other examination Will ba
made today. AID if possible it will ba
extracted Mrs Deem, when asked for
a statement CT the shooting, said
He has bee. jealous of ne for soma
time. refused 20 have anything to
do with him and this seemed 20 craze
him. | had TO idea when he entered
the room lie was going 70 shoot and
went to get the picture when he Ask
ed for it.
II don't see why ne wanted TO
shoot me- l have a mother and two
children to support"
About year ago King attempted
suicide by taking laudanum in his
room on Seventh avenue. A ph,si-
clan was secured before it was too
late and his life was saved.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-21

"Talk about a man being the lord
of creation!" exclaimed Mrs. Fergu-
son. What would the Garden of Eden
itself have been without Eve? VIVA.
was it after she came?" demanded
Mr.. Ferguson, in rasping voice.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-21

PATIENT seem to be a little bet
ter doctor, but I'm still short of
breath. Doctor-Just have patience.
sir, and We'll stop that altogether. !.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-21

so we will draw the reserve line just
inside Of those entries,' was the re-
tp1y
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-15
HOME NEWS IN
PARAGRAPHS
Personal and Local Items OF
Interest to All, Picked
Up Today

Chas. R. Clark is in Winnemucca
from lone.
Mr.. Bradford is in town from Para
disc today.
las. Carat, of White Rock, is ir
town today.
A. B. Smith of Kennedy is a gues
at the Lafayette.
A. NJ. Gloster, of Sierra Valley, wa
in town last evening.
J. w. Ryan is new man in the
yards here, having gone to SWITCH 6
today.
Fred Reiger is in Winnemucca to-
day, registering at the Lafayette hotel
from Salt Lake.
E. Deutsch, San Francisco com
mercial traveller, is doing business il
town this afternoon.
Fireman N. l.. Robinson is back
from months vacation, during which
he visited in Elko county.
A. D. Tibbals, of Reno, represent
ing the International Correspondence
School, is in town in the interest of
the institution.
Assessor Guthrie is in Humboldt to
day, assessing the personal property
Of Peter Aribas. the man who does
the hauling for the sulphur mines.
Secretary of State w. B. Martin, of
Iowa, accompanied by his wife, passed
through Winnemucca at noon today
on one of the San Francisco excur-
sion trains.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles and suite, in a
special car, passed through town this
morning at o'clock. The car was
attached to one of the special trains.
The general did not make an appear
ance here.
Miss Jennie Mulcoy returned this
morning from Eureka, where she has
spent a pleasant vacation. She was
accompanied by her sister, and they
will leave for the north on the stage
in the morning.
DR.. Samuels returned ON No. last
evening from Lovelock, where he was
called in consultation by DR.. Pinniger
the patient being the infant child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Switzer. which
was critically i'll. The little one is
reported much better today.
On another page will be found the
ad., new today, of John Diehl. Mr.
Diehl is local wholesale and retail
agent for the Buffalo Brewing COM
pany, of Sacramento, and keeps con-
stantly on hand big supply of both
keg and bottled beer. He received q
car of bottled and another of keg beer
yesterday, just the right age TO bl
first-class. Orders either from out oi
town or from any place In town wi
be promptly filled. Mr.. Diehl gives
the delivery his personal attention
and guarantees satisfaction.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-15
Will Give an Autumn Dance

The young ladies of Winnemueca
will give an autumn dance in Armory
hall ON the evening of September 4.
Arrangements are being made thus
far in advance of the event 10 make
il the most brilliant success of the ball
season, and these will be announced
later The committees are as follows:
Floor director, Miss Eva Rask; floor
managers. ydrs. l.. Dixon, Misses Kate
Dunn. Emma Merchant; reception
committee, Misses Summerheld. Den
mis-, Giroux, McEnerney, Roddy, Rob-
ins and Coreceo.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-15
Notice to Water Consumers

Beginning with July l6, and con-
inuing until further notice, water VIII
be shut off from Second, Third. Fourth
and Railroad streets from II noon tc
5 D. M, and from p. m. to 6 a. m.
All other patrons are hereby noti-
fed to not use water for irrigating
purposes between the nours of p. m.
and a. M, or it will be necessary
to shut off the water supply from the
town at night.
WI. AKIN. SuDt. w. w. q j.. 20.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-15
WENT DOWNIN
TENTH ROUND

and right by Jeffries which sent Jim
to lis knees. He took count of niue
OIL enc knee and walked into stiff
ieft from jeff to the ribs. Corbett
tented with his LEFT and swung his
right to the head Jeffries landed
hard left swing to the head and fol-
loved it quickly with a similar blow
to the same place.
Round 6-Both missed left leads :tUG
they went to clinch. jeff cross -eu.
Jim and blocked two haro rights. Cor
belt went to the floor With a stid lef
TO Jaw. Corbett took he count. wa
up end ino a clinch. Coroett put right
and i-ft hard to the jaw and jeff rush
ell Corbett into his own corner but diI
.ot land. The gong sounded Cor
81 went to his corner smiling but
ooked to be very much fatigued.
Round !-Jeffries rushed Corbett
lbout the ring and they went to
clinch. jeff stopped Jim with left on
the face. but it was not very hard.
Jeff drove a hard left to the body that
was blocked and followed it with two
more to the jaw. Corbett yelled out
sarcastically, "he can't knock me out"
rEis angered the champion; Corbett
hen put right to the head and a
hard left to lie wind. Corbett smiled
as he went to his corner as If to in
Iicate that Jeffries had not done him
harm.
Round S-Corbett led with left FOR
the head and jeff bored in with a right
to the body Corbett put in three ligh'
.efts and rights to the face but Jeh
smiled. Corbett got a left to the race
and in return received a heavy right
swing on the neck. They clinched and
Jeff caught Corbett with right to the
Jaw and left to the tody; Corbete
came back with stiff stlr to the face
and followed it with two more to same
place. Jeff received hard left on the
face and Jim cleverly ducked two lefts
and upper-cut. Cor5att then we1t IN
and iarred the champion with d su'-
.agsion of rights and lefts to the face
Iaac Jaw. The bell rang with jeff
J, eding from the mouth.
Round 9-Jeffries lusEed in like a
tull. but Corbett clinched and got IN
| 4 left to jaw. They mixed it and Cfr-
Detr Tut in right upper-cut to noa1.
Lief found Corbett harder to find. Jeff
out a powerful left to the body and
eight 20 the head, he missed Cor6ett
/ with a straight left.
Round 10--1hey once more went to
cliI.th; jeff swung his left to TIA
lead tard and rigth TO Tie wind. CIf-
Dett put in straight right to the face
and eff fioored Corbett with WICKED
left hook to the solar plexus. jeff sent
| ,yorbett to the mat for nine seconds
with a powerful left hook TO the
stomach. When Corbett arose he was
shaking like a leaf and evidently sum
ering terribly jeff finally fioored him
again and Corbett's seconds threw up
the sponge. Corbett was carried to
mis- corner and vomited. Corbett
eventually revived and shook hands
with the master at the pugilisuc
game.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-15
Many Cattle Dying

A large number of cattle are dying
in the vicinity of Big Creek, twelve
miles south of Austin, of some disease
that is mystifying TO the stockmen
of that locality. The disease acts Oh
fat cattle the same as it does on tho
poorer ones. The neck becomes draw
to one side and the animals legs stuff
en- out straight and death soon follows
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-15
FERREL GAVE
UP THE CHASE
Sunday Church Services
METHODIST CHURCH

"The Heroic Nature" will be the
theme of the pastors address to young
people at s o'clock D. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m., and
preaching at IL O'Clock. Subject of
the morning sermon, Parting Words. y
Epworth League at Z D. N.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-15


The first preliminary bout of me
evening was announced as ten-rolne
81 between Frank Smith of Los AnS
eles and Harry She.i laa OF San N'-
fael. The latter won the fight in the
efih round with a vel-aimed rigitt
swing to the head. = he dee sich
however. proved vel unpopular IN
was hissed by the crowd.
The second preliminary was betweef
ZACH Evans and jas. Fairbanks not'
of San Francisco. II was short ann
vicious. and during ih' first ro 'ho
Evans fioored his opp,'ist MT with d St'u
right to the Jaw Farbank was uaao'e
to rise and had 10 be carried to his
corner.
Eddie Graney refereed the light;
Corbett was seconded by Yank kear
ney. Sam Berger, Pap are and lh9s
Rvan while Jeffrics was looked aft
by his brother Jack and Will DELANEY
When the men entered the ring Cor
bett looked confident as he pulle1 ne
bandages off his hands. and grHetec
his friends with encouraging smi es.
left calmly surveyed the crowd whle
Waiting FOR Corbett g don his gloves
Referee Graney announced that me
contest would be a twenty-round anal
COVE. ned by QueensbuIy rules, and IN
men went at it. Following Is de-
scription Of the fight by rounds:
Round 1-They come to the ceate,
ouick-y and Jeffries chased Corbrtt
to the center Of the ring. JedrHs
chased Corbett around and missed
left swing to the jaw, They then
came together and parted 1aretu "
Jeffries tried both lefts for the BODY
and then got right to the body, Cor
bett getting light right to the bodv
and Jeffries then put right over heart
and a hard left to the body. Jeuf'es
then hooked his left hard on the jaw
and Corbett bored in his right as the
bell rang. Jeffries went TO his corner
smiling. Jeffries had little the better
of this round.
Round 2-They went to clinch and
JEFF got his left to Corbett's neck as
they came out of the clinch. Jefres
landed his left hard on Corbetts nose
Corbett caught jeff vicious alowy
Ccrbpett caught jeff a vicious eft
swing on the head and then changed
rights to jaw. In return he received
a heavy right jolt on the ribs. lei.
seems to have plenty Of steam.
Round 3-They came together ard
were separated without any damage
Jeffries landed on Jim's neck and fol-
lowed him around, landing another
left to the wind. Corbett was chased
around the ring and JEFF put straight
left to the body. jeff caught Jim on
the jaw with a vicious right and they
clinched; Corbett claimed a foul apt
protested to the referee that JEFF wa:
holding on. JEFF sent in a left swina
to the jaw and they clinched. Jef
broke it up with stiff right. Tht'
was Jeff's round although Corbett di,
the leading.
Round 4-They went into a clinci
and then JEFF forced Corbetts hea'
back with left hook and followed l
with left to the head. Corbett put hi
left twice to the head and they ca'a'
Together on a hard clinch. JEFF upoe
cut Corbett with 4 powerful left TO tf
body and Jim stabbed Jeff with lef
in the face.
Found 5-They did not get to III
center of the ring until Jeffs gloves
being examined by the police captain
we're put on. JEFF rushed in with
left on the wind and Corbett got i
ief; swing to the head; another lei
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-15
For Rent

Neat, desirable six-room COTTAGE
with bath. good cellar. etc. Reason
able in price. Enquire at Silver State
Office. A12-tf
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-15
Rams for Sale

We have four hundred good two ana
TIN -year-old Merino rams Tor SAFE
Call ON or write to
CORBEIL BROS,
s-S-tf Winnemucca-
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-15
Costs You Nothing

Grocery List wv" Is a low pric, {
wonder. Mailed free. Write 'oda'
Carloads or family orders OF quail
Feldhusen 4 Co.. Sacramento 40
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-15
Corbett Put up d Good Game
Fight, but Jeff Is the
Winner
GOOD PRELIMINARY BOUTS
Between Smith and Sheridan,
and Fairbank and Evans
Both Short

SAN FRANCISCO, August IA
Especial to the Daily Silver State)--
o. 2b n. m.-Champion Jeffries won the
championship and ihe hig end of the
gate receipts, knocking out ex-cham-
Dton Co~bett in the tenth round. Cor
bett put up-a good light after the first
round. but he was unable to keef
fi,t Of Jeff's reach. ard the sledgs
hammer blows of his antagonist were
too much for him.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-05-29
BRANHAM THE
WIFE MURDERER


A dispatch says Clifton Branham,
now in Jail at Lexington, KY, where he
is being held for the Virginia authori-
ties on charge OF murder, is a con-
splcuous man and has lead a strenu-
Gus life.
Branham is only about forty years
old, but in that time he has been a
farmer, trapper, woodsman, a
preacher and twice a murderer. He
was sentenced at one time to serve
ninety-nine years for murder in the
state of Kentucky. but was pardoned
by Governor Beckham.
About twenty years ago Branharn
shot and killed Long Henry' Vanover
in Letcher county, KY, for trivial
offence. He was tried and got the
limit sentence in the penitentiary. as
stated above inety-nine years He
served dozen years in the peniten-
tiary, professed repentance of his deeds
and began evangelistic work on the
inside. He had influential friends, and
they took an interest in him and pre-
sented his case to Governor Beryham
who pardoned the man conditionally.
Branham then returned to his home
IN Wise county, where during his alb
sence he found that one of his daueh-
tiers, beautiful and blushing mountain
lass, had welded David Fleming. and
almost the first thing that happened
With the advent of the convict preacher
LII his old home was a row between the
son-in-law and the father-in-law. In
lthis little diversion Branham pulled
his gun and shot lock of hair from
the head of the son-in-law. Mrs. Bran
ham, who had become totally blind
since her husband had been in the Ken
lucky penitentiary, interceded for
Fleming, saying, 81 would sooner you
would kill me than to hurt Dave
With these few remarks, Branham
turned around and fired at his wife
who was standing within few feet OF
him, the womanis clothing taking fire
from the revolver. Mrs. Branham sank
| 80 the ground, dying in few min
utes. Branham then decided to spend
| a few years in the state of Kentucky,
and made his way to the home of his
brother, near Lexington, and at an
| unguarded moment he went to the city.
The officers were on the lookout for
him, and they proceeded to take him
in. He will be brought back to stand
trial, and according to the statement
of gentleman who is acquainted with
the facts he will certainly be placed
where he can do no further damage.
Branham is fine specimen of man
hood, physically, stranger to fear,
and has always been noted for the
| handy use of firearms.
He was first arrested in the county
of Dickensca for the crime committed
| in Kentucky, and while in the jail a.
that place gave no end of trouble. He
| was for long time the solitary man
lin the prison, and he collected all tho
| straw mattresses in the Jail, placed
| them in his room, called the jailer.
showed him box of matches, and said
that if he was not released he proposed
to set fire to the jail and burn it down.
The jailer, broad-shouldered and
good-natured mountaineer, is said to
have replied:
''Why, go ahead Cliff. Burn her
down and be id. The county will
| get rid of you at the same time that
she loses a jail j..
The man reconsidered, and the. jail
is standing today