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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
Squabble Over the Referee Has
Bad Effect on the Box Office
Receipts.
FIGHT MAY NOT COME Off AT ALL
Many Inteading Patrons Have Become
D.sgustgd and Cancelled Their
Reservations.

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''"1'a'o, sep" Fine olo"os
that Will make the trip to Colma today
TO see the Britt.Nel.ou ployp cont.s.
started ONT this ,,,,r,I,,,. ,.,,,,.,,, a.,...
,-a.,. '''N' inns "l'"'u' ''''
ue""''e information as to VINO VIII illl
the all-lmportaut position of referee.
For one brief botr lato Inst ,.tc,t b.,
Ioolod ,. a. AM ,.... .,,...,
"' "'' '''''''' we ""'
.ouH'eIhcul bcWs made that finally
'yI"n Hdd NlhUIHNu MS objections TO
''H Ilts ana "lI would be smooth sail
ing Ihere was rush to place bets
Oh ms report ana an overwhelming
a"'Uuul OF BTU money forced the odds
"a, ul w To me satisfaction was short
",ru' Al IL O'Clock Nolan turned am
Uo,htt mtNtal nip-Ihp ana declared pos
11ItiNely ne would NOT accept JellrIes
1HI' inc matter stands this morning.
~. weather promises 60 be taNora-
pc lor me HkuE of pictures Of tn
contest, Inc forecast given Our last
uIkn' oG ih' local weather bureau
PROMISED 'loua} skies ana fog and the
picture people were much worried. At
~ CLOCK lhls morning however tho
iog was Nhlsted away before the hroc2a
ana lne CLOUDS dissolved, leaving "a
GEAR Sky. \ continuance ot these con-
ulllohs TINS afternoon viii nuke tho
WORK OF the moving picture machines
easy
All sorts or rumors We're flying about
town early today Some heard that
bddle Graney would step I'm at the
last moment and act as "a referee with
me consent OF both men and the man
asemeht rms would not occasion much
surprise 70 those Who have followed
me uresome tank regarding referee.
Ihere mas been a strong suspicion all
along mat thlngs were being arranged
Tor Graney ana mat the Britts would
accept MIN II Nelson persisted I'm his
oDJectloh 10 'elrles until the men got
lnto the llng Ihere may be nothing I'm
ms report as II is impossible 10 fa-
MON me plots and plans OF puRilistlN
promoters II was also reported LATE
lahJ nlsnl tnat the shellt or san Matep
county would laht hand ana stop tine
nenl ms PROBABLY arose from q
Quolgu HiteINieN WIN the snerlH ln
W,hllyn ne Is sald 10 nave remarked that
IL Iue ught usEenerates mo o slug
SUE rn",Gn ahu ~ appears lpal one or
Llell II 'lne!g 20 pe Se''ously injured
"v,,,iu'",'
.,noL ,m[ u',,gI telhty tnal eNls's
a, w. J s.s wat w "aIPen a' 'o'nn
, .llIs tll'u'.l, u'eIJ VII ne an I'M
5n,tr,t 49, o., ,,r a'1uaSt'
i,,, wv ,T , ~" .'us's l''a. t,le
IT,. $3.50 ~, hn. 81, ''5 !l'' az
,!..,,,,s ,,. ,' , ~ u.,,, MaIS
si,,,, ,, ,,',' o,,, a" ,ea.' pcCdiu'
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
PANAMA CONCESSION
Protest Filed with President
Against shonts' Action.

oyster BaySepL o. preai5e0, Hoo-o-
Welt b. Zoo receipt of O. Geographic p'o-
test from Imdgus and Dumas against
tho letting OF contract hy chairman
Shonts Of tho isthmlau canal pommIs-
sion IN j H. Market of Omaha Nob.,
lor tho hotel and subsistence courea-
sious iu he Panama canal zone. Dhair-
man 'h uts awarded the contract Go
Market as the successful one of three
bidders, Hudgins and Dumas and Ball
fea being tho other two Tho profess.
10 the president alleges that faroNum
was shown 10 Markcl the successful
hiddorsnd that he was enabled through
q leak I'm Chairman Shouts office f1
gain Information about the other two
bidders which enabled him IN bid sur-
cossfully. President Roosevelt hes
tnl,en no action regarding the protest
and viii take none at present at least
beyond referring the protest 10 chair
man Shonts who win no asked 20 make
a report TO tho president upon o.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
THIRTY UTAHNS IN LINE.
Judge Breeder Talks Of the Big G, A.
A. Convention at Denver

Atty General Breeder returned last
evening, from attendance on the De1-
yor cncampmcuJ OF the G. \. d. de-
lighted with his experiences He says
the procession was two ana O. hale
miles long. and was four hours IN
passing given point There were
10000 people o1 the grand stand Where
the review took place. and tine cuthu-I-
tgm Was something immense. There
We're 80 Utah veterans iu Dh. line, AND
five more We're present but unable 90
march, and ,hcrr We're @ number ~
members OF the WoWeUs Relief corps
uom this state. The Utah visitors were
rhcered am along the line. where peU-
pie waved their hgndkorchiafs, ANA
Chccrcd continually calling ont, "Hoo-
mh for Utah Whats the matter
with It7hr'
Judge Breeder pays a high tribute to
the people OF Denver for their cordial
Hospitality and says the visitors could
not hay, had better treatment 10 Was
% delightful time AN around and ne met
there old army friends whose faces he
had not seen Tor quarter ~ "a ycu-
uIN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
To Save The Salt Lake Forest Reserve.
mporf
andC to and
Irrigation and

the party personally Inspected some
portions of the salt Lake forest rec
serve and thoroughly canvasscd condi-
tlons. When seen both Senator Smoot
and Nh Pmch1t expressed themselves
as satisfied with the public interest
that has been awakened I'm this inn
rortant branch of the work Of the gov.
cumcnt and promised that within the
next four or five years lhe public would
see the good that had been accom-
niisbea undar ,bo now po,icy
IN BAD CONDITION.
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY
WAS MOST DISASTROUS

Villages Reduced 10 Ruins inhabitants
Seek % Find and bring Bodies Of
Their Rciatlves-Sneetaele Very Dls'
trcssing
Rome Sept "A meeting Of the cab
met ministers viii ho held tomorrow
90 consider measures Of relief for the
sufferers from yesterdays ear. bguake
in CaBhri. King Victor Emmanuel
has given 10000 for the relief of the
families Of the victims.
A, Messlna, Sicily, the walls OF many
houses and churches We're cracked by
the earthquake. and otherwise were
more or less seriously damaged
N0Cera, Italy. Sept. 9-SigHor Fer
raris, the minister Of public works, arr
rived here today by special train, and
continued his Journey toward Montel-
cone. The railway lines IN Calahria are
much damaged, and the trains are pro-
ceeding slowly.
Travellers arriving here from Calabria
are profoundly impressed with the dis
aster The depot at Parghclia is COM
pletcly destroyed The travellers re-
count seeing villages reduced to ruins
and men and women weeping ana seek
Ing 10 find and bury the bodies Of their
relatives. All the depots from san Gil
oyani to Santa Eufemia are invaded by
Oh" popullcc demanding succor. The
spectacle is terrifying.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
Cessation of HOstillties Adyanta 9
eSuS to the National Develop
ment Of Japan.
CONTINUATION MEANT WASTE.
Would Have Becn luxurious to Both
Countries -- lapans Military
Strength Unmparcd,

Toxic. Sept o, a. m.-The NlcM
Ni.h. publishes au extended statement
from Field Marshal Yamaga,a. review
ing the war He first discusses the
Russian advance into MmcbUrla and
Korea and gives details of the futile
negotiations BE thcu ,clors TO the
increase of the Russian naval force and
Jgpaus resolution to draw the sword
for her own protection uuI conquer or
ulo,
after the victory a. Nukden the
principle OF humanity he says, start
cd the cry for peace n Europe and
America. After the naval victory On
the soH of Japan, President Roosevelt
asked both helhgcrcnts to cease their
offensive operations Difference NJ opiu-
ion and disseusiou over the terms OF
peace wore unavoidable but the people
must remember that Russias obduracy
and desire to continue the war left no
hope of obtaining adequate repayment
to the Japanese without further sarri-
tico Of HE aud expenditure Of money
The cessation of hoSulities was also
advantageous to the national develop
ment Of japan, \ continuation Of tho
war meant the wasting Of the country
energies and resources
YamaRata concludes by asserting
that Japau's military strength is unim
paired and the armies could have taken
Hardin
The Nichi Nich declares that the
home minister and the chief ~ the me-
lropOlitan police are responsible Tor tho
rotng and demands their designations,
II says that their unwarrsntahle arro-
sance I'm trying to suppress the express
sion Of national sentiment has resulted
I'm great liberalization
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
MAYOR MORRIS RETURNS.
Brings Family Home from Pacific Coast
Where Summer Was Spent

Mayor n. +. Morris returned this
morning from Long Beach. CALI where
hls family has been spending the sumo
NOR Mrs Morris and children returns
cd with him Tao mayor was only alb
sent from the city for one week. re-
turning speedily ON account ~ tho
rroat amount ot municipal work that IA
row under way His nip, while "a hur-
RED ono. was pleasant iu an respects
and his family comes home much hcpe-
tted b. lts stay on the Pacific coast
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
AGUINALDo AGAIN ACTIVE.
Capt, w. p Baker Declares lie is
In League With Native Outlaws

Manila Sept Capt W p Baker,
medical officer Of the constabuary serv.
ing In the province Of Cavitc while testi-
ciemicnto, native newspaper. declared
that Agunaldo was In league with tho
native outlaws lie said that evidence to
this effect was obtained from captured
chiefs
THE people understand" he added.
that Aguiualdo Is the director Of the
outlaw campaign and supposedly peace
ful natives are aiding the movement uu-
der the same understanding"
Aguualdo was challenged 20 prove 9TH
crwise The testimony has created sen.
satiun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
TOXIC MOB.
Makes Another Attack on Home
Minister Yoshlkawa's Residence.

Toxic, Sept, T. Q a. m,-(Delayed in
upon the residence OF Home Minister
Yoshikawa early this morning. Tho
members of the mob closed I'm on the
building into which they threw fire
brands and succeeded IN starting a small
blaze, which the military guards eXtn-
guishod and beat off the attacking party
II r. reported that explosives were
thrown at tho building during The attack
but this Is not confirmed
Tho guards captured 20 Of the attack
ing party and imprisoned them within tho
compound
Later on the crowd sent emmissaries 10
the guards who begged for the release
Of a.. Captivos
Thrlr petition was refused and the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
Komura and Takahira.

New York. Sept o. Baron Komura
and Minister Takahlra were entertain
ed last night az a private dinner given
by fellow countrymen at a. Fifth ave
nu" restaurant Fourteen persons were
present and Consul General Uchlda act
ed as host Outside OF the walters none
bat Japanese were present, and the
speeches which continued for three
hours were entirely IN the tongue OF
Nippon II was statd that the inter
nal troubles al home formed the chief
topic Of discussion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
GERMAN CRUISER ON ROCKS.
Left Singapore Yesterday for
German East Africa.

Singapore straits Settlement Sept. O.
The German protected cruiser Scadlol
which LEFT this port Yesterday for Ger
man East Africa m view u the rebel.
lion there, struck the submerged Kent
rocks, u miles from here and remains
stranded there In bad position All the
efforts made to haul her on have proved
unsuccessful
The Soadler IL OF i.Gi0 tons displace.
ment and 400 indicated horsepower, giv-
ing her speed OF about 10 knots pcr
hour Her armament consists Of eight j1.
inch quick-tirlng guns, and a number %
smaller rapld-hre guns, Her engines.
boilers and deck are protected BY one IN
three inches Of steel She was built at
Hamburg and was launched IN lse2
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
TrayeI to Portland ExrositIon.

Chicago, sept 9.--The Lewis and
Clark exposition AZ Portland this sum
mer has created a stream Of travel to-
ward tho Pacific coast which exceeds
anything before heard Of for so ex-
tended a period. The Transcontinental
Passenger association through the Joint
agency during the period between
April IN and August ST. validated 49,
o9i tickets which originated east OF
Chicago, as follows, 10 Portland A.
1l3; to Seattle 2OO2, to San Francisco,
1879, and to Los Angeles, $3.50 The
valuation charge ia 30 cents, showing
S3S .04I revenue to the association
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
SANTA FE ELEVATOR
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
II Contained siS,0OO Bushels ~ Grain,
covered by Insurance Was one OF
Mnsl Sneeinenlar Ilres In NenTa.

Chicago. Sept 2 Tho Santa Fe ele-
N'ior containing $4,000 bushels Of
gram WUs destroyed by IRE today.
8uCo,
The building, located at Twcnty-sev-
tNll ana Wood streets, was hVe-story
frame structure. The fire is thought
' nave been started by spontaneous
combustion I'm wheat bin ON the
t'p ttliFWhcrc an explosion was heard
bt Wurkmeu Before the fire depart-
N'nl arrived the flames had made a
way TO the first floor and were beyond
control The hremen experienced aim
,'''F Do reaching the flames and obtain-
l'S wafer although 20 engines and two
me- iuss were at the scene.
hr alryator rs controlled by Harris
:. nIL'n d go, grain brokers', and was
laIoed no 100000 Forty or more
t'''u cars We're standing on side
la'h ana We're moved under heavy
zen my me train crew aud saved
N''nlH 10 minutes after the fire had
~" discovered the entire building was
d '''rs of flames. The heat was intense
llo uIemen were forced back from
. uuullng An hour after the fire
i,,.'uH olS OF the building collapsed and
iiI.,' lhe sides of the building gave way.
hundreds OF bushels of grain flowed
,4,3 .Hr river The elevator contained
SS .l, $4,000 bushels OF grain OF when
'nr me was one Of the most spec-
.1.Ii mat has occurred i'm Years
'".e Is, enoers were carried across the
i.. TO lhe north and fell among the
e-"'I piles in the yard of the John
cl,. lumber company Hines Lumber
o,,.nlal'y and the South side Lumber
V,. taNy TO prevent repetition OF
r,, lumber yard fire Of 1891. Ave on
~ companies were sent TO the INN
a.. yards 10 eNtnglish several small
fy.s s winch had been started by the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
DEVASTATION AND MISERY
AT SHUSHA APPALL INC
Fighting Continued Five Days Hundreds
Dead and Wounded Lying In tho
Streets - towns In Ruins.

Tinis Caucasus, Sept 9.--The Ar
nenan bishop Of Shusha has sent a
message 10 the authorities here saying
that the devastation and resultant mis-
cry AZ Shusha is appalling.
The fighting between the Tartars and
Armenians continued unntcrruptedly
for five days and hundreds ~ killed
and wounded are lying In the streets.
The report adds that the greater part
OF the town now consists nf charred
ruins. the bun liugs destroyed including
the government offices, churches.
schools and shops. lie urgently appeals
for food funds and other neceSsarles
for the starving and homeless thous-
ands.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
A SCRUB WOMAN.
NS'ussd Of Stealing $40, 900 Worth
or Jcwelry.

st lorh, Sept a.-WhlIe employed
gge5 MUD woman. Mary brennan an
mira ,,luoaW is accused OF having no..
ft ~ ,i 'l, me last month jewelry vaue1
Proogi,o..'' rom large pawnshop i'm
rnsosHolgs U. Her nephew. 20 Years old a.
NJ ,Sg, 20 nave been used In disposIng
nigbt luhaer, Both were arrested issp
confoG.l,ns police stating that thew baye
t6c , r and that about one. third ~
,haoperty has been recovered
disnoso5S through whom the nephe,y
under ,' a,. Oh considerable lcwelry aiso is
prsr,r,dns her work Of scrubblns Nrrs
securt w. lne police say, managed 70
yanab,. sroat quantity Of small hut
''e gems and gold, So secretly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

was the work conducted that 1t was
only detected by accident About 70
week ago a patron OF the pawushop APP
piled for the redemption OF q diamond
ring valued at $3.50. which he had
pa"ned for 5000 When the manager
endeavored TO find the ring it was
missing Subsequent investigation dis
gIOaed the henVY loss noted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
RESIDENTS OF
UTAH on PENSION
ROLL NUMBER O73
Especial TO the News. y

T|TTTTTT 10 TWT NUWE' J
Washington u. Co. Sept. a.
The annual report Of the COM
missioner Of pensions shows 5ii
residents Of Utah borne ON the
pension rolls during the last rs
ca. year VINO drew $l29,3l3.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09

At meeting which commenced at
. o'clock this afternoon Uncle sam and
Salt Lake city discussed the proposi-
ton Of cooperating on the preservation
Of the Salt Lake forest reserve The
contracting parties were clifford PIN
chot. chief forester for the United
states and Por,o Rico ana Mayor Nor
rls and members Of the city council
Mr.. Pinchot has been here several
days looking over the Utah situation
and In connection with his visit this
morning the forest rangers Of Utah
gathered In answer to cali In hts
room at the Knutstord hotel and lis
tened to instructions from their chief
locking towards better unIAcation
Of forest reserve work and 10 develop
the reservation Of Utah with view
OF conserving the waters for culinary
and irrigation purposes and to per-
petuatc the forests by undertaking
wire policies.
THOSE PRESENT
Those present at the meeting IN adj
dition 20 Senator Reed Smoot and
Mcssrs Fctherod and Hadley, two de-
partment men from Washington, who
are out here studying tree planting for
the government were \, W. Jensen OF
Mant, John f. Squres OF Logan, d. $.
Pack Of Payson, g. r. Cooley Of
Grantsyrc and MI Smith Of salt
Lake. rangers OF the respective re-
serves in the districts ip which they
reside.
VISITED THE RESERVE.
Yesterday Mr. Pmchot and Senator
Reed Smoot accompanied BY several Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09

reserves while here In Sal, t.sl,o ,o,-
wafer Tor domestic purposes has la
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All fONhS ~ AsoO'lAllON,
THE interests of t.tah ,ro so yIfsI
that I would suggest Tho oraapizafio.
of Irtah forestry assoriatIou msds
up Of good ciu2ens N As matter "a
great Importance that surb body M
mon he organized and bisrDss fba moods
OF the peoplo ana the oucstious which
arise locally frorn limo fo limo Tins
organization could hiring Inc troror ,u-
fuence In hear WHOM NODDED and could
mako the most out of tb. reserves
This has been done An other states ana
the results have beeu excellent ana
these organizations have already REM
dcred front soryirc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09
American Capital in Chile.

New York, Sept g. Newspapers here
announce, says a Herald dispatch from
Valparaiso, Chill, that an American syn
dicate has been organized with a cap
ital OF 100000 600 for investment in
Chilli
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09

-. 4. a tax on oarelessness--and Il
Ins,,ot he Sworn off" Whom you buy
sen,ethinu IN the poorest market, be-
Ssuse Vol failed 70 read the ads you
BAY such a tax
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09

Let the Advertisements decide which
shall be your Shopping days" Make
your schedule sub ieot 10 change II
you find a chance TO save a few dol.
lars
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-10

the same time informed them that they
could secure base from +. p. Mccormack
and w. II. Odell, and stated the price
charged by Mr.. Odell.
"We find by his correspondence that
he referred letters from applicants for
base to w. II. Odell, in order that Mr.
Odell might correspond with them.
"We also find that Mr. Odell was
given desk room in the office of State
Land Agent Geer, and it appears that
he was permitted TO receive and receipt
for money TO be paid the state for lieu
lands, and that by his presence in said
Office many people were led TO believe
that in dealing with him they were
dealing with an officer of the state.
cit also appears that he was author,
lied by Governor Geer to undertake the
adjudication of large number of
school sections which he (Mr. OdeI) al.
legged were mineral in character. and for
which the state should be entitled 10
indemnity should their mineral charac
ter be established.
"We find that many of the school
sections had been sold by the state, and
no effort seems to have been made TO
ascertaia this fact.
"'Had these lands been accepted as
valid base by the government, the titles
Of these purchasers would have been
defeated.
"we do not find that any effort was
made by either Geer or Odell TO have
any OF the unsold lands withdrawn from
sale by the state land board, so as
TO avoid complications which were sure
70 arise should the clerk OF the state
land board eontinue TO sell the lands
and the state land agent use them as
base for indemnity selections, thereby |
relinquishing to the government any |
claim the state may have had to the
lands.
1--WE and that after these lands were
adjudieated and returned as mineral by
the local land ofiee, their sale was con
linued without interruption, and while
they were being used as base, and that
FOR some unknown reason the same
tracts were used twice as base for in
iemnity selections, the result Of which
vas that the state had practically sold
he same tract three times
MANY Of these selections were re-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-10
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
FURNISHED BY PRINTER

State Printer Whitney has just com.
pleted printing the report of the com
mittee appointed by the Legislature to
investigate the books and accounts of
the state land office. The report is a
large one and sets out in full the tes-
timony introduced before the commit
tee and the conclusions were reached
from the testimony and the books and
papers found in the Office.
The report says:
"We, the committee appointed under
house concurrent resolution No. 10, di-
recting the committee, consisting of
Senators Loughary and Brownell, ap-
pointed by the senate, and Messrs. Dob
bin, Colwell and Settlemier, appointed
by the house, to investigate the charges
made as to past Irregularities in the of
fee of the state land agent, also the
books and accounts in the same, beg
leave TO report as follows:
"With reference to base used for the
selection of lieu lands, we find that
when l.. n. Geer entered upon his du-
ties as state land agent it appears there
were many thousand acres of valid base
or losses in sections l6 and 80 on ac-
count of Indian and forest reserves,
fractional townships and homestead en-
tries, and for which the state was en-.
titled to indemnity, and which il has
been the duty of the state land agent
to discover and list, that the public
might have the benefit of such list with
out charge. II was possible for the
state land agent to do this, as a rec
ord Of all base ever used by the state
was TO be found in the clear lists and
state lists, which were on file in the Of
fee Of the clerk Of the state land board.
"It appears that private individuals
made such a record, and there was no
reason why the state land agent could /,
not have done the same. While Mr.
Geer (as shown by his report Of 1899
and l90O) claims 20 have been making
a record which would show all available
base, we do not find that such record ,
was ever made or completed but, on
the contrary, We find that State Land
Agent Geer, as shown by copies Of let
ters wTitten by him and on hle in the
state land Office, informed applicants
for base, for indemnity or lieu selee'
TORS that the state had no base, and at |,