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Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
WHAT A STRIKE COST.
Chicago Obliged to Divert Money
Needed For Improvements Into
Payments For Police Service.

1t will never be known definitely
Just what the recent strike of the
teamsters cost the people of Chicago.
That the total would run well into
the millions, however, is a conserva-
tive estimate, judging from the single
item of the expense to the municipal
tty for extra police protection.
Some time ago it was discovered
that the city could add $5,0OO,O00 to
its bonded debt, and the people au-
thoriZed an issue of bonds to this
amount for specific public improve
ments. The end Of the teamsters' strike
found $2,O00,000 of these bonds still
uEsold and an emergency strike debt
of some S365,000. To pay this bill the
council has retired the $4,000 900 Of
bonds and ordered their reissue in such
form that they may be used for general
corporate purposes.
Thus 1865, ,000-or the estimated
cost of lowering the two river tun-
nels-goes to pay extra policemen for
defending the lives Of citizens and pro-
tecting their property while supine
city administration practically gave
license to the striking teamsters to
make the ordinary business Of peace
full citizens full of turmoil and haz-
ard.
Money that the people intended to
go into sorely needed permanent i'm
proVements has been diverted to meet
the cost of lawlessness that never
should have gone to the extent it did.
The cost of this one strike is the
$365,000 the city pays for extra police
service, plus what the county has to
naV for SDecia1 deDIItV sheriffS n1uS
the loss to merchants, railways, man
ufacturers, etc., in business; plus lost
wages to the strikers, plus dozen
other items that it would be difficult
to enumerate. And this only en-
braces money COST 1t takes no ac-
count Of inconvenience to citizens, Of
assaults on citizens, of the killing Of
citizens.
1t is tremendously expensive thing
to fight labor war in great city.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
THE CHINESE MINISTER'S DAUGHTER.

perience. At home they would not
dare.
Society is eagerly awaiting the ex-
pected announcement that Miss Llang
will be formally presented this season.
She has learned to speak English ex-
ceedingly we'll and is a familiar figure
in box at the theatres on Monday
nights. When she wishes to go shop
ping she does so unhesitatingly, and
her carriage is frequently seen stand
ing in front of some of the fashionable
shops.
Fewer girls, especially among those
who have not been presented to So
-ciety, are more popular than this
charming daughter of the Chinese Min
lister. She has made friends with
every girl in Washington society, and
her chief delight is to jump in her car
riage in the afternoons and drive
about, calling on her young American
friends. They are all delighted to see
her, and no matter what is on the pro-
gramme it must wait if the attractive
little Miss Liang happens to call. She
is so piquant, and appreciates an
American joke as well as any of her
American associates.
Miss Liang is the constant compan-
ion of her father and accompanies him
on all his drives. They are great
friends and apparently enjoy every
minute of their time together. The
Minister is very proud of his daughters
progress in learning American Gus.
toms, and it is not unlikely that before
many more years are past the Chinese
Legation will be enjoying even to 6
| greater extent the American freedom
in living which makes the assignment
of Washington a diplomatic plum fol
which many hands are always ready.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05

of Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Difference of opinion does exist as to
whether the two territories should be
admitted as one state or whether
they should be admitted as separate
states, but on the main proposition
the preparedness of these two terri
tories for statehood-there is little
dissenting opinion. In fact, the pre-
vailing view is that statehood has
already been too long delayed in the
case of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. 1t is almost disgraceful, we'll
informed public men are saying, that
these two progressive territories
should be held back simply because
of disagreement as to whether those
unprepared territories, Arizona and
New Mexico, should be admitted. 1t
is high time, many men declare, for
congress to cut loose from the Ari-
zona and New Mexico proposition, no
matter what form it may take, and
admit Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05

is published in these columns, COM
ments upon these two land laws.
The Communication clause originally
provided that after eight months Of
residence on a homestead claim a
man could commute" by paying to
the government $1.25 an acre and get
immediate title to his land. After a
number of years of operation it was
conceded that this clause had opened
the door for much land requirement
without settlement, and amid great
blare of trumpets, Congress, in a
spasm of virtue, extended the time to
fourteen months. What has been the
result of this amendment? The op-
ponents of the repeal of the commuta
tion clause have presented specific
reasons why this law should not be
touched; that the entryman needs to
prove up" and get title to his land
so that he can mortgage his property
and with the money buy groceries,
tools, etc., with which to work his
farm, which may sound well, but the
fact seems to remain that the great
bulk of the commuted homesteads are
not to-day homes.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05

Disposition to Grant Them Statehood
Irrespective of Arizona and New
Mexico-New Congressional Align
ment on Question.
The assembling of congress will
bring new blood in both the House
and Senate. There is promise of a
long and very important session:
New policies are to be discussed and
conditions are to be proposed. Coming
upon the eve of congressional cleo
ton, the session will feel the effects, to
a certain extent, of political consid-
eratiOnS.
The admission of new states to the
Union will be one of the hold-over
questions to occupy the attention of
the new congress. 1t appears now
that there will be a decided shifting
of position on the statehood problem,
some new lights having dawned since
statehood was discussed at the last
session.
1t is understood that the committees
on territories of both House and Sen
ate are inclined to stand by the old
program of creating two states out of
the four territories, but it will not be
a surprise if this program fails to
meet the approval of majority of the
republican senators and representa-
tives. Since the question of state
hood for these four southwest terri
tories was brought into congress
many senators and representatives
have personally Investigated the exist
ing conditions in the territories, and
the result is that public sentiment
among public men is crystalliZing in
favor of the plan of admitting Okla
homa and Indian Territory to state
hood and, if necessary, letting Arizo-
ma and New Mexico watt
There seems to be few dissenting
voices against the proposed admission
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05

Visitors to the Chinese Legation at
Washington have often been attracted
to a tiny little figure perched at the
head of the grand stairway. 1t is al
ways there when a dinner party is go
ing on or when Sir Chengtung Liang
Cheng, the Chinese Minister, is giving
a reception. 1t never fails to appear,
and the uninitiated have been heard to
remark in undertone that it is a queer
little figure which guards the head of
the stairway.
However, it is a very animated some
body after all, for it is no other than
the young daughter of the Minister,
Miss Liang, who, though barred
through the custom of her country and
her youth from taking actual part IN
these entertainments, is, nevertheless,
determined to see as much of them as
she possibly can. Perhaps her father.
the Minister, does not know she is
there and perhaps he does, but nobody
knows, for no mention of the fact has
ever been made to him, and Miss Liane
continues to enjoy these many social
affairs from afar.
This dainty little Chinese maid has
been in this country ever since her fa-
ther was delegated to represent his
emperor at Washington. She is just
seventeen years old, and until she came
to America she did not know what il
was to be allowed to go out unat
tended
Over in China the women never show
their faces on the street, but with the
appointment to Washington of WI
Ting Dang, former Chinese Minister
members of the legation, and especial!
the women, were given greater free
dom and now they go about with neve
thought as to the propriety of the ex
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
4 COUPLE OF
"HOMES" IN THE
WEST.

Gen. Morgan Neville, a rich pioneer
and taught the district school. He had
word from France that there was a
chance to regain the Bourbon throne
if he could but get to Paris, but he
had not money enough for the trip
Gen. Neville lent the prince the money.
something like $500, and the prince
gave in pledge the ring that Miss
Strong now wears. Going to New Or
leans by boat, PHILIPPE got to France
and the rest is history. He regained
his throne and the money lent by Gen
Neville made it possible. The king sent
back the amount of the loan, told the
general to, keep the ring and asked him
to visit him at the royal palace. The
ring is a pear shaped diamond, set in
black enamel and is naturally highly
priced.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
The Royal Gro wn of England.

Uneasy is the head that wears the
crown" The crown of England is a
costly toy and is better to look upon
than to wear. Around the circle there
are twenty diamonds, worth $500
each, two large center diamonds, $10,-
600 each; fifty-four smaller ones at the
angle of the former, $500 each; four
crosses, each composed of twenty-five
diamonds, $oO,OOO; four large dia-
monds at the top of the crosses. $40
900; twelve diamonds contained in the
fieur-de-lis, $4,000; eighteen smaller
ones in same, $4,000; pearls, dia-
monds, ETC., upon the arches and
crosses, $4,000; also one hundred and
forty-one small diamonds, $25,000;
twenty-six diamonds in the upper
cross, $4,000 and two circles of pearls
about the rim, $4,000. The cost of
the precious stones alone is nearly
half a million dollars.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05

intend to take any. Exercise is loath-
some. And it cannot be any benefit
when you are tired; 1 was always
tired.
81 have lived a severely moral life.
But it would be a mistake for other
people to try that, or for me to rec
ommend it. Very few would succeed.
You have to have perfectly colossal
stock of morals, and you cannot get
them on a margin; you have to have
the whole thing and put them in your
box. Morals are an acquirement-like
music, like a foreign. language, like
piety, poker, paralysis man is born
with them. 1 wasn't myself. 1 start
ed poor.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05

There is class of people who have
apparently lost sight of the fact that
the federal land laws, from the home
stead law down, and even before the
homestead law, were enacted for the
purpose of fostering the making of
homes for the nation; they seem to
think, and it must be confessed that
they have successfully put into prac-
tice their belief, that the laws are to
be construed into passing on the title
from the government into private
hands with absolutely no regard tt
homemaking. They argue that when
the public domain goes into private
ownership it becomes taxable property
and this helps the country and the
State, and the question is ignored as
to whether men and women go upon
that land and make homes and real
families.
The following part of the report of
the Public Lands Commission shows
that the Communication clause at pres
ent is farce and that land can be
entered under it and almost immedi-
ately added to already large individual
holdings. The Commission recon-
mends that the period of residence
be extended from fourteen months to
three years and that the residence be
actual and not constructive as it is
at present. With such a law strictly
enforced the evils of the commuta-
tion clause would be largely obviated.
It is, however, highly improbable that
if a man actually resided and i'm
proved his homestead for three years
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05

COMMISSION.
he would be unwilling to pay slips an
acre for immediate title, when by an
additional two years residence, be
could save this amount
The provisions of the desert land
act, and the recommendation for the
amendment of which is included in the
following report will be discussed in
next weeks article.
Communication Clause of the Home.
stead Act.
In the preceding report a state
ment was made that our investiga-
tiOnS respecting the operations of the
communication clause of the homestead
law We're still in progress. We were
not at that time prepared to recon-
mend its repeal. Investigations car
ried on during the past year have
convinced us that prompt action
should be taken in this direction and
that, in the interest OF settlement. the
communication clause should be great
ly modified.
A careful examination of the dis
trictS where the communication clause
is put to the most use shows that
there has been a rapid increase of the
use of this expedient for passing
public lands into the hands of cor
porations or large landowners The
object of the homestead law was pri-
marily to give to each citizen, the
head of a family, an amount of land
up to 16O acres, agricultural. in char
acter SO that homes would be created
in the wilderness. The Communication
clause, added at later date, was
undoubtedly intended to assist the
honest settler, but like many other
| well-intended acts its original intent
has been gradually perverted until it
is apparent that a great part of all
commuted homesteads remains unin-
habited. In other words, under the
communication clause the number of
patents furnishes no index to the
number of new homes.
To prove this statement it is only
necessary to drive through a country
where the commutat1on clause has
been largely applied. Field after
field is passed without a sign of per-
manent habitation or Improvement
other than fences. The homestead
shanties of the commuters may be
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
A Ring for q Throne.

Miss josephine Strong, who was
private secretary at Washington for
Congressman Hawley, has diamond
ring that was once owned and worn
by Louis PHILIPPE. king of France.
The ring has peculiar history. 1t
will be remembered that PHILIPPE lived
in this country when he was an exile.
He lived one winter in GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, and spent another winter with
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
Into the Earth's wells,

At Bendigo, Australia, there is
gold mine $500 feet deep, or only 60
feet short of three-quarters of a mile.
This is said to be the deepest gold
mine in the world.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05

Here lies my wife's nearest relative.
All my tears cannot bring her back.
Therefore I weep.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
AMERICAN LAND MONOPOLY.
IS BEING FOSTERED BY OUR PRES
ENT SYSTEM OF LOOSE
LAND LAWS.

Homestead Communication and Desert
Land Act, Supposed to Encourage
Settlement-Largely Utilized for
Land Grabbing.
Land monopoly is a black cloud oi
dread from which Ireland is just
emerging, and we applaud England's
act, while we may yet possibly be a
little skeptical, in providing plan
whereby free Ireland may become a
| fact.
Yet we ourselves are as rapidly ap-
preaching land monopoly in America
as it is possible to do, considering our
vast extent of territory. Land monop-
| oily brings with it more state evils
than can be recounted in any single
article. 1t retards every internal de-
velopment, it smothers individual ef-
fort and enterprise and finally it
transforms the stem and fiber of the
individual citizen from that of a sub
stantial, self-reliant supporter of free
government to a supine, Indifferent
and passionless individual, lacking in
mental and moral poise and in those
sturdy and heroic qualities which
have made America the greatest name
in history.
Land monopoly, did you say?"
says the American land grabber
why, there is enough land for the
children of the nation for generations
if not centuries to come. The gov
ernment owns in the West alone near
ly half billion acres and how can
there be any land monopoly when this
vast area is always open to free entry
under our various land laws?"
Half Billion Acres Remaining.
1t is true that there are valuable
lands in the West yet remaining open
to entry, or at least land which will
be valuable when it shall have been
furnished water for irrigation, but
what is the general description of this
half billion acres yet remaining under
Uncle Sans control? Is it reasonable
to suppose that the shrewd land oper-
ators, living on the ground, have not
skinned the cream of this land, and
are not doing so to-day-the fertile
valleys and the rich plains, where
water can be applied-and leaving the
great bulk of the land to their pos
terity, land composed of mountain
tops and impossible canyon sides
which will probably forever remain in
the hands of the government and at
least can never support life. Glance
at physical map of Colorado, just
for an instance. and note the vast
preponderance of mountains. There
are many fertile valleys in Colorado,
for the map is on a much reduced
scale, but from it's appearance you
would think the entire State was COM
posed of nothing but chain upon chain
and range upon range of untillable
mountains.
Denounced by Commission.
This question of land monopoly in
the West, as it is fostered through the
use of the Communication clause of the
homestead act and the desert land act
has been studied by the Presidents
Public Lands Commission, and their
report, the third installment of which
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
MARK TWAIN AT SEVENTY,
THE HUMORIST ENTERTALNS
GROUPS OF AUTHORS AT
BANQUET.

At Three Score and Ten He Is Hale
and Hearty-CiveS Views on How
to Live-Never Smokes or Drinks
While Asleep.
Mark Twain, that prince of humor-
lists has reached the limitation of life
as laid down by the Scriptures three
score years and ten. And yet he is
still able to give us gems of humor
and wit-such gems as attained fame
for him years ago when Huckleberry
Finn, Tom Sawyer and Innocents
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
Denounced by Commission.

This question of land monopoly in
the West, as it is fostered through the
use of the Communication clause of the
homestead act and the desert land act
has been studied by the President s
Public Lands Commission, and their
report, the third installment of which
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05

Homestead Communication and Desert
Land Act, Supposed to Encourage
Settlement-Largely Utilized for
Land Grabbing.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05

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Continued on next page,)
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
THE STATEHOOD QUESTION.
LIKELIHOOD OF THE ADMISSION
OF OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN
TERRITORY.

Disposition to Grant Them Statehood
Irrespective of Arizona and New
Mexico-New Congressional Align
ment on Question.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-05-29

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liguns 81 Dem Sori6la9.
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l6aftsbails, nit griinen @citre6en
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-05-29

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ben StGmmen.
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