Show GOVERNMENT OPENS RESERVE TO STOCK Strike Curtails Supply of Feed Cattle Die of S I Starvation S. S I I Inability Inability- to obtain ha hay for stock owIn owing owing ow ow- In ing to tho the strike has resulted re resulted resulted re- re in the tho loss losa of ot somo somo live lire stoc stock belonging to farmers ami and ranchers on the tho cast east bench One Ono farmer reported ho he had lost nine head of cattle I practically practically rac- rac Ucal tho the result of starvation i The Tho situation became so grave rave that ranchmen appealed to Go Gov Simon I er Bamberger to take up the tho question with the war department and ascertain If owners of stock would bo be permitted to gra graze razo o their Choir starving animals on the Fort Port Douglas Doublas reservation until the strike was end ended cd or until feed cod could bo ho brought here hero i iThe The governor took the case cae up with Col George L L. Byram Bram commander o of the third war prison barracks s at l Fort ori Douglas who made application to the war department for or the necessary In Instructions Instructions In- In to grant rant tho trio permit Yesterday morning Colonel B Bram Byram ram received authority from the clep department department depart depart- rl- rl ment to grant the tho request tho mes met sago age being sent by Gen P. P CHarris C C. Harris of ot the United States army who at once communicated It to Governor Go Tho The message follows You are authorized to permit grazIng grazing grazing graz graz- ing of or cattle caUlo Q on ors tho the reservation durin dur dur- log in the continuance of ot tho the railroad strike only to prevent loss lOBS of ot cattle by starvation provided this can bo done without detriment to government go ani ani- mals This authority will terminate within ten days dRS following tho the end of or ortho tho the railroad strike str Persons desiring desiring- to take advantage of ot this opportunity to graze their stock on tho the reservation must obtain permits permits permits per per- mits from Colonel B Byram ram so 50 that the tho water supply of ot thc reservation atlon ma may maybe maybe be bc protected I |