Emery County Progress | 1905-01-14 | Page 2 | Land Frauds in Oregon

land frauds in oregon As the resua of investigation and prosecution of land fraud cases in oregon the president has signed an order suspending from office james H booth and joseph bridges regis ter and receiver of the united states land office at roseburg ore the ac lion is on the recommendation of sec detary hitchcock and was based on a telegram from assistant district at torney heney who alleged atiat the affairs of the roseburg office were in bad condition the navy department at boklo an bounces that it regrets the mi sunder standing in the case of the british cruiser andromeda which sailed from wel hal wel janavry 5 tor port AT thur with hospital stores and sur geons to assist the sick and wo and was not pe bitted to make a land ing the commander at port refused the aid offered by the andro meda owing to the fact that he had not received instruction the british authorities at wei hal wei were late in notifying sir claude M macdon rid the british minister at boklo ot the mission of the cruiser