William McKinley: “Answering your message of December 14, the President directs that you send necessary troops to Iloilo to preserve the…”

It is hereby ordered that the unsurveyed portion of Eliza Island and Billingham Bay in section five (5), township thirty-six (36) north, range two (2) East Willamette meridian, Washington be, and it is hereby reserved for light-house…

The tariff of Consular fees is amended accordingly.

Counsular officers will hereafter collect any fees for bills of health and supplemental bills of health issued foreign war vessels.

These tracts having been found better adapted to agricultural than forest purposes