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.V n -. CHARLOTTE NEWS, AUGUST 30r i 902. v : r j PLOT TO GRAB LANDS - Indian Office to Take Steps to Prevent Swindle PLAN INVOLVING MILLIONS Systematic Effort to Secure Thotmnds cf Acres of Lands From Heirs of Te- ceased Allottees (Washington Post.) For a year past there have been com ing to the Indian Office reports from all over the country of a systematized effort to grab large quantities of Indian lands through the opportunity to buy from the heirs of deceased allottees without competition. The Indian Rights Association, which has headquarters at Philadelphia, has been making a study of the matter for some time, and two months ago sent S. M. Brosius, the general agent of the society, to a num ber of the Western reservations to in quire into the progress of the move ment to get the Indian lands into the hands of syndicates, and he has just returned here from a month spent in Indian Territory. It is estimated that there are over $10,000,000 worth of lands that are now in the position of becoming the prey of designing operators. The Indian Office has complaints from many quarters of what is going on, and Commissioner Jones has decided to take steps at once to put a stop to the acquisition of lands in the way attempted. "If it is not stopped," said Com missioner Jones yesterday, "we shall have the biggest scandal on our hands that this office ever had to deal with." It is known that a number of Indian agents have been co-operating with the land sharks and striving to so conduct the sales of allottees' lands as to pre vent competition and cloak the trans action with secrecy. The disposition of deceased allottees' lands is conducted by the government as guardian for the heirs under a law of Congress. The law authorizes the heirs to sell their inheritance, with the provision that the sale shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior to become operative. Rules governing the sales were pro mulgated by the Indian Office, which provided that an appraisal should be made by the Indian agent, superin tendent of school, or other officials in charge of the lands, and that the price at which the heirs dispose of the lands must equal the appraised price fixed upon. AT LESS THAN ACTUAL VALUE. All sorts of schemes were at once used to secure the Indian lands at less than the actual value. Attorneys imme diately discovered an avenue by which to enrich themselves and dishonest of ficials of the Indian department had only to connive with designing pur chasers to enhance their income. It is thought that a single attorney in Paw nee, Okla., has secured contracts with over half the heirs to "the lands that may be offered for sale in that tribe, binding the heirs to sell only through this attorney or pay to him a hand some fee for disposing of the lands. These contracts are usually secured by alluring the heirs by a small cash pay ment at the time of the execution of the contract, and when once bound the Indian feels obliged to complete the deal through his attorney. In this man ner competiaion is eliminated and the lands sold at much less than the actual value. Combinations or associations have sprung up all over the Indian country for the purpose of securing ner competition is eliminated and the It will readily be seen that with all the machinery in the grasp of the govern ment officials an intelligent descrip tion of the lands and the necessary knowledge pertaining to heirship, etc., might readily be made a close monop oly. The general public has little.concep tion of the magnitude of the transac tions in these lands under the law. The Pawnee, Sac and Fox, Shawnee and Pottawatomie bands of Indians, in Ok lahoma, have the most valuable lands in their districts, worth from $40 to $50 per acre. The allotments of the de "When the wall is out of plumb the building is more or less unsafe, and the higher the wall is carried out of the per pendicular the greater the danger of col lapse. It's about so with the health ; it is out of plumb when the digestion is impaired, wnen there is a dull, sluggish feeling, with nervousness, irritability and sleeplessness. Every day that these symptoms are neglected in creases the liabil-j ity to physical collapse. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the' stomach and other organs of diges tion and nutrition. It purities the blood and cures nervous ness, irritability and sleeplessness by curing the diseases in which they originate. "For three vears I suffered untold agony," writes Mrs. H,R. White, of Stanstead, Stanstead Co., Quebec. M I would lmve spells of trembling and being sick at my stomach, pain in right side all the time; then it would work up into my stomach and such distress it is impossible to ierM-ibfv I wrote to the World's Disoensarv ' Medical Association, stating my case to them, ' and they' very proriiptlv answered and told me what to do. I took eight bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, pud five vials of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Thanks to Dr. ' Pierce and his medicine I am a well woman to-day; Dr. Pierce's medicines also cured my mother of liver complaint from which she has been a sufferer for fifteen years. We highly recommend these ' medicines to all suffering people." - The People's Common; Sense Medical Adviser, a book containing 1008 pages, is given away. Send2i one-cent stamps for expense of mailing only, for the book in paper covers, or 31 stamps . for the volume bound in cloth. Address Dr. V. Pierce, Buffalo,' N. Y. ,, .. ceased members of these Indians alone, at the present time," at a fair valuation would exceed two and a half million dollars. SHOULD PROVIDE FOR COMPETI TION. Commissioner Jones believes that, as the government is the guardian of the Indian under the statute, provision should be made for competion by ad vertising the lands for sale under seat-? ed bids. This would'serve the double purpose of securing a fair price for the Indian heir, as well as giving the gen ! eral Dublic an opportunity to secure , the lands without paying enormous ! prices to the combines that seem liable j to secure a large share of these lands, unless radical measures are taken to prevent them. Since it requires the consent of the Secretary of the Interior to make the sales binding, it would be an easy mat- i ter for the Indian department to re quire an heir desiring to sell his inheri- tary dispose of the lands for the benefit j tanee to make request that the Secre '. tary dispose of the lands for his benefit J by advertising for ' sealed bids. By adopting this plan the Indian Office will save itself 'from untold annoyances and scandals that are bound to accom pany the present plan. HIGHLAND PARK COMPANY. Will Start Operating Rock Hill Cot ton Seed Mill in Ten Days. The News has, on several occasions mentioned the fact that the Highland Park Manufacturing Company of this city, was building a cotton seed oil mill in Rock' Hill. The plant is almost completed and in ten days, the mill will be in operation. The Rock Hill Herald has this to say of the rftw mill: An important addition to the man ufacturing interests of our city is about to be put in operation. The main build ing and the seed house of the High land Park Cotton Seed Oil Mill have been completed and only the roof re mains to be put on the hull and meal house.. The main building is 40 feet wide by 147 in length, is of brick and two stories in height. The. seed house is of wood , as is also the hull and meal house, the dimensions of the former being 04 by 1C0 feet, and the latter 48 by 96 feet. The 200 horse-power Corliss engine has been placed in position and one boiler has likewise been placed. An other is expected to arrive within . a week and will immediately be put in position. The oil mill is expected to be in op eration by Monday a week. The super intendent, Mr. M. C. Wood, of States ville, N. C., is already on the ground, putting things in order for the com mencement of work by the date men tioned. The mill is supplied with two presses of daily capacity of 20 tons of seed each and the output of oil will be about 1,600 gallons in 24 hours. The company has established seed houses and agencies at all the near-by towns and stations and in North Caro lina, and has already purchased con siderable seed. Owing to the fact that all the machin ery in connection with the mill and the cotton ginnery are of the latest labor-saving patterns, only about a dozen operatives will be employed. The ginnery will be located in the upper story of the main building. It will be provided with three SO-saw Eagle gins, and the plant will have a capacity of from 30 to 40 bales a day. An hydraulic press is a part of the equipment. All the appurtenances of the ginnery are of the latest patterns and operate so that the cotton is tak en from the wagon to the gins and from the gins to the press without any handling whatever. The ginnery is well protected by a complete system of au tomtaic sprinklers. ! The plant is owned entirely by the Highland Park people, and as we have said is an important addition to our manufacturing interests. NO LONGER THAN YOUR HAND. is the spot in your back directly af fected by lumbago. But it is big enough to prostrate you until a kind friend, rubs Perry Davis' Painkiller into your aching flesh. Then the throbbing pain, which has been as bad as toothache, dies away. Painkiller is equally good in relieving sciatica and the various forms of rheumatism, and 50c. eeeoooooo ooo e oo o 0 o o 0 Raleigh L et t e r O Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 30. Gov. C. B. Aycock is expected back from his Western trip Monday, but he has not written positively that he would return then. During the Da.st week he has been as far as Cherokee and writes thathe had a delightful time. A white man, H. C. Tipton and his wife, hve been arrested here for vag rancy, and ordered to leave town. Tip ton claims to be a Spanish-American war veteran from Indiana. He and his wife nave been sleeping in the woods near here and when arrested for beg ging itj was discovered that both were morphine liends. This was the cause of their depravity. A handsome vault has b.een' com pleted in Mt. Hope Cemetery here for the remains of William Matthews. He was a wealthy negro, who died in June and directed that his body should be enclosed in a glass coffin and placed in a vault. .He was embalmed and has been kept by an undertaker waiting the completion of the vault. A Family Reunion. At the old family residence near Dixie in the western part of Berry hill township, all the descendants of the well-known "Old Uncle Jimmie Mar- ; shall" will meet on Thursday, the 11th clay of September for the purpose of having a reunion of the Marshall fami ly. Not only a most cordial 'and press ing invitation is giv-en to the family ' but the neighbors are also invited to.be present with baskets of dinner: It is expected that a history of the time- i honored family will be prepared and ' read for the benefit of the - younger descendants. It is believed that the day can thus be spent profitably as well as pleasantly. Amone v y . t &e Churches 6 , Trinity Methodist Church, Rev. G. H. Detwiler, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m., and 8 p. m. Men's meeting 10:30 a. nr.; Sunday school 4 p. m. Special attention is called to the change in time and order of services. Preaching at East Side Chapel to morrow at 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. m., by pastor, Rev. H. W. Hoon; Sunday school at 3:30 p. m. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Westminster Presbyterian church: Service at 11 a. m. by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Dorritee: evening service 8:15 by Rev. J. Q. Adams; Sunday school 9:45 a. m.: Y. P. S. C. E. prayer meeting 7:45 p. m. Preaching ' at East Avenue Taber nacle tomorrow at 11 a. m. and S:30 p. m. by the pastor, Rev. W. W. Orr; Sun day school at 4 p. m.; Young People's meeting at 7:15 p. m. All are cordially invited. Tryon Street Methodist church: Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. m. by the pastor, Rev. T. F. Marr; Junior League at 10 a. m.; Men's meeting at 10 a. m.; Sunday school at 4 p. m. Tryon Street Baptist church, Rev. A. C. Barron, pastor, will preach at both services on Sunday; Sunday school 45 p. m. A cordial welcome to all visitors. East Avenue A. R. P.: Preaching at 11 a. m by Rev. J. Knox Montgomery and 8:15 p. m. by Rev. Arthur Ranson of Corsicanna, Texas; Sabbath school t 4 p. m.; Young People's meeting at 7:30 p. xn. Everybody cordially wel comed to all services. St. Mark's Lutheran Church: Ser vices tomorrow at 11 a. m. with preach ing by the pastor, Dr. Holland; chil dren's service at 5 p. m.; Bible class and Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Week day service Friday 8 p. m. Welcome to all strangers and friends. Calvary Methodist Church, Rev. 'A. R. Surratt, pastor. Services at 11 a. m. by Rev. Mr. Hinahora, at 8:15 p. m. by the pastor. Men's meeting at 10 a. m. All are welcome. St. Peter's Episcopal church, Rev. C. L. Hoffman: Holy communion 7:30 a. m.; Sunday school 9:30 a. m.; Morn ing prayer 11 a. m. Night Classes at Y. M. C. A. Among the improvements at the Y. M. C. A. will be two new rooms for educational work and the committee having this department in charge is planning to offer a number of studies to young men who desire to improve themselves. Prof. J. A. Bivins, principal of the north graded school will teach a class in Chemistry, Prof. J. C. Mintz of the Charlotte Business College will teach stenography, book-keeping and pen manship and Mr. G. S. Jones, draughts man for O. A. Robbins & Co., will teach mechanical drawing. A class in arith metic will also be provided. With such teachers, excellent work is assured. These privileges may be secured by joining the association and paying a small tuition fee in addition. The educational work ' will begin about OcLober 1st. Mr. Harvey Overcash will conduct a glee club at the Association this win ter in connection with this department of work. TODAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Bargains in mackerl. Bridges & Co. Dr. Kong's Blood and Liver Pills Burwell & Dunn Co. Southern Railway's excursion to Norfolk. A nice cut of meat is what you al ways get at Henry Hayman & Co's. We are headquarters for school books and supplies Houston, Dixon & Co's. .Mexican kisses, caramels, cocoanut kisses and Fudge at Hahns. New "for tint" list from J. Arthur Henderson & Bro. .uuuuie-ureasiea suits of cassimere.J cneviot and Scotch effects Long-Tate Clothing Co. V Labor Day minstrels at Latta Park Auditorium Monday night. Inexpensive building sites for sale by the Southern Real Estate, Loan and Trust Co. Smallpox in Marven. Marven, N. C, Aug. 29. Mr. Charlie Robinson, who lives near Marven, is believed to have the smallpox. He says he has not been out of the county; and it is thought if he has the disease, that he must have caught it possibly from a negro passing through his place. The mosquito refuses to be extermi nated. FOOD SAVED HER. That is the True Cure for Most Ev erything. A food that will help the babies and grown folks, too, is worth know ing of and keeping in the family A mother in Woonsocket, R. I., says, "I have been a user of Grape Nuts Food for quite a long tinns but never thought of giving it to the baby, until we had a dreadful time with her. - , "We tried three kinds of baby food and condensed milk but nothing seem ed to agree with her, and at seven months she weighed not quite ten pounds. We were puzzled to know what to jjq, when one day Husband SaiQ. JO vnil trv r.rano.Wnlc ?- . I thought she would throw up that 100a like she did the others, but to our great joy the softened food agreed with her perfectly. "She has been using it for about five months ; now and,' at a year old, she weighs 19 1-2 pounds. has eight teeth and her flesh and . little body is as firm and round as can be. She walks from, chair to chair. "Meeting the doctor the other day I said, 'what, do you think of her now?' He said, 'She don't look like the same baby. What do you feed her?' 1 said. 'arano.Wutc DoWof iood. The proof of its value is per fectly, clear. ..She is a wonder, every one says that saw her some months . 1 cannot praise Grape-Nuts enough. Please do not publish my S!mf" r, Na,m'e given by Postum Co., .Battle Crek, Mich.. 'y-y ft r e-ru-na 'if it.'.'1 i.J. if.l ... . , 1 Uses i CONGRESSMAN J . B . Crowley. Hon. Joseph B. Crowley, Congressman from Illinois, writes from Robinson, III, the following praise for the great catarrhal tonic, 'Peruna. Congressman Crowley 'After giving Peruna a fair your remedy to anyone suffering end all catarrhal complaints. v "Mrs. Crowley has taken account of nervous troubles. It has proven a strong tonic and last ing cure. I can cheerfully recommend it."--J. B. CROWLEY. No other remedy invented by man has ever received as much praise from, men of high station as Peruna. Over forty members of Congress have tried it and recommended it to suffering humanity. They use it themselves to guard against tho effects of the intense strain of public lite; to ward off the ill effects of the changeable climate of "Washington. They keep it in their homes for family use. They recommeud it to their neigh bors, and they do not hesitate in public print to declare their appreciation and endorsement of this greatest of modern remedies. jThese tiny Capsules aiv hocoirvenience, affections! MTvf 1 " which Cppajba, Cu.P Ul k bucus uuu auiecuons laii. I 1 im e 1 TACATION days are V - nearing their end and spon, as Shakespere has it, the boys with shin ing faces will be creeping like snails to school. : : We have anticipated this season and have filled in one big floor full of : : t I Boys' and 4 i Children's t School Suits t 4 T We have them in ; knee pants and long pantsSuits black and blue Chev iots, Oxford, G r.e y s . Worsteds and Cassimeres in all colors and textures. All prices, ranging from $1.50 to $20.00 1 In this as in other lines we lead the State. : : 4 t - 4 9 $ II Mail orders filled anr- where. 1 t m m m B n tS G ITl O O 1 any : , . ., : in His Family For Catarrhal and Nervous Affections. isf says : trial I can cheerfully recommend with coughs, colds and la grippe, a number of bottles of Peruna on It is exactly as Congressman Crowley says: "Peruna is a swift and sure rem edy for coughs, colds and la grippe and all catarrhal complaints. It is an excel lent remedy in all nervous troubles. It never fails to prove itself a powerful tonic and a lasting cure." This is what Congressman Crowley says, and this is what thousands of other people are say ing all over the United States. Congressman Romulus Z. Linney from Taylorsville, N. C, writes : " My secre tary had as bad a case of catarrh as I ever saw. and since he has taken one A THING of BEAUTY eauty Comfort and Service TKact you will find in HigK Grade Furniture. Cheap Furniture is High Price It matters not where you hiy it, but good, high grade Furniture is .cheap if you buy from 5 3 3 LUBIN FUR.NITUHE CO Examine our stock and get our prices before you buy. WE GUARANTEE PRICES AND TO SUPP L Y YOU AT ALL TIIES WIT H PURE CRYSTAL ICE AND ALL THE BEST GRADES OF STANDARD ICE & v This bottle of Peruna he seems like a.h man.Romulus Z. Linney fferfell Congressman A. T. Goodw r, . son Springs, Ala., writes ? r , .L o used one bottle of Peruna and am , man today; A. T. Goodwyn. eU U. S. Senator W. N. Roach' from 1 . more, N. D., writes- i have L runa as a tonic. It has greatly heir me in strength, vigor and appetite Congressman H. W. Ogden from Be, ton, La., writes : "lean conscientious J recommend your Peruna-n 5? Ogden. n- Congressman II. W. Smith from M physboro, 111., writes: "I have taken one bottle of Peruna for my i-atarrh -ni I feel very much benefited." Geo V Smith. 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