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VOLUME XV.
TUESDAY MORNING,
GITTHRIK, OKLAHOMA. AUGUST 85, 1903.
HITCHCOCK'S
PLAIN TALK
Says Amazing Corruption
Exists in Oklahoma.
HIS IRE IS RAISED
"i'lll Start Investigation in
Oklahoma at Once.
FRAUDULENT VOUCHERS
Received for Fraudulent Work
Done in the New Counties
Were Turned Down in
the Interior Depart-
ment.
Washington. Aug. 24.—Secretary Hitch-
cock declares that amazing corruption
v>xls(s among the local officials in Okla-
homa and other places where there are
Indian lands for disposition. The Ire of
the secretary has been raised by the pub-
lication of a statement that formal
chafes had been flled against him with
the president alleging that he la keeping
the money derived from the sale of town
Jots In Luwton, Hobart und Anadarko,
Okla., on deposit In the Union Trust
company of at. Louis, an Institution in
which he and his friends are stockhold-
ers so as to derive the interfst there-
from.
"The statement that the money is on
deposit with the I'nlon Trust company Is
false; the assertion that l am a stock-
holder in that or any other trust com-
ymnv Is equally false." said Mr. Hitch-
cock today. Every cent of the money
In placed in the sub-treasury In St. Louis.
It Is there because the law has not been
romplled with by the county commls-
Fioners of the thTee counties of which
Ijiwton, Hobart and Anadarko are the
seats.
"Contracts have been let for various
public improvements, and fraudulent
vouchers for fraudulent work done under
the contracts have been received at this
office, but they have all been disallowed
because the evidence of corruption has
been so strong. The people of Oklahoma
have put into office some of the most
careless. If not corrupt, men I have ever
encountered. The result of the action of
the interior department Is that many of
the school houses, bridges and other pub-
lic works have been torn down. The
contractors have not received a penn\
end they will not until there has been an
honest competition and the work has been
honestly done.
"I went to Oklahoma In May. I found
In one place a bridge that was supposed
to have been built upon stone abutments,
hnt the abutments consisted of a shell of
stone, work filled In with earth. Another
where the river was only ninety feet wid>
constructing It upon Indian on allotment
•where he had no right to go and where
the public has no right to pass. The
brldffe will have to be built In another
J) lac?.
"I-awton entered into contracts for wa-
terworks. but there jras no water at the
point the supply was supposed to come
from. A court house was In course of
construction when 1 visited Lawton.
foundation had been laid and the sup<
ftructure was already eight feet up. The
walls, however, were already out of line
fcecnuse the foundations were laid in
earth without a vestige of cement. I
trade the contractor raze it."
It Is the purpose of the secretary to
also go after those who practically have
heen charging collusion between the in-
terior department and those engaged in
sn effort to defraud Indians out of their
lands. Referring to the investigation
Ynnde by the Indian rights association,
of Philadelphia, the secretary said:
"That matter ha.s been under Investi-
gation by this office foT six months and as
ti result there have been resignations and
removals In large numbers. I have so
changed the rules that none of the bene-
fits expected to be derived by those who
organized the land exploitation and t^ust
companies will accrue. Thf* new rules
have caused the price of Indian lands to
p-ct up from 1& to 125 per cent. It is vf
purpose to have honest competition an<!
honest work in Oklahoma and honest
offets for Indian lands."
hrfs written that he will be unable to con-
duct a general investigation of south-
w«ntern affairs lie is now engaged In
investigation at the Kiowa reserve
tion In Oklahoma. It was known before
he left that the administration wanted
him to extend the scope of his work,
out he was averse to laying aside other
work to do so.
There is every indication that there
will be a general turning over of interior
department matters, partiularly in con-
nection with all southwestern affairs In-
vestigations will be held in every agency
where the acts of federal officers have
been brought Into qmstlon, as well hs in
Oklahoma, where general land officers
and others charged with governmental
responsibility have been accused of iregu-
li. ?r wor8<?* Since the charges were
published which sought to involve the
secrtcary of the interior much has been
learned as ti the Intention of the secre-
tary and as to the course which events
nuve taken in the relations between
v*ashlngton officials and the territorial
employes of the government.
HITCHCOCK'S HARD FIGHT
The aroault upon the s cretarv In the
Press has hrotihgt out two distinct feat-
"rw In connection with the administra-
tion of his department. One of these Is a
"rtn belief |n every quarter In his hon-
esty, and the other that by his peculiari-
ties In Ms personal relations with men
and other officials he has created antag-
onisms. When Mr Hitchcock became
secretary of the interior he soon found
himself surrounded by an atmostphere
pregnant with fraud and deceit. It has
long been recognised that In the conduct
or the affairs under the interior depart-
ment there were opportunities for fraud
against the government departments. In
connection with the lumbering operations
the enforcement of the timber and stone
ACTION AGAINST
TOWNSITE COMMISSIONER
Special Dispatch to the State ctfffftal.
Washington, Aug. 24.—It was announc-
ed at the interior department that Tor ace
6peed, the United States attorney in Ok-
lahoma in, would today begin the prose-
cution of some of the townslte commis-
sioners of the new towns in the Kiowa
county of Oklahoma. The prosecution
Wll be based upon the alleged fraudulent
letting of contracts In connection with
public improvements. This is a direct
development in connection with the
Charges which the people of Lawton,
Okla.. are alleged to have made against
the secreatry of the interior for with;
holding money from public Improvements.
The secretary. In denying the stories
rrinted in the East, asserted that the de-
ty !n making the Improvements was
because there had been so much fraud
In the first steps taken In this direction
thst he had held up everything until he
could Make a thorough Investigation :i
could bring to book those who had been
guilty of fraud.
Mr. francis Leup, the personal repre-
sentative of the president and secretary.
•,CH the enrollemtn and allotment of lands
I°iJ i .s ,,ri,Tr to the abolishment of the
, gelations, cattle privileges on the
public domain, and the handling of home-
<leads, there have been frequent attempts
at fraud or evasion of the law.
The secretary from the first devoted
his energies to breaking up Irregular
practices and applying penalties to those
who persisted In violations of the law.
In doing so he has run counter to some
powerful corporations as well as political
interests. Fie found so much reason to
suspect fraud and deceit in the many
transactions which came to him for his
final approval that he seemed to adopt
a general rule of suspicion, and looked for
a motive behind every transaction It is
possible that in this way th<- actions of
entirely Innocent people have been
Drought Into question, although uncon-
sciously. It soon became recognized that
the secretary was Insisting upon the en-
forcement of the letter as well as the
■J^lt of the laws which defined his re-
sponsibilities. He was critical to a degree
that seemed almost hypercritical to those
who had dealings with him
Fl'NDS UNEARTHED.
Extensive lumber frauds, frauds under
the stone and timber laws, and fencing
operations by big cattle concerns, were
unearthed by him, and for short periods
attracted nationalattention. While these
things here in crfiirse the personal rela-
tions which the secretary maintained with
public men were not always the best.
nJld n<hfMH wh° went to
him In behalf of constituents were treat-
en with a reserve and reticence, |f „ot
>pen suspicion, that led them to comment
unfavorably upon the secretary, and per-
haps to open antagonism against him
1 her* was a strong movement at the be-
ginning of the Roosevelt administration
to force the retirement of Mr. Hitchcock
from the cabinet. It was backed largely
bj senators and membere from the far
west, although many elements antagoniz-
ed toy the secretary united behind It. For
a time it seemer that he would be forced
Hon" connection with the administra-
thor"UKh Investigation
of nil that had been said against the sec-
retary developed that he was doles- his-
duty as he saw it. earnestly and without
2E°r and with a disregard of political
consideration that was perhaps at times
almost startling When sifted hown the
complaints against th« secretary narrow-
ed largely Into his lack of political acu-
men and objeotlon to hauteur In his per-
sonal relations. Secrecy and reticence
led to many misunderstandings of the de-
partment's acts or plans More recently-
rumors of scandal in the public service
n the southwest were brought to Wash-
ington and efforts to discover what atten-
ion was being paid them in an official
way were fruitless.
RECENT SPECIFIC CHARGES
The publication of the Broslus charges
drew public attention to alleged sueciflc
instances of official Impropriety or Irreg-
H!ar',y E„ven these brought nothing from
the department, so far as could be discov-
W al their helng made
public, although It has since been claimed
that all the f;10ts contained In the Broslus
report were known to the department arid
were being thoroughly Investigated. Then
came the newspaper charges against the
secretary s conduct of affairs In the Kio-
wa country In delaying public Improve-
ments Tehse have brought out a flood
of explanations and denials and it is
made clear that the department proposes
to go to the bottom of all questionable
transactions and clean out the public
service wherever such cleaning is found
necessary. It also established the fact
hat the secretary of the Interior in all
, ,irt? has been prompted by what ,
believed to be for the good of the public
service and in the interests of the govern-
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WEATHER. !
► Washington. Aug. .4.—Forecast: +
► Oklahoma and Indian Territory— *
► Fair Tuesday, showers and cooler +
► at night Wednesday. S
► Kansas:—Showers and cooler +
► Tuesday. Wednesday fair. +
!*a*a*o o4o o c*o*c>*o*o*o$
weeding out fri the Indian Territory ab-
solute^- necessary in order to protect the
integrity of the department.
Secretary Hitchcock, In discui
members of the Dawes commission"
morning, expressed th« opinion that they
were honest, but he admitted that the
complication presented •• a bad look to
the public." Indian Commissioner Jones
has on record a letter which he had writ-
ten to Guy p. Cobb, an agent of the de-
partment. In which he stated that If Mr
Cobb Intended to go Into a private land
company, ho must sever his connection
with the department The record® of
the commission** of Indian afTalrs are ab-
solutely clean on this subject, and he went
so far daring the last session of con-
gress ns to advise that no appropriation
be made for the Dawes commission.
One of the interesting features which
has developed In that Secretary Hitchcock
during the McKlnley administration, at-
tempted to discipline Tams Bixby, chair-
man of the commission, who, at that
time, was engaged in private enterprises
In the Indian Territory. Secretary Hitch-
cock Insisted that such business connec-
tions did not look well and If Mr. Bixby
preslsted In maintaining them he should
retire from the board. Blxy Insisted that
he had a right to make money In a le-
gitimate way, and took the case direct
to President McKlnley.
METHODS CONDEMNED
MASSACRED
BY TURKS
ss?AV-i Ninety Mutilated Corpses
Eound in One Building
MANY TOWNS BURN
Macedonians Planning to
Help Distressed Brothers
RICH MERCHANTS SLAIN
RESOLUTIONS PASSBD CONCERNING
CONDITIONS IN NEW COUNTRY.
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
Anadarko, Okla., Aug. 24.—A conven-
tion of Indignant citliens from the three
new counties of Oklahoma passed the
following resolutions condemning the ao-
tlons of Secretary Hltchock In nls hand-
ling of the townslte funds. Another meet-
ing will be held a wesk from today, at
which specific charges will be preferred:
Whereas. Secretary Hitchcock has seen
fit to publish a statement with regard to
the conditions existing in the counties
of Kiowa. Comanche and Caddo, in whioh
reflection?) are cast upon the residents
and officials of said counties, and.
Whereas, There are misleading and un-
true statements therin. be it
Resolved, By the convention assembled
at Anadarko, Okla.. August 22. 1903. com-
posed of officials and residents of said
counties, that the statement made is un-
true In that the secretary claims to have
turned down certain illegal bridge con-
tracts In said counties when In truth and
In fact, said contracts were repudiated and
" "Doanss
above
named counties. The statement that the
delay In building waterworks was due to
the desire to establish beyond question
the best available source of water, and
that the investigation in this direction
has been going forward, and. while it has
been in progress the people have protested
Is wholly untrue for the reason that
nothing that could he designated as an
Investigation has ever been held. and on
the contrary the people have at all tltfkes
urged an Investigation and prompt ac-
tion and have in no way protesiad on the
And Their Heads Exhibited on
Poles - Bulgarian Govern-
ment Will Be Forced to
Take Action-Situa-
tion Critical.
Sofia. Aug 24.—'Withfthe rumors of mas-
sacres an<l the murirr of prisoners in
Bonastlr now authenticated, the general
situation Is considered here as fas tbe
coming Intolerable, officials m diplomatic
circles allce are concerned, having every
reason to fear that only a part of the
horrors enacted in the interior of Mace-
donia have corns to light as yet.
The revolutionary eemrnittees are doing
their utmost to /« rfe the hands of the
Bulgarian government, and the
outlook Is exceedingly serious.
It appears that the Turks have obtain
ed the upper hand In the vilayet of Mon
astir, and the insurgents are planning to
remove the oenter of their activity close
to the Bulgarian frontiers. Dispatches a
riving today from the disturbed area
are exceedingly gleomv. From Ailanople
cqmes the now of a Turkish defeat, and
the oxtenston of the revolutionary out-
break, from Monuhtlr the news of Turkish
A. C. CLEVELAND DEAD
DEATH CAMS SUDDENLY WHILE
READING A NEWSPAPER.
Reno, Nev., Aug. 24.—Special to the
Omsette (roai Ely, New suys A. C.
Cleveland died suddenly Sunday af
terncV u at his ranch In White Pino
countfr, Nevada, tfhlle reading a news
paper.
A. C. Cleveland was one of the larg-
est o^-tle raisers in the west. He was
born >in Maine In 1836 On attaining
manhood he came to Nevada and en
gaged in cattle raising, besides taking
an Interest In the ranch. He was a
in©u|ber of the Nevada Legislature in
1868. He was a member of the Nevada
<x>mmission which whs sent to Wash-
ington in 1871 to Rettle the territorial
indebtedness of Nevada He was a
prestdental elector In 188£ and again
In 1882, a candidate for the governor-
ship of Nevada on the republican tick-
et In 1894. Mr. Cleveland was a dele-
gate to the republican convention in
1896 and left the convention with the
silver republicans. In 1896 was an in-
dependent candidate for the United
States senate.
PASSENGER TRAIN COL-
LIDED WITH STOCK CAR
dilatory methods adopted by the Interior j victories accompanied by barbarous ex
department and Its representatives In this cea*- i
county ami the inefficient efforts of the \n nlle jnany of th#_report remain with-
said representatives.
Be It further resolved by the delegates
assembled that we deprecate and censure
an apparent lack of interest and practical
knowledge of the interior department's
representatives, and assert that imputa-
tion of dishonesty of fhe people and the
local officials of these counties Is erro-
neous and entirely unfounded.
Be It further resolved, That the as-
sertions by the representatives of the
Interior department that there was lack
of water supply in each county is abso-
lutely untrue and has been so proven by
tabllshlng waterworks and Ice plants.
ZEVELY IN WASHINGTON
DAWES COMMISSION
CONORESS TO TAKE STEPS TO STOP
ITS WORK.
Spoclal Dispatch to the Stnte Cam .1
Washington. Aug. 24-At the next ses-
sion of the congress, the influence of tho
Interior department will be against mak
ing any further appropriation to per-
petuate the work of the Dawes commis-
sion. Conferences between the secretary
of the interior. Commissioner Jones, of
the Indian bureau, and the special con-
fidential agent of the secretary within
the past two or three dtys, have develop-
" a condition of affairs which make a
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
Washington, Aug 24.—Mr. J. W. Zeve1-
ly. of Muskogee, Indian Territory, form-
erly an Inspector in the Indian service,
i registered at the New Willard last
evening declined to discuss the recent
stories of frauds on the red men. al-
though apparently taking little stock in
"le charges On other subjects pertaln-
P: to the territory he talked In entsr-
ning fashion.
••The statehood agitation rs on again,"
Id he. "and there are two camps, one
believing in statehood for Oklahoma and
theiH holding out for separate state-
hood. It should be remembered that In-
dian Territory will ont be ready for state-
hood for some years, and the chief reason
for this Is that there is no'lard to tax
for state expenses. It Is true that some
taxes are already levied there, but the
present taxes are all the people can bear
till white men can get hold of the land
make It productive. As soon as the tribal
ownership is abandoned when the work
of the Dawes Commission Is complete^
the sale of lands to men willing to work
them and make them productive will be
possible. The Indians will not do that."
Sold Restaurant.
Rates yesterday sold his restau-
out confirmation, sufficient authentic de-
tails are forthesqjing to cause the. author-
ities the gravest snalety According to
the Sofia Dnevnlk, the Turks committed
unspeakable atrocities at Krushevo.
The mutilated corpses of ninety women
and children were foujid in one build-
ing, pieces of bodies had been thrown
into the street. Fifteen of the principal
merchants of tlw town ware killed and
heads exhibited on poles at Afonas-
Or.
h .MM M,
FIFTY PEOPLE BURNED IN
BIG FIRE AT BUDA PEST
able to effect -their escape. The resi-
dents above, seeing the escape cut off,
clung desperately to tho windows
screaming for help. The firemen held
out sheets of canvas and called to
them to jump. Fifteen persona were
saved in this way, but many in jump-
ing. aiwed the sheet, nine being kill-
ed on the spot, including two chil-
dren, eight others fatally and two ser-
iously injured.
It is now stated that between forty
and fifty persons were burned to death,
including Herr Goldberg's wife and
son.
The damage is estimated at 4,000,000,
kornin, mostly covered by insurance.
Ruda Pest, Hungary, Aug. 24.—Fire
started this evening in a four story
building, the two lower stories of
which were occupied by a fancy goods
firm, the upper floors being residental
fiats. There were 200 work people in
tbe building and the escape of many of
them and of the residents on tbe third
and flourth floors was cut off by the
flames. The Are is still burning fu-
rously, and it is impossible as yet to
ascertain the number of victims.
The warehouse contained piles of
flimsy material and the flames spread
with frightful rapidity and soon reach-
ed t he residental floors. Only the work
,iannl, „ . , rvuatnaii cmimw 1 WO mowti
(reopld near the doors below weae been dlsrai««d and punished
At Monastlr the churches were demolish
ed, the houses sacked, and the town is
now a heap of ashes. The populace fled
to the hllla, where they are in a starving
condition. The Dnevnlk also aswerta that
a genersl massacre has taken place In
th- whole vllaye of Monaatir Nearly
all the vollages have been destroyed. The
treacherous murdar of eighty Insurgent
prisoners by their guards have an es-
pecially bad impression here
Many rumors are current of massa-
cres hi the city of Adrianople. hiit con-
firmation 1b lacking. The situation there,
however, undoubtedly Is serious. The pop-
ulation is afraid to leave the houses. The
priaona are full an Vail has taken pri-
vate houses to be used as Jails When
the Russian consul protested at the situ-
ation the Vails reported to have answer-
ed that he was powerless against the
fanatioal population.
Anarchy existed at Dosangrada Fight-
ing is proceeding everywhere in the neigh-
borhood. Insurgent bands have occupied
the stragetlc poipts around Malkotemevo.
Wight villages to the north of I^oeengrad
have been burned by Bashl-Baronka.
The insurgents killed two Turks at the
same towns, and killed two entire garri-
sons consisting of sixty soldiers and one
officer.
The town of Bunnr Hissnr has been
burned and a part of the Bulgarian pop-
ulation was m&SMcred. The rest of tTle
Bulgarians fled to tho mountains
by rebels who also destroyed the gar-
rison of Silkilihor and Blllkglavor. At
Kalconvo the insurgents killed fifty-sev-
en Turks and fifteen were killed at Kukc-
11H. in the vilayet of Usknb. New out-
bi eaks are reported from the vlcitnlty ot
K esna where serious fighting has occur-
red.
The Macedonian organizations In Sofia
a.d throughout Bulgaria are busily plan-
ring to help their brethren acroa* the
I'Orasr.
It Is said that th* rival commlttess
have burled their differences and are now
working in harmony, confident that the
rich Bulgarians, who have hitherto with-
held their contributions on account of
the committees' dlssentlons *11 not give
liberal
Within three weeks the Mscedonian
leaders assert, the Macedonians will be In
fevolt and then fhe Bulgarian govern
\nent will be forced to take action.
Bloomington. III.. Aug. 24.—Thirty .or
more passengers were seriously injured,
some perhaps fatally, by a peculiar col-
lisiou at the Junction of the Illinois Cen-
tral and Lake Erie and Western rail-
roads two miles southeast of tbla city.
Shortly before noon today. While the
passenger train wsat bound on the later
road was paaslng over the crossing a car
of slock, which was being pualiKl by a
switch engine on the Illinois Central,
broke loose from the engine and dashed
into the side of the passenger train with
terrtffc force.
The serlousjy Injured are:
J. L. McCollom, Saybrook, 111., Inter-
nal Injuries.
R. T. Day. Holder III., head badly
cut, concussion of the brain.
Mrs. Sarah M. Fawoett, aged 80, Say-
brook. III., may die.
N. C. Nepner, Normal, internal hurt.
Mrs. Mary Ryan, Bloomington, Internal
Injuries, serious.
Daniel Ummell, Remington, Ind . aged
probably fatal.
James E. Radbourne, Saybrook, 111.,
interpal.
Miss Ducy Small, Bloomington, 111., col-
lar bone broken, hurt Internally.
Mrs, Wm. Phillips. Bloomington, 111.,
back hurt and internal Injuries.
Mrs. Mary Bordwell, Remington, Ind.,
with three children, mother, bruised; Bess,
aged 8, head cut open, very aertous; Lydle
aged 10. hand and face, hurt, babe one yeah
old. bruised.
W. H. Johnson, Melvln, III., serious
gash in throat.
Miss Myrtle Watson, Colfax, 111., inter-
nal Injuries
Mrs. Charles Clayton, Clinton, 111.,
rlous.
'Varsity Lawn, infiltrates an easy vic-
tory for tbe United States eleven over
the Canadh*u team. The visitors
showed much auperiority in bowling
and at the bat.
United States went to bat first and
•ooped l#7 runs. The Canadian wick-
ets fell rapidly, the first bast men being
disiKwed of on Che second ball. Their
total score was 47.
In the second Inning the Americans
scored 67 for threo wickets, when
stumps were drawn for the day.
MR. KAHLSAAT
VISITS PRESIDENT
Oyster aBy. Aug 24 Governor Murphy
of New Jersey, and Senators Rean and
Dryden of tb« same stale visited Pre*
dent Roosevelt at Sagamore 11111 this
afternoon. The president accepted their
Invitation to attend the ceremonies inci-
dent to th« unveiling of the monument
erected on th« battlefield on Antletam hi
memory of the N«w Jersey soldiers who
fell in that historic engagem«*nt and to
inake an addreea. The oeremoniea are
to take place on September 17, the for-
tieth unnlvwrsay of the battle.
H. H. Kohlaaat of Chicago, was a guest
of the President and Mies. Roosevelt
and at luncheon. After his conforenc*
rlth the president. Mr. Kobluaat .said to
n representative of the Aaaooiated Press
that his visit had nothing to do with a
contemulated change In the cabinet
"It has been rumored," said Mr. Kohl-
saat. "that I might be appointed post-
master general, but there is absolutely
nothing In that story. The president con-
templates no change In that office In
fact he desires that hla cabinet remains
Intact, at lenst until the close of tho
present administration. I do not desire
public ofTIco and the president has no of-
fice in his gift whlon I would accept."
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
Our New
Stationer)
In Noto and
Juvenile sisos
are the latest
designs and
style.
State Capital Book
Stationery Store.
TUESDAY MORNING,
NUMBER 103.
h JV TROT-
TING MARK
Lou Dillon Goes Mile in
Two Minutes.
Was Fresh as Ever After
Her Wonderful Feat.
GEORGE W. v
TO THE
LNDERSLICE COMES
..COCK ISLAND/
Brainard, Minn., Aug. 24—Gsorge W.
Vanderallce, superintendent of Super-
ior division of the Northern Pacific
railway, has resigned to become a di-
vision superintendent of the Rock Is-
land with headquarters nt Kansas City
His jurisdiction will extend from Rock
Island to Kansas City, Leavenworth,
St. oseph and Atchison.
STRIKE DECLARED OFF
Richmond, Vs., Aug. 24—The strike
of street railway employes here was
officially declared off today. It had
lasted Just 69 days, and is estimated to
have cost the street car company |125,-
000; the strikers in loss of wuges $50,-
000.
CRICKET MATCH
Toronto, Ont., Aug. 24.—The first,
day's play in the International Cricket
Match, which was hogun today on
MOTION DENIED
Minneapolis, Aug. 24.—Dr. A. A. Ames,
Is still indebted to the state in the sum
of $10,000. the amount of his defaulter
bail bonds The metlon to have the de-
fault pot aside, which had been pending
several months and hla been argued at
two hearings before Judge Harrison and
Simpson has been denied.
HITCHCOCK GIVES FEDERAL
OFFICIALS ALTERNATIVE
MAT DEPOSE FERDINAND.
L/mdon. Aug. 28 —A deputation left Sof-
ia last Friday to visit Prince Ferdinand,
who Is In Hungary, to invite him to pub-
licly declare bis Macedonian policy, says
the eBrlin correspondent of the Morning
Post. Tho prince will be allowed ten
deys to reply. In the event of his de-
clining, It is understood that the depu-
tation bears a mandate from the Btflgar-
ions to depose him
A dispatch from Uskuh to the DsQy
Mail reports that every abl<* bodied man
In the European vilayets of Turkey will
be called to the colors, a sufficient proof
of the gravity of the situation
As a result of Russia's demands all the
Washington, August 24—Secretary
Hitchcock aaid today that matters with
the alleged Indian lands frauda in the
Indian territory were progressing
smoothly. Several officials in the ter-
ritory whose actions have been the
subject of Inquiry, already have been
dismissed, but Secretrry Hitchcock
says he does not feel disposed to make
public their names. The Investigation
is being pushed by the secretary wher-
ever there Is the loast evidence of at-
tempted fraud, with a view to the pun-
ishment of ti*e guilty uersons. Secre-
tary Hitchcock is much pleased with
the new order promulgated some weeks
ago by the department in regard to the
aale of allotments by the Creek Indi-
ans. saying tonight thnt it Is prevent-
ing much fraud. It Is stated on good
authority that Secretary Hitchcock
h«H notified federal office holders in the
Indian territory who, it is alleged, are
using their position in the government
service as a vantage ground from
which to do business in Indian lands,
thnt they must cnoose between taelr
positions and - e land business. In
other words, the federal authorities,
whose names are being printed as
presidents, directors and stock-holders
in stock companies that deal In.Indian
lands must get out of the companies
or resign their offices. It Is said that
some of the accused officials have Inti-
mated that ey will withdraw from
the land companies.
NEBRASKA POPS AND
DEMOCRATS MEET TODAY
Grand Island, NeW., Aug. 24.—-Inter-
est in the Populist state convention
which meets tomorrow manifested it-
self today in the arrival of a number
of party leaders. The question of fu-
sion is the predominant one and Unit-
ed States 8enator Allen has sounded
the keynot of opposition.
Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 24.—Indi-
cations are that when the convention
meets tomorrow the only contest will
be on resolutions. That the conven-
tion will come out squarely for popu-
list principles as ennundated in the
Omaha platform of 1S92, there is lit-
tle doubt. Former Senator Allen will
no doubt be a member of the resolu-
tions committee, and will make the
effect of the Denver conefrence in its
report. He has already placed him-
self strongly on record as favoring
lndependan* action by his party, and
will work to that end during the pres-
ent state oonventior
DEMOCRATS AT COLUMBUS.
Columbus, Neb., Aug. 24.—Atthough
the Democratic state convention docs
not <*onvene until tomorrow evening
intense inteaest. already prevails and
today brought to the sitya large num-
ber of delegates and leaders. A num-
ber of prominent Democratshave put
themselves on record as opposed to j
fuslou. While Bryan has not made his
position clear, it is believed he woll
favor fusion.
County Judicial conventions through-
out the state not already held wer«
held today. They indicate harmony in
the democratic convention on the;
question of fusion, and it is now antic-
ipated fhat there will be opposition
to It. Tho populists have already ex
pressed their willingness to accept
Judge Sullivan as their candidate for
supreme Judge, and the democrats arc
expected to concede the minor places
on the ticket to the populists. On
the matter of resolutions there is som.
opposition to reaffirming the platform
as a whole, but it will hardly be strong
enough to make itself felt, and the in-
fluence of Mr. Bryan's supporters is,
expected to predominate.
GREAT CROWD WITNESSED
Cheered the California Pro-
duct When She Had Passed
Under the Wire at the
End of the Mile-
Good Exhibition.
Rendville. Mass., Aug. 24.— Before a
grsat crowd of spectators at Rcadvillo
today, and with track and weather condi-
tions perfect, Lou Dillon trotted a mile In
two minutes, a new world's record.
Ho that no breeze might Interfere, Mil-
lard Sanders, driver of the great mare,
brought out the daughter of Sidney Dil-
lon for the attempt «arly in the day.
For pacemakers there were two run-
ning horse# hitched to road carts, Peggy
from l'arls. driven by "Doc" Tanner, and
Carrie Nation, driven by Scott McCoy.
The first score wn«t fruitless, Lou Dil-
lon making a break Just before reaching
the wire. On the second attempt, how-
ever, the word was given. Starting Judge
Walker rang his bell, but Tanner nodde«i
for him to «ay "Go." and, turning to
Sandeis. called to him to come along.
Tanner kept Peggy from Paris directly
Ln front of the Peerless chestnut trotter,
while McCoy lay at her wheel. In this
way tho trio wen to the quarter In ;11 l i
seconds. With never a .«klp Lou Dillon
went so smooth-gaited down the back
stretch ns to lead those not timing the
mile to heMeve that her speed was not
alarmingly fast. The half was clicked ofl
in 1:00 8-4. Around the turn to the three-
quarters pole the clip quickened, the third
quarter bHng 80 1-4 seconds, making the
mark of her ojurney In 1 31. Faster and
faster came Tanner with the runner, and
right with him trotted the handsome
California bred mare. Sanders was sit-
ting perfectly still, but McCoy was crv-
To the amazement of all the quarter
was driven In 29 seconds, thus making
the milo In the wonderful time of two
minutes.
When Sanders Jogged the mare hack to
the wire those who had witnessed the
perfoormanre leaped to their feet nnrt
sent forth cheer after cheer. Lou Dillon
was apparently was oh frtsh us though
had only been out for a Jogging ex-
ercise.
Sanders says that he fully believes that
before the «« ason closes he will drive the
mare in 1:59 or better.
It w.-is announced that on Friday Major
Delmar will go against the gelding rec-
for trotters,
Abbott.
Summary:
1? :0S i'lass, pacing, purl
vola won two straight hej
1-4 LfOcanda. Ka\a
Dandy Clmes, Armo?. 1,
Council Chlmea alstarted.
~ ~ Hill,
held by Tl\e
$1.500—Ner-
s ln :':00 1-2;
I, Terrell S..
Suffrett and
trotting, purse
$5.000.—Kinney Lou won three straight
heats in L':11 1-4; 2:08 S 1; 2:09 1-4.
Pntchen Maid, Margaret aBthgate, Kat-
rlnka. Texts. Boreazelc McAdums Jr"
Kyrilic and Crowshade at o started.
2:16 Class, pacing, purse $l,0n0. — A1
ock won two straight heats In 2:10; 2:09
i Cantrlfle, Merrymaster Lnei Kay.
Lexington and Double Z also start, d
2:14 Class, trotting, pur.se $1,500.—Dil-
lon Boy won two straight heats in 2:09
- 09 1-4. The Questor, Norric.
Dreitmer, 'Prfnco Greenlunder, Oxford
Chimes. Admiral Dewey. Crescent and
Summer Fern also started.
STRIKE NOT SETTLED
MINE OWNERS REFUSED TO
CHANGE THE OLD SCALE.
Bakersfleld. Calif., Aug. 24.—A spec-
ial to the Californiaa from Randsburg
says:
The negotiations for tho settlement
of the miner's strike which had been
on for several days came to naught,
"'he Desert Mine Owners intend to
>rce matters and it is learned that
00 non-union men are to be sent to
the Yellow Astor at on^ .Many re-
pairs must be made to put the mine
arrain in shape. W
MISS YOUNG TO WED
WILL MARRY LIEUT . HANNAY
BEFORE GOING TO PHILLIP INES
Omalga, Aug. 24—Announcem ent
was made today of the engagement of
Miss Young, daughter bf Lieutenant
General and Mrs. Yoyng and Lieut.
John R. Hnnnay, second battalion ad-
jutant of the twenty second Infantry,
now stationed at Fort Crook. Lieut.
Han nay's regiment has been ordered
to the Phillipine Islands and for that
reason the wedding will occur ear1'*
next month-
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