New-York tribune., 1873-07-03
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE
ALLEGED LAND swIvpLEs IN KANSAS.

ALLEGED LAND swINDLEs IN KANSAS.
To me Edttor Of The Trt6uHe.
SIR: Some three years since | took claim
in Clay County, good faith aud under the Instructions
OF the officers at the Land Office, and have complied
with the laws every particular according 10 the IN
received. Many others have taken land IN
der the same ruling. TAe officers told me that could
leave land and engage in other business but that
must not be- gone more than SIX months az any one
time I have not Desa- absent rom my Land
more than two months any one tine.
And now, after the hard Work that the people
Of Kansas have done 70 make their homes pleasant
and comfortable, arc IN danger OF losing our land
by eiaim-iumpers. only few DAYS since a man thdt
mad done three years hard labor upon his claim lost IT,
and lt was awarded a claiu-umpe He had not been
absent from his claim than two months at any
time. These sooundrels make their boast that they
waited until people had done the hardest part OF the
work they intend 10 step 10 aud reap the 0ene
"a OF their labor. In the early dtl or Kansas Wltl le
in regard horse stealing they took tne law INTO their
hands and administered justice from winch there
effect. The indignation Of the people OF this part of
Kansas is being aroused 70 such pltch tat II VIII De
hard matter 20 RESTRAIN thein iy Aliyns SHtnel S
THINGS the land officers tell us mat We could not leye
our land even money 10 help ourselves with.
Ana now What are We 70 40 haYe We 70 ivy ulou ouL
claims every time, with the risk OF having
them taken from ana gwen 10 lot OF rascay caIn
jumpers Y we are gone Out rev Weeh' OF arr We 20 o'
protected In Our rights Upon one thing We are deter
mined II the laws OF our country viii not protect us
We VIII protect ourselves VIII MAKE var DeIOie We
Will submit 70 have rights taken from us. Ny
brothers. common with hunheds Of the young nen oi
uut down tine rebels. and that arc eudeavOring
to bnild mp our homes We have 70 ngnt SET OF men
almost as Oad-well, quite az Odd-the .and-shArAs
Republican Cttg, Kansas June ls, 1873. NJ T. T.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR The SALARY INCREASE.
TO the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: If a TRIBUNE editorial is not complete It
is noticed at once because exception the
era character OF its articles. Of yours
yesterdays paper which have Just referring 10
Mr.. Carpenter and back pay You seem 10 let up on
salary increase the Of regard that indefeu
ble too more, deep and dark wrong. II would
not have been attempted II had not been given out
that the President ought have more pay. IL
known that he desired IT, Al trst the suggestion was
looked upon with general disfavOr after while It
seemed toerabe if Others could have aso and at
last il was She nucleus around which gathered the
greater inqmty back pay. The whole thing was bad,
and the President largely responsible Tor T. Ihere
euOugn good reasons why no Increase ni salaries
should have been authorized. ana 10 no the
reasons htIng 70 that Of the President We can
justify no one VINO favored it ana least OF all
the President all should guard the public
interests and SET A sood example unto the people.
Yours SENATOR
Washington, D. O., June 2s 1873.
DEATHS FROM HYDRoPHOBA AND DRUNKENNESS.
To the razor Of Tke TrtbUHe.
SIR: Your correspondent, Gradgrind,' IN
To
persons are annually murdered the United States by
rum-seIler seems 70 have fallen into quite
error OF argument a. the DE charges against that
gentleman He mentions several OF death, among
them hydrOphObla which, he says, properly credited
10 the mortuary list would reduce the nguies so a. 20
leave but A Ight margin for Mr. BOOe. GTadgriud'
unfortunate apolOgist for r-se ers IN se lection
OF lydrouh0bia devastating disease for IN the entire
6nted year, there we're Du seven deaths at
trDued 10 hat cause II me subject %ere nor serious
one. II might looked upon sort OF grim JOKE TINS
conpriug hydrOphOba with rlm Why, there are more
chariv murders occasiOued bv bottle IN NcwYOrk
alone IN month than there are people bitten by raDd
dogs all the globe IN a year. ". IA.
Netc York, June 25, 1873.
NUISANCE IN EIGHIEENTH-sT.
To me EdttOr Of The TrfbuHe.
SIR: The residents of Eighteenth-st., be-
tween Third aud Fourth-aves have been subjected for
two months or more 70 the annoyance u having their
sidewalks nearly blockaded with large piles OF paving
stones which only obstruct the passage Int pos
lively dangerous as in several instances persons have
been injured BY stones falling them while passing
effort made pave the street. thereby removing
obstrucons, but the city authorities by their
activity, maintain ana cOuntenance nuisance which 4
hy "A citizen for twelve hours would
lead 20 his being arrested and fined.
Yepo. F0rk, june 30, 1874 A Resident.
THE WRONG TENEMENT.
To the Edttor Or The PrtbuHe.
SIR: win you be kind enough TO correct
nisned you by the Sanitary Committee which it re-
ports Sixth-ave. tenement house where
deaths have occurred within the last two There
has death during that time at the above mum
ber winch IL occupied solely by the OF the build
ing and proprietor OF a nrstclass business