The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-03-25

| committees, and on representation ba-
| sis, which was agreed to-yeas, IS; nays,
81, the vice president casting the decid-
| ing vote, and then the senate went into
executive session.
When the doors were reopened the
senate adjourned.
The Cattle Conclave at Caldwell.
CALDWELL, Kas., March 1S.-One hun
dred cattle men were present to-day at
| the convention of stockmen holding cat
tie on the Cherokee strip. S. S. Birch
field, of Caldwell, was made president
for one year, and Robert F. Crawford, of
Kansas City, secretary. The range was
divided into six districts, for the purpose
of rounding up; captain of each dis
tricf appointed, and May first fixed on
for the beginning, atJohnson's ranch, on
the South Canadian. The employment
of an inspector al Hunneweil, one at
Caldwell and one at Harper were or
dered.
The convention deemed it inexpedi-
ent to form q stock association, but con-
stituted the six captains of the districts
an executive committee, whose duty it
is TO protect the occupants of their
districts in the rights of their respective
ranges.
Major Lipe, treasurer of the Cherokee
! nation. was present, and read the new
schedule of cattle taxes, and asked an
expression from the stockmen on the
payment of the same.
A committee was appointed to confer
with Major Lipe in reference to this tax,
and the fixing of the headlines for
through Texas cattle.
Upon the recommendation of this
committee series of resolutions were
adopted demonstrating against the rate
nf faNafinr lint he arfhnr
ity of the Cherokees TO impose, and the
duty OF stockmen TO pay the tax.
This resolution occasioned q spirited
discussion, the general complaint being
that the payment of the tax did not guar
antee the unmolested privileges of the
range.
A quarantine reservation for through
Texas castle was established bounded as
follows: By Orange creek on the west (;
by the north line of Perces reservation
on the south the Arkansas river on the
east; and the state line on the north.
The cooperation of the Cherokees is
expected in maintaining these dead lines.
j. w. ChastIh was appointed to pilot
the first herds over the new trail, from
the Dodge City trail crossing of the
Washita 10 the Chisholm trail crossing
of the Cimarron
Appropriate resolutions of thanks to
the citizens and resident cattle men of
Caldwell were adopted.
Blair & Hoods hall is deliberately dec
GRATED with evergreens, and the city's
guests are enjoying ball. An elegant
banquet awaits them at midnight, at the
Leland House.
The people of Caldwell have shown
the hundreds of their guests every pos
si6le attention, and have made them
selves MANY new friends.
Every Indication points to largely
increased shipment from this point this
year.
The Grant Fund.
NEW YORK, March 17.-In November
last the Times appealed for a national
| subscription to provide q perpetual fund,
| whose annual income should be enjoyed
during life, and while not holding any
Federal Office, by the eldest ex-President
of the United States. The desired amount
of fund was stated at $250,000 and its
probable yearly income at $4,000. The
task of raising the fund was undertaken
in person by Geo. Jones, and the record
of his completed work is continued in
the following report: / have the pleas
ure to announce that of the entire
amount of S250,000 which had been
subscribed $4,000 has been paid in
| The outstanding subscriptions are main.
| ~ those OF few subscribers for large
| amounts, who are at present out of the
country, and who have not had time TO
answer my reques. for payment. The
! amount already received has been invest
| ed by committee of subscribers con-
sisting of E. D. Morgan, oliver Hoyt
and George Jones. and will yield an an
ual income of $13,1 60. Should the re-
maInder be invested to equal advantage
the fund will yield over $4,000 a year
The great majority of subscribers deem
it lnadvisable to make public the names
of those who have contributed to the
fund, and $50, 900 has been subscribed
on the distinct understanding that the
names of the donors should be kept
secret | may say, however, that an
analysis of the list in my possession
shows the following description of
amounts: Two subscribers of $4,000,
$4,000; three subscribers of $4,000,
$50, 600; eighteen Of $500, $4,000; three
of $4,000, $500; two of $4,000, $4,000;
forty-eIght of $1,000, $48, 1000; one of
$3.50, $3.50; twenty-one of $500, $500 /;
twenty-five of $3.50, Sc, 220; five of $500,
81 900; thirteen of 500, 81, 300; one of
$50, $50; various subscribers for small
amounts, $3.50; total, $250,O00. When
it becomes necessary TO provide for the
ultimate destination of the funds,
VI ouOoNllOC1S " III NC OdilC0s
fSignedl JAMES JONES
The Times says: At an early stage of
his labor, Mr.. Jones found that it would
be necessary to abandon the idea of
devoting the income of the fund without
reserve to the benefit of the eldest living
ex-President. The unanimous sentiment
of those appealed to was that the fund
would be regarded purely as an imper-
feet substitute for the want OF national
provision for General Grant, and that the
final destination of the principal should
be atnatter entirely within the discretion
of the subscribers for the major portion
of the trust. No other argument save
the one based upon the prominent servi-
ces of Gen. Grant to the American people
would have awaited to raise the fund to
the desired limit. No other name save
his could have prompted men, differing
in everything else, to respond promptly
and ungrudgingly to the appeal, whose
results are now before the public. While
professed Republicans constitute a great
majority of the subscribers to the list it
contains the names of men not identified
with either party, as well as of some
prominent Democrats. One of the latter
class appears as subscriber for SIC, 600.
Gigantic Land swindIes.
ST. LOUIS, March 15.-Robert L. Lind
say, well known lawyer of this city,
son of James Lindsay, who was register
in the United States Land office at Iron
ton, Mo, for a number of years, was ar
rested here to day charged with conspir-
acy to defraud the government out of
land by uttering false deeds under fraud
ulent titles. The arrest was made by Unit
ed States special agent Tyrrell, who says
Lindsay is leader of band of men liv-
ing in different parts of the country,
who have been engaged number of
years in stupendous land swindles in
southwestern Missouri. Itappears that
the bands fraudulent applications were
made between 1856 and 1870, and even
later, for land in the southeastern part
of the state, under the graduation act.
and that patents for 100000 or 3,000,-
900 acres of these lands were obtained
in an irregular or unlawful manner
by lot of Spectators or swindlers.
Since then these lands have been very
extensively sold to persons all over the
country, and deeds given for them under
these fraudulently obtained patents.
The swindle has been carried on for
years and TYrrell has been working
the case up for a number of months.
To-day his plans were so far completed
that Lindsay was arrested here, and sim
ultaneous arrests were made Of Orlando
Vanhise and John K Corwin, in Cleve-
land; George Linn, at Linnsdale, near
Cleveland, and Addison F. Burns and
H. r. Mcclellan, at Pittsburg. Parties
in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia
and other cities were also engaged in
the swindle and are 10 be arrested at
once. A thorough investigation Of the
fraud will be made by United States
District Attorney Bliss, and it is believed
the result will be revertment to the gov
eminent of an immense amount of land,
as measures will be taken 20 disposses
every one who has purchased from these
parties, and obtain the thousands of pat
ents that are doubtless in the hands of
persons who have no legal right 10 them.