Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-08
SET ASIDE SALE OF LANDS
Inspector Reports OOIlurOn Among Bidder.
for Omaha Indian Realty.
LAND OFFICE OFFICIALS NOT IMPLICATED
Resister and Receiver at O'NeiII Or
aerea 60 Hold an Inauiry and an
Interesting Time f.
Anticipated.
(From a stan Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.--(special Teie-
gram.)-S. q. Ruby, an inspector OF the
Department Of the Interior, who was sent
to O'Neiil. Neb., for the purpose Of in
vestigsting charges made in relation to the
sale Of certain isolated tracts OF land In
the Omaha Indian reservation that were
sold at the oNeiii land once on May 4.
has submitted his report to the secretary
OF the interior. Mr.. Ruby finds that a
combination was formed between prospec-
tive bidders and that a fund was raised
to pay certain other prospective bidders
to refrain from bidding upon the iahSs.
That instead OF duplicating the register
and receiver Of the. o'Neill land Office with
the sale. as alleged In one or two populist
papers In Nebraska, Inspector Ruby acquits
them Of any completely whatever and en-
dorses the Recommendation OF the register
and receiver Of the O'Neill land once that
the sale be set aside. In view Of the col
lusion, which on the face OF the returns is
apparent Acting Secretary Ryan Of the
Interior department. after a review OF In
spector Ruhy's report. Immediately ordered
that public hearing be granted those
persons who were unable to bid at the sale
and directed that the register and receiver
should hold an open court for the purpose
register and receiver should be empowered
to set time and place for such public
hearing and that persons interested IN the
sale should have the right to be represented
by attorney.
This letter went to the o'NeiiI land
once today. In view Of Inspector Ruby's
report It is said chat there will be inter-
esting prCeeedieLs at o'Neill when the in
quiry as to those connected with the re-
cent sale OF Omaha lands is begun. The
register ane receiver of the O'Neill once
are ordered to also notify the general land
ONCE when the hearing is to take place.
WASHINGTON. Aug 7.--(Special Tele-
gram. )--Bids were opened today by the
supervising architect OF the treasury for
plaster models for the United States post
Office building at Creston, Ia. There were
four bidders as follows; James r. Farley,
Washington, $500: @. w. Loughagen, New
York. 1862; Boyd shearer, baltimore,
ss7s; J. Frank Whitman company, WASH
ington. s5e5.
B. Bean has been appointed postmaster
AZ F1ensnaw, TayIor county. Ia, vice James
Higgins resigned.
The postofice at Sparta. Knox county,
Neb., has been moved three miles north
west, with Joseph v. HoIecek, postmaster.
The comptroller Of the currency has ap-
proved the Merchants National bank Of
st. Louis as reserve agent for the City
National bank OF Lincoln, Neb. "a
Frank d. Simons OF Ayoca. N. ". has been
appointed q teacher At the winnebtgo In
dian school. Nebraska.
p. T. Macarthur. superintendent Of the
sisseton indian school. South Dakota, has
been transferred and appointed superihtend-
.ent and acting Indian agent at Fort Lapwai,
Idaho.
This contract for carrying the mail from
Schell to Moomaw, Sheridan county, Neb.,
has been awarded to d. @. Blair OF SchelI
and from Barnes to oneska. Ia. to @. Gra-
ham Of Barnes.