Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-08-31

ctals have bcen removed for the OF
lenses charged, The only name al
| prominence among the removals thai
have been made public is thar OF GUY
] Cobb. internal reyenna commissioner
/ for Indian Territory Several weeks
/ ago Secretary Hitchcock notlnci the
/ members uf the Dawes commission
and Others who are using their posi-.
I lion in the federal service as a vantage
from which to do business in Indian
ands th2t they must choose between
heir office and the land business.
Federal officers whose names are be.
ing printed as president directors and
stockholders in trust companies that
deal in Indian lands mHst so out OF
the business or resign their once
An idea OF the extent OF the frauds
in the purchase OF Indian lands can
be had by ANY one case. where an In
dian was persuaded TO sell his allot.
ment Tor 81 GOO. The Spectator kept
Increasing his offer until finally the
indian derived $500 from his land.
The great body OF Creek lands
about 100000 acres In all Is now
I
tbe Interior department that the land
companies had options on the best
Greek lands Tor from $3.50 to 81 an
acre. and that 81 an acre was upset
price. Much of the Creek lands would
be cheap at s25 an acre. 50 the land
companies stood 10 make by the spec.
ualtion between $4,000 900 and $50.
900 900.
WASHINGTON. d. C. Aug 27.-
Thomas Bixby. chairman OF the Dawes
commission. by wire today requested
an official investigation Secretary
Hitchcock granted the request prompt.
ly.
DUBLIN, Ind, Aug. 27.-Probably
The largest family reunion ever held
in Indiana was that OF the Huddlestuu
family. which met today for the FIRST
time near Contcrville More than
Members of the family claim that they
scent or marriage We're in attendance
Members o fthe family claim that they
are descendants of the Huguenots and
that their relationship extends into al
most every state OF the Union.
HAVANA. Aug 27.-It is expected
that Texas will be awarded the con
I'D ca nj sar ,ho c,,I'ar -,
guard. Bids were opened in Havana
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