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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-31

Washington. August 27.-The determine
Indian Territory a man not connected
with the depor.men of the interior to in
vestigate conditions there is understood
to be for the purpose of supplementing
the work of the secretary himself and OF
other representa- of the department
in that territory.
Since early last spring the secretary
has been giving a large share of his per
sonal attention to the situation in the
territory and q number OF the inspectors
and other officials of the department
have been engaged in the effort to fer
ret out frauds and protect the interests
of the Indians. The following is an
authorized tatement of the department s
attitude toward the situation in Indian
Territory:
The secretary made a tour of the ter
ritory in May. largely for the purpose OF
making Inquiry regarding reports that
had come to him of efforts TO deprive the
Indians of their rich lands inheritance,
and the result OF this personal investiga
ton was to confirm the report that there
was a persistent effort to secure the In
dian lands at price far below their
real value.
AS a consequence of this inquiry he
made n radical revision of the reGula =
lions for the sale of the allotted lands
and the departmental reports since that
change was made indicate that he has
saved the Indians a large percentage over
what would have been paid them if the
original regulations had stood. The new
rules require that all Indian lands which
praised by Il competent official. The sec
rotary has cancelled all sales made prior
to the time that the new regulations took
effect.
Old Prices Exceeded.
There were .129 of these deeds calling
for an aggrega.e payment Of 1868 900 All
these deeds. with the checks, have been
returned to the purchasers and the prices
since received indicate that under the
new regulations the prices paid viii eX-
coed the old prices by from - to ~
per cent.
Under the law the secretary has con-
troll of the land sales and is able to throw
many safeguards around them for the
protection of the Indian owners. most OF
whom he appreciates are entirely igno-
rant of busines methods and easily made
the tools of designing men. whether lead
ers of their own race or white men. He.
however, is not authorized by congress
sional enactment to guard the interests
of his wards completely i'll the matter Of
leases and persistent efforts to secure
control of the lands through the lease
process have been discovered In one
case. he found during his stay in Indian
Territory that clerks in the office of an
Indian agent had taken upon themselves
the responsibility for denying a hearing
to their national attorney, who represent
ed some l4000 Indians The secretary
Immediately provided for the adequate
punishment of these persons. A favorite
method for securing the leases is to have
the Indians approached by merchants
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a new question, although such deposits
as have been made heretofore had not
been previously covered in the treasury
AS early as 1878, it is said. the courts
of the United States held in effect that
the national bank repositories are parts
of the trea sury of the United States so
far as their authority to hold public de
posts are concerned.
The secretary, so far as can be learned,
has not determined on tn. epoStt of any
further funds with nat.vuai banks, but
after due deliberation has decided that it
is well within his province to MAKE such
danosits and with a view to meeting any
noeeiflc money contingency hereafter he
has segregated the internal revenue re-
ceipts from other receipts
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ALLAGOOD LEAVES SERVICE

Deputy Warden J. r. Alagood left
inc state prison farm last Thursday his
resignation baving been accepted by the
prison commission. This action was taken
hN the prison commission that day. de
spite the fact that it has not yet been
able to select successor to the DEPUTY
warden, and will not DO so until Septem-
Der &
AllaGood, as will be recalled. made
himself famous by whipping Mamie De-
Girls; the white womau convict. known
as a., me pa mond Queen" With the pub
lcaticn OF the facts connected with this
case. the deputy warden's resisnation
shortly followed. and the commission has
p1eh waiting in the effort to find a suit
aple successor to the warden before final
~ accepting his resignation.
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Lava Stream Grows Smaller.

Rome. August 1.-THE eruption OF
Mount Vesuvius is slowly decreasing. The
stream of lava has diminished in veloc-
ity, having widened 10 about 100 feet
Several assures near the crater are en-
larging. some toward Naples being 50 feet
wide
The police and carbineers keep a close
watch to prevent tourists approaching the
dangerous spot. Only Professor Mat
teucci director Of the observatory, is al
lowed inside the prescribed limits He
has made important observations from
Mount Somma, the nearest point TO the
scene of the eruption.
The government has ordered the tele-
graph Offices in the villages around Mount
Nesuvius to be kept open all night so
as to be ready to send out alarms should
this be necessary
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Hamburg Belle Wins Futuritv

New York, August 29-Hamburg Belle
, won me futurlty in footing not to her
liking, but with an ease marred ONLY
by her swerve near the finish
l1er performance. the full 6 furlongs
in ~. is the record for the race at that
distance From 1892 to 1901. inclusive. the
futur1ty course was 10 feet short of 6
furonsS. Savable made the record of ia
la st year.
In spite Of tho unpleasant weather. be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 persons were IN
attendance when the Futurity was run
hamburg Belle is The third fiIly to win
the Futurty. The others were The Butter
flies and L'4Alouette. Her owner, Mr. Paget
is credited with winning $50 900 by her
victory. and John j. Ryan. the western
track owner. winnings are placed at
$4,000
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Storm Sweeps Cayman Islands.

Mobile Ala. August 2S.-A private let
ter from Grand Cayman, British West
Indies states that the hurricane which
passed over that island destroyed 1G0
houses and p vessels.
The British three-masted schooner Gov
ernor Blake which it was feared was
lost, arrived safely after encounterins
the hurricane.
The crew of the schooner Bentley was
reported to have been saved by the
schooner Sea Gull. At Little Grand Cay
man loss OF life is reported besides great
loss of property.
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GAME OF WAR RACED
ALONG MAINE COAST

Portland, Me, August 26.-Througn
dense smoke and amid the tumult of con-
tlnuous cannon fire, the battle ships Kear-
sarge Illinois and Alabama entered this
port early today, having stormed the
main entrance to the harbor in connec-
tion with the great war game which
is going on this week in this vinicity
At midnight the scouts of the hostile
fleet were discovered by the pickets of
the army on shore, and at daybreak
the battle ships came up the channel. The
victory, if any, Is not apparent to shore
observers.
The night was a sleepless one not only
for all actually engaged in the rhanouvers
but for many in the city. 1t was scarce
ly midnight when the searchlights of the
forts disclosed two torpedo boat de-
stroycrs in the outer harbor. Firing be-
San at once and then ceased. An hour
later the presence of a battle ship was
revealed by the searchlights and several
OF the forts opened fire upon her. This
vessel returned the fire and after the
cannonading became general. A launch
containing landing parties was captured
md at 2:25 all the outer forts were
engaged in action
For more than hour the big YES
sells stood off the main entrance to the
harbor, At O'Clock they began the
advance. With the Kearsarge leading and
the Illinois and Alabama close behind.
each beiching broadsides at the forts,
they sailed slowly toward the city. Forts
Williams, Preble and Leavitt poured in
terrupted fire toward the ships. In
turn each snip seemed to concentrate
fire on one fort after another
until the vessels had reached the inner
harbor. The ships crept on by the forts.
the firing eased slowly and by O'Clock
the echo of the guns at the eastern side
of the bay. where a minor engagement
was going on, was all that could be
heard.
The battle ships then Unanswered for
a time and then they went back toward
the outer harbor, where they began cruis-
Ing about among the islands.
Early in the forenoon the scene OF ac-
ton shifted TO the passage into Husseys
sound between Peaks and Long Island.
From this vicinity great clouds of smoke
We're arising and the roar of many guns
was heard The Olympia was leading
fleet against Fort Mckinley. AS at the
main entrance they came into slowly.
ne olympia was closely followed by the
Baltimore There We're four other yes
sels in this feet, the principal one being
the training ship Newport. The others
were the converted yacht Vixon and two
torpedo boat destroyers. Worden and
Stewart.
For a time the firing was as violent
as that marking the passage of the bat
denly SUI
With the interval In the long-continued
actlon came a chance to review the en-
IRE movement from midnight to mid
forenoon The land forces claimed that
though the battle ships had PASSED tho
forts and entered the harbor. they were
not able to take the city and had dropned
r nsck TO the outer harbor to signal for
relnforcements The third section Of the
enemy squa dron. including the Chicaeo
Two torpedo boat destroyers. one second,
ciass battle ship ana one large cruiser
Joined the waiting fleet. anchored outside
the harbor. ''iu'
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PICKETT TALKS OF RICKETTS,.
! Chief Editor of Scimitar Mourns
Death of Associate

Memphis. Tenn, August 30-Mr A. B.
pickett, editor and manager Of The Scim-
itar. arrived here from New York tonight.
via Tampa, Fla Mr. Pickett vas on an
ocean steamer when the death of H. P
Ricketts. associate editor of The Scimitar.
was recently announced in Chicago and
heard for the grst time of Mr.. Iscketts'
sudden demise when he landed from the
vessel Mr. Pickett said that southern
journalism lost one of its brightest orna
ments in the death of Mr. Ricketts,, and
his personal loss could not be estimated.
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MARK HANNA STRICKEN
WHILE IN HIS OFFICE

Cleveland Ohio, August Ex-senator
Hanna was taken suddenly i'll while in his
office today and o physician who
called ordered that he go to bed at once.
Mr.. Hanna, the doctor stated. was suf
fering from stomach trouble. and this.
together with the intense heat prevail
ing caused the trouble. senator Hanna
probably will be confined to his room
for several daNs
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Period Of "Hostilities" Expired

Portland, Ne. August 29-The joinr
army and navy maneuvcrs were cGnclud.
ed today, The combined north Atlantic
fleet commanded by Rear Admiral Bar
ker, and accompanied by Admirals Sands.
Wise and Coghlan. sailed few minutes
after O'Clock to the westward for tar
get practice off the New England coast.
and the defences of the harbor were
Withdrawn rapidly.
The Massachusetts and Maine troops
left today The expiration of the period
of hOstilitieS' was at noon. when the
feet moved to the entrance of the har-
Dor and anchored. The cruisers New
port, Panther. Topeka, and the destroy
crs Lawrence and Worden We're among
the vessels running into the harbor
Rear Admiral Barker and General Chat
fee both granted interviews. but were not
expected to make public the reports of
the umpIres and fleets work. Both com
nandcrS considered the maneuV2rs 70
have been of great benefit to the service.
The detailed reports of the eight UNI
pires and twenty-five observers will be
forwarded to the war department and
there compiled If the definite result be-
comes known it will be only through the
Washington officials. A final opinion is
expected from each commanding officer
ashore to the sufficiency of the pres
ent fixed defenses.
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Small Dividends for September.

New York. August 2s.-Everything indi-
Gates that the total industrial dividend
disbursements in September will be small
err than for any previous month this year.
the declarations thss far announced
amounting to only Sl54a7,51 This com
pares with sI7&0OOoo in August and $&l,-
ss3. 400 in March. the high water mark
for the year In 1902 the September dis
bursemcnts aggregated $l6,9i3,96i.
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Continues To Be Somewhat Weak.

Cleveland. Ohio, August 29.-Senator
Hanna. upon the advice of his physician.
did not leave his bed today. and proba-
nl5 viii not do 50 before the first OF next
week. The senator continues somewhat
weak. He expects to take an active part
in the republican state campaign. and to
make many speeches during its progress
Governor Hunt of Porto Rico was >,
guest at the Hanna residence TODAY. ana
talked for some time with MI Hanna
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Boil Wavil in Texas.

Galveston, Texas, August 25.-The Texas
section of the weather bureau service
today issued a map showing the boil
weevil district of the cotton belt of the
state There are eighty-one counties in
cluded, and it is stated that the pest
is doing great damage wherever pres
ent.''
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The Flaglers in Bad Health.

Mamaronek. n. V. August 24Mrs.
Henry NJ Flagler. wife of the Standard
Oil millionaire. is Ill with a nervous dis
ease at Satan's Toe. a country mansion
on Orienta Point bat is improving. MI.
Flagler himself has just recovered fl ON
an attack OF lumbago. They will go
south for the fan ana winter and later
cruise IN the Mediterranean
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Eruption Of vesuvius Continues.

Rome, August 30-The eruption of We
suvius continues in all its grandeur, but
without apparent danger to the neigh
boring popula ton Thousands of people
remain up all night long to witness the
spectacle. The lava emitted is of an
unusually liquid form and consequently
las covered a larger area than at pre-
vious eruotions, adding much to the
heaMtV of tho Scene
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SHOTGUN USED BY WOMAN.
Mrs. Moore Fired on Negro in Her
Door

Hogansville, Ga, August 26.-(SpeclaL)-
At o'clock yesterday morning an un-
known negro walked up on the back steps
of George Moore's house about l mile
east of Franklin and asked Mrs. Moore.
who was getting her baby to sleep On
the bed FOR something to eat.
She told him she had nothing cooked.
He then asked if she had any money and
she said no. He then said he had to
have something to eat and stepped UP into
the door.
lie turned his head to look back, and
as he looked out Mrs Moore seized
shotgun which stood near the bed and
pointed 1t at him. but he threw up his
left hand and knocked the gun off just
as she fired.
She then took her baby and ran to a
neighbours house about a quarter of a
mile off. She looked back once and saw
the negro standing in the door Posses
have secured the country looking for the
negro, but he s still al large Mrs. Moore
did not know the negro.
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SHAW AND NATIONAL BANKS
Secretary May Give Them Internal
Revenue Receipts.

Washington, August 2S-The published
statement that Secretary Shaw had de-
cided that under existing laws he was
authorized to segregate government re-
ceipts from internal revenue sources and
deposit the same al his discretion in ma
tional bank repositories. does not raise
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GIVES MILLION DOLLARS
TO TRY HIS RELATIVES.

Norwich. Conn. August 25.-Ste-
phen Roth of Chicago, has divided
nHlf of his wealth among relatives
in this city. the gifts aggregating
about a million dollars. He Is %
years Of age. and sufferer from
locomotor ataXia.
Mr.. Roth said he desired to see
to what use his relatives would put
the money and that it had been
given unconditionally
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Placing the Blame.

Philadelphia Inquirer: Caller So the
doctor brought you little sister the
other night eh?
Tommy-Yeh; / guess it was the doctor
done It, Anyway. I heard him tellin' pa
some tim ago at if pa didn't pay his old
bin he'd make trouble fur him.
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Scape and Spurwin captured.

Portland. Me August 2S.-An official
message from the Olympia to the Kear-
sarge. intercepted at the wireless tele-
graph station at Fort Preble and madei
public tonight, officially confirms the re-
port of the grounding for forty-five min
utes during the war maneuVers of Nd
miral Dewey's famous flag ship Olympia.
The message read:
I'VE are on the rocks. Double bottom
leaking. Can get off without assistance"
The Press today says that the Olympia
struck Star ledge in Luke sound. at
point where the chart showed &c feet, but
which sounded only "a or less than the
Olympia's drauaht. The cruisers bottom
was damaged, causing her to leak but the
water taken in was controlled by the
vessels danes and her injuries were not
so serious but that she was able TO take
part in the maneuvers yesterday and to-
day.
At noon tomorrow the mimic war waged
off this port SINCE midnight Tuesday. with
all manner Of maueuVers by the navy,
will come to an end and the several
thousand men hurried 10 the defense OF
the city will be withdra wn from the har-
Dor defenSeS.
Today's movements consisted Of fierce
engagement during which landing party
of 1850 under Rear Admiral Coughlan
captured all the stations and defences
and jackies landed almost at dawn and
were engaged until after noon. when they
returned to the fleet which had remain
ed off RichmOnds islands all day. Rear
Admiral Coushlan believed he had achiov-
cd the srandest victory of the navy. but
al 3:45 o'clock Lieutenant Jordon. who is
in command of the engineer corps at
the Two Lights, was informed by phone
that the umpires had decided that no
landing was effected by the invaders.
as the men and boats had been nut ont
of action before the landing was at
tempted
Therefore the capture Of all the points
on the cape. including the signal search
| light and fire control sta tons at Two
Lights. the defences at Silver Springs
and the searchight at Pond Cove. was
| void and they stand as no attempt had
| been made at their capture. This left
! the immense searchights in action for a
| demonstration tonight Reports that the
| invaders were marching upon the forts
| and the city prevailed. but if such had
! been the Intention, ii was not carried
| the men returning to the ships at 3:45
/ The mer standing n the entertainments
on Meeting House hill, 3 miles from the
| city, were reinforced by COO men from
| the forts in anticipation of an assault
| from the Invaders. or an attempt to
march upon the city proper The capture
| of this force would require more than g.
| 600 invaders
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BITE OF RAT CAUSES
Death OF LEGISLATOR.

Cambria, Wis. August 26-David
C. Williams. aged g. who was BIT
ten by a rat two weeks ago. died
today from blood poisoning which
resulted from the bite. Mr. Will
liams was a member of the lower
house of the last legislature. He
served in the civil war.
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Victory Claimed bv Armv.

DIVISION Headquarters, Cushings Island
august 2b--Army under command Of Colo.
ne! = NJ NILS, it is believed, gained a
N'etorS over portion of the fleet com
n3nded by Admiral Barker, in an en-