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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Agent BrOsius' Report Accuses
About all Federal officers in
Indian Territory.
GIVES NAMES AND POSITIONS
Has not Been Able to Get at Half The
Rottenuess. Air Full of Rumors.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE charges
of wholesale corruption in Indian Ter
ritory and the connection of officials of
the interior department and the de-
partment of justice with questionable
operation there are fully borne out in
a report made by ). NJ. Brosius, special
representative of Indian Rights Asso-
citation, who was sent to the territory
a short time ago for the purpose of
making a complete investigation into
the alleged scandals. The report in
wolves the names of the majority of the
Dawes commission as well that of
Pliny Soper, United States district
attorney for the Northern district, and
sheds glariDg light upon the condi-
tions under which individuals and or
ganizcd banks and trust companies
have been robbing the Indians of their
allotnents.
Brosius says that lands are secured
from the Indians at from SO to rs cents
an acre and are Immediately sublet by
sharks and trust companies specially
organized for that purpose at from 500
to $3.50. The extent of the operations
may be inferred from the fact that one
reservation embraces 1000, 900 acres, of
which the trust companies have Sc
cured the control. The Dawes COM
mission is severely criticised and the
agent shows that by its methods the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
ABOUT CoMPLExIoNs.
Eood Makes Them GOOD or bal

Food Makes Them Good or Bad.
Saturate the human body with
strong coffee and it will in time show
in the complexion of the coffee
drinker.
This is caused by the action of
coffee on the liver, thus throwing part
of the bile into the blood. Coffee
compilations are sallow and muddy
and will stay that way until coffee is
given up entirely.
The sure way to recover rosy cheeks
and red lips is to quit coffee and drink
Postum Food Coffee which makes red
blood. Il had been for more than 20
years an inveterate coffee drinker
and it is absolutely true that | had
SO completely saturated myself with
this drug that my complexion toward
the last became perfectly yellow and
every nerve and fibre in me was
affected by the drugs in coffee.
For days at time l had been
compelled to keep to my bed on &C.
count of nervous. headache and stom-
ache trouble and medicines did not
give me any relief 1 had never con-
suited a physician in regard to my
headaches and terrible COMPLEXION
and only found out the cause Of
them after l commenced the use of
Postum which became known to me
through Grape-Nuts We all liked the
food Grape-Nuts and it helped us so
we thought Postum must certainly
have merit and we concluded to try
it We found it so delicious that we
continued the use altogether although
never expected it to help my health.
After few months my headaches
were all gone and my complexion had
cleared wonderfully then knew that
my troubles had been caused by cof-
fee and had been cured when left
on coffee and drank Postum in its
place" Name giren by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum will change the blood of
any coffee drinker and rosy cheeks
and health take the place of yellow
skin and disease.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Convicts Build Roads.

Topeka, Aug. IA. = State Auditor
Wells has audited claim for the pur-
chase of horses and road machinery by
the prison officials. The prison board,
under recent act of the legislature,
will proceed to build some macadam
roads in the vicinity of the Lansing
prison with convict labor. 1t has pur-
chased traction engine to haul and
crush rock. The engine cost 81, 100.
The board has also purchased three
pair of horses and four spans of mules
One pair of horses cost S4s2, another
$3.50. Two spans of mules cost $500
each. Work on the roads will begin at
once. About 100 convicts will be given
employment on the roads. Warden
Jewett believes he can make TRUSTEES
out of that many in addition to those
needed to work the prison farm
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Extra Session May be in October.

Oyster Bay, Aug. Ex-senator Aid
rich, when asked by an Associated
Press reporter with reference to the
visit of the senators to the president,
said:
1.-The Republican members of the
subcommittee of the senate finance
committee, who recently met for an
informal conference at Warwick, r. l.,
talked with the president about finau-
cial conditions and the need of legis-
lative changes. No bill has been
drafted or agreed OH and none will be
until after the fullest consultation
with our Democratic associates OF the
subcommittee and all the mem ers of
the finance committee, it is, however.
our purpose to nave IL bill in readiness
for presen tation to the senate at the
beginning of the extra session, if one
shall be called in October or Novem-
Der. We are hopeful that a bill can be
agreed upon and reported that will
receive the approval of both houses of
congress and afford prompt and Elf
Gent relief to the business interests of
the whole country"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
SAYS HALE HAS NOT Been TOLD

Indians are compelled to travel hun
ments and then are compelled to wait
many weeks for action. He says that
at the rate of daily filing it will take
thirty years to complete the alloting.
Brosius says that the tribal develop
ment company of Tishomingo, /. T.,
was authorized March %, with capt.
tai stock of 500, 900 and had ST., 900
paid in. Guy p. Cobb, who was then
internal revenue inspector for the ter
ritory, is the largest stakeholder.
Again Brosius says, ''P Soper is
large stakeholder and vice president
of the company"
Governor Mosely, of the Chichasla
nation, is also stakeholder. The
Muskogee Title and Trust Company,
which does u business in lands, was
organized in February of this year.
Tams Bixby, chairman of the Dawes
commission, WIS stakeholder and vice
president of the concern. ]. G. Wright,
inspector in absolute charge in the
Indian Territory, is one of its direc-
tors.
Brosius claims that Tams Bixby has
acquired real estate while holding his
official position as president of the
commission, allotting lands to the
Indians at Fort Gibson, Tahlequah,
Tishomingo and Sulphur Springs.
Brosius also says: "There are ru.
mors afloat to the effect that federal
officers in Indian Territory are fnan-
cially interested in other transactions
that would seem to preclude them from
retaining their positions under the
| Indian department"
Agent Brosius reports that he has
not been able to get at half the rotten.
ness and the air is full of rumors Of
} corruption and scandals.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20

Washington. Aug. Il. = Secretary
Hitchcock has returned 200 leases for
lands in the Creek country without his
approval on the ground that they did
not conform to regulations recently is
sued by him. This is not the first of
the leases he has directed to be return
ed without his signature. 1t is, how
ever, the largest number returned at
one time. The leases are accompanied
by certified checks as an evidence of
good faith representing thousands of
dollars. They are returned with the
rejected leases.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
The Fencing Contrnversx.

Topeka, Aug. 15.-United States Dis
trict Attorney Dean says that he ex-
pected very determined resistance
from the cattlemen of Northwestern
Kansas against the enforcement of the
federal statute preventing the fencing
OF government land. Nearly fifteen
suits are in preparation, to be brought
in the United States court by Mr..
Dean. In these suits every conceivable
method of inclosing government land
is included. 1t is the purpose of the
district attorney to make all the gov
ernment land in the state free range
and to permit no person to have any
advantage in its use.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
That Fake Correspondent.

Wichita, Aug. Evil Il. Draper,
who wrote the alleged libelous story
of White Buffalo, an educated Indian,
from the Wichita City court on conf
plant of the managing editor of the
paper which printed the fake" is de-
PENDANT in divorce suit fled by his
wife here. Draper is charged with
cruelty and with threatening to kill
his wife. The warrant issued for his
arrest for libel was never served.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
"COME OVER AND HELP U.s."
Macedonisns Appeal To The Powers To
Intervene For Peace. 4.

Sofia, Aug. 14.-The delegates of the
Macedonian committee have sent an
appeal for the intervention of Europe
to enforce the provisions of the Berlin
treaty. The committee say that ''in-
tervention is the only means of rene
dying the evil and stopping bloodshed.
The sporadic efforts OF the powers to
secure reforms have failed, they have
resulted merely in II recurrence of
Turkish fanatieism and suppression.
1T is evident that reform measures
to be efficacious must include the APP
pointment of Christian governor
general, some one who has never held
Office under the porte, and who must
be Independent of the Turkish govern
ment in the exercise of his functions,
and the further appointment by the
powers of Il joint, permanent admins
trative board, with full power to deal
with any disturbances.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Dark C1oud. For ssrvia.

Vienna, Aug. I'm consequence of
the assassination of King Alexander
and Queen Draga and the subsequent
attitude of the Servian military Off
GERS, both Russia and Austria have
decided to send home all the Servian
officers studying in their military
schools. Russia has forbidden her Off
GERS to have either official or social in
tercourse with the Servian officers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
SUITS AGAINST RANCHMEN.
Twelve Western Cattlemen Charged With
Fencing Government Land.

Topeka, Aug. 13.-Three suits have
been filed in the United States district
court by the United States attorney
against big cattle ranch firms in west
ern Kansas, charging them with hav-
ing certain land under fence. The
Circle Land and Cattle company in
sherman aud Wallace counties are
charged with having $4,000 acres I'M
lawfully fenced; the c. p. Dewey Cat
tie company 5000 acres in Cheyenne,
and the Mills-Wood Cattle company
about ten sections.
Twelve other suits are in course of
preparation against western cattlemen
of the same mature. The penalty is a
heavy fine if found guilty
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
More Brutality On Range.

Dupuyer, Mont, Aug. 17.-Fourteen
masked men, supposed to be cattlemen,
took herder from the sheep camp OF
John Sturgeon and carrying him ten
miles into the mountains, tied him to a
tree and whipped him to death. They
shot many of the herdcr's sheep and
drove the remainder away. Sheriff
Taylor and a posse are in pursuit OF
the white CAPS.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Gentlemen at Arms.

The English bodyguard of gentle
men-at-arms, which is the nearest
guard" to his majesty, is limited in
numbers, and composed of officers who
have seen active service, who are of
a certain height and under fifty years
of age at the date of appointment.
His majesty personally selects the Off
GERS who form his English guard, and
the appointment is looked upon as a
great prize. The genuemen-at-arms
receive pay.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Adds s1o,ooo,ooo to Pay Roll.

Chicago, Aug. Il. - When General
Manager C. a. Goodnow conceded the
trainmen and conductors of the Chica-
go, Rock Island & Pacific railroad an
increase in wages lie brought to a close
general movement for higher wages
and better working conditions that has
benefited more than 40, 600 men and
added ten million dollars to the yearly
pay rolls of tho railroads in the West
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Easy WAY to Get sheIIHsh,

Many Long Island housewife. when
she wants oysters or clans for din
ner, puts on her hat, strolls down to
the shore that marks the boundary
of her husbands property and there
gathers the shellfish with her own
hands. Then, again, she frequently
takes one of the hired help" along
to do the actual work.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Plainly OF Salmon.

Astoria, Ore, Aug. 13.-The present
run of Chinook Salmon in tine Columbia
river is unprecedented. Every cannery
and cold storage plant Oh the river is
working to its full capacity. 1t is con-
coded that the phenomenal run of fish
is due to artificial propagation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
More Long Distance Phones.

Topeka, Aug. 15.-The Union Long
Distance Telephone Company is now
laying out I; line from Concordia to
Topeka via Abilene and Junction City.
This line will connect with the indie
pendent long distance line now being
built between Topeka and Kansas City.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
To Establish Peace.

Rome. Aug. 12.-It is stated here that
there has been an exchange of views
between the powers regarding the sit
uation III Macedonia and that appar-
emily the powers have decided to sup
port Austria and Russia in efforts to
establish peace
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Proper Seasoning.

"That boy of NINE" said the coun-
try editor, "is a little wild, L admit.
but he's young yet. He, needs little
seasoning" "Seasonin's what he'll
git" interrupted Farmer Hardgrane'
"ef he don't keep outer by orchard.
I'll pepper him with rock salt.
adelphia Press.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Martinique Badly Hit.

Fort De France, Aug. 17.--Cane,
cocoa and coffee crops are total loss.
Fruits and vegetables positively de-
stroyed. Every town and village is
injured. Thousands of houses are
down. Deaths have been few. Com
munication is difficult. Brcadstutfs,
provisions and galvanized roofing will
find ready sale.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Does Not Reach Producer

Kansas City, Aug. 13.-Cattle men
say the recent increases in meat rates
aren't getting them anything. 1t
grinds the people when they have TO
stand for an increase in food stuffs
when they know that none of it
reaches the producer
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20

The Mexican government proposes
to compel all signs and advertise
ments on walls to be in Spanish with,
If desired, translations into other Ian
guages. 1t is considered contrary
to the dignity of the nation that Eng
lish signs, now very numerous. should
not have their Spanish counterpart.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
No,.d rv..t.r,.rD ..d.

Deadwood, 5. D.. Aug. i5.-C. p.
Carpenter. one of the wealthiest men
in the Black Hills and for years head
of the Northwestern Stage and Trans.
portation company, died here oil
apoplexy. He was organizer of the
Golden Ridge Mining company and
WAS an extensive cattle owner.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20

AS the result of sunburn, Joseph
Perkins, a Coney Island life-saver. is
delirious in a New York hospital. The
doctors who are treating him pro-
nounce his the worst case of sunburn
they have ever seen. A large part of
his skin had been made completely
raw by the sun.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Earthquake in Greece.

Athens, Greece, Aug. 10. = Three
slight earthquake shocks have just
occurred here. The villages OH the Isle
of Cythera were almost entirely de-
stroyed. The earthquake was general
throughout Greece. Two boys were
l-i1lad
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20

Carthage, Mo-, Aug. 11.-A strong
wind storm destroyed thousands of
dollars worth of fruit and shade trees
and caused more or less damage to
small buildings and mining property
here and at Jasper, Lamar and Seneca,
taking in three counties along the
Kansas line
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Textile strikers Yield.

Philadelphia, Aug. lat is estima-
tee that 1900 operatives in the textile
trade reported for duty at various
mills and a similar number, it is ex-
pected, will resume work at once. This
is the first serious break in the textile
workers strike, which has been in
progress since June /.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Giant Monkey.

The biggest monkey ever exhibited
is a gorilla six feet ten inches high,
with an arm-spread of nine feet three
inches, from the Camaroons, West
Africa. He stands with his skeleton
beside him in the museum of Ham,
burg The crowds at the museum
have been enormous. and the COM
ments upon its marked resemblance
to the human species have been gen.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
M.,,,n,on. IA. Hnrric,n,

Fort de France. Martinique, Aug. -.
The island of Martinique was swept
by hurricane OF great violence for
ten hours and it was particularly Sc
we're during two hours at Fort de
France, where it caused much destruc-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Rowland,s Successor Not Named.

Leavenworth, Kans., Aug. 13.-The
board of managers of the National
Soldiers home did not select govern
or of the local home to succeed the late
Joseph G. Rowland, as the members
had not sufficient time to study the
merits of the various candidates. Major
W. w. Martin, treasurer, is acting
governor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
pu,zl.-wbich Is pishonest7

"Pittsburg Phils" horses have been
ruled off the Sheepshead Bay track,
but phil himself is permitted to
plunge" there as of yore. Yet nobody
denies that the horses are honest
enough.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Woman's Field.

Every woman should think and act
for herself. and express her real opin-
ions. individuality, when combined
with tact and good manners, is always
attractive. A woman's happy, hearty
laugh is better than medicine. and her
CHEEKY presence is as welcome as the
sunshine in a sickroom and is as
fruitful of good.-Elchange
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Bridges Washed Out.

Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 1.-THE heavy
storms of Saturday and Sunday caused
much loss to the Southern Pacific Rail-
road company, and greatly delayed
traffic. A eoo-foot bridge at Patagonia
was washed out Sunday night by the
food coming down the Sonora river.
A 4o-foot bridge at Huaclucu was also
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
received The pelecatIons.

Rome, Aug. 1a.-Pius Y had another
fatiguing day, as he received all the
delegations which had come to Rome
Z TO attend the coronation ceremonies
He accorded a lengthy audience to 300
persons from Venice
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
,.,.... u.-vest of Australia.

The average yield of the wheat har
vest of South Australia is six bushels
per acre, and the surplus available
for export 13O,530 tons
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
c.od M.ssschusetts Law.

Massachusetts, is free from the re-
peated murder trial farces OF ne"
York. There is only one appeal pos
sible there-from the jury's verdlct
straight to the highest court.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
secr.t.rv Root win Re,,rn,

Oyster Bay, Aug. ID. II iihu Root
will resign as secretary of war, the
resignation to take effect about the
6rst of next January. He will be sue
ceeded, unless the present plans mis-
carry, by Judge William h. Taft, now
governor OF the Philippines
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
More Australian Gold.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Five hundred
thousand dollars worth of Australian
gold will arrive at San Francisco next
week, payment for which will be made
in New York by telegraph.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Czar nemands of snltan.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 12.-The car
has demanded the exemplary punish
ment not only of the murderer of the
Russian consul at Monastir, who was
killed last week by Turkish gendarmes,
but of all the military and civil Off
Gals in any way responsible for the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Bad Eirs I'm t,mah.

Omaha, Aug. 1l.-This city has had
Assoc, 900 fire with about so per cent in
surance. The loss TO the Midland
Glass and Paint company is about
s125, 900, that of the Marks Saddlery
company SIS, 900 and on the building
about $40. 600
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
watching Turkeys troubles.

Rome. Ang ID. The minister of
marine mas directed that a squadron
be kept in readiness to sail for the east
should the complication in Macedonia
make it necessary to protect italian
subjects there.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Eyerybodv Frozen.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Half the citizers
of Nome. Teller City and other far
northern Alaskan gold towns and
camps, says the Tribune, are minus
fingers, toes, ears, noses feet and legs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20

Hong Kong, Aug. 1.-THE Chinese
imperial troops have been defeated by
rebels at Hwei-Chou-Fu, in the south
ern province of KwangTung. I'm
perial reinforcements consisting of
5000 Gcrman-drilled troops have ar
rived at Canton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Burial of General woodson.

Washington, Aug. 13.-The remains
of the late Brigadier General A. L.
Woodson reached here from Paola.
Kansas, and were inferred at Airing
ton National cemetery; The body was
escorted from the railroad station by
several troops of the second cavalry.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Toy PistnIa RarreA.

Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-THE police
have arrested four merchants charged
with violating the law regarding the
sale OF firearms to minors Since July
number of deaths have occurred
from loclljaw which developed from
toy pistol wounds.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Irish Twins.

Irish women can boast of having
twins more frequently than any other
women in the world. Twins are born
in Dublin about once in every fifty-two
births. as against a general world av-
erage of one in eighty.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Sat Under Hanging Lamp.

Clinton, Ia. Aug. 15.-Miss Carrie
Knapp, of LeClaire, was sitting in.
church under a hanging lamp which
fell into her lap and set FIRE to her
clothes. She died soon after.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Grain and stock Firm su,pends.

Omaha, Aug. 1.-THE Merrill COM
mission company, grain and stock
brokerage firm. has suspended. The
concern did an extensive business.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
c-,,sad. AGAINST Docking"

The New Jersey Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is
carving on a crusade against the
practice of docking" horses tails.
Several wealthy owners of horses
have been arrested charged with hay-
ing had their horses tails docked.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Silver City FIonded.

Silver City, n. NJ. Aug. 17.-Heavy
rains for two days caused floods that
have almost inundated this town. A
wall of water seven feet high rushed
through the residence portion of the
town, flooding homes and stores and
running their contents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Booming General Miles.

Washington, Aug. 13. = Maryland's
delegation TO the G. A. R. encampment
at San Francisco is booming Lieut.
General Nelson A. Miles for the posi-
zion of commander-in-chie of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
~ Mln. coal under Water.

The new mines pumping scheme
for South Staffordshire, England is
designed to release and render avail
able for mining 100000 tons OF coal
now under water.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
yesuvIu, Creates AIarm.

Rome, Aug. 15.-Vesuvius is creating
intense alarm in the surrounding re-
gions, eruptions of the volcano being
very heavy