The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-07-15
RICHARDS CONFIRMS
EXPOSE OF FRAUDS
Officer in Charge OF Opening
Says The Tribune Was JUS
titled in Publication.
WILL DEFEAT GRAFTERS
Gonestcel Is Disappointed Because Cn.y
1000 Arc There-Crowd at Yanh-
ton Is Reported at About
Same Number.

Especial STAFF Correspondence Of Sioux
City Tr.Dun".l
Bonesteel, S. D.. July Tinted
States Commissioners c. i. Richards,
who arrived last night u take charge
of the opening of the Rosebud reserva-
ton, not only confirms the expose of a
scheme to defraud homestcaders, first
published in The Tribune. hut an
nounced a plan that he has prepared
for the special purpose OF protecting
homesteaders against this fraud
Commissioner Richards granted the
representative of The Tribune the only
interview he has given concerning the
Rosebud opening, denying an audience
to all others. He stated that he had
read the report first published in The
Tribune, that II number of swindlers
who operated in the Oklahoma opening
had arrived at Bonesteel and Yankton
for the purpose OF instituting, through
dupes, fake contests against home-
steads, ard thus forcing the settlers to
pay to have the contests withdrawn.
Commissioner Richards said he did not
doubt the truth of the report and stated
that ne had already taken steps to cir
cumvent these grafters.
On hoard his special car yesterday
afternoon, Commissioners Richards gave
Tho Tribune a positive statement con-
break out when the filing begins in Au-
gust. Nh hIchafdS SAID:
Papers Were justified.
'Tlo papers We're justified in printing
the reuort that .', clans of erarters
We're assembling.
People of Yankton and Bonesteel
rould have been justified in forming
vigilance committees. There will be a
great nlanv fraudulent contests
! read the reports in the Chicago
papers on my way in from Denver ycs-
IerCI3v ANA fntnrn1jnad al, :, course of
acton. '' ''''''N ' "
"a circular has been prepared and
will he ont before filing time This
will lay down the law which will SHUT
out the grafters.
When a man has fled on piece OF
lahd inc registrar And receiver VAL
make ont the papers ut once and send
tHeiH 10 washington WlthN Il lew
hours after they have filed. Contests
VII! not be considered after the papers
are Solle.
Has Another Coup.
IF there IS It great deal OF trouble,
we will rule that q person contesting
the right of an entryn,an to file will
have to show grounds for the contest
before the registrar and receiver at
once. He will decide then and there
whether there is ground for a contest
or not The decision Of the registrar
and receiver may be made final Usual-
~ we would allow an appeal to the
genera land office but If the "rafterS
commence IllhS contests against ell
trynen by the wholesale no appeal VIII
be allowed.
MT Ricnafds says he Will pc COM
Dlete master OF ceremonies, though he
expects no trouble. lie has the power
TO close up any OF the registration OF
fees ana move them TO any other point
II" chooses. When aSked about the
proclamation of the president he said;
well. wrote the thing ana MI
Roosevelt signed it, He would be Will
ing to sign an amendment II | wired it
TO him and n few hoWfs later would
have the signed amendment
Richards Straict1tgned Thirrs.
Many tbinos waIa snaadtJ,, sat,l.1
vbat, C,ann,a1 r,Td Cnr,,ris,.io,,,, {,
L I2icb9,,1s a,r;I,ad j., 1,ornctani SOW
Denver last evening. The notarics re-
ceived a set back. anyone guilty of
charging exhorbtant prices, and those
who are here to get the lay OF the
ground before filing contests IL August.
We're warned by the commissioners in
very simple statement.
Notaries will be allowed 10 charge
IS cents and no more. More than that.
Mr.. Richards says he will shut up the
first registration Office he hears of To-
Gated in a city where exorbitant prices
are charged Prices for everything are
all right in Bonesteel.
Granted an Interviev,.
r,o,,,,,;cei,,ar pioho,.s io, =;
p,,nnstaai ,nst n,.nninr at : r,nioo ~
ao,,i,,.s tror, o,,.,t,a +, Co,t,i,, ~ y
aii,t ;.n ~. ,,hi, 49,, 49,,
~ c,hla t,svoli,r orant az ~ ~;
1000 e. North,vastorn railro,d ,nI /,
ranresentatiyn or The Trihno ~
P;rbor,ie ot oncn ioinnd Jnsnactor Inn
NcPhall Who with - comnanv of clnrls
came here sunday in the first P,,lln,on
e[er seen in this country. The seven
clerks are s. NJ Williams. s. w. Nor
ton Jno. O'Conneil. J. w. Murphy J. D.
Sheehan, ]. w. Harboueh and L. Sphinx.
When Inspector McPhall informed
Commissioner Richards that the 900
notaries here wanted to charge 81 for
making out the registration papers and
placins their seal on them. MI. Rich
ards said
Gave an UItnlatu.?1.
"rhev can't charge 81 under any cir
clmstances. won't stand for, such y
charge. T'wentv-tlye cents is a limit
fixed bv a rule of the general land Office
and they can make money enough AT
tnat
"Six notaries car do all the work
there is to do and If any six of the 200