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THE OKLAHOMA SCANDAL HAMON ACCUSES CONGRESSMAN CRF.AGKR OF BLEEDING Me? li VR RAY. Cltortawn and (hkkaiwwi Testify Re? garding M* Murray's Activities in (i?tUOf ? .HllnirS McAlester. Okla.. Aug. S. ?A charge that C. fi. Creager, congress man from the Third Oklahoma dis? trict, has solicited "sums" of money J. F. McMurray, holder of the land contracts that are being subjected to an investigation, was made by Jake U Hamon today before the investigating committee appoint? ed by the house of representatives. Hamon today said Creager had solicited money from McMurray dur? ing the pendency In congress of a bill which had been drawn up by McMur? ray and which Creager Introduced. This bill provided for the sale of the surface lands to private Individuals and for the sale of the mineral wealth to the government. Although the McMurray contracts were not referred to In It. the bill Hamon said, was so termed that Mc? Murray might have been enabled to put In a claim for the attorneys' feea The measure was not passed. Challenges Creager. "I want Mr. Creager recalled to the id to answer these charges," said ion. "I want him to acknowledge Just aftsr he introduced that bill, he went to McMurray and under the guise of loans demanded from McMurray large r ms of money. 1 think It will throw considerable light oa the Indie r land situation at Wash? ington If Creager is recalled and asked about his demands for money from McMurray." m Oa being examined by Congressman Burks, chairman of the committee, that It was doubtful if Creager would be recalled, Hamon asked to be allow? ed to Introduce witnesses to testify as to his charges. His request was taken under advlsfment. Was Indian Dny. It was "Indian day" at tin hearing. Many Indians testified they had signed the McMurray contracts allowing 10 ner sent, attorneys' fees because they had bwn Impatient at the government. As government wards, they said, they concluded they h .d to employ #_ attorneys to Ight the government In order to secure what money had been promised. It was pointed out that the Choc taws and Chlckasaws had signed the see)tracts. These covered portions of I the Stats which contain more than one-third of the Indian population. w>?? v*~\*.-? - v?j p, amor*; the India* s au 1 p-sked them o sign fh" ? ontrset.? ind to tend the teWgtam* t ? Pr? slden: "aft urging bins to approv? tb j : ah of t*? t IG k?4*att attorneys basis was the burden of most of the Indians' testimony. Used to It. "We have become used to that '10 per cent Idea." declared Park An? derson, a Choctaw. 'most of the In? dians In this State having to pay 10 per cent, on all debts and borrowed money. We have become so depen? dent on attorneys that they have a hand In almost everything we do." "Do you mean to say that to sell ssjsjf land your sre willing to give Mc? Murray $3,000,000 or enough to hire all the lawyers In Oklahoma?" asked Mr. Mills'*. "Tea we have waited so long for the government that we would give 25 per cent. If It would cause a quick sale. We need to develop the land on which we live." It was estlmsted by C. C. Choates. another Indian, that If his land was sold through the McMurray his share would be $5,000 with a reduction of $!?# In fee. "Now." he said. "I would rather have $4,600 while I am living than wait until the government acts snd get $5.000 when I'm dead." A One-eyed Witness. A slngulsr appearance was pre? sented by Charles before, a Choctaw, who as captain of police had figured In many a battl* of ? rdalns. He had only one eye, thtee of his fingers were shot off and his body was covered with hellet wounds. Asked about the ac? tivity of McMurray's agents, he re? lated that he had been approached by Oeerge W. Scott, acting for McMur? ray. and had been Induced to sign a telegram, the wording of which he himself had not il addressed to Richard C. Adams of Waahlngton, an attorney. The substance of this tele? gram wss thst the Indians approved th?< contracts and asked Adams to call on President Taft and urge him to sell the land without delay. "Who did you think Adams was?" "Why, I thought ho was somebody with powerful Influence who could go to the president snd to congress and tell what wo wanted. Wo were not so anxious to give up 10 per cent, bqt we thought It would be better to sell on that basis than not to get anything at all. W?? were In the dark as to how matters stood In Washington but we thought Adams would be able to fix things all right. Others from the list of the 10,000 Indians who signed the contracts aro to be Interrogated tomorrow, OFSTRl (TIVK FIRE IV SALUDA, Flames In Salnria, X. C, Cause Loss of Over $10,000?No Insurance on Property. Saluda, N. C, Aug. 9.?A very dis? astrous Are visited the business sec? tion of Saluda, destroying the stores of Thorne A Boone, S. D. Staton and L. M. Tiner, the warehouses of Thorne & Boone and Q. C. Sonner & Co., together with most of their con? tents. The loss is between $10,000 and $15,000, with no insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. WRECK KILLS FIVE. Pennsylvania Train Striken Machine Squarely, Hurling It Clcur of Track. Cape May, N. J., Aug. 9.?Five per? sons were crushed to death tonight when an express train on the Pennsyl? vania railroad struck an automobile at Mill Lane crossing at West Jersey, on the Seashore railroad. The dead: Frederick W. Feldner and wife, Fritz Mergenthaler and wife, M. C. Jones, chauffeur, all of Baltimore. Mergenthaler was the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Feldner. The party had been spending a few days in At? lantic City and this afternoon left for an automobile trip to Cape May. As to the automobile bore down to? ward the tracks, Mrs. Thomas McNeill, who resides close to the crossing, saw the rapidly approaching express and waved her hand for the automobile driver to stop his car, but the man did not see the danger signal or thought he could cross the tracks before the train reached him and dashed onto the road just as the train reached the crossing. The train struck the auto? mobile squarely between the wheels and threw all of the occupants clear of the track. All five riders were in? stantly killed and badly cut and bruised. The bodies were quickly gathered together and a physician hurriedly summoned, but a glance at the mangled forms showed plainly, there was no need for medical aid. So severe was the impact that pieces of the machine were driven into the piston rod. KILLS BROTHER BY MISTAKE. Thinking Yonth a Burglar Young Man Fires. Albany, Oa., Aug. 7.?Believing he was shooting at a burglar Ivy Land, aged 22, after midnight this morn? ing, shot and killed his brother, Qulntus Land, aged 20, at their home here. Ivy was aroused from p by the r.crerof a woman in sigh hothOOd and with his shotf i?r. mo to her assistance Short? ly afterwariai m haai d another wo? man *< reaming In the direction of hU own home. He ran back just in time to see his kounger brother, who also had been aroused and was hurrying to investigate the cause of the trouble, leap from a window of their home. He fired, killing his brother Instantly. Cotton and Corn. Yes, my disapproving friend from the north, It Is true we can grow al? most anything In the South, but be? fore you condemn our dense stupl dlty In confining our efforts to the growing of cotton and corn, will you lay aside the misinformation you brought here from the north and take a look at the facts as they act? ually are. To begin with, we Southerners are a distinct nationality, no akin to you, which showed itself in war the most inventive and reasourceful peo? ple the world ever saw, and in peace the most successful In overcoming staggering misfortune by main strength, of any people In the world, possibly excepting France, and our ?untry Is a land like unto no oth? er on this planet. We can grow Wheat*AS successfully as Canada or RuaehV wool as successfully as Aus? tralia, beef as successfully as New York State, silk and wine as success? fully as France, linen as successfully as Holland and Ireland, and possibly s as successfully as Italy and tea as successfully as China. But can? not other countries grow all those? N'ow consider that no people on earth can grow cotton and corn as we. Therefore, we grow cotton and corn, wasting no time on things other peo can grow. The world does not look |0 us for wheat, or silk, or beef, or wool or olives and tea, bat the world dOOl look to us for most of the world's supply of cotton and much of Its sup plv of corn. Therefore, my obstruct? ing friend, remove your choking tar? iff and lot us supply the world what ? he world wants of us, and which we can supply to the world cheaper, and better, and In larger quantity, than any other people on earth. Has it oc< erred to you, my lofty reload, that if ail Taakeedom were blotted off the faro ,,r the earth, the world would suffer little loss, but that If we Southerners were to quit work the world would have no cloth? ed to wear, and little to tat??-Green? ville News. BIG SFM FOR COTTON CROP. O. II. Welnges, Calhoun County Far? mer, Sold Year's Yield of Cotton for $?0,000. St. Matthews, Aug. 8.?O. H. Weinges, a Calhoun farmer, sold his year's cotton crop, consisting of 487 bales, this afternoon, the price paid being 15 1-2 cents per pound, ag greatlng about $30,000. Mr. Weinges has just installed a $.1,000 ginnery on his plantation. He says that he can better afford to Invest in this ginnery than to pay for having his cotton ginned elsewhere. BISON NOT EXTINCT. Protective Measures Assure That Speeles Will Not Die Out. (From the Buffalo Commercial.) It now appears that the American bison has been saved from extinction, thanks to the well-directed efforts of the society, including leading natur? alists and others organized for that purpose, with the co-operation of the Government. A buffalo?or more properly a bison?census lias lately been taken, giving a total of 2,108 of those animals In North America. In comparison with former years It shows that the bisons are on the in? crease, and the annual report of the society says that the danger of the animals becoming extinct seems to have passed. The figures given in? clude the buffaloes in the zoological gardens all over the country, the na? tional herds, the scattered herds in private ownership, and the few wild b'.sons that are still at large. The new fenced range in Montana will doubtless be In Itself sufficient to save the species from dying out. It starts with a nucleus herd of 47, and Is well located, the pasture comprising a tract of 29 square miles, or some? thing over 18,000 acres, on the Flat head reservation. It is cut by Mission Creek, quite a large stream, and has a number of smaller streams running from the hills. The fence itself is six feet six inches high and is strong and durable. It was erected by the workmen of the Forest Service. It is estimated that the enclosed space will easily support 1,500 bison, 600 ante? lope, 100 deer and 100 elk, specimens of all of which are to be released in the enclosure. The Government now owns three good-sized herds of bison ?the Montana herd, with a total of 47; the Wichita herd of 19, and the Yellowstone Park herd of 95. It was feared a few years ago that this great American animal would perish utterly from the face of the earth. But that danger has been averted, and the bison's future is now s ell assured. A Novelist at Seventy. id would speak, however .^erning Mr. WJdliam De Morgan's astonishing achievement in authorship is tempted at the very outset to paraphrase the title of his latest published book and say: "It never has happened before!*' For a man who had been busied with other and wholly different pursuits for more than the average lifetime to turn novelist In the middle of his sixtieth decade, and, without previous train? ing or experience in the writing of fiction, not only to produce one mas? terpiece In this kind, but to follow that up with several other tales of surpassing merit, and inside of five years to find himself, by the votes of critics and populace alike, in the front rank of living authors who write in English?such surely Is a record of accomplishment that is unique in lit? erary annals. It is not paralleled even In the case of the lamented Du Maurler, brilliant and surprising as was his achievement in fiction; for Du Maurler was eighty years younger when his first novel appeared. And Mr. De Morgan is a betterf novelist than Du Maurler. Indeed, in the contemporary view he has quietly and with unfaltering steps Joined the line of the masters of English fiction?the line of Defoe, Fielding, Thackeray, and Meredith; and, despite the futility of attempt? ing to predict the literary tastes of posterity, most of the critics are ?geed that If any of the novels of to? day are read and enjoyed by future generations those novels wdll be Wil? liam De Morgan's. Such critical un? animity Is the more reamrkable be? cause Mr. Do Morgan's books are wlhout the least smack of "literary" flavor. Rhetoric concerns him not. His pages are almost wholly devoid of simile, metaphor, allusion. Epi? gram and all sententlousness are for? eign to him. Ho has little regard for tho niceties of style. One might almost say that his only stylistic mer? its are Simplicity and straightforward? ness (none too common merits, by the way.) Yet his stories are llterar; masterpieces, because each of them Is a ranscrlpt from life set down with a rare mastery of the art of so lection.?Review of Reviews. We arc in receipt of n postal car' from Mr. A. W. CrosWOll, who Is a Kansas City, recuperating his health and Mr. Croswell's many friends hen will be glad to know thai bis healtl has greatly Improved since helm there. A DEADLY REPTILE _ I - The Fer-de-lanse the Most Ven? omous of All Serpents. rj STING A DEATH WARRANT LJtttt Chane? For a Victim of tre Fangs of This Terror of the Island of Martinique?The Cat and the Mon? goose Its Most Formidable Enemies Every one Is perfectly well aware that there exists a large number of venomous serpents?we have many of tbem right here in the United States; the rattler, for example?but probably no other spot in the known world has such a death dealing reptile as has the French Island of Martinique, nestling In tb'i limpid blue waters of the Carib? bean sea. it is the fer-de-lance, sci? entifically known as Trigoncephalus lancclatus, that can beyond the shad? ow of a doubt lay claim to being the most deadly serpent of the earth. Its sting means almost certain death. There are eight distinct varieties, the most common being a dark gray and black speckled, which coloring enables it to conceal itself easily among roots and stumps of trees. An? other variety is a clear, bright yellow, and when hidden in the freshly cut cane it can hardly be distinguished from the stalks. It may also be a dark yellow or coal black with a yellow belly. It is not a large snake, rarely ex? ceeding five feet In length and In cir? cumference approximately the size of a child's arm. To repeat, the sting means almost certain death, and ?hould not the service of a physician, or "panseur." as the natives call him, be obtained within a very short time the venom does Its deadly work?the flesh grows cold, softens, becomes pulpy, changes in color, quickly be? gins to spot and a great chilliness creeps through the blood. This lasts only a few minutes?possibly half an hour?then death. If the victim is fortunate enough to get a physician upon the scene post? haste and no artery or vein has been pierced there is hope-just a faint hope?but even if life is saved the dan? ger is not entirely removed, for In many cases necrosis of the tissuts fol? lows. The flesh corrupts and fall3 from the bones, and the body molders as does a tree. There Is. however, a heroic method of treatment often brought into use by the Martinlquans. It is the im? mediate amputation of the leg or arm if the sting happens to be in either. Even this has to be done at once and before the venom circulates through the system. There are to be seen today upon the island many natives with limbs missing, and in the ma? jority of cases it is the result of hav? ing the machete, or cane knife, ap? plied eftir .^n experience with a fer-de lance. The fer-v?e lance is a fighter?and no mistake about it?aggressive and pug? nacious, and domestic animals, with the cat as the one exception, stand a very poor show in a battle. Pussy, in about nine cases out of ten, will come out of the scrap with colors flying be? cause of the fact that it is apparently quite as quick in movement and at the same time uses what may be termed ring generalship. There is but one animal other than the cat that successfully wages war upon the fer-de-lance. It is the mon? goose (ichneumon), imported from In? dia a number of years ago for the sole purpose of getting rid of the snakes. Of the weasel family and looking very much like it, this little animal is absolutely fearless so far as snakes are concerned and will just as readily tackle one five feet in length as one a foot long. From the mongoose the fer-de-lance will flee, but if cornered will put up a great fight, using ev? ery trick at its command?a useless sort of contest, however, for within a short time it will be stretched out lifeless. A battle between th^.se two natural enemies is well worth witnessing. It is never a "limited" fight, but to a finish always, and probably the snakes by this time have come to understand that when they enter such a combat it is with the odds greatly against them. The mongoose is quite as clever a ring general as the cat and uses that gift to advantage. Strategy more than strength is its asset. When they meet, and if the snake sees no avenue of escape, it prepares for battle, as does the mongoose, but in a more leisurely manner. It takes about one minute for them to get fully prepared. There Is no shaking hands, so to speak, as by prizefighters. The mongoose circles about the rep? tile, always at a safe distance and ??drawing fire." inviting It by moving closer and closer to dart out Its head and then quickly jumping out of harm's way. It torments In every possible manner, causing the snake to change position time and time again, tiring it by forcing a strike again and again without ever reaching the ob? jective point. At last, seoing its op? ponent at some particular disadvan? tage, the mongoose springs forward quick as a bolt of lightning, catches It firmly with the teeth behind the triangular head?a shake, possibly two, no more?and In less time than it takes to tell it the fer-de-lance is dead, its Vertebrae severed -New York Times. The fruds have attached almost as many misfortunes t<> liberty as to ser? vitude. -Montesquieu. Nothing Is dfflcult; it la only we who are indolent.?Haydon. -?- ? ? ? - ? ? ??^mmm* DUKE TO WED MISS ELKJNS. I Special From Rome Says Tliat Fam? ily Obstruction lias Been Removed I-Yom Path. Paris, Aug. 7.?A special from -"me to Le Petit Republique says that the hostility of the royal family to the marriage of the Duke of Ab rusai and Miss Catherine Elklns has bean withdrawn and that the official announcement of their engagement wll be made shortly. Miss Elkins and her mother have teen in Europe for several months. Lately they have been staying at Tob lach, Austria, and recent reports have it that the Duke of Abruzzi, who is now director general of the arsenal at Venice, has made many motor trips from his headquarters to the Austrian residence of Miss Elklns. ?In buying a cough medicine, don't he afraid to get Chamberlain's Cough Kemedy. There Is no danger from It, and relief is sure to follow. Especial? ly recommended for coughs, colds and whooping cough. Sold by W. W. Sibert. The Recorder's Court. Julian Taylor, the fireman at the Telephone factory, was before the Re? corder charged with blowing a steam whistle unnecessarily. His case was dismissed, it appear? ing that Taylor did not unnecessairly blow the whistle, but that it was caus? ed to be blown by steam rising in? sufficiently to raise the valve. *If your liver Is sluggish and out of tone, and you feel dull, bilious, constipated, take a dose of Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to? night before retiring and you will feel all right In the morning. Sold by W. W. Slbert. He has spent all his life in letting down empty buckets into empty wells, and he is frittering away his age in trying to draw them up again.?Syd? ney Smith. ?When the digestion is all right, the action of the bowels regular, there Is a natural craving and relish for food. When this is lacking you may know that you need a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They strengthen the diges? tive organs, improve the appetite and regulate the bowels. Sold by W. W. Slbert. We are glad to note that the very strong and balanced delegation from Sumter to the House of Representa? tives will stand for re-election. We are particularly glad that Mr. Tom Fraser will offer, for he declined to do so until recently, when he was convinced that the people needed his personal sacrifice in the matter, and he will continue to give the State his services which have been so valuable. We would that other good men throughout the State could be made to look upon the services in that way. It Is the highest duty of a citizen, and it ought to be the highest honor that could be conferred on a man. When the people come to respect the posi? tion and require the men who hold It to respect them and their trust, such a state of affairs many be ex? pected, that the best men and the most valuable citizens will seek the positions.?Florence Times. ?Dysentery is a dangerous disease but can be cured. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has been successfully used in nine epidemics of dysentery. It has never been known to fail. It is equally valuable for children and adults, and when reduced with water and sweet? ened it is pleasant to take. Sold by W. W. Slbert. The fact that-the cotton producers of the South have been unwilling to sell the early months for future deliv? ery, has had a most satisfactory effect on the market. It has been very well understood for years that no other bear Influence has been so effective as the selling by southern producers. Tempted by apparently high prices during a number of years past, south? ern producers have sold in the sum? mer for futue delivery. Often these sellers have apparently hit it right. In that spot prices In the fall were low? er than those at which they had agreed to deliver. Sellers would con? gratulate themselves on the lucky bargain that they considered them? selves to have made and buyers would congratulate themselves on the low prices at which they were able to buy the bulk of the crop, because of the future selling of the few. But last year the people who sold in the summer for delivery in the fall got stuck, and this season they are not willing to try the same thing again, notwithstanding the fact that future prices are more attractive now even than they were then. It takes a long time for cotton producers to learn how these things operate; but It Is now beginning to look as If they are really picking up a few points.? Vorkvllle Enquirer. ?Ho sure and take a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with you when starting on your trip this summer. It cannot be obtained on beard the trains or steamers. Changes of water and climate often cause sudden at? tacks of diarrhoea, and It Is best to be prepared. Sold by W. W. Slbert. SHERMAN BLAMED BEFORE. Senator Rawlins Said He Wae In? terested In Raid on Utes, And He Made No Denial. (From The New York Times.) This is not the first time the name of Vice-President Sherman has keen connected with a scandal ii.vol* ii Indian lands. In 1902, when Mr. Sner man, as Chairman of the Committee of Indian Affairs in the House of Representatives, had great influence with the Indian office at Washington, and dominated legislation affecting Indian lands, his pronounced activi? ties in connection with an attempt to control the mineral resuorces of the Ute Indians, whose reservation is in Utah, was the matter of much com? ment at the Capitol. The attempts of the Florence Min? ing Company, a New Jersey corpora? tion, organized on practically noth? ing except its prospective ability to exercise the strongest kind of a pull at the nation's capital to get the min? ing monopoly in the Uintah reserva? tion of the Utes, covered a period of several years. It was not until the fall of 1901, however, that Mr. Sher? man appeared openly as its advocate in Congress and in the Department of the Interior. About that time United States Senator Joseph L. Rawlins, of Utah, openly charged Mr. Sherman with having a personal and financial interest in the New Jersey syndicate, and Mr. Sherman did not enter any denial. The mineral lands of the Indians aggregated some 2,000,000 or 3,000,009 acres. The offer of the Florence Min? ing Company provided for a royalty to the Indian proprietors of 5 per cent, on the value of the ore taken out. The usual royalty for such privi? leges was from 25 to 60 per cent After the consolidation of the rival concerns, when Mr. Timms went to Utah, Indian Agent Myton, under in? structions from the Indian office went 500 miles to Denver to meet him. My? ton and his aids on the reservation all began to work for the mining syn? dicate, representing to the Indian wards that the plans of the Florence Mining Company had the approval of the Federal authorities. In the mean? time the Utah delegation In Congress found themselves checkmated when they sought to prevent the invasion of a foreign corporation into the Uin? tah reservation to the exclusion of the people of Utah, who were anxious to have the Indian lands opened for set? tlement. Mr. Timms took a delegation of Uintah Indians to Washington in No? vember, 1901, unknown to the repre senatives of Utah in Congress. Later Senator Rawlins got wind of what was going on, and at the hearing be? fore Secretary of th< Interior Hitch? cock on November 11, he openly ac? cused Mr. Sherman of being financi? ally interested in what he called the raid that was being attempted. The accusation was made before a roomful of people, but Mr. Sherman made no reply. NO FINER EXCYJRSION THAN THIS. It will be The Excursion of The Year. Thomas H. Knight offers what is unquestionably one of the finest trips one can take in to Wilmington, N. C.? and the far famed Wrightsville Beach, 1 the most popular of all Southern sum? mer resorts, over the Atlantic Coast Line, Monday August 22nd. Those who have never been to Wilmington and its famous nearby seaside resorts should grasp this opportunity while the chance presents itself. If present indications materialize, it will be nfl "hummer." A chance of this kind does not present itself every day. Those who fail to take it in will have occasion for regret. The fact that a trip of this magnitude and beauty can be made for the low rate charged, makes it all the more likely that the passenger list will be a large one. Get there early and side-step the rush, and you will have the op? portunity of enjoying one of the finest excursions ever run from this point. You cannot fail to enjoy yourself on this excursion. Get ready for the big trip. There will be separate cars for white and colored passengers. Train will leave this point Monday, August 22nd at 8:30 a. m., and will leave Wilmington on the return Tues? day, August 23rd at 8:00 p. HL The round trip fart? from here Is only $2.50. 8-10-22 Too Quick For Her. Senator Clay, at a dinner in Mari? etta, praised the ready wit of a Geor? gia lawyer. "Even in his youth, when he was only an instructor in Hiawassee Col? lege, my alma mater?even then.** said Senator Clay, "he had a ready Wit "They say bis wife hinted to him one day just before Easter: " 'It is the spring, the beautiful spring, and see?even the trees, dear, have all g<?t new clothes.* M 'So they have,' he answered read? ily. Beautiful new clohthea. And made 'em all themselves, too, besides supplying the material.' "?New York Tribune.