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v on V.r.li A xxitli < Hi oliiia
l.hio luun^ii; itcsl?< Itl/ens Gather
at l>o|? n With ltni<M Hand.
Mullins. Aug. 13.?The first train
over the N rth South Carolina ral!
road eanv in t?<? l:i\ it 1 o'clock. There
wer?? on board about 50 passenger-.
J. K. Hancoc k, vice president Of Hit
road, accmp uded the party. The trip
from Dillon was made without an>
Incidents of special Interest. Those In
the party were delighted with the trip ?
and the fine equipment of the road.
The two cars u . re bullt especially f<?r
the road over which they are to run
dally between Hamlet and Mullins.
They are large and well aranged and
will prove a great convenience to the
traveling public.
About L'OO citizens gathered at the
depot to wel ome the new train. Music
was furnished v tbe brass band and
altogether the scene was a lively af?
fair.
The road Is having some dlfficutly
in getting permission to cross the
tracks of th*? Atlantic Coast Line and
as It Is very Indefinite as to when it
will bull I the crossing, temporary
quarters for a depot have been ar
ranged wher > t!<e road Mm; a
street.
The new road starts work under
very bright prospects and will develop
and bring near to Mullins one of the
fertile sc tlons of Marlon court
To rm MILITIAMAN.
Orders laooed tfspesntnssj Court to
Hear ( barges Preferred Against
NiTgeant Patterson.
Charleston. Aug. 15.?Orders h i ?
been issu. d ^appointing Major I'
Boyd (Nile a summary court to try
Sergt. I'att. rson. son of It. O. Patter
son. congressman from 'he So< ?n I ?
dlstrb.t, on the charge of disorderly
conduct an I t ? .?.ifi-ning an oll'u er.
The trouble occurred, It Is said, on
the train coming back from the en?
campment of the Third regiment at
ChJckamaugn. Patterson is a non
commission. I othVer of the Harn .'ell
company.
Will I k ii\ -an niKRX.
I w-.t Pa?*?.eiiKei Train Derailed?Ho
inarkabb* I .p. of PusMMigcr??
QSjOj riflceit Injured.
Wlnnsboro. Aug. IT.?The Southern
Hallway's fast passenger train, .V?.
?0, was wrecked about live mlbs
south of this place, near k >< kton. at
about 9.30 o'clock tonight. The en
;ir.? trnln was leralb-d and all f"ur
*ars were turned over, only the Pull?
mans remaining upright. There were
no casualties und but ftve >r six wr?r<
slightly Injured, ire biding the f d
lowing:
Mall <'brk Jacob Thompson. of
Charleston. . at in leg; Dr. Hlant-n.
of Columbia, ... k sprained; BOI Mil
tlgan, colored, porter, ankle sprain?
ed 1 he cars are u mass of wreokag".
and It was In? oneelvable that so little
Injury was suffered by the many pas
angers \\h<? were aboard, bound for
The North, lining taken advantage of
the low rat's effective todoy.
The wrecking train arrived soon
after the eeeldent and Is cleaning th ?
track, whb b vlll probably be open
to trafTle by 10 or || o'. be k Pun o -
row.
The wreck was caused by tl I rai'-s
spreading or the breaking of ? |f |
The traek show s that tin- trucks drag'
ged for a dtst inee of about l 14 feel
i.i < ?h(.i \ ii i i ii nil v
eVnei h. Mom ban of Itlnnta \i?fe
HNsitli but Kind to I nfortnnai
Prisoners I'a ??es \\\a\.
Atlanta. Ot Aug, le,?John H.
Monagban. a native of Qeorgto, "? b I
and at tin- Mm.' Hans .. man of r???
rnirka'b' ??? ? ??? ss |n iccttOSd prh
aex fs\ died nei i day it I he ?gc of
Ua free < ' - * n.? "Ii it??r of |be
riminai onnertof coerl in this oounty
- nd bad ma nv* opp -C m " i |0 In
? .f.- k not I v - i ?
mtt April. IHM.
381.
mum muimmi
OPKNUVQ HAY OF CONVENTION
AT SPARTAN Bt RG,
Twenty?flve Hundred Burvlvtori of
War Heine? u Ihr Stale* < tu t her In
Hparten CM)?Idrtreasei of Wcl
< <>m ? bj Cnpt. Charles ivuy. Col. T?
.1. m Dorr nncl Hewator Carlisle?
iu n. Tt'agUO ami Hon. \. L. GastOIl
Rm|H i d?- \d<lress by dni. Brooks,
Bpartanburg, Aug. IS,?Twonty-flvt1
hundred Confederate Veterana
t'? ?usend "Red Bhlrt*1 M< n end eeveral
hundred Sons ol Veterani are In at
leadanee upon the reunion. Th? op< n-1
in? exerclaei . r? held in the Har?
ri- Theatre thli morning* beginning ..'
It:t6 o'clock. The nddreaaei <>r w !
oome t" tii" Vetornni was delivered
by Copt Chariot Potty; the addres*
'.i welcome to the Sons by the Hon.
II. B, Carllele and the address o'
orolooeno t>? t) "Red Bhlrt" Men by
Co. T. J. Moore. Gen. B, H, Tongue,
commanding the South Carolina dl
vietoa, Hnlted Confederate Veterans,
responded tot the Veterana a. L.
Qaston, of Cheater, commander of the
Sons, reapondi I for that organisation.
Coi. j. c. BtrtbUng. of Pendleton, com
mnndor of the "Red Shirt" Men, was
present, but v. as physically unable to
respond t-? the address of welcome.
Tiie response tor the "Rod Shirt" Men
was saads by Bx-Lieutenant Gover?
nor Mnuldln, of Greenville, Col, c
ft. Brooks, of Columbia, delivered the
principal address. His subject was
"Monumenta" Between the address?
ee the First Regiment Hand furnish*
< d music,
The theatre building could not a? -
comraodate ti t crowd, and hundreds
Waited Outside, The auditorium was
tastefully decorated with the colors
and tia-cs (.f |he Confederacy. Th<
maids and dames of honor and the
offlcen of the Veterans. "Red Shirt"
Men and Sons of Veterans wore seat?
ed on the Stage. The entire first
floor was reserved for the old SOldiera
Th.' audWni <? was a typical reunion
audience, and at the mention of the
names of Lee? Jackson and Hampton
thert .u.'!' ga*-1 greet ejtplauso. The
CllmaX, however, was reached when
the hand played "Dixie." which fol?
lowed immediately after Col. T. .1.
Moore Clogod. bis address of welcome
to the "Red Bhlrt" Men of lS7t. As
the band struck up. the familiar
Southern air. the audience rose as
one man. old ?obliers yelled them?
selves hoarse; men. women ami cht!
dren cheered ns only "Dixie" can
mai.e Southerners yell,
\ Mg featiire of the opening exer?
cises u;is the waving on the stage of
an old Southern battle flag, smoked
with burmd powdOf and torn with
shot and shell. As the sponsors and
maids of honor joined in the chorus
of "Dixie" j. f. Lnngston of Laurena
stopped <?n the stage and unfurling
the battle flag, waved it over the
heads of the fair ladies and the gray
headed officers.
M t.ltoi.s WILL nil. IF CAUGHT,
Und Clttaem of Bay Mlnette, Ala.,
rut'suing Three BJnxhi with a
headiv Pevpooo,
Mobile, Ma. Aug. 17.?With a
triple lynching almost certain to foi
|i V their cnpture, armed citizens of
Bay MlttOtte, Ala., a small town east
of Mobil.-, are pursuing three negTOOS
who tonight shot and killed their
m irshal, Joseph Smith. Bloodhounds
and Ofllcora \\? ie sent from Mobile to
assist in the SCaTCh,
I tn the request of a white woman
in trout of whose home, the three
negrooa turpentine hands, were loit?
ering, Marshal Smith went to the
ne to arrest the negroes. Two of
the negroes opened lire when the otn
< er approached, Smith being Instantly
killed. The shooting was witnessed
by several cltlsens who Immediately
the alarm and started in pursuit
? : the trio of blncks,
Tin- liftl" town was thrown into
wild excitement and soon r,n or more
armed cltlsens had followed the
hlartfl into the swamps east of the
town. The dog-4 from Mobile were
it on i freight train, due in Bay
Mlnette at midnight, if the blacks
re ? iptured it is not belle> ? I thai
;t wilt possible to prevent the
ilng of every one of them.
.j. i. McKlnney, superintendent of
! lUlSVtlle ?V Nashville, his or
d i -ii freight trains to transport
?; i t and i \cry freight
ti i ? \m :." town Is searched. Dogs
i ? ..' i .. n it'ii;. ?ted of Bre \ ton.
?He Just ut
Wedm nday, th< boll Im Ing fi mi the
n> id of Me ?; \v. Iteardon In tin
Ity, it srns i tat? d tn.it then wi re a
number of other bolls open in thin
tield.
man
ii Pear not?Ix?t all the ends Thou Aim
'UMTER, 8. 0., SA.T?RE
1F.00Y LOSES AG; I
hill" \TI ID Poll TEMPORARY
( !. .1KMAN OF NEW YORK.
Loses Oul In Match of Strength With
??Ol ! Guard?Sherman Chosen In?
stead. To Open State Republican
Convention nt Saratoga.
Nerv York, Augusl 16.?Theodor?
Roosevelt matched strength with th
"old k 1 ird" of the Republican party
id New York State today and met de?
claim e d< U at
The Republican State committee, In
* i don here, by ? vote of ~" to 15
refused to recomnv nd him for t< m
porary chairman of the State conven?
tion v 'm h mei la at Saratoga Sep?
tember 87, Instead Vice President
Sherman was selected,
This Is Col, Roosevelt's second de?
feat ?t t)i" hands of the "old guard,"
the lirst having been the legislature's
refusal to pass the Cobb direct pri?
mary Mil. although Mr. Roosevelt es
p< dally endorsed it. With bis defeat
tod ty, i la ii for harmony within th
party in the State received a severe
setback. As Boon as Col, Roosevi it.
heard the news he Issued a statemei i
in which he enrolled himself as pro?
gressive so far as the New York Stab
situation goes.
it was his most pointed political
statement since his return and those
who saw him were convinced he ha 1
determined to bring on open light on
the "old guard.*'
Tha statement follows:
Opened Their Eyes,
"To the various persons who asked
m<^ whether 1 would accept the posi?
tion of temporary chairman of the
Stats convention I Bald 1 would do
s?? only |f th? y were sure, after know?
ing all my attitude, that they desired
me, because my speech would be of
such a character that it might help
if th.- convention nominated the right
kind of a man on a clean-cut progres?
sive platform; but that it would hurt
If neither the right kind of a man
were nominated nor the right kind
of a platform adopted."
Although repudiated today it does
not nervxyar?y mean that Col Roose?
velt will not be temporary chairman
after all. The convention delegates
themselves will decide who is to open
the met ting .and deliver the "keynote
speech" and the State committee's re?
commendation Of Mr. Sherman for
the placa served notice on the former
president and ins supporters that the
"old guard" would u'i\c him a light
to the end. In the Interval between
now and September 27 U Is expected
the Struggle between the organiza?
tion and the Roosevelt-Hughes forces
will be carried into every corner of
the State.
Sunny Jim in It?
Whether Mr. Sherman lent his sup?
port to the movement which resulted
in Col. Roosevelt's defeat has not
been established. William L. Ward
of ch stcr. national commltteemen,
who was one of the leaders in the
an tl-Roosevelt combine la quoted as
having said that Mr. Sherman knew
all about the plans to make him, and
not Col, Roosevelt temporary chair?
man. Others who took part in to?
day's meeting wer, of the opinion
that Mr. Sherman knew nothing of
it. So far as Col. Roosevelt is con?
cerned, it has be. n known for some
time that be was agreeably inclined
to the plan to make him temporary
chairman as is shown by his state?
ment of today. He said, however,
that he had not understood that hi.s
name was to be brought up at to?
day's meeting.
Lloyd C. Qrlscom, chairman of the
New York Republican county com?
mittee, who presented the colonel's
name today, said this evening:
Wouldn't Pay Debts?
"1 do not know whether today's ac?
tion by the committee will have any
effect on Mr. Roosevelt's attitude in
tbe Stat" campaign. Mr. Roosevelt
Is to be a delegate to tbe State con?
vention, it seems t-- me that as the
only living ex-prcsldent of the Unite l
States the party In his Rtate owes him
at bast the temporary chairmanship.
"Mr. Taft so far as 1 know. did
not anticipate that <'?.!. Roosevelt's
name would l>e presented to the com
m It tee, If he had known he would
have prevented the action thai was
taken. The s? lection of Vice Presi?
dent Sherman can not be construed
as a n Indorse men! ?jf the Ta ft ad?
ministration whl h need d no such
Indorsement.*1
i -o4. R.cv ell .if iun< hi on w Ith
Mr, Ward after the meeting. The
only thing lhat Is kno^ n as to ? hat
he i aid to the national i ?mmlttec
in i n Is lhat he laughed a nd told him
I. ? ?nderst.I now whj Mr. Ward
and other members of tbe State com
mitten wer? not anxious to meet him
out ii a ft< r lod i y*s meeting.
Doubled Crossed Ulm.
Representative .b?s W. Dwlght, Rc
is t ut bo thy Country's, Thy (iod's am
)AY, AUGUST 20, 1910.
GREATEST _?ER!?L FEAT.
TWO CROSS ENGLISH < IIANNUL
I N FLYING MACHINE.
John B, Moissant, Young Chicago
Arcliitect, Accompanied by Mech
nnicinn, Makes "Pirat Yi>it to
England" in Spectacular .Manner?
Course Cnknown, Guided Only by
Coni|iass?Learned to Fly a -Month
Ago.
Deal, England, Aug. 17.?it has
been reserved for an American citisen I
to perform one of the most daring,
feats i i the history Of aviation. John i
B. Moissanti of Chicago, (lew across,
tin- English Channel from Calais to
Tllmanstone today with a passenger,
and by tins achievement far surpassed
the feat of Blerlot, Delcsseps and the
unfortunate English aviator, Holls,
who afterwards met his death at]
I tourn smouth.
The two man flight from France to
England was the more astonishing for
it was only a month ago tint Moissant
learned to fly, and he made so few
II bts and was so little known among
air men that even bis nationality was
not disclosed. He was rerouted to be
a Spaniard, and it was only when he
landed in England today that it was
revealed that he is a young Chicago
architect
To make the feat still more sur?
prising, Moissant was totally ignorant
of the course. He bad never been inj
England) and Was obliged to rely
entir< ly on the compass.
Accompanied by Mechanician.
The Channel Right was an incident
in the aerial voyage from Paris to
London, Moissant b it Issy yesterday
with Hubert Latham and reached
Amiens in two hours. Latham's aero?
plane was wrecked and this morning
Moissant, leaving Amiens at an cr:rly
hour, headed for Calais. Mis me?
chanician, Albert Flleux, who had ac?
companied him across the country,
took hii place in the machine when the
motor was s< t in motion for the dash 1
across the Channel.
Moissant cared nothing for the
Warnings of the people and even the
fact t .vTt there was no to do boat in
bis wake, but only a slow moving
tug, did not deter him. lb- made the
trip in "7 minutes, When be descend?
ed bis eyes wa re bloodshot and great?
ly Inflamed, as a result of the heavy
rain storm, which they drove into on
appproachlng the English coast.
An average heigh! of between 800
and 400 feet was maintained over the
water. The aviator expected to land
at Dover, but was forced north by
the wind and made the coast near
Deal. The cold was intense and both
Moissant and his mechanician were
benumbed. Moissant seemed to take
bis monumental feat as though it
were a daily occurrence.
Mr. J. II Wlnbum will be out of
the city for a werk, and his photo?
graph gallery will be closed during
that time,
The Sumtei- Collegians won from
Summertona Tuesday afternon by
the score of ?" to t. the features of the
gi me being the hitting of Moore of
th i Collegians. Several "old timers,"
animg thom being Lanham, Dingle,
Cantey, ami Davis played on the
Summerton team, but could do noth?
ing with the fast Collegian's team.
publican whip of the house, also saw
Col, 11 o o se v e lt. 1 re did not care to
discuss their conversation.
No Harmony Talk Now.
Col. Roosevelt had planned to keep
In tii?' background as much as possi?
ble In the coming campaign. It was
only when he perceived the turn
which political affairs were taking
that he consented to the use of his
name in connection with the tem?
porary chairmanship. Both he and
Timothy L. Woodruff. State chair?
man, expressed their hope for a har?
monious settlement of the differences
between the progressive and the "old
guard," but there was no harmony
talk among politicians tonight.
Both sides were agreed that the ac?
tion of the state committee today had
no connection with national politics.
While tle-re wore some who said Mr.
Sherman's acquiescence In the com?
mittee's action might be Interpreted
ns evidence of friction betwen the
? olonel and the national administra?
tion this was not generally accepted.
There was no mention at today's
no . ting of the retlrenu ut of Mr.
\\ im ?druff i ? State chairman
Sherman Will \<?ept.
Ptle i. N. v.. \ug. i B. Beyond de
i i irlns that he ? ould n< c< pt the posi?
tion t< nden ?! him of <? mporary chair?
man of the Republican State conven
tfon lu September, Vice President
Sherman tonight would not discuss
today's pi.lings of the state com?
mittee.
NAMED As STAXDARD-UEARER
FOR TENNESSEE REPUBLI?
CAN'S.
_ 4
[ndppemleni Dc mocrats Who Have
ConslstPnly Fought Patterson Ex
pected to Support Republican
Tlekel?Hooper was Choice of
Democrats who Manifested Tn
tereel In Proceedings of the Con*!
i ration.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. it*.?Capt.1
Benjamin W. Hooper, <?f Newport, j
Cocke county, was this afternoon]
nominated for Governor of Tenneasee
by the Republican St.it-- Convention,
which assembled in the Ryman Audi?
torium here at noon today. The name
of Allied A. Taylor, of Washington
county, was the only other one pre?
sented to the Convention, and imme?
diately following the announcement
fo the result of the first ballot the
nomination was made unanimous.
The ballot stood, Hooper 3S2 9-14,
Taylor 201 6-14. The convention also
endorsed the candidacy of B. A. En
loo, Independent, for railroad com?
missioner from West Tennessee.
The Independent State-wide Prohib?
its n Democrats, who have fought
Governor Peterson every step of his
official career, are expected to sup?
port the ticket nominated today as
against the regular Democratic nomi
neee, which Include Patterson for re?
election, and the coming campaign
promises to be one of vigor and bit?
terness.
The "Platform.
The platform adopted today declares
for no backward step in the prohibi?
tion laws, which were passed over the
veto of Governor Patterson, and as
serts the State should be rcdistrieted
as regard.-, Congressional, judicial and
Legislative districts. It says that the
present svstem of districting is noth?
ing less than "larceny of the elective
franchise." Th'e platform also fa?
vors the continuance of liberal ap?
propriations for Federal soldiers.
i'apt. Hooper was the choice of the
leaders of the Independent State-wide
piohtbtttos faction of the Democratic
party, which recently elected their
candidates for State judicial offices,
it is conceded the same combination
will be in effect in the coming Guber?
natorial campaign and the Independ?
ent State-widers were deeply inter?
ested in today's proceedings. Hooper
was also the tinai selection of the
Sanders-Evans-Sharp ?dement of the
Republicans and it was evident early
this morning that he was the winner.
Congressman Richard Austin, from
behind the scenes, led the fight for
Taylor, and his friends claim that,
had the vote been taken promptly
following the presentation of the
names. Taylor would have developed
much mor< Btrength. They allege that
during the speaking. which was
drawn out, the Sanders lieutenants
were circulating among the delegates
bringing them ?"into line."
Absoultely Unencumbered.
Announcemen* of the nomination
elicited a mild demonstration and
? 'apt. Hooper took the floor for his ac
ceptance speech. He declared that
In- was the candidate of no clique or
? lenient and that he stood on hi
record. He referred to the stories of
conferences at Beverly and asserte
he knew nothing of them or their
purport. He came unattended to the
convention and was a party to no
"Star Chamber" in Congress. H
stood on the platform and was th
candidate of the entire party. Cap!
Hooper's name was presented by for
mer state Senator H. N. Cabs, of
Newport, and Robert S. Sharpe. chie
postofflce inspector, made one of the
seconding speches.
Capt. Hooper Is 19 years old an
a native of Cocke county. Tie was
graduated from <'arson and Newman
College with lust honors and serve
two terms in the State Legislature
He was assistant United States at
torney of the East Tennessee in th
46th Tennessee during the war with
Spain. He has been successful in
financial affairs and is said to be
man of large means.
EIRE ERIC IITEXS THOUSANDS.
lllll/.c In Jersey <it> l>ri\cs 2.OOS
Ea in II Ich Into Street?Three Fire?
men Killed.
\. w York, A tig. 17. ? Fire that
broke out shortly after s o'clock to?
night In the warehouse district of Jer
sej city, wiped out one entire block of
business buildings and factories, turn?
ed '?' aofl terrfled families into the
street, kill? d a fireman, broke both
legs of au.-Iber by Walls falling an 1
was not stopped until after midnight.
11 en used losses variously estimated
from M,000,000 to $1,500,000, The
dead man, Spencer Rabcock was
knock tied senseless by a live wire and
died afterwards in a hospital.
: sorniltoN, Kstnblishcd June, IM
Vol. XXX. No. 51.
indian HIP >?1E0.
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l> (.11 \ to
(.1.1 m u, . T?ixdle them.
Clifckn? O sCsttncs Concerning Hob?
ln- ^ 'Indian t hlldren b,> Laad
%rycn in Disposing of Llielr
.<i?'i-t>?Indians Think Congrats
should Intervene in Defence ot ??c
Country's Helpless Wards.
Bulpur, Okla. Aug. IS.?Details of a
scheme, by which 1 orul grabbers or
ganlsed syst? matlcally to enrich them
Selves at the expense of minor In?
dians, were related at the Congres?
sional Investigation Into Indian land
affairs today.
In one Instance it was asserted the
cost of disposing of the property of
an 18-year-old Indian was $2.075 more
than the property brought, and the
condition which permitted this and
similar deals was declared to be a
disgrace to Oklahoma.
Hearing that the scheme prevailed,
Representative Philip P. Campbell, of
Kansas, a member of the investigat?
ing committee, had put on the stand
James Yarborough, a Chiekasaw In?
dian by intermarriage.
"Do you call this sort of thing
grafting or just plain stealing?" ask?
ed Mr. Campbell alter the witness
had related the circumstances.
"Well, the people down our way
think it is a scandal that the laws
permit such a thing, and we think it
is time that Congress took notice of
it."
Several Denis Detailed.
The Probate Court at Durant allow?
ed the guardian to soli for $2,S00 a
tract of 140 acres, of what is known
as allotted land, owned by an 18
year-old child. The guardian then
put in a claim on the proceedings.
The claim Include d $850 for acting
as guardian, $1,650 for improving
the land, $500 for a barn, $60 for
posts. $250 for fences. $6S for witness
fees and more money for other pur?
poses, u was found when the deal
was closed that the child owed his
former guardian $2.07"?, and now the
guardian is threatening to have^ the
property of the child sold in order to
get the $2.075.
"I know of another case in which
325 acres were sold for an Indian
child, and when all the claims were
paid the child got $350. In another
instance, $1,500 was obtained for 200
acres, but the child only got $120. In
other words, the children of deceas?
ed Indians in this State, where are
located one-third of all the Indians
In the United States, are systematical?
ly being robbed of the estates allot?
ted them by the Government. The
property is sold at prices dictated by
the land robbers. The children are
robbed at both ends. At one end
by their guardians and at the other
by the purchasers."
Probate Courts Acquiescent.
"Do you mean to say that such
things are countenanced by the Pro?
bate Courts?"
"Yes. they go en with full know?
ledge of the Judges. Thousands of
acres ?>f property are thus taken from
the Indians and thrown into the
hands of \vhi,te people, the Indians
getting poorer and the land grabbers
richer."
Moat of today's testimony was giv?
en by witnesses for the defence. J.
T. M Murray, whose ten thousand
contracts allowing him a ten per cent
attorney's fee for the sale for the
thirty million dollars' worth of In?
dian land caused the present investi?
gation, sought to show that a large
percentage of the signers were still
In favor of his terms. A dozen Chiek?
asaw Indians testified they were wil?
ling to increase the fee if it would
result In the prompt sale of allotted
lands held in trust by the Govern?
ment.
Another "Contractor" Appear*.
Thomas B. Crew?--, an attorney of
St. Louis, testified be bad contracts
with 700 freed men or negrw?. who
claim Indian blood, or claim t?> be
descendants of former slaves of In?
dians. These freed men assert they
were wrongfully kept off the ctttsen
ship rolls. On the basis of bis con?
tracts, Mr. Crews said he would be
allow ed at 35 p. r cent attorney's foe
A citizenship r5,-rbt :- ? ttimated to be
worth $5.000. Tv? 700 claimants, if
successful In ?ticati? n, it was sai?l.
would acquire s claim on the Gov?
ernment of about $3,500,000. The nt
torney's fee involved would be $i.
225,000, it was estimated.
In another sot of contracts, Mr
Crews said about 1,200 Choc taw ln
dlans In Mississippi wanted to g? t
enrolment here on a 25 per * ??r.t
basis.
Mr. James P. Powell has r signed
his position whi. h ie so acceptably
filled at the IIot< I 8nmt< r as day
clerk, and has ,.f.? ned up ? < Igar store
on Main stre. t.