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12 ——————————————————————————————————————\ Ny “THE nsion, by [l Indian Depredation, Claims e Favor to or Possible NEBRASKA, 10WA, KANSA Omaha Work Offices Opened in the of Recognition AU OF Ol | & Prosecuted and and Mining, Patent and Postal Without Fear “ Least and, at the Expense, AND SOUTH DAKOTA. in Washington to Facilitate Securing Speedy for All Patrons. Are Thousands of Have Should Never Secured Write Veterans Entitled to Pensions Who Them for and These In- formation. Thou of Increase Learn Are ands an Pensioners and These What is Who Are Should Also Due Entitled to Them. The Bee Eureau Will Exclusively Handle All the Business Originating in the Territory Referred To and Old R About sixty days ago a new departurc was fnaugurated by the San Fraucisco Exam now the leading paper on the Its pro prictor, Mr. Hearst, son of the lato Senator Hearst of ( i, who has a very largo fortune at his command, d the iden of establishing a bureau of cluims at Wash- ington, manned by the ablest lawyers and specialists conversant with the routine work in the various departments and bureaus of the government. When the announcemnt of this new depart- ure was mad rgotiations were at en- tered into between Tiur Ber and the proprie- tor of the Examiner to join hands and mu- ually share in the entorprise. These ar- rangements have boer: perfected and agree- ments entercd into by which Tuk Bee s to Just ifo conceiv onee prosecuto all ciaims arrising in the tervitory | where itk Ber enjoys so oxtonsive a sub- seription patronace, Under this agreement claims, either for per tions, lund or mining claims, vatent or pos- tal claims in the stutes of lows, Kausas, South Dakota aud Nebraska, will be taken in hand by Tie Bee Biicat Craiss in Omaha and through 1t fowarded to head- quarters'at Washington where they will be prosecuted to a final aud speedy conclusion. 1z Bee takes pleasuro in offering to all its patrons and particularly to subscribers to e WeekLy Bk, the services of its new burcau which, we have no doubt, will prove of groat advantage to them, both in prosecu- ting new claims 1o a successful issue and in xpediting ail claims entrusted to Pue Bre bureau, T Ber Bureau of Craivs has trequently been referred to 1 these columns, but up to the present time, no referenco kas been made to the manner i which its importaut work is performed. This is one of the most intorest- ing featurns connected with tho enterprise. ‘The Bureau's Counscl. To bogin with, the services of three most eminent councilors have been retained, These are A. L. Hughes, O. 5. Weller, and P.J. Butler, They are denominated “gen- eral counsel.” Thoy are men of mature years and learned [n tne law. They have mado a specialty of practising in. the the United States supreme, circuit and dis- trict courts, the United States court of claims and before all the departments and bureaus of the government. They are qualified to pass upon the general merits of any claim, as 300m as it is presented. This saves a great deal of time, because, when a claim has been passed upon by them, iv is gencraily oue which is entitled to & standing i court. When a claim is rejected by them, it means that it is either outlawed or that it lacks cer- tain clements which would lead to its final aporoval. Examiners and Experts. sides these gentlemen there are also a . an_examiner and expert in each department in which Tne Bre pro- poses to prosecute cluims, namely, those of batents, pensions, postal and land claims and udian depredations, in fact in any dopart- ment in which a claimmay ariso against tho Al government. These attorueys pr pare the petitions and tend to the claims bo- fore the several courts, while the examiners 1 experts make aspecialty of searching the records and arranging the evidenco neee to strongthen th aim. o gontleman charged with this duty re- garding Indian depredations has boen the as- sistant ehief examiner of theso slaims in the Indiun burcau of the interior department for many years. His comprohonsive bnowledge of dotails, facts, status of and evidence in the cases hevetofore filed or the outbreaks out of which others yot to bo filed have arisen, rendors his services extremely valu- able. ‘Thon thore is a general manager, John Wodderburn, For years ho was private sec- retary to Senator Hearst, the futher of Hon, Williwmn tearst, the projector of the present eutorprise. He has also bocn for years the Washington correspondent of the San Fran- cisco Examiner, with which Ti BEE 18 1o ¥ co-operating. Heis & man of universal in- formation and is especially adupted to the responsiblo position ho now holds. Than this foree none more capablo could be found in tho country. Its servicos have boon retained at great expense by the bureau, tho salaries alone reaching at the prosent time §1,500 per month As has beon stated, tho San Francisco Ex- aminor inaugurated the entorprise, and through it Tie Bex was allowed to estavlish 1ts burcau for the accommodation of clwim- antsin South Dakota, lowa, Nebrasku and Kansas, This priviloge was fivst, of all tho papers in tho country, extended to i Bes, because of its known ' pluck, enterpriso and energy. Tho underlaking, howover, tracted o much attention tho country and been so greatly by old soldier: government claimants, that elsowhero have asked to enjoy the privileges of the thoso papors thero is a lending sota aud others in Hoston, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Atlunta and New' Orleaus, It is thought that Mr. Hearst, the proprietor of The Examiner, and the gentleman who in- auvurated the systom, will grant the ppplica- tion. all ions, application Indian depreda- Be practising attornoy has at- throughout appre loading papers bo admitted to bureau, Among e in Minna- © Claims Coming In. Tk Beg CLAin BUREAU b existence oue month and you it Indiun depridation claims 2,000 and the amonit stautly added to. This not been in has listed agg is beiug is & remark ablo showing, and yot it is but a feaction of | the claims which remain unrecorded uud ua- oid in the sietes controlled by Tue Ber JukeAU oF Craivs, nanely, South Dukota, Nobraska, lowa and Kunsas On March 8, of this year, an act for the payment of Indisn depredation claims was approved. To this act, it is & sary to direct the attention of every claimant who has suffored at the hauds of Indiaus, This refers to those victims whoso cluims have alroady been file well as to thoso who still coutemplate tiling them. Up to tho dato in question, thousands of sufforers hud filed theirclaims with attorueys in all parts of tho couutry and were in wmost cases charged oxcessivo foes. Mauy of the claims, 100, had been pending for years. Satiafied that, 1 many cases, the clainauts had contracted with the uttoruers in ques. tion and, without fear of prosecution = for annulment, could not transfer their claims to pllier agenls or attorneys who wight expe- | visdic for | | other ated | . Iudian victims, and defrauded | ating | Soldiers Should member It congress unaertook "This it did i to the aite the collection, afford the desired relief. act 1 question, Annutling Exorbitant Contracts. on in those matters was trans ferred to the court of claims w hero the ser vices of an attorney arcindispensable. Und | this law, all agreements made by claim | with attorneys, priov to March 1, 1501, [ expressly declaved null and void. ' This' was | done us has boen intimated to release claim- ants from exorbitant fee contracts. Every cluimant is, therefore, free to em- | ploy as his attorney whomsoever he pleases, | Under these cireumstances, it would —appear | 10 be to the advantagoe of every person hav- | ing a claim to place the same ~with the bu- { reau guarantecd by such a_relinble and re | spousible puper as Tur Bek, rather than | with unknown parties. The disappointed attorueys whom the law { in question has aeprived of exorbitant fees have been flooding the_country threatening their former clients with suit should they take their claims from them and place them in the hands of other attorneys. But this should not discourage claimants, becauso an act of congress is paramount to wuy and all agreements entered into with any attorney prior to the time named in the said law. To ttecover fo - Indian Depredations Parties desiving to avail themselves of tho beunet] of the act in auaestion re- garding tho recoverv or claims growinz eut of Indian depredations should forward to Tue Bee Biniau or | Cranis pawer of attorney, gravting author- | ity to appear in their caso’ in the court of claims, They should also furnish adetailed statement of loss, includiog each specific article lost, its value, date, county and state, baud or tribe | of Indinns committing depredations, names and pre s of S whose testimony they expect to use i substantia- tion of their claim, und such other informa- tion bearing upon the case us they may possess. Upon receipt of this simple information, i Bk BUreav or Craivs will immediately attend to the more intricate or difficult por- tion of the preparation. The claims must not ba based_on depreda- tions extending baci beyond 1865 Readers of Tii: Bee or those who may file | claims for collection, are_respectfully re- quested to furnish Tue Bee BUKEAU OF Crays with the names and addresses of any rties who have suffered similur losses at the hanas of Tndians. Many people are as yet unaware of the recent favorable Jegislation by which these claims can now, if properly propared and presented be collected. But Indian depredation claims are not the v ones which Tup Bre BUREAU OF Criins proposes to handle. In brief, it will look after auy claim which any citizen has against the govornment or any department of the government. Iv wilt be specially service- able to soldiers of the late war. Pensions (or Aged Soldiers. Strange us it may apoear, there are thou- sunds of veterans of the rehellion, who are old, weary, infirm and beyond the siall of physician or surgeon to restore to health, Mauny of these are incapacitated becauso of exposure or injuries sustained in the late war, aud yet, many of these are unprovided with pensions. Pensions for Infirm Soldiers. There are thousands of poor fellows who are permancntly disabled, having served at least niety days in the war. They were also honorably discharged. These ure enti- tled to a_pension even though the infirmity from which they suffer was not tho result of oxposure in the war. The only condition is that their prostration is not the result of vicious hubit Pensions for Soldiers' Widows. There are thousands of solaiers' and sail- ors widows in this country wio do not know that thoy are entitled to pensions, Aud yet, oy writing Titr: Beg Burkav or CLaiys, when their case is just, they will be ablo to securo thoso pensions. All that is required is that each widow show that she is without otner moans of support than _hee daily labor and that her husband served at least ninoty days in the army and was honoeably discharged ; that she marriod the soldier prior to June 27, 1800, Proof of his death must also be ad- vanced, but his demisc uced not bave been the result of army service, Pensions tor *oldiers' Parents. Thero arethousands of soldiers’ parents who are also ignorant of the fact that they are entitled to pensions. These must prove their sou died from a wound, injury or disease which, under prior luws, ‘would have given him a pension: that he left no wife or minor child; that the mother or father is at present dependent uvon Lis or her own man- ual labor or the contributions of others not logally bound for his or her support. Besides theso claims, Tue Bee Bukeay will prosecute land _claims growing out of disputes or appeals from local lund ofices to the general land office of the United States. Appeals # rom LocalLand Oflicos. Theso appeals are frequently most annoy ing to both parties. ‘The local attorney can- not personally prosecute the coso in Wash ington. It would cost to support him there, froquently moro than the land in question i3 worth, to'say nothing of his fees, which, as s been shown, ure generally as high as Ay be colldeted. He i3, therefore compelled to trust the claim into the hands of a mun whow sho does not know, whose first move is to bleod the claimant and the ut torney who refers the claim to hm, Be- tweon these men the appellant hangs in un- rtainty until the final adjudication bas beon mado. Tu Tuk Bre Bueeau or CLAIMs these would be placed in the hands of well known aud re: spousivle people, pushiod with the ereatest enorgy and at the minimum of cost. Tk Bee Bukeav or Craivs therefore 1s the medi- be prosecuted, Mining und Postal Claims The same is true of minug anld olaims, Theso would go immediatel) potent hands, They would not be delayed. If unwortny, they would neyer be filed i court, but tke claimant would b notified of the fuct. He would thus be relieved of all anxiety within o few months, whercas, s it is uow, he does not know what kind of a |-claim he hos until after it has been passed | upon by the courts or the departinents. | Pue Bee Bukesu can tell a good from a bad claim. It never presents thy | ter. It does not wish to rob the troasury. | collects ouly claims that ave just Securing Patent Rights, 0 are thousands of inventive men and wouien 1n this country who naye inventions which are known only to their friends, Yet iu those inventions there are sometimes for tunes to be found. Yet, comparatively speaking, but fow of these iuveutors ever claim lat It | um through which these appeal cases should | THE OMAHA DAILY postal | to com | | their powers of seck a patent it. They fear the cost and the delay Bre BUiear or Cuaiss has veduced almost to a minimum, I couraging Inventors Thero are a great many inventors who believe the moment they place the secret of their discovery in the hands of any other verson, from that very moment an intrigue 18 formed to dispossess them of their dis- Tue Ber Bukeav oF CLaivs takes to say to this worthy but unr class of its patrons that it will at all such business intrusted to in the most confidential tianner, ing to all who may wish to secure a patent on their inventions the utmost secreey from the beginning to the end of the transaction, Parties desiring to avail themselves o Tie Ber BUrEAU oF CLATMS in the matter o securing patent rights, trado marks, prints laoels and copyrights, ‘should mpke , known their wants i this direction, when “written instructions will be furnished as to thefmode of procedure required under the patent laws. Patent tights a Speciilty. i1e Bunrear oF CLaivs aanounces that it will make this branch of its work a specialty and one that can be relied upon as being beyond the power of expects even to criti cise. This announcement is made beeaus= the' fact has alveady oft cially promulgated by the United States patent office that the territory embraced in the states of South sDafota, Nebraska, Towa and Kansas enjoys i * world: wida reputation as possessing more inventive genius, strange as it may appear, than any similar extent of territory in the United States at the present time, Applicants for patents should understand that T Bee Brieav oF CLus lays great stress upen the fact that it can advise its patrous, alinost at the outset, whether their invention is new and patentable, thus saying them the exorbitant fee chargey by the or- dinary patent attorney. "hese claims will be prosécited not as 8 aus of making money, but simply as an odation to claimants living 1 the states above cnumerated. The work will be - done atabout what it costs Tue Bee Bukeau or Cruis, 50 that claimants need haye . no fear of exorbitant rates nor the bleeding delays to which they have herctofore been sub- jected. Address all lotters to_ Manager, Bek Burukav or Craiss, OMu, The Te The terms under which claims- will be prosccuted will gepend entirely upon the amount of service rendered in each case. We cun safoly assure all_patrons of the buroau thut the charges will be very maeh lower than rates charged by tho regular claims lawyers and claims acents at Washington It 0 without saying that the Examiner and Tug Bre ace in vosition conjointly to ex- pedite business and do_servicg at more lib- eral rates than any other medium for the prosecution of claims, 1n the matter of fees and charges Tite Be desires only to clear expensos. Tho bnrenn is iutended for the relicf of the people fromthe rapacity of legal snavis, In many cases fors allowed attorneys are irrevocably fixed by law. and 1n such the question is decided. In other claims such a charge will bo made as scems to covor the actual expenses involved in collection We make patronage, who secks consideration. pose. We offer to one und all the services of a well equipped bureau, where a claim of any nature can be sent, or information in regard thereto be obtaied. If your claim is worth less ov illogitimate you will be so notifia without fear or favor, If the claim is gen- uine it will receive prompt altention and eficient prosccution. If unsuccessful, no charge will be made; providod, however, that claimants must defray their own ex penses in the preparation of uflidavits, depo- sitious, and other evidence outside of Wash- i We will furnish the necessary logla v an’ boar tho Washington expeuses ouly in unsuceessful ciaims. ~ When claims are allowed, a reasonable fee will be charged to cover uctual cost. All letters will bo promptly answered and ali information concerning form of applica- tions for claims, terms, ate., will be given with as little delay as practicable. No letter will bo answered upless the sender encloses requisite stamps for roply. No information concerning any particular claim will be im- parted until the applicant has become a member of Tho Bee Claims Bureau. assocta tion. Address all letters rolating to claims to MAxaGER OMAA BEe BUREAU OF CLATMS, Omaha Neb Rules and Regulations. All pensions under the dependent pension law will commence from the date of filing the application (executcd after passage o the act) 1 the pension bureau, No application or declaration will be good if exccuted before June 27, 1500 (date of the act), orif not in the form substuntially pre- seribed by the secretary. Discharge certiticate need not be filed until called for. “The rates of this law aro not affected by the rank of the soldier. This act providos the following rates: For dependent father ov mother, #12. The widow £, and § addi- tionul for cach child of soldier under sixtcon vears: aud if the widow dies, the child or n draw such pension. The sol- dier is entitied toany rate from 3 o $12 ac- cording to inability to earn support. A pensioner under existing luws may a under this one, or a pensioner under this o may apply under other laws, out can draw oiily 0no pension at the sumo time, “This law requires 1 a soldiers caso: (1), An honor ihle discharge. (2). That he served at least ninely days. (). A perm ment physical or montal ina- bility to earn a support, but not due to vicious havits. (It need not have originated in serve 1c0). I case of a widow (1). That the soldier served at least ninety days. (2). That he was honoranly discharged, (). Proof of death, but it need not have been the result of nis avmy service. 4). That the widow 18 *Ywithout aus of support than her daily labor, 3). That she married a soldier p June’27, 1500, dato of this act In dependent parents’ case (1). That the soldier died of & wound, in jury or disease, which, under prior aws- would have given him a pension. (2). That he left no wife or minor child, 1), That moter (or father) is at ‘present, dependent on her own manual labor, or the coutributions of others not legally bound for her (or his) support. The rules and regulations of this depar it will govern applicants and attorneys. The fee shall i no_case be *greater than' £10, ana only as shall be agreed npor ' hére- under between the claimant and agent, Guees B Ravw, Commissioner of Pensions, The foregoing rules and reulations; With the forms here following, are adopted and approved. Jony W. Nonee, Seeret ry of the Interior. SHARKS AR Over the Claims Work. During the past month the Examiner-Ber bureau of claims has been in receipt of a number of letters from clients enclosing thieatening and - argumentativ ulars from attorneys formorly employed, and ask- ing if the assertion therein made were true. The said clients are parties who, having been previously robbea by claim agents, gagérly wrasped the opportunity for relief by trans- ferring their cases to this bureau when con- gress opened the door by annulling provious contracts. Now, the aforesaid claim agent cormorants, fearing they may be balked of the proy they have so long entangled in their meshes. huve begun to flood the countey with civeutar letters in which thoy constantly harp on two themes, viz.: That congress has o power to annul private contracts, and that attorney are irrevocublo be- with an interest, uamely, & Tur theso covery. occasion been no effort to olicit as does the ordina your elaim for a Such is not your agent Hinancia our pur- 2, other ior to me SCAKED, Burcan of cir cuuse coupled contingent fee. Wa do not propose at the present time to advertisc the names of these purties who now masa verade under the cog of attor though strongly tempted to give them tho velebrity theie quasi-literary-lozal ou- deavors so richly merit. One in pa deserves special recoznition, by a msudlin communication of eight p jumbles useless facts with fauciful theories, karbles judicial decisions, and so inextricably entangles his words that iu many instances the closing part of his sentences have no ap- parent counection with the beginning To any ono versed in the law of the land omen such idiotic letters are a matter only of ridi- l the BEE: | They do not know how to do | cule and amusement s care | thus assur- | ticular | es in which he | [ | direct t SATURDAY, that the average claimant fn the west Is nec. essarily ignorant of the law governing the prosecution of elaims in Ahe city of Washing: ton, we are prone to teeat the matter more seriously. The question of extent to which congress may go in its interferomoe with private con- tracts, is undoubtedly one on which some of the most eminent legal minds have differcd, and it wero casy to write a volume on either side. However, the pailosophical aud politi- cal urguments pro and con are something with which we at present have no concern We confing ourselves to the cold, bard logic of fucts, That the last congress did specifi- cally cancel and aunul all existing contracts between claimants and attoraeys in the It dian depredation act of March 3, 1801, is a fact which not even the squirming claim agents deny, and which anyone interested may read for himsell by applying 1 us to. & copy of the law. Possibly the emineut con- stitutional lwyers and jurists in the senate and house of represoutatives should have consulted these obscure claim agents before passing the act which 0 seriously curtailed their Shylock propensities. But we aporehend that more reliance was placed upou the recent decision of the U aprome court, case of Mitchell as clerk, reported in 110 U. S, reports, page 633 where iu the highest tribunal in the land asserts *no provision of the constitutiou prohibits congress from interfering with the validity of contracts,” The second legal problem involved is_that of revocation of powers of attorney. When and under what circumstances the claimaat can recall an existing power and employ another attorney. Our eight page friend leads off with due solemity by quoting Judge Storey: “When an authority or power is coupled with an interest it is “from its own ure and character i contemplation of law ireevocable:” then proceeds to argue that the retaining of an attorney on a contingent fee is equivalent to coupling the power with an interest. This is absolutely false from a legal standpoint, but it is an assertiou well caleulated to misleaa the ordinary reud- er. What is really meant by an “interest" is an intorest or right in the thing itself. Thus, if an estate is conveyed ton trustee. with power to sell. this power cannot be reyoked because the trustee has an interest iu the es- tate itself; he holds tho ecal right to the propert Again, if the o er of a patent assigns one-tenth of it to a secoud party and gives him power of attorney in connection, sid power of attornoy cannot be revoked be- cause the assignec has an interest in the pat- ent itself. Butif a claimant givesa power of attorney to an agent to prosecute his claim for a contingent fee.this power 1s not coupled with an interest and can be_revoked at the pleasure of the claimant. When t agrees to work fora contingent fi cepts a very serious part of the “‘coutingen- ¥, the possibility of having his power re voked. And a fe contingent on the success- ful prosecution of w claim car. in no_way, be construed as an “interest’ in the claim which would render a power of attorney irrevoc- able. *Indian Depredations. The last congress vaseed an act designed to facilitate the presentation and collection of the cluims of citizens of the Uuited States for depredations committed by the members of the various Indian tribes since July 1, 1865, “This act provides for the speedy hearing and determining of ail such claims, and allows at- tornoys presentiug thewm to charge from 15 to 20 per cent. 1t s believed that the work ean be done for from 5 per cent and upwards of the amount of the claims as allowed by the proper court, thus effeeting u large saving to claimants who u the past paid from 3 10 50 per cent for such work. By the terms of this law all clnims must bo prosecuted be- fore the court of claims within three years from the date of its passage or that they will forever be baered: so that it is desirablo that persons who have suffered from Indian dep- redatious in the states of Nebraska, Kansas, Town aud South Dakota should at onco com- muoicate with Tie Bee bureau of claims and have the matter put in proper shape and pro- sented to the court immediately. Clumants should take noticc that by the terms of the law above alluded to, ali con- tracts at present existing botwecn themselves and attorneys, wherevor located, are ren- dered null and 'void; therefore, it will be n ssary for them to engage other attorneys make other contracts in accordauce with the terms of the law. Tuk Bk bureau of claims undertakes the collection of any such claims on terms infinitely more favorable than thoso offered by the attorneys and agents who have endeavored to muke larye profits from this class of business, as its desire is to beuefit only a class of its readers who aro illy able to ufford to pay the exorbitant fees for such services, which re- quire only honesty, intelligence and persist- ence in their presentation to bring them to a successful issu Claims that are filed first under the new law will naturally have first attention in the court of claims, and therefore it is desirable to get them into the hands of the proper authorities as soon as possible. PROSP.CTUS. Why The Bee Bureau was Established and Its Afms. When the San Francisco Examiner estab- lished its cluims bureau it printed the follow- ing prospectus: The Examiner has received so meny com- plaints from its subscribers in various locali- ties on the coust of the velay, extortionate charges and unsatisfactory work performed forthem by the various claim ugents thut it bas decided to establish in Washington a burcau for the collection of all legitimate cluims against the governuent or its various departments. This burcau will be in charce of its Washington — cor dent, who has nud much expe in the prosecution of cluims against the various departments of _the zovernment Charges for services performed by this bureau will be nominal and designed to cover ouly the acwal costof the work and such legitl services as may be necessary in order w properly present claims to the heads of the various departments and the court of claims iu the supreme court Gener us urpose, Hon. Binger Herman, chairman of the com- mittee on claims, house of representatives, in communicating with W. K. Hearst, editor and propricter of the San Francisco Examiner, and who is also at the tead of the Examiner bureau of clams with which Tue Owalia Bre is associated, say “Phe claims already filed ‘in the interior department aggregate 1,000,000, as per valuation, und the greater proporuon repre- sent Isosses by poor people and by those of our citizens who ventured their lives and their properties in the then wild and u developed west. This session of congress has now recognized tho right of these claimants to indemaoit; o [the gov- ernment and o compensation for theso losses in the earlior years by the bostile or depredating Indiuns, “But few of these pro- ple had u hope that the d v of compensation would ever come, us since 1859 but little posi- tive assurance was ever given them by con- gress of finul payment. In the meatwhilo many claim agents, tuking advautage of the discouragement of these claimants, easily persuaded them to enter into contracts and fec agr sby 3% und even 50 per cent was agrced to be puid in the event of the payment of the ¢ thus enriching these agents and diminishing the pay ment to the claimant to this extortionate aud unjus- titiable amount. This manifest injustice was apparent to congress, and it bucame our effort, while providing'a remedy of payment to the claimaat, also to protect him ugainst the snylock attorneys and claim ageuts, uud 10 this end we provide in the new lav *“I'hat all sales, transfers or nssignments of any such claims boretofore or hereaftor made, except such as fiave occurrod in the due administration of decedent’s estates, and all contracts beretofore made for fees and al- lowances 10 claimant's attorueys are bereby declured void, aud all warrants issued by the secretary of the treasury in payment of such judgments shall be made payable and delivered only to the claimant or his lawful heirs, executors or administralors or trans foree ,under administrative procecdings, except so much thereof as shall be allowed the claimants' attorneys by the court for prosecuting said claim, which may be paid such uttg ys, and the allowances to the claimants’ attorpeys shall be regulated wnd fixed by the court at the time of render iug judgment in each cuse aud entered on record as part of the findings thercof, but in no casn shall the allowsnce exceed 15 per ceut of the judgment recovered. except in case of claims of less than 800, or where unusual services bave been reudered or ox peuses incurred by the cl »attorneys, in which case unot to exce pver cent of such fudgment shall bo allowed by the court “It” will bo observed that this is a maxi wum limitation for the court, and to know what will be a reasonable compensation for attoruey within these limits JULY But when wo consider | the | | | | 25, court will ascertain what vices the attorncy hus rendvred and make the fee allowanoe accordingly, Now I learn from your communication that it is in contemplation by you to organize a snecial bureau in Washington City for the coliection of these claims and to do so for a merely nominal cost to the claimant. This notice wiil give the first substantial hope to thousands of poor and worthy claimants that it is possi bio that a cheaper remedy may be afforded them than that he held out by the unreasonable terms of exacting claim agents. Your generous purpose will also have a endency to oblige these agents to recognize a more just and more conscionable basis for compensation than at present adopted by them." FORTUNES M 1801-TWELVE PAGES. ser | pall, both of Des Moines, are visiting friends in the eity. Mrs. H. H. Woodsworth has gone to | Kansas City for a brief visit with friouds and relatives Mrs. J. Q. Reed and daughter have gone to Lexington, Nob,, for a visit of sovoral woeks with relatives, Mrs. R. H. Ingram and family havog ona to Mardon, Ia., for a visit of & month with Mrs, Ingram’s parents, ‘Billy"" Cole is home again from Leadville, Col., on & brief visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G, 1., Cole, Alex Grelw of the auditors oM of the Bur lington route was in the city Saturday, re ving old acquaintances, Horace P. Green has gon Lake, Portland and other | for a visit of several weeks. John Ellis was called Wednesday by a telegram serious illness of his fathor, Clarence S. Craig s Iving serfously i1l at the residnnee of his father, Judge S, 1. Craig, on eleventh and Ames stroets, Mr., and Mrs. Henry Mofitt of Ottawa, Til., are visiting the famity of Mr. F. M. Rick ards, this city, for a few days K. J. Kilpatrick and wife, and Mrs. and Lof this city, aro visiting friends at Newcastle, Wyo,, for'a fow weeks. . C. Strohm nas gone to Portland, Ore, | Mrs. Strohm _and_daughter, Augusta, have | returned to Tidin, O., for tho Summer Mrs, A. S, Paddock has roturned homo from Omnha. She was accompanied with ter daughiter, Mrs. O, J. Collman and infant son. Mers, 1. M. Richardson of Utah, N. Y., is - AY A v W AIT s to Donvor, Salt acifio const points You. If They Do, The Bee Bu Will Tell You The government, deeply great good that was performed by the fed- eral urmy i persorving the union, has grate- fully decroed that nome of its dofenders or their depetidents shall want for anything in their sickness and old age. This decree has gone forth in the media of pension which unhappily for thousands of peovle, are not understood. As aconscquence, thera ars thousanas of soldiors today 1a this suffering perhaps for the necessaries of Wie si mply because they do not know what th country has done to care for and render them comfortabie. Tue Brris awaro of this allied itself with the San_ Francisco Exam mer id - established Tiue Bre Bruest or CLuws. By this means, it vro- | in the city and will past the groater part of poses to secire for everv claimant | the summer visiting with her sister, Mrs, IS just what'he or she is entitled to from the | k. Davis, povernmen 1 J In addition to clanns for penstons. those for a variety of othér causes will be pressed, and from the effects of losses occasioned by theso claims hundrods are sufferimg 1 this part of the country. 1f you hn ean of Claims of It. sensible of the to Kl announcing Paso, 111, the country, fact and has M. Stowart and daughter, Miss ie, were in attendance on the meeting of the Bpworth league at Kearney, returning home Saturday. Ered Maxwell of Dixon, 1L, s visiting his brothers, Ed ., Georgo and Albert Max property by Indians T Bes Braeav o | Well, this eity. e contemplates muking his Cratvs will undertuke to have you reim- | homo here for the winter bursed. G George P. Marvin re tur ol hone Waedno: Ifyon wish to obtain a patent on an inven- [ dav from the Natioual Editorial associat tion of your own, Titt: BEE BUREAU 0F CLalys | MCeNK wt St Paul. During his abs L BECEUETL TOR BT Mr. Marvin extended his visit to Dulutn. If vou have land claims in which there is justico Tur Bk Buieav or Craivs will cure 1t for you, If you tuve cases regarding emptions and howesteads Tue Ber BUREAL oF Cuatys will prosecuts them before the gen eral lund oftice, department of the interior and the suprowme court “T'here ure thousands yet entitled to pen- sions who should immediately muke uppilca- tion for them, There are thousands of widows, minor children, dependent mothers and fathers, and minor dependent brothers and sisters, who are ontatled 10 pensions, and who to secure them have little wore to do than write for them. “There are thousands of people ave entitlod to increase in pensions, and they should write immediately to Tiie Bre BUkesv o Craivs 1o ascertain really how much monoy they are losing every month ‘s information will be imparted on the most reasonable terms, The applicant must become a subscriber for oue yeur to Tue WeekLy Bee 0 suffored from the destruction of A very plesant surpriso party was given at the residonco of K. 1. Wilt Thursday oven ing, the occasion being in commemoration of the birthday of Mrs. Wilt, A large number of fricids wera present, The Entre Nous club picnic at the Chautauqua day toa number of their lady friends, withstanding the showery weather a enjoyable time wsa had. John C. Ltonnell, eef of the advertising department of the Rock Ismnd, wus in the city Saturday, having accompanied tho K sus editorial association on . trip through Colorado, te departed for Omana the same evening, The printers and bankers indulged in o very hively and interesting came of basebal | Tuésday afternoon at tho Beatrico ball grounds. The game was . tea- und resulted in a victory for th a score of 16 to 14 The Ga teachors' ins'itute session in this city. There are 181 tea in attendance. About three-fourths of those in attendance are Indies. The meeting is prolific of much interest wnd gives promise of being the most successful institute yet held 1 the county. is very Ir. and Mrs. M. A tneir Kearney home Wednesday after a visit of aweek or tea days with friends and relatives in this tocality. [t is given ont sub rosa that Mr. Brown’s visit to Beatrice was in the linc of some contemplated designs on tho proprietorstip of his ol love, the Bea rice Daily ixpress. [t is not known to just what limit the negotiations were extended. friends - Hearney A. S. Potter went to ilastings Tuesday. . W. Shahan went to Lincoln Wednesd ay. . 1. Hartman went to Lincoln Wednes- aay. . M mines, i ave an_enjoyable rounds Wednes Not very baukers is in — - STATE SUBUZBAN NEW Nebraska City. Mrs. Jucoby, wife of the m il Mrs, Onie Hicks is visitmng friends at Du- Iuth. M iss Kate Hickey is visiting friends at Lincoln. Miss Leona Bird returned yesterday. . Mrs, W. . N. Houser is vi in Auburn, Mrs. Dr. Watson is St Joseph. Charles Hi here on a visi Mrs. M. Baumgarten is home from a visit | with friends in lowa. day’ The Misses Hetering went to Beatrice | Lou Burkhead left for Des Moines Wedues- Tuesday morning ou a visit. du Mrs, L. Wessel and Mrs. Mrs. R gone to Lincoln on a visit, Wednesday. Mrs. Cal Chapman went to Shenaudoah A. S. Hurley made a business trip to Hast- eveniug on a visit. ings Monday. . J. Paris is in_the city ona A._R. Henniover ster, Mrs, James Reed. city Wednesday. . A. W. Coursin of Lincoln is the guest | C. M. See is visiting his brother George of Mr. and Mrs, K. Coleman, See at Norfolk this week. Mss Alice Duff of Denver, Col., is visiting | Mrs. M. Y. Snavely has gone to Blooming- lier sister, Mrs. £ . Helvoy ton, I11., to visit relatives. Rev. Dean and wife of Krgle, Neb., are the | Mrs. LB Myers, guost of Homer J. Allen, guests of S, H. Field ana wife. went to Snelton Wednesd Mrs. George Mobivenstecher is home from | Miss Ella Dunlap of Osceola, Ia, is the a visit with her son at Lincoln. guest of Mrs Warren Pratt. Miss Maud Canada is visiting Miss Blanche Johnson has gone to Wash brother W. I, Canada in Chicago. ington, Iil., to spend the summer. Mrs. J. R. ballor of Genevais in the ety | H. M. Truesdell of West Stockbridge, visiting her daughter, Mrs. Potter. Mass., was in the city Wednesday. Miss Mattio Hail 1s home from Denver, [ . L. Carlyle avd wife of tho Arnold Nows where sho has been visiting Ler brother. were in the city the first of the week. Mrs, Sam Berry, wife of the B. & M.7con- | I\ G. Keeps and wife are spending the duector, is visitini friends in Syracuse. summor on Van Couver Island, B. C. Mrs. N. A, and Mvs. M. Duff left Wednes- [ Mr. Charles Noble of Gibnon is in the city day for a visit with fricnds 1n Chicago. taking treatment for defective eyesight. Miss Hoover of Brownvillo, who bus_been | D, Ricgeway and wife left Monday for a visiting friends, left for ber homo Tuesday. thres weelds visitat New Albany, Ind Miss Hattie Chapman_is home from Shen- | W. P. Miles, county attorney of Chevenne andoah where she has been attenaing school. | county, was in the city on legal business Mon¢ Mr. and Mrs. A. . Helmer of Rock Port, 3 e city s orbe | AL 1. Silverthorn lias returned from Cres Moy Rarcinithofielty g relatives und | o Pehero hio atteuded his mother's N . : funeral Sunday. Mrs. MeMillen of Albia, In., arrived Satur A AL Bt s day to attend the bedside of her brother, I, Miss Iilla Crouch, who has I,.l. n ‘|”.' nost o eaat of Mes. Jolin Wallace, returned to her lome Miss Jennie Turner, who has been visiting | faon i \ : "1 Groger leit on the B. & M. Tuesday {rlendsiabTincoln, 1aiin tho clty, thal igliost visit at Plattsmoutn and other plisces in of Miss Alice Crow stern part of the state. Miss Carrio Essert, who has boen visiting J. P, Hartman and children, accom Mrs. H. Sehwako for' the past two weeks, left | panied by Mis Lizzie Forsythe, huve eone to Thursday for Lincoln. New Holeny, Custer county, to spond the Miss Maggio Duncan summer. Charles Otis, left. Monday W, ( weeks visit in Missouri fn e city Saturday envoute for Lexinzton, Mrs. McClosky, who has been visiting | Where he will conduct the Dawson county friends here for several weeks, left for her » lustitut : bome in Chicago Thursday. I 15 enjunin, travelln Henry Eiondecker of Lawroncoburg, Ind., | 474 S onHnRe Al RN who hus been visiting relatives in - tnis city | {EUE O TGS h "';\':“"';‘)",‘I'_"""“Tl";:”l"":-;-” ! ) Dowit of Lincoln arrived hero Tues rs. D. T nd mother o uing. He wentout to the inaustrial who bave beon tho wuests of Mrs & school to ot up the pew printing press whicn erry, voturiied home Thursday. 1ds a new mdustry to the long list of a Nancy Squires and wifo, who complishr 10 bo taught at that insti enjoying themselves i tution wocks, returned home H P Mrs. A..B. Locklee. who has been visiting | Kearney Nationul bauk, has resigned his her brother, Albert Harman, started on her | position. He has acceptod a very futterin journey home to California yesterday Dosition in the Farmers' National bunk of Rov. Lyndo aud family of Strand, Neb., aro | Malone, N. Y., where his old homo is located in the City, tno guests of Mrs. Lynde's [ Mr. Porier boen with the Kear parents, M. ard Mrs. Major Clinkenbeard National bank ever sinceit was ovganized Mrs. George W, Hartand daughter, Clara, | eight years ago, and leaves his old position )t Toledo, Ofio, arrived Sunday. Mrs. | well recommended Hart is a sister of Mrs, J. J. Hochsettler aud = George H. Burgert, N Mrs. . A, Jones, who has been visiting Brach Sundayed in Omaha, this city, returned to her home at Lincoin ie Dodio of Mudison Wednesdiy, accompanied by her mothe Osborne Mrs, Wiltiain ‘Willman. Wikt O MoFaydan Miss Stella Furis, who has been in the city | ealliiig on his Gonoa feiends. for some time past visiting her aunt, Mrs Rkl e Tatmes ft6od. 16fs for Lincaln Thursday morn. | 4 Ered Camp! ol sport b portion of tho wock | « 3 § police at Clarks, ing to visit relatives Unidun sofvices were held lund Presbyterian church Sunday evening, The editice was crowded. The choir rend. ered some of their most excellent music. Miss Maud Sloan presided at tho organ Harry Boydston as diroctor of the choir had arranged & fine programme, During tho evening Miss Lulu' Haud sang a solo which was very much appreciat «d by the large audi ence, ister, Brown returncd to from Dunbar ting home from a visit to clin and wifc of St. Joseph ar Hallowell weut to Hastings Wednes- E. Reese have R. Ritchie returned to Omaha visited his son in this with her and sister, Mrs. night fora few v of the Grianell, Tn., Heraid was freight agent, passeneer were racuse, aumuel have been | for several PPorter, assistunt cashier ot the won in| J0 Miss Vi of Mr. R. L, is a guest spent Wednesday dody ing the J.A. Osborne 1s absent on prociaims to be his wedding trip, Miss Alice Porterfield ot Fulle the week with her sister Cynthia, Miss Anuie Penney of Pl ¢ on Genon frionds Wodne day Mrs. W. H. Winterootham is speiding a W weeks with triends ut Elkhorn John Portertield of Fullecton, was a of Mr. and Mrs. H. Lewls this week Guy and Clarence Green of Stromshu visiting Geaos friends this woek Mrs. €, . Carter i re 4 vory ars Of 10T recovery aro expressed Mrs. O Donric Edwara ing her son Lee the first of the w Miss Edith Juno departed We spend the summer with lowa feic Mrs, Koox, matron st Grant i visitivg friends at Fremont this w Harey Mattei of Chicago avrived in town 1ay on visit to his mother und sister and 1o sons, Will and Luth n tueir trip to Oregon Tuesday what gossip atthe Cumbor- ton, spent in guest Beatr ce, Prof. and Mrs. C. (i. Poarse have returned frow their visit to Toronto, Out Albert Muxwell 1s bome again from a visit out in the direction of Kearney Dr. J. 8. M'Cleery has returned from a so journ of seyeral weiks at Chicago. W. Colby Wastington, and will r Guy Billings of Dotroit, is few day le, J. W, city Miss Emma Stover of Newton, Ta,, are city Mrs. M to Jucksouvil weeks Mrs Auna Reed of Lincoln was v with Mrs. 5. B. Horshoy for a few days past week w. H and wife of Sioux rs. Hanuan I and were visiting friends in the city duci of Creston, la., are Visiting Dast week relatives iu Gen Mra, F\ D, Husso nd Miss Alice M. Kim- 1 The Misses Paiton sod Blackbura, ar il and 1 of St was vi is home again from ain sevoral days for o | this | | visiting Billings, Beut ). Zaber the od 1y and Miss Mattie visiting friends i on Mrs, J. A Tuesday Griftin und with Gonoa A. Nisbet and childr L 1L, for o visit ¢ t Perrigo of Grant for the it Superi year daughtor Lottio their numerous teachers at Grant Institute, are east on & trip through Canada, A party of young_people from Columbus, lsting of “tho Misses May and Nellie North, May Clark, Emma Wake, Clara Lohs man, Jennie Hilkens and Josophine Richards, and Messrs, J. S, Wells, W. B. Hoory, G, O, Taylor, A. M. ( C. W, Peoisail and J. B, Bocher spont a portion of Wednesday with Goneva frienas, Grand Istand, Mrs, €. A, Wiote is making an extensive visit with relatives in Canada, Carl Egge loft Tuesday for a short visit with his brother at Salt Lako City. Rev. H. L. Powers of Trinity Mothodist scopal church is visiting in Omaba this week Mrs. Chas. Watts has returned from Bloomington, Nea., wheroe she has been visit- ing rolatives. De. Nettio Hall of South the city this wock and on delivered a lecturo at the Episcopal church, Mus G. Williams ed a number of uoou in honor of hor gue of Aurora, ho ladies of St. Agnes' Guild musicale and social ntertainment evening at tho residence of ( An enjoyable time was had enough to be presont. t. Paul's English Lutheran Sunday scliool held a picaic Thursday on Wood river, two miles south of the eity. It required soveral large wawons, besides many private earria- 05, to convey the scholars and their fricads to the grounds. The picnic, like all entor- tainments gotten up by this' Sunday schiooi, Was a grand success. A very protty wedding day afiernoon at Douip slve milos south of this city, the contracting parties being Mr. Elmer Thompson of this city and Miss Idu Francis of Doniphan, Tho core- mony was porformod at the rosidence of the bride's pavents, Rey. T, . Cark of tuis city officiating. Mr. ‘Thompson 1s the oficient county superintendent of sclool, while Miss Irancis hus been for some timoe past un ac- complished toacher in or public schools aud 15 esteemed bs all who know her. Among those present from this city wer Mr. avd Mrs. W. IL Phompson, Mr. Alee Pnompson, Mr. ol K. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. W Mr.and Mes, TU AL Hathaway, Mrs. BB, Colo and Mr. una Mrs, C. Miller, Tha happy couplo loft at 5 o'clock for Hastings, from whenco they g0 castward fog a short wedding tour. Dakota was in Monday evening 'ivst Methodist ploasantly onter- friends Tuesday aftors t, Mes, Threaakell gavo A Phursday orge D, Hetzel, by il fortunate 1 Wednes- Fremont. L. M. IKeene und wife bave veturnod from Denver Ross L. Hammond has Panl, Mino, Rev. S, S, Ci at Manley Rogers?, Dr 1L T, King, dentist, is attondug the national convention, Rev. Howitt of Lincoln was in tho city calling on old friend Mus. Marsh s visitiug hee sistor, Mrs. Georze W E. Dorsoy. Jumes D. Wood of Sioux € fricnds 1n the city this week. Mr.andAfrs, William Atwood of Platts- mouth were visiting their sou, A. W. Atwood, and family, in the city. The Misses Joanie and Funni their little niec n, who have been visit- iz their sister and wunt, Mes. A. W. Atwood and famiiv, have returned to their home in Jacksonvi The following delogates wore ol tend the state probivition co leld in Lincoln, August 5, 151: Allen Mur- shall, Mes, M. A. Hitehcock. Mrs. Georgo A, Biue'of Ieemont; Attornoy D. M. Strong and Jdohn Kevn of North Bend; William Wright, cribiors Evie Morrell Densiow, Hooper; 13 towu; 8. W, Peters, Nicke returned from St, yer of Cincinnati is visiting ¥ was visiting King and oted to at- veniion 0 bo Aubu The commissioners of Nemaha county are this week receiving the statement of the county treasur George Havmon of South Omaha paid old home in Auburn a visit this week. Miss Grace McGrew and her grandmother, Mrs. Coleman, left on Tuesday for Colorado and the Pacific o “They will bo gone for a yoar or moro. The Union normal wstitute of Nomaha and Johusou counties convened in Auburn Wednesday for a four weeks' session. Over w hundred teachers are in attendanco, During Tuesday vight some one stolo o Spin of ivon gray horscs, & wagon and har- ness from the stable of Georze B, Kline in South Auburn. Thoy were taken somo time after 11 o'clock Tutellizenco was received Sunday morning that Mrs. Warren, widow of the late W. \W. Warren of this city and a sister of Mrs. Al- bert Gilmore, had ~di during Saturday night at Omaha. Mrs. Warren has boen living at Omaha since the death of her hus- band tast fall. The rem.ins were brought to this eity Sunday night and taken to the resi- dence of Aloert Gitmore, from which place - te was buried Monday ifternoon. his wet # 7 3, ANCERS, %, SCROFULA, V4 SALT RHEUM, RHEUMATISM, BLOOD POISON. neso and every kindred diseaso arlsing from fe:pure blood successfully treated by that ne cr-failing and best of uil touies and medicines, Swirrs Seeeiric §$S lood N Books on and Skin s free ited Cstimonials sent on application. Addr e Swift Specific Co., ATLANTA, CA. 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