Show LAND FRAUDS rill railroads Eil reli extort extorting payment for land not Belon to them july 15 it is stated nt at lie the general land office that many complaints havo have been wen received barging certain land grant railroads ft ith persecuting bettie who lw hane been a added patents for land held beld by the department anil aua the courts to havo have been exempted from the grants by prior claims of reservations david 11 II bravi u 0 of I 1 san sail Bernar bernarda nardino dh I 1 0 co cal states tha t familar to that of many others whose homestead entry was patented in accordance with the supreme court decision in ia the tile caw case of 0 newhall vs s 11 singer lie ile says 8 ho ito has been sued in antho tile united states circuit court by tho the southern pacific railroad Coin Couill piny my which offers to compromise iiii lim for 1300 brown a the company relice upon the railroad judo juds ea of california and that the expense of the finta suits are 00 heavy that settlers tott lera cannot feord to go to the tile supreme court of the united states Comini commissioner mioner sparks hwa advised brown eliat the kv law in this caio case is thoroughly well ft ell act set tied led by ily repented decisions of tho tile highest judicial find ind that edits suits by the railroad companies compan iea ei brought bro for the e of extor extorting tings a compromise and payment for laud to which the companies have no shadow of a right or lawful claim are in ilia judgment jud ament in ili tho the nature of blackmail or malicious persecution for which criminal action ill probably lie against a the agents agen teof of tile companies coin panics and advisee that tho ilia settlers consult co competent coun coubal ki and avail them selves belt ca of all tile remedies the law afforde affords in the tile event 0 that the tile case goes to the ilia S u p reine Q tho the commissioner urt s 1 oner et a t 03 that h ho e enill it 1 consider tho the propriety of requesting the attorney to intercede inte in behalf of the united |