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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1893)
r A HE EE. icrPA-ni iciiTn TUMI ? in . OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNltfk. . . SEPTEMBER 1(5. ( 18J ) SIiVflLE TPY KIVK HUNTS FOR A BIG RUSH Oherokeo Strip to Bo Thrown Open to Etttlers at Noon Today. ALL WILL BE REGISTERED IN TIME Estimate of tbo Numbr of Those Who Will Make the Run for Laud. POPULATION DOUBLED IN ONE DAY Boat Pliers on the Border Occupied by Homesoekora Yesterday. If CIDENTS OF TIIE LAST DAY IN CAMP Jtootli * DMI n II Hit vy Dny'd Work nnd Wl I Continue ! ItagMmlni ; Tliiiiiiiliiiiit the Nl gilt IMI Mini III c Won tliur CITV. Sept. 15. Saturday , Ben- Jember Hi , ivj m. , the hour long anticipated by the Cberoiseo boomer , la Mmtst at hand. At noun tomorroxv Ihu CheroUeo Strip passes from ihu hands of the gox'c"iunent. At Hint hour the Slrip will be xvitho'.it a Eiiigle xxhlle Inhabitant. Txvo minutes after wards il xvill Imvoa population of at least To- COO and by nightfall fully an equal number , members of the families of tlmso xvho actu- iill.x make the race for home , will bo within its iMrders. Thanus to the roller nfforde. : by Ihe In- tprior iiepnrtment a little late , it is true , but not too late to be of avail there Is noxv cV'-ry prospect that all thoihomosceuers and town-miters gathered at thy various regis tration booths xvill ha made happy by the possession of eortilieatos , xvllbout which tlmv would not be permitted to enter the land and , If ll c-y escaped Iho vigilance of the guards. xvonlJl not be alloxved lo lile a claim at the land olMcus. Yesterday the de mand for certificates became so urgent at the booths at Arkansas City , Caldxvell , Or lando and Heiinessv as lo convince the ofllccrs in charge thai thousands of applicants could "nut bo supplied xvith the facilities then aiToided. A statement of the fads in thiicnsii in urgent telegrams to Sec retary lloke Smith of tbo Interior depart ment brought q.iick replies aiithori/.mg the olllcertt on the ground to meet the demand at vhalever cost. When It became Uaoxxn at the various booths that additional facilities wore to bo provided , the despondency of the lioinescekers xx-as transformed into the utmost joy. Noxv booths xxcro opened nt Arkansas City and Orlando aim the forces of clerks xvere increased at CuhUvell mid Ilcn- nessy. All the booths xvill be kept open all night , if necessary , and up lo noon tomor- roxv , xvhen the Strip xvill be opened to Rotllo- 111 cut. .luniinlili ) for ( inuil htimliin Points. There has been a steady exodus today and tonight of cortill'-ale-hulding homeseekers from the towns and camps lo convenient places along the border whence an advan tageous start can be made In tomorrow's great raco. The farmers have about all se cured ctriillc.UCi ! and lhe > have loaded their prairie schooners and sailed nxrny xvith their families. The speculators , toxvnsiter.s and gamblers still remain in the toxvns and xvill go to their chosen county seats or toxvnslles on tomorroxv'H railway trains. The Santa ! > will run six trains for boomers on the Arkansas City line. Tiireo ivill start , from this side of Iho line and three Irom the Oklahoma side. On the Kloxva line one train xvill be run in each direction. The K'H'U Island xvill run six boomer trains , three south from Caldwcll , Kan. , and three north from Ilennessy , OKI. These trains xvill lie run under the superxislon of the In terior department and xvill bo alloxved lo ni.tlie a speed of not exceeding twelve miles nn hour. These trains xxill be used mostly b. . the toxvnsiters. The farmers and men becking homestead claims xvill make the race on horses , while some will goon foot. A fi'xv xx ill go on bicycles. The croxvd that participates in tomorrow's race far outnum bers thai xvhich raced into Oklahoma. The entries for tomorroxx-'s race are now esti mated nt78,000. Txventi-live thousand xvill pu in from Arkansas City and vicinity , 1.1,000 from Caldwcll , ! IIKK ) from Kiowa , : iNK ( ) from Ilumiexvell , 11.000 from Orlando , Sl.OOi ) from Stlllxvater and SKH ( ) from other points. Half of the homcKcckors , il is estimated , havi ) families , and IIItotal population of the Strip toiunlToxv nUht xvill doubtless be If.tl.lMIO. Oklahoma Territory , accoming to the census of ISIKI. had a population of only ( H.siH. Lust year an enumeration made by special act of congress showed a population ol liCl.luu. In one die , therefore , the pe.iplo xvho settle upon the Cherokee Strip , which has been attached to Oklahoma Territory , xvill moro than doub'.e the territory's population. Illg lEllll fill till' lllMllllH , Itegistratlon progressed rapidly during the day at the booths in town and on the border The line-nil Ihe border - d fxte.nlliy during the dny and at nightfall iy nii.nit . 1'idi ) luvniled the opportunity lo register. Tlm booth hi town was be- ' Meged nil day. Doubio lines xvoro funned , each containing nt least S.U.M ) ieopn > . The line. xvero divided into t-quads of twelve men each and txvo squads xx-cro ndinilted lo the booth at a time. In this manner they xvere Inrned out rapidly. At .0 o'clock S.'JiKlcertillcates had been Issued , but the lines still contained fully an iqnal num ber of . The booths , men. u ill in kepi open nil night and all applicants will bo serxed 'J'lie mi on the booths doxvn i on the border xvas much less severe. Only fi.siti ) people had nppeared for registration at D o'clock. Many xvho hud passed txvo three or davs xvaitlng in line hurried lo town \xhen it ne liiuiwn thai a new booth was to be ed there , thus greatly relieving the pressure. : At 0 o'clock lf > 00 people xvero still in line , but unly a fexv nexvcomers xvero joining its ranks , and all xvill be enabled to procure thu ni'icti coveted and highly prized cortilkate. Hu rn xvas as much of a desire to get out of town today as there xvas a week ago to pi into town , llefurenooti tomorrow all ar- r.iii einents and preparations for the gnat race musl be completed , ami the time is nl.oit. An advantageous pineo xvhcnco to ct ii t n.ust be selected , and many of the best ( ilaes along Iho line are already occupied by ti > xviio obtained ccrlillcatcs early in thu wi-ck. in , isands of men left town xvith their In IMS and other thousands sailed axvay ftvm thn town and the camps along the rivers bound for tlm Cherokee linn. Timipht thuusaiuls uf people are camped ailing the line and their camp tires make an almost tin- bruUcn chain ahntr the boundary. TemperUmr > Duxtiiul 111)5. ) The weather today , xvhllo ii xvas still hot , wiia cool in comparison to that of the pan : tow itijs 'Uio thermometer did nol gel 'JO0 In Iho bhaile. nbovo The xxind bloxv slrongly from Ihe north , but. xxlulo It served , to keep the ambitious mercury down , U Mirrcd Uio dusl up in cliui.-ing , blinding clouds. The indications for tumorroiv arc for a clear , xx arm day. xxith northwejtcrl.v x illdR. It la believed f.tll.V SS.OOO people xvill Iiiake the run from here. At Uuthrhi yesterday a regUterliib' booth was opened by the o Ulcer in charge uf the Orlando booth. The foiro of clerks in charge li.vt lisucd 1,000 certificates in two hours itud wu prepared to work all night , vrUen xvord enron from thesecrolaryof the interior thai the booth must bo moved to Orlando. Thn removal xvas accordingly niado and the booth xvas set up again near the location of thu ono already established in Orlando. Jlnth b.iolhs opened for business at 7 o'clock tills mornim. . and during the day some 7.011) ) certificates xvero issued. Those wait ing to register nt F > o'clock numbero.l l.'Ov ) and Ihe booth xvill bu kept open all night to accotnmod'ite ' them. All xvho desire them will receive certllicates and no ono xvill no barred oul of tnmorroxv's area ! race xvho proposes to starl from Orlando. Those xvho inlimd lo pre-empt homestead c-1 u us have gone to Iho hunter to select starting places and only their famlljc . ' and the toxvnsllers and speculator * rctiluin In loxvn. There U much suppressed excitumenl among Iho boomers In keen anticipation of tomorrow's events. At Oaldxvell pr.ictlc.illy all thu boomers have bi'i'ti supplied xvith certificates , thanks to the Increased faeiliiics afforded by Iho Interior department , and nearly all _ are ready for tomormxv's race. Sumo l.i.iMJ people xvill go into the Strip from tint point. itrllviiirnt : Killed Htm. At Ilennessy at noon today a man named Nibloek , said " to have been a liquor dealer from Kansas Cltv , tell de.ul in the line whllo nxx-aitlng the opportunity to register. He had paid during thu day $ 'S ' , In i.'i install ments to nilvamv himself In the line anI xvas nboiil to give T * more for a place near the itoorof the booth , xvhen ho dropped dead xxith the money in his hand. On his petson xvns found several hundred dollars , which xvas taken possession of by the.sheriff , Tlio body xvas buried tbls ntlernoon. At Hen- ncssv Ihe xvork of rcglslralion is about com plete , but tlm booth xvill bo kept open all night ' .o accommodiito late comers. Only lownslters remain in Iho loxvn tonight. The homesteaders Imvo distributed th'jmselves along the line looking for suitable places xvheneo to start in the race tomorrow. Nin : % thousand people xvill make the run from Hetmessy nnd vicinity. Stlllxvater xviil send 7,000 people Into thu Strip. That town bus no railroad and nearly all Iho boomers there are farmers , xvho xvill strive for claims in the rich tann ing districts In the eastern portion of tlio country. Willoxv Springs , ono of the new toxvusites , and about the only ono favored xvitli a natural water supply , is in this die trict , but it Is nearer the northern than tb6 soulherii boundary , ami Ihe race for lots there xvill , of co'ursc , he made from the north. Iliinriii'd th lliinru Mini , At Stillxvater this afternoon .1. H. Cars- well of ( iuincsville , T"c. . xx-as buncoed out of S''tiO bv a confidence man. Carsxvell real- i/ed that he bad boon buncoed soon after thn oncralion , and started after the eonlidonco man xvith ii gun. The gambler ran , but the Texan brought him to the ground \vith a bullet In the shoulder and ' , not only reco > - ered his oxvn money , but relieved the buu- coerof $70 ! ) in cash. Commendation of the Texan's method of. dealing xxith llio man xvas so general among Iho boomers that the gambler made no effort to recover hi.s money , and xvas glad to gut axvay alive. lieporis from the oilier points along both lines where booths are located stiito that registration has been practically complete. ) and that all the boomers nro ready for lomorroxv's race. Triiiilili. 111 Store fur tlm lloolh ClcrUs. Al ( "tilth.loi : contraband nusitiess in ccr- tilicates has noon going on since Tuesday and it is estimated that then ) and at Okla homa City from WX ) to I.O.JO persons hud gix-en up " > each for certificates. If tliev are genuine , trouble is in store for some ot the booth clerks The plan of operation xvas fur men to sign thouftlehtldoclarailon , xvliidi was taken to Orlando on the afternoon train aim Iho next morning Iho ccrlilicate. regu- lirl\ : signed and stamped , xvould be delivered and paid for. The scheme \va-i worked xvith great secrecy and the persons in it at this end of the line say thai they divided the pie xvith the clerks. This xvas stated to the correspondent of iho Associated press , xvho xvas approached in the presence of a reputa ble xvitness yesterday afternoon , and the Dorson xvho unfolded the sclfemo exhibited a full supply of all the necessary blanks , some of them regularly signed and stamped. A number of men xvero handling them and all l told the same story. There arc men here ) I xvlio say that they xvill insist upon an inves tigation by the Interior department. ChiTiilirn ItimiU ill l.ltlgllllnii. ST. Loui.s. Sept. IS. It became Knoxvn hero today that the Cherokee bonds in thn amount of JV'00.000 ' , guaranteed by the United States government , are again the subject of litigation. A synJicalo of Sl. Louis bankers has telegraphed an offer of par for the entire amount , thirty days being givin to complete the transaction. Advices from Talequah nrc that Chief Harris is not xvillingyet to tnko the face , as Interest at.I percent has been accruing since March. If the St. Louis S } ndicate offeis par and half the accrued interest , the proposition niado by xvire , it is believed , xvill he accepted. /.v ( nii.it , Snpnrlotrliilciit ol Ihullit lit I'lilliiUi'lphlii 1 1 I'M Iti'spunsiliU' . WASIIINOTON. Sept. IS. A recent xvclghing of gold bullion in the mint at Philadelphia disclosed a shortage of about S.OOi ) ounces , valued at about .JKll.OOJ. The matter xvas brought to tl.e attention of Iho ofllcials in this city. The director of the mint left for Philadelphia to investigate , but before ho departed word xvas rectiivu.l from the mint thai il xvas believed the guilty person had been apprehended. Superintendent Hosuyshcll is responsible Tor the loss , his bond amounting to f 100,000. A report to Iho War department from Major Kejes says the Mexican customs ofll ' cinls have returned to their owner the sheep sei/.ed on disputed territory. The United States troop * xxill be xvithdraxvn and the In- cideiilxvlll bo closed so fac as Iho War do- partmenl is concerned. The question of boundary line xvtll bu referred to a commis sion provided for by the treaty lor settle ment. lloih l.mvil ih" vimi ! lilrl. AliDMoni ; , i. T. , Sept. IS. A dispatch from Davis , I. T. , sajrf that M. A. ilaldxvin , 111a young doctor ami son of n member of the fieorgin legislature , living at Palmer , on Hock crcolc , night miles from Davis , xvas shot and killed at sun loxvn yesterday by a young I ! man named Jesse Ho'.vden. The nlt.iir xvas the result of Jealousy over a younx woman , xvho resiles xrhcro both men bjardud. Deputy Marshal Lindsay xx-as xvirod for ami | | t left today to bring in Hjwdcn , xvho xvill have a prulimnury hearing here tomorrow. Not I'llllllgfll .Ull'll'.V Slit A ldl5. Nr.niusKi Cnv , Neb , Sept. in.--Special [ Telegram to Tin : llir. : | State Surveyor alU. W. tirant came to Uio cltv toJiy for the purpose uf making an estimate of the cost of putting In a sewer fr.un the Institute for the Hlnu to Ihe Musouil river , for xvhioh f'l,000 xvas appropriated by iho last legisla ture. The work oftors a dilllcnlt problem ate solve , as tlio only route so far surveyed ! xvhich seems feasible xvill doubtless ' 31 full.x I.'OJ. Il U believed Iho city xvill have to pay the additional coal if it xvanu the sewer pui in al once. Will ( ill Illlll II ItlTI'IVl'l' Illlllllli , Si.ni.Noriii.i ) , III , Sept. 15. The Irouble * of Iho ( Chicago , Pcoria & St. Louis railroad , belter known as the Jacksonville South eastern , xvill result probably in the aiirolniiDonl of a receiver by Judge Allen in the United States court hero tomorrow. A petition for the same has bi.'cn filed by the St. Louis .V Chicago railroad ami xvill be heard tomorroxv on a motion to appoint u receiver. The Jacksonville Southwestern ailed lo pay fur Ihe lease of the St. Ixuiis A : Chicago rokd. Couldn't ( iitVorU. . ST. Lot-id , .Sept. IS. IS. Pcnhorn , a native of ( ieornchln , Netherlands , Kurope , and lately of Pella , la. , nnd Lincoln , Neb. , hanged hinuclf to a ginlcr in the city hull in denpomlency at failure to get work. RATHER HARD ON7 HUMPHREY Action of the Guslar Oounty Convention in . Endorsing Maxwsll. PERSONAL SPITE COULD NOT PREVAIL inirln : of the l.aml Ciimiiil iliiniT lo S- enrit "X'lndlr.illiin" ut Iliumllmiilt In it llumil I'illnri' I'l-riiuint nn I rick's I'litloxxori. UuoKiiV How , Xob. , Sept. 15. [ Special to Tun HBIJ. ] 1'ho notion of the ronubllcan county convention of CtHter county in en- dorslnjf .Indgo Muxxvoll and instructing the delegation to the state convention for him xvas a torrillc slap ut Commissioner of Pub- lie Iamls and nuildings Augustus U. Humphrey , xvho took the trouble to come back here from his old homo , deserting his olllce at Lincoln for ten days Just before the convention to put in the time working among bis friends and aciiu.iintances to encompass the repudiation of Maxxvell by the repub licans of this county , The failure xvas a most Ignominious ono ami It is not ut all strange that llumphroy Is now xvtshlng that ho had staid axvay. The resolution was caloillatod to exonerate Humphrey in the impraclrnent case and at Uin sanio time to instruct for. I tulgo Maxxvell , so that had Humphrey remained in Lincoln looking after the business of his ofllcc the adoption of the resolution xvoul.t not have been reij.irdod as a defeat for him. The adoption of thu resolution In the face o I Humphrey's very decided opposition makes it a Mxveepiug vlctor.v for Muxxvull and a very uncomplimentary defeat for the commis sioner. Determined to Kvnu ITt > . Humphrey came back here Miiartintf under the strictures placed upon the Impeached oftlcinls by the. minority nplif.tn of the < promo court , believurj that the friendship of aequaint.inoiM of lornier years xvoulil en able hiiii to inllu Mice the county convention to declare ag.tin t .M-vxxvell , and ilotur mined to xvreak ventroaiieo on the vetuvablo chief justice in this xvay for daring to until him accountable for his conduct in a public o.llco. Humphrey has been ( ] inte pjpular xvitb the lopnblicans of Cnstur county and there aio mxv many hero xvho are not ready to Ueliovo Unit ha xvil- ftilly connived at the mis.ippronri itlon ot state funds , but lie reckoned entirely xviib out good judgment or a proper appreciation of public sentiment hero xvhen he took it for granted tint they would become tools for llto gratilleatlon of hU revonitelul anlrun to the extcr.t of deelartng uTiiitist .ludge Max- ivell , xvho lias tlio respect , estcom and coull- deuce of our be.l citi/-us of . .11 parties and xvhoso standing In Custer eomt.v ; xvas in no xvise i in pa ire J by his opinion in the impeach ment case. Another chilly netlnck tint Humphrey re ceived xvas xvhe-i ll.in. . \Vhiteheadx\-as alloxved to address the convention to answer certain charges that had been m.ulo against him for declining to b. ; a delegate to the state convention , one of which xv is that lie xvas afraid to commit himself on the ques tion ol supreme Judge. \VhilMiead did not mince matters at all. but openly declared that ho xvas for Judge Maxxvell llrst , last and all the time , and xvas not afraid to say so openly at any Unto or place. . * luv\ri'li 1'nlty. A cllizqns mass convention was held Mon- day xvhieh- nominated u county ticket , thruo of whom are democrats ana llx-o republicans , the jmne , tre.is.irer ami register of deeds being conceded to the democrats mid tbo others to tbo republicans. The convention xvas largely attended and the ticket tioml- nated is reg.mlud us a strong one. On the folloxving day the republicans mot in dele gate convention and endorsed the citizens' nominees. It xvas the largest delegate convention ever held in the county. Much enthusiasm xvas aroused by the introduction of a resolution instructing the delegates lor Judge Maxxvell. The resolution xvas offered by II. M. Hnlli- van , a life-long friend and farmer laxv part ner of A. U. Humphrey. Thu motion xx-is : vigorously opposed by (5. II. Snell of Ansley , tiie l.ioculn townsito attorney , and a fe'xv others. Humphrey had xvorked uport the mpathics of a niiinuer xvho voted against the motion , but it linally c irried by a X'ote of KI.I to TM. Seventeen of the nineteen dele gates selocteil are for Maxxvell. The following is tlio list of delegates elected to the state convention : .I. IC. .Nivers of Upton , W. \Vcstcoltof Uestcott , , i. X. Viltes of Callowav. Mr. Hicks ofVerua , II. M. Sullivan and .latin's 1'reston of Hrok.'ii How. Or. A. L. Mathoxxs of Calloxvav , II. Kelley of Anselmo , S. L. Connor of Nestor- ville , .I. K. Siuvunt and .I. II. Chapnons of AnslevV. . J. Parker , .I. 10. .NMckcrson , JJ. ( J. Schxvlndt , 'J' . .I. Wood. Clint-tie , U. H. Siiell , Jules Haumont , ( ! . \VoodrulT. . . 'S ( M'l'ONI.NIN. Iliiiun isllinilii : : nl thn .11 in XVhi , C'arrlnl luihi' Con il- . Fni'.MONT , Neb. , Sept. IS. [ Special lo Tut : HII : : . ] The Leader , an able independent paper published hero , makes the following comment on the characteristics of men xvho are supporting Friek for Ihe supreme bench as against Chief Justice Maxxvell : in : COIM.P AiToim r. ) nu iiixn.v. : : The fraud old man could nlToiilu \ he beaten byhiieli r.'pnliileiins us aiip ared In the iiinjoi'- liylnllie court boii-e on I'r.diiy. Omi HUN full ; anolber reliirneil from a juli of ulti > ni | > i- Ina to htilrlt it xvay witness. " . In u iimider trial ; another xvas denounce 1 in a finin.T ciiuiity board for ( I ilug ome ern ) Ued work In a ditch survey ; another caused his Ulnd idd falli.-i1 10 die brolicn lieurled over Ids cro ik"d xx'nrk ; anoilnT vxas caiuhl In a Lincoln pi-lu'lng .steal of Mi',7Ul , xvith Iliillnuxay of thu Llntolii Joiirnal ; an- ulber Is accused ot laiiini'rlng h UH' M-liool fund , vvhlli' tlio jiiitleo lilni'.eK Is licensed of aliniiit all of tin * crimes of a politician. It xMinld not bu much honor In b.i connected xvltti sueli a Sum ; . Vet xvit ant told tint Ihi'io U no rlui ; of fellows In this city. They also captuieil a few of HID ' iii'ople In th > > cunnlry becii'ise Mime luxvyer had performed home dirty xxorK for them. Ves. the grand old man , wlio Is respected by hnn.irabli ) mi < n , could uf- [ foid to be beaten out of niiiMi a coiixeiillon. He has come out with a clean reeoid , Will Nut Kiln on As much talk has been Indulged In over the state that providing .ludijo Maxxvell Khould bo defeated In Iho state conx'untion ho would bu called out by petition to run in- dependent of all parties , it may ho xvoll in.o state that ho utterly refuses to listen to any such proposition , and status positively laity he xvuuld not accept a nomination through any other source than the republican party and would not consent to havu his me placed on the ticirot In any otner xvay an by Iho authority of the republican party. Ho states that xvhat ho has received politi cally from the hands of the people has been through that party , and ho xvill absolutely refuse to betray it regardless of its future course toward himself. As hu has been purblstently importuned from all parts of thu state to consent to the ; iibu of his name by petition , ho desires his position to Lo definitely nnderstood , Tli < ii | > lii ti > \\ern TliiTc. Cnic.xiio , Hupt. 15. The Himalayas and the spires of Westminster united in a hearty Maluitma handshake today In the thronged hall at the Art palace , where gathered the ' ' disciples of tlicosaphy and hundrous of curl- ouj , almost ready to bo converted Inquirers. I'rom Condon came the high priestess , Mrs. Annie llcsant , and from within the bounds of the cataracts of the Himalayas came Prof. U. N. Chakravartl and H. Oharmapala. Many other celebrated lights xvcre also present. Mrs. Uesant delivered the principal nil- dross. The forceful and iletirinincd-luokiiiK Knghsh woman , attired in a sweeping and louse coitumo of croatu kilU , spoku rapidly nnd xvllhout notes of the dogtrlnci of theos- ophy. She closed with .1 .tribute to Mine , lllav.xtskv , xrllh xvhom sho.XTason terms of intimate friendship for sovuraUvcara. Among the speakers In the parliament of religions today xvero Oeorxo Washburn of Constnntlnope. Prof. Thloln t > f Lolden mil- verslly. Klnirs Hczlcn Ho of Shanghai , Dr. Alon/.o Amos Miner of Hoston and KoxJ. . C. N. Matiley of Sweden. nr nir\tniKn.i. Sp.lliUlt rrnrlnrn SxTrpt h.r n Vlnlrllt Itillll MnrinVhnlo Vlll'iutx > x i-pl Axv.iy. MuiniiiSepl. lo. Ttxoprovince of Toledo , which ts Immediately to the south of the province of Ma IrU , h.w bo.jn sxvet | ) by n violent storm , doing much'damage. Largo tracts have been Hooded nnd many lives lost. Forty corpses have so far been re- covered. Txventy-flx'o miles of iho Soulh- ern rallxx-ay are submerged. At Villa Canas tlio death roll Is reported lobe npptiling. The pcasanls , upon thu rising of tno waters , sought refuge In largo nml small caves on the hillsides , but these caves x\ere their death-traps , for at night , xvhcti all were sleeping , the waters rose sud denly and sxvainped Iho caves , droxvnlni ? Iho helpless beings xvho had Ihcru so'.ight safety from tin1 Hoods. The Klan/.etus is noxv a'faglng torrent , carrying death and destruction In many di rections , and the Matmiere's is also Hooded and doing much damage. Some small villages and groups of houses have been entirely washed' axvay from the faro of the earth , houses * crumbled like pasteboard before the rushlne , water * , and those xvho In boats nml rafts sought safety xvero droxvncd or crushed to death by the huge trees or timbers , which xvoro car ried like straws upon the waters. Uelief pirtlos have been sent out from this city aiidotherplaccs , out railroad tracks are cither washed axvay or under xx-atcr so dc"p that no trains can pass , and thus a number of villages are cut off from the oul- slde xx-orld , xvilh no hope of assistance and death staring their inhabitants in the face In one of the villages only eight of Blxi.v- four people are known to have escaped the Hoods. XX'nn'l .iiivj Arlim-.itliin. LOS-PON , Sept. Iti. The miners federation of Nottinghamshire by a vote of til.000 to ' , UOt0 ! decided that its members should not return to work al the old wages tind that thev would not accept any offer of arbitra tion. l.miilim II lit : l IIIDone. . LONDONSept. . 1 > " . On Tiles lay last thor. ' xvere txventy-sevcn cases of cholera and ( ivo deaths from the dispase : reported in this city. /.K.I/ I V It.t Kl.lttt.tt'MK. All of tin ; Institution * .Iloni-iiUy Closed .Vow Diilii ; ; Ilitilnu4' . Ltxt.xti9. la. , Sept. 15. ( Special Telegram to TIM : lieu. | The Lemars National bank xvill resnmo business again tomorroxv. Tnis is the last of the banks that suspended abjul fo'.ir weeks ago , all of which have since resumed business. IVcnlliir l-tiTli' : | io.i of Tw ) Train ; ) * . ( II.INXX-IID , In. , Sept. 15. ( Special to Tine UIK. : j As No. 1U pulled into llunion station last night the trainmeii ana bystanders xvero surnriscil by hearing n man's voice call out : "Come iii ) and help me ; a. man has been knocked senseless tip here. " Investigation. reveali'iV the lifeless body of M. M. Connors hanging from the ton of the coach , supported by lul Williams , xvho with one hand held Conuers * .log and with the other xvas clinging to to \ top of the car. Williams nnd Connc s ai'o ' 3o and 1'J years of age. They xx-ero returning from Dakota and : i had boarded the train at Council Bluffs. Thedar 1 ten ces probably prevented them from seeing the "box" bridge near Island park. Connors' ( head xx-as crushed by striking tno 1i bridge 1 roof , and Williams , though injured , did xvhat fexv men could do , by holding on to his 1 unconscious companion until the station xvas reached. t 1 > I' Cinxii HAI-IDS , la. , Sept. ! . " > . [ Special Telegram to THE 13 m : . ] 11. H. Dobson , a farmer near Tipton , became despondent through ill health nnd shot himself through tbo head xvith a rifle. Ho will probably die ] Oimp-iny liii'orponitcd to ( 'onsiritct or I'mUili < Anything Ani WIIM.- ! . .Iiitsnv : Cirv , Sept. ' 15. The Sharon Kstate company-is the name of an organisa tion xvhich will begin Inislnois this month xvith a capital of SS.OOO.OdO , 51,000,000 of xvhich is paid up. The directors of the company are D. O. Mills , Henry 13. Laidlaxv , Frederick W. Sharon. William C. Hullior , Charles W. Peterson ol Noxv York City , F. ( ! . Nexvlands of Itcno. Nov. . and J. Milton Ferry of Hayonno. The organisation is in corporated under the laws of Noxv Jersey. The object of the company is very extensive , as the territory in xvhich business is to be tr.insacted includes Noxv York , Pi nnsyl- vania , Novaiia.Maryland and all other slates iind territories in thu union , as well as for eign countries. F.MTH-.S , piers ami xvharws are to bo con structed , property improved , wnlur bought and stored for the purpose ot irrigating , manufacturing and mining carried on. canals and dams to bo construe.oil and operated and an agricultural , hortienltiiral and pomologicai business Is tu be carried nn ( in conjunction xvith iho building , purchasing ' and operating of sail and steam craft in all [ channels of Ir.i'lc. The principal stockholder is Mr. Nexvlamls. liillimsof CorrnplIonit : "P ilciimt Whieli Snrp.-Ue nnd Minck thn ( 'ill/ > IIK , Wash. , Sept. IS. "Another city councilman charged xvitli boo lling has been arrested and rele.is.nl on a fi.l'OO ' ii.md to ap pear tomurrow. Ho was Charles X , ICuox , xvho has had the position for the past four years and has bjun conslilerod ono of the highly respected citU.'i a > of the city. It is claimed by the state that * a detective bored several holes into ' idL'O Contractor Olson's ofllco and had many prominent > uiil/.ens watch the paymonl of the money , KIIOX is accused of being bribed to tbo o iuu'i of $100 , only .JUS of xvhich xx'as paid/Papers are ready for iho arrest , of font' coutwilmen and no other citv olllciaU on duals xvhich vo nearly jS.1,000. When tiu | councilman under suspicion are arrested ; there xvill not bu enough left for u quorum tu do the city ' business. .ixri.oiii.\n/t..na tu-.xn.n : . The ; Want Iho I'ri'nliU'ilt IIIIJIM tchud nml tint ( in.iry I.u v Knlurctd. SAN l iu.NTiiuo , Sept. } 1.1. Tlio meotini' under the auspices of , tlio Anll-Chinea- ) league was largely attisjulud here lasl nlgbl. Some of Iho siuo.hcsero [ inlomperato. President Clovulaml vras donouncud and many radical resolutions \voru paused , one demanding the impeachment of the prc i i- deiii , a memorial to congress demanding fundsto enforce ihofioary laxv and a protest against the extension of time for ra- tion. lilt H'Hii Sixv Him Nuiitunroil , O. , Sept. 15. Krie O , Van llrociilin , the defaulting ox-sccrutary of the Hoard of Fire Commissioners , xvhu stole ? li ,000 from tlio clty by carrying dummies 'on thu payroll , xvas Uii morning sentenced lIve l to impris'jnmcnl fur eight years and llvo months. His xvlfo an'd daughlm-i xvere in court and the scene xvas u very iitfucliiig ono. 41 lu I'tiiir ol ill" Dullom. Gi'Tiuut : , Okl. , Sepl. IS.The banks in ' this city xvill all bo closed tomorroxv on ao- count of the leport thut Ihu Oalton , uong xvould ruid the city. FIGHTING FOREST FIRESSIM Deadwood Citizaus Save Thair Oity by Hani Work , WAS ALMOST SU3ROUNDID BY FLAMES to HeiixjTinihiT Cm Srnrcrly Ho i il f'lutiiKi * nr XVinil Aci'iiin- hi'il thillileh ; lllii'iiur- IH ; 'll It 'I'lllllU Illll Ml'll. ' , S. I ) . . Sept. IS.-Special [ Tele gram to Tut : Hir. : i A sleepless , restless , anxious night xvas spent by the residents of Deadxvood , and thla morning they came lo business xvilh bloodshot eyes and the marus of a hard night generally upon lliotn. Nearly the enllre male populalien put in the night fighting thu forest tire north of the city , which for hours threatened to sxveep all before It. Hankers , lawyers , merchants , doctors , laboring men , uverybodv took n hand in the light , and by their exertions managed : to save the city. At II o'clock last night the lire had reached a point on Forest Hill , onlv n mite distant from loxvn. The track of the llames xx-as txx-o miles xvtile and lay through a region thick xvith dry Jirusli it nil timber. The xvind xvas hloxvlng a gale , ronderlmr it impossible by reason of the heat and smoke to approach nearer than 100 feet to the bla/.o. Tlio llaines xvero leaping to thu topi ot plno trees mid jumping 10J feet hU'li. Along the line of this xv.iko of lire xvero j-outcro.l 1,000 men or more with axes. shoxMls an 1 plno boughs , cutting doxvn trees , building brakes and lighting back the ever advancing llames. Ccn ipirril by II ird l'lhllnc. ; ; All night long they battled , xvhilo rein forcements kept pouring in Irom Lead City and'iielghhoring towns. Still the lire ad vanced , helpo.t on by the xvlnd , ami the con- te.U s emod noojloss. .lust xvhen the men xvero exhausted ami all hopes almost given up , the xvlud veered and bloxv axvay from loxvn for about half an hour. The precious moments xvero taiien advantage of. A sxvath IIIO feet xviae xxas cut in front of the lire , the timber carried oil' , unit xvhen the xx ind again changed and blew loxx-ard the city , tlm llames found nothing to feed on. Occasion ally tl.oy would leap across the clearing , but hundreds of men > vcro ready tobo.it them out. out.So So all night the fight lasted and now it is thought all danger is past. Five hundred men still remain to xvatch the llames. but unless a high xvnnl arises no ap- ivhcnsion is felt. The damage to growing timber is MI vast that it cannot iki esti mated , in addition to xvhich the city has expended about $10.0,10 in eoiilrollinu the flames. For the first time in a xveck the inhabi tants xvill sleep in security tonight. A hundred men are engaged tonight in bealing out incipient llres and guard in j ! against another outbreak. All of the districts xvliere Ihe lire ihroatoned Djadxvood are under control , except a space m City Creek gulch , xx hero the llames have gained the heavy timber and cannot be extinguished. A cordon of men is stretched around this pl.iiv , guarding against a nearer approach ot the fire. Desolation for miles and miles marks a scene xvhero a fexv days ago a huavy groxvlh of underbrush and largo timber flourished. The hillsides and valleys are black xvilb the ruin , xvhilo the smoking timbers of cabins scattered hero and there mark xvhoro many prospectors have been driven forth by the flames. The strictest watch xvill have to be kept over the burnt district , as the least xvind starts into activity the smouldering llres. The fir.'in ' Two Hit gulch is still raging llerivl.v , sending up dense volumes of smoke and destroying an imnn-iuo amount of valu able limber. No important toxvns are in its track and by no possibility is it thought it can reach Deadxvood. N iWKI'T iV K 'riioii li Tlieri ! HUH llcon Ciri > at iJitvnntat 101 ilin I.II-.H o ! Ilie Js Siiiull. MAIIIIIFICI.IIVis. . , Sept. IS. Xover since the conllagr.ition of 1ST1 lia\-e such terri ble forest llres burned in this state as liax-o r.iged through northern Wiscon sin diirinj ? the past few 'days. The extent of the damage cannot bo esti mated owing to the laet that the lircs have cut off telegraphic commuicatioii xvith most of t"e smaller towns. On timber tlio losses ate , of course , the heaviest , and Fraim McMillan of the McMillan Lumber company said that tlie loss to Wisconsin forests from the lecent lires xvould probably a-.noiint to betxvfen STi.OJO.UlM and fii.OOO.OOJ. This isus represents a x'ast amount of pine , asxell ns hard wood timber , 'covering a hum area ; xvhich oven those most familiar with the forests of Wisconsin can estimate. In fact , it is scarcely an exaggeration to say thai all northern Wisconsin in one smouldering furnace. Marslleld Itself is entirely surrounded by thu lires. and xvhilo it is not now in any immediate danger Irom the llames , reports are hourly brought to the city by residents along thu line of the \Vis- ciinsiu Central , Lake Shore .t Western and Chicago , St. I'aul , Minneapolis Omaha of terrible llres xvbich are raging along these roads and liax'b made many tnmllics homols.ss. As yet no one mis been found able to confirm the re ports of loss oflifo from the llames. That some settlers have been cut off by the flames ai'd killed is ver.x probable. So far all xvho nave been rcporto.l as missing have ht'on located. Many pers'ins escaped de.itIi only after adventures ol a most thrilling charac- tor. tor.On every side are evidences of yesterdays battle in xvhich the citi/.ona of Marshtleld had a hard light to prevent , i portion of the city Irom being swept axvay. The llro came from the northwest , and , swooping us path ilirough the limber , it wiped from existence six holmes and an old null oxvneii by Henry Sherry at Manvillu. From Mnnvillo the flames lloxv castxvard to the city , wiping out several houses , at Sherry's Crossing. From tlii-ro It crossed the road to this city , where tins light xvas iimdo by the eiti/.uns. OiiiK'iill.Vls. \ . . Si-pi. lfThe > llres to the north ol this i Ity have been the cause uf-a peculiar phenomenon. The city is enveloped xvith strong , puijgunt MIIOKC nnd the sun is so ohactiruu that even at noon it Jisul the ap pearance of an eclipse. The city is in a stale of semi-darkness and bus bjcn su fur several days. , M.xitis'KT , Wls. , Sept. 1.1. The smoke XXMS so dense inthe city today from the forest tires that the public schools hnd Uj bo elosc.l. A tliuuder shoxver toxvard evening brought great relief , KIIAWNIU : , Wi.s , K'jpt. 1.1 Severe xvlnils started sniouMering forest llres and fur Isa short time the town seemed In great danger. Much loss of properly Is certain and sumo fives xvill liuvu beeii lost. ( JHBIN : HAY , Wis. , Scjit. in. At ! : ! ) this nfternoon a tenlllc xvlndslurm cut in and fur a xvhilu It bloxv a gale. During the storm Iho prairie tires norl Invest of Hugh McDonald's lumber mill In Forl Howard increased in volume and in USA than twenty minutes tnu lire had reached thu lumber yards and sot fire to tliLin. Owing to the furious xvlnd nothing could lu done lo save Iho largo plant and In a shurt time llie mill , barns , lumber , wood nn'il shingle piles xvorn entirely consumed , entailing u $ .V.DIM ) ) , xviin an Insurance of onli A heavy gale of xvind is bloxving , and it U feared that inure llres xxill occur before morning , ( iiusu lUl'll ) ? , Wis , Sept. lf--Terriblo flrus are appruachmg Centrau from the uuuer huavy xriuUs. Xhu air u 'till of smoke and ctmlcru and the -Ity Is In danger. A IUMT llro slarte > . southeast of Urand Kaplds today and Is ap iroachlng the city. The sprinkling of rat/ / lid I ) llltle good. Several Polish seltlers ol Ue.ir ( ereelt. nine miles northeast of her * , vero burned out yesterday ami today. riirthnr I.II % IM ltip.irti.it < Uopnrts of terrible llres al Spenror nr , 'olb.v have bivn roeelveil here , and MnJ > W. H. lTpham has sent a large force fro his city to guard his Ion" at thai phre Many families have been left homeless. Nearly all tlio residents hetxveen Ihls cltv Hid McMillan yesterda.v tucked up and moved to t Irs city , and settlers from other juris ot the county are fast fotloxvltig in .heir foilstops. Kelnforcemchts have pone to McMillan from this city nnd SteX'em Point , bill It Is doubtful if even fre h men can snx'o thn mills xvhich. xvith the hi-ni'ei-piled around them , are almio xvorth S'.M'.OOO. Southwest of the city on the .imalm road then * Is another llerce fire burn ing and forty men have gone out from here to prox-cni Its approach to thn town. Thnlipp l'"ir I'nili'r Ciinlriil. I.uxnCirv , S. D. , Sept. IS. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : ltit : : | The lore.st llro In this vicinity is under control. Prominent among the residences threatened xvero ex-Senator Moody's and Colonel XV. H. Parker's. The household goods xvere moved out of ninny liouso * . The only loss is an immense amount jf timber. Itl.txin I'p liv It ) n.iinlti * . Linn Cirv. S. D. Sept. IS [ Special Tele gram to TUB HCK. ] The house of .laeco ramletla. near Central City , xvas bloxvn up by dynamite lasl night , but no serious dam- resulted tu the family. /.s ; . % iu-iii.iT. Having I'leil ( ruin inn I'oiist nml tlio 1'iip- Itnl lli < , XuillM : Ilic Ui'lii.u in Itlo. ir iji/rf//i | / : / / < rd J.W.7 tiiiJiime * ( iiinfiiii Ihnnctt. ] Avuis : ( via Halve ton , Tex ) , Sept. 15. iVia Mn.sican Cable to the Nuxv York Herald Cable-Special to Tin : l.i'.i : i Nexvs xvhich has been received from Uio do Janeiro Indicates that the situation there is very serious. It is believed that the navy rovolters have gained u foothold in the cup- itnl. President Pcixoto , ills learned , has abandoned the coast of the Hay of Rio and the capital , and retired to Uio with that portion of tbo army which still remains loyal to him. Advices from Uio state that the bombard- mcnt of the city lias been suspended. Pri- vale ; dispatches stutn that the damage done tu the'Cit.v by the guns of the Hoot xx-as much tuL'l greater than the government reported. It i.i ) stated th.it It reiuired | prompt interference - ference on the part of the foreign warships in the harbji- protect property in the city. Word has also been received that the rox-olution is spreading. It is noxv reported that the slates of Habia and Per- nainbuco ; have ueclared in favor of the revo lutionists. Peixoto xvill axx-ait xvhcre he noxv is an at tack from the landing party which xvill bo sent from the rebjl ships , the Ai ( ild.iban , the Uepublie.i and the Tr.ijano. The garrisons in Forl Villeg.ignon and all of the other forts in tlm harbor of Hiera- jancro. except , one , have revolted and joined Admiral Mellos' forces. Preparations have been made in the harbor of Uio Clramie to resist an attack from a hostile sijnailj-on. All the forts In the harbor are manned with soldiers under lighting orders. Iluoys in the harbor have been re moved and torpedo mines placed directly In the course of Incoming ships. It is reported I that txvo vessels hax'o loft. La Plata xvith arms and provisions for Admiral MellnV squadron. The loyal warship , the Tira- denies , has put to sea to intercept them if possible. The Hrnzillnn minister hero refuses to be interviewed , but I hax-e learned lh.it ho has expressed the opinion Unit the situation in Uio is very grax'e. From the tone of the ( irazillan nexvspapers received hero it ts pre dicted that Peixoto's government xvill bo overthrown at an early dny. Nexvs sent out , bearing a favorable tone for the government should bo taken xvith reserve , as all mes sages pass through government agents' hands. VAU-XUUSO , Chili ( via ( ! . -liveston , Tex. ) , Sept. l.'i. I By Mexican Cable to the Nexv York Herald Special lo TUB Hn : . ] The Herald's correspondent in Hnenos Ayres telegraphs that there is an undercurrent of distrust among the ofllcinls. Federal troops are being massed in camp near Santa Catalina and J Cicneral llosch has been recalled from Ja j Plata to take command in person. St-eret conferences are hchl daily hetxveen tbo min isters and leaders of iho various political panics. These conferences have given rise to nu idea that a rux-oluUonary uprising is imminent. . \rrrMoil nn ICiilliiv/'er. SAX Josi : , Ccsla I Men ( viu'ilveslonTcx. ( ! ) , Sept. IS. [ By Mexican Ciblo to Ihu Now York I l"raM Special to I'nn Iiii : : . | - Fra.icis H. Weeks , the embe//.ling lawyer from Noxv York , has been arrested. It is believed thai Iho arrest xv.is maths al Ihe re quest of the government of thu United Slates. The Aniuric.ui consul , Harrison Williams , the governor of the province , Ca- niilo l-Nqiilvul , a lawyer and two policemen [ tutored HID Dependence ( Iran hotel , xvhere Weeks xvas staying , al 'J o'clock yesterday afternoon. Tnoy lefI otnVr p > iiuo on watch ut iho cntr.incu of the hotel. Consul \Vil- liiimsand L-ux'yor Ksquivol loft thehotol hall an hour Inter , and soon after their departure ' the governor and Weeks appjir.il and t was escorted to tin prison by t.vo policemen. Consul Williams admiis that Weeks has been nrrosiod , but ( inclines to give any particulars of the affair. His bo- Moved Ihe prisoner had little or no 'honey xvith him. Weeks went lo Ihe D.-pimdeneo Gran hotel xvilh his xvito on July ID ami took rooms liit'i-e. Humors xvero clrcnlaiod that ho had omboMlod a largo sum of money lu Noxv York , bill as there is no troaly beiweuii j Costi Ulea ai'd the United Stales calling for the delivery from one lo Iho oilier uf persons accused of crime ho evidently thought ho xvas safe and rcglitarud his nume In thu lisl of holel guests. .Mini-Hop of Foreign AlTair.s Case i of used to dismiss the mutter. Ho xvill not loll wlmt charge has been preferred against iho prisjner or at xvhoso instance ho XVUH placed under arrL'bU No I'rolrrtInn lor .Vmt'riiMii Inlnrit.tM , oN , Hojit. 15. A dUp.itch was rccclx't-d at the Navy department from the commander , II. Picking , bialing thai the Charleston's steering gear had broken doxvn , and that U would ho necessary lo coil before leaving for Bra/ilUn witters. WAsm.Miio.s , Sept. 1.1. Owing to the laxv requiring every vessel lomnku an ulghtcen- hours' sea voyage within four months after completion before she can uo accepted by thu government , the cruiser Detroit did not lotit start for Bra/li today. She started on it trial rim , huxvover. and if It prox'o success ful bho xvill sail lor Ktu do Janeiro nl unco on hur return. Aim uillfilla of Ociian lile iliiiir * > pl , I , " . At Noxv YorArrivod Fiersl ; Hismurck , from Southampton : Hinhmond Hill , fruin i ] /indun : Britannic , from Lnei-pjol. I At ( ijfiia'.ovxn--Arnx'cii - - Ciujjria , fruiu Nuw Vul'k. ! filADE A NICE HAUL n _ Z Train ; Robben in Michigan Got ' ? 7G,000 in Ourroncy for tbo Asking. . , - BOLDEST MEM OP THE KIND ON RECORD Train Stoppsd in Hro.nl Dayl.trht nnd tb Express Oar Quickly Looted. FUNDS FOR THE CALUMET AND I1ECLA tloaiy Intemlotl to L'o Usjil in Paying tbo Men nt tliu Qwnt Copper Mine , FOUR MEN ARE NOW UNDER ARREST Tlir SutproU Amtliitt Wlinni . .Vpioin | : nro Are Strong CuiiKlit .Sriir tltu .V't'iin of tinIdililnir. . } Di'lull. nf u Dur ing I'li-rn of XVurli. HoriiiiTtiy , Mich. , Sept. If. . Tlio oxpremi ear of the Mineral 1 tango passenger train , xvhleh loft Hancock nl 11 o'clock this morn ing for Calumet , was hold tip nml robbed by bandits a half mile from lloston. Tlio rob bers scoured $ rf > ,000 in cash money , Intcndort for the employes of the Calumet anil Ilecl.i Clipper mini ) , for wlmm tomorrow xvas pay day. Ttu * mutiny xras draun this morning from the First National bank of Houghton and tlio Snporinr Saviu .s bank of Hancock. Tlio express car xvas In charge of Mes senger D. W. Ilogan , nml there xvoro no special | guards. Tlu > moni'.v xvas obtalncil according to tlio usual practice , tlio day before : . pay day at the big inino , nnd the thought that there xvero train lohbors dar ing ' enough to make a raid on thu valnablo treasure in broad daylight , appafL'iitl.v never cn'civd ' . the minds of the railroad onicials or of . tin * trainmen. U might xvcll bo supposed that ; In the train robbery in Indiana the llrst of the xx'oolt , the acmoof such daring _ c.Miloits xvas reached , but It remained fur today to demonstrate that a train can bo stopped and robboil xvith impunity in the broad light of day and xvith little or no attempt at disguise. niptiirml Iliii KiiKlnn ICuMly. Tlio train xvas going along at the usual speed and xvas xvithin half a mlle of the little station called Huston , llvo inilea from here , when a man stopped Into the midillo of the trieU and flagged the train. The engineer quickly applied the hralcen , no thought of train robbers entering his mind. Tlio man disappearo.l beliind the station house and a * thu train stopped txvo woman passengers got off. At that moment n masked man Jumped on tlio locomotive anil pointed it revolver at Engineer Nick Schulur and ordered him to stop. The engineer thought ho xvas fooling or xx-as u lunatic , but the BUM went oil , the bullet whistling past the engineer's left car and the engineer knoxr ho xvas at the nicroy of a depurate man. man.The The felloxv pushed the engineer Into the corner of the cab , grabbed the air brake lever , and to keep the engine moving slowly ho opened the. throttle slightly , showinif pcrloet familiarity in handling an ongino. Fireman Sutherland jumped out of the cab window and xvas met by txvo moro of the robbers , who came from the front part of the oninno ami llred at him , ordering him haclc on the engine on pain of instant death. The llroman bad nu alternative but to obey. lloxv ( tin ; xit ! M'iim'r xv. * Tnlirn. Txvo more robbers had In tlio mer.ntimo got on to the froniend of theoppressiar : anil xvith a sledge smashed in the car door. 13x- nress Messenger llogan tells this story : ' I xvas sitting in my chair xvith my feet on a box singing , xvhen I heard a crash anil looking that xvny saxv a masked man cover ing mo xvitb txvo revolx'ers and ordering 'hands up. " There xvas another man just behind Him. 1 throw up my hands mighty < | iiick , anil the robbers took my gim axvay. Then they demanded the keys | of the safo. I pretended to bo | looking for the right hey xvhon they threatened to kill me if I did not hurry up. 1 then opened the safe and took out the four packages of currency and ono of the robbers scooped them Into a bag ho carried. Backing out of the car dour again they flroil txvo sliotfi , evidently as a signal to the rob ber on the trainxvho ordered the engineer to go on , saying : 'Von xvill flint a rail pulled up about three miles ahead. ' Tim om'inoar pulled the throttlu xvido open and Hew for this Scola telegraph ollleo , xvhen the nowsiof the robuery was at once telegraphed hero. " The robbers , leaving tlio tram , passed to the rear and disappeared In the xvoodH , tlio OIIH xvho had the Uvamire xvnvmg his hand at the passengers , xvho xvero ignorant of what had taken place HO recently. 'I hey .Mlssi'll S H(100. Among the passengers xvero lion. 10. D. Hyan and Attorney Loonoy , and Teller Fish of'ho First National bank of Hancock wa in the co.ieh with 10,000 In currency In his poetut9'but ! the robbori * did not knoxv It. As soon as the train arrived at f'alumni , the Calumet and Ilocla mlno sent nearly 100 deputy sheriffs In every direction in elmso. SherilT Dunn also seat deputies out from Hougliton and lug bouts xvoro soul along the lakeshore to out off cscapo by xvator. Kvcry road was closely guarded. 'llii'cu At mi UniliTrr < t. .lack King , the great Cornish wroillor ; .lohn Kohoo , n hport , ami .lack Challmv xvcra noun driving very fast into toivn about 10 o'cloc.k , and persons near the lioston station K.I xv n horse corresponding in color to theirs tied up near the station. These men and a man naniKil ( iorman xvcro thorounon u rivaled , and the cloxv against Ilium scorn * to bu n very strong ono. Tbo condui'tor of the train , xvho snxv llm robbers walk axvay , thinks thulr gait anil general nppcaraneo corresponJs to these mull , .lack Challow'H xxifo attempted to leave by a noon train , but uho xvas brought back. The prisoners xvero put under f 10,000 blinds , in dul'aultof xvln < 'h they were placoil In jail. They xvill have a hearing ut U o'clock tomorrow. A man nainiid llullcr , from Mimiuulto.was al.io arrested lids evening , and will have liU tiXiiinlmiUuii with the others tomorrow , raid on iiio HiuiiU. Tim robbery of the money does not Interfere xvilh tlm paying off of the miners at the Calumet and lli.'ela. us the baniCB In tins county havu loaned them all the funds they need fur that purpose All thu banks In thu county r.ri ) in excellent financial conilltlon. I'lii ; Ijjs by the robbery fails on the Ameri can Kxpress ( Minpaiiy , xxhieh has ordered Iiio lii-sv doteclivi's from Chicago. Kutfinour Schuler aa\s \ the voice of the robber on tbo Jueomutivo w.is familiar to him. A largo mvolvcr ami a leather ktrnp were found near the spot xx hero Iho robber * loll Iho train. The tdcdgu hammer they had xvi'li ' them wus left on the car. ' ' 'In- wildest eicitiMiient provailb through- u . IIP c i.mirx IIH ihis is thu flrtl tral i- > , Jtt , tu thu hutui > o' the copptr