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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. .1UNI3 19. ] 871. OMAHA. SUNDAY MOUNINC . RKPTEMBEll 17. 180S-SIXTEEX 1'AfSES. SINdV COPY FIVE CENTS. SETTLED THE STRIP ( too Hundred Thousand People Rush in and Possess the Land. SCENES AT SOUND OF THE SIGNAL GUNS Every One for Himself and Devil Take the Hindmost the Rulo. MURDER'S ' BLOODY FEET ON THE TRAIL Boomers Stopped in the Race by Deadly Blade and Bullet. SOONERS SHOT DOWN UY THE SOLDIERY Olio Iliimriiinii I'lilM Tu-lro mill l < Ovrrrld Ill'll Till ! Ml ll | II WlltlTll'HH WllktU At NIIOII i IM'Ncrt , by Mulit a Populous Country. S L'ITV. Sept. 10. Ono hundred thousand people settled upon thu Cherok'eo Strip today. At noon llio signal was given iinnounciiig the passing of the title of the land from thu United States to the boomers nnd a race suc.H as was never witnessed be fore , and probably will bo never scon again , was begun. On tin- lines in the vicinity ol the vtn ions boi-der towns tlie boomers had gnincrod in prt-at multitudes. As far as the e.yo could reach In any direction could bo seen moil mounted , in wagons and on foot , closely packed together , making a solid column 2011 feet or more wide in the middle , and tapeiing uwa.to . .1 men ! streak of black in thedis- tanco. The scene when the column broke at the firing of the signal gun and each indi vidual entered the contest for a common prize , can be imagined better than described. Confusion reigned every where. So closely were contestants packed together that tlio start was a hazardous one. Horsemen were unseated , wagons overthrown nnd pedes trians prostrated in the mad rush to bo off. The cries of angered men mingled with the neighing of the panic-stricken horses , the Bhouls of the racers , the clatter of hoofs , the ratllliitr of wagons ami the shrieking of lo- oomoltves com'iined in a roar similar to that accompanying the progress of a tornado. TWII . > -Miirilt'i-i'il. . In tlio race many men were injured and EOino.killed. Of the latter some met death by accident and two were murdered. Tlie details of the crimes are not known , but tlio dead bodies , ono stabbed ami the other shot through the heart , tell the manner of death. Many dead horses have been found on the prairie. Some Hied from overexertlon , some were killed by falling in the race ami others , receiving broken limbs in tno rough prairie , ivere phot by their owners. The cowboys on their hardy ponies took the lead. They had gone but a short dis tance when tlipy spread over the prairie and , dismounting , set fire to the thick prnino grass , hophiR thus to turn aside these who were following. Tlio ( Ires spread rapidly at flrsl , but the wind was blowing from the north , driving the llames south , and they were soon stopped by a deep gully which parallel ! ) the Cherokee line three miles south. Horses could not be urged through the llames and "many wore turned back. No damage was done by the llames so far as known , further than destroying tlie grass nnd impelling the racers. An old man , nameii- James H. Hill of ICing- born , N. J , was shot and instantly killed at the southwest corner of the Cliilocco reserva tion Hi' Blurted Into the Strip before the signal was given. The soldiers warned htm o stop , but bo Ignored their orders and they llred upon him. The sum of S.MX ) was found on his person nnd It was turned over to tlio sheriff. riilv.tlry lit it Iliii'oiint. It was a neck and neck race between thn horsemen who had chosen the same town lot or quarter section of funning land. Stuinbliiiu over rocks , wading streams , climbing precipitous uanhs , on they go. The chivalry which relinquished places - in tin ) linito women all disappeared in the 10II scramble for actual results. The women bad to take llielr cbanci' witli the men in the race , and It U to their credit that some of them made as uond a showing in the Htrupgle as the alleged lords of creation , reaching the iroal in time to pre-empt the dr- sired bits of mother earth. rn The boomer trains loaded with town- niters crept along , being forbidden to exceed twelve miles an hour , whllo the hi rsomen passed them waving their hats' in derision. ' As the trains pulled into a townsito Hie boomers swarmed out of the ears like nul.s , ant in tlfloen minulea what was merely 1.Vy. wnsto country became u populousooimnunlly. Innumcrablo lights over lots ensued and y.in the absence of other means of sottlemcnt tbo riubt of mlu'lit carried the day and the bt''olitvr took possession. Touts wont up , town nicotines wc.ru held , ofllccr.s were elected and In an incredibly short time a full lle.lged . municipality had sprung Into ex istence. In the meantime out on Hie prairies the fanners continued tint race for homesteads , leaving the women folks to follow in the slow moving prairie schooners , bringing the household implements and shelter till such tlir.e as a permanent aliodo can bo erected. Plenty or lloini'x lor i\iirylniily ; , Kiiiingi ! people made the rim to furnish cat-It of the Hl.t'iOC ) homesteads with occu pants ami glvo every townsito l.Vtl ) inhab itants. ( Ivor J'JS.lHK ) certilleato.snro is- tiled , but as a largo number took both liomu- sioad und townsito ccrtillcate.s the number ) of certlllcati'S docs not represent the number of b.minors. It U estimated that 'J-l.tKHi iormi from Arkansas City , iri.OOO from I'aldwcll. H.iKHi from Orlando. I'.IHM ' ) from Henncsey , 7tHK ) from Stillwatcr , ! iXHj ( from Kiowa , n.oio from Hiiunuwoll , fi.HOJ to 8,000 from other point * ; in all , neatly double tin * num ber which raced Into Oklahoma. The we.it'ier was all that could ho de.sirod. The sk.\ was clear , with a cool north wind. The gnutcsi rush was in the eastern paui uf the Strip , which contains llio most fcrlilo laud in tlie entire reservation. Perry , on the .Saut.i IV. was lhu most , favored tuiui nite , but Millforsaild Pond Ciwk on the Uuek ] sl ui'l WKU < tlio objective ' points of hundred * \\ti ) > made the run frum Caldvvell. 'Iho fact lhat in tonns iho survoj wan pil.h. . \ blocks , and nut by lots , cause. ) much V to ! > MI fusion unl nu'Morousilisputos. ThuStrlp f , mains near1. ! 'l.W.iMii acres , utul osiinui- i Ii. ; , ' i ho f.inuit. ho. tnjinera who will follow , il i& belicM ) . ! t "l U's in-rush uuin'iuml lift- ' 000 souls Tin' Slnp has bei-n added to Oklahoma , which uovv , therefore , lias ample population to Justify its demand for state hood. At nil the stations between Cnldwcll and Wichita on the Rock Island road hundreds of hoomcra loft because of the Inability of the trains to carry them. It broiimo tteccs- sa"y to lock the ear doors and leave the un fortunates to shift for themselves. 'Ihc engineers of the trnUis wrro In structed to run carefully , as It was feared the tracks would be tiunncrod with. The discovery was made yesterday that llio straits and spikes were removed from some bridges. Consequently the trains ran so slowly that those on wagons and horseback easily outstripped them. Trout n Dcsrrt tn n Populous CiMintry. Tonight tint Strip , which twelve hours atro was wholly deserted , is 11 populous coutur.v. Four of the now townsltos have population1) ) estimated at ro , ) oieh. Otnors boast popu lations ranging from UHli ) to ! t 000. Uvcry descrlb.iblo claim has at least ono cluimant , and many have threoor four. Contests , of course , ulll be numorou" . The reports of crimes -entiltlng from the .settlement of the lain ) arc tow and the government - ernment nnlccrs who superintended the opuiingnre congratulating themselves upon the comparatively po.u'oful manner in which the settlement was eiTccted. t'nfortunutoocetiiToncoii were the shooting down of sooners near SlilHvatur , Okl. , ami Arkansas City , Kan. Thu soldiers who did the shooting were. Instructed to prevent soonorlng at all hazards and they point to their orders In Juslillc.ition of tliclr acts. Wiitrr Si-rniiisly M'ltroi' . Wagon and freight trains loaded with sup plies lollowod the settlers into the Strip. The trains distributed provisions at the various county seats and townsitos , where stores have been opened in canvas tents pomtim : the erection of buildings. Camplires light the prairie luall directions tonight when ) the homesteaders have estab lished temporary camps. The recent drouth has dried up the crops and the strc.ims ami those who failed to provide Ihomselvos with water will bo forced to endure suffering Iron * thirst , for water is obtained only In a | few places In the Strip except I rum the rivers. Dr. ( Jallaghcr , of the .general l.ind onice , has received instructions from Washington to keep the registration booths open until further notice ami issue crrtllleates to all wlui were unable to obtain them before noon today. ox 'i in : iivs rio.M IMM > UII.I : lloiiirsr l > t > r Poll T Ire Hint * i'tirr of llur.rinen Kudo lvi ) < r Him. Cu.nwr.i.i. , Kan. , Sept. Hi. Two minutes after noon today lO.IHJl ) people who had gath ered along the bordur south of Culdwell were rushing belter skelter into the Strip in every direction as far as the eye could roach , Five minutes later the Ilectcsf , and foremost . horsemen were mere species , and clouds of j dust in tlie distance and behind them were hundreds and hundreds of white covered wagons nnd buggies trooping into the land , leaving behind them great clouds of dust to mark the line. Several lively races ensued and wore in a number of cases , lhu causes of minor acci- denls. In the ml 1st of the rush one man wns seen to throw up his hands. Suddenly ho fell to the ground and n half dozen horses passed over him. His life was only saved by a cavalryman who was near by , and who at the muzzle of a revolver com pelled llio drivers to turn aside. The man soon wan given nid by the soldier ami helped to his horse and immediately bo dashed away again to regain his place in the pro cession. He was very consp'cuous in the crowd on account of his clothes , and people who had seen him fall and worn interested in seeing him regain his place , wen ) hurrilied to see him dashed to the ground a second time as his lioiso passed over a hill a mile away , liohind the unlucky racer came a wild troop of several hundred horsemen and they passed on without giving any attention to the poor fellow who was down. Luckily , ho escaped serious injury and although ho lost his liorso ho stayed in tlio race , continuing it on foot. Plrst Tniln Into thn Strip. There were many runaways and some few breakdowns , but the llrst half hour of the run at Caldwcll passed apparently without serious accident. The first train into the nowCherokecStrip was pullo.i by Knuineur J. X. Colburn , wno , has been thirty-three years in the service of llio Rock Island road. ifi Tlio train was com posed of Ihirty-Iivo stock cars and every available f-iot of space was taken. Two engines pushed from the roar and ( I after much pulling and snorling the train moved slowly out ono minute after Iho signal guns were tired. It was alive with people cheering wildly and waving br.ts , handkerchiefs and Hags. Tin ) train was moved at the rale of fifteen miles an liour and was slowed up every live minutes to allow those who so wished to jump off and make Iho r.ici ) for a neighboring claim on fool. fool.An An Irjiir afler the oppiiing llio scene was a qmut ono again. Awaj In thu distance , throe or four miles perhaps , covered \sagons were seen movlntr slowly along , leaving their trail of dust behind. No horsemen were visible. Pond Creek will probably be llio largest town on Iho Rock Island lino. H received inhabitants today from both ends of the road and tonight It Is populated by 5,000 peoplo. I.OI'IMi I'ltlM ! Oll.\\IIO [ , I'neni- ! lvi < Tlionsiino lluce fur lloini' liy Hull , llnrM'lllU'l < mill UIIL-OII. Oiinsno , Onl. , Sept. 10. Twenty-tlvo thousand men and women , with a goodly number of boys ami girls , started In the race into the Strip at the .sound of carbines hold by cavalrymen sharp at noon today. Him- drciU went on trains which were jammed , but lhu grand rush was by horse ami emi grant wagon. A mum ; those who were witnesses lo the run wore ilovernor Renfrew ol Oklahoma , A. P. Swinoford , inspector of tlio general laud onico ; Judge \Vomack , special examiner i of lhu land ollloo , und Judge l"uo , iho now secretary of the territory. Thousands of people , despairing of making ( a successful race in Hie great jam of people at Arkansas City , came to this place cr day and last night , and tlio total ier which invadcil the Strip from hen ) must have been in iho neighborhood of s.'fl.ooo. The boomers on ( torso and afoot got off without delay or serious neoidcnt. Thu S.snta Fo's special train got an almost oven start with tlio horsemen and pedes trians. Five ihoufund made the trip csby rail. Whartou and Porrv wore the favored townsitcs sought by the boomers and tonight each has a population of over S.tKXi souls. Following the excursion trains freight " ' > ' " * hauled great quantities of household goods , provisions and lumber to the now towns. Tomiwrary residence * , and shop * were made of louts , but lhu canvas house * OS SECOND J'AQC.j VERY PLAIN HINTS Wall Street News Agencies Echo Open Threats of Another Panic. WILL TRY THE "OBJECT LESSON" AGAIN Uoln Brokers Propoo to Squeeze the Country ifThov Arc Not HcoJcd , DISAPPOINTING DELAY - IN THE SENATE Intenuinablo Discussion of tha Silver Bill Repeal Oauses Ugly Muttarings. SANGUINE BULLS AREAGMN WORRYING llcarn I.ouU On Ijtili-tly Wlitlu Tln > y Si-o At- fiilM ( inulilillj : Tilrnlnc'I'l'i'lr IVituri'H : of til" .Mur- lii't l.mtV cl < . New YOIIK , Sept. in. [ Spcoial Tolceram to Tin : Hii.j : l-'ow important development * have affected the stock market this week. There was active trading and buoyancy dur ing the llrst day or two , but before the end of the week quotations were dropping ami there was no sign of activity in any quarter. It wns noticeable throughout the month's boom in quotations that no public interest appeared in stock exchange lluetuatioiis. It has been a loin-\hlle sineo Wall street has witnessed such open manipulations. In some ways ttiis manipulation was adroit , but in other respects there was barefaced bumiling. There could be no disgulso of the fact that thu rank and tile of Wall street would gladly make such a spurt upward as it brought about. There seemed prevalent a general feeling that stock market prices had gone down to an unreasonable extent and that rallies ought to bo brought about. This sentiment , confined though It was to Wall street , wns effective in governing prices , lor the reason that speculators on the boar side were influenced by the general fee'.ingshown all over the street , and It has , therefore , not required iniieli of an effort upon the part of bull campaigners to semi most of thu beat crowd into a scare , which every time pro duced a heavy covering of short contracts. Pitstivo Aid trout III ; ; tte.'irs. The himrer boar traders , realizing this situation , may not bo unfairly suspected of having joined in the procession , willing to help il alonit. Mr. Addison Caniimick prob ably toyed with the market occasionally 01 the bear track during the last thirty days , but for the most part he has boon onjoyinj , hlipself with his family out at Tuxedo , rather careless of the stock market's buoyancy. William H. Wheeler , who is ab' ut tlie only other operator who over trades on the bear side to an extent ap- proachimr what Mr. Cammack does , has also been out of the market BO far as bcarisl transactions are concerned Mr. Wheeler in fact , has probably , on the quiet , been one of the most important traders on the recent upward tack. It is known that he quit bearing the market sixty days ago jus when the July panic was scaring ncarl' everybody in Wall street almost to doatl About the time when the perrennial bulls o the street had given up all hope and wen tumbling over one another to unload , Mr Wheeler , it has since been learned , wa : calmly picking up lines of long stock. It i hardly probable , however , that Mr. Wheele still retains what lie bought when quota tions wore from 10 to ! il ( points lower thai they are now. The fact that ho quits tin market for a pleasure trip to Chicago doubt less siiruilies about what his interest is at tin ; moment. I cite Mr. Wheeler's campaign as suggestive - ivo of what has b-on happening to hi-lp along the efforts of the professional bull campaigners. Iiisin.id of being sacrificed the more important bear operators have really profited by the recent handsome rallies. They recoenized the situation and went with the crowd. .Soiiii ) CllilHl ) to Ili'il' n. Hut it is probable tlmt the more important of them tdink Iboy have gone far enough. There are several indications that this is trui ) . There is great disappointment over the way in which congress is tackling the Sherman hill's repeal. Hots wore sot lied on the Block exchange today made a month .bc ago on the theory that repeal would bo ac complished by today. These bets , moreover , when they were made , were on a basis of Ii to 1 , so confident was Wall .street , the middle of last month that the administration could Ids push its program through witli a rush , uis- palchesof a confidential sort from Washing ton am lur loss conlldont in tone now than limy were then. Wall street may have come to a wrong opinion , but none the less it I'ei-ls now that the prospect of unconditional re peal has materially dwindled. Tneru ere lots ot specious suggestions to thooffoct that the tariff tinkorors and lim force bill atc poitlers may , by their sudden aggressiveness in tlio house of representatives , give the Ml- vcr contingent an opportunity tu mukc con ditions and gel at least indirect assistance. This may lead to postponements , entangle ments and conditions not at all in line with , ihc desires of people who are Identified with ( the bull side of speculation in Wall street. Thcro are indications that some af the people in Wall street who have ple counted most on results to follow the silver bill repeal TO getting into an ugly mood. Indeed , if some uf the statements ami sentiments credited lo them are correctly quoted , they scum to bo losing their heads. Iliilli-tliii'd liy Minielniiiy. Ono of the financial news bureaus of Wall street sent out the following bulletin : Wo have Information , which no consider reliable - liable , to the ull'oet thut thu pros uru for the ropual of the silver bid In to bu begun again \vltliovon nivator vigor. As wo gut It , the feeling wits MI conllilenl after HID vote m lhu house that tlio bill would bu promptly 10- , pvnlo.il In the t-onntu thnt pressure was jo- miivcd fiiim ( lit ) tlnancliil situation hero and abroad. Tlio delay has folio so far as toon- diimjer repeal ami pruat Inloresls feel thai something must bu done lo voice public senti ment In llio matter. Accordingly , wo tire told ( , movements are In progress likely to liavu tin Important effect upon thu commercial and banking community. It is hard to understand how any sensible friend of repeal would consent to the publi [ cation of a threat like this , yet it can bean stated that iho statement comes from an authority high in .Now York banking circles. Still AnnlliPr Stiilenielll. Apropos of it the no.va agency sent out today the fulluwiim .it.-iti incut , whic ova not add much clucrluli ! . - . ' tlio situation i The street ha'MSI - i ' " < In : 'iint | mi-ana tlii' rumol that unl - . - -i it n-peuN thu fcli rmtin oilver li'l ' ! , n . 1 ( ih. < ol.j i-ct IM OU" Wlllbyn " - . ' 1 . .kti'i i an vorliefore. It would seem thnt the penplo lint were rcsDoosiblo for the monelnry tiln- ency Hint prevailed Mimn Trtx'ks HBO will be alletl upon aRiiln to put mi tlw screws. It Is ven supze.slcd , nny , more , hinted , thnt many tcrllug loans thnt arc about to mature willet ot bu extended unless Ihc spiifite takes iiompt action nn the i-liprnmn till ) . If this M.'tun done gold cxpoHs will lie roMimcd mil the result can cnslly be SPCII. A news icency has given upon whnt It considers ex- ellcnl authority fiir the Ktalenient that 'movements are In prioress likely to have an mportnnt eifect upon Hut commrrclal und brtnldni'community. " There can bo tint om > cnn tructlon pluceil upon this , \\vhavo itskt-d tinio of tlie moat prominent binkcri : In tlio itieet whether Ihe.y think tint we shall ship gold In any large iiuiintltK , and they sav : 'ThruKone llilngccrt.iln : Kutope has been minced lo buy stocks ittitl bonds on the belief hat tlio Hlit't man lu't will bu ropoaltul. The lolny N catHlng c.insltk'rable anxiety. If ilicrclMhe remott'sl eliauce for the silver nell b"lni ! sncecstful , o bt'lui ; able to thwart utflslalloniKiiiiandt'd by , the majority of the licoplo of the 1'nlted Stutos , gold Mhlpments or wet so , of cuur'-e , will ociilir. " lieoplv sl niilcimi. It is significant that Statements like these can be given to Wall street without creating surprise. Tlio average man in the street seems to take this throat of gold exports as Itiito a natural prooee itng. They look upon it its n sort of punishment for congress , and they tlo not scorn lo worry over the fact that it means dreadful things for the business world. Certainly , wo have had enough of thu "object lesson's" brutality. It must be ad- milted , however , that there are some bank ing Interests here cap.ibio ot doing just what these Wall street news agencies credit them with now having in view. The way in which Chicago interests weie treated a month or two ago Droves this amply. It is probable , howe\er , thnt such threats as these will not got be\ond the stage of threats. It is , i giod deal easier to start a panic than It is to stop one. The people who suffered most In the recent financial cyclone were not the widows nnil the orphans , but the bankers whose boxes sro tilled with stocks they can't syndicate and bonds they can't sell. Atralil i > t "Tirlir Krlurm. " There nro none the lei < s some serious bear factors In the situation < | uito Independent of uny manipulated "object lesson'1 business. The prospect ot tin Iff smashing in a vigor ous fashion cannot fall to unsettle business and hold trade in check. It is easy for { tariff reform oracles . to proclaim that noi > ody is worryiir-jover the Hriff outloak , but a casual glance through the business world of Now Kngland gives a grave refutation to such theories. Wall stacot must feel the pinches of tariT tinkering quickly , for the reason that it has on its stook list the secur ities of many of t he most conspicuous indus trial properties having interests involved in tarilT legislation. Siurar. cordage , load the.se are a few. It'has doubtless been largely ; due to the anticipation of tariff legislation - islation that the speculative bickers of the sugar trust and ether similar properties have . been industriously ami vi 'orously lifting ' ' their quotations lately. They have been showing immuiisc earnings. They have been advancing'the price of products. They have been doing all tl e things which reasonable business mun wJuld not bo likely to do in f-ico of prospective tariff reduction that is , reasonable men. conducting business for something clso tna.r. AVall street effect. Under existing circumstances , however , the nlan of the trust insiders is rendily euouph 1 understood. Snuiir TniNlcTK CUinln Out. Nevermind the red Hag of big dividends , boasts about increasing earnings , of ad vances in the market price of sugar never mind any of thes' : undiplomatic proceedings so far as coimrcss is concerned. The quick result is a shoot upward in the stock mar ket , a boom through which stock can bo un loaded upon the dear public. It is believed that Sugar trust insiders have sold most of their stock on the recent rally of twenty-live points from the July quotations. When they have once sold out it will bo time cnoiiu'h to toy with congress committees. Then the public , not insider , can do tlio sacrificing which reduced tariffs may involve. Another Hctir tie.vnoti' . As serious as tlio tai'lf outlook is as a pros- pectivc barrier to the sn. Wall street boom , there is another fac'or which is likely to ex ert an equally far-reaching inlluunce on the ! same side. Railway earning : ) will probably from this time on show a bear keynote. Losses now being reported are terrific. There seems [ to be contraction of railway traffic thrjugh- out tin ) whole country , and being given out does not indicate by net oarnlngireturiis thai thcro isanylhing like eorresponilinirdoorcase in operating expenses. Yiil the recent panic will not have helped dplng some good if it can only lead lo tile introduction of some economies in railway corporation man agement which shall tlo away with the shameless extravagances which have for years and years been ruining legitimate orP portunities. Railroads must bo run for the people who merely run them. Still the stockholders ol American roads have only themselves to thank for the way they live boon treated. The American's security holder is ordinarily a person without any spirit whatever. If ho is not careless of his i own rights , ho Is either lee lazy or too cow ardly lo protect them. Uoundloss instances ' of this fact are In slzht. Present icccnt receiverships ceiverships exemplify it , . - - ) ynnhfil for ' HIIMI HIM. . Mo. , Sept , fO. William Jack- : son. coiin-ed , W years of ago , was hanged by i a mot ) this .afternoon for criminal assault upon the 11-year-old daughter of William Davis , a farmer living t'.yii miles from town. The negro made his x-Kcapo before act'om- pllslilng Ills purpose. f A posse was formed , ami the negro was captured and turned-over in tlio ollkvrs and Jailed. Tlio eriinii nrousoi ! great indignation ami today tlio streets were thronged with excited people , among them being hundreds ol miners from the coal mines in this vJcm- Ilv. At 1 o'clock this nftcTiioon a mob was formed. Tlio jail doors were battered down and the mob dragged the negro from his cell mlo the street. Jackson confessed his crime and asked the mcmuars of the mob to pray for him. Ho was Ivcn mi opportunity to ufftT pravor , an-J was theu taken to the most prominent place on the principal street uf the town and hanged to a tree. CHICAGO , Sept. In. [ Special Tulogrnm lo Tin ; Hr.i : . | The sncond morning session of llio Christian Women's Hoard of Missions convention was opened at U o'clock this morning IM tlio Central : ChristIiin church Mrs. O. A. Hurgess , Indianapolis , the presi dent , called fur a report ol the commlttco on The west. Mrs. Alice S. Henry of Nebraska responded and roouinraundud Iho Chinese mission at Portland , Ora. and iho work at Ogtlon. L . T. , for aid. Reports were also recuvod frum jlu committees on Ii.dla ami Jamaica. The annual col lection wns taken and numuntod to $ l"oA ) devotional service lion 4Hoted by .Mrs. Scott Wlllard of Illinois closed 1'J o'clock. Aloci-lorllU i. | Ori-iiu .MI-HIIMTH , M-pl. III i. At Ni-w York -Arrived l/i Tuur.iino , from Huxro ; NIJW Yurie , from Suulhtinipion ; Etruriu , from I. ALL IN HIGH GLEE French People Find Much Occasion for Rejoicing - joicing in Russia's ' Doming Visit. NOW NO LONGER ISOLATED IN EUROPE They Have at Last a Friend in All that the Word Implies. RUSSIA'S ' ATTITUDE TOWARD AMEFI3A Action of the Ozar During the Rebellion Cited as a Oiituriou. COUNSELS MODERATION IN CELEBRATING Pi'ten .Mint tin Conducted in Such Milliner us Will .Not ( Jlvo I'liiUM'pstiiry ' Oil on note to till ) Watching Pourr * of Ilin Triple AllliitiCF. \C \ < iitur\uMt \ < l l < nn tni .liiiin llnnlnn Itcnnrn \ I'Aiii * , Sept. 17. INcw York Her.iKl Cable Special to Tnr. HIE. : ] The enthusiasm for Ktissla increases every dav In a iraunur , in deed , that gives cause for inquietude on the part of Kuropoan politicians ami diplomat ists. Franco has good cause to rejoice in this evidence of H'issia's good will , hav- iiiu been up to the presrnt time almost isolated in Kurnpo , and her efforts to mainlain her true position on the continent thwarted by the combina tion of the Triple Alliance. Hussia does not hesitate a moment to support l-Vnncc when the necessity comes. In this she has shown herself a true friemt of the republic , for the people of Franco , anil not to any monarchical or Imperialistic principle , Just as in the same way during thu American civil war she sent her fleet to New York with scaled orders which were to nuppott the United States , and placed her licet at the disposal of the president in case Napoleon 111 or Palmer- Pg Interfered in the war that was then going on. The enthusiasm in Paris promises to bo , Immense ' when the Russian licet arrives at Toulon , and unbounded when the olll.'ors and sailors reach Paris. The only fear is that the French people may forget prudence I and do things which they might afterwnid regret. This fear seems to have reached St. Pe tersburg , and an ollleial note from the Rus sian capital counsels that the fetes arranged by Fraiice in honor of the Russian visitors shall be of a character strictly pacific , so as not to give unnecessary offense to the other I' ( lowers. ' They are not lo bo provocative , but simply to show in a straightforward man ner to Europe the reality of the alliance be tween Russia and Franco. JACIJUCS ST. CKIIC . Sign * tlmt ICngliiiiil Will .loin llrreir to tilt ) lllcllnniil Pnincu mid Kusitln. Hr.ni.ix , Sept. Hi. Kmporor Franz Joseph of Austria loft this afternoon to attend the Hungarian army maneuvers In tlio. presence of tluko of Connauglu. This is interpreted in certain quarters to mean a consolidation of the existing entente between ( treat Hritain and tlio Oreibund. This is especially so considered as the duke of Conuaught's visit to Austria is soon to lie followed by n visit of the Hritish Mediterranean squadron to Italy. Villo Franoho , near Xico , Is now said to bo the place wheiv Fr-inco will allow Hussia to establish a station , dock , arsenal and stori ) depot for her Heel and the cession is said to be partof tlio price Franco hasagreed to pay for the alliance said to bu oxisling between herself and Russia. Hut a new -I per cent loan , it is said , forms another portion of lhu amount Franco will have lo pay lor having the c/ar as her friend in case of trouble , and it is reported this loan will bo floated at about the time the Russian flout visits France , and when enthusiasm for her guests has been worked up to the highest pitch possible. In anticipation of the visit of the Russian Hoot to Toulon , where it is expected to nr- rive October lit , all largo towns of France are already making great preparations for tlio reception of their Russian allies. Russia is not pleased at the extent to which the Frenchmen are going to demonstrate their affection for the czar and his subjects. It is claimed Russian statesmen are of tiio opinion that too much demonstration would bo irritating to ( lei-many , and Russia knows that the czar does not foul inclined to give ( iorniany an.v cause for unnecessary anger The new rflN's for the Russian army are not all finished and the soldiers are not thoroughly familiar uith these which have been sent out. Finally the new Russian loan has not been raised. These and other reasons make Rus sia desirous of mil angering ( iurmany to any ' greal extent. There are people in Franco who think thn demonstration business is being overdone and more limn one newspaper refers to the fact thai llio lasl Russian loan was Hoalcd nboul the time the French licet visited Cron- sladt. Hut France and Russia are not alone In the demonstration business ; nem poror William has douo his share mof it at Strasburg , C.irlsruliu and elsewhere ; iho Kmporor Francis Joseph ' ' is now ilolng his llttlo demonstration ; I Italy , through tlio crown prince , has tluno hnrs , und ( treat Hritain. not to bn loft on- Uroly out In the cold , Is sending her Mediter ranean Heel lo the ( Julf of Toronto , where llio Canadians are preparing a demonsira- lion in Kiif/laml's hoiuras an oflsni to the demonstration In Franco In honor of Russia , Thus is all Kuropo demonstrating thu fact that thcro uro war clouds on the horizon. I'.ltill I'loodt In Sp-iln , MAIUIIH , Sept. 10. Rain continues to pour down in Xew Castile , the Hoods growing moro soverc , much muni damage being done and ninny more lives lost. In addition lo Villa Caimsi : , the villages of Tcmbleq.te , Tillo , Romeral ami other places were Hooded. As in the case of the people | of Villa Canasa , the Inhabitants fled to the hills. Somu c.seuped , but a number were lost. lost.TI TI o number of people drowned in the eavi-sof Canasa will reach m ore tliunflftj , which was llio number al flrfi reported lo have boon lost. Tito exact number will not : ho knuwn until lhu caves have been pumped out. Ibis Tliuii the liniiinnri Won. RVHK , isle of Wight. Sopt. Hi.-Tlio Hri- tunnia won the race for the Capo Mri. , eup. The first days run virtually tellled the raco. The Uritaunia Urupnud the Navuhoe ( oil. llonini-M Itriil'll tlio rrollll'l'd I ItrnkiTt Tliri > nt > n Anotlur ran I'nitiri * UrJcilri-H in ltm l.i' I'ri lilp I'l'linto1 * t'ourr llu IMoiril , . ' Mlllrr Mnk. % it llottlp Itnu. Atll llntlMU * tll fli'lil lit ( lllr : > Kl . Sluiotluc Smipn t n It ml llolHr , ! l. llriilli'rtii < lilnii < iti Oimlp. Si'intlnr AlllioM > MUrr .pcrclt. .Ml'lllH t Slllltll OlMllld. I. t < H tV - k III I , unit Simply rirrlrn. \Vinit the Srcri'l OnliTHrv I mlii IT. ltiinicir til itV intern It.itcViir. . n , IliirriMt Scult Oli.li'rln to ItcturnliiK. lloiiduoiMfn It ml" ultli llln lnc 'I'lni'irr. Ciiniil ) ( 'i > imiil * liiiii < r ' rrocrrdliij ; * . ( I. COIIIM-II Illllir * I.OCill Nl > * , runny .MUttkii ol mi luuii Min. : T. 1'niL.Ti'iM uf tin * I'l.llll.'ul Strllo. Clu fiiiinrll mid 1 1m Cnnil. : K I'nd uf rnpii * > uinV linil. : til.VoMliin Mil 1 1 Her \Vt)4. tl 'tor. * < it Si > mitiir I'rrUlns' ItUr. ( i.-Uu ilil'Vin > l < l.v llrlnt. \'i. \ r.illtiM-lill mill Ciiniiiiriit. li. : Ituli nf .IniiTlrsiii Illxtoo' . litildon ARII ul 'rrutult. II. AIIIIIMK Ilia New IliiiiUn. in. Oitmlci'.H l.nnil Trillin llvrloiTcil. Ciimiiii'ri'liil unit rin.-iiu-lll. I.Uii Murk MII : lu'lf. III.V.il < i'iiiUi ! Aniline " ' " Uyi' l'4- I'osirssliiii In I'ulilK ! Olllri' . t'lillni Ht tlio < ; iiillul. | far astern , and at no time during the run did this American boat have a winning chance for the cup. IN NU'AltAtil'A. .MiM'tlni ; uf ( 'mist II lit Ion il . \Msrniltly Urn- < -r.il s.intnslii.vu . I'.leel.-d l-rr lili-iit. \ ( ' ) > l/i-tulitr < l liiiJninrjUliiiiliin llrnnrtt. } MANAIIUA , Nicaragua ( via ( ! alvo.stonTex. ) , Sept. 1(5.Uy ( | Mexican Cable to the New Vork Herald Special to 'I'm : Hic. : ] The constitutional assembly hold its tirst regular session yestordav , and its llrst act was to Issue a decree liberating all political pris oners. It then received from its junta gov- orninoiil authorization to conduct lhu government - j ornment affairs of the republic. lioneral Santos Xelaya was then formally elected president of the republic and ( leu- oral Anastacio Ortiz , vice president. They will hold oDlcu. provided they are not over thrown by a now revolution , for live years , when a now constitution will bo adopted. Peace prevails throughout the republic and there Is every probability that It will continue. Another Million fur Nim Armament. } < ' < > iiiiriiitleit lantiii .in n n ' . 'union / ) nif.n.t V.u.PAit..i--o , Chill ( via ( t'llvcston , Tex. ) , Sept. Hi. I Hy Mexican Cable to thu Now York Herald Special to Tin : HIK. : 1 The Herald's correspondent in .Montevideo tele graphs that Uruguay has contracted with thu Argentina mint to coin another million of silver dollars , which are to ho used to pay for her now armament. ( 'hulel-it KHuni * . AMHTKIIIIAM , Sept. 10. Only ono case of cholera was ivjiortcil in Holland today. x , Sunt. 10. There were niuu new cases of cholera at foghorn today. At Palermo there were niuo now cases und six deaths. Illxiniirrk I nuirovhi : , ' . l\issisii.s' : , Sept. ll > . Prince Hismarck's condition continues to improve. niii.tr.n.n TO in : i.r.i < ; aM ! nf : i NomTirliui lit Slntiv fullsVlme rillRept mill Torsrn Itoltllli ; Oil' . Siufx FAI.I.S , Sept. 1(5. ( [ Special to Tin : BBI : . ] The city of Canton , twenty-inn : miles below here , is very much agitated over thu discovery of what is believed to be a case of genuine leprosy. An immigrant from north ern Norway , named Mo ICcrsou , lias a virulent and repulsive disoasu vihieh has already resulted in the mtlini ; off of several lingers and toes and which has affected his whole body. Some of the phy sicians scout tlio idea of leprosv , and whllo admitting Ihat the disease is incurable and is in an advanced stage , consider it n bad form of syphilis. The man had been NUffor- ini ; from the trouble for twelve years and is now in an exceedingly enfeebled condition. Trolllitr tlvrr I Im Mnln Til * . Smr.x FVI.I.S , Sept. 10. Thorn is likely to bo considerabletroiibln over the collection of the otuto tax this , \uar. The constitution limits the state to a levy of-J mills , which , on the present valuation , yields about $ lK ) ( ) . This is insunieiont to nay tlio o.s peiisos of the stale , and each year there have been dollcien.-ie.s. Tlio constitution provides that tin loglsluiuro may inn such oases levy a dolieioncy tax largo enough to cover iho deficit. The last , legislature found : t deficit of about * 'iMll ) ! ) ) , but neglected loonier Iho tax and that was done btlio , equalizing bonrd , which imposed an additional tax ofi \ mills. s.U U ! board bad no right lo perform tills act , and the authorities of l.np'olu county have Ille fused to make the levy. The commissioner of this and man.otber counties hnvo fol lowed tlio state board but ilr , thcro is considerable able feeliiik'an.omr the people and there wil lit ) a largo if not j/enei il icfiisal to pay tin tax. liranil l > niiinii iiMili.n l l > iilniiiit\ | Orwtt r , Ia. . Sept. 111.A demonstralini of the laity in honor uf Cardinal ( iibbunsnm ! Mgr. Satolll was hold tniiirfiit on a gram ! soalo. 'I he parade was led by a troop o : horsemen , followed by a fireworks bngadi ' of nlno companies nnd lhi-.e by fully l.fifK torch bearers. Passing Si. Raplmol's catli 'ilral , tlie pro cossii n was reviewed bv Cardimit IK Mirr. Satolli Archbishop Hcnitossy and other dignitaries , nilof Trains have been brlnginir in hundreds of jionplo tonighl and tomoriow'siirri . 'als will nidko not less than lo.oon sirnngei's In iho Ilri'inl lllil'llt" Itreiinilii lilileinki | HI llrilii . .ivi'lIJiii'nriiiir ' ' . . > | > - N'uilli'/ \ | | ; , ATHNTA , < la. . Sept Id . ( . ( rvi'rnoi' North has sent an aypoai lo Iho poojilu of nl.s state to furnish money and piovisious fur DID dcstllutoand si'-l : of Jlrunswlek. l 'uiuls should bo sent lo Hio mayor of Hr.inswick. Tlie upnc.al says that the governor is in receipt of a U'lcprum from Miiior Thoums : \V. r.amb. informing Iiim of the cjiiitinui.'d spread of the . \clluw fever at Hrunswick and that il is now plainly evident tlmt llio fever will bcvxmiQ op ! iomlc. ii'/.i / /mis i 'iiimi : i r.i , rair .iiind.iy I'miiiUfii for svbri l. . < -sin w. i-ry In .VorlluTii t'l.lriuu. W * iiiNiir < ix. Sopt. -l''oro-'asis fur Kim- day : Ki > r N braska--Uonerally fair , rxefpt Ugh' ' shoivorsSniidiiy ufuirnuoii or flight in noi'tbor jierti'iti ' ; cooler in . wo.itim jic-ii mit ; j southerly inds tjecoii'lng ' i.orilnvcsterly. I JVii'luttuKinrj ' " wariin'i" , winds Uei-om. j iiii aoiilhcrly. I Fur South Ualtot ; . - . , - ehnwi-rii -lui.day i ! i r. e iL'it | 'itfiiiuutiry ul- ! , pi raturu m i-xtn1 ! ! . " r.istern poitlun ; Ill- | K 'CS. PEIXOTO POWERLESS But Argentina's President Still Persevere * in a Losing Fight. INSURGENTS II.'LD THE WINNING HAND Naval Squadron Sent to Squelch the Revolu tionists Joined Them , FOREIGN WAR SHIPS RESTRAIN REBELS Poixoio Sought to Make Terms , but His Overtures Were Repulsed. UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER DEMANDED 1'rrnlilpntN Apppnl tu Iliii I'roUiUTi If iiiiroil I'riirn ' ' 1'ri'MilU in N'lciirimim Hrr Ni' I'ri'iliU'ut Urinjimj tu liHri'iniHIT Ariiiiiinciil. tfojWW.it I Ml tiiiJnmrt d'oiiliiii lltnnett. ] Hi'i'.Mts Aviti.s : ( via ( ialveslon , Te.Sept. ) . 10. [ Hy Mexican cable to Now York Herald Special to Tun UKK , -News I received from the scene of the Hra/ilian revolution today Isn unfavorable to 1'resident 1'cixoto. It is reported th.it the naval squadron .sent to quell the revolution ir.v uprising in Ulo C.rande do Sul has rcliellcd. The ofllccra refuse to take orders from any one except , Admiral Mello , who Is in command of the rebel licet. Passenger. * on the Hrltish steamer Mn - tlalena , which left Kio Janeiro September ill , report that all steam launches and li htera In the harbor of lilo are In the power of Admiral Mello. To prevent sup plies reaching thu .shore , a vessel from Hio do l.a Plata , etmtalnim , ' a load of cattle , was captured by tlio rebels. The cattle were all thrown overbo.ird. The Hrltish gunboat Kncer patrols the bay of Kio undi'ives warnim ; to vessels not to enter. Huy Harbn/.a and his secretary took refupo in the Chilian legation as soon as they heard of the declaration of the Mpiadron a ain-it , IVivoto. When llio Miipdalcna was about o leave Ulo three days a o they were smuij- ; led on board and are now safe in Monte- ideo. The general opinion hero Is that the revolution will triumph. Tlio bombardment ol A'icthcroy has been concluded. The ships if the revolting .squadron attacked and sl- oneed the forts. President Peixoto threw nany olllcers of the army into jail to prevent hem joininn the revolutionists. Dispatches over private wires state that ho rovoltcrs hold Nictheroy. They have complete control of the arsenal and custom liouse. Three steamers of the Hrazllian l.loyds mil a battalion of marine infantry hitvocouo jver to Mello. The report of the secession ol the states ot Hahia and Pernambuco has been conllrmed. Admiral Mello now Has ti squadron of thirty war ships and merchant steamers , which are well supplied. President I'eixoto , it is reported , has returned - turned to Santa Ana with the troops still loyal to him. It is expected ho will join the Castilhibtas In Porto Allegro , where ho will make a tinal stand for the retention of power , lie has sent a manifesto to all of the provinces , calling on them to semi troops to defend Hio Janeiro , but tiiero has not been a response from a single province. Steamers reaching here from Kio Janeiro do not briiiff any independent , papers or news of any .second bombardment of Kio Janeiro. ICvcn private correspondence and bank let ters were suppressed. The passcnj-'urs on all the ships are quarantined and cannot bo intorvlowc'l. ( iovornment papers received Ijy the ships show , however , that the situa tion is morn serious than Pcixoto's agents would admit or as represented in the odlcial reports which they have put in circulation. There are 1-Joii ulllccr.s ami men attached to the vessels which have revolted. Several revolutionary deputies are aboard of them. The rebels have sei/ud nnd now hold thirty small ships. Revolutionists now practically have con trol of tlie harbor and command the entrance to Kio Janeiro. All communication between Mii'tlieroytiiul Kio has been cut on" . Tim ( laiimp ) resulting from the bombard ment was much more serious than has been roDorted. Many persons were hilled. Includ ing MI Italian sailor , for whom the u'ovcni- ment paid fVl.lKH ) indemnity. Ono ( lerman is also reported to have been killed. In ro- pulsIiiK the nttompted landing' at Mctheroy twenty policemen wont killed. Admiral Mello propmsos tu blocliade lilo and slarvo thu capital into submission by oft all her. supplies. Tlio forts answered the fire from the vessels vigorously. Man.of the rebel ollioorti and men were killed. The attitude of thci forcltrn war ships can not bo understood , ( iovunimcnt organs vchumenUv protest that the clti/.ens of KID and land owners are loyal to Pnixoto , hut these are doubted. The Tiradonios still remains outside of Montevideo , but no one aboard of her Is able to manipiilato her The United States cruiser Cliarloston will sail from .Montevideo for Kio on Monday , "Nutllini ; lull lTiiriiiiiltlioii.il .SurrcoiliT. " Hi issus A vines , Sept. 10.-Ail vices here say thu rnbols li.ivo overytlilns tlitur own way. Port Sant i.'riiho Is still loyal. Tlio insurants , incensed at its resistance , pro pose to " .vniaK vunguanco on the garrison when It surrendors. . The moderation of the insurgents so far Is Ini'ttul.v duo to the fact that the foreign war ships have a roHtrnin- Ing lilliumo. | The garrison uf Kurt Santa Cruse must soon surrender , hciniuhort of provihluns. Private udtlcci ) go further and say the rebels have landed strong forces und taken possession of tlio arsenal and custom IIOUMJ. Tht < iiiBurgwits uro rt-eeiving reinforcomenta from all nidus and n.onoy ami provisions uro lii-iiiR placed at their disposal , ami thcj uio conliili-nt of ultimate ucee3E.iJ | President PcUoto endeavored to niako tnrms with ttio iiisiirijynts , but rcct i .cd in reply , ' 'Nothing out unconditional u'JJl Uuuct' ll-inl I Inns tni iiti-r .S'IIH. Hiot'Jk FAI.I.N , Sept It ! The laird inresulting front the recent panlo have prac tically disappeared so far as they alfoei Sioux Fall ? Tl.o town wont through the Dti'lnt/eiicy with lint ono failuruaiid Unit of hi.rill amount ami sun .mu'li'il ' with PC . . .inr i'iiviiihtuni-LB , , The li.nil.s have bei n sulld throtigbout Hi' ' ire iblo ini't ' have aliuady rii-vi'i-ci ! | ilinir n irmal cmliti , , m sulli' icnily to ' .ji gin lo.tiling airain mi lirsi clus.- > | < ; ipor. ' 1 hi ru is un ao'iinlunuo uf monuy lo inovy the h > : > und the fe-rutu it o < jw cgmlnj ; ia.