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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1901)
IT’S A MUSHROOM CITY Lawtoui Okla., Assumes Broad Propor tions in SiDgle Day. HAS TEN THOUSAND INHABITANTS . - . They Flock In From FI H*»no After Land I Lottery is Concluded —Four Hundred Business Houses, Bank and Newspaper In the List of Enterprises. FORT SILL. Okl.. Aug. 3.—A town of 10,000 people, to he known as Law ton, has grown up just outside the fort limits within a night. Following the close of the land lottery yesterday at El Reno thousands or home seekers who drew blanks started for the three points picked out bv the federal gov ernment for town sites in the new country, namely Anadarko, Hobart and Lawton. A majority of the people fa vored Lawton, which is twenty-five miles inland, and tonight thousands are camped in and about the proposed townsite awaiting the sale of lots Au gust 6. Already Lawton has 400 temporary business houses, including a grocery firm and a newspaper, and three streets have been laid out. A national hank has been projected. Every form of gambling known on the frontier is being run wide open, side by side wlttT fake shows of various kinds, aria to add to the picturesque sprfie 1.000 Comanche Indians havp^pltched their tents nearby. _/ EL RENO, Oktl Aug. 3.—After the last of tin;"13,000 names were drawn from the wheels last night the great lmxfa? containing the 154,000 names of /unlucky applicants were taken to the school house. There the work of drawing was continued, but no record other than numbering the envelopes and notifying the owner of the name therein Is being made. It is thought no less tnan 20,000 names a slay will he drawn from now on. The last numbers giving a home stead to their owners were drawn in the El Reno district by C. H. Halbroolc of Portland, Mich., and by Harvey F. McLaughlin of Arkansas City, Kan., in the Lawton district. The closing scene was tame and unmarked by any kind of demonstration. The streets today are lined with prairie schooners laden with household goods and all are head ed south. The town which last Mon day accommodated about 40,000 visit ors Is nearly deserted today. Last nlgnt’s and this morning's trains have carried away hundreds who remained for the close of the drawings. The commissioners who will have charge of selling town sites will leave today or tomorrow for their districts. The sales will begin on August 6. ANSWER TO THEIRSTON’S BRIEF. It In for Rejection of Application for Renewed Lenste of LaiuI. WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.—An answer to a brief filed at the interior depart •t by former Senator Thurston, [r.-senting the Cherokee OH and —impany, seeking a renewal of oll'leases In Indian territory, ha^uatiflk filed by R. C. Adams, repre 8Cj^||S®hp Delaware Indians. About fres of valuable land nre at ... ®A hearing which had been set Jr August 11, when the question of renewing the leases was to he taken tip. has been postponed until Septem ber It and the Delaware Indians will seek further postponement until after congress meets. The brief of the Delawares asks the rejection of the application of the Cherokee company In its entirety and claims that the company does not present a fair rea son “why it should have eighteen sec tions of land, covering the hemes and Improvements of persons who have prior and permanent rights.” Hold Up Harvest Hnndfl. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 3.—A special to the Star from Arkansas City, Kan., nays: "Two highwaymen held up eleven harvest hands in the railway yards here and secured $105, seven watches and some other jewelry. The harvesters had been in Oklahoma and were on their way to work in the Kansas fields. They were asleep in an empty freight car. The highway men forced them at the point of re volvers to stand up and he searched. Kruffpr May Visit Am«»rloi. THE HAGUE. Aug. 3.—People who are in close association with Mr. Kruger say that up to the present it has been decided that the Boer states r»an will visit the United tSates. Pln«»Ht of P vt* Ar*<*. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3.—John Barrett, formerly United States minister to Siam, was in St. Louis by invitation of President Francis of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company. On account of his long diplomatic experi ence in Asia and his acquaintance with Asiatic countries and statesmen, he was able to give the committee on foreign relations some valuable advice in regard to interesting nations of Asia and the far east. SAYS THE BOERS MURDER. Kitchener Reports More Alleged Atroci ties of the Enemy. LONDON, Aug. 2.—A dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated from Pretoria today, says: “French reports that he has received a letter from Kritzinger (a Boer com mander) announcing his intention to shoot all natives in British employ, whether armed or unarmed. Many , cases of cold-blooded murder of natives In Cape Colony have recently oc curred.” Another dispatch from Lord Kitch ener from Pretoria, dated today, says: “On July 28 an officer’s patrol of twenty yeomanry and some native scouts followed two carts and a few Boers fifteen miles from the railway at Doom river. Orange River colony, where they were cut off by 200 Boers, and after defending themselves in a Bmall building they surrendered when their ammunition was exhausted. Three yeomanry were v/ounded. After the surrender the Boeis made the na tive scouts throw their hands up and shot them in cold blood. They after ward shot and wounded a yeoman. The remainder were released. The Boers gave as a reason for shooting the yeo man that they thought he was a Cape ’boy.’ Evidence on oath has been taken of the murders.” ^mxERS POSTING PLACARDS. Call Upon the Government to Make War Upon the Foreigner*). CANTON, Aug. 2.—Violent antl-for eign placards emanating from the Box ers have been posted on the Christian chapels. The placards protest against the imposition of the house tax, saying It is only exacted in order to meet the indemnity to be paid to the powers, and proceeds: “If money can he ob tained, why not make war on the for eigners? China Is not yet defeated. It is only the government's eyes which are blinded by disloyal ministers. If we refuse to fight, then It is a case of being too greedy to live, yet fearing death. How can the steadily studied military arts be used except againsr foreigners? How can we otherwise employ our regiments? During 1901 much money will he collected through lotteries, gambling and general taxes, but they will never ho satisfied. There fore, should the house tax be collected, we will demolish the chapels and drive out the Christians." SOUTH AFRICAN WAR EXPENSE Announcement of Coat Greeted With Irlflh Cheer*. LONDON, Aug. 2,— In the house of commons today Lord Stanley, the financial secretary of the war office, replying to a question, said the cost of the war In South Africa from April to July 31 was £35,750,000, partly chargeable against the deficit of last year. The actual cost in July was £1,250,000 weekly. The statement was greeted with ironical cheers. The chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, said if the war continued at the same cost for the next three months it would necessitate spending the whole of the reserve he had provided for financiering the third quarter, but he had reason to hope that this would not be necessary. Loaded Can at Zola'ti Door. PARIS, Aug. 2.—A small tin can, containing several cartridges and with an unlighted fuse attached to it, was found yesterday evening at the door of the apartment house in which Emile Zola, the novelist, resides when in Paris. The police who examined the can say that even if the fuse had been lighted it would only have pro duced a detonation resulting in no damage. The officials regard the mat ter as a practical joke. P.b.t tlin Involution!.!., WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Senor Don Augusto P. Pulido, charge d’affaires of the Venezuelan legation, received a telegram from the Venezuelan consul general In New York, General E. Gon zales Esteves, confirming the report that the 5,000 revolutionists were de feated in San Cristobal on July 29. Major Win. K. Aluiy. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Acting Ad jutant General Ward has received a cablegram announcing the death of Ma jor William E. Almy, Porto Rican reg iment. at San Juan today, from appen dicitis. Kimberly 1. Excused. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—The navy department has granted the request of Rear Admiral Kimberley that he be re lieved from duty on the Schley courr of inquiry. His successor has not been announced. Hank Rubbers Return All. GOSHEN. Ind.. Aug. 2.—Private de teetives employed by an Akron, 0., banking institution have made an im portant arrest in a gambling den here They recovered about $16,000 in cur rency and gold coin. The two men who were captured had rifled a vault in the Akron bank ten days ago and had since been shadowed. The bank directors, fearing a panic, did not make the loss publicly known. The robbers returned all the money. THY TO IIOO A TRAIN Five Masked Men Halt Baltimore & Ohio Flyer Near Chicago. THEY BLOW IP TWO MAIL CARS Mia* Expresn Department Because of Its I'nuAual Position—Bobbers Threaten to Take the Life of the Engineer for the Mistake Made. CHICAGO, Aug. 1.—The Baltimore & Ohio passenger train from the east, which was due to arrive in the Grand Central depot, Chicago, at 9 o’clock last night, was held up by five masked men at 8 o’clock between Edgmore and Grand Calumet Heights, Ind., thirty cno miles cut lrorn Chicago. One of the mail cars, which contain ed no money, was wrecked with dyna mite. The attempt at robbery was made after the two mail cars had been detached from the train an(l run a quarter of a mile ahead. The failure of the robbers to make a rich haul was due to the fact that the express car, which contained the train’s treasure, was in an unusual place, it was the third car in the train. After wrecking the mail car and obtaining no booty the robbers disappeared in the dark ness without attempting to rectify their mistake. The only loot that they carried away with them as a result of their adventure was the gold watch of the engineer. The train was the New York anl Washington vestibule limited. Most o£ the trainmen were shot at and had nar row escapes from the bullets. No per son was injured, either by the dyna mite or firearms. Just before climbing into the cab the three men commenced to fire with their revolvers to frighten away all assistance. The shots produced the liveliest kind of a panic in the sleeping cars, where the passengers made every effort to hide their money and valu ables before the robbers could get at them. No attempt, however, was made to rob any of the passengers. After mounting the cab of the en gine the robbers, covering the engineer and fireman with their revolvers, made them step down and go back the length of two cars. They ordered the men to uncouple the first two cars, which was done. They then hustled the two trainmen back into the cab and, still keeping the engineer covered with re volvers, directed him to pull up some distance from the rest of the train. Engineer Collins ran up 200 feet and was then directed to stop. He did so, and while one of the men remained to guard him the others jumped off, and hurling dynamite at the door of the car which they judged to be the ex press car, burst open the door. Hastily climbing in to get at the safe, they were astonished to find that they bad broken into a mail car. They threat ened the engineer with death for not telling them that the cars which he had uncoupled were not express cars, and ordered him to return at once and uncouple the next behind the baggage cars. Climbing once more into his cab Collins backed his engine down, coupled on to the third car, which the fireman was made to uncouple at the rear end, and still with the muzzle of the revolver at his head Coilins was ordered to run down the track as be fore. Ho drew away from the balance of the train about the same distance as on the first occasion, and the robbers still leaving him under the charge of one of their number attacked the other car. When they reached it they found to their great wrath that they had opened another mail car and that it contained no money. The train had been delayed now fully thirty minutes, and. fearing that if they delayed any longer, help would be coming to the train crew, the robbers gave up their attempt to rob the train and ran into a thicket of scrub oaks at the side of tho train and disappeared. Kentiukv Drouth Kudu. LOUISVILLE, Ky„ Aug. 1.—The drouth in Kentucky was broken last night and this morning, when there were heavy rainfalls in Frankfort, Owingsville, Danville, Paducah, Shel byvlllo, Paris, Carlisle, ancaster, Nich olasville. Burgin, Versailles and Hop kinsville. Siege of Huennn Ayres Ended. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—The stat department has received from the United States legation at Buenos Ayres telegraphic information to the effect that the state of siege declared in that capitol an July 5, by reason of politi cal disturbances, has been raised. Attempt on Life of Queen. NEW YORK. Aug. 1.—A dispatch to the Herald from Aix-Les-Bains says: Maria I’ia, queen dowager of Portugal and mother of King arlos, has had a narrow escape from assassination. Her majesty was taking a course of the baths here, but was so perturbed by the attack upon her that she left Aix hastily for Rome. Details of the at tempted assassination are not obtain able at present. The police are said to have no clew up to the present time. IMPROVEMENT EINUS SHORT. Ulisuuri River Coiuuiibalou ConplaiM of Shortage of f'uud>. WASHING ION, July 31.—The an nual report of the Missouri river com mission was received at the war de partment today. For last year th3 sundry civil act carried $250,000 to preserve existing improvements and to prevent threatened damage at Rulo, and other points and $140,000 to com plete the lock and dam at Osage riv"1" Missouri. The committee in its re port complains of the inadequacy of appropriations for accomplishing use ful results on the Missouri river, or for making progress toward an ulti mate improvement. The fact that there is little commerce on the river the commission attributes to the con dition ot the river, which is such that it is hazardous to run boats and im possible to obtain insurance at rea sonable rates. No commerce of con sequence can be expected until the river is put in navigable condition and opened to the mouth." The completion of the work from the mouth of the river to Jefferson City, the report says, would demon strate that the commerce would spring up and in addition millions would be added to the valley by pre venting destruction caused by the river. The commission estimates that this result could be completed for $3, 000,000 to $3,500,000, and recommends $1,000,000 for this work during the next fiscal year. For the Osage river $50,200 is recommended. WOOD’S STAY TO BE SHORT. Expects to Return to Havana as Soon as His Health Will Permit. NEW YORK, July 31.—General Leonard Wood, military governor of Cuba, accompanied by Mrs. Wood and their three children, arrived here to day on the steamer Morro Castle from Havana. General Wood said to a re porter at the quarantine station: “I am feeling much better. I have not had any fever for ten days and have an excellent appetite. I intend going on board the steam yacht Ka nawha for a short trip along the New England coast, where we hope to en joy a spell of cool weather. I expect my stay to he brief, as I intend to re turn to Havana at the earliest possible moment. "When I left Havana everything was remarkably quiet. I am highly gratified by the kindness shown me by the whole Cuban people during my ill ness. Mrs. Wood and family will re main In quarantine until August 5 as ihe guests of Health Officer Doty and wife, after which Mrs. Wood will prob ably join me on a visit to friends.” General Wood left the Morro Castle at quarantine and went on board the Kanawha. TOO MICH UVE STOCK. Philadelphia Yards Jammed With Un saleable Cattle. PHILADELPHIA, July 31.—'The amount of live stock received this week breaks all records. Every stock yard in the city is jammed to the doors and cattle have to be killed al most faster than they can be (aken care of for lack of room. Meat prices are dropping and threaten to go to un known depths. The cause of all this congestion is the recent drouth in the v/est. Nebraska, Kansas and Texas are simply packing up and sending to the east so large an array of cattle that the most experienced men in the trade can think of no way to work it of!. .Strike on In San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., July 31.— The labor trouble in this city reached a crisis today and as a result mari time traffic and labor along the shore are almost at a standstill, and in dustry is almost totally paralyzed. The order for a general walkout of the City Front Federation was made ef fective this morning. The City Front Federation comprises fourteen unions and organiaztions with a full member ship of about 15,000. Payne Returning Home. MILWAUKEE, July 31.—Friends of Henry C. Payne, national republican committeeman of Wisconsin, received advices by cable today stating that Mr. Payne is at Nuremburg, not Ber lin, and that he will sail for home from Cherbourg. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, uJly 31—Today’s statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the di vision of redemption, shows: Avail able cash balance, $176,078,982; gold, $98,650,698. — Missouri Millionaire Dies. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 31.—Informa tion has been received in a telegram from Baltimore of the death of Col. John O’Day. of Springfield, Mo., from the effects of paralysis. He was a millionaire. In the early days of the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad. Col. O'Day was first vice president and general counselor. He was chair man of the democratic state central committee in 1884 when his party In Missouri sent a solid delegation. BASTINGS^_ Interstate Reunion and Nebraska Grand Army Meet at Same Time. A GRAND GOOD TIME IS EXPECTED "An Aged Men Meets Death on the Rail at Auburn—State Teachers' Association Meeting—Miscellaneous Nebraska Mat ters of Interest. HASTINGS, Neb., July 31.—By a recent action of the board of adminis tration of the Interstate Reunion asso ciation, the annual reunion will be held here in connection with the Ne braska Grand Army reunion. The re union has usually been at Superior. Last year Isaac Ledioyt, secretary of the Hastings Commercial club, attend ed the Superior meeting and extended an invitation to the Interstate associa tion to join the Nebraska runion here. A conditional promise was given at that time. Recently J. J. Buchanan, manager of the Nebraska runion, at tended the meeting of the board of ad ministration and renewed the invita tion. Mr. Buchanan has now received this letter, which settles the matter: SUPERIOR, Neb., July 27.—Colonel J. J. Buchanan. Dear Sir:—I have just been in communication with the coun cil of administration of the Interstate Reunion association and they have agreed to adjourn our reunion to Hast ings. I therefore await your invita tion and action in the matter. I will issue a general order when I hear from you. Yours in F. C. and B., C. E. ADAMS, Commander. Efforts are being made to secure the attendance of another local reunion. Nebraska at Washington. WASHINGTON, July 31.—Bids were opened at the Indian office for the con struction of a new school building and" frame hospital at the Genoa, Neb., In dian school. The bidders were Andrew Keavitt ot Omaha, $22,960 for school and $5,790 for hospital; James H. Owens, Minneapolis, $27,990 for school and $7,990 for hospital; D. W. Her man, Norfolk, school $23,250, hospital $6,450; J. J. Hangin, for plumbing, $1,810, for heating, $4,116; George P. Rich of St. Edwards, Neb., school $34, 250, hospital $6,668. Killed on the Road. COLUMBUS, Neb., July 31.—William Speice, aged 72 years, was struck by an engine in the Union Pacific yards and almost instantly killed. Stories are conflicting as to how the accident happened. He was quite deaf and it is supposed did not hear the train, as he was crossing the tracks. When picked up he was unconscious and lived only a short time. Child Drowns in Water Tank. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 31.— Mike Bauer, the 4-ycar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bauer, was drowned in a large water tank at the home of his parents, a mile south of the city. The tank was placed about eighty rods from the house and contained about five feet of water. Wheat Acreage and Yield Bijg. RIVERTON, Neb., July 31.—The winter wheat acreage in this vicinity, as well as the entire county, was much larger than any previous year, the most of it yielding twenty to thirty bushels per acre in this vicinity. Rank at Clearwater. LINCOLN, July 31.—The Clearwater State bank has filed articles of incor poration. he capital stock is $5,000 paid up. The incorporators are How ard J. Whitmore, John E. Whitmore, Myrta M. Whitmore, Mary Freeman and C. L. Wattles. Cow Derails a Train. CHAPPELL, Neb., July 31.—No. IS, an east-bound freight, collided with a cow just east of the depot and rolled her under the train in such a way that two refrigerator cars were de railed and completely demolished. Killed by high tiling:. BRAINARD, Neb., July 31.—Albert MeKnight, while on his way from his farm to Brainard, was struck by light ning and instantly killed. His wife and 10-year-old boy, who were with him, escaped with slight injuries. Beatrice Proud of Shultz. BEATRICE, Neb., July 31—A tele gram received here brought the glad tidings that Hugo Shultz, who was recomended by Congressman Stark for a cadetship at West Point, passed the examination successfully. Rich Farmer in Hospital. OAKLAND, Neb.. July 31—Hon. Robert Hanson, an honored citizen and leading farmer, was taken to St. Ber nard hospital at Council Bluffs, la. Mr. Hanson’s trouble began about two months ago, and has taken the form of a meleancholy' or brooding over loss of crops and coming to want. The supposition is that he was overheated while -working in the hay field. He has 300 acres of the choicest land In the state. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations From South Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. Cattle—There was not a very heavy run of cattle, but as advices from other points were unfavorable to the selling in terests. packers started in here to buy their supplies for less money: Sellers were holding for steady prices and as a result the market was a little slow in get ting started. There were quite a few good to choice beef steers in the yards and such grades sold at just about steady prices, as compared with yesterday. The best price of the day was $5.75, and it is probably true that cattle good enough to bring over $5.50 were steady. There were very few cows and heifers in the yards ^ and anything at all choice was picked up in a hurry at prices that looked fully as good as those In force yesterday. Some sales, in fact, looked quite a little- higher than the same kind of cattle brought yes terday. It was evident that packers had quite liberal orders and there wTere not enough cattle to go around. Stockers and feeders were rather scarce today and the few that were offered brought just about steady prices. Hogs—There was not a heavy run of shape, the general market was a big 5c shape, the general market wos a big 5c higher. On the start packers were only bidding 2V6@5c higher, but they soon raised their hands and the market kept getting better as the morning advanced. On the close it was 5@10c higher than yesterday's general market. The bulk of all the hogs sold at from $5.G5 to $5.70. The choice heavyweights went from $5.70 to $5.85 and the light stuff from $5.62,/2 down, but the general run of mixed hogs brought from $5.65 to $5.70. It was an active market from start to finish. Sheer)—These quotations were given: Choice yearlings. $3.25@3.50; fair to goo.l yearlings. $3.15@3.25: choice wethers, $3.00^ 3.25; fair to good wethers, $2 85#3.00; choice ewes. $2.75@3.00; fair to good ewes, $2.50@2.75; choice spring lambs, $4.65(£t'5.00: fair to good spring lambs, $4.25(®4.65; feed er wethers, $2.50@3.00; feeder lambs, $3.00*/) 3.50. KANSAS CITY. Cattle—Native beef steers, 15@25c lower on account of heavy run late in week: other cattle, 10(515c lower: choice export and dressed beef steers. $5.40@5.80; fair to good, $4.80(55.30; stockers and feeders, $3.20 @4.15; western fed steers, $4.25(55.30; west ern range steers, $3.25@4.25; Texans and Indians, $3.25(54.75: Texas cows, $2.70@3.20; native cows. $2.65(54.25: heifers. $3.00@5.10; canners. $2.00(7/2.60; bulls, $2.25@4.50; calves, $2.50(54.50. Hogs—Market steady to 5c higher; top sales, $6.00; bulk of sales, $5.60(55.90; heavy. $5.90(5 6.00; mixed packers. $5,600 5.90; light. $5.25(55.80; pigs. $3.25(55.20. Sheep and Lambs—Market steady: lambs. $4.00(55.00; wethers, $3.25(54.00; ewes, $2.75(53.25; western range sheep, $3.10@3.7G; stock sheep. $1.75(52.50. CRESCEUS CUTS AGAIN. Trotting Champion Lowers His Own World’s Record One-Half Second COLUMBUS, O., Auf 3.—Cresceus, champion of the trotting turf, added more laurels to his fame by trotting a mile in 2:02%, made at Cleveland last Friday. The first half was trotted in :59 3-5, the fastest time ever made. The time by quarters was :29%, 59%, 1:30%, 2:02%. A stiff wind blowing directly up the stretch kept him from stepping faster. More than 12,000 people journeyed to the driving park to see the greatest trotter ever foaled in action. It w’as a brilliant assemblage and intense in terest was manifested. In the over night pool selling a great deal of money went into the box at odds of $25 to $8, but the hackers of Cresceus At the track, owing to the fierce wind, odds against the horse increased to $25 to $8, hut t he backers of Cresceus were game and took the short end as long as pools were sold. HANNA TAKES NO PART IN IT. Is Anxious for Settlement of Strike, but is Not Interceding. CANTON, O. Aug. 3.—Senator M. A. Hanna, who is here on a visit to Pres ident and Mrs. McKinley, gave out a statement denying as ridiculous the re ports connecting him with efforts to settle the strike. “I am just as anxi ous to have the steel strike settled as the vast majority of the people, but 1 am taking no part in the negotia tions,” he declared. He says that his visit is purely a social one and that his meeting with Senator Cullom of Illinois was coincidental. The two senators, with the presi dent, spent the afternoon talking over many matters that are to come up in the next session of congress. Senator Cullom left for Chicago tonight. Afraln the En*l In China. PEKIN, Aug. 3.—The protocol com mittee of the ministers of the powers has virtually finished the draft of the protocol and will submit the same for approval. The questions will be sign ed in the course of a few days unless there should be some disagreement as to the phraseology, resembling the dis cussion that arose over the word “irre vocable” in the early stages of the negotiations. Should a hitch occur the signing may be indefinitely de layed. Interrupt Traffic. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—A cable gram has been received at the state department from the United States consul at Colon stating that if the present revolutionary troubles in that section become more aggravated the traffic across the isthmus will surely become interrupted. The United States government is bound by a treaty to keep this traffic, open to the world. No request for a war ship to be sent to the scene of trouble has been made.
