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H . MANY ILLEGAL CLAIMS IN OKLAHOM/ /
Bcr | ' - * < * ' * Kntil lloamerp Will Organize to Tal
J'oreibta t'ottemtlon ' .
: : ) of 'Jltem.
Ht Fort Bono ( L T. ) dispatch : A settle
Bg * ' 'named Goodwin arrived nt Bono ycatoi
1 icrdny from Oklahoma and made
Bl mvorn statement to tlio post conimnndc
Bf i f that liia party of four had been fired nr
Hpjf ; ' on by n body of Twolvo Texans wh
B * < claimed a location mado by Goodwi
B | ami party. Goodwin mado his escape
H l Tho r ' cBt of tho party were killed. ,
1 'detachment of company C Tliirteent
r 'infantry was quickly sent to tho seen
Brlj * 't ° recover tho bodicB and arrest all sut
m. . tpicious persons.
H-rl THE SETTLERS ORGANIZING.
; I • An Oklahoma Bpecial says : "Oklahc
KM inn City , liko Guthrie , was built in
m\ \ H * lwy or proporly speaking , was claimei
Bfi nu an hour excepting that portion whic '
Krl "was captured before the time by thos
Hg 1 mppointed to go down and oxecuto th
Hf'4 lftwDeputy United States marshal
HI I hud out thts town Sunday night an
HI ft ] Monday morning. They covered sup
Hf'w "posed choice sites with tents. Whei
Hi,1 'tho train from tho south arrived , aban
HX J 1 o'clock , tho latecomers were him pi ;
HI : struck with amazement. They did no
H | repeat tho wild rush at Guthrie. The :
J mechanically walked over to 'the towi
"t- site , took what tho government official
Hi had kindly left , and went on two mile
H | staking town lots.
B , . "Water in Oklahoma is plenty. The *
H51 i "is not tho Bamo suffering as at Guthrie
HifT nnd , in fact , thero is a lack of dirt am
H -dust. An at Guthrie , tho days aro hot
B i "the nights cold and fond hard to obtain
Hj Thonow-comers at Gnthrio aro peace
H -ably inclined , but thoy may yot shov
H Ihcir indignation over tho action of thi
B government officials. Thero is now ai
H * -organized crowd which to-morrow wil
HJ put a squatter upon the lotof every mai
HK - who antedates 12 o'clock noon on Apri
Hjf " 32. Thoy havo been nt work seenrinj
ftff" "filenames of theso pcoplo and havenoT
Hfl • their exact locations. In the forenooi
H" | 100 lots , all choice ones , will bo jumpec
H- & -at no timo , wfcile tho jumpers will b <
H/l bucked by 200 armed men. If peacea
O.j blc possession is given , being over
Hj { powered by numbers , thero will be ik
Hif , "touble. Should resistance bo made
Hf 1 then forco will bo used to eject from the
Hj n property those mon , and their traps , bj
H U throwing them from tho l : > ts.
m ) < s\ Guhtricis a city of 0,000 people , witt
I K J no directs. Outlying claimantshav <
HI been crossing near tlm center of tin
HU ' "town and Jiavo been staking out and ini
Hj ) I proving their claims in tho po-callec
Bpf -streets and nllej's. The result of this it
H that speculators have a black ej'e. Tht
B i lots sold tho first day wero tho onlj
Hr ? \ -ones upon which any money was made ,
Hiiji -and thoro wore but few of them. Now
Ryj that freight can bo obtained , building
H | in both cities is going on rapidly.
Hl | Work has already commeuced breaking
H/S / sod , and , tho condition at this time be
H\ | ing favorable , thoro will bo enough veg-
H | ctables raised for home consumption.
H % S * GESERATj merritt's report.
Hj J' Washington dispatch : Tho following
Bj "telegram was received at thewar do-
Bf partment this afternoon from Chicago :
H | Tho following telegram , dated Okla-
H1 lioma Station , yesterday , is respectfully
Hti repeated : Reports from Kingfisher ,
H" Guthro and Purcell , state thateveiy-
H thing progressed yesterday in a quiet
H nd orderly manner , and thero was no
H serious infraction or disturbance of any
H kind. Lieutenant Dodge , of my staff ,
H "whom I ordered to Turceli on duty , re-
Hv turned last night , and reported that
Hh • everything was moving in a satisfactory
H > • manner , and that incoming settlers were
I Bj. -cheerful and well-disposed. This may
H : . be said to be the condition of affairs in
H' all sections of the country.
H In my opinion , quite a number of peo-
Hv " pie have been deterred from entering
Hi the country owing to exaggerated re-
HJ reports as to the numbers coming in and
H1 1he difficulties of getting here. How-
Bi { ver , from reports from Forts Sill , Reno
Hll nd elsewhere , I am satisfied that per-
H\ \ feet arrangoments will prevent serious
Hj > trouble of any kind , though there may
fe' in remote sections of the country be iri-
Ht -dividual cases of strife.
Ht W. Merritt ,
Hj Geokge Crook , Brigadier-General.
H , Mnjor-Geueral commanding.
j BRIEFS BY THE WIRE.
Hl Tll ° fnneri1 of General Charles K.
H Graham took place in New York on the
H Tho thermometer registered 82 de-
H grees in Pittsburg on the 19th. Two
H .men were overcome by the heat
Hl Malachi Allen , a negro , and James
A. " " -Mills , a half-brood Indian , were hanged
HM at Fort Smith , Ark. , for murder.
f Sylvester Grnbb waa hanged at Vin-
Bl cennes , 1ml. , for the murder of Miss
Hf Gertrude Downey , his sweetheart in
HJ isss.
Hf [ A nihilistic plot to assassinate the czar
H has been discovered in St. Petersburg ,
HJ aud a number of persons have been ar-
m rested.
Hl Whisky has been reduced in price to
H $1.02 , in accordance with the agreement
1 made at the Peoria meeting on the 17th
m- The Collander Insulating company of
H ! New York , , is in the hands of the sheriff.
1 The liabilities of the concern will foot
V up to nearly $400,000.
H ( The Belgian authorities will notify
B General Boulanger that he will not be
1 allowed to conspire against Prance , a
1 nation that is friendly to Belgium.
H "Mr. J. A. Enander , recently appoint-
H -ed United States minister to Denmark ,
H\ \ is seriously ill from an attack of hem-
Hj orrhage of the lungs , at Chicago.
H A hurricane passed through thevil-
H lage of Hinckley , UL , Thursday night ,
H "which unroofed many building and tore
H lip .trees. No one was seriously in-
B _ jured.
K Bernard Kohn , a piano maker of New
m York , blew out his brains. His wife is
m bed-ridden with paralysis , and it is
B ieared the shock of her husband's death
H -wiU kill her.
H The threatened trouble on the Balh-
H -more & Ohio road is said to have been
m amicably settled. No employe will be
H areqnired to sign the insurance clause un-
m .less they so desire.
B- - Appointed Sioux Commissioners.
K - " - v v. ' * * Washingtou < lispat < -Thevpresident
H " * f has appointed the folldwing commission
\ to negotiate with Sioux Indians in Da-
-kota : General Crook , TJ. S. A. , Charles
Poster , of Ohio , and William Warner ,
H ° 'Xuakik City. Irving aiiiler , of Chi-
Pt 'Cago , is appointed secretary * and disburs-
oflicer of the commission. The com
7ing will meet in this city for con-
_ -Kultation with tho secretary of the m-
W/ terior l\ay \ 0 , and will at that time re-
B ? ceivo their final instructions from that
VofBcioL - Tho duty of the commission ,
H' aa authorized by the act of congress , is
B 'to treat with Sioux Indians in Dakota
| B for the cession to the United States ot a
Hf section of their reservation.
H- * ' Articles incorporating tho Philadel
K * phia church , of the denomination
K known as the Free Methodists , a body
m • -of which is located in Harlan county ,
Hf 'wcre/filed in the office of the secretary.
K -orstate last week. i
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THE PnOMISED LAND NOT PROMISING ,
jyirtiiy Jll * lr.i % Wlih 'Jltemnelte * for 2Tai
tug Vcicrted Oood Hornet.
Guthrie , Oklahoma ( via. Arkansa
City , Knn. ) , special to tho Omaha Bet
The process of magio city building sti ]
goes on here , and tho excitement an
confusion continues. Two banks hav
already started. One of them has it
building up , but tho other is doiiij
business over a counter in front of th
building being erected. Tho numbo
of restaurants has increased to nine
teen , with about as many more luncl
Btauds. Two butcher shops , four bar
bor sliops , twenty-eight land and la\
offices , three livery Btables , twent ;
stores , aud other business enterprise
have been established in tents. Hous
building goes on as rapidly as carpen
tors and lumber can be procured
Twenty-six houses havo been built with
in tho past two days.
The greatest jam is in front of th
land office , whore fully five hundrei
men stand and sit in line outside , await
ing their turn to file on their claims , am
people aro hurrying hero from all ove
Oklahoma to file on claims located a
various points. Tho rush at tho post
ofiico is so great , and such a Ktato o
confusion prevails , that it is hard to ge
mail or seud it off. Thero is only on <
delivery for about teu thousand people
and in order to get near the postoflic *
tent , it is necessary to stand in the liu <
in tho hot sun for an hour or two , nu <
then perhaps no mails havo been re
ceived for two days , or , if received , tin
postmaster has been unable to distributi
them. Postage stamps are very scarci
and have been sold as high as 10 cent
apieco to persons who were anxious t <
got letters off. Tho postoflico snpplj
was exhausted on the first day ,
The depot and express office aro tin
scenes of tho greatest confusion. Peo
plo aro rushing hither aud thither , hunt
ing baggage , express and freight , whih
others aro anxiously awaiting the arriva
of trains to leave for other parts. Al
trains aro behind time and no confi
deuce cau bo placed in the railroad'j
schedule , and tho agent seems unabh
to keep track of the trains.
It is strange that more accidents ar <
not occurring. Two freight trains col
lided yesterday morning four milei
south of hero and were pretty badbj
wrecked , but no other accident is re
ported. The passenger train for tin
noithlast evening pulled out with tei
coachc-s locded with disgusted and dis
appointed people leaving Oklahoma
The care were literally packed , and alsc
the platforms and steps were crowded.
Nearly evevybodj' here is armed , bul
peace and quiet prevail , and the report ;
sent out from here of the killing of some
claim jumpers aro all manufactured.
The only danger from firearms is thai
someone will bo killed by tho reckless
shooting that is done all over the camp <
by tenderfeet who aro not familiar witl :
the use of weapons , and shoot off then
pistols aud Winchesters every night sim
ply because there is no law against it.
Guthrie is full of huckster shops ol
all kinds , and presents the appearance ol
tho outside of a country fair , where pea
nut , lemonade and sandwich venders are
shouting in every direction and selling
their stuff. A number of fakirs have
been prying their vocation here , and o
few shell games wero broken up bjr the
military to-day. The games are similar
to three-card monte , only a little worso ,
und several hundred dollars were won
from unsuspecting "greenies. "
There is considerable speculation in
town los , and exorbitant prices are
offered for choice ones. One man is said
to have refused an offer of $1,500 for a
corner lot. Real estate agents are busily
engaged in so .ling claims , although most
of the lots have several claimants. Part
af the land has been homesteaded and
part entered as town sites , and all has
been squatted upon by settlers ; hence
mdless litigation is sure to follow. The
whole camp is being surveyed l > 3r several
parties , and until plats have been made
uid aecepted by the land office nt Wash
ington , no man can tell what lot he owns
ar occupies. Trouble and strife are
ikely to result from this uusettled state
) f affairs. All hero recognize the im-
Dortance of having some sort of law for
3uthrie , and ex-Mayor Constautine , of
Springfield , O. , has been made tempo
rary police judge , and has appointed
several policemen to preserve the peace ,
or the United States marshal's force
vas not to be depended upon.
The thousands of people here have to
rat up with many hardships and incon
veniences , and many peisons who have
some in here are loud in their denun-
iiation of the newspapers that published
inch glowing accounts of Oklahoma to
nduce them to desert homes elsewhere
o come here. There is every reason to
> elieve that Guthrie will be a live city ,
or a while , at least , but the present
loom is not likely to continue very
ong , for there is nothing now but the
ush and excitement and confusion to
ustaiu it
HARDSHIPS OP THE SETTLERS.
A special from Guthrie , via rail to
Arkansas City , says : Facilities for get-
ing news away from here are no better
han two days ago. There is little out-
ide of incidents. The corps of sur-
eyora was yesterday increased to four ,
ud work was commenced in the nfter-
loon. Provisions continue scarce. One
aan yesterday sold thirty barrels of
• read at 15 cents a loaf or two for 25
ents. The supply ran out , and while
lie people were willing to pay an exor
bitant price , it could not be had at alL
'rackers found ready sale at $1 per
lound.
The inconvenience caused by the
lockade is beyond computation. It
ets worse instead of better. Freight ,
xpress and baggage increases with each
rain , and the lack of help prevents
rompt distribution.
The water question continues to be a
jrions one. Despite the fact that every
• ain takes out large numbers of dissat-
> fied settlers , every train brings in as
lanj * more ; so there is little change in
le actual number here.
Filing continues slow. It has never
jached a hundred a day. The order
ere is phenomenal. No whisky is to
e had. The demands of the people in
luthrie for railroad service to get out
re accumulating , and aro becoming so
rgent that trouble is feared. A colli-
on north of Stewart has made the
antaFevery cautions. Both engines
ere terribly smashed up , and two cars
t cattle got away and were lost in the
mber land.
It is reported that the number of set-
era.iuthe Cherokee Strip is .exagger-
; ed. "Only a feware camping more *
mn two dnya in the place , it will take
aptain Hayes but a short timo to clear
io Strip.
Tho Yellow Fever Raging.
Baltimore dispatch : Health commia-
oner Stuart , of this city , to-day re
lived a dispatch from , Surgeon-General
amilton , of the marine hospital ser-
ce , United States navy , notifying h'im
iat nt Santos and Rio , two porta from
liich the coffee importers of' this city
ceive almost all their coffee , yellow
ver is ragingwith greater violence
an ever before. The doctors of Rio
ive become so much alarmed at the
ospective loss of the commerce of the
untry that they now call the disease
cesso permissioso , hoping that the
svr name will allay the fears of pra
ised tonrists. At the time of thelast
port from Bio , there , had been 186
laths from yellow fever in four diyg.
HOW THE DANMARK WAS WRECKED.
Captain lUttrrell'e Nttttrmmt of tlia Dltatti
Which Jlefell Out llt-Vattd Uleamer.
Philadelphia dispatch : Tho steamshi
Missouri , with 8C5 people from tl
wrecked steamer Danmark , arrived i
the American lino company'fl dock th
evoning. All of tho Denmark's passei >
gers look hearty and bright , and sho
no signs of the hardships thoy mu
havo necessarily endured. The genen
passenger agent of the Thingvalla He
stated that all would be forwarded I
their destination from this city , if tatii
factory arrangements could bo madi
Nearly all of the emigrants are boun
for points in the west. Captain Hami
ton Murrell , commander of the Wiscor
Bin , furnished the following stateraenl
"Wo left London with a general carg
for our first trip to Philadelphia o
March 28. On April 5 we sighted tli
steamship Danmark , flying a.signnl <
disiress. Wo boro down on the stcamc
and found her disabled. Capt. Knnc
son reported that tho tail end of hi
shaft was broken , and he wished me t
take the passengers to New Yorl
Owing to the state of the weather , Jin
because of tho fact that I was not pre
pared to accommodate such a number c
peoplo , I declined to nccedo to his re
quest , but offered instead to tow his vet
sel to the nearest port. This offer Capl
Enndsen accepted. Tho vessel pre
ceeded slowly , heading for St , Johm
N. F , , which is considered tho best poi
to make under tho circumstances. Th
wind blow with tremendous forco nl
night and progress was most difficult
April G , at 5:30 a. in. , finding Ave coul
make no hendwa3r in a westerly direc
tion , I decided to abandon my hope o
reaching St. Johns , and determined t
make for the Azores islands. I signi
fied my determination to the captain o
the Danmark and he agreed that thi
was the best course to pursue. At 7 a
m. the Danmark signalled , "Wo nr
leaking considerable , there is now thre
feet of water in the aft hold , and gain
ing rapidly. " I asked what I shouL
do , and the signal came , "Keep oi
towing. " Two hours later the Dan
mark again signalled us that : "Tin
Danmark is sinking ; we must abandoi
the ship. Will you take our passen
gers ? " Without a moment's hesitatioi
I signalled back : "Yes , I will take al
op board and do the best I can. " . '
then cut tho tow lines and we droppei
down to the Danmark. Chief Office :
Glen , of that vessel , came on board tin
Missouri and informed me of the con
djtion of his ships. He said Cnptaii
Kundsen had decided that for tho thost
on the ship , it would be better to aban
don her and get all the people on boan
the Missouri while there was time. I
heavy swell was running during all o
this terrible da } % mnking tho work o
removing the people from the sinkinj
ship one of great difficulty , and it ivai
only bj' the hardest kind of work tha
wo wero able to avoid accidents , both t <
the people and to the boats. Tin
women and children were removedfirst
and after them the male passengers anc
crew. At 2 p. in. we finished the worl
of transferring passengers , having con
snmed nearly five hours , and getting
everybod } ' , with the exception of tht
officers , safety on tho Missouri without
n. singlo accident of any kind. An honi
later the barometer began falling , and 3
sent word to Captain Iinudson and hh
officers to leave the ship and come on
hoard tho Missouri , and after getting
some provisions from the Danmark ,
which had now settled very perceptibty ,
that vessel was finally abandoned ,
Captain Knudson being the last to leave
tho ship. I then counted heads , and
found we had in addition to our own
jrew of forty-five men and four passen
gers , G69 cabin and steerage passengers ,
uid sixty-nine of the officers and crew
if the ill-fated steamer. . Our last view
> f the Danmark showed the vessel to be
rapidly going down , her stern being
ilmost even with the sea and the water
ireaking over her. We threw over-
ward most of our cargo on decks , con
sisting principally of bales of rags , in
vrder to make room for the accoinmoda-
; ion of the large additions to our pas-
ienger list. On looking over our pro
visions we found , after a careful esti-
nnte of the number of mouths to feed ,
hat we had only enough food on board
0 last three days , and I decided to
nake all possible haste to reach St.
klichaels , which was 720 miles away.
The Colored Pugilist Again Victorious.
San Francisco dispatch : The fight to
i finish between Peter Jackson , the col
ored heavy-weight champion of Ans-
ralia and of the Pacific coast , and Pat-
ly Cardiff of Minneapolis , for a purse
) f $3,000 and the heavyweight cham
pionship , took place in the rooms of the
California Athletic club to-night.
Tnckson weighed in at 200 pounds and
Cardiff at 183. Jacksonwas seconded
> y Sam Fitzpatrick and Jack Raines ,
ind Cardiff bjJohn Donaldson and
L'ommy Warren. Hiram Cook was
eferee. In the first two rounds Jack-
on did the leading , but Cardiff by
linching , secured the advantage , pnsh-
ng the negro over the ropes repeatedly.
Jries of "foul"wero unheeded. Sev-
ral fierce rushes were mado by Jack-
on , who had been made almost insanely
avage bj' Cardiff's tactics , which caused
he white man to look tired by the end
f the sixth round. At first Jnckson's
3ng reach availed little acainst Car-
iflTs admirable dodges. Hitting on
ach side was equally terrific. Car- ,
iff's nimbleness waned in the seventh
ound , and in the eignth Jackson had
onnded his Caucasian opponent into
( most utter exhaustion. Cardiff walked
) the ropes not defending himself and
ackson struck him a jaw-breaker just
? the gong sounded. Throughout the
inth Jackson chased Cardiff around
io ring punishing him frightfully but
pt putting in a knockout blow. In the
• ntli Cardiff gave up the fight. "Mr.
.illon next , " said Jackson after the bat-
e was over.
Consternation Among Claim Holders.
Kansas City dispatch : A Guthrie spee-
1 says : Dispatches from Washington
idicatiug that Secretary Noble would
ivestigate the action of United States
Ecials who claimed property Monday
irenoon , has created great constema-
on among that class , and has filled the
aim-jumpers with joy. Many depnty
arshals who remained just before noon
l the 22nd are uneasy as are those who
ere commissioned , but never sworn in.
uHed'Statcs MarshallWaldronwhen1
town the dispatch , said : , ' * *
"No overt act of violation was com-
itted by these officials , as they have
ade permanent improvements. They
ive not acquired any title to lots upon
liich they-have squatted , and any man
u go upon them , and , by making per-
anent improvements , acquire title. I
> not know that they have violated
eir official oatliB , even in going upon
ts before the hour of noon. Town lota
i not come under the provisions of the
esident's proclamation. These officers
itering the territory in the line of duty
id to pitch their fonts somewhere. X
i not know their intention in bringing
extra tents and deputies , but clearly ,
my opinion , they have not violated
eir oaths. "
The .Norfolk Herald reports tramps
scarce article in that locality. The
irm receptions they usually receive
ere is not appreciated. *
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SCRAMBLERS FOR LAND GROW MDIGNAfJ
Advantage Talten by Officials Create * VU
3atUfaetlon One Man Shot and KUtod.
Kansas City dispatch : A correspom
ent , who had been at Guthrie all nigh
returned to Arkansas City to-day an
sends the following : Tho first homi
stead filed nt Guthrie was by Mark.
Kohn , of Fort Smith , Ark. The fin
soldier to file a declatory statement w
Benton Turner , who was a private i
company I , Sixth Illinois cavalry. Dui
ing yesterday three town sites , • Gnthrit
Oklahoma City and Edmunds , thrc
homesteads and twenty-one soldier
declatory statements were filed. A
12:15 : William Johnson , heading a littl
procession at the land office , laid dow
a rough chart of Guthrie and filed it i
a town site. This was the first pap <
filed. Four clerks for tho land offic
from Washington arrived yesterday
two for Kingfisher and two for hen
Land Register Dillo.stated this morr
ing that tho land office would not li
open until Thursday. About 5 o'cloc
yesterday evening the report of
pistol across Cottonwood creek al
traded attention. Two deputies wer
over aud were told that nothing had oi
curred. Tho Star reporter got a hot
and crossed tho stream , however , to ir
vestigate. In tho bushes were collecte
half a dozen men. On the ground an
beside the half made grave wasstretche
the remains of S. T. Conipis. A ba
from a revolver had passed entirol
through his breast , coming out of th
back. Ho lived half an hour after bein
shot , and was dead when tho Star rt
porter reached him. Efforts were mnd
to conceal the crime , and only an assm
ance of tho strictest confidences allowe
the reporter there , and then he did nc
dare reveal his business. The face wo
at once recognized as the face of a ma
• who had eaten dinner with the scribe
There Compis said he and his partnoi
entered Guthrie on ponies. All the lot
were gone , and they had swam tho Coi
tonwood and had staked a claim
Conipis and hispnrtners offered to di
vide , and to this the fellow objected
aud warned them that he would shoe
before he would divide. Compis di
not believe that this threat would b
carried out , and as he loft th
meal tent he said he would sleep on thn
claim. Half an hour afterward Conipi
was shot by the first claimant as h
stood by his pony , bridle in hand. Hi
murderer goftawny before Compis' com
panions could realize what had beei
done. Believing secrecy the easies
way out , Compis' partner dragged th
dying man into tho bushes and said u
one had been hurt. He would not giv
his name , and the peculiarity of tho sit
nation provented searching inquiry
Compis' companion took possession o
tho murderer's outfit , of wagon am
two horses. The man will never re
turn , as ho know his shot was fatal. Th
body was buried in tho bushes. Thi
was the only murder near Gnthrio up t <
midnight , despite other reports. Afto
4 o'clock yesterdnj' , and all night , then
wns much suffering for water. The rail
road company refused to let the settler :
take water from the tank for fear of ex
hansting it. Water in the Cottonwooc
is red with mud and a water famim
seems imminent. Hawkers went abou
tho depot last night with buckets of wa
ter , charging 5 cents a glass. Tin
water wns poor , but found ready sale
Engineers were besieged by thirsty
poople for drinks from the engine tanks
aud many wero accommodated. Tin
groat anxiety of every one was for in
formation about the size of lots. Ther <
was pro it indignation over the fact tha
many people had gone ton the grounc
before 12 o'clock , and it was the genera
sentiment that nil such would b <
singled out and disbarred. This wonlc
throw out manprominent men , foi
Judge Clayton , of Arkansas , manj
others held a Guthrie meeting before 1
o'clock. There is also great indigna
tiou over the hundred or more deputy
marshals , who used their authority as t
cloak to get on the ground and then re
signed at noon. They all have a lot
They are to be singled out and com'
plaint lodged against them. A resolu
tion was adopted to the effect that everj
invader should be complained of , nnc
efforts at onco made to drive them out ,
The feeling is very strong in this mat
ter.
Matters More Settled in Oklahoma.
Guthrie ( Ok. ) special : A marked im
provement Jias come over the aspect oi
Guthrie iri'the last twenty-four hours.
Everything is moving rapidly toward
in intelligent and peaceful settlement.
Water of a fairer quality is obtainable
free and a resumption of a reasonably
regular traffic on the railroad has
brought in supplies. Twent } ' houses
built at Chicago and shipped in sections
ire up. One thousand tents are stand
ing. The necessities . of life are com
mon property. There is shelter for all
ivho want it and cautious thousands who
urefer to sleep on tho turf of their town
ots to have their blankets. Town meet-
ngs aro in perpetual session. A com-
niiteo of thirty-one , comprising one
: rom each state represented , has the
; ommunity well in hand. The cora-
nitteemen are all business men who
lever saw each other before aud they
tre working well. There has been and
hero still is some deep chicanery in
iractice which the courts must correct
f a peaceful commonwealth is wanted
n Oklahoma. The courts will be given
ui opportunity to do their dutas
learly every gobbled claim has its claim
ant who did not enter tho territory nn-
iHhe 12th. Many homesteaders 'have
[ riven stakes upon the lots and quarter
ections taken by the deputies and rail-
oads. Jour correspondent has made
epeated efforts to find Needles , but that
: entlemen seems to havo been lost in
he sliufilo. One of his henchmen said ,
towever , thatthe deputies had never
een sworn in , bnt were personal em-
loyes of the marshal and federal offi-
ers. " Such a ruse 'to beat the law will
ardly be permitted to pass.
Honors to the Gallant Cap lain.
Philadelphia dispatch : The gallant
teamer Missouri , which brought the
escued survivors of the Danmark to
iiis city , took her departure from Phil-
delphia at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
InpL Murrell's last day in port was sig-
alized by generous mark of sentiment
n behalf of himself and the officers of-
ie steamer. The vessel's officers have
Contributed their entire share of the
< S imoninl fund , raisetl' for them to the
irvivors of the Danmark. The crew
3tnin their _ portion. Capt. Murrell
ave a reception on board tho Missouri
> -day , and for three hours continuously
liook by the hand the ceaseless line of
ten , women and children. A floral
mvenir , iied with a silk ribbon to a
ird , wns handed to each lady as she
osscd in line. The cards had printed
ii them : "Compliments of Captain
Tamilton Murrell , of the Atlantic trans-
art steamship Missouri , April 25,1889. "
moug others who presented their com-
liments to the captain were fifty Indian
iris from the Lincoln home. They
reseuted him with a gold watch chain ,
ith a blood stono setting , and a pair of
3 tded moccasins.
The Empress of Japan , who is soon
lining to this country , will have in her
tit * two manicure * , a dentist , fourteen
Ntoii and tea fa * tanci.
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BY THE TELEGRAPH AND'MAIL
It is stated that oil April 20 it will I
announced that the king of Holland r <
sullies his sovereign duties.
Tho Michigan house passed Watt
beef inspection bill , which provides ft
inspection on tho hoof of all cattle coi
stimed in the state.
It is reported that tho Fronch go
eminent will arrest any one found leai
ing the country with lotters for Gei
Boulanger , on tho ground that it is
breach of the postal monopoly.
A Wnnkegan , 111. , special says Elija
M. Haines , ex-speaker of the low <
house of the state legislature , and fc
many years a prominent figure in Rial
politics , died at his home there of pa :
alysis.
General Merritt's report of tho nun
ber of people in Oklahoma is incon
prehensible. It is estimated that full
15,000 peoplo are now in Gnthrio nn
more than 50,000 in the territory an
nearly twice as many as ho allows fc
the whole territory left this place at on
time and arc still pouring in.
At a largo meeting of striking Si
Louis carpenters a proposition to retnr
to work for those bosses who hav
agreed to the eight-hour day and to pa
85 cents per hour was put to a vote an
carried by a largo majority. This prat
tically ends tho strike , ns probably a
bosses will recognize these terms.
Tho sixteen Indies who will dance i :
tho quadrillo of honor at tho centenniii
ball in Now York , according to tho Tri
bune , have at last been deteruiinei
upon as follows : Mrs. Benjamin Hai
rison , Mrs. Levi P. Morton , Mrs. Grc
ver Cleveland , Mrs. Gracio King. Mn
Alexander Van Rcnsaellar , Mrs. Bayan
Cutting , Mrs. Wm. Astor , Miss Cor
Livingston , Mrs. Newbold Morris , Mn
Elbridgo T. Gerry , Miss Louisa Le
Schuyler , Mrs. Buchanan Winthror
'
Mrs. 'W. Fish , Mr ? . William Ja3' , Mrs
S. V. B. Cruger , and Mrs. Alexander S
Webb.
The central traffic association i
stirred up over the announcement thn
the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul roai
is abont to enter the field for throng !
traffic between Chicago and the Atlnutii
seaboard. It proposes to open a rout
in connection with tho Milwnkeo <
Northern , Canadian Paoific and "Soo.
Spicy.correspondence has already passei
between TrafficManager Bird am
Chairman Blanchard ou the subject an
if the St. Paul puts its plan into opern
tion it will undoubtedly injure its intei
ests in connection _ with the lines run
ning east fiom Chicago.
Oliver P. Lewis , aged twenty-one
clad in full dress suit with a white roa
in his button hole , climbed over theiroi
railing of the central park reservation ii
New York , jumped into the water am
drowned himself. He had spent th
night at tho Murray Hill hotel , wher
ho had written a number of notes to rel
atives and friends , informing them o
his intentions of suicide , and about th
time they wero pulling his body out
the police wero sending a general alarn
in tho hope of preventing the suicide
Lewis was a clerk and had social ambi
tions out of proportion to his salary
and it is supposed that this impollei
him to suicide.
AN ADDRESS FROM POPE LEO XIII.
Tf ( sites of the Holly Sea Jlelatlve to the Caiho
lie College hi Washington ,
Bnltinioro dispatch : Tlio ( Jatholi
Mirror to-morrow will publish the .fol
lowing brief address to the Americai
bishops by Pope Leo XIH. , settinj
forth tho grants and wishes of the Holj
See in relation to the Catholic college a
Washington.
"The earnestness with which you ap >
ply yourselves to the preservation o
Catholic piety , to promote the interesti
of your dioceases , and especially to snp
ply the safeguards by which provisioi
is made for tho proper training o :
clergymen and young la3-men in somu
doctrine and in every branch of science ,
gives us cause of great joy. Heretofore
very welcome were j'onr letters sent tc
ns toward the close of last year , ir
which you state that tho commencec "
work oj. the great lycenm or university
* t Wiioliington , which you were pro
mating , had so far progressed that all
things aro , now ready for teaching the-
alogy , this year , and we joyously accept
lour university laws and statutes , which
rou submitted to our authority and
judgment. In which mntter we judge
ronr purpose most praiseworthy , that
rou have resolved to set up in the con
tinual j-ear of the establishment of the
jcclesiastical Hierachy there a monu-
nent and perpetual memorial of that
iuspicious event by founding a univer-
lity."Therefore
"Therefore , anxious to satisfy forth-
vith your desires , we entrusted your
miversity laws brought for examination
md recognition to the most eminent
lardinals of the propaganda , that they
night give us their judgment concern-
ng them. Now , their opinions having
ieen laid before us , granting your re-
[ uest. we sanction by these letters the
tatntes and laws of your university- ,
.nd we give the same the proper rights
if a full and regular university. There-
oro we grant power to your university
o promote students whose knowledge
hall have been , tested to academic de
press and to the degree of doctorship in
heology , philosophy and ctnon law ,
nd in other sciences in which it is ens-
omary to confer degrees and doctor-
hip , when , in coming years , the teach-
ng of them shall have been established
a your university. "
The Female Anarchist Screeching Aaaia.
Chicago dispatch : The coming cen-
ennial celebration of the American con-
ititution was derided at the regular
Sunday meeting of the socialists and au-
irchists in Auverty hall this afternoon ,
-incy Parsons was the only one of the
irowd of 200 or 300 who had a word to
ay in favor of the document. A sample
i the speeches was that by a man
mnied Burling , as follows : "This 400 oi
few York , who will conduct this per-
ormauce know where their safety lies ,
nd they know they are safe as long aa
he constitution is aa it is. The consti-
ntion , eh ? Well , has it been called a
ovenanfc with hell ? What are we to do ?
'he platform of the socialistic labor
arty is the only thing which knows
Off the living can govern themselves
nd not be held down by the laws'made
ead men. " He concluded by sayings :
'The ' constitution meatis a government
f the people , for the few , by.ghos 'ts. "
All eyes turned on Mrs. Parsons when
lie arose.
"Yon talk abont the constitution being
Tong , " she said. "The constitution is
11 right. You are the oues that are
rong. The people realize that they
ave privileges that they do not take ,
'he ' constitution gives you all the rights
ou need if yon wonld only demand
lem. Enforce the constitution. I wish
) ask if you don't know the constitu-
on grants ns peaceful assemblage ?
'on't ' it give us also the right to keep
id bear arms ? We will not be in a
osition to gain onr liberties till we en
tree the constitution. Every man who
us not a musket behind his ballot is a
" J
ave.
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A DISASTER ON THE GRAND TRUNK R0AC
A Centennial Train Jin Haute to AVir lor
Wrecked and linmed With Fearful Ut
mitts.
Hamilton ( Ont. ) dispatch : A terribl
rnilr&ad accident occurred on tho Gran
Trunk near hero at 1 o'clock this mon
ing. Tho St. Louis express jumped th
track and tho engine ran intoawntc
tank. Two cars wero telescoped an
immediately took fire. All tho dead
seventeen in number , havo boon takei
ont. Tho first body identified was thn
of R. S. Gurnay , of Chicago. Ho wa
instantly killed , but not bnrned. Ai
Italian , name unknown , was also in
Btantly killed. The other fifteen wer
burned beyond the possibility of idonti
fication. Abont twenty person * wer
injured , but only ono or two seriously
Nono of the train hands were killed
The fireman was slightly burned aud re
ceived n scalp wound.
The train wns composed of an engine
two baggage cars , a Binoker , a Chicng
& Grand Trunk through passenge
coach , a Wabash coach , a Wogner fira
cln s conch , a Pullman car and two Wag
ner sleeping cars in tho order nnmed.
The accident occurred nt a junctio :
where a "Y" is built. This "Y" is use <
to switch through trains for tho Toron
to branch from the main line. Ill
train is haid to havo been running at
speed of forty miles an hour or more
When directly on the switch the eugim
jumped the track and plunged into :
water tank , which stood in tho spneo be
tween tho "Y , " smashing the tank inti
atoms and turning it upside down. Th
baggage cars came directly after tho en
gine , and the first of theso wns pushe <
over tho engine nnd the two were sooi
in 11 anies. Tho conches following ,
with the exception of two Wagner car
in tho renr of tho train , wero huddle *
together by the shock and soon cnugh
fire from tho baggago cars. Tlio pas
seiigera on tho train , numbering ove
ono hundred nnd fifty , many of whon
were sleeping at tho time , had a terribl
experience. Tho majority of those oi
board tho train wero able to get out o
the coaches before the lire rcnchei
them , but in the confusion that reignc <
it is not known how many victims wen
loft to tho mercy of tho names , pinne <
in by the material of the wreck and tin
able to extricate themselves.
R. S. Gurnay , of Brooklyn , had hi
head completely severed from his bodi
by a piece of flying debris. Rudolpl
Devjlerfwns also instantly killed.
As soon ns the engine rolled over
after striking tho water tank , Enginee
Watson and Fireman Chapman crawlec
out from underneath it , neither beinj
much hurt. An auxiliary train was sen
out from this city immediately on re
ceipt. of the news of the. accident , niu
the passengers , including tho injuret
and two of tlio killed , were brought t <
this city. The two Wagner cars in tin
rear of the train were uncoupled fron
the others , and were saved from tin
flames. A largo gang of employe :
worked unceasingly at the wreck , doinj
their utmost to extinguish the lire
There was great difficulty in securim
water , owing to the tank being smashed
and the fire held sway for many hour ;
before a thorough search could be mad (
through tho debris.
Up to 5 o'clock the charred remains o
eighteen victims had been exhumet
from the wreck. In no case was then
enough of the body left to identify tin
remains or to toll whether they were o
the male or female sex.
The .screams of men who were beinj
bnrned to death in tho smoking cai
could be heard above the noise of escnp
ing steam and roaring flames. Conduc
tor Poole says that tho train was fifteer
minutes late , but was not running mon
than twenty miles an hour when the nc
cident happened , as his orders were nol
to run at that particular plnco at
greater speed. The place where the ac
cident occurred is considered dangerous ,
as thero is a switch , or rather sharr .
curve ; hence the precaution of running
slowly. Seven cars a baggago car ,
two first-class coaches , a smoker ,
a first-class day coach and twe
Wagner sleepers were bnrned , then
being not a vestige of wood or anything
thijt would burn left. The baggage cai
was demolished and the engine was
completely wrecked. The loss to the
company will lo enormous.
Many of those on the train were going
to New York to participate in the cen
tennial festivities. Most of the passen
gers lost all or a portion of their bag
gage and clothing , and ft large amount
of mails were lost by fire.
Another report of the accident says
that the remains of from sixteen to
eighteen were taken out of the wreck.
They were cut to pieces almost to a
man , and bnrned beyond all possibility
of recognition. They wero huddled to
gether in a heap in ono end of tho
smoker aud were pinned in by tho tim
bers , which made it impossible for them
to extricate themselves. Nothing could be
[ lone for them , as the fierceness of the
Barnes made it out of the question for
the men to rescue them. The only way
in which it could bo ascertained that
From sixteen to eighteen bodies had been
iaken out was from the fact that legs and
irms corresponding to about that num-
iier wero found.
Building Likely lo Resume.
Cheyenne ( Wyo. ) special : Orders
received to-day by Engineer C. K. Ban
nister , of the Union Pacific , indicates
that the work of constructing the Chey-
snne & Northern extension to Douglas
will be resumed. Work was stopped
last week. All material was withdrawn
nd the outfit of engineers , linemen and
rraders discharged. Engineer Banuis-
: er was ordered to close up his office
lere and directed to go to Omaha.
Lliis morning he received orders to re-
nain in Cheyenne. Construction ma-
enal is again being sent ont and it is
irobnble that work will be resnmed at
> ceThe building of the extension
nil be of immense benefit to Chevenne
ind the change of programme is hailed
nth delight.
The River Land Cases.
Washington dispatch : Attorney-Gen-
ral Miller to-day gave a hearing to per-
jns interested in the ownership of lands
long the Des Moines river. John Y.
tone , attorney-general of the state of
own , and ox-Representative Holmes , of
swn , advocated the institution of suit
y the government for tho adjudication
t all questions in dispute , and De Witt ,
f New York , representing the Litch-
eld estate , opposed such a course on
le ground that the questions have al-
iady been settled so sar as government
ghts are concerned. The attorney-
eneral promised to give the matter
ireful consideration.
The River Land Cases.
Washington dispatch : Attorney-Gen
ial Miller to-day gave a hearing to per
ms interested in the ownership of lands
ong the Des Moines river. John Y.
tone , attorney-general of the state of
iwa , and ex-Representative Holmes , of
> wa , advocated the institution of suit
V * the government for the adjudication
I all questions in dispute , aud De Witt ,
' New York , representing the Litch-
sld estate , opposed snch n course on
te ground that the questions have al-
; ady been settled bo sar as government
ghts aro coucerned. The attorney-
meral promised to give the matter
ireful consideration.
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THE ROAD TO BE FUSHED FORWARD. H
Arrangement * Verfeeted for Vlaelng th * H
Xondtof the Company , H
Sioux City special : J. F. Peaney , M
one of tho resident directors of the St. M
Louis , Quinoy , Omiilm Ac Sioux Oity M
railroad , to-day received positivo in for- M
mation that tho Harlem trust company * M
of New York has agreed to pla e tha M
bonds of that company aud that a' full M
meeting of tho directors will bo held in M
a few days to tako preliminary stoptt in H
beginning operations. To n reporter M
Mr. Peanoy said : "The men compoa- M
ing tho directory are Bolid financially M
and thorough railroad men. This makes M
it look very certain that the road will M
bo constructed nt onco. The meeting fl
soon to be held will undoubtedly de- yH |
cido the stops to bo taken for pushing M
tho work to completion. " The route M
nnd amount of building to bo done fl
is as follows : It is proposed M
to secure trnckago facilities from St. y H
Louis to Gilmore , a difitnnco of forty- ' M
two miles , nnd from Gilmore to Iln nni- M
bnl , n distanco of eighty four miles ; the M
lino is already in operation and thor- H
oughly equipped which tho company has M
agreed to purchase. From Hannibal to M
West Quincy , twenty miles , tho com- M
pnny will build. From West Quinoy to M
Treuton , Mo. , 184 miles , a complete line M
will bo purchased. From there to Couu- M
cil Bluffs , 1G5 miles , construction will be H
necessary. From CouncH Bluff * to Cai- M
ifornia Junction and thence to Sioux M
City will bo a now line by thin route. M
Tho distanco from Sioux City to St. M
Lonis will bo 500 miles. At least 200 M
miles will bo leased or purchased , with jH
possibly seventy miles more , leaving 170 M
miles to build. Tho line will pnss M
through good towns .and a splondid M
country nnd can bo made to pay from M
the start. M
Decision on a Timber Claim. |
Washington special : The first assist- H
ant secretary of tho interior has rou- |
dercd a decision in the easo of Allen vs. M
Reynolds , in which it ia set forth that M
Harvey Reynolds made a timber claim M
entry on January 20 , 1SS1 , of tho north- H
east quarter of section 2 , township 25 H
north , rungo t > west , in tho Noligh laud H
district , Nebraska , and that on May 0 , H
1835 , Georgo Allen tiled affidavit of con- H
test against tho entry , alleging failure H
to break nnd plant trees and cnltivnte H
the requisite number of acres. A hear- H
ing before tho local officer resulted in a _ H
recommendation that tho contest be H
dismissed , this _ action being affirmed H
by tho commissioner of the hind office. H
Tho first assistant secretary affirms tho H
decision of the commissioner in his dis- H
missal of the contest , but provides that H
tho entryman before making final proof
be required to provo full compliance H
with the requirements of the law , tho
contest having been based on tho fact H
of his having broken n fraction less than H
the ten acres which is necessary. In H
tho "junior contest" of tho same oase ,
Allen , in addition to his formor allega- H
( ions , charges that Reynolds made a H
contrnct to deed one-half of the H
said tiact to n Mr. Mendcn-
hall if he would do tho work aud plant H
lhetr > es. As no copy of this motion
was .served upon the defendant , and tho H
notico of the same did not state a cause H
of action , it could not bo entertained by B
the first assistant secretary , but while H
he dismisses it he requires that it bo H
transmitted to the local ofiico to bo H
used after properservico shall have been H
made , as the basis for a new hearing up- H
on the charges contained in it. fl
A Colored Farmers' Alliance Formed. H
Baltimore dispatch : The Sun's special I
from Charleston , S. C , says tho colored I
farmers * national alliance and co-oper-
ative union was orgnnized to-day in
Union county , this state. Its objects I
are to elevate the colored peoplo of I
America by teaching them to love their I
country and their homes ; to care moro I
for their helpless and destitute , nnd to I
labor more earnestly for the education I
of themselves in agricultural pursuits ;
to become better farmers nnd laborers
nnd less wasteful in their methods of I
living ; to be more obedient to civil and I
criminal law and to withdraw their at-
tentiou from political partisanship and I
to become better citizens. The presi- I
dent and organizers say in nn address :
"It is by no means a political organ- I
ization. The condition of things and I
our present situation satisfy us flint oue I
happiness and fortune are not in poll- m
tics. We have been so often deceived I
by political tricksters until our hope in I
politics is lost. We have been looked I
upon as a political prey long enough. I
We expect through this alliance to let I
all parties know that our race is no I
longer a missionary field for politicians.
The organization is not to work against
the white man , for his interest is our in
terest. "
Killed His Wife and Child. Then Himself.
Winnipeg dispatch : A horrible tale
) f murder nnd suicide has just reached
lere from High Bluff a little village
inly a few miles from this city , the vic-
ims being it farmer nnmed McLeod and
lis daughter , aged eight , while another
ihild , a boy of 13 years , is so badly
Tounded that he can not recover. Mc-
Jeod was last seen last night about
lusk. A neighbor named Lotta visited
he house to-day and wa horrified to
ind McLeod with his throat cut lying
icir the stove. Both children were
ound in a bedroom. The girl had been
trunk on the head with a sharp-edged
xe and was dead. The boy had four
leep gashes on his head. The canse of
he deed is attributed to the financial
iifficulties of McLeod , whose wife died
wo years ago.
Prohibition Defeated in Massachusetts.
Boston special : The constitutional
mendment was defeated to-day by a
irger majority than even its opponents
nticipated. The friends of the amend-
lent are greatly depressed and have '
nt little to say. The vote as eom-
ared with last year's vote on license is
3 follows :
Total in the twelve congressional dis-
icts in 1SS9 for prohibition 88,392 ,
rainst prohibition 132,944.
Total iu 1883 , for license 120,182 ;
rainst license , 103.383. - :
Majority against the amendment. \
ith three small towns to hear from ! :
The greatest surprise occurred in the
t . v of Quincy where the vote was , yes.
DGI > ; no , 4,910 ; the city having voted
> license last November by 936 plural-
Somerville was the only oity in the
ite in which p. "mjority was cast for
e amendmeLt , th.s vote being 1,012 to
> 4C
Union Pacific Earnings.
ABoston dispatch says the preliminary
atement of the earnings of the Union !
icific railroad system for the three
onths up to March 31 shows a decrease j !
net earnings of $266,632 as compared tf
ith the same timo last year.
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A manuscript copy of the gospels , for j
liich S2. > .0iM ) has been refused , is about *
i Iks sold at auction in London. It in j
le copy known as the "evangelnrinm , ' * |
ritten in letters of gold on purple vel- *
m , and wo * written by a Saxon scribe * j
r Archbishop Wilfred in 670. 1