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Lawton Okla Assumes Broad Propor
tions in Single Day
HAS TEN THOUSAND INHABITANTS
They Flock In From Kl Bono After I and
tottery In Concluded Four Hundred
BusInctftH Ilonaos Bank nud Newspaper
In the List of enterprises
FORT SILL Okl Aug 3 A town
of 10000 people to be known as Law
ton has grown up just outride 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 by 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 bank
has been projected Every form of
gambling known on the frontier is
being run wide open side by side with
fake shows of various kinds and to
add to the picturesque scene 1000
Comanche Indians have pitched their
tents nearby
EL RENO Okl Aug 3 After the
last of the 13000 names were drawn
from the wheels last night the great
boxes containing the 154000 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 20000
names a day will be drawn from now
on The last numbers giving a home
stead to their owners were drawn in
the El Reno district by C H Halbrook
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 40000 visit
ors is nearly deserted today Last
nignts and this mornings 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 THURSTONS BRIEF
It is for Rejection of Application for
Renewed Lease of Land
WASHINGTON Aug 3 An answer
to a brief filed at the interior depart
ment by former Senator Thurston
representing the Cherokee Oil and
Gas company seeking a renewal of
valuable oil leases in Indian territory
has been filed by R C Adams repre
senting the Delaware Indians About
11520 acres of valuable land are at
stake A hearing -which had been set
for August 11 when the question of
renewing the leases was to be taken
up has been postponed until Septem
ber 11 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 Hands
KANSAS CITY Aug 3 A special
to the Star from Arkansas City Kan
says 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 be searched
Krupr Jliy Visit Americ
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
man will visit the United tSates
FISt of F vb Arr
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 fvlURDER
Kitchener Roports More Alleged Atroci
ties of tho 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 ali 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
oner from Pretoria dated today says
On July 28 an officers 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
small building they surrendered when
theii ammunition was exhausted
Three yeomanry were wounded After
the surrender the Boers 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
BOXERS POSTING PLACARDS
Call Upon tho Government to Make Wax
Upon the Foreigners
CANTON Aug 2 Violent anti-foreign
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 be ob
tained why not make war on the for
eigners China is not yet defeated
It is only the governments 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 against
foreigners How can we otherwise
employ our regiments During 1901
much money will be collected through
lotteries gambling and general taxes
but they will never be satisfied There
fore should the house tax be collected
we will demolish the chapels and drive
out the Christians
SOUTH APRICAN WAR EXPENSE
Announcement of Cost Greeted With
Irish Cheers
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 35750000 partly
chargeable against the deficit of last
year The actual cost in July was
1250000 weekly The statement wat
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
Spaded Can at Zolas 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
iii 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
Defeat tlie Revolutionists
WASHINGTON Aug 2 Senor Don
Augusto F Pulido charge daffaires 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 5000 revolutionists were de
feated in San Cristobal on July 29
Major AVm E Almy
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
Klmbarly is 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
Bank Robbers Return AH
GOSHEN Ind Aug 2 Private de
tectives employed by an Akron O
banking institution have made an im
portant arrest in a gambling den here
They recovered about 16000 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 logs publicly known The
robbers returned all the money
TRY TO IB A TRAIN
five Masked Men Halt Baltimore Ohio
Plyer Near Chicago
THEY BLOW UP TWO MAIL CARS
Mis Express Department Because of Its
Unusual Position Robbers Threaten
to Take the Life of the Engineer for
the Mistake Blade
CHICAGO Aug 1 The Baltimore
Ohio passenger train from the east
-which was due to arrive in the Grand
Central depot Chicago at 9 oclock
last night was held up by five masked
men at 8 oclock between Edgmore and
Grand Calumet Heights Ind thirty
ono miles out from 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 and run a
quarter of a mile ahead The failure
of the robbers to make a rich haul wa3
due to the fact that the express car
-which contained the trains 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 of
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 had
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 Collins was
ordered to run down tho track as be
fore
He 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 tho
train crew the robbers gave up their
attempt to rob the train and ran into
a thicket of scrub oaks at the side of
the train and disappeared
Kentucky Drouth Ends
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
byville Paris Carlisle ancaster Nich
olasville Burgin Versailles and Hop
kinsville
Siege of Buenos 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 Iife of Queen
NEW YORK Aug 1 A dispatch to
the Herald from says
Maria Pia 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 fUNDS SHORT
ailDsuurl River Coinumaion Complains of
ahortuge of iuudu
WASHING IOiN July 31 The an
nual report of the Missouri river com
mission was received it the war de
partment today For last year tha
sundry civil act carried 250000 to
preserve existing improvements and
to prevent threatened damage at Rulo
and other points and 146Uu0 to com
plete the lock and dam at Osage riv
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 of 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
000000 to 3500000 and recommends
1000000 for this work during the
next fiscal year For the Osage river
50200 is recommended
WOODS 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 be brief as I intend to re
turn to Havana at the earliest possible
momen
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
the 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 MUCH LIVE 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 taken
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 lecent drouth in the
west 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
off
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 organiaztiens with a full member
ship of about 15000
Payne Returning Ilonic
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 Todays
statement of the treasury balances in
the general fund exclusive of the
150000000 gold reserve in the di
vision of redemption shows Avail
able cash balance 176078982 gold
98650698
Missouri Millionaire Dies
ST LOUIS Mo -July 31 Informa
tion has been received in a telegram
from Baltimore of the death of Col
John ODay of Springfield Mo from
the effects of paralysis He was a
millionaire In the early days of the
St Louis San Francisco railroad
Col ODay was first vice president
and general counselor He was chair
man of the democratic state central
committee in 1884 when his party ic
Missouri sent a solid delegation
HASTINGS TO GET BOTH
Interstate Eeunion and Nebraska Grand
Army Meet at Same Time
A GRAND GOOD TIME IS EXPECTED
An Aged Man fleets Death on tiie Rail
at Auburn Stato 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 tho annual reunion Avill bo
held here in connection with tho Ne
braska Grand Army reunion The re
union has usually been at Superior
Last year Isaac Ledioyt secretary of
tho 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
ycu 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 of Omaha 22960 for school
and 5790 for hospital James H
Owens Minneapolis 27990 for school
and 7990 for hospital D W Her
man Norfolk school 23250 hospital
6450 J J Hangin for plumbing
1810 for heating 4116 George P
Rich of St Edwards Neb school 34
250 hospital 6668
Killed on the Komi
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 son of Mr
and Mrs John Bauer was cirowned 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 Acrenge and Yield Rig
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 5000
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 18
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 lightning
BRAINARD Neb July 31 Albert
McKnight while on his vay 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 Shultr
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 Xeb July 31 Hon
Robert Hanson an honored citizen and
leading farmer was taken to St Ber
nard hospital at Council Bluffs la Mr
Hansons trouble began about two
months ago and has taken the form of
a melcancholy 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
nnd Kansas City
SOUTH OMAHA
Cattle There was not a very henvy run
of oattle but as advices from other
points were unfavorable to tho selling in
terests packerH started In here to buy
their supplies for leas money Seller
were holding for steady prices nnd as a
result the market was a little slow In get
ting started There were quite a few good
to choice beef steers in tho yards and
such grades sold at Just about steady
prices as compared with yesterday Tho
best price of tho day was 373 and It Ik
probably true that cattle good enough to
bring over 350 were steady There were
very few cows and heifers In the yards
and anything at all choice was picked
up In a hurry nt prices that looked fully
ns 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 nnd there wero not
enough cattle to go around Stockers and
feeders were rather scarce today and the
Tew 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 5
higher On the start packers were only
bidding 215c higher but they sooa
raised their hands and the market kept
getting better as the morning advanced
On the close It was 5f10c higher than
yesterdays general mnrkct The bulk
of all the hogs sold at from 503 to 370
The choice heavyweights went from 370
to 3S3 and the light stuff from 362
down but the general run of mixed hogs
brought from 363 to 370 It was an
active market from start to finish
Sheep These quotations were given
Choice yearlings 32511350 fair to gool
yearlings 31517325 choice wethers 3001
325 fair to good wethers 28317300
choice ewes 2731300 fair to good ewes
25011275 choice spring lambs 10317500
fair to good spring lambs 12511403 feed
er wethers 250ti300 feeder lambs 30017i
KANSAS CITY
Cattle Native beef steers 151723c lower
on account of heavy run late in week
other cattle 101 15c lower choice export
and dressed beef steers 5401580 fair to
good lS01530 stockers and feeders 320
Hi 115 western fed steers 4251530 west
ern range steers 32317125 Texans anl
Indians 3251475 Texas cows 2701320
native cows 20517125 heifers 30017510
ea nners O0f2fi0 bulls 22517150 calves
2501 150
Hogs Market steady to 3c higher top
sales 000 bulk of sales 50017590
heavy 50017000 mixed packers 7G0l
590 light 525175S0 pigs 32517520
Sheep and Lambs Market steady
Iambs 10017500 wethers 32517100 ewes
2751325 western range sheep 31017370
stcck sheep 17517250
CRESCEUS CUTS AGAIN
Trotting Champion Lowers IJH Own
Worlds Record One IInlf Second
COLUMBUS O Aug 3 Cresceus
champion of the trotting turf added
more laurels to his fame by trotting
a mile in 202V made at Cleveland
last Friday The first half was trotted
in 59 3 3 the fastest time ever made
The time by quarters was 29 5991
130 202m A stiff wind blowing
directly up the stretch kept him from
stepping faster
More than 12000 people journeyed
to the driving park to see the greatest
trotter ever foaled in action It was
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
2o to 8 but the backers of Cresceus
At the track owing to the fierce wind
odds against the horse increased to
2 to 8 but 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 bnt
it Sot 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 I
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
Aain the End 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
Mi- Interrupt Trafllc
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 surety
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
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