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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , FKIDAY MOHNING , APKIL 19 , 1889. JSTUMBEK 308 I A GRAND HUSTLE FOR HOMES , ii Boomers Swarming Llko Files Around the Oklahoma Border. BLOOD COMMENCING TO FLOW. Four Deaths nnoult In n Flcht Over a Quarter Section of Imnd Bo * uvrcn Holders , Cntllc- ineii and Police. On ( ho Rordcr oftho Promised I/and AUKANHAS CITV , Kan. , April 18. [ Special Telegram to Tun Hnn , ] A rumor was circu lated hero last night to the effect that all could enter the Indian Territory this morn ing en route for Oklahoma , nnd over thou sand boomers broke camp nnd hurried to the bridge which crosses the river south of this place. A regular blockade was the consequence quence , and nt daylight hundreds of covered wagons were moving in all directions trying to get to the forbidden lund that nil will bo permitted to enter to-day. They nro crossing the line in great numbers nnd the moment the troops left there WAS a great rush through the Cherokee Strip for the Oklahoma border , nnd ns the recent heavy rains have swollen the rivers , there Will probably bo many accidents , for , ns there ura no bridges over the streams , they will all have to bo forded. Many of the boomers have their wives and children nlonll nnd nro going prepared to settle down in their now homes. Novorwas ( there such n sight ns Is now witnessed hero when u small portion tion of this country , for which the pcoplo have so long waited , Is nbout to bo opened for settlement , nnd the eager thousands who have broken up their homes elsewhere and packed their things together to como hero are perfectly happy at the seemingly bright prospects ahead. Hut as there nro about five times us many pcoplo in waiting as there nro quarter sections in Oklahoma , there will bo many pcoplo bitterly disappointed. As many linvo spent all their means in coming to Oklahoma , considerable want and destitu tion will surely follow. United States Marshal Needles , of the In dian Territory district , lias just received in structions from Washington to appoint such number of deputies us may bo deemed nec essary to preserve the peace in Oklahoma und to co-operate with the military forces in the territory. Marshal Needles loft this morning for Guthrie to look over the situa tion. He also goes to the soldiers' camp near this place to confer with Captain Hayes , in command , as to the bust course to pursue. Marshal Needles says ho docs not apprehend much trouble , but that he recognizes thu ne cessity of preparing for emergencies that may arise , and will appoint a largo force of special deputies to assist the military In pre venting trouble. The hotels of this place are crowded nnd hundreds of pcoplo are turned away without being able to got oven a cot or us much space on the floor us they would get in their coffins. Tents nnd covered wagons furnish shelter for many , and the number of cnmpllrcs is hourly increasing. This seems to bo the gen eral headquarters for the boomers from the north and cnst on account of the railroad fa cilities , and the pcoplo of Arkansas City are getting the choicest plums out of the Okla homa tftululng. _ Every huckster shop has had to Incrcaso Its help , and the whole town Is enjoying an unprecedented boom. Tno postofllco presents n lively aspect and those In search of mull urn compelled to form into line and await their turn. Some times the line of anxious people extends for several blocks down the street. The United States troops nro carefully guarding every Inlet to the forbidden terri tory , but to-morrow they will raovo south to the southern boundary line of thu Cherokee strip and will permit the boomers to enter this btrlp as far jxs Oklahoma , but will allow no ono to advance beyond thu line. Thu troops on duty hero have been reinforced und two more companies are en route to the bor der. The military orders are very strict , and no ono is permitted to stop off in Oklahoma. Many devices are resorted to by people wish ing to remain , but the soldiers on duty arc inexorable , as they havo.no discretion in the matter , nnd hence are sometimes compelled , to bo a little severe. There is very little lawlessness at present. Good order nnd good fenllng generally prevail vail , but there seems to bo n desperate determination termination on the part of some of the old time Payne boomers to take and hold the lands they formerly staked out , and trouble is apprehended when the big rush begins on the 'J'Jd , und with such numbers of deter mined pcoulo the entire military force in this department would bo unable to prevent dls turbance. Wild Times on the Frontier. Four SMITH , Ark. , April 18. [ Special Tel cgrani to THIS UKE.J Four men were killed on thu border of Oklahoma yesterday. Word was received hero last evening of a conflict between parties of boomers , cattle men and the Chlckasaw pollco at ( he ford at Chlsholui's cattle trail , forty miles west of Oklahoma City , on the Canadian river. The cattlemen were taking several hundred ani mals from Frank Colbert's ranch in the Chlckasaw nation toICnnsasbuttho mounted pollco guarding the northern border of Oklahoma refused to permit them to use the celebrated Chisholm trail leading through the new territory. A fight resulted , in which the cattlemen were reinforced by u party of boomers from Cook and Fanning counties , Texas. Ono of the guards , two cattlemen , nnd one boomer , named Gccss , were killed In the mcluo , besides the loss of some valua ble horacs. The cuttlcmon took the old Ablieno trail und went around through the Chovonno reservation. WICHITA , Kim. , April 18. [ Snccial Tele gram to Tin : Him. ] Tim first serious affray union ; ; thu boomer * occurred yesterday uoout ten miles north of K'owu. ' Two boomers claimed u certain quarter section , aud ouo , named George Kramer , undertook to put tlio other. Charles Hcidku , of ! the land. I loth men drew revolvers und Kramer wus shot through the head and instantly killed. Heldlto wus shot through the groin nnd may die. die.Oklahoma Oklahoma Harry Hill , ono of the oldest boomnrs In Kansas , left for the territory from this city last Friday und has , not since been heard from , lla was expected to return Sunday nnd hU disappearance is most mysterious. The last heard of him was from Purccll. Hn left thut village Sunday even ing , saying thut ho would ride over to Okla homa , City. Monday noou his dog wus found Bbot through tbo head. A reward of fGCO linn been offered for his discovery and this reward will be greatly The War Department and Oklahoma. WASHINGTON , April 18. It Is very apparent thnt officers of the army are filled with the liveliest apprehension regarding tbo opening of Oklahoma. Tlio secretary oi war tuts au thorized the statement thut tha government Is fully awareof tbo situation und Imj ar ranged to take nil proper steps to prevent trouble. It is known thnt the subject bus formed muny u tcplo for discussion nt recent t'Cabinet meetings and the attornoy-gnncrnl bas been called upon to decide the question RS to the authority of the wur department to act In cuso of strife , bloodshed or violence In a newly opened country. Tha Instruc tions Brut to the cummuiandnnt of the troops in Oklahoma us the roxult of the opinion rendoreil by the attorney-general wore extremely guarded. They are underStood - Stood to direct army olllceru to usaut In the maintenance of the law , but to carefully ob serve Uio regulations defining tltoirauthority pud loiU'O arrests for violation of law to the marshals. The president might , In cuso of serious disturbance , declare inurtial law over the territory , but this could not bo done iu adyuuco ofjx breach oi tbo peace , aud ; ttc : ( \ machinery of the government would , It U feared , bo too slow-moving to meet the great emergency which may arise. The only nrtny reculutions on the subject provide for inter ference by troops in nn emergency only in case of nn interruption to the carriage of mall or nssnults upon United States property , but under a somewhat strained construction it may form the reason assigned for the URO of troops to prevent or restrain riotlngor blood shed In the territory. The Mad Hush of Multitudes. AUKAXBAS CITV , Ark. , April 18. [ Special Telegram to THE USE. ] The rush across the Indian ferry line into the Cherokee strip to day , has been like tlio uwful rush of multi tudes llcelntr from n panic. Within a radius of six miles over twelve hundred wagons loaded with boomers nnd their families nnd household goods , wcro seen on their way to Oklahoma. At one point nn unbroken line of covered wagons , ten miles long , could bo scon this morning pushing on through the Cherokee strip , und every road is literally blockaded with wagons , carts and horsemen , while thousands of men nro wearily wend ing their way on toot regardless of tbo mud and water , 'l ho roads are already so badly cut up that wagons uro getting stuck in mud- holes , nnd all over the country Is heard the shouts ot the impatient drivers , urging their exhausted animals forward. It Is estimated that fully ten thous and pcoplo loft this vicinity last night nnd to-day , and the campers that have not al ready gone are pulling up and moving to ward Oklahoma. It was first intended by the Interior dcpartmcnt-to keep the military on duty on the borders of the Indian Terri tory till to-morrow , but when it was decided to permit tlio boomers to enter Indian lands en route to Oklahoma to-day , the boomers wcro not long in finding it out , nud the rush began at once. Some men wboso wagons nro heavily laden are throwing away part of their loads so they will not bo loft behind In ho rush , and in many Instances the pcoplo eem bcrutt of reason In their wild imuotuos- ty to reach the forbidden land. Hcady-mado louses are being loaded on flat ars at various points nlong the Santa Fo reudy to ship to Oklahoma on the " 3d , nnd largo stocks of merchandise , hotel iqulpments , drugs , cigars , and everything slso necessary to start up a town are being conveyed to the line , ready to cross nt the earliest possible moment. It is estimated hat within ton hours after the opening of Oklahoma there will bo fifty thousand pco- ilo In the territory , and the most rapid town mlldtug over known will surely bo done in his country next week. People nro arriving icro nt thu rate of nbout a thousand n day , mil every road is lined with wagons passing > y the town , hurrying on to get across the ine. Parties just In from the south report a largo colony of North Carolina negroes an route to Oklahoma by wagons ind on horseback from Fort Smith , iVrk. Tim colony is ubout three hundred strong , nnd the intentions are to settle to gether , have their own town , elect their own officers nnd govern themselves. They nro coming through the Cherokee nation , and ex- icct to locate in ttio extreme eastern part of ) klnhomu. A soldier colony , ubout nlno mndred strong , is preparing to enter the crritory in a body nnd take up land in the vestern part of Oklahoma. Many of the old oldiers uro familiar with the country , having ) cen there during their service in the army , und all are extremely anxious to get homo leads in the territory. An UiHliiiiitilstiod Caravan. Wm.i.ixaTox , Kan. , April 18. The stream of pruirio schooners , moving southward , has not diminished. The streets of the city nro filled with boomers , nud they coutinuo to ) our in from the northwest and west. Fro qucntly six to ten wagons nnd teams nro in- pludud In ono outfit. Such an immigration was never before witnessed in this section. Old settlers familiar with the Cim- marron river , which all settlers en tering Oklahoma from the northwest mist cross , says It waters are very high and t is ns much ns a man's life is worth to cross t in its swollen condition. Its bed is coin- .lost'd in largo pan of shifting quicksand , mil where n safe crossing can bo made , to morrow Jin all probability the same place would bo u death trap. Many partfcs who ntcndcd to go from hero with teams will go jy rail , being fearful of serious accidents In 'ordlng this river. Oklahoma Under It eve into WASHINGTON , April IS. Commissioner of Internal Hevcnuo Mason has decided that under the recent act of congress and the proclamation of the uresident in relation to Oklahoma that li ceases to bo "Indian coun try , " nnd that special tax stamps may bo sold to wholesale and retail liquor dealers to cnguco In business there , under the same terms and regulations as in other states nnd territories of the United States. The effect of this decision will bo to allow wholesale and retail liquor dealers to purchase special stamps in Oklahoma undor-tho same terms as in other sections ot the country. Arrange ments nro being made to have a force of deputy collectors and rovcriuo agents on hand to see that the laws are enforced , and that the interests of the government are pro tected. ' Kami Sharks Heap a Harvest. AIIKAMSVS CITY , Kan. . April 13. JSpocial Telegram to TUB Bun. ] The eagerness of the boomers to get land in Oklahoma is bclnc taken advantage of by land sharks nt several points. Ono sharp boasted to-day that ho had already inado out papers for twenty applicants far land , and had gotten $50 from every ouo of thorn. Others nro forming town site colonies and are devising various schemes for making money out of the tenderfoot. Oklahoma town lots are being sold In several places , but as no towns have been located , the lots arc only on paper. A.TKKKlBljK Oil IM12. An Old Man Killed by Ilia 1'roillKnto Hon. SrrtiNorinLn , III. , April 18. At West Farms , n hamlet five miles from Wostflold Centre , this morning , James King , n well- known wealthy citizen , aged .Bowwty-cisht , was shot and killed by his eldest sou , Edgar King , who afterward burned the houso. The intinloror'B dead body was found lying Ing a pool of blood shortly after about twenty rods from the house , where King hud shot himself. Young King n few days ago gave to n friend a scaled manuscript , wliijli ha requested him to keep and open somu time in the future. The papnr wus reud to-duy uud revealed the determination of Edgar to kill his father and also an aunt and ihon to end liU own life. The murdcror was worth considerable property ut ono time , but had squandered It , und slnco had led u bad life , KOtting what money ho could from bis father. The refusal ot the father to glvo the son uny more money Is thought to have boon tba cause cf thodcctt. Koswcll I * . Flower Visits Ohcypnno. CIIKVKN.SK , April 14. [ Special TeJopram to TJIE Buf-1 Hon. Uoswoll P. Flower roachoii hero this afternoon , coding on a special train from Denver. Ho was mot by Governor Warner , Congressional Delegate Carey , Hon. A , GllchrUt , and A number of Choycniio's reprcsentntive business men. An hour wns spent in discussing the question of irrigation ii : the arid portbns of Wyoming. Mr. Flower thought the territory should ro- cotvo government aid lu carrying out a sys tem of wutor storage nnd Irrigation , and promised to old in the adoption of such legis lation. Mr. Flowerlcft for California tills evcniut' . Ho will return eu&t over the North ern Paulllo. Tho4 > eatli Ilocord. OTTAWA , 111 , , April ! . MM. W. H. L. Wallace , wldpw of General W. H. L. Wai- Inco , who wai killed at SUIIoli , und. eldest daughter of UolutoJudgo T. Lylci Diokoy. died tuher mldenco in till * city lust night of paralysis utter an illness of suvtrul months. The Uitormei. * ' will take place Friday after- 11GOU. * ' / - - * * JK. : SUNK IN THE MISSISSIPPI , Tbo Steamer Everett Goes Dowu Near Burlington. FIVE PERSONS WERE DROWNED. Iowa's Hnilrond Commissioners Con- siriictltiK n New Schedule of Coal Hates Dos Molncs lllvor Land TroubtcB. A Haft H < mt Bitnlc. BUIIMNOTON , In. , April 18. [ Special Tclo- grnm to TUB Hic.J The steamer Everett , a raft bout owned by the Hurlington Lumber . ompany , was oa her way from this city to New Uoston Hay this evening , when she wns truck nbout7 o'clock by n tcrrllle gala of ivlnd and sunk nt the head of Otter Island , about eight miles north of hero. She carried sixteen persons In all , and as she sank hi , bout twenty feet or water , all these persons ivoro quickly flung Into the water. Ten of ho sixteen wcro on the lower decker or in other open parts of the boat and these all managed to cs- cajH ) by swimming to the overturned craft and clinging to the small portion of it ivhlch remained above the water. Captain Vincent Peel , Mrs. Harry" Doll , the clerk , und her thrco-yoar-old Daughter , Ocorgo Howard and wife , respectively Ural and second end cook , ana n nurse girl , name unknown , , vero in the cabin. This was submerged and filled with water , all but ono small corner. Mrs. Howard found this and remained in it , calling for help until the roof was broken in and she was rescued almost dead. All tlio others wore drowned. Captain Peel leaves n wlfo and several children , and Mr. and Mrs. Howard a little child. The body of Mrs. Bolt has been rescued , but the others are supposed to bo still in the cabin. The survivors called for help until their cries were heard by Andrew and Samuel Jacobs , who rescued them in u skill. They wcro taken to the Illinois shore , where they nindo a ( Ire , the only man in the company who couldn't swim having escaped without a wottlup by climbing up the stanch ions , and ho fortunately had matches in his jiockct. The people are still out in the woods unsheltered and a hard rain is falling. The bout was valued at $0,000 , but will be raised with small loss. A Puzzle Tor Medical Men. DUIIUQUI : , la. , Ap'ril 17. [ Special Telegram to TUB Hnn.J A year ago George Lucas , whllo crazed with drink , fired a bullet into his brain. After n long sickness ho recov ered , and has since appeared daily on the streets. About six months ago ho was at tacked with an epileptic lit , and has had sev eral since. The wound did not entirely heal , but has discharged matter and bits of bone. Yesterday ho told his physician that ho felt something in his head. The wourd was probed and a hard substance was detected , und by forceps was drawn nearly to the sur face. To-day Lucas was chloroformed , and the doctor drew out a bullet in the shape of a rivet fastened on the inside. It had pene trated the front lobo of the brain over an inch. Lucas began to Improve at once , and it Is believed that ho will entirely recover. Tnis case is the wonder of the medical mcu of this vicinity. Died From Ills Injuries. WATERLOO , la. , April 18. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEG. ] Hobort Shidloy , of Mason , was buried to-day. His death was caused by burns which ho received while trying to save his -.vlfo from being burned , to death on April 5. They were riding to town in n lumber wagon during a hign wind , and the hay in the wagon was sot on fire by n spark from his pipe. 13oforo they noticed it Mrs. Shidley's clothing was on lire. Ho got her out of the wagon and tried to smother the flames. In doing so the dry grass bcsido the road caught iiro from her clothing , and the heat was so intense that slip suffocated , lying in her husband's arms. His hands and arms wcro fearfully burned , the flesh com ing from them in shreds. Ho suffered In tense pnln , but lingered until Tuesday , last , when ho too died. Mr. Shidloy was sixty- eight years old and his wife sixty-four. A Crcstou I.ilquor Joint Raided. CKESTON. la. , April 18. [ Special to TUB BKB. ] Marshal Donahue and two police men made another raid on a "liquor Joint , " over Nelson's second-hand store , and eight men , who gave flcticlous names were ar rested. The ofllccrs were as much surprised as the men , who were so busily engaged in playing draw poker that they did not see the ofllcers until they \vero upon them. Before the ofllcers reached the rear room , where they expected to flnd liquor , every bottle had boon smashed over a stove , and the floor ot the room presented n "brokon-up" appear ance. The broken bottles wcro labelled "Blue Grass Sour Mash , " and as this is a blue grass locality , it is not at all surprising that about S100 In lines were collected. Fixing Up a Coal Soiledule. Dns MOINES , la. , April 18. [ Special Telo- gratn to TUB UEI : . | The railroad commis sioners have spoilt several days in revising the coal rates , and have not entirely finished their work. For the present rate of 53 cents per ton for a flvo-milo haul of soft coal a rate of 'ft ' cents is proposed , and with this as a beginning the rate gradually rises until for 100 miles the two schedule rates are about equal , being 1 in the now as compared with O'J cents in the old. From this point the now rates are higher , the difference increas ing roirularly up'to 175 miles , for which the old rate is about 10 or 12 cents higher. The rates then approach each other again until for a 200 mile haul they are equal , and beyond that the now rates arc lower. Argument Aunlnst Kublmlh-Brenlclncr. ESTIIUUVILI.E , la. , April 17. [ SpecialTale- gram to TUB BEE. ] The funeral of Mr. Joseph Scldcl , who was shot Sunday whllo pulling a gun out of a boat , occurred yester day at this place. Ho loft a wife and two small children. Old citizens of Esthorvlllo suy that of eighteen casus of drowning , or fatal or serious shooting In that vicinity dur ing the past eighteen years , all but ono have occurred on Sunday. This fact appeared to huvu weighed on the mind of the last victim , for he , being conscious to the last , sent for the shop boys to coma and sco him , when ho counseled them against Subbuth breaking , which had brought him to an untimely end. Pen Mulnca Illvcr Imnil Troubles. FoiiTDouoi : , la. , April 18. ( Special Telegram - gram to TIIR HUB. ] The DOS Moincs river land Bottlers are busy engaged In prepara tions for u monHtcr public meeting to bo held at Luhlgh , the center of the river land dis trict ? at an oai ly dato. It is hoped to have Governor Uurnibco , Senator William B. Allison and Congressman J. I' . Bolllvor , representative from the river land district , at the meeting. The meeting will bo to do- tornilno on specific plans for the prosecution of the settlers' claims in the suit soon to bo instituted by the attorney-general. On a Tour of Inflection. Dak. , April 16. [ Special Telegram to THE Bun.l Koswoll Miller , president nnd general manager , A. J. Earl- ing , general superintendent , A. G. Collins , assistant superintendent , and other officers of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul rail road company , were In the city to-day on a tour ot inspection of the road. A New Superintendent or Mail * . CHICAGO , April 18. Captain Janies El- wood , of Syracuse , 111. , lias boon appointed , ut Dca Moines , la. THIS SOUTH 13KN QUESTION. Expressions of Opinion , an to How It Should Do Dnnlt With. PnitAiEM'HiA , April Iff. * Tlio Inquirer will publish to-morrow Interviews which It as collected with itrdmloTont politicians of ho southern states In answer to the quos- .Ions "What Is the southern question ! " nd "How to bo mot to produce the greatest oed to the south J" The responses nearly 11 voiced the samp sentiment that the race problem Is the great ouo to bo olved , nnd that the south should bo allowed to manage her own nffalrs without Interference. Among the most prominent gentlemen from whom re plies were received are ! Governor Hichnrd- on , of South Carolina ; Governor Lee , of Virginia ; Governor Buckncr , of Kentucky ; Attorney-General Miller , of Mississippi , nnd jleutcuaut-Govcrnor Mauldln , of South Cur- illna. The tenor or their roplics Is contained mainly in that of Governor Hlchardson , who ays : "Tho southern question Is the rnco problem shall the African or ' .ho Caucasian predominate } The solution s n strict avoidance by the general government of any distinctively southern liolicy , nnd leaving to the states themselves ho management of thnir own domestic nf- , 'nir.s. Governor Bucknor , of Kentucky , protests that there Is no southern question. Such unpatriotic agitation , whether origi nating In the north or the south , should .not bo cncourngqd , nnd the Injury resulting from ' such agitation , would'bo reduced to n mini mum If the people of each state would con tinue to attend to their own affairs nnd unlto in supporting the general government In Its just exorcise of all its legitimate pow ers. Attorney-General Miller , of Mississippi , says that the contrast between the negro and white government has boon so decidedly in favor of the latter that the whltq pcoplo are deter mined there shall bo no return to the former ; indeed , n military despotism would bo pre ferred. When interest and'judgmcnt instead of passion and prejudice snail control the southern negro , then the whole question will bo solved. Llcutcnant-Govornor Miuilitin , of South Carolina , says the federal govern ment can help the south by appointing to of fice men of character and capacity , by deal ing generously in the matter of internal im provements , nnd by refunding the cotton tax. 'n other words , says ho , lot the south alone. TUB IUQHT KIND OP A DOCTOR. He Spanks a Boy Who Pretended to Hnro Hydrophobia. ANSONIA , Conn. , April 18. [ Special Tele gram to Tim BEE. ] A few weeks ago n boy living with George Curtis , a farmer of Cnmp- villo , near Wntorbury , was out hunting woodchucks with Mr. Curtis' dog. Ho came homo and showed a few scratches which he said had been inado by the dog just after that animal had been worrying nwoodchuck. Yesterday the b'oy showed signs of hydro phobia. Ho wont through all the frightful symptoms till a doctor was called. The doctor glanced at the boy's eyes , felt of his pulse , and demanded a glass of water. He was warned that the sight of water would cause another and more violent spasm , but ho In sisted on its being brought. Lifting the boy's head on his arm ho held the water to his lips and after some time persuaded the patient to drink jt. This ho did , and to the surprise of all no "spasms followed. Dr. Wiggins then stood the boy on his feet , called for a slipper , and taking him across his knee administered a strong- dose of practical medicine on the bare sliin. This ncrolc treatment was en tirely successful nnd thojjoy-now shows not the slightest sign of rabies , acknowledging that after all doing chores was'casicr than shamming hydrophobia. Another Standard Oil Swallow. PiTTsnuim , April 18. A Lima , O. , special says : The remaining stockholders of the Ohio Oil company who did not sell out yes terday to the Standard , were to-day notified that if they wished to sell they could obtain $70 per $100 for their stock. Certified checks to the amount of 785,000 passed through ono of the banks to-day in payment for the prop erty. This not only gives the Standard con trol , but makes them owners of the territory. The Union Oil company sold their territory to-tho Standard to-day. The price paid was S27.000. Century Book Frauds Arrslcd. CHICAGO , April 18. F. T. Loomis and H. G. Loomis , of the Century Hook and Paper company , wcro rearrcstcd this morning on another complaint of conspiracy to obtain money under false pretenses. The warrant this time was taken out by a young man from Pittsburg , who claims to have been swindled out of $2$5 by the same scheme which men from Omaha , Dos Moines and Toledo claimed to have suffered. 'B Complaint to Bu Hoard. CHICAGO 18. The intnr-stnto , April - com merce commission announces that the case of the Chicago board of < trade against various western roads , claiming discrimination against Chicago in the relative adjustment of rotes on live hogs nnd packing house pro ducts. will bo first heard at Kansas City May 1. The hearing will bo resumed in Chicago cage the following day , A Minnesota Gold Find. CnooKSTOw.v , Minn. , April 18. [ Special Telegram to Tins BEB. ] Several hundred citizens of Crooketown took the train to the lown of Tildon , this county , this mornlnir , to mnko a test of a gold find which promises great results. Farmers there-digging in nn .uhl river bed have found largo quantities of gold , and old minors report the prospect wonderfully good for big output. Samples were sent to Chicago for assay to-night. A Wi'n ' Slnnlorer Hanged. IlAUTroiti ) , Conn. , April 18. John H. Swift was hanged ut 10:10 : this morning for the murder of his wlfo in July , 18S7 , because she refused to live with him. This was the case that was brought up in the legislature in the shape of a resolution commuting the sentence of dcatli to lift ) Imprisonment , The resolu tion passed both houses , but was vetoed by the governor. | Frnnoo Taxes lAmorlonn hard. WASHINGTON , April 18. The United States consul at Huvra Informs the state depart ment that from nnd u ftor May 1 next n duty of 00 cents per 100 pouu'Us not will bo levied on all importations ! fnto Franco of lard mixed with cotton s6od oil , irrespective of the percentage of sucu mixture nnd that nil lard imported from , the UnitoJ States will bo subject to governmental examination. The Wontliqr. Indications. For Nebraska : Fair , warmer , north westerly winds. For Dakota : Fujr , warmer , north westerly winds. For Iowa : Fair , preceded by rain In the eastern portion , lower , temperature , winds shifting to northwesterly. Dudley's Suit Stands. NEW Yoi'.K , April )8. Colonel Dudley's cult ngaliiBt the livening Post stands , Judge Beach , to-day , denying the motion to strike out the complaint , because Dudley refused to testify before the commission at Wash ington. ' Au OraMIno Cave-in , HEADING , Pa. , April 18. At Farmington to-day , an ere uilnc , the shaft of which Is 125 feet deep , caved In. Eighteen inon wcro in the mine. OLO wus crushed to death. The Dmlo hotting Popularity. NEW YORK , April 18. At a meeting of the entertainment committee of the Washington centennial celebration to-day Edmund Stanton - ton was elected 'director of the ball. His duties will bo practically the saico us thobo assigned to Ward McAllister , lUtAB 1V1D A Cheeky Adventurer Seta Himself Up as Its Ruler. HE EXACTED HEAVY TRIBUTES. \iiil Two or Three Natives That Were Mot Ills Style Ho Handed German Domineering In Samoa. WASHINGTON litmr.Air. TUG OMAHA BRE , | 613 FoUllTEBHTilSTIlRBT , \ . WASHINGTON. D. a. , April 18. I About thrco years ago n man named Mc- horson sailed from San Francisco nnd eventually landed on Oonalaska , ono of the Aleutian Islands belonging to this govern ment. His entire outfit consisted of a suit ot clothes , nn American ling , unbounded cheek nnd n paper purporting to have been signed by Attorney-General Gnrlaudappointing him United States commissioner. After raising ho flag , ho took command of the 400 natives nnd forced them to address him as "King McPhcrson. " Each season ho exacted heavy .rlbutcs . from thorn , nnd altogether ho has been having n lovely time. Some months go , however , some of the natives did not exactly suit him , so ho hung thrco of them. A special agent of the treasury was sent to nvcstlgate , nnd ho has reported to Secretary Wlndom substantially the facts as ivcn nbovo. A revenue cutter will be sent , o Oonalaska , and MuPhcrson will bo ar rested. It Is the Intention of the authorities o bring McPhcrson to San Francisco nnd ry him for murdor. OEllMAX IMPUDENCE. Interesting light Is thrown on the situation n Samoa , and the superior manner in which American interests have been protected hero as compared with those of the British residents. An nrticlo in the London Admir alty and Guard Gazette , of April 0 , Just re ceived hero says : After the German ships nt Samoa had declared martial law , wo are. informed that boats from that squadron boarded all vessels arriving and an order wus given that nil goods must bo landed nt the Gorman firm's wharf and stored in the German firm's store , to Do examined by German officers. The British residents hud to submit to this , ns did nil Americans with the exception of Mr. Mooros , who declined to allow some of his stores to bo taken any where but to his promises. Captain Mullnn , of the United States' steamer , Nlpslo , also demanded that what goods Mr. Moorcs re quired for immediate use should bo delivered to him after examination. This request was acceded to , and Mr. Moores' goods were ex amined nnd landed at his wharf. Mr. Col ling , u British subject , went up to Mataafa's camp as a tourist and expressed his sympathy with Matuafa. On this coming to the cars of the captain of the German man-of-war , the Adlcr , ho or dered the arrest oi Mr. Gelling and had him brought on board his ship ns a prisoner. An other British subject , Mr. Hall , was dragged out of his canoe because ho did not answer when challenged by u Gorman boat. Mr. Cusack , proprietor of the Samoa Times , waa prosecuted , fined 20 , and had his paper tem porarily suppressed for having reprinted un nrticlo from n San Francisco paper on 'Our Duty to Samoa,1 The British consul having issued a notice that British residents wcro subject solely to the jurisdiction of her majesty josty , the queen , the captain of the Adler is sued a counter-proclamation , In which ho said : 'I herewith dcchiro that all British subjects in Samoa are under martial law , und that they will be tried by martial law if they should interfere in any way with the Ger man authorities. ' It Is not to bo wondered at that considerable indignation was felt among our countrymen , and it is gratifying to find that some of the Australian papers were outspoken on the matter. Our correspondent has forwarded us some extracts in which It wus poiutcd out that a friendly race had been handed over to opression , and our trad ing interests hud betti made subservient to those of foreigners. Stress wns also laid on the fact that it had been reserved for the American government to defend the cause of humanity and exact the respect of interna tional laws. The position occupied by us certainly appears to have been humiliating and it is asserted that if English trade has not progressed so much as that of the Ger mans during the last few years it is solely because the ono government has virtually withdrawn its protection from its own sub jects , whilst the other has pushed the inter ests of its traders even to thu extent of em ploying armed violence in their behalf , in making unprovoked war upon the Samoans , abducting the lawful sovereign of the coun try , und setting up in his place a puppet whoso chief function is to favor German as against English and American Interests. Such are the views of those on the spot , who should bo well able to judge. Wo trust that before another Gorman squadron arrives in those waters the situation may bo greatly improved. " THE "I'ATIIFINDnil" CALLS. The president was greeted to-day by the first republican nominee for the presidency , General John C. Fremont. The old path finder called and soon after was followed by Representative Hanks , who was speaker of tbo Thirty-fourth congress and who will take u seat in the lower house once more ut the beginning of the next session. Among the other distinguished cullers on the presi dent was "Alf. " Taylor , of Tennosseowhoso celebrated campaign against his brother Bob , for the governorship two yearn ago. was commented upon all over the United States. CIVIL suiiviui : COMMISSION. There uro yet , and have been for several months , two vacancies in the civil service commission. Mr. Overly resigned to accept the position of superintendent of Indian tchools , prior to his appointment us commis sioner of Indian allulrs. and Judge Edgorton wns summarily removed by President Cleve land , BO that Mr , Lyman , the remaining member , constitutes the entire commission. President Harrison , it is understood , has been giving the matter considerable atten tion , with u view to reorganizing tills body , but thu contention among those who desire to bccomo members has , thus far , prevented him from accomplishing u reorganization. There is a decided feeling among the repub licans m favor of thu now members. Mr. Lyman being regarded by many republicans as a "mugwuuii"whoso inllucnco was given for the ro-oluctlon of Mr , Cleveland. The law provides that both parties shall bo rep resented on the board. President Cleveland nominated Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury Thompson , of bouth Carolina , to bo a member of the board , but tbo senate failed to confirm the nomination. Mr. Thompson is being urged for appointment by Senators Butler , Hampton and other democratic sen ators , and n considerable number of repub lican senators also Indorse him. Ex. Con gressman Mcrriuiun , of New York , onn of the democrats who stood with Randal against thu Mills bill , Is being urged by Mr. Randall , Charles A. Danu and other protec tion democrats , and it ts thought Morrlman's chances for appointment nro very goo'd. So the matter stands , with everybody expect ing u solution and a settlement by the presi dent any day , IOWA MAM. CONTRACTS AWAIIDKn. The second assistant postmaster-genera has awarded the following contracts for carrying the malls In Iowa 'for two years from July 1 next. Bluff Creek to Albia , F , E. Smith. 100 ; Boxholm to Pilot .Mound. F , E. Smith , $32 ; BuckCrcok to Sumtor , F. B. Smilli , * 172j Burrcll to Decatur , F. E. Smith , * 17j Car roll to Coon Kaplds , W. B. Catchings , $35U : Crathorn to LoMnrs. F. E. Smith , $ li ) ; Drtsicto Yorktown , F , E. Smith. f51 ; Eagle Center to Truer , F. E. Smith , * 233 ; Fielding to Cherokee , M. A. Moore , $1U7 ; Fisous to Audubon , F. E. Smith , 103 ; Grimily Center to New Hartford , A. A. Oolegrovo M10 ; Likens to Urbana , J. W. Jacksou , 40 Logan to UeoderR Mills , F. E. Smith , 1103 Mucksburgh to Creaton , F. E. Smith , i351 Midland to Truer , O. B. Sanborn , Sl-U North DCS Moines to Dos Moines , Stewart & Kelly , ilU ! : Qmtuitz to Belinda , U. B , Fiuck * 01 : Persia to UnloAburgh , Stewart & Kelly , flNJ ; Prlmghar to Sanborn , W. H. Catching , $270 ; Hnmodd to ailbortvllle , F. 13. Smith , Jill ; Hedlock to Dunrcath , M. A. Moore , tf0Hockbranch / \ to Corrcctlonvlllo , A. A. Colegrovo , $1W ! ; Sccor to Kldorn , F. E. Smith , $177 ; Sutherland to Calumet M. E. Moore , $188 ; Thurman to Sidney , J. W. Rob erts , $24 $ : Voss to Swan Lnko , M. A.Mooro , fOfl ; Wnubcck to Central Clti' , M. A. Moore , f200. AllMV OUDF.I19 , By direction of the secretary of war , Hos pital Steward Albert Fonsch , hospital corps , vlll bo roll evcd from duty at Fort Nlobrarn. Nob. , nnd will proceed to the Atlanta IJur- racks , Da. , reporting to the commanding of- Icer for duty , nnd by letter to the command- "ng general division of the Atlantic. Piiiiuv S. HBATII. FATAIj POliK OUTT1NO. New Yorl * Workman Hilled nnd Another Fatally Injured. New Yoim , April 18. The removal of the wires null poles on Sixth avenue this morn- ng was attended by an unfortunate accident whereby Michael Early nnd Hugh Kollly , linemen employed by the department of pub.- Jo works , wcro dragged from n third-story window by n rope attached to n falling polo. Early being instantly killed nnd Hellly seri ously Injured. The men were engaged In staying n polo that was being cut down. When the polo wns chopped off nt the bottom , the base slid nlong the sidewalk , throwing the top out , .Hilling both uic-u from the window. Early's body was picked up in a terribly crushed condition nndvaa removed to Lho pollco station , whllo Ilallly was taken to the hospital , llcllly had both bonus of both logs broken , ns well as the smaller bones of Ills right foot. > In addition there were severe contusions on his hand and head. The sur geon believes there Is a possibility that the spine was fractured. If this is so , the chances for his recovery are not good. . Con tractor Busby and Inspector Hoth , who were in charge of the work on Sixth avenue , and under whoso Instructions Eax'ly and Hellly wcro working when the accident oc curred , wore arrested and taken to Jefferson Market police court. Both men stated that it was nn accident which could not have been avoided. A witness of the accident testified that the polo was heavy enough to have pulled the whole sldo of the house out , nud that Uoth had been told so by some of the men. Other evidence waa given to the effect that Hoth was himself holding n guy rope , nnd that the letting go of that rope caused the falling of the polo , with the above fatal result. Busby was discharged and Uoth was turned over to the coroner's ofllce. FIFTEEN THOUSAND MISSING. A Snck of Gold Stolen From nn K.x * press Ollloc. BiuiNnitn , Minn. , April 18. A package containing 515,000 in gold has mysteriously disappeared from the oftlco of the Northern Pacific express company in this city. Loss Hohman , the night clerk In charge , received from the train vestorday afternoon four sacks of specictwo of which contained § 15,000 each in cold , nud two foOO each In silver. The money was consigned to the First National bank of this city by the Northern Pacific railroad express company to bo used in pay ing the employes of the road. Hohmau says ho is positive he locked nil the specie in the vault. Halt an hour Inter , In cheeking up , ho found that one of the bags of gold was missing. Ho at once notified his su perior , but n close investigation failed to re veal n clue to the missing money. Hohman has been in the employ of the company for several years , and is regarded us huncst and faithful. yiSAST AND VINEGAR. A Combination "Which Results In a Big IjtiwsiiiU BALTIMOKE , April 18. Lewis Elmer & Sons entered suits for $100,000 damages in the court of common pleas yesterday against Fleischmau & Co. and Alonzo Cochran. Both firms Elmer & Sons and Floischumn & Co. are manufacturers of ycastand the for mer also manufactures vinegar. Fleisch- man & Co. endeavored to have Elmer & Sons rniso the price of their .vcast , which the latter declined to do. Fleischman & Co. , then bought a quantity of vinegar , which was placed in charge of Alonzo Cochran with instructions to sell the same to the customers of Elinor & Sons nt a price far below its value , if necessary , to give it away in order to affect the ti-ado of Elmor& Sons. A largo part of the business of Elmer & Sons was destroyed , it is charged , and it is threatened with total extinction. As Floiscliman Co. persist in their action an injunction is also nsUea against them. o " AlAILi OAK itOBBEP. An Unknown Thlcl * S'onls a Itcjrls- torcd Pouoh In Chicago. CHICAGO , April 18. The mail car on the Lake Shore road which left hero at 7:45 : last night was robbed bcforo it got outsiilo the city limits. The thief secured a pouch con taining 100 pieces of registered mull for ( Cleveland , O. , and was rifling the contents n n freight car wlinn detected by a watch man. The man Jumped out through the door on the opposite sldo and escaped. Ho had opened about n dozen registered letters and succeeded in celling away with their con tents. The pouch , which had been cut open , wus brought back to the postofllco. No guess can bo made us to the amount of the loss , iMysterlotis Murder nt Kansas City. KANSAS CITV , April 18. Early { his morn ing a laborer found the dead body of Minnlo Meyers , lying among the rocks Inn cut along Baltimore avenue , n block from the heart ol the rlty. She had undoubtedly bcon mur dered , ns har shoes were not ns muddy as they would hnvo been had she walked to the spot. The tracks of a carriage were found leading to and from the place. Frank Web ber , a bricklayer , with whom the woman had been living ns mistress , has been ar rested on suspicion. The Book Court-Martial Dissolved. WASHINGTON , April 18. The general court- martial in the case of Lieutenant Commander Book , charged with leaving his command without authority , has been dlaHolvcd , It in understood at tiio navy department ihal while commander Book hoa been found tech nically guilty , his sentence will bu very light. _ Flaherty Found Guilty of Murder. Himo.v , Dak. , April 18. [ Special Telegram to Tim BEE. ] The Jury in the Fmherty murder case returned n verdict this morning declaring the accused guilty of the murder of Hattlo Wilson and fixing thu pnnnlty lit hard labor in the penitentiary for life. No now trial is likely to bo asked for , as Flaherty Is glad to escape hanging. A Big TriiMHiiciloii. PiEHiiE , Dak. , April IS. [ Spcolnl Tele gram to TUB I3KH.-1 To-day a controlling Intorcst In t ho Western Land association was sold to an eastern syndicate and sovcral Plcrro parties for $300OtX > . This association owns the \ Veils second addition to Pinrrc , which comprlrfos fully one-third of the area of the platted city. fttcaniHliip Arrivals. At Quccnstown The Gallla and Adriatic , from Now York. At Philadelphia The British Prince , from Liverpool ; the Scandinavian , from Glasgow , and the Switzerland , from Antwerp , Neither bout had , news of the Dantnurk. 4- I'arnnll Honored at Kdlnhurt ; , EPINUUKO , April 18. The town council has decided to confer the freedom of the city upoti 1'arncll. NO FLIES ON MRS , CARTER , Judicial Bed Tape Hag No Torrora For Her Quick Wit. DROPS AN AFFECTING TEAR. She Tells of HovlHltttiK Her Homo and How Kmlety Her Husband's Slhter Acted Her Hey Dudley. "Don't Tlclclotho Hauy's Font. " Citic.ino , April 18. [ Spoclnl Telegram to Tun URK. | As curly as 8 o'clock this mornIng - Ing , there was a crowd around the doors of ludgo Jumloson's court , whore the Carter d Ivor co cnso Is being trlod , nnd when 10 o'clock came , there wns a mob large enough to have Ill'cd ' the room twlco over. When the doors were opened thu crowd rushed frantically in , and in a few seconds nil tha chairs wcro occupied , and Hioso who could not flnd places wcro forced to louvo. Mrs. Carter , dressed In black , us on yesterday , and with hur mother nnd maidwas promptly on hand and when the court opened she nt once resumed the stand , She told her story with the most remarkable self-possession uud cutcrcd into nil sorts of details without tbo slightest hesitation. She was also most skillful in evading the lawyer's objections nud In getting what she wanted bcforo the | ury. At ono time there wns a row between the lawyers about the ad mission of n purl of a conversation. Mrs. Carter soon caught on to the purpose of tin objection by thu other sldo and how to "evade it , and she TOiicrully managed to got her whole story to iho jury by adding the requisite condition In inimnendod answer. As ono of the listeners said : "There's no files on Airs , Cutter. " A .ittlo later she told how she wont to Europe , tint remained only ton days , being culled homo by a telegram thut her boy , Dudley , was 111. "Why did you como homo so aoonl " "To snvo my boy , " said tlio witness , with an expression of maternal love und sweilt- noas thnt wus 'quite talcing. Mr. Walker shot in an "I object , " mid the court bald. "Tho objection is sustained.This wont do1 but they were nil too lute. In detailing her story , Mis. Carter wns frequently Inter rupted by Mr. Walker , who hud an objection to make. Mrs. Carter wus equal to the oc casion , nnd declared : "I am simply repeat- Ine the conversation between Mr. Carter and myself. " Then turning to Judge Jumlo.son. siiouskmt : "Ami right ! " The judge had to admit thut she was right , und 'replied : " .Yes , go ahead. " "Shall 1 tolU" or "mav I say ! " were frenucntquostlons uskod by Mrs. Carter of her luwyor , and her attorney , Mr. Hynes. could have reversed his position mid taken n seat in the witness clmlr himself without any diminution of the interrogatories propounded to him by Mrs. Carter.Vhj3ii the day's work begun , Mrs Carter's atten tion was directed by Attorney Hynes to Juno , 1SS1 , when she and her husband wont to Coopcrstown. At Cooporstowti , Mrs. Carter said Carter ropoutodly assaulted her. She detailed un occasion when she was playing with her baby's foot. Carter ob Jeeted to her tickling Dudley's ' solos , nnd when bho did not desist ut his word.of com mand , lie struck her n violent blow in the. fuco. fuco."Did Mr. Curler say anything , when you obicetcd to his treatment , nbout bavlug bought you und paid for you I" asked Mr. llyiips. ' "Vcs , hosuid thnt ho had n right to da with mo us ho pleased , bccaubO-ha.Jiucl bougnt me , and I had to submit to his treat ment. " Mrs. Carter showed some willfulness la persisting in giving her thoughts nnd Inten tions when warned by the Judge to state only fuels. Mrs. Carter consumed a great deal of time tolling the facts nbout a visit she paid to her husband's house in 1880 , M after the separation. She wus looking for her boy , Dudley , und found Miss Helen Carter , the defendant's Histur , the only per son at homo. Mrs. Carter dropped a tear In narrating tlio harsh treatment she received from her sister-in-law. Shu said tliut Miss Helen told her thnt if she wanted to sco Car ter hho must go to his olllce. She did go to his ofllce , but did uot find him there , and she returned to his house und met .fudge Drum- moud. who told her ho came from Mr , Cur ler. The upshot of tno interview was that Judge Drummond brought Mr. Carter to her ut ills houso. Mr. Carter said thnt he wanted a confession from her. "I objected , " said she , "to tlm word confession , but I said I would make un explanation to him alone. I did not want to talk in the presence of It third party , especially Judge Drummond , who is ami bus always been nn enemy of mine. Ho did not like mo , and none of the Carters liked mo. I said that I hud said nothing thut I was ashamed to say. I could not bring myself to talk about my private affairs to lawyers , because ,1 know' they would distort my language und put in my mouth words I never said. I went to Oak- woods , n private retreat ut Lake Gendvft. . / * There I was out. of my houd. I wus tiorVous und couldn't sleep. 1 am not to say tbo cause , am II Am H" - * "If you know. " f "I do know. " * - " 1 object , " said Mr. Walker. " 1 know from whut 1 think und what I was told by the doctors. " "Tlio doctors will toll tliomsolvos , " said Judge Janueson. "Well , ut any rnto , I weighed 109 pounds when I went into the asylum and 1 weighed 113 pounds when I came out. " "Whut is your present woightl" . "I now wulgh 157 pounds. " Mr. llynns finisnud his direct examination at 12 o'clock uud Mr. Walker started In on tlio cross examination. Mrs. Carter braced herself firmly in her scut und took n sip ot water us she turned to answer Mr. Wulkor'i questions , Mr. Walker's first question was ) "Mrs. Carter , you have repeated thu story of your wrongs before you cumo ou the witness stand , Imvuyuu not ) " "Yes , 1 have told the story before. " "Did you lull your mothiir whim you came homo from F.uropu about ills bud conduct ! " "I think I told her. " "Did , you not auy In .an ufTlduvit filed in this cast ? that you never told your mother until Onobor , 18871" ' - " 1 thlnit it wus in Octobar , 1880. I am not positive and will not muko un absolute state ment nbout it , but 1 think 1 disclosed it , to my mother ubout the tluio I wont to Now York , I don'ttliliiKsho understood its exact nature. I don't think uny womuu could toll her mother , " "Hut you told your lawyer , " "I told him when I w.is foiced to tell hlia. " "Did you ro.id luu bill before you a were toll ? " "Tha bill was road to me , part of It.1' "Am. Carter , do you suy thut , you have sworn to the truth of this bill , without its being road to yoii ( " "PiirU of it were rod to mo , and I have read it alnuo , but us to how much was first road to mo I can not Bwour. " The other points sought to bo inado by the lawyer were thnt she accepted Curler us her husband after only u brief ncijuulntanco with htm ; that she saw nothing In his up- pcaranro thut indicated brutality of nature , and Unit Mho hud been out In booioty for some time before mooting him , She had been engaged before meeting Car ter , but the mutch hud bean broken oft. "Wrecked u I'IIHSOII OP Train , QitAND IlAi'inu , Mich , , April 16 , An at tempt was made last night to wreck the westbound passenger train on the Chicago & Wcbt Michigan railroad , which loaves this city nt 8:10 : p. in. While opprouohlng Grand- villo nn open bwitcli wus encountered nnd the cnglno and all the cars except the rear ono run off iho trade , the onglno doing completely demolished. Nobody was Injured. Five Men Drowned , IJAi.NiutiDoi : , Ua. , April 18 , At the .Alar bama Midland crossing of thoLOhaUahocohea river two bouts , containing oljrtTt men o b wuro cnjul/cJ , drownlug Hyo i " "