PART 1. THE OMAHA SUNDAY 1-8
EIGHTEENTH YEAJR , OJVIAHA , SUNDAY MORNING. 21 , 18S9.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 310
LIFE ON THE BORDER
Stirring Sconoa and Incidents Along
the Oklahoma Lino.
AN EXCITINQ RACE FOR LANDS.
The Cherokee Strip Swarming With
aEordo of Impatient Boomers.
MANY WAGON ROADS BLOCKADED
United States Troops Guarding
Against Any Possible Outbreak.
SCRAMBLING FOR THE SPOILS.
Several CntcrprlHlng Ptfiltlclann AI-
ronily Making a Vigorous Cnn-
for the Various City
and County Ofllccs.
CroHsliitj the Strip.
ON TUB OKLAHOMA Bonn-nil , April 20.
[ Special Telegram to THE Ui'.n. ] The bright
Bunshluo of yesterday and to-duy has started
the boomers out of their camps , mid thuy
nro hurrying on to the promised land from
oil directions. At ono bridge over the river
nour Arkansas City , thirty-four hundred
wagons are said to have crossed wltluu the
last thrco duys , all going to Oklahoma. The
neil hero Is of such a nature that the roads
nro drying up rapidly , consequently the
wagon route boomers are happy. There nro
blockades of vehicles at several points along
the roads In the Chorokco Strip , caused by
the Impiticnco of all to got to the border
first. Among the boomers entering "tho
Strin" were many wealthy men , going thcro
for speculation. They prefer going by pri
vate conveyance , because they will bo en
abled to pet into Oklahoma at an early hour
on the opening day , owing to the way the
trains run. Ono wagon had a completely
equipped barber shop ready for business , and
bovorul others wore loaded with groceries.
Two grocery delivery wagons wcro in the
procession and ono well drilling machine.
Some of the boomers passed through Arkan
sas City to-day leading n number of flue
horses to bo used in the race over tbo line
for choice locations In Oklahoma when the
opening hour arrives at noon Monday. This
will doubtless bo the most interesting and
exciting race on record. It will bo a go-as-
you-plcaso through prairie and woods over a
wild unsettled country for homes , and in the
race will participate men , women nnd chil
dren on foot and on horseback , in wagons ,
carriages and carts of every imaginable
description. Some well groomed race horses
nro bolng kept fresh for the race , nnd what
the rush may lead to is hard to conjecture.
Boats are bolng built at points along the
ffwlft running streams and will bo loaded
and kept ever the Oklahoma line ready to
start down with tlio current precisely at
noon on the 22d. None will dare start n
moment earlier than the tlmo appointed by
the president , for all are in
dread of the military nnd fear
that If they cross the forbidden line
they will bo denied all future right to home
stead land In Oklahoma. The president's
proclamation is respected by oven the most
imuatlcnt boomers. The country is under
martial law , and General Morritt , command
ing the Department of the Missouri , lias
moved to Guthrie with part of his staff and
uiado that his headquarters for the present.
Hcinforcomonts nro constantly arriving ,
nnd the country has u very war-like appear
ance. No whisky will ho allowed to bo sold
during the excitement. General Merritt
who is virtually military governor o' the ter
ritory , has issued orders forbidding its sale
or introduction. These orders meet with
general approbation from the bolter class o :
prospective settlers , for it Is feared that
whisky , If allowed la OKlahoma during the
the great excitement attending the opening ,
would cause a veritable pandemonium , and
that there would bo much bloodshed am :
Btrlfo.
The Bunta Fo railroad began , to-day ,
assisting settlers who were watorbound ni
the Salt Fork to cross that stream. The
Salt Fork is ono of the branches of the Ar
Icansns river and Hews through the Chore
kco Strip. The railroad company is using
flat cars , stock cars and box cars , into whicl
( ho boomers' wagons , horses , cattle and
affects are shipped to n point near Alfrci
Station , about twelve miles from the Okla
homa lino. Hundreds of wagons have been
transferred to-duy , and the work ptill goes
on , and will probably continue nil night.
The Santa Fo has a largo lorco of moil a
work putting In sidetracks at various places
along the line between Arkansas City nnc
Uuthi to , and is bringing in great numbers
of curs for use In that section. Tlio Western
Union Telegraph company is putting In extra
wires , Its present wires being Insuffieion
for the iticronso of service that has resulted
from the boom. Several government survey -
* voy parties nro already in Oklahoma laying
off land , nnd everything possible will uc
done to facilitate matters and assist settlers
in locating.
I'roinlnont Arrivals.
AUICAN.-US CITV , Kan. , April 20. ( Spccla
Telcgiamto TUB HEU. ] Among the proml
nont arrivals of Oklahoma boomers to-duy ,
Is General Weaver , of Iowa , the great green
backer. Hon. Dixvo Littler and Jacob Wheeler
lor , of Sprlngllold , III. , are also hero with n
largo party of capitalists and homoseokers.
Judgu Charles K. Cunningham , of Arkansas
is hero , arranging to start a bank at Guthrlt
on Monday , His oafo and * furniture art
aboard the cars ready to run into Oklahoma
as soon us the hour of entering arrives.
About u thousand { boomora arrived bi
rail to-duj from all parts of the , country
among them was a largo colony of Sweden
and Bohouihns. Politics are already reach
ing the attention of the boomers and candl
dates for mayor and other unices at Guthrli
are coming to the front , nnd clco tloneerlnc
has becun before the town is located.
The United States rccolvor and register
moved into ( luthrlo this evening to put tliei
offices In readiness tor business. A post
ofilco was csUblishod at Quthrlo to-day and
the Mugio City that IB to spring up thcro
next Mo nil ay , will bo provided with ever1
facility far getting the mull from the outside
world. Some enterprising newspaper mot
bolng uuablo to ircl into Oklahoma till the
opening day , have already gotten out the
first edition of the Oklahoma Times , datci
Oklahoma City. April 2-J. The next copy o
the paper will bo Issued at that point Tues
day. _
for llio Spoil * .
Y , ICun , , April 30. [ Spccla
Telegram to TUB BEK , ] Squabbling tot
the spoils of Oklahoma has already begun
nnd factions uro bciug- organized among to
politicians and omo of the business tnon
vho nro looking out for snaps. The pros-
> cctlvo business mon of Outhrlo mot to-duy
nt the merchants' club rooms hero for tbo
mrposo of organizing a business men's
union. A number of lawyers wcro there de
manding admission to the organization , and ,
on being denied , became very indignant.
The mcctln j accomplished nothing whatever ,
> ut adjourned in disgust. Judge Sumncr , n
ocal politician of some note , publicly an
nounced himself to-day as n candidate for
mayor of Guthrie , nnd appealed to the
vorklng mon nnd the poor men for support.
Candidates for congress from the future
Atnto of Oklahoma are also materializing ,
and the ofllccs will not have to go bogging
for Incumbents.
Scene * AlmiK the LI no.
O.v TUB OKLAHOMA Hoiinnii , April 20.
Special Telegram to Tun line. ] More than
i thousand camp fires are ablaza along the
Oklahoma lines to-night , and as far as the
c.vo can reach ttiolr cheerful light IB aeon
and the boomers are gaily singing in till di
rections. In ono camp n sturdy old Mlssou-
rlan was playing the llddlo , whllo a merry
crowd of mon and women wore dancing on a
wagon shoot spread upon the grounds. "At
other camps groups of monwcro sitting around
( laying cards ; some were enjoying a smoke ,
whllo others were earnestly discussing their
chances In Oklahoma. The country for
miles Is covered with horses and mules that
are being well rested for the great rush Into
.ho promised land on Monday. One party of
joomers was out hunting to-day and brought
n a big fat buck and some smaller gamo.
About twelve hundred teams uro In the
camps along the line , whllo double that num-
'
> or are still on route to that point. All will
jo on the line by to-morrow night , ami Easer -
, or Sunday will bo peculiarly observed by
the pioneers in the Chorokco strip.
Ono of the boomers who had boon scouting
down in the forbidden land of Oklahoma
stated that there were already fourteen coin-
[ > anlcs of soldiers on the ground nnd patrols
ivoro moving about In all directions. Ho
lumped off the train near Guthrie nnd
Tied to evade the soldiers , but was
seen and arrested and kept uader
guard until the next train arrived ,
when ho was put aboard and
sent out of the territory , Captain Haves ,
commanding the troops on iho Santa Fo rail
road line , on the northern border of Okla
homa , put a force of soldiers to work on the
Santa Fo bridge at Salt Fork , to-day , ana
boarded it up in such a manner that the
boomers who wcro too poor to pay for having
their teams transferred across the streams
by rail , were enabled to drive across the
railroad bridge. This action was deemed
necessary , on account of the foveri h im
patience of the boomers who were waterbound
mid were fearful that they would not bo
able to got to Oklahoma in time for the open
ing day. They built two boats and tried to
got over. They wcro becoming desperate ,
and it was feared that they would takts the
bridge by force if necessary , or resort to
other extreme measures. Four horses were
drowned , yesterday , in tryincr to swim the
Salt Fork , nnd ono man was badly injured
by being knocked overboard byj an un
manageable inulo. The Salt Fork rose ten
feet , yesterday , and but for the Santa Fo
bridge , many of the boomers would doubt
less have lost their lives in attempting to
cross it.
The military headquarters are at Guthrie.
which Is probably the most active soldiers'
camp in the country at present. The shrill
ilntcs of the cavalry bugle resounded through
the Oklahoma wilds , this evening , aud every
thing seemed like war times.
The Government Keservntlons.
WASHINGTON , April 20. Secretary No bio
yesterday , in a letter to the president , recom
mended the establishment by executive
proclamation of certain reservations in Okla
homa. The following is the secretary's let
ter to the president :
"It has been ascertained that an aero of
land reserved for government use and con
trol in the president's proclamation of March
23 , nnd described as follows , viz : 'One aero
of land in square form In the northwest cor
ner of section 0 , townsh'p ' 10 , north , range 2 ,
west of the Indian meridian in Indian Terri
tory , ' is not found to bo suitable for the pur
poses intended. It is therefore recommended
that said tract be relinquished and made
subject to disposal as other lands embraced
In said proclamation , according to the net ol
March 2 , and the following tract bo reserved
for government use and control In lieu there
of , viz : Ono acre of land in square form In
the northwest corner of the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of section
8 , township 10 , north of range 2 , west of the
Indian meridian , Indian Territorry.
"In addition to said reser
vation , it is requested b }
the proper military authorities that a reser
vation should bo imuto of the following
described tract , viz : The southwest quarter
of section 04 , township 12 , north of range 3 ,
west of the Indian meridian , Indian Terri
tory , for military purposes , and reservation
thereof from settlement , filing or entry is
recommended accordingly. "
Upon this the president to-day made the
following indorsement :
"Within recommendations are approved.
The rcllnqulshment of the Jlrst mentioned
tract , nnd reservation of other tracts as
therein proposed , are made nnd proclaimed
accordingly. The secretary of the Interior
will causa the same to bo enacted In the
general land oftlce. BENJAMIN lUitiasox. "
General Merrill's Report ,
WASHINGTON , April 20. A telegram re-
colveil at the war department , dated Chicago ,
says that the following tolepram , dated yes-
tarday at Oklahoma station , is respectful ! )
forwarded ;
Have Just arrived at this station ; foum ;
.everything quiet , and am making such dls
position as will maintain order on and after
the 22nd. The menus of communication on
the railroad wlro are Inadequate oven for
railroad travel. Communications , In order
to certainly reach me , should bo wircc
through Woodward to fort Hone , with
which post I am making arrangements to
establish a line of carriers. Will telegraph
later as I receive information.
W. MintuiTT , Brigadier General ,
To General Crook , Major General Com
nianding.
A Humored Stngo Hnhhcry.
FONT SMITH , Ark. , April 20. It Is ru
mo rod that a .stage running between
Wagoza and Wulker , on the southern bouu
dary of Oklahoma , and the bank of the Ca
nadian river , was held up and robbed lute
Thursday night. The driver jumped into
the river after bolng shot through the arm
and reached the opposite bank 'nearly uu-
conscious , Ho walked to Wulnnt Creek ,
and stated tint his passengers , consisting ol
two men and a boy , were in the hands of tbo
robbers , aud that the coach ima been burned.
The rumor has not been verified.
Town Site Entries.
Ainuxsis CITV , Kan. , April 20. More
than ten thousand settlers have crossed the
line within tbo past three days , and the corn-
lug tide keeps rolling on. Tomorrow 5,000
vflll arrive by railroad and wagon If the
atcst advices from the north and cast arc
reliable. A dispatch was received bore to
day by the Outline Town Site company from
Secretary Noble , which reads :
"Tlio law restricts town alto entries In
Oklahoma to 810 acres each. Actual coses
will bo decided as they arise on application
to the district land ofllccs after they nro
opened for business. "
A Tough Gang of Toxnns.
WITCHITA , Kan. , April 20 , A Purcell , 1.
T. , special says ; Thcro Is , it is to-day
stated , on the banks of-tho Wnshltn , qulto a
colony of Texans whoso Intention Is to take
the country by n somewhat novel nnd de
cidedly tough manner. They expect to cross
Lho South Canadian nt noon on the 22nd and
by means of flro arms and nmunltlon commence -
menco such a vigorous fusilndo that
the settlers will bo frightened away. There
[ uo some people hero who think that the
plan will fall , us thcro might bo seine people
who might flro with other Intention than to
frighten. It Is said that this colony
originally consisted of 000 members , but
that only MO are at the encampment. Many
expect to take up a claim nnd hold It
long enough to cell a rcllnquishmcnt.
Thcro are cowboys now lying along the
river bank nnd they will mnko n grand rush ,
and having licet horses nnd knowing th >
countiy well , will soon reach very desirable
claims. They will sell their rights for what
they can make ana then move upon another.
Interest hero is Intense , .vet there Is
llttlo publicity to the many schemes being
concoctca on nil sides. Town site men nro
somewhat at a loss to know how to proceed ,
and no doubt many wild ventures will bo
made. The subject as to which will have the
first right ho who squats first , or ho who
Hies first Is being freely discussed by a ma
jority of the boomers.
No WhlHlcy For tlio Roomers.
WASHINOTON , April 20. Secretary Win-
dom has directed the suspension of the order
issued by the commissioner of internal rev
enue authorizing the sale of special tax
stamps to wholesale and retail liquors to engage -
gage In business in Oklahoma. The secre
tary's decision is based on the opinion that it
would bo a palpable violation of law , to
transport liquor through Indian Territory ,
anil it would bo impossible to got liquor into
Oklahoma without crossing n portion of the
Indian country. '
llclnl'orccmcnts of Troops.
AIIKANIAS CITV , ICun. , April 20. fSpoclal
Telegram to Tun BcE.J Four companies of
United States troops from Colorado passed
through hero to-day en route to Oklahoma to
reinforce the camps nt Guthrie and Lisbon.
Lieutenant Colonel Lyons , of the Thirteenth
infantry , was in command.
Twelve cars loaded with lumber were side
tracked at Guthrie to-day to bo In readiness
for use next Monday , when the demand for
lumber enough to build a city will probably
bo so great ns to run the price up to very
'
profitable figures.
Throa IlithcM : ICMI.rl .
XiiTTi.n Uooic , Ark , , April 20. A Fort
Smith special says : On Tuesday last five
brothers , namea Arnold , who reside In the
Chocln'.v nation , started with their teams
for Oklahoma. A rumor reached here , late
this evening , that three of them wcro killed
on the road. The report is that they ut-
tempted to pass other boomers on the road ,
which resulted in a light for right of way ,
Albert , Ward and Jones Arnold being killed.
It is not stated whether anyone was killed
on the other side.
Quiet Temporarily Ilcstorcd.
Punuci.i. , I. T.April , 20. It is apprehended
that trouble from the , wounding and tlio nr
rest of boomers has oeen averted by the re
lease of the captured men. The Tcxaus
changed the course of their march , andjcar-
ing a collision with United States troops ,
have encamped about iivo miles from the
Oklahoma border. Two men , supposed to bo
mortally wounded , yesterday , now appear in
a fair way of recovery , and , unless through
some unfoieseen accident , there will bo no
deaths resulting from the battle.
A Sharp .Scheme.
AIIKAXSAS CITV , Kan. , April 20. [ Special
Telegram to THE Bnii.J The latest scheme
to get into Oklahoma has been adopted by
two sharp Kansas lawyers , who represented
themselves ns carpenters nnd hired out to
tno contractor to put , up the building for the
government register nnd receiver at Guthrio.
Their intention is to quit work precisely nt
noon on the 2M , nnd rush upon the land
they wont mid take possession by squatters'
right.
_
A Stormy Mooting.
BISMAIICK , Dak. , April 20. Special Tele
gram to the Bun. | The republican commit-
tcemon of this constitutional convention dis
trict held a stormy meeting to-day. The
fight was precipltutcd by the motion of 10. A.
Williams , supported by ox-Governor Pierce ,
to have the cojwty committees select the
candidates for delegates to the constitutional
convention. This was claimed by General
Hughes to have been a scheme on tbo part of
Pierce nnd Williams to force the nomination
of Williams , and was bitterly opposed by
Hughes , Colonel Hcntloy aud others. The
United States senatorial fight entered largely
Into the meeting. Ex-Governor Ordwny , ex-
Governor Pierce ami General Hughes , the
thrco candidates from this district , were
present and addressed the meeting. A lively
fight over the motion to have the candidates
selected by the committee resulted In a vic
tory for the Hughes forces , and a nomination
convention was called to meet in Bismarck
on May 0 , when candidates for the constitu
tional convention will be placed In the field.
The Crop I'rimprctH.
WASHINGTON. April 20 , The weather and
crop bulletin issued by the signal service for
the week ending Saturday , April 20 , says
that the weather during the week lias been
generally favorable for growing crops in all
sections. Drought conditions weru also sue
cccdcd by rains in the Ohio valley , where all
crops are reported ns greatly improved , but
more rain is needed. Generally
throughout the winter nnd spring wheat
states there has been good weather with
oxcrsssvc sunshine. Timely rains improved
the condition of wheat , grass and oats , which
are reported as growing rapidly. Ploughing
and seeding are nearly completed in the ex
treme northern portion of Minnesota , Ex
cessive rains in southeast Kansas were doubtless -
loss unfavorable to corn , The fruit crop in
all sections was Improved , and is generally
in flno condition ,
Hilton Five Times by a Rattlesnake.
PIDUIB , Dak. , April 20 , ( Special Tele
gram to TUB I3nE. ] Jcnnlo Luora , a child
living at Fort Pierre , died u horrible death
to-duy , from being bitten five times by a largo
rattlesnake whllo helpless to get away from
it. Medical assistance was had from this
city but the child's life could not bo saved.
A Queen Dowager Dying.
BBIILIN , Am-11 CO. The queen dowager of
Bavaria is dying. _
Another Hoyal Swedish Bon.
STOCKHOLM , April 20. Princess Victoria ,
crown princess of Sweden , has given birth
to another son.
BIRMINGHAM'S : KING ,
Chamberlain Becoming Very Tlrod
of the Conservatives.
PRIMROSES A"ND POLITICIANS.
Joseph nnd Brethren Showing Off
in Colors.
AN INSTRUCTIVE SPECTACLE.
It Is Especially so For the Liberal
Party.
THE HERMIT OF HAWARDEN.
Gladstone Said to bo Watching Jo-
Hcph From the Corner of Ills
Rye The Fatted Calf is
Wait I UK.
The I'rlmroso League.
SUJiy .lama (7ortl < m IttnnlK\ \
LONDON , April 20. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to THE BKK.I Of course all
know there ought to bo no politics this tlmo
of the year , but how are you to keep them *
out of mind when thrco fourths of the people
you meet uro persistent in wearing prim
roses. Is not that an exasperating sight for
any true radical ! The simplest , sweetest
( lower of the year has been adopted as A po
litical emblem. I for ono am norry. There
Is nothing better worth seeing in nil England
than a country luno with deep banks , each
side covered with primrsses , but now the
whole land is scoured for primroses for the
London market , and for many miles thcro Is
not n primrose to be seen. In the course of
a few more years Iho primrose will bo nn ox-
tiuct flower in England. The meadows ,
hedges and woods , already stripped of their
brightest ornament. I do not Know
whether the primrose was Lord
Bcaconsfield's favorite flower , but if
it was his admirers ought to spare it out of
respect for his memory. In the preface to
some speeches lately published it Is said people
ple of rank and station who throw flowers
on the grave of ' 'Dizzy" threw nothing but
mud nt him during iho greater part of his
life. That is true , although the mud-
throwers will not like to be reminded of
their exploits. The poor primroses are made
to do penance now. As I passed Lord Bca-
conslield's statue this morning nnd noticed
a huge wreath hung around his neck and the
pyramid of piiinrosps tqn foot In height
placed at the huso of the monument and the
thousands of bunches of Honors scattered
nil uround , I could not help thinking of the
time when I used to see him sitting in the
house of commons .a solitary , neglected ,
moody man , shuuncd'-nnd ' distrusted by his
party , hated by the. , uiistocracy , reviled
unmercifully by the preso , especially by
the conservative portion of it , the
object of universal distStaUand suspicion. I
have heard some of'1m greajest speeches ,
and when he was at his best no man roufd
equal him in the particular line of satire
most polished nnd cutting , which came from
his mouth in sentences of the most cxrpiisito
finish , dellveicd in a perfectly modulated
voice with all the art of an accomplished
actor. The whole house would sometimes
burst into a roar of laughter nt some of his
hits , but never the ghost of a smile flitted
over the sphinx-like face of the speaker.
Sometimes ho showed real feeling and
warmth in what bo said , but such occasion1 ?
were rare. During the time that Lord Salis
bury was endeavoring to overthrow the
Dcrby-Disr.ieli ministry nn incident now
only to bo mentioned with bated breath , Mr.
Disraeli referred ono night to the obstacles
which surrounded him. 'Dillicultles , " he
exclaimed proudly , ' 'why sir , 1 mn prepared
to fight the greatest difficulties , " and before
ho could get any further u loud und universal
cheer rang through the house , for his long
struggle against tremendous odds had won
the admiration of his bitterest opponents ,
except among tlio aristocratic section of his
own party. In his old ago ho fell u little
under the influence of these very norbons
but his best work had been finished long be
fore. Fortune did very little for Disrnull
down to tlio very last. It has been much
moro kind to somooi his successors. The
public generally persist in remembering him
gratefully ut this tlmo of the your. How
long will it last ? Well , the fact is that a very
important political organization him grown uj :
around the primrosd legend , and thut must
give it vitality. Ii have never seen so
powerful a society in any country working
openly and attracting all classes of
the community. It now numbcis three
quarters of n million and is managed almost
entirely by the fair sex. It was founded bj
Lord Handolpli Churchill and Sir Urummoiid
Wolff , nnd has turned the scale of many mi
election. How it could have delighted Dis
raeli , especially in his younger days , when
he was satirising titles , honors , peerages und
all such vanities. No doubt these same llt
tlo vanities have helped to render the Prim
rose league popular. ; Thcro Is un order worn
upon the coat or dress , and titles of an
antique kind conferred upon the members.
The people like it arid every year the league
increases in numbers and influence. The
rucl'cals began by ridiculing It , und now arc
trying with might and main to get up an imi
tation of U , but a llvo lion is not worth so
much ns u dead one for this particular pur
pose. A Gladstone league , therefore , with
his favorite flower , which will only bo dis
covered after his death , will not come
into existence Just 'yet , let us hope
not for some tUnoj for great men
nro not so nbuudunt thut wo can
afford to lese ono of tllum. The great man
of the future promises to bo of the modern
typo , shrewd , adroit , jfcrtllo In strtcgcm ,
deep in craft and always on the lookout tot
the mala chance. K p man is deficient in
these qualities ho will very likely bo boy
cotted by bis own party ifod gently pitied bj
the other slda. Some persons bate Glad
stone fiercely , but only " 4- few lunatics beat
him any ill-will. '
Meanwhile our Easter rest Is disturbed bj
this violent hubub In Birmingham. Joseph
nnd his brcthorn are showlng'thomsolves In
duo colors- Everything Belongs to them ,
They have Cone everything. The conservtt'
tlves exist only upon sufferance , and whenever
over Joseph likes to do so ho can swallow
them up at a single gulp. The Alpha nnd
Omega , the bo all and end all is our Joe ,
king of Birmingham mid director-general ol
the universe , Including Oklahoma. Ho is or
the bounce Just now , celebrating ttio re
ligious season and there Is no holding biir
back. Ho sn S his fingers at everybody
and dances round the concervatlves of Bir
uunghaui like a red Indian might rapci
around a poor wretch of a captive tied to the
take , a truly Instructive spectacle , especially
for the liberal party whoso object Is to break
up the unionist alliance nt any and all cost.
1 Sooner or later , " Gladstone 1 $ once reporte J
to have sold to a f rlond , "Chamberlain will
quarrel wltb his now allies. It is n law of
the man's nature that ho must quarrel with
everybody. At present his hatred of mo
keeps him bound to the conservatives , but ho
will nlny them out bye find bye. " The hour
of Judgment seems , In Joseph's opinion , to
have arrived. At any rate the preliminaries
of ngeiyril smash up may bo arranged. So
ho has begun in n tempestuous nnd truly
characteristic letter to sneer nnd scold at the
conservative party. The hermit of Haw-
nrden walking to church thrco times n day ,
with peas In his shoes , watches all this out
of the corner of his oyo.
If the bulk of the radicals will only for
give Joseph , and of course they will when It
suits them to do so ( who ever heard of po
litical animosity lasting after it was the In
terest of the parties concerned to close thorn
up ) ) the prodigal son will bo welcomed back
and the usual fatted calf killed , and La-
bouchfcro will sit down with ths rest to par
take of it , but how many of the liberal union
ists will Clinmborlnln bo nblo to carry over
with him. That is the point. Good Judges
would glvo him about half n dozen ut most.
If Lord Hartlngton could bo won over it
would bo a very different story.but Lord Har
tlngton is a man of honor. Thcro is something
in that. A MKMIIKU OF PAUI.IJIMBXT.
A BItAVK SAHiOll.
Gallant Conduct oC Ono of the Vnn-
dnlln's Crew.
W.\snisoTON , April 20. In n dispatch
from the Into Captain Schoonuinkcr , dated
on board the Vandalla March 8 , that officer
calls the attention of the navy department
to the meritorious conduct of William
Fooyo , n seaman. A man fell overboard on
February 22ud nnd Fooyo Jumped overboard
and brought him to a rope , enabling him
him to get on board again. On March 7 ,
after a heavy gale blow with much swell In
the ro.ulstc.ul , it was discovered that a rope
was foul of the screw , thus disabling the
ship , then in nn unsafe place. Fooyo went
under the counter in a heavy swell aud suc
ceeded in clearing the line. On the snmo
morning Humphrey , orderly seaman of the
Vnudalio , while working the anchors ,
fell overboard. Ho could not swim nnd
would hiivo undoubtedly drowned but for
the courage and presence of mind of Fooyo ,
who Jumped overboard from the forecastle ,
swam to him with a rope and succeeded in
getting htm on board. The commander says :
"In view of these nets of ofllcionoy and
humanity , 1 feel myself in duty bound to
call them to the attention of the depart
ment and nsk that it will give such reward
to Fooyo as in its wisdom will bo right. "
Is April : tO to lie Observed As a
Holiday ?
WAMiranTON' , April 20. It has became n
subject of inquiry of muclt importance to
banking nnd mercantile interests whether
the ensuing . ' ! 0th of April is such a public or
legal holiday Justifying tlio payment and
presenting of maturing notes , bill of ex
change , etc. , on the next preceding or subse
quent .day. The late proclamation
of the president appoints n
thanksgiving. There .is ( no Invocation
to thanksgiving further than Is to' bo Implied
necessarily from the preamble , stating the
object of the proclamation. This is suffi
cient , however , to characterize the day nnd
to 'fulfill the conditions of state statutes be
fore referred to. There would seem to bo
no reason for doubt but that bankers may
close tlicir doors on that day as on Sundays in
particular states and the District of Columbia ,
whore the general laws contain the pro
visions before ) mentioned. Tlio question lias
been presented to the solicitor of the treas
ury with regard to national banks , and the
foregoing is in accord with his opinion , ns
expressed to the comptroller of the currency.
\Vork on the Cho.vc > nno & Northern.
CIIBYINNC , Wyo. , April 2J. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bci.J Work on the construc
tion of the extension of the Chuyenno &
Northern from Wendover to Douglas , has
been ordered discontinued by the Union Pa
cific company. Forty miles of road were to
built , surveys were madoTlud bids called for
and a large amount of material was on the
ground ready for the commencement of oper
ations. Orders were received yesterday by
the engineer in charge , Mr. C. 1C. Bannister ,
to discontinue all work and discharge his
men. Work on Carbon cut-oft , a proposed
branch line of the Union Pacific , to extend
fi ftv-fivo miles southward from Carbon , has
also been stopped. Work on the Cheyenne
shops is still being pushed vigorously.
A Fnthcr'H Frlchtfiil Crime.
AnmsoN , N. Y. , April 20. Frank Han
cock , employed as fireman in n mill at Blue
Hun , Pa. , was found , this morning , having
hanged himself in the bedroom Of the shanty
ho occupied. In a bed in the same room lay
the bodies of his four children , two with
their throats cut nnd the other two stabbed
to the heart. The oldest was ton years and
the youngest four. Domestic trouble was
undoubtedly the cause of the tragedy.
1'nor Outlook for Prohibition.
BOSTON , April 2J. The Evening Record
published to-day a forecast of the probable
state vote on the constitutional prohibition
amend ment next Monday , compiled from es
timates made by tno chairmen of tlio differ
ent city nnd town committees and town
clerks. The Hccord says that tlio results in
ono hundred cities nnd towns heard from
point to the defeat of the amendment.
*
The Imrnmlo ( Jlusn Factory Hold.
LAIIAMII : CITV , Wyo. , April 20. | Special
Telegram to Tun Buu.J The Lnramlo Glass
works wcro to-day sold at Trustees' sulo for
* ltOI5 ) , being bid in by creditors. They
were built by local capital at a cost of 878,000 ,
but their management was undertaken by
persons who had no practical knowledge of
the business. Negotiations are now pending
to reopen the factory and double its capacity.
It is the only glass factory west of the Mis
souri ilver.
Killed the DollorM.
MixxiuroLis , April 20. The street car
company undo an attempt to start the steam
motor line to day , but when the now men
came to flro up , they found the boilers full
of soap , soda and vitriol , It took all day to
put them in shape.
CloHlnj ; the Kccd Division.
WASHINGTON , April 20. Secretary Rusk
to-day dispensed with the services of eigh
teen persons employed In the need room of
bis department , and will find it necessary in
ardor to bring the expenses of the depart
ment within the appropriation for ibo cur
rent year , to close tbo operations of that
division entirely.
Trial.
YANKTON , Dak. , April 20. [ Special Tele
gram to THIS BEE. ] The cose of McLaugh
lin for uttering forged checks wont to the
jury at 5:80 : , and at 8 o'clock the bailiffs wcro
ordered to bring supper to the Jury , so there
seems little hope of early agreement.
MAIIK AMjRN DEAD.
A Sninowlint Noted Character Ends
11U Dnyn In an Insane Asylum.
BOSTON , April CO. [ Special Telegram to
Tun BEI : . ] Mark Allen , for many years
editor and proprietor of the Woburn Advor-
iscr , and a noted character of the stage In
former days , died nt 11 o'clock : last evening
it the McLean Insane asylum , at Somerville ,
vhoro ho has been under treatment. Ho
was born In Gloucester , Mass , , In 1S3-I.
Early In his life ho became enamored of tlio
stugo and was an actor for a number of
years , playing with the older Booth , For
rest , of whom ho was a protege , and other
noted actors. Ho wrote several plays.
About thlity-throo years ago ho came to
Woburn. Ills first business hero was the
manufacture of lead pencils. Ho then took
to preaching. Ho also manufactured "Mark
Allen's ' balsam couch lozougors. " lu 1971
jo started the Woburn Advertiser. About
a year ngo Mr. Allen lost his wlfo nnd soon
ufter began to show signs of falling health.
Allen was always active in political affairs.
Ho was a democrat.
MOUT COIN.
The First National of Chicago Issues
Homo hy Mistake.
CIIIOAOO , April 23. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bui ; . ] What is now called "n blunder
by seine attarho" of the First National band
caused tbo officers of the Chicago & Eastern
nimols road to rnulce a sudden call upon
Vico-Prcsidont Lyman J. Gngo nnd Cashier
Symonds this morning. The railroad com-
[ iany received $30,000 trom the bank during
the early part of the week to pay off their
employes , and among the amount thcro was
a quantity of light gold. The coin had been
received at the bank as bullion , had been
stamped with the letter "L , " which signified
that it was llglit weight , nnd should have
Lieeii sent to tlio sub-treasury , preparatory to
liaving it shipped to Washington. But
by seine mistake- ono or moro bags of this
light coin was handed over to A. S. Cullom ,
paymaster of the Eastern Illinois , nnd now
Lho employees at Danville , 111. , nnd other
places along the route nro being beard from.
The pieces of gold were turned out nil right
from the United States mint , but from long
use they have become light , and as they are
marked with nn extremely largo "L" those
who received tlio currency were unable to
get full value for it , hence the hick from
the employes. As soon as possible a Mail
reporter called on Iho superintendent ,
the vice president nnd the paymaster. Those
gentlemen made Imsto to hunt up the bank
officials. Mr. Gage and Mr. Symonds as
sured tno trio that the affair was a blunder
on the part of someone iu the bank , und that
good coin would bo exchanged for the
marked pieces. Mr. Cullom , therefore tele
graphed to all his agents along the line to
take up the light coin as fast as presented.
"Tlio marked coin got into the hands of the
teller by mistake , " explained Mr. Gage ,
"and ns fast as the coin is collected it will
bo returned to ttio First National , aud then
sent to the sub-treasury. "
OBLIGING BUhGlUM.
At nn Intimation From the French
ftllnistcr She Bounces Houlnncer.
[ Cor > lirtahtlSS9 Jj \ James Gordon BcnnM. ]
BHUSSCUJ April 20. [ New . York * Herald ,
Cablb Special Eo Tun Ben ] As was pre
dicted from the first by the Herald's ' Brus
sels correspondent , Belgium's hospitality to
Boulungor will be of short duration. Hear
ing of last Wednesday's meeting of the Bou-
langist committee at Brussels , Iho French
minister , Bouree , nt the Belgian foreign
office , intimated thut the French republic
was astonished nt the toleration shown by
Belgium towards Boulanger. Whereupon
the foreign office sent ono of the officials to
the Hotel Mengello to inform Boulanger that
the Belgian government would bo obliged if
ho could save them the painful necessity of
formally expelling him , cither by spontaj
ncously leaving the country or by- subsiding
into complete silence nnd isolation. Bou
langer consulted Uochefort and other
friends nnd renlicd that ho would
leavi Belgium early next week. It
is believed ho will BO to London , via. Ant
werp or Ostend. While the Boulanglst
organs have received instructions to put a
good face on the matter , I can assert that
Boulanger is terribly annoyed. Thanks to
tlio telephone , ho could communicate from
Brussels with , his Paris associates almost
every minute. Through the medium of the
Belgian papers printed in French , he could
constantly diffuse ideas and keep up a nolso
around his name. In London or elsewhere.
he will bo separated from Paris by n great
distance , and will bo deprived of telephonic
communication. Ills partisans feel that his
compulsory departure from hero will bo a
severe blow. Tlio Belgian people were get
ting sick of him ,
A DANOKKOUS QUIKT.
Ono Lilttlo Word May Cnuso Blood-
hlicd In 151 l'nno.
Ei , PASO , Tex. , April 20. The excitement
hero over the city government trouble is
still running high and an indiscreet word or
move may lead to bloodshed. ICrakancr , the
republican contestant who took charge of
"
the city hall with armed followers , nnd" who
was ordered by Judge Falvoy.of the district
court , to surrender all the city property , was
arrested yesterday for contempt of court In
refusing to disclose the combination of the
city safe , which , It Is said , ho changed whllo in
possession of the hall. His trial is in pro
gress and the court house is crowded with
hundreds of excited men. If ho is sent to
Jail trouble is anticipated.
HtcaiiiKhip Arrivals.
At Brcmcrhavcn The Lnhn , from Now
York.
At Quecnstown The Ohio , from Phila
delphia , nnd the Umbrla , from New York ;
the New York , Celtic nnd City of Chicago ,
from Liverpool ; the Toormina and Hhuctla ,
from Hamburg.
At New YorK The Nordland , from Ant
werp.
BIISIIIPHH Tronhlnn ,
BOSTON , April 20. Dewlson , Williams &
Co. , hides and leather dealers , have assigned.
Their liabilities are said to bo In tbo neigh
borhood of J200.000 ,
Isaac Rich & Co. , the fish dealers who re
cently suspended , have assigned. Their
liabilities are ? 3.p 0,000 , nnd their assets are
placed ut about t4UO,0)0.
A Jealous IliiHbnnd'H Crimes
ATTICA , Ind , April 20. Simon Houty , a
well-digger , entered his homo this evening ,
and , drawing u revolver , 11 rod thrco shots ut
his wife , killing her Instantly. Ho then
turned the weapon upon himself und ended
his life. The deed is supposed to buvo been
caused by Jealousy.
Two Horses Stolen ,
PiBitne , Dak. , April 20. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bun. J Last night John Johnson
and H. Roseau , two farmers living near
Pierre , each bad u valuable horsn stolen ,
Warrants for the arrest of the thief have
been issued.
GOSSIP FROM BERLIN.
The Proposals to 1)0 Plaoocl Dofora
the Stvmoan Conforonco.
f
COUNT BISMARCK'S STATEMENT
Some ConcooslouBVhloh it IB Hoped
Will Simplify the Work.
NO CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION
And no Desire to Meddle With tha
Country's Internal Affairs.
THE FEELING TOWARD AMERICA.
Her UpprcHontutlvcH To Bo Shown the
Utmost Conrtosy Notwithstand
ing The-ir Appointment Is n
Matter of
Germany's Snmonn Policy.
1I 1 \ the Kcw 1'orh AnoelaM Pr . ]
BIIIIUN , April 'JO. Herbert Bismarck baa'
prepared a statement for the Samoan con
ference as the basis for discussion. It ha *
boon submitted to nnd approved by Sir Edward - *
ward Mftlot , the British ambassador , who
was in all probability consulted whllo It was ; ]
bolng drafted. If the American eommlsvj
Blotters accept the statement the confcronoo
ought not to last more thun a week. Ger
many concedes the principle of absolute nouw
interfcranco in Samoa , aud the natives are
to bo left frco to cheese as their ruler either
Mnhoton , Tnmascso or Matnafa. No olalma
for compensation for German subjects nra
mentioned In the statement , nnd practically
the work of the conferences ; limited to da-
fining explicitly the powers of consuls' In'j
regulating trade nnd shipping boundaries , ot
any right ever Page Paijo and other sta
tions , and the formation of u tribunal for tha
protection of foreigners.
The foreign office regards Bismarck's ccn
sure of Consul Ivnappo and his declaration
that Germany docs not desire to meddle with/
the Internal affairs of Samoa , combined1
with the proposals to bo placed before
(
the Samoan conference as furnishing ampld
proof that Germany earnestly wishes to con *
ciliate the American government. At the
same time , it is regretted that the American
government ignored diplomatic etiquette In
sending delegates who nro personally prejudiced
diced on questions to bo laid bcforo the con
ference. Nothing of this feeling , however ,
will be shown toward Bates and Sewnll , who
will meet with n cordial greeting from Her
bert Bismarck on their arrival next Thurs
day.
day.Sir
Sir Edward Mnlet , the British ambas
sador hero , has asked Lord Salisbury
to send Scott , the British minister to Homa
as n delegate to the Samoau conference- .
.Scott was formerly secretary of the British ,
[ embassy in Berlin , and. is thoroughly con
versant with treaties nnd colonial matters
generally.
The Munich Allgemoino Zcitung says that )
South Germany has never witnessed any
thing1 like the present recrudescence of so
cialism , the aim of which is to influ nca
ucnsants nnd the smaller land owners w h a
view to obtaining their suffrages iu the com
ing election.
Although the reichstag has taken n re. '
cess , a keen and excited discussion Is goln
on In the press in regard to the threatened
press law and the workmen's Insurance
measure. The reason the nationals nra
against the government Is becoming moro
marked , nnd the division iu the centre part.
on the question of press repression is becom
ing wider. Ono group goes to the length ol
denouncing governmental interference with
the press or with tlio socialists , and will sup
port the progressists' demand for the aboli
tion of anti-socialist law. Another urges the
necessity of giving the government the
means to combat tlio revolutionary propa
ganda. Tlio government , under the existing
disruption of the g/oups , will , it is oxpcctedi
postpone the discussion of the press meas
ure. Tno progressists arc therefore prepar
ing to raise the question of the rights of tha
press through n proposal that the state bcj
comes liable for the indemnify ing of Journals
that may bo suspended or suppressed with
out sanction.
The coming period of the session before
the Whitsuntide adjournment promises flcrco
debates and critical party developments ,
Herrcn Licbknccht , Grillcnborgor , Schu
macher nnd Harm are involved in the prose
cution Impending against ten socialists at ,
molhbers of a secret society. The prosecu
tions don't Impede the electoral preparations
of the socialists , who are now feverishly act
ive throughout the empire. Everywhere )
new workmen's associations nro forming ,
and already numerous candidates have Deem
selected. A striking characteristic of tha
movement is the spread of the canvass be.
yond the town into the country. Short oleo
toral fly sheets written in a clear style de
nouncing the land owners uro widely dls.
tributcd among tbo people. Tlio police havn
arrested socialist agents engaged in the prop.
Uganda and sol/oil enormous quantities or
American revolutionary leaflets.
Prlnco Bismarck , In consulting witn the
emperor on the overtures from the Vatican ,
for the appointment of a nuncio at Berlin ,
found unflinching opposition , the emperor
oven declining to consider the nomination of
a certain archbishop to fulfill the functions
of nuncio. Tito Vatican hoped that the pres
ence In the capital of a high cathollo dignitary
would overshadow tbo humbler pro test ant
cldrloals and glvo eclat to the church , us such ,
a dignitdry would figure In seine degree as I-
prlmato. Prince Bismarck is credited with , 3
willingness to assent , but the emperor's 5
prejudices uro unequivocal , |
The omporgr , In ordering the trosscau for * " *
the Princess Sophia , sister of the empress ,
who Is to bo married to Prlnco Frederick
Leopold , und that of his own sister , the Prin
cess Soplim , who is to bo married to the Duke
of Sparta , stipulates that they shall bo en
tirely of German manufactures , and speci
ally forbids tlio use of any French silk , lace ,
linen , or other materials. All members of
the imperial family will make presents of
Jewelry which have been ordered In Ger
many ,
Arrangcmou Is for u visit to Berlin of the
Emperor Francis Josepn have been stopped.
Since her sojourn ut Ischl , the condition of
thoemiircss has slightly Improved , Prof.
Knifft Ebing , an expert in nervous diseases , <
who attended the Duchess of Cumberland V
whllo she was Insane , has charge of the "
empress. He predicts a gradual amelioration
of her condition. Meantime her majesty
P.IHSCB whole duys without speaking or mov
ing. If the empress improves she will go to
.Wicsbuden , but if her disease becomes agra-
vuvei ) , pruparatlons will bo made to tuk her
to Styria.