THE OMAHA < ! DAILY BEE
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NUMBER
TWENTY-FIRST YEAJ * OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MOftNING SEPTEMBER.23 1891. 07.3
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OKLAHOMA'S ' SUBTLE CHARMS
Hurried Bnsb of Homescekers Into tbs
Land of Alluring Hopes.
DESPERATION OF A FEMALE BOOMER.
Kxultlng Scenes nt the Borders of the
A'roniffsci ! Land The Ocipcratc
'itiiHli for Claims Inci
dents of the Day.
Gt-TimiE , Okl. , Sept , 22. Simultaneous
with the arrival of the dour of noon the
homo seekers gatborod on the border made a
headlong rush over the Hno Into ttio coveted
country and onto the quarter sections upon
which their 0701 had been feasting
for some days and others for
weeks and months. The rush was a mad
ono and was rnado so by tun fact that the
number of horaojcekers greatly exceeded the
number of quarter sections available for
settlement. There is rojra in the lands
for about 5,030 settlers , allowing
ICO cures for each. There were on
the border waiting to claim available
land fully 15,000 people , so that there were
three people for every quarter section. It
was no wonder then that the rush was ft mad
ono. Llko scenes were never witnessed be
fore except in Oklahoma two years ago.
Badly Arranged.
The government supervision of the opening
of the lands seems to have boon sadly do
flcient , The entire government force was
composed of two companies of United States
troops , or 200 men , under Captains Hayes and
Styles , and the forces of throe United States
marshals , numbering about 250 men. Of
these latter flfty wcra sent to Laugston to
preserve the peace between the cowboys and
negroes : fifteen were required at each ol the
three land offices ana twenty-five ut Tohee.
Of the regular troops , a squad of twenty men
was stationed at each of the two county
scats. This left only some 330 men to patrol
the borders of about 203 miles , or ono man to
every two-thirds of a railo of border. The
men , however , wore not stationed at regular
Intervals. In some places there were ten ana
fifteen men to a mile , while at others there
were stretches of flvo ana ton miles entirely
unguarded.
Under those conditions it might have been
expected that numbaw Of ooomers would
enter before the appointed time , and they
did.
Set Tliclr Watches Attend.
Two miles north of Toheo about 200 boomers -
ors had gathered in a secluded spot , knowing
that tno government's force would be massed
at the border town. They had all set their
watches throe hours ahead last night so that
their testimony would agree as to the time , if
over tbelr claims were contested on the
round of their bomg "sooner * . " At 0
o'clock , therefore , their watches all indicStcd
the noon hour , and they rashol over the bor
der and begun the racs for choice sections of
laud. The "sooners" at other unguarded
portions of the border were also very numer
ous and it is estimated from all reports that
Toheo this' morning was an Indian town
Just over the Iowa border. Tonight it" is a
ivhlto man's city of 1,500 Inhabitants. It fell
into the hands of a townslte company , orean-
Ized hero by the president of the Board of
Trade , the president of the First National
bank , Mr. Joseph McNeil , and the cltv mar
shal of Guthrie. A representative of tbo
company returned to this place this afternoon
and filed at the land oflico the plat of the town
und companj's chum. Ho reports that an
election was bold this afternoon at which
McNeil was chosen mayor. At Toheo the
boomers waited until tno noon hour before
making their rush for lots and homesteads
and the occupation of the lands there was
peaceful.
Act or a Desperate Woman.
At a point flvo miles below Toneo quite a
number of boomers were gathered to make
the raco. Among them was ono woman ,
whose name has not been learned , whoso im
patience got the better of her discretion. She
crossed the line before the appointed time
and ono of tbo deputy marshals guarding the
party arrested her and forced her back o-er
the line. Soon afterwards she acatu crossed
the line prematurely and when the deputy a
becond lime ordered her back sbo drew a
revolver from her dress pocket and opened
P lire upon him , tno marshal returned the flro
r nnd shot her in the left leg just below the
knee , shattering the limb and disabling her
EO that she was unable to maku the raco.
When noon arrived the boomers left her this
side of the border stretched under a tree
Unable to move. A humane backmau brought
tbo woman to this place , where sbo is being
cared for.
Reports have been received from several
other places along the border , all of which
n reo that there has as yet been no serious
disturbances.
C , Several individual altercations between
" rival claimants and several personal en
counters are reported , but the consequences
were not sorlous.
IV hero Trouble Is Likely to Occur.
Nowi is anxiously awaited from Langston
City , the now colony and from the two county
scats. Laugston is eighteen mile * distant.
The newspaper courier * wore under orders
to leave Jor Gutbrlo at 0 o'clock and it will
toke three hours to make the run over the
broken country and through the talt prairie
Cnaudlor , tbo county scat of the upper
county , is twenty-three miles from tnls
place , ui > d news from that point Is not ox-
poetcd before late tonight. Trouble has
boon anticipated all along at those three
places .it Langston between the cowboys
and negroes , ail at the county scats between
the United States troops and oQlcers und
fcuxlou * claimants for town lots.
nt Governor Stcele.
The boomers areenraged because Governor
Steele decided to allow no entry upon the
town sltOA until the surveys are completed
and he has approved them. The governor
was at tholower county seat at noon. It Is be
lieved thn surrey there has been finished
and approved and that no trouble occurcd
over the entry. The lower county seat Is
thirty-eight miles from the upper and the
governor will not arrive at the latter place
until tomorrow evening. In the meantime , a
company of United States troops , under Captain -
tain Hayes , is stationed there to defend the
site against claimants.
Tbo governor's course in regard to the
town sites is approved by Secretary Noble ,
as shown by tbo following telegram from tbo
secretary to the governor :
"No orders revoked. My only advice Is to
use civil officers until absolutely necessary to
report to troops. Tha reserves are United
btntvs property and troop * can protect same
until town site * are opened. This you can
Control. Ity no means abandon the iauic , but
nrfsor\o tlio law and protect the government
In the mo of Its own laud for Its own purpose -
pose * . "
Major Welgel , a government lacd Inspec
tor , it acting governor In the tatter's absunca
Storekeepers Heap a Harvest.
Guthrie wax an animated town this morn
ing. Many belated settlers came In on the
morning trains nud were tuurrylrp around
to nnd moans of conveyance to the now
lands. Horse traders were selling thnir
Mock and f armor * wore soliciting men to ride
with them to the border of the new lands.
Ten dollivn was the faro and the anxious
boomer * eagerly accepted tbecbauco to mike
the Journey to their Mecca , eveu at thai out-
n\Beous price. Tbo farmers did a thriving
buslunt * . So did the storekeepers. They all
igreed last night to double toe price of their
ware , and even then the supply was nearly
exhausted before nlghU
Wearily Waiting In Line.
The scene at the land ottlce hero today was
a lively one. About STX ) old soldiers , armed
with declarators' statements have been in
line before the 'ilce door for four days past.
Some h.ivn slept in chairs , some on tbo
ground and some hardly at nil , Their meals
have bten brought to them by their wiVes ,
children or friends.
The weather has been pleasant , but the
veterans were accustomed to hardship and
did not mind tno Inconvenience- ) . When the
hour of noon approached there was very little -
tlo excitement , the men in line being nearly
the oniv people left in town , most every ono
having gone to the borderto either Join in tbo
rush or witnojs it.
Klrnl Man to Pile a Claim.
The first man in the line was John Din-
mond. Whoa noon arrived he handed his
papers to Receiver Games to make thoncces-
sarv examination of them. The papers were
then passed up to Mr. Wallace , chief of this
land oBk-e. Mr. Diamond passed to the next
window and handed In his $14 arid was
handed a roceiot for the same. On passing
out of tao land ofHco ho was met by his
family mid congratulated. The second man
to fllo was .1. L. Kalklolck , the thirtl xvas
Thomas B. Koapp. There was no disturb
ance about the oftlco nnd the business of
filing the statements proceeded quietly and
swiftly. At T o'clock all the old soldiers had
got in'thelr paper. The line did not decrease
in length , however , for after 3 o'clock set-
tiers who had located their claims in the
new lands began to arrive to file their entry
notices. For every old soldier that stepped
out of the head of the line a fresh claimant
stepped into place at Its end. The land of
fice kept open until 7 o'clock. At that time
fully .IX ) men were still ID' line nnd others
were arriving every minute.
How tlic Day 1'nssed at Oklahoma.
OKMIIOMV CITV , Okl. , Sept. 22. It was ex
pected there would be a riot at the land of
Hco when It opened for business at noon
todav. The crowd which has surrounded it
for the last four days became verv boisterous
last night , and this morning It was found
necessary to guard the ofllco with deputy
United Slates marshals. The latter suc
ceeded In preserving the peace and there was
no disturbance. Old soldiers' declaratory
statements were filed during the day to the
number of 1M ) . This evening hundreds of
claimants arc returning from the lands and
lining up before the land office door , prepara
tory to nlinjf their entry notices.
Shooting Commenced.
GfTiiniE , Okl. , Sept. 22. Samuel Ayres , a
colored man , has just arrived from Langston.
Ho says :
"Some shooting occurred about a quarter
of a mile from xvhoro I was , but I cannot tell
you whother.any ono was hurt or not. J am
hero to place a filing on the first clftim over
the line adjoining the rity.
GfTiiuiE , Okl. , Sept. 2J.-G:30 : p. m. McCabe -
Cabe , the founder of the negro town of
Lancston , seventeen miles north east of this
city , has just arrived. He says :
' Our ueople agreed this morning to form a
line and at the discharge of a shot start for
the land ? . This was done at 12 o'clock. I
located my claim nnd immediately left for
Guthrio. There was much firing going on
when I left , but I don't know whetuer anyone
ono was killed or injured. The bullets from
ono Inun's gun whiitled so close to my ears
that It was uncomfortable.
Two Negroes Kilted.
GcrnitiB , Soot. 22 , 7 p. m. Mr. Robertson ,
a photographer , who is just in says : Two
negroes were killed near Langston. about a
mile soutb of the town , one of them was doafl
when I first reached there. The other died
a few minutes before I loft. "
Fear a itaid from the Dalton Gang.
, Itls reportedtbv4Leo4\VhisUer.tho tress- ;
i'
arrived here in company with Joe Springer ,
another Indian , that they were passed on the
road to here , sixteen miles east , , by the Dal
ton boys. The leader of the cang was een
hero at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Guards have been placed around all the
banks as it is feared the desperadoes are
planning au attack.
Mayor Spencel has supplied the places of
the policemen that have deserted the town
for a claim. He says ho is credibly in
formed that the Daltons are planning a raid
on the town , relying for success upon the
scarcity of officers and the seml-desertod
condition of the city.
Latest Reports from Oklahoma.
UUTIIIIIE , Okl. , Sept. 22. The story of
every arrival from Langston agrees that
there has been no rioting between the negro
settlers and the cowboys. The nearest approach
preach to bloodshed occurred when ex-
Auditor McCabe of Kansas , the founder of
negro colony at Langstou , started for Guthrie
rio through the luwa lands. Ho was met by
three men who ordered him to g'o
back whence ho came. Ho declined and
they opouod fire on him. Ono sbot struck
the pommel cf his saodlo and being unarmed
ho fiod hack to Langston and from there
came to Guthrie. All arrivals from Langs-
ton confirm1 the report that two negroes
were killed in the now lauds soutb of the
negro colony , but no ono seems to know how
they met their death. Some say they shot
each other In a quarrel over u claim ; others
that they were thrown from their horses and
killed in the stampede , while others say they
were shot by the co\vboys. Two negro
women secured the quarter sections im-
modlatelv adjoining Langston ,
Tbo news from Chandler is reassuring.
The Guthrie Daily News courier from that
place reports that the soldiers still hold the
town slto and that the settlers have made no
attempt to occupy It by force. A town site
company has platted a town on. the quarter
section immediately joining the govern
ment's town slto and most of the people who
rushed to Chandler to claim lots have takeu
claims on Chandler's neighboring rival.
News from the south county town site is
to the cffeclttnat tbo survey has been com
pleted and approved by Governor Steele who
nas issued his proclamation opening it to set
tlement at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The
settlers surrounding the site are much dis
pleased that It was not opened at the same
time as tbo rest of the lands and they con
templated a raid upon it. The presence of
tbo troops , however , and tbo fact that they
would lese all their rights as
claimants if they became "sooners"
rostralned thorn. All is reported quiet there.
Governor Steele will arrive at Cbanlder
Thursday morning to open that town-site to
claimants ,
Altopcther , with the exception of the largo
numbers who. entered the strip before the
legal hour , the opening of the lands have
bcon remarkaolv successful and their settle
ment more peaceaole than anyone anticipated.
VTKA1HKK FUKECJST.
For Omaha and Vicinity Fair ; slightly
cooler.
For Missouri -Fair ; southerly winds ; con
tinued high temperature ; slightly cooler
Thursday.
For Iowa Fair Wednesday ; continued
warm southerly winds ; cooler Thursday.
For North Dakota Local showers m east
ern , fair in western portion ; cooler to south
east , warmer in northwest portion ; variable
winds.
For South Dokota Local showers ; cooler
In southeast ; stationery temperature tn
northwest portion ; winds shifting to west
erly.For
For Nebraska Fair In eastern ; local
shower * in western portion ; southwesterly
winds ; slightly cooler , except in extreme
southeast portion ; stationary temperature.
For Kansas Generally fair ; ioutner'.y
winds ; slight changes in temperature Wed
nesday ; cooler Tbuwday.
For Colorado Showers ; rooter in south
eastern und warmer In north western portion ;
northerly wiudi.
Britain's Crops itadly Damaged.
LONDON , Sept. 22. Reports from all parts
of the north of Wales , England and south.
Scotland tell of irreparable damage to crops
from' the storm.
St. Paul Too Hot for School.
br Prt , Minn. , Sept. S3. The ichool
board announced that on account of the ex-
cetslve boil the city school * will bo clcso'd.
FOR HARRISON ALL THE TIME ,
James 0. Blc.be Favors the Indiana Man's '
Rcncminatioa.
NEBRASKA'S CAMPAIGN POT BOILING ,
Incidents of Political Life from Every
Section of the Country What
the Patriots Are
Ioln . '
NEW VOIIK , Sept 22. The Mall and Ex
press prints this special :
WASHINGTON. I ) . C. , fcept. K. Mr. James G.
Illalnn will , soon after the flm of the now
year , notify his friend * nnd ml nil re r * who are
now ursine his nomination for thu presidency
that he Is for the rc-nomlnatlon nnd ro-elee-
tlun of Itonjnmln Harmon. ThU Information
Isclven the Mall and Express on the author
ity of u man whoso name M national nnd
whnso position as a friend of Mr. Harrison
and Mr. lllalno Is unquestioned. He Is the
man who has had charge of the northwest for
the president nnd who has had the fullest
ronudcnco of both the Interested parties.
Colored People Celebrate A I-iCttcr
from President Hnrrlfion.
A'liEF.u.vo . Va. , Sept. 22. Today Hon.
B. K. Bruce , cx-Unltod States senator , ad
dressed several thousand of his race at the
state fair grounds. It was the occasion of
the In-state celebration of emancipation ,
and the city was crowded with colored people
ple from West Vlrgiala , Pennsylvania and
Ohio. Mr. Bruce eschewed politics entirely ,
aud addressed himself entirely to a review
of the race problem.
A letter of regret was road from President
Harrison , which closed as follows :
I know no public occasion which should In a
hither degree attract the Interest and sym
pathy of nil our people than the celebration
of emancipation lu the United States. While
this event had a special Interest to the race.
It was an event that attracted the plaudits of
all lovers of liberty throughout the world ,
and placed a halo of Immortality upon the
fame of Abraham Lincoln. 1 hoDo your plan
of uniting the three great states Ohio , Penn
sylvania and West Virginia at the city of
Wheeling , may result In a very preal pather-
liiI , und be u source of Instruct.on and in
spiration to all who n'ay have the prlvllego of
attending.
OTUE COUXTS JlEl'UJILICASS.
Every Evidence of a United Effort for
the Party's Success.
STRACCSE , Neb. , Sept. 22. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE.J The Otoe county repub
lican convention met hero today and organ
ized by electing A. Walt of Syracuse chair
man. C. U. Connor of Nebraska City and F.
E. Brown of Syracuse secretaries. The fol
lowing nominations were made for county
officers : Treasurer , Henry Hove of Belmont -
mont ; district clerk , J. S. Mapes of Syra
cuse ; sheriff , J. C. Boyd of Dunbar ; county
clerk , R. M. Taggart of Palmyra ; superin
tendent of schools. Puul Jesseu of Douglas ;
county judge. H. G. Leo of Nebraska City ;
coroner , C. Karstens of Nebraska City ; sur
veyor , L. Ellis of FourMile ; county commis
sioner Third district , G. W. Brownloo of
Palmyra. Delec-ates to the state convention :
John C. Watson , Paul Schminke , Hon. O.
Home , F. E. Helvev. " Dr. Leper , Dr. Latta ,
William Pflaeging , "W. L. Wilson nnd C. W.
Seymour. Judicial convention : H. S. Wet-
ham , John Ziemtaon , James Cummins , Fred
New , Clous Knabe , S. A. Clarke , jr. , H. H.
BarUeyT. IX .Crook and Cal Chapman.
WJohn-5WatsoriiviIs'1'elected chairman of
the county central committee. The meeting
was harmonious throughout.
Politics at Valentine.
VALEXTIXE , Neb. , Sept. 22. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Last Thursday the in
dependent judicial convention after a half
a day's work placed a candidate for judicial
honors in the Held In the person of I. N.
Habaugh of Chadron , Saturday the demo
crats nominated a county ticket and tha dis
affected of the regular iodepoudentnomlnees
held a mass convention but to no purpose
and adjourned. Today's proceedings were in
marked contrast with what was done before.
At 10 o'clock sharp W. Wi Wood , chairman
of the republican judicial committee for the
fifteenth district , called the convention to
order , and Colonel B. W. Johnson of Hall
county was elected chairman and T. J.
Smith of Brown , secretary. , The committees
were appointed on credentials , resolutions
and psrmauent organization. All counties
bad full delegations except Boyd , which was
unrepresented. The national platform of 1SS5
and the state platform of 1S90 were affirmed ,
nnd the Harrison administration , McKlnley
bill aud Blame's reciprocity eulogized amid
tbo utmost enthusiasm. On motion to pro
ceed to a call of the roll of counties for the
election of a successor to Judge Kinkald , W.
E. Scott of Holt placed Judge Ktnkaid in
nomination to succeed himself , which was
seconded by every county la the district.
There being no other nominee the nomina
tion was made unanimous. To succeed Judge
Curtis , Alfred Barlow was chosen.
Determined Republicans.
YOHK , Neb. , Sopt. 23. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] The republican county con
vention mot this afternoon in the court
bouse. It was a largo and enthusiastic gath
ering , determined to put forth a ticket of
straight republicans that would carry victory
with it. The room was beautifully decorated
with the stars and stripes and pictures of
Washington. Lincoln , Harrl.-on , Garfield ,
Blaine and Logan. The following ticket was
nominated : W. H. Header , clerk ; Kobert
Beckford , treasurer ; E. S. Franklin , super
intendent ; A. C. Montgomery , Judge ; A. J.
Newman , clerk of the district court ; George
Floolt , coroner ; A. B. Codding , surveyor.
They are all present encumbents of the
oftlcui with the exception of Beckford.
Delegates to tbo state convention : Pout ,
Keckloy , Martin , Dayton , Brown. White ,
Robertson , Sturgeon , Snyder , Miller , Smith
and Taylor. Judicial convention : Power ,
Johnson , Nichols , Gilbert , Brown , Post ,
Harlaii , Price , Bcmis , Lyle , Hobard and
Fay. No delegates were instructed. After
adopting a solid platform and resolutions
commending the course ot tbo republican
party and the present national administra
tion , the convention adjourned.
All Waft Hiirmony.
BEAVEnCirr , Neb. , Sept. 22 ( Special Tele
gram to THE BCB.I The republican county
convention convened In this city today and
was an enthusiastic and unanimous mooting.
Full delegates were present. The conven
tion was largely composed of farmers , and
many former prominent alliance men were
seated. Delegates to the state convention
are : J. B. Carnes , D. S. Hasty. S. L.
Farmer , rH. . Selby and F. N. Morwln.
The delegation isuninstructed , but is against
Cobb for supreme judge. The Judicial dele
gation Is unanimously for George W. Norris
of this city for district Judge to succeed
Cochran. The ticket nominated is unusually
strong and is as follows : Treasurer , N. A.
Pettvgrovo ; judge , F. H. Selby ; sheriff , H.
E. Kenyan ; clerk , \V. T. McKlnuey ; ; uper'
intondentof schools , J. , B. Curncs ; surveyor.
D. S. Hasty ; coroner , Dr. McLean ; clerk of
the court , J. T. Sumccy ; commissioner , S. L.
Farmer.
Fall In Un < \
h. , Sept. 22. [ Special to
THE BEE.J The Cass county republican con
vention , which convened at Louisville , wa
ono of the moU harmonious meetings that
has been held for a long time. The earnest
ness of the delegates and the smoothness of
tha proceedings demonstrated beyond a doubt
that Cass county republicans are fully allvo
to tbo exigencies of the hour aud the aosence
of friction of auy kind pravos that all por-
tonal interests have been merged into the
party's welfare. The ouUoolc Tn November
is , In consequence , very bright and Cass
county will , in all probability , iwing once
more into line as a sura republican county ,
Instructed lor Kcese.
O < uu.ua. Neb. ' Sept. iJ.iSpecIal Tele
gram toTHsBer.j The Keith countyrepub
convention mot here today and nom
inated tbo following ticket : Clerk , Al
Phelpsj treasurer , O. Et Copnera sheriff , C.
E. Mctitor ; surveyor. C A. walker ; coroner ,
R. D , Harris ; lunerinlbndcnt , Miss Annie
Record ; cocimlsslonfr. first district , M. C.
McLalu ; attorney , J ; It Brothorton. Dele
gates to the stato. convention , Dr. R. Harris
nnd H. L. Goold ; judicial convention , M. A.
Daughterly nnd Fred Pease. Delegates to
tbo state convention were Instructed to vote
for Judge Reese iirot , last and all the tlmo.
Fouth Dakota IlcpubllcMn * .
DcAinvoon , S. D. , Sept , 22. [ Speclil Tele
gram to Tun BBE.A ] tbo Lawrence county
republican convention held ncro today to
name twenty-ftjr delegates to the congres
sional conventtppw Aberdeen September 29
a resolution wtL * 'adopted instructing dele
gates to use -hpnorablo means to bring
about the nomination of Solomon Star to fill
the vacancy in congress caused by tbo death
of Hon. John R. Gamble. Mr. Star is mayor
of Dcadwood at present , having been elected
to this ofllco for elf-UWsucccislvo terms.
The Independents also hold a convention
today to name delegates to the congressional
convention at Huron. They adjourned with
out endorsing anybody.
Independents at Htiinton.
STAXTOS , NOD. , Sopt. 22. 'Special tn THE
Bnn.J The independents hold their county
convention Saturday and the following
nominations were maflo : County clerir. J. S.
Robinson : treasurer , J. K Robinson ; sbarlff ,
Alexander Matterson ; superintendent , G.
Sonncnschein ; judge , J. It Lay ton ; coroner ,
E. C. Nudcrbonr.
EXD OF .1. MOlinKREU.
He Pnys the Penalty for Hli Crime
on the Gallows.
Dcxvun , Colo. , Sept. 22. W. U. Davis
who murdered his mother and her alleged
paramour , James Arnold , at Pueblo , on Jan
uary 7 , because they refused to give him
money with which to continue his drunken
spree , was expcuted in the prison yard at
Canon City at 0 o'clock tonight ,
Everything worked to perfection , the con
demned man's neckfbeinp broken instantly
and death was palntgss. Davis showed no
fear and stood up bravely. A few tremors of
his body and all was over. The doctors
found him to bo a pure blooded white man ,
not having a drop of noero blood , as reported ,
ho being only a foitor child to the woman ho
killed.
The history of the crirao for which Davis
was executed is as fallows : On the night ot
the 7th of last January , at Pueblo , Colo. ,
William H. Davis shot and instantly killed
his mother , Mrs. Carrie Armsby , and James
Arnold , a lodger In ttJa house. Arnold was
a white man about 45-years of ago , and Mrs.
Armsby a light mulatto and about 50. Ar
nold had made his h < ? me in the family for
nearly ten years and it Is alleged by Davis ,
had been unduly Intimate with his mother
during most of that time , a condition of af
fairs to which Davis strongly objected ,
and which often caused trouble between
him and Arnold , Another cause for had
blood between the two men was the fact that
Mrs. Armsby , who was worth probably
$30,000 , acting under the advice of Arnold ,
who had obtained great influence over her
refused to furnish hefson , who was of a very
dissolute disposition , ivith any more cu > 'iey
to spend in dissipationf
On the dev prevlousto the murder Davis ,
who had been drinking , went to his mother's
house and demanded that she give him some
money. Arnold interfered , and the demand
was refused , Jknd- , Davis - left . Jthe
bouse vowing vea ancd " "DaVls jjecured"
a shotgun and 'o&ont _ midnight' that
nleht went to. the > onse occupied by his'
mother and. demanded admittance. Arnold
got up and opened the doorj but on seeing
the gun in Davis" , hands refused to allow
him to como in. Quick as a flash Davis
raised the cun and discharged it squarely in
Arnold's face. Arnold immediately slammed
the door shut and , .bolted it and staggered
into the next roozufA'whero ho fell into the
corner , dead. Finding the door locked
against him , Davis. placed the muzzle of the
gun against the lock and fired
again. Mrs. Armsby , who had been aroused
by the first allot , was sitting up in bed
directly in range of the second shot , and
was instantly killed , falling bacir in her orig
inal position In the bad. Davis was arrested
a few minutes afterwards at his sisters
house. At his trial he. played tbo insanity
and self-dofonso dodges without success and
was sentenced to bo hanged between July IS
and 24. A respite was granted in order that
bis case might bo taken to the supreme court.
Hero a supersedeas was refused and the gov
ernor seeing no reasonable grounds .for inter
fering , Davis was executed at the hour men
tioned above. '
Burning Fields and Forests Comstock -
stock , Wis. , Scorched Other Fires.
TOKTI.E LAKE , Wls. , Sept. 22. The village
of Comstock was nearly destroyed by lire.
The flre caught from the forest tires raging
in this neighborhood. Corns took is near the
city of Cumberland , which is in great danger
of a scorching. If no rain falls soon , tbero
will bo a still greater loss of property a * it is
an impossibility to stop the fire , everything
is so dry.
ASIILAXD , Wis. , Sopt. 22 The weather for
tbo past few days has been intensely hot and
dry. Early last evening it was noticed that
forest fires had got under way again and
seemed to sweep along almost with tbo
velocity of pruirie fires. Several home
steaders toward tbo reservation lost their
shanties and barely escaped with their lives.
During the day tbo atmosphere has been
heavy with smocks from the surrounding
flres. Timber is very dry , and everything
seems to burn like shavings. Reports from
d wn tbo Omaha road state that the damage
will be the heaviest ever known unless the
flames srf. checked soon. Over 100 acres are
said tn be a mass of flames , about three
miles from Cabio. The telegraph wires are
down to a considerable extent. It is feared
that the devastation will bo moro serious
than that of last spring.
Cmcnoo , 111. , Sept. ! . ' . A grain and feed
establishment on tbe West Side burned last
night , ana twenty horses stabled in the base
ment perished in the flames. The loss is
estimated at 120.000 ,
Hunox , S. D. , Sdpt 22. Word from \ Has
tonight says that t otown and the surround
ing country was. badly damaged by prairie
flres this aftonoAm. It was only by bard
work that the town was saved from total
destruction.Tho tire was driven by the
wind , blowing forty miles an hour , and every
thing in Its course > rs wiped out. No esti
mate of thu daraaga can be had tonight , but
it is especially b avy to grain and farm
property. The town of Boulder , iu Clark
county , is reported , badly damaged.
.Troubles.
JJU-KSOXVILI.E , Fla. , Sept 22. The South
ern Gas , Trust and Construction company ,
controlling and operating the Palatka as ,
Light and Fuel company , and Gainesville
Gas and Electric L'igbt company , has been
placed in tbs hands of a receiver. Many of
tbo stockholders reside in the north.
BuTLEit , Pa. , Sent , 22. The Butler
county bank , ot Millarstown , owned
by H , J. Hoyt , ' auipecded payment a
week ago , but has not closed its doors.
Deposits amount to fii.OOO and Hoyt
tays tbo assets amount to $30,000 , and that if
be can obtain asiiUanco for a few days ho
will pull through. The embarrassment is
creating a panlo at Millarstown , and judg
ment bos been entered against a number ot
residents there today. Owen Beck , a
prominent operator and extensive land
owner , was arraigned today , He Is a former
stockholder m the bank and laid to bo on
Hoyt's paper. Judgment * have been obtained
against him for J2U.OOO.
i
Permanently Orjjnnlzed.
SAX FRAXHSCO , Ctl. , Sept , 22. The state
immigration conference ) today decided to
form a permanent organization , to bo CAlled
the California State ImmlicrtUlon bureau. A
resolution was adopted that the bureau con
fer with reprewMJiaUve .transcontinental
roads and induce them to build competing
lines to tidewater at Kan Frauclieo , and cUo-
Where in the slate.
Father Znrcker Severely Oriticizja the Ger
man-American Clerical Union.
HE DENOUNCES IT AS UN-AMERICAN ,
Members , However , Declare the So
ciety IH Nothing if Not Patri
otic A Tribute to the
American 1'lag.
Bi-rruo , X. V. , Sept , 22. A decided sen-
satlon was caased today by the entrance
effected into the secret mooting of the
"pricstcnvorom" by Father Zurckcr of
Buffalo , a non-member , who has severely
criticized tbo association , calling it un-
American. The printed programme of the
congress announces that the sessions of
the verem art open to bishops and
priests without distinction. Father Zurcker's
avowed purposn was taking advantage of
this announcement to secure a report of the
proceedings in which nothing would be sup
pressed , particularly if the scheme of Herr
Cahensly or similar topics were discussed.
Father Zurckcrs' presence was discovered In
short order , howevea. and proceedings were
practically suspended until after some min
utes ho withdrew. Members of the verem
said ho WA ? not asked to leave and that tbo
objection to Father Zuroker was that It was
thought his report would have been ma
licious , as ho is an Alsatian and has shown
himself prejudiced , and that in any
event his undertaking was uncalled for ,
as the vcreln would furnish sufficient information
mation to the news papers. Before Father
Zurckor's withdrawal from the meeting the
chairman , Father Missncr , though not ad
dressing the Uev. M. Zurckcr directly , took
occasion to declare that the vercin was networking
working to secure German bishops in the
United States r.ud that It was not opposed to
temperance.
Bishop Katzor of Milwaukee , whoso ec
clesiastical promotion in America is justlv or
unjustly asserted to have bnen aided
by the present German emperor's am
bassador at Homo , was the dignn-
tary , who today formally opened the
German-American Catholic congress as cel
ebrant of pontifical high mass. It was the
same exalted ecclesiastic , at whose install
ment in office a few woolcs ago in Milwaukee ,
Cardinal Gibbons startled the multitude by
Invoking woe upon the individual , whoever
ho might bo , that should Umn dissension
into the hlsrachy of America.
The surroundinc-s ot today's cere-
omonials were no less than the cel
ebrant. Next to the archbishop , at
the altar and acting as deacon of the
mass was the chief officer of the celebrated
" " German-American
"pnestenvereln , or -
Clerical union. Vicar General Muehlslcpen
Of St. Louis , Fathoo Tappcrt of Cincinnati ,
.organizer of the verein , sat within the sanc
tuary. Close by were such popularly reputed
believers in Germanizing the control of the
Catholic church in the United States as
HtvRer. Bishop WIgper of Newark , N.J. | , .
'and ' Very Rev * Administrator Iierstonof , kho
diocese of Grem-Ba V3. . - J&t
Bishop Ryan of Buffalo was Uulyprc ODtJ
notwithstanding bla supposed antagonism to
ward prelates of non-German extraction.
The orator of the day was Bishop Zar-
detti of St. Paul , Minn. Germany , ho
likened to one's father or mother ; America ,
to his bride. Ho said they should loam the
language of their new country , but they
wore also bound in gratitude to remember
and love the language of their mother.
BlshOD closed with an eloquent tribute to
the American flag. Following mass , the lay
portion of the huge congregation dispersed
and the priests repaired to the first cession
of the pnestenverom.
Membership in the society is confined to
Catholic clergymen who are of German ex
traction , or those who have charge of Gir-
man congregations , and also to those priests
regardless of nativity who speak , besides
English , the German languge. The first ob
ject of tbo society Is to give aid in the organ
ization of annual conventions of all Catholic
laymen in the United States. The aim
of this convention is to encourage and train
the mass of Catholic laymen so that they
may take an active part in the solution of
tbo great social problems of tbo day
from a Catholic standpoint. The second
object of this pnest's society is to practically
aid in executing tbo resolutions adopted at
the annual conventions and approved by the
bishops In whoso dioceses branch societies
are established. The fourth object Is to help
the "Leo house" in New York , an institution
for the protection of Catholic emigrants , and
a further purpose is to guide tbo Young
Men's Catholic association and similar as
sociations. "The spirit during the entire
session. " continued Fither Pape , "was one
of cordial unity. The various addresses
indicated throughout fealty to church and
state. The political creed of the society is
contained In the constitution of the United
States , On tbo great educational question
the society's motto Is " 'Homo Rule for the
American Family the Right to Control the
Education of Children Belongs to the Par
ents. "
Two hundred were present in the mealing ,
including Archbishop Katzer of Milwaukee
and Bishop Wlgger of New Jersey.
Tbo meeting of young men , announced in
the congress programme to take place at
3 p. m. , was attended by about 125
delegates. Revision of the constitution was
the work in bacd , aud the chief alteration
was the adoption of a provision that tbo or-
ganlz-ulon shall never Decorao a benevolent
society. Its purposes are to maintain a close
fraternal ipirit among German Catholic
young men , to encourage them in the faith
and to conduct proper social entertainments.
Tbo first business meeting of the opou con
gress ol priests and laymen was hold this
afternoon. Between 800 and 400 delegattn
\yere present. Tbo proceedings were con
fined to the election of officers of tbo congress
and the consideration of resolutions , which
passed muster as objectionable before
the advisory board of the censorship com
mittee of the members of the Clerical union.
Tbo following officers , recommended by tbo
directors , wore chosen without opposition :
President , Edward Nowbaus , Louisville ,
Ky. ; first vice president , Frank ISauraer ,
Syracuse , N. Y. ; second ice president , Jos-
Mr. Gumersbacb , St. Louis.
Rev. Ur. Hoelscbor of Buffalo delivered
the address of welcome. President Newhaus
replied briefly.
Tbo session ended with the appointment of
a committee on platform , of which Father
Borneman of Reading , Pa. , was made chair
man.
Tonight witnessed probably ono of the
most significant incidents of the congress.
It was at the boglttuluf- the first session
which tbo general public bed ooon expected
to attend. Perhaps 2,500 persons wore
present , notwithstanding that an admlsiion
was charged.
Mayor Charles F , Bishop , of Buffalo , had
welcomed the congress iu a neat speech in
the German when Bishop Ryan of this diocese
cese stepped to the foot of the stage and ad
dressed the assemblage tn Enctlsb. He was
in the midst of his address when he abruptly
announced the pope bad sent through him a
blessing upon tbelr deliberations. Tbo an
nouncement was received by the multitude
with cheers although tbo bishop's emphasis
on tbo words "through ma1' wa not
lost sight of , the bishop apparently
regarding it as Important in connection with
the first official act from Roma In line with
the popei recent declaration rcgardlne the
Cabensley affair that bo proposed to en trutt
the affairs of the Ame-irua churches exclu
sively to the American bishop * without other
Intermediary.
The other addresses of the evening were
made by Kov. J , Keeper of \ \ ilhauuport , Pa , ;
P
Mr. HenehofI of yfeJWnyne. Ind.S A. Roes-
tcin of St. LouisX'SdHov. Papport , of Cov-
Ington , Ky.
ODD
Meeting of tlicv vcrrlBn Grand
III * } 'jdlllH.
ST. Lori ? , Mo. , Sepi1 ? . -The sovereign
grand ledge of Odd Follows met og.iln this
morning , but after a brief session adjourned
until tomorrow. All the Jurisdictions nro
represented in the loJgo excepting Denmark
ana Switzerland. Two of the most import
ant qucsUons which will come before the
grand lodge nro those of ajro limitation and
the eligibility of liquor dealers.
Tbo rae t of the day toJay was taken up by
the Odd Fellows In grnnd prizodrills for can
tons and Individual patriarchs.
The decisions of the JUdgM rendered on &
basis of 100 per cent for perfection were as
follows : Canton Klxrooit , No. SI , of tbo Oe-
partment of Indiana , first , with a
percentage of S1..T3 ; Canton Frank , Xo.
K5 , ot Germantown , O. , second per cent
81.73 ; canton Indianapolis No. 2 , qf Indiana ,
third , percentage 8J.IO ; canton Occidental
No. 1 , Chicago , fourth , perccnUgo TS.rfl ;
canton Lincoln. No. 17. Joplln , Mo. , fifth ,
percentage 52.1(1 ( ; canton SL Joseph , St.
Joseph , Mo. , sixth , percentaeo TO.
The next event was the individual drill for
a purse of $150 , divided into three results :
ChovnllerT. R. Swltzer , of CAM ton Occiden
tal , Chicago , first ; Chevalier J. W. John * ,
canton Indianapolis , second ; Chevalier J.
Coyle , canton Indianapolis , third. The
Judges , were Captain CV. . O'Connor of the
United States cavalry , Captain C. Sinclair of
company G , First regiment N. G. M. , and
Captain P. M. Rumbold of battery A ,
N. G. M. _
JIECEXT .111311' OIIDKHS.
Detail of Chances In the Kcj-ular Ser
vice In the West ,
WASIII.SOTOX , D. C. , Sept. 2 , ' . [ Special
Telegram to THE BIE. : ] The following army
orders were issued today : The special order
of August 20 , 1S91 , transferring Captain
Daniel J. Cralglo , Tweitth Infantry , from
company G to company 1C of that regiment
nnd Captain George S. WINon from company
K to company G , Is revoked. Captain Wil
son will continue on duty at the United
States infantry and cavalry school at
Fort Leavenworth , Kan. In the de
partment of infantry , the following
order has been received from the
War department : First Lieutenant Benja
min L. Teneyck. assistant surgeon , is detailed
as a member of the Army Retiring Board at
Fort Loavortworth , convened by the War de
partment order dated September T , l ' .il , vice
First Lloutouaut frank A. Keefer , assistant
surgeon , relieved. Leave of absence for
three months , to take effect on being relieved
from duty in the recruiting service , isgnntod
Captain J. Milton Thompson , Twenty-fourth
Infantry. Leave for ono month , to take ef
fect on being relieved from duty on the re
cruiting service , is granted First Lieutenant
George T. T. PattersonFourtfconth infantry.
The leave granted Captain David J. Craple ,
Tweitth infantry , September . * > , 1S91 , De
partment of the Missouri , is extended seven
days.
JF.I.W/.VK n.if > riit
Winter's Cohl ami Snow Will Urine
Terrible SufTcrliiKB.
ST. PETEKSBCIIG , Sept 22. Reports re
ceived here from Tamboff and its adjacent
provinces announcn that tbo Zemlstvos have
provided for the restoring of ttio land , and to
furnish supplies of grain until January next.
After that date' there , will bo the greatest
aifficuUyttoJnaurj5foo31forM < | 6jyieopJe.jr As
The oUeellon3jf to o l 'itnDoaslbV 5 b 'sal- '
. .
> J * iwrf- BJ * * * * *
- -f f - ' ' wiSyp ? * "
aries of the local admml3tf5tUro''oooTeS have
"
necessarily been suspended" . Even if the
funds to supply grain are obtained the dis
tribution , which will bo over wide famine
tracts , will bo difficult , and the maintenance
of hospitals , schools and asylums is doubtful.
The scarcity of oats and hay is compelling
thn farmers to sell their live "stock at mock
prices. For Instan.ce , a horse for 2 roubles ,
a cow for 5 roubles and a colt for from 2f > Jo
03 copecks. After a recent county fair In a
district the skeletons of fort. , horses were
found by the ro dsIuV. The animals had
been klllcv ; ot their skins.
Dt.atuaUon is also staring in the face a
largo number of people who have been em
ployed on public works , as work on the latter
must stop when the frosts set in. The
masses ot the people rely entirely upon the
government to help them. This being the
state of affairs in tbo pleasant mild weather ,
the gloomy prospect in winter can bo readily
imagined.
run LUTE.
IJecniino a Girl .Jilted Him Michael
Karofa Killed Her ami Ilimsslf.
CLEVELAND , O. , Sept. 22. Michael ICarofa ,
a Hungarian machinist from Glrard , Pa. ,
aged 23 years , tonight murdered ICatio
Bohaly , aged 20 , and then committed sulcido.
The tragedy occurred at 25 Hill street , this
city , where the girl lived with her aunt.
The couple had been lover * in Hun
gary and had been engaged to bo
married. Recently the girl gave her heart
to another man , and was to have been mar *
riod next Monday. ICarofa came to Clove-
laud Sunday. For two days ho tried to in
duce the eirl to marry him. She refused all
his overtures , nnd becoming desperate , ho
procured n bull doe revolver andwont to the
house. The girl was sbot once , dying in
stantly. Karofa fired three bullets into bis
body and lived half on hour.
BC.ITTEIIEI ) . .I.VJtKOKX.V.
Gnrza's Invading Korco Pleclnfi from
the Wrath of Mexican Soldierw.
SIN ANTONIO , Tex. , Sept. 22. General
Stanley had telegrams today from General
Lazeros , commander of the Fourth military
zone of Mexico , stating that tbo Invasion of
Garza and his band has ended. Thu.v were
twenty-seven miles from Reyno/a Monday
and have scatter' * ! In order to try aud crois
the Rio Grande into Texas. A low have
gotten across at Tasilacbat , twelve miles
above Brownsville. The rest ate srfmewhoro
between Sallcano and Roynoza trying to get
back. A thousand mounted Mexican troops
under Colonel Hernandez and Cavoyas have
them almost surrounded and American
troops are on this sldo waiting to intercept
any of the band who attempt to cross. Gen
eral Lazeros says that tbo object of the band
is robbery aud that the raid bad no political
significance.
BEl'KltKIt THE "TIES.
Desperate Deed of a Drunken Chicago
IliiHband.
CHICAGO , I1U , Sept. 22. Crazed with Jeal
ousy and drink , Oscar Gundcmari , a laborer ,
this morning , at his homo on the North Side ,
blow out his wife's brains with a revolver
and then ended his own life in the same way.
The couple bad been living together un
happily for snmo tlmo. Because of the hus
band's cruelty. Mrs. Qundoman bad him ar
rested and hi-ld iu bonds to keep the peace.
This , It is thought , was the cause of tbo
tragedy.
iritKoic A i/.uy.
Death of the Fireman nnd Serious InJury -
Jury of the KiiKincer.
WEST PLUSCR , Mo , , Sept , 2J. Some un
known person or persons spiked a coupling
pin today between two rails on tbo Memphis
road near here. When the south-bound fast
Freight reached tbo place the eujlno and ten
der were derailed , and thrown down an era-
banumenU Fireman Forester was killed
aud Engineer Poleinan was badly scalded by
escaping steam.
Steamer Arrival * .
At Scllly Passed Rhaetla from Now York
for Hamburg.
At Oueeuitown-Obio 'rora Philadelphia.
Atutfusow Pomeranian from Now Y rK.
At Urowhead" Signalled , City of Parts
from New York for Liverpool.
Before Taking His Life tbo Fugitive Ex *
plains the Act.
KNEW HE WOULD NOT RECEIVE JUSTICE.
In the Junta Hi : Observed Only tliO
Creatures of Ihu I'ovolutlon ,
In Whom lie Tould
Not Trust.
tVlixj Jama ( lonlnn'fiitif'f.1
St.vmoo , Chill , Sept. 22.Hy [ Mexican
Cable to the Herald Special to TiiRBnc.- *
I send liuro the complete text of n letter writ *
ton by President Ualmaccdn on the night be
fore ho killed himself ot the Argentine lega
tlon. It was addressed to the minister of thd
Argentine Republic , Scr.or "Don Jo o
.Dairrivura. The Spanish used betrays strong
evidence of the extreme nervous tension to
which Batmnccda must have been subject.
His choice of words is not always of the best
nnd his grammar Is occasionally faulty. As
ho was perfectly able to talk and write excel *
lent Spanish , these fault ! ) In the letter only
go to show the terrible excitement Under
which ho was laboring. Tbo letter Is as fol *
lows :
S.tNTiAno. Sopt. 10. My Dear ? lr nnd I'rlendf
In conformity with what o ha previously
Haul and as you well know. 1 must ctvo u sola *
tlou to tlit ! situation In which I nut plncod and
ouclit not M prolong any further tlio asylum
\vlilch in tin-so eventful moment- ; you luive w
( onerously elvcn mo utul hlch I lecoiumeua
to my fiimlly ns tlio greatest service 1 have
received In my llfu. The ovnsporntlnti of my
euomlfS renders ilium Iliihle. should my rvsl
dcMico bo found out , ti > co to ex
tremities uhli'H 1 shall nvold by tha
greatest , finerlllco .1 cnuraseoui mart
oan make. You know I have suorncd vulgar
evasion , dcemlns it uifrorthy of n man who
lias ruled over the destinies of Chill mid iiiorp
so to excuse the acts of triumphant revolu
tion. 1 hud decided , therefore , of my own vo
lition , to pluco myself In tlio hands of tb
junta do coblrrns. Jioplns that the constitu
tion and the laws would In the end pievntl
and protect everyone. However , with nil the
chiefs and olllcoro In the nriiiy. all thee < ia-
tors and representatives , the inuj
nlelpilltles the Judiciary , the publlo
functional ies In all br.iiichi's of the
service , accused and brought U > trial , or fiiirl-
tlves , and myself , who nlone am responsible
before consress. drasjed to justice as topro-
sonted by special judges and partisans of the
revolution , to Htiswcr with our per
sons and properties for all wo liavo
done as u Koveriiimmt , as If \\e had
not constituted a eovpriiiueiiU Th
KOVerameatuus now boon established In suoh
: i manner that 1 hno : lost all hope that jus
tice Would uo accorded me. Sooln * * that the
spirit and tendencies of the revolution have
been made Into a government , I do not teolc
further to proloni * my asylum which I-tieitliur
can. nor ought to ilo.
Would toUod that thl1sacrifice would lessen
the persecutions of my friends bv those who
think that Iu this way they can mi'iillato and
wound me more Keenly. " May (3ocl have
mercy on the limn thrown down by the blow
of misfortune. God liloss you tmd your virtu
ous wlfo. 1 hope that my children will also
bless you. 7ellArrloty Unit In ) Is coed In
slaying near my kindred to perform the last
merciful services without ceremony or any
favor following. May you ami your wife aud
children bo over happy. Vours.
J. M. It.M.MACEDA.
I' . 8. Plcasu comply with the Inllmato
a ( Till r of honor I reconimcmlod lu you las *
night toward the person you know.
"VAi.r. "
Attached to this letter there was another
brief postscript cnUlnp attention tothoiact
that other letters would bo found addressed
to hlsjno.herujind ! ( requesting that they 09
" ' " " '
* ilelIvere"d'tb"therar'Tbcso"letters sitnp'y con
tain tbo unfortunate man's fnreu" * ! ' ioTiis
wile and his mother. Minister Kgaa
assures mo that in neither letter is there the
least reference to tbo motives that drovQ
Balmaceda to commit suicide.
v SOL1HKHS DISSATISFIED.
Chili's Volunteers Threaten Sorloufl
Trouble UnlPSH DlHL-lmr od.
ICopurtQlit IS.liu ) Janiff itiinliin llcitndt. ]
SANTIAGO , Chili , ( via Unlvestou , Tex. ) ,
Sept , 23. [ By Mexican Cable to the Herald
Special to THE BCE. | The outbreak :
among the troop * of the junta in this cityj
t o which I called attention yesterday and
which was caused by indulgence in liquor ,
was a trivial matter compared to the revolt
that Drake out at noon today. Included la
the largo nutnber of soldiers of tha
provisional government stationed hero are
many volunteers from Tarapaca and other
northern provinces of Chili. For some tima
these volunteers , many of whom were drawa
into the service of the Junta by the hope of
rich plunder in the southern provinces , have
been very restless under the taw of order and
restraint that has followed the occupation of
this city by the junta. This spirit of law
lessness , which had been smouldering in the
ranks of tbo volunteers , broke out today. As
Scnor Moneda. hi noon , was walking through
ono of the main ' .horoughfarcA , bo warn
suddenly surroundel by an infuriated
mob of soldiers from the northern provinces.
They m&do n great outcry against what they
denounced as the Injustice of keeping them
any longer In Santiago and demanded with
threats that measures bo taken to rotura
thorn to tholr homos.
Among other matter which came in for
their denunciation was the food which ha *
been furnished them. They protested that
its quality was of a very inferior klud and
declared that they would no longer submit
toll1 , .
As a consequence of the turbulouco of thft
volunteers , Santiago , which had not yet re
covered from the excitement caused by Bal-
mcccda's suicide , was again thrown Into a
high fever , The news spread quickly all
over the city , and as It traveled , the startling
Intelligence was acknowledged by cloiing all
shops. To what extent the disaffection
would have spread it Is impossible to
say. Further trouble was happily averted ,
at least for the tlmo being , by the cool bear
ing ot the president of the Junta , Jory ;
Monti and Colonel Canto. Their firmness ,
coupled with promises to the angry soldiers
that their grievances would no attended to ,
served to allay tbo spirit of the rebellion !
These promises were not raado in any moro
conciliatory manner. The movement to re
turn the discontented volunteers tn their
homes will bo begun tomorrow. Three Bat
talions are to bo scat northward by steamer
to Iquiquoand other points.
Balmaccda's death , as I predicted , hat
tended to soften the measures adopted by the
Junta in it * conduct toward manof the sup
porters of the late government , who are yet
in hiding. Tbo sacrifice be speaks of o pa
thetically will not havn been in vain. With
him ; still allvo , certain of his moU pro
nounced adherents might well have dreaded
the treatment they would have met with had
they been caught by their victors. Now that
the grave has closed over him. the fierceness
of the conquerors appears to bo giving way
to moro geucrous and inaguanlmou >
feelings. I had a long talk today wlin Senor
Edwards Motto , who is otio of the leaders ot
the congressIonulUts. Ho said the Junta was
not disposed to indulge in any harshness.
It preferred on the contrary to show
the world that the revolution hav
ing gained all the objeUt desired ,
the junta would not pormli the
names of its loaders to bo st lnod by any uctm
of vlndlcatlveness. Decrees have beau issued
ordering the local authorities in all the
provinces to conduct the coming elections
without pressing any onn Into voting 01
without resorting in any way to coercion.
Injunction ( J run led.
ST. Long , Mo. , Sept. 22.-Judg Thayer ,
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prooei.s In applying chalk to metallic plates
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tauter An accounting was also ordered by
the i 'I'irt , and U i * understood that SchraubV
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