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HE .1 ' ESTABLISHED JUNE 10. 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNLXd SEPTEMBER 18 , 18 a. S. F fGLE COPY 1'IVE CENTS. LEAVING IN DROVES Bottlers Rushing Out of the Strip Just as Fait as Thsy Hushed In , HORDES OF DISAPPOINTED IIOMESEEKERS Their Land of Premise Proved Only of Beauty , SUN BURNED AND WIND D3IED PLAINS TJ..Lvititi6 Stretches of Trcoless and Sterile Prairies Moit Their Gnzo. V , S ! Y IN STORE FOR LUCKY BOOMERS Their Pn .r * U > nfl \VI11 Prove u llnnlnii ol Bicknnni nuit U'unt Olnuuiy Pictures or tliu Sltimtloii tlritwn l > y He- turning Pilgrim * . AKKANflAs CITY. Sept. 17. Thousands of people who yesterday made such an effort to get Into the Cherokee Strip wore muklncr equally strenuous efforts to get out today. Even-as soon nfter .ho rush us yesterday evening hundreds of people came out from the Strip nnd took up quarters here. Some fulled in the great race to got claims , nnd others , utter having located a claim , re linquished It raUior than cnduro the dis comforts and hardships of a frontier life In n desolate country , such as the Strip now Is. Today the return move became nn exodus , nnd tonight Iho city is ns badly crowded as it was the night before tl o race. Many are departing by the trains , but others , being too iwor to b iv oven railway tickets , ore stranded hero. "What to do with the hitter class will bo a question to bo decided by the city authori ties All these returning loll iho same story of tlio lack of water und scarcity of food , but of an o craupu'y of heat , hot wind and dust. There nro m my stories of crime : ind cas ualties , hut all being strangers to ono nn- olhor , niniCG nro missing. The crimes arc mostly IsolutoJ murders , which look place yesterday In the light for claims. The fatal accidents are reported ns the results of yes terday's rush men trampled to death by tiorsos or kllloa by falling from Iho over- crowdo.l excursion trains. They lie Not Find tlio CliernKro Mrlp u I. iiiu ! of .Milk nnil iloniiy * AHKASSAM CITV , Kan , , Sept , 17. The mys tery which through so many long years of anxious waiting which shrouded the real character of the Cherokee Strip , the gauzy veil through which expectant tiomcscokers thought they saw a Canaan , has been swept nwny. The Cherokee Strip Is now a reality , nnd a very grim reality nt that. There is no Canaan ubout it , either. It was n prom ised land , bjit it has not kept its promise. It may do so a year from now , but at present the Strip is about tlio most uninviting quarter on the face of the ourtlh \Vi\ler Is obtainable Ir. only n few places. Food Is so scarce tlmt o loaf of broad costs 50 cents and n pound of , smoked ham is worth a dollar. The weather is suffocating and another hot wind Is blow ing from the south that would parch all vegetation If Ihoro was any to lurch. The drouth of last month bus loft the country . burned dry. A smothering dust , composed of n combination nf line sand nnd ashes from the prairie fires , fills the air and adds to the thirst and general discomfort of the un i- happy boomers. The careless building of eunip fires has sot the parched prairie bliulng in many places and boomers nro out lighting off the flames. In oilier places unscrupulous men have started the fires In thu hope of driving some timorous claimant off a valuable tract. Trying to ttlr.ilshti'ii Out. Today was generally given over to nn effort to bring order out of chaos. The farm ers families have put up tents , arranged their private houses as comfortably as pos- nlblo , nnd liavu begun the search for water , cither In crooks , springs , or In arlvlng wells , while the houd of tlio family has hustled oil ( o the nearest land ofllco to file his prelim inary papers. Tlio county seats and town sites have be come busy communities. Those reached > oy the railways have boon fairly well supplied with provisions. In these off the lines of travel the commonest commodities command fancy prices , so greatly dooi the demand exceed the supply. At Willow SprliiRs valor sells al 10 cents n glass , bread utf,0 conls a loaf mid other supplies at proportional tional amounts. Restaurants , shops of ill kinds , drinking places and gambling houses have bcon established In touts and uro doing n thriving business. At Perry und Wlmrton today church sorv- Jcos wore hold , bin they were slinily at tended , The boomers were too weary after yesterday's race , too busy Iu administering to bodily ncccsalilos , or too Indifferent to go to Church. At the I.iuul The centers of Into.rcsl huvo now boon transferred to the government laud ofUVos. > At Kingfisher today 000 tlrod and weary boomers lined up in front of thn , office , and will hoop their places until the ofllco opans up tomorrow , At Quthrlo no less Hum 1,200 ! inon and women are in line. At Perry , tlio now town situ on the Banta Fo line , u line of men a mile long stretches away , and at Wlmrton 1200 ! people [ nro in lino. At Poud Crock on the Hock Island the crowd of people deslrous"of doing business with ttio land oftlro is enormous. tflio crowds at the land offices must have Buffered intensely today. The sun wa's hid den bohlnd thin clouds , but ono of the fam ous hot winds was blowing a gale from the ' touth , carrying the itmt in clouds. The men ami women who dared the dangers gers of yesterday's rush and these who en dured the hardships for tlio ton days preceding - coding hold their places resolutely In line oiut will do so until they make sure ot their claims by tiling their papers. TUI ; piiu.msi.D I.A.SII. Itctilrnlnt : Itrunncr * Tell \Vocful Tiilri uf flirlr lVitTrlnuce. | KANSAU OITV , Kupt. 17. 'There was a big ej.odus uf disappointed people in MM Chero kee strip to lay , TliuSunU Fo brought sroin . throe special trains loaded tliU niorntnir una tu j I'nmu In on the Keel ! Kland. Tworcgu- Inr trains on UitJi roads wcro crowded with nmn nnd women who left the strip lust lUliuind ( ; who were glad enough to gut back to iiuiia.ion. A wliulo pai'tj of pooplnfrom Illinois who hail piiii-iH-d : u i-itabllHh * - a colony of llitdr own In it ' Strip eumu back on tn Santa Fe. H'liey vrer the uiusi forlorn looklui ; party that the ofllcl.ils of the union depot had overseen. They were dust-bcprlmtncd and weary. They made the run on font from tlio line north of Orlando nnd got not n Ing nfter having stood In line for four days nt the rcff- lalratlon booth , sleeping on the ground and existing on muddy water and dry bread. Knoch Hooker of Orccn county , Illinois , acted as spokesman for tlic parly whenever llioy wcro approached by people who wanted to bear their experience. "Uncle Sam has turned bunco stcerer , " tic said to n reporter. "Ho fins turned Over a lot of land of no value to poor people , and If they cv r are ublo to pay for It ho will bo receiving money under false pretenses. Tlio i-jilh-oads nnd the news papers u ore In tlio'play.1 too , the railroads for what money there was In It and the newspapers for fear of offending subKcrlbcis In the border towns. I predict this winter will sco moro sickness * suffering nnd woo to those who have gone to this 'promised uind1 than has over Leon scon in any pioneer settlement. The fanners can pot nothing from the lanil.for nearly n year , and in the towns there will bo work for but very few people. 'Only ubout one-half of the people who made the run got claims. Tlio rest will have to go back to their old homes or hire oul at , any work obtainable. "AtOilando , from whoie wo made the run. the crush was something terrible and the casualties wcro numerous. Not half tlio casualties wilt overreach the newspapeiB. for they took place over so wide nn urea that It would take a thousand reporters to find them. At the line north of Orlando Just before the signal gun was fired ono man started on foot Into the Strip. The soldier on guard culled upon him to halt and raised his rifle to his shoulder. The man's partner rushed up to the soldier and told him not to flro , threat ening him with doalh If ho should do so. The man kept on running. The soldier tired nnd Iho man dropped dead. The man's part ner fired and the soldier dropped dead. Just then the signal gun announced the start of the race und tbo double iragcdy was over looked In the excitement. "Wo are glad to got back , and there nro no sour grapes in it , cither. Wo honestly would not take A claim in the new country as n gift now , after what wo saw of the country nnd its people. " FAT is or TWO rniNic ? . Utiinor that Smith Oiiuiliiiim AVoro Killed In the Clicrolioo Strip. "Was my papa killed down in the Cherokee Strip ! " This was the qucrv of n bright faced little girl about 13 years of ago near the corner of Twenty-fourth and Milroy streets yesterday afternoon. The little ono began to cry and ran off toward the house , whore her mother and seven more children wore congregated. The old lady cannot speal : any English. She had been told that her husband was killed down on the Cherokee Strip during the race yesterday. The report is that Frank Hatay and Frank Kreiiok were both killed. Mrs. ICrenek wus in thu Uatay house when the reporter en tered. Shn was also in tears and eagerly soughtany information from the absent hus band. Mrs. ICronolc has four children. She has not heard u word from her husband slnco ho left. Mrs. Ilatay received a- litter yesterday from her husband ' ' which was writtenon , the 15th , which would bo Thursday. Ho was then feeling well and in good spirits , impatiently waiting for Saturday noon to roll around , when ho and his friend would make a race for a home and a fortune. Mrs. Frank Dolozel was present and acted as interpreter for the grief stricken wives. They said that their husbands had started for the Indian Terri tory together to take up a homestead. Mrs. ICronolc had not received any word from her husband and Mrs. Hatay had nothiiii ; but the letter. A neighbor had told thorn that ho hud heard that , both the men had been killed ono stabbed and the other shot to death. That was all they know and they were Impatiently waiting to receive more definite news. Neither of the families arc destitute , as both own their homes und besides have many friends who would not see them suffer. The police know nothing of the killing any more than they hud heard both men were dead. Uatay worked at the Omaha packing house and Krcnck ut the Omaha smelting works. Both were uteady , industrious men. JIOW PUKKV WAS SKTTLKU. Sooner * ISoiit Honest Snttlurg Into tliu Now Ton-unite. Pr.HUY , Old. , Sept. 17. This town , Iho counlv scat of county O , and the principal townsiio on the line of the Santa Fo , full Into Iho bunds of sooners. Seven minutes after noon-yesterday a number 'of horseman wcro seen scampering in this direction from tlio Flint hills over lowiird iho east , and five minutes later n party of 200 horsamoti , under the lead of Jim Masterson , mounted on Bill Dalton's famous liorse. descended upon this townsiio nnd occupied 'the choicest lots. They chose the lots Immediately sur- the land office , where the buslnoss portion of iho town will doubtless bo built. That they > worn sooners had been hiding in the Flint hills is absolutely certain , for no horse has yet been found who could make nine miles in twelve minutes. At 1"I5 : the honest boomers began to eomo In , They , too , were mounted ; on horses and beat the Santa Fo train rsy eight minutes. It is estimated thai 5,000 [ people claimed lots during the afternoon. Karly In the morning the United States troops made a last hunt for sooners. They discovered an oven score , among them being Mrs. Silver , known nil aver the west as the proprietress of uunclmr halls in mining camps and border towns. The troops brought them tu the guard house nnd kept them In confinement until Into In the afternoon. niv.vi. TOWNS sriii.vu or. Opportunities In I'lnity fur County Sent Conti'ntu 111 thn Strip. C.u.wvni.i. , Kan. . Sept , 17. Klval towns have ueen started in the ICnid district. Ono clusters around ICnld , the county feat offi ( cially established by the government. line other also nails Itself ICnld and Is located Iu short distance south of the county scat. It was established by a number of men who were disgruntled at the selection ef the site of the county seat , and who claimed that Iho ofllcial hlto was a bad selection. They claim many advantages for the rival town , and hone lo vote their town the countv seat when the matter comes before the people for decision. Poud Creeit hns 5,000 people. It would huvo had 7,000 if there hud been enough lots for all coiners. Many were disappointed und are returning. Culdwcll Is crowded with disappointed people. They have been coming in all day from the Strip. Some fulled to got town Iota nnd some failed to get farms , while others found that the land was not what they bolievcd it to bo und KO dcsm-tod : tliolrclaims. His bclleveu that nut over half of the people who went into thf Strip will stay in. Some cannot stay because they got no claims and others will not stay because they prefer to lenvo. . llcturiiluj ; tu OUlitliomii OUIUNUO , Okl. , Sept. 17. Thousands of people who left their homo * In Oklahoma ito tcole new homes in Urn Cherokee Strip are ruturnlng , They thought they were In hard luck in Oklahoma , but nro n-nv convinced that tlii-lr condition was parailUo compared to what It would bo In the now country. Ijpmu of thosert'turnlug secured good claims , and tbe.Y have niiim bii'k tu talu ; up position In the hue at the laud ofuXv , hopeful of a prosperous future. Others mvy they uld uot Ulto u claim for u gift. TO INCREASE THE CURRENCY Plan to Allow the National Banks More Circulation is Greatly Favored. SUGGESTIONS TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE I'liiiinrlnri Point Out the Cotimo Hint Might I'rlni ; It'tlcr Ilvcrjtioily Askril to 1'ippiiKo n I'lim U'liltlni ; on the Scimto Kuiv. WASKIXOTOX Uunctu OF Tun Bits , ) FouitTEnxTitr GUI FouitTEnxTit t STiiunr. > WASHI.NCITON , Sept. 17. ) Kcprcspiitutlvo Jojinson of Indlina , who Is n momborot the committee on bunking and currency , und who has Introduced in tins house a bill giving national binks circula tion to the full par vuluo of bonds deposited , bollovcs that through this circulation lies ono of the speediest and quickest ways of affording relief to the money stringency , und since he has voted for the unconditional repeal of the silver purchasing law , be suys ho would bo glad to do all in his power to provide n steady increase of the circulating medium in some other direction. "I do not know thai the committee on banking and currency will take early action upon my bill , " said Mr. Johnson to THE BEU correspondent today , "or that It will act upon It any lime , but 1 feel satisfied that us soon ns the senate disposes of the silver repo-il bill the house committee on banking and currency will take hold of the financial measures before it and will soon thereafter produce something. I think It Is a good idea for those interested In financial matters to make every plausible suggestion to the com mittee , as It is seeking information und sug gestions intended to' equip It for proper action when It is necessary to begin work. Wilt nn tliu Somite. "Naturally iho committee will defer con sideration of the Various financial measures before It until It is known Just what the outcome of the silver repeal contest will bo. Itm Is possible thai some amendments may bo made lo that bill which will dispose of n part ! ! of the plans already suggested to the banking ! and currency committee. 1 bellovo that there will bo some Important bunk ing nnd currency measures reported from the committee within the nnxt few weeks nnd thai wo shall have financial legislation intended to relieve the country. " intl It is the belief of most rnon in congress that the bill to give national bunks par vuluo of circulation will in some form become - come n law within the next few months , and it is more than likely that in the sumo con- , nectlon Ihoro will bo some amendments maao to the national banking laws , like the JJjb providing against excessive loans to bank ofllcials and permitting banks to hun- dlo their surplus and undivided profits upon n different basis. Muy Mnko n Compromise. The general impression in Washington is that there will soon bo effected some sort of compromise on the silver repeal bill in the senate. It is believed the ways and means com- mittco will report Iho tariff bill in the hotiso by the 20th of October. The hearings given manufacturers by the committee close on next Wednesday. Sugar will bo hoard on Tuesday. Senator Allison's speech yesterday Is said to have had Iho niosi influence of any speech delivered In favor of silver repeal. The president says ho will not go gunning till the silver bill is out of the way. The republicans have abandoned the cam paign in Virginia to tlio populists. There uro but two Hckets in the field in that state. UVsiorn Pui-sloiiK. Pensions granted , issue of September 5 , were : Nebraska : Reissue Josiuh C. Curry , de ceased , Blue Hill , Webster county. Iowa : Mexican war survivors : Increase John Braso. Muscatino , Muscallno county ; John B , Uydcr. Wupcllo , Kouisu county ; John Shelton , Mark , D.ivlo county ; George W. Wade , Kddyvillo. Wnpello county. North Dakota : Original David Dicr , Da/.oy , Barnes. Mexican war survivors : In crease James Burdiek , Fargo , Case ; Cor nelius Sullivan , Osborn , Benson , Colorado ; Original widows , otc. Minnie Englorlpht , Colorado Springs , El Paso. PorHoiuil Mention. F S. Mulr and wife of Omaha and Henry T. Oxnnrd , the Grand Island augur mini , ure at the Arlington. Cadets A. A. Prcssy of Ooonto , Neb. ; Fred. B. Hoffman of Sioux City , und Arthur L Wcssols of I/jtvmoor , la. , have been admit ted us Muy members of the classes ut the Annapolis. Md. . United States Naval acad emy , and ( Judet H. E. Servell of Independ ence , A. H. MeCarty of Dos Molnes and H. B. WolU of Newton , Iu. , and Arthur St. ( Jlalr Smith of Cedar Kupids and I. , . M. Overstreet of Arborvllio , Neb. , have been admitted to the September classes. PEIIHY S. HEATH. IIA IVA MAN A VI'AI US. Mr. TIiiiMtan OUcimcg I Thorn with a Itrpurtor. Sept. 17. L. A. Thur.ston , the Hawaiian envoy , has returned to this city to watch the progress of affairs relat ing to the provisional governmenl of Ha waii , which ho represents. He was soon an > ay a reporter of the Associ.ilcd press this even ing nnd said the n0 lust information ho hud re ' ceived from the 0is provisional government was of the date of August L'5. Then there was isa surplus of $150UOC in the treasury und the savings bank had u surplus of 15,000. Hu regarded us a most significant sign of the government's stability the fact that an issue of $100,000 of U per cent bonds , for internal Improvement was put on the market and sold nt par. This , ho thought , showed re was no lack of conlldenco in ttio al government. Thenttltudoof Mr. Sprccklcs is plainly ale matter of business. Ho wants cho.ip coolie labor und knows this system would bo done tiway with If the country becomes an Amer- can stale. Thrco of the largest sugar planters of thu Island all favor the monarchy. The question wus simply whether there shall be a government on the Anglo-Saxon basis of a whlto man's government , while the rest of the population Is being brought up to the standnrdof cltizenshii ) , or whcthci' It should bo nn oriental colony. Kegurdlng reports thatlapun would take steps to estaultsli a protectorate over heat Islands , Mr. Thurstpn said : "Japan made hoa demand of the provisional government that Japanese people should have the right lo vote , Tlio government declined to grant this , on Hie ground that It was negotiating with the United States with a view to annexation , nnd that while sueh negotiations were pending it would not be proper to take dtopb affecting the elective franchise. Jupan replied that she hud no ofllclul knowledge of such negotiations , and knew of no power but the provisional government of Hawaii. Then she attempted to coerce the provisional government by the threats thai she would nol permit her subjects lo come to the island as laborers. " When asked if the provisional government would agree to the establishment of a pro tectorate by the United States , Mr. Thurs- ton replied : "The term protectorate is rsus narrow us u hair or us broad as the heavens. 1 have no idea what terms might bo sug ! gested. There ure protoctoraloa und pro tectorates. " roho "What vrould bo the result should the : United States decide lo lei Hawaii ulonoi [ ] What system of government would bo adopted ! " "No ono has looked forward to such a con tingency. All our plaiib hayo been made with a view to un agreement with this gov ernment. The whole island is haiifin' ' upon that hope , " Mr. Tliurstou. in conclusion , said most em phatically that ho considered thu provisional Kcveruuiciit strouu enough to hold iho rcius until a final decision Wai reached. "It Is the strongest p.ivornbient Hawaii h.is had for years , if slio hid ever had , a stronger , " ho s.ii.l , MJVT Stcrctnry Merion I mii' NIMV Order * to Ills 1'nrrc of In inc torn. WASIIIXOTOX , Sopt17. . An Important order has Just been Issued by Secretary Morton respecting Ihoiroeat inspection ser vice of the AgrlculturaVdcpartmont. After October 1 all hogs slauahlercd for the Inter state nnd foreign trade will bo Inspected before slaughter and 'again nt the time Ihn carcass is bctmr dressed * The Inspection of pork has so far been confined to the micro scopic examination of curi'ussrs Intended for export trade. Secretary Merion has dotoi- mined that our own pcoplo ehall have the benefit of this Inspection us well ns the foreigners. The. Inspection noxv livitigurutod Is considered a mea sure of the utmost Importance for protecting the consumer , from unwholesome moat. Inslrucllons havp boon given to Inspectors specters covering the Inspection of cattle , sticci ) and swine nnd their products , and will bo enforced in nil ports of the country. The Inspectors are Instructed to condemn carcasses when affected \jy \ dlsoase or Injury which would mnko the Hush unlit for human food. The cnforccnlcnt lof tnoso Instruc tions will , in the opinion of the socrotnry , Insure wholesome moat for the Interstate and foreign trade , und this the Depart ment ot Agriculture has under its control , but the municipal boards of health must still bo depended upon to protect consumers from diseased animals \vliioh are sold for consumption In the states' whore killed. Will llUcontliiuo tliu WASIII.NOTON , Sept. 17. t'JL'ho time allotted for public hcurliics before the ways nnd moans committee will end next Wednesday , the "Oth inst. , unless the commlttco roeon- sldirs its action. There seems to be a dis position on the part of republican members to continue the hearings ( indefinitely , but it is thought the majority -will consent to no such ! arrangement. Therefore , It scorns probable the woric of tpreparing a new tariff bill will bo commenced during the coming week. On TucsJny , Henry T. Oxnard , beet sugar manufacturer , will argue before the committee. ' Airs. Stnvcumiii In U'ltxhtniclon. WASHIMITOX , Sept. 17. iMrs. AdlaJ Steven son and her daughter , MJiry , arrived from Illinois this morning.i ' Ills Address at the Illiinor Given to Arch bishop HciiiiPHgy nt lnlii < ( iif. DUIIUQUE , Sept. 17. tSpoeial Telegram to THE BBE.J At the banquet ( following Arch bishop Henncssy's vcstlturefwith the pallium today Archbishop Ireland responded to the toast : "Tho Hterarchyj of the United States. " He congratulated the now metro politan , adverting to his own experience as archbishop ; said ho was glad the storms had been succeeded by an urea of mildness , charity and mercy. This , was taken us a reference to the advent of Satolli. and the cheering xvus terrific. He alluded covertly to the opposition ho hail encountered from the hSlrarehy and bade the .young priests remember that the prejudice of Americans against the church of which they had com plained was n prejudice' the church itself had aroused. Ho wus prepared to follow the words the pope's messenger had just uttered in Chicago : "Go forward ; holding in ono hand the "book of Christian truth and in the other the constitution .of the United States. " Lot thojuhurch Dutpursue this policy and the American people . .would take it to their arms. In no other country could the apollstlc delegate have * received so cordial u welcome as had been given him throughout the United States. ' The "Influence of his coming hud already been felt. When Bishop Keano opened a room of inquiry for Americans at the Catholic university the conservatives sneered and wondered who would call. Yet Bishop Keano could not attend this banquet bfeauso _ bo was receiv ing'JOO inquiries daily. The American people ple were comuig to' the Catholic church because the church had entered upon the policy Satolli hud proclaimed nt Chicago. He drew a picture of the church a quarter of a century hence , and saw it with an ag gressive wellequlpped helrarohy. established in the confidence of the American people. When ho closed Arch'bishop Ireland was implored to remain hero tomorrow night ami speak at the opera house. Ho consented. Archbishop Corrigan followed Ireland with a conservative address on church and country. Archbishop Satatti responding in Latin to his address , dccldrcd the church proposed not coercion , but liberality. .Not the suoverslon of popular government , but allegicnco to its constitution , within which lilies it would seek the propagation of the faith in America. He referred to Pope Leo's warm friendship for this government and extended greetings on his behalf. The pallium was confemvl upon Arch bishop licnnessy at St. ltaphael's cathedral here today in the presence of more limn 2,000 people. Twice as many more , who could not gain admission , gathered outside the church. The scene in the church was grand boyomi description. The decorations were artistic and beautiful. At the appointed hoar the procession moved from the arch-episcopal residence , nnd as it moved toward the ulur the choir rendered appropriate iniis.ii ; . Mgr , Satolli and Archbishop Hcnnessy were enthroned immediately on their ar rival nc the altar und all was in readi ness for the poniitiei.il hitch mass. It was u magnificent display of pomp characteristic of the church , und the great congregation witnessed n scene of splendor unsurpassed. .At the conclusion of the mass the pallium was conferred by Car dinal Gibbons with the ceremony attending Investiture. The cardinal nnd his assistant * then re ' tired und the now archbishop ascended the : altar stops and the tlrs.t archbishop of Dubuque solemnly blessed the entiru audi ence. inxur AwJsi'T THE cur. Aiimlciunatrd I.ixlsnn Confrontud wltli Serious TrouliU-H. PiTTsnuuo , Pa. , Sept. } 7.j 'I'ho vote of the amalgamated lodgcn on t io question of ac cepting u 10 percent roduption In the bar , guide ami ten-inch departments was counted last night , 'lo the Rurprjspof the national officers , who udvocutcd'au ' acceptance of the reduction , it was unfavorable. The manu facturers insist upou..f tbu . reduction and many , particularly in Sucranco and Ma- honing vailovs , want uu > all around cut laof from'JO to'JS per cent. It will start the mills nonunion and the Amalgamated asso ciation will bo confronted , by the greatest ! utrugglo since its formation. Mo feme u t of Ocoun Sti/nuier / * Nfit | > 17. At Southampton Arrived Saalo , from Now York. , At Movllle Arrived Ciy ] of Now York , Irom Now York. . At Lizard Passed MoiMYla. At New York Arrived Fulua , from Genoa ; Lynda , from Hamburg ; Furneslu , from Liverpool. t At Boston Arrived Bothnia , from Liv erpool , - * * ut l lUllnmit Wreck. OLIVE , Minn. , Sept. 17. A freight train on the Milwaukee road , consisting .of uu engine nnd seventeen curs , was ditched by nn open swlth hero Inst night , George W. Kcmson engineer , Charles Hocldlnirs , fireman , annd Anthony Brewer , brake-man , were inntruitly killed. All lived In Minneapolis , Street Our l.liiuit Tint ) Up KVANSVILLB , Ind. , Sept , 17 , All the nol railway Unas in the city were tlod up y ester day by n strike , which "was caused uy the managers of the lines endeavoring to into effect u reduction in wages. I twin it mill. miPAHIS , Sept. 17.Dr. . Kdward Ilrev , the well Knuwn American ji'.ij-slt-iau uf Paris Is dead. THEIR CONTEST OF WORDS Silver Senators Arranging Their Plan of Battle Against Ropcal. THOSE BOCKED TO MAKE LONG SPEECHES No Appuront C'hnnco ( or u Vote Urine Taken Very .Soon I'lio Opiionltlou Content ItM'lf liy WASIIISOTOX , Sept. 17. Kepeal will attain occupy the attention of the senate this week to the exclusion of almost every subject. There may bo a division during the morning hourc.ich duy on icsolutions of inquiry of any subject that can bo legitimately tltcn | up , but the principal part of each day , and possibly of cacti night , will bo 'de voted to the con.oldcr.ition of Mr. Wilson's bill to destroy the vital clause1of the Sherman act. There will , however , be u breiik In tlio monotony tomorrow , caused by the recess which will UQ taken in observance of the centennial celebration of the laying ul the corner stone of the eapltol , and , possibly , another change of progr.un on Tuesday , when Senator Voor- hccs u 111 attempt to extern ) thu day session Into the evening. The silver advocates will bo expected to do most of the talking. Sen ator Mills Is the only friend of repeal who has given notice of an intention to mnito u speech , while the records of the senate show that Messrs. llnnsbroiigh. George and White of California all talk on different days during the week. - Onlct. II has been , so far as possible , Iho policy ofni the iidininlslrutloit forces and these who nro especially uhxlous to have the Sherman law wiped nut , to avoid milking speeches , consequently , they have inkon comparatively cca small part la the debute. They know that a speech of given length by ono of their men consumes , us much limo as n speech of the same length by a member of the opposition , und i they have a keen suspicion that the op ponents of the bill care very lltllo how iho time is occupied so long as It is occupied. Furthermore , the loaders of the repeal forces know that every speech that Is made by ono ola the advocates of the bill simply furnishes a text for those who are opposing it. This condition ( of affairs accounts for the silence of ! sucn repeal senators us Vilas , Palmer , Gray. McPhcrson and Hill , all of whom are able debaters und generally willing to do their share of the talking. There Is no speech announced for tomor row. < If the adjournment for the centennial celebration should bo postponed for any Clh length of time it Is possible that Senator Teller will make reply to some of the state ments of Messrs. Dolph , Lindsay und Alli son. Tuesday Senator Mills is booked for a speech ' , white Senator George will have the floor , on Wednesday nnd Senator White of California on Thursday. Further than ibis no speeches huvo been unnounccd. Pronirlnr : ; mi ICIuliur.ito Aildi'e-n. Scnalor Jones of Nevada is preparing an elaborate address and may bo expected to take the floor nl no very distant day. Sena tors Vest. Harris , Bate , Berry , BlacKburn , Cull nnd Perkins , und possibly others , are also expected to take up the question. It is expected most of them will make long speeches , so that it appears , unless the ef forts to prolong Iho sessions inlo Iho night should prove to bo successful , there is still in prospect u considerable time for legitimate debalo. , _ There is much interosf * m ' 'Senator Veer hees' announced determination to prolong the dailv .sessions. If ho should succeed in forcing the senate to sit at night there nro those who think the change would bo only temporary , They base this opinion upon the knowledge thai the senate is composed in a large part of men past middle age and not accustomed to severe physical strain , and upon the fact that iho enemies of iho bill will insist that there shall be at ull times a quorum in the senate. They will not allow iho majority to call a night session to force them to talk nnd then leave them without un audloncc. Indeed , it is a | fact that but for his sense of duty Senator Voorhees would tint court the physical effort he is bringing upon himself in asking for night sessions. Tno labor of the session has o far been very severe upon him , und lie ms been compelled to be constantly in his eat nnd on the qui vivo every minute to irevcnt the consummation of some unfore- een piece of leglsl itlvo strategy by the jther side , or to take advantage of any open- ng to press thu bill along. While ho does lot complain , It Is known that the strain is ilreudy beginning to toll on him. Friday light when ho left the cupltol ho was well dgh exhausted , though In better condition Suturduy. Tallor'4 Ilml : ( .nek. Senator Voorhees' task Is only equaled y that of Senator Teller , who leads the opposition. Ho Is compelled to remain nt his post until the end of the session , und n addition is expected to take advantage of < the opportunity offered , und cither to have ils spouKers prepared togo on" or take the leer himself. Both those men are past 00 , 'cars of ago und the ordeal will be very BOy ng for them. It will also test the cndur- inco of many of the other senators. If rit should become upparcni that the night ses sions will not have the desired effect of pro- ducinra vote , the prediction h freely made that these sessions will bo short , if ordered at all. TliU Wt'ulr in tliu Iliiuic , The indications point to u very lively week In thu house. Tomorrow will hu devoted to the ceremonies attending the centennial celebration of the laying of the corner stbno of the capitol. On Tuesday the deb-itu on the Tucker law will bo resumed und will con tinue for the rest of the week. The demo cratic managers confidently expect a ma jority of ihcir own on that day. hls wi 11 1 give them iho whip ami cnublo them to put down the filibuster opposition of the republi cans. General Trucoy and the fifteen ere twenty democrats , who acted with the republicans publicans last weak will also , it is under stood , eomo into camp. It Is boiiovcd they [ were following the white house opposition to the present consideration of this measure on -couiil of its effect in the senate , not because they were not us anx ious to secure tlio legislation nt which the Tuekor bill alms us any of tholr democratio colleagues. With a quorum of democrats In fuvor of proceeding with the measure , how ever , longer affiliation with the republicans would bo folly. Besides , Senators Veer liecs nnd Gorman und other democratic leaders In the scnalo have expressed thu opinion that the passage of tliu Tuuker bill ! In the house , no matter Inw long the debate proceeds , will have no cfTccl whatever on the acllon of Iho scnato. Indeed , they de clare the opposition ot General Traccy ni 1 his friends was injuring thu can so of tlio re peal of the Sherman bill by angering the sliver men in the sonalo , who declared it savoroJ too much ot white house dictation , Win l.linlt lu-lmto. As soon as the Tucker bill Is. reported to the house the commltlcuon rules will bo In voked lo applv llio machinery necessary Into bring it Into the arena of dobato. This the committee on rules will do immediately , and although Mr. Tucker says no attempt will bo made to apply the gug until "reasonable time" for debalo has bjon allowed , the un- dcrstandlnc today Is not more than ono week at the most will bo granted for tlio discussion of the measure. One member of the rules committee Is in favor of bringing ' ai. order lo provide for n vote at the end of thrco uays discussion. Colonel Oates , from the commltteo on Ju diciary , will report : i bill similar In tenor Jute the Tuuifcr bill on Tuesday , except that MB bill Is not us dr.tstlo us the Tucker bill , , In thai lidoos not riipt.il iho statutes permit ting officers of iho iirniv and navy in Jyg ul ttio polls Hlien occablon requires. Although the 0111 will go on tlio calendar llrt , hccjrdlng lo the uro-eJunco of I'l.lllng coir.mlltccs , it 1 probable it will bo substl- \W \ tutcd by the rules cotmnl'i4 for the Tiu-Ker bill. T to author of tl : , .nttcr bill explains that although his b cpe.ils the statute i-onccrnlm : troops nt tl ills , It still leaves It In the ixiwcroftli jecutlvc of each state to call for troops If -ssary. Otliir U'ork Alupjicd , l. Chairman Utisk wilt present tils report ns- sinning clerks to committees. If this report comes up there will bo the regular biennial effort to reduce expenditures by lopping off the clerks assigned to the smaller commit tees of the homo. A minority of the com mittee , consisting of Mutchlor of Pennsyl vania and Payntcrof Kcntiii'kv. ha\o pro- pnrcil n repirt showing , ns they claim , the absurdity of assigning clerks to the commit- tees. It is also iK > sllilo Mr. Richardson's bill , which has already received ' one day's con sideration , may crowd Its way into the loels- lutivo hall again this week , but the Indlc.i- lions nro the entire week will no devoted to the repeal of the federal election * law. The republican leaders will use uvery moans In their power to light the measure , but If the special order Is adopted they will be bound hand nnd foot. ItruimHlclf , ( In , , SuITm-linr from ttio of till ) Southland , Bnu.vswicK , Ga . Sept. 17. "Klcven now cases of yellow fever today and nn epidcmlo declared. " Such wns the announcement maua by Colonel - onol Goodyear at tlio Board of Health mootIng - Ing . today , sending a thrill of terror through tlio grlof-strleken residents of Brunswick.ra With heartbreaking sorrow hundreds bur- rledly rushed to the trains this afternoon nnd the town Is nearly depopulated. There are the poorer in Brunswick for whom . the government aim people of the country must think. They cannot live for they have no money , nnd "help , or wo will perish , " is the cry that would go up from their throats , did they know help would bo given. Dark cloudslloat ; over the city today , add ing to tlio gloom. Surgeon Gulteras left today for Philadelphia , after doing noble work. Ho was called to the bedside of a sick wifo. Surgeon Geddings and Fagul are hero nnd Surgeon Murphy is cnrouto. Work will bo commenced on the hospital buildings tomorrow. During the hurry nnd bustle of leaving to day many nailed up their stores nnd lied. Weeping mothers , wives an ! children stood by the train crying ns if their hearts would break as they Imprinted kisses on theirdovcd ones' lips , probably the lust they will over give. Strong men turned aside with tears welling from their eyes as they viewed af fecting scenes , and the prayers that were offered in that crowd were many , and sincere. The change in tlio weather is unfavorable , and the worst may bo expected. - * COUltT. Tliroo Nugrot-s Txl > ii from , lalt unit \ > y 11 l.oiiUliiiiu Moli , Nr.w OHLKASS , Sopi. 17. Volsin , Basil and Puul Juliriii , brother of Koselius Julian , who murdered Judge Victor Estopinal in Jeffer son parish last Friday afternoon , wcro ar- Testcd'-ycstcrdny charged with being accessories series to the crime and confined in jail at South Port. Last night al 11 o'clock u mob of armed men jodo up to the jail , look Iho thrco men out , hanged two of them in a grove near the Jail und the oilier to a magnolia - nolia tree near Camp Parapet. Two other negroes , cousins of the Julians , wcro taken from tlio Jail to Camp Parapet , se verely flogged and ordered to leave the parish In twenty minutes. Who the posse was which took vengeance in their hands or who the leader was will never ba known. The men were u determined band. They meted out to the negroes the stern sentences without , noise. The three negroes. logcth r with their mother , wives and sisters and two male cousins , wcro incarcerated in the j ill at the Kstopinul court house this after noon There were many rumors of lynching. Men with cooler heads on them tried their utmost to control the posse , who had been hunting night and day for the assassins of .ludgo lOstopinul. Liquor added to iho ex cited , turbulent slulo in which Iho men were in. Bolter counsel prevailed until the gloomy strides of night foil. Then the armed bauds of men patrolled the roads , the levees nnd guarded all entranccn lo Ihe s watnps. Their large black hats wcro pulled down over frowning brown. Then- voices had u firm , hard ring in them. PJans wcro qui-jtly formulated. A band of picked men were selected. Others were stationed urouiid the roads and the npproachcs to the jail. All persons were halted nnd either turned back or itept prisoners for tlio time being. It wus 11 o'clock. Not u light was visible anywhere. The inmates of the houses were wrapped in slumber or were watching in tlio darkness. Some of the mob who went to the jail wanted to take all flvo men out and hung them. Others thought it but ter to haii.1 the llireo brothers and Hog the two cousins , The latter course was finally agreed upon and carried out as stuto.1 above. UAXKKlt MUXIt. ISrriifmrdVnlnl > oror AttmnptH to Com mit hiilciila In U'iMliliiij-lciii. Nnw VOIIK , Sept. 17. Dispatches from Washington show tlmt Bombard Weinber ger , the missing East Sltlo banker who de luded several hundred Hebrew depositors , attempted to kill himself in a small hotel by inhaling uas , Ho la now on iho road to re covery in u hospital in Washington and will bo brought hero to faeo the people whom ho defrauded. Weinberger was n bunknr , broker und steamship ticket agent , whoso patrons were the poorer cl'isses of Kussiuiis. Polish und Bohemian Hebrews. He hud small banks in Grand ami ISast und West Houston strents. Juno 10 ho sailed for Hamburg lo got from his brother , so ho said , money to pay depositors. Weinberger loft In charge of his banking houses his mummer and confidential man , Moses Hcrschdorfcr. On September 4 Weinberger's banks fullod to open. Horsi-h- dorfer hud dlsappoarcd und Iho facts indi cate that he took everything of value 11al Weinberger loft behind , for iho safes were omply when examined , Weinberger's friends say he undoubtedly heard of Ilcrsch- dorfer's flight and the closing ol the bunks when ho landed In New York nveelc ago und tlmt ho went to Washington lo Invoice Iho ilnunclal uld of wealthy friends and fulling , attempted to commit suicide. ' -M United Ntiitcn .Slounm ilp ICxpiMeil to Cliof- > ri : itt limit Held IIi | at Curium. 1KU tii/Jame * ( innlnn llcniictt. ] Tiiituia , Spain , Sept. --Now [ York Herald Cable Special to THE Bmi.J he United States cruiser llennlngton ed hero yesterday from Brest , but as that is i a cholera infested district she had tu proceed to the Corima la iroito , where she will un ' * CI'K ° luaraulltio. Poitilj , ' . ! ! Aliirinnl. Sept. 17. The Portuguese gov ernment has decided to smut another warship - ship to Kin do Janeiro , as .lie advices re- colved Imio uro of the most serious descrip tion. Tliu bombardment of Ulo is ivsumed uvery now und then und much damage ! s said to have been done to property. \Vlll iVUnrnt thu . .Hunuvrri. . VIESXA , Kupt. 17. The dulfo of Connaught ; and the king n ( Saxony hava left this city for thu urano uf the Hungarian army veri. 1 } A Wisconsin Town and Settlements Sur rounded by Tiro. AWE-INSPIRING \ \ SCENES OF DESTRUCTION ATh Tliros Hundred. Miles of Valuable Timber Burning Fiercely. STRUGGLES OF THE TII1EVTENED PEOPLE STMr Many Places nro Saved Only After the Most Horoio Efforts. MANY / CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TVrrllile Ktprrlrnro of tlio Pconlo of th District ! Wliloh llnvo llecu lltiriioit Over 5r iU DfMtKutton 1'rnvnlli Monur : < > of Kullrf. ) , Wls. , Sept. 17 A prayer for rain went up throughout northern Wiscon sin todny. The forest ilrcs continue to de vour everything before them. It has boon anexcltim ( ) ; day for Ashland. Settlers nro coming in from all directions , Hying j'or their lives. At noon the people were called from worship by flro alarum. The chillers and smoke became nlinost blinding nil over the I'lty. Over 1,000 volunteers wore added to the flro department to light the flumes , which rushed In on the city from the Odauab. liiiiliin reservation. At ! ! o'clock there wns n wild cry of despair from the people living near the Mil waukee , Lake Shore & Western railway shops. The water works had given out , and there wns no water. Iho chemical engines wcro brought , but It was useless to try to stop the flames , as a high wind was blowing , there in-o but n very few wells In the city. Then the railroad coal sheds caught flro , and the plucky engineers soon had the thirty dead engines steamed up and running all rolling stock to the lake front. Household goods h.ivo been burned and over n hundred families are already homeless. Obsrnroil Uio Sun. The sun was almost obscured by the angry clouds of smoke and cinders. Twenty men were overcome In fighting the name's and taken to the hospital. The timber and veg etation is like straw. No rain has fallen since July 10 Three families near Marcngo have perished. There was no help to go to them. The firemen , with wet sponges ever their months and goggles over their eyes , cannot remain long in the heat and smoke. At Parlshvlllo the largo Iron plant Is burning. A largo number of women and children who hud rushed to the Inlto front were only suveu by a desperate effort with patrol wagons. The ilro Is the same that has been raging further south nil the week , and the heaviest part did not reach hero until today. It was almoHt a hopeless struggle In the eastern part of the city. Settlers arriving have pitiful stories to tell nnd are being cared for by those who stilt have houses. One man named Kgstrom was driven crazy by the loss of his wife und children. His hair und eye lushes and clothes were burned from his body whoa discovered. . T\ro Hundred Mllon'of Finnic. As near as can bo estimated the flro now covers nearly i-'OO square miles , and N swoop ing north. The damage to standing pine will bo very heavy , and now approximates * 5,000l > 00. A woman and baby , supposed to be the wife of n settler , were picked up In an In sensible condition toniuht near the Wtiito Hivor road. The child died and the mother la In a delirious condition. The husbuuu is supposed to have pcribhcd. Some Indians who are camping on n raft in Had river are hemmed in by archways of flames. All communication wns cut off from sur rounding small towns today. It is Impossi ble to give details of today's holocaust nno ) losses , but if rain does notcomo tonight the death list will run up Into the hundreds. ii.viti ) siitur. < ; iivS. I'Yiirlut FlglKH by Kemdriun to Have Their HOIIKH. IiioxRiviiii , WIs. , Sept. 17. Fierce forest fires are raging between this city nnd Superior and u great deal of damage to the tlmbnr , railroad property and the property of homesteaders has been done. Thoovcnlnff trains on the Northern Paclflo und Duluth , South Shore & Atlantic railways wcro pre ceded by hand c.irs , loaded with section men to repair the tracks for the trains to puns. Several bridges along the Northern P.iciflo nro on fire and homesteaders In many cases have been entirely burnt out. WI T Sui-Binon , Wis , . Sept. 17. For sev eral days this city has been enveloped In dense smoke from numerous forest ilrcs south of hero , but no danger was untieipated until thin afternoon , when the flrou approached the city , forced on by a strong wind. The flro departments were culled out nnd the flumes fought oil before they reached nny of thn buildings on the outskirts of town. Mmwiu , , Wls. , Sept. 17. The wind has turned completely around , stopping the pro gress of iho forest lire In this vicinity. A light ruin Is falling , and ho/ivy / clouds indi cate a general rain. The work of caring for the destitute farmers has begun In earnest , CltUens are responding liberally , and the Immediate wants of the people uro looked after , llulp for .Mu.llllhin. Mi , Wls , , Sept. 17 , Another call for help was received this morning from Mo- Mlllan asking for all the available inon and buckets that Murshflold could send , A spe cial train wus made up and 225 ! men answered the call. Arriving nt McMillan they found the flro approaching from the eust , driven by a strong wind. They were soon in line , and forming n bucket brigade , fought llk.o heroes and held the flames at bay until 9 o'clock this afternoon , whou a slight shower of rain tmeckml the fires and gave the tired workers a breathing spoil. Charles McMillan arrluod this morning from Fen du Lao bringing BOG foot of hose , whlcn IH being used to good advantage. As the wind has subsided und the sky betokens morn rain , U is believed McMillan will pull through. It rained quite hard In this city today and nearly all the fires hereabouts have been ex tinguished. The uir In clearer of unoUotuau It has been for two weeks. Striking Klmpmi'ii Will Komiine Work. r/juisviu.B , Ky , , Sept. 17. The striking shopinen of the I/niisvillo & Nashville , at least In a sufficient number to operate the shops , will return to work Monday. Tlio company will re-employ all who deslra work , hut makes no promises of a restora tion of wugcs , und the men will be treated as new employes. .Mine ) ItHrtiimiiii ; Operation * . JACKSOX. O , , Kept. 17. The first break In the lockout of Jackson county miners has oc curred. Five mines have icsumcd operations on thu tdd basis. Two thousand night hun dred miners are still out. A secret confer ence of the miner * bus been held und it Is hinted they will demand 10 cents udvfuico unless the mines rcbumo shortly. \ > lll Try In lleiirgiuilsr , NASIIVII.I.H , Sept. 17The stock and bond holder * of the Southern Iron company nlli moot In this city tuinnrnnv to act upon tn plan of thu reorg&nuuticiu committee.