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, 1890-03-20
TIE PRESIDENT DEFIEp.
Tho Cherokee boomers Persist In
Holding Their Claims.

ARKAnsAs CRY, March 10. The boom.
ers stampeded into the Cherokee strip
much the same as the cattle stampeded
out Of 1t. They miseonstrued the
passage OF the Oklahoma bill into an
act providing for an Immediate opening
of the country 10 settlement and each
colony OF boomers, fearing II would not
be the first on the ground to select the
choicest town sites and claims, rushed
pell nell over the border.
Fear is expressed by cooler heads that
this premature and ill-advised move
ment may be entirely useless, and that
the COVE rnment may deprive them of
their adva ntaee and drive the settlers
out 10 await tho formal opening OF the
country AN d give all prospective settlers
nm equal chance. This view Is enter
tained by only a small minority. The
great majority are already settling down
on tho claims as il assured Of perma-
nont residence. They believe now that
the invasion has been accomplished that
the president will allow them to remain
and will re rmit Others to take up land
whenever they arrive.
The majonty Of the bona fide settlers
carried on their wagons Yesterday
enough lumber to construct small
dwelling, and to-day the tents and
wagon covers that dot the prairies In all
directions ARE being renlaeeI with las q
n;c,urs.o,,s, h,, ,nS,r,, Inh.,a,,IaI h,..i
I'1.,0' r.ii'I. ..s' 'oaiu
s"N''Na hsIeu"'iy u 'n,S tue case IN
tine central settlement az fonca- only
yesterday Il small station OF 100 people
Guthrie the Oklahomn oi,v bocao. a
80, ~ a 900 rssL,,a,. w., !"
"mn VI 49, ihhapiuiiA,s W ono niRn''
ihe gainohhs fraternity Is IN the new
city in tuIl force. Monte men, wheel OF
fortune walnut shells with Elusive
panels a re being. manlpulated in oman
street win the usual d.grec NJ succoss
Sas.I "' AZ, ,. VI sueeess.
se.sia un'uIoaioes nave occurred
over these gambling devices, ana many
lights have taken place, but nothing
serious ha. resulted.
AT Guthrie last niyh, r.nor,.r
hoard.d Ina rain In wbich ,ha ran,a
''.N's' 80 ''u !" ~" % ~. ",'e" ue iePie
seh'a'i'es Vi inc 'hefoAee s'rip cattle
company were returning irom tho Fort
Worth cattlemen's convention. Mr.
Hewens, presiden, of the company. was
among the number. The first ,nti,na-
,Io,, 20, -. -, 80
W." '".! n"i "ao une inNa-
sion OF their leased lands was
gained al Guthrie. They could not be-
lieve IL, but n few minutes later the
camp fires, surrounded by the Invaders
themselves, were seen glowing ia the
darkness and confirmed ihe report.
The caitlemen are greatly disturbed
over the inv asion and have appointed a
committee TO notify the secretary of the
interior OF ,he fact and ask for troops to
restore 10 th en- the possession of their
lands.
No military force is on the ground
now, and us lar is known none has been
ordered 10 proceed thither. Captain
Cavenaugh, commanding the forces at
, 1890-03-20

ST. Louis, March Ib.--Advlces from
the lower Rio Grande country In Texas
say that the live stock is suffering
severely from lack Of wator. Nearly
all the water holes and streams In the
counties OF Starr, Hidalgo, Zspata and
Duval are dry, and In many places ule
cattle bavo to be driven ten miles TO
water. Fears are entertained that II the
drouth continues much longer the ioss
will DO very heavy.
, 1890-03-20


y PuprLAnp Or, March i9--The fol-
Dewing crop--weathsr IMPORT Is compiled
from rsporss received At tho hoadquar-
tsrs Of The Oregon State Weather
Bussan:
Tbs weather in the forcpart of the
Woek was cool; rain or snow was gem
efnlly exporiencsd. Tho tempersfuro
ross In the lattsr part OF the week, when
warmth and sunshine prevailed. The
tsmperaturs since January Is much
bsloy The Ayofage, whiis tho snow and
rainfall u shove the average.
WtntR wheat u generally reported In
0opd condition; . TOW sections report
rroyfous thsWing and freezing weather,
Vhieh had injurious effects, but theso
uupoxte are confined to . limited area
1hg ground IL generally too wet for
plo41n9, though In sections plowing Is
n psoITos. Tho suoW has generally
~ lssvi1g tho whsst In good condf-
6oo, ard 1klr Rrnss for stock A few
GoU111 ess blooming. Fruit and other
(EeRa ~ rapidly approaching the bud
dig season- 8ome foars are entertained
thn{ the fruit trses may have been
sli9htly injufed BY the cold winter.
On Harch 10, i8sD flowers, peach,
ehesTy, apple and plum troes were in
mIl bloom In most parts Of the state;
115O u about three weeks later in the
opening OF spring.
, 1890-03-20
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Tho Chicago Police Working ON IN
Interesting Case.

CuIcAoo, March 1s.-The police are at
work on a mysterious case. Sunday
night Mrs. Jennie Bingham was found
lying In the street with Rash In the
back Of her head. She was taken to the
last light, when she died. She had been
sepuralad from her husband, Major
bingham. OF Milwaukee, and had been
living with Zach Taylor, an engineer.
Taylor was locked up. although there Is
no evidence that he committed the
crime. The victim, Il Is said, feared that
bingham would XII her.
, 1890-03-20
ALMos SUCCESSFUL.
Latin. the Tacoma Murderer. Makes
an Attempt to Escapo.

WALLA WALLA, WASH, March H.
While the guards were dining. David
Latin, the Tacoma murderer, who was
given the freedom Of the yard on account
Of illness. threw a clothes line, pre-
the end, over the penitentiary wall and
escaped. He hid himself under some
hay In the priSon barn just outside the
enclosure, where he was discovered
shortly after This is the second at
tempt in tho past fortnight. He has
been feigning insanity 10 assist in his
escape.
, 1890-03-20
THE M'cALLA COURT MARITAL
The Trou bIe Mainly Duo 20 Tough
Gharaoters.

New YoRK, March l4,--In the McCalla
court martial to-day, Michael Gallagher
told about various punishments on the
vessel. Under cross-exafninaticn he said
that most of the trouble aboard the
% wbeS Tas WSsT wSy Sy one Of he
toughest.
Sergeant Monroe, relating the Walker
incident, said that the man used bad
language and would not stop 1t, and
that the captain struck him
Several other marines and seamen
testified TO the same effect
, 1890-03-20

WAsHINGroS, March l0.-Among the
amendments made by the senate com.
mittee 10 the administrative customs
bill, reported to the senate this afternoon,
is the striking out of the provision that
a section shall not apply to articles OK
ported from the United States and re.
imported. A section was added, fixing
the time OF the act to take effect July l.
1890, except section IL, which shall take
oiiect at once, This section provides for
tll' appointment by the president of
nine general Appraisers, not moro than
hse rotn one political party.
, 1890-03-20
IN THE LEvEE DISTRICTS.
An Arkansas Town Almost Complete
lr submerged,

IT subWorEeU,
HELENA, Ark, March lO.--The town
of Clarendon Is now pretty nearly
covered with water from tho White
river. The river rose so last that con
ductor was compelled to move q train on
the Arkansas Midland road two miles
from Clarendon. in order To make his
run into Helena. Between Duncan and
Oiarcndon the water is on some parts of
the track six feet deep.
rHE cREvAssR WIDENING.
LAKE PROVIDENCE, La, March l0.-
The crevasso at Raleigh this afternoon
was 5000 feet wide. and tho water was
going through with tremendous velocity.
An attempt Is being made TO fastcn u .
the levee 50 as to prevent further
abrasion.
, 1890-03-20

Delegate Dubois, of Idaho. got his
bill through the house to-day granting
the right of way to the Spokane & Pa
louise railway through tho Nez Perce
reservation. Objection was made by
the democrats to the provision in tho
bill making the righ, of way 100 feet
wide, and 1t was changed to 100.
, 1890-03-20
DEFEAT FOR DOODLE.
The Tide Lands Forces
Broken.
THE OPPOSITION CONFIDENT.
Eighteen Votes Claimed Against
the Bill in the Senote-Its
Defeat Assured.

OLYMPIA, Wash, March l5.-The out
look for tho tide lands bill in the senate
is not the brightest. 4 lew days since 1t
was thought that It would 20 through
the senate with hurrah. but change
has come over the mcmbcrs of that body
during the last two days Tho Eastern
Washington senators have been receiv-
ing letters from their constituents, who
have been urging them TO tight the bill
to death.
Fourteen senators who are opposed to
the bill held meeting In the room of a
prominent senator last night and dis
cussed the tide lands bill at length.
They decided to fight the bill ON the
same grounds as that II IL was opposed
in the house, that the rights Of the IN
land owner should be recognized only
when he has made improvements and
that the lerds shoulp be sold ut public
auction Two prominent Western Wash
ington senators attended the meeting.
One of the senators who attended the
meeting said that there were eighteen
votes against the bill, with two or three
wayering and likely to join tho opposi-
ton forces. The friends of the bill
claim only fifteen votes Tor sure, but
say there are three or four more who
would join them rather than have no
tide land legislation. lfit passes In the
senate. the vote will be- as close as In the
house
The meeting was held at Senator
Payne's room. All who were present
wrrc unanimously in favor Of granting
the pre-emptiye right OF purchase for
improvers. The oystermen will receive
no recognition whatever. Those present
say that they will Kill the bill unless its
friends make the concessions demanded
, 1890-03-20

The new.state men have found a
method of securing legislation IN the
senate. They all stay through the
dreary debates, and late in the afternoon
when the prosy takers have driven
every body out OF the chamber they call
up as unobjected bills their own pet
measures and pass them. A number of
bills went through last evening which
have been pending for some time.
, 1890-03-20

SAN FRAScIsoo, March 1.-THE Indian
known us "Old Gabriel" died at the
county hospital at Salinas yesterday.
There is no record Of his birth, but when
the Franciscan missionaries came to
California, more than century ago,
old Gabriel was ,hon a grandfather and
as far as can be learned by tradition he
was born about 1740, and had reached
the ago Of l50 years at the time OF his
Aaufh
, 1890-03-20
IN IHE HONE FIELD.
Oregon Democrats Call q
State Convention.
AN APPEAL TO The OPPRESSED,
orAin Prospects in oregon--walia
Walls News Items--Advioes
From Tacoma.

gAfxn, Or, March io-The demo-
cratic state central committee met to-
day and decided 60 call state oonvon-
tion u Portland April "a.
The call closes Ms follows; 1--WE in
vito ell American citizens, without dis.
tino>ion Of calling or political preferoncc,
Who an weary Of paying q sweat
wrought tribute % consciencelcss mo.
nopolics. 10 emulate the examples OF
thsir fellows Who have 80 emphatically y
sxpresssd themsclvss ut the polls st the
seosnt elections In Massachusetts,, Ohio
and Iowa and who In Kansas announce
their attsntion y take stand TO unto
in determined effort to re-ostabiish
our national merchant marine, TO strike
~ the fsttsrs Of our suffering factories
end 10 relieve the great army OF con-
snnsn from the burden Of taxes which
oprsessss them grIevously and profits
thsm nothing. and to rebuke the party
vhich now announces, not only that the
BODY polite OF this country shall make
brick. but that they shall make them
without straw"
, 1890-03-20
Tho Dem.ora,s dive Up HOPE.

The Montana democratic would-be
senators give up all hope of obtaining
seats, and will content themselves with
speeches made by the minority mem.
bors OF the committee rcciting the case
Of tue democrats ON the senate floor.
, 1890-03-20

Tho only objection the democrats arc
making TO the admission OF Idaho IL
upon the Mormon question, the test oath
being the sole point on which u fight will
be made
The reason for desiring tho postpone
ment of the admission bills for Wyo-
ming and Idaho are that New Mexico
and Arizona shall be admitted also.
The republicans will declare Themselves
in favor Of admitting these territories,
but will insist that the Idaho test oath
shall be made part OF the constitution
OF each. The republicans intend to
make the light solidly against the Nor
mons, and will put the democrats in the
position of defending that church and
their polysamous practices.
The Irrigation Problem.
The house committee ON irrigation has
done nothing but listen to expert talk on
the subject. representative Hansbrough
to-day secured tho appointment of
subcommittee, OF which he il chairman,
to present to tho committee measure
covering the whole irrigation problem
and suggesting that action should 10
taken. Ii Is probable that the policy Of
the senate committee will be pursued
Hich Goid Discoveries.
CITY ~ MENICo, March l5-Rich gold
discoveries have been made in tho state
of Durango.
, 1890-03-20
THE OLSON LYNCHERs.
Four OF tho Ring-Leaders Sentenced
to Life lmprisonnent.

60 Life imprisonment.
la CROSSE, Wis, March l4.-Sentonce
was pronounced on the lynchers at
whitehall by Judge Newman to-day.
Charles johnson, ole Sletto, and Mrs.
Olson and her son were sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life, three days in each
year TO he solitary. There was scene
Of great excitement in the courtroom.
Mrs. Olson tainted, and there wore
groans and the shedding of tears. The
Sheriff. started TO Waupun with the pris-
ers this afternoon.
, 1890-03-20

fracisco. -. 7'IfS 7Tr' ! -
Tue bark Bundalser, which was towod
ashore yesterday near Dungoncss could
not bc gotten of by two tugs. She Is
uninjurcd.
, 1890-03-20
THE CnEKoKEE BOOMERS.
They VIII Be Prevented From Ocou-
pyIng tho NtrIp.

WAHIS0roS, March lD.-It has been
discovered that the Cherokee Home
steadors Association has issued secret
circular calling for n general raid into
the strip from all directions on April ~
Il SAYS that there is good reason TO be,
liove that they will not be molcstod, IL u
sufficiently large number go in.
ON the strength of this President HAr-
rison has authorized the statement that
the settlement of the strip will not be
allowed until authorized no mater
what proportions the raid assumes.
rIlE PATROL oT THE STRIP BEGUN.
GurHRGE, |, T, March 10. The
patrol OF the Cherokee strip by forces OF
the United States army began to-day,
These troops were massed at this point
this morning from the hotel and will
march to four different points along the
southern boundary OF the strip and
thence will march In squads covering as
much ground a. possible north through
the strip, notifying the settlers who now
remain OF the presidents notice, and
forcibly eyicting those who refuse to
leave voluntarily. once out they will bo
kept Out
HOUND FoR ''No MANS LAND"
o sIdBRRAL. Kan, March 10 Despite the
presidents proclamation, party of
boomers, numbering 2DO or 3OO, have
started for mo Mans Land whore
they intend to found "a town at Hard
estY. They say that the president y
order does not apply to NO Mans
~
, 1890-03-20
SHE WONT HAVE IT.

The Seattle Queen Refuses to Trot
Double.
SEATTLE, March i5.-rho proposition
to send Queen Angelino arou d the
world with Citizen Train has fallen
through, as her royal highuess has re-
fused to go globe trotting. She says
that the ghost OF her father, old Chief
Seattle, would haunt her were she to
make tour In company with crazy
man.
, 1890-03-20
Ports OF Entry In Alaska,

Mr. Dolph passed his bill for ports OF
entry in Alaska last evening. 1t consti-
tutes Mary's island, Wrangel. Juneau,
Sand Point, kodiac aad Ounalaska
ports OF delivery in the customs district
Of Alaska, and provides that tho secre-
tary Of the treasury shall appoint Off
GERS for each Of these places. Buildings
to cost $3.50, coo are 70 be erected for the
government.
, 1890-03-20

Representative Carter Of Montana,
appeared before the rivers and harbors
committee urging an appropriation Of
S25, 900 for the survey Of tho upper NJ Is
sour river above Great Falls. He ex-
poets to get favorable report.
, 1890-03-20

Delegate Dubois had bill passed In
the house to-day ratifying tho action OF
the Idaho legislature for wagon road
from the northern 10 tho southern part
OF Idaho, "A distance OF 100 miles. This
road will open up prosperous mining
district
, 1890-03-20

washington-Ma l.. Cole, at Hes
seltine, Lincoln county.
, 1890-03-20
The Washington Miiitia.

General George p Ihric, OF Washing
ton state, is in the city in the interest of
the militia. lie wants the war depart
ment to grant two batteries TO the state
for ITS use. There is no provision for
this purpose, and Senator Squire will
introduce bill TO get around the diff
Guilty.
, 1890-03-20

Senator Squire to-day presented a
memorial from the Washington logisla.
ture, asking congress to appropriate
10000 for mproyementson the Skagit
river 1t was ordered printed.
, 1890-03-20

Mcssrs. Hansbrough and Pickler were
to-day laboring with Mr. Lind, of Min
nesota, TO convince him that the report
Of the timber culture act was what was
necessary for the good of the new states
and territories 1t is generally under
stood that MIR. Lind's active opposition
would defeat the bill, and the men
anxious for It's repeal want him to hold
of.
, 1890-03-20

The senate committee on military af'
fairs to-day reported favorably Senator
Aliens bill approprating 10000 for
parking and Improving the Fort Walla
Walla reservation.
, 1890-03-20

MAx FnAnxIco. March io--in the
1ros1pf Of the charges against Captain
[1nAly To-day, Lisutensnt BUM. of the
naf 1estifisd IN Heaiy's favor. He said
1n1 he cop1nand<r WAS not intoxicated
" ~ en<irs trip on the Pacific coast
, 1890-03-20

RoME, March i3.--The pope will ap-
point a metropolitan and four suilragnn
bishops, II the japanese government
gives its consent.
, 1890-03-20
THE RAILROADS.
Meeting OF tho Tronscontinentai Al
aocIation at Los Angeles.

soeistfon at Los Angeles.
San Drkoo, March 1.-THE meeting
Of tho Transoontinental Association was
called TO order this morning by James
Smith, chairman. The meeting will be
held with closed doors, and this morn
Ing all except tho members were rigidly
excluded. The reporters were told that
such information as was OF interest 10
the public would bc furnished them by
tho secretary.
The first business of the meeting was
the election OF officers, which resulted I.
James Smith, chairman executive com.
mittee, ]. Z. Stubbs, of tho Southern
Pacific; q. =. Mellen, of tho Union Pa.
cihc; George Oids, of the Canadian Pa
cihc; ]. NJ. Hannaford, of tho Northern
Pacific; J. q. Goddard, of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe; J.. S. Leeds, OF the
Missouri Pacific; Colonel ID. Z. Dodge,
Of the Rio Grande 4 Western.
In the afternoon Chairman Smith
made the annual report for the last
twelve months, which was adopted. The
report says that the revenue from freight
was SIS, ,s5s.4s5; number Of pounds,
Lass, 230, <gi average: rate per cwt.,
$l-287; west-bound passengers. 1855
esst-bound, 7e,ei9. total pas
sengers, i9i,63i; revenue from
passengers, $s,6ii.350; total revenue,
s27, Az, $40; increase of freight traffic
over 1883, 81, ,s5l, DIG; and decrease of
passenger traffic, az compared with the
last SIX months Of 1888, S33s, 545.
The report states that there have been
but few changes In the rates, and these
, 1890-03-20

wALLA wALLA NOTES.
Hunt aud M Various Extensions---
Local Mention.

WALiA wALLA, March is.-frank
Royce, accused OF stealing property be-
longing TO q. w. Hunt. the railway
builder, was acquitted this afternoon.
, 1890-03-20

Meeting OF the Tran-continentai As
soeiation,
SAN DIKoo. Cal, March l5.-The
transcontinental association convened
this morning, but Immediately ad'
journed until Monday, all the members
not being present. II is expected the
meeting may last week or ten days, IL
the members fail to agree on the restora.
ton o 4 tran scontineutulr rates
, 1890-03-20

WAsmSGros, u. c., March l3.--Clar-
ence NJ. Barton, Of Washington state,
has been appointed special agent Of
the treasury department to gather sta
tistics Of the commercial interests of
that state. The statistics arc to DO no
part Of the census compilation.
, 1890-03-20

1 LurorIA, Mont, March io.-Ed
|Enssfss and W. q. Paine, who have been
|&lV1ux he<s for the past month. wers ar
|11rSo1 q day, charged with robbiug the
fnr1horn Pacifc cypress Office al Brain.
~, Num-, Of Slo.0Oo shout year ago.
, 1890-03-20

San FRAscrsco. March i0.-The Paci-
6c Coast Board Of Commerce met to-day.
iinsnssei Coiiyer, Of Tacoma, presented u
sesolution, which was adopted, protest
zne against the repeal OF the Chinese ex-
uluston act. and asking for additional
laGisiation to efiecluaily prevent Chinese
1mmigration.
The resolution was adopted asking the
.0nral commercial organization 70 express
~ opinion on tho following subjects,
'nnd rsport at the annual meeting in Sep
|0nsnber next: The best methods of ex-
jlsnding the scope OF the organization; I;
ehe expedieney OF subsdizing shiPpingi
al national bankruptcy law; Pacific
|0oast river and harbor Improvements,
nnd hnFbor defcnses; anti-Chinese legis-
anaaton; interstato commerce; subsidising
IN Oceanic cable lines; tise Pacific coast
<1xbtbit at tho worlds fair.
Xho moeting then adjourned.
, 1890-03-20
TACOMA NEWS IrrMs.
HEsrshsl Brown Qualines-An Import
aAt Deeision.

TAcoxA. WASH. March 10.-United
States Assshsl J. II. Brown, of Tacoma,
qualified before Judge Hanford to-day,
and appointed ID. q. Lowell, OF Tacoma,
and James H. woslery, of Seattle, depu.
tkss; Charles Lambkin. Of Tacoma,
warden Of the United States peniten-
tIary on McNeili's island, and Arthur
Perry. of Olympia, clerk.
The trial oi the Craigcnd ship case,
which was set for trial In the Justice
court to-day, was postponed. as no ser
vioe by psblication had been made until
Saturday.
In suit before Judge Campbell in the
superior court, the jury to-day decided
ths4sndorsers Of proinisaory notes were
Liable, and that It was not necessary to
notify them OF the non-pay msnt Of the
note. The case has been in court for
two Year,, and has been watched with
grrsf tntfrost by the legal fraternity. as
4 u the flrst decision In the state fixing
the liability OF tho endorsers Of note.
, 1890-03-20
RIGHTS OF SETTLERS,
Secretary Noble Takes Inde-
pendent Ground.
THE MONTANA DEMOCRATS
The Senatorial Aspirants Lese
Hope-Admission of Idaho
The Irrigation Problem.
special Service OF the REVIEWS Washing.
ton Press Burcau.l

Especial Service oi the REVIEWS Washing.
ton Press Burcau.l
WNsrINGroN, h. e., March i5.-Sccre-
tary Noble, OF tho interior department,
to-day gave decisions in four cases in
which Fcttlcmont had been made on
odd'numbered sections within the
limits of the tract Withdrawn for the
Northern Pacific railroad graut. In
each cuso the decision was against the
company. The settlers were Thomas
Jackson, T. j. Williams James NJ.
Moore and C.. j. Sears, all In the BOle.
man, Mont, district.
Different conditions surrounded each
case, but all involved the
right Of settler within
the limits Of railroad grant, on land
which at the date of the withdrawal was
not part OF the public domain. This
secretary rules that land on which u set
tier was living when the map oi definite
location was iiled could not 10 with
drawn Tor the benefit of the company,
even II the settler Voluntarily gave up
his claim.
In addition to the decisions given In
other cases, he rules that settlement ut
the date Of the withdrawal occupies tho
same position as IL the lands had not
been Withdrawn. This covers large
number of cases from one end of the
Northern Pacific TO the other. where
lands given up 10y settlers are now
claimed by the company.
In another case, that of John Gale
against the Northern Pacific company,
involving the title to land IN section A,
township 10, range 3, IN the Seattle,
Washington, district decision was
given against the road. Some years ago
Gale filed on the land, which wac within
the iofty-mile limit withdrawn. When
the map OF definite location was filed
Gale gave up has claim by order OF the
local office, The ruling OF the interior
department at that time was that the
withdrawal took olect at the date of the
receipt of the orior at tho local Office.
Secretary Noble quotes supreme court
deicslon To sustain the ruling that the
company's rights attached on the filing
of the map Of definite location, and says
that the former department rulings cut
no figure, and that Gale Is entitled to
have his entry reihsiated.
The Dem scra,s give Up Hope.