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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24

The insane scramble for 160 acres of
land in Oklahoma could not be worse if
that were all the public land in the
country. With millions OF acres just
as good elsewhere. to be had for the
quiet taking possession and carrying
out the law in regard to occupancy. one
must believe that there is great deal
more than the average share Of folly in
these men who are gathering on the
borders of Oklahoma to struggle Tor
quarter section when the hour arrives.
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24
The Signal.
Special TO the Gazette.

OKLAHOMA, o. T, Sept. ga pistol shot
fired by young army lieutenant was the
signal to-day for the waiting crowd al
Choctaw City to start in the big race for
the new country. Choctaw City has the
advantage of being located within mile
of the line, and for more than year it has
been the rendezvous of lot of homeseekers
who have waited patiently all this time for
the president to issue his proclamation. de-
claring the new country open.
1t has been the evident desire of the au-
thorities at Washington to give every pos
sible show to the honest settlers. but still
some of the recent instructions that were
sent out from the interior dspartment, II
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24
Tho Mad RusIh.

GUTHRIE, 0. T., Sept. 22.-"The land is
yours" That Is what every time-piece on
the border of the lands opened to settle
ment to-day proclaimed when its hands
pointed to the hour of noon. Simultaneous
with the arrival of that hour the home
seekers gathered on the border made
headlong rush over the line into the Gov
eted country, and onto the quarter sections
upon which their eyes had been feaSting
for some days and others for weeks and
months. The rush was a mad one and was
made so by the fact that the number of
home seekers greatly exceeded the number
of quarter sections available fer settlement.
Time passes slowly in face of expectancy.
and the mornings hours dragged their
dreary lengths out to an interminabie degree.
1t seemed as II noon would never come
In face of the SlownesS of the passage of
time the calm demeanor OF the United States
soldiers stationed around. inside the border
for the purpose of excluding home-SeekerS
until the noon hour, was eXaSperating
They paced backward and forward as in
different, seemingly, Us If the opening of a
million acres of land was an everyday oc-
currence. But when the noon hour did
arrive all the pent-up excitement found
vent in the firing of revolverS and rites,
shooting, singing and cracking OF whips and
furious driving. Running horsemen, of
course. hadt he advantage over every other
man in the race. and most of the racers were
horsemen who had gone to the border in
a prairie schooner with his family, left his
schooner, family and one horse on the
border and mounting the other became
hOrseman. After locating his claim he will
return and direct his possessions to his new
home. Men who came 20 the new place with
nothing but money purchased saddle horses,
ponies, mules or any kind of an animal that
would carry n man. while others rented
them. Some of the more desperate cowboys
mounted steers, and The latter joining in
the stampede, carried their riders to the
interior. while others Were uuceremoniously
JUNIORS ID or unsteered not far from the bor-
der.
One of the unique sights a. Tahoe was
company of young Indies from Guthrie who
had formed colonization company to pro-
coed to the new lands and settle on adioin-
ing claims. They We're mounted ON
TEXAS PONIES,
and were attired as much as could be in
cowboy style, with revolver and equipped
for camping out. They made the race in
body.
So far as has been ascartained up to the
present time, no serious conflict has taken
place between rival claimants, and the
country has been peacefully occupied.
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many negro voters in those states, and
a few voters, one way or the other, may
count for a great deal. That is the
reason that "white" doesn't mean white
at all, or anything else, just now, in
the opinion of Mr.. Harrison's admins
+pot;or
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24
a Riot Reported.

OKLAHOMA CRY, o. t, Sept. ga
courier has just brought the information
that a riot of serious moment occurred in
the new country over the settlement of
claims. The courier says in the general
melee that followed three men were killed.
Col. Wade, who was in command of all
the troops in the territory, and whose head
quarters are temporarily in this city, scouts
the idea of any Ser Gus outbreaks, such as
reported. nevertheless he instantly sent an
order out to investigate the truth Of the re-
port
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24

SECRETARY NOBLE lnstructs the
land offices that the word white"
doesn't mean white at all, in restrict
ing the Indian lands to white settle
:nent. The agreement OF the Indians,
therefore, that their lands should be
thrown open to white settlement is set
aside and counts for nothing. A hot
political contest is now going on in
Ohio and New York. There are good
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24
Mad as March Hares.

Mad as March Hares.
Special to the Gazette.
GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept. 22.-The population
increased 10000 to-day. No country in the
world has record of any such growth.
This morning the settled area of the Terri
tory numb ered 3, COX, 900 acres and the popu-
lation was 10000. Between morning and
sunset to-day million and a half acres
have been added to the area, and the popu-
lation is now So 900.
AL along the line this morning the scene
was one of great excitement. People on
foot, people on horseback, people in buggies,
in wagons, men, women and children, alto
gether were gathered in groups short
distance apart. The scene
AT TWELVE O'CLOCK
when the signals were fired was one never
to be forgotten Out from the line and
across the rolling prairie horsemen shot
like missiles from catapult. Covered
wagons filed with people rushed up hill
and down dale, and hundreds of home
seekers on foot started valiantly forth IN
search OF the coveted claim. On the old
Sac and Fox trail trudged good looking !
GIRL OF TWENTY,
Miss Kreksinger of Winfield, Kan, who
had walked the fifteen miles from Guthrie
but few hours before the opening. She
was loudly cheered on every side, and
through the gallantry of the men will surely
secure claim for her courage and perse-
verance.
AT LANGsToN
were hundreds of negroes on foot, many
without q dollar in the world. and with
nothing to eat nor blanket to cover them.
Still they were not discouraged and
trudged many weary miles to seek their
new homes. AT Tahoe the 5000 people went
in without incident, and 1000 of them went
in direct line for the new county seat,
where at midnight tonight they will at
tempt to take the town site
BY FORCE ~
from the handful of soldiers on the ground.
At Perkins three people are reported
drowned while fording the river, and south
of Langston two negroes are reported shot.
A man was shot on the Sac and Fox trail
while ouarreling with another man about
the road.
At the land Office here mob formed but
were soon dispersed tonight.
At O'Clock this evening a courier coming
in from the east says the notorious Daltons
are on their road to this city and will raid
the express offices and other places. a
hundred thousand dollars have been in this
city in the past three days, and rich haul
could be made Deputies and guards have
been sworn and every precaution taken to
prevent any such act.
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TELEP HOMES.

Editorial Rooms. ......... III
Business ONCE ................ ............I0 i
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Seats br- 10000.
SEE THE sTUPENDoUs, GoLD-Gl

SEE THE sIUFI-NDoUs GoLDGLEAMlNe aoRGEoVs Parade
a the ham Onh SpO
pagean display
n
bine Specr Mar D ay other JcliO
nwho
numbers uaprces
j.
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FORT WORTH WEEKLY GAZETTE.

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BY THE
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
FRESH FROM The WIRES.

NEW YoRK-Schoefer the billiard
list married Miss Kammerer, of
Morisina, last night.
ASTORIA, Oregon. - Indians at
Cooks Inlet, Alaska, are i'll with Ia.
grippe and numbers are dying.
BALTIMoRE-Wm. Blarney was
hanged today tor murder of his
grandmother and aunt in May of last
year.
SAN FRANCISCo-Warne Miller
saws Nicaragua canal will be COM
pleted in six years for less than $780,
000, 900.
CHATTANOOGA - The court rules
that the Simpson, anken-C Carter
Methodist church scandal must go on
trial.
MONTGOMERY Ala. g. Gilchriest,
ex-legislator, suicided here by over
dose of morphine. Whisky is the
cause of his taxing it.
ST. LOUIS Pinkerton is holding
Bulling, the Savannah wife murd erer,
for q reward.
CITY OF MEXICo-A dispatch from
Guatemala says President Barrilas
has throw n three editors into prison
and worked them on the streets be-
cause they published an article at
lacking his government.
LoNDoN-Sir VIM. Gordon Cum
ming says he Is willing to test legali-
ty of game of baccarat. He refuses to
allow burghers on his Scotland estate
to celebrate arrival of himself and
bride.
-CHICAGO.-Yesterday's break in
wheat and corn was supplemented by
another today.
PHLADELPHIA-The supreme court
says city council has no right to Sc
lect the successor to City Treasurer
Bardsley.
PARIs-De Lesseps says he does not
know of any steps taken to prosecute
him, his son, or any of the Panama
canal directors.
HARTFORD, Conn.-Gov. Buckley
denies that he will resign.
MILAN - The illustrated italian
paper of this city, says the Commora,
of Naples, and the Malta, Of Sicily,
exist in Apulia, A driatic province of
Southern italy, under the name of
Mala Vita (evil life). It's object is
theft, robbery and assassination.
Fifty per cent of the gains go to the
chief % to the executors OF ORDERS
and % to reserve fund.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
An Ancient Relic.

DUBUQUE, 10. June 12.-Henry
Wagner while digging In his garden
In Hub Hollow unearthed sword of
an ancient pattern, encrusted with
rust. On scraping off the rust the
blade was found to be of the best tenn
pered steel, richly covered with ar
mortal bearings and bearing the date
of 1880. A bove the date is the figure
of a mailed hand. The reverse bears
the faint outlines of bishops mitre.
The blade is In the possession of DR..
Buete. 1t is supposed to have be-
Ionped to some of the early French
explorers. There was no handle at
tached.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
A Titled Nlachinist.

Pittsburg Leader.
Baron Camille Mercurda-a real
Baron, by the way originally from
Buda Pesth, Hungary, departed from
Pittsburg Saturday evening on his
way to his old home, where he ex-
poets to visit for month at least.
He is a remarkable character. He
was finely educated at the University
of Leipsic, bat by choice pursues the
vocation of \ mechanical engineer.
At present he is employed at the Ed
gar Thompson steel works. He is
regarded as q first class workman,
and possesses host of friends.
He has been in the United States
little over two years, and was brought
to Pittsburg by 9. NJ. Schwabs
who Is also employed at the Ed
gar Thompson works. Messrs. James,
Kaiser. Alden brooke, Dinkey, Cos
grove, Rinehart, Miller and Schwao,
some of Mercuda's special compan-
ions, accompanied him tn Union Sta
ton, and as his train departed for the
east cheered him heartily. To show
their esteem q number of his friends
presented him with pair of specially
fine tourist glasses.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
COLLAPSED.
BIG WAREHOUSE FALLS FA-
TALLY.
Several Workmen Buried Under the
Wreck and Killed-Five
Wounded.

The heavy stone warehouse under con-.
struction by II. Schultze ST., on Goliad
street. fell asunder and about eight men
covered by ruins. The accident occurred
about 2:30 p. m. and was caused by piling
too much stone on the upper floor of the
building. When the walls fell in the.
fire department turned out and with the
assistance of these, five men were taken
from under the stones. "A Mexican
named Muriano Leal, an)therlMarcelino
Navarro were taken out seriously
crushed. Charles Heitgen, an
artisan, was also taken out seriously in
jured by stones. A carpenter named
stones. He was taken out all crushed up,
still conscious. He stands show OF re-
covery. A Mexican stone mason,
who is said to be named Vicente Pacheco,
was crushed to death by the stones. a
couple more, it is claimed, lie killed and
horribly mangled under the rubbish.
Who they are, or how many more, it is
impossible to say.
DIR. Kennedy was immediately sum
of others the wounded, dying and dead
were removed for further dressing. There
are others slightly hurt.
Complete chaos reigned after the acct
dent occurred. Ruins of the south wall
still stand, but are in constant danger
of topping over. The police turned out to
keep order. Large crowds are gathered
trying to identify the dead and out of
morbid curiosity.
TIE report of the fallen building sound
ed like an immense explosion and could
be heard for blocks. ii. Schultze, ST., was
In supervision of the building, NAM
moth hard stone two-Story structure.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
Old Vesuyius on a Tear.

NAPLES, June PA large stream
of lava is issuing from a new crater of
Mount Vesuvius at the base of the
central cone: Sig. Palmieri, the di.
rector of the observatory, states that
the flow is directly connected with
the late earthquake, and the seismic
distur Dances generally stop when an
eruption commences. He does not
consider the lava stream dangerous.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
Rudtni and the Dreibund.

ROME, June 12.-In the Chamber of
Deputies, Premier Rudini accepted an
Interpolation from the Extreme Lett
on the relations existing between
Great Britain and Italy and the re-
newal of the dreibund.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
Russia's Grain Supply.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 12-The
Ministry of Finance is about to es-
tablish special agencies in Great Bri.
tain, France, Italy and other count
ries consuming Russian corn to super
wise the work OF extending grain inn
ports from Russia.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
THE GRADUATES.
HIGH SCHOOL CROWDED THIS
MORNING
The Annual Commencement Exer-
cises Prove Very Interesting.

AS year succeeds year the efficiency
of San Antonio's public school system
becomes more apparent, more worthy
of note and more thorough. Each
commencement rs it comes around.
shows well selected program and,
this program does but show the re.
suits of herculean efforts put forth by
all three of the classes which make
up our educational system, and the
results of the primary, grammar
and High school grades are opened
forth to the delight and and amaze
ment of the public. The commence
ment of 1891, just finished at IL o'clock.
today, in the High school, exhibited
@ degree Of proficiency in the gradu-
ates and others that was fully COM
mensurate with past commencements
and augured well for the future. The
program, as previously printed in
the LIGHT, was faithfully car
ried oit. The musical features.
consisting Of choruses by the pupils
and instrumental solos by Miss Heu'
singer, Mr.. Schoch, Miss Degener
and Miss Emma Alexander, were
pleasing interludes and set off the
main portion of the exercises, i. 3. the
papers of the graduates, to good ad-
vantage. The essay by Mr.. Eugene
Schoch, delivered in Spanish, showed
what thorough training will accom-
plish. Though of German descent, and
we'll versed in the German and
English tongues, his accent, idiom
and delivery were essentially Span
ish, as well as his pantomime. His
valedictory, also, by which he won the
Callaghan gold medal, was pithy and
terse. He Is one OF the brightest of
the pupils this school has yet pro-
duced.
The salutatory of Miss Hulda,
Varga was another instructive paper,
on the ''Value of Mathemat-
ics.n The Experiments in Com
were novel and very pleasing. Wi tn
the gravity of a collegiate professor
this young lady donned her apron
and lectured to the audience on difii-
cult science as naturally and easily
as could be.
Essays by Miss Viva Ripley, on
the "Modern Woman and the High
School," by Miss Matte Dougherty,
Lilo III tu6 Spoulsu Ihiooions' "cAo
also we'll received. The prize essay
contested for by both junior and sub
Junior classes, for the Commercial Ex-
change gold medal offered for the
best essay on the Educational Ad.
vantages of Southwestern Texas and
of San Antonio" was strong paper,
won by Miss Edith Symington.
All the graduates received many
bouquets of flowers from friends and
admirers and good words of advice
and commendation were offered
by Hon. Oscar Bergstrom, city attor-
ney, who presented the diplomas
and medals in behalf of the mayor
and school board. The school beard
and school superintendent were pres
emit. The latter came in for a full
share of encomiums on the excellence
of the public school work of San
Antonio.
OF the five graduates, two will. en-
ter the State University, two will be
appointed teachers in our public
schools and one will remain in her
own home circle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
Russia's Wheat Crop.

ST. PETERSBURG, June IAN Off.
ciai report says that the yield
of winter wheat is expected to be
below the average, and that q large
deficit in the rye crop is certain. The
council of the empire has approved Q
new tariff of strongly protectionist
character. 1t is expected that 1t will
be published in July. a
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
An HonOred Knight.

NEW ORLEANS, June 12.-On Sun.
day, June IA, at 4 p. m, the Catholic
knights Of America of the parish OF
st. Vincent de Paul's Church, Third
District, tender reception to Mr..
Coleman, recently reelected for the
third time supreme president of the
Catholic Knights of America.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
Pay for What Are Caught.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June IL. AT
torney General Miller has decided
that the North American Commercial
company shall pay rent for the seal
fisheries in proportion to the catch.
The basis of the contract limits the
annual catch to 100000 seals. The
yearly rent is $4,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-12
Honolulu Fire.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE
stea mer Australia arrived from Hone.
lulu. Justas the Australia was leav-
ing Honolulu, fire broke out In the
government warehouse, and before
assistance could be rendered 10000
cases of kerosene were destroy ed,
valued at $3.50, 900.