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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-20
TO RACE FOR HOMES.
Boomers Getting Ready for the
Start Next Monday.
LONG LINES AT LAND OFFICES.
Negroes VIII Try to Seize the Cimmaron
Valley, Despite Indians and Cowboys
Families Sleeping on the Ground.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 19.-The secretary OF
the interior has instructed the registers and
receivers of the land offices at Oklahoma City
and Guthrie that the words "white settlement"
IN the Sac and Fox agreement does not refer to
color, but means that persons duly qualified I'M
Der the laws Of the United States, without re-
gard to color, may make settlement.
GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept. 19.-The excitement is
growing hourly greater among the people who
, VIII make the race for homes In the Indian
LANDS next Tuesday. There are several causes
Tor excitement, chief among them being the
large number of negroes who have gathered by
hundreds at Langston, Oklahoma, the negro
colony. who intend to move en- masse
upon Cimmaron valley, the pes''
perhaps, of all the new lands.
ana settle there to the exclusion OF all
oiner settlers. Many white settlers, among them
being number OF desperate and interruptions
cowboys, object to the negroes plans, and Will
taAe desperate chances to pre-empt cnoice
claims in the very face of the negro hosts. The
most desperate say they will oppose by force the
wholesale settlement OF the ne groes IN the val
ley. Cooler heads, however, know that the race
win be to the swift, no matter what his color.
Ii the negroes get their first the land is theirs:
II the whites outrun the negroes the latter must
look elsewhere for claims.
Another cause of the excitement is the hatred
OF the Indians for the negroes. The Sacs and
AoASs CAdlm tudt Lue4T iduub were sOiu % the
government under q distinct agreement that
they were to be open 10 "white settlement"
The Cimmaron valley includes a portion of
their lands, and between the hostile Indians and
the desperate cowboys, the negroes are having
an exciting time of it.
Still another cause for excitement is uncer-
tainty as to just what lands may be claimed by
the ordinary settler. The settler may make q
successful race for a certain quarter section of
land and may claim it, but when he goes to the
land Office to file his claim he may find he has
Claimed an Indian allotment or an old soldiers
presumption.
The land office is beseiged by veterans or their
representatives They have formed long line
which stretches from the door three or four
squares long. In the line are several old sol
diers and many spectators who have purchased
for trifiing sum the declaratory statements of
old soldiers and sell them to the highest bidders
Others have taken places in the line simply to
sell TO some less fortunate person their chance
Out on the border there is little excitement. 1t
is a restless expectancy there. People are
camped in prairie schooners tents and brush
huts for the most part, but many have no cover
Ing but blanket with the sod for bed.
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The Appraisal OF the Itatn.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 19-Ths anpoint.
ment OF appraisers at San Diego, CAL. to an
praise the Chilean steamer Itata was made so az
to allow the owners or other persons interested
TO furnish bond for her appearance should tho
case against her be called for trial Assent 10
this course was given by Attorney General NIL
Ter. The vessel being bonded her bondsmen
viii be responsible in the amount piven
II the vessel should fail TO turn I'D whom har
trial begins, and the vessel in the meantime
compelled to stay idle. This is the rule followed
by the courts in admiralty cases. except when a
vessel is seized for violation of the neutralitv
laws, when, IL the seized vessel were released
she could resume the verv work she was seized
for attempting to do. The conditions having
been passed, owing TO the victory of the insrr.
gent party in Chile, there could not be anv oh
lection 10 release of the vessel on bond The
bonding of the vessel as contemplate has no
other significance than that above stated
NEW YORK, Sept 19.-The HerGlTs VAL
paraiso special this morning SAYS: Influenced
by those opposed TO Americans, the leading
Santiago papers have attacked the United Sts-es
referring especially 10 Minister Egan's letter
transmitted to Iquique last July bv Rear
Admiral Mccain. Today an explanatory vim
dleation viii be published over the Signatures
OF senores Eduardo Matte end Augustine Ed
wards prominent representative men in the
congressional party, in order TO stop recriniua-
ton.
The reported arrival of Balmaceda At Mendoza
Ia untrue The passes on the north side are
guarded, and escape in that direction is well
nigh impossible
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TACOMA EXPOSITION NEWS.
Militia on Strike Good Attendance
Splendid Agricultural Exhibits.

Militia on Strike - Good Attendance
Splendid Agricultural Exhibits.
PosT-IyTELLIGEScER HEADQUARTERS, ExPost-
TON BUILDING, TACOMA, Sept. l9.-fSpeci~L +
Captain Fife was made president of meeting Oh
local National Guard officers held today to con-
slider proposition TO take part In military DAY
At the exposition September %. On IN tlcn o.
Captain shank, seconded by Lieutenant X 8, IL
decided not 20 take any part officially IN the
event, inasmuch as the Guard has decided not
to put on uniforms again until the state settles
for services rendered ct the King comfy coai
mines.
In spite of the rain today the attendance at
the exposition was even larger tnan the largo
attendance last Saturday.
Yakima county's exhibit OF products surprised
every body. As great things are expected OIL
Wall walIa county in the fruit line the surprise
at seeing the fine exhibit from that county 10
not so great. The Big Bend country is being
Landed by yfsiters who have not known Until
now what can be raised in that section. Lewis
county, Orting a1d Puyallup almost take the
breath away from many visitors, especially
strangers by a wonderful showing of all sorts
OF fruit and garden truck.
The exposition will be open from TO p. m.
tomorrow, when a sacred concert will be rem
dered by Innes' band. Secretary Meyers Of the
YIN. C. A., and many church and Sunday
school workers oppose opening the exposition
on Sunday, principally because the place is
opened for the Transaction of business, IN adj
mission fee being charged. Mr.. Met Brs would
not object to opening the place for sacred con-
cert If no admission fee were charged. Manager
BUGGY says Sunday afternoon opening will give
the laboring man q chance to see the exposition
by daylight
Today was Spokane day at the exposition. A
large delegation from the Spokane Chamber Of
Commerce arrived this morning
Mayor Oppenheimer, OF Vancouver, B. c.,
has accepted October o, on behalf of citizens of
that city, for British Columbia day.
Port Townsend desires day at the exposi-
ton. and may be assigned September %, which
ID also q. A. r. day.
number of Odd Fellows from Victoria, where
the annual Northwest convention by the order
had been concluded. The Odd Fellows visited
the exposition this evening. The Victoria city
council also visited the exposition today. The
visiting council was welcomed to the city by
Mayor Handle.
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KAUFMAN & BERLISER's DEBTS.
Assumed by Paul singerman, who May
Continue the Business

TACOMA. Sept l9.-lspecial l-Judge Allyn to-
day decided that tie United states marshal had
no right to Dust sheriff Price out OF peaceful
possession OF the stock of goods of Kaufman &
Berliner, which was turned over to him uade-
foreclosure OF chattel mortgage. lie held
that the state and nos the United states had and
should hold legal possession. Marshal Brown.
armed with an attachment secured BY Il Auer-
bach, 81 san Francisco. had dispOssessed the
sheriff aud under Judge Allyn's ruling it looked
for = time IL there would be a clash OF
authorities compromise, however, prevented
trouble, by Paul Singsrman, of Seattle, former.
F OF Ioklas. singermsn s Co, creditor TO the
extent OF $500, agreeing to assume the
mortgage, sSgregating S1l, 900. on which he will
pay IS cents on the dollar, besides assuming al
other debts on which he will pay IS cents oa the
dollar. He assumes the total indebtedness Of
about $4,000 singerman may sell out the stock
or may continue 10 business here permanently.
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NEWS FROM ALASKA.
Big Salmon Pack-Mexico's Sailors Are
Smuggling whisky.

PoRT TOWNSEND, Sept 49, Especial l. The
steamer City of Topeka arrived from Alaskan
ports early this morning with 10000 cases of
salmon and a large passenger list
The salmon product this year viii average Is
per cent. over that OF last year. Over 100000
cases will be shipped down from Alaska this
year, consigned to Eastern and California mar
kets.
The sitka Aldskdn of August % says: Two
big seizures of smuggled liquor have been made
In sitka during the week. On Tuesday after
noon, just after lS2 bottles of whisky had been
landed from one of the Mexico's boats, they
were captured by the customs Waterman. On
Thursday afternoon Collector Hatch and assist.
ants searched the business place of Otto Nelson,
on Lincoln street, and finding some 200 gallons
OF whisky on the premises, seized the
stuff, and had it conveyed to the seizure room
In the custom house. Most OF tho liquor had
been struggled from British Columbia, and
neither internal revenue nor import duty had
been paid on It. The liquors have been ap-
praised at about $500
Mr.. 1sham, of Washington City, who
lately had charge of the Alaska census depart
ment, being stationed in San Francisco, has
been appointed special deputy collector of GUS
toms by Collector Max Pracht, at sitka The
appointment fills the vacancy caused by the
removal of George L. Knapp, son of Governor
Knapp, OF Alaska
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RACE WAR IN OKLAHOMA.
Negroes and Cowboys Fighting for Pos
session of Indian Lands,

GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept. ia deputy sheriff has
Just arrived, bringing news of a race war in
progress just on the line of the Iowa reservation
The town OF Lanston was founded several
months ago and is inhabited solely by negroes
There are several thousand of them, and more
are arriving daily on the line of the new lands.
The negroes contemplate settling in body in
the Cimmaroon valley as soon as the lands are
opened. gang of cowboys from the Cherokee
strip also have their eyes on the locality and
say any negro who attemgts to settle
there will be killed. Yesterday COWBOYS visited
Lanston, got in a row and attempted to shoot
Eggleston, editor OF the Herald Last night they
returned, all drunk, and fired a score of shots
into crowd of negroes on the streets. Several
received slight wounds The COWBOYS left,
swearing they would return today and wipe out
the town. The negroes have all armed them
selves, and If they do return many will likely be
killed. Officers have left for the scene
KEYSTONE, l. T., Sept. 1S.-An Indian scout in
the government service last night shot and
killed two cowboys in Cherokee outlet. Their
names are shorr and Mason, and they were
herdlng cattle on the outlet contrary to the
presidents recent proclamation. The scout,
Amos Chaplin, ordered them to leave the strip
and quarrel ensued In which the COWBOYS
opened fire upon the scout. The latter fred
four shots, killing both cowboys, and then gave
himself up.
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PORT TOWNSEND MILITIA TROUBLE
Captain Jones Placed Under Arrest-His
Statement Of the Case.

PoRr TOWNSEND, Sept 19.-[Special. IAN or
der placing Captain George L. Jones, of Company
j, Washington National Guards, under arrest
was served today. Captain Jones was at home
SICK The order emanated from Colonel Haines,
commanding the First regiment, and was served
by the first sergeant of the company. The
charges preferred against Captain Jones by the
members OF his company are drunkenness and
cruelty and fiji treatment of subordinates. To
PosT-INrELLIGKSCER representative Captain
Jones said:
The whole trouble arose when the company
was ordered to Franklin. Some OF the men were
afraid 10 go, but would not excuse them. APP
peais were made TO the governor to order me TO
release them, but the governor notified me TO
use my own Judgment in the matter. ! decided
not 10 release them and thereby incurred their
eumity. There factions in the company
trying TO Dust me because | have been some
what strict When the proper time comes Will
make my defense and show things up in their
true light
The feeling among some OF the members OF
the company against Captain Jones Is very
bitter.
First Lieutenant Wood has issued orders to
the company to turn out Monday morning for
target practice under Colonel Trotter Special
non-com missioned officers were appointed to
day and Others promoted.
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Alaska at the Worlds Fair.

PORT TOWNSEND, Sept. 19.-lSpecial Edward
de Graf, one of the Alaska commissioners TO the
Worlds fair, is en- route to San Francisco. He
says the appropriation of $4,000 made by con-
gress tor Alaska fair purposes is insufficient,
aud congress at the next session will be asked
toappeop-iate 100000.
CHICAGO, Sept. l9-The English and German
Worlds lair ambassadors who accompanied the
American members of the commission cent to
foreign countries, on their return home this
afternoon paid visit to Jackson park to view
progress. They expressed much establishment
at the scope of the plans and the rapidity with
which construction was being carried forward.
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The CAPTURED Seal Poachnrs

Posr townsend Sept 1a.-lspecial. IA rurnor
IL current IL sitka that official adviees had been
received there from the revenue cutters now pa
trolling Boring sea that all of tbs American and
British war vessels with several cartured
schooners would go TO s.tka in October 70 attend
the session of the United States district court.
Tie owners of the sealing vessels have decided
TO stand together snd fight the cases of seized
vessels 10 the supreme court of the United
States.
NEWPORT, r. l., Sept 1a.-Sir Julian Paunce-
tote, AZ Carey cottage, was visited by an Asso-
ciated Press reporter this morning TO ascertain
something regarding Sir Juliaa's view on the
berIng Sea question. The minister was IN.
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Valuation of Pierce County.

TACOMA, Sept. 19.-[Special.1- equslfzed
valuation OF Pierce county property is $685.
372, which includes s5O6402 in railroad stock.
The itemized equslized values of other property
is as follows: Farm lands, s13.779 SAG; improve
ments on same, s656,110; city and town
lots, s37,s43, 2S4: Improvements on same,
s6,666,730. The assessed valuation OF
Pierce county property was So, 49,, 254,
and the reduction by equalization was s23,471,-
$50. Before the work OF equalizing the valua-
ton was begun, ii was predicted that the as
sessed valuation would be cut down twenty
millions. The equaliZed valuation for 1890 was
sS5,9O5677, and for 1891, $5Ss52,S72 the increase
this year being $23,046,695.
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CLOUDS AND DEW, BUT NO RAIN.
Partial Failure of Dyrenforth's Shower
Makers at Eel Paso.

Ell PAso, Sept. l9.-Although the government
rainmakers have kept up the bombardment for
twenty-four hours, no rain has fallen, and at
this writing even the rainmakers themselves
have almost abandoned hope. The failure is
attributed only to the unfavorable condition
under which the experiments were made. After
the oombardment thick clouds formed and
lightning was seen in the distance, but the ex-
peeted rain failed to come. The only encour-
aging phenomena was the heavy dew this morn.
ing The ground and grass in the park were
fairly dripping with water. This is unprece.
denied here. Parties arriving here from the
surrounding country report heavy rains
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claimed that he was q recent arrival from The
Dalles, whence he had walked He also claimed
that he was only trying 10 look into the store to
see II he could find q suitable lodging place. He
had spent the fore part of the night In an ad-
Joining shed belonging to d. b. hImball, which
contained coffiRs, and the idea OF sleeping
among them somewhat disturbed his SUMMERS.
His story was listened to with due attention,
after which he was placed under $500 bonds for
his appearance at court. He Ia In jail.
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Brief Tacoma News.

TACOMA, Sept, 19.-IspeciaLI 1.-The city water
commission has decided to put an engineer in
the field to investigate and report upon the rela-
tive value of the various available sources of
water supply for this city.
Local Northern Pacific officials say trains will
not be run over the South Bend branch befo:e
April /.
The Scandinavian Central Republican Club
have elected the following officers: President,
q. F. Linquist; vice presidents, ). L Bye, Gus
Pahrson, Eric Edward Rosling and B. Raws-
land; secretary, Gustave Bentlick; treasurer,
M Melyig.
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BACCARAr IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
The Mayor and Counciimen of Pierre
Play 1t and Also GuzxIe Rear

PIERRE, S. D., Sept l9.-Pierre is now enjoy
ing notoriety, having baccarat scandal in
which number of prominent merchants and
county ana city officials are implicated. Thurs
day evening the game was raided by the nolice
who captured a number of the players, among
whom were county officials, city officials, a
bank director and a prominent merchant They
were acquitted on account of their prominence.
Some of the persons arrested have made affidavit
that at different times they have seen the
mayor, two aldermen and chief OF police play.
ing oaccarat and drinking beer, aud demand that
said officials be prosecuted
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A Rurrlar CauCht Ana the Act.

DAYTON. sept l9.--iSTseiaL THURSDAY night
about II O'Clock Il. A. Stanford was aroused
from his slumber by some one trying to force
an entrance into the rear door of his grocery es.
tsblishmenL As Mr.. stanford rooms over the
store be walked out on g back platform, re-
volver in hand. and held the hobo up until
Night Watch Perkins arrived, who locked the
fellow VI. AT the examination today the
prisoner gave his name as Henry Miller, and
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De Lions travelling Div Dock.

TACOMA. Sept ia-Gspeeial AT meeting to-
day OF the Tacoma Dry Dock Company, which
has purchased the De Lion dock, a proposition
from Port Townsend was read. in which guar
antee of $4,000 cash, LOCO feet of water frontage
and land four lots deep was offered IL the dock
should be located there. 1t is said that Seattle
will also bid for the dock. The company will
ask for . subsidy proposition from Tacoma
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An Oregon Bov Fatally Ip,ur.a.

McMISNvILLE, Or, Sept. ia team belong.
ing to T. NJ. McClintock ran away this morning
with q wagon containing his two sons, aged 8 and
10 respectively. The younger was thrown on a
wheel and his head caught in the spokes. With
his head in this position the horse ran for some
distance, whirling the boy around ut a terrific
rate. When the team was stopped the boys
head was found to be terribly crushed. He can
NOT surviya
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SALEM, Or, Sept. 19.-The state board of rail-
road commissioners today filed complaint
against the Union Pacific Company to enforce
the freight rates formally adopted by the board.
The complaint is similar to the one filed against
the Southern Pacific. The board recently
adopted a schedule of reduced freight rates for
the above companies. Both companies have
failed to recognize the boards mandate. The
board seeks to have the rates enforced or for
ever enjoln the companies from rates other than
those adopted by the board.
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Strike Leaders Charged With Con.pir.e,

VICTORIA. Sept l9.-tspecisl. Wilson Pypsr,
backed by the miners discharged from the Van.
couver Coal Company's employ for non payment
OF the Wellington strike assessment, has pre-
terred charges OF conspiracy against Tally
Boyce, president of the union, 7. Keith, NJ. p
and Arthur Wilson, the three leaders and the
most prominent in maintaining the statns nun
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Suicide In q San Francisco B.gnio.

sAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l9.-Barney MeMullen,
son OF the late weIl-known capitalist of this city,
ana brother of Hon. J. C. McMullen, of Fresno,
shot and killed himself in a house of ill-repute
early this morning. 1t is stated that he also at
tempted to kill Matte Reynolds, one of the in
mates OF the house, but the woman escaped him.
Ihe young man had been INDUCING in liquor,
and this or jealousy is reported to have been the
cause for the deed. His mother is now travelling
in Europe
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Economv Carried Too Ear.

PORT TOWNSEND, Sept 19.-lspecial THE
school board reduced the salaries of teachers at
a meeting today from SIS to Sos and $50. The
teachers are and some o. the best will
resign unless the salaries contracted for are re-
stored. The new board was seeking to econo-
mize, but public sentiment is opposed to jeop-
ardizing the interests Of the schools. The
board win meet Tuesday and probably restore
ha Ill
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TACOMA TO HAVE A NEW PAPER.
City Council Awards the City Printing.
Which Gale IL Into Exixtence

TACOMA. Sept l9.-tspcciaL 1.-The city cou1.
Gil tonight awarded the city printing TO W. A.
Berry. o. Berry Houghton. he beng the lowest
bidder He will az once establish the Da,gs
Esenino CuI, the tTst issue TO appear on Monday.
lie sSreed TO start the paper IL the contract was
awarded him. This action on the part OF the
council In awarding the contract to = pape.
Which does not exist will very likely De con-
tested by one or nose of tie other bidders.
nhich include the GaaAf Nc1rs and Ilufn.r
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Two Loggers Drowned Scar yanconr.r

VANCOUVER, r. C., Sept 1e-Two locrers.
James Tonguey and John Hogan, while going
through the Narrows yesterday afternoon, in a
small boat, capsiZed, snd both were drowned.
The body OF Tonguey was recovered some hours
Afterward. He has q wife and family in Duluth.
MINI. Hogan is from Northern Michigan.
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NEWS OF NORTHWEST
Washington Wheat Crop About
Thirty Million Bushels.
ALLIANCE MEN HOLDING CROP.
Captain Jones, OF Port Townsend Mill
tia Company, Under Arrsst-A New
Evening Paper I'm Tacoma.

CoLrAx. Sept 1s.-fspecial f-Palouse wheat
has just begun TO move. Present indications
Justify the estimate of 100000 bushels this
season from Whitman county, and D,0oO.Ooo
bushels from the entire eastern part OF the state
The market ha. been steady all week at Is cents,
but many farmers are holding back their crops
through the influence OF Alliance circulars,
which predict 30 cents before the first OF the