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The morning call., 1893-09-17

stopped by deep gully, which parallels
the Cherokee line three miles south of
here. Horses conld not be urged through
the flames. and many were turned back.
but no damage was. done by the FIRE,
further than to destroy the grass and i'm
pede the racers.
The Serried ranks were soon broken, and
the rushing boomers spread out over the
strip. those best mounted being in the
lead. There were collisions and other mis-
haps here and there; the breaking down
OF vehicles, dashing not only the ''boom-
ers" but their hopes to the ground, and
horses refusing TO cross deep gulies and
riders abandoning them and continuing
the race on foot. or making long detours
to avoid bad ground. Here was neck
and-neck race between horsemen who had
chosen the same tOwn-lot or quarter Sec
ton Of farming land. Stumbling over
rocks, wading streams and climbing pre-
cipitous banks. on they 60. The chivalry
which relinquishes places in the line to
women all disappears in the scramble for
actual results. The women had taken
their chances with the men in the race,
and it is to their credit that some of them
made as good showing in the struggle as
the alleged lords of creation, reaching
their goal in time 10 pre-empt the desired
bits of mother earth.
James II. Hill OF KingbOrn, n. j.. was
shot and instantly killed by soldier at
the southwest corner of the Chilocco reser-
vation. He started into the strip before
the signal was given. The soldiers warned
him to stop, but he did not heed orders
and they fred upon him. He had $500 and
IL was turned over TO the Sheriff.
In the race many men were injured and
some were killed. of the latter two were
murdered. one stabbed and the other shot
through the head. There are many dead
horses on the prairie.
Four of the new town sites have popu-
lations estimated at 5000 each aud the
others boast Of populations ranging from
1000 to 5000. Every desirable claim has at
least one claimant and many have two or
four.
The con tests, of course, will be numer-
Gus. The soldiers shot four sooners near
Saltwater, o. T., and Arkansas City. Kans.
Wagon and freight train loads of sup
plies followed the settlers into the strip
and campfres dot the prairies in all direc-
tiops tonight. The drought has dried up
the streams and those who failed to pro-
vide themselves with water will be forced
TO endure much suffering.
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SPREAD OF CHOLERA.
Some Figures That Show the True
State of the Scourge.

ODESSA. sept. 16.-Since the first out
break of cholera in European Russia up to
September 1 the official statistics show
22, ,832 cases, 1915 deaths in sixty-seven gov
ernments and towns affected. The official
figures are notoriouslv untrustworthy. and
the correct numbers are undoubtedly far
in excess of them.
CAIRO. Sept. 16.-The medical authori-
ties are urging the Government TO forbid
the exposition of the holy carpet Monday,
wnen thousands of pilgrims will congre-
gate to participate in the religious cere-
monies. 1t is feared the ceremony will
lead to an outbreak of cholera. Already
one death has occurred among the pill
grims.
BELGRADE. Sept. 16.-A soldier in the
camp at Banjitza has been seized with
cholera. The army maneuvers have been
postponed consequently.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. l6.-There were
ffty-one new cases of cholera and twenty
deaths in this district yesterday.
LONDON, Sept. 16.-Deaths by cholera
are reported at Arlington and Mitchen.
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WAR CLOUDS RAISING.
Russia Does Not Relish French
Demonstrativene
But Is Willing to Take Advantage of
1t to Place a New
Loan.

BERLIN. Sept. 16.-Emperor Francis
Joseph left Vienna this afternoon TO at
tend the Hungarian army maneuvers
which take place in the presence of the
Duke of Conpeught. This is interpreted
in certain quarters in Germany to mean a
consolidation of the existing entente be-
tween Great Britain aud the Dreibund.
This Is especially so as the Dukes visit
to Austria is soon TO be followed by
visit of the British Mediterranean squad
ron to Italy.
In anticipation of the visit of the Rus
sian fest to Toulon the large towns Of
France are already makIpV preEarations
for the reception of their Russian allies.
Russia, however. is not pleased at the ex-
tent to which Frenchmen are going to
demonstrate their affection for the Gar
and his subjects. It is claimed that Rus
sian statesmen are Of the opinion that too
much demonstration would be irritating
to Germany, and as the new rifles for the
Russian army are not all finished and as
her new loan has yet to be raised, Russia
is not desrous of angering Germany.
But France and Russia are not alone in
the demonstration business. Emperor
William has his share at Metz, Stras-
bourg, Carsruhe and elsewhere. EN-
peror Francis Joseph is now doing lis
little demonstration. Italy, through the
Crown Prince, has done hers, and Great
Britain, not TO be entirely left 10 the cold,
is sending her Medit erranean feet to the
Gulf of Otranto, where the Italians are
preparing demonstration in England's
honor as an Offset 10 the demonstration in
France in honor of Russia. Thus is all
Europe demonstrating. There are war
clouds on tho horizon.
PARIS. Sept. 16.-The topic of absorbing
public attention is the visit of the Russian
fleet to TouIon on October Is. French en-
thusiasm is unbounded and the oppor-
tunity will be seized for great national
Russopbile manifestation. All the large
towns are arranging to participate in the
demonstration. and all sorts of proposals
have been made to give eclat to the event.
The Paris Municipal Council has decided
TO place a memorial tablet on the building
occupying the site OF the pavilion on Les
Diguieres, where Peter the Great lived in
1717.
The reception of the Russian officers and
sailors in Paris will be on magnificent
scale. 1t is proposed to flag the whole
railway line from Toulon to Paris. 55S
miles.
kilograms from St Petersburg indicate
that tie Russian Governments is not exactly
enamored of the aggressive character of the
proposed demonstrations, which palpaoly
are directed against Germany. Russia,
however. intends to profit by French en-
thusiasm by placing a loan on the French
markets. the loan to be issued the day be-
fore the Russian visit.
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and, in the absence of other means of set
tlement, The right of might carried the
day. and the stronger took possession.
Tents will go up. town meetings will be
held and officers elected. and in an incred-
IDLY short time full-fedged municipality
will spring into existence.
Meantime out on the prairies farmers
continued their race for homesteads, leav-
ing the woman folks to follow in slow
moving prairie schooners. bringing the
household implements and shelter till such
time as permanent abode can be erected.
Enough peonle made the run to furnish
each of the q, 800 homes eads with an Oc-
cupant and give every townsite 500 inhab-
itants. Over 125,0O0 certificates we're
issued. but as a large number took both
homestead and townsite certificates the
mum be: of certificates does not represent
the number of boomers. 1t is estimated
$4,000 raced from Arkansas City, $4,000
from Caldwell. %. 900 from Orlando, 10000
from Rennessy, 10000 from Stillwell. 5000
from Ktowa. 5000 from Hunnewell and 5000
to 5000 from other points-in all, nearly
double the number which raced into Okla
bona.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired. The sky was clear and there was
cool north wind.
Perry, on the Santa Fe, was the most
favored townsite. Milfors and Pond Creek,
on the Rock Islaud, were also the objec-
tive points for which hundreds made the
run.
Arrived in the strip. the throng found
desOlate waste. Most of the hay had been
cut off, and what remained had been
either burned off by prare fires or
scorched down by the drought and the
sun. The creeks had run dry. and the Ar
kansas and Cimarron were nearly so.
Consequently. there will be great suffer
ing for the lack of water. In some places
water is almost impossible to obta ain. and
at others 1t has to be hauled many miles,
and then it proves TO be of poor quality,
probably eDtailng much sickness. The
work OF digging wells in sandy soil is very
slow, and wells will have to be put down
100 TO $50 feet To secure water.
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CAPTURED THE TOWN.
The Dalton Gang Got in Ahead of
the Rush.

PERRY, Sept. 16.-This town, the county
seat of the county of Cook, and the priD-
cipal town site on the Santa Fe road, fell
into the hands of the 'sooners" to-day.
Seven minutes after noon. horsemen were
seen riding in this direction from the
Flint Hills, over toward the east, and five
minutes later 200 horsemen. under the
leadership of Jim Masterson, mounted on
Bill Dalton's famous horse, had occupied
the lots surrounding the land office. where
the business portion of the town will
doubtless be built. That they were
"sooners" who were hiding in the Flint
Hills is absolutely certain. for they could
not have ridden nine miles in twelve min.
utes.
At12;45 O'clock the honest boomers be-
gan TO come. They, too. were mounted on
horses and they beat the Santa Fe excur-
sion trains eight minutes.
Early this morning the troops discovered
a score of ''sooners," among them Mrs.
Silver, known all over the west as the
propretress OF dance halls IN mining
camps and border towns. The troops
brought them to the guardhouse here and
kept them until late this afternoon.
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BROKE THE QUORUM.
The Minority Is Still Powerful in
the House.
Republicans Use Crisp's Rules to
Prevent Legislation in Favor of
the Democrats.

WASHINGTON, Sept 16.-Fiibustering
against the Tucker bill repeating the
Federal elections law lasted only long
enough to-day to demonstrate that the Re-
publicans were still capable Of breaking
quorum, and the Democratic leaders, being
convinced that nothing could be gained by
continuing the deadlock. submitted to an
adjournment. They feel assured that
when the House meets on Tuesday a
majority of their own members will be
present and they will be able to go ahead
irrespective of the wishes of the Republi-
can minority.
When the House met English asked for
the immediate consideration of the resolu-
tlon reciting the frequency of train rob-
berries, endangering the transmission of
the United States mail ard providing for
investigation by the Commerce Committee
and report by bill or otherwise. Kilgore
objected. Fi!ibusterlng against the Tucker
bill, led9 by Burrows of Michigan, was
then resumed. The tactics Of the two pre-
vious days were followed, forcing a vote on
the motion to dispense with the call of
committees and, a. before, the Republicans
and administration Democrats refusing to
vo te, broke the quorum.
The House then adjourned.
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IN FOR A FIGHT.
The Southern Pacific Makes a State.
ment on the Rate War.

CHICAGO. Sept. 16.-The Southern Pa
cific has issued a statement regarding the
rate war. 1t claims that the S4 which the
Southern California charged that it had
taken from the San Francisco rate was
arbitrary, in which no other company
shared, and it had therefore right to sus-
pend it. and anyway, it claims the same
right to give free transportation over its
San Francisco loop to holders of first-class
tickets as the Santa Fe has to carry first
class passengers free from Mojave via Los
Angeles to Barstow. or from Los Angeles
to San Diego or over its loop.
The Southern Pacific is silent regarding
its reason for taking SO at one swipe off
Southern California rates.
Los ANGELES. Sept 16-The Santa Fe
announced to-day that on Tuesday next it
will meet the cut of S15 to Chicago, which
the Southern Pacific announced for Mon
day. The opinion is freely expressed that
it will go no further than that.
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WATCHING THE SPORT.
Officials Come Out TO See Mad Men
Trample Each Other Down.

ORLANDO, y. L, Sept 16.-Twenty- five
thousand men and women started into the
strip at noon to-day. Hundreds went in
on the trains, which were jammed, but
the grand rush was by horse and wagons
Among those who were witnesses of the
run were Governor Renfrew of Oklahoma,
a. P. Swinford, Inspector General of the
land Office; Judge Wolack, special exam
iner of the land office. and Judge Lowe,
Secretary of the Territory.
The Santa Fe special trains got almost
an even start with the hOrsemea and
pedestrians, and 5000 men made the trip
by rail- Wharton and Perry were the
favored townsites, and tonight each has
g population of over 5000. Following the
excursion trains freight trains hauled
great quantities OF household goods and
lumber TO the new towns. Temporary
residences and shops were made up of
tents. but The canvas houses will soon give
way TO wooden structures.
Judge Wollack, special agent of the Land
Office, has adviceS showing that the num-
Der of people who made the run into the
Cherokee strip exceeds all expectations.
There were fully 100000 in the race, and
estimating the families of married men at
one to each certificate bearer the Cherokee
strip tonight has population of 100000
Advices to Judge Wollack show that the
racers were divided about as follows
among the border towns: Arkansas City,
80. 600; Orlando. $4,000; Caldwell, $4,000;
Hennessy. 10000; Saltwater. 10000;
Ktowa. 5000; Hunnewell, 5000; other
points, 1000.
Near Blackbear. northeast of here, the
body Of James ReardOn of Milford, Mass,
was found on the prairie after the rush.
He had been stabbed TO death and the
weapon was sticking in his breast.
Further north the body of W. d. Blake,
supposed to be from Gainesville. Tex, was
found shot through the heart. 1t is not
known whether he was murdered or shot
by accident. The body of Manelno
Granger of Terre Haute, Ind. was also
found on the prairie. There were no
marks of violence and it is beliyed he died
from natural cause.
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WILL START NoN-UNIoN.
Prospects for a Great Strike IN the
iron REGIONS.

PITTsBURG, Pa. Sept. 16.-The vote of
the amaigamated lodges on the question
Of accepting the 10 per cent reduction in
the bar guide and ten-inch departments
was counted tonight. To the surprise of
the national officers. who advocated the
acceptance of the reduction. it was uu-
favorable. The manufacturers insist upon
the reduction, and many, particularly in
the Shenango and Mahoning valleys,
want an all-around cut of from 20 to 25 per
cent. They will accordingly start their
mills non-uniOn. and the Amalgamated
Association will be confronted by the
greatest struggle since its formation.
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Janeiro. Nictheroy was shelled time and
again and the garrison was finally COM
PEELED to surrender after gallant resist
ance. The damage done by the bOmb bard
ment of Rio and Nictheroy is much greater
than was at first believed or admitted. 1t
is reported that after the surrender the
garrison and civil guards joined the in
surgents, who have received large Rddi-
tions to the feet.
The rebel feet now numbers nine YES
sells, and these have been re-enforced by
the naval forces at Cabras Island in Rio
Bay. Fort Cabras is one of the principal
defenses of Rio. The prison on the
island, in which most of the high class and
political prisoners were confined, has been
thrown open and the inmates liberated.
They joined the rebels.
Fort Villega gnon is neutral. 1t is prob
able the garrison will soon join the insur-
gents. Other advices say 1t has already
done so and the rebels are having every
thing their own way.
Fort Santa Cruz is still loyal. The in
surgents are incensed at its resistance. and
propose to wreak vengeance on the gar
rison when it surrenders. The modera-
tion of the insurgents so far is largely due
to the fact that the foreign warsnips have
restraining influence. The garrison at
Fort Santa Cruz must soon surrender,
being snort Of provisions.
Private advices go further. and say the
rebels have landed strong forces and taken
possession OF the Custom-house. The in
surgents are receiving re-enforcements
from all sides, and money and provisions
are being placed at their disposal. They
are confident of ultimate success.
The President and his Government have
been driven out Of Rio and are now en-
camped with royal troops at Santa Ana.
twelve miles from Rio, awaiting the rebel
attack. Nevertheless, the President is not
disheartened. Congress has passed a vote
sustaining him, and he still has hope that
the provinces will remain loyal and rally
to his support.
On the other hand it is asserted that the
President knows better than any one else
does how futile are his hopes of saving
himself, and that be is even now endeayor-
ing to make terms with the insurgents. but
has received reply that nothing but un-
conditional surrender would be accepted
The insurgents are preparing to march
upon Santa Ana to try and capture the
President
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OUT IN A STORM.
Mineral Ridge Stage Robbers Be-
Iieved to Have Escaped.

CALUMET, Mich. Sept. licking Schel-
lew and German, or Butler. as is name is
now given. arrested yesterday on suspicion
of being the express robbers, are still
held. but John Kshoe. who was also de-
tained as a suspect has been released,
having proved an alibi. Several detectives
are now on the grounds, aud nearly 100
deputy sherffs are securing the country.
One of the officials learned yesterday af-
ternoon that a small sloop-rigged boat had
been seen out on the great lake making
north, having evidently left the shore
few miles west of Calumet A terrible
sea was rolling, and the theory is that.
under ordinary circumstances. no one
would have ventured out in such a storm
with so small boat. therefore Il is feared
the robbers have already eyaded their pur-
Suers.
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tom-house, and three steamers of the
Brazilian Lioyds and battalion of marine
Infantry have gone over TO Mello. Mello
now has a squadron of thirty warships ana
merchant steamers, which are all well
supplied.
President Peixoto. it is reported, has re-
tired to Santa Ana with the troops still
loyal to him, and it is expected he will
join the Castilhistas in Porto Allegro,
where he will make final stand for the
retention of power. He has sent mani
festo to all the provinces. calling on them
to send troops to defend Rio de Janeiro
There has not been response from sin
gle province
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RIO HAS FALLEN.
Now Peixoto Tries to
Make Terms.
HE SEES THAT HE IS LOST.
Everything Has Fallen Before
the Revolutionists.
THE SOLDIERS JOIN WITH THEM.
Getting Ready a Force TO March
Upon the Refuge of the Fugi-
tive President.
THE SOLDIERS JOIN WITH THEM.

BUENos AYREs. Sept. 16.-Private dis
patches announce that sailors from the
rebel warships have practically captured
Rio Janeiro and driven out President
PeixotO and the Government. The arsenal
and Custom-house and the town of Mic
therOy, opposite Rio, are in the hands of
rebels.
The official advices corroborate the pri-
vate news and announce the repeated
bOmbardment the past few days of Rio
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MEETS MO- RESPONSE.
PeiXoto Sends Manifesto to All the
Provinces.

BUENos AYREs. Sept. 16.-The news
which has been received from the Brazilian
revolution to-day is unfavorabe to Presi-
dent Peixoto 1t is reported that the naval
squadron sent to quell the revolutionary
uprising in Rio Grande do Sci has rebelled.
and the officers refuse to take orders from
any one except Admiral Mello, who is in
command of the rebel fleet.
The bombardment of Nctheroy has
been concluded. the ships of the revolting
squadron having silenced the forts Presi-
dent Peixoto threw many officers of the
army into jail to prevent them joining the
revolutionists.
Dispatches over private wires state that
the revolters hold Nictheroy. They have
complete control of tue arsenal and Gus
The morning call., 1893-09-17
What is Eczema :?
1t is an agony of agonies.
A torture of tortureS.

A torture of tortureS.
1t is an itching and burning of the
skin almost beyond endurance.
1t is thousands of pin-headed veS-
icles filled with an acrid fluid, ever
forming, ever bursting, ever flowing
upon the raw excoriated skin.
No part of the human skin is
exempt.
1t tortures, disfgures and humil-
iates more than all other skin diseases
combined.
Tender babies are among its most
numerous victims.
They are often born with it.
Sleep and rest are out of the
question.
Most remedies and the best ply
sicians generally fail, even to relieve.
If CUTICURA did no more than
cure Eczema, it. would be entitled to
the gratitude of mankind.
1t not only cures but
A single application is often suffi-
cient to afford instant relief, permit
rest and sleep, and point to speedy
cure.
CUTICURA works wonders because
it is the most wonderful skin cure of
modern times.
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BEHIND THE TIMES.
Minister Thompson Has Just Found
Out About a Bombardment.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 16-Last night Sec
retary Gresham received the following
message, from Minister Thompson. dated
at POtrOpois. a suburb of Rio Janeiro:
II have been advised that all merchant
vessels have been ordered by the revolu-
tionary squadron to move further up the
bay, apparently TO give the rebels a chance
TO lombard the city without damaging
merchant vessels. This is thought to indi-
cate that the actual bombardment of Rio
will begin to-day"
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240, as compared with gold reserve Of
500, ,009. 1913, and net cash balance of SILL
274,7 7S7 on the first of the month. The
receipts of the Government for this month
up TO date were S12. 716 600. and the ex-
penditures S13 10000 National bank
notes were redeemed during the week
ended to-day amounting TO 81, 452. .255.
which marked an increase over what the
redemptiOns were several weeks ago.
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Sale of the Mare Vic H.

CHICAGO, Sept 14.-Monroe Salisbury
to-day sold the mare Vic H to Captain Ish-
mailoff of ST. Petersburg for S250O. The
mare will be taken TO Russia with the
Orloff stables, now at the Worlds Fair.
for breeding purposes.
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STRIKING ENGLISH MINERS.
Some Promise of a Settlement in
the Near Future.

LONDON. Sept. 16.-1he result OF the
English miners ballot, though decisiveIy
against accepting a reduction or arbtra-
tion, yet shows big minority on the ques-
tion of resumption of work at the old
terms. This gives promise of a settlement
ere long. The opinion of coal-owners is
that the men will return to work on the
first Wednesday in October. the first pay
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RAIN STILL FALLS.
The Unhappy Peasants of New CASTLE
Take to the Hills,

MADRID. Sept. 16.-Rain continues to
pour down in New CASTLE and great dam
age is being done and many more lives
have been lost In addition to Villa
Canas the villages of Tenbleque. Lilo,
Romeral and other places are flooded aud
their inhabitants have fled TO the heights.
The mum ber drowned in the caves of Villa
Canas was more than fifty.
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day for months. The enormous effect
which the dispute has had on general trade
is shown In the reduction Of traffic receipts
of the railway compan MES. The Midland
estimates its loss at 100000. The losses
to other com panies will amount to nearly
Rf, 100000.
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Speed of the Castine.

New LONDON. Conn. Sept. 16-Late
this afternoon the Naval Board ann bounced
the corrected time made by the new gun
boat Csstine in its speed tiial yesterday.
1t IS 1902 knots, emitting the builders to
q bonus of $50 600.
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Sold throughout the world. Price, CUTIcURA,
Soc. SOAP, Csc; REsoLvENT, 81. POTTER DRUG
AND CHEM. CORP, Sole Props, Boston. AN
about the Skin and Blood F" mailed free.
The morning call., 1893-09-17
Little Esther All Plight.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 16-Mrs. Cleveland
is convalesciDg rapidly, and little Esther
is reported doing nicely.
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The fact that in towns the survey has
only been by blocks, not by lots. caused
much confusion and numerous disputes.
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MONEY COMING IN.
On the Whole the Treasury Is In a
Satisfactory Condition.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-The net gold
in the treasury to-day is stated to be S97,-
033,0O4, and the net cash balance, 9.927,-
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PERHAPS A MONARCHY.
An Attempt May Be Made to Re-
store the Old Dynasty.

Since Brazil was changed from an en-
pire to q republic there have been three
revolutions in that country, but none