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The morning call., 1893-04-04
CONFEDERATION AT POINT ARENA.
The Business Section of the Town Laid
in Ashes.

HI Ashes
POINT ARENA, April 3-A fire broke out
in the Grand Hotel at y 80 this morning.
spreading northward.
The Grand Hotel, L. G. Morse's drug
store, the postOffice, Dr. Wescheke's drug
store, William Myers tinshop, Riyett's fur
niture-store, four saloons, Peter Ferdinand
sens blacksmith-shop and dwelling and the
Record Office were destroyed.
The fire was caused by the upsetting of q
lamp in the bedroom of two men.
Gus Graves jumped from a window of the
hotel and received injuries from which he
died in few hours. There were many
narrow escapes from death.
The Record saved its material. Most of the
others saved much stock. The hotel and
Morse lost everything.
The losses as far as can be estimated are
as follows:
L. G. Morse. stock. $1,000; buildings,
$500; insurance. $500.
W. R. Gain, furniture. ETC.. 5000; insur-
ance, $1,000.
William Rivit', building and stock, $500;
insurance, $500.
Peter Ferndandson, stock, $500; no in
surance.
h. Symonds, postmaster and jeweler. is a
heavy loser, but carries some insurance.
). ). Levin, building, $500; Insurance.
$3.50
Tindall. KimbalI & Wells, two buildings
end saloon, $500; insurance, $500.
Roesman, four buildings, $1,000; somo in-
surance.
y. E. Cray. four buildings. 5000; in
sured.
William Myers. $1,000; 10 insurance.
Dr. Weschcke. 5000
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ROUND VALLEY RESERVATION.
The Commissioners Return From Their
Work Among the Indians.


UKIAH, April 3.-Jed Lake. a. A. Smith
ana T. Fl. TWineham, the Round Valley
commissioners. have returned from Round
Valley. where they have spent two months
appraising $1,000 acres OF the Indian Ieser-
walton north of Ukiah. They will finish
their report by next Wednesday at San
Francisco.
AFTER the &C, zoo acres are taken out Of
the reservation" said Commissioner Lake,
the chairman, there will be 43. coo acres of
the very best portion Of the reservation re-
naming, comprising about 10000 acres of
rich bottom land and $4,000 acres of good,
tillabe foothill country"
I'VE furthermore believe" continued
Commissioners Smith and Twinaham.
that 1t would be money in the United
States Treasury to throw the entire valley
open to white settlement and furnish the
indians with hotel accom- modations at the
Palace"
1t would have been a good thing" re-
marked Judge Lake, had the Government
maze TINS Indian reservation 10 include all
the valley and the surrounding mountains
and never to have allowed whites to settle
there. 1t would have supported all the
Indians In California. 1t is rich in game
and FISH and fruits and vegetables, and
grazIng-ground for all the cattle, horses
ana sheep they would have wanted; and so
repeat 1t is pity the Indians were not
corTaled In there and the whites kept GU"
The morning call., 1893-04-04
SANTA MONICA A PORT.
Permission Granted for Vessels to I'm
load There

Los ANGELES. April 3.-Santa Monica
has been declared an open port, ready to do
shipping business with any part Of the
world. The ship County of Antrim sailed
from London, England, January 16, with
10000 barrels of cement. consigned to Bal
four, Guthrie & Co., clearing for San Pedro.
On March John II. Crawley. assistant gen.
eral passenger and freight agent of the
Southern Pacific Company, on behalf of
Balfour, Guthrie & Co., made application
to the Collector of Customs for permission
10 discharge the cargo of the County of
Antrim at Santa Monica. The Collector re-
ferred the matter TO the Secretary OF the
Treasury at Washington.
To-day a telegram was received by Col
lector Osborne from the Treasury Depart
ment, not only granting permission to the
County of Antrim to discharge AT Santa
Monica, but extending the privilege 10 all
vessels containing bulky goods, under the
provisions of section %. act of Congress
approved June %, 1884.
This is a very important concession to
Santa Monica, and while not comforting
upon it the full dignity of a SUPPORT of
entry. to all practical purposes II places it
on an equality with any other port in legal
facilities for the discharge of b ulEy cargoes
from foreign ports.
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MURDER OF VANETTI.
No Further News of the Suspected
Portuguese.

HALFMooN BAY, April 3.-The clew to
the murderer of Peter Yanetti as given
yesterday is the only one being pushed. and
it is believed by the officers and the peope
here to be the right one. The Portuguese
did not fish on this bay as he said he did,
and no one here knows anything of him.
lie was first seen at the mouth of the
canyon. where the murder was committed,
and must have come directly from the muir
der TO that point.
Five hundred dollars reward has been
offered by the Supervisors for the capture
OF the murderer. Sheriff McEYoy and de-
tectiYe are now on the trail.
1t is believed here that the murderer got
away with large sum of money, possibly
running into the thousands.
lie is described as a Portuguese. dark
complexoned, black hair and mustnche.
About so years old. Talks broken English.
Had on a blue jumper black psnts and
wore white cowboy hat He wore a
crochet belt, and carried a light-colored
overcoat and large bundle.
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DISARMED THE SHERIFF.
Escape of q Brace of Bank-Robbers in
Oregon.

BAKER CITY, April 3-Considerable ex-
element was caused in this city this after
noon by the arrival of Deputy Sheriff Banks
and Detectives Kinnyson and Farley. of
Washington. The officers called to their
assistance Sheriff Condo and two deputies
and started for Haines, twelve miles from
the city, to arrest Thomas, George and Will
liam Mccarthy, who are thought to have
been implicated in the Roslyn bank robbery.
Upon knocking at the door Of McCarthy's
residence, Sheriff Condo was covered by
William and Thomas Mccarthy with Win
chester rifles, who, after disarming the
Sheriff and leaving him in the custody of
stepson Of William, made their escape.
George Mccarthy was arrested without
trouble and brought to this city. a posse
are in pursuit of the fugitives. The Wash
ington officials are of the opinion that
Thomas Mccarthy was concerned in the
robbery of a Denver bank OF S2l, 0CO about
two years ago.
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THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.
A Convention to Meet at San Jose
on April Is.

OH April 10.
SAN JOSE, April 3-A committee of ten
citizens, of which D. NJ. Delmas is chair
man, and the Mayor and Common Council
and Board OF Supervisors met this after
noon in tine Supervisors chambers TO pre-
pare a call for a convention to open the
campaign TO move the capital to San Jose,
pursuant to the legislative resolution sub
Uniting the question to the people Mayor
Schilling and Chairman Aver Of the Super
visors presided over the meeting Jointly.
Tie following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
ReSolUed, That convention OF the clti-
zens of Santa Clara County be called to
meet at the city Of San Jose, Saturday,
April Is; said convention to be composed Of
800 delegates. to be selected by the Board
of Supervisors and the Mayor aud Common
Council of the city of San Jose, regardless
of political parties, and to be apportoned
10 each voting precinct according to its vot-
ing population.
The meeting was informed that the Turn
Verein had offered its hall free. The offer
was accepted.
The Mayor, the chairman OF the Board
Of Supervisors and the chairman of the
committee of ten appointed a committee to
draw up call for the convention.
a recess was taken to permit the COM
mittee to draw up the call, which will be
reported tomorrow.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Rim Int bnG

OCyJ ONt NtssS
the old-fashioned pill Bad to
take, and bad to have taken. In
efficient, too. It's only temporary
relief you can get from it.
Try something better. With DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the benefit
is lasting. They cleanse and regu-
late the liver, stomach and bowels.
Taken in time, they prevent trouble.
n any case, they cure it.
And they cure it easily they're
mild and gentle, but thorough and
effective. ; There's no disturbance
to the system, diet or occupation.
One tiny, sugar coated Pellet for
a laxative three for a cathartic.
Sick and Bilious Headache, Consti-
patton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks,
and all arrangements of the liver,
stomach and bowels are promptly
relieved and permanently cured.
They're purely vegetable, per-
feotly harmless, the smallest, and
the easiest to take but besides
that, they're the cheapest pill you
can buy, for they're guaranteed to
give satisfaction, or your money is
returned. You pay only for the
good you get. This is true only
of DR.. Pierce's medicines.
JR ~ aod On
The morning call., 1893-04-04
STOCKMEN MEET.
The Invasion of Wyoming Is Justified
by a Cattle Baron.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 3-The twenty
first annual session of the Wyoming Stock
growers Association was held in this city
to-day. An address was delivered by John
Clay Jr. of Chicago, president of the asso-
citation, reviewing the invasion and justify
Ing its object, but not the manner Of con-
Quoting 1t. He predicted a prosperous year
for the stock business, feed being more
plentiful and prices higher than for
number of years. The appropriation for
carrying on the work of the stock COM
mission having been vetoed by Governor
Osborne, the stOckmen adopted a resolu-
ton providing that the association conduct
an inspection at various central mar kets,
the stockmen to be assessed in proportion
to their holdings to provide funds. The
association will Cooperate with corpora
tons in other States
The morning call., 1893-04-04
ROLAND BONAPARTE.
A Grand Nephew of the Corsican Who
Is q SaVant,

NEW YORK, April 5.-Prince Roland b.
naparte, granddaughter Of Napoleon Bona
parte. has arrived here to pursue his favorite
study OF archaeology, on which he is an
authority. He is also an anthropologist,
and has written twenty-three works on the
subject Numerous scientific societies of
France claim him RS a member. Almost
his entire life has been given to scientific
subjects.
The Prince will remain in New York
lew days, then go to Washington and renew
his acquaintance with the President and
Mrs. Cleveland, whom he visited in 1888.
From Washington he will go TO San Fran
cisco, then to Vancouver, and from there to
the Worlds Fair. From Chicago a genera;
tour of all the Indian tribes will be made.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
MALICE AND IGNORANCE.
That Is What the Sugar Men Say Ais
Newspaper.

New YORK, April 3.-There is an incli-
nation on Wall street to rdicuIe a long SEN
sational attack in this mornings World on
the Sugar Trust, which it calls grinding.
unlawful monopoly. and which it suggests
that Cleveland's new Attorney-General
ought to crush 1t amuses the operators
because the World claims the trust is earn
ing 100 per cent on its actual investment,
which, they say, is the biggest bull bolster
ing the Sugar Trust has got in many a day.
1t is pointed out that the World forgets the
suit in progress for year against the
American Refining Company in the United
States courts al Philadelphia to enforce the
antitrust law if found it had been violated
by the company. Insiders say the attack
was inspired about equally by malice and
Ignorance,
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Took Acid by Mistake.

Julia Gassagne. young woman living at
100 Turk street, narrowly escaped killing
herself by accidentally taking a quantity
of carbolic acid last night.
The woman has been Ill for some time
past and mistook the vial containing car
bolic acid for medicine. She quickly dis
covered her mistake and her cries for help
attracted the attention of her husband, who
was in an adjoining room. When he ar
rived he found his wife writhing on the
floor and suffering intensely from the effects
of the poison.
The woman was taken to the Receiving
Hospital, where DR.. Dsane administered
the customary emetics. She will recover.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
A VERSATILE ROGUE.
An Episode in the Life of Seattle
COunterfeiter.

SEATTLE, Wash, April st became
known tonight that DR.. J. L. Methvin, the
counterfeiter captured at South Park Sat
urday night, left Texas with the wife and
three children of Pink Ritter, merchant
of Carthage, where the doctor formerly
pTacticed.
Ritter had been on his track. and private
detectives were watching them when the
United States Marshal made the arrest.
Dr. Methvin deserted his wife and family
at Carthage. To-day he was bound over to
the Grand Jury by The United States Com
missioner and sent to McNeills Island
Prison In default of $4,000 bonds. The
woman and her three children are destl-
tute. and she will return to her husband at
the expense of the county.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
VICIOUS DOG FIGHT.
The Sport Interrupted by the Arrival
of the Police.

SAN BERNARDINO, April 3.-Last night
in an unoccupied house near the depot
took place one Of the bloodiest dog fights
ever witnessed in Southern California.
The event had been looked forward to by
the sporting fraternity of tie vicinity for
some weeks, and when the day arrived the
pluguElies were there in force. The fgh
was betw cen Hal. weight twenty-aight, and
Dali, twenty-nine pounds. The ferociOus
brutes viciousy snapped pieces of flesh
frsm each others sides for five minutes.
presenting most 81 .kening spectacle. Hal
had his right ear completely tern off.
and his sides hung in shreds, while Dali
was chewed up about the neck.
The second round was about to be called
when the cry of police" started a STAN
pede and the plugugies made good their
escane
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THE McWHlRTER CASE.
Alleged Discovery of Important Evil
denCe Against Heath,

FRESNO, April SIT Is reported that evil
dence of startling nature has come TO the
knowledge of the prosecution In the case of
Heath, charged with the murder Of Nc
Whittier. The report is that person has
been found who saw Heath file the letter
III" on the pistol found on the MeWhirter
premises. 1t is also stated that there is an
other witness who saw Heath In possession
of this pistol on the night of the murder
about four hours before the shooting.
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most emphatically denies that she was mar
ried under a fictitious name. In proof of
the correctness of her assertion. she exhibits
her marriage license given under the name
of Lucretia barrow. Her many friends
here believe that Thomas Hatch will fluid
it difficult to make out case against her.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
OLD AND RESPECTED.
But He Went the Way of All Too Many
Cashiers,

BATH, Me-. April 3.-The fact has just
been made public that William r. Shaw, the
old and respected cashier of the Lincoln
National Bank. is defaulter in a large sum
and much excitement has been caused by
the announcement. Shaw is under arrest
The shortage amounts to SCI, 900 1t now ap-
pears in the cash account. and it is sup
posed that there is upward of $4,000 more
temporarily covered up by changing sums
to the credit of depositors, the exact amount
not beiDg vet known
The morning call., 1893-04-04
An Asiatic Almanac.

HIIaUtI pLIa INtCUIId
There is no other work in the world OF
which so many cODies are printed annually
as the Chinese almanac. The number is
estimated at several millions. This alma
nae is printed at Picking and is a monopoly
of the Emperor. 1t not only predicts the
weather, but notes the days that are lucky
or unlucky for commencing any undertak-
ing, for applying remedies in disease, for
marrying and for burying.
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Workmen at a BANQUET.

Last night Grand Master " orkman Kat
zenstein invited his associate grand officers.
committeeman, deputies and all officials
who had been connected directly with him
during his administration 10 a banquet at
the Tivoli. The G. NJ. w. extended a cor
dial welcome to all. Remarks were also
made by William II. Jordan, p. s. NJ. w. :;
Past Grand Master Workman Eugene y.
Deuprey and others. Nearly one hundred
were present and tine occasion was one Of
the most enthusiastic and profitable ever
witnessed at a social gathering of the A.
O. L. w
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Veterans, Home Association.

the veterans Home Association the fol.
dent. w. c. Burnett; vice-prrsident, W. II.
II. Hart; secretary. Adds l.. Rockwell
treasurer, c. E. K. Royce; commandment,
Major f. r. Herman; medical director.
Z. Il Aikens NJ. d
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FISHERMAN DROWNED.
Three Feet of Water Suffices to Put
an End to q. w, PrebbIe.

REDWOOD CITY, April 3.-George W.
Prebblp, well-known citizen, was drowned
while fishing in La Honda Greek Sunday.
The body was found in three feet of water
where the deceased crossed the creek on a
log. 1t is supposed that be fell and was
stunned, his head hitting large stone when
he FILL
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PLUNGED DOWN A BANK.
Passengers Hurt by the Overturning
of a STAGE.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, April g.
Yesterday afternoon stage coach on the
Cripple Creek line was hurled over steep
embankment about twelve miles southeast
OF here. The accident was caused by the
horses becoming frightened and plunging
over aprecipice. Nine persons were aboard
The morning call., 1893-04-04
SEVENTEEN KNOTS.
What Is Demanded of the New Cruiser
Detroit.

BALTIMORE, April 3.-Ths cruiser De.
troit started for Newport. r. l.. this morn
ing for the official trial trip. The Navy De-
partment selected the course in Narragan-
sett Bay for the effort.
The average speed of II knots during the
run of four consecutive hours at sea will
have to be made to fulfill the terms of the
contract. For every quarter of knot over
II the contractors will be paid $4,000 pre-
MUM. The builders are satisfied that a
speed of at least Is knots can be maintained.
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MURDERED BY HIS PAL
The Body of a Slaughtered Burglar
Found Near Riverside

1'S'II INIfNI oIu-.
RIVERSIDE, April 3-The body of a man
was found on the outskirts OF ;he city to-
day. 1t is evidently case of murder, as a
bullet hole was found in the center of the
forehead. The remains were badly decayed.
and the murder was probably committed
more than three weeks ago. Alongside the
body and In the pockets of the clothes were
found skeleton keys, black masks, a sand
bag and other implements used by burglars.
The body was buried where found. The
theory is that the man was murdered by
some partner in crime who took that means
of securing all the booty possessed by the
men,
The morning call., 1893-04-04
PIoNICs AND EXCURSIONS.
SAN FRANCISCO & NORTH PACIFIC RY CO

-S@-EL CAMPO I-t@<-
The Steamer UKIAH will make r1.
from Tiburon Ferry follows: ~xsSS<1Esisz4z4s
and 90 p.
$500 P. NJ.
Fare tor round "trip, Including admission to the
grounds. 70 eenta mr37 n
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the stage and they all were more or less in
jured. Those most seriously hurt are: G.
A. Ferrin of Denver, internal injuries; G.
w. Ferman of Cincinnati, injured in the
back; r. T. Grove of Cripple Creek, shoul-
ders dislocated: }. Z. Neville Of Illinois,
shoulders dislocated.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
LAMP EXPLOSION.
The Cause of a Great Fire in a South
Carolina Town,

FLORENCE, S. c., April "A fire broke
out early this morning in the grocery-store
of D. T. Parker. caused by the explosion OF
a kerosene lamp. The flames spread rapidly
and at least score Of buildings were de-
stroyed. including the Central Hotel, bank,
City Hall, Knights of Pythias Hall and the
Derrick machinery building. Severed fire.
men were injured by walling walls. The
loss is $3.50 0OO
The morning call., 1893-04-04
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
The APPALLING Fate of Railroad Men in
the ChOCtaW Nation.

MCALEsTER, Ind. T., april 3.-By the
explosion of an engine of the Choctaw Coal
and Railroad Company at Wberton late
this afternoon four men were instantly
killed and their bodies blown to atoms.
The dead are: Engineer L. p. Lowindell,
Fireman Fred Fredericks, Conductor George
w. Markham and Brakeman Henry Lands.
None of the passengers were Injured. though
several cars were badly wrecked.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
SUTToN'S WHISKY.
He Has Some, but Nobody Knows
Where He Keeps Ii.

LOUISVILLE. April 3.-A. R. sutton. the
alleged whisky warehouse forger, made an
assignment this afternoon to the Columbia
Finance and Trust Company He names
among his assets IA. COO barrels of whisky,
but does not state where the whisky is
stored.
1t was developed to-day that Forger SUIT
toms debts will reach and may go over $780,
600. Besides the warehouse receipts, SUIT
ton put out other spurious paper which
runs away up into the thousands.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
An Office.Eio,der Pesiors.

SAN RAFAEL, April ga. C. McAllister,
superintendent of the County Farm, re-
signed this afternoon at the meeting Of the
Board of Supervisors. The resignation was
accepted, and James Bradley of Tomales
elected to succeed him.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
Fierce Prairie Fire.

BEAVER CITY, Nebr., April "A gale
has prevailed here all day long, driving
before it prairie fire. Many houses have
been destroyed and the entire population of
the town turned out and batted all day
with the flames. Whether there has been
any loss of life is not known.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
Four Unknown Tramps.

HAYWOOD, n. j., April ga barn valued
at $3.50 was burned to the ground here this
morning, and the charred bodies OF four
unknown tramps were taken from the
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In a Drunken Row

LOUISVILLE, April 3.-Early this morn
ing desperate fight occurred among gang
Of Italians who had been drinking together
all night. Charles Mariana was fatally
shot, and Antonio Galvetta, Jack Andre
and another man. whose name is unknown,
may die.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
McFARLAND's MISFORTUNE.
A Napa Farmer Accidentally Shoots
Himself

NAPA, April 5. - Abe Mcfarland, a
wealthy farmer, living on the east side of
the valley. eight miles north of here, was
accidentally shot yesterday and seriously
wouEaed. He had been hunting aud was
returning home, when, in opening a gate.
his shotgun was discharged and the charge
entered his shoulder. carrying away the
flesh and bone. Physicians say that if in
dammation can be averted he will recover.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
Disease ON Rnsrd-

The steamer City of New York arrived
from Panama last night with a case OF con-
taGious disease on board. The vessel dropped
anchor off Powell street at IL p. NJ. to await
the visit Of the quarantine officer In the
morning. The case developed hut yester-
daY ana was that of cabin passengsr.
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San Bernardino's Pxb;b;t

COTTON. April 3.-The county Worlds
Fair exhibit left this morning for Chicago
on a special train. S. L. Grow of Highlands
in charge, vice Davenport, resigned.
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Bold Burglary at Tacoma.

TACOMA. April Sired Larnr's jewelry-
store was robbed Tonight of 500 gold coin
and 500 worth of diamonds The burglars
unlocked the front door and plundered the
unlocked safe and showcase while the pro-
Urietor was in back room. The police
have yet made no arrests.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
Stricken With ApopIexy.

PETALUMA, April 81. Martmelti. an
old and highly respected resident of Lake
Vile. while on his way to this city last
Saturday. was stricken with apoplexy. He
was found in an unconscious state, and died
last night without having regained con-
sciOusness.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
FRUIT TOWING.
Improved Demand for Oranges From
Riverside.

RIVERSIDE, April Equipments of
oranges from this city are now being pushed
vigorously. Up to date over 800 carloads
have been shipped, and it is estimated that
1000 carloads remain to be shipped. The
demand tor the fruit shows improvement
and prices have gone up somewhat in the
past fen daVs
The morning call., 1893-04-04
Manoled hv the Wheels

FORT BRAGG, April 3.-George Parker
attempted to board a swiftly moving log
ging train here to-day. but fell under the
wheels and received injuries which neces-
STATED the amputaton of both feet. The
injured man has family.
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The Fire Record.

The alarm from box 81. at o'clock last
night was caused by fire in Ludwig OIL
sens secondhand furniture-sture, at GIG
Howard street. Ohlsen's stock was dam
aged to the amount Of $500. The building.
owned by Thomas Carroll. was not damaged.
The morning call., 1893-04-04
Roomers Must Wait

WASHINGTON, April. 3.-Secretary Smith
does not expect that the Cherokee strip will
be open TO settlement before the 1st Of July