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LL-MELL THEY RUSH
Hsltsr SIslter, Got There, Eli, and
Devil Take the Hindmoit
NEVER MIND THE FALLEN
Some Are Murdered by the Way
side-Cowboys Fire the Prairie
Orass-The Plains Strewn
With Dead Hors ss.

ARKANSAS CRY, Sept. l6.--One hundred
thousand people settled upon the Chero-
kee strip to-day. Al noon the signal was
given and tho great race began. As Tar
as the eye could reach in other direction
could he seen men mounted and In wag-
ons and on foot, closely packed together,
making solid column 2Do feet or moro
wide In the middle and tapering away TO
n mere streak of black i'm the distance.
Confusion reiRned everywhcre. So
closely were the contestants packed
together that tho start was hazard
Gus. Horsemen were unseated, wag-
ons overturned and pedestrians
prostrated in the mad rush. Cowboys ON
ponies took the lead. They had gone but
u short distance when they spread out
over the prairie and dismounting set fire
to the thick prairie grass, hoping thus to
turn aside those who wers following. The
fire spread rapidly al first, but was soon
stopped by deep gully which parallels
the Cherokee line three miles south of
here. The horses could not be urged
through the flames aud many turned back.
No damage was done by the flames.
further than destroying the grass and i'm
peding the racers.
James II. Hill. of Kinaborn, N. d., was
suot anu instantly khleu py sOtuler NJ
the southwest corner of the Chilocco
reservation. He started into the strip be-
fore the signal was given. The soldiers
warned him to stop but he did not heed
the orders and they fired upon him. He
had $500 and 1t was turned over to the
sheriff. In the race many men were
injured. and some were killed. OF the
latter, two were murdered, ono being
stabbed and the other shot through the
head. Many dead horses are on tho
prairie.
Four new townsites have populations
estimated mt 5000 each; others boast of
populations ranging from 1000 to 5000.
Every desirable claim has mt least one
claimant and many have two or four.
Contests, of course, will be numerous.
The soldiers shot four sooners near
Saltwater. o. T.. and Arkansas City.
Kas. Wagon and freight train loads of
supplies followed the settlers into the
strip. Camp fircs dot the prairies in all
directions tonight. The drouth has dried
up the streams. and those who failed TO
provide themselves with water are forced
to endure suffering.
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DIDN'T TRY TO SHIELD HIM.
On the Contrary uis sister seemed to
Want to & ,nvict McCurdy.


Want to & ,nvict McCurdy.
Special Dispatch to tho standard.
MIssoULA. Sept. l6.-The case Of VIII.
liam McCurdy IN the district court to-day
presented sensational features. The tes-
timony of McCurdy's sister was remark.
able in that sne made every effort to con-
vict her brother. instead of obeyiny what
would seem q natural impulse to shield
him II possible. According to her story,
Zach 0rm, the man who was killed. was
in her room but was not in compromis-
ing situation. and McCurdy made an un-
provoked attack upon him and killed him.
The testimony Of the defense was as
outlined in this mornings STANDARD.
McCuriy coming down stairs found Orm
and his sister in q compromising situn-
tion and attempted to eject Orm. when
the latter made an assault and at
tempted to kill him. La defending
himself, McCurdy accidentally killed his
assailant. McCurdy's sister seems to be
weak-mindcd and not TO realize the
gravity of her brothers situation. for
after shc had testified she went to her
brother and bade him an aifectionate
farew we'll. She wept profusely and made n
tragic scene. The court held an evening
session. Arguments were completed and
the case was given to the jury at 9:D
O'Clock. The jury, after being out 20
minutes, brought in a verdict finding the
defendant guilty of manslaughtcr. Tho
prisoner will be sentenced Tuesday morn
ing at . o'clock.
Deputy Sheriff Woods returned from
Wallace this evening with two men
wanted for the larceny of n railroad We.
locipede from tho Northern Pacific here.
The men have been connected with
various criminal cases in Deer Lodge and
Missoula counties. One Is a negro named
Vineyard and the other is q mere lad.
The coroner's jury held an inquest on
the body of George McGec to-day and
found that he died from bullet wound
inflicted by himself
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bill repeating the federal election law
iastod only long enough to-day to demon
strate that the republicans are still capable
OF breaking q quorum. Tho democratic
leaders being convinced that nothing
could be grained by continuing the dead
lock therefore submitted to n adjourn.
ment. They feel assured that when the
house meets on Tuesday o majority OF
their own will be present and they will be
able to 90 ahead irrespective of the wishes
OF the republican minority
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ALL DISORDER AND CONFUSION.
IL Was . wild and Excitinx Run buiih
Anything In History.

Arkansas CITy SAINT lG-Eiye minutes
b.fore noon :, Os, man and women onth.
cred at the north and sou,h boundo ries of
the Cherokee strin we're AWAITING breath
iessIv the signal which sbould announce
the arr;v.I az tha hour wbep tho nos.es-
.ion of ,ha, land the ,noderp vi Dorado.
sbould mass from tho ownarsbin of tho
oovcrnment into that of its indivi,iual citI-
zens. some we're mounted ON thorouyh-
bred racers. some ON less feet but surer
foota1, cow non;.s. soma ON hicvcIe.
others bu0uies and WAGONS. The ,hronp
vas m,da nm of ali CLASSES from the
sbrewd financier and real estate specu.
Iator To the sturdy vo,,ny farmer. bent
only nm secur;ng a honas,.,d for h;ms.lf
and family. Az the minutes decreased Co
eeconds tho rain. wara ,ightened yirths
cincbed and .,irrun s,rans looL al after
and every muscle was tense and ouiyer.
inc with excitement
When exactly M biyb poop nj m signal
from the comnn,pdin. ofiicer tho reyoIvers
of JJncle SANS renresentatives rang out
tho signal for tho start, paIi-mslI he,,er.
skelter. burry-sc,,rry. The great specuIa.
tivo army rushod across the lines and
racod for homo and for,une' Shou,iny
men. cracking wbins. ra,,lin, wheels.
cIat,ering hoofs and the oxnIos,o, of fire,
arm. continued to max, a copfusion of
sounds IN kcepiny with the general disor-
der Of the start and 10 render the scene
ona Of indescribablo pandemonium.
The serried ranks soon broke and tho
rushing hoomers snread o,,t ovor IN. s,rin
,bo.o Ines, mounted in tho lead. There
v,ere coIIisions ,nisba,s hero and ,hera. !.
break downs of vehicles dasbiny no,
only tbe boomors hut their bones 10 ,be
uroind. horses refusing 10 cross deem
cuIlies and tho riders abandouiny then,
and con,inuiny tbe race ON foot or rnaking
long do,ours 10 avoid had yround Her.
Was a neck and neck race between borse-
mon who mad chosen the same town 10,
and ouar,er secti.n Of f,rming land.
S,umbling over rocxs. wndiny streams.
ciimbino nrecipi,ous hanks an they go
Tbe chiyaI,.y which relin.,,,ishod ,i.ce.
I'm the Iine 90 women ali d,s,r,pe,r re,,.in ,he
.cra nhIo for ac,uaI r,suI,s the wo,,e n
had 10 take chances with the men In the
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AsArINo FOR THE PRESENT.
But the Damage From wiscon>in's
Forest Fires VIII BE Enormous.

But the Damage From Wiscon>in's
Forest Fire. VIII BE Enormous
MILWAUKEE, Sept. iG.-while the reports
from Northern Wisconsin are somewhat
more reassuring, the fires in the forests
are not abatinR. The great danger to tho
threatened cities 10 past for the present at
least. The people at Marshfield begin to
feel more secure as tho high winds pre-
vailing the past II or Is hours have gone
down. Rain was never prayed for with
moro fervor than Il has been the past
three weeks. For nearly month tho
forest fires were burning, and standing
timber worth millions of dollars was sacri-
feed, while hundreds Of poor settlers have
seen not only their homes but all
the.f possessions swept away. That
there will be widespread suffering
and destitution there can no longer be any
doubt. Time will, il is believed. show
that many persons have pcrished this
year, although IL may be weeks and per-
haps months before the full extent OF the
loss Of property and lifo will be learned.
Some idea Of the immense extent of the
burning forest can be obtained when IL is
known that the fires extend from Sha-
wano. Lincoln aud Portage counties in tho
south To Lake Superior In the north and
westward from Marinette and Ocouto
counties to Sawyer, Barron and Chippewa
counties.
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TARIFF TINkERERS.
All Sorts Of Argumsnts Before the Ways
and Means Committee.


and Means Com mittee.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.-The hearing
before the ways and means committee
was begun to-day by Mr.. Schless, who ar
gued for the retention of the present duties
on braids. William j. Matheson spoke in
favor of continuing protection ON dye
stuffs manufactu red here. He also de-
sired to have coal tar placed on the free
list. NJ w. Skiddy demonstrated against
any change in the tariff on dyes. Thomas
Smith did not want the tariff on porcelain
disturbed. ]. r. Montgomery argued for
the retention of the tariff on bullion and
metal thread. w. G.. Dalzell objected to
the inequality of tariff rates on different
classes Of axles and urged the committee
to place ad valorem duty on carriage axles.
f. r. Morse of Vermont claimed that q
reduction of the duty on marble would
diminish production and increase the
price of marble used by the mass OF the
people. ]. Craig of Tennessee urged the
necessity of duties being imposed on mar
BILE. After recess X. Bureher OF Pitts
burg was heard. He wanted the present
tariff rates retained on polished drill rods.
The remainder of the day was devoted to
the pottery industry, and several argu-
ments were made pro and con.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-Acting Vice
Consul Of the United States G.. ID. Tenny.
at Ten Tsin. North China, reports that
disastrous floods prevail in northern
China. A large part Of the country to n
distance Of IS miles south OF Tien Tsn,
has been laid waste. Autumn crops arc
totally destroyed and many houses have
been swept away. As n famine already
exists the present floods will bring untold
miseries upon the people.
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Dresstn skiug Department. !.

Mrs. c. NJ. Reed. dressmaker for NJ. j.
Conuell. returns from her Eastern trip to-
day, and will be ready to take orders for
fall costumes at once. Mrs. Reed will be
accompanied by Miss Kingsbury, who will
act as assistant drcssmaker, there being
too many orders for one to execute. Miss
Kingsbury has been for the last few years
with one OF New York's leading modeisles /.
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Gold in the Treas

wAsHisoToN, Sept. 16.-The net gold In
the treasury to-day was stated to be S97,-
US3, ,O9i and the net cash balance S9,927,-
2i0, as compared with gold reserve Of
S96, ,OO9, ,133 and net cash balance of sll .27a.-
7s7 on the first of last month. The re-
ceipts of the government this month up
to date have been 81, ,7l6.0OO and the OK.
pcnditurcs $i3,4i0,0OO. National bank
notes redeemed during tho week ended
to-day were 81, ,i52. .255, marked increase
over what redemptions were several weeks
nHo.
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Failed to XII, Himself.

NEW YORK. Sept. i6.-Dispatcl,es which
were received to-day from Washington
show that Bernhard Weinberger. the miss.
ing east side banker. who deluded several
hundred Hebrews who we're his depositors,
attempted TO kill himself in small hotel
by inhailng gas. He is now in the Emer.
gency hospital in Washington and will be
brought here to face the people whom be
defraudcd
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Dark colored outing flannel in perfectly
fast colors, spots and squares Of rod or
white on grounds of black or navy blue
for l6;sc per yard are shown exclusively
by NJ. J. Conneil CO.. who have submitted
the colors to a severe test aud know them
to he perfectly fast.
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New YORK. Sept. l6.-The bank state
ment is: Rerserve-increase s7,635, 600;
loans--decrease si.oss,O specie-in-
crease si,196. .01o; legal tender-increase
A.3li.0O); deposits-increase s3.is6. 900; (;
circulation-incrcase 81 .5i4. 900. The banks
now hold si0.6o2 ,cDo in excess Of the legal
requirements.
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A. Gravesend.

GRAvEsESD. Sept. is.-rhe track was
In vile condition. One mile aud six.
teenth-Highland won; Strathmeath, sec
ond; Terrifier third. Time, lazy. Six
furlones-Stonenell won: Annie Bishop,
second: Pedestrian. third. Time, III.
Ono milo and furlong-Red Banner won I;
orchis, second; Martyrdom, third. Time,
I :5sh. One mile aud quarter-Lamp-
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RAkED OUT THE GOLD.
hat Bsing . Missr Ne Hoarded 10 Up
and Il Has AL Beea Recovered.

hut Bsing . Missr Ne Hoarded 10 Up
and It Has AL Been Recovered.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.-The exact facts
relating to the reported loss of gold bullion
from tho mint at Plladelphia as stated
at tho treasury department to-day are that
on account OF the demand for coin, the
vault In which Sl6.0O0.00o was stored in
1887 by Preston during the term OF Fox as
superintendent and which was receipted
for by o. &. Bombyshell without weighing
was opened on September 8, and the
bullion weighed by Morgan. II was then
found to be 30 bars short. These 30 bars
were valued at sl3l,0O Morgan at onco
reported the result to the mint bureau
and was directed to return at once to
Philadelphia and weigh the bullion. On
the second weight it was still found short.
Since this bullion was stored in the vault
the weight clerk, an old employe OF the
mint, has had some custody Of 1t, and the
circumstances indicated that he knew
what had become of the missing bars OF
gold. He was, thereupon charged with
having taken it, and finally admitted his
guilt. He then furnished information as
to where sl0o.OOo OF it was secreted. This
was recovered yesterday and moro will be
recovered to-day, as he has expressed y
Willingness to give II up. How much
more will bo recovered cannot DO accura-
telly stated, but probably between $4,000
and $4,000. 1t is believed the treasury
department will lose nothing.
1t is understood that the government
officers have captured the man who stole
Sl05, 900 worth of gold from the mint at
Philadelphia, aud that $4,000 worth was
recovered. The name Of the thief has not
yet been discovered. He was an employc
Mt the mint. He used common iron
garden rake, which he inserted between
the bars of the vault door and raked the
gold out. He has been Mt work i'm this
manner q number OF years, but fortuna
tely for the government and Bombyshel's @
bondsmen he boarded up the gold, II Is
said. and on being captured turned it over
to the officials. Acting Director of the
Mint Preston has returned from Phila-
delphia and announces that neither
government nor Bombyshell will lose
ANYTHING.
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MILWAUKEE, Sept. i6.-The question
whether or not the receivers of the North
ern Pacific will adopt or reject the lease
of the Wisconsin Central will not be de-
cided until Monday. The receivers must
file their answer not later than noon Of
that day.
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IN THE HOUSE.
Tho Republicans aud Administrator
Democrats stili Flilibustsr.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-In tho house,
English asked for tho immediate consid-
Grafton of q resolution rcciting the fire.
quency of train robbcries. endanecring
tho transmission of the United States
mails. and providing for the investigation
by the committee of commerce and re-
port by bill or otherwise. kilgore objected.
Filibustering against the Tucker bill, led
by Burrows Of Michigan was resumed.
The tactics OF the two previous days were
followed, forcing q vote on the motion 10
dispense with the call Of tho committees
and. as before, republicans and adminis'
tration democrats refusing to vote. broke
the quorum. Adjourned.
Tho filibustering against tho Tucker
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Robbed OF u Watch.

BUTTE, Sept. i6.-Nicholas Powers, q
carpenter living west of Missoula gulch.
reported 10 the police tonight that ho had
been robbed of valuable gold watch.
lie thinks that the timopiecc was taken
from his pocket while he was watching o
faro game In the Combination gambling
house.
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BASEBALL AcsterslaY

At Cieveland-s; Baltimore, o; by de-
fault.
At Louisville--3; Brooklyn, IL. Second
game Louisville. II; Brooklyn. ..
AT Chcago-s; Philadelphia, 4.
At Pittsburg-3; Boston. 1.
AT Cincinnati-7; New York. II.
Al ST. Louis-7; Washington, 6.
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RicHHlLL, No.. Sept. 10. William Jack.
son. colored, 2S years old. was hanged by
"a mob this afternoon for assault upon the
ii-year-old daughter of William Davis, .
farmer. jackson confessed aud asked the
mob to pray for him.
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A POPULATION OF 200. 900.
Towns Of 1000 and 5000 spring Up sud
denly In an Hour.

os"sy
CALDWELL, Kas., Sept. 16.-At all sta
the Rock Island road hundreds of boom.
ers were left because of the inability OF
the trains to carry them. II became nec-
essary TO lock the car doors and leave the
unfortunates to shift for themselves.
The first train into the Cherokee dis
trict was run by Engineer ]. z. Colburn,
who has been 33 years in tho service Of tho
Rock Island road. The train was COM
posed OF 35 stock cars and every foot of
space was taken. After much ufiing aud
snoring tho train moved slowly out, one
minute after the signal guns were fired.
II was alive with people Cheering wildly
and waving hats, handkerchicfs aud
nags. Tho train was run ut the
rate OF Is miles an hour and
slowed up every five miles to allow those
who wished to jump oil. Pod Greek will
probably be the largest town on the Rock
Island line. Its population is about 5.0DO.
ORLANDO, u. T., Sept. 16.-Twenty-five
thousand mea and women started into
the strip at noon to-day. Hundreds went
in on the trains. which wero jammed. but
the grand rush was by horses and wagons.
Among those who were witnesses of the
run were Governor Renfrew of Okla
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M Mlas' i,e'en' ''.,"s usueu sr.a. Juan
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Los ANGELES. Cal. Sept. IL. The santa
Fe announces to-day that on Tuesday
next II will meet the cut of SIS to Chicago
which the Southern Pacific announces for
Monday.
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DENVER. Colo. Sept. 16.--A meeting for
the purpose OF organizing liberal party
held this morning. J. Cook, jr., talked an
hour. A liberal ticket was put in the field
at the county election.
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lighter won; Cadmus. second. Time,
2:i3H; two starters. Pive furlongs
won: Hartford, second; Long Book. third.
Time. :04a4. One mile and . furlong-
Kirkovcr won; Marshal. second; Fore-
runner, third. Time, 81.
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LIttla Esxie All RIcht,

WAsHINGToN, Sept. l6.-Mrs. Cleveland
Is convalescing rapidly and her daughter
Esther lis reported as doing nicely.
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Til. Hrittani, Wins

ISLE or WIGHT. Sept. i6.-The Brittania
won the race for the Cape May cup.
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itants. Over l25.0o0 certificates wore is
sued. but as n largo number took both
homestead and townsito certificates, the
number OF certificates does not represent
tho number OF boomers. Ii is estimated
that 5000 raced from Arkansas City; 49,
900 from Caldwell; ll,00o from Orlando;
5000 from Hennessy; 1000 from Still
water; 5000 from kiowa; 1900 from Hun
newell, aud 5000 to 5000 from other
points all nearly double tho number
which raced into Oklahoma. The weather
was all that could be desired.
Arrived In the strip the throng found q
desolate waste. Most OF the hay had been
cut or, aud what remained was either
burned of by prairie fires or scorched
brown by drought and sun. Creeks were
run dry and tho Arkansas and the Cim-
maron nearly so. There will be great suf.
tcring for lack Of water. In some places
1t Is almost impossible to obtain IL; in
others il has to be hauled many miles and
then 10 of poor quality. probably entailing
much sickness. The work of digging wells
in the sandy soil is very slow, and they
will have to be put down from 100 to l50
feet 10 secure water. The fact that In
towns the survey is only by blocks, not by
lots, caused much confusion and numer-
Gus disputes.
The engineers of the trains were in
structed TO run carefully, as 1t was feared
that the tracks would be tampered with.
The discovery was made yesterday that
spikes had been removed from some Of
the bridges. Consequently the trains
were SO slow that those on wagons and
horseback easily out utstripped them.
GUTHRIE. q. T., Sept. i6.-This city is
nearly deserted. Scarcely 100 people are
in town. The remainder have gone to the
strip. including 800 women. Men armed
with Winchestcrs are guarding tho city
against bandits that have threatened TO
loot the town. A report has just been re-
ceived that n band 10 miles from town is
supposed to be members of the Dalton.
Starr gang.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-19

task in Dallas, and on the
Goth they will be in Vernon where
several days will be consumed in TAX
ing dispositions. This evidence is in
behalf of the state and when IL is con-
Guided the national government will
take rebutting testimony. To your
representative Captain Allen, who has
been connected with the case from the
beginning on behalf of the govern
ment, expressed the opinion that de-
cision would be reached by the su-
preme court during the present year.
He IL sanguine in the belieI that IL
will be favorable to the national gov
eminent. A recent investigation was
made among the archeves of the state
land office and some old Spanish doc
uments translated, which it is claimed
have an important bearing upon the
case. The important fact is said to
have been revealed that prior to-
Texas independence Mexico recog-.
nized Prairie Dog Town park OF Red
River as the boundary between the
United States and Texas.