Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-09-23

an hour while horsemen passed them
easily. As the train pulled into the
townsite boomers swarmed from the
cars and in fifteen minutes what was
merely a waste country became a
populous community. Tents went up
like msgic. Meetings were held, officers
elected, and in an incredibly short time
a full-aedged municipality sprang into
existence. There were innumerable
fights which ended by the stronger
taking possession of the coveted lands.
In the meantime out on the prairies the
farmers raced for homesteads. AL
together nearly double the number raced
into Cherokee strip that went into
Oklahoma.
Perry was the most favored TOWNSHIP,
Mllfords and Pond Creek being also the
objective point for thousands.
HORSES BEAT THE TRAINS.
The engineers of trans were in
structed to run carefully as it was feared
the tracks would be tempered with.
Discovery was made yesterday of straps
and spikes removed from some bridges;
consequently trains 90 slowly. Those in
wagons and horseback early outstripped
them.
LEAVING OKLAHOMA.
GUTHRIE, Sept. Is. This city is nearly
deserted, scarcely hundred people being
in town. The remainder have gone to
the strip,including five hundred women.
BOOMER SCHEME.
ARKANSAS CRY, Kans., Sept. 16.-The
boomers who own fast horses lave been
bitterly opposed to the running of trains
into the strip today. Officers have just
| discovered evidence that a number of
owners of fast horses here and at Guth-
RE have hired gang of sooners to go
up the strip and burn the bridges, thus
shutting off train transportation. The
marshal of Oklahoma has been asked
for a lot of deputy marshals to guard
the bridges. The JOB as planned by the
| horse owners was to divide all lrnds Sc
cured by them with the sOoners who
fired the bridges.
GUTHRIE, D. T., Sept. 16.-Men armed
with Winchesters are guarding the city
| against bandits, that have threatened
the town. The report has Just been re-
| ceived that the bandits are ten miles
from town in camp. 1t is supposed
they are members of the Dalton-Star
gang.
ISLE OF WIGHT, Sept. 16.--The Brit
tania won the race for the Cape May
cup.
LONDON, Sept. 16.-In tunnel on the
| Great Western railway, near Bath, the
express train was deraIIed and passen
ger train scrushed into 1t, causing q
| fearful wreck. The number killed il
unknown, but large. Many of those
| rescued alive were fatally injured.
BUENos AYREs, Sept. 16.-Private dis
| patches announce that sailors from the
rebel war ships have practically cap
tured Rio Janeiro. They have driven
out President, and the government arse
nal and custom house and the town oil
Nitcheroy. opposite Rio, are in the
hards of the rebels.
MORE DAMAGE THAN SUPPOSED.
The damage done by the bombard
ment of Rio and Nichterny is murl
greater than at first believed. Tbs
insurgents are preparing to force Fort
Santa Ana and try TO capture the pres
| ident.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The myster
ious disappearance of gold bullion re-
ported yesterday has been cleared up by
| the confession of an old employee OF the
mint, who furnished information to
the authorities as to where it was hid
den. The authorities recovered over
100000 worth of bullion and expect to
recover more today. The treasury de-
partment believes it lost nothing.
MARsHFIELD, Wis, Sept. 16.-This
place is surrounded by forest fires and
the people in the country are fleeing
for their lives. At least twenty five
persons have been cut off from escape
Two children while trying to escape with
their parents from burning home
were lost in the dense smoke and were
almost certainly killed. Several small
settlements have already been con-
sumed and horses. cattle, lumber, ETC.,
destroyed. The refugees are flocking
into Marshfield, which Is under martial
law.
The fire is fully as disastrous as the
great Pesht;go confiagration of 1871 and
the loss of life will probably be great
The whole county seems to be on fire.
McMillion, five miles west of here, is
thought to be doomed.