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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-19
DISGUSTED BOOMERS
Trails through the Strip Covered
with Weary Home Seekers.
Numerous Deaths by Prairie Fires =
Rivals for All the Govern
ment Town Sites.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept. 1s.-The dis
appointed boomers who got neither claims
nor town lots, are returning. The trails
through the strip are covered with them
and they form a regular procession on the
road running beside the Santa Fe tracks
Here and there on the prairie are the wrecks
of vehicles which started in the race
wagons and buggies. with their wheels off
and the canvas tops of boomer wagons.
ragged and tapping in the wind. Dead
horses are found every few miles
where their owners left them 10
tramp further to DISAPPOINTMENT
There were at least ten men to
every claim on the strip. AS consequence
there will be contests without number,
and there are reports of several murders
committed OH account of them. Deaths by
prairie fires are reported to be numerous
The strip was again swept by hot winds to-
day. The wind here Eeaohed velocity of
thirty-six miles an hour. 1t was laden with
intense heat and sand. and made life q
burden. 1t caused the rapid spread of
prairie fires. and the reports of loss of life
In the flames are expected to be numerous
Nearly every town site on the strip has
rival. Enid, one of the official county
seats on tho Rock Island road. has q rival
with the same name two miles south of it.
The government refused to locate q site at
the Rock Island station because an Indian
allotment had been taken adjoining IT,
Now the Rock Island refuses to stop trains
at the government site. and Is doing all
it can TO aid the rival town. The same
condition of affairs exists on the
Rock Island at Pond Creek. The gov
eminent town of Perry is also being
ignored by the Santa Fe Trains are stop
ped at Wharton, two miles north. and at
the private town site OF Perry. two miles
south, but not at the government site.
The Santa Fe is already equipped with
stations aud side tracks at the former two
stations. 1t Is believed the government
site will be depopulated shortly for the
reason that it was occupied principally by
soopers and titles will DO badly mixed for
some years to come.
AT Perry to-day George Russell was shot
and killed by James Gerrarhty. Each had
gone to the land office file prelimina ary
papers claiming the northeast quarter OF
section IL. They Quarreled while waiting
in the line before the land Office, and Ger
rarhtY drew 8 revolver and shot Russell
dead. The murderer escaped. Cliff Stat
ford was killed by Jesse Thompson. They
were disputing about o claim when Thomp-
son struck Stafford on tho head with Q
club. Thompson was not arrested.
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the Louisville ~ Nashville railroad shops
is still on. Only about fifteen men have
returned TO work. When the company
posted n notice at che shop doors on Friday
morning that they would be opened this
morning IL was the general opinion that
the men would all 60 back to work: IN
deed, many of them expressed their inten-
tion of dong so. The strikers beld another
meeting at Decks Hall this morning. and
1t was resolved not TO return TO work for
several weeks yet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-19
EXERCISES AT THE CAPITOL.
Addresses by President Cleveland and 9th


Addresses by President Cleveland and 9th
ers-Musio and singing.
Before the exercises began there
was a parade of military and civic
organizations. The procession took
tho same route taken one hundred
years ago when George Washing
ton laid the corner stone of the Capitol. It
was from the White House. along Pennsyl-
vsnia avenue to the Capitol grounds. Gen.
Ordwsy. the chief marshal. and his staff.
with q squadron of United States cavalry
acting as on escort for President Cleveland
in u carriage. led the way. ana as the chief
executives carriage passed through the
streets the crowds of watchers bonored
him with loud hurrabs Then in carriages
followed the orator Of the day. WIliiam
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-19
The BaItimore Ept.copaI Methodi.t

Says: Simmons Liver Regulator has no
equal as q liver medicine. contai ming those
has placed IN countries where liver dls.
eases prevail"
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What Superintendent Bender SAYS.
Seven Miners MnnRied.

CLEARFIELD. Pa. Sept. 1S-The cab at
tached to the Gage in Wiaton's coal shaft.
near Moorisdale. broke to-day when the
cage was near the top and seven miners
who were In it fell 135 feet TO the bottom.
They were all terribly mangled. but SO far
but one dea tn has resulted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-19
GAME OF CHECKERS.
A Boomer Forced 20 Move at the Muzxle OF
Winchester.

Winchester.
KANSAS City, Mo-, Sept. 1S.-Tbe retreat
from the Cherokee Strip 10 still in full
force. Each train which pulls into the
Union Depot from the southwest brings
hundreds of discons0late boomers who,
only q few days ago. went down to the
strip with hearts beating high and their
minds filled with alluring pictures of
wealth to be gained from town lots and
quarter sections. Their clothes are covered
with the dust of the prairies. their faces
are begrimmed. but through the dirt can
be seen disgust and discomfort. Nearly
all of them have portable camping outfits
and they are returning gladly to the homes
which they left III such haste. One and all
tell the same story of tho management of
the registration booths and tho mad race
for land on last Saturday. The tale Is
severe reflection on the governments man.
Among those who returned to-day were
Alexander and William Gillespie. of Argen-
tine Kan. They made the run from Arkan.
sas City. Alexander Gillespie diemounted
from his horse on valuable vacant claim.
when another boomer, armed with q Win
chester. rode up.
1--WE will play q game of checkers for
this claim" said he. 'pve jumped. and It's
your move"
With the last words. the second boomer
promptly moved.
Kansas and Oklahoma are being swept
to-day by another hot wind. The sky was
obscured by clouds most of the day, but
the temperature rose TO $50 in this city.
and In various points in Kansas the ther-
mometer recorded as high as 07o and 9So.
Late corn is already damaged by the long
drought. and has been badly burned. and
all vegetation is parched to a crisp. The
wind reached n velocity varying In local.
tiles of from thirty five to forty miles
hour. In the cities and towns sligh dam
age IL reported by the blowing in Of win
dows and signs.
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killed. a. follows: Richard Wheeler. Ben
McMahon. Gale McMahon, James Gunter.
Henry Smith. Jim Kelley. The bodies
were blown to pieces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-19

the finest chu.ch buildings In the State.
1t was erected st a cost of $4,000 and is
free from debt This splendid editice Is the
result of the indefatigable labors OF the
Rev. DR.. Robert Roberts, who is just clos
ing his term of five years service here.
At the coming session Bishop Henry
Warren ID. d., LII. D.. of Denver. will pre-
side. His associates in the cabinet are pre-
siding Elders j. w. Dashiell. Indianapolis
district; j. A. Sargent. Connersville dis
trict: +. l.. Dolph. Moore's HILL district.
and A. N. Marlatt. Jefiersonville district.
Connersville is expecting to entertain q
great many visitors during the session.
A cordial invitation has been extended TO
the wives of the ministers, and many OF
them will be In attendance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-19
Christian PiOnsers' Reunion.

Christian PlOnsers Keunlon.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
UNION CITY. Ind. Sept 1S.-Pioneers of
the Christian Church Of this city and
vicinity held their first annual meeting
here Saturday and Sunday. Three meet
ings were held Saturday and three Sun
day. The attendance was large. especially
on Sunday evening, when the church was
crowded. A large number OF old people.
ages ran ging from fifty to ninety. were IN
attendance and addressed the meeting.
They adjourned Sunday evening to meet
again In one ear.
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Victims of Prairie Fires.
cpa ryaf ro The Ipt,spa,ol,a To,vnal

Special 10 the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
GUTHRIE. o. T.. Sept 1s.-A courier just
in from the Pawnee reservation states that
terrific prairie fire is raging there. and
that hundreds Of settlers have been COM
PEELED to abandon wagons. tents and out
fits and fee for their lives on their horses.
Several dead bodies have been found and
it is feared that many will perish. The
boomers are returning to-day by hundreds.
dirty, tired and sore. and there are lines of
people several hundred long at the barber
shops and bath rooms waiting their turn to
get cleaned.
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six Men Blown 10 Pieces

WHITTIER. Conn. Sept IS. The boiler OF
anil exploded to-day. and SIX persons were
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FURTHER DETAILS.

Dead and Injured Taken to Chicago-One
of the Dead Identified.
CHICAGO, Sept 19.-Eighs persons were
killed and sixteen injured In a tail-ond COL
Iision on the Big Four road. nearF Nkakee.
ILL.,. last night. The first section or spe-
cial passenger train. which left Chicago
early in the evening. stopped near Man.
teno. The second section came on ut full
speed and crashed into the first. with the
result above stated. A wrecking train was
sent out from Kankskee and everything
possible done to relieve the suffering of the
injured. special train made mp and
the dead ard wounded started on 1t for
this city where they are expe nted TO arriv q
about 3 o'clock. The wounGed will be
taken directly Co st. Luke's Hosuitai.
Later information, receiv.d at 2:45 A. NJ,
is that the last cor on the first section of
the train was sleeper vita no passengers.
Through some oversight no red lights were
set on the rear end and the second SEQ
tiop. which was running five minutes be-
hind the first, crashed into 1t near Man
teno. driving the sleeper into the coaches
ahead.
The only one of the identified dead ia
David jackson, of Cynthians. Ky. Among
the injured are the following:
ALBERT, J, scnoLrER. Ripley. o., limbs and
head crushed; fatally hurt.
GEO. BRACKNEY. Wilmington. O.. fatally hurt.
c. b. wIscHART, Franklin, o.. seriously in
jured internally.
Miss SALLIE EVANS. Powellton, w. Va, seri-
ously.
CHRIs. KIMMEL. Dayton. o. internally injured.
Mr. and MRS. JAMES w. BROWN, Wilmington,
o., internal injuries.
IL. BRANToN, Cincinnati fatally hurt.
OLIVE PATTON, COnnell, o.. scalp wound.
EMILY TEMPLE. sinking Springs. o., limbs and
head crushed: probably fatally hurt.
j. W. MEANS. Chester, S. c., body and head cut.
FRANK BELLEsoN, Sinking Springs. o., limbs
crushed.
ALLIE CowELLs, New Albany, Ind, internally
injured.
JESSIE MORSE. Cincinnati, internally injured
EMMA GALLATIE, Columbus, o., body and
limbs bruised and cut.
LIBBlE JACKSON, Cynthiana, KY, internally
injured; probably fatally.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. FOSTER. Springfield o.,
seriously cut and bruised, and severe internal
injuries
315 A. Mt is learned that the train
bearing the dead and wounded cannot
reach this city before o'clock. A special
with doctors has been sent out to meet it,
No further particulars are obtaInable no W.
What Superintenden mt Bender Says
Superintendent Bender, of the Big Four,
was called mp at 1:30 A. VI. He stated that
he had received word that seven persons
were killed and number injured. He sup
posed from the time the wreck occurred
that it is the train arriving here at DDS
A. NJ. This train carries on the rear a
sleeper and chair car from the Ohio & Mis-
sissippi road. which are attached each day
at Greensburg. Superintendent Bender.
however. did not know on which section
these cars were hauled. At an early hour
this morning the Big Four officia 5 were
making every effort to get the true charac-
ter of the wreck.
Seven Miners MnnRled.
CLEARFIELD. Pa. Sept. 1S-The cab at
tached to the cage in WiEton's coal shaft,
near Moorisdale broke TODAY when the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-19
Affairs of the Friends Yearly Meeting.

Affairs of the Friends' Yearly Meeting.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
PLAINFIELD. Ind. Sept 1S-To-day has
been quiet one about the Friends Church
after the immense crowd Of yesterday. but
the delegates got to business this morning
after early devotional services in the tents.
Then followed business meeting. In which
the state of the church was considered.
The reading OF statistical queries and an
swers occupied considerable time of the
morning session. In the afternoon Joint
session was held IN the west room, at which
was consideTe ed the report on evangelical
and pastoral work and other business con.
nected with that department of the work.
At 730 o'clock tonight there was another
session to consider the work of home mis-
sions alGetemperance. a.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-12

facing her four minutes till she goes to
sleep and then 60 back again to where
the men folks ara.
II could tell You little experiences had
where hated to take my fee.
An old German from Northwestern
lndiana-right in Chicago it is now. you
know-came to sec me ct Indianapolis
about his land, which had been hoped on
~ some OF these land sharks who adver.
sise I'll over page Of the daily paper:
OWN YOUR HOME
WHY PAT RENT
WIEN oANDnA0 4 HoLDUP
viii cell you alot? etc.
and brought suit for title or to eject Mr..
SchWartx from the land 50 that he could
cut Il up into lots and sell homes for $500
to $500 each out of it.
'lt seems that the land was in the shape
Of datiron. He had q rude map of il.
When he went up there on the lake he was
. fisherman, and his wife did sewing, so
that they had laid little money aside
One day kind friend told Schwartx that
this thirty or forty acres was for pre-emp-
ton and he could get it at government
prizes, 80 he took the money and bought
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-12
WE SETPARIS CRAZY.
necess Of Yvette Guilbert, tho
Concert Hall Singer.
psEr OF HER TRiuaphs.
- maeeSe cline 81 Rfaneo-DaR. BeA.
nepasA I'D Net Dsss1afal, bes
. Great Actress.

I pm. Feb 2o.-fSpscial. l-Nadsmoi-
- Yvstte Guilbert, the young woman
- sucooss in Parisian concert halls
- hesn 20 great thst Russia il longing
~ ct Sarah Bernhardt prices, and
- vili Be one OF the attractions q the
-nine Worlds fair IN Chicago II . siight
@1ney dilaculty 10 gotten over, = IN alto.
lksr original woman.
Is hegin with, not every young Woman
- ~ passed . few years behind bargain
n4en,v 10 capable Of making .
- which turns her in an aver
- d $500 . day. even upon
Snuuie-hall stage: much less 10 Il COM
- 70 find . young lady capable both Of
Fkerming the average audience Of con.
- hall and appearing to advantage in
|nWy best salons Of . great capital like
1t only does this songstress turn the
- Of the average Partisan who sees her
kfoes the footlights, but her spare after.
keess are always engaged, way in advance,
R1he csvsrs Of the present Partisan fad,
s6vs o'clock" Just what il IL that 90
Ennhints one with Yvette Goilbert it IL
= diAlcult to say. especially before hay-
= eon one Of her limitations. After hsy.
- dons 20 it becomes more apparent. She
- and she sings. and her songs aeo
- risky: IL IL not there, for others sing
IS bstter than she does, and more risky
- STILL And often in the pieces that
loost risky she scores her best hits.
Nj. 0uilbert received me in her pretty
gtmsnts in the Rue Portals. just back
~ Church of Saint Augustine, and
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THE TWO SHERMANS.
Gen. Badeau's "reminiscences Of
Soldier and Statesman.
THE GENERAL NO FINANclgR.
HE superb Loyalty Co 0Fant-How Ne
Refused 20 BE Made President
Johnson's Tool.

During the war had unusual opportun-
titles to observe the parallels between Gen.
Sherman and his brother John. They
were like and unlike by turns; the one .
soldier, the other q statesman; one sympa-
thizing with the South on many points of
the great controversy about slavery, the
other siding always with the North; both
strongly and above all things Union men,
yet one almost . Democrat in political
faith, the other q staunch Republican.
One was ardent and incautious in temper
ament, the other phlegmatic; one elusive,
the other reserved: one full Of inn
agination, sentiment and passion. the
other logical, collected and cold; one
brilliant. the other staid. The politician
got the start in life and entered the senate
ut 81, while the soldier left the army early
and tried. by turns. the role Of banker.
lawyer, teacher. and then shot up into .
fame eclipsing any that his brother had
achieved. Tho general had no gift for
money-making or money-saving. and
managed his private affairs with only
moderate success; the senator is . reputed
millionaire and one of the ablest finan.
ciers of his time. One detested the de-
vices of practical politics. the other Il
an adept at working machines and pulling
wires. Both were spoken of for the
presidency. but neither attained it; the
nomination was offered to the soldier, and
declined; the politician sought it for
wears, and once was very near the goal,
but personal and party treachery snatched
away the prize.
Through all these chequered circum-
stances they preserved the warmest at
tachment for each other, the keenest in
terest in each Others fortunes, and were
in perfect harmony ~ patriots, differing
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bourg st. Denis. The place IL packed
with people who endure the other per-
formers for what 10 to come-Yvetts Gull
bert. Al last . very tall young woman
applause, which suddenly dies away
40 the music ceases. Her first song
10 "Vierges." or 'Maidens." But Q success,
b it in whatever line. 10 worth always q
word. Mile. Guilbert is at least tive feet
eight and three-quarters in height, and
she has red hair. As il il said that it is a
work Of art. there can be no ofense in the
direct English Of the word Titianesque
Her eyes are not quite the deep absolutely
Irish black OF the ex-champion pugilist,
John L. Sullivan; not quite 50 light Is
Sarah Bernhardt's. they are very peculiar
eyes: once seen, close to, one never will
forget them. 1t would DO . little difficult
charms are not altogether those of face or
figure. And everybody says she can't
sing. But how delicious, how indescrib-
ably sympathetic 10 her strong full voice
~ it pours out the words of the song
which no English can translate.
The applause is long and loud when the
conclusion is reached, aud the singer re-
popular play still running, entitled.
"Celies On. On Respecte." or "Those
Ladies You Respect" If there is any
cunning BY which dissolute women Of tho
higher classes in Paris deceive their hus-
bands not mentioned in the song entitled,
"Celles Gu, On Respecte." il Is an over
sight, modern Don Juan could there
learn points. But the singer has finished.
And again, and again the hand clappings,
and the stamping of feet and the braves
resound, even outside the building. What
will IL be this timer ''Oh, something
altogether pure and innocent" remarks .
Frenchman beside us, 'she will show you
that she does not depend on naughtiness
alone" And no more she does, for she
next delights the audience with, "Js ne
sais pas Pourquoi." or II Do Not Know
Why"
This charming little song 10 followed By
"Le Fiaere." . typical Partisan Cafe
Chantant" piece, inane. incomprehensi-
BILE. What can be said about it bad
enoughf But this singer. with voice and
expression, renders it to thunders of ap-
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Of coarse, eesticulatinR, shoftGkirted, vul-
gar women- il should b her function 70
deliver Just - pointed vsrses, but she
would give them . value. for she would
sing them - refined society women would
I'm FOgulatiou cootume-Without any eeo-
tuSgs. and, In short - II che he'd not the
slfehtest idea that there might b any.
thing squivocal in the words ustsssd.
6tsango . Is may seem 70 those who think
that in Paris, Of ell places. Il u only the
songs IN which there - . double meaning
that have 50, i - the innocsnt Jennie
Lee sort Of efforts that sometimes call
forth the most prolonged bursts Of ap-
planea and it il mot alone the guiltless e.
fnsioos which are peemittsd 8 the '.6ys
o'clocks."
Il may b said, s'Ohl That Il Paris 90
cdety." but there = no moro difncult and
stslct 0oeisty than the PArisiAn. A vel
known young Americas al but had q
meet the brother Of . Partisan young LADY
the ether day In duel, for an alfront
And What was the a6rontf The young
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pack:ss and then rsseal itf How do you
II pillow Q furrow with . hot. pointed
instrument along the sealed line Of the
envelope, and before the wax cools pull it
apart. Then after I have examined tho
contents to sec If they are all right close
the envelope exactly ~ it was and run Q
little wax in the furrow made % a. TO
round it ont, and there 10 your package
again all right"
..Are there other agents who do thisf"
"There are. It is generally understood
t. give it out to the public for obvious
reasons. We generally confne it to our
own matters-that is, express matters Of
the company. and not the public's BUSH
ness"
:Examins this envelope and eco If it has
been tempered with"
After examining it. he answered:
Yes. it has"
"Come over TO the light and state to the
jury how it has been monkeysd with.
please"
"Wel, Il has been unsesled in the way
I spoke Of and then . wax shade lighter
has been used to I'LL up the furrow. Be
sides, " said he. the original wax was put
on BY heating it over candle. while tho
other job was done by IN artist with IN ale
cohol lamp"
Then the jury themselves could see IL
and the tallowy surface Of the old sealing.
1t was clear enough, 90 that the clerks
count was thrown out and Box was
elected.
Afterward it was learned that the East
Jaspervilie express agent had for $50 gone
in over the transom and changed the 70
turns Of East Jasperviile ~ above and re-
sealed the bag. 20 that only the ingenuity
of the lawyer had found him out
This should teach Us that when We
enter politics We had better forget the
teachings We received at our mothers knee
ana lead q life of sin - soon - we can
get at it.
"Teli m another" exclaimed two or
three voices in the smoking car - half .
dozen bright. young commercial men
gathered around the old mans seat.
well. )" saws he, looking At his watch,
II must go back very soon 20 where my
wife is in the other car. She always claims
that get into hard gang ~ soon - I've
got her nicely settled in car and then 60
and desert her. she says. 10 smoke and
tail stories, and thsn ] come back and ut