Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
IN THE aorEL commons.

over the OH opening the Cherokee strip 90 sct-
Element. the remarks 81 Terrssorial Delegate
Dennis J. Flynn Of Guthrie. Oklahoma. 10 Q
sraR representative at the National Hotel shss
morning are % peculiar interest Il have ia.s
arrived from Guthrie, . said Mr.. Flynn. aud
without entering into political chat viii s.v
that people east have slighi comprehension %
the anxiety. the veriiable fever Of desire Tor
the opening Of the strip. that rervade- the en-
tire central west The Oklahoma rush Vac
pnny stream compared 10 thN mighty iorrrn.
Of humanity that viii surge across ths boriers
of southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma on
the dav Of the opsning Of the land. I veutur.
20 predict that 200 600 icofle wi, b. On the strip
m Your hours. and that in that leuglh Of time
four towns. two on the Rock Island aud two on
the santa fe. OF 1000 inhabitants will apps
rentiy srrlng ont OF tho prairie A statement
Ike this made IN Europe would 10
considered absurd. But out vest 70
build towns aud cities in hoars. aud
. haze been in four Hand ra-hss,' 80 Tn
iamiihr with them. ] was Guthrie's dr~t
po-'master-in fact. have Just sent in nv
re-ignaton-eud am. perhaps the oniv rost-
master whose oalce has Jumped from fourth 20
second class during his administration. show
ing how new western citics grow. The strip 10
now practically wufthlcss and l. he r.n,tzN,,,.
OF outlaws. The eastern portion i- worth sIo
per acre. while the western r.oftiou J. poorcr
land This afternoon there viii d. q convention
al Guthrie 81 citizens from the ccntrul ~.st %
1 petition Congress 20 throw o1en the land
Over 100 delegates will be present IT, ths
/ mad rush for town lots a sc,ne ~ disorder ana
chaos L. ptc~"nted which battle a worthy de-
I scripiion. Men. women and Chi dren are meta
NOR hosea into frantic. fleeing land mad
CREATURES. Who rncc. hght aud tfauplc upoa
one another like cattle In sfampece. 4
centrally located LOT IN any % she ueW town.
/ Is worth $500 the next minnie after d u
claimed. The settlers 10 not aptcar 10 think
Z OF thor personal danger. Tie cAc.temeut -
"a enc, the peopIe arc afame VI n Gu thti-iasfa
and Cor IA, part always .rjo,eI a rush lrn-
menscly. They g. IN forNR-d j. the xordi
No stop, bat onward With the impetua-ity Of .
body Of cavalry On cnatge. Ii h. a sight %
a lifetime. The rash for fArn lands l. almost
~ exciting. asa Whole. as for touu lot bat The
distance J. OF course greater and the army 10
more scattered
"A large hotel, said the clerk. turning IA.
! maximum carel rure ,n-bon fab licht into tie
near-sightsd oycs Of THE SsAR representative.
reminds me Cf mammoI h beehive FROM
without "a big caravan. are RpUcars silent and
deserted At the main entrance gnssts aud
! other eople are crovdiug IN and oui iu aon-
ole string Just like bee a. the httle aperture
| IN the hive Nltbia doors all Il moNemsu, aud
life The drones are repre- .,.utod by the t.at.-
/ s1tlcai hotel ioungcrs. Who use our stationary
and wear out the leather ~ our easv chairs.
The workers are the attaches uf the building
while the quee1s-well. IN ths resi- eci there arc
" h'Sth IiitfhN among kht Hnffft flfp ulaffnus
| and pretty buds who grace with their loyelinos.
| the parlors and di9iug rooms
"LNpress csmi anies. sad Goionei fnhn
| byrne. Chief dcIcctlSe 81 the Gnited States
! Express ComTanv. and who suJs-inteud-ut
| OF police in buffalo when Mr.. Cleveland uas
sheriff. 10 TIM STAR representative at fhe Shorr-
ham this morning, "carrv millions of dollars
| yearly with surprisingly liftle loss. We have
charge Of The government funds Transport
"a ION. and ! nm here 80 consult with Mr..
-..vf-rF ~
relation The prosecution of Young Hand
! the messenger who a. charged Ai'h anprorrlat-
| ing fuuas On hs route bc,Reeu baltimore aud
Grafton. Our lines penetrate rough countries.
bu; have never been held Up except once just
onttlde OF New orleans. When messenger
yields 90 temptation aud roO- N We generally
| recover tbe money unless be sees n laWyer first.
and then the LAWYER gets IL In the case OF the
messenger Who stole rackagcs of hank notes
con tanning sd. 900, which he threw OF in Q
potato sack at Davenport, Iowa. We APP
pretended him before the attorneys
| caught him aud recovered the packasrz
| intact. This thief hunting A. exten-irs
business. but IL costs the company nothing. for
| the employees themselves paw ii nndsr % new
system iuauguraicd by our company and the
American Express Com any We paw thees ex-
pense- out Il the bond fund That l.. Ne
| guarantee the honesty 81 our emplaves
selves instead of accepting the bomb OF The
| guaranty companies. and ~ one-hAlf the cost
I
! companies. II the company su-tains no losses
4 by their dishonesty. their premiums are pro-
| portionately low. In the los-e- heavy. they
come out of The bond fund and employees
| pay IL. Consequently. II bchooves the
| pioyes 90 be honest, and the system las
worked so well that it IL probable that ali the
express companies viii pool N tie fund"
| Judge Lawrence. eN-cantrOller ~ the
/ treasury. l. at the Ebbi;t House. Judge Law
4 renee IL a member OF the OHIO Wool tsrOWsrs'
4 Association. In nv opiuion. said Judge
| Lawrence TO The STAR representative. the
| attention of the next Congress viii he en-
4 crossed with financial problenls thai they wsu
not complete the consideration Of the tarifi.
| tail. powerfully built g,ntieman. ~hc.e
hair Is silvered with advancing YEAR. chattsd q
| few moments with THE STAR repre- sentative
| this morning Mt the Ebbit; HOUSE,. The kill-
| ing of men by Wholesale. said Br. fachard J.
| eating. has been reduced t. a science. and
while have the greatest adherence Of war I
| must confess that lat It improvement 10
NV gun will accomplish about a. much
| slaughter the most blOodtlmr-ty warrior
/ could ark. The gun instead % shooting coo
| cartridges minute viii discharge 2.eD0. With
| out entering into analytical description
under the new feeding process. By means of .
| belt and electric motor. this great attnIum"nt
has been reached and what IL equally sati-iac-
4 tory to both manutacturer ard purchaser
| almost at a minimum Of cost. II eau be ei,-
waited at any angle II weighs no more Than the
| present gun. is 30 more cumbersome aud 10
altoge her Is neat little play 'bing; OF war NJ
| the most exacting conld demand
| Three d-ummers were discussing supsrstitipr-
| and superstitious people. The one Who paid
| for the drinks for acknowledging the most
! idio,ic weakness i'm siiA aahefing 50 remsu-
brauces of the middle AGES told IL the xi-es
FRIDAY has no terrors to me The thirteenth
| of the month. thirteen az table or thirteen In
any o her connection signifies nothing beVoud
| its purely numerical meaning. I always walk
under a ladder. never fail TO split poet. per.on
or other object while whiting with smother,
| always Put my left foot forward IN going up
| STEPS instead OF the right. never attempt 70
| place my left thumb mon n hun,i bucks de-
| formitv, while | have three black cats Rt home
each one of whom iayaribly produce thirteen
black kittens at litter. But there j. one thing
l will not do. and that is 10 go bach after
thing I have forgotten. Tor each an act invari-
ably means disappointment This Thing actu-
aly haunts me. When ! hive something Of
! importance to do and forget Som-ttSng NJ the
house. IL go back. disappointment always fol-
| lows. This makes me- angry. but the stubborn
| fact has been verified 80 often that i m crank
| on the subject. ! make careful survey OF tho
room. feel in my pockets. Look nc INV note book
and take almost silly, wonanirh precautions NOT
| TO forget any thing before close tie door "
my room,