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LOS ANGELES HERALD.FIVE CENTS.VOL. 36.?N0. 156 TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 22, 1891.?TEN PAGES.

THE RACE FOR LAND.The Scramble for Home-

steads in Oklahoma.

Boomers Waiting for the Dropof the Hat.

About 800,000 Acres to Be Openedto Settlement Today.

Twenty Men for Every Quarter Section?All Sorts of Tricks Resorted To-

Negro Settlers Prepared toI>«rend Their Bights.

Associated Press Dispatches.

Guthrie, O. T., Sept. 21.?From earlymorning the streets of this town wereblocked with wagons, horses and people,women, boys and girls, scrambling toget here to take part in the race forgovernment land. Liquor is plenty audgamblers aro here with their outfits.Governor Steele willgo to a county seat,named Tecumseh. The intention is toclear the town and with a sigual let therace for town lots commence. Trains con-tinue to arrive, bringing people anxiousto secure homes. The men in line be-fore the land office are still there deter-mined to make entries. The hotels andshops are taxed to their utmost capacity.Some establishments, especially thoseofnewspapers, are seriously crippled onaccount of their help leaving to join inthe race.

THE LAND TO BE OPENED

for settlement tomorrow noon, consistsof the country of the Sacs and Foxes,lowas, and Pottawattomies,in all 1,101,---659 acres. The Indians do not lose alltheir lands. Each buck gets a quarter,of a section, and not only that, but he isa lawful "sooner," and has alreadypicked out his piize spots. He cannotBell his land for twenty-five years, butduring that time does not have to paytaxes. After the Indian land aud theland held for school purposes have beendeducted from 1,101,559 acres, about800,000 acres are opened for actual set-tlement. And about

TWENTY MSN FOR EVERY UO.MESTEAD

are on the ground. Some are hoveringalong the line, and some are already inwhat is until noon tomorrow forbiddencountry. It is the old Oklahoma rushover again, with some modifications.There are not as many boomers, and asmaller number are in wagons. For thelast two weekß there has been an almostcontinuous stream of wagons over theSanta V6, trailacross tbe Cherokee strip,and there are wagons? all around theborder. The nearest point of the newcounry is only a little over nine milesfrom Guthrie, and the greatest crowdwillenter from near this point; but thetruth is, the greater part of the crowd isnot waiting to enter. The country isalready full of "sooners," The plan isfor one man to go in and "jump" aclaim, and then turn itover to his part-ner, who starts in after the legal hour.Thus,'between them, they will get agood claim. There willbe

A GREAT RUSH FOB TOWN 1.0 S.

The government has selected sites forcounty seats, although there is now noteven a shadow of a town in either coun-ty. The one that is to be the countyseat of the northern county is Chandlei,named for the assistant secretary of theinterior, and the southern town is Te-cumseh. The government surveyors arefcot through with their work on thetown sites, and Governor Steele has an-nounced that the sites shall not betaken up until thb survey is finished.No attention will be paid to this, how-ever, and the force of soldiers on theground willnot be large enough to keepthem off. A crowd of Guthrie men hasbeen organized to move on Chandler.Everyone ia going. Cooks have desertedtheir stoves, lawyers their offices andmerchants their stores.

MANY WILL BE DISAPPOINTED,

whether they go for lots or quartersections, for there are at least 15,000people waiting for the hat to drop atnoon tomorrow. Acourier from Lang-ston City, the negro colony, came inthis morning and purchased twentycarbines and hastened back to thefront. They report that the entire townis covered with tents of the emigrants,and that they are determined to protectthemselves from any attempts on thepart of whites to prevent them fromtaking up land in the Cimarron valley.A squad of negroes visited the cowboyß'camp, laat night, and declared theirintentions. They said they would makea race for the lands, and if they gotthere first they would defend theirrights with their lives. If the cowboysdo not imbibe too much whisky, that isbeing sent out by the wagon load, therewillprobably be no trouble, but, on theother hand, if they grow reckless underthe influence of liquor, bloodshed is cer-tain.

THE BOOMERS' FIRST VICTIM.

Wichita, Kan., Sept. 21.?The firstvictim to suffer at the hands of theboomers is A. L. Glazier, a Santa F6conductor, who was badly cut and other-wise injured by an enraged mob on histrain. Some of the boomers had notickets, and Glazier demanded the ex-tra 10 cents levied in such cases. Thiscaused trouble. A number of the rioterswere arrested, and are in jail.

LEFT IN STATU QUO.

The Conyict Question Not Settled by

the Tennessee Legislature.

Nashville, Term., Sept. 21?The ex-tra session of the Tennessee general as-sembly adjourned today. Outside tbepassage of an apportionment bill bywhich the Democrats gained several ad-ditional seats in both houses, and theadoption of some local laws, the sessionhas no important results. The convictlease system and the question of arrang-ing for the building of a new penitenti-ary were left in statu quo, owing to thestubbornness of both houses. 9

There is every indication of renewedtrouble at Briceville within a few days.The armistice expires on the 24th inst.,and the miners are reported to be very

restless because of the inaction of thelegislature. The superintendent ofprisons said today that he anticipated arenewal of tbe troubles upon the expira-tion of the armistice. Governor Bu-chanan is Arm in his determination toput down any further insurrection, andtbe trouble if it comes, willbe of briefduration.

THE ELECTRIC SUITS.

Sheridan and M'Donald Amvver the Edi-son Company's Complaints.

San Francisco, Sept. 21. ?M. W.Sheridan filed an answer today to thecomplaint by which the Edison GeneralElectric company seeks to recover dam-ages for an alleged breach of contractunder which an electric street railroadwas to be constructed in Los Angeles.Sheridan denies all the materialallegations of complaint, and mora par-ticularly that any act of hii had workeddamage to the plaintiff. Affirmativelyhe declares that he is the injured partyby reason of the contract nbt being car-ried out. Judgment is asked that theplaintiff shall take nothing by its com-olaint, and that tbe defendant shallreceive $50,600. Frank V. McDonaldfiled a similar answer, demanding judg-ment for las- costs.

BACON'S MUD BATH

Unsettled His Mind and Caused Him toCommit Suicide.

San FAncisco, Sept. 21.? J. H. Ba-con, of Los. Angelea, commited suicidehere by hanging this afternoon. Heplaced a rope over a nail, three feetfrom the floor, and strangled himself.Bacon was the man who, a few nightsago, nearly lost his lifeon the mud fiatsof Lake Merritt. He was discoveredwith only his head above the mud, hav-ing passed the night in that predica-ment. This adventure, it is thought,unsettled his mind and caused him toxillhimself.

HURRICANE AND ELOOD.

A TERRIBLE GALE SWEEPS OVERGREAT BRITAIN.

Many Disasters on the Mirsey and OtherRivers in the North of England?HavooCreated by Wind and Water in Scot-lan i?A Storm in Berlin.

Liverpool, Sept. 21,,?-A hurricaneswept over tho river Mersey today, do-ing considerable damage to shipping.The Berwick life-boat went out twice tothe Danish schooner:'Freys and theschooner Aukathor. Both vessels werewrecked, but the crews, with the excep-tion of one seaman, were saved, withthe aid of the rocket apparatus. Navi-gation of the Tweed is dangerous on ac-count of floating trees and wreckage.

Heavy floods prevail inthe Edinburghdistrict. The railway bridges at I'eni-cuic and in the Esk districts have col-lapsed, and travel is interrupted. Thegale has caused immense damage in theHighlands.

London, Sept. 21.?The swelling ofthe Gala river in Scotland haß floodedthe valley for sixteen miles. Thewaters have invaded the low-lying streets in Galashiels. Two bridgeshave been destroyed and others madeunsafe. Railway communication withEdinburgh and Peebles has beenstopped. One man is reported drowned.At Aberdeen the rain continued to fallfor thirty-six hours. A lad wasdrowned and his body carriedtwo miles by the flood. Trains whichstarted from Edinburgh for Galashielsand London were obliged to return. Themills are flooded at Galashiels. A largenumber of sheep have been drowned.

Berlin, Sept. 21. ?A terrific thunderstorm passed over Berlin today. Severalhouses were struck bjfclightning. Thedownpour extinguished the tires andstopped traffic iv the streets.

EAST SIDERS SNUBBED.

They Cannot Get Representation onthe Park Commission.

The park commissioners met yester-day afternoon for the purpose of electinga successor to Mr. M. L. Wicks, who hasremoved to San Francisco. Mr. Wicks'resignation was sent down some timeago, and with it is said to have come arequest that ex-Sheriff J. C. Kays heappointed to the vacancy.

Messrs. Hubbell and Hutton, the re-maining members of the board, it issaid, agreed with Mr. Wicks that thegentleman indicated by him would re-ceive their votes, and this of course as-sured his election.

Another candidate came out in theperson of Mr. Joseph Mesmer, of EastLos Angeles, and the east aiders flockedto his support in large numbers. Adelegation of his friends appeared be-fore the board, and for a time thingswere exceedingly warm.

The gentlemen from the east side, inmaking their claims for Mr. Mesmer'selection, said they felt that the commis-sion has not done justice to the East LosAngeles park, and scored Judge Hubbellsomewhat severely for what they char-acterized his interest iv "his park"?meaning Westlake.

Mr. Richard Dunnigan and JudgeHubbell had a lively debate, and the re-sult of the talk was that the superin-tendent of parks received instructionsto visit the east side park with Mr.Dun-nigan, who piomised to show him manythings that might be done to improvethe grounds in the way of setting outtrees and flowers.

Judge Hubbell remarked that it"might be well for east side people tostop their whining" and take activemeasures to secure transportation sothe public may reach the park, andcalled attention to the fact that theproperty owners near Westlake parkwent down in their pocket and put upseveral thousand dollars for gradingstreets and otherwise improving thatneighborhood.

After the delegation had been dis-posed of a vote was taken which result-ed in the election of Mr. Kays.

Speedy Justice.Chicago, Sept. 21. ?Charles Howard

Saturday night confessed that he at-tempted to wreck the Pennsylvania lim-ited in Indiana last week. He was takento Crown Point, Indiana, this morning,and at 10:30 his trial commenced. Twohours later he was sentenced to tenyears in the penitentiary.

THE ITATA MAY SAILThe Second Libel Against

Her Fails to Stick.

It Was Not Sanctioned by theGovernment.

District Attorney Cole Exceeded HtaAuthority.

Attorney Oeneral Miller Disavows AllResponsibility In the Matter

and Orders tho VesselReleased.

Associated Press Dispatches.

Washington, Sept. 21.?The attorney-general was today advised of the filingat San Diego, California, of a secondlibel against the Chilean steamer Itata,for $200,000, for' damages against thevessel for escaping from tire UnitedStates marshal, and for expenses in :curred in her recapture. The proprietyof prosecuting this second libel is nowbeing considered by the attorney-gen-eral. The first libel against the vesselfor forfeiture for violation of the neu-trality laws, will, in all probability,bo pushed, though a postponementof the trial, now set for the 25th inst.,willbe made.

THE SECOND LIBEL DISMISSED.Washington, Sept. 21.?The attorney

general has directed the United Statesdistrict attorney to dismiss the secondlibel against the Itata, and she willbeimmediately released and free to resumetraffic. This new libel waß filed againstthe vessel unknown to and unauthorizedby tbe attorney general. With the con-Bent of tbe attorney general the Itata wasreleased on bond, but before the bond wastaken, appraisers were appointed whoappraised the vessel and cargo. Thebond accepted will now be responsiblefor any damages against the vessel setforth in the indictment for libel, shouldthe court sustain the libel. October 20thhas been set for the consideration of theindictment against Trumbull and Burt,the agents of the vessel. The libel caseis to be considered immediately after-wards.

What Wanamaker Wants to See.Philadelphia, S»pt. 21.?At the regu-

lar meeting of tho Manufacturer' clubPostmaster-General Wanamaker deliv-ered an address. He would like, hesaid, to see the pneumatic system intro-duced in large cities,"T»T) have the mailstaken off the ships at SandyHook, and would like to see tbe systemof free delivery through tbe . wholecountry. One of the interesting thingshe had tried was to take forty-one littlevillages in about thirty different states,and arrange to give them one and twodeliveries daily. Out of the forty-one,thirty-four had produced a sufficient in-crease in business to pay the whole cost,and have quite a profit "besides.

Union Pacific Affairs.

New York, Sept. 21.?A meeting ofthe creditors' committee of the UnionPacific road was held on Friday last. Itwas agreed to defer action on the planfor a week. If the company can on Sat-urday, or before that, show that theyhave obtained the signatures of all thecreditors to the proposition toextend the floating debt, orwillprovide caßh to payoff the creditorswho refuse to sign, then the plan willbe declared operative by the committee.Several of the creditors in this city, aswell as a number in Boston, have so farrefrained from agreeing to the extension.It is not expected that a syndicate willbe formed to provide the cash necessary.

The Three Links.St. Louis, Sept. 21.?The seventy-

second grand encampment of the Sov-ereign Grand lodge, I. O. O. F., wasopened by Deputy Grand Sire Dr. C. F.Campbell. Grand Treasurer Isaac A.Sheppard, of Philadelphia, reported thefinancial status of the order, and com-menting upon tho figures, said theyshowed an increase in receipts. Thenumber of initiations last year is shownto have been 68,000. The total member-ship at present is 072,339. The revenuefor 1890-91 is $72,244,227. The pecuni-ary benevolence distributed was $4,000,---000.

Lost in the Luke.Sr. Paul, Sept. 21. ?A Pioneer Press

special from Winnipegsays: It is fearedthat tlie steel tug Lady Ellen has beenlost in Lake Winnipeg. She left GrandRapids with a sail boat in tow the 7thinst., bound for the LittleSaskatchewanriver, and should have reached there onthe morning of the Bth, but up to theafternoon of the 16th there were no tid-ings of her. The Omega has been sentout to search for her. There were sixmen on the Lady Ellen arid the sailboat,and fears are entertained for their safety.

A Hotel Held Up.St. Louis, Sept. 21.?A special to the

Post-Dispatch from St. Joseph, Mo.,says: This morning three men withhandkerchiefs over their faces walkedinto the office of the Pacific hotel, anddrawing revolvers, ordered the clerk tounlock the safe, and two boxes contain-ing $500 in cash and valuables weretaken. A bartender who happened inwas relieved of a diamond stud and $50.The men then walked out. No clue.

A Suicide's Funeral.Stockton, Cal., Sept. 21.?The funeral

of Beauregard McMullin, who killedhimself inSan Francisco Saturday morn-ing, was held here this afternoon andattended by a large number of friends oftbe deceased and of his family. Theservices were held in the Presbyterianchurch, and the interment was in thefamily plot, where the father was buriedabout twenty years ago.

The Immigration Congress.

San Fbancisco, Sept. 21.?After sev-eral speeches this afternoon, in whichplans for inducing immigration to thisstate weie discussed, the immigrationconvention adjourned until tomonow.

Chandler In Jail.Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 21.?Fred N.

Chandler was taken before Justice Sharp

this afternoon and arraigned on thecharge of complicity in the Fidelitybank robbery. He waived examinationand his bond was fixedat $10,000, whichhe could not furnish, and lie waa takenback to jail.

THE SALTON SEA.

An Expert Thinks it to Be a Perma-nent Body of Water.

A prospector who came in from theColorado desert yesterday, says that hehas ridden around the greater portion ofSalton lake, and that in his opinionthere is little likelihood of its drying up,as the stream is still flowing in, and inany event it would not all evaporate,should the inflowcease, before the fresh-ets of next season would again pour intothe basin, cays the San Diego Union.He thinks that next year the breach al-ready made willbe enlarged, and that agreatly Increased volume of water willflow in, making the lake a permanentfeature, for many years to come, at anyrate. The miner says the past summerhas been eventful in the desert history,as there have been an almost unbrokensuccession of rainstorms, sandstormsand electrical storms. Immense quan-tities6f rain have fallen in a few hours,

~and the thunder and lightning have beensimply terrific. He said last evening onentering a restaurant: "I don't knowwhat Iwant to eat. Afeller that's beenHvln' on whang leather and alkali waterfor six months ain't pertickaler, any-how.- Gimme pie."

Rain at San Francisco.San Francisco, Sept. 21.?It com-

menced raining here about 10 o'clock to-night. Several heavy showera havetalten, and it looks aa if it would con-'tinue all night.

BALMACEDA'S SUICIDE.

THE CHILEANS WILDLY EXCITEDOVER THE TRAGEDY.

AMutiny Among the Junta's Troops?ltIs Believed to Have Been the ArgentineMinister's Nervousness that Nervedthe Dictator to Kill Himself.

New York, Sept. 21.?The Herald'ssecond Edition has the following cable:

Santiago, Chile, Sept. 21. ?The sens-ational suicide of ex-President Balma-ceda in the Argentine legation hereSaturday has so worked up the massedthat an emeute broke out amoug thetroops of the junta yesterday. Theyhad been excited by a too liberal in-dulgence in potations, that were givenout during the past few days in the cel-ebrations of the national independenceholidays. The trouble, however, didnot assume alarming proportions, andwas put down speedily.

It is learned that one of the causeswhich contributed to the suicidal act ofthe hunted dictator was.the fear ex-pressed by Sefior Urriburia, the Argen-tine minister, that the people would at-tack the legation if they discovered thatBalmaceda was sheltered there. Thisnervousness of Sefior Urriburiaseems to have been im-pressed upon the ex-president's mindin many talks they had while Balma-ceda was hidden in the legation. Itapparently formed the subject of theiranimated conversation on last Fridaynight, after the Argentine minister hadreturned from the theater. With thisidea uppermost in his mind, the unfor-tunate dictator retired for the night.He must have carefully considered thesubject before arriving at the determina-tion to end his misery by self-destruc-tion.

Except for the outbreak among thetroops, Santiago is now in a muchquieter mood. Of course, all othertopics Are for the time being put to oneside, while everybody is talking aboutthe sudden termination of Balmaceda'scareer.

Texas Fires.Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 21.?Fire

thia morning destroyed the Ellis hoteland the adjoining buildings, togetherwith contents. The total loss is $150,---000; insurance, $22,000.

Dallas, Texas, Sept. 21.?The fairground stables and stock of H. B. San-born burned this morning. Sanborn'slose ia $150,000. In all, seventeen horseswere burned.

Bogran Not Assassinated.New York, Sept. 21.?A Herald cable

from San Salvador aaya: The reportsabout the assassination of General LouisBogran, president of Honduras, areutterly false. They and other rumorsof a similar character are propagated byGuatemala agents, with the view of dis-crediting the Salvadorean government,and manufacturing public opinionagainst it.

Displeased Spectators.

Marseilles, Sept. 21.?At a bull fightyesterday the spectators, becoming dis-pleased with the performance, tore upthe seats and set them on fire, threaten-ing the destruction of the whole build-ing. A strong force of police finallycleared the circus and put out the fire,not, however, before the building waspartially destroyed.

Lohengrin in Paris.Paris, Sept. 21. ?The third perform-

ance of Lohengrin was given tonight.Owing to a rainstorm there were few sol-diers or police present. During the firstact two men were ejected for throwingstench balls from the gallery. A scoreof brawlers were arrested.

King Solomon's Mines.Denver, Sept. 21.? W. C. Wynkoop,

editor of the Mining Industry, leaveshere tomorrow for Africa, where he goesin the interests of an English syndicateto look for and inspect the wonderfulgold mines spoken of in Rider Haggard's"King Solomon's Mines."

The San Franclseo at Callao,Washington, Sept. 21.?A cablegram

has been received at tbe navy depart-ment from Admiral Brown, announcingthe arrival of the San Francisco at Cal-lao, and saying she will leave for Aca-pulco, Mexico, next Friday.

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