Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 19 September 1891 — Page 1

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Boomers Marahlng TJpon the Nai Oklahoma Lauds.

THOUSANDS ARE READY TO ESTER.

President Harrison Issues HI* Protftama* tton Throwing Open the Ceded Acres to Settler* at Noon

Tuesday Vext,

WASHINGTON, Sept! 19.—The president has signed the proclamation opening to settlement and •homestead entry the newly ceded lands ol the Sac and Fox, Kiowa and Pottowattomie Indians in the eastern part of Oklahoma. These lands may be entered upon on next Tuesday, the 22d instant, at 12 o'clock noon, central standard time.

The proclamation sets forth that each settler on lands shall, before making final proof and receiving a certificate of entry, pay to the United States in addition to the fees, and within five years from the date of original entry the sum of $1.50 per acre, one-half of which sh^U be paid within two yea?s but" the eights of honorably discharged union soldiers and sailors' shall not ^e abridged excepting as to the sum to be paid, and all lands in Oklahoma, the proclamation cites, are declared to be agricultural lands, and proof of their non-mineral character shall not to be required as a condition precedent to final entry. Each entry shall bo in square form as nearly as practicable. The proclamation gives notice that until the lands are opened to settlement no person shall be permitted to enter upon and occupy them and no person violating ttie law shall be permitted to enter any of the lands or acquire any rights. The proclamation then technically describes the land opened to settlement.

GUTHIHE, O. T., Sept. 19.—The movement on the new lands began Friday. Miles upon miles of wliitc-cov-ered wagons stretched across the prairie ready for the great race next Tuesday. The proclamation of the president opening the lands created the wildest excitement here. it was not thought that the day would be so near. The ceded reservations comprise almost as much territory as Oklahoma proper. The land lies directly east »f Oklahoma. The two regions are separated by the Indian meridian line. The north fork of the Canadian river runs directly through the new country. Thousands of people have been camped on the meridian line for days. Hundreds of camp fires have been burning around Oklahoma City and Outline for weeks, and' the streets have been blocked by every conceivable kind of vehicle, all ready to start for the promised land on receipt of the word from Washington. Companies A and of the Thirteenth infantry and a troop of the First cavalry are in the new territory driving out the boomers and assistive in maintaining order.

The movement Friday began the moment a Hag was dropped from the courthouse That was the signal. Of course the caravan moved slowly, but it £was steady, and by the time the first wagons were specks on the horizon a long cloud of dust rose a mile above the white line. The great rush will not begin until Tuesday at noon, when the scramble for claims will begin, liy to-night the moving caravan will be at the side of the new land.

The best country here is that of the Sac and Fox. It is perfect. The Indians on these reservations are industrious and peaceable. The land on-the Kickapoo reservation is of a poorer quality than on the other reservations. The Kickapoos are a mixture of Mexican, Indian and negro. They still wear the breeehclout and live on r«ptiles, polecats and dogs. They are described as lazy and unclean. They hate the white man and are never seen in the towns and villages. They engage with much abandon in ghost and sun dances once a year. On these occasions they feast on dogs and other animals, which tliey steal from neighboring tribes and white settlers. The Pottawatoinics have some splendid farm lands. Both coal and oil have been found there. The soil along the deep fork, the Canadian and the Little rivers is a red clay. On the north fork and the South Canadian it is a black, sandy loam. Corn has been grown this year by those Indians with a yield of fifty bushels to the acre. Wheat is also raised in considerable quantities, and the cotton this year is exceptionally fine.

Trouble between the Sacs and negroes is feared, as the proclamation concerning the Sac region is that whites only can settle. Five hundred negroes say that they will settle on the Sac land if the whites do. They are preparing to fight and the militia ii watching them.

Great clouds of smoke are rising from the Cherokee strip and thousands oI acres are being burned over. The cattke of the fire is not known, but it 1* thought that the boomers have commenced their raid and are carrying out their threat to burn the grass off the entire country. The Cherokees are not ready to give up their fight for the outlet They have given notice of an appeal from Judge Green's decision, and will carry the case to the supreme court of the United States.

A deputy sheriff has just arrived from the line of the eastern Indian lands bringing news of a race war in progress there, just on the line of the Iowa reservation. The town of Langston was founded several months ago and is inhabited solely by negroes. There arc several thousand of them

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there, and more are arriving daily on the. line of the new lands. The negroes contemplate settling in a body l.i the Cimarron valley as soon as the lands are opened. A gang of cowboys from the Cherokee strip also have their eyes on the locality and say that anv negro who attempts to settle'there will be killed. The negroes have all armed themselves. A force of officers has left for the scene.

FATE

Five Members of It Meet Death In a Chicago Fire.

ANOTHER INJURED BEYOND RECOVERY.

A Four-Story Tenement Burned—John Schalk, III* Wife and Three Children Are Smothered*—Narrow Kicape

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FIVE VICTIMS.

CmcAOO, Sept. 19.—A fire at Nos. 549 and 551 Sedgwick street at 1 o'clock a. m. caused the death of five persons, pll of whom wore smothered in their beds by the dense smoke that filled the burning structure. The fire ran its course in less than

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h9.ur, Vut the fat^li^ies resulting exceed by far the list of victims by any fire in Chicago this year. Those who lost their lives were: John Sclialk, aged 45 Mrs. Sclialk, aged 42 three Sclialk children, two boys and a girl, aged 8, 12 and 15 years respectively. Cynthia Schalk, aged 17 years, was so badly injured that she cannot recover.

The fire originated in the rear of the first floor, which was occupied by William Keafitz as a bakery. It is thought to have caught from one of the bake ovens. It spread to a shed in the rear in which was a quantity of hay and straw. From this it ran up the rear stairway and into the sleeping rooms of the people on the second and third floors. The front Jrooms on the second floor were occupied by John Rondo, his wife and two children, all of whom escaped without injury The rear was occupied by Mr. Keafitz, the owner of the bakery, and two bakers. Rugenstein and Rosefeld. The Sclialk and Burns families occupied the rear of the third floor.

As soon as the firemen arrived ladders were thrown up to the windows of the third floor where two women were calling for help. As the fireman was within a few feet of the top of the ladder oiie of the women jumped, and iu catching her the fireman nearly lost his balance. He was saved by Officer Dc Leale, who was on the ladder below, him. Together they carried the woman, who had fainted, to the ground. She was taken to a neighboring house and cared for. The fireman then ascended to rescue the second woman, and he was none too soon, for as he lifted her from the window the flames rolled out after her. William Keafitz and his family escaped ffom the second floor by ladders. As soon as Keafitz reached the ground he urged the firemen to renew their efforts, as the house was full of people.

Sergt. Frar.zen, of the Larrabee street station,' started to make a personal search of the building. Followed by half a dozen firemen he rushed up the stairway to the flat occupied by the Sclialk family. The dooi were fastened and this was enough to satisfy the sergeant that the inmates were dead. Battering down one of the doors, Sergt. Franzen found Cynthia Sehalk lying on the bed unconscious. Picking her up he hurried from the room, as by that time the smoke was blinding and suffocating. The girl was alive, though the smoke had overpowered her. She was placed in the patrol wagon and taken to the hospital. As soon as he could recover from the effect of the smoke Sergt. Franzen made another effort to search the rooms occupied by the Sclialks. This time he was more succcssful, though his work showed how fearful had been the fate of the family. In one of the bedrooms lay the body of the 15-year-old girl. She was picked up tenderly by a fireman and carried to Eugene Mouteil's drug store. Every effort to revive her was vain. In another room was found the body of a 12-year-old boy. He had beeu partially awakened by the lire and had endeavored to escape. He had succeeded in getting scarcely 10 feet from the bed when he fell to the floor overcome with the smoke. Lying on the bed in the same room was the body of a younger boy, apparently about 8 years old. The bodies were taken to the drug store and laid on the floor. The firemen bad scarcely left the store when the body of Mrs. Schalk was brought in. She was still alive, though unconscious. Druggist Monteil did everything in his power to relieve her, but after a few gasps for breath and convulsive twitchlngs of her limbs she died. A moment later the body of Gottlieb Schalk, the head of the family, was brought in. With the exception of Mrs. Schalk all had been suffocated and died seemingly without pain. She was lying near an open window and the flames caught her and blistered her throat and breast in a horrible manner before the pain rendered her unconscious.

The other Inmates of the building barely escaped with their lives. None of them had time to look after their money and jewelry and were able only to seize a few articles of clothing. One of Mr. Hums' roomers got his clothing, but lost all of it except a pair

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of shoes before he reached the street. The homeless people found shelter in the homes of neighbors.

The loss on tlio building is not over 82,000 and on stock and furniture not over 81,000 fully covered by iusurance as to building and stock, but a total loss on furniture.

INDIANA.

Short but Interesting Dispatohes from Many Points.

Jlaciuj- lionults.

PERU, Ind., Sept. 19.—Ten thousand people attended the races here Friday. Summaries The 2:24 race—Rally Wilkes, first best time, 2:20%. Threeminute trot— Byco, first best time, 2:37. Three-year-old pace—Dr. Halle,, first best time, 2:28JSf. The 2:34 trotJennie Star, first best time, 2:27.

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 19.—Friday was a record-breaking day. In the 2:45 class trot Duroclt Wilkes took first money in three straight heat- In the 2:22 class trot Jalisco, a Goshen (Ind.) horse, took three straight heats, making a mile in the third heat in 2:22%, breaking the track record of 2:24. Latitude, a Cold water (Mich.) horse, also went against the track record and made a mile in 2:28Jf.

FRANKLIN, Ind., Sept. 19.—At the races Friday Pacing Phallus won the unfinished 2:33 pace in 2:32$. In the free-for-all pace, purse, 8250, Dr. M. won in three straight heats. Best time, 2:21. In the 2:50 trot, purse S200, Strath I!oy won the last three heats. Best time, 2:37.

RUSIIVII.I.E, Ind., Sept. 19.—Winners in Friday's races: The 2:40 trot— Climatize best time, 2:20%. The 2:25 pace—Kisselts Dales best time, 2:22}^.

A I'olftdnliig Mystery.

LA GRANGE, Ind., Sept. 19.—The poisoning of Sheridan Hughes Wednesday still remains a mystery. Wednesday morning Hughes and one of li's hird men, Mart Hall, were roady to start for drives—Hughes to La Grange and Hall to Kendallville. As Hall was about to leave he drew from his pocket a flask, and ho and Hughes both took a drink, after which the bottle was broken. Hughes detected a bitter taste and shouted after Hall that he had played a trick on him and given him quinine, but Hall says he did not hear this. In a few minutes Hughes fell into convulsions and died within an hour. Hall was sent for and returned. He was apparently greatly unnerved, but told a straight story, saying that the bottle contained nothing but blackberry wine and a little whisky and wild cherry which ho had put in it that morning from another bottle in the house from which several others had drank that he drank more of it than Hughes did, and that the apparent effect of the drink is a mystery to him. Hughes married the wealthiest heiress of the county faw years ago and they have one child.

The Number Thirteen Again In Trooble.

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind., Sept. 10.— A head-end collision occurred here at 7 o'clock Friday morning on the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan railroad between the southbound passenger train and a through freight going north. While nobody was hurt, both engines and a baggage car are total wrecks, representing a loss to the railroad company of about 810,000. A very peculiar incident of the wreck is that the passenger train contained thirteen passengers and was pulled by the same engine, No. 13, that went through a bridge hero one year ago, and when the wreck train arrived it was found that thirteen men were employed in removing the wreckage. Engineer John Torrence, of the passenger train, claims that tho

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flagman was not stationed at the proper distance, while the flagman claims that Torrence was running at a very high rate of speed and paid uo attention to the signals.

Kvldcntly Not Suicide.

IXDIANAI'OI.IS, Ind., Sept. 19.—William l'ritchett, a brother of Arthur Pritcliett, who died suddenly here ou Tuesday, arrived from Danville Friday and informed Coroner Manker that his brother's body had been examined when it reached Danville for burial and that it showed evidences of foul play. Pritcliett was found dead in the woodshed in the rear of his home and the coroner's jury returned a verdict of suicide. When the remains reached Danville au autopsy was held and it was found that no poison had been taken, but that the neck had been broken and the skull fractured. The case will he reopened.

Typhoid Kovnr Kpldoinlc In Indiana. Coi.rsmus, Ind., Sept. 19.—A typhoid fever epidemic is raging on the line of Bartholomew and Decatur counties iu the neighborhood of Harris City. Fourteen persons have died in the last thirteen days. The disease is of a malignant type and physicians are at a loss to account for such*an epidemic, as the locality is unusuallv healthy, being hilly anil rough, with plenty of limestone water. Prof. D. W. Baldwin, late editor of the Hope Ncws-.lournal, in this county, having spent six days in the afflicted district, returned two days ago to his home with this disease and is dying.

lilvon strychnine l,y Mintakr. GOSIIEN, Ind., Sept. 19. Sherry Hughes, a well-to-do farmer and horseman of La Grange county, widely known in turf circles, was on Thursday morning given a dose of what ho supposed was quinine and whisky, but which turned out to be whisky nnd strychninc and killed him in one hour. The medicine was given to him by Martin Hall, a druggist's clerk.

rh« Failure llecuird.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—The business failures occurring throughout the country during the last, seven days number 239, as compared with a total of 214 last week. For the corresponding week of last year the figures were 19a

Chnrnli nnd Parttonngo Iturnrd. SAUK RAPIDS, Minn., Sept. 19.—The Catholic church in the town of Alberto, this county, in course of construction, burned Friday at noon. It was one of the largest churches in this part of the state. The priest's residence was also destroyed. Loss on both about $10,0Wk

The Treasurer a Defaulter. KINGSTON, N. Y., Sept- 19.—The trustees of the Ulster county savings institution have removed James E. Ostraader frotn the office of treasurer,

finding that he had misappropriated the funds. The amount is variously at*ted at from 60,000 to 180,000. Th* misappropriation will not embarrass the bank.

Blot on Train.

LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept 19.—There was a riot on an excursion train over the Louisville A Nashville en route to the colored fair here. The difficulty took place near Jetta station and a number of shots were fired. Henry Battles, of Bagdad, was instantly killed, and Tom Brown was shot through the neck.

Death of CoL Conkling*

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—Col. Frederick A. Conkling, brother gf the lato Boscoe Conkling, died Friday at his home of cancer of the stomach. Hehad been Buffering from that complaint for two years.