Evening journal., 1889-04-24
ONE CENT.
DOINGS OF THE BOOMERS.
The First Homestead Entries
Filed at Guthrie.
MURDER OVER DISPUTED CLAIMS

Suffering Among the settlers for Lack Of
Water-A Railroad Presidents Impress
sious OF the Scene on Monday--Goverss--
mont Advlees from the Territory.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April PA speciar
from Guthrie, via Arkansas City, saws: The
first homestead entry filed at Guthrie was
that uf Mark s. Cohn, Of Fort Smith, Ark.
The drst soldier to file declaratory state
ment was Benton Turner, who was a private
in Company /, Sixth illinois cavalry. Yes
terday three town site entries, those Of Guth-~
rie, Oklahoma City and Edmunds, and twen--
ty-one soldiers declaratory statements werea
filed. At 1915 o'clock William johnson, head
ing the little procession at the land office, laidEs
down rough chart Of Guthrie and filed 1t asa
town site. This was tho first paper pre-, =
sented. Four land Office clerks from WASH 4
ington arrived Monday, two to be stationed
at kngflsher and two here Land Registrar
Dille stated that the Kingflsher land ofEica
would not be open until Thursday
A settler Murdered.
About o'clock Monday afternoon s. T.
Compis was shot and mortally wounded by
an unknown man, who claimed prior right
TO his claim Comps lived half an hour and
his story Of the murder is about AZ follows,
He and his partner had entered Guthrie ON
ponies All the lots were gone and they had
swan the Cottonwood and had staked a
claim. As they were driving the last stake
fellow was discovered in the bushes on the
bank Of the creek This man said that he
had already staked the claim Compis and
bis partner offered to divide. To this tho
fellow objected and warned them that he
would shoot If they did not leave Compis
paid no attention 90 this threat and declared
he should sleep on that claim
Half an hour afterward Compis was shot
by the first claimant The murderer got.
away before Compis companion could realize
what had beon done Compis' partner ard
sympathixing boomers gave the dying man
all the attention possible, and buried his re-
mains In the bushes. Owing 70 the peculiar
situation it Is not likely the murderer viii be.
apprehended. reporter claims to havas
heard the shot and moment later to have
seen man on horseback ride west over the
hill at brealS-neck speed Further thana
this evidence Is wanting
Suffering for Lack Of Water.
After o'clock on Monday and during the
night there was much suffering on account.
Of the scarcity Of water The water in the
Cottonwood is red with mud and famine
seems imminent Hawkers went about the
depot with buckets Of water, charging five
cents q glass The stuT was poor, but found
ready sale. The engineers were besieged
by thirsty people for drinks from the engine
tanks and many We're accommodated
More Bloodshed.
Mr.. J. G. Narnum. deputy marshal who
arrived at Guthrie yesterday, says that Mar
tin Colbert, a wealthy citizen Of the Chicka-
saw nation, was killed in a quarrel over q
claim by a man named Noand About
fourteen miles west OF Oklahoma City man
was found dead IN claim. Near the body
was a man by the name Of Martin who
coolly informed the deputy that he had
killed the man la sef defense About three
miles west of Guthrie an invader shot set-
tier In dispute over a claim and seriously
wounded him. On locating the new town OF
| Noble, Mr.. Narnum says the scenes were the
most exciting ever witnessed Texas COW
boys and Chickasaw half breeds, mounted ON
fleet horaes, started on dead run, with Win
chesters In their hands These men were efn-
ployei by Texas colony, and within a.few
hours after noon they had their town gov
ernment organized. L. L. Stone was elected
mayor. The town has population Of 1900
people Some Of the overflow from Guthrie
have gone over ON to sections In Range and
organized a town to be called West Guthrie.
Beyond Description.
BosroN, April "a President Strong. Of
the Atchison Railroad company, has received
from Messrs 9. K Holiday and L. s.
Evenly, the western directors Of the company.
a telegram from Arkansas City saving that
the great invasion Of Oklahoma which they
witnessed was perfectly marvellous and be-
yond the power OF human description. It
ought they say, 70 be Of incalculable benefit
TO the A. T. and s T. road, as hundreds OF
thousands Of people will hereafter occupy
territory which has heretofore been desert
waste.
Government Advices from the Scene.
WASHINGTON, April "a l-Secretary Noble
has received several dispatches from special
agents OF the interior department. now Ia
Oklahoma The dispatches are dated Monday.
A dispatch from Arkansas City, Kan, near
the Oklahoma line, states that the entry into
the territory was orderly and quiet Have
heard OF no quarrels or alterations The
agent further states that he understands that
the land Office at Kingfsher will not be open
for business unrl Thursday next
"A dispatch from Guthrie, L T., Of April %.
says: every ything quiet here A good class
Of people in charge Of affairs A public
meeting held here tonight was as orderly
and conservative in character as it would be
In New York" The agent at this office SAYS
telegraph people pay no attention to govern
ment messages, as they get more money fron
commercial and press business. The people.
he says, viii settle the town site question and
await legislation TO perfect titles