The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-02

people are eAcIJcu over In0 matter, al
though the officials say they can I'M
doubtedly keep it from spreading.
They talk quite seriously of establish
ing a quarantine on the Oklahoma
region, as they have dubbed the new
territory.
SWEET BY A SIMEON.
GUTHRIE, 1. T.. April PA simeon
swept the desert yesterday and Guthrie
is buried in. red dust. The wind rose
at dawn, sweeping down from the
clowdless sky, and the red sand of the
plain was driven before it all day in
singing sitting masses. Tents
collapsed, roofs were ~rais-
ed and everything light and
loose was blown away. There are now
five cities included in this camp, North,
| South. East and West Guthrie and
Guthrie proper. The latter covers the
800 acres supposed to have been set
| apart for town purposes, and includes
| the depot, postoffice and land office,
be said to pulsate. The others circum-
| scribe the suburbs with tents and
blankets. These have already selected
their mayors and boards of aldermen.
but Guthrie is still in the throes of
| selection. Official notice was circu-
lated Thursday night that an election
was to be held next morning. When
daylight came about 5000 men, not iu-
Guided in the waiting throngs at the
land office and postoffice, gathered
near the depot. A certain Volney
Hoggett of Huron, Dakota; a DR.. Hill
of Oregon. and Judge Kansas, were
nominated. 1t was decided that plu-
rality would not be recognized, but that
the lucky man must have a majority
over all. The project of a viva voce
vote was paralyZed by the believing
cat-calling. hound-howling and lawless
uproar that attended the first question
Then a scheme to ballot had to be
abandoned for want of pencils and pa
per sufficient to poll the vote. After
considerable horse play the self-cOn-
Stituted managers succeed in separat-
ing the crowd into three groups, one
for each candidate. Judge Kelley S
retinue was so small that he with
drew. The affecting speech he at
tempted to make was interrupted by
the Overturning of the flour barrel Oh
seemed quite evenly matched and the
count was begun. Meanwhile the
wind blew and the red sand flew, the
crowd shifted. and the canvassers got
mixed in the count, so that it was de
cided to adjourn the election, subject
to the movement of the spirit or the
call of providence. Nobody knows
how meetings are canvened or how
temporary officers are elected. Al
periods during the day the population
Suspends business and, like cattle, for
ages for water and food, and clusters
with rush at some point. Some
man, altogether on his own motion, in
PRODUCES the subject to be dis
cussed. If he proves to possess
that nameless quality which makes
a good presiding officer, hi
holds the place. If not, he is sup
pressed in the most inconSiderate anC
emphatic manner. Such are the strug
giles of young politicians and such the
labOrious birth of commonwealth
| When the train left no further
progress had been made toward the
organization. The railroad is slowly
issuing from the snarl in which the
gltt of local traffic involved it, but
though baggage, provisions and other
| supplies are being delivered in quaint
ties sufficient to relieve restitution
The service is far behind the requisites
of comfort. Water is still being sold
and it is eXcerable water at that
Games still flourish openly, wheels OF
fortune, chuck. Auckland Spanish
monte is everywhere out
| of doors, while in tents
faro, roulette and other game.
are holding out to big
business. 1t has been the salvation al
Guthrie that whisky was not admitted
| and it is to this wise exclusion that the
| little violence is due. Needles and
Jones, the two marshals who hold au-
thority. have left Guthrie. Commits
sioner Stocklaager7s declaration that he
would forfeit the claims of all United
| States employees is regarded with sus-
| picion. as it Is now generally under
stood that the deputies were not sworn
| in and the other hired gobblers are rot
| technichally in the federal service. 1t
is demanded that the government de-
clare a forfeiture of the claims of all
persons irrespective of employme Mt
| who were in the Oklohoma tract before
| Monday noon. Settling upon upon the
Cherokee strip progresses in increasing
volumes. Many camps are visible
| from the railroad, and boomers
at the stations declare that it is their
| purpose to squat there. Flowing and
planting is well under way at numerous
| points. The troops have not yet moved.
| Captain Jack Hayes has sent out
/ couriers TO give the squatteTs three
days notice to quit the strip. He is
much beloved by the settlers for the
inexhaustible kindness be has shown
| them in the march down, and the prac-
tical help he gave them. He is the
man of all men TO peacefully settle the
| impending controversy If it can be set
tied.