The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-04-30
DISGUST
Begins to be EnthrOned On the
Pedestal Formerly Occupied
by Enthusiasm i'm TX
lahOma.

pie who have come TO This city there Is a
large number heartily sick o: the place and
want to get back home. The railroad COM
pany has gone back to it's old schedule of a
passenger train day each way, and the
people have every reason TO kick. Ii is
impossible to depend upon any transporta-
ton either way. Heavy cattle trains are
In transit from Texas TO the Cherokee Strip,
and these, like all passenger rains, are de-
layed until the cattle become weak
and are trampled to death by their strong
er companions. In obe car at Red
Rock to-day twenty-eight dead cows
were counted. This is costing the railroad
heavily, AMI cattle trains are given the
preference. The company has to pay for
all dead cattle, and certain loss for cat
tie which have been on the 'ad over
given time. Ii is only necessary to give
inns ances TO show the terrible condition of
travel. Passengers who left here at s
o'clock last night, arrived in Arkansas City
at o'clock to-day-nineteen hours to
make ninety miles. The delay is only one
feature OF the annoyance. Passengers who
give up &c per mile for fare are packed
into dilapidased coaches without water snd
no oil In the la "ps. Nesrly 200 psssen-
gers were packed into one coach on train
last nighs They piled into the seats three
deep, climbed to the top o. The car, lay 10
the aisle and hung to the steps, and filled
every available space
On THE CAR TOPS.
Six cattle cars were covered on top with
passengers who were compelled to remain
in the raw air all night without aparticie
of protection. hose people were side
tracked at Wharton tseven mortal hours.
In The scramble for places on the top of a
ear, as the train turned sharp curve
north of the Cimarron river, one man fell
of, No one knew him or how badly he
was hurt. No train has covered the nice
ty miles between here and Arkansas City
in the past twenty-four hours in less than
twelve hours. the Santa Fe does not Seem
TO rise to the importance of the situation,
and the people are loud In their protesta-
ton. OF the half hundred women who
ventured on the ground at the opening but
few are left. The assertions TO-DAY have
been alarming, and unless water and other
couvenienees are furnished promptly the
city of a few hours will be greatly de-
pleted. Thirst, hunger and nothing but
the armament for cover when sleeping are
great factors to produce inconsistencies.
Many who are brave In the start, and are
ashamed to acknowledge they have made
mistake, gre quietly leaving without a
word of their intentions to fri,n The
condition of the water supply here hat not
improved since yesterday. Thirsty men
swarm about the locomotives, and plead
for buckets and cups OF water from the en-
CINE tenders to quench their thirst. Sleep
ing Car porters are reaping a harvest for
privileges TO get a sup of ice-water. Active
Preparations are in progress for drilling
wells. The kawkers continue 10 find ready
sales of water at SC. a glass, and il is poor
at that.
AFTER PREMATURE CLAIMANTS.
The citizens had not elected officers up
TO noon to day. At yesterdays meeting
the report of a name from every state and
territory was received, and these gentle |
men sormed a committee to look after the |
city's interest. At meeting last night |
this committee decided that the blocks |
should be 800 feet square. This gives i
25-l40 foot lots 20-foot alleys. Three sur /
veyors were put TO work to-day to plat the |
city. When this is done, the lots will be |
apportioned according to actual settlers, |
priority being determined by witnesses. |
The indignation manifested at former |
meetings against those who get into the |
Territory before noon and took up town |
lots grows with age. The settlers of Guthrie |
are i'm earnest about this matter, and |
the committee was instructed to at |
once begin proceedings through the
federtl courts 10 Gust the intruders. [
Judge Clayton, of Arkansas; Col. Dyer, of |
Kansas CITY; Gen Weaver, of Iowa, and /
host of other prominent men come under
this list, and the people are in earnest |
about it. No half way business will do.
Last night there was much talk about
Judge Claytonis tent. The Judge seemed
to fear no trouble. He has another plat
prepared. and. as soon as Mayor is eject
ed, the Judges plat, with 800 deposit
for lis filing, will be presented at the Land
Office. The Judges lot and those of his
clique will, according to the new plat, be
on the principal street. There is bound to
be trouble over these town lots. The 100
Deputy United States Marshals who re-
signei Office Monday at noon and squatted
on town lots. will likely resist the effort of
the people to GUST them. The committee
was instructed to 60 at the ousting in legal
form. Testimony of the soldiers on duty
here under Gen. Merritt will be used to
prove the identity of the invaders.
AT OKLAHOMA CITY.
Oklahoma City, i. T., April pa BY rail
to Arkansa> City, Kan. The wreck no.
ticed in yesterdays issue caused much de-
ley. The operator at Guthrie permitted
an empty cattle train, south-bound, to get
by Guthrie without orders, when he held !.
orders for il. just north Of Stewart load
ed cattle train was met, and the engines
ca Ie together with great force. Both en-
gineers and 6remen jumped. One car load
of horses escaped with little injury. Two
of the cattle cars were broken open and all
the csttle IN them, nearly 100, stampeded C
and could not be found. 1t was necessary !
to build half mile of track around the ]
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