The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-23

L a semi.circle to the river bank. Their
were probably 1000 wagons, with Al
8 average Of five persons TO each. Bacol
and hOminy constitute the chief meal o
I the majority Of the Texans, while man!
I looked as II they were unable TO alorl
, these articles,
GREAT SUFFERING,
! Suffering there is already, and how
, some OF these people will manage to ex
, ist Is a question not easily answered
The case OF the family found subsistinl
on crackers and cheese has many paral
lels, Probably the most pitiful case II
that OF family OF four discovered
yesterday afternoon near Walnu
: Greek, They inhabited tent wonder
fully constructed OF bits OF canvas anC
oil cloth, which seemed destined to e
to ruin with the first gale Of wind. Thu
head Of the family, hollow.eyed auG
emsciated man, lounged on a ragged
quilt spread on the floor OF the tent, anC
three ragged, unkempt children sat list
lessly beside him, The wife
aud mother whose appearance wa
: on par with the surroundings, benz
over skillet in which she was frying {
mess OF wild mustard greens, There waI
nothing else eatable In sight, not eve1
the seasoning, without which mustard
greens are unpalatable. II was scent
which called to mind Daniel Webster'i
experience with the family which durInp
the days he remained with them subslst
ed on grass fried in lard, There wal
need OF charity, and II was bestowed
promptly, but, Of course the provision
was only temporary. ..
To-day this family will cross into tue
promised land, and II they do not starye
TO death In week 1t will be because
there are plenty OF good people there.
An order was issued last night to bar
all but commercial messages from the
single wire between Purcell and Kansas
City until next week. Another wire Is
being rapidly strung, Press messages
from this place now go by way OF Texas,
EXToRTING FROM THg SETTLERS.
Five hundred dollars was yesterday
offered and accepted for fleet horse at
Purcell, The horse was purchased by
Tom Horton, a man who expects 10
reach claim now proposed to be taken
up by town site company which ex-
poets to build across the river city
which will In the future rival Purcell.
As many fleet horses are being brought
In from Texas and Kansas, and the race
will be most exciting as they fly across
the country, the goal stake, the prize,
q claim. There is as much II not more,
struggling for town sites as ioi sections.
It is said 80 town companies are going
for Guthrie, about hall that number for
Oklahoma City, and about twenty for
king6sher, while there are applicants
for sites on almost every section. This
makes the average settler swear.
Tho trouble between town site com.
panies promise to be us dangerous as
among the claim hunters. There has
also been brewing for the last day or
two an animosity between the northern
fellows and Texans especially, including
some colonies from other States.
Once within the strip men either on
foot or in wagons were to be seen almost
continually going southwark. There
were no soldiers or officers OF any kind
to prevent their entering the country.
Some were encamped on n'the banks Of
str. ams. The women were cooking the
meals and tho men were shooting at
either marks Or game.
"Few persons know" said an old
boomer who was encamped on the
Oklahoma line "what dangers have
gone through to reach here. My party
had aCowbOy guide and when we came 10
the Chickasaw We were compelled 10 pay
a man $3.50 to swim the stream and
bring US q little boat in which we could
cross and we then pulled our rig and
swan our teams. The same thing had
To be done at Salt Fork. We gave our
guide 500 and II he gets us well located
he gets $780," Another party paid theiI
guide $3.50.
A bold SCHEME.
A scheme has just developed, the
magnitude Of which, the bold concep
tion, and the daring character Of the
men engaged in it, makes 1t one Of great
Importance. 1t Is every day becoming
more apparent that the land OF Okla
hOna will be insufficient for the people
who will be here to claim it. AS a con-
sequence there have been organized
bands or companies, the members o.
which are sworn TO protect their fellows
The leaders OF the companies have
agreed that II any considerable portion
Of them fail to get into Oklahoma they
will league together and take possession
Of the Cherokee strip. Two.thirds o.
these organized men will be left, and In
week from to-day they will have 10000
determined men, desperate from
failure OF cherished plans, driv-
ing the stock out OF the strip
and holding down claims. This hope o.
: the men who have this desperate enter
. prize Is 10 have so many people in the
strip In short time that 1t will be
thought better 10 leave them 10 attempt
to drive them out, Arkansas City 10 the
, headquarters Of the engineers Of the
, scheme, but auxiliaries are located alonl
/. the line aud the rush will be simultane
ous at all points. The officers fear this
/, and will endcavor to hurry a patrol fol
: the strip from Oklahoma to anticipate
, and thus prevent the expected rush, Il
Is well known that such, scheme hal
been talked Of by Colonel Cole and othel
!, Oklahoma agitators, and the present
time they find most opportune to maxi
their advance.
THE MILITARY FORCE.
t A party Of capitalists Of San Francisco
. sent their agent, George W. Perkins, t,
fnd a site for their town they will built
and call Frisco. Perpins and his part!
: stood upon the rear platform after Ieav
= ! ing Purcell, and Just after the Canadian
! river was crossed they leaped of AM
concealed themselves In the bushes
q The chances are that the situation o
a Frisco will DO near this bridge. Nea
! Guthrie there are In preparation ant
Z agitation the same number ,of variety o
I town site schemes, and on account Of tn
q promise OF the present prominence 0
: the place as q land office the contest 70
possession will be the most intense
+. Troops Rre being as rapidly as posslbl
i sent Into the country, aud to-day ther
= arc In It's borders fourteen companies o
j infantry and twenty troops Of cavalry,
WHAT UNITED STATES MARSHAL coMMIs
!. EioNED TIiRsE MEN?