New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
TIE TROUBLES AT GUTHRIE.
DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PRESENT Cfii
GOVERNMENT.
. STORMY MEETING FOLLOWED BY A DEMAND
FOR A NEW ELECTION, WHICH WILL
DE HELD on JUNE 10.

waSbhcton NAV 25-InspeCtor Ilcker. OF 'no
Interior Departmci t. now In Guthrie. okahoma' na'
sent a report to secretary Noble. unh'r "s'e Vi i-,
ls, on the situation IN thai city IN the course y.
his report Inspector Picker says for aDou' 'ch '''
there has hccs steadily increasing feeling her' Anlous
tho people aciinst tho City Council OF GuthriH. in'
Council was very irrcgularly chosen. To teg'n WIN
and A. tho peope understood for the purpose mercy
OF puttipc tho machinery OF the city In motion lho
Nsvor was seIected BY a committee OF seven choSeu
by a mass meeting. and committee oi ono ii'.. -
State and Territory became the 'onhcu. AZ Nv Wv
time this Council chosen II cohsis'eu Vi o'o
thirty members. but now numbers about ht'cso.
Grave RESPONSIBILITIES wcre forced upon thom' a"a
generally they have assumed and settle" theH III
crcditshIo nanner They have preserved ortirr' sur
waved rho town and practically cleared the s'ro's'
In these matters they arc commenced pS all o'
have however. assumed other powers anu u'''
to act in various matters Tor which h'S "'
generally and very cmphatically condemned inoy
b,vo anpoined an attorney at salary OF Sl.Soo poe
year and an adviser OF the COnncii on Arpr''''''' y
salary in excess Of this board OF five arbrao's y"
.o,,,,,, IN. richt of possessou lots some be,ng
msnhcrs OF the Council $40 per day, charging eaoh
contestant go before his case could b" hHar anu IT,
turning only tho $l0 10 the party Nuc'"e''"s' ~
Keeping tho remainder. Sometimes 'h"r' h''' ~ ~o0o
five or six contestants for the sam" l"'. ihey hs'
granted or pretended to grant, irahch'N" '' o"
a company 10 supply NV WV ''''
hud bridge across the stream and grade III" suces
and in Ike manner have taken many sn'h sop'
.c,,rst which the citizens loudly protest. Ana fur
,ber they are now collecting lsrg' taNcS-an orcups"n
tax OF IS per MONTH a survey tax, recorrcr 'aN on
,ots etc They have enacted harsh ordinances Tor
violation OF which severe prnalticS arr imposed in',
are recklessly spending money in paying olciais "
are surveying the town lines other haN 'noSo ro'
commended at the peoples meeting. IN Orer !" S~'0
their own lots.
Further. It is asserted that the members OF he
Coupcu Arc anon. those who In on sunday. Dc
Cor, ,hc odd and sczcI all Of tho best lots and that
the CITY Government has in all matters protcc'c' mo
interests OF these men. This charge mas oceh ns"
morr emphatic from tho fact that the 'Hy '"uhei nos
instructed It's Boar Of Arbitration that IN coh>ueins
who IS entitled a hot the Bosri shah h'' "ho h''
con .dcration tho time OF settling aS DrtOr or aicr
o'clock bu that priority Of scrtlrrhcnt on Monday tho
c2d regardless OF the hour entitled tho parry 10 t
lot This tho people considered In are'' 'o"a'.'
WITH ,hc Pres >lcnt', proclamation. In I'll" laHt 10"
dsvs the Council has selected two o'hcr hoaru' VI
Admiration of five each, al compensation VI o. ~
day each. as claimed by some. aNh a. slo pr n"'
.. claimed by others Tho Council has TRANSACTED
much NJ its business with closed doors inc ANsen
have formed a bar association and "cn the nrs' 10
take action looking 10 al election OF city officers aho
IN tho drafting OF = charter to govern them
nctition was circulai"d Yesterday ASKING th'
,,,ou IN cali M election To divide the city Into
wards and TO make a r"G!stiy "i tie No'eH. s'a am
ing that the election be held MowIay, May ~ Every
| bodv practically signed the petition InaoponuP1s
this pcttion tho citizens held large mas n07uns
,.s, sv.o,ps ON tho Government 1hcy wee'
vsrv much I'm earTcgt aud very dctnrnineo. Aho'
s,.ecb.s by different persons they paSs"d raoafsax
ou,,ing the Mayor and CITY Council ana sp2omsed
committoc to 50 notify them, Apd ALSO pssed rcso
,ut,on appointing Q committee OF s"ren % eaH city
election, ignoring the present Mayor snd Coancn a
this time there had grown to le c1slnorans 0Ssse
mcDt as the friend; OF ne s,na Ta ,hs sc,cn' N S
| inciure when a few mrn worc urging an Nloun
mcnt leaving TIC r."inl9n U . sne Sr 70 mo. from u
| think, both sides, "r sentiments 49,, 49,, q, o.,
| II finally tooa the stand tod them that IN ny
Judgment II Vas msiak" 10 not p'tI'.nn mo S,a' nay
mos, likely RESULT In two conflicting "iiS EN"rnhrn'
| and great d~oricr and confusion. a. we'll as Hr'a
| danoer tn the pulic ggi. 4 Mr.. balr, All attorney
81 TichIta. followed. advising III" sarn" '"ars" an'
M the clOsr ut his remarks m"l"E was hl"iS y"
cnusid,r tho vote declaring the Offices vacant hut ''
chairman of Ia" meeting ami ah%l' hai A t ".' 4.
| wrr, in favor of the action alrr"iN ta%h, a"i ,r'
fusion and u" littlc excitement III" m~tinG was hn
| 10 be aljrurnri. again 10 aIm"i @ ~, y, -
d"sr" Of ,n.I% rr" ,.G tr ", nS rs's sni icky ounn
| the stani | very earnestly appealed T." 's'i, !" /"
| coolly and a,kN 'h"m II a." rr.",,''a ,hr} c,,~
"a sd prevailed what would h"c"m- "f @ W. ,,,y ,i
| Without officers and WithWit government hl' my
| elected othcrS The motion was again nhlc U, r.,
consider and wa, carriNl ani c"hln,s, ai'',rS '
,n nrc,crt pc,ItOus "a the MsvOr, requesting MN l.
| cali an election. The meeting th"n aIio"rn"i IN e"'
| humor. or,orc, ull sns
again Tho Council viii grant the "I'cti"m u, ia, IN
ju,t before th' clos" % ih" r""nr h NH' =, ~" -
cycr s loo lat date -uit the people, and thnl
| when VIC confer with the Council on uiS Plnt ,he'
however that II tho Council refused To call tho cleo
| ton. that then the citizens would call IL