Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-24
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FEDERAL OFFICERS DENOUNCED.
Bitter Feeling Against Land GrabbGTS.
DeStitutiOn and Crime in Oklahoma.
FLORIDA'S YELLOW FEVER SCARE.
B0ULANGER KISSED IN LONDON.
Bitter Feeling Against Land GrabbGrS.
DeStitution and Crime in Oklahoma.
FLORIDA,S YELLOW FEVER SCARE.
BOULANGER KISSED IN LONDON.
Highly Sensational Suicide in Chicago.
INDIGNATION IN OKLAHOMA.
Great Bitterness Against the Officials
Who Unfairly Grabbed the Land.


KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April PA journal spe-
clal from Guthrie says: II ever the government
opened the way to trouble and difficulties this has
been the time. No town was ever built under
greater difficulties nor SO quickly, nor have
there ever been so many men disappointed in
SO short time. The anticipated bloodshed
over quarter-sections will not be recorded as
the farmers seem disposed to peaceably adjust
all difficulties, and when they find one quarter
section occupied move on until they find an
other But here
IN GUTHRIE ALL Is CONFUSION
and the feeling that an imposition has been
practiced grows stronger and stronger and the
bitterness Is now intense as the full import of
the action OF the government officials becomes
better understood. Public meetings are being
constantly held by states and unitedly, at all of
which the question is raised how best to over
come the present situation. The unauthorized
and unwarranted settlement of the best portion
OF this town by government officials and others
has complicated the situation, although no
feasible plan has yet been proposed by which
they can be ousted from their possession. As
stated Yesterday the choice portions of this
town were staked out Sunday night and by 10
O'Clock Monday they were taken possession of.
BAD BUSINESS FOR FEDERAL OFFICERS.
Among those who took part in these proceed
ings were U. S. Marshals Jones and Needles.
with at least fifty deputies each U. S. Attorney
Waldron, US. Commissioner Galloway, Register
Ollie. Judge Guthrie, of Topeka District Judge
Hiram Dillen, and others as prominent. This
is what causes the dissatisfaction that now ex-
lists. As the Journal representative saw the
unlawful squatting done. there is no heresay
about 1t. Until late hour last night meetings
were being held. Finally representatives from
the several states were elected. who met and
appointed a subcommittee to prepare plan of
action. To-day another meeting was held.
which adjourned until noon tomorrow without
action.
FOOD VERY SCARCE.
searching investigation goes to show that
the rumors of a murder here yesterday were
unfcunded. All day yesterday food was almost
impossible to obtain and to-day it is not much
better. There is one canvas hotel and theer
or four dirty grimy lunch stands to feed six to
eight thousand people As soon as freight
business is resumed this will improve, so that
by the end of the week all can get enough to
eat
At the land Office yesterday long string of
home-seekers stood patiently in line all day, at
no time fewer than sixty men being there At
the post-offce the same sight could be seen, as.
also at the express and baggage Office. Men
have been waiting patiently since yesterday to
get their baggage or expressed goods. and the
majority of them have stood for hours in the
line only to hear that it had not vet come
though shipped more than week ago. This
accounts for the shelteress condition of manv
Last night there were many cold. hungry NOR
tails IN this place. while there are but few who
can divide. Those who can are doing so cheer
fully. The second nights exposure will send
many who expected to lind homes here to their
long home.
THIEVES AND CONFIDENCE MEN.
The city is full of thieves confidence men
and fakirs. While, without authority. the
United States marshals have ordered the arrest
of all who are engaged in robbing the people
by these games, at least dozen 'shell-work-
ers are here and nothing escapes the pick
pocket Last night the usual meetings were
held. and 1t is hoped that by to-day order may
come of confusion. Jumpers are still laying
out lots In streets, closing them up. hoping
that when the survey is made they viii have
something. Men are holding lots by them
selves and friends having surveyors run
lines, and there are many different lines as
there are conflicting interests.
EXPERIENCES WHICH TIRE THE BOOMERS.
Mr. Waldrons experience is fair sample of
the way things are DONE Yesterday he had a
corner lot To-day the same lot faces an alley
while the front of it is occupied by some one
else. Another lot which was supposed to be
on a corner Monday was held at S3. 900 Mon
day night; last night 800 was asked and SO
offered, the lot having been surrounded The
disgusted are already leaving in force Seven
coaches loaded pulled out for the north yester-
day afternoon. while many wagons are now
headed for their old homes.
NOT HAPPY DAY IN BooMERLANp.
CHICAGO, April PA special to the Inter
Ocean from Purcell, l. t., says: The prairie is
said to be on fire, and the flames are sweeping
everything before them. In the north heavy
storm is raging, and Guthrie must be suffering
from its effects. Between the storm on the
north and the fire on the south the second day
Is not closing very happily in boomerland.
RICH CATTLE KING KILLED
OKLAHOMA Cry, April pa rumor from the
South Canadian river says that McCloud,a rich
cattle owner, who owns thousands of cattle in
the Cherokee strip, was shot and killed yester-
day by a cattle boy for jumping the latter's
claim miles south of here and about miles
west of the railroad track.
KILLED AT THE START.
POND CRY, l. T., April 24.-Monday at noon,
when the order was given for the start one of
the boomers was killed by his horse stumbling
and falling on him. Another enthusiastically
fired off a shotgun and accidentally killed a
man.
TO BEGIN RELIGIOUS WORK AT GUTHRIE.
Thirteen young men of the Arkansas City
Young Mems Christian association have ar
ranged to begin religious work at Guthrie with
nightly prayer meetings in the open air.
HAD TO REMOVE THE PosT-oFFIcE.
GUTHRIE, Ok, April 24.-One of the incl
dents of yesterday was the compulsory removal
of the post-ofice. The governments repre-
sentatives had failed to file claim to the lot
on which the post-ofice stood. Some enter
prising boomer put in his claim and took pos
session of the lot, the postmaster securing
another.
DRIVEN OFF BY TEXAS DEsPERADoEs.
FORT RENO, Ok, April pa settler named
Goodwin came in last night and reported that
his party of four had been fired upon by II
Texans who claimed the land upon which Good
win and his friends had settled The Texans
said they had staked the claims twelve
years ago. Goodwin escaped and hid in the
bushes. He thinks his companions were killed.
detachment of infantry has been sent out to
investigate the matter.
ANOTHER RAID BY DESPERATE TEXANS.
WILLOW SPRINGS, /. T., April pa promi-
nent cattle man Of Atchison coming from Pur-
cell, says that party of Texans crossed the
border into Oklahoma territory only yesterday
morning over the South Canadian fork, and at
tempted to dislodge a lot of boomers squatted
ION claim. fight resulted, two men being
killed and five wounded The United States