, 1889-04-25
HArhs C"hH MAKES the First zniry--It.
cold Day Whom Ne Gets Left
Threatened water Famiae In
OkiokoIaa,

KAxsAs CRY, April 2S.-The starr
Gathrie special says the first homestosd
filed at Guthrie WAS by Marks Cohn OF
Fort smith, Arkansas. The first soldier
to Al" declaration Of statement Was Ben
ton Turner, private company b, 9TH Ills.
cavalry. During yesterday three town
sites at Guthrie, Oklohoma City and
kdmonds, three homssteads and twenty
. one soldiers declatory Statements were
Med. At 1915, William johnson, head
ing little procession at the land Office
laid down a rough chart o! Guthrie and
fled it as a townste; this is the first
paper presented. Four clerks for the
land 'iliccs from Washington arrived
YESTERDAY, two for kinghsher and two
here. KinGfsher land ofEice will not be
open until Thursday at five o'clock. Yes
terday evening pistol report across
Cottonwood creek west of the depot out
side OF the toWnsite reserve attracted at
tention and in = moment party on
horseback went west over the hill at -
; breskneek speed; two deputies went over
= but we're told nothing had occurred. A
Starr reporter got a boat and crossed the
stream however, TO investigate; in the
, bushes were collected half dozen men,
on the ground and beside half made
grave vas stretched all that was left of
s.F. Compis. A ball from revolver
had passed entirely through his breast.
The shooting was done by man who
claimed to have had the frat stake about
fhe claim which Compis and his p2rtnsr
had settled OH. The murderer jumped
o. his horse and escaped; believing
secrecy 10 be the easiest way out Compis'
partnerJlragged the dying man into the
beshes and said no one had been hurt,
= he wol 1 not give his name and the Pc
culiarity Of the situation prevented n
assrehing inquiry. The dead man is
about thirty years old and had black hair
and eyes. Compis' companion took
possession OF the murderer's outfit OF
: Q wagon and two horses. The body Wss
buried in the bushes; this WAS the only
murdepn near Guthrie up to midnight de-
saits ether reports. All night there was
much suffering for water, the railroad
company refused 10 let settlers take
water from the railroad tank for fear Of
exhaustion; water in Cottonwood il
Alled With mud anda water famine seems
Imminent here. HaTkers went about
IN the.dePot last night with buckets
HhasgiRg FIVE cents glass, engineers
were beseiged by the thirsty people for a
drink from the engine tanks aud many
Tere accommodated. Up to midnight
not quarrel on Guthrie townsits had
occurred:
There is great indignation at the fact
that large numbers, inclading many
prominent people, got in before noon
yesterday and made selections. There
b also much Indignation over the hun.
drei ar&eddeputy marshals who used
their atithofity as officers to get on the
ground and resigned at nosn they have
al LETT and they are to be singled out
.sHd complaint lodged against them as &
.fesolutie1 has been adopted that svery
invader be complained Of and effort.
-st once made to drive them cat. The
feeling is very strnng in this matter.
Wild estimates Of the number Of peo
pie at Guthrie were telegraphed las
aight and liberal estimaed is 6OO0
There were some queer scenes yester
day, number Of men would get to
gether and agree that the streets shoult
run in certain directions, lots would b,
staked to face it and men adjoining
Soald declare tlose fellows staked di
fectly on a street and their lots face,
the street. Thus no man knows for
certainty if he has lot, one man pay
fdr a supposed business LOT
-"r this poin