Telegram-herald., 1889-04-28
A HIGH OLD TINE.
Wud SCENES a. 81 Attempt ID
Elect a Mayor 81 GUror >.
Places II H4titslioE blssl Do~1 aa4
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OCtsElz Ckl21slL4 ~ ArAtas4s CITY,
L4n Apfl n a s-lGo4a ss.e- t1e lesert
44- Dafr1l- - t4flel - rcd 1esr TIE otrt
fese -t 14~l s~OQi ~ 4e~l tlol- q elo-l-
l-es sxy an1 tts red ,a1d n tie p'l1r a1s
Leel driven before II az day iD singing
s-irIlz masses Tents coll4Ds-5 roofs acre
Ea.ss4. ana every tLinx 80 ans ---ss ~ -
L-o"a -~ay
Harrison. Aga,ord ana Lincoln avenues.
tla- b-s a LIt.s - bile ago rendered t-e
81 IKE " t-e city accessible have vanished
4ai tAs t~lt 4u1 s-4l-op rear them
selves IlO-1ls, 1olsiy ever I-s reen
s-1o. Ile s4Tsey stil- proceeds ait streets
.1d alleys eil be- a certain de-
- oplsns OF tls early I-ft or ues.
~eek- As4Lsi iI-s the lao1r II cisIi oIs ani-
1Ation proceeds. There 4ie noa lse clties
Included IL tle camp North south Ea>s
zul Nest Guthrie and Golhtle lfoI.a The
.At-er coyers the ~ acres supposed "a Lave
been scr apart Tor town purposes, and Ia
ciltes tie depot post cr1C1 aud land once.
about which the heart OF tie city may -
s4id 70 puls4to 1ho others circumscrib-
tie suburbs y III tents and ti4LAcTs These
have already selected their mayors and
boards OF aldermen bat Guthrie the great
l. s,ll IL the tAroes u selection
Onicial notice was circulated from lip 10
lip last night that an election W..s 10 be
held in the morning When daylight came
about 5. 90 men. not included H. the wait
ing tAronxs az the land once and post-
oiice gathered neH the depot A
certain NolDey Hoggett. or Huron. ID L..
IL. HiA. Of Oregon, and Judge
Kelly, or Kansas ~ere nominated
would not be recognized. bat that the
lucky man must have a majority over al
The project or u viva vOce vote was paIal-
wed by The believing. cat-calling and
law less uproar that attended the fist
question Then scheme 10 ballot
had 10 be abandoned Tor want Of pencil and
paper sufficient 10 poll the vote. After a
great deal OF horse-play the self-c0n-
stitutet managers succeeded in separating
the crowd intO three groups, one for each
cand date Judge keiley's retinue was SO
fell that he graciously withdrew. The
other two crowds seemed quite evenly
matched and the count was begun.
Meanwhile the wind blew and the red
rand How. the crowd shifted. SO that il WAS
decided 70 adjourn the election until the
gale had subsiced
The railroad is slowly Issuing from the
snarl in which the glut OF local traffic in
volvcd il. but though baggage, provisions
| quantities sufficient 10 relieve destitution
the service l. far behind the requisites OF
comfort Water is still being sold, and it
| Is execrabio water at that Gam
bling fourishes openly. There are wheels
| OF fortune chuck luck layouts and Spanish
| monte tables everywhere out OF doors
white under tents faro, roulette and other
| more pretentiOus games are holding out TO
big business.
A man who stood In the line at the land
| Office for hours on Tuesday has been found
t. be suffering from smallpox lie is now
/ confined 10 a remote spot but there IS
| much excitement because OF the exposure
To the disease OF many who had come ia
contact with him, and il is feared al cpl
| demic may cnsue.
Ii has been the salvation of Guthrie that
whisky was not admitted. and it is to this
wise exclusion that the little violence Is
due The bloody preludes TO the organiza-
tion OF other suddenly developed sections
has ever been largely attributed TO the in
| famuation Of drink We're whisky really
| Obtainable IN Guthrie it is not 10 be denied
that O terror would have reigncd ere this
| The United States authorities were wise IN
enforcing this part OF the law.
Needles and Jones the two marshals who
| hold authority, have LETT Guthrie Commits
sioner stockslager's declaration that
he would forfeit the claims OF all
United States employees is regarded
with suspicion, as it Ia now generally
understood that the deputies were
not sworn in. and the other hired gobblers
| are not technically IN tha Federal service.
! Ii is demanded that the Government de-
| clare q forfeiture Of the claims OF oil per-
| sons. irrespective OF employment. who were
| in the Oklahoma tract before Monday noon.
Settling upon the Cherokee .strip pro
| Qesses in increasing volume. Many
| camps are visible sxom the railroad. and
boomers at the stations declare that it is
their purpose 70 squat there. II is reported
that blowing and planting were well under
way at numerous points. Tho troops have
not vet moved Captain Jack Hayes reached
Pcnca Friday. and has sent out couricrs
10 giyo the sQuatters three days notice to
quit the strip.
Provisions arc growing scarcer IN the
tented towns Hundreds OF cars are de-
layed on the side tracks hv the two recent
wrecks on :he Santa Fe between Guthrie
and Edmond. here the Chicago colony Is
located The numerous reports Of murder
ous affrays on account OF claim jumping arc
generally discredlted here
WAsHI~Gro~, April 27-Secrctary Noble
has received a telegram from a special
agent Of the department az Guthrie TO the
/ effect that AZ Guthrie kingfzher and OkiahO-
ma Ci.y every thing Is quiet ani tlat aii re-
/ ports of violence Cr iaw-lre akiug ~ any
Kind are absolutely without foundation