Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-25

putes over claims-ihst of s T.. Compis
was reported in these dispatches yesterday
of tee other murder the special dispatch
says the body has been Identified as that
IofJ. G. Cylsnd, late Of Franklin county,
Mo. Am information shows that it was a
most heariess ard cold -bloOded murder,
parpetrltsd by three desperate characte 9
who desired to take possession of the claim
that he was the lawful owner of.
One of the murierers Of young Cyland
mas been found snd executed. He was
discovered iu the bushes near the river. A
posse OF thirty meu was formed for the
purpose Of capturing him. When they ar
rived at his hiding place they demanded
his surrender His answer WAS to pull his
revolver, and instantly q vOlley was fired
and be .tll mortslly wounded. He died
10 a hour. His name is unknown. The
vigilance committee made no etflrt to con-
cesl the killing of the assassin and rely
upon the community 20 sustain them in
their efforts 20 overaWe the turbulent and
awless element Of the camp.
A WHOLE BAND WIPED OUT.
A specisl dispatch from Fort Reno In
Dian Territory. slys: A settler named
Goodwin arrived so Reno yesterday from
Oklahoma, aud made q sworn statement TO
the post commander that bis party Ct four
had been fired upon by party Of twelve
Texans, VINO claimed the location made by
Goodwin and party. The Texans claimed
the land, having located thore with Captain
Payne several years previous Goodwin
made his escape and hid in the thick brush
along the river until after dark, whca he
mGde his way towards Reno The rest Of
his party were killed. A detachment OF
Company q, Thirteenth infantry, uuder
Lieutenant Buck, were quickly sent to the
scene to recover the bodies and make full
Investigation and arrest all suspicious per-
sons I'M the vicinity
The following itemsiare cleaned from
corresp spondsnce from different parts of Ok
lahoma.
Deputy Marshal J. G.. Vaunum, Just ar
rived at Guthrie. says that Martin Colbert,
a ,ses thy hal, breed cattle man OF the
Chicsasaw Nation. was killed in "a quarrel
over claim by man named Nolan.
About IA miles west OF Oklahoma City,
q man wss found dead on a claim. An
other man. who gave bis name as Ma tin,
was sitting about % yards from the dead
msB, tskirg things coOlly and quietly.
CplG being questioned he informed the
deputy that te had a few minutes before
noon on Monday left bis wife and children
ol t-e othe, side of The river, and arriving
ora his claim, had some difficulty with the
man. whom lie bad shot IN s-ifdeiense.
GUTHRIE ORGANIZED AT LAST.
At the town meeting ia Guthrie, yester-
iay. d was resolved % make town lots %
Nl3). all streets 50 fest wide. aod alleys
DO a motion % resurvey all streets aud
lots and apportion them among bona fde
settlers. was carried. This was designed
To- dislodge companies, which have put
employees On several lots. The Oklahoma
Hardwlie Company had lots reserved, bu;
lehuQuished six 20 avoid trouble. Town
officers are to be elected this evening. The
city now covers three sections, or six times
the reserved town site, TO say nothing of
The Struggling lo,s around. Speculation
iu lots is already high-several have
charged hands two or three times already;
many are already held 1T 81, 600 each, and
some have sold for $500