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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-27
CITY OF GUTHRIE,

\ Municipality Of 5000 Souls
Springs up in an Afternoon--A
Western Achievement.
GUTHRIE, Ok, April M.-Fifteen thousand
homeseekers are camped on the grassy upI
land of Guthrie, the pioneer city of Oklaho-
ma. Guthrie, heretofore an insignificant
station in wild and uninhabited country
remote from civilization has more than a
population of 1900. All this was gained in
an afternoon.
When the first train arrived at Guthrie
from Arkansas City, the embryo streets and
lots Of the new city had already been laid
out by enterprising men, citizens who had
been early on the scene. Hardly had the
cars slowed down at the station when eager
men leaped from car windows, slipped
from roofs of coaches and poured
out OF doors in Streams. In a minute the
slope leading up firm the station was black
with men rushing headlong eager for good
town lots. In two minutes not one of the
men who had filed the train was left in
speaking distance of the railway. By the
time this crowd had reached the top of the
slope near the land offic, the men who had
been running parallel lines for streets and
driving in stakes for town lots were well ON
their way along the level of the strip of land
east of the land Office. The crowd then
caught the moving line of streets and lots
and rushed eastward at tremendous rate.
The men who brought along the muslin sign
bearing the words, ''The bank of Guthr1e''
we're compelled to take up a lot one mile
back of the station.
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decided that under the recent act of congress
and the proclamation of the president in re-
lation to Oklahoma, it ceases to be 'Indian
country" and that special tax stamps may
he sold to wholesale and retail liquor deal
ers to engage in business there under the
same terms and regulations as in other states
and territories in the United States.
By previous act of congress it was provid-
ed that no ardent spirits should be intro
duced into the "Indian country, Except by
the authority and under the control Of the
secretary of war. The Indian territory has
heretofore been considered as 'Tndian coun-
try but the commissioner holds that the
government having purchased the interest
of the Indian tribes in the Oklahoma coun-
try, the latter can no longer be considered
an s.Indian country" and that the general
law upon that subject does not now apply
to Oklahoma. The effect of this decision
will be to allow wholesale and retail LIQUOR
dealers to purchase special tax stamps in
Oklahoma under the same terms as in other
sections of the country. Arrangements are
being made to have force of deputy COL
lectors and revenue collectors on hand to see
that the laws are enforced and that the in
terests of the government are protected.
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Maybe a Kansas Man.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, April ia dead
man was found in Fourche bayou, some five
miles south of this city, near the Valley
Route railroad bridge over that stream. The
body proved to be that of white man, ap-
parently well dressed in black corkscrew
clothes, with blue overalls over his panta-
looms. The body was in an advanced stage
of decomposition from at least a months
decay in the water, thereby rendering it
impossible to any description of the Ease be-
ing given.
There was found on the body $40 in coin,
a draft of $500 drawn by George F. Jordan,
cashier of the Sherman county bank, Good
land Kan, bearing date of February 9,
1889 in favor of F. B. Stone on the National
Exchange Bank of Kansas City, Mo. Be-
sides these articles there were found rail-
way ticket from Melvern to Little Rock. a
card of the New Richmond hotel, Hot
Springs, printed baggage check issued by
the Kansas City Union Depot company to
Hot Springs, No. 2436. Owing to the con-
dition of the body the coroner had it buried
On the bank of the stream.
About month ago Magistrate E. A. Full
ton of this city was a passenger on an in
coming train and he saw q man jump OF
this bridge and sink. It Is supposed it was
the man whose body was found.
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Official Crop Bulletin.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 23.-The weather
during the week past has been generally ia
vorable for growing crops in all..sect;ons. The
crop conditions were improved drought the
cotton region by the abundant rains in that
section where the reports indicate that the
cotton is nearly all planted. Drought con-
ditions were also succeeded by rains in the
Ohio valley where the crops are reported as
greatly improved, but more rain is needed
In Kentucky, Ohio aid Indiana. Generally
throughout the winter and spring wheat
states warm weather with excessive sunshine
and timely rains improved the condition of
wheat, grass and oats which are reported as
growing rapidly. Plo1ghing and seeding
are nearly completed in extreme northern
portions of Minnesota Excessive rains In
southeast Kansas were doubles unfavorable
to corn and some damage from hail is re-
ported in Tennessee. The fruit crop in all
sections was improved and is generally in
fine condition. The growing season has
opened favorably in New England and New
York where grain. grass and other crops were
favorably affected but more rain Is needed
in this section.
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Cherokee NEGOTIATIONS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 22.-Secretary
Noble is anxious to have the negotiations
for the purchase of the Cherokee outlet
begin as early as possible, but there are
several preliminaries to be arranged be-
fore the commissioners can prodtably set
out. The data being prepared by the in
terror department embraces all the laws and
treaties governing the relations of the gov
eminent with the tribes to be dealt with. 1t
will take several weeks for the commissioners
to digest this mass of information after it is
made ready, and in addition ambassadors
will probably have to be sent into the Indian
country to apprise the Indians that the COM
mission is coming, so that they may think
over possible propositions and be able to
come to decision promptly. The ''outlet"
contains COZ, 900 acres and is three times
larger than oklahoma proper"
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the efforts Of those in charge of tho alIair,
spectators have secured tickets to the mann
grand stand in punches of from twenty-five
to 200. The prevailing price is from SO to
SO per ticket, but the holders ara waiting
until the crowd is here, when they expect to
sell tickets at 80 each. Mrs. Paran Stevens
offered to allow Spectator to erect stand
in front of her house if he would pay hand
me consideration and allow her the uss of
the stand for herself and friends. A large
window opposite the Brunswick hotel was
sold for the first day parade for $500. In
half an hour the purchaser had an offer of
1000 for it. A gentleman who hires q
building on Broadway just above Fourteenth
street for 5000 said to-day that he had
rented his windows facing Broadway for
enough to pay his rent for the whole year.
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Santa Ee BaCkerS.

TOPEKA, KAN, April 20.-A letter was re-
ceived in this city engaging suits of rooms
in the Hotel Throop for Hon. Thomas Bar
ing, Colonel John J. McCook and G. C.
Topeka May Z, and remain several days.
The letter was written by James W. Rein
hard, general auditor of the Chicago, Santa
Fe d California, the Chicago, Kansas g.
Western, the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, the
California Southern and California Central
railways, at Boston. Barring Bros. are the
famous New York and London capitalists
who are said to be backing the Santa Fe
and who seem from this to intend to be rep
resented at the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Santa Fe in May.
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General Sfegel Resigns.

WASHINGTON, D. c. April 19.-The resig-
nation of General Franz Siegel as pension
agent at New York City, was received by
Commissioner Tanner. For some time
past the commissioner has had several
special examiners detailed from here inves-
tigating the affairs of the New York agency.
On Saturday last commissioner Tanner was
at his home in Brooklyn, where General
Siegel called npon him. The commissioner
har received the report of the special exam
liners and General S1egel called to ask him
whether there was anything in the special
report that reflected upon his integrity.
Commissioner Tanner informed him that
there was absolutely nothing rejecting upon
his integrity. General Siegel then informed
the commissioner that he was DESTROYS eff
retiring from official life and would at once
forward his resignation.
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NEW YORK, April 2-The biggest and
nercest fire New York has witnessed in this
generation swept the east bank of the North
nver clear from Fifty-ninth street to what
would be Sixty-fifth street if that street ran
70 the river. Itdestroyed more than million
and half of property belonging to the New
1ofk Central railroad and half million
dollars worth of lard, -four and the like, be-
longing to other persons, notably N. &.
Fairbank, the great Chicago lard merchant.
The flames destroyed the two big elevators
A and B of the Vanderbilt system, and a big
brick building stretching from Fifty ninth
to Sixtieth street, and occupied jointly by
the Fairbank lard refinery and Rosseter's
stores. and wiped out the dock property of
the New York Central Railroad system
from Fifty-ninth to past Sixty-ninth street,
At least one man was killed in his head
long flight from the fire at the first outbreak.
number were injured jumping from win
dows of the burning building, but in the
wild turmoil no account was kept of them.
The fire broke ont in the northeast corner
of the Fairbanks refinery where workmen
were busy at the time setting up new cool
ing apparatus. The fire started no one
knows how, and probably no one ever will
know. Soaked in grease as the old building
was, it was ahame in an instant. From the
ground the fire swept upward to the roof
almost with the speed of thought. The men
at work in every story dropped their tools
and ran to save their lives. The staircase
formed glowing chimney, throwing out
fire through the floor. The windows pre-
sented the only means of escape. Pursued
close by flames, men flung themselves out
by scores headlong and behind them burst
out the flames. How many were there, no
picked up by their friends. Shuddering to
think that some might have been left, crying
wives and mothers crowded the police lines
shouting for their husbands and sons and
begging for news of them. They were
turned back and hidden to look in the
throngs for those they sought. Next came
the two N. Y, Central elevators worth ST.
$4,000, with contents worth 100000 or
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king" Mcpherson.

WAsHnaroN, D. c., April 22.-Some three
years ago man named Mop herson, formerly
of San Francisco, found his way into Alaska
and located upon one of the islands of the
Aleutian group called Oonalaska-not valued
f1r seal fishing but rich in agricultural pro-
ducts. He produced document purporting
to have been signed by Attorney General
Garland, appointing him United States
commissioner, and proceeded to establish a
private monarchy of his own. He made the
natives build him house. and here he has
lived in state and reignei as lawgiver, and
80 far caused three of the natives to be
hanged.
king" McPherson's doings became no.
torious, and a special agent of the treasury
was sent to the island to examine and report
the facts. This report was laid before Sec
rotary Window with the result that the rev.
eaue cutter has been ordered to the island
with instructions to arrest "Kin9" McPher-
SOL and turn him over to the civil authori-
ties at San Francisco.
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Booming the Maxwell Grant.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April 3.-Three land
agents representing large private land
company of Chicago passed through the city
on the way to Wichita Kan, where they
will confer with ten other agents of the COM
pany. Their object is to go to Purcell,
Kingfsher and other points in the territory,
watch the land-hungry people arriving and
guide those who have money but cannot Sc
cure homesteads in Oklahoma toward Ration,
N. NJ, and then sell to them land in the
Maxwell land grant, which is almost as
large tract as the Oklahoma country.
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WELLINGTON Wind,

WELLINGTON, KAN. April 19.-One of the
most terrific wind and transforms that
ever visited Sumner county struck this sec
ton lasting about fifty minutes.
In the northern part of the county and in
the vicinity of Rome, seven miles south of
this city it hailed fiercely and the stones are
reported as being of unusual size. Fruit trees
are bereft of branches and in many in
stances totally stripped and destroyed. Be-
sides there was quite damage to growing
crops.
much havoc. A few buildings we're blown
down and some unroofed. Many awnings
and small buildings were destroyed and
much damage will ensue from flooding.
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Fire in a Special Train.

Los ANGELES, CAL, April 2O.-The din
ingroom and kitchen car of DR.. Webb's
special train narrowly escaped being con-
sumed by fire. Fortunately the car was
saved by DR.. Webb's presence of mind. The
train was at Santa Monica, where DR.. Webb,
who is president of the Wagner sleeping car
service, and party, stopped for the night.
While breakfast was being prepared, in
some manner fire broke out in the kitchen.
DR.. Webb, who was in bed, sprang to his
feet and selling an ak mounted the roof
cutting through, thereby allowing the smoke
to escape and thus saved the interior decora-
tons from being destroyed. The servant
meanwhile extinguished the fire with water.
The train was taken to the shops of the
Southern Pacific company, in this city,
the meantime the party drove about the city
and left for the north later. The damage is
estimated at about $1,000.
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Masked Highwayman.

ST.. JOSEPH, No., April 20.-The masked
highwayman act was played at Saxton sta
ton siz miles east of this city. William
Kumpf, who owns the general store at that
place was sitting chatting with Henry Butler
and George Bailey when two masked men
with a revolver in each hand entered and
commanded then to hold up their hands.
One robber covered them while the other
went through their clothes and the cash
drawer. The three men wene then made
to stand with their faces to the wall until
ordered to look around. While they were
in this position the robbers escaped. Kumpf
lost $50, Butler gold watch and Sc, Bailey
a gold watch and 81. This is the third rob-
berry of this kind within month at Saxton.
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Rains in the North West,

ST. PAUL, MIMI, April 19.-The Pioneer
Press publishes geo detailed reports repre-
senting all the wheat stations on the Man.
itoba railway and covering about half the
wheat produced in Minnesota and Dakota.
From these reports it seems that 100 stations
report good to excellent condition of the
ground. thirty consider it fair, while only
ten report it not good. The percentage of
crops planted is equal to or above last year,
and the acreage will also exceed last year,
only thirteen stations reporting any decrease
while 1O2 have increased acreage. It has
IA ned within the past week and the dry
spill is broken.
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A Verdict of AcQuittal.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 22.-In the fed
eral court in the case of ex-senator Carpen-
ter, of Shelby, indicted for bribery at the
last election, the jury returned verdict of
acquittal without leaving the room. The
court Judge Wood instructed the jury that
if they found any other verdict than not
guilty, it would have to set it aside. Mr..
Carpenter was expelled from the senate of
the late legislature on the charge of which
he was acquitted.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., April 19.-Commls-
sioner Stockslager has made public letter
concerning homestead settlers in Oklahoma
addressed to Mr.. D. D. Halstead, Purcell,
!. T.:
'Tn reference to a memorandum OF hve
questions received from you under the date
of the 18th inst. have to state that it Is not
usual to answer hypothecal questions, but
in view of the anomalous conditions affect
ing the public lands in Oklahoma, will
state as follows, viz:
''One-A person desiring to become an
actual settler under the homestead laws may
initiate his claim by entry at the district land
Office after properly selecting and examin-
ing the land desired, in which case he is al
lowed six months from date of entry within
which to establish his actual residence on
the land, or if he so elect he may initiate
his claim by actual settlement on the land
which may consist of some act or acts con-
Meeting himself with the particular tract
claimed, said act to be equivalent to an an
nouncement of suchkas|h intent, n and from
which the people generally may have notice
of his claim. Thereafter he is allowed three
months to make his claim of record by entry
at the district land Office. Which of these
two methods should be chosen is a matter
for the party''s election according to their
circumstances"
1.-TWO and Three-Of two bonafide settlers
or claimants the one whose settlement Is
prior in time, will have the superior night
when the inception of the claim is simulta-
neous-that is at the same time precisely
the legal right is legal and the question can
not be decided according to the equities and
the land awarded to the party having the SUI
perior equities, if any: If none, then it has
been the practice to put the land up between
the claimants and to award the right of
entry to the one bidding the highest for the
privilege.
''Fourth-In the act of March 2, 1889, that
until satd lands are opened for settlement
by the proclamation Of the president no
person shall be permitted to enter upon and
occupy the same, and any person violating
this provision shall never be permitted to
enter any of said lands or acquire any right
thereto The presidents proclamation of
March %, 1889, calls attention especially to
this provision and directs that it be strictly
enforced. (See circular of April 1, 1889, copy
enclosed).
"Fifth-I am not prepared in advance of
case arising to give an opinion as to
what particular act or acts will be consider
ed a violation of the law in this respect.
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Problem of Transportation.

CHICAGO, H., April BE. H. Davies, j.
W. Piercey and P. II. Pernot will have the
second issue of their paper ready to dis
tribute to residents of Guthrie. The first
issue is printed, the work being done in
Chicago. and it was distributed on the
grounds Monday. Type, presses and ma.
terial are on their way. How the amount of
materials which people are collecting is to
arrive at Guthrie at once is to be handled by
the railroad company is incomprehensible.
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Whitelaw Reid Retires.

New YORK, April 2.-Whetelaw Reid
having taken Office abroad under the gov
eminent, retires herewith from the editor
ship and direction of the Tribune. 1t is un-
derstood that the management of the paper
will be left for the present in the hands of Mr..
Donald Nicholson and staff, who have been
so long connected with it, and it is hoped
that Colonel John Hay, who has heretofore
taken general editorial supervision of the
Tribune when Mr.. Reed was absent, will be
able on his return from his summer trip to
do the same again.
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Died at Sea.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 23.-Captain
Farquahar in q dispatch dated on the Tren-
ton at sea, January 16, (while on her way to
Samoa) reports the death of Pay Clerk n.
D. Alexander of that vessel from yellow
fever on the night of January Is. His dis
ease was contracted in the line of duty from
necessary exposure on shore at Panama,
while receiving stores from New York at the
railway station.
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Minneapolis Strike.

M1NNEAPoI1s, MIMI, April 23.-The dis
orderly part of the street car strike seems to
have begun. Strikers and their sympa-
thizers are engaged in tearing up the track
on nearly all the lines in the outlying dis
tricts. AS fast as police can assemble to
protect the company's property at one point
the mob seeks another and continues the
work of destruction. The police force is
wholly inadequate to the protection of the
street railway property.
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They We're Not Working For Glory.
LINCOLN. NEB., April 2O.-The state live
stock sanitary commission met in this city
and decided to Discontinued its OVID existence.
The failure of the legislature to make any
appropriation for its support was the grounds
for this action. The state is left practically
without protection from the contagious and
epidemics to which domestic animals are
subject
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No One Knows Which Train Will
Start First.

TOPEKA, KAN, April O.-The Santa Fe's
programme for transportation is this: Fiji
teen trains will be at the depot at Arkansas
City. No one is to know which train starts
first. Att given hour the train dispatcher
will signal the number of the train which is
to start. Not even an engineer or conductor
is to know the order in which his train is to
move. This system will be continued un-
til the crowd is provided for. Every side
track from Wichita to Guthrie is filed with
freight cars loaded for Guthrie. ALI freight
and cattle trains are abandoned between
Wichita and Guthrie to give place to passen.
gers.
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Better Than Oklahoma.

LOO acres of the choicest land in the San
Luis Valley, in Southern Colorado, all under
fence, water-rights secured and bitches
ready for use It will be sold as whole or
in quantities to suit the purchaser. 1t is the
either farming or stock-raising, For price,
terms, ETC., address HENRY A. BUFFERS,
Alamosa, Colorado.
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The TOO Safe,

COPENHAGEN, MIMI, April pa telegram
from Lisbon to the United Steamship COM
pany announces the safety of the crew and
passengers of the steamer Danmark. The
good tidings reached Lisbon from the Az
ores. 1t is stated that every one who was
on the Danmark is safe and that only an en-
gineer was injured. Some of the passengers
arrived at Lisbon. A number are on their
way to New York and the remainder are still
at the Azores.
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The Minister Who Bought Tobacco.
MILWAUKEE, April 22.-Bishop Merrill,
of Chicago arrived here on peace making
mission, his o bject being to amicably settle
the trouble in the Methodist Episcopal
church in this region. What between the
charges against divine of buying chewing
tobocco on Sunday and the antagonism to
Presiding Elder Halsey, matters are any.
thing but peacable
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The Lexington Anniversary.

The Lexington Anniversary.
Boston. Mass, April 2.-The Hath ami
versary of the battle of Lexington, Mass.
was celebrated here. Statutes were fred and
the church bells rung at sunrise. Services
were held in the town hall where addresses
were made by Rev. Edward Everett Hale
and others.