The morning news., 1889-04-25
A CATTLE KING SLAIN.

Oklahoma:
Deputy Marshal J. G. Varnum, who has
Just arrived at Guthrie, says that Martin
CoIpert, wealthy half-breed cattleman of
the Chickasaw nation, was killed in a quar-
rel over a claim by man named Nolan.
over IN the new town Of Noble, the mar
snal says, the scenes were the most exciting
ne ever witnessed. Texas COW boys and
halI-breeds, mounted on the fleetest ponies
thaG could be procured, started on dead
run with WincheSters in their hands Their
horses were urged to the greatest possible
speed and took equal interest in the chase.
These men were employed by wealthy
IexaS cowboy, and within a few hours
aIter noon they had their town government
organized, mayor and city officers elected,
and the new town has 800 Inhabitants.
GUTHRIE's TOWN MEETING.
AT the town meeting held in Guthrie yes
terday 1T was resolved to make all town
lots 25xl40; all streets so feet and all alleys
~. A motion to re-survey all lots and
streets and apportion them among bona
fide settlers was carried. This was de-
signed to dislodge the companies which
have put employees on sever lots. The Okla.
homa Hardware Company had twelves lots
reserved, but relinguished six to 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 struggling lots
around. Speculation in lots is already high.
Several have changed hands two or three
times already. Many are held at 81 900
each and some have sold for $500.
A RAID ON THE STRIP.
A large meeting of Oklahoma boomers
who failed to get claims in the rush and
scramble of the past two days was held at
Arkansas City last night. The purpose of
Vgg fR
strip colony the members of which we're to
go Immediately into the strip aud take
claims Speeches were made by old time
boomers, and several hundred people voted
10 go to the strip at once. 1t is be-
heved that 200 settlers will leave tomorrow
and take claims in the strip. If they do,
here are thousands of others who will fol
low. meeting was also held at the north
line of Oklahoma yesterday and many
settlers squatted on the strip. OF course
this movement is unlawful, aud the settlers
Will, in all likelihood, be driven out by the
military.
COMING BACK IN DISGUST.
A special TO the Republic from Kansas
City Mo-, says:
Bulletin In front of the telegraph office
at the union depot this morning indicated
that all the early morning trains from
Oklahoma we're over two hours late The
cause of the delay was apparent when the
train of fourteen coaches, crowded with re-
turning boomers, came in, more disguStcd
crowd could not be imaged. They were
mostly originally from Iowa, Nebraska
and Illinois. =" L went to Leadville,' said
one, to make fortune, and came back dis
appointed, but l knew there that | had to
run my chances. / really thought there
was something in this Oklahoma business,
but I'll tell you there aint anything in it. ,
rBe.-o AA.
that left Arkansas City last night and
nearly 200 more wanted to go, but were
obliged to wait for the next train. A large
number of returning boomers dropped out
at various stations in Kansas.
THE SOIL LOOKS LIKE BRICK.
edward Glover was at the head of
thlrty-hve Illinois settlers leading them
back home. He said: we were on the
first train that arrived at Guthrie on Mon
day afternoon. We were not looking for
town sites, but farm lands. We found
pretty fair lands in the river bottoms, but
not near as rich as the farms that we were
leaving. The soil is red and close like brick
dust, in fact the greater part of the
country looks like an immense brick
kiln. Look at these shoes and he
displayed a pair of shoes covered
with fine red dust. That's the ki nd of land
they call good SOIL
MOSG OF the boomers VINO returned this
morning had staked out claims, but had re-
fused to settle on them and bring on their
families. The most disappointed of the re-
turning boomers were the Iowans"
MILITARY MEN CONFIDENT
WASHINGTON, April 24-The following
telegram was received at the war depart
ment this afternoon:
CHICAGO, April 81, 1889.
To the Adjtttdnt General United States Army,
Washington:
The following telegram, dated Oklahoma
station yesterday, is respectfully repeated:
Reports from King Fisher, Guthrie and Pur-
cell state that everything progressed yesterday
in quiet and orderly manner with no serious
friction or disturbance of any kind. Reports
indicate that there are from 10000 to 1900
Guthrie, reports about 5000 there, and there
are from 5000 to 1000 in this vi
cinity and between here and Purcell Lieut.
Dodge Of my staff, whom ordered to Purcell on
duty, returned last night about O'Clock and re-
ported everything moving satisfactorily, and
the incoming settlers cheerful and well dis
posed. This may be said to be the condition of
affairs in all sections of the country. la my
opinion quite a number Of people have been
deferred from entering the country owing to eX-
aggerated reports as to the numbers coming and
the difficulties in getting here. However, from
reports from Forts Sill, Reno and elsewhere,
will prevent serious trouble of any kind, though
there may, in remote sections OF the country,
be individual cases of strife
wv MERRITT, Brigadier General"
GEORGE CROOK,
Major General Commanding.