The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-27
ABOUT OKLAHOMA.
TOWN MEETINGS ARE N PERPETt Al
SESSION.
THE SITUITION LIVELY ON THE
CHEROKEE SLIP.
TOBACCO ROLLERS AT DAN
VILE RESUME WORK.
Base Ball-R. e.. Dun 4 Co.'S Weekly Re
Yisw oklahoma People industrious
aud Iaw-Abiding No Races on
Account OF Rain.

CHICAco. April 2G.-A Aors special
from Guthrie. T.. says A marked
IMPROVEMENT has come over the aspect
of Guthrie i'm the last twenty-four hours
Everything is moving rapidly toward an
intelligent and peaceful settlement
Water of fair quality is obtainable, and
ihe resumption OF reasonably regular
traffic on the railroad has brought in
supplies Twenty houses built in
Chicago and shipped here in sections
are up. thousand tents are Standing
4 strong samariiani,m makes the
necessities of life common property.
There is shelter i0rall who want 1t and the
cautious thousands who prefer 20 sleep
cn the turf of their town lots have
their blankets Town meetings are inper-
pctual session 4 committee of tily-One,
COMPRISING one from each State repre-
scntcd. has the community Well in hand
The committeeman are all business men
who never saw each other before, and
they are working we'll There has been
and there still Is some deep chicancry in
practice which the courts must correct
I peaceful commonwealth Is wanted
Don Oklahoma The courts will bee given
fhe opportunity 10 do their duty, as
nearly every cOhbled claim has
us claimant who did not en-
ter the territory until 10 o'clock.
Many honest settlers have driven
stakes upon lots and quarter sections
taken hy the deputy marshals and rail
r0adcr- The DuV ANrs correspondent
has made repeated efforts TO find Nee
dies. Bona that gentleman seems 10 have
been lost in the shuttle. One OF his
henchmon said. however, that the depu-
ties bad never been sworn I'm, but were
personal employees of the marshal and
not thc Federal officers such ruse 10
beat the law will hardly De permitted to
pass.
The occupation of the Cherokee strip
continues active Camps are springing
up rapidly at aii points Almost every
disappointed settler ,choontring north
ward declare that bee will stop on the
-trin. There are ten soldiers at Camp
Price. near Arkansas city, and they are
riding about giving the squatters friendly
warning io leave The troopers have no
authority. however until Captain Hayes
reaches Iutlll. ilNN ing anu l'iA"t'"-
have begun on thc strip In q number OF
places and something viii happen when
the troops arrive.
A kansa. man named Stephens was
shot and BILLED in. the presence OF his
wife and -four chiifren by TWO men on "a
claim near Alfred Wednesday The
mufdcfcrs fed. and the unfortunate
widow walked TO Alfred with the news.
The dead man was buried hy the settlers
and small subscription was raised to
send ihc family home $ ID. Day, "a
Denton. IcN. man, was found dead ON
his claim near Oklahoma City yesterday
Several sensational stories of ESCAPES
from thc quick-ands of the rivers are
told A pouaWatt0mie Indian. who had
just received bis annuity, was murdered
and robbed hy unknown parties Wednes-
day 0n thc road from Oklahoma City 10
thc reservations The army officers, un-
der instructions from General Merritt.
are making great efforts D. suppress
tiding- of violence and do not hesitate
upon repeated ial-ehood. 10 cover the
facts.