Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-27
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for the Convenience
of Hurried Readers.

A long line of settlers slept in their tracks
Monday night, in the line formed at the
Guthrie land office, determined not to lose
their rights in the line.
There is great suffering for water among
the multitude at Guthrie, as no wells have
been dug, and the water in the stream there
is not fit for drinking.
The specific charges against Boulanger are
corrupting the army, malversation in the
war Office as regards the handling of funds,
and making a seditious speech.
Hanna Battersby, Barnum's fat waman,
died last week, and now her husband of thirty
years, Barnum's living skeleton, John Bat
tersby is dying. She weighed 76O pounds
and left an estate valued at $4,000.
The "press carr was hitched to the first
train out of Arkansas City, and had seventy
passengers on 1t.
From the three points, Caldwell, Hume
well and Arkansas City, there were from
twenty to til r.; thousand who went to Ok
1Ihoma by the old trails. These were fol-
lowed by the numerous train loads by rail.
Two, and probably four clerks, who are
informed as to the detailed work of local
land Office, have been sent by the general
land Office to Guthrie and Kingfisher station
in Oklahoma, to assist the local land officer.
The basis of the last ruling excluding
whisky from Oklahoma, is that it is sur
rounded by "Indian country" and the
liquor cannot reach there without passing
through such prohibited territory.
A good horse, supposed to be extra fast,
brought $500 at Purcell. 1t was bought by
townsite manager who wanted to reach a
certain location first. There was great de-
mand for fast horses.
At Kansas City Union depot the boomer
crowds were SO great that 1t was almost i'm
possible to start a regular tram filled with
parties holding local tickets. Special trains
followed Immediately.
A rumor by the way of Fort Smith says
that coach on the southern border of Okla
had been robbed its, passengers held as pris-
oners, and the coach burned.
There are combinations forming among
the Oklahoma emigrants, with mutual agree
ment that they will stand by each other in
occupying claims on the ''Outlet" after fail
ing to get claims on the lands opened for
settlement.
An attempt was made to burn the Santa
Fe freight depot at Wichita. It was frus-
trated by the night Waterman. The entire
oil and match touched. The loss is light.
There is no clue to the incendiaries.
A party of thirty boomers from Texas,
Louisiana and other southern states, who
had trespassed on Oklahoma lands, have
taken prisoners 10y deputy marshals after a
fight, in which one marshal and seven rOughs
were wounded; two of the latter probably
fatally hurt.
An attempt to set fire to the United States
National bank block at Atchison was discov-
cred just in time. The arrangements for the
fire had been carefully made, and there would
have been little chance of saving the build
ing had the night Waterman not discovered
it as he did.
Most of the lots of Guthrie proper had
b zen claimed prior to noon OF the End.
Later corners are determined that these
claims shall be debarred under the law.
The early claimants are said to include
deputy marshis and others who were there
under official permits.
Reuben Darden and Thomas Dansby, two
of the men convicted by the United States
circuit court, at Little Rock, Ark, for vio-
lating the election laws at the election last
November, have been sentenced by Judge
Brewer, the first named to five years in the
penitentiary and the last to pay fine of
$500.
The case of n. B. Hughes, for embezzle-
ment. has been dismissed in the Shawnee
county district court on motion of the county
attorney, who stated that case could not
be made against DR.. Hughes in the face of
the statement made by Mrs. Mowrey, the
complaining witness, that she gave the
money to DR.. Hughes to use upon his own
discretion, in procuring the pardon OF her
son.
An.old scout, Captain Jack Crawford, says:
''The new Corners outnumber the old BOOM
ers ten to one, and will be as well prepared
to defend themselves as American citizens,
and all the killing that will take place will
he the slaughter of a few outlaws from the
border who have been enabled to terrorize
few people in some scantily settled coun-
try, but who will get killed off in Oklahoma
as quick as they turn up
The president made the following appoint
mentS April 10: Scion w. Stocking, OF
Onondaga, n. Y, to be an examiner in chief
in the patent office. Ralph W. Wheeler, of
Mitchell. Dakota. receiver of public monies
at Mitchell, Dakota. Harrison Kelley, of
Jacksonville Oregon, receiver of public
monies at Drewsey, Oregon. James w.
Hayden, of Olympia, W. T., receiver of
public monies at Seattle. Lillian j. Miles, of
West Branch, Iowa, agent for Indians of
the Usage agency in the Indian Territory.
James G. Hatchitt, of Frankfort. ky., a
special agent to make allotments of lands in
proved February 8, 1877. Morris D. Wick
ersham, of Alabama, to be attorney of the
Unites States, for the southern district of
Alabama.
Raffer Than Oklahoma