Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-04-27
WILD RUSH.
Oklahoma Settled With a Grand
Hurrah.
The Land Long Sought For, Possessed
by Thousands of Home-Seekers-A
City Suddenly Springs up in
the Wilderness.

sT' Louis, April 23,-The Republic spe-
cal from Arkansas City, Kas., says:
Oklahoma is open. The trials, struggles
ana sacrifices of years are partially re-
warded, but the events of to- day, and
those OF the days, weeks and months to
follow, VIII prove how far supply is below
demand, and necessitate further conces-
sions to avert disorder, blooIshed and
otAer conditions but little short of an
archy. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
re railroad began running its sectional
trains out of Kansas City last night,
picking up cars at almost every
station along the route Hundreds
OF people are waiting at every de-
pot and IT the cars, all of which were
filled before the border line was reached,
could have been coupled, tney would have
made train miles in length. The crowds
were composed of spectators, adventure
ers, slght-seers, thieves, gamblers and
sprlnkling of the demi-monde. The farm
ing element was not largely represented,
as all OF The homesteaders have gone on
before. There were men in the cars from
every great city and important point in the
country, and there was not State or Ter
ritory In the country which did not have
its representatives. They filled all of
the seats, occupied all of the standing
room IN the aisles and filled up the space
between the coaches, hanging on the
IRON banisters ana girders with
a grip born of despair and determination.
AT the last station outside of the Oklaho-
ma Territory there was great crowd of
boomers who had forsaken their teams and
hopei TO get i'll quicker by rail. There be :
ing no room inside they climbed to the
line was reached about five minutes after
II O'Clock. Before the late dead-line was
reached and passed, however, the great
transformation scene had begun, and was
plainly visible to the watchers from the
train. First came in view the
te-topped wagons gathered togeth-
er in groups in the level prairie. 1t was
at once noticeable that the teams were not
to be seen in any OF these camps, and it
was plain they had been taken out of the
harness to be ridden across the lorder by
hard riders, who were to locate claims A
little Iurther on and this conclusion was
proven to be the correct one, for the entire
face of the country as far as the best field
glass could carry the sight, was overrun
with horsemen, galloping to the South
ward. Their fleetest horses had evidently
been picked for the work, and they were
carrying their riders rapidly to the onged.
for goal,
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, April 23--No one
who has never seen Western town take
form and shape can comprehend how
quickly full -rigged city with double
deck roof can be put in running motion.
Guthrie already has its Main street. its
Harrison street, its Guthrie avenue and its
Ok lahoma avenue, and yesterday morning
it was wilderness, where the antelope
sported and the jack rabbit tapped his ears
in the sun. In the afternoon at four O'Clock
the first municipal election occurred. The
election notice appeared yesterday in the
Oklahoma Herald, daily paper published
here, on the first day of its existence. A
council will be elected Nearly ten thou.
sand votes were poled, as there are about
that many men in Guthrie with the inten-
ton of becoming citizens.