The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-04-25
INDIANS UPRISING.
Settlers on Indian Lands Outside Of
Oklahoma in Trouble.
Skirmishing Still Goes on Among
the Squatters.
Various Reports of Murder and
Assassination.
Texas Cowboys and Half Breeds
Have lively Fight.

GUTHRIE, Okla, April "a. "A rising
of Indians is reported on the border,
on account of boomers who failed to
get Oklahoma claims squatting on the
Indian land. A party of troops are on
the way to the scene of the trouble.
TWO MEN KILLED.
Two men were killed here on Mon
day in disputes over claims. That of
S. T. CoDpis was reported In these dis
patches yesterday. OF the other muir
der the special dispatch says: The
body has been identified as that of j.
c. Chyland, late of Franklin county,
Missouri. all information shows that
it was most heartless and cold
bloeded murder, perpetrated by three
desperate characters who desired to take
possession of a claim that he was the
lawful owner. One of the murderers
of young Chyland has been found and
executed. He was discovered in the
bushes near the river. A posse of
thirty men was formed for the pur-
pose OF capturing him. When they
arrived at his hiding place they de-
manded his surrender. His answer
was to pull his revolver and instantly
a Volvey was fred and he fell mortally
wounded. He died in an hour. His
name is unknown. The vigilance conf
mittee made no effort to conceal the
killing of the assassin and rely upon
the community to sustain them in their
efforts to OveraWe the turbulent and
lawless element of the camp.
FIRED UPON.
FORT RENO, 1. T., April PA set
tier named Goodwin arrived at Reno
yesterday from Oklahoma and made a
sworn statement to tie post command
upon by party of twelve Texans who
claimed the location made by Goodwin
and party. The Texans claimed the
land, having located there with Cap
tain Payne several years previous.
Goodwin made his escape and hid in
the thick brush along the river until
after dark when he made his way to-
wards Reno. The rest of the party
were killed. A detachment of company
G, Thirteenth infantry under Lieuten-
ant Buck were quickly sent to the scene
to recover the bodies and make a full
investigation and arrest all suspicious
persons in the vicinity.
EXCITING SCENES.
ST.. LOUIS, April 24.-The following
items are CLEANED from correspondence
from different parts of Oklahoma:
Deputy Marshal j G. Varnum Just
arrived at Guthrie saws that Martin
Colbert, a wealthy half-breed cattle
man of the ChickasaW Nation, was
killed in quarrel over a claim by a
man named holland. Abont fourteen
miles west of Oklahoma City a man
was found dead on a claim. Another
man who gave his name as Martin was
sitting about twenty yards from the
dead man taking things cody and
quietly. Upon being questioned he in
formed the deputy that he had few
minutes before noon on Monday left
his wife and children on the other side
of the river, and arriving on his claim
had some difficulty with the man, whom
he had shot in self-defense.
About three miles west of Guthrie
there was a duel between a man who
had been stopping in the brush for the
last two or three weeks, and another
man who came through on the first
train. 1t is said that the man who had
been hiding in order to jump the claim
ordered his rival off and on his refusal
to go leveled Winchester and fired
three bullets into his body.
Over in the new town of Noble. Dep
uty Martin says the scenes were the
most exciting he ever witnessed
Texas cowboys and half-breed, mount
ed on the tleeteSt ponies that could be
procured, started On dead run, with
Winchesters in their hands. TheiI
horses were urged to the greatest pos
sible speed and took equal interest in
the chase. These men were employed
by a wealthy Texas cowboy and within
few hours after noon they had theiI
town government organized, a mayor
and city officers elected ahd the new
town now has 800 Inhabitants.
At the town meeting in Guthrie yes
terday it was resolved to make al
town lots twenty-five and 40, and al
streets eighty feet and alleys twenty. "a
motion to resurvey all town lots and
streets and apportion them among
bonafide settlers, was carried. This
was designed to dislodge companies
which have put employees on severa
lots. The Oklahoma Hardware
company had II lots reserved, but re
| linquished six to avoid trouble. TowI
officers are to be elected this evening
! The city now covers three sections OF
six times the reserved TOWNSHIP to say
nothing of the struggling lots around
| Speculation in lots is already high
Several have changed hands already
Many are held at 81 900 each, and some
have sold for S400.
A CHEROKEE STRIP COLONY.
ST. LOUIS, April PA large meeting
of the Oklahoma boomers who failed
to get claims in the rush and scramble
of the past two days. was held al
Arkansas City last night. The pur
pose of the meeting was to organize 8
Cherokee strip colony, the members Of
which were to go Immediately into thC
strip and take claims. Speeches were
made by old-time boomers and severa
hundred people voted to go to the striI
| at once. 1t is believed that 200 settlers
| will leave tomorrow to take claims il
the strip. If they do there are thou
sands nf others who will follow. a
meeting was also held at the north lin,
of Oklahoma yesterday and many set
tiers squatted in the strip. OF cours,
this movement is unlawful and tn,
sQuatters viii in all likelihood be driver
out by the military.
MAIL SERVICE FOR OKLAHOMA.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 24.-Firs
Assistant Postmaster General CLARK
son to-day received the following tele
gram from Assistant Superintendent
Christian of the railway mail service a
Guthrie, Oklahoma: April q. Hay
Santa Fe railroad instructed to deliye
mail at the post Office here. 1 am pay
ing dollar per day for delivery to te
thousand people now here. Stage 2
commenced running to Lisbon froT
here yesterday. They will carry ma
J from Guthrie to Lisbon daily each wa
: at the rate of $2,0O0per year No tim
. specified.
Committed Suicide.
{; CHICAGO, April A.-James Hogan