The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-23


were waiting at every depot and i
the cars, all Of which were filled
before the border line was
reached, could have been coupled
they would have made train miles In
length. The crowds were composed oi
Spectators, adventures, sight-seeers,
thieves, gamblers, and spEinkling oi
the demi'monde. The farming 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 Territory in the country
which did not have Its representatives.
The newspaper coach was the first out
Of Arkansas City, It contained repre-.
sentatives Of all the leading newspapers
In the country, who were compelled 10
yield room and comfort for the good OF
the cause, The conductors were vigi-
liant in the collection Of fares, but It is
certain that great many deadheads
went through to the "Promised Land"
in the rush and hurry and roar Of the
boomer campaign.
An amusing, and at the same time pa
thetic incident, OF tue early morning
was a cattle train laying on side track
loaded with boomer, his horse, wagon
and a COW, wife and children and all his
little household effects. He was a
merry fellow and guyed the
crowd numerically for not going
through, as he expressed II,
without a change Of cars to avoid the
rush. VI travel In my own special
coach, "said he, "like Jay Gould or Van
"You'll get there too late" yelled
somebody In the crowd.
"NeyeF mind" replied the boomer,
"I'll get there all the same"
oITY's SUDDEN CREATION.
No one who has never seen a western
town take form and shape can compre.
bend how quickly fall rigged city with
a double deck boom can be put in run.
ming motion. Guthrie, already has It's
Main street, Its Harrison street, ,itsGuthrie
avenue, and It's Oklahoma avenue, and
this morning 1t was O wilderness; the
antelope sported and the jack rabbit
tapped It's ears in the sun, In the after
noon at o'clock the first municipal
election occurred. The election notice
appeared to-day in the Oklahoma
Herald, q daily paper published at
Guthrie on the first day OF Its existence.
A Council will be elected at the
same time. Nearly ten thousand votes
were polled, as there are about
that many men in Guthrie with
the intention OF becoming citizens. The
leading candidates for Mayor were Adj
jutant General Rice, OF Illinois; Will
liam Constantine, OF Springfield, Ohio,
and T. L. Sumner, oi,Arkansas City. A
strong dark horse Is 7. V. G. Hagglet, Of
Helena, Dakota.
The Oklahoma Bank opened for busi-
ness at Guthrie with a capital OF $50, 900.
NJ. W. Levy, the Wichita banker, Is
President, George w. Robinson, the
banker, Of Winfield, and Hon, Horace
Speed, OF indianapolis, directors. The
new city Is flooded with business
cards OF all descriptions, representing
every line OF trade and business, every
profession and every occupation i'm.
aginable. A mass OF mail Is expected
to reach GuthIie postoiiice every day.
Officials In the Guthrie land office say
that men seemed to spring out Of the
earth as noon approached, and that 1t
did not take fifteen minutes to oC.
cupy the town site. The first
homestead entry at tho Guthrie office
was an old soldier claimant named John.
sou, q Kansas man. The land Office at
Kingdsher was not opened to-day, but
advices from there by stage to
Guthrie reported an orderly col.
onizing Of the town, which is to be a
rival OF Guthrie in the territory.
Everything was reported quiet TO.
day along the Canadian. Purcell is
deserted village, and now a little
station on the Atchison road,
about eight miles north OF 1t was
laid out rs town site. II Is evident
that Oklahoma Is TO be opened
peaceably and without bloodshed.
The crisis was passed to-day. The
great number OF boomers quarrels
will be suppressed by the strong
hand Of frontier Justice, aided
by military authority under com.
mand OF General Merritt, who has
established his headquarters Ot Okla.
homa City. There are now about 800
troops in the territory, and they will be
kept here until order Is assured.