Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-25
ALL is CONFUSION.
PUBLIC MEETINGS BRING HKLD 70
SOLVE rHE SITUATION.
she Rumors OF Murders unfoandsd-Food
stu searcs-Thisvss, cophdencs-Men,
and Fakirs Disguised and
Going Home.
Lnr trlerrarh 70 the pisrateh.l

mon In 80 short a time. The anticipated
biooashea over the quarter sections will moi
T,e recorded - the farmers seem disposed 10
s,osceah'y adjust sll difficulties. and when
fbrv fpd one quarter section occupied move
ON ua'iI they ind another.
Puf bfre in GufhTie All - commission, and
a fcsiinr met imposition has been practicea
,.~ou. stronger snd stronger. and the bitter
.s,.ror intense "a the iuii import OF toe
,ct,,r of Tho Government officials becomes
0,oer understood Public meetings arc
1.,rc constantly held. by states ana uoiied-
~, ~ oil q which The question IL raised
,Drf..f On overcome the present situation.
rrsn,8or.1.d and unwarrsRisd settlement
81 u.r ht,. portion IT this town by Govern
mont o.f ,fa's and others has con pilcate0 the
sJtr..l,D although no feasible plan has yet
lsen proposed ~ Which they can be ousiea
from ih..r possession. A. was stated yes
feroav t.c choice portions OF this town
were .iakrd ont sunday night ana by
10 O'Clock Monday they were taken possess
kIoU Of.
Among those who took part In those pro-
eeediurs were United States hatshais Jones
aud Necdlc- with 81 least fiftv depdte, eachl,
nued Stste. Attorney Nal1ron' nlted
states Commissioner Galloway, Register
uNlc, judge Guthrie (oi lopehal, District
JuIee Hiram Dilleu, and others as ptoini-
yenf Thus IS what causes the dissAti~iac-
Son that now exists. as the journal repre-
nenf4ttvc saw unlawful sQuattiug done.
There is no heorssy about IT. Until a late
hour hst night meetings were beng held.
T>insllv representatives, from several States
ys.re elected, who met and app0iHted a sub
committee 60 prepare plan OF action. To-
dag asothrr meeting was held, winch ad.
iouf1cd until noon to-morrOW without sc-
zion.
searching investigation goes TO show that
tAerumors Of murder here yesterday we're
urfoundcd. Al day Yesterday food was
ufmost impossible 10 obtain, ana to-day It Is
aot much better. There Is one canvas hotel
sDd th0e OF four dirty, GIimy understands
g. iced stX 20 eight thousand people. As
F.on as the freight business Is resumed
t.i. WIZ improve, so that by the end Of the
week sll can get enough 10 eat
Az the laud-othce today a long string Of
koae-seckers stood patiently 10 hue all day,
Of uo uuse fewer toan sixty men being there
AZ ne po,t-ofice the same sight could DE-
s-.u. - also ~ tho express and baggage
90 a Neu have been waiting patiently
since yesterday To get their baggage or eN-
lrs.s goods. aud have stood, the majority Of
1Hru. for hours ~ liue, only 10 bear that
f... bad not come, though shipped MOTE
fl.u week ago. This accounts for the
,a. 1erlcss condition Of many. Last might
ta.re were many cold, hungry mortsls IN
ta.. place. while there ars bW few who cau
divide. Those who can Rie doing so cheer.
flg The second nights exposure will
-eud many vino expected 20 find homes
here 10 their long home.
The CITY is fuil OF thieves, cOutdence-men,
nnd iekfr,. Wnls without suiboriiy. the
ait.i states marsbals have ordered the AZ
Test ~ ai who sre engaged in rObbiue the
people lY these games. At least a dozen
t'~ArIl-woticr " a'c here, and nothing IS
c1n.s U.tkpockei-. Last night the usual
.u,pu14s we're hfld, and It Is hoped that by
-3se order wilt come out OF confusion.
jumpers re still laying out tote IN streets
ugd closing them up, bopiug that when
survey b. maia they viii have something.
a'ru are holding iots by themselves, and
friends are bay1ug surveyors run lines, and
there are o., many ddereHt line n there are
conflicting Interests. Mr. WsldrOn's expe-
renee i~ q iair sample 81 the way things are
done. Yesterday ne tad corner lot; to-day
the same lot faces an alley, while tie front OF
10 is occupied by some one else. Another
Dot which was supposed o. be On the corner
Monday was ncld 10 e3 900 Monday night;
LIST night ci0q Wa n-kcd. and $40 offered,
lie lOf having been surrounded. The dis
sustcd are already leaving 10 force. seven
co3ch,s, loaded. pulled cot FOR the North
Yesterday afternoon, while many wagons are
nov beaded for t1eT old homes.
INDIANS RISING.
Cmc,o1, Aprn PA special from Guth-
gle. Vho.. says: The rising Of Indians Is re-
ported 08 The border ON account Of the
boomer, Nh 40 failed 10 Get Oklahoma claims
t4usitiug on the indians land. a party OF
ra1p, are on thc way 10 the scene Of the
.ro.olr.
urEE KILLED.
Cmcoo. April -. A specisl from Fort
Reno. Z. L., sans: 4 settler named Goodwin
arrived 40 Reno yesterday from Oklahoma
anl made O. sworn statement 10 the post
r.u rl.uaer that hls party Of four had been
gl-. upon bY party OF twelve Texans, who
claimed fhe location made by Goodwin and
rseig. The Texans claim the land, having
ioc-uel there with Captain Payne several
rl... previous Goodwin made his escape
.-d ail in thick brush along the river until
strr d.Is. when hs made hrs way towards
1rro. Iherest oi bis party were Killed. A
cra.tmcnt oi Company q, Thirteenth To-
grtlg. were quickly sent 10 the scene 10 re-
..,fr iae bodies and make "a full inyesugA-
t.- aud arrest aii suspicious persons IN the
iy.
tvtuAur LANp ALL TAkEN.
..Io1s. Aprh "a special 10 The Re.
y- lrom Purcell a. I.) SAYS: Advices
...- every part of oklahoma indicate that
lf.. available quarter section OF land IS
4-..ff tIscn along the lines Of the santa te
lsl-..i and on the stage trails which run
t.. Guthrie 70 King Fisher and from
nmstoFort Reno. The occupants OF the
tt r.1r taken possession oi their claims DY
Hatug tents aud in many cases erecting
ng cabins or frame structures. The
ht- FISHER land office was Opered yester-
a Ia IA ia = . hpeu
r.r numerous than ri Guthrie. The cOun-
t.t .. t.siuning % wear a settled look, snf
.4-. the appearance Of things Is rude
H .. evidence o. the fact that the crisis is
rrH.aUy over. and that out OF the rush
O. STRIFE snd bitterness OF years the coun-
Us ..s been settled Will less sacrifice than
..ys,, been feared srd predicted.
htirlIcafcd in these dispatches, there was
sN .u, element IN the great population
p. which Guthrie began us municipal
'e Thugs Eul piugughes and THAI species
20 "ft.u spot" VINO make new and raDidly-
B. NIns communities their held OF opera
tH.- we've with the first crowd wien eh-
t.s,l tts city, and thew have grown RAPIDLY
rrIutars VITA esch incoming train. They
r- if.m Oh parts Of the west and S0uih-
v.. Auoug them All there has been none
i..g zee Dodge CITY crowd, whIco maze
t. fIuu. M the dance-house and game
.t. ue Nhen Dodge City was Al Tie end
re- On. "utie trail " and wss considered the
r-I fp~u On esrth. since the iran le'I
u.+.- Dlty some Of them nsye been follow
l1 ta1 'oisers have been drifting.
a .Ioad 81 uich IS IN Guthrie now wss 10
I.. before The Territory was opened.
l.. a-nt up 10 Guthrie Tor tue purpose OF
F....a, dance.hou-e and granddaughter
--- u.kiug what they could oat OF the
u. Iley did not succeed IN getting lo's
H t.t heart Of the city, The iocIion heees-
t..st3 their business, and yesterday they
t..an Efforts - drive somebody of Their
aallr.. They were unfortunate 10 toe Sc
.... ~ their victim. They made claim 70
Boo owed and occupied by Wash. Rogers,
Voc 4deputy UBited States inlern,l'tefe,
1l- collector ioI the Oklahoma district ana
Ntol q tad mao 20 impose upon. Rogers
is.h,-d ihc clnm, aod the dance-hoh'e 'nen
i,- proposed that they should occupy al
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