Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1889-04-26
The City Of Guthrie the Objective
Point for Spectators. Adj
yenturers, Etc.
Every Lot in the 800 Acre Town
site Taken in Less Than
Half a Day.
An Election Held, the Notice Pub.
lished in a Daily Prper and
10000 Votes Cast.
On to Oklahoma.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April pa Republic
special from Arkansas City, Kan. says:
Oklahoma is open. Trials, struggles and
sacrifices of years are partially rewarded
but the events of to-day made those of
days, weeks and months to. follow will
prove how far the supply is below the de-
nland and necesSitate further cOmissions
to avert disorder. bloodshed ard other con-
ditions, but Little short OF anarchy. The
history Of this one day will forever be
memorable in frontier annals. and will
leave behind heritage of litigation which
will not only be fruitful to land sharks and
claim attorneys. but be destructive to the
claims OF the poor and honest settlers.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railrord
began running its sectional trains out OF
Kansas City last night, and picking up
cars at every station along the
route. Hundreds Of people We're
waiting at every depot, and if the
cars, all Of which were filled before the
border line was reached, could have been
coupled. they would have made a train
miles in length. The crowds were COM
posed of spectators, adventurers, sight
seers, thieves, gamblers and a sprinkling
Of demi monde, the farming element not
largely represented. as all OF the home
stegders have gone on before. There We're
men in the cars from every great city and
important point in the country, and there
was not a state OF territory in the country
which did not have its representatives.
Those who filled all of the seats, occupied
all Of the standing room in the aisles, and
filled the spaces between the coaches. hang
ing on to the iron banisters and girders
with grip born Of the despair and deter
minatiOn Of life.
THE NEWSPAPERS COACH.
was the first out of Arkansas City. 1t con-
tanned representatives of all the leading
newspapers i'll tile country, who were com
PEELED to yield room and comfort for the
yigilant in the collection OF fares, but it is
certain a great many dead heads went
through to the "promised land" in the rush
and hurry and roar of the boomer cam
paign. There was but little Sightseeing
iudulged in, as the crowd did not
come to look at anything till it got to Okla
homa, like the emigrant at Castle Garden
who refused to pick up aslyer dollar be-
cause he expected to find gold on the
street in the next block.
AT ARKANSAS CITY.
There were. over seventy-tive coaches
tracked in the yards awaiting the rush.
All of these were lowered into the yards
some distance below the depot. The crowd
began gathering OH the platform three
hours before daylight, and long before
+ the first faint streak Of dawn of the fatefnl
day the city was AWAKE and stirring. The
streets presented live, picturesque APP
pearance. After sun rose the crowds were
rushing toward the center OF action from
all parts of the city. The hotels emptied
their hundreds into the street; cot houses
contributed hundreds more out of the hos
pitable homes Of the city, nearly all Of
which have entertained guests during the
past week. Some long strings Of men car
.rying grips, bundles. knapsacks ard par
GELS of ever possible and impossible dis
cription., Hundreds of boomers and
rustlers,in their imporatien to getiaboard,
rushed down eMmasse to the yards and
attempted to force an, entrance into the
i cars, ali of Which were; securely locked.
The excitement may be- judged from the
factthat alarge number. Of coach windows
We're broken outiby the people who were
anxious to secure Seats A strong guard
Of railroad men was detailed to protect the
company's property and they had a con-
tract Of unusual dimensions on their hands.
THE CROWD WAS PANIC STRICKEN. q
After waiting so many eventful days and
nights for the hour of action to come. men