The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-02
The Boomers Given Three Days to
Vacats the Strip.
Atths End Of That Time They Win
be Removed by Troops.
Further Particulars Of the MurderOus
Disputes in Oklahoma.
A Minister'S Wife Arrested for Shop
Iiiting-0ther News Notes.

more companies OF infantry nave Oecn
ordered there 10 be commanded by
Captains Auman, CaYanaugh and
Chance. There is no disorder and the
troops are sent merely as precaution-
AIRY measure.
The first baby was born yesterday.
1t first saw light in wagon and was
christened Oklahoma Lewis. The par
ents are from Texas.
A number of settlers have claimed
the north half of this section as a town
site and named it King6sher, they
have elected a mayor and council and
are running in opposition to the origi-
nal Kingfisher.
j. A. Blair, secretary of the Cherokee
Strip Live Stock association and three
others have entered a section between
here and the strip line. 1t is said that
the Rock Island will. build depot on
the site. One of the Blair party who had
paid $500 for lot was chased off by
settler who had first taken possession.
The settler was armed with Ratchet.
There are three or four contests on
nearly every claim and the land lawyers
are preparing for harvest. Hourly
reports of murders come in but none OF
them are substantiated, and 1t is be-
lieved not a man has been killed.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AT GUTHRIE.
KANSAS CITY. April Pa Times
special from Guthrie says: Guthrie Is
thriving. A dozen new and SuD5taD-
tial houses have been erected. The
sound of the hammer greetS one on
every side. Two banks are doing a
good business and at the postoffice
things are running more smoothly.
Congressman Weaver. of Iowa, was
here to-day and addressed large
to organize and to provide
for local government at once. This
afternoon the committee on public Or
der consisting of twenty-eighJ settlers
representing as many different states
and territories. held meeting and APP
pointed a corps of official surveyors
who are to survey and plat the town.
Silas Anderson WAS appointed city
marshal with six assistants. The laws
of Kansas and the municipal regula-
tory Of Wichita were selected to
prevail until charter can
be obtained. Judge Z. NJ. Clark was
appointed provisional police judge.
To supply water it was ordered that
public well be dug on the east half
section of the town plat.
The citizens of West Guthrie held
an election yesterday. James Dooley,
of Iowa, was elected mayor and a full
ticket including cOuncilmen, was
chosen.
At 8:25 this morning, by actual
count, there were 425 in line at the
land Office and ut 9:l6 a. M, there were
DOB men in line at the postoffice, 500
having already been waited on.
LEASING LAND FROM THE INDIANS.
KANSAS CITY, April Pa Times
special from Purcell says that thou
sands of disappointed home-seekers re-
turning from Oklahoma are obtaining
leases from the Indians in the Chicka-
saw, Choctaw and Creek nations.
Many of the Indians welcome the
white settlers and some are said to
favor an allotment in severalty of their
entire reservations.
CROwDING INTO THE STRIP.
WICHITA, April 25.-An Eagle
special from Pond creek says: North
bound travel is increasing and travel
ers from Kingfisher report that settlers
are being crowded into the Cherokee
strip where they are squatting declar-
ing their intention to remain until it is
declared open for settlement by the
president.
The facilities for handling both pas
sengers and freight from Pond creek tC
Kingfisher is fully adequate for all de-
mands.
THE FIRST NATURAL DEATH.
ARKANSAS CITY, April 25.-The first
natural death in Oklahoma occurred
at Oklahoma City yesterday. Thomas
O'Neil, a young unmarried man, from
Marshal, Mo-, died of a congestivC
chill brought on by exertion and ex
posture. Many cases of pneumonia art
reported.
THREE DAYS TO LEAVE.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kas., April 25.-
The boomers who are fiOcking out OF
Oklahoma in disgust, and are intend
m 70 Thnrnlrnn or nj will
meet with another ba0kset. Genera
Merritt, in command of the military
forces in the Oklahoma country, haI
ordered troop of the Seventh cavalry
to Captain Hayes command. The lat
ter will have full control of the striI
and he has been ordered topermii
boomers three days for rest in crossing
and then to drive them off. Captain
Hayes will probably issue his order to
day. He will have his headquarters al
Ponca Tor few days, that point beinG
exactly in the center of the Cherokee
country.
FATAL ENCOUNTERS.
PURCELL, /. T., April 25.-Reports
of fatal encounters between boomers
come thick and fast. Probably the
worst case is that of a man named
Grant, who reached Purcell yesterday
and gives the particulars of bloody
affray which took place near here
Accompanied by friend named Cross
man. he said he had made for tn,
creek where both had located claims
which had embraced some magnificent
timber, adjoining the Santa Fe road
They had taken advantage of the TEN
porary absence of the troops from on,
of the fording places and crossed il
advance of the main column, and wheI
the signal was given they were proba
Nv mi Ia haUnn 4 riu Il.
at a gallop short distance, and cam,
upon the ground just as a man brok,
from the timber with Ratchet in hi
hand and planted a stake on one of tn,
claims. The man then quietly mount
ed his horse and waited for the friend
to approach. Rather ahead of We
didn't /, boys?" he asked one of them
and the accompanying leer excite,
Crossman beyond measure and h.
drew his revolver and fired at tn
stranger. The bullet went wide. an,
the man, without an instant's hesita
ton, hurled his Ratchet at Crossman
The blade struck him full in the fore
head, and he fell dead in his tracks
Startled at what he had done, tn
stranger started to ride away, bu
Grant pulled a gun and at the secon
shot brought him down., The strange
fell in the edge Of the timber and mar
aged to get away. The murdered ma
was from Tennessee, and had lived il
the woods near Purcell to enter hi
claim, which he had staked off. Gran
said he had no further use for a clair
which had been baptised in blood. an
it Will probably be pre-empted by som,
body ignorant of the story.
BOOMERS sTASIPEDING,
ARKANSAS CITY. Kas., April g.
Chaos reigns not only in Oklahom;
but in the entire tributary countr,
The railroad is Frustrated and commi
mcatlons are entirely cut OFF. tt
Western Union with its crush of trai
dispatching would not touch messas
of any other character in the territor
though the earth swallowed up a tow
site. Guthrie's back seems broke