The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-24

people at Edmunds saw this they rushet
out aud began stalking off claims also
Persons who arrived on the regula
train from the south say that hundred
OF claims were staked out at Guthrie
when they got there. A sixty-room no
tel will be shipped from Kansas City
and ready for business in Guthrie b!
Saturday,
RLoODsHRD BEGINS,
Three men who took claims here yes
terday were foully murdered about
O'Clock by clalm jumpers, The namel
OF the assailants and their victims coulC
not be learned, A vigilance committee
il now securing the country in search o.
the miscreants.
The first homestead filed at Guthrie
was by Mark S. Cohn, OF Fort Smith
Arkansas, The first soldier to file q
declaratory statement was Benton Tur,
ner, who was a private in company
sixth Illinois cavalry, During yester-
day three town sites, Guthrie, Oklahoma
City, and Edmunds three homesteads
and twenty one soldiers declaratory
statements were filed, At 1915 VIM.
Johnson, heading the little procession
at the land office, laid down q rough
chart OF Guthrie and filed it as a town
site. This was the first paper presented.
-Four clerks for the land Offices from
Washington arrived yesterday, two for
Kingfsher and two here. Land Regis
ter Ollie stated this morning that King
fisher land office would not be open un.
til Thursday.
About 5 o'clock yesterday evening a
pistol report across the Cottonwood
creek, west OF the depot outside OF the
town site reserve, attracted attention.
In q moment a man on horseback went
west over the hill at a break.neck speed.
Two deputy United States Marshals
went oyerrbut were told that nothing
had occurred. A reporter got u boat
and crossed the stream, however, to in
yestigate. On the ground, aud beside a
half-made grave, surroundedlby half.
dozen men, was stretched all that was
left Of s. I. Comps. A ball from a re-
yolver had passed entirely through his
breast, coming out OF the back. He
lived half an hour after being shot, and
was dead when the reporter reached
him. Efforts were made TO conceal the
body, aud only IN assurance OF the strict
est confidence allowed the reporter there,
and then he did not reveal lis business.
The face was at once recognized rs that
OF a man who had eaten dinner with
the scribe. There Compis had said he
and his partner had entered Guthrie on
ponies. All the lots were gone and they
swan the Cottonwood and had staked a
claim. As they were driving the last
stakes, fellow was discovered in the
bushes on the bank OF the creek. This
man said he had already staked the
claim. Compis and his partner offered
to divide. 10 this the fellow objected
and warned them he would shoot before
he would divide, Compis did not be.
lieve this threat and Us he left the meal
tent he said ho should sleep on that
claim. Half an hour afterwards Comps
was shot by tho first claimant
as hO stood by his pony, bride
In hand. Hislnnrderer got away before
Comps companion could realize what
had been done. Believing secrecy the
easiest way out Compis' partner dragged
the dying man into the bushes and said
no one had been hurt. He would not
give his name and the popularity OF the
situation prevented q searching inquiry.
The dead man was about 10 years old
and had black hair and eyes. When hO
left the eating tent he wore q grey tlan.
mel shirt, boots and pants and had his
coat strapped to his pony. Comis' com.
panion took charge OF the murderer's
outfit Of wagon and two horses. The
man will never return, rs lie knew his
shot was fatal. The body was buried in
the bushes.
THE WANT or WATER.
After 4 o'clock yesterday and all night
there was much suffering for water,
The railroad company refused to let the
settlers take from the railroad tank for
fear OF exhaustion. The water in the
Cottonwood Is red with midland a water
famine seemsimminent. Hawkers went
about the depot last night with buckets
Of water, charging five cents a glass,
The water was poor but found a ready
sale. The engineers were besieged by
thirsty people for drinks from the engine
tanks and many were accommodated.
Up 10 midnight not u quarrel on the
Guthrie town site had occurred. The
citizens o'clock meeting adjourned to
O, Tho great anxiety OF everyone was
information about the size Of lots.
There was great Indignation over the
fact that people had gone on the ground
before l2 o'clock, and 1t was the general
sentiment that all such should be singled
out and debarred. This would throw
out many prominent men, for Judge
Clayton, OF Arkansas, and many others
held a Guthrie meeting before u 2o'CloCk.
There Is also great indignation over the
hundred or more deputy marshals who
used their authority as n cloak to get on
the ground and resigned at noon. They
all hayo q lot. They are TO besingled out
and complaint lodged against them. A
resolution was adopted to the effect that
every invader should be complained Of
and efforts at once made 10 drive them
out. The feeling Is very strong.
After criers had gone over tho town O
great crowd gathered on the highest
elevation OF tho town TO attend the
meeting. Fully 1000 persons were pres
ent. Ex.Mayor Constantine was select
cd to preside. Addresses were made by
half a dozen or more prominent men
from different parts Of the country, and
a strong feeling was manifested against
the premature settlers, which will very