Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-23

recently witnessed at Arkansas City will
be repeated ON the road leading to the
stream
HOW TO GET LAND.
Last evening the current OF street talk
turned toward the town site spectators,
and they we're denounced by selfappoint-
cd orators, who are easily recognized as
old-time boomers. There is an unmistak-
able hatred Of this class and, although the
law, ss construed by Secretary Noble, rem
ders them practically harmless, the rank
and file are not yet fully posted and are
disposed to crush them to the wall. The
yuestion Of priority squatter and filler is a
vital one, and no two persons seem
to be agreed 10 the proper meth
od of procedure The nOn-mineral
stiidavit will be exacted fIOm every spph-
cant al the lard offices. He must swear
that be has been on his proposed claim, is
f-milar with il from actual observation,
and that there exists no mineral or coal to
MS knowledge. This is a blow at the
proxy system and opens a wide gate for
psijory. During the night three hundred
town lots IN oklahoma City were sold at
auction at prices ranging from s. to $40
each. There are seventeen Oklahoma city
town site companies doing business, and
each Illegally dispOsing o lots.
THE BUSH BEGUN.
Special from Arkansas city says: The
szy was cloudless and it was cool this
morning. The crown no the depot was
larger than expected. From the top Of the
dispatcher's office a photographer took the
crowd Four trains with ten coaches each
stood about ready for the start. Crow ds
of people walked mp and down on the tops
ot the cars. The moment the doors were
lhrown open the cars were filed. The
crowd followed the newspaper men
hoping TO find by them which
train started first. Fifty tents
which were pitched about the depot
were down before g O'Clock. Ii is esti-
mated that 5000 were At the depot await
ing transportation. The outfits at the de-
uot were striking Before the train start
el the town was almost deserted. There
were many women among those to 20 20
Guthrie. People walked TO the end OF
t-e yards 20 get night coaches, know
ing that al would 20 during the cay.
Danger seemed to have been lost sight Of
Many crawled under the cars until the pc
lice stopped them. II was iCst S;45 when
the frst train pulled out. A shout from a
thousand voices announced the tact. The
press car was next to the engine aud eight
ears were attached.
THE EXODUS FROM WICHITA.
Three train loads Of boomers numbering
l.500 people left Wichits for Oklahoma
this morning over the Santa Fe. A large
uumbsr also left by way of the Rock
Island Another train has been wired for.
As every passenger car on the Santa Fe Is
In use. sn extra train will be made mp OF
cattle cars. The number Of people going
from an the railroad towns in Southern
Kansas is far greater than was anticipated.
Many hundreds 20 down merely to see the
scramble and with no idea Of remaining.
tits believed che stage line at Pond Creek,
ou the Rock Island, viii be totally unable
20 accommo6ate the crowds who want
.ransDcrtation across the sixty miles lying
,-.- Sc -.i-c11 +--T- aus and Lisbon.
SHIPPING WHOLE HOUSES.
A Newton. Kas, special says: Three
train loads of people, bound for Oklahoma
lef this afternoon over the Sante Fe. A
number Of capitalists will organize a
bank and open stores and be ready for
business in Guthrie tomorrow morning.
Two hundred dwellings were shipped,
ready 20 be put up IN a couple OF hours.
A PARTY Of capitalists Of San Francisco
III larb fo
fud q size fog their town they will build
and c5l Frisco. Perkins and his party
s.ocd upon the resr platform after leaving
Purcell. and Just after the Canadian river
was crossed they lesped OF and concealed
themselves u the bushes. The chances
are that the situation of Frisco will be
near his bridge Near Guthris there are
in preparation aud agitation the same
nrmbsr Oftown schemes and on account
OF the promise Of the present prominence
oi ths place as a land office the contest
.o-plssession viii be intense.
MILLION ARE DEPUTY MARsHALS.
Troops sre being a. rapidly as possible
sent into the country and to-day there are
in its borders fourteen companies OF IN
hntry and twenty troops Of cavalry. Last
night there arrived at Oklahoma city
queer looking crowd bearing deputy mar
saals papers. thus emitting them to enter
the country. There were seven IN all IN
the party. One man was seventy. he
wore a fine broadcloth suit Of clothes and
carried q gold headed cane. There was not
one in the party who had ever made an ar
rest and it was stated that the
aggregate capital Of the crowd WAS over
- OOO. 600. They rode down Pacific
Car. and alightiDg from the train, showed
their commissions to the deputy marshal,
properly signed aud attested, and 80 the
soldiers. much against their will, were
.omDelled 20 permit them to remain.
Ths.r evident intention is 70 form some
town site 1t is thought that there are
over Sd deputies now IN and about OSle-
homa. who, az noon, will turn IN their
rs snstons and accept it all by them
selves. each individually, and turn private
citizens. They viii then bounce claims
TOWN SITE THIEVES.
I'd is said thirty-twO town companies are
-1irs for Guthrie. about half that number
lor Oklahoma City, and about twenty Tor
Kiugdsher. while there are applicants ior
sites on almost every section. This makes
the sversgs settler swear. The trouble be-
tween town site companies promises to he
dangerous as among the claim hunters
There has also been brewing for the last
dav or two on animosity between the
Northern fellows and Texans especially,
including some colonies from other States
It is every day becoming more apparent
thst the lands Of Oklahoma will be insult
fc.eot for the people who will be here to
clsim il. As a consequence there have
been organi7s "a bands or complnies, the
members OF which are sworn to protect
their fellows.
no TAKE THE CHERoKEE STRIP
The leaders of the companies have
spreef that If any considerable portion Of
taem iail 70 get into Oklahoma, they will
league together and take possession OF the
Cherokee strip. Two-thirds Of these or
gsnized men will be left, and in a week
from today they will have 10000 deter
mined men. desperate from failure Of
cherished plans. driving the stock out Of
the strip and holding down claims. The
hone Of the men who have this desperate
enferp-ise il to have so many people
ia me strip in a short time that it will be
Thought better to leave them than to at
tempt TO drive them out. Arkansas City
ia the headquarters Of the engineers OF the
scheme. but auxilliaries are located along
ti,, r;-,e sr,9 tina rush will be simultaneous