The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-05-04
OKLAHOMA.
THE GATES ARE SWUNG OPEL
At High Noon and the Grand Rush Of
the Boomers is Begun.


-, Lieutenant Foster, who started
the pilgrims Saturday, coming vi,
the Arkansas trail, estimates that a
least 1000 outfits and 10000 peoph
ranged along the border of his trail
started at the sound of the bugle
Lieutenant Waite, nephew of the lat,
Chief Justice Waite, started thos,
entering at the Caldwell trail, an,
Colonel Ware started those enterin,
on the Hennewcll trail, he being il
charge Of this territory. Captain
Hayes started those entering by tn,
Black Bear trail. 1t seems like
fairy tale, but there is scarcely ,
doubt that from 10000 to 10000 en-
tered by these trails, while the 81,
trains that came from Arkansas Cit,
to Guthrie brought at least ST,
thousand people. The wagon roat
runs within 100 yards of the rail
road all the way. The Cimarror
ford on the Cimarron, or Little Ar
kansas river, is just three fourths oil
a mile from where the railroad eros
ses that stream, near the old site oil
Camp Russell. All along the route
were to be seen deer, antelope, prairie
chickens and quail. Two deer were
within 100 yards of the train and at
least fifty shots were fred at them
from the car windows and those on
the roof without effect. The prairie
chickens and quail that were near
enough the train to sight were also
treated to similar salute. When
the train crossed the last stream,
Cottonwood Creek, just before enter
ing Guthrie, the passengers began
jumping off and rushing up hill on
the cast side of the track towards
the land Office, where town site is
to be laid out.
The Chicago News special from
Guthrie, Oklahoma, via Arkansas
City, says: Guthrie is plunged in
seemingly inextricable confusion.
The differences OF rival factions that
seek to control the town have bafiled
the efforts of half dozen public
meetings to settle them. The excite
ment is at a very high pitch, and
confidence is beginning to waver
FLEEING THE COUNTRY.
The suffering of the $4,000 unshel-
tered and unproyisioncd people is
something that could hardly be en-
dured amid such furore. The scenes
of the night and day are unexampled
Thousands are fleeing the town and
country, but thousands more have
poured in. Therei feeling of wild
uncertainty and apprehension that
amounts to distraction.
NO FOOD OR SHELTER.
There is no food, no water, no COW
er for the bitter cold of the nights,
and the whitening heat of day. The
railroad is gorged with business and
is temporarily imperative.
The town site is changed every
hour by the parties as each secures
temporary dominance. Not build
ing has been started, and but few
more tents have been reared. No
body knows where the streets are,
and every one is just now yielding
all things else for clamor for food,
drink or shelter or means of flight.
BOOMERS LEAVING.
A dispatch from Kansas City says:
The bulletins in front of tue tele-
graph office at the Union depot this
morning indicated that all the early
morning trains from Oklahoma were
over two hours late. The cause of
the delay was apparent when train
OF fourteen coaches crowded with re-
turning boomers came in. A more
disguised crowd conld not be mag
ined. They were most originally
from Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois.
EXCITING SCENES.
The following items are CLEANED
from correspondents from different
parts of Oklahoma: Deputy Mar
shall J. G. Vannum, who just arrived
at Guthrie, says that Martin Colbert
a wealthy half-breed cattle man of
the Chickasaw nation, was killed in
a quarrel over a claim by a man
named holland, about fourteen miles
west of Oklahoma City. A man was
found dead on a claim. Another
man, who gave his name as Martin,
was sitting about 20 yards from the
dead man taking things coolly and
quietly. Uponbeing questioned he in
formed the deputy that he had a few
minutes before noon on Monday left
his wife and children on the other
side of the river, and arriving on his
claim had some difficulty with the
man, whom he had shot in self de-
tense.
About three miles west of Guthrie
there was a duel between a man
who had been sleeping in the bush
for the last two or three weeks and
came through on the first train. 1t
is said that the man who had been
hiding in order to jump the claim,
ordered his rival off, and on his re-
fusal to go, leveled Winchester and
fired three shots into his body.
Over in the new town of Noble,
Deputy Martin says the scenes were
the most exciting he ever witnessed.
Texas COW boys and half breeds,
mounted on the fioetest ponies that
could be procured, started on dead
run with Winchesters in their hands.
Their horses we're urged to the
greatest possible speed and took
equal interest in the chase. These
men were employed by a wealthy
Texas COW boy, and within few
hours after noon they had their town
government organized, Mayor and
city officers elected and the town
now has 800 inhabitants.
THE MEETING AT GUTHRIE.
At the town meeting in Guthrie
yesterday it was resolved to make
town lots 25x130, all streets so
feet, and alleys 90 A motion to re-
survey all streets and lots and ap-
portion them among bona tide set
tiers, was carried. This was design
ed to dislodge companies which
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