The sun., 1889-04-28
NO MANS LAND TROUBLES.
No Longer Snfe to Enforce the DEGREES OF
Local Courts-.A New Election.

| BEAVER CITY, No Mans Land, April 81
| On Tuesday next another effort to organize tho
people Of the Neutral Strip in some way so that
local laws can be provided and enforced will
be made THE Sun has already told Of their
previous efforts OF this sort. Tho leading nen
of the Territory have moro than once got to-
Gether and agreed to adort certain laws OF
their own writing and the laws of Colorado as
well. but since there was nothing but public
opinion. backed by rifles. to enforce tho adopt-
ed laws. and since. owing to private jealousies
between leaders public opinion was always di-
vldod on such subjects as law making and law
enforcing. the providing of local government
for the Territory has been a failure That the
Territory should have got along with 80 few
cases Of disorder Is due to the fact that rs Il
rule only people who desire to make homes
and who are naturally peaceabloiand law abid-
ing, are now here. After the first boom OF two
years ago times became too dull for the from
tier desperadoes. Besides, as THE Sun has
told, No Mans Land was not SO very healthy
for desperadoes. Tho killing that has boen
done during the past year has been the result
OF private 1uarrels generally. and while rather
more frequent than was comfortable, WAS not
so freGuent rs ight have been expected In a
land whore murder could not be punished eX-
ccpt by lynch law.
On Tuesday n General election will be held.
ana one Governor. one Senator. ono Attorney
Justice, two Associate Justices. one Marshal,
and one School SuLerintendent will he chosen.
In addition to these an entirely new Legislative
body will be elected. in n Senate oi : TX nembers.
one Tor each Senate district. and " House OF
Wheeler this effort will be more successful
than previous efforts Of the, sort is question.
e eren 81 Mt 1ss1 Ms Il
winter by an act PASSED by Congress last
winter new tpiod states io DsTct Gourf Vas Tas
now has jurisdiction Overall crimes committed
IN ths Territory ana 10 Mans h"nd !t not pun
ing more than sloO. Capital cases are sent to
For the citizens OF No Mans Land to go to
much trouble as a New Yorker would TO in:
yolved in if 10 had ogo T. 81, Louis 10 attend
in Kansas, and then travel $40 miles to Knnsns
far south into the Territory. to Muscogee. 1t IL
a journey of three days
suits over sums SUI Of less than 500. The people
here however. have Been encouraged to make
ono moro effort for local law without waiting
winter. But when 1t Is attempted TO enforce
such laws as the new Legislature here may
next Tuesday trouble is sure to follow. This
is tho way Editor Brown OF the Adrocate ex-
Suppose A rccovers judgment OF SIS from
b. and our court seiEes bunch OF ponies te-
longing 10 and sells them and devotes the
will b do abont it, lie will 20 down to Mus"o-
Geennd get ont writ of ropevin and war.
oiiIcers, for depri'ing him Of his proporty. and
our Judges and officers will have TO answer for
having taken B's property without due pro
cess Of inw and @ they WI! bg punished ds for 1t.
Heretofore when the Judges elected in tho
dered judgment there WAS no appeal from tho |
decision save 10 tho Winchester. But tho |
Judges were always men who were asi handy |
with the gun AS the defeated party to the suit.
and so no such an appeal would lie.
1t Is an interesting fact connected with this |
election that the leading cannidate for Gov
ernor Is DR.. J. b. Linlcy. The Doctor, a5 TIE |
SuN has told, was the first, man married ig No
Mans Land. and at Tho time of his marriage |
here he had one lawful vito and six children !
In Iowa.
BILE effect on the population OF No Mans Land. !
The country hore is as attractive us the people |
wish for Just now. and the settlers will hold on. |
hoping for further relief from Congress next |
winter They eyon organized a delegation TO |
20 TO Oklahoma and distribute circulars invit-
Ing such boomers as fall to got homes in |
Oklahoma to come on to No Mans Land, where
about 5000 acres Of land awaits the granger.