The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-25
HHH OKLAHOMA BOOM,
More Stories of Blood Coming
from the New Country,
THE SITUATION AT GUTHRIE
BecomIng More Quiot-oklahomu
City Peaceably I.ocated-GOneral
Merritt Says the Reports
Have Hcen Exaggerated,

GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, April 2i,-A
rising Of Indians is reported on the
border on account OF boomers who
failed to get Oklahoma claims 'squatting
on the Indians land, Aparty OF troops
are on the way to the scene Of the
tSuble,
Two men were killed here on Monday
in disputes oyer claims, That Of s, T,
Compis was reported In these dispatches
yesterday-oi the other murder, the
body has been identified as that Of ], O,
Cyland, late Of franklin county, Mo,
All information shows that 1t was q
most heartIess and cold bIooded murder,
perpetrated by three desperate Charac.
ters who desired to take possession OF
the claim that he was the lawful
owner OF,
One OF the murderers OF Cyland has
been foundand executed. He was dis.
covered in the bushes near the river.
A posse Of thirty men was formed for
the purpose OF capturing him. When
they arrived at his hiding place they de-
manded his surrender. His answer was
10 pull his revolver, and instantly a vol
lev fired and he fell mortally wound
ed lie died in an hour, His name Is
unknown. Tho vigilance committee
made no effort TO conceal the killing OF
the assassin and rely upon the commu-
IL. A., ,,a,at,, thnu Ia thais aiTanIu -
oyorawe the turbulent and lawless ele.
ment OF the camp.
4 BATTLE WITH TEXANS.
A special dispatch from Fort Reno,
Indian Territory, says a settler named
Goodwin arrived at Reno yesterday
from Oklahoma and made sworn state.
ment to tue post commander that his
party OF four had been fired upon by q
party OF twelve Texans who claimed the
location made by Goodwin and party
the Texans claimed the land, having
located there with Captain Payne sew
eral years previous. Goodwin made his
escape and hid in tho thick brush along
the river until after dark, when lie made
his way towards Reno. The rest Of his
party were killed. A detachment Of
Company @, Thirteenth Infantry, under
Lieutenant Buck, were quickly sent to
The scene to recover tile bodies and
make full investigation and arrest all
suspicious persons in the vicinity.
EXCITING SCENES.
Ast, Louis dispatch says: Tho fol.
lowing items are cleaned from CORES.
pondents from different parts Of Okla;
homa: Deputy Marshal ]. G. Yannum,
who lust arrived at Guthrie, says that
Martin Colbert, u wealthy hali.breed
cattle man OF the ChiCkasaw nation, was
killed in a quarrel over claim by a man
named Noland, about fourteen miles
west OF Oklahoma City. A man was
found dead OH u claim. Another man,
who gave his name rs Martin, was sitting
about twenty yards from the dead man
taking things CoOlly and quietly. Upon
being questioned he informed 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
defense.
About three miles west Of Guthrie
there was duel between man who had
been sleeping in the bush for the last
two or three weeks and another man
who came through on the first tiain. i
Is said that tho man who had been hid.
ing in order to Jump the claim, ordered
his rival of, and on his refusal to 60,
leveled a Winchester and fired three
bullets into his body.
Over in the new town OF Noble, De-
putty Martin says the scenes were the
most exciting he ever witnessed, Texas
COW boys and hali.breeds, mounted on
the ileetest ponies that could be pro.
cured, started on q dead run with Win.
Chesters in their bands. Their horses
were urged to the greatest possible
speed and took equal interest In the
chase. These men were employed by
wealthy Texas COW boy, and within a
few hours afternoon they had their town
government organized, n Mayor and
city officers elected and the now town
now has 1900 inhabitants.
THE NETTING AT GUTHRIE.
AT the town meeting in Guthrie yes.
terday It was resolved to make town lots
25xl3O, all streets 50 feet, and alleys 20.
A motion to resurvey all streets and lots
aud apportion them among bona fde set.
tiers, was carried. This was designed 10
dislOdge companies which have put EN-.
ployes on several lots. The Oklahoma
Hardware Company had 100 lots re.
served, but relinquish0d six 10 avoid
trouble. The city now covers three sec.
tlOns, or six times the reserved town
site, TO say nothing Of the struggling lots
around. Speculation In lots Is already
high. Several have changed hands two
or three times already. Many are held
ut 81 900 each and some sold for $500.
THE DESPERATE DisAPPoiSTED.
A large meeting Of Oklahoma boomers
who failed to get claims In the rush and
scramble OF the past two days, was held
at Arkansas City last night, The pur.
pose OF the meeting was TO organize q
Cherokee strip colony, the members Of
which were to 20 Immediately into the
strip and take claims. Speeches were
made by old.tlme boomers, Rnd several
hundred people voted TO 20 into the
strip al once. II Is beloved that 200
settlers will leave tomorrow aud take
claims In the strip. II they do, there
are thousands Of Others who will follow.
A meeting was held at the north line Of
Oklahoma yesterday and many settlers
squattOd on tho strip. OF course this
movement Ia unlawful and the sQuatters
viii In oil likelihood DO driven out by
tho military.
4 dispatch from Kansas City saySt
The bulletins In front Of the telegraph
ofice At tho 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 Il train Of fourteen
coaches crowded with returning boom.
ems came In, A more disgusle1 crowd
could not be imagined They were
mostly originally from Iowa, Nebraska
and Illinois.
~ went to teadyllle," said one gray
whlskurcd farmer, ITO make q fortune
and came back disappointed, butt knew
then that had 10 run my chances,
really thought there was something II
thls Oklahoma business, but ] iAll X
hnd anything In Il Al ALL"
OKIIIlnWA riTY