Telegram-herald., 1889-04-27

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Collisions Ant uo41its arpear T. have
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AAi..lrcls L. Isrr4zn Lac 11st been senf ~
D. Neszrs Loi,sf.s snd Admire ~ It's
lsna ofrce. 0y speclAl co1rler c4llls tae
alten1. u t1s Posr-ofreo Department IL
he fa-l hat g ~ peorIe here lave no Ilall
fscllt.es AZ 10 s..rn = L postmaster. stat
M slso hat mai - lccalu llallag. aud .1g-
ang immediate action
A meeting II Ilsboa citizens g register
and state Tie hogr and minute of their sr-
ris4l L c24led Tor to-day II o'clock lis
loHn II hllEnsLer coup pfisinR TIE Aurth
hAI or t1s l4s.d o-1ce section h4z oosa-
Ilered Us CIg gznization. eltcti1g Ar Hub
bard. oc Larned. mayer. ! plzt or the
toon was ned
Dusty riders come in from every direction
u rlo They report without exception thai
every foot cf bottom Land Is taken. ana ln
majority " cases. contested some II Tie
high ridges aIe SAID Still - be accessible. tus
considered worthless L we have wet
summer The i Il land people Nil have the
advantage foI malaria VIII le the portion
0l the cwelers u tie valleys The whole
country vii shake. Every one Is wonder
Ing NOW they afe here whether OK not the
country Is ~ha, they dreamed T. The ma
jority are disappointed. especially those who
figured on select locations 1nd got Ictt
Most of The Interest Las exhausted itself
llti1Ai-o> Looh-D loh
"AsHlS'toN' APfii - Commissioners
StocAs-''s'r' q 'Do "oHei"i '~l''u .Vace'
yesterday s'id ina1 nom present inuIca-
lions the contests over 1"i'u claims II
Oklahoma "ou'" u'siii'"'9's in'o'Fe near
~ every quarter kecton OF 44no
In tn4t 1cIil-oiy. Ills Delhg the
case, DO llousHt II lioDAole tnaI
the depaItinel "o1-d make the OAlahoinI
contest cases separate c-asS hilo dispose oi
them at once. o-4er"isc, In the ordinary
course OF business, IL "oaid likely be eight
cen months OF TWO years before they could
be reached Contests In which abandon
ulent Is charged could not be passed upon
until after the expiration OF ELK months, as
the law does not recognize I separation
from the claim Tor shorter period than
six months as sbanconment But cases IN
which fraud or violation or the law or the
Presldcnts proclamation III going into the
Territory prior % April - could be tried
and disposed or at once.
The Secretary oil the Interior has received
a telegram from the special agent OF the
Department az Gutarie, Oklahoma. saying
that every thing there Is In quiet con-
cition. The exclusion or liquor has insured
peace and order. The land Office IS moving
smoothly
AFTER TIE CLAIM-GRABBERs
WAsurSGTox. April 26. immediately upon
the receipt here Of press reports that Gov
eminent officials and others temporarily in
Government employ in Oklahoma had used
their authority as such officials TO secure
prior rights in lands In the Territory in dis
regard OF the rights Of others, the President
and Secretary Noble telepTapled The special
agents OF the Department now III the Ter
ritory 10 make a thorough and prompt in
vestigation of the facts In the case. and
upon it's completion 10 Immediately notify
the Secretary OF their findings 4 report
is expected during the week In
speaking OF the matter Secretary Noble
said that not the least shadow OF an
Injustice to settlers in Oklahoma would be
tolerated for n moment and that US soon
a. the facts in the case could be asccr-
tanned. If officials were found TO have been
implicated IN any attempted injustice or
wrong doing. the action Of the Govern