Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-25
IND|GAAT TION AT OKLAHOMA. Government Officials Take
 The Best Lands. BOULANeER IN ENGLAND. A Benefit Fund For Captain
 MurreII. RAIN AND HAIL AT ATLANTA. The Minneapolis Strike Not
 Yet Ended.
OKLAHOMA INDICATIONS.

How she Government Officials Go bbled Lands-squatters Will Take Up Their CIafms-BuildinE Operations Rro- eeedIns Rapidly.
 KANSAS CrrY, Mo-, April 24.-A Journal special from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, says:
 Oklahoma City, like Guthrie, was built in day, or properly speaking, was claimed in an hour, excepting that portion which was captured before time by those appointed to go down there and execute the laws. The deputy United States marshals laid out the town Sunday night and Monday morning they covered the supposed choice sites with tents When the trains arrived containing about two thousand people about seven hun dred had been at work. The later corners were struck with amazement. They did not repeat the wild rush at Guthrie, as they were too much astounded to rush. They mechan- ically walked over to the town site, took what the government officials had kindly left, not wanting, and went out two miles stalking town lots. Water at Oklahoma IS plenty There is not the same suffering as at Guthrie and in fact there is lack of dirt and dust. As at Guthrie, the days are hot, the nights cold and food hard to ob- tain.
 The new corners at Guthrie are peaceably inclined, but they may yet show their lndig- nation over the action of the government ot- fcials. There is now an organized crowd which tomorrow will put squatter upon the lot of every man who ante-dates 12 o'clock noon on the 22d. They have been at work securing the names of these people, and have now the exact locations. In the fore- noon one hundred lots, all choice, will be jumped at one time, while the jumpers will !, 1ad hxyC I naa1Aahi6 possession is given, being overpowered by numbers, there will be no trouble. Should resistance be made, then force will be used to eject from the property those men and their property will be thrown from the lots even though in doing SO it is cast upon some other persons lot. Be it understood that Guthrie is a city of 5000 people with no streets. Outlying claim ants have been crossing near the center ot town, and have been stalking out and im- proving their claims in the so-called streets and alleys. The result of all this is that the speculators have a black eye. The lots sold the first day were the only ones upon which any money was made, and but few of them were disposed of.
 Now that freight can be obtained building in both cities is going on rapidly. Building in Lisbon will be much slower owing to the long freightage ny wagon, but this will prove an advantage rather than otherwise, as it will be a means of livelihood for hun- dreds who are here almost money less, but have thcir teams. Work has already commenced at breaking the sodp and the condition at this time being favora. ble, there will be enough vegetables raised for home consumption, while the horses will have their corn fodder to carry them through the winter. There will be no famine, al- though there will be much suffering and there cannot help being isolated cases of such dire necessity that the liberal people of Mis- xuii ha for aid. The present population will not be kept up, for disappointment will lead many to return north.
 The Pan Handle people, knowing this coun- try have agents at both Guthrie and Okla- homa where they are scattering Texas litera- ture broadcast and they have something to offer Missouri and Kansas have done noth- ing to catch the overflow. Stories of violence and murder will go out from here based upon slight evidence and hearsay will be warped into fact. The detailed reports of the killing of young man at Guthrie published in the morning papers is the bloodthirsty achieve ment of those eastern correspondents who, comfortably housed in Arkansas City, have depicted the horrors as well as the romantic incidents of the territory.
 WASHINGTON, April 24.-General Crook repeats from Chicago, the following message sent to him yesterday by General Merritt from Oklahoma Station:
 Reports from Kingfsher, Guthrie and Purcell state that everything progressed yes terday in quiet and orderly manner without serious friction or disturbance of any kind. The repeat indicates that there are 10, 900 to 15, 900 people in the territory. Captain Mo Arthur at Guthrie reports about 5000 there and Captain Hall at King6sher about the same number there and there 1000 to 1, 900 in this vicinity. Lieutenant Dodge, of my staff, whom I ordered to Purcell on Thursday returned last night and report ed everything moving in a satisfactory man. ner and the incoming settlers cheerful and we'll disposed. This may be said to be the condition of affairs in all sections of the country. In my opinion quite number of people have been deterred from entering the country owing to the exaggerated reports as to numbers coming in and the difficulty of getting hence. However, from reports from Forts Sill, Reno and elsewhere I am satisfied that the arrangements perfected will prevent serious trouble of any kind though there may in remote sections of the country be individ- nal cases of strife.