Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-28
IN IHE WILUENNEOO.
Chaos and Confusion Still Reign In
Oklahoma.
oIseUsTEo SETTLERS LEAVING.
Trains and Wagons Crowded With
People Going North.
HARDSHlPS OF THE BOOMERS.
The Citizens of Guthrie Hold Their
OF THE BOOMERS.
The Citizens of Guthrie Hold Their
First Election.
A LIVELY MAYoRALTY CONTEST.
Fret Death I'm the TerritOry-Postage
Stamps Selling at Ten Cents
Apiece-The Mail
Facilities.

GUTHRIE, OKiahoma, iva Arkansas City
Kan.,) April 27- Special Telegram to THE
BEE. The disconnected settlers continue &c
leave Oklahoma, both by wagon and rail
This morning large colony left the creek
near Guthrie, to move, with their wagons,
into the Cherokee Strip, and last evening q
train left here with twelve coaches loaded
with men who had become disappointed and
were going home. Not only were the seats
all taken, but the aisles of the cars were
crowded, and men filled the platforms of all
the coaches baggage, mail and express cars.
About thousand people are waiting at the
depot for the next train north, having enough
of Oklahoma already.
But Notwithstanding all that are leaving,
the postal facilities are no better, for the
10000 people here are not better off than they
would be at country village and 200 or 800
men are always in line waiting their turn to
inquire for their mail. The people have
been buying places at The head of the line
at the rate of S3 each, rather than
stand in the hot sun three or
four hours, and then find, perhaps, that the
postmaster has not had time to distribute
the letters There have been no stamps at the
postoffce for several days, and as much as 10
cents a piece have been paid for them by bus
mess men who had important letters to
mail.
1t would be difficult to find a better ma
tured people than the Oklahoma settlers.
They bear with everything without COM
planning, and quietly endure their hardships
and trials.
East Guthrie has elected a mayor and
council. G. H. Seward, of Winfield Kan,
is the mayor. Guthrie proper held mass
meeting and nominated candidates, but as
no one had a majority of all the votes cast,
the meeting was continued till next morning,
nd when the people of Guthrie assembled
in mass meeting the greatest excitement pre-
vailed. Ex-senator Kelly, of Kansas, with
drew, leaving the contest between Colsnel
r. w. Hill of Muslsogee, and E. H. Haegett,
of Dakota. Hill and Haggett each mounted
a wagon with a United States flag in each
hand, and were driven at the head of the
followers, who were in line four
abreast. Considerable confusion was
occasioned by the electioneering but the
men were finally got into line and counted.
The Haggett men finding themselves out
numbered, stopped the count and forced an
adjournment of the meeting until the after
noon. Haggett is supported blythe gambling
set aud the whiskey clement while Hill is
supported by the majority of the better class
of people. The count showed the election of
Hill by / ,1S5 to Haggetts $40.
This vote only represents the people of
Guthrie proper. There IS East Guthrie,
West Guthrie, North Guthrie and South
Guthrie. The last two have but small
population. The population of Guthrie and
suburbs is varously estimated at from 5000
to 1900, but the actual population is about
eight thousand. About one thousand people
cave every day and five or six hundred ar
rive. There is large floating population
here, and many persons are awaiting an op-
portunity to file on land at other points,
owing to the fact that the Lisbon Office could
not open in time. After the adjournment
of the mass meeting Hill proposed
that no and Haggett withdraw from the
race for mayor, owing to the bitter feeling
that the contest was stirring up, and on
behalf of good order agree upon some out
slider. He suggested that he and Haggett
each name three men, and these six select
seventh as committee TO name man for
mayor of Guthrie. Haggett agreed, and
United States Marshal Jones was the man
selected as the seventh man. The commit
tee met last night and named ID. B. Dyer, of
Kansas City, as the candidate. The nomi-
tion was subsequently ratified by the clti-
zens Of Guthrie in mass meeting, and the
contest Is for the time settled.
The election was one OF the most interest
ing features of the camp The champions of
he three candidates rounded up their men
aud formed them into line four deep. Men
rushed about, gathered in voters, and called
them to their side. There was shouting,
cheering and exhorting, but no ill-feeling,
and when the contest was decided loud
cheers rent the air. During the vote the
candidates were placed on wagons, at the
head of the lines, drawn by some of their
the lines.
committee was appointed by the citi-
zens in mass meeting TO visit United States
Marshal Needles and ascertain the names
of his deputy marshals at this point The
outraged people seem determined to fully in
vestgate the fraud imposed upon them by
deputy marshas and special deputies who
were given commissions in order TO enable
them to get here ahead of honest settlers
and take up the best lots IN Guthrie. The
feeling against Marshal Needles and his
deputies is very bitter, and apparently there
Is cause for IL.
People continue going from Oklahoma to
the Cherokee Strip and say they will stay
there; that the government permitted its
deputy marshals and land officers to take
mp the good land here and will have to al
low them TO settle in the Strip. Another
colony was formed west of Guthrie to-day
and starred for the Cherokee Strip to take
up land there and hold II unless forciply
elected BY the United States troops. A trip
over the country south and east shows that
Ill the desirable land has been taken up and
much land has been located that ia utterly
worthless. 1t seems that people take
up land here simply because it
- In Oklahoma, when the same
land would not be accepted
Is a gift elsewhere. Most of the land around
here is OF an inferior quality, and will have
70 be irrigated and fertilized before ii can be
made productive. Many persons are going