Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-10-02
MANY LIVES In DANGER,
SUFFERING. STARVATION AND
pLOODsHED.


GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept. 24.-An era of
suffering, starvation and bloodshed
has begun in the new lands. At Lang
ston the impatient thousands could not
be held back until / o'clock. but broke
across the lines some ten minutes be
fore. All along the line for twenty
miles there was a solid column OF
people, by Tar the largest proportion
being negroes. They gathered in
groups of from four to five hundred
every three or four miles to await the
signal. First one group burst
by a hurricane, scattering
over the land, and then the others. In
ten minutes the great valley, twenty
miles long and ten miles wide, was
covered with people ON horseback, in
wagons and on foot, the latter being
greater in numbers than the former,
all. rushing madly eastward. Occa-
sionally stop would be made by q
footman, a stake driven into the ground
and he would sit down and content
cdy view the rustling throng. A
powerful glass revealed many people
In the hills away over the valley who
had their claims made before the ar
rival of the madly chasing throng.
There have been rumors of personal
encounters, but so far only three are
authenticated. L. p. McCabe, ex-
auditor of Kansas, went over to Lang
ston to give advice to the people OF his
race. There is a bitter feeling against
him on the part of the whites who
desired to fill that choice valley. When
he was seen in the crowd on the
border threats were heard, but he
passei along the line regardless
OF them. II anticipated no trouble"
he says "having heard talk be.
fore, and besides l was amolg hun
drcds of men sworn to protect each
other. AS / passed along the line
about mile n I IN of Langston was
met by thr white men, who ordered
me to return the way came. re-
fus d to do this. as am citizen of
the land. One of them drew his re-
volver and fired ut me, missing me, but
striking the pommel of my saddle. 1
was not armed. SO l wheeled nv horse
and dashed back south. As retreated
thus hastily five or six shots were fred
ut me, but fortunately none of them
hit me. My followers had heard the
firing and came out to meet me, armed,
Then my assailants reiterated"
Four miles south on the edge OF the
Iowa lands, where were assembled
some five hundred men and women,
one woman, too impatient to wait un-
TIL ~ o'clock, crossed the line and
struck out Tor quarter section she
had selected A marshal brought her
bae k. AS soon us he was lost in the
crowd she again crossed. He went
after her with drawn revolver, when
she pulled revolver and was cooking
1t when he shot, putting a bullet in
the fieshy part Of her leg. She was
carried back to the camp and lost her
chance for land. A humane hackman
brought the unfortunate woman TO
this place, where she is being cared
fJr
The report comes in from the hills
east OF Langston that two negroes
were shot and killed in quarrel over
a claim. The truth may never be
known. Only one thing is certain
their dead bodies were found by some
negroes who arrived in Guthrie to-
day. They were too much frightened
10 examine the bodies, and do not
know whether they were killed by
bullets or by being thrown from their
horses
ride over this valley of eco square
miles reveals that it is almost desti.
tute of water, and there will, drring
the next two weeks, be much suffering
on the part of the home seekers.
Guthrie has temporarily lost some of
the lan1 rush in the startling news
just received. The banks were
notified last evening that the Dalton
boys, the notorious train robbers, had
arrived in Guthrie. The express COM
panics had also been informed of the
nearncss of the train robbers. and they
asked the banks to take all money in
their possession AMI put it in their
safes They also notified all agents
to refuse all. money shipments that
would arrive in this city during the
night Leo " histler Of the Sac and
Fox Indian tribe reported to-day that
while he was en- route to this city last
night he was overtaken and passed by
the Dalton gang.