Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-23
Boomers and SOOnerS, and
SOOners and Boomers.
ALL RIGHT At GUTHRIE
Lady Killed, The Undertakers, The
HOrseman, The Maybrick Case,
To Please the Coast, Horrible
Murder, State and Foreign
News, Etc.
wAsHINaroN prMocRATs.

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flied with delegates to the slate con
vention Of democratic clubs. The
leading democrats Of the state ar'
here. Senator Faulkner, Of West
Virginia, Congressman Bynum, o
Indiana, and G. +. Black president
II the National Association arrived
this morniug, at o'clOck. Conven-
lion met at the auditorium. Address
II welcome was delivered by Sena
TOR Drum. president Cleveland
his morning sent a telegram Of coD-
graduation and hope.
BOOMERS AND sOONERs.
GUTHRIE, o. T., sept. 23.-Guth-
rie was an animated town yesterday
morning. Many bela'ed settlers
were skurrying around to find
means Of conveyance to the new
ands, horse traders were selling
stock, and farmers were soliciting
men to ride with them to the border
of the new lands. Ten dollars was
The fare, and anxious boomers eager
" accepted the outrageous price
Farmers did a thriving business, and
90 did stOrekeepers. They all agreed
to double the price OF their wares,
and even then the supply was near-
~ exhausted before night.
The scene at the land office was
lively one. About $50 old soldiers,
.rmed with declaratory staemen :,
had been in line before the Office
door for four days past. some slept
in chairs, some on the ground,
some not at all. Their meals were
brought to them by their wiyes,
children or friends.
Government supervision Of the
opening seems TO have been sadly
deficient. The entire government
force was composed Of two cOmpan-
les Of troops, two hundred men,
and force of United States mar
shals, numbering about 80 men.
In some places there were ten and
fifteen men to the mile, while at
others there were stretches Of five
aud ten miles entirely unguarded.
Under these conditions it might
have been expected the number Of
boomers would enter before the APP
pointed time, and they did. Tohee
yesterday morning was an Indian
town, last night it wa9 a white
mans town with 1900 inhabitants.
1t fell into the hands of a townsile
company here.
President board Of trade, president
Of the First National bank, Mr.
Joseph M'Neil, and the city marshal
Of Guthrie, represent five Of the
company. Yesterday afternoon
they filed at the land Office plan
of the town and the company
claims. He reports that at the elec'
ton held yesterday afternoon Me
Neil was chosen mayor. At poiut
below TJhee was one woman who
crossed the line before the time. A
deputy marshal forced her back
over the line. Soon aflerward she
again crossed the line prematurely,
aud when the deputy a second time
ordered her back, she drew a reyol-
yer and opened fire upon him. The
marshal returned the fire aud shot
her in the left leg just below the
knee, aud shatttering the limb so
she was unable 10 make the race.
Two miles north Of Tohee about
200 boomers had gathered ia q se-
cluded spot, knowing the govern
ment force would be massed at bor-
der towns. They all set their
watches three hours ahead last
night, 30 their testimony would
agree as to time II the claims we're
contested on the ground Of their
being "sOoners. At . o'clock their
watches indicated the noon hour,
and they rushed over the border and
began a race for choice sections Of
land. "SOoners" at other unguarded
portions Of the border were also
very numerous, and il is estimated
that fully 300 settler entered land
before the legal time.
sOONERs And BOOMERS.
GUTHRIE, o r., Sept . The
land Office here opened at four sec
onds past y o'clock aud the first
man to present bis papers was ;. r.
Diamond, who stood Ia the line day
aud night since last Friday. He
was almost exhausted from exp1s-
ure aud want of sleep and r,-st, aud
A. he staggered up 10 the window, Il
was necessary for a friend 10 assist
him. The rush from here to the
border began before daylight ycsteF-
day morning. Ten thousand per
sous would be- 3 moderate estimate
of the people who passed through
this city en route for the new coun.
Try, When noon hour did arrive. all
the psnt up exeilemeat found vent
10 the finng o. reyoiveFs aud rifles
aud shouting aud singing aud the
cracking o. whips and furious driy-
ing aud running. Horsemen Of
oourse had the advantage over every
other man ia the race. One of the
more desperate cowboys mounted .
steer, and the iattef Joining Ia the
siaulpaie carried their riders lar
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