Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-10-09
MANY LIVES IN DANGER.
SUFFERING. STARVATION AND
BLoODSHED.


GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept. 24.-An err 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 lar the largest proportion
being negroes. They gathered in
groups of from four to five hundred
cvcrv three or four miles to await the
signal. First one group burst
asunder as though struck
by n 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 a stop would be made by q
footman, a stake driven into the ground
and he would sit down and content
cd'y 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
iiNdt VI Vic uuuiy Cruising tuTOuR.
There have been rumors of personal
encounters, but so far only three are
authenticated. E. p. McCabe, ex-
auditor of Kansas, went over to Lang
ston to give advice to the people of his
race. There is bitter feeling against
him on the part of the whites who
desired 10 fill that choice valley. When
he was seen in the crowd on the
border threats were heard, but he
pas'ct along the line regardless
OF them. II anticipated no trouble"
he says, "having heard talk be-
fore, and besides was amoag hun
dredS of men sworn to protect each
other. AS 1 passed along the line
about mile n Z III of Langston ! was
met by thr white men, who ordered
me to return the way came. re-
fus to do this. as l am citizen of
the land. Che of them drew his re-
volver and fired at me, missing me- but
striking the pommel of my saddle. 1
was not armed. so wheeled my horse
and dashed back south. AS reiterated
thus hastily five or six shots were fred
at me, but fortunately none of them
hit me. My followers had heard the
frlng and came out to meet me, armed.
Then my assailants retire ated."
-Four mics south on the edge OF the
Iowa lands, where were assembled
some five hundred men and women,
one woman, too impatient to wait I'M
til 12 o'clock, crossed the line and
struck out for quarter section she
had selected. A marshal brought her
la k. AS soon as he was lost in the
crowd she again crossed. He went
after her with drawn revolver, when
she pulled n revolver and was cooking
1T when he shot. putting bullet in
the tieshy part of her leg. She was
carried back to the camp and lost her
chance for land A humane hickman
brought the unfortunate woman to
this place, where she is being cared
f ~
The report comes in from the hills
east of Langston that two negroes
were shot and killed in n 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
TO 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 200 square
miles reveals that it is almost desti.
tute of water, and there WILL during
the next two weeks, be much suffering
on the part of the home seekers
Guthrie has temporarily lost some of
the lana 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
panies had also been informed of the
nearness of the ira n robbers, and they
asked the banks to take all money in
their possession AM 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 Whistler 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.