St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-30
A Mad, Maniaeal Scramble
for Town Property at
Chandler.
One Woman Thrown, Killed
and Trampled--Fatalities
Were Many.
DR.. Mary Walker in the Role of
a Pleader for Murderer
Frank Amy.
The Eccentric Piece Of Mas.
culine Femininity Acts
Very Strange.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept. 29.-Couriers
who have arrived here this afternoon
give the following particulars and hor-
rible details which attended the open
ing of the government town site of
Chandler, in the Sac and Fox reserva-
ton, which was opened to settlement
one week ago. The town site was
opened to settlement at II o'clock yes
terday, and the scene which followed
the volley of musketry which announced
the opening of the town site beggars
description.
A mass of 5000 excited men and
women, intent upon securing lot. had
gathered about the boundary of the
town. Seine were on horses. broncos,
and others on foot, stripped of all super
fiuous clothing, each carrying a sharp
ened stick with name and notice of lot
taken thereon, all strung to the highest
pitch of excitement.
At ~ O'Clock sharp the signal was
given and with mighty yell from 5000
throats, and amid the cracking of whips,
volleys of oaths, shouts and curses, a
conglomorate mass of men and women,
on horse and foot,
Rushed Like Maniacs
for the town lots. They clam bered up
the steep cliff like soldiers charging a
fortress. The line was one mile long
on each side and a half-mile long on
each end. The rush was toward lot IS,
which was reserved for a court house.
AS the angles of the advancing lines
met, many riders were endorsed and
hurled pell NELL into the road.
Many persons are reported killed and
others as having received severe in
Jurles. Miss Daisy, representative Of
the Guthrie News, was thrown from
her horse at the beginning of the race
and striking her head on rock was
killed. The excited and merciIess
crowd had no time to attend the dying,
and road over the body of the unfOr-
tunate woman, until it was recognized
by friend, who took it out of the surg
|. ing mass of humanity. AS there were
fthree or four times as many people as
there were lots. the result could be
easily foretold. There are from three
to six claimants for great many OF the
good lots tonight. On every hand can
be heard curses and high-worded dis
cussiOn. 1t will take considerable time
TO adjust these differences. An Indian
killed white man over quarrel in one
of the tents where liquor was being sold.
Gov. Steele's View.
GUTHRIE. o. T., Sept. 29.-Gov.
Steele has arrived here from Chandler.
In talk with Daily News reporter he
said: The town site is fairly good, but
not such place as would have Sc
lected, should l have been authorized
to make the selection. The site has
one good advantage over any other To-
cation: it is the geographical center of
the county. There is better water there
than the public has been led to believe"
The governor said that Chandler
would, in his estimation, make a town
of 1000 people soon. he said that the
principal street was called Marvel in
honor of the president of the Atchison,
Topeka u Santa Fe railway.
Gov. Steele speaks well of the people
who were congregated on the border,
and says they acted we'll during the de-
lay and at the opening Of the new town.
In speaking of the scene when the
signal was given the governor says:
lit eclipsed anything of the kind have
ever Witnessed"