The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
TRAIN RACKET.

HENNEssEY, O. L, April Especial. j
There were 375 passengers on the train
that arrived here at 1880 a. m. today-the
biggest train that has come in as yet be-
tween Caldwell and Hennessey. A party
polled the train for president the
favorites were Harrison first choice), Cleve-
land and Blaine The trip was merry
one, everybody talking claims and town
lots.
J. B. Johnson. who at one time worked
for the Hutchinson News. and WAS one OF
the fellows sent by Ralph Edsley to the
city of Wichita to write up the ''fathom-
less lake" business CATER one OF Colonel
Murdock's April fool articles on Hutcnln-
SOM was on the train, just getting IN from
Arkansas to head colony of 10, 600 home
steaders from his state. he says he has
all colors and classes. Mr.. Johnson Will
find some good reward right close along
the line.
The only thing that nlarred the peace
and quiet of the passengers between Cald-
well and Hennessey was the killing of a
COW. The train was running full speed
when a string of cows started across the
track. The engine struck one, cutting her
hind legs off. The engineer reversed his
engine and stopped his train in almost a
dozen lengths of the train. There hay
nice young COW, believing in misery.
Some of the boys on the back end of the
rear car began firing their Winchesters
and revovers into her. As there were no
Indians on board, no skiuning was done.
The Rock Island has put out new time
card, which goes into effect tonight. The
train leaving Wichita at 6:40 p. NJ. will
run through to Chickasha, and all other
trains hereafter.
At Dover, nine miles south of Hennes-
Sylf h
cred, awaiting the opening day, it being
the nearest point to county G.
SPECULATORS AND GAMBLERS.
GUTHRIE. o. T., April 16.-The excite
ment incident to the opening of the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe Indian reservation is
intense in all sections of Oklahoma, and
from all appearances it will rival the
famous opening of Oklahoma three years
ago An examination of the list of lands
in the proclamation and comparison
with the allotment maps sold here by the
thousands shows the maps to be rank
fraud. The maps show many claims OF the
finest lands as allotted to the Indians,
when they are really open to settlement.
The maps are evidently doctored in the
interest of a gang OF spectators, who hope
thus to keep the people off the choice lands
and secure them for themselves. During
the past week over 100000 has been de-
posted in banks at Ell Reno and King
fisher by white boomers. Many of those
who did not deposit their money have mad
it stolen from them, or have lost much of
1t in gambling. The gam blers have
reaped a harvest for three or four days.
Kansas City and Wichita have emptied all
of their crooks into the towns on the bor
der of the reservation, aud the local Off
GERS are unable TO cope with such gang
with any degree of success. The Chey-
enne Indians have stopped their ghost
dance and have come in from the reServa-
tion in great mum bers to see the crowds.
The soldiers stationed along the north
ern border estimate that there are $500
people on that line east of Cantonment
and about 1000 west There are perhaps
L, 900 people ready to go in from the east
and 900 or 5000 in the Washita country,
while about 5000 Texans are drawn up
along the south line. There are not many
people on the west line. On the north
line about five miles east of Cantonment,
there are 5000 people from western Kan
sas camped in one bunch.