St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-18
STRANDED IN KANSAS.
PEOPLE LEAVING THE CHEROKEE
STRIP BY THOUSANDS.
THEIR BIG DISAPPOINTMENT
Was Too Much to Bear, So They
Skipped Back to Civilization
There Was TACK of Food and
Water and Plethora OF Heat,
Hot Wind and Dust-Incidents
of the Race.


Water and Plethora OF Heat.
Hot Wind and Dust-Incidents
of the Race.
ARKANSAS CITY. Kan, Sept. IT,
Thousands of people who yesterday
made so great an effort to get into the
Cherokee strip were making equally
strenuous efforts to get out today.
Even as SOON after the rush as yeSter
day evening hundreds of people came
out of the strip and took up quarters
here. Some failed in the great race to
get claims, and others, after having 10
Gated claims, Telinquished them rather
than endure the diSeomforts and hard
ships of frontier life in a desolate
country such as the strip now is. To-
day the return move became an exodus,
and tonight the city is as badly crowded
as it was the night before the race.
Many are departing by trains,
but others, being TOO poor
to buy even railroad tickets,
are stranded here. What to
do with this latter class will be Ques-
ton to be decided 10y the city authori-
ties. All those returning tell the same
story of the lack of water and scarcity
OF food, but OF an OverSupply Of heat,
hot wind and dust. There are many
stories of crime and casualties, but, all
being strangers to one another, names
are missing. The crimes are mostly
isolated murders which took place yes
terday in the fight for claims. Fatal
anOf6anFc Of
yesterdays ruSh-men trampled to
death by horses or killed by falling
from the Oyercrowded excursion trains.
ORLANDO, o. T., Sept 17.-Thon
sands of people who left their homes in
Oklahoma to seek new homes in the
Cherokee strip are returning. They
thought they were in hard luck in Okla
homa, but are now convineedtIfe there
is paradise compared with what it
would be in the new country. Thou
sands returning have secured good
claims, and have come back to take up
positions In the line at the land Office,
hopeful of a prosperous future. Others
say they would not take claim for
gift.
CALDWELL, Kan, Sept, II. Rival
towns have been started in the Enid
district. One clusters around Enid, the
county seat officially established by the
government. The other also calls itself
Enid, and is located short distance
south of the county seat. 1t was estab
lished by number of men who were
disgruntled at the selection for the seat,
and who claimed that the official site
was bad selection. They claim many
advantages for-the rival town and hope
to vote their town the county seat when
the matter comes before the people for
decision. Pond Creek has 5000 people.
1t would have 1000 if there had been
enough lots fol- all corners. Many were
disappointed and are returning. Cald-
well is crowded with disappointed peo-
pie. They have been coming in all
day from the strip. Some failed TO get
lots and some failed to get farms, while
others found that the land was not what
they believed it to be. 1t is believed
that not over half of the people who
went into the strip will stay in. Some
cannot stay because they got no claims
and others will not stay because they
prefer to leave.