The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-09-16

Charges rrcf,rr'd Against soldiers Ac-
cused Of Accepting Iirihcs

ARKANSAS cry Kan. Sept, iA-
Yesterday was ladies' dav AT booth
No. %, and IL is estimated that ccrtii-
Gates were issued To 200 women.
Six additional clerks were put To work
and the booths were opened one hour
earlier than usual. A new line was
formed exclusively of women, end
they were registered very rapidly. 1t
was a picturesque line that stretched
far down the dusty road between two
lines of rough h-looking men. 1t con
tained women of all classes There
were gray haired matrons ard bright
faced maidens servant girls, stenog-
raphers and typewriters. Wild ws were
accompanied by little children. and
occasionally young woman was
under the escort of lover, brother or
father They stood the hardships
and inconvcniences of the booth camp
noblv, and a happier crowd could not
be imagined.
Il, e stration prorresecl much more
rapidly yesterday than ii has at any
previous time, aud the feeling regard
ing the registra ion system has been
mat erialiy modified. Secretary Iloke
Smith was evidently influenced b the
flood OF tclegrams poured la upon him
request ny that additional registration
facilities bc provided lie was es-
pecially impressed 10y the message
sent him by the ncv spa per corrcspon-
dents, for he repeated it back to the
officers in charge of the booths and in
structed them not only TO employ all
the clerks that are necessary. but to
open registration booths in Arkansas
City II il wa; deemed necessary.
The cattIemen have sent the full ov-
ing telegram to Secretary Smith.
To Gro or Cleveland, Pre- ideut
ARKANSAS CRY, llNan. SeIt q. We the
undcrst ned uttlrmcu, th0rDu- hly posted on
the condition Of affairs here, respectfully pro.
test ;uinst the re iotrdt on system as ear
ricd on AZ booth No 9 Seven lousln1 p@o
pie are now in line and thousand, arrive on
each train a conflict hctWe "a parties not
registered and troops Is pr 1ballc unless this
system IT, abandoned 1hc honor OF vo.r md.
mil istrati1n rs bcin lcOpdrdizcd ana common
humanity dem mlnds for honest settlers dcsir.
ing to enter The strip but who can't rcyi~tsr
that immc1iGc action Is necessary Rer-
i.triti n is a farce There is "a tre1t de Al
o. trading in registration certificates. persons
not desiring To undergo the siege at tine border
belicyin that they can use certificates OF oth.
Crs. They havc been bought freely and r1nv
fraudulent tertihc itcs were placed On the
market several days before the booth opened
in this city. Applications for re d-tr ltfon and
ccrthcatcS were ilcd ana sold at ufty cents
each the claim being made that these papers
would be accepted at the booths NJ inv OF
these certificates are being signed uD spccula.
tors placin them in the hands OF sconers who
will hold claims with them until the specula.
tors can obtain lcsHl certificates more leisure.
~ come INTO the strip and take possession OF
land held by the sooncrs
The conduct Of the soldier, at booth No il
dcSpcablc. They appear 90 bc in coIlu ion
with tho clcris, and FOR consideration OF ~
VIII conduct a homesecter to the back door OF
The booth and secure his registration ort oi
turn II j. freely c.argcd that clerks are max.
ing business OF re isteriu acpuaiutluccs at
thcir hoinls licr thc booth hl- tonu closed
DR. Gallagher, who hu, charge of
booth No g. stntcd last night that a
total Of 1900 person. hld registered
up to q o'clock i".' ,.f It.