The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-25
NEAR TO 10000
Filing at I'll Reno Reaches the
Top Notch.
Nearly II 900 Registered There
on Wednesday.
FEW WERE AT LAWTON
Topeka Men Propose Scheme to
Have a Committee
To Represent H0meseekers
When Wheel Begins to Turn.

FL Reno. July 25.@The record was
again broken Wednesday when 16,lOS
registrations were made in FL Reno.
Total for Ell Reno 30, $50. The registra-
ton at Lawton today was 1.S42, making
the total for that place 29,2SS. Grand
total 14s, 925.
FL Reno is filed to the brin. It is
estimated that there are 10000 strang-
ers in town. People are sleeping IN
haymows. buggy sheds and on lawns
Governor Richards has abandoned the
idea of holding the drawing in an open
field. He viii hold it in the govern
ment headquarters.
1T will be impossible to hold the
drawing out in the open air, sa1o ne
There viii be thousands or papers TO
handle and rain or wind storm
might. spoil them all or get them NIX
ed up so that we would have to have
another opening.
day that in the event the lottery was
pulled off in "a building, each STATE
should have a delegation inside 20 see
that things were conducted fairly.
THAT would be eminently satisfac-
tory to me" said the governor Inc
people from each state might get to-
gether in caucus and select a commit
tee to witness the drawing we WouAu
give the committees front seats
Rumors are af1oat today that many
OF the homeseekers viii rush into the
fail to draw claims. Governor Richards
does not take any stock in the report,
but he viii be prepared to meet Sucn
a contingency. The Washington au-
fhorfties have been notified and they
will have troops at FL Reno IN readl-
ness to move at a moments notice ana
clear the country of people not entitle9
TO claims The troops VIII also pc Iela
ready to protect the drawing at HI
Reno next week in case the crowd De-
comes turbulent.
w A Smith. special agent of the
Rock Island. with headquarters at To-
peka, accompanied by his two daugh-
tiers. is taking in the sights at FL Reno
Conner Davies and H N Gaines, two
well known Kansas Populist editors
Joined the PopuliSt colony here
Q. H. Coulter editor of the Western
Veteran, the official organ of the KAN
sas G.. A. R.. came in from Topeka and
took a chance in the FL Reno district
His son. who is in the bakery business
at Chickasha. also registered
Colonel IT. B. Murdoch, editor of the
El Dorado Republican, couldn't resist
taking a chance in the great American
homestead lottery. He sent one of his
reporters. B. H. Sinclair, here today to
file his soldiers declaratory statement
Mr.. Sinclair also registered for him
self.
Charles Taylor, assistant state audi
tor of Kansas. under the Leedy admin
istration, came in today and registered
for homestead in the Lawton dis
trict.
Il am not here for my health" shouts
one of the pure lemonade" vendors
II am here to rob you just the same
As the rest of the grafters- I do it in
broad daylight, SO come up and have a
glass of the pure stuff"
To accommodate the late corners
here the booths were kept open till
OF clock last evening. The Rock Island
ran twenty passenger trains into FL
Reno from the north and south. The
ChoctaW, which handles the Santa Fe
and Missouri, Kansas and Texas traffic,
ran twelve specials IN FL Reno 1t is
estimated that at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon there were $4,000 people in
1ll Reno, which has natural popula-
tion of 5000.
Seventeen trains heavily loaded left
zl Reno last evening, which reduced
the crowd of strangers materially
However, the lawns parks and side
walks were alive with people asleep or
resting, the supply of cots having been
exhausted
Ex-Congressman R. W. Blue of kan
sas made a fuss today because he had
to take his position at the tail end of a |
line Of 1900 men in front of the SOL
diers' booth He complained to Com
missioner Richards that the man in
charge would net recognize his grand /
mailing sign.
What was your sign?'' asked Rich
ards.
II told him that I was a prominent |
Republican Of Kansas and had repre-
scented the state in the halls Of con- I
gress," Blue replied.
We'll" said Richards. Il guess he !
didn't lay that against you He just /
acted under orders"
But have I no rights here2~ de- /
manded Colonel Blue, with feeling
You have the same rights that any /
other citizen enjoys" said Richards I
line any quicker than I would an Ar
kansas niger
Colonel Blue turned on his heel and /
left the room. After standing in line
a couple Of hours he registered.
the Kansas contingent Of homeseek-
ers has started a movement for a COM
1nittee of five from the states having /
the greatest number of citizens in III 4
Keno to watch the drawing, which be-
gins July 20. The idea was suggested /
by L T. YOunt, of Topeka. who with /
ex-Lieutenant Governor A. NJ. Harvey. !
prepared the petition to be submitted !
to the commissioners. The petition fol-
lows.
IN accordance with an act of con-
sress and the proclamation of Presi-
dent Mckinley, the Wichita Kioyva
and Comanche coded lands are to BE-
opened to settlement by distribution OF /
the lands among the citizens of the
United States by lot. comm encing July
a. 1901.
Tn order to uphold the plans of the
president and the commissioner appointed I
lands to the end that the tlra Wing nsaS-
be open and above board. and that no sus-
upon the commissioners when the draws
Ing IS commenced, we, the undersigned
7 respectfully request the commissioners to
accept the services of a. committee of five
men to be selected by the four states and
one territory having the greatest number
Of citizens now in FL RenO-Kansas Ok
iaho5f1a. Missouri. Nebraska and Texas
one from each to be selected by the states
and territory named in mass convention !
-a t1rday. July n. at 8 o'clock a. m
a. Kansas iointkeeper sold two barrels
or whisky in the homeseekers' camp be-
fore the strong arm Of the law encircled
him. Mrs Nation drove him from To-
peka-
kansas is here registering for the draw
Ing and viii bid on town lot
= A Ch1nanan successfully passed to-
day Sam Wans a laundryInan from G1th-
RE He also registered for an old soldier
81 father-in-lsW. Sans wife Is q white 1