Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-18
STANDING IN LINE.
Over -Four Thousand Persons Reg.
istesed At FL Reno Yesterday.
TEN THOUSAND IN Line At MIDNIGHT


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FL Reno, Ok, July 1.-THE total
registration OF homesteaders at FL
Reno yesterday was 4,O1s, 1893 being
ladies'. At the suggestion of Hon.
Tom Reid, Gov. Richards established
separate registration booth for
ladies. Gov. Richards stated to an
Associated press representative yes
terlay afternoon that he can register
5000 daily from now on, or as soon
as organization of his force is per-
fected. Reports that Ell Reno can
not take care of the crowd and that
the water supply is exhausted are
entirely unfounded. So are the re.
ports that Offices will be opened in
other towns. Gov Richards says
that registration will be conducted
at Fl Reno and Lawton only and that
II seven registration booths already
established are insufficient he will
open enough more to fiji every re-
quirement.
Lew Hornbeck, the minstrel man,
was in El Reno yesterday morning
He has abandoned all plans of oppo-
sition to prescribed method of open
ing and laughs heartily over his big
joke as he terms 1t. Now that he has
weakened trouble need not be ex-
pected. After registering he left
with q surveying party for Chicka-
saw nation. The crowd is good ma
tured and registration is being con-
Quoted at rate OF 600 an hour. Every
road leading into the city is lined
with vehicles and horsemen and ten
regular passenger trains arriving
daily are crowded almost to sutfoca-
ton. It Is estimated that 10000 peo-
Pile will register at FL Reno. Every
vacant lot in the city is covered by
tents filed with cots and eating
houses and the crowd, immense as It
Il, is being cared for.
Complaints Unfounded.
Washington, July 1.-THE COM
plants from land Offices in Oklahoma
other than FL Reno and Lawton that
they should be allowed to make regis
trations for the opening of the res
ervations on the 9th proximo are re-
gardcd officially as not well founded.
The matter was taken up some weeks
ago and Delegate Flynn at the time
unsnccessfully endeavored to have
the other Oklahoma Offices included.
II Is claimed here that the reports
of the number Of cattle on the lands
to he opened has been exaggerated
and that there are, in fact, on the
Wichita reservation only 1900 head.
The opening of certain lands on Au-
gust 6, which stockmen are seeking
to have postponed, is mandatory. A
large part of the 10000 head on the
Wichita lands, 1t is claimed, can be
shipped to the market by the allot7
ted time and the rest moved down to
the Kiowa grazing lands, which will
not be thrown open to settlement.
In response to telegram from
John w. Springer, president of the
National Live Stock association. Sec
rotary Hitchcock has wired the fol-
lowing. "The law left the depart
ment no discretion hut to open the
reservations on the 9th of August in
conformity with the presidents proc
lamation dated the 4th inst"
No Provision for Municipal Oficer.
Guthrie, Ok, July 1t.--0ne peculiar
feature of the opening has been dis
covered and that is the fact that
there is no provision in the law or
the proclamation for the appoint
ment of municipal officers in the three
county seat towns provided for. AS
the matter now stands the county off,
cials will have to control all matters
in these cities until such time as they
can comply with the territorial laws
governing the matter of incorpora-
tion. become incorporated and hold
an election for their own officers.
There is no doubt that Lawton,
Anadarko and Hobart will start off
with better than 5000 inhabitants
each, and there is prophesy of much
more in the two former, Before these
cities can have officers Of their own
there must be census of the nhabi-
tants. and a showing of more than
$500 resident inhabitants, which must
be taken to the governor, who is
empowered to issue proclamation
declaring the cities aforesaid in the
first class and order special election
for mayor, members Of the city coun-
Gil and other municipal officers as
provided by law,
Washington, July 12.-Secretary
Hitchcock yesterday received tele.