Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-11
FLOCK TO FL RENO.
cssvds Enter the City to Register
fsr the Drawing.
ECIDDO COUNTY FULL OF "S0OyERS"



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FL Reno, Ok, July 1O.-Every trail
comes in crowded with people com
ing here to register, and the high
ways leading into the city are linet
with travellers to this place for tint
same purpose. The hotels and res
taurants are already taxed to thell
utmost capacity, but there will be nc
suffering here for lack Of food and
accommodation The opera house
has already been turned into an eat
ing and sleeping house, and as rapidly
4 as needed churches and school
houses and every available room Will
be given up for the accommodation
Of the crowd. Many come with but
blankets, expecting to camp out, and
hundreds of tents now dot the side
streets, to be used for that purpose.
The CRATER is coming with his
finest equipment. This will be the
last opportunity for the Oklahoma
gambler and the confidence man to
come closely in touch with his fellow
citizens from all parts of the United
States.
Gov. Richards, of the interior de-
partment, and 80 clerks from Wash
ington arrived yesterday and state
that places for registration will be
ready at nine a. m. to-day. A line
will be formed at each Of these
places. Gov. Richards says the work
Of registering will proceed rapidly
and that as many Of the booths will
be opened as may be deemed neces-
sary. Twelve thousand pounds Of
\ blanks arrived yesterday morning
BY mail from Washington.
The reports that the registering
would be enjoined by certain Indians
Of the Kiowa and Comanche tribes
through their attorneys is ridiculed
here.
Judge Fitzpatrick, special allotting
agent Of the owa-Comanche Indian
\ reservation, said that Caddo county
Y h full OF "sooners," and that trouble
ID likely to occur, notwithstanding
the county Is TO he opened by lot
terry and not by run. Two troops OF
cavalry, one each from Fort Reno and
Fort Sill, have been ordered to these
posts and are expected to arrive at
their destination on Wednesday.
Trains for nj Reno Crowded.
Oklahoma City, Ok. July 1O.--There
were nearly 1000 people who left this
city last night to go to FL Reno to
\ register. Only one train left here In
the afternoon for that place and the
coaches were crowded to their utmost
capacity. Several hundred people
waited at the station until the train
came in when wild scramble ensued
for seats. Women, rs well MS men,
were boosted through the windows OF
the coaches, which were filed almost
ms soon as the train had stopped.
Others stood on the platforms or
climbed to the top Of the coaches.
Nearly every one carried blanket
and provisions. Canteens and jugs
were taken along to guard against n
water famine. The hotels at FL Reno
being already filed, hundreds Of peo-
pie will be compelled to sleep in the
streets.
Dissatisfaction Oyer Registration Facilities.
Guthrie, Ok, July 1o,-There is gen.
eral dissatisfaction over the presi.
dents proclamation providing for the
opening Of the Indian lands. The reg
ulation compelling all the applicants
to register at Fort Sill or FL Reno
will II Is believed, cause much suf-
fering. TIE Railroad Is stir number
Of miles from Fort Sill. II will be I'M
possible for the city OF III Reno tc
care for the great crowd and people
will be compelled to stand in line fol
days unless they come prepared tc
camp out. Only 10 days are allowed
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