The Brunswick Times, 1889-04-25

GUTHRIE ON A BIG BOOM It Leads All the Magic Cities of the Universe i - Additional l>i spat olios from the Territory the Scenes on the Opening Day - DayhUlfuatioa hUlfuatioa DayhUlfuatioa of the Lawful Boomers When they San the Squatters - A Warn Warni - i Warni tag Issued. j Guthrie, Oklahoma, April 84. - Deal 84. - Dealers - ers 84. - Dealers in real estate have begun business. One enterprising dealer has broke ground for tire safe transaction of business. . The stock of rifles which had been placed there by tire government troops on duty at the kind office, near by, is in tent of United States Marshal Need- Sees. The bent is surmounted by a large American flag. When the second and third sections of the train arrived yesterday, nearly ev everything - erything everything in sight had been taken, and the only recourse left to those disappoint disappointed - ed disappointed in securing lots was o buy out suclr holders ef lots as were willing to sell, or run the risk of taking lots outside tire legal limit. Both courses were adopted, and a goodly number of Guthrie city lots changed hands. Guthrie already has its Main street, its Harrison Btreet, its Guthrie avenue, and its Oklahoma avenue, and yesterday morning it was a wilderness, where an antelojie - telojie antelojie sported and the jack rabbit lapped its ears in safety. Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock the first municipal election occurred. The election notice appeared in the Oklahoma Herald, a daily paper published at Guth GuthrMi - rMi GuthrMi on the first day of its existence. Tig council was elected at the same time. Nearly ten thousand votes were polled. There are about that many in Guthrie with the intention of becoming citizens. The Bank of Oklahoma opened for business yesterday with a capital stock of $50,000. N. W. Levy, a Wichita bank banker, - er, banker, is president. The new city is flooded with cards of all sorts, representing every line of trade, business profession, and every occupation imaginable. A mass of mail is expected to reach Guthrie post postoffice - office postoffice at an early day. : Arkansas City, Kan., April 24. - A special from Guthrie says that tliree men who took claims there yesterday were foully murdered about 5 o'clock by claim Jumpers. The name of their assailants and the victims could not be learned. A vigilance committee are now scour scouring - ing scouring the country in search of the mis miscreants, - creants, miscreants, who, it is said, will be summari summarily - ly summarily dealt with if caught. | Guthrie, I. TANARUS., April 24. - Precisely at noon tire train passed a barbed wire fence, running east, and which many supposed to be the northern boundary of Okhn Roma. The boomers had also taken a similar for as the advance was made south, camps and tents were seen in every di direction. - rection. direction. Right hi a pleasant hollow, with a miniature creek flowing through it, a wagon was standing with every evi evidence - dence evidence of the owner's idea that he had reached the promised land. The horses were tethered, the man was digging a little branch that might have been either a dividing line or a Are guard. The wife was busy cooking. It was evident thewe good people thought they had slipped into Oklahoma unseen, and were safe. Close by, on high ground, two men were holding down the quarter section in true military style. The morning was bright, and the sun was intensely hot. its rays reflecting on the well-polished barrels of the Winchesters held by each. Fifty wagons or more were making good time. A mile further along, and after a brief interview, the train pulled up and took on board Lieut. Forster, who had been on guard at this point with company H of the G. T. cavalry. He reported that all was quiet, and that he had held back all on his ground, one hundred yards further on. The Line Crossed. At 12:15 percisely there was a loud whistle from the engine, answered by a shout from the train, and we were in Oklahoma at last. Before the train had crossed the line fifty yards a man sprang offi regardless of the danger. He fell pretty heavily, but on his feet in a few seconds, collect collectiris - iris collectiris baggage, which l#a iiad thrown out ahead, and was turning sods before the train was out of sight. For quite a little distance, perhaps half a mile, no other settlement was noted. Horsemen were seen in the distance, and wagons were also pressing on towards the better land further south. On the summit of the ridge, a little to the east, two horse horsemen - men horsemen were seen racing and urging their steeds to their utmost. A little further south was a man who had just alighted from the mnle which was standing by him, and whose back he was about un unloading. - loading. unloading. He had selected a pleasant nook, skirted by trees. Further down to tire west a colony of boomers had set settled, - tled, settled, and their wagons were so close that there could be scarcely half the coveted 160 acres for each. Already Full of Squatters. So far it was just possible that every boomer seen had waited until 12 o'clock before lie crossed tiie line, but squtters pure and simple now came in view. There could be no pretense that any of these had obeyed the law, and the im immense - mense immense number who had eluded the vigi vigilance - lance vigilance of the military, is a scandal. Tne officers have kept on announcing all along mat mere were no Boomers in the Country, that all newspaper reports to the contrary were false, and that the guard was ample to keep out all persist persistent - ent persistent ones; yet a conservative estimate ffiaces the number of squatters detected from the train between the line and Guthrie at 500. Considering that the land passed through was of quite a poor character, far below the average of Okla Oklahoma,'this - homa,'this Oklahoma,'this points to the conclusion that ftn<r? must have been nearly enough

CONDENSED DISPATCHES. A Summary of Important and Interesting News - World's News Abridged. A Blight shock of earthquake was felt in Cairo. Eighteen inches of snow fell on the 18th inst.'at VetaPass, Col. Four personn were drowned near Car Carthage, - thage, Carthage, Mo., while trying to ford a swollen creek.'" First Comptroller Durham has severed his connection with the treasury depart department. - ment. department. The pope celebrated mass in the con conistnrv - istnrv conistnrv hpld Vtwturdntr \lumr utwonn-AM *' j were present. The Duke of Edinburg is prostrate from fever, and is returning to England on hoard the Alexandria. John T. Spicer was sentenced at Wa Wapakoneta, - pakoneta, Wapakoneta, 0., to two years' imprisonment lu the penitentiary for forgery. The municipal government of the City of Mexioo proposes to remove from the streets telegraph, telephone and electric light poles. At Attica, Ind., Simon Houtz sliotaqd killed his wife and then killed himself. The deed is supposed to have been caused by jealousy. At Lebanon, 0., Frank Linn shot and killed Mrs. Frankie Noah and then killed himself. Jealousy is supposed to have been the cause. Right Rev. Bishop Keane, rector of the Catholic university, who is now in Rome, will sail on the steamer Umbria next Saturday for home. The remains of Constable Ben Morris, frightfully mangled, were found on the railway track at Charleston, W. Va. It is believed he was murdered. Capt. Schaffer, of the German steamer Will Kommen, arrived at Baltimore Monday from Bremen, reports passing April 16th, latitude 40:30, longitude 56, a quantity of wreckage, consisting of deck house, spars and rigging, apparently of a square rigged vessel. A rumor has reached Fort Smith, Ark., that a stage running between Wagoza and Walker on the southern border of Oklahoma and on the bank of the Cimar Cimarron - ron Cimarron river, had been "held up" and robbed late Thursday night. The driver jumped into the river after being shot through the arm, and reached the opposide bank nearly unconscious. He walked to Wal Walnut - nut Walnut creek, and stated that the passengers, consisting of two men and a boy, were in the hands of the robbers, and the coach had been burned. The rumor has not been verified. THE COLORED PILGRIMS. President Harrison Handles the Delegation Quickly and Without Gloves. Washington, April 24 . - The Alnbamti delegation of colored men which waited on the president with what they called ou the card which secured them admission to the presidential presence, "a prepared address," succeeded in drawing from Mr. Harrison an admission which justiiied them in arriving at two conclusions: First, that it is Mr. Harrison's deliber deliberate - ate deliberate purpose to attempt to break up the Democratic party in the south by dividing it on the industrial and tariff issue; and, second, that the movement started at Birmingham, Ala., recently, to establish a " White Mail'd Republican Party" in the south was ac actually - tually actually inspired by suggestions from the White House, and that it is the intention of the president to distribute, as far as possible, the executive patronage in the south on this basis, with a view of disin disintegrating - tegrating disintegrating the Democratic organization by the tariff wedge thus inserted. Before their chosen spokesman had got half through the address the presi president - dent president interrupted by saying : "Well, what do you want me to do? I cannot very well use the army and na navy - vy navy to give you the protection you ask. Post offices won't do you any good. What do you When the delegation left the White House they resolutely refused to disclose anything in regard to their interview, this request having been made to them, though not by the president. Afterward the importance of the policy disclosed weighed upon them, and late last night a conference was held at Willard's hotel, at which representative Republicans from nearly every southern state were E resent, and the report of the Alabama rethren was considered in executive session. What action was had upon it, if any, is'closely guarded. Attacking Newspaper Correspondents. New York, April 34. - James R. Trask, a notorious sporting man, and Robert "Cade-Gaul," the well known newspaper correspondent, had a serious difficulty to-day at the Eden Musee. It appears that Trask said something derogatory to the professional standing of Mr. Gaul's wife, who is an actress in the McCaull company. The newspaper man immedi immediately - ately immediately resented the remark by promptly knocking Trask down. Thereupon the latter seized a chair and before Mr. Gaul could avoid the blow it came crashing down upon his skull, making a serious wound from which he sank into a coma comatose - tose comatose state. Trask was arrested. His physician says Mr. Gaul will be about in a couple of weeks, and that no real danger need be apprehended from the wound. Deadly Assault by a Negro. Lawrenceville, Ga., April i8 - A negro named Will Bennett inflicted a serious wound upon the head of Mr. Hamilton, who lives near Woodward's mill, last Saturday morning. The negro was plowiug for Mr. Hamilton, and when given some instructions by the latter cursed him. Mr. Hamilton picked up a rock and started toward the negro. This had the effect to shut the negro up, but when Mr. Hamilton turned to go awav, the negro picked up a rock and threw it, striking Mr. Hamilton on the back of the head, knocking him down and breaking his skull, besides which the negro beat him with a root after he had fallen. Mr. Hamilton is in a precarious condi condition, - tion, condition, and the negro has been committed JojdU. , - ~t

boomers within the territory to raise up all the best claims before any law abiding boomers had crossed into There must have been at least 0,000 people in Guthrie three hours after the territory was legally open for settlement. It was wonderful the manner in which disputes among the new comers were settled iu this early part of the proceed proceedings. - ings. proceedings. Sometimes half a dozen men would pounce on a lot simultaneously, or very nearly so. Bach would oommence to stake out, but after a little while a gen general - eral general agreement would be come to, and every applicant but one would rush off and secure an undisputed lot. There has been, so far, no unpleasantness of any kind. Law lefts Settler. Warned. The number of soldiers present is large enough to insure order, and the follow following - ing following official notice has had good effect: "General Merritt, in command of the military department of winch this territo territory - ry territory constitutes part, wishes all law-abiding people to know that United States troops are nere (1) for the protection of govern government - ment government property and the United States mails; (2) to guard the people from law lawlessness - lessness lawlessness and disorder. He desires to im impress - press impress on the settlers the necessity of con conducting - ducting conducting their affairs in a quiet and order orderly - ly orderly manner, deferring to the courts the settlement of all controversies and con conflicting - flicting conflicting claims. It is hoped that wise counsels and duo respect for the law will £ revail, without the necessity of invok invoklg - lg invoklg its power, civil or military, which is ample for all purposes of protection to law-abiding settlers and for the due con control - trol control of those who seek to take the law into their own hands." Occasionally two determined minds would clash, leading to temporary dis discomfort, - comfort, discomfort, but a little firmness on the part of the soldiers speedily nipped all dis disputes - putes disputes in the bud. One man found that he had lost his pocket-book, and complained to the of officer - ficer officer in charge. "Well," was the reply, "if it has been stolen, and you can prove it, point out the thief, and we will make a terrible example of hinr." NO EXCESS OF IMMIGRATION. What Congressman Springer Says Th. Cherokee Strip to be Opened Up. Springfield, 111.,April 24. - Hon. Wil William - liam William Springer, chairman of the commit committee - tee committee on territories of the national house of representatives and author of the origin original - al original Oklahoma bill, was asked: "Do you think there will be much trouble and bloodshed among the set - "There have been apprehensions con considering - sidering considering the conflicts that may arise over tire ownership of tracts of land," replied Mr. Springer; "these contests are or mi minor - nor minor and local importance. It makes no difference to tho coi/ntry at large wheth whether - er whether John Doe or Richard Roe may occupy a particular quarter section - the unsuc unsuccessful - cessful unsuccessful applicant has only to wait a short time, possibly only a few weeks, when other portions of the territory will be open to settlement. "If the commission appointed by the president meets with anticipated success, the Cherokee outlet containing over 6,- 000,000 acres of land will, in a few weeks or months, and without additional legis legislation, - lation, legislation, be opened up to settlement under the same terms as the land now being occupied. The strip of land is nearly 200 miles long and 64 miles wide, or three times larger than Oklahoma proper. The part of the Seminole and Creek purchase west of the 98th degree of longitude and north of the Canadian River, containing about 2,000,000 acres, will also be opened up at an early day. These lands have been purchased and paid for by the U&iteu States, with the privilege of open opening - ing opening them to settlement under the home homestead - stead homestead law, and all that is required now to accomplish this is an order of the sec secretary - retary secretary of the interior removing the Ara Arapahoes - pahoes Arapahoes and Cheyennes north of the Ca Canadian - nadian Canadian River to the south side of the river, t})* larger portion of the reserva reservation - tion reservation being on the south side of the river.

DREAD YELLOW FEVER. The Grim Disease Again Breaks Out at Sanford, Fla. Atlanta, Ga., April 23. - Dr. Baird received the following important dis dispatcl - patcl dispatcl tliis morning: Sanford, Fla., April 28, 1889. Dr. Baird, Atlanta, Ga.: There has been one death from yellow fever here. It is the only case at present. Every precautionary step is being taken. R. P. Daniel, President State Board Health of Florida. P. T. Baruum on Sunday-Schools. New York, April 24. - P. T. Barnum addressed large audiences in two churches in Williamsburg Tuesday night the First Reformed church and All Souls' church. Mr. Barnum spoke mainly to the young people. He contrasted the manner of conducting churches and Sun Sunday-schools - day-schools Sunday-schools of to-day with that of sev seventy - enty seventy years ago. When he went to learn his catechism he trudged through snow and mud to stand up in a cold meeting house with no stove in it, and had to listen to prayers that stretched out over an hour. Asa reward for close atten attention. - tion. attention. the young people received a ticket entitling them to one mill. In the course of three years, if they were lucky, a8 much as ten cents would stand to their credit. This went to buy the old-time catechism. Mr. Barnum dwelt upon tiie pleasant features of the Sunday-school and church of to-day, and congratulated his hearers that they were not born in 1810. Asking: for the pardon of the Youngers. Jefferson City, Mo., April 24. - The Missouri legislature is making another attempt to secure the pardon of ihe fa famous - mous famous Younger brothers from the Minnes Minnessota - sota Minnessota penitentiary. The petition sets fortli that the trio have been in the penitentia penitentiary - ry penitentiary thirteen years, and by excellent be behavior - havior behavior have, won the respeot of all offi officers. - cers. officers. The entire population of this state would stand security for their good be behavior. - havior. behavior. They were victims of the civil war and had lived on the border where passion was hottest. The petition is signed by nearly all the members of the legislature and state officers. The Youngers, Cole, Bob, and Jim were con convicted - victed convicted in 1876 of the raid on the North Northfield, - field, Northfield, Minn., bank and the killing of the cashier, Heyrvood. Hogs Seized with Hydrophobia. Milan, Ind., April 24. - Two large hogs belonging to George Craven, a farmer near here, were bitten by a rabid dog two weeks ago, and went mad. Crowds of people went out to Craven's farm to see the animals, which were suffering with hydrophobia in the most violent form. They were confined in a massive pen, and the shrieks of the rabid animals as they writhed in convulsions, were ter terrifying, - rifying, terrifying, and could be heard for half a mile. One of the hogs died in a spasm and the other one was killed. Every dog in the locality has been shot, anil sus suspected - pected suspected stock is confined and anxiously watched. The Down-Trod Colored Race. New York, April 24. - Jacob Levere, a colored youth, was arraigned yester yesterday - day yesterday morning in the Jefferson Market police court upon a char ge of disorderly codduot. He was fined $lO. When Justice Patterson uttered the sentence Levere broke into a torrent of profanity. It took three of the court officers to subdue him and lead him up to tiie bar to get an additional sentence of tliree months for insulting the court. A razor was found hid away in the ob obstreperous - streperous obstreperous boy's boot when he was searched in the police station. A Plummervllle Confession. Little Rock, Ark., April 24. - Warren Taylor, arrested for interfering with the congressional election at Plummerville, has made a confession. He savs A. C. Welles, A. H. Darnell, J. S. Woods, Deputy Sheriff Bentley and himßelf car carried - ried carried on the ballot box and burned it.

To Compete with tho .Standard. Philadelphia, April 24. - A member of the firm of the Globe Oil Refining company, of this city, which is to antag antagonize - onize antagonize tiie Standard, says: "We will to tomorrow - morrow tomorrow aw ard a contract for nine oil tanks of 40,000 barrels capacity each. Our works on South Delaware avenue will be completed this year. Contractors are about to lay suitable foundations for the plant." Another gentleman said: ' (Messrs. Widener and Elkins and other eapitaliste of the Globe company evident evidently - ly evidently usi business, and if their Phiiadel Phiiadel£p - £p Phiiadel£p "rkiact is pushed as rapidly as pres- Lti* evtv?k:ces go to show it will lie, oil refining will be in progress before many months are overs." ANOTHER PRIESTuY FRAUD. A Swindler who Has Been Victimizing the Charitably Inclined. New York, April 24. - Rev. Richard Whyte, assistant pastor of St. Francis Xavier's church, West Sixteenth street, called on Inspector Byrnes a few days ago, and informed him that he had reason to believe that a person traveling around among his parishioners and tiie public generally, representing himself as Broth Brother - er Brother Joseph Manning, and collecting mon moneys - eys moneys for St. Mary's Orphans Mission in Kansas City, was a fraud. Detective Rogers, who was detailed on the case, capturned the swindler in Har Harlem, - lem, Harlem, in the act of mulcting a wealthy contractor. He was placed under arrest and taken to police headquarters, where he gave his name as Janies Reynolds. He was attired in a clerical garb. He confessed to Inspector Byrnes that he had been swindling since the spring of 1888, when he was injured in a railroad accident. In his possession was found a forged letter of authorization from Bishop Fink of Leavens worth. Kansas, and a collec collection - tion collection book almost tilled with signatures, some genuine and some forged. Among the names were Joseph I. O'Donohue, Eugene Kelly, John McCaull, J. D. Crimmins, Lord and Taylor, I. Berlig Berligman. - man. Berligman. A. M. Palmer and Ada Rehan. Opposite these names were sums varying from $5 to 3150. He confessed his crime and was held to await complaints from victims. Too Free with Hl* Soap. Nf w York, April 24. - Jolinß. Rogers, a theatrical man, was in Jefferson Mark Market - et Market police court yesterday morning to ap appear - pear- appear for a workman who had been em employed - ployed employed by him to scrub the neglected statue of Lincoln in Union square. The scrubber was promptly arrested by a po polioeman - lioeman polioeman as having no authority from the proper officials. Justice Patterson held him for trial. The park commissioners are having the statues regilded and cleaned up to make a respectable appearance at tho centennial celebration; but this was not enough for Mr. Rogers, and he hired a gang of scrubbers and went at the bronze, which the park authorities claim has been damaged S3OO or S4OO. #73 a Month for Life. Utica, N. Y., April 24. - Christian Holzworth, of Lowville, rvho has been insane for years, owing to hardships of the war, lias received a back pension of $13,000, and $75 a month for life. He has a wife, three daughters and two sons, and steps will lie taken to set apart some of the property for their benefit. His wife kus supported herself by taking in washing. Holzworth is an incurable inmate of the Lewis county asylum. Mesmerized and Died. Cozaddale, Ohio, April 24. - Presley Morris, living near Goshen, Ohio, died very suddenly. Not long ago he per permitted - mitted permitted himself to be mesmerized, and while in this state, a pin was thrust through his hand. Blood poison set in, causing his death. He was about 22 years cf age. . ...

WILLIAMS' VISIT. Preparations for the Advent of ithe German Emperor. The Anolent Custom of Receiving; a For Foreign - eign Foreign Potentate will Be Carried Out on this Oecaeion - He Will Be £nter £ntertertalned - tertalned £ntertertalned by the Lord Mayor and Civic Counoil - Great Preparations. London, April 24. - 1n view of the ap approaching - proaching approaching visit of the German emperor to the metropolis, the corporation of London has bean granted permission to receive his majesty at the Guildhall, where he will be presented with an ad address - dress address of welcome in a gold casket. Ac According - cording According to almost immemorial custom it has devolved upon the lord mayor and civic council to receive and entertain every foreign potentate that has paid a visit to tire reigning English monarch, and this custom has been followed on several occasions during the reign of Queen Victoria. The preparations for the historical event have been practically commenced. Princess Charlotte Dead. Stockholm, April 24. - Princess Char Charlottes - lottes Charlottes Argent, sister of King Oscar of Sweden, is dead. The princess was born April 24th, 1830. INGALLS ON HALSTEAD. The Kansan Says liis Rejection waft the Natural Result of HU Own Attacks. Topeka, Kan., April 24. - Senator In Ingalls, - galls, Ingalls, iu an interview on the rejection of Mr. Halstead, said: "The claim that Halstead's rejection was a blow at the liberty of the press appears to me to be very conclusively re refuted - futed refuted by the comments that have been made in the newspapers upon the action of the senate. Equally untenable is the assertion that those wlro opposed Mr. Halstead were governed by personal re resentment - sentment resentment or the instinct of revenge. Mr. Halstead, for the past quarter of a centu century, - ry, century, has been distinguished for his de denunciation - nunciation denunciation of Republican leaders when whenever - ever whenever he differed with them in their opin opinions - ions opinions of measures. His denunciation of Grant, Lincoln, Logan, and others rvho have been illustrious in arms and states statesmanship - manship statesmanship are historical. He in effect counselled tire assassination of Lincoln. His motive may have lieen good, but his judgment certainly Iras not been ap approved - proved approved by the verdict of mankind. In the Payne case in 1888, the question was not whether ithe election of the Olrio Legislature pure or corrupt. It was one of law- and precedence under the usages of tire senate in similar cases where reports were rrrade by the senate committee. A majority of the Republi Republican - can Republican members of the committee reported agaiirst investigation, aird a majority of the Republican members of the senate sustained this report. "Mr. Halstead immediately character characterized - ized characterized the action of those Republicans who voted to sustain tire report as corrupt. He declared in effect, if not in direct terms, that they were bribed.

Wilfyelni, jr., the fifteen-year-old son of A. Wilireim, was kicked to death by a Texas pony, which he was driving in a sulky. Mr-y Wilhelm has tried several times to induce his son to dispose of the vicious animal, fearing such a result. River In Flames. Lima. Ohio, April 24. - Forty thousand barrels of oil that flowed out of the Stan Standard's - dard's Standard's bursted tank, flowed into the river last night, took fire and presented a grand sight. A large number of men are working along the stream removing fences and timber to prevent a confla conflagration, - gration, conflagration, , COL. SHEPARD'S GEMS. The Erratic New York Editor Delivers Himself of Some Wisdom. New York, April 24. - After a service of song Col. Elliott F. Shepard was in introduced - troduced introduced to a fair-sized audience in the hall of the Young Men's Christian asso association - ciation association yesterday afternoon. He begun by saying that as all men are divided into classes he could speak to them bet better - ter better if he knew to what class the men be before - fore before him belonged. In order to find this out he asked all those who did not be belong - long belong to an Evangelical Christian church to hold up their hands. Then the speaker read a passage from the Bible, commenting upon every two or three words. These are some of his utterances: " does not mean only a child or an intellectual giant or a public man; it means all persons." 'y er i]y > verily !' When Christ swears in this way why should you accuse him of lying by refusing to believe?" " 'Blotted out of the Book of Life.' When a came is in the Buok of Life and is to be erased it is blotted out. That is very simple." "They keep books in Heaven just as they do on earth. Here it is not only merchants that keep books, even lawyers have them." "If our names are found in the Book of Life on the Judgment Day we will not go into the terrible lake of tire."

Homes Enough for All. There is no doubt that the great influx of immigation into this region will com compel - pel compel tiie department to open up these lands at once. Therefore, I say the ex excess - cess excess of immigration into this country, while entailing temporary hardships upon the disappointed settlers, will be condu conducive - cive conducive to great national prosperity, forcing the government into at once opening up the other unoccupied lands to settlement. There will be homes enough for all who are now seeking them. is a matter of serious regret that the senate did not pass the Oklahoma bill. This bill would have furnished a lawful government for the people, who would have settled on these lands, and would have entire confidence and dis dispelled - pelled dispelled all fears of violence. But I have great faith in the capacity of the Ameri American - can American people to govern themselves, and believe that the people who may settle upon these lands will at once establish a provisional government which will give perfect security to persons and property. How tliis can ire accomplished I will ex explain - plain explain briefly. As soon as more than 100 people have assembled at any place like likely - ly likely to become a town site, the inhabitants should call a mass meeting and at once appoint a provisional mayor and other city officers, adopting for their guidance and government tiie laws of Kansas, the nearest state, in reference to the govern government - ment government of cities and towns. This provi provisional - sional provisional government should at once call an election for aldermen and put a city government in complete force. The mayer of the city should next co-operate in issuing a call for a territorial conven convention, - tion, convention, to be composed of delegates from every municipality or centre of popula population. - tion. population.