Rumors Of War

PIRED OH TH3 CAMP. Wichita, Kan., April 29.- Out of the man; wild Uklahuma rumors with which tha torder is full is one which Beem3 to beai the elementa of probability. The report ii of an attack on an old soldiers' colony in the western part of Oklahoina. It was first brought to Guthrie by .. i innel to Dr. Mennick, the chief of the colony. The doctor at once left for the soene. The messenger stated that the fight occurred Wednesday night and lasted an hour. The old soldiers are located on the northern bank of the Canadian and near the southern border of Oki ahorna. Their lands are very desirable, and a number of cowboys tried to taks them from the settlera. The cowboys wera well mounted and rode down on the camp, evidently with the intention of surprising the colonista. The old eoldiers, however, were up. The cowboys rode up and down in front of the camp yelling and shootinj In the air. The eettlers busran flring on them, and a man and a horse were brought down. The rider jumped up behind u companlon and both were soon out of range. The cowboys then held a consultation, and spreadingoutlndian fashion, beian firing on the camp. The horses were nsed as barricades and oyer their backs the cowboys shot and killed several of the eettlers. When the Boldiera saw they were gettmg the worst of it they charged on the enemy and the cowboys retreated, but kept up firing. The battle lasted half an hour and resulted in nine killed and several wounded. Then the cowboys rode away across the prairie, but sent back a threatening yell to the effect that they would return. None of the killed were from Wichita. From the best obtainable information the following are amon the dead: N. Redfield, Oil City, Pa.; Willard Woodworth, Qu ncy, 111,; Samuel Hertzer, Fort Wavne, Ind. ; Stephen Denny, Paris, Ky. ; Anson L. Toyere, Galena, 111.; Eobert Hutchins, Milwaultee, Wis. Seriously wounded, Antoine Creign. aturday morning at 11 o'clock a city election was held at Guthrie, the prominent candidates for mayor being Messrs. Dyer, of Kansas City; Kelly, of Kantias; Hill, ol Oregon, and Hoggert, of Dakota. The last named was championed by the gamblers, and the contest was quite warm. On the third ballot Colonel Dyerreceived S35 votes; Kelly, 83?: Hoggert, 511, and Hill, 173. Dyer was declared elected. Nineteen councilmen were elected. Mayor Dyer is a üepublican in politics, and waa tonnerly an Indian agent nnder President Arthur. One of hls first acts waa to give the gamblers twenty-four hours to ïeave, and the next train north took away a good mau y of thern. Washington, April 2a- The following telegram was forwarded to the War Department Saturday afternoon from Chicago: "KORT RBNO, I. T., April 2J. - Have just returned from K ngñslier; (aund every thing quiei and orderly the re. About 230 homes tead claims have been flleü and large numbers are waiilng to make entry. Repons of bloodshed are without (oundatlon. All over the Territory, so far as I can d.scover, there have been cuses of violence reponed, but in no single instance has nvestigation resulted in confirmutioa of these reports. In cases where different elaimants oontested for the same quarter section the mutter is compromised or left for final adjustment by prop -r authonties. I am thus explicit because Kansas newspapers are reportlng scènes of bloodshed. These, as wel] as the reporta witb reference to the invasión of the Clierokee strip, are, so far as 1 caa ducorer, without foundation.