Show n p l 1 EXCITEMENT IN OKLAHOMA Jumping dumping Lots in the New Now Town of El EI Reno The Tho past forty-eight forty hours have witnessed scones scenes of f wild e excitement at E El ElReno El ElReno Reno leno which outrival anything ever seen In tho territory The town to n tg is 5 built buit upon pon the tho claim lalm bf 0 Major Maor Freeman all al the tho rest resi residents dents of tho the place haying having bought their lots lotsof lotsof of him so when Secretary Noble decided Saturday that Freemans Freeman's title tie to his hi claim caim was void it left let every piece every piece picco of 01 property in iu town at the mercy of vandals for nobody had any valid title Ite t to the h property ri Tho The news of the decision did not reach reachEl El Reno i but when It It did ald got got there tho town went wild wid the loafers loafers loaf loaf- loaf loa ers ers began besan jumping l lots ts t then r O others h tol fol- fol followed lowed lowed suit and soon all al business wa was sus sus- The Tho he cour courts courts' officers r rushed from their offices ard and joined tho the mob which by nightfall had bal become wild wid end and unruly Go Seay t the sheriff and other officers to disperse the tho crowds and protect the tho tle property but they did I nothing S SOn On Ou Tue Tuesday day affairs took ook a serious turn Houses were broken into people vere driven irom i ic homes and everything everything every every- thing possible was dona to drive tho orderly order order- ly element clement o out t and mid give tho the jumpers possession possession pos pea session session of all tho property In hi town ton Many lanY citizens tele to Governor Seay Scay that th their lr property was being destroyed and nt their lives endangered endangered a and ana demanding that troops be sent set them United States Marshal Grimes has or ordered dered all l his d deputies p tes to the scone scene 0 to to protect tho the people and Secretary tary Noble has been wired as to fl f fairs and will wl doubtless order troops from Fort Reno fo to proceed t to the scene scone of ot dis dis- dis order The Tho El EI R Reno n is U running very high highland and trouble is likely to occur fat fatany fatany at any mo moment t as tho the lot jumpers h have ve been Joined by Jy y the worst vorst element from all al the L coun country try around St t S Governor Seay Sony says says says' the tho lives of ot the orderly people and ani their pr must be protected and has issued orders olden according ly The lot jumpers will wi gait gala gain nothing in n the tho end as the tho property holders who havo have roved proved their proper property wl get got t their tiles titles regardless Hes of pf clam d dby by the 1 1 |