The Magnolia gazette., 1884-08-14


ment at Rock FallsS 1. T., and the Build.
ings Burned--The Ringleaders Sent 20
Fort smitiI-A Braggart Completely
Cowed. as . eaM4 esm
CADwEnn, K.ks., Augusts
Wednesday General Hatch, in company
with Adjutant- General Finley aud In-
spector Greene, of the Interior Depart
ment, visited Payne's camp at. II OK
Falls, IN the Indian Territory, and after
reading the Presldent's proclamation to
him and his assembled followers, direct
cd them to leave the Territory before the
following morning, or they would be
elected. This tlok place III small board
shanty, occupied by the Oklahomd Chief
newspaper, the forms of which were lying
made up at the time. Payne at
gal aspects of the case, but
soon became angry and very abusive
in his language, calling all the officers OF
the Government, from the highest TO the
lowest, a pack OF thieves. Cooper, the
editor, chlmed in with yituperation and
threats, failing to provoke the officers
into quarrel, Payne said he had valise
full of money aud he would give 81 900
TO be tried by United States Court, and
in order to assure the officers of a case
against him would then and there sell
them liquor or cigars without license or
permit. lie urged the officers to dinewith
him, and offered them plenty of liquor
if they would do so. BY this time
a large crowd had assembled from tents
and shantles along Che river, aud the OIL
GERS again admonished them to leave and
not return, the only fepiy was torrent
g uI,t hat 49,
ished. The officers then returned to
camp, ten miles distant.
Early yesterday morning two squadron
Of the Ninth United States Cavalry, COM
manded by Captain Moore, appeared in
the boomers camp, and under direction
OF Indian Agent Rogers arrested the whole
community and took charge OF the priut-
Ing office. All women and children
aud men who were new offenders were
escorted to Kansas, together with their
personal property. Six old offenders
ID. l.. Payne, j. b. Cooper, ID. G. Great
house, 4. w Eckleberger, Jno. McGrew
and s. L. Mosely--were loaded into six
mule wagons and started under escort of
Lieutenant Jackson and fifteen men for
Fort Smith, Ark, 800 miles distant. The
paper was ready to 90 topress, and upon
Inquiry number OF printers We're found
| IN INC colhlluuui WHO SOON pTlnVeu an cut-
| tion of one hundred copies. The press was
then carefully packed and loaded into a
wagon and started under escort for Mus
kogee, 1t being con6scated property,
and under the law unreplevinable. The
| printing Office aud other buildings, in
Guiding two boarding houses, drug
store, cigar store, and restaurant, and
some dwellings were tifen burned to the
| ground, and lhe last yestige of Rock
Falls had Disappeared
The deluded squattcrs now realize that
they have paid Payne many thousands
of dollars without any equivalent The
number elected from this camp was
about $50 people A large crowd of
citizens was present. Tlte3 came from
Ilunnewell as spectators, and heartily
| approved the course a, o ted to rid
| the Territory of the inlruders. II Is
believed this will cure the boomers
| Of trying to force settlement of the
Indian lands. Other detachments of
troops have been sent to the remain
ing settlements, and will in like man
ner arrest the ring leaders, and take
them to Fort Smith.