Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1884-08-08
While His Victims Are Escorted to the
Borders of the Territory
# WI Under Guard.
On the 579th Ballot Judge Little is
Nominated for Congress in the
Eighth Ohio District.
It. Paul's Leading Confectioner Com
mits Suicide--Jay Gould's
Hotel Burned. 4
Other Items of Interest.
Oklahoma Payne In Trouble.

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s= CALDWELL, Ks, Aug. 7.-Yesterday General
Hatch, in company with Adjutant General
Finley and inspector Greene, of the interior
department, isited Payne's camp at Rock
Falls, Indian country, and after reading the
presidents proclamation to him and his assem-
bled followers, directed them to leave the terri
tory before this morning OF they would be
elected. This took place in q small board
shanty, occupied by the Oklahoma Chief news
paper, the forms Of which were being made mp
at the time. Payne at first tried to discuss the
legal aspects of the case, but soon became very
angry and abusive in his language. calling all
officers of the government, from the
ffaiighest to the lowest, pack
of 1 thieves. Cooper, the editor,
chimed in with vituperation and threats. Fail
ing to provoke the officers into quarrel Payne
said he had a valise full of money aud he wonld
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. He
urged the officers to dine with him and offered
them plenty Of liquor if they would do 30. By
this time large crowd had assembled from the
tents and shantiea along the river and the officers
again admonished them to leave and not return.
The only reply was to retort with abusive epi
thets that cannot be published. The officers
then returned to camp, ten miles distant, and
early this morning two squadrons of the Ninth
United States cavalry, commanded by Captain
Moore, appeared in the boomers camp and under
the direction of Indian Agent Rogers, arrested
the whole community and took charge of the
printing cffice All women and children, ard
men who were new offenders, were escorted to
the Kansas line together with their personal
property. Six old offenders, named D. L. Payne,
J. B. Cooper, D. G.. Greathouse, T. w. Eckel-
berger, John McGrew and 8. L. Moseley, were
loaded onto six mule wagons and started under
the escort of Lieutenant jackson and fifteen
men for Fort Smith, Arkansas, 800 miles distant
The paper was ready to go to press, and upon
inquiry number of printers were found in
the command who soon printed an edition Of
100 copies. The press was then care
rully packed and loaded into q wagon
and started under escort for Muskeogee. it
being confscated property, and under the law
unreplevinable. The printing office and other
buildings, including two boarding houses, q
drugstore, cigar store and restaurant, and some
cheap dwellings were then burned to the ground
and the last vestige of Rock Falls had disap-
peared. Payne threatened to cut the throat of
the first man Who attempted to arrest him, but
one of the colored soldiers marched him
about the camp for an hour. Payne
has lost whatever prestige he may have had
heretofore with the thinking class of the COM
munity. He has been on debauch for week
and was unable last night to attend confer
ence Of the squatters after General Hatch left
Rock Falls. The poor deluded squatters now
realize that they have paid him many thousands
of dollars without an equivalent. The number
elected from this camp was about ESQ people. A
large crowd of citizens were present from Hun
newell q spectators, and heartily approved the
course adopted to clear the territory Of intrud-
ems. It is believed this will cure the boomers Of
trying to force the settlement of lndian lands.
Other detachments Of troops have been sent to
the remaining settlements who will in . like
manner arrest the ringleaden and take them to
Fort Smith. -. 80.
Railroad Notes. 5.3r