The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-14
OKLAHOMA.
The Presidents Proclamation Ordering
the Arrest of "Boomers''-Captured by |

The Presidents Proclamation Orderin.
the Arrest of acknowledgement by
Troops.
The following orders were ret entity issued
from Washington i'll regard to trespaSserS
upon Indian lands:
General Orders No. 81, Headquarters of the
Army, Ad!utant Generals Office Washing
ton, July 81, 1854:
The following proclamation Of the President
( of the United states is publFi--1 for the in
formation and guidance Of al. concerned:
BY the President of the United States of
America, Proclamation:
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged that certain persons
; have within the territory and jurisdiction OF
the United States begun and set on foot pre-
parationS for an organized and forcibe pos
session of and settlement upon the lands of
what is known as the Oklahoma lands. in the
Indian Territory, which territory is desig-
mated, recognized and described by the treat
les and laws Of the United states and by the
executive authorities as Indian country, and
as such is subject to occupation by Indian
tribes only; and,
WHEREAS, the laws of the United Statesp pro-
vide for the removal of all persons residing
or being found in said Indian Territory with
out the the express permission of the Interior
Department. Now, therefore, for the pur-
pose of properly protecting the interests of
the Indian nations and tribes in said Indian
Territory and that settlers may not be induced
to go into a country at great expense to
themselves where they cannot be allowed TO
remain, [, Chester A. Arther' President
and warn all such persons so intend
ing or preparing to remove upon said lands
or into said Territory against any attempt TO
SO remove upon or settle upon any of the
lands in said Territory, and do further warn
and notify any and all such persons who do
so offend that they will be speedily and imme-
distely removed therefrom by the proper Off
GERS of the Interior Department, and if neces-
sa!y the aid and assistance of the military
forces of the United States will be invcAod to
remove all such intruders from the ssti In
dian Territory.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
nay hand and caused the seal of the United
States TO be affixed.
pone at the City OF Washington, this 3ist day
of July, in the year of our Lord, one thou
sand eighteen hundred and eightyty-four
and Of the independence of the United
States, the one hundred and eighth.
CHESTER a. ARTHUR
By the President:
FRED. L. FRELINGHUYsEN, Secretary Of
BY command of Lieutenant General Sheri-
dan. CHAUNCY MCKEEvER, a. q. G..
ARRESTED.
HUNNEwELL, kAS., August 8.-ROck
Falls was taken in at two o'clock yesterday
afternoon The printing office was burned
and the press and material sent to Fort
Smith with Captain Payne and G. B. Cooper,
and the editor placed under heavy guard.
Two companies of cavalry, under command
of Captains Moore and ValOiS surprised
the camp early in the morning and are
ROW bringing in all boomers" The parties
who have been caught i'll the Territory
second time are to be sent to Fort Smith.
All others are now being put across the line
into Kansas Major Lyons, the attorney for
the Cherokee Nation. Mr.. Rogers and Mr..
Green, of the Cherokee Nation, were on
the grounds and superintendent the move
mentS. Major Lyons and E 4. Schnell
struck of TIE last copy of the Chief