Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-15
OKLAHOMA BOOMERS.
They Express Regret at President
Cleveland's Proclamation.

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN, March IA.
The Presidents proclamation was
received here through the newspapers
at noon to-day. Great disappointment
and indignation was anifested
among the boomers here, who expected
the action to be- favorable to their
cause. A meeting was held at the
camp in the afternoon. Over one
thousand colonists were present. The
presidents proclamation was read and
the following resolutions were adopted
without dissenting voice.
"Whereas, the Payne Oklahoma
colony in camp at Arkansas City have
received with surprise and astonish-
ment the full text of the presidents
proclamation of the 18th instant
wherein it is asserted that q
party is organized for forcible entry
upon the aforesaid Oklohoma
land within the Indian territory, and
Whereas, the laws OF the United
States which provide for the removal
Of persons residing upon the Indian
lands cannot in any way apply to the
aforesaid Oklahoma lands, and
Whereas, at the present time q
large number OF cattlemen and cattle
syndicates are occupying the
same lands with permanent
improvements for grazing and
farming purposes, among whom
may be mentioned Berry Bros,
Burke & Martin, Fitzgerald Bros, the
Mcclellan Cattle company, the Wieth
Cattle company, Hewins & Titus, Will
liams Bros, the Standard Oil compa-
ny, b. III. Campbell, j. s. Anderson,
the Belle PLANE Cattle company, and
the John Surrell Butter company, and
the same are not, nor have they been,
disturbed or elected from the lands,
we can see no justice or reason for the
enforcement OF an order in the case of
actual settlers which Ia not also en-
forced upon cattle men, who continue
to hold thousands OF cattle upon these
lands; Therefore,
Be itresolved, That, in our opinion
President Cleveland has not been
made acquainted fully with the
situation, which we had hoped
and believed would be done
before he made any public utterance.
and we demand q thorough and
speedy investigation and explanation
as to why the settlers are elected and
the rich syndicates allowed to remain
and further, we condemn the misrep
resentation of Gen. Hatch, in stating
to the secretary of war that there
were no trespassers now in the Indiar
territory. To our knowledge, and also
that of Gen. Hatch, the above named
cattlemen are holding large herds upor
these lands.
'Be it further resolved, that we de
mand OF President Cleveland an ex
PLANTATION of the laws and treaties gov
erning said Oklahoma lands, by which
he CLAIMS said lands are Indian lands
and we impatiently await a mos
speedy reply, and we instruct on
president to forward these resolution,
by telegraph to President Cleveland. .
The resolutions were immediatel,
telegraphed to the president. Capt
Crouch said that ii was to be hopet
that every man would remain In tn
camp until an answer could be re
ceived. The meeting then adjourned
subject to the call of President Crouch
None of the boomers lef
town to-day but about fifty arrived
Thirteen hundred are here now. Gen
Hatch and staff. Lieut.. Day an,
Quartermaster O'Connor left 10
Wichita this evening and Mai. Ben
ton remained at Chilocco, six mile
south of here in the Cherokee stri
with six companies of the Ninth col
ored cavalry.