St. Paul daily globe., 1885-02-02
THE OKLAHOMA BOOMERS.
Gen. Hatch Wants the Government to Place
Them Under Military Rule-Waiting
for Cleveland's Policy.


Them Under Military Rule-Waiting
for Cleveland's Policy.
Special Telegram.
caldwell. Kas., Feb. 1.-The decision
of Capt. Crouch and his men to return to
Oklahoma March 5 has been received E5y
boomers on the border with great pleasure,
and unless something unforeseen occurs his
movements will be made into the forbidden
territory from dozen different points.
Preparations are already in progress to that
end. Gen. Hatch said to-day that he had
information of movements among boomers
in Texas and Arkansas, besides Kansas. He
thinks there is no doubt but that another
and more successful effort viii be made. The
general gives as one of his smost particular
reasons for demanding the immediate eapit-
ulation of Couch the receipt of reliable intel
hgence last Monday that were he to delay
the demand two days he would be surrounded
by mob from the border. He believes that
very
SERIOUS CONFLICT
With border boomers was averted when Couch
was so soon brought to terms. Gen. Hatch
is in favor Of placing the Indian territory un-
der military rule. He says 1t is waste of
time to drive out agitators and take no steps
to..preyent their return. 81 think,'' said he,
''that the war department, will
see the necessity of stationing troops at
different points in the territory, and that it
will be done by spring There is no doubt
but that Oklahoma ought to be opened up,
but it must be done BY an act of congress,
and until congress does take some action the
boomers must stay out. The Cherokee strip
should be opened to settlement first. It is
doubtful, however, whether the government
will do anything for the next five years.
offered, if paiG well, to go to Washington in
the colonists' interest and lobby bill, but
they would not accept my proposition" The
boomers are placing great
STOCK IN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND,
/ but It is not understood by many how he can
reverse the action of Mr.. Arthur. One of
the reasons advanced at meeting in
Arkansas City yesterday for making raid
February Is, was that it would probably be
noticed in Mr.. Cleveland's inaugural ad-
dress. Those who wanted it March argued,
however, that he would be obliged TO do more
than notice it. Should the raid be post
poned. he would be forced to take decisive
stand one way or another. While the Demo-
Gratis among the boomers are sanguine Of
Mr.. Cleveland's good will the Republicans
place little faith In 1t.
THE OKLAHOMA QUESTION
has entered more largely into Kansas politics
than is generally known. 1t is also COM
mencing to cut a figure in the politics OF
Arkansas and Texas. The 10, 200 mem bers
Of the colonies are scattered over all quarters
of the Union and there are those who are
confident that II will not be long before the
Oklahoma question will compose of itself
planks in the party platforms. Gen. Hatch
denied that he threatened to turn the Chey-
enDe Indians loose upon the boomers. The
only reference made to 1t was In bis procla-
nation when he declared that he would not
be respon sible for the raids of Cheyennes On
the boomers property. He says the Chey-
cnnes were prepared to descend the minute
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