The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-27
DISAPPOINTED BOOMERS.


The EGset 10 Prsslds.t Cisvelaad's rres-
amssien--soms of the uot-Hsads Want
10 Gao In Anywsy-A Very Perceptihie
saag II the Way--1hs stockmeu Eisted
The Doomers say the President Must
Remove the Cattle Men.
Arkansas CITY, March l7.-Csptain
Couch and his Oklahoma boomers did not
break camp yesterday, - was anticipated,
and leave for the South, ss the Prcsi-
dents proclamation interfered somewhat
with their plans. They are still 10 camp
at this point, hoping the President may
reconsider his decision and yet give them
the permission they have valnly sought
from the Hayes and Arthur administrs'
tlons.
General Weaver, OF Iowa, and ex-Con-
gresham Sidney Clark, Of Kansas, who
are In Washington looking after their In
terests, tclegrsphed the colonists yester-
day not TO be disheartcned, as the Caoi-
net would again consider the Oklahoma
question at their regular meeting to-day.
Some Of the hot heads among the BOOM
ers are for making the attempt to reach
Oklahoma regardless OF the Presidents
proclamation and the United States
troops, but their number Is ANAL.
Major Benteen In camp on Chill
COCO Greek laughed heartily wl.>o
notified of this, and said h.
was in no wise frightened, and believed
be could hold the boomers In check with
his trained Indian fighters, who for the
past three or four years had been hunting
and fighting Apache Indians In Arizona
and New Mexico, and who had never yet
been driven back He was yesterday
Joined by Captain Parker and his troop
Oh the Ninth Cavalry, who since leaving
Fort Sill have marched over 200 miles,
coming BY war of Hunnewell and Cald-
we'll.
There Is no fear OF q conflict between
the troops and the boomers, IS the latter
are not fools enough TO march against the
Government, even had Couch 10, 900 col
onists at his back, instead OF ZOO.
Captain Couch said yesterday 1t was
untrue, as mad been telegrsphed abroad,
, that the Presidents proclamation would
! result In the disbandment Of the col
, onists.
The stockmen now holding stock Ia the
Cherokee country are highly elated oveI
the Presidents proclamation, and claiu
that 1t IL . decision 10 their favor, and
signifies that they now have the Cove rn
ments permission to herd cattle In tn
Oklahoma country and are not to b.
molested. Some of the large cattle com
panles and syndicates whose ranges loil
: the Oklahoma territory have all aionI
claimed that ex-Sccretary Teller's de
cision gave them this right, and for tina
reason they have never been troubles
over the question as TO whether thei
herders were on the Cherokee strip or o.
3 Oklahoma lands.
3 These statements are constantly throw
d in the face of the boomers, and are wha
! 10 exaspcrating them TO such degre
!. that they are ready to do almost any
y thing. One Of the leaders said yesteI
q day that IL President Cleveland wished
l. solve the whole question and leave It
n the Courts, be could do It by issuing a
Il order to all stockmen TO keep their stoc
Il outside of Oklahoma, and then comp'
Il the army TO enforce the order.
d The Indians on the Salt Fork and
l. the country north OF the Cheyenu
l. Agency and Fort Reno are reported yer
/. uneasy and troublesome, and word b
l. come that they are ripe for IN outbrea
l. any moment General Hatch predict
|, that II Oklahoma Is opened for settlemer
4 the army will be called upon In less tia
six months to protect the settlers.
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