The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-29
From Oklahoma.


Col. James z. Martin, assistant adjutsnL
dispatch to-day from Gen. Halch, in
command of the Oklahoma expedition,
stating that Capt. Couch had notified
him that he would fight. A sergeant
trCm the boomers camp says they are
throwing up rifle pits, and otner warlike
preparations are being made by them.
their force Is said 10 be about 400 men.
Gen. Augur has ordered ali available
troops ID the department 10 holu them
selves IN readiness TO march at
4 moments notice. Nineteen COM
panIes are now under marching orders
from the following points: Four COM
panIes OF Infantry from Fort Leaven-
worth, Que from Gibson. four from Lyon,
three ffom Union, one Irum Reno, tniee
from Mingate aud three troops of cav
airy from Fort Riley. All the means of
transportation req aIred are III suape To
move at once. Eight hundred se.s OF
1urs comprising caps, Goals and gloves
have been ordered by express from Phil
adelphia and ST. Louis tor the use of the
troops.
Lieutenant Palmer, TweutIeth infan-
Try, has been ordered from Fort Supply
10 Caldwell as acting assistant QUARTER
master attending 10 The transfer of
troops
l. is still believed here that Couch
will not ignt although he has thTt atened
10 do 30. The troops will not be the
first to fire, and should the attack be
made by the boomers, il is thought that
it will go hard with him.
FROM CALDWELL.
CALDWELL, Kan, Jay. 23.-BY mail
ana courier news is recelYcd from Gen
eTal Hatch's headquarters, at Camp Rus
sell, l. I. The comm INDICATIONS were
dated January 10, and were delayed by
storms until to-day, The communlca-
ton reads as follows: "General Hatch
and Lieutenant Finley are 10 camp. The
general Is waiting tor Major Devices,
who left Fort Reno vests rday with three
troops OF cavalry-F. G and C-and com
pHny d, Twentieth infantry. As som as
they arrive the general will assume COM
mand Of the troops. l will juia Captain
Moore, who has three troops on the Still
watsr. | enclose a notification which
will be served on the boomers by the
serge ant who is in saltwater, with three
men 10 courIers On Friday the troops
will all be i'll Saltwater. A battery Of
Hotchk guns Is expected with the
Reno troops The LAST count of the
boomers IL Saltwater. cent in by Ser
geant Wilson, gives 375 men,"
The enclosed notice was ON Tuesday
served upon the culO1y ut Saltwater,
and read as follows:
| To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
That The Orders and proclamation oil
| the pre- sident OF the Unued States may
| be- enforced pertaining to the Indian
Territory for the tjsciment of persons
who are no there without authority.
| and who have already r, sisted with arms
| the order necessary TO invoke the the as
sIstance of the military. The general
commanding the department OF the Mis-
| souri, has been entrusted with the en-
| forcement OF the laws. aud dispstched q
| large force under command OF
| The undersigned, with Instructions
to see that the laws are observed IN the
Indian territory of Oklahoma 1t rs
within the Knowledge OF the officer in
| command that some hundreds of men
have banded together to resist with arms
| the execution of the law in avowed in
surreciiOn against the government. II is
| devoutly IL. lie hoped that any unlawful
sction on your part leading TO the sacri-
fee of human life may be avoided. II
must be clearly understood that the
killing of any soldier obeying orders in
the execution of his duty by men armed
| 10 resist the law is simply murder
| aud that they viii sooner or later be tried
for the same as principals or accessories
Noue will regret more deeply such q
result than the commanding officer and
| the officers serving under him. The
| responsibility must rest entirely with
yourselves. It is with regret the com
manding officers learn that men who
served their country faithfully during
! some of the best years of their lives tC
sustain the laws of the government are
now openly leagued with insurgents
against the flag they served Sd we'll
1t i'll becomes them as old sol
diers of the Union, and upon re-
Election they must acknowledge theiI
error TO you as 10 all citizens. LegisIa-
ton is open to settle any grievance
there is no necessity to resort TO arms
Should the collision occur to which il II
the intention of your leaders TO compe
you. the military will not be responsible
for loss of life or stock from rovInl
bands of Indians who will seize the op
portunity to inflict injury. All trouble
can easily be avoided by observing the
proclamation of the president of thu
United States and peacesbly leaving thu
territory IS directed.
! TSignedl EDWARD HATCH,
Brevet Major General Colonel Elntl
Infantry.