Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18
THE GREAT DAY.


The Santa Fe Issues an Importans Cur
cular-Oklahoma Land Omcers Receiving
Instructions.
TOPEKA, Kan, April ia circular
signed by Manager A. A. Robinson and
General Superintendent George L. Sands,
of the Santa Fe, was issued yesterday
morning and has caused considerable COM
ment. It reads as follows:
To all Concerned:
First-In order that persons visiting the OK
iahoma country with . view of locating land on
and after April % may have no grounds OF COM
plant against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad Company or its employees, all persons
In the employ of the company are hereby apsc-
iutely prohibited entering or attempting TO en-
ter any lands In Oklahoma. and II there are now
any persons in the employ OF the company COD
templating the entry ofiands in Oklahoma they
are hereby requested to hand in their restgna'
tons at once. -
Second-For the information of those who
are unaware of the existence OF penal laws In
the Indian Territory, the following Information
Is given: An act of Congress entitled, IAN act
to establish a necessary court in the Indian
Territory" approved March /, 1889. provides for
the establishment of court with full jurtsdic-
ton and the following is copy Of sections 20 and
e1 of said act: Section 20-That every person
who shall, in the Indian Territory, willfully an
malictously place any obstruction. by stones.
logs. or any other thing, on the track OF
any railroad, or shall tear up or remove,
the works thereof, with the in tent to obstruct
the passage of any engine, car or cars thereon.
or to throw them on the track, shall be deemed
guilty of malicious mischief, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment es
hard labor for any time not more than twenty
years. Provided. that II any passenger, en-
ploye or other person shall be killed, either d.
rectty or indirectly, because OF said aobstruc-
ton, tearing up, removing or oeStroylng,
the person causing same shall be deemed guilty
hal he
punished accordingly. Section II. That If any
person aforesaid shall in the Indian Territory,
wilfu1ly and Intentionally destroy, inJure or OBJ
struct any telegraph or telephone line, Or any
Of the property or materials thereof, shall be
deemed guilty of malicious mischief. and on
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not
more than $500 and imprisoned for any time not
more than one year."
Third-As an extra precaution to insure
safety Of trains in the Indian Territory between
ties have been consulted and detachments Of
troops will be furnished to patrol the line be-
tween above mentioned points, and deputy
United States marshals will be appointed to
accompany each train passing through the Ter
ritory, and guard the bridges and track OF the
company until such time as their services are
no longer required, and every person guilty OF
violation Of either of said sections 20 or 81 will
be prosecuted to the full extent Of the law
The officials of the road are arranging
motives and passenger and freight cars al
Arkansas City prior to the opening day.
so that all passenger and freight traffic
that offers may be accommodated. Regu.
lar rates will be charged on all trains, and
the probabilities are that dozen or more
trains will go south from Arkansas City
on the afternoon Of April %.
OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 1L-Jacob c. Rob-
erts, register at Kingfisher station, and
John T. Ollie, register at Guthrie Okla
homa, are in the city and were at the
Land Office were they received verbal an
duties of their Office. They also received
large supplies of official stationery and
papers to be used by settlers making entry
on Oklahoma lands. They will leave the
city in few days for their respective
posts to be in readiness for business al
noon on April %. the day on which the
Territory is open for settl ement by the
terms of the Presidents proclamation.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Is drawing up regulations to apply to
Oklahoma, and will probably have them
ready to give to the public tomorrow
1t is proposed at first to send down dep
uty collector, either from Kansas City OF
from the district of Kansas, so that people
who want to sell tobacco and spirits can
get their license when they commence to
do business in Oklahoma
Instructions will be issued by the Sec.
rotary of War to the troops to permit the
settlers who are going into Oklahoma to
pass through the Cherokee outlet on anG
after the 22d.
The Commissioners recently appointed
by President Harrison to treat with the
Cherokee Indians for the cession of the
outlet will meet in this city next Monday
for the purpose of organizing and to re-
ceive their instructions from Secretary
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