Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

ssss ~ ~ s-lh capsslre extremely
uneoaf.s l.s-e anxsa raa.s are lrt.sta
l.ats au1 sll nlake -s. a4a .e1l -l.-
tlaAs ~ catering tle t.Iut8rs tbs
srkau.as aad N-lllt rivers @re fsii -
taaaa t.k ~ olt Las 1aoos are .lsela1
81 Ihe soat4 ID sail 1885 tae h.t
tana.Laa IS I've uuss ulte 1u1 tee
Cimarsor's boesa of 1as las. ueek Is s~sIl-
fnrt H s, famlfal taaf 1he lImarfan
tflaso Cd tAe santa Is r-i1ea4 ls in 1aI.g0I
- stI..s away
-. sftsf fsog Caldwell
cA.r.rrss - aorf ia -At f9 O'Clock
lt..as.as a..rnia., rhs sf..r. srso.. tts llef.
als. ..rts, Nal. made b. lie boomers ca
e.,.arka here Ih. Intention had leen 10
stsff tbl, morning bar os1ae a. TIE eonll-
ton ~ tie tlslI'1seansa u ght heavy I4lus
az tr- ls-t fatg oaT. Ga4tain N0aasau
e1.asasnding ths connalv stationed Aere
T. repsl invaders determined 10 give Tie
..ti.n..ts another eay 70 cross Tie So
An. O'Clock q tlae-coatei aogler mounted
a. tae camp af ths soldiers aud rode from
,.lro ts r.uD amoug the boomers
nilh lie ulAes lLat lley rliglt cross
thc ike into tle s-slp al iu o'clock
Tho troops broke camp 20 o'clock
and proceeded 10 die iine ~ l0 clock
hlty " aVons ncIe drawn up ou elther slide
oI tie lt-io t2d-e where The old Reno
trail crosses tae u1o Al last DO
o'clock they were permitted ID start
Troops rode slowly Ia 'front.' tne
wagons t.tinging out ia single ME,
making tie start u long process
siou STAT etl continue 10 poAF over tho
little bridge into the land ~ tAe 'herokces
all day long About 80 wagons left Cap
tain Noodson returned after riding Il te"
miles nlth the troops. and Lieutenant Jenk-
has Will take them through t0 Oklahoma
ola settlers familiar VIII tAe 'iinaIron
river. wuich al settlers entering oklahoma
from the northwest cross SAY that rs ateis
ara very high and that II Is as much as a
mans lie u worth To cross u IN
its swollen cOndr.lon. Its bed Is
composed IN large part 81 shifting
Quichsand, and where safe cross
ing can bee made to-day, 10 morrow. Ia al
probability, the same place would he
death trap Many persons Who intended 90
go froin here |ith teams nave abandoned
the attempt and Viii go ny rail, beins tear
iul OF serious accidents n loid4ng thlS
river
ALL HEADED FOR THE PROMISED LAND.
Foar SMIH. Ark. April ia Long trains
Of wagons bound for oklahoma are Gisap-
pearing. and III their places hundreds Of
boomers are passing through bound Tor
Muskogee. which is one third OF the distance
between this city and the border James
Screed "A prominent merchant of Con
way. Ark. has organized "A party OF boom
ers said 10 represent $4,000. and pushed
through in special car over the Missouri
Pacific during the night A feature or boom
ers outfits is the abundance OF arms A
party coming through by wagon
men arrested for carving concealed
weapons Upon learning OF this the boom
crs all carried their guns in their hands,
passing through tho city unmolcsted The
! procession vas the most belligercnt outht
ever seen here Pistols Of all kinds and
/ knives of all degrees OF deadiiuess We're car
/ ried through 10 the number OF several thou
sand Sacred Heart Mission, a post Just
across the pottawattomie border has
sprung from place OF 80 inhabitants to
| one Of 3 800. Shawnectown has exapude.
similarly.
Fonr Rrxo I r.. April IA delegation
from Southwestern Kansas. numbering 80
wagons. is coming doing the old Canton
ment trail After standing three failures
OF crops in the neutral strip and SOUTH
western Kansas they have little money 20
carry them through 10 the coming crops.
/ Most of them are destitute
Many OF these coming settlers think, rs
do many in the East. in spite OF repeated
warnings 70 the contrary, that they can
prove NJ and get loan on their places IA
six months. lt viii take them nearly
six years People should understand
it plainly: You must I've on
/ oklahoma land I'VE years 10 get
/ title SO as 10 borrow money on II, unless
you are soldier Town sito companies
nave no ground on which 10 operate or sell
lots legally Ii II is done IL Is done 10y eva
sion OF the law and investors run serious
risks
LIQUOR NAY BE SOLD.
WAsuNcToN, April 10 Mr. Mason. Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue. has decided
that under tho recent act oi Congress and
the proclamation OF the President in rela-
ton 10 oklahoma. 81 ceases 10 he Indian
country, and that special tax stamps may
ne sold 10 wholesale and retail liquor deal
ers 10 engage IN business there under the
same terms and regulations "a in other
states and Icrrltories OF the United state
FEARS or TROUBLE
W,srfxcrox Arril 10 Army officers
nre very arprehcnsi,e regarding the open
inc OF oklahoma The subject has formed
the main topic of discussion at reocu;
Gene~M has been called upon to
decide the question a. 10 the author.
itv OF The War Department 70 act i'm
case OF violence in the newly opened
country The instructions sent TO the com
mandant OF the uools ''l oAiahoiHa, a.
result or the eilul0n lchArlNa il