Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-23
immediate opening up Of new territory.

He said:
II the commission appointed by the
President meets with anticipated success,
the Cherokee outlet, containing over ,OO0,,
600 acres of land, viii In few weeks or
months, and without additional legisla-
tiOD, be opened up to settlement on the
same terms as the land now being occu-
pied. The strip of land is nearly 200 miles
long and "a miles wide, or three times
larger than Oklahoma proper. The part of
the Seminole and Creek purchase, west Of
the ninety-eighth degree of longitude and
north of the Canadian river.
containing about 2O00, 600 acres,
will also be opened up at an
early day. These lands have been pur-
chased and paid for by the United States,
with the privilege of opening them to set
tlement under the homestead laws and all
that is required now to accomplish this is
an order Of the Secretary of the Interior re-
moving the Arapahoes and Cheyennes
north of the Canadian river to the south
side of the river. There is no doubt that
the grest influx of immigration into this
region will compel the Department TO open
mp these lands at once. Therefore l say
tie excess Of immigration into the country,
while entailing temporary hardships upon
the disappointed settlers, will be cOndu-
Give to great national prosperity in the end
by forcing the Government into at once
opening up the other unoccupied lands to
settlement. There will be homes enough
FOR all who are now seeking them.
A MATTER OF REGRET.
''It is matter OF serious regret that
the Senate did not psss the Oklahoma bill.
This bill would have furnished a lawful
government to the people who would have
settled on these lands, and would have n
spired confidence and displaced all fears of
violence. But have great faith in the
capacity of the American people to govern
themselves, and believe that the people
who may settle on these lands will at once
establish a provisional government, which
will give perfect security to persons and
property. How this can be accomplished
l will explain briefly.
''As soon "a more than 100 people have
assembled at any place likely to become
town site, the inhabitants shall call a
mass meeting and at once appoint a pro-
visional Mayor ami other city officers,
adopting for their guidance and govern
ment the laws of Kansas, the nearest State,
in reference to the government of cities
and tOwas. This provisional government
should at once call an election for Alder
men and put city government in cOm-
plete force
THE MILITARY CONFIDENT.
The military preparations are completed
and with large forces of troops at Guthrie
and Kiugfsher the United States deputy
marshals are confident of their ability 10
preserve order, as no one expects an out
break of any sort, but five thousand dep
nty marshals could not prevent the blood
shed which will ensue when the fighting
over claims begins.
The prospective county seat and the
claim quarrels will afford plenty OF bust
ness for the coroner. These conflicts,
however, will not come on the 22d, but on
the succeeding days, when the settlers be-
gin to come in contact with each other on
their claims.
It il anticipated that several large
towns will grow up in the Oklahoma Ter
.itory, and some of them will be main
tanned by boomers who will wait for the
territory outside Of Oklahoma to be open
ed up.
Arkansas City and Purcell have been
built up mainly by boomers who lived
there while waiting for Oklahoma to open.
There is yet no law in Oklahoma whereby
a mans estate can be settled in case Of his
death. The senior partner OF one Of the
best known firms in the Indian Territory
died some time ago, leaving a wife and
children, and though his firm is perfectly
solvent no one knews how TO 80 to work
to settle up the estate.