The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-01-10
osLAsons raasfsfs.
r.-... sui sam r.,.. Ass-, 'Eh..

=
- 0slng 90 Ne.
The Oklahoma movement eth
goes marching on with "Pawnee
Bill" Major u. w. Lille, az the
head. when the invasion vas frat
spoken Of week ago it Was genef-
ally regarded a. almost q buFIesque
by many people, but they have all
changed their minds on the subject
now. IL n q positive fact that the
Major Lille will lead 10 on to vic
tory.
The movement has been gaining
strength as the days slip past, and
has now assumed alarmingly large
proportions. Before the middle Of
the present month wiehits promises
10 be flooded with strangers all
bound for the promised land. The
would be settlers expect little or no
Or 'uble from the soldiers, and rely
on the through knowledge Of the
country and well known scouting
ability Of their leaders 10 carry
them through and make this In
yAsion q success.
Letters continue 10 arrive on
every mail from all parts Of the
country and the major would wear
out a good Typewriter every day
should he attempt to answer them
all. Many writers say that they
have q colony formed In their Sec
ton Of the country and will leave TO
Join the main branch ut Wichita 20
as TO be ready to move by Feb. !.
The Texas boys who are forming on
the southern border Of the territory
will lay over and wait for the move
Of the main body Of Invaders from
this city. Hot-heeds couneeled an
immediate invasion, but Major
Little, more level-headed than they
says, "No. We will wait and move
sill in good time" By good time he
means on or about February. The
move on into Oklahoma the same
day.
70 show the prominence aud notO-
rlety thst this move 10 getting IL is
only necessary TO look at the great
city dailies. They are full OF Okla
hons and Pawnee Bill literature.
Captain Couch and other boomers
Of his style are getting scared and
are wildly filing Into print aud
asking, "Who II Pawnee Bill, aud
where did he come FROM" They
know who he II and where he came
from, only too well. They also
know that by the determined stand
he II taking on this question he Is
knocking their prrsimmODs off their
trees. He II not stopping at WASH
ingtOn, ID. C., ut the expense OF his
colony awaiting legislation that he
knows will not come, but he II here
on the border paying his own PX-
penses and ready and willing to risk
leading q colony on 10 this land.
In no other way will IL ever be
opened up.
Chief Mayes of the Cherokee
nation In an interview with Kan
sas City Ners reporter last SAtur-
day hastened to say that "a fool II
born every minute and only one
dies evers hour. Pawnee Bill II one
that lived" But la the very next
sentence the old chief shows tina he
fears the Oklahoma leader, for he
says that 4" when the invasion Is
made he and his braves will take n
hand In repelIing It," And why?
Because the willy chief has Just rem
ted his lands for t3D0,U0 TO
wealthy cattle syndicate and he does
not wish to lose the goose that lays
for him the golden egg.
Other Indian chiefs would sooner
have the money for their land than
the land itself. The boomers well
know just what the officials at
Washington intend doing. IL pos
sible they will arrest the leaders OF
the movement and try to nip the
invasion In the bud, but that scheme
will not work as the leaders will be
protected by their settlers.
Yesterday was Sunday, but u
only seemed To be general calling
day for the people who wished to see
aud consult with Major Little.
During the afternoon large
number Of farmers called on him
aud signified their intentions OF
Joining the colony, aud they APP
peared surprised when PawBee Bill
failed to spring the blank certificate
racket on them and ask them to
donate q dollar or two for the cause.
By present appearances u would look
as though fully 5000 settlers will
leave Wichita on February ], aud
there IL already quite train OF
wagons lying around this city await
ing marching orders.
The prominent business men OF
the city indOrse the movement and
Pawuee Bill and that the scout will
lead the settlers on to victory and
good homes very few people nov
have any doubt.
Rocky Mountain Bill Palmer
has Just returned from the Indian
territory with some fine specimens
Of ore and quartz which he found In
the hills not far from the old town
site Of Oklahoma City as laid out
originally for the Payne colony in
1881. The scout reports the hills Of
the territory rich with gold and
silver and predicts that In the near
future this will become q great
mining country. He IL In favor Of
forcing an opening to Oklahoma
providing congress refuses TO recog-
nize the Springer bill, and says that
q great many Indians and half
breeds living In the territory favor
the opening Of this land to settle
ment.