The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-18
THE GOVERNMENTS PRECAUTIONS.
Troops In ReadIne1 to Prevent Trouble
OkInhOmn DIny bo "A Slnts In Two YenrS,

Troops In Readiness TO Prevent Trouble.
Oklahoma May BIO u State In Two Years.
WASHINGTON, April l7.-SeCretarY Of
War Proctor, Secretary Of Interior Noble
and Attorney General Miller have, dur
ing the past week, been giving much at
tention to the question OF law and order
in Oklahoma after that territory is
thrown open to settlers,
The subject was discussed at the Cabl.
net meeting yesterday, vixen the sug.
gestions prepared by them were laid be.
fore the President and the other mem.
bers OF the Cabinet for their considera.
ton and approval.
The plan proposed is thaton April 90,
the day on which the rush into the sup.
posed land OF milk and honey Is to be.
gin, tho maintenance OF law and the
preservation OF order shall be vested in
tho United States Marshal at Muscogee.
lie will be empowered TO employ dep.
uties, but, OF course, he will not be able
10 have at his command force large
enough to be effective in case there
should be very serious disturbances.
In case Of unexpected disorder the
marshal will call on the army TO aid in
maintaining the law, and while nomi.
nally the civil authorities in command
would act, police work will be performed
by the military. General Merritt, who Is
In command Of the Department OF the
Missouri, with headquarters ut Fort
Leavenworth, Kas., will be on the
ground and will assume personal com.
mand Of the army. He has been given dig.
Cretionary power In regard 10 the nun.
Der OF men to be ordered 10 the Terri.
tory, and II necessary, he can draw on
the entire resources Of the Department
OF the Missouri. 1t is the opinion OF
the War Department authorities that he
will have at his disposal all the men
that lie will possibly need, no matter
what may happen. 1t is the firm deter.
mination OF tile authorities to preserve
law and order at all hazards.
Secretary OF War Proctor says that he
does not anticipate any very serious
trouble when the Territory Is thrown
open to settlement. There might be
some lawlessness, but nothing more
than the civil authorities, with assist.
ance, could hold in check. lfthere was
anything more serious there would be
troops enough on the ground to put 1t
down in short order. But the Secretary
believes that the majority OF the settlers
are disposed 10 be law.abiding, and that
while there may be some disturbance, as
would DO natural In any new communi.
ty, 1t will not be OF serious nature.
Attorney General Miller said this af.
ternoon that the United States Marshal
would be instructed to call on the mill.
tary, II necessary, and that they would
Cooperate with him In the preservation
OF peace. The greatest apprehension Ia
iOlt at the two land offices at Guthrie
and Kingasher, and topreyent any dis.
turbanCg there a strong military force
will be stationed at both places.
In view Of the large immigration from
the surrounding States into Oklahoma
Territory, First Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson has arranged for their
accommodation by following up as
speedily as possible the establishment
Of postoiliCes along the routes Of the sew
eral railroads which penetrate the ter.
ritory. He has also arranged with Soc.
ond Assistant Postmaster General Whit.
field for the establishment oistar routes
from tho principal points Of tho several
railroads, 10 penetrate the interior, aud
along these star routes he will establish
p6stoilices as the needs Of population In
crease. For the purpose Of locating these
pOstoillces In the interior and along the
railroads, llo has sent q special postoillCU
inspector, IN whose judgment hU has
the utmost confidence aud on whose
opinion he will rely, for the proper 10.
cation Of the postoIlices 10 DO established
In the territory Of Oklahoma There
are now but three postoillces within the
territory,
Mr.. Clarkson says that within three
monthsthere will DO l00iourth.ClAss post
offices established there, and that III
proposes, so fat "a he Is able, 10 follow
up the progress oi Immigration with I
speedy and prompt delivery Of the malls
| In his opinion In less than six month
there will DO 100000 people located Il
Oklahoma. lle pronouhCes II, ate
thorough travel from one end 10 thu
other, the garden spot Of the West, an
bredicts that In less than two years
will DO admitted into the Union as
State,
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