Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-19
News by Telegraph
 FROK ALL QUARTERS. ON TO THE PROMISED LAND. The Oklahoma Boomers
 Begin The Rush. INHuMAN CRUELTY AT SEA. Murderer Swift Pays The
 Extreme Penalty. BOSTON GAMBLING DEN RAIDED. Steamers Arrive But Bring No News Of The Denmark.
IA BOSTON GAMBLING DEN RAIDED.
THE PROMISED LAND.

Oklahoma to be opened to the Anxious
 Throng on MondaY-The Rush Of
 Boomers Beg1ns-Five Solid Miles Of
 Wagons Hub Deep In Mud-Oaptain
 Hays Keeps the Settlers at Bay-An
 Orderly Set Ofmen.
 ARKANsAs CITY, Kan, April 1S.-Captain Hays yesterday received instructions from the war department to permit entries to the the strip at s o'clock this morning. The south bridge across the Arkansas river is the most direct route to the strip, being just three miles from the border. The road is narrow, with 8 hedge on one side and wire fence on the other. Rain has made the mud hub deep. Before dark last night this three miles of road between the bridge and the strip was blocked with wagons and WAS im- psssable either way. Many families slept in the wagons which stood up to the hubs in mud. United States Com missioner Bonsell and Captain Hays yesterday permitted two men to go into the strip and construct bridges across the Salt Fork and Chillico creek, and for their compensation to charge the settlers small toll. A large party from Wellington, Kan, has constructed 8 pontoon bridge which is portable, and they will cross streams on it. This morning fully 400 wagons were along the line, and strung all the way to the limits of Kansas City were 600 more. About o'clock the start was made, and soon 1000 white covered wagons were in motion. From an elevation five solid miles of wagons could be seen, and for three hours wagons crossed the strip line and moved slowly toward the promised land.
 On the outside of almost every wagon, and strapped to it, were blows, household goods and farming implements. Extra horses and punches of cattle followed the wagons, often driven by women and children. One farmer had built house from the bed of his wagon. 1t was shingled and stovepipe leading from . modern cook stove made com mplete apart ment.
 Captain Hays broke camp at noon and is following with his cavalry. His orders are to camp tonight on Salt Creek Fork and then to take the line of march tomorrow for the Oklahoma line. Camp will be struck by the troops just across the line and Captain Hays will picket his men along the Oklahoma line as far as they will reach. His picket line will will be joined by line of soldiers from Caldwell and the boomers will be kept at bay until the hour of noon is reached. Captain Hays set his watch this morning exactly with the railrood clocks and as soon as his watch indicates noon on Monday signal will go up for the boomers to start.
 Captain Hays, who has kept the boomers at bay, says he never saw more orderly set of men and was surprised at it. He fully expected an element that Would cause n1n trouble. Prospective merchants, town siters, bankers and spectators will take trains from here on Monday. Wagons from the north continue to pour in, but in no such numbers as were witnessed in the last three days. It is reported that two persons were drowned in the stream.
 At 10 o'clock this morning the start across the strip was made by the boomers. The in tention had been to start tomorrow morn- ing, but, owing to the condition of the trail because of the heavy rains of the last few days, Captain Woodson, commanding the United States cavalry, determined to give the colonists another day to cross the strip. At o'clock blue-coated bugler mounted at the camp eff the troops and rode from camp to camp among the boomers with the tidinRs that they might cross the line into the strip at 10 o'clock. The troops broke camp at 9o'olock and proceeded to the line. By 10 o'clock fifty wagons were drawn up on either side of the little bridge, where the old Reno trail crosses the line. At just 10 o'clock they were permitted to start. The troops rode slowly in front. the wagons stringing out in single file, making the start of a long pro oesssion that will continue to pour over the little bridge into the land of the Cherokees all day long. About TOD wagons left to day. Captain Woodson returned after riding a few miles with the troops, and Lieutenant Jenkins will take them through to Okla- homa.