Telegram-herald., 1889-04-16
READY FOR THE RUSH
Boomers Prepared 10 Possess ths
Promised Land
THOUSANDS YASSEB on THE BORDER
ATE MAJ bep@rt1eat t~kiA9 ss@safes -
Flxsret No1n4sss ass~os1 ssttlsrs
a S0stli1k sceAs Al
kl0lfk lhs ltaS.


ltAte4aenl in tAs preparations fcr eater
iug oklahoma on tie Ssd Boomers /
aJe passing tAEo-1gb here ~ great n~ulosrs. +
AID t-sss GA I1e border as pIeF4Ilng ~ /
move 70 lie uurth 0kla1e enlG iue e&I y
AeNt week lltel-.roaes Las beea Ts-
c1ifed here ~ 1Snt ever ct4lla 4
a. t-e western Faft - t4e GA
homz co4liry between t00 ks4sAuf I
aud Eso lsasDs one " each "a lnolt4lis
wounded The ether combstants Agfee1 to /
place theu wounded iTlsn-s Ia . @son a4a /
Start fgT surgeon o. Tie way the 4nA
re- WAS renewed between the ~ aninlUrea
men and ali we're found fAlut and exhausted I
on the trau and taken 70 buifalo sprlnga
s;sLoA
A gentleman arriving from Fort Nortl
says that the Texas coutngent Of TIE
boomers is in&ssed az OsiHessiiis aud that
the excitement there IL intense az in
eoUtheTn Kansas Thousands he SAYS. MI
leave there the 2ist for Oklahoma
Among the arrivals Saturday were two
women Miss Holly Young of Quincy. and
Miss Nanitt@ DAISY. az Louisville ~ who
VIII take uD claims Ia Oklahoma Besides
these there are q party OF Young Kansas
''marms IA charge OF Miss Bruce. who " ere
driven out by the soldiers. and party OF
eight young ladies' from Purcell that VIII
battle fOl a quarter Scc-on eacA
81 LOUIS. April Is News comes from
oklahoma that al the oattlemen OF that ter
TtoTy. excepting one, have driven their
cattle out. and that he II getting his herds
away as rapidly as possible Some hfty OF
more families OF negroes have left Port
Smith. Ark Tor the vicinity O; Guthrie,
Oklahoma where they and numerous other
colored people Viii establish a colony
Arkansas CnY Kan, April Is The War
Department is making extensive prepHra
ti0ns 10 police Oklahoma with mounted
troops. and ia order 10 do u as thoroughly
as possible is relieving Of garrison duty
cavalry commands al over the Indian
Territory Infantry Is being brought n
from the garrisons Of the Last 10 man the
forts. and the troopers viii be detailed u
act as escorts through tho new kldorado IL
squads OF three and four The object or
this is 10 prevent disorder and bloodshed
The department has received adNices
through officers who have passed through
the oklahoma campaign that serious con
ficts over homesteads are liable 10 be OF
daily occurrence unless the strictest yigi
lance is maintained Infantry would
be OF 10 practical use whatever.
owing TO lack OF tTansporta-
ton facilities. but IL Is thought The
troopers viii be OF lnestimable service 10
the honest homeste aders who viii 90 into
Oklahoma on the 22d Every part of ground
from tho Canadian 10 the Cherokee strip
will be patro led Prescribed beats or sec
tions viii be assigned TO the different com
mands. and each officer Will be held ac-
countable for what happens Ia bis
particular territory. IL is the first tins
in many years that the United States
army or any portion OF it has been
LII. . q
case Secretary Proctor thinks IL absolutely
necessary to furnish Us full protection ar
possible TO all the settlers 1t viii be weeks
before they can organize their town and
county governments and appoint officers OF
! their own. hence without the restraining
! influence of troops or some other insfru-
ment Of the law the better class 81 settlers
would become the legitimate prey OF The
! hundreds OF rascals and cut-throats who
Will flock into the territory for plunder
only.
Captain HAYES who IL commanding all
/ the troops north of the Cherokee strip has
| issued orders 10 Captain Woodson, al Csld
well. 10 withdraw his command south %
the northern line of Oklahoma on the
nicht OF the 18th inst When CAPTAIN
Woodson begins his march the settlers
with wagons both here and ct Caldwell
]
/ all signed an AFFIDAVIT 10 the effect that
they will not cross the hne into Oklahoma
until noon Of the I'D. even il they arrive
there twenty four hours ia advance OF that
time Captain No0ds0ns troopers viii
/ however scout the entire nort hern line and
! viii keep a sharp lookout for persons who
are disposed to violate the terms OF their
agreement. II anybody is caught moving
onto the claims ho viii toe hustled out of
the territory and placed under guard AMI
il vii be too late for him 10 get any thing
Evidence OF the eide interest Oklahoma
IS attracting was received by Captain
Couch ia the shape of a telegram from q
/ Chicago man. who signed himself as the
/ president of a settlers colony. The Chicago
/ man wanted 10 know what chance the 80
/ members Of his colony would have 10 Sc
cure good farms after they reached Okla
homa Captain Couch replied that their
chance would be as good as that o. any
body else II thet got into the territory at
+ the earliest possible moment lie also sd-
vised them 10 come on.
4 gentleman who came from TexSs states
that he made ten-mile trip up the Cana
/ dian river from Purcell and found THAT the
/ men wh no have been waiting az the head o.
/ the Chickasaw counrs are slipping psst
/ the troopers hv sc0ees 81 making for the
brush in the southwest strip OF Oklahoma
I They ali have claims staked out and
they are determined - be on them before
the settlers who are around the borders can
make a start
Major Parker. who arrived from Wichita
said the troops on guard along the southern
and eastern lines could not cope with The
impatient crowds any longer They were
trying hagd 70 keep them in neutral tcrri-
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