The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-22
VIII be Swung Open Precisely
at Noon To-day, and
the Impatient
BOOMERS ALLOWED ENTER
General Merritt Issues an Order
to Dlsarm the Settlers to
Prevent Trouble.
The Excitement will be Intense A
GraphIc Description Of the Terri.
tOry-IlOusands More Settlers
than can be Accommodated.
Trouble to Follow.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April 9l.-A Times
Arkansas CITY special says that 1t is re-
ported there that General Merritt has
issued orders to the troops to take pos.
session Of all guns and pistols carried by
the "boomers," They are not to be
conGscated, but the idea Is TO hold them
until the excitement Is over as q pre-.
cautionRry measure against bloodshed.
Itisalso said that liquor will be rigidly
excluded.
Tonight being the last chance for
persons bound for Oklahoma TO leave in
time to reach the country by noon to-
morrow, the Union depot was thronged
with as motley q crowd as was lever :as.
sembled in Il. The Santa Fe' In addi.
ton to its two regular trains (which
were jammed), sent out q special OF
eleven Coaches, which represented near.
ly every line entering the city. The
Rock Island also sent out an immense
train. Innumerable cases OF pocket
picking have occurred during
the past week, both in the
depot and on trains. To-day 1t was
aiCertained that three or four sharpers
have been working u very smooth game.
They would board an Oklahoma train,
gain the confidence OF a carload OF boom.
ers and finally suggest the organization
Of u colony. The sharpers would pro-
duCe their pocket books and suggest
common fund and the settlers would
follow suit. The common fund idea in
variably failed Of contamination,
but the pickporkets improved
the opportunity by noting the
size Of each mans purse and It's place OF
conCealment. The Dharpers would ride
out hundred miles or more and by that
time would have succeeded In reaping a
harvest. Noarrcsts have been made yet.
The Chicago Times correspondent at
Purcell sends his paper dispatch, tell
ing OF the last day In the Indian Terri
tory prior to the final invasion OF Okla
homl. lie says: Final preparations
were made to-day for the exodus which
will begin tomorrow.
Wagons were overhauled, supplies
purchased aud guns and tools given
careful inspection. The supreme mo.
ment is so near at hand that the thous-
ands who have spent weary months In
waiting can hardly contain themselves.
AT $ o'clock this morning the public
square contained large assemblage and
by 10 o'clock tho throng had swelled
to such an extent that the passage was
exceedingly difficult. Several prominent
men were induced 10 mount the plat.
form and harangue the crowd on the
great issue OF the day.
THE sCHEMERs PARALYzED.
The town site schemers were sur.
prised to discover this morning placards
posted about town bearing this inscrip-
ton regarding the late order made at
the regular meeting OF the Oklahoma
Legion:
"ReSOirei, That We again nledge our
selves to protect our brother members
in their long respected rights on sealed
claims and all town sites, and Jumpers
shall be dealt with in summary man.
ner. "0KLAHoMA LEGION"
Asthe town Is full Of the gentry named
in the notice much uneasiness has been
caused. There has been any number Of
attempts to disCrGdit the existence OF
the oklahoma Legion, but that 1t does
exist and will WELD a tremendous power
is conceded by many.
Tonight in Purcell the strain on the
waiting thousands OF boomers seemed
almost unbearable. The situation In
Purcell tells tho story for the whole
southern border Of Oklahoma, II Is es.
timated that outside Of Oklahoma TO.
night that over $4,000 are Camped in the
darkness waiting for to.morrow's per.
mission to go up and possess the land"
The excitement Is intense but no
trouble has occurred. The streams are
now falling and tho indications point TO
fine weather for tomorrow. The Elm.
poria colony Is 500 strong. II left this
afternoon for the promised land under
command OF Captain George Cooper.
A Wichita. Kansas, special says; Tho
tirst train south on the Santa fe, con.
sisting Of fifteen coaches, arrived
to-day, and there was not standing room
in the coaches. People filled the spaces
between the cars and clung TO the steps,
One enterprislng boomer rode in on
COw.catChCr.