Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-18
THE GREAT DAY.
The Santa Fe Issues an Important CIR
cular-OklahomaL Land Officers Receiving

The Santa Fe Issues an Important Cir
cular-OkIahoma Land Officers Receiving
Instructions.
TOPEKA, Kan, April IA circular
signed by Manager A. A Robinson and
General Superintendent George L. Sands,
of the Santa Fe, was issued yesterday
morning and has caused considerable COM
ment. Il reads as follows:
To all Concerned:
First-In order that persons visiting the Ok
lahoma country with a view Of locating land on
and after April 90 may have no grounds OF COM
plaint against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad Company or Its employees all persons
In the employ of the company are hereby sbso-
lutely prohibited entering or attempting to en-
ter any lands IN Oklahoma. and If there are now
any persons in the employ Of the company con-
templating the entry oflands in Oklahoma they
are hereby requested to hand IN their resagna-
tons at once.
Second-For the information OF those who
are unaware OF the existence OF penal laws IN
the Indian Territory, the following Information
is given: An act OF Congress entitled AN act
to establish a necessary court In the Indian
Territory" approved March 1, 1882 provides for
the establishment OF court with full 1urisdic-
tion, and the following is copy OF sections 70 and
81 Of said act: Section 30-That every person
who shall in the Indian Territory, willfully ami
maliciously place any obstruction. by stones.
logs, or any other thing, on the track Of
any railroad, or shall tear up or remove,
burn or destroy any part Of any such railroad. or
the works thereof, with the intent to obstruct
the passage OF any engine, oar or cars thereon,
or TO throw them on the track, shall be deemed
guilty of malicious mischief, and, conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment ut
hard labor for any time not more than twenty
years. Provided. that If any passenger, en-
ploye or other person shall be killed. either d.
rectly or indirectly, because Of said oostruc-
ton. tearing up, removing or destroying.
the person causing same shall be deemed guilty
Of murder. and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished accordingly. Section n. That II any
person aforesaid shall, in the Indian Territory,
willfully and Intentionally destroy, iujure or OBJ
struct any telegraph or telephone line, or any
| Of the property or materials thereof, shall be
| deemed guilty of malicious mischief, and on
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not
more than 500 and imprisoned for any time not
| more than one year."
Third-As an extra precaution to insure
safety OF trains in the Indian Territory between
Arkansas City and Purcell the proper thori-
| ties have been consulted and detachments Of
troops will be furnished to patrol the line be-
| tween above mentioned points, and deputy
| United States marshals will be appointed to
| accompany each train passing through the Ter
| ritory, and guard the bridges and track of the
company until such time as their services are
no longer required, and every person guilty Of
violation of either of said sections 20 81 will
| be prosecuted to the full extent OF the law
The officials o. the road are arranging
for concentrating large number of loco
motives and passenger and freight cars at
Arkansas City prior to the opening day,
| 80 that all passenger and freight traffic
that offers may be accommodated. Regu-
| lar rates will be charged on all trains and
IL
trains will go south from Arkansas City
on the afternoon of April %.
OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-Jacob G.. Rob-
erts, register at Kingfsher station, and
| John 7. Ollie, register at Guthrie, Okla
homa, are in the city and were at the
Land office, were they received verbal an
written instructions in regard to the
large supplies of official stationery and
papers to be used by settlers making entry
on Oklahoma lands. They will leave the
city in a few days for their respective
| posts to be in readiness for business at
noon on April %, the day on which the
Territory is open for settlement by the
terms of the Presidents proclamation.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
is drawing up regulations to apply to
Oklahoma, and will probably have them
ready to give to the public to- morrow.
1t is proposed at first to send down dep
uty collector, either from Kansas City or
| from the district of Kansas, so that people
| who want to sell tobacco and spirits can
| get their license when they commence TO
| do business in Oklahoma.
Instructions will be issued by the Sec
retary of War to the troops to permit tho
| settlers who are going into Oklahoma to
| pass through the Cherokee outlet on and
| after the 22d.
The Commissioners recently appointed
| by President Harrison to treat with the
| Cherokee Indians for the cession of the
outlet will meet in this city next Monday
for the purpose of organizing and to re-
ceive their instructions from Secretary
Noble.