Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-16
THE RUSH FOR OKLAHOMA.
Queer Characters i'm the Restless Mob
that is Gathering at Kansas City.

KANSAS CRY, No., April 16.-The gathering
rush of people bound for Oklahoma was very
apparent here last night. Trains from all
points were crowded with would-be settlers.
and the Santa Fe road is rushing forward all
its available rolling stock for use on its Indian
territory branch. At the head Of one party of
Missourians at the depot to-day was a man who
would have been considered insane had it not
been for the trust and obedience he exacted
from his hardy followers. He was tall, lank,
dressed in rough, worn clothing and had thin,
shrewd face and a scrubby chin whisker. Over
his pantaloons and stuffed in at the top of his
Dig Jack boots he wore q sensational pair OF
overalls made of bunting, stamped with small
American flags. He carried a long Brown rifle
of the ancient but accurate ball-and-patch pat
tern. and around his waist were strapped
BRACE OF CANSoN-CALIBRED NAvIEs
and large knife The leaders name was
Daniel CENTS. and his little company had been
organized in Davis county, Mo. CENTS visited
Oklahoma a short time ago, and returned last
week to escort his friends. The company was
thoroughly, armed and will certainly frighten
the timid and provoke the bold
When asked if he was looking for trouble in
Oklahoma, CENTS said: Il aint lost any. but
I've got somebody else's property in that line. ="
CENTS explained his tri-colored pantaloons
by saying: There used to be red legs on this
white and blue legs
He and his party are bound for some secretly
located spot west of Lisbon. They are but sam
pies OF the characters of persons who will join
in the rush.
LAND SHARKS SEEKING. THEIR PREY.
The land sharks are on hand. One concern
with flaming banners is selling town lots in Ok
lahoma City, Tex, spot on the map of tie
panhandle of Texas. touching the western tip
of Oklahoma. These so-called lots are sold for
~ apiece, with an additional charge of 81 for
recording the deed. Next door another crowd
is trying to dispose of lots in the promising city
of New Oklahoma, said to be 30 miles south OF
the other and pretending TO be upon proposed
line of railway. The touters of these two insti-
tutlons stand at their doors and roundly de-
nounce each other frauds and imposters.
Both manage to ply good trade.
Meanwhile the most rigid rules of exclusion
are being maintained in the territory. Yet
there are rumors rife that certain favored ones
have already been permitted to enter the tract
and are hidden near Guthrie and other points
of settlement. Ihis will bear close inveSti-
| CATION.
CAPT. COOPER READY FOR THE RUSH.
Capt Cooper. who, with Capt. Couch, has
inherited the leadership vacated by the late
| original Boomer" Payne, arrived in the city
last night to arrange for the prompt movement
of his trains. He SAYS that he has forty cars al
Emporia. where his branch of the self-styled
Payne Oklahoma colony is rallying. He ID
! inclined to be secret about his plans but saws
/ emphatlcally he does not propose to be left.
| In reply to questions about his history he
| said: Il first went into Oklahoma in 1866. and
have ever since longed 10 settle there. have
| made several trips with Capt. Payne. 5ut az
| many times was driven out by the soldiers In
| addition to being pioneer in the Oklahoms
| movement l have been similarly connected
| with the opening of other sections OF the
| west"
The captain is in the prime of life, and is a
man of fine physique. being six feet two inche:
| tall, straight an arrow, and weighing oveI
two hundred pounds. The Emporia Oklahoma
colony, of which Capt. Cooper is at the head
| is an old organization, and numbers about
10000. who intend to locate around Guthrie
station.
QUEER COLONIZATION METHODS.
DETROIT Mich, April 16.-George Particle
ranchman of Kansas, whose family resides in
Detroit, opened an Office in saloon in this city
yesterday for the purpose of booming Okla
homa homesteads in the Indian Territory Mr.
Partello explains that the homesteader pays -
and fills out an application for his choice of the
lots on the plot. This application Mr.. Particle
signs. and upon its being presented at the
| Oklahoma Office the homesteader will receive a
deed for the lot. Mr. Particle SAYS there are
scores of agents selling lots from the same
plot, and in case the same lot is chosen by
more than one party there will be trouble.
Quite number of lots have been sold here,
and Mr.. Particle expects to return with a large