Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-03-27
MAP OF OKLAHOMA.

Beck Among the number was his daugh-
ter, his relative, Samuel Anderson, and
au old man named William Adams.
Their house and their dug-out had
been destroyed in former raid Their
hiding place was discovered by an Indian
scout and reported to Lieutenant Carson,
who sent out detachment to drive them
out or arrest them The boomers saw the
troops coming and determined tie stand their
ground Being surrounded and O lied upon
to depart without trouble thy COM
menced parleying, and made threat
against the lines of troops. These
threats enraged the soldiers and the, rode
upon the party with gun and revolver in
hand, but having orders to avoid a conflict
they halted and dismounted. Part of the
boomers were disarmed but Ander-
son and old man Adams held out
and made desperate resistance with
their guns. The former received
pistol wound in the head and the latter in
the mouth. Other boomers took up clubs
and stones and fought with desperation
They were, however, compelled to sur
render. Several of the soldiers received
wounds. While the soldiers were
tying their captives with ropes to
be connected with their saddles and
thus lead them to camp Adams escaped.
The others were all brought to the camp
and are being held awaiting further orders.
There is great excitement among the
boomers since the conflict They declare
they will all make resistance and fight, if
necessary. to remain in Oklahoma
TROOPS ON THE GROUND.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 2O.-There are at
Fort Reno some 600 regulars, and in that
neighborhood are 1900 or 5000 boomers.
Military operations at this end of the line are
conducted by Captain Woodson, of the Fifth
Cavalry. Ietenant Macomb has command
further south, where there are MANY
more boomers, near Purcell, city of 2OOO
population The settlers have been going
into the forbidden lands and blazing the
claims they intended to pre-empt when the
territory was opened, which private adj
vices here say will be by a thirty-day proc
lamation to be issued Thursday by the
President Even this invasion is
regarded as unlawful, and the invaders
were instructed to desist Day by day they
have been going out and marketing the
best homesteads along the stream, on the
uplands and everywhere. When attacked
by the troops they fled to the timber, and
as they could outrun the soldiers it vas sim
ply picnic for the boomers to dodge back
and forth
GiEAT EXCITEMENT.
The most intense excitement prevails at
Oklahoma City and among the boomers
everywhere along the line. They denounce
the clubbing as dastardly outrage and one
American citizens will not brook, if it is
from the regular army. The United States
authorities are notified that if they
do not furnish the protection demanded the
boomers will take it into their own hands
and wreak summary vengeance on the sol
diers. The former are generally well pro-
vided with Winchesters and arms of the
latest approved pattern, with plenty Of
ammunition. There are many reck-
less and desperate men among them and
even cool-headed ones who are ready to
fight when they are shot at, and what has
been play is turned into tragedy. The au-
thorities here fear that there will be blood
shed before the row is over, if it has not al
ready begun, and are anxiously awaiting
further details of Tuesdays encounter