New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-23

hind bushes out of the ground, as II were, wagon
after wagon made its appearance. With the sun
as their only glde they dashed across the prairie.
up that stony hill and disappeared in every direc-
ton to the interior Of Oklahoma.
On the railroad track, when the signal for the
start was given, stood lot of men. They had
neither wagons horses, but they were deter
mined to settle in Oklahoma all the samo Shou!-
| derng their small bundles they struck out DoidY
| on foot Half an hour afterward the Spot which
| only short time before had echoed the noise ana
! hustle of 1000 people was quiet and lcneiy again
| as the desert, and in the distance, toward the
north, could be the outlines OF dust raised oy
the rapidly moving troop of cavalry under com
mnnd of Lieutenant Waite. AT l O'Clock 'here
dashed past this spot train of ten cars, each
filled to its extreme capacity with motley cro"d
of humanity They stood in the cars, closely
| packed together, on the platforms and on the
steps the tops of the cars the engine, on the
tender, everywhere Stopping for a moment at
the border to take up few newspaper correspond
cnts. it was off again toward Guthrie
Guthrie was reached at ? o'clock. On
the way, horscmen and wagons were sean dash
ing across the country in every direction. Here
| and there a man WAS driving his stakes ana
turning the sod. This was an hour only after
| noon and at least twelve miles beyond the border.
| How did these men get there? Perhaps they
broke through the lines in the night or they were
some of the old Payne boomers, who have been
hiding in the woods of Oklahoma for a year or
more. In either event they were there contrary
TO law. But the worst offenders against the law
were met with at Guthrie When the train ar
rived there it found the land adjoining the sta
ton staled ont and at least 800 people occupying
it, These people had had meeting in the morn
| ing, had adopted n town map, had decided upon
the names Of two streets one running north and
| south TO he named Harrison-ave., in honor of th'
President, the other Mumford-ayr. in honor of the
Editor Of "rhc Kansas City Tines which has
for many years mad1 the cause Of Oklahoma and
the boomers its own. In this whole
proceeding the deputies of the United States
Marshal and the Marshal of the United States Dis
trict and Circuit Courts in Kansas are said 10 have
taken leading part. If such should he the case,
il is an Outrage upon those who obeyed strictly
the letter as we as the spirit of the law, for all
of them were left out in the cold The crowd
which jumped from the train long before it had
come to "a stop and rushed wildly up the hill with
stakes and flags and in their hands, ready to
locate their Claims Found not only corner lots
but whole streets and sections Of the future capitol
of the Territory Of Oklahoma occupied by people
to Oklahoma. What makes the proceeding douhly
notable is the fact that it took place right under
the nose of the military authorities stationed at
Guthie. within sight Of their camp and the further
fact that the Secretary of War absolutely refused
to issue passes 10 persons desrous of going into
Oklahoma previous TO to-day, even though they
should pledge themselves not TO take up any
claims and should declare that they went there
on legitimate business only, as newspaper CORE
spondentS for instance.
The future Guthrie will be on gently slopine
cminencc. to the OF the track of the Atchson
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. At O'Clock this
afternoon its only house the land-c!lice. a
simple, square structure, not vet painted, and
containing but room. Five minutes after the
b arrival of the first train string of 3OC
people had formed in front of the building. ready
. to file their first declaration. The postof'ce was
tent. with board doing duty counter, be
5 hind which young man WAS sorting miscellaneous
mail
, The Oklahoma News published at Guthrie
though printed still in Winfield Kan, was sold
, To few curiosity and relic hunters from the tor
Of grocery box. Photographers were busy il
every direction taking pictures of the crowds a.
they being discharged by each succeeding
train. The houses erected ARE as yet only tents,
but they spring up, like mushrooms. in few
hours. Nlcn thc sun set tlS evening, at leaS
500 tents covered the hillside and the plain be
yond, and thousand people probably will Sleei
tonight without any covering except their
blankets and nothing to lie upon except the
? ground. Up TO the present time the citizens OF
Guthrie have had no opportunity to discuss the
propriety of building an opera house, but a
circus is already on its way and the construction
of Il big hotel, the next best thing to an opera
house in the West is understood to be in con-
temptation.
The general good behavior of the Kansas boom
ers has already been commented upon in these
5 dispatches. Under very trying circumstances,
1 they have carried thcmscl Ives with restrain and
a n self session at variance with the ab>urdy
. sensational statements which have found their
way into print from tine to time, and which
seem to imply that the boomers from Kansas
, were Of the same class that one NIT only IA few
days ago in Purcell, on the southern border of
Oklahoma Late last night, however the patience
of the boomers was put to severe test lnciy ioi,
, Fork of the Arkansas River and haI
, marched all day. In the evening they
struck Black Bear Creek. Here, undo, under
, Foster, of tho 9TH Cavalry with ten men held th'
crowd and compelled It 10 go into camp: few
dcmurrcd, others rebellcd outright. All wanted
t to 90 on Lieutenant Foster rma1ned firm. These
were his orders he said, and carry them out he
would, let the consequences he what they mgh'
The boomers formed into groups to discuss the
situation. All were well AIMED There were AZ least
, 800 of them. Forty feet away stood l.eutenaI!
carbines at rest, but loaded. FINALLY 4
spokesman of thc boomers stepped forward and
tried TO argue the cnse with the lieutenant II
WAS OF no use. Orders must be obeyed. Wltn
only ten men. Lieutenant Foster evident IS
taking big risk. 1t would have been practically
| impossible for him to stop many teams breaiiln-
/ through the lines. Yet he remained firm one
boomer ringlcadcr without the courage TO be-
come the spokesman Of the band, remarked IN
solcntly:
| There will be some one obiectng presently to
my tallin. off my shirt without permission.
No objection 10 your taking 1t oil, II you wear
a clean undershirt' cQolly remarked the lieu-
tenant .
H. was the right sort Of speech AT the critica
moment An angry word might have preclp
tatcd crisis single gesture produced rlot
: Lieutenant Fosters good humor and coolnes'
= turned ia. laugh on the ringleader. and Shouts
of " He's right, he's doing his duty, We won I
,inlnt. I'm. ln,v' filled the air. WITH hurrah