The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-21

/ shipped fToEH one Gafcagn tlru8 alone.
The telegraph company Is preparing
for tremendous days business on
Monday. It IL estimated that there
will he 10000 words Of special dis
patches sent from Oklahoma on the
day Of the opening.
AK ssAs ClTY. April % - More
than 10 90 settlers have crossed the
line within the past three days and
the coming tide keeps rolling on. To-
morrow 800 viii arrive By railroad
and wagon. ii the latest advices from
the North aud East are reliable.
LIMIT or TownsfrEs.
Arkansas Crry. April Ca dis
patch was received here to-day by the
Guthrie Tuwnsite Company from Sec
Rotary Noble, watch reads as follows !:
I.aw restricts TOWNSHIP entries in
Oklahoma 10 30 acres. As usual,
such cases will lie decided, as they
afs-ss, On application to district land
offices. after offices are opened for
business.
STAsE HELD Up.
FoRr SMITH, April 20.-The stage
running between WagoDa and Walker,
on the southern border Of Oklahoma,
was robbed on Thursday night. The
driver jumped into the Canadian
river after being wounded. and after
reaching the opposite bank. walked TO
Walnut creek. IL is stated that the
passengers. consisting OF two men and
a boy, are in the hands OF the robbers.
The coach has been burned.
THREE BROTHERS KILLED.
LarTLE Rock, April 2o.--The Gazette
Fort Smith special says: Tuesday last
i've brothers named Arnold, who re-
side in the Choctaw nation, started
with their teams for Oklahoma. A
rumor reached here this evening that
three of the men were killed on the
road. The report Is that they at
| tempted 10 pass other boomers on the
road, which resulted In fight for the
right of wav, Albert, Ward and Jones
Arnold being killed. Ii is not stated
whether any one was killed on the
other side.
SOLDIERS on GUARD.
WICHITA. April 20.-A Daily Eagles
Oklahoma special says: Soldiers still
continue TO guard the station and
keep out all wouid-be-settiers. Lieut.
Adair and troops are doing
efficient work in this respecl.
Every now and then men aiight
at stations where there are no troops,
but they are soon found by scouts and
compelled to leave the country. Dep
Hty Barnum stated he had special or
| ders from the marshal of Indian Ter
ritory and the marshal of Kansas TO
arrest oil persons introducing or sell
ing liquor In Oklahoma.
There are COW boys now lying along
the river bank. who will make a grand
rush. and having feet horses and
knowing the country well, will soon
| reach very desirable claims They
will sell their rights for what they can
make and then move upon another.
The south Canadian river has fallen
In the past few days, and ii there is
no further rise il can be easily forded
on the opening day.
The Purcell river is crossed by q
railroad bridge about a mile in length.
! When the strsafn was at its height
aud men began 10 think they could
not reach the promised land by fold
| ing he streams tkey took quite
I ingenious methods 10 accomplish this
end, At night when they thought
I there were few or no trains they would
/ put their wagons upon the bridge and
| ey pulling them with ropes reach the
/ other side. Their horses they would
swim across the stream.
/ The raid Yesterday afternoon, men,
/ ton of which hiss already been made.
resulted in finding not as many boom
f ers as was at first reported. There
were many, do doubt, in Oklahoma,
but comparatively few were routed
out
/ Deputy Landy found In ravine 8
man living beneath some logs. The
only thing he had to sustain life with
Was long linen iiour sack partly filled
with crackers. On these ii was his in
I tention and hope to subsist until
7 the I'D.
ISTEsTioS or rita BOOMERS.
( WICHITA, April 10. The Daily
/ Eagles Purcell. I. T.. special says
All day long the boomers continued 10
/ roll over the road from the south.
They came mostly from the Southern
+ states. There are quite number of
/ eoiered men coming here 90 JOIN the
negro colony, which has long been
/ formed In khe Clnckasaw Nation. The
intention Is to lind Il site somewhere In
the southern paft Of Oklahoma. near
( the hank 81 tile South Canadian.
There Is to-day. on the banks OF the
Wichita. quite nssmher OF Texans
whose lnteufinn i take .he country
( b. somewhat g.oyel and decidedly
tough manner They expect 30 eruss
The South Canadian on the 9si ai
/ noon. and by means Of firearms ard
i ammunition commence such sigsr.
Gus fuSilade that set, lerS will be fright,
enssi away. There are some people
hese who think the plan will fail, a.
there might be some people who di,i
Ire with some ether Intention than 10
iFaehteus Ii Is said this colony origi.
uaily consisted of go members. htIl
only 500 are now at the encampment.
Many expect 10 take up claim and
held Is long enough 10 sell a relin
qui>hment-
! MANY QUEER SCHEMES.
/ The interest here WAS intense. vet
there IL little puhliSisy given to the
/ many schemes being eoncoc,ed on al
sides. The townsite men are soule.
what at loss 30 know how 20 proceed
and ne doubt many Wild ventures viii
5 he made, suhleSs - To which will have
I the Iirst right--he who sqaats Girst OF
be who Giles first IS most freely dis
sGss,s> = q majority Of the boomers.
A ride to-day over the ChickaSaw
( country showed the boomers
tents and wagons AZ every available
/ camping spot. Their nurnber is
/ placed at 90. Inform aiian reaches!
here to-nishc that boomers from the
north are still moving scuth 70 the
lire. Sail Fork has risen and many
/ are now eneampsd on the west bank
unable ~ set farther. On al south.
bound tr&ins COME dosn quite a num-
Der os passenger. who take advantage
+ 81 the darkness and absence c5 soldiers
st certain stations "a Aiighf from the
/ train aud tAse ts the woods and can
[ yoEs 70 conceal themselves.
Marshal Jones has established his
dspaiisx ~ the principal stations Ia
kssp order and elsfoEs'e Ehe sAas. Wire
/ sesslec has proved insufficient S. Ar
kansas City. The Ssnfh Canadian
vas crossed this morning, and The
~aisr Appeared O. be sutsis4lnE. II
shere aTs no further FaS=- the river
wsl not seriously interfere Win Sse-..sz=s
aEsg ey boomers oa sae opening day.
Cow Hnys KxlE&sEn.
INScEI1-, l. T.. April - The APP
] kasvhsssssesl arSaAke fFuEn gise @oanains
and arrest - lsssesasrx has l@eys