The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-19
WAR AMONG BOOMERS.
GRAVE FEARS OF BLoODsHRD IN
OKLAHOMA.


Will Be Fighting if the Claims of
Some of the Bands are Contested
Duty of the Troops.
CHICAGO, April 1S.-A dispatch from
Wichita. Kan, says: 1.-The first serious
aFrav among the boomers occurred yes
tardav about ten miles north of Kiowa.
Two boomers claimed certain quarter
section, and one named George Kramer
undertook to put the other, Charles Hidke,
off the land, Both men drew revolvers,
ond Kramer was shot and instantly killed.
Hidke was shot through the groin and may
die.
"Oklahoma Harry Hill, one of the oldest
boomers in Kansas, left for the territory
from this city last Friday, and has not
since been heard from. He was expected
to return Sunday and his disappearance is
most mysterious. The last heard of him
was from Purcell. He left that village
Sunday evening, saying that he would ride
over to Oklahoma City. Monday evening
his dog was found. A reward of 5000 has
been offered for his disco very and this re-
ward will be greatly increased"
EACH MAN A WALKING ARSENAL.
A dispatch from Arkansas City, Kan,
saws: "If the bearing and general get up of
the men who have arrived here thus far go
for ANYTHING, it may be pretty safely as
sumed that Oklahoma, after the opening
days. will be a scene of bloody conflicts.
The streets Of Arkansas City are filled with
men, each one of whom is walking arse
nal. Every man regards his neigh
Dor with distrust. Everybody that
arrives here and takes in the warike ap-
pearance of the surroundings begins
st-aightway to look out for the authorities,
and most well disposed settlers are Mortified
to hear that in Oklahoma there is scarcely
anv law other than that of the
strong hand already there. There
called the Oklahoma League, whose object
is to protect by force if necessary, what
they claim to be their rights. The members
all selected their lands as far back as fifteen
years ago, and now claim to own them by
right of pre-emption. He will have to be
better shot than the members of the league
who claims one of their tracts"
5000 READY TO FALL IN LINE.
ARKANSAS CITY, KANs., April 1S.-At
o'clock tJis morning, runner just in
from Capt. Hayes camp, says that the camp
is alive and is getting ready to accompany
the boomers across the Cherokee strip.
Nearly 8, 200 people are here and will fall in
line. They have been ordered to move
in an orderly manner along established
trails If any fences are destroyed or other
depredations committed, the whole line will
\ be stopped, and the guilty ones turned
n back The grand procession will be ac-
n companied by twenty to thirty reporters on
ponies now stationed with the cavalry at
e Chiliccoo creek. The trouble, if any. will
soon begin. The Chicago camp began
N moving in line last night. 1t is reported
that 100 of the tough element started at
midnight for the border to sell whisky and
cigars to those who had any money left.
Plunder will be their next move. United
States Commissioner Bensell and Capt
Hayes allowed two men to construct
II bridges at Salt creek and Chilliccoo
creek and for their compensation charge
III the boomers 25 cents to cross An old
n ferry boat on Salt Fork, which lay idle for
Ii years, will be brought into service. Ar
rangements for the press to enter Guthrie
on Monday have been completed. At a
Mr. Eckert, and c. c. Cox of the ST. Louis
Il Globe Democrat were appointed a
committee to labor with the
Santa Fe officials for special
service. special car will be provided
on the first train Monday morning for the
journalists, reaching the line between the
strip and Oklahoma exactly at noon. The
committee has power to start
the special train back and drop any
A
me scarcity of wires in this section has
oollged the reporters to combine and send
as much Of their news as possible to first
repeating stations in duplicate. 1t is the
only way to get the matter through. A
heaVy electric storm interrupted the work
ing OF the wires this morning.
ON THE MARCH IN THE MUD.
Capt. Hayes yesterday received instruc-
% uons from the war department to permit
ehtrles to the Cherokee strip at s O'Clock
Iuls morning. The south bridge across the
a. kansas river is the most direct route to
~ lp, being Just three miles from the strip.
Ige R read Is narrow, with hedge on one
ile ana wire fence on the other. Rain
a, made the mud hub deep.
IelOre dark last night this
Llee miles of road between
ue bridge and strip was blocked with
asOns ana was impossible either way.
Sany families slept on the wagons United
vateS commissioner BonselI and Capt
1ayes yesterday permitted two men to go
III. s,Ie Ine strip and construct bridges across
alg creek aud the Chilliccoe creek, and for
nall toll.
PORTABLE PoNTooN BRIDGE.
ag "A large party from Wellington, Kan, has
ISL HsVt ,CIeu pontoon bridge which is
saole ana they will cross streams on it.
M iLlorIilng tully 400 wagons were along
M cite' te' anu strung all the way TO Arkan-
MsSt'y We're 6OO more. There was no hest
roy soolt the start Orders had been
bs, W capt. Hayes to wait till o'clock,
ecSnIh ILL., sh orderly would give warning. It
t'coot iew minutes OF being precisely s
No.. me crowd of colonists was being
" should we wait any longerl" called
,pect,tnssas 4nsas Slty man, who was present as
E,o polow me, and he drove across
bus .bo,,a i.to the reservation. A tremen-
pv yran. rose among the boomers, and
on, ,ra1 euV forward and over the line. The
tira was es taken up along the line aud the
az caravan moved forward.
- r CONSERVATION CAUSED.
,. Williams, from Chautauoua county.
Ntbo eth WIN his wife and Ave children,
The RuisU settler to follow the carriage
rsred Hansas .aas City man. Soon 900 white
h bsd wagons were in motion. The cara
rn y travelled one mile into the Cherokee
6noI IInen sergeant from Capt. HAYES
u across the plain. His approach
ss,.s ashal Tor CONSERVATION among
bv v'ers' and the fear that the start
pa ~ moments ahead Of time would
ek y military to turn the boomers
a.. urnlng 10 the Kansas CITY man
IN -, assumed authority for the early
ia ~ ~ settlers demanded that be inter
upca- 'e q vex OK planned, and the sergeant an
,es = 'uat he bore orders from Capt.
fNe the boomers word TO pro
s "A shout greeted the order and tba