Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-20

uao peen sulnc .5ently warned, however,
ana put one 4 their number WAS hit, and
MS wound @as not serious. The Chief
| deputy o,cdered retreat, and gathered |
MS I 4en about him for council of war.
Ii was evident that the 'barricade was
quite heavily manned, and that direct
assault would prove disastrous. There
fore it was decided to divide the party |
and attack the fanks Of tho enemy, This |
movement brought the deputies directly |
above the barrioade. At given signal |
they began shooting from the top of the
ravine right into the midst OF the BOOM
ers, who were utterly unable to defend
themselves from such attacks.
SOME SHARP SHOOTING.
The chief of the deputies called out for
his men to "charge." Each unslung his
Winchester and eurged forward. They
fired into the thicket and shouted like
madmen. There was no response for
several minutes, and the men began to
think they had dispersed the assailants.
They soon discovered their mistake. A
man popped from behind log and fred
at them, and this was the signal for an
other fusillade from his friends. He
retreated down the ravil Just in time to
escape the fire OF the deputies, who
continued to advance and pump their
repeaters. Half way down the ravine
the deputies discovered a rough barricade
OF logs and brush across the entrance,
and simultaneously voice exclaimed !:
'Now give it TO them, boys" Ten min
utes of rapid firing ensued and then cry
for quarter went up from the barricade.
eve surrender" shouted man when
the firing ceased.
/ WOUNDED AND PRISONERS.
A hasty advance to the fort and the
officers were in charge of thirty prison
6rs, seven of whom we're severely wound
ed. Two of these, Thomas Mullins and
David Winship, will prooably die. Null
Inns has bullet in his left lung and Win
ship one in his abdomen. Martin Fallon,
of Gainesville, Texas, received a ball in
his left thigh. John T. White, of Fort
Worth, was etruck in the shoulder.
Samuel Dodd, of North Carolina, has q
deep cash in his forehead. Edward Frab.
ishey, of Texas, suffers from shattered
arm. John Young, of Louisiana, is shot
through the shoulder. The prisoners,
all of whom had rifles and revolvers and
plenty of ammunition, were disarmed,
the wounded cared for as we'll as pos.
sible under the circumstances, and
the march to Purcell was taken
Iup. The wagons and personal
property OF the boomers were destroyed,
MOSTLY FROM TEXAS.
The gang were all Southerners, mostly
from Texas and presented forlorn ap-
paarance. Their Captain, Edward
Mcintosh, said he had been concealed in
ravine for three days, and that the
party wes only the advance guard of q
hoJu Of ,oora Than four bup1 rod mba
through agents sent ahead, had selected
their claims and proposed to bold them
with the Winchester against all corners.
Mcintosh and other prisoners were taken
to prison pen five miles southwest OF
Purcell and placed under strong guard
AS but one of the Marshals was
wounded and his injury is trifiing, a
charge of murder cannot be brought
against the men. They may be arrested
for resisting arrest, but the belief is that
they will be released after Oklahoma is
opened.
A detachment of fifty cavalry is ex-
pected here tomorrow and scout will
! probably result in the discovery of many
other outfits which are still across the
river. Late tonight it is reported that q
large number OF Texans, who have en-
, ,,,;cmped off the Wichita river, are on
their way 70 Purcell. This causes fear
that they will a~empS To rescue tne
prisoners.
STOPPING THEIR GRoG.
ARKANSAS CITY, April 10.-Marshal
Jones, of Kansas, and Needles, OF Indian
Territory, who are in authority over In
dian Territory and Oklahoma, announce
that they have instructed their deputies
to confscate oil liquors brought into the
Territory. These instructions are based
on the ruling of the Attorney General
that Oklahoma is within the limits OF
Indian Territory and the laws
pertaining to the sale of in
toxicating liquors within the Territory
apply to this section. AS it is impossible
to get liquor into Oklahoma without pas
sing through the Territory, and as the
laws against bringing liquor into any part
of Indian Territory are very strict, those
thinking Of going into the Territory will
save themselves much expense and
trouble by abandoning their purpose:
Eight companies of infantry and four OF
cavalry are in the Territory to assist in
enforcing the laws.
TOO SMALL TOWNSHIP.
A monster meeting was held here to-
daY and memorial auuresbeu ~ tue
President and Secretary of the Interior
setting forth that the reservation OF $40
acres for townsite for Guthrie is totally
inadequate, and petitioniDg that the Sec.
retary may permit an entry OF four con-
tiguous sites of 800 acres each.
Collector OF Internal Revenue AcerE
to-day received telegram from Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue Mason, say
ing that arrangements had been made to
give the collectors sufficient force for any
work necessary to prevent the sale Of
| liquors in Oklahoma, and instructing
him to issue no special stamps
for that district and saying that the gov
ernment will not permit the sale of liquor
there. Collector Acers has accordingly
started eleven deputy collectors to Guth-
rie. The intention is to have them on
the ground in advance of the boomers
and arrange to prevent the sale of liquors
NO PRIVILEGES TO CORPORATIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 10. Secretary No.
BILE, to-day rendered the following deci-
sion relative to townsites in Oklahoma: ::
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
"T'o the Commissioner Of the General Land
Office.
81 am in receipt of your communica-
| tion of the 18th inst, relative to the ap-
plication of the Oklahoma Capital City
TOWnsita and Tmnrnvamant CoYnDanv