New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-17
BOUND FOR OKLAHOMA.
CROWDS READY TO POUR OVER THE
BORDERLINE.
oHARACTERIsTIo SPECIMENS OF THE "BooM-
ERsn TWENTY THOUSAND IN CAP
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TAIN cooPER's PARTY.
Kansas City No., April 16-The gathering rush Of
people bound for Oklahoma readily apparent hero
last night Trains from all points crowded with
woud-be settlers, and the Santa Fe road is rushing
forward all its available rolling stock for use on Its
indian Territory Branch. At the head OF one party
of Mssouriars at the depot to-day was man who
would have been considered insane had 1t not been
for the trust and obedience he exacted from his rather
hardy followers He was tall lank, dressed In rough
worn clothing, and had thin, shrewd iace ana
scrubby chin whisker. Over his trousers and
stuffed In at the top of his big Jack boots he wore
sensational pair Of overas made Of bunting stamped
with small American flags. He carried long, brown
riho of the ancient but accurate ballaudpatch pat
tern, and around his waist were strapped brace OF
cannon-calibred navies and large knife The lead
ers name was Daniel CENTS and his little company
had been organized in Davis County, Missouri. CENTS
had visited Oklahoma a short time ago and returned
last week to escort bis friends. The company was
most thoroughly armed and will certainly frighten
tho timid and provoke the bold.
When asked Il he looking for trouble In Okla
homa, CENTS said: I amt lost any, but I've got
somebody elses property in that line."
CENTS explained his ri-color trousers by saying:
There used to be red legs this border, and now
I'm going to show rcd, white and blue legs"
He and his party are bound for some secretly
located spot west OF Lisbon. They are but samples
Of the character Of persons who VIII join in the rush.
The lsnd-sharks on hand One concern with
flaming banners is selling town lots In Oklahoma City,
Texas spot on the map Of the Pan Handle of Texas
touching the western tip Of Oklahoma. These so
called lots are sold for % apiece, with an additional
charge Of 81 for recording the deed. Next door
another crowd Is trying to dispose Of lots In the
promising city Of New Oklahoma, said to be twenty
miles south of the other and pretending to be upon
q proposed line Of railway. The touters' OF these
two institutions stand at their doors and roundly de-
nounce each other as frauds and impostors. Both
manage to ply good trade.
Meanwhile the most rigid rulss Of exclusion being
maintained in tho territory. Yet there are runiors
rife that certain favored have already been per
mItted to enter the tract and hidden Guthrie
and other points Of settlement. This viii bear close
investigation.
Captain Cooper, who, with Captain Couch. hes IN
herited the leadership vacated by the late original
Boomer Payne arrived In the city last night to ar
range for tho prompt movement Of his trains. Ho
says that be has forty cars at Empora, where MS
branch of the seIfstyled Payne Oklahoma Colony Is
alying He Is inclined to be secret about his plans
says emphatcally he does not propose TO be left
In reply TO questions about his history he said
over since onged to settle there have made several
trips there with Captain Payne, but as many times
driven out by the soldiers In addition 70 Deing
pioneer In the Oklahoma movement, have Deen
similarly connected with he opening OF oIner soctohs
OF the West"
The captain is In the primo of life and f. man of
hne physique, being six feet two inches taI strsignt
as an arrow. and weighing over goo The Emporla s
head Is an old organization and numbers about 2ooOO'
who intend 20 settle around Guthrie Station.