Wichita eagle., 1889-02-03
FAVOR OF HOLDING BACK.
Chiefs of the Oklahoma Invaders Cody Dis
ouss the ACCESSIBILITY Of Retreat.
ecia1 Dispatch to the Daily Eagle,

Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle,
HUNNEwELL, Kan, Feb. Harry Hill
accompanied by several gentlemen from
Wichita arrived here this forenoon. Mr..
I'LL stated that MS OBJECT was 70 dlssuade
the boomers from their invasion of Okla
homa which has been planned for some
time to move upon the coveted country to-
day. While many looked upon him as the
prime mover in the invasion, yet the pas
sage of the bill by the house had no doubt
a tendency to quiet the advance of the
movement.
The boomers had been somewhat fright
ened BY the presence of the soldiers at Ar
kansas City and had moved at Pawnee
Bill's instruction across to Hunnewell.
Arriving here they went south and are
now lying along the Chickaska in bodies;
the largest of these being about ten miles
south of the line in little clump of trees
on the river bank. They seemed to Jewell
fitted out for their intended journey, having
with them farming implements, cooking
utensils and some provisions. There are
very few women in the parties, they con-
sisting almost entirely of men and boys,
some travelling in covered wagons, others
on horseback. 1t would be very difficult
TO estimate the number.
The great fear of the boomers now is that
even if they should reach Oklahoma it
would be only short time afterthe senate
passed the bill, and according to the pro-
visions, they would thus be defeated of any
right or title in their claims. This fact
seemed more than anything else to in
fuence them in holding back.
Tom Wilson, the man who passed
off oh n dol finn
from the west, appears to be the most ag-
gressive. He declares that he will go on
IN spite of everything that may be urged
against the undertaking.
Pawnee Bill says that if they remain
where they are they will certainly be ar
rested, by the soldiers or the
Cherokee strip police. OF the latter there
are already several in and around Cald-
well, who having been employed by the
cattlemen to guard their land, are very
jealous in the discharge of their duties.
The soldiers 1T is said, are already eniroute
to the line and viii be stationed either at
Hunnewell or Caldwell.
This afternoon number of people came
over from Caldwell and urged the boomers
TO come over to that place and await fur
Their action from congress. What will be
finally done remains to be seen. Several
believe that other boomers seeing that the
invasion is going to move, will stick to the
OflglUdi lhlSLtlOu anu 20. OIleFS say tDdL
the boomers will diSband some 90 on to the
territory others remain at line awaiting
congressional action and still others will
return to their homes.
The cattlemen here and at Caldwell APP
pear very bitter against not only the
movement but the present action of the
house. They say that even if the bill has
passed the house it will not pass the SEN
ate, and still further, if it does become a
law IL will not 90 into effect for at least
three years. They claim. too, that the
Cherokee Indians have a patent to their
land from the government and can no
sooner be dispossessed of their property
than can be any one else holding under the
same title.