Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-21
THE OKLAHOmAisUsH.
No DimfnutiOn I'm the Incoming
Tlde-Oo m mmMnieatIom Difficuit.

Tide-Oom mmunicatiom Difficult.
ARKANSAS Cry, April 20.-It is esti-
mated by ranchmen that 800 TO 900
boomers will have made illicit entrance
into Oklahoma before noon of the 22nd.
! These boomers generally strike west of
the Reno trail, ford the Cimarron and
enter the western portion of the territory.
The interest now centers in Guthrie.
1t is thought that by Tuesday there will
be 10000 people in and about Guthrie.
Material for 500 houses has been
shipped from one Chicago firm alone.
The telegraph company is preparing
for tremendous days business on Mon
day. 1t is estimated that there will be
1000 600 words of special dispatches from
Oklahoma on the day of opening.
More than 10000 settlers have crossed
the line within the past three days, and
the coming tide keeps rolling on. To-
morrow 5000 will arrive by railroad and
wagons, if the latest advices from the
North and East are reliable.
A dispatch was received here to-day
by the Guthrie Townsite Company from
Noble, which reads: "The law restricts
townsite entries in Oklahoma to $40 acres
each. Actual cases will be decided as
they arise on application to the district
land offices, after they are opened for
business"
WASHINGTON, April 20.-A telegram
received at the War Department, dated
Chicago, says: The following telegram,
dated yesterday, al Oklahoma station, is
respectfully forwarded. "Have just ar
rived at this station, found everything
quiet, and am making such disposition
as will maintain peace on and after the
22d. Means of communication on the rail-
road wire are inadequate even for the
railroad travel. A communication, in
order to reach me, should be wired
through Woodward to Fort Reno, with
which post | am making arrangements
TO establish line OF carriers. Will tele-
graph you later, as receive information.
(Signed) w. MERRITT,
Brigadier- General.
George Crook. Major. General.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-Secretary
Window has directed the suspension Of
the order issned by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue authorizing the sale of
special tax stamps to wholesale and
retail liquor dealers to engage in business
in Oklahoma. The Secretary's decision is
based on the opinion that it would be a
palpable violation of the law so to trans
port liquor through the Indian Territory,
and it would be impossible to get liquor.
into Oklahoma without crossing some
portion of the Indian country.
PURCELL, Indian Territory, April 90
The apprehended trouble from the
wounding and capture of the s'boomers"
has been averted by the release of the
captured men. The Texans have
changed the course of their march, and,
fearing collision with United States
hox nt%
from the Oklahoma border. The two
men supposed to be MORALLY wounded
yesterday now appear in fair way to
recovery, and, unless through some un-
foreseen accident. there will be no deaths
resulting from the battle.
LITTLE Rock, April 20.-The Gazette's
Fort Smith special says: Tuesday last
five brothers named Arnold, who reside
in the Choctaw nation, started with their
teams for Oklahoma. The rumor reached
hero late this evening that three of them
were killed on the road. The report ia
that they attempted to pass other BOOM
ers on the road, which resulted in fieht
for the right of way, Albert. Ward and
Jones Arnold being killed. 1t is not
stated whether any one was killed on the
other side.
WICHITA, April 2O.-The Dqily Eaole,s
Purcell, |. T., special says: All dsv
long the boomers continued to roll over
the road from the south. They come
mostly from the Southern States.
PARIS, Tex, April 2O.-Deputy Mar
shal Fleminglone, in from the Territory
to- day, reports that while travelling in
the Ohoctaw nation, fifty miles northeast
OF this city, in search o. a band of
he came upon the
body OF man by the side of the
road with his head cut entirely
on, which was found set upright on the
other side of the road, with the face
iowards the. body. There were seven
bullet holes in the breast, and the blood
stains showed that the crime had been
committed only few hours before.
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