Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-18
THE OKLAHOMA DEAL.
The Original Payne Boomers Bound to
Have Their Old Lands.

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PURCELL (I. T. April ll7th.-Many Okla
homa settlers are practically without money
to buy food, and every day men, women
and children are found begging in the
streets. Ali they have left is their weapons.
They have held on to these through all
adversities. They believe that six-shooters
will improve more Oklahoma soil than a
plow for Il month or two to come. a large
majority of the men here belong to the
original Payne boomers. Nine out of eyerv
ten of them have not only located their
claims, but have poieo and staked them off.
They believe now these claims belong to
them, and when the time comes they will
fight for them.
The Boomers Must Cross Booming Rivers
KANSAS CITY, April 17th.-A Times spe-
cial says: The heavy rains of last night
have made streams worse than ever, and
unless they subside there will be great diff
Guilty in reaching Lisbon formerly King
fisher from here. The country here is
very beautiful now, after the rains, and
the Cherokee strip. south of Caldwell is as
good as any. 1t is fertile rolling prairie
The cattlemen are not yet reconciled to the
situation, and look on the settlers with ILL
concealed dislike. The boomers will start
all together tomorrow, with troops in front
of them. 1t will be sight not often be-
fore presented in America. A thousand or
more settlers marching toward homes
under the regulars of the War Department
The settlers here are of a remarkably good
class. Most of them have comfortable out
fits. Everybody seems to be for himself,
rather jealous and suspicious of others than
united by bonds of friendship. Some are
experienced frontiersmen.
Excited Boomers.
ARKANSAS CITY (Kan.), April 17th.-The
announcement of Captain Hayes, who is
commanding the cavalry detached to guard
the border here, that settlers be allowed to
go across the line of the Cherokee strip i'm
mediately af,er midnight Thursday, created
great stir among the projectors here, and
1t is thought large majority of them will
take advantage of the opportunity, and
midnight tomorrow will witness a grand
rush into the strip. Campers realize that
all cannot cross the border at the same
place and there will be scattering along
the border for miles.
terrible wind and rain-storm passed
over here last night which played havoc
with the boomers tents. Women and chill
dren were drenched and badly frightened.
Eastern Baseball.
CINCINNATI, April 17th.-The champion
ship season of the American Association
opened to-day in the presence of over
10000 people. The score stood Cincinnati
l, st. Louis 8.
LOUISVILLE, April 17th.-The opening
game of the American Association here
was between the Louisvilles and Kansas
Citys. The score stood Louisville 4, Kansas
City I.
PHILADELPHIA. April 17th.-The Ameri-
can Association championship season was
to have opened here to-day with a game
between the Athletic and Brooklyn Clubs,
but the rain obliged its postponement un-
til tomorrow.
BALTIMORE, April 17th.-The Baltimore
Columbus game was postponed to-day on
account of the rain.
An Extensive Purchase.
PIrrsBURG, April 17th.-A special from
Lima, Ohio, says: 'The Standard Oil
Company to-day closed deal whereby
they become the possessors of the majority
of the stock of the Ohio Oil Company.
This gives them the control of the Lima
field. The Ohio Company is composed of
an association of producers in this field.
Their leases cover $4,000 acres, with a daily
production of 5000 barrels of oil. A con-
siderable portion of the territory is yet un-
developed. The prices paid for the stock
is said to range from 80 70 rs cents. c. I.
Lufkin conducted the business for the
Standard Company. They have a large
force of men engaged in enlarging their re-
finery grounds here with the intention of
making the Solar Works the greatest re-
fnery in this country.
The vestibule Cars.
CHICAGO, April 17th.-Judse Gresham to-
day delivered an opinion, Judge Blodget
concurring, declaring the Pullman-Ses-
sions' patent for vestibule cars valid, and
that the Wagner Palace Car Company was
infringing. Sessions pateut covers that
portion of each half of the vestibule con-
sisting of iron face plates under spring
pressure, completing the vestibule by light
Joint when the cars are coupled in train
service. The Court therefore made the
temporary injunction against the Wagner
Company perpetual, and referred the mat
ter of damages to Master in Chancery.
A dispatch from New York tonight saws
that representatives of the Wagner Com
pany claim that they can dispense with the
Sessions portion of the vestibule and still
use it.
No Liquor Goes.
CALDWELL, April 17th.-The Oklahoma
excitement is at its hight here to-day. 1t
is almost impossible to get along the
streets as the crowd is so dense. Five hun
dred wagons was the estimate placed on