New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-20

around. The most conflicting stories az heS ~
I Saa ap ss sSaa e oo sEs " the Richness
Of the son has been soehas sSagefaisS sr fSe IS
fsrsSIe a. some Of the lands in the Cherokee
strip. through which The boomers passsa Yo cay,
ss susss,y ts q Sc 81 Rs b sSSn
~. The Northern BOOMERS look to Gethsie as
the coming town. The desire Of the Pureeii men
to make okaAcs CITY the or pri1 sSa R.sGs n
having secured some official recognition IN the
establishment there Of the General Land ONCE
10 ENFORCE ORDER IN OKLAHOMA
rHr PRESIDENT prnDcTs GENERAL MERRrTr'
no AID THE UNITED STATES MARSHALL!
wassnneson. Apr4f sis.- The following order sup
uoed ~ have resulted from she Cabinet meeting TITS
Afternoon. has Just been sent BY telegraph 10 the
commanding general, Division of the Missouri. OF chi
o&ge: $500 90
AafutsntGencsafs onioe:
BY direction of ae ss;orssnsfs &c following Is
TRs Psssden. directs hat oe9sl Tsrss e: n
sonncon with hs asess O. Ss p1 sSsp sf't
settlement under the Presidents recent proclamsttOn
10 preserve the peace, and wfI upon The reousiuon
c toons under his commend 70 aic them IN executing
warrants msdng arreets and qaelisng any ri9,s OF
WI take every proper measure 70 avoid any conhtcs
o. Ne WIN also see that O.. laws relaxing TO the IA
ssoducton Of ardent spsrits into tho indien coun1
are ENFORCED. careful endorsement OF these pfe
J. @. KELToN.
Assistant AdtutantGcnerst.
SUSPECTED LAND FRAUDS IN OKLAHOMA
washington, April 1o.-The General Land once
officials have information that persons VIII attempt 60
eyaac the Law Of homestead entry in Oklahoma Tho
method is TO procure from soldiers declaratory state
nnerts which win operate to reserve The lands TOT
pestod Of ak months They also obtain from the
soldiers at the time . REIMBURSEMENT OF unear
rights Hereunder The sharpers may then DO able 1t any
time within six months to soil their claims to persons
desiring homes and by filing the reimbursement me
purchaser obtains preference right In the land 70
cnfed Every possible effort vii be made by the
oisisls Of the General Land once TO prevent the CON
susnatgcn Of those frauds. and when found the guilty
parties wa DO prosecuted to the full extent Of the law
for perjury. . The law upon this subject permits
soldiers % make their entries through attorneys, who
must swear that they have no personal Interest In the
claim and that the filings are not made with . visv
20 relinuuishing the claim
The SECRETARY of the Interior to-day sent 10 the
Commissioner of the General Land ONCE decision
relative TO the request Of the Oklahoma Capital CiS
Town Site and Improvements Company 20 enter Ger
ts slm sor town o sites IN the Indian Territory Tue
Secretary holds that there Is no authority In the DC
President might have tie right 70 reserve lands fer
Two and probably four CLERKS T d are t sSs oos
win leave to-day for Guthrie and King FISHER stage
station Oklahoma 20 assist the local land officers
AN EMIGRANT AND HORSES DROWNED.
Wellington, Kan, April ia dispatch 10 The
standardn broueht by courier to South and from
thero teIephoned to this city, says Pawnee Blrs
colony consisting of 400 wagons left Hunnewell ycs-
to-day and Is now waerbound al the salt Fork OF the
Arkansas River twenty miles south OF that city In the
Territory. In attempting 10 ford the swollen ana
tsrbhlsnt stream man named Freither and his horse
exe drowned In tn view of the frightened coloniss,
who were unable to render him any assistance The
accident demonstrated that fordng was out OF the
question: and the whole colony Is now engaged IN the
construction Of q huge raft upon which they hope 70
oat over TO the other side with their teams ana out
ms This afternoon q train OF ass vehicles contain
ing coons4s bound for Oklahoma from Salt Lake Val
lev, Utah. and points in Colorado passed six miles
west on their southern journey II is reported that
last night fight took place between cattlemen ana
boomers over some fenoe-cutting and that four men
were killed and that tho trouble is not over yet
aTwo Oklahoma colonst outfits attempted this morn
Ing to cross State Creek which is greatly swollen at
Foraher's Ford, two miles south Of this city. The
srst horses to enter were drowned, the wagon was
swept away and the occupants rescued win great
dlacuIty without attempting 20 save the submerged
wagon s contents the boomers has Sarge az
the farmer and, mounting horses gaopea aUsy 20 tne
nearest railroad station take the cars FOR
They had travelled over 200 miles overland anu saIu
they were determined to reach ohanoha III spiSo VI
sHI and high water
DISORDER AT PURCELL AND IN THE "sfHlP'
Arkansas City, April 19-Word was brought mere
last night from Purcell, by man who was tnere
Yesterday that . great deal Of lawlessness e4lsN
along the southern border Of Oklahoma no sa'o
man was held ups in tho streets Of Purcell In broad
aav,,ehs and robbed of $500. The boomers defy the
law They have purchased or hired every available
ho,xa I'm tho nelghborhood and will mount and wade
,h,,ugb ths Canadian River Just before noon on
zfondsy whon the signal nag drops at noon shaTp
thern Will be a desperate land race on the oppoSte
NAVY Tia gamblers and rufians declare that they
,v1l iet no one pass certain distance who " mol
one Of them,
,rbe cattle men are making no attempt TO protect
theIr fences on the strip and the boomers are
cattinx them Hundreds Of miles Of fences VII DC
broken to pieces
rn.dav word was received that whisRey oouia DC
so,a IN the strip but no saloon wagons have yo'
1890 They would do little business Tor wmie
- ~ = 100 or 5000 men who have started from
nasapeaI Ssye taken 900 5000 quarts OF xnskeS
IN than The business done BY the drug stores IL
this Tina V shvrnous.
vvyznaNs READY TO PLACE CLAIMS
Arkansas City, Kan. April ls.-fne oia oolp "".
unson Colony Of This city last nishs heio 's as' so'
sus t,eforo going into oklahoma The ooiony eonssS
Of $50 old soldiers OF these fso wi iesse on
aay to hook up homestead each under INC eo'u w,
eisueo location has been seiecsca' oue I''0' w.
,at y,veal IT, rho members will 80 By tram Inc
train