Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-26
SEEING THE STRIP
Disappointed Boomers Settling
 on Cherokee Lands.
FUG1TIvEs FROM FIFE FAMINE
Fierce Resentment Felt in Oklahoma To
 ward the National Authorities.

Tho Governylent from Top to Bottom De-
 nounced for the Manner in Which the
 Now Territory Was Opened-The Trains
 Carrying People Out of the Promised
 Land Every Day-The Railroads Almost
 Parnlyz.d.
 DIAMOND BAR RANCH, I. T., via Arkansas City, April 26.-The occupation of the Cherokee Strip has begun along the whole line and much harder nut to crack than was the Oklahoma boom will be presented to the government.
 The excitement in Arkansas City over the prospective seizure of the Strip is intense.
 The crowds of fugitives from the famine, thirst, frost and heat of Guthrie arc swell ling as each train on the almost wholly paralyzed railroad comes in.
 The fercest resentmenti Is breathed against the Government for the outrageously unfair manner in which the country was thrown open. The whole Federal machinery from the President down to the last Deputy Mar shal, is passionately denounced.
 Six residents of Arkansas City went out on tho Strip Tuesday and stal1ed claims. Some invaded the Cherokee Indian school reservation and were ordered off by the superintendent They moved their stakes to a neighboring spot off the school land.
 It may be believed that hundreds of the returning pilgrims are bearing northward with plans laid for location on the strip and that many are now camping this side of the Salt Fork, upon what they claim for their homes.
 The soldiers patrolling this region under Captain Jack Hayes have Not yet returned from tho southern border, but are expected in Camp Price, near Arkansas City, at any hour. 1t will be their duty doubtless to clear the strip, and turmoil Is bound to en- sue. The people, however, who are back of this present excitement are disposed to be law-abiding, but they will claim re- dress for the wrongs they suffered in Okla homa, and demand claims in tho strip. It is not feared that they will offer an armed resistance. It seems, however, that some thing must be done to relieve the pressure of homeless throngs.
 GUTHRIE, I. T., April 26-A mass meeting of settlers composed largely of disap- | pointed boomers, was addressed by exCon- gressman Weaver. He advised them to | move into the Cherokee strip, break land, and begin other permanent improvements. "The soldiers" he said, twill come to drive you out and when they do, you can ] lay down your shovels and ploughs and say: I bow to the majesty of the law but you must also say before you resign the land of your choice: I will leave the Cher l okee strip when the cattle mon go.' They have no right there."
 ! Gen. Weaver added that President Cleve- | land encouraged all their improvements, and if the United States military had not | 1l,{ f.,,,, 1 would have been free of cattle baroDs and l open to white settlers to-day. 1 The eX-Congressman'S words were re- | ceived with rousing cheers and hundreds ot men are leaving Oklahoma to follow his ad | vice. It is estimated that 5000 homestead CTS have broken soil in the Strip. Three | companies of cavalry are now out scouting 2 | with orders to remove them to Kansas oI | Oklahoma, and it looks as If they will have | employment for several months to come. | kINGFIsHER, April 26.-Three more com panies of infantry have been ordered hero to be commanded by Captains Ruman | Cavanaugh and Chance. There is no dis | order and the troops are sent merely as precautionary measure.
 The first baby was born yesterday
 first saw the light of the world in wagon
 and was christened Oklahoma Lewis. The
 parents arc from Texas.
 | A number of settlers nave claimed tht
 north half of this section as town site an(
 have named 1t Kingfsher. They have
 elected a mayor and council and are run
 ming opposition to the original ngfsher
 John A. Blair, Secretary of the Cheroke.
 Live Stock association, and three others
 have entered section between here ani
 the Strip line. It ss said that the Rock Is
 land railroad will cuild depot on the site
 One of the Blair party who paid $500 fo
 lot was chased off by settler who hat
 first taken possession. The settler wa
 arRed with a hatchet-
 There are three and four contests ol
 nearly every clam and the land lawyer
 are preparing for harvest. Reports o
 murders come in, but none of them hay
 been substantiated and it is believed tha
 not A man has been killed