The morning news., 1889-04-12
BOOMERS IN A BIG FEVER
EACH SEES a TRICKY RIVAL IN
EVERY BUSH.

p,orets in Hiding Throughout the
woods to Guard Against a Coup de
Main on the Part of the New Arrivals
The Presidential Order Slightly
Modified
ApxANsAs CITY, KAN, April 1.-THE
,onuIation of this city has increased one
tbird during the past week. Two thousand
aooar boomers are here, and at least 1000
are along the line south of here. Six hard
-roro stores have sold out their entire stock
and the demand is not half supplied. The
boomers are forming into small colonies
of twenty-five to fifty persons and are de-
-isinc schemes to outwit their neighbors
ard Get into the heart of Oklahoma, by the
o,rointed time. There is feeling all
along the border that there will be gen.
oral forward movement into the territory
on the night of April 20. The boomers who
have been here all winter have picked out
their land and are suspicious of new
on5ners Sn1n They don't propose to have the
land they fought for jumped by recent ar
rivals.
PICKETS IN HIDING.
They have pickeUs in hiding in the Okla
boma woods who are keeping them posted.
Word was received to-day tnat the boomers
nm fine Texan border were becoming very
imnatient. and were liable to march in be-
fore April % and seize their claims before
DAYLIGHT on that date. A panicky
feeling prevails all around. Old
boomers claim they developed the agitation
that led to the opening of the territory, and
that now land sharks are trying to get pos
session of their property. The state line for
hundreds of miles is dotted with "pralrie
schooners. All are preparing for flight
into the promised land Many settlers
whose geography is faulty are already from
ten to fifteen miles in the territory, and
still claim they are in Kansas.
TOO SWEEPING.
WASHINGTON, April LIT appears that
the Presidents proclamation opening por-
ton of the Oklahoma lands to settlement
was more sweeping in It's terms than was
intended in the matter of excluding persons
from entry upon the lands before the date
named in the proclamation. Under its
terms, army officers have been compelled
to keep out officials of the interior depart
ment whose duty il is to provide for the es-
tabishment of the new land offices. To
relieve these officials, an order was made to-
day by the war department for their ad-
mission into the territory.
CROSSING THE CHEROKEE OUTLET.
In answer to an inquiry from the Secre-
tary of War on behalf of large number of
persons contemplating settlement in Okla
homa. asking if permission is to be given
these intended settlers to cross the Cherokee
outlet to the northern line of Oklahoma
before April %, the Secretary of the
Interior has replied in part as follows:
b;,,Iy TbaN ha al llOvUaA tn with
out extraordinary delay, and |, therefore,
recommend that you instruct your COM
handing officers to place no Instructions i'll
the way of persons who desire to journey
il good faith, in a quiet, peaceable
and orderly manner, upon And along the
public highway, post or military roads,
or established and customary cattle trails,
through the Cherokee outlet, in 6 ing to-
ward the tract of land to be opened for
settlement But there should be military
patrol upon the road or roads that are to
be taken, that shall prevent settlers from
staying longer than necessary on the way
and require them to move on, making only
the ordinary camps that may be necessary
for their crossing. There should be every
care taken to have the Indians
understand that by this passage
there is no desire to appropriate their lands,
and that it will be con tinued no longer than
absolutely necessary after the first migra-
ton to the Oklahoma country is over. The
military force should then scout the Chero-
kee outlet and require all persons unlaw-
fully there to move on, either back to Kan
sas or over into the Oklahoma lands"
ENTITLED TO A FAIR SHOW.
The Secretary, in another part of the
letter, says that he deems that settlers are
entitled to as much consideration as has
been given to cattlemer, and others hereto
fore who have been permitted to travel on
the trails and highways through this outlet.
1t IS urged upon the Secretary among other
reasons for granting this permit, that set
tiers coming through the Chippewa and
ether Indian lands are gathering on
the Immediate borders of the Oklahoma
tract without obstruction, thus put
tlng those in Kansas who must pass
through the Cherokee outlet at a
disadvantage Movement will be allowed
under this permit until full authority and
Instructions shall have been received by the
military having charge of the matter. The
recommendations of Secretary Noble were
Iald before the President by Secretary
hroctor, and after consideration, an order
bearing upon the subject was sent from the
war department this afternoon to the army
oIncers In charge on the border Of Indian
territory, presumably TO carry into prac-
tcal effect Secretary Mobiles recommends
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