Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-13
To GET INTO OKLAHOMA
SEVERITY OF THE
FRESIDENIsS PROCLAMATION.
Even Government OfaciaIs Excluded-New
Orders by the War Department and the
Secretary Of the Interior-The Boomers
May Now Stir Without Fear of Being
Shot Down by Soldiers.

Shot Down by Soldiers.
WAsHINGToN, April lit appears that
the Presidents proclamation opening q
portion OF the Oklahoma lands to settlers
was more sweeping in it's terms than was
Intended, in the matter Of excluding per.
sons from entering upon lands before the
dats named 10 the proclamation. Under
its tsrme afny yofHcels have been compelled
70 Keep ont ,efReials of the interior depart.
ment whose daty q to provide for the es'
|tab1ishmsnt of nsw land oficas. To re-
lieye these officials an order was made to.
day by the war department. for their ad.
mission into the territory.
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SECRETARY or THE
In answer to an inquiry from the secre.
tary OF war on behalf of large number oi
persons contemplating settlement in the
Oklahoma, asking if permission is given
these intended settlers to cross Cherokee
outlet to the north line of Oklahoma about
the 22d day OF April, the date upon which
the presidents proclamation for opening
the territory goes into effect, the secretary
Of the interior has replied in part as fol-
lows:
81 think they may be allowed to cross
without extraordinary delay, and there
fore recommend that you instruct your
commanding officers to place no obstruc-
tion in the way OF persons who desire to
journey in good faith. in quiet,
PEACEFUL AND ORDERLY MANNER
upon and along the public highways, post
or military roads, or established and Gus.
tomary cattle trails through the Cherokee
outlet in going forward to the tract of
land to be opened for settlement.
1.-THE law should be taken to have the
Indians understand that by this passage
there is no disposition to appropriate their
lands, and that it will be continued no
longer than is absolutely necessary. After
the first migration to the Oklahoma coun-
try is over. the military forces should then
persons unlawfully there to move on, either
back to Kansas or over into the Oklahoma
lands"
The secretary in another part OF the let
ter says that he deems that the settlers are
entitled to as much consideration as has
been given to cattlemen and others hereto
fore who have been permitted to
TRAVEL THROUGH THIS OUTLET.
1t is urged upon the secretary, among
other reasons for granting this permit, that
the settlers coming through Chickasaw and
other Indian lands are gathering on the
immediate borders OF the Oklahoma tract
without obstruction, thus putting those in
Kansas, who must pass through the Chero-
kee outlet at diSadyantage,
No movement will be allowed under this
permit until full authority and instruc-
tions shall have been received by the mill
tary having charge OF the matter. The
accommodation of Secretary Noble was
laid before the President by Secretary
Proctor, and after consideration, an order
bearing upon the subject was sent from the
war department, this afternoon, to army
officers in charge on the border OF the In
dian Territory, presumably to carry into
practical effect Secretary Mobiles recon-.
mendations. Authoritative information on
this point is, however, withheld.