St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-12
SETTLERS INDIGNANT.
Red-Tapeism Prevents Them
From Locating Upon the
Promised Land.
Troops at Fort Pierre Almost
Worn Out by Prolonged
Sentry Duty.
No Official Notice Received of
the Opening of the Reser-
vation.
Masked Road Agents Hold Up
a Stage Coach in
Montana.
Special to the GLOBE.

CpccIdl W IuG 0lODe
PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 1.-THE situa-
tion here to-day has been about the
same as yesterday and last night, though
the excitement abated somewhat. The
crowd continued to line the river bank
all day, and was largely swelled by
those who arrived this evening by
train. the cars being packed and many
compelled to ride outside. The weather
to-day was as warm and pleasant as a
day in May. and the boomers suffered
no hardshipS in working for their ends.
The attempts to cross over to the reser-
vation were kept up until daylight this
morning, and many fracas occurred
between the troops and boomers. But
no serious collision between the troops
and intending settlers has as yet been
reported. The soldiers are almost worn
out by hard work, the guard having
been doubled during the night.
This left no fresh troops on hand,
and unless reinforcements arrive
from Fort Sully tonight the present
force at FOrt.Pierre will have to give up
and let the persistent boomers enter
upon the reservation. The South Pierre
townsite boomers made another attempt
TO invade the promised land at o'clock
this morning. They had about seventy
five wagons. the wheels Of which had
been muffied, as well as the horses
hOots. They succeeded in gaining the
other bank without being challenged by
the sentry, and were headed for the in
terror when sentry discovered them.
The bluecoat was Immediately
CAUGHT AND GAGGED
by some who hads laid in ambush
near by, put in one of the wagons and
conveyed to bunch of timber further
inland, where he was left. About this
time the officers of the guard came
along, and, not finding the sentry in his
place, raised the alarm. A Skirmishing
party was organized and soon 10
Gated the boomers, who were speed
ing toward the hills. A detail of
mounted troops was sent in pursuit,
and upon Overtaking the boomers fired a
volley over their heads. The boomers
then scattered out, but the troops spread
out and finally succeeded in capturing
guard house at Fort Pierre. About the
same time smaller crowd OF boomers
attempted to invade the reservation
about one-half mile above this city at
boat landing. When near the west
bank a rush was made to scale the
bluff and break the line of
sentries. They succeeded in break
ing through the line. The infantry
started in hot pursuit, but many of the
boomers succeeded in evading their
pursuerS. and are now in the interior of
the reservation. Those who were capt
ured were roughly handled and escorted
back to this city. the guard-house at
Fort Pierre being too full to accommo-
lotn hn In
dering efficient aid to the soldiers. and
have been the means of capturing
many stray boomers who got
across the river and squatted on
land. All of these have been
taken to Cheyenne agency. some thirty
miles up the river and, confined in the
guard house there. 1t is reported that
colony of twelve men, formed about
five miles up Bad river. were arrested
by the Indien police, who after burning
the shacks of the settlers, took them to
the Cheyenne agency. The military
will not allow any of the residents on
the famous mile square to leave there,
and report reached here tonight that
they are
RUNNING SHORT OF PROVISIONS.
Last night United States Marshal Fry
arrived from Chamberlain. where, with
forty deputies, he has been trying to
keep the boomers back. He will assist
the troops and Indian police here in a
last desperate attempt to keep the
boomers off of the reservation until
the military has received orders to
permit them to go on. Much sur
prise is expressed that President
Harrison should open the reservation
to immediate settlement, and not give
orders for the withdrawal of the troops,
or at least give them orders not to inter
fere. The boomers are now more eX-
cited and determined than ever. and
before morning many of them will be
on the reservation, though the mile
square and contiguous land is too well
guarded to allow any of them to get a
fOothold there.