Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-16
THE CHEROKEE STRIP
Not Open TO Settlcment-Change In q Wv
ernment Bureau.
lBy telegraph to the Dlspstca-l

lBy telegraph to the Dispstca.l
WAsHnGToS. March I5.-The Presloons
to-day issued the following proclain''io"'
To Whom Il Nay Concern:
The lands known as Cherokee Strip hre
not open 10 settlement. The bill pen9ins
In Congress and intended TO proyiuo .
civil government for the country Know
as Oklahoma does not provide for the olo ~.
ing of the Cherokeep Strip or the outl9. W.
settlement and has nOtas yet received .io
vote of the two houses Of Congress or tuo
approval Of the President. The entr9hoo
OF the settlers upon these lands IL uniAn
full and all persons are hereby waIheu
AGAINST entering thereon. When. the9o
lands shall become open 70 settlement
prompt public notice viii be given oil 'nhS
fact. but IN the mean time it is my duty 70
exclude all persons therefrOm and th9so
who enter unlawfully viii only invoFe
themselves in improbable trouble, as tAeJ
will be Immediately removed.
BENJAMIN HARRISON
FrccV'ire MdnslOn. March 10. 1890.
Adjutant-General Kelton has telegrapneu
General Merritt at Fort LeavenwOrth, hail.'
to use troops If necessary, and with pru-
dcncc as heretofore, 10 enforce the ioIe-
going proclamation. The order IS sent ny
direction of the Secretary of War.
The President to-day appointed Couinoe
dOre George Dewey 10 be acting cnlei "a
the Bureau of Provisions and CiothIhs
until permanent appointment TO tndI
Office can be made. This action was neces-
STATED by the resignation OF PayinasrI-
General Fulton rs chiet of the bureau
which was presented yesterday and accept
ed this morning. Commodore Dewey i III
nresont chief of the Bureau of Equipment
and Repair. He will perform the duties ?I
both Offices until the existing vacancy -
filled. NJ.
Secretary Tracy. accompanied by Mrs;
Wilmerdinp and Miss Milmerding anu
Lieutenant and Mrs. Mason. left Washing
ton this morning on the Despatch ioI
visit TO the Norfolk navy yard. The parry
will return TO Washington Tuesday eve
ninr. The Secretary VIII Investigate the
causes Of delay in the completion OF th9
cruiser Baltimore and the gunboat Petrei
now receiving their finishing tOucnes aI
the Norfolk yard.
An afternoon paper SAYS that the reslS-
nation of Pavmastcr-Gcncrel fultOh NAS
due to Secretary 1racys dlssatlsIacbIon
with bis administration Of the 9hairs Oh
tic bureau os Provisions and Clothing
especially in regard to the requisltion ioT
material required for the Baltimore, ana
fiat he has gone to Norfolk for the express
purpose Of determining the responsibility
for the delay in the completion OF tlat
vessel.
The cattle-men here did not receive tho
news OF the Presidents proclamation
ordering the invading settlers OF the strip
with much interest. TO them 1t was Ike
locking the door after the horse was stolen.
The settlers seemed to think. that tle
easiest way to get possession of the strip
was 10 drive the cattle-mcn of, and the
easiest way 10 do that was to FIRE the pral-
rt.s an1 fire he prnlrles they DID.
Tbesr prairje fres served a double pur-
posr. They drove most of tho cattle be-
Tore them and also destroyed fodder which
those remaining might have fed upon.
Therefore the cattlc-meu are naturally de-
pressed over the gloomy prospects. Inc
damage is already done. n the cattle can
not be marketed. II LETT IN the strip they
will starve-G0. go head Of cattle. good Tor
nothing but hides, glue, and bone dust.