The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-11
LANDS OF THE SIOUX.
HARRISON OPENS THE RESERvA-
TON TO SETTLEMENT.
oklahoma's Scenes Being Repeated

Oklahoma's Scenes Being Repeated
A City of 1900 or 5000 People
springing Up in a Night-The Indian
Police Unable to Resist the Rush of
the Crowd.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-The President
has signed a proclamation opening the
Sioux reservation in South Dakota to set
tlement. He has also issued an order estab-
fishing land offices at Pierre and Chamber
lam.
THE RUSH FOR THE LANDS.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, Feb. 10.-A special to
the Poneer-Er from Chamberlain, s. D.,
says: The report OF cannon this after
noon startled a crowd camped here await
ing an opportunity TO get on the Sioux
reservation lands. The report turned
| out to be the signal for the
crowd OF town-site boomers, who
were secreted in the heavy timbe
in the American islands to get upon the
coveted b)ttom on the west side of the
river. Immediately parts of various COM
blnatioas sent here for The purpose of secuf-
ing this trace were in motion, and teams
with loads of lumber were started on a
dead run across the river, but it was evil
dent that the local town-site boomers had
secured an advantage by reason of their
closer proximity to the lands.
A GRAND SIGHT.
''It was grand sight viewed from the
| high bluff on the east side of the river to
| see teams dashing ac oss the river up the
| bluff on American island, and finally being
lost to sight in the heavy timber which
| covers the island, and several thousand peo-
| pie gathered on the bluff TO see as many
more take part in this exciting event. The
Indian police to the number Of nearly 100
Lad been placed as a guard to prevent
any premature invasion, but they
stood dazed and helpless as they
viewed the irresistible rush for the reserva-
tion. The most novel sight was the moving
| of large building, under which had been
| placed heavy timbers and wheels. This,
like other wagons, was pulled across the
| river by galloping horses. The local town
| site boomers secured an advantage over the
| other organized boomers by few minutes,
| but among the boomers are number who
| intend TO secure homes on their filings If
| possible, which, If persisted in, will compli-
| cate the matter such an extent as to re-
| suit In protracted legal struggle.
GRABBING THE UPLANDs.
"While this rush and conflict was going
on for the bottom lands many other intend
| ing settlers rushed promptly into the up
| lands and began at once the erection of
| houses, and these are prepared to defend
| rights as against later settlers, determined
| ly guarding agains1 any invasion of their
| lands. Marshal Frye and Indian Agent
| Anderson, assisted by deputies and Indian
| police, were soon at work vigorously at
tempting to eject the Invaders in the
| absence Of any word from the Secretary of
the Interior. But they were overwhelmed
| by numbers, upon whom they could make
| no impre sion. The settlers who have lum-
Der on the ground are erecting houses by
| the light Of lanterns. The morning sun
will shine on scores of new houses, many
| of them grouped in q new town on the
west de of the river. The local town.
siters who got the advantage over the other
boomers for possession of the town site have
| arranged for representation in nearly fifty
| different branches in business. Inside of
| forty-eight hours buildings have been
erected and everything in running order,
with a population of between 1900 and
| 5000"
PIERRE WILD WITH EXCITEMENT.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb. 10.-A special to
the Pioneer Press from Pierre, S. d., says:
| "The news here this afternoon that the
President has issued his proclamation OPEN
ing the Sioux reservation was read with the
widest kind of excitement, aud ever since
the town has been perfect pandemonium of
| excitement The scenes enacted at Cham
| berlain were repeated here under even more
exciting conditions, but the regular troops
| at Fort Pierre were able to make better
| headway against the boomers than were the
Indian police at Chamberlain. Tomorrow
will probably show that several hundred
settlers have evaded the guards and secured
locations on the reservation"
BECKER AGAIN ON THE WING.
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