New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
WARNED OFF THE STRIP.
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION TO THE
BOOMERS

| SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF THE GREAT IN
vAsIoN-uTEs srEIScING UP OVER
NlGHT-cATrLEMEN IN DESPAIR.
Washington. March 1.-THE President has
issued proclamation ordering all settlers of of
the Cherokee Strip
The Presidents proclamation is as follows:
To whom it may concern.
The land, known the Cherokee strip are not
open TO settlement. The bill pending in Congress
and intended Ia provide civil government for the
country known a, Oklahoma does not provide for
opening the Cherokee strip or outlet to settlement.
and has not yet received the vote OF the two Houses
~ Congress. or the approval Of the President. The
entrance Of settlers upon these lands i, unlawful and
all persons hereby warned against entering thereon
Ahen these land shall become open TO settlement.
prompt public notice Will be given of that fact but
In the meantime il Is my duty to exclude all persons
thcrcfFom. aud those who enter unlawfuv will only
involve thcmsclvcs In improbable trouble they will
be Immediately removed EENJAMlN HARRISON.
Executive Mansion March H. 1880.
Arkansas City, Kan. March l5-Thc boomers
were stampcdcd into the Cherokee Strip much the
same rs the cattle were stampcdcl on, Of it. They
misoonstrucd the passage Of the oklahoma bill
into an act providing for the immediate opening
boomers alarmed lest il would not be tine first on
the ground - select tie choicest town-sitrs and
claims, rushed pcmcll over the border. regardless
of the consequences Some fear is expressed by
tie cooler heads to-day that this premature AMI
Had riscd movement may b. entirely u'cess that
tie Gotcrnmcni may deprive them OF their ad-
vantage. AID drive tie settlers ont To- await the
: formal opening of the country and give all pros
pcctitc settlers an equal chance al the public
/ land This view of tic case Is entertained by
only a small minority Of tn people and tie great
majority already settling down on their claims.
- If assured Of their permanent residence there
! They believe. now the invasion has been ac-
comp-hcd. that President Harrison viii allow
them TO remain and permit others 10 take up tie
! land whenever they arrive.
Hopeful m rnis belief. they have already begun
to improve their lands. The majority of the bone
hdr settlers carried on their wagons Yesterday
enough lumber 20 construct small dwelling. and
/ today the white tents and wagon covers that dot
/ tie prairics IN all directions being replaced
/ with the less picturesque but more substantial
/ board shnuiy
Especially is this the in tho centre of the
settlement at ronca Only Yesterday small
station Of loo people on tho Santa Fc Just over
| tie line from Guthrie. Oklahoma a city Of 1000
/ inhabitants has sprung up over night Here hast
/ ily improyiscd hotels. where the rates are ont Of
/ all proportion 10 the measrc accommodations;
/ grocery and supply stores have already been cos
/ structrd and ARE doing thriving business. 10
/ tirsc there are constantly hcns added the set
tiers shanics and the settlement already has the
appearance Of a fullncdged frontier city. The
/ gambling fraternity Is mere IN full force The
! card onic man. wheel OF fortune. walnut shells
/ with tie elusive pea. are all being manipulated
/ in ia, ol..n street with the usual degree of suc-
.o.. scvcr,l disturbances have occurred over
''SS' ''''''' ,,
/ these gambling dcyiccSand many nights nave taken
4 place. but nothing serious has resulted Another
! - those mushroom, towns Of exotic growth APP
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lT'Icd al WIN" 'P''l,1'' ',''' ''''''~
/ Cny, THIS morning. though MOI )" "r-r 10
Ponca, there are fully Loo people hNing thc'''
anu '"o '"'''' ~ >.,,,t i ANN, int,
nellS 'n"v''" '"'''' '''' ~
existence within the last t"ent' -loui hours. ln'
/ ;,.. ,.,u. .h,,u, s0O neopc who went under
,'' w.. T,.,. ,r,,,, c,lIueu v.s
The leadership OF mayor NN'' ''0'' >"'""'" '''
tcrday
At Guthrie last night reporter boarded the
t,,in in which the representatives of the Cherokee
,' ,-..,. r.,a...,',. ,,.r. rctprnin., from tie
Ntfp 'a'te company WV ''''''', ,"'.t
! Fort Worth Caiicmcus convention. NJ lc"llS'
p,e.idcnt Of the company, was among the number.
The ir,t inrimation they had of the invasion of
J their leased lands was gained AZ nu''l''' N''"
they were told OF The movement i"'N ''"'" NV
/ Lotc,c a. lint "A few minutes later the camp
",.' .,,,ro,,'Ie1 ~, the invaders themselves were
"''S Su''o"''"o" ~ -. -, .n,i ,.,.,r,,.I tlc
seen glowing III the darkness ana coni'rih'' TIC
r.nnr, Tho cattlemcn were greatly disturbed at
Ill. lands and q meeting was
'h' lnN"so" "a WV" '' N tIo,,.0,.
/ called in the Pullman smoking ROOM N'' i'"'"'
presided and upon motion appointed committee
! e. ipforn fin. SECRETARY of the Interior of the
90 ''' ~ g., and ask for troops to restore
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