Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-04
DRIVING OUT THE BOOMERS.
The Negotiations for the Purchase Of
Many Indian Reservations.

Kansas CRY. Nov. 3.-The boomers in
the Oklahoms region got . setback las,
week, when ordevs to drive them al out OF
the Cherokee strip arrived from Washing
ton, and cavalry force was sent there 10
enforce these orders and to keep the strip
clear during the whole of the winter. The
white settlers had supposed that they
could retain their holdings apd that the ne
go,iations Of the government commissioners
with tie Chefokees for the cession Of the
"trip would be successful early IN October
The government had offered the Cherokees
the ib- raj allowance Of 81 rs per acre, or
81 SOC 900 for their 100000 acres and
here seemed to be no doubt Of the &C.
ceptance of this offer. Bus i. has turned
out that the Cbefokees are disposed to
hsggle over the price and 10 demand still
more money, as we'll ss other spsclsl con.
cessions. 1t is probsble that the strip will
finally have to be taken BY the government
under condemnation proceedings, and
the Cherokees will then have to make an
abatement from the terms for which they
are now holding out. Moreover, II these
proceedings must be taken, time will be
needed to carry them out, snd so 1t is not
hkel, that the Cherokee strip willb open-
ed TO settle mept, until some period next
year. Meanwhile detachments Of the Fifth
Cavalry will defend it against boomers and
csttlemea.
The Government Commission vas sue
cessful in its Negotiations for the cession OF
the Arspshoe reservation, but the operipg
Of that also will be delayed for nearly a
year, ss Congress did rot make the sppro-
pria.ion needed by the Interior Department.
for service connected herewith. The land
seekers there also will have to put up with
disappointment and keep on waiting for an
indefinite period.
A fortnight sgo the Commission con-
cluded tres.y for the eession OF the Tor
kaway reservation, which, however, is
small. and will furnish farms for less than
a ,housard white settlers.
Negotistiops have recently been begun
for the purchase of The reservations held BY
the Osage, Uses, Pswnees and kswr. and
thew are to be followed by negotiations with
the Comanches, Apsches and k,owas. The
land Of all these tribes aggregates over
), 600 900 acres, and there is hope that at
least portion Of it will be opened for set
Element next spring. The 0taze reserva-
ton slope com prises l,e50 000 acres.
Thousands Of people xre snxiously await
ing the opening Of shese various ressrvs-
lions es thousands of others awaited ths
opening of the lands tha. nov coBsti ute the
territory Of Oklahoma. Ex Cav. Steele OF
Ohlahoms has recently urged thst they
should be opened by next spring at the
latest. He says that multitude OF home
seekers have suffered great hsrdships this
year while waiting on the borders OF the
reservations. that they have been dis
appointed many times, and that they ought
10 be allowed to make preparation for the
rsisisg Of crops next summer. II 10 de-
sirable that the inter o.. dspartme Mt shout d
not indulge in any unnecessary delay in the
performance Of its duty toward those who
are dependent upon its action.