Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-19
JOIN IN A MAD RUSH.
Entering the Indian Lands From Ok
lahoma.
VERY LIVELY SCENES At NOON TODAY.
Earthqu E axe Shocks
Throughout California.
PUBLISHER SMITH DEAD.
VERY LIVELY SCENES At NOON TODAY
PUBLISHER SMITH DEAD.
ENTERING NEW LANDS.

1 "hss That Crossed fhe Border Fror.
Oklahoma To-day.
FL KENO. OKLA, April I9-Morning broke
upon the camps Of the land hunters with t.
heavy fog and a light drizzIe. which threatened
.o turn INTO heavy downpour Of rain AZ the
=" gre" older. This turned the ground
AN 'ne vicinity OF the streams into
aquaemire OF red mud Of the consistency ana
~ 81, guAIlues OF gine, and filed the owners
VI Hs' horses. who had counted upon their
animals TO carry them first across the l,na ,-,,n
usmay. On TIE other hand, those who vero
on 1901 looked upon the lowering clouds win
sre.s - hea'y track IN sporting parlance.
meant an equal chance for all
All the camps were early Astir o, a.. Ia.
.es' VI tnls place most OF tho boomers v,re mn
nru M hAd broken camp long before davl,sht
wagons we're creased, harness Overlooked
tslen 20 ,nO',s Gown ana every precAution
.he maj struggle came. The same Was Urn. %
we camps at hennessy, Dover, kingfsher ans
other spots where the land seekers baa ,s,h-
cred IN large numbers s"'"-
A ride along the line aa,i, a, A.,
disclosed innumerable small nar,io. o.ning
nor.hward or southwark in search OF ths ~,
rosd INTO the reservation and a ,t.,ss
an thso .he reservation itself showed that
S,sias a me efforts OF the United
aiefy, many had taken tune by the faralocl
ana entered the promised land in aaxsn.s =,
the time set by the government Hsr"on =,
..as.N mead would bob up from the bed OF an
arroyo only 10 be quickly withdrawn a, ~
| slght OF any one on the outside WV
occasionally, too, q horseman copla a..
seen scnrryIng across the red hills sions, ~
water courses. but at such distance tbst !,
s,a, i.lposslDie TO determine whether the
ngure was that OF an Indian, A iennty ,nar.h.I
or lawless but eager ha,.,'~.
moving toward some chosen co,,,.,,
seat various estimates have been san, ~,
n sitnin the last few days as TO tho number ~
he was S .ne aa oonaer. the guessos ranging all
.ne way from $1,000 TO 10000. From the 6est
information at hand. obtained by yisits 90 an
me larger camps, it is likely that the actual
| tremes. Ne Two eA-
Capt. johnson Of tho Dover ram, .s,;...,
that there are about l. 500 persons tLere Tss'
uepu.y United States marshal, who has been
assigned TO look after the crowd
.ne cherokee strip cantonment. esti-
,nSseu he tneir numbers at 1000. The negroes
VINO herded together at Cimarron-and from
whom, by the way, trouble is expectea-wiii
nunoet about l.5O0, and there were not less
wan wan a'ooo persons scattered through ths
W. Mlehita reservation These, Of course, were
the larger crowds "
lana to be opened were innumerable smaIIas
Poes, ranging IN strength from 10 20 9O0
persons and banded together by soma cor,~
n. .uuy OF interest or agreement 60 protect one
cia;,ns Igns In the event Of disputes over
Claims. Many OF these associations were formed
tne members being pledged to assist tb.;r
So sues "itn money at the muzzle of tbe
Winchester II necessary. Making ali sllovancs
.vr al these scattered organizations and taking
the known ngures OF the larger camn. a0 ooS
is probably about the number Of nersons scoo -,
entereo the territory when the cannon .on,aaS
the signal a noon TODAY
M through the forenoon the prooess;on.
conuhued. Along the eastern border the
In l..
nortn there were large bodies ana A. =.
reported toward noon that an enercetic com
pany OF men from Texas had esscn,sS
nanA .aN movement and were entering the country
.he, IN; .ne nne OF the santa Fe road where
tnat line just cuts the border of the ra~ary.
uon near Goodwin in the Cberokee Ss,,n
o'uer parties we're reported to be living low In
the Antelope hills, and il is probable thss
ioiana' me seat OF L county, received an upex-
SPIN. -
" ana d counties were, however, unous.-
.,,onapiy the center OF attraction Iyine n.
the road from Texas the pilgrims from ,has
sra'e ma naturally halted when they reached ths
Michita country and for several weeks tie
numbers of the lone star representsriyas hs-e
peen steadily increasing They were a crowd too
aoundantly able to take care of themselvas "a
OF any interfering delegation into the bargain
rr ane aepuy marshals Of Cloud Chief and
Arrapahoe. the county seats look forward with
some apprehension to the settlement OF a,s-
putss that will come up this evening or torsns-
row over Jumped" claims.
county was comparatively neglected sor
no good reason apparently other than TIE
aineuIty OF getting to the southward OF il
ior the hnai rush. Some shrewd MEM
bers Of the Texas party bowovar
who realized the opportunity for a
iree selection OF available land ouiotiy
withdrew from the main BODY and went rboon-
ing over the line when the signal was given
getting the choicest sections in '.F" county a.
reward Tor their shrewdness
The Dover and Hennessy contingor,. h-.l.
Tor Watonga, the county seat of e.,I'' connrs
Ahe boomers VINO were encamped near thi.
place made bee line for the new tour, "a
Caddo springs, ten miles north of here, This
settlement should not be confounded With
Saaoo, the station on the MashIta river which
mly miies southwest of the new location
most OF the Argonauts IN the Cherokee strin
set out at the top of their speed for Taloga- IN
county, although some Of them started
ior watonga. The excitement which culni-
mated al noon today grew all last night Tboss
rusal ana acquisitiye persons swho have
reaped harvest for some weeks by
charging 20 Tor the privilege Of sleeping in .
cnAir or dry goods box In a bar room found
their Income much curtailed Nobody apperent-
~ cared 10 sleep and the hours of the u ieht were
passed IN planning the campaign for the dsy ar
10 PLAYING cards and telling stories There vas
surprisingly little drunkenness No one
cared TO risk his chances in q rush by acouir-
ing Jag, which would render him ton
heavy on horseback or unsteady ON foot and
the consequence was that, except for The in
evitaole excitement, the boomers went over
rade.
II was striking example Of good humor.
Iorpesrsnce under the irritation Of bed
weather and obedience to the regulations i.iI
m Qf