The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-19
THE RUSH FOR NEW LANDS.
$4,000 PEOPLE ALL READY TO TAKE
PART IN THE RACE TO.DAT.

Nothing Else Thought or In Okiahoma-
Many Home Seekers Will Enter the
Promised Land on Foot-2.OOO Negroes
In the Crowd-The Minnesota Boomers.
KrNGrIsHER. Oklahoma. April 1a.-The OPEN
Ing OF tho Indian reservation lands tomorrow
is nnxiously awaited by thousands OF people.
who are taking tho best positions they can
find and making everything ready for the
great race when tho signal is given. Tho line
formed at tho land Office four weeks ago was
recently declared by tho United States OIL
cials to have no legal status. but now 1t is
given out that the Marshal will recognize the
'sooners." ns they are called. Some persons
are holding places in the line at day wages.
and others are known to be regular Oklahoma
boomers. who mean to claim some OF the best
lands.
Tho United States troops are clearing the
reservation Of all persons. and to-day have
brought in n large number Of boomers who
had secretcd themselves in the Indian coun-
try. Hundreds OF horses have boon engaged
for tho race tomorrow. and every available
team will DO used to take parties to the rescr-
vation The excitement increases with every
hour. Among the parties to arrive to-day
were number OF old soldiers. They could
not secure good positions. and are disgusted
at their failure to fare as vol rs some OF the
boomers who intend to make tho obtaining Of
land n matter OF profitable speculation. Tho
soldiers are after homes. and are greatly en-.
ragged Mt tho slight prospect Of obtaining them.
They threaten that they will DO heard from
next November. not alone in Oklahoma. but
in various other States.
BRowN's VALLEY. Mimi. April 1S.-Thcre
are Indications OF serious trouble on the Sis
seton reservation in regard to the fling OF
claims. \ large party OF men from Watertown
passed through this village last night and
went on to tho northwestern part OF tho reser-
walton. where the best lands and the new town
site are located. They had filed claims ut
Whtortown and are determined to have tho
lands they selected. and II the squatters on the
lands do not dep4rt there viii 20 fight. Tho
prevent conflict
from sisseton to Ellington. in honor Of Miss
ENic Stnmffer. school teacher. who was tho
first woman to reach the pnSe She made tho
boundary line all alone riding forty-nve miles
on the 18th inst. and sleeping that night In u
ty-four miles, following the. boundary until
she met the crowd eagerly haslenins to the
fbS PLACED ps Sa at the fsR head ana
after her The town has already number Of
sh" ,a' and a millinery stabiishment.
GUTHRIE. April 1&-Ciov Seay went TO Fort
Reno last night and tho Executive Offices. are
all closed day. The Supreme Court and all
the District Courts In the Territory have
adjourned. and Judges. attorneys. jurors. and
Iy tonight every town will be desert.
Every conceivable vehicle in this city is being
used to transport people to thu line and scores
OF people are walking thirty and forty miles to
q good starting point. Everything Is quiet 80
far except n little quarrelling among tho crowds
at the land offices in Oklahoma City and King
fisher. 1t is feared that there will be trouble
among tho men in the lines there to- night, but
troops have been stationed at each office. and
any outbreak will be quelled at once.
H. Darling, from western Kansas. was acci
dentaly shot and killed near the southern line
yesterday. but no other fatalities are reported.
Several parties of emigrants were caught in
the auicksands Of the South Canadian and
lost their horses and wagons. but managed to
save their lives. A large percentage of tho
homo seekers will go into tho reservation
on foot. as tho country is so rough
that a man on foot can pass both wagons and
horsemen inside of two hours from the start.
An interesting group on the line is detach-
ment OF the salvation Army in uniform. They
number about lfty. and will march into tho
fldent that the Lord will direct them to a sec
ton OF good land. where they propose founding
n cooperative colony. A conservative estimate
OF the crowd now the line places it at 81. 900.
about 1000 OF whom are negroes.