The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-04-19

WA9El oToN, April l3.-The presl.
dent has issued proclamation opening
to settlement on April 10. 1892. At
noon. the surplus lands of the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe Indian reservation
in Oklahoma.
The Strip - Fellow.
GUTHRIE. Ok. April l3.-Secrstary
Noble has ordered the special agents
Of the government here to warn all
cattlemen. settlers and Indians on the
Cherokee strip The presidents Or
ders regarding cattle on the strip will
be rigidly enforced and any cattle
found there will be confiscated by the
government. This order indicates that
the government contemplates a speedy
opening Of the strip for settlement
Good News Tor the Choctaws.
wAsBINsro n, April i3.-The senate
committee on Indian Affairs reported
unanimously to the senate in favor Of
paying the s., O00, o 90 to the Choctaws
which was approp rated in the last
congress to pay for tho Choctaw equity
in the Cheyenne-Arapahoe lands II
looks now as II the Choctaws would
soon get their money.
At Klag6shsr.
KIMeyIsssR, Ok. April l3.-Governor
eeay personally confirms former report
that he will issue his proclamation
opening the county seats for occupa-
ton TO take effect the same day dssig-
mated by the president for opening the
lands for settlement. but from one to
three hours later than high noon &C.
cording TO the distance the county
seats are from the borders where the
run begins. The governor has made
the following appointments of county
officers.
County probate judges. six II, II. A.
Lamberson of Ell Reno; five q, w. J.
Clevenger Of Guthrie; two d. J. S.
Workman of Saltwater; one C, Ewing
Amosa of Kingisher. Sheriffs on C.
~, +. Smith Of King6sher;
! three E. omer Mason of Beaver;
1--we G, Charles F. CASTOR
of Norman; six H, W. T. Threales of
Ell Reno. County attorneys, one c,
I Thomas J. Farrar Of Beaver; two D,
! B. L. Rood of Norman; three E. Albert
G. Cunningham Of Guthrie, five G. h.
/ E. Vantrees of Henncssey.
I A cold. damp wind. accompanied at
intervals by q heavy mist, has prevailed
over Oklahoma since yesterday, caus-
ing much discomfort to all and no lit tie
suffering to women and children "a mp
ing out In the open air.
There are undoubtedly more people
encamped in the vicinity of Minco than
at any other point in the territory and
almost Il many as in the Wichita
, country. New accessions arrive hourly
and notwithstanding the cold. raw
wind, camps are continually breaking
, up, to take up more advantageous po-
sitious on the southern borders of @
and q counties
It is estimated by the more conserv.
alive that not less than $4,000 people
will enter the two southern counties
the first day, while others place the
! number At $4,000. II the arrivals con-
tinue increasing as they have this
week; the higher estimate must obtain.
They Refuse to Believe It.
This mornings papers containing
repetition of the reports that rulings
antagonistic to tho old soldiers. pre-
venting them from fling more than
one declaratory. and the contradictory
report sent from Guthrie April 9, were
referred TO the agent Of the Associated
press and he was then authorized TO
state that no such instructions had
been sent
The situation remains unchanged
to-day. The rulings of Commissioner
Carter are unknown to the officials
here and they look to the higher
authority for orders The question at
the latest reports was under considers
ton by the president and Secretary
Noble and it u not believed they win
change, or amend the laws now
in force. Is it would bring
endless contests over the claims
because of the illegality Of
such instructions. The statement
that some agents have . thousand
declaratories TO hle for speculative
purposes, Is untrue. A careful investi-
cation shows that not 1000 state
ments are to be found in Kingisher
and nearly half of them are carried BY
old soldiers for their comrades, who
can not be present, but who rely upon
their rights under the law.
Killed ~ . Gambler.