The record-union., 1893-09-16
READY FOR THE RUSH.
THE CHEROKEE STRIP WILL BE
OPENED TO-DAY.
Estimated That Seventy-Five Thou
sand Certificates for Entries
Have Been Issued.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
ARKANSAS CITY (Kas.), Sept 15.-At
noon tomorrow the Cherokee Strip
seekers. Thanks to the relief afforded
by the Interior Department, there is now
every prospect that all will obtain certifi-
Gates. There has been a steady exodus
to-day and tonight of certificate holding
homeseekers from the towns and camps
to convenient places along the border.
whence an advantageous start can be
made. The farmers have about all Sc
cured certificates and have loaded their
prairie schooners and moved on with
their families. Spectators, townsiters
and gamblers still remain in town and
will go on to-morrow's train.
The Santa Fe will run six trains for the
boomers. Three will start from this side
of the line, and three from the Oklahoma
side. On the Kiowa line one train will
be run in each direction. The Rock
Island will run six trains, three south from
CALDWELL and three north from Hennes-
sey, 0. L. These trains will be run un-
der the supervision of the Interior De-
partment, at a speed not exceeding
twelve miles per hour. Most OF the men
seeking homestead claims will make the
race on horses. Some go on foot and a
few on bicycles.
The entries are estimated at rs. ZOO.
Twenty thousand will go from Ar
kansas City and vicinity, $1,000 from
Caldwell, 5000 from Kiowa, 5000 from
Hunnewell, 11,000 from Orlando, 5000
from Saltwater and 5000 from other
points. Half of the homeseekers, it is
estimated, have families, and the popula-
ton OF the strip tomorrow night will be
at least 250, 900.
The booth in town was besieged all
day. Double lines were formed, each
containing at least 5000 people. At 6
o'clock this evening about 5000 certifi-
Gates had been issued, but the lines still
contain fully an equal numb ber Of people.
The booth will be kept open all night.
The establishment of this booth in town
has undoubtedly been the means of saw
ing many lives to-day, as it was compare
lively sheltered, and people had an op-
portunity of getting water and food,
which they could not do at the other
booths. One consequence of its eStab-
| lishment was that the largest proportion
doned them and made grand rush for
town. AT the booths on the border only
5000 people applied for registration dur
ing the day, and at O'Clock only about
| l.500 were in line there.
4 booth was opened at Guthrie yester-
day, and about LOCO certificates had been
issued. when word came from Washing
] ton that the booth must be moved to Or
| lando. AT the latter point about 1000
certificates were issued to-day.
| At Caldwell practically all have been
supplied with certificates.
At HenneSSy to-day q man named Nib
/ lock, said to have been a liquor dealer
! from Kansas City, fell dead in the line.
He had paid S25 during the day in s. in
staliments to get ahead in the line.
At saltwater this afternoon, j..
| II. Cardweu of Gainesville, Texas,
was buncoed out of S260 As soon as
| he realized what had been done he
! started for the confidence man with
q gun. The gambler ran, but the Texan
/ brought him To the ground with bull
| let in the shoulder, and not only recov-
cred his own money, but 500 in addition.
The commentator was so general that
I the gambler made no effort to recover his
money.
/ At Guthrie contraband business in GER
tificates has been going on since Tuesday,
and it is estimated that there and at Okla
| homa City from 500 90 1000 persons have
given up 50 for certificates. If they are
genuine. trouble is in store for some Of
the smooth clerks. The plan of operation
was for the man TO sign an official dec
! laration. which was taken to Orlando on
] the AFTERNOON tTdlily dllC d SS1tinCdt0 i0-
turned the next morning. Persons in
the scheme at this end say they divided
profits with the clerks.
Tonight thousands are camped along
! the line the fires making an almost un-
I broken chain along the border. To-day
was cooliu comparison TO the last few
days, the thermometer standing at 900
with the wind from the north. Indica-
tions for tomorrow are for clear, warm
day, with northerly winds.