Evening journal., 1893-09-16
OPENED At NOON.
Vast Waving Prairie Now
Cities,sTOwns and Farms.
GREATEST RUSH ON RECORD
A Hundred Thousand People
Scramble Into the Fertile Strip.

Many Had Endured Hardships Inde-
scribabIe and To-day They Rushed
Through Clouds OF Dust That Almost
Hid Them From view-So Thirsty
Last Night That They Held Up Pas
senger Trains and Looted 1hem Of
All the Ice and water-Tongh Cow
boys Succeed in Beating the Honest
Farmers.
ARKANSAS CRY, Kan, Sept. Is. 10
p. m.-The crush here is terrific, and is
increasing every hour by the arrival of
thousands over the railroads In compli-
ance with orders issued by Secretary Hoke
Smith yesterday, booths we're opened in
this city at o'clock this morning, and
over 10 600 persons received certificates
OF registration. Notwithstanding this
fact, however, the crush at the border
line continues. and it is doubtful, even
with the greatly increased facilities, II
all who desire it will succeed in getting
their names placed on the books Of the
Land Department Most Of those who
arrived to-day intend to make the run
for town lots, and the great objective
| point is the government county seat ard
land Office of Terry, ten miles north of
he Oklahoma line.
The town, site covers an area of 320
acres, which has been cut into nine lots
to the acre, making total OF 1850 lots
to be divided among the 10000 people
who will crowd in there tomorrow as
soon as possible after the noon hour
The Atehison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad has arranged to run three
trains Of ten coaches each south from
| this point. and two trains of ten coaches
each north from Orlando.
A large posse Of deputy United States
marshals arrived here this afternoon TO
take charge Of the train and prevent any
one from boarding the cars who has not
a certificate Of registration.
It is not believed to be possible to en-
1 force this restriction, which has been
made BY the Secretary Of the Interior.
The governor Of Oklahoma has issued an
order forbidding all persons awho enter
the strip tomorrow from carrying fire.
arms
Similar arrangements have been made
by the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad Company for carrying persons
into the strip along that line.
The great objective point there will b,
Enid, also county seat and land Office
town. AZ Hnnnewell the work of regis
tration will be practically ended to night
Al conservative estimate of the number
of people who viii be within the border
Of the Cherokee Outlet tomorrow night
is &c., 000
Gangs OF Train Robbers Encamped.
A courier arrived here to-day from thu
Usage nation to warn the bankers of this
city that the remnants Of the Starr and
Dalton gangs Of train robbers are campeC
on the north line of the reservation, anC
they have planned bold dash on Arkan
sas City to morrow afternoon, when the
town will be almost deserted aud it.
people are scrambling for real estate il
the new country. The bankers held ,
hasty meeting and decided that all banks
would be closed until such time as thi
danger has passed. Time locks will bl
set so that none Of the vaults can b,
opened before o'clock Monday morning
Bankers in all of the border town
have taken the same precautions, fo
not more than handful Of people vii
be left in any Of them after ~ o'clocl
TO morrow.
Getting There" at Orlando.
Late to night word was received from
Orlando that every man had registered
and a large foice OF clerks would b
ready to receive all new comers in tn
morning. Thirty thousand certificate
were issued there.
Thirsty Boomers steal Ice Water.
FoRT WORTH. Tex. Sept. Is Con