The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-13
THE RUSH FOR FARMS
Every Day Adds Thousands to
the Cherokee Boomers.
MUCH SUFFERING AMONG THEM
Three Home Seekers Killed by Thugs
- Oriando-Troeps Suppress
Disorder &c saltwater.

ARxAxsas CRY, Kan. Sept. i2-When
the Cherokee strip registration boosns
were opened this morning there was ter
rible crush. Those in the rear seemed TO
think that pushing from behind would
expedite business 81 the front IN
the contrary, il only impeded the
work. -Four more clerks were added TO
the working force. and many more eertin-
Gates we're issued than yesterday. The
total today reached $500 Many home
seekers. despairing of obtaining certifi-
Gates here. have departed for Orlando,
just over the south boundary of the strip.
Yesterday AIS certificates we're issued
there.
The line In front of the booths held its
place all last night. Men, women and
children, negroes and Indians, were
packed in common msss. Today
system of numbering the persons
in line was adopted, and those
having numbers were allowed
TO go and come at win. This
proved q great convenience. At Still
water. twenty miles east of Orlando, 1900
certificates were issued yesterday and
about the same number today. Many
more people are waiting at both places.
An excursion in three sections Of the
Santa Fe road today contained 5000 per-
sons. IL IS becoming serious question
how so many can be cared for. Many in
line are suffering from exposure to sun
and dust and lack of proper food.
One old soldier dropped dead today.
The scarcity Of water and intense heat
have caused the death of several
children. Trains of wagons q mile
in length and in squads of
forty and fifty passed through Guthrie
today bound for the strip. Some of the
Cherokee Indians have chosen the most
desirable site for their allotment, and sew
eral of them have combined to establish q
string of towns along the Santa Fe.
Word was received late tonight of q
tragedy at Orlando. The vigilance CON-
mittee of the boomers had fight with
several con fidence men and thieves.
Richard Martin. John Seabold and David
Winters, of the committee. were
killed by the thugs and their bodies thrown
into well. As soon as ii was learned n
rush was made for the gamblers, but they
had fed and had not yet been caught. A
message from Saltwater later tonight
states that the crowd there became un-
iH4naseaDisss oIOke lilies anu WIeCkeu one
Of the booths. Several people were hurt
in the riot that ensued, and IL was neces-
sary to call out troops to disperse the
crowd.
CALDWELL, Kan, Sept. 12.-Additions
were made today to the clerical force In
the registration booths here, and 1850 GER
titicates were issued. The line is still
maintained by some $500 people, but
today, by numbering each person as he
takes his place, much inconvenience was
avoided. The first homeseekers' excar-
sions over the Rock Island arrived today.
It came in three sections and brought
$500 people. Some are bona fide settlers,
some spectators. while many have come
to witness the opening of new land to
settlement. From Hennessey, on the
Rock Island. just over the south
line of the strip. comes information that
5000 boomers secured certificates yester-
day and today, and that several thousand
are still waiting.