Defiant Boomers

AI'.MED RESISTAN-CE. l'UECELL, Ind. T. March 20.- The flrst open colusión between United States troops and Oklahoma invaders occurred Monday nigrht. The soldiers claim they were attacked and compelled to act in self-defense. The situation is critical and worse conflict are expected at any moment Lieutenant Carson and a body of soldiers were sent to scour the country. In what is called the Crutch country, northeast of Oklahoma station, was quite a large party that had gathered around William Beek. Amonsf the number was his daughter, his relative, Samuel Anderson, and au old man named William Adams. Their house and their dug-out had been destroyed in a former raid. Their hidinjf-place was discovered by an Indian scout and reported to Lieutenant Carson, who sent out a detachment to drive them out or arrest them. The booiners saw the troops and determined te stand their ground. Being surrounded and called upon to depart without trouble tbey commenoecl parleying, and made threat agalnst the lines of troops. These threats enraged the soldiere and they rode npon the party with gun and revolver in hand, but having orders to avoid a conflict they halted and dismounted. Part of the boomers were disarmed, but Andereon and oíd man Adama held out and made a desperate rosistanoe with their guns. The formcr rocoived a pistol wound in the head and the latter in the mouth. Other boomers took up clubs and stones and fought with desperation. They were, however, compelled to surrender. Several of the soMiers received wounds. While the soldier were tying their captives with ropes to be connected with their saddles and thus lead theni to camp Adama esoaped. The others were all biouüht to the camp and are being held swalting turther orders. There is great exelteinei.t among the boomers sinoe the eonfiiet. They declare they will all mak e resistance and light, if necessary, to remáis in Oklahoma. In view o! the naexpeoted and thrcatening turn of affaln it toa matter of discussion among oftioials and oíd residente what will be done in case the opening of the strip is followed by a reign of tenor, and whether, theproclanmtion onueiesued, the President or Congress wonld have power to draw it in order to stem the tlde of settlers and prevent bloodshed. Kvery day makes the critical aspect of Oklaboma affairs more tnreatening and more apparent. The United States Attorney liere ia using evcry effort through his marshals in the territory to keep the peace, but it is pJain to be seen that he is anxious and awaita the arrival of each dispatch witb fear. Geuda Speings, Kan., March 3O.-Sunday morning the cattlemen along the border for a greatdistanceon the Oherokee strip awakened to find their fences all destroyed. Sunday night the work of destruution wai renewed, and it is thoug-ht the stables, corrala and other property will go next It is thought thia is done in retaliation for the driving out of the boomers from the Creek and Seminóle ceded lands. The people here and at Arkansas City are quiet and seem determined to stand Joyally by law and Presidentiai orders. They teel, however, if the law-abiding aie kept out all others should be, so that aJl may have an equal chance in the selection of Janus.