Happy Boomers

GREAT ENTHUSIASM. Washington, March 2a- The Tresident yesterday issued a proclamation opening to Bettlement under tho reeent acts of Congress the landa in the Indinn Territory ceded to the United States by the Creek and Seminóle Indiana. By the terms oí the proclamation the lands are only open to homestead entry, and eections lö and 8ö in each township uro reserved for publie-school purposes. The prociamation goes into effect on April Ü2 at noon, and all persona are warned not to enter upon or occupy any of said lands before that time under penalty of being forever debarred from acquiring any lands or rights therein. The lands compriae all the western hair of the Creek Nation and that portion of the Remimole Nation ceded to the United States by the treaty of June 14, 188fi. The Commissioner of the General Land Office has established two land offices in the Territory of Oklahoma One for the Western district is located at King Flaher Stage station and the other for the Eastern district is located at Guthrie. Wichita, Kan., March 29. - Tha long Jooked for proclamation for the opening of Oklahoma was received here with demonfitrations of great joy. Flags were hung from buildings, cannons were iiredandbonfires built The same enthusiasm welcomed the news all over the south of Kansas. Extensive preparations are being made for entering the country, and some of the towns of Southern Kansas wil! almost be deponulated. V Wednesday morning Colonel Summers received from Colonel Wade at Fort lieno the new orders from Washington and posted them up in the Oklahoma depot They were that every person raust immediately leave the country and that the names of those found would be taken and kept to deieat future filing. Soldiere had left Fort Reno the night before and are advancing to Oklahoma City, scouring the country as they advance. As soon as the order was p sted many comraenced leavlng, but by the time the train reached Guthrie the news of the isnuing of the prociamation was received and they ulighted to join the boomers here in their celebration and to be near to their claims. Wichita, Kan., March i).- Colonel }. L. Dyer, who bas tor years been an official ofthe United States Land Office at Wichita, was asked regarding difficulties and contests likely to aiise in the Fettlementof Oklahoma. He said that the question of entry upon Territorial lands is uot so complicated as is usually the case in regard to public lands. It is a plain caso, and there is but one couree to pursue in regard to the matter. The seeker oí a homesteaa must siinply go onto his claim nnder the Homestead act and stick to it in order to gain a title. The fonner customs will have but little to do in this case, as the law is plain and will be enforced on lts merits as to the question of priority. The civilian on making a homestead entry must pay the sum of $14, take possession of his claim within six inonths and Btick to it the required time. A soldier may file his declaratory papers, which he may do by proxy, tbrough an agent, and which will cost him $2. At the end of six months he must make his homestead entry and pay $14 more, so that it costs the Boldier $2 more than the civilian to make entry, the former only havtng advantuges of six months' time to take possession. The soldier has one advantag-e over the civilian, and that is that ho can deduot from the live reara necessary to complete his ciaim the time he served in the rebellion up to and inclnding four years. This wlU enable eoldiers ho served four years in the late war to secure a patent of land in Oklahoma one year after settlement, while it will require flve years íor a civilian to acquire the same title. The tcrritory thrown open by the President's Oklahoma proclamation comprises 1,800,000 acres. Chicago, Mareh 80.- Colonel E. C. Cole, rho has been so long struggling for the opening of the territory of Oklahoma. is at the Grand Pacific. lie ia the recognized leader of the boomers and stands at the head of the r,000 men assembled on the edge of that coveted land, with headquarters at Wichita. He said to an interviewer: "The Fresidenfs proclamation bus set tho whole Southwest wild. I left Wichita Tuesday nieht. I have received twenty-rour telegrams (rotn the Southwest urgïng my return. Our intent oa is to organ ze a county, which we have already laid out with township map with county soat for the town s te. Wo propose to organiza with town ond county ofllcers simultaneouily. The town is to be called Cimarrón. The boundaries con.tain more timber and water and more fertility of solí thtin any otuor spot lu tbe Oklahomu country. Of course, we advise and recommend that no settlors shall attempt to enter the country until the hour of noon on April 21, as set out In the President's proclamation. My aggresstve and persistent raids into that country in former doyi have been for tho purpose of brinsing before the public the true statua of that country, to show the people Oklahoma was public land. The recent couilrmatlon of the Creek and Seminóle Indians has símply oonlirmfd our former position. The present cession ib simply an indorsement of the terms of the treaty of 18S8. The cattle men who have reiiroeil supremo in that country have been the tleftiily eneraies of the home seetter. The last four years' work has taken out of the hands of the lew colonists and elevated into a natlonal and commercial lmportance the Oklahoma question. The tirst made road, tlrst dwellinx, first school-house, first church, has yet to be built in that promised land. Kansas City, Mo., April 1.- Three Oklahoina boomers fought for tho possession of a claim ncar Guthrie last Thursday, and two of them were fu ally shot Parties who have arrived from the Territory saythat while large numbers of the boomers are a dispositton to obey the Presldenfs proclamation there are still enough etubborn settlera to keep the army busy. Tho tactics of the more deternilned intruders is to conceal themselves from the soldie rK,