Show CHEYEN1 LAPS The Keservation is Thrown Open Settlement l THE EUSTUEE WAR IS WYOMiNG Tho Wire to Buffalo Is Still Down The Cabinet Cabi-net Dlscusscstlio Question Van floras Position Unknown I > I FonT RENO O T April 19It was a I lucky thing for many boomers that the wait on the border ended today They had gone to the frontwith scant supplies and stood as long as they could Around the border county yesterday men went gun in hand demanding that those who had provisiona sell them A light rain falling when the start was made deprived the scene of much of the picturesque character char-acter but did not dampen the enthusiasm p The Sceno itt Jilncflsucr 1 KINGFISHER O T April lDhe opening open-ing of the Cheyenn and Arapahoe reservation reserva-tion as witnessed from herb was comparatively compara-tively tame The scene about the land office where trouble was expected was especially quiet The race from tho border was exciting ex-citing and attended by all the incidents seen at the former opening of land in the territory Charles B Pierce a boomer from Nebraska raced a Rock Island Is-land train for the townsito of Okarche and beat the train having only two miles to go to the trains three Pierce located the townsito as a homestead Thepassengers and railway officials are greatly chagrined but located a townsito adjoining Pierces claim and say they will build Okarche there Last night a party oi sooners who were ordered to quit the reservation was fired upon and one of their horses killed No one was injured and all escaped to the hills Several minor accidents occurred during the day but no fatalities are reported An Associated Press correspondent was kicked by an Indian pony breaking one arm and inflicting a severe wound over the left eye Reports of the activity of the boomers are coming in Okarche bus been built in I day and covers a territory nearly two miles square the population tonight exceeding that of Kingfisher and El Reno The indications are the Indians are dissatisfied dis-satisfied with the outlook and surprised ate at-e vast number of pale faces invading the territory Hundreds of wagons laden with supplies left for the new county seats tonight to-night and tonight no less than seven new cities are looming in the wilderness The quet and order prevailing are phenomenal and indicate the settlers aro law abiding and desirable citizens The Cheyenne Lands Opened EL RENO O T April 19Precisely at noon as provided by the Presidents proclamation cannon thundered forth the signal carbines repeated it and twenty thousand mAn on horseback in wagons and on foot rushed into the Cheyenne and Arapahoe country Under whip and spur everybody was rushing over fat and hollow hol-low madly racing over quarter section for town lots Soldiers guarded the line as well as possible and wer i assisted by the boomers themselves who saw to it that no one should secure an advantage advant-age The greatest crowd was at points near Vatonga and Ross more the scats of counties C and H Watonga is twentyfire miles from tholine Rossmora forty Every man seemed to know just where he was going and headed for hs longedfor land without bestowing a glance at other rushers A few wheels were lost near the line ana many more will be left in the gullies this afternoon but there were no serious accidents A special train over the Choctaw road from Oklahoma dumped a lad at the Rock Island crossing few moments after noon Tfle crowd from El Reno which has a town organization or-ganization complete reached the land at the same time The site was black with men within half an hour after opening Area of the Cheyenne Lands KINGFISHER Okla April 19The area of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations reserva-tions opened today is much larger than generally supposed It would make two Oklahomas or five Rhode Islands It contains con-tains 400000 acres After the Indian allotments al-lotments are taken out there will remain 3500000 acres or enough to give 100 acres each to 22000 settlers outside townsites The best lands havo been taken by the Indians and many of the boomers will be sorely disappointed in the character of their land when they attempt to culti vale it t No News From tho Rustlers CHETENNE Wyo April 19FSpecial telegram tel-egram to nr HaitALnTho Buffalo wire is not up yet but it is learned the McKinney force of six companies under Colonel Van Horn started for the Union Pacific Sunday with the prisoners of war It is not believed the rustlers will molest the party yet many well informed men fear an ambush Buffalo is becoming quiet but the entire country is still greatly disturbed Everybody is armed ana < travelers arc made to account for them solves Angus refuses to deliver to the military captured the teamsters and two cattlemen Tho Troops Star from Buffalo OMAHA April 1A special to the Bee from Casper Wyo says it is reported in Casper on good authority that United States troops with the prisoners started from Buffalo for Douglas yesterday Trouble Trou-ble is looked for The general opinion is that the war has just started Public feeling i feel-ing is very bitter and men are arming themselves for self protection |