Show THE STRIP INVADED wild scenes of excitement in the cherokee lands ARKANSAS CITY march 15 the boomers were stampeded into the cherokee strip much the same as the cattle stampeded out of it they misconstrued the passage of the oklahoma bill into an act providing provi dine for the immediate opening of alie country for settlement and each colony of boomers were alarmed lest it would not be the first on the ground to select the choicest town sites and claims they rushed pell mell over the border fear is expressed by the cooler heads that this premature and ill advised movement mav be entirely useless and that the government may deprive them of their advantage and drive the settlers out to await alie formal opening of the country and give all the prospective settlers a chance this view is entertained by only a small minority ahe great majority are all ready settling down on the claims as if assured of permanent residence they believe now that the invasion has been accomplished the president will allow them to remain and permit others to take upland whenever they arrive the majority of bona fide settlers carried on their wagons yesterday enough lumber to construct email dwellings and today to day the chita tenta nd covers that dot alie prairies in all directions are being replaced with the less picturesque but more substantial board shanties especially is this the case in the center settlement at ponca only yesterday a small station of people on the santa fe just over the line from guthria oklahoma now a city of inhabitants sprung up over night the gr abling fraternity is here in full force the tace card monte man the wheel of fortune and the walnut shells with the illusive pea are all being manipulated in the open street with the usual degree of success several occurred over the gambling devices and many fights have taken place but nothing serious resulted at guthrie last night a reporter boarded the train in which were the representatives of the strip Cattle company returning frn worth catt lemens coave tion the first intimation they had bif alif invasion of their leased lands i was at guthrie they could not believe it but a few minutes later the ramp fires surrounded by the invaders themselves were seen glowing in the darkness and confirmed the report th cattlemen are greatly disturbed at the invasion anil have appointed a committee to notify alio secretary of the interior of alie fact and ask for troops to restore to them alid possession of their lands no milli tary force is on the ground and and as far as known none had been ordered to proceed thither captain cavanaugh commanding the forces at guthrie and captain burrows at oklahoma city have both officially notified general merritt at Leavenworth commanding the department of the misouri of the invasion and the cattle company lias requested protection from washington no replies so far as is known lias been received to these dis pat clie and surely no orders haye been move the troops into the invaded country the cattlemen are completely routed fences arc cut alie grass fumed the cattle stampeded and the range completely destroyed bior the near future at least they will be compelled to get their cattle together as well as pon sible and hunt other pastures professor caprak of the indian childrens school telegraphed last evening tor troops to expel the boomers from alio indian school lands aa many do not know that the boundary is located 11 ere rocky mountain news |