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Show THE BOOMERS. The Oklahoma boomers are again endeavoring en-deavoring to work their way into Indian Territory. Telegrams Jrom Wichita, Kansas, Kan-sas, say that the military authorities have brought a number of prisoners from the Oklahoma district. . Those prisoners who sign an agreement to the effect that they will not again trespass upon the Indian lands are released and allowed to go. Those who will not sign such an agreement agree-ment are escorted out of the Territory. This ' boomer question will yet have to be met and settled.. The persistence per-sistence of the boomers is such that the policy of entirely reserving Indian Territory for the Indians will be called in question at least. If the boomers boom-ers persist in invading the Indian lands, and the Government as persistently drives thera out, the border warfare of Kansas may be inaugurated to settle the question. ques-tion. The Kansas war was on account of the negro, and it is not impossible but that there may be another such a war , on account of the Indian. If there is, then those who inaugurate it will do so for the purpose of depriving the Indians of their rights. This boomer movement makes the Indian question more complicated, and gives it an entirely en-tirely new aspect. Formerly the question was how to protect the white man from the Indian, while the very reverse of this is the question in Indian Territory to-day. |