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veyor to Oklahoma to look up a fclafamm limner. Gen. Hatch is interpreting the President's proclamation in a spir LANG LAPE, DEALERS IN FURNITURE, UNDERTAKERS. LOWEST PRICES. suitable location for a town and A general headquarters.

These, and many other things combined, make this the most desirable point of en trance to the lerntory, and Coffeyville colony the best for all practical purposes- In our opinion it is but a short time until Oklahoma will be formally opened for settlement. Every indication points to a speedy consummation of that end, and it will be well for everybody to look out for his own interests in regard to a location in the hew land. For full particulars in regard to the movements and intentions of the Coffeyville colony, write to the corresponding secreUryof the or ganization, enclosing stamps ior reply. A COMMISSION, It is at last reported that Presi dent Cleveland will appoint a com mission to investigate the question of the title of Oklahoma; and it said that Senators Ingalls, Dawes, and Morgan are to constitute the commission. What is the use of all this Are not the treaties and purchases on record in Washington Is not the Attorney General competent to give a decided opinion on the subject If not, Grover had better ask for his resignation, and put some man in his place who is competent to pass upon a question as plain as a man's face.

But we hope that the commissioners will do their work well, though from present appearances it looks as though the selection is a cut and dried affair, entirely in the hands of the cattle barons. Why were the settlers, not given a representation on the commission, and allowed to select their man, one who would insist upon sifting the matter to the very bottom? Of course a form of investigation may go on, but it will be merely a superficial affair, and we venture the assertion at this early day that after the commission gets through with its work the status of Oklahoma, so far as the settlement is concerned, wUl remain practically unchanged, That is, if the men named are to compose the commission. The Boomer is getting exceedingly tired of the way things are running. We supposed that Cleveland was a man of the people, and we were glad that he was to take the place of aristocratic, arrogant Arthur, and had hoped that he would treat the poor man fairly. It will now take him some time to redeem himself in the settlers' eyes, unless he pursues a considerably different course from what he has "already done.

JUST THE SAME. The proclamation of President Cleveland's in regard to the Oklahoma lands does not change the status of the country a particle. Arthur issued the same kind of a proclamation, but it had little or no effect. The people do not pro pose to place themselves in opposition to the law, but they do object to the President making the military power superior to the civil in such cases as that of Oklahoma. The settlers propose to go ahead and have the question brought before the proper authorities, if possible.

If they cannot do this, and President Cleveland persists in sending troops to Oklahoma, it will place him under the suspicion of having been "sugared" by the cattle barons. Under Arthers' proclamation there were repeated attempts made to colonize Oklahoma, and bring the matter before the U. S. courts, but the military were always sent in to remove the settlers, and, with so many invasions, the matter has never been given a proper hearing. We think that it will be just the same under Cleveland's proclamation.

The settlers propose to make their power felt, and they are most surely in the right when they demand that, if they have been doing any wrong, they be taken before an authority qualified to sit upon their offenses. If they have violated no is no offense to settle in Oklahoma. So the situation remains practically just the same as it was before President Cleveland's proclamation. it of favoritism Is all the corruption has heretofore existed now getting out of the hands of the executive and into the army In view of all the facts, we are inclined to call this last act of Hatchs' merely a repetition of the farces that have been perpetrated upon our people in times pnst. There is neither sense nor justice in such actions on the part of our authorities.

Be done with the whole thing iu short order. If Oklahoma is not public land, let the proper authorities say so, and that will stop the rush. If it is public lar.d let the doors be thrown open and tl people allowed to enter. There are none of the colonists will persist in entering after it is once declared that it is unlawful to do so. The way things have been run in the past is a farce and fraud upon honest government, and we now demand that President Cleveland show himself to be a man, by letting the matter be disposed of, or permit himself to rest under the suspicion of being corrupted by the-cattle kings.

Money is pow erful, we know, but we hope that the head of the greatest Nation on earth cannot again be charged with being influenced by this means. A FINE COMMISSION. The State Journal, in commenting upon the reported appointment of a commission to examine the status of Oklahoma, says "The press dispatch from Arkansas City to-day in regard to the Oklahoma settlers and the action of the Washington administration, needs to be taken with a great deal of reservation. It is too evidently inspired, if not dictated by General Hatch who seems vindictive, as well as untruthful in respect to the Oklahoma country. If his pretended confidential relation that a commission has been appointed, consisting of senators Ingalls, Dawes and Morgan, shall turn out to be it bodes no good to the move- lent for the settlement of that ountry.

Messrs, Dawes and Ingalls, (a majority of the alleged comrris- sion, have distinguished themselves in their bitter hostility to every species of white settlement, and are upon the record as the sworn champions of the cattle syndicates. Moreover, such a commission should studiously have avoided the Senate, for its action must necessarily come under the consideration of that body, and Senatorial commissioners would not only be interested in ratifying their own acts, but would have an undue influence, in the matter, over the opinions of their brother Senators. In the composition of the commission, as reported, the whole question has been prejudged against the rights of the settlers, and the defeat of their aspirations is a foregone conclusion, every interest seems to be represented by the arrangement, except that of the people. A LIVELY COLONY. From a lengthy dispatch published in another place in this issue of the Boomer it will be seen that a part of the Co ffeyville colony succeeded in evading Hatchs' vigilance, and got across the line into Oklahoma.

Great consternation was created in the camp when this alarming fact was discovered, and a band of soldiers was dispatched forthwith to remove the "fearless men" who had thus violated the laws of our country by going upon U. S. public lands. Whether Hatch has succeeded in ousting he boomers is rather doubtful. At least we havn't heard a word to that effect, and it cer tainly looks most plausible that if they had been forced out we would have heard of the matter.

Now a word in regard to the Coffeyville colony. The members are all active spirits, as is fully demonstrated by their neat little play with Hatch. They do not send a column or two every day to some of the metropolitan dailies but they are at work all the same. We are on the most direct route to the fair land our merchants are amply able to supply outfits of ever'- kind and description we have sent a competent engineer and sur PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY ST THS BOOMER PUBLISHING COMP'Y Offioial Paper of the OKLAHOMA COLONIZATION COM'V Of Coffeyville, Kansas. Votfcyviii, Kansas, April 1, 1885 MAPS OF OKLAHOMA.

We are constantly in receipt of so many requests for maps of Oklahoma, accompanied by not even enough to pay postage on theni( that it is necessary to inform all applicants that we cannot afford to send out maps unless 25 cents in cash or stamps accompanies the order. We were to an expense of nearly 50.00 for having the plate engraved, and then the printing of them must be paid for, so the very low price at which the maps are sold will barely cover the cost of producing them. These maps are printed on fine linen paper, 17x22 inches in size, and state on the face very briefly the actual status of the Oklahoma lands. By sending 25 cents to the Boomer Company you will receive a map by return mail. We now have a large supply of our maps of Oklahoma.

Send us 25 cents and receive one by return mail. Those colonists who were lucky enough to escape Hatch's vigilance are just now "monarchs of all they survey," except on that portion of Oklahoma occupied by the cattle companies. r- Notwithstanding the President' 'proclamation, Hatch's orders, etc. the people propose going on into' Oklahoma, nr have the rattle har also. They propose to have fair play.

Let everybody keep on in the good work. Let the question be agitated until we can all get a right in Oklahoma or know the reason why. The right is bound to prevail the good work go on. a Mr. Win.

Barricklow, the Vice-President of the Co ffeyville colony has removed, with his family, to Baldwin Citv. Kansas. Mr. B. is one of the oldest Kansans, and the colony loses a valuable officer in removal.

Success to him, in everything he undertakes. A certain newspaper pnblished not many mues irom mis ornce, is Casting all kinds of slurs at the boomers and their leaders. From such pigmies we could expect little else; and wheu we come to that the whole outfit is regarded as of so little importance in point ot manhood that they could not get a membership in the Coffeyville colony, we feel their attacks root at all. Let the good work, go aa brethren. A FARCE.

NewBvComes to us through dis patches hat Gen. Hatch has order ed "the cattle barons out of Oklahoma," then goes on to state that he has only ordered the removal of two companies. Some time ago Gen. Hatch telegraphed to Washington that there were no cattle companies in Oklahoma, and a few days afterwards orders out the same who, he said, were not there. It is but just that if the settlers are to be made to vacate, the cattle companies should.be served likewise.

But why are only two companies singled out? Why not take the whole bunch of them and "fire" them as unceremoniously as the, boomers have been "fired" time and again? Why does Gen. Hatch not send orders to have the whole set removed, and not leave ajurtof them? Can it be that LARGEST STOCK Hon. Sidney Clarke, who served this state for fix years in Congress-, left for Washington as Chairman appointed by state convention of Oklahoma boomers to lay their claims before President Cleveland and ak him to suspend the ordering of troops to the Oklahoma country until congress take affirmative legislative action upon the question. Mr. Clark has had a good deal of congressional experience on subjects of this nature and the Osage laud controversy and also the question of ousting settlers from the Cherokee neutral lands was before congress when Sir.

Clark was a member, and he always took the 'side of the settlers, and was largely influential in securing such favorable and prudent presidential action that a conflict between the United States troops and the settlers was avoided, mid the settlers in the end won their case. Mr. Clark is summoned byGeu. Weaver, ex-greenback presidential candidate and member-elect to the forty-nintn congress, to meet him in Washington. Gen.

Weaver through his paper and otherwise has worked up quite an Oklahoma fever in western and central Iowa. In southwest Missouri the fever runs high, and in Southern Kansas the boom rages with greater intensity than ever before. Mr. Clark will endeavor to convince the president that by a long line of precedent, as well as by the treaties themselves, and by congressional action in similar cases, it is the right and the duty of the president to withhold the Bending of troops to drive 011 settlers from the Indian Territory so loijg as they remain, on ceded government lands, holding, with a decisiofu rendered by Judge Miller, of the bench, that lands, where the Indian title i extinguished, cease to be a part of the Indian Territory. The meetings held all through this country indicate that the troops will have plenty of work to do if they propose to keep the settlers out.

Chctopa Advance. In conversation with a cabinet ossifer the Times correspondent was informed that under existing circumsrauces there was no likelihood of the president revoking or modifying his proclamation concerning the Oklahoma colonists. So long as an invasion is threatened the troops will be maintained in the Held and attempted inroads of the settlers thwarted. The president trusts that his warning will be received and obeyed in the best spirit, to the end that the status of Oklahoma may be determined by congressional action, without which he does not feel authorized to permit the statu quo to be changed, pcudiug which the settlers will not be permitted to enter the territory. Kansas City Times.

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