Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1889 — THE BOOMERS OVERJOYED. [ARTICLE]

THE BOOMERS OVERJOYED.

Th« death is announced of Sir Thoma Gladstone, the English ex-Premier’s older brother. Like the whole of the Gladstone family, Sir Thomae, in his younger days, was a strong Tory. When hi» talented brother's Views expanded and he joined the Liberal party, Sir Thomas viewed his desertion of the aristocratic cause with regret, mingled with horror. He himself remained true to the lessons of his youth and, though on excellent terms with his brother, never would discuss political questions with him. The deceased gentleman was 85 years of age and was five years older than his illustrious brother. Tnoas who have read of King Dinah, of the Nunze River, West Africa, says the N. Y. Sun, and of\his hermatically sealed beer brewerj\ Which runs only when the King is looking on, to prevent the sly introduction of poison, will reprut to learn that after counting the cost be has decided that he eannot afford to go to the Paris Exposition. He formally announced this fact a while ago at a banquet he gave to some Frerch officers. King Dinah once invited a rival chief to dine with him. He prepared for his guest by digging a deep pit boride the festive board, concealing it With branches and a little earth, and placing thereon the chair of honor which his guest was to occupy. /It was thought that after the rival chief had tumbled into the pit it would be a favorable time to fill up the excavation. Somebody took the news to the intended victim, and on the appointed day he had a pressing engagement elsewhere. His grave has not yet been dug. If France would give King Dinah a deadhead ticket to Paris, put him in a conspicuous snot, and let him distribute circulars describing his eventful career, he would be one of the greatest curiosities in the big show.

The Opening of Oklahoma Cause* Much Enthusiasm in the West. The lon g-looked-for proclamation for the opening of Oklahoma was received at Wichita, Kansas.with demonstrations of great joy. Flags were hung from buildings, cannons were fired and bonfires 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 will almost be depopulated. The boomers who have been camped along the line are making ready to move. The cattlemen are hurrying on to Oklahoma to get their cattle, as they fear violence to stock and property from ther deadly enemies, the boomers. The soldiers have left Oklahoma City. The boomers made bold to come out of their concealment in woods to hear the news. The crowd kept on swelling in size and it was estimated that there were 800 persons that rejoinced over the news. Colonel Summers received from

Colonel Wade, at Fort Reno, the new orders from Washington and posted them up in the Oklahoma Depot They were that every person must immediately leave the country, and that the namee of those found would be taken and kept to defeat future filing. Soldiers 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 posted, many commenced leaving, but by the time the train reached Guthrie the news of the issuing of the proclamation was received, and they alighted to join the boomers here in their celebration and to be near to their claims. At Purcell there was the came wild enthusiasm, enly by greater numbers. Claims are being rapidly taken up and there is hardly a good selection of land that has not one or more claimants. Fights are daily occurring. Tuesday nignt a Swede from Cold Harbor, Kan., while contesting a claim twenty-four miles west of Oklahoma Station, was fatally shot by his opponent The poor fellow’s eye was blown out and his face filled with buckshot He was brought to Arkansas City to a surgeon but died after being taken from the cars. His freinds; fearing the effect of having their names made public, gave out that it was an accident Men have already sold their rights to claims for S4OO and SSOO. A boomer arriving from Oklahoma says the country is { full of people, that the number is constantly increasing ancMhat he believes it is impossible to keep them out <,