Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-27
SUFFERINGS OF THE BOOMERS.
4 Hurricane and SMALLPOX Add to Them.
HOME-RULE PROGRESS IN LONDON
A CONNECTICUT JIM THE PeNMAN.
White Caps Active About Cincinnati
SMALL POX AND A HURRICANE.
More Affections to Try the Patience of
the Devoted Oklahoma Boomers.

CHICAGO, April PA Tribune special from
Arkansas City, Has, says: A man named Ellis
worth was taken down yesterday with
small pox. The physician in attendance
says there is 40 doubt of ts
being that dreaded disease, and refuses TO allow
the mother and wife of the sick man to see him
for fear of spreading the contagion. The man
had been feeling bad for a week past. He
went with the crowd of boomers to Guthrie
last Monday, and Tuesday, while coming down
with the fever incident 10 this disease. stood
for hours In the line at the postofce of Guthrie,
trying TO get his mail. From there he went to
Oklahoma, from which place he returned here
Wednesday morning and took TO his bed,
where he has been growing worse ever since.
The inhabitants of Guthrie and Oklahoma city
are almost III a state of panic, fearing that the
scourge may break out in their midst. An
epidemic of such a kind might depopulate
either place and terrify the residents of nearly
every town III this western country.
GUTHRIE SWEPT BY GALE
A terrible wind storm yesterday afternoon
prostrated almost every tent in Guthrie. and
many of the inhabitants have to sleep in the
open air.
PROVISIONS ARE GROWING sCARCER
in the tented towns. Hundreds of cars are de-
layed on the side tracks by the two recent
wrecks on the Santa Fe, between Guthrie and
Edmond, where the Chicago colony is located.
The numerous reports of murderous affrays on
account of claim jumping are generally dis
credited here.
NEEDLES AND JONES LEAVE GUTHRIE.
CHICAGO, April PA NelcS special from
Guthrie says: Needles and Jones. the two
marshals who hold authority have left Guthrie
Commissioner Stockslager's declaration that he
would forfeit the claims of all L. S. employees is
regarded with suspicion, as il is now generally
understood that the deputies were not
sworn in and the other hired gob5lers are not
technically in the federal service. 1t is de-
manded that the government declare a forfeit
ure of the claims of all persons irrespective of
employment who were i'll the Oklahoma tract
before Monday noon.
SETTLING UPON THE CHEROKEE STRIP
progresses In increasing volumes. Many camps
are visible from the railroad and boomers at
the stations declare that it is their purpose TO
squat there. 1t is reported that p!owing and
planting is well under way at numerous points
The troops have not yet moved. Capt. Jack
Hayes reached Ponca yesterday and has sent
out courlers TO give the squatters
THREE DAYS NOTICE TO QUIT
the strip. He is much beloved by the settlers
for the inexhaustible kindness he has shown
them in the march down and the practical help
he gave them. He is the man of all men to
peacefully settle the impending controversy if
it can be settled
GUTHRIE BURIED IN RED DUST
Guthrie, OKLAHOMA, April PA simeon
swept the desert yesterday and Guthrie is
buried in red dust The wind rose at dawn,
sweeping down from the cloudless sky. and the
red sand of the plain driven before il all
day in singing. sitting masses Tents col
lapsed roofs were raised and everything light
and loose was blown away
There now five cities included in this
camp-North. South, East and West Guthrie.
and Guthrie proper. The latter covers the $40
purposes, and includes the depot the post-offce
and and-otEce, about which the heart of the
city may be said TO pulsate The others cir
cumscrlbe the suburbs with tents and blankets.
RAILROAD SERVICE LITTLE BETTER
The railroad is slowly issuing from the snarl
in which the glut of local traffic involves it, but
though baggage. provisions, and other supplies
are being delivered in quantities sutfi-
cient to relieve destitution, the service
IL far behind the requisites of comfort.
Water Is still being sold. and it is execrable
water at that. Gambling fourishes openly. 1t
has been the salvation of Guthrie that whisky
was not admitted, and it is to this wise exclu-
sion that the little violence is due.