Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-27

Boomer Ellsworth, of Kansas City, Strick-
 en with the Dread Disease-The People
 Greatly Excited-Trains from Oklahoma
 Loaded Down with Returning Hustlers,
 Tired of Life and the Land Office Grab-
 In the New Land.
 PURCELL l. T., April 27.-Thousands of disappointed homesteaders returning from Oklahoma are obtaining land from the In dians in the Chicasaw, Choctaw and Creek nations. Many of the Indians welcome tue white settlers, and some are said to favor an allotment in severality of their entire reservation.
 Many are trying to squat on the Cherokee Strip and No Mans Land, but the military have strict orders to keep them moving
 It is rumored that Captain Hayes has been obliged to detail a large patrol on the Cherokee Strip night and day on account of the formation of a boomer camp 1900 strong, who will camp in Oklahoma inst over the Cherokee Strip, awaiting the open ing of the latter by the commission. They intend making daily raids, selecting good land ready to grab at the first moment There is great suffering among the boomers from want of food and water
 runner just in from Fort Reno reports that man named Goodman, with four friends, was attacked near Oklahoma City by party of twelve Texans on Wednesday, who claimed to have taken the claim some years before under Captain Payne. All of Goodwin's party except himself are re- ported killed. A detachment of troops has been sent to investigate. A halfbreed named Holbert was killed at Oklahoma City yesterday by white man named Mo- land in dispute over claim. Noland es- capped.
 GUTHRIE, I. T., April 27.-A smallpox epidemic threatens Guthrie and other towns in the new Territory of Oklahoma The excitement caused by the discovery that the brackish river water is poisonous Is not a circumstance to the fear that has seized upon the minds of the people in regard to this fearful disease.
 A man named Joseph Ellsworth, of Kan sas City, was taken Wednesday with small poX on his return from Guthrie to Arkan- sas City, and is now quarantined there.
 It is reported that this man stood in line at the Land office at Guthrie four hours on Tuesday while waiting to file his olaim, thus exposing to contagion all with whom he came in contact there and on the crowded train.
 The first outbreak will result in nearly depqpulating the em mbryo cities exposed to attack. The physician who Is in attendance upon Ellsworth says it is genuine case of smallpox, and the people are greatly ex- cited
 Twenty houses built in Chicago and ship ped here in sections, are up. A thousand tents are standing. A strong Samaritanism makes the necessities of life common prop erty.
 There is shelter for all who want, and the cautious thousands who prefer to sleep on the turf of thelr town lots have their blank cts.
 Town meetings are in perpetual session. A committee of flfty-one, comprising one from each State represented, has the com munity well in hand. The committeeman are all business men, who never saw each other before, and they are working we'll
 There has been, and there still is, some deep chicanery in practice, which the courts must correct if peaceful common wealth is wanted in Oklahoma. The courts will be given the opportunity to do their duty, as nearly every gobbled claim has it's claimant who did not enter the Territory until 12 o'clock.
 Many honest settlers have driven stakes upon lots and quarter sections taken by deputies and railroaders.