The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-17
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

GUTHRIE, O. T., Nov 16.-TSpecial. J.
Acting Governor Martin has issued a call
for all Worlds Columbian exposition
county commissioners to meet Monday.
Nov. % at Oklahoma City to devise WAYS
and means TO have Oklahoma creditably
represented at the worlds fair All the
counties have appointed commissioners
except Oklahoma county and counties A
and B. The late lamented legislature
made no appropriation, but passed an
act permitting the respective counties by q
vote of the people of said counties to an
propriate a sum, not exceeding 81, 600, pro-
vided the matter was voted on at the first
election. None of the counties voted on
this measure Consequently there is moth.
ing 60 hope for from this direction. The
commissioners must pay their own travel
ing expenses. postage and stationery and
give their time. Be il said to the credit
of J. w McNeal, alternate worlds fair
commissioner from Logan county, that he
did all in his power to have Logan county
vote on this question, but with no success.
Already Oklahoma has been requested to
contribute several trunks of trees for the
forestry building
The names of the Oklahoma worlds fair
commissioners already appointed are as
follows. Beaver county, A. b Hold and
Miss May Overstreet. Beaver City; Cana
dian county. A L. Goddard of Matthew
son and Miss Matte kelso of Ell Reno:
Cleveland county. Mort BiXler aud wife of
Norman; Kiugfisher county, NJ c. II. St.
Clair and wife of kingfisher; Logan coun-
ty, F. l. Hallock and Mrs. Marion Rock
Of Guthrie; Payne county, l. T. Safer and
wife of Saltwater.
A large posse has been sent 10 the Creek
country TO hunt down murderers and
rascals. 1t Is hoped that their mission
will be successful Ii Is herculean one
In the canons, tall grass and unberbrush
in that country one man can easily evade
twenty. And il must be remembered that
these desperadoes know every foot of the
country and that the people living there
will help them IN every way possible, with
money, food and horses. No sooner does
q deputy marshal come into the country
than be is watched aud his actions and
words are at once reported TO the despera-
6oes.
The sentiment In favor of statehood IS
growing. Hon. Horace Speed is an ex-
cellent exponent OF this idea Rousinc
meetings have been held in different parts
Of the territory and every effort viii be
made 10 hasten an early admission as a
state.
The School Fund league is exciting con.
siderable interest There Will be a terri.
torial mass meeting Thursday night al
NchennSn's Opera mousse, Meetings have
been held over the territory and the feel
ing is awakened. Our condition is with
out u parallel We have turued over 70 rs
the Indians, whose children must be pro
yided for. The Indians are not taxable
for twenty-five years. We also have large
colored population, very few OF which paw
taxes All taxes must come out of the
white population. No grants Of land have
thus far been made TO Oklahoma for edu-
catlonal or other institutions. This is un-
paralleled in the history OF the older states
and territories. There is q strong proba-
bllity that congress will do something in !
the way OF relief for Oklahoma. -
There has been considerable lot jumping
st the new county seats, TecQmseh and
Chandler. Ii is quite = question whether
this is ludicious. In one Of these towns q /
gentleman living in Guthrie had put on /
several hundred dollars in the way of i'm 1
provements, and in the face OF this he has /
been threatened by lot Jumpers. IL would 4
seem that this would drive capital away. 4
Guthrie expects this week TO entertain
Senator Dawes and the other members OF /