The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-13
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

New Era-the Alliance paper of that city
The Saltwater Gazette wants Oklahoma
criminals employed in building good
roads.
a large mountain lion was captured
near Chandler, d few days ago, by col
Ored preacher.
Saltwater claims to have more strip
| boomers than any other town near the
northern border.
! Judge Green has reserved his decision
on the motion for Il new trial in the Ter
rill case until Jan. 10
The Otoe Indians are holding another
ghost dance, and claim that the messiah
will be on hand in six weeks.
The annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal churches of the two territories
will convene at Oklahoma City this even
ing.
The Oklahoma Press has been sold to
G.. NJ. Adams of Bloomington, His, who
will continue the paper aud issue it as
daily.
Payne county has thirty-two school
houses and 3 $50 children of school age,
of which 3, SOL are white, &c colored and 80
Indian.
The NJ. E. church, at it's annual meet
ing, viii decide upon the location of the
college which it has decided to build in
Oklahoma.
Ardmore has received 15,04S bales of
cotton this season. It. is estimated that
the cotton is all in, with the exception of
about 200 bales.
The bakery at Fort Reno was destroyed
by fire Sunday night. Baker John Sow
ers lost about all his possessions, barely
escaping i'll his night clothes. A grand
concert will be given by the Fifth cavalry
band for his benefit.
A lodge of Ancient Order of United
Workmen was organized at kingfisher
Thursday evening with ffty-one charter
members. Deputy Grand Master Work
man S. L. johnson was master of cere-
monies.
A sample of the alleged ore found near
the town of Seger has been analysed at the
Kansas university by Professor Snow, and
was found to contain no mineral of any
kind, though being the kind OF stone that
frequently accompanies veins of silver.
The Minstrel says the last we heard of
Agent Day he and Quauah were at Wash
ington interviewing the powers that be in
favor of straight, hard dollars for the In
dians, instead of red parasols and grand
upright pianos. The missionary societies
OF the sympathetic east who dictate the
Indian policy are serenely unaware of the
figure piano would cut in tepee and
used as receptacle for raw beef, or con-
yenient place for a monte game.
A man named Blackwell tried to work
the citizens of South Haven, Kan, by SELL
ing lots in a town to be established in the
Cherokee Strip, just south of the above
named town. He claimed to have posi-
tive knowledge that the strip would be
opened by March l. at the farthest, and
that his town company would build a
town of 10000 people inside of two years
After dIspOsing of two lots at the small
sum of So each, he was arrested for obtain
ing money under false preJenses, but was
discharged upon being proven ron compos
mentus.
The governor has sent out notice to the
occupants Of school lands TO the effect that
they were forbidden by statute to cut or
remove timber theretrOm for any purpose
whatever. That those who have violated
this provision were notified TO call and pay
Tor the same on or before Jan. Ist, or they
would subject themselves TO both civil
suit and criminal prosecution and forfeit
their leases. Also that those occupying
school lands without authority were TO
make restitution Of the same or they
would De dealt with according TO law.
/. is reported that the Indians located
1. 4 -.vR1
tie wholesale destruction Of game in that
neighborhood by parties from Kansas
and Oklahoma, and are insisting that the
military authorities must stop IL. II they
do not It is feared that the Indians Will
take the matter into their own hands and
that blood viii be split. The Indians claim
that white men have no right 70 hunt on
their lands any mor- tEsu taey would
have right 10 hunt on the lands Of the
farmers Of Kansas without their per-
mission. They hold they ars tressp.ssers
and that the government = honnd 10 afford
them protection. II the government fails !
to accord them protection from hunters
or any other tresspas sar5 they hold that
they have perfect right 70 protect them (
selves, even 10 tae extent OF using fire.
arms. Earlier in the season there was a
good deal Of game in that locality and the 4
Indians looked forward TO a winter OF I.
plenty; but since the advent OF the hunt 5
ers game has become very scarce, for what I
Is pot killed IS scared away by the country /.
being oYerruu VITA hunting parties WHO (.
shoot 1t everything III sigdt without re-
gard TO its value. The young Indians are
particularly earaged and can hardly be .
controlled by tie elder ones till the gov.
erlmeat officials pass upon the question, /
Captain John Hill is AZ Okmuixes at
tending the session Of the Greek council. +
looking after the matter Of getting The +.
Greeks 10 enter upon negotiations with +
the Cherokee com mission for the sale Of
part OF their reservation west Of tie Nine !,