The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-26
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.
The Capital says another railroad is AS
sured for Guthrie in the near future.

The Capital says another railroad is as
sured for Guthrie in the near future.
The papers all agree that the recent
rains in Oklahoma insure an immense
acreage of wheat The ground is in splen
did condition for blowing.
| The recent rains have temporarily sus-
ended cotton picking and for day or
two there has been a little luli in the trade
of most Of the towns in the territory.
The Republicans of county A have
chosen Lincoln" AS the name for their
county. aud the Republicans Of county {
| have selected Blaine" Both good Re
| publican names.
| The Chieftain is informed that a num-
Der of citizens of Ardmore are contempls-
ting forming themselves into a stock COM
pany for the purpose of building q new
brick hotel. Good move.
The report that Ollie Ogee, the only sur
vivor of the Coffeyville robbery. passed
| Guthrie Wednesday evening. going east
ward, is mistake. Ogee is at work at
the bold packing house IN Wichita. Kan
where he has been constantly for several
months past.
Guthrie Capital: Indicative Of thrift
among the farmers of this country, one
can not help but note the number OF rude
houses, used in earlier days. now being
supplanted by fine residences. 1t is en-
couraging to know that the enterprise we
share is equally distributed among the
farmers.
Okarche Register: Judge J. NJ. Cannon
of Frisco was nominated at Okarche last
Saturday as Republican, candidate for
councillor for the Second district. compris-
ing portions of Canadian and kioghsher
counties No better selection could have
been made: man of sound Judgment, Of
mat ure years. of experience; good, log
ical reasoner and popular with all political
classes
The fall movement of farmers seeking
new homes has commenced. At one time
Thursday afternoon. the Capital says.
eight 'prairie schooners" were seen on
Oklahoma avenue. in Guthrie, bound for
the Sac and Fox country. Some OF these
newcomers are here to take possession Of
claims already filed upon by them, while
Others come for the purpose of buying
these settlers seems to have an air OF pros
perity, aud they would doubtless he val
liable acquisition to any community"
The law makers at Okmulgee are eau
cusiug and the principle subject OF thess
caucus meetings is the negro question.
The Creeks are getting scared up over
tins race problem. They want-or at
least many of them want, the negro dis
franchised or at least check put upon
the ascendeney of the negro race in the
nation. The rapid increase-both by i'm
migration and by the natural
way - is swelling the number
of negro citizens very alarm
ingly. AT the close of the war there were
1900 negro citizens in the Greek Nation aud
about 10. 600 Indians. AT tie present time
while the Indians have not increased In
number, the negro citizens have increased
until they number about 500 There are
negro citizens The largest town is a
negro town. There are seventeen negroes
in the national legislature and maay Of
the public Offices are held By citizens OF
simon-pure African descent. The Indians
see the inevitabis end Of this sort OF bus
iuess and they are beginning 10 sqairTD as
the negroes power aud number increase.
Hence the caucuses a. OkmuiSee and the
rumor that the council will take some ac-
surprise many IL allotment was decided
upon as the only remedy for the state Of
affairs Musko2ee Phoenix