The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-14

and melted the casters on bed withou
disturbing the occupants.
| a gasoline stove exploded at the resi-
dence of ~ +. Hewett, Tecumseh last
Thursday afternoon and destroyed the
| house and all its contents.
| A man who was blowing with six oxen
near Purcell was caught in thunder
storm and the lightning struci, the pIow
and killed five of the beasts.
Judge Warren G. Sayre, chairman of the
Cherokee commission, says that by the
18th of June the commission will be ne
gotiating with the Pawnees.
The secretay of the territory has recent
ly disbursed SAB. 600 to the teachers of the
territory. There yet remains a sum OF
$1,000 to be distributed in the same man
ner.
The principle candidates for the posi-
tions of associate judges of the supreme
court are Attorney General Brown of
Guthrie and Receiver j. ;. Roberts Of
kingfisher
Judge Clark has ordered Receivers
Gowan and Chaddick, of the Choctaw
railway, TO appear III court Friday and
show cause why n receiver for the ROAD IN
Oklahoma should not be appointed.
According to the News Guthrie minis
ter, recently, in writing of the funeral OF
an infant child. closed thus: And IL
seemed TO smile and beckon them 1.-THE
child's pareutsl to fairer fields and warm
err clirues."
Watopga Rustler: y deer, an eagle. five
coons, two black bears. six jack rabbits. a
wild turkey gobbler and 100 Cheyenne and
Arapahoe indians, and about that many
Indian dogs were the only wild animals III
town last Saturday.
\ most peculiar phenomenon was wit
messed in the Cherokee nation on the night
of June 5th. a yellow clowd passed over
the heavens followed by eight yellow
stars that spit out long tongues OF fire.
Eight different persons saw II.
a base ball club has been organized at
Hennessy. The following are the names
OF the players. who challenge any club in
the territory to play Gu the Hennessy
grounds: J. j. Thorne, L. j. Blackford,
C. L. Jones, Frank Jones, Art kunz. Ray
mond Smith, Will Thorpe, Fred Haun-
stein and w p Campbell
Inspector Weigel has recommended the
plan of allowing the use OF timber on the
government bands in the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe country, for the purpose Of
building bridge across the South Cana
dian river, near the western line OF Cana
dian county.
Tuesday morning last, the Usage nations
distinguished chief, Eu-tse- wah-tah-in-
kah, died at Pawhuska. of Brlghts disense,
aged about 90 years He was com p.eting
his second term as principal chief or gov
ernor of the Usage nation. He WAS buried
in a coffin in the cemetery. but the custom
of painting the face was strictly and reig-
iously adhered 10. White Horn. the second
chief will preside over the desiinies Of the
nation until the successor is elected and
duly indicted into Office.
Arapahoe Arrow: James II. Smith, a
Young man from New York, is camped
with party OF friends on claims on the
Washita about ten miles west Of Araps-
hoe. On Tuesday. the oath. he started 10
town on horseback for supplies FOR the
camp. Nothing being heard from him his
friends started out Friday morning to
fnd him lie had been sick the day be
fore, but was supposed 10 be all right
when be left camp. They found las horse.
bobbled. and without its saddle working
its way back 20 camp. THey searched
Friday and Saturday for him and not Inn
ing him. reported 10 the sheriff, who. with
a posse. continued the search al day Sau-
DAY. but no trace Of him coB}d be found /
GA Monday morning be came dragging I
himself into camp. almost starved. and .
stated that he remembered nothing from I
the time be LETT camp til Sunday, when 4
he found himself on the bank CO the +
south Canadian river. afoot and hall 4
dead. and bad managed by short stages to 1
salk back "a camp