The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-05

decided that an appeal direct from the
probate court to the supreme court OF the
Territory will lie.
The war has opened at Washington be
tween applicants from the Territory and
from Texas for the Indian Territory pos
tions. Arkansas and Missouri will also
be in the ring.
A superior quality of clay. both for pot
terry and brick, has been discovered near
Kingfsher, which IS to be utilized in the
manufacture Of both pottery and pressed
brick.
Deputy marshals from Texas have again
been uuiustly arresting cltIzans OF NO
Mans Land, and the Beaver Advocate
wants to know how long Oklahoma IS TO
suffer from such outside pirates
State Capital: R. W. McCombs has
about finished the finest race track for the
Driving Park Association IN Oklahoma
II is a regular mile track. laid out at the
old fair grounds, on the school section.
Clipper: The burnt district OF King
fisher is to be built up with solid row OF
brick buildings The entire block IS 20 be
excavated one hundred feet wide. THIS
will make one Of the finest business blocks
in Oklahoma.
Free Press: Work will be commenced
next week on a brick hotel by Messrs
Hubbard g. Hill, on the ground lately &C.
cupied By the Hubbard house. 1t Will be
A0xlO0 feet, with basement, containing 81
rooms, and the estimated cost is $1,000.
Next.
A territorial editor says in his paper
yesterday we were again married. 1t
will be remem bered that both OF our for
mer wives eloped with the foreman OF the
Office. To avoid any further inconVen-
fence OF the kind we have this time married
lady who is herself compositor, and she
will set the type while we hustle for the
ducks who will owe on subscription.
jim Wallace appeared before Judge
Burford at Kingfsher, Tuesday, as wit
ness and refused to be sworn or testify
until his fees were paid. As he was under
the Jurisdiction Of the court the judge
promptly fined him for contempt and or
dered him taken to Jail until he would
consent to be sworn and testify, and the
further order of the court. Judge Bur
ford is not going TO tolerate any foolish
LESS in his court.
Free Press: kingfsher comes to the
front again this week. This time it is the
first colored man that has been natural
lied in the territory or Oklahoma. His
name is Samuel Lawson, and he was born
in Quebec, Canada, twenty-eight years
ago. He said he ''sorter" hated
TO "denounce" de queen, but he
badly wanted a quarter section
of Oklahoma's beautiful soil, and
of course he could not obtain it otherwise.
Uncle Billy Wilson is very proud of his
protege, and as he quantity puts it the
tail must 60 with the hide" as it costs
like-to be people"
Seger Sentinel: Our Indians are learn
ing 1.-The white mans road" very fast, as
was seen by their dealings when their last
semi-annual interest payment. which
Amounted to little over. SO, 600, was made
at this place. They would figure to get
the most for their money, and if the price
of an article did not suit them they would
leave it alone. They bought less trlnkets
and more necessities than heretofore.
Clipper: A young man who was return
ing from his wedding tour was relieved OF
$3.50 on the train near Pond Creek, last
L ILNdY. JIG NGBb IltO tliC AhNASS SSAAoN
with a couple of monte sharks to have a
little game, took out his pocketbook to
bet IS, when one of the sharks grabbed 1t,
and standing the fellow off with knives,
Jumped off the train at Pond Greek and
proceeded to their lair. At last accounts
they had not been captured. The victim
owns claim down near Ell Reno, and
probably thought he knew more about the
game than the fellow who originated that
pleasurable pastime.
At Lincoln, Neb., the legislature passed
joint resolution last week declaring that
the states in the great interior basin should
unite in the building of a railroad from
Galveston to the Dakotas, for the purpose
OF increasing the commercial prosperity
and profiting by the establishment of q
deep-water harbor The resolution recited
the benefits to be derived by such a rail-
road, which it is estimated will cost ST.
000. 600 and proposes to secure funds by
levying a tax of 5 cents per acre on the
lands of the states. 1t calls upon the gov
ernor to consult with the governors OF
Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, Texas, Arkau-
sas, Kansas, The Dakotas and Oklahoma,
proposing a convention of delegates to
meet at some central point. IL IS proposed
TO have the road its feeders and branches
built aud operated by the people.