The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The First Christian church Of kingfsher
will build a handsome house of worship
| shortly.
An encampment of Odd Fellows is to be
organized at HenneSey and chapter oil
Royal Arch Masons ut kingfsher.
! Guthrie is in the throes of An elopement
| sensation. Where the truautS loped off 10
| has not been ascertained, which suspens Sc
| leaves the city III a state.
| The people of the Cheyenne Arapahoe
country are fighting hard for land office
in their country They say it is an ont.
rage to have to go $50 miles to file on
| lands.
| Bisop Meerchaeut left for Rome during
| the early part of last week. in the interest
of the Catholic church of Oklahoma. He
went via New Orleans, and expects to be
absent six weeks.
| Beginning with tomorrow night Okla.
homa City will be lighted by gas lights.
The Gazette says there are now four miles
of gas main laid on the streets and four
miles more will go down during the sea-
son.
Gazette: Governor Seay has submitted
a map of the proposed new counties in the
strip to Secretary Smith. Nine counties
are carved out, the ones in the western
part being much larger than in the east
ern part. Secrecy is kept to prevent town
site schemers from taking advantage.
In tter-of-course, confidential sort
of way the Guthrie Capital asks: Has it
occurred to anyone that there are no bust =
FIJI nL-J.b1,,,
corded elsewhere, and there is less general
dissatisfaction generally, than elsewhere?
Unsuspectingly Oklahoma has grown to
be a neighboring prosperous county.
Guthrie Capital: The territorial con-
vention of the colored people here Wednes-
day had Il profitable outcome to the race.
The object of some of the promoters to
make The meeting one for the venting of
the spleen Of political melcontents and
kickers was checkmated by the more SEN
sible. The resolution to organize ''An IN
dependent Political Party" was voted
down by large majority. A Territorial
league was organized, the object of which
is TO have annual meetings. at which all
matters for the stimulation of higher am
billions and aims for the race will be talked
over.
The Oklahoma presbytery closed its ses-
sion at Norman Thursday, the meeting
having lasted three days and being the
largest and most interesting session the
presbytery has ever held. The various re-
ports showed the church to be gaining
rapidly in the territory. or the overtures
Oh revision ofsthe confession OF faith five
were rejected and twenty-seven approved
aud resolution was adopted asking the
assembly to give the church a short work
ing cree.. Rev. w. T. King of Oklahoma
City Rev. ID. G. Thompson OF Edmond were
elected commissioners to the general as
sembIy, and Rev. r. w. Hill OF Muskogee
and Prof d. K. Boyd Of Norman alter
mates. The next session will be held at
Chiclasha in September
A Washington correspondent discusses
Oklahoma aud Indian territory matters
and predicts great things as the result OF
the settlement Of the new lands. He says
it is only n question of time until the five
civilized tribes will be made a part OF the
United States. II a few years the old In
dian territory Will be one Of the great states
Of the Union. As ii result almost certain
to follow from he settlement OF the Cher
oiee, pawnee, Tonkawa and kicka poo
lands, all now prepared for an infiOw Of
white civilization. at least one considerable
town, which will rival st. Joseph or Kan
sas City IN importance as commercial
and railroad center, will develop AT mar
Vicious speed at some point. The new
country will see the growth Of a city that
will Gisplte the supremacy OF tie middle
.f.R T.. -. s,,s -
Thursday morning in chambers. 10
Guthrie, Judge Green listened to the arZu-
men:s OF the attorneys ia the Inaudanus
case brought by Governor SeaY TO compel
the treasurer OF the territory TO cash
the worlds fair appropriation of $500
MADE by the legislature, cat Of the funds
now on hand This action j. resisted By
Treasurer Murpay. saws the Guthrie Lead
er, for the reason that there are sufficient
warrants outstanding to take Ut ali tie
funds ia the treasury and that & Is his
duty TO pay the debts that are past due
before meeting those created by tae lesls-
lasure The act making the appropriation
failed 20 define very clearly where tss
treasurer was 20 get the money - NEE, 10
demands. and the question raised 10 eur.
j. oue OF Interpretation The matter sas
taken under Amusement By JG1l.s Geeeu.
As he ieTrs:oria! treasurer - appointed
by The governor. this may be coas4desei a
case wherein the created IS grsz;es than
the Greater.