The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-13
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The name of the postoffice at Wildhorse,
in the strip, has been changed to kenchel.
Hon. Charles Cars~ell of Ell Reno, was
appointed Saturday, worlds fair COM
missioner vice A c. Scott, resigned.
Thieves stole six horses from the fither-
ing post at a meeting near Oklahoma City
Friday night. Neither thieves nor horses
have been heard from.
Commander Bernard Kelley and Ad-
jutant General A. B. Campbell OF the
Kansas c. A. r., viii be in Guthrie on the
18th and will address a campfire on the
government acre.
Colonel Neal w. Evans. for many years
post trader at Fort Reno, is moving his
residence to Ell Reno city, where lie will
reside in the future. and will engage in
commercial pursuits.
The News says there is information in
Guthrie to the effect that Secretary Hoke
Smith will visit the territory within the
next month. This is just what he or some
other high official of the government
should do, but it is only rumor and Is
doubtful of fulfllment.
On Monday, the 10Th day of June, 1893,
the territorial treasurer will sell to the
highest and best bidder. for cash only,
S1S,0 900 in Territorial University bonds,
s15, 900 in Territorial Normal school bonds
and $4,000 in Territorial Agricultural
college bonds. VIII sell these bonds in a
bunch or separately, whichever will be for
the best interests of the territory. The
bids must be sealed. aud filed by ) D. M,
of said 10th day of une with the governor
Press Gazette: The new statutes of the
territory will be ready for distribution
about July /. and thus it Will be seen that
nearly four months will have passed after
the adjournment of the Legislature and
before the publication of these laws. In
the meantime all the courts of the terri
tory have been running, trying and dispos-
ing Of many important cases. Many of
TIE laws enacted provide that they shall
take effect and be in force from and after
the date OF their passage and approval by
the governor. In fact. a large majority of
them so provide, and they certainly have
been the law ever since receiving the sig
nature of the governor.
Chester Howe of Oklahoma City return
ed from Washington Saturday morning
and to the Times-Journal made the fol-
lowing statements that will be read with
interest by all concerned in the matters
referred to:
"What has been done to hurry the open
ing of the Cherokee strip"
''Much work has been done in getting
ready the land plats, and that class of
work Is now well in hand. but the seventy
aItotments will delay the opening until
Sept l. l had frequent interviews with
the land commissioner on the subject, and
from what | could learn think the inten-
ton now is TO establish two land offices,
and probably move the Beaver office to
Woodward 1t has been practically set
tied that the land offices Will not open for
thirty days after the opening of the lands
to settlement, to secure an adjudication Of
as many disputes as possible before the
filings are made
81 asked the land commissioner what
instructions had been issued relative to
the payment OF the money that will soon
be due Oh the PoJtawatonlie land, and he
in turn called in the clerk in charge of
that department aud inquired what ha0
been done. l found that DO instructions
had been issued, and that my inquiry was
the first time the attention of the COM
missioner had been called to it. | called a
few days later when | was told that the
would soon be issued. |
urged that the payment be suspended
until congress should pass relief measure.
but was met with the statement that
there was no law for such proceeding.
After Il pretty thorough discussion, how
ever, plan was agreed upon, which prRc-
ticaiy amounts to suspension for six
at least