The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-19
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

| There is woman IN Oklahoma who II
known as Mrs. Three Months Smith.
| Victor Payne of watonga. is organizing
| the Republicans OF Blaine county into
| leagues.
| The firm of Stewart Brothers. dealers in
| general merchandise. at Chickasha, have
| assigned.
| Judge Pitzer says he is not a Candidate
for congress. He wants to be governor of
Alaska Now who will kick on THAT?
| There is brg drouth in northwestern
Iowa, ard most of the citizens there. Il Is
said, are preparing TO come TO Oklahoma
/ The edioor of the Cleo Enterprise evened
up wsrh delinquent subscriber by calling
at his house and helping eat a goose din
ner.
Mike EHc11hoff. who accompanied Judge
Burford to Cloud Chief last week. killed
five-pronged mountain sheep on the
road.
The Financial Review IN speaking Of
Okahoma's cotton. wheat and corn.
speaks of the territory as IAN agricultural
republic"
The mayor Of the town of Alton. in. the
Irdian Territory. has been threatened with
death for having conferred with the
Dawes commission.
AT Enid a man is charged with forming
a ring around the top of a whisky glass
with his thumb and forefinger in order to
get more of the liquid.
1t is said that Grover Cleveland recently
remarked in a private conversation that
he was Disguised with the way the five
civilized tribes are acting.
II is an easy prediction 10 make that
the new TREASON law in the Choctaw ma
ton will not close the mouths of the news
papers The first editor that is killed viii
mean CORY trouble for the Indians.
JOHN Peterson of FL Reno. is the latest
man to return from a visit TO the Wichita
mountains. He says that tire Kafiir mirIes
of South Africa will not be in it as soon
as that country is opened
Ell Reno Herald: There is tradition
among the, Cheyenne and Arapasnoe In
dams to account for the origin of woman.
which is even more humihating tran the
rib theory This legend says that orig
inaIiy all men were created with long,
sleek and comedy tails. These tails were
their delight, and they adorned them
with paint. beads, and wampum. Then
the world was at peace; dfsoor7i and wars
were unknown Men became proud and
forgot their Maker. and He, 70 punish
them sent them Scourge 10 teach them
humility and make them realize their de-
pendeuce On the Great Spirst- He ampu-
tated their tails, and out of these de1eclta
mennbra fashioned women. who, say tia
Cheyenness retain traces Of Their origin.
for we hnd them ever trailing after men,
frisky and impuLsive.
Ardnore Chieftain: L. H. Lannon's. editor
of the NARROW Magnet, who has resided
among tn. Kiowa and COma1che Indians
for rsse past ten years. and who speaks
their language. has this 20 say concerning
their present status: The Indians are IN
no way nearer true civilization than they
were ten years ago As a matter Of fact,
easy of demonstration. they ars further
OF from civilization. The main cause Of
this Is idlcness. All The preanb-ng asld
teaching ST missionaries and schools has
ssg7lally failed 90 produce oEls Christian
among them There IS no lack OF cor
verts. so-cslled. that have become me1n- !
bers OF the various demonstrations, but /
their daily ifves show all too pIzi-sy tint |
they have no conception OF Christianity. !
Some have been educated for ministers 1
and for time preached the Word. but /
ere bong they 5riftsd back and becarne |
the most 3DveteEate gamblers and the I
most cousumrnate scou-s5rels Of the Tribe /
II - not generally known tha& there - /
not a fuu-bhood Indian among any Of the 4
tr-bes IN the Fort 5in re-erva-foo. bUz I
such g an actual fact vs-y ETsssc num- I
Der gre pure Mexi1ans. and Desrfy an s-e
raixca with that race Many so-eaIass1 In 4
atz-xs have become such in ne last te1 4
years By In:srnarrlage They draw "a 4
;loCss and eloshsre from our passrnal gov 1
er-nesS with zhe same no-SchSlsssce sszst 4
a native Soes-5t helgs 10 keep - Ehe \
4 gents average"