The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-17
Outlines of Oklahoma.

Graves resolution looking itno the terri
torial treasurer's Office will be buried
The negroes in the territory viii be prac-
tically disfranchised by this legislature.
The Oklahoma and Kansas editors had
separate Pullman TO the Galveston festi-
vit.es.
The best informed man on the Usage In
dams in Oklahoma rs Mr. Cottinghan. the
attorney of Guthrie
One thing can be counted upon as dead
certain-Renfrow win unhesitatingly veto
any nonsensical bill
It Is intimated pretty strongly at Guthrie
| the DeFord of Oklahoma county is out OF
| the marshalship race.
| The territory OF Oklahoma, not the nat
| ional government, pays the clerk hire OF the
| Oklahoma legislature.
| Callahan told some friends the other day
| ne was still praying for free silver. Has ne
| forgotten free homes?
| Mr.. Trosper is candidate for governor
\ on the ground that a farmer ought occa-
sionally to be given snap.
| In his expressed desire never to hold Of
| fee again Governor Renfrow stands prac-
1 tically alone in the territory.
| It is said that the Woodward cattlemens'
convention got too big on the town. The
| town advertised it too much.
| Alonzo A. Byers has got laugh which
would pull him through the world II he
| didn't have any brains TO do it for him.
| About half the legislature is badly addict
ed to stein-mugs which is a pleasure char
acteristic of Heidelburg, Germany and
| Guthrie.
| Through some defect of the laws the peo-
| pie of Oklahoma City have to mandamus
| the mayor to call city election before he
can do 1t. He will soon be mandamused
again.
| Mr.. Graves of Oklahoma county said las.
Sunday that he thought II would be good
thing if congress would refuse to donate
any more money for the legislature and
! thus suspend future sessions.
Cassius Barnes was down to see Powell
| Clayton the other day. Clayton, who is the
best friend Barnes has got on the upper
crust of the earth IS preparing for vaca-
| ton al the solicitation of Major Mckinley
! The body of Mrs. r. A. Hosfieid of Perry
will be exhumed and a postmortem held
It is understood she di ed of pneumonia
but as divorce trial is pending and an at
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| some people are suspicious.
In a banking bill before the legislatu
| the other day one section provided that
every bank pay 2 per cent of its deposit:
| into general fund. When bank failed II
vas to pay all IT could and the rest of the
| 100 cents on the dollar out of this fund
| Some one caught onto a scheme for the
| bankers to make themselves rich through
| this and the section was killed.
Kingfsher Free Press: John Fox, ex-
| probate judge Of Canadian county. was ir
| town yesterday. Judge Fox has been Civ
| ing much attention to the study of the
| mineral character of the Wichita noun,
tains We will have some specimens OF
| ore which he has gathered in that region
and expect also to be able to publish a
! comprehensive account of his observations
| in that country in a few days.
| FL Reno Star: The United States jail al
| Ardmore, /. T., there are seventy-foui
| prisoners confined Cor rather heidi in one
story temporary frame building 1870 feet
which answers the purpose of jail AL
| tribes, nationalities and colors are held to-
| gether in this one room. This building
| answering the purpose of a jail, has con-
| tanned as high as e:ghty-six prisoners Two
| OF the number are under sentence OF death.
| There is no hospital or department set
| apart for the sick prisoners.