The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-29
Outlines Of Oklahoma

The murder of Mrs. Hall near Pawnee
promises to be one Of the cases celebre OF
the territory.
Tie Payne county farmers are sharp n
collecting all their cotton and then selling
IL IN the bulk.
Inside of three weeks Cousin Mckinley
will have 10 enlarge his band-wagoa. AL
the fellows are crawling In.
The props have been kicked out from
under Orput's narshalship boom An en-
t:rely new set of predictions are in order.
When Receiver Mckinley of Guthrie goes
to Washin gton. there VIII be fear and trer-
bling in Oklahoma. He will have 10 trou-
bic in seeing the president
The advent OF L. E Mckinley in Okla
homa politics means a great deal He Is
10 run things politically. Il may not De
long before. Flynn and Barnes are in the
same boat.
Superintendent Buxton OF Oklahoma de-
serves praise for the energetic manner IN
which he is handling the matter of keeping
Oklahoma entirely free from contagion
with the South.
Neither Arkansas nor New Mexico can
run Oklahoma. The best the outsiders can
GO IS TO hold their jobs and keep out OF
politics. They VIII get everlasCngly
smashed II they try to control Oklahoma.
politically.
If Oklahoma becomes a state President
Mckinley and Secretary Bliss Will regard
the federal offices as the prerogatves OF
the politicians OF Oklahoma. Oklahoma IS
not being treated fairly in the matter OF
land offices.
Kansas is through harvest and is TAX
ing il easy. Oklahoma - right in the
midst Of the cotton picking and buster than
she was during the wheat harvest. Okla
homa has the advantage over Kansas. No
one car deny IL.
Receiver Mckinley Of the Guthrie land
Office took the place at the request OF
President Mckinley. He did not know
what the Office paid nor did he care. He
is very rich man. He is McKinley's rep
resentative in Oklahoma.
The biggest gains made in any state
or territory in the union last year were
made by the Republicans OF Oklahoma
with Dennis Flynn as a candidate. Pres
!dent Mckinley is not treating the terri
tory right by sending in outsiders.
Secretary Jenkins believes that a mis-
take has been made by so strongly antagc-
niz,ng the organizat ton IN Oklahoma. Ger
tainly a mistake was made. II can be
rectifed by the appointment of the head
of that organization, its chairman, BIZ
Grimes. marshal
A fake dispatch in the Kansas City pa
pers say that Powell Clayton at his home
in Arkansas Is engineering Oklahoma poll
tics and will be the first United States SEN
ator from Oklahoma when the territory be-
comes state. The lie is a very rank one.
Clayton is minister to Mexico.
Never was there such a political tangle
as IS at present to be seen in Oklahoms.
First, the territory was for Flynn: Cover
nor Barnes turned him down: then Barnes
displeased the president and Jenkins came
10 the front; now jenkins VIII have to get
out Of the road of the procession which is
headed by Cousin Mckinley. There is too
much counter marching. Some one ought
to get the parade Strengthened out
End Wave: D. NJ Axton in coming to
the show Saturday placed quite a bundle
OF clothes Ia the hands OF man comm 2
along the road, while he logged along In
on his wheel The man said he would
leave the clothes at the Iron House.
There being TO such a house or hotel In
this city, Axiom has not been able 10 TO-
cate his clothes. The bundle contained two
pairs of pants, two shirts, a suit of under
clothes and a few otner articles.
Oklahoma City Globe: The promoters OF
the Old Soldiers reunion. which meets al
Klngnsher October the 9Th and TIN, mad
yertent,y omitted the name of j. Y. Cal
lahaE from the list of distinguished ora
tors on the posters advertising the event,
and the proceeding has imbued Callahan
admirers with a vitriolic hatred OF any
thing pertaining TO the reunion. In view
OF Mr.. Caliahan's brilliant war record this
action on the part of the committee in
charge OF affairs should not be condoned.
Even IL his career as soldier is obscurej
by his efervescence as preacher mis- eff
cient services IN behalf of Oklahoma an con-
gress. should entitle him 10 recognition TO