The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-24
Outlines of Oklahoma.

OutiinSS OF OkldnO0ld.
Granite hsr been found by farmer near
Shawnee. il is claimed.
The Red Moon school house for the In
dams is being completed II will cost $1s,-
90
Mayor Holland Of Perry haa two fingers
sawed off while hsncling barb-wirs the
or;ler cay.
McKenna Of New York would have been
secretarv o. the interior had ne not been
a Catholic.
The Edmund Sun roasts the legislature
foc rs attempted ec,ion against the SIS
ters OF Mercy.
The Oklahoma papers sH ignore ehe Gre
tan question. Usually they are very prompt
or foreign crises
The Hennessey Democratic protests
against the legislature cutting the salaries
Of county officers
There Is & man al Oklahoma City who
tears Gown the Autographs which have wo-
mans legs on them
Tn, guberra ioriaI racket = stfl on heavy
In Kay county. Most everybody IS after
the postoFce. Il appears.
soc McNeal announced himself for Dennis
ed that he vas a candidate
Judge Keatcn VIII hold his fob for four
years Mckinley VII observe the civn ser
vice rule and an,i-spoils idea closely.
soc McNeal has begun TO travel about
over the territory looking a. the tongue OF
| the people and seeing where Flynn fs at
Judge Strang of Guthrie would Ike to be
chief Justice OF the territory of Oklahoma,
and will try 10 persuade McKenna or tha.
fact
That Oklahoma City man who photo
graphed a cyclone should turn his camera
Oh Cassius Barnes trying to catch the gov
errorship.
Colonel Points Of Shawnee is back home
AMI hs says the story that Mark Hanna
promised him the gubernatorial place was
q pure fake.
At a "deestreet skool" entertainment al
Oklahoma City the other evening one OF the
characters was logged out 10 represent
Dennis Flynn.
General Thomas VII has been Aied a.
Oklahoma CITY He leaves the income of
his fortune TO his son and daughter. sl20
& year to each.
Leo Vincent has gone TO the National
VIII make a few remarks on the best way
TO be a political sucker.
judge Neal cf Pawnee Is said to recite
the marriage ceremony in a curfew shall
not ring tonight tone wfioh makes the
groom's suspenders slide off his shoulders
with shuddering.
The Irdisn medicine men sing songs to
the patiert. When the patient smiles the
medicine man knows he has struck the
right tune and the evii spirit IS discovered.
He then feeds the patient bot pebbles TO
kr!ve out the evil spirit.
Watonga Republican: Judge Tarsney's
charge to the grand jury in regard TO the
lynching at this place last September was
ore of the most forcible that we ever heard
given. The following is a SYNOPSIS Of his
remarks: Gentlemen OF the grand fury
I would feel that had not dicharged my
duty to the territory, 10 society and to hu-
manity IL failed 20 call your attention 70
brutal murder, repeat II, brutal rnur-
der, committed at this place in September
last. II was not only brutal murder but
ii was a cowardly murder. In your county
fail was q defenselsss prisoner. He was
there IN the custody OF the law. The law
was adequate TO punish his offerse II h.
had committed one. The law was able aaS
ready TO punish him II guilty. But, instead
OF giving the law its course, he was forcs-
bly, taken out and murdered That is what
Il was-murded. The atrocity Of this crime
was greater because Il was wholly uncall-
ed for. 1t was without precedent in tbs
young commonwealth. being the first and
only brutal murder Of that character that
has ever disgraced the fair name Of Okla
homa- The work OF that cowardly mob
was uprising against law. defiance 20
civil authority. and rebellion against our
government. II is your duty to invest
gate this offense against law. II - your
duty TO the territory. 10 society. 10 your
selves and families. II Is the duty Of every
good citizen 10 guard with patriotic devo-
ton the majesty OF the laws Of our land
and to assist in bringing offenders 10 JUS
tiee. Were such crimes allowed 10 20 IN
punished, such mobs tolerated. 70 would !
only be a question OF time until law and |
civilization would give way 10 anarchy and |
ruin Everything that Is sacred 70 good |
citizens would be swept away by brutality |
and force. The interests of society demand |
that all upris,ngs against law be promptly |
suppressed and the offenders punished. Gen |
tIemen. I have tried very briefly TO make
your duty plain. Il remains for you to
acto