The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-03
Outlines of Oklahoma

If great care isn't taken those new Judges
VIII come from outside the terrIory.
There IS said TO be whole lot OF perse-
cut:on in the case OF Beidler Of Oklahoma
City.
DeFord now being out of thera 1t does
not appear TO De Impossible for.A- c. Scott
10 get his appointment.
II is reported that DeFord spent, while
in Washington. the sum Of sl-oe. and tna'
the race has left him fat
II IS no dead csnch now thai Orput viii
get The Job OF marshal Some third man
ir ali probability viii appropriate the plum
nrorlinent house IN Enid is haunted,
h,,t The newspapers refuse 10 mention = as
/. would probably hurt the selling value Oh
the place.
There has got TO be some explaining about
Tho statements OF DeFord. Harmony :
not built on a foundation Of sensational
charges Ike those
Governor Barnes Is having about as nard
row to hoe as any of McKinley's ap-
no.ntees. But he will hoe 1t. Barnes
gains strength in fight
The biggest sensation Oklahoma has had
:, a long time was when DeFo-d announc-
ad that he was 10 divide his salary Win
Governor Barnes # he got the marshai-
ship.
DeFord's anger knows no bounds. He
- de1fharatelv that Governor Barnes
| threw him simply because Orput oiereo
more for the Job. That isn't doing any
good.
| From all accounts neither Mchenna nor
| Rl:ss. one at the head of the department Oh
| Justice. the other at the head OF the depart
ment of the interior, seem TO unoers'ahu
Oklahoma politics
The president has re-appointed Beidief
and gwen him a commission Inc seha-e
will not confirm him, and the president
who is a mighty fast friend when ne IS a
friend, will have 10 lay down.
! The nract:ce started by Captain Gamer
| of FL Reno and now carried out by Der ora
az giving away political deals in revenge
for fanc:ed wrongs IS not coInmendaoie
| one. A politician can not do 1t ana iVe-
The souabble in Oklahoma for offices
| sooner or later will involve the wnole Unit
Cd States. Roberts of Kingfisher has a
leeway for the appointment OF Judge pu'
| Allen. the Popul:st senator from Nebraska
Will fight his confirmation
II r. was as reported, Attorney General
| NcKenna's treatment OF Governor Barnes
! Vas insulting He is said 10 have asked
Governor Barnes: What brought you 10
Washington Barnes ought 10 have pick
60 him up and dropped him out OF a WIN
dow.
McKenna, attorney general Is watching
tbe work of the court and board or equal
cation in Oklahoma. Once upon time
California had a raised aggregate assess
uent and McKenna took a hand in tbs
adjustment of the difficulty. The actor
OF the board of equalization was held te
have been Illegal.
Oklahoma City Oklahoman: Green & Scr
won a case before the supreme court FIJI
dsv that will be Of interest to every far
u,er living near a railroad, as the decision
! Of the court settles the question or the vail
d.tv of the law for damages for loss IRON
fire. caught from passing trains. no mat
ter what the amount OF care used by tn
| railroad company to prevent such acci
dents. The case was Alexander VS. tn
c. O. & G. r. r
Chandler News: All the samples OF BIZ
corn submitted 10 the judges In Frank An
derson's prize contest will be returned ex
cept those winning the prize. He tells US
| however. that ne wishes TO keep all the cot
ton stalks and exhibit them at the terri
tor;aI fair. with each mans name attached
10 his cotton talk. After that he expect
To send them to St Louis TO the Cotton Elk
change. This should be a fine exhibit.