The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-26
Outlines of Oklahoma.

Callahan viii be renominated for con-
gress. There is no question about that.
In case OF war, Fort Reno and Fort
sill will be practically deserted for a
time.
The Supper Bell at FL Reno has a cor
respondent who signs himself Anxious
Sapientum."
Governor Barnes principle trouble in
Washington was 10 get his contingent
fund enlarged.
The Kingfisher Reformer hopes that this
country Will not go 10 war with Spain. II
says it would be too much like Shaping
corpse.
4 teacher has struck Kingfsher who
claims 10 make competent musician out
of anybody in a few lessons. Shades Of
Mozart.
The line most frequently occurring in
all Oklahoma papers is this: The en-
tertainment was fine, but the audience
was small.
No Republican has yet appeared want
ing TO run for congress in Oklahoma 1t Is
going to be hard job. and everybody
seems to know it.
BY daIlying with fusion the Democrats
in Oklahoma will soon be in as bad shape
as the Democrats of kansas-in short
there will not be any Democrats.
In case of conflict. Major woodson
should organize few of his Indians and
take them TO war. The Indians owe
grudge to the Spaniards, anyway.
The Hutchinson Southern has to have
its track into Blackwell by March l, in
order to receive the bonus offered by the
town. The tracklayers will have TO rus
tie.
a faker who was working the envelope
game on Enid was yanked up in court.
fined 500. reprimanded and sent TO Jail.
The reprimand might have been omitted
and a few of the suckers who bit at the
game run in.
One of the men who robbed the Ponca
agency has had seventy-two buckshot
taken out of him. Twelve buckshot made
a load. The man fired six shots at him.
This is the greatest feat of marksman-
ship accomplished in the annals of the
solar system.
Oklahoma City Times-Journal: In case
of war now it is probable that the SOL
diers would overcome their aversion to
the hospital. Many a soldier in the civil
war who deserved pension found it diff
ficult to prove that his disabilities were
go to the hospital when i'll.
In correction of an Eagle dispatch from
Watonga, saying that John c. Moore was
stumping Blaine county with the idea of
being an aSpirant for Callahan's seat, E.
z. Moore, editor of the Enid Democrat,
says: John c. Moore is not only not a
candidate for congress, but is a devoted
friend of Mr.. Callahan, and will lend ev-
cry effort TO secure his nomination to con-
gress. This is official. One other thing:
He has not started newspaper in Enid.
That is an enterprise of the writer, and
John c. Moore has not a dollar invested
in this paper"
Enid Wave: Yesterday morning Judge
McAtee called the petit jury to ask them
the usual questions in regard to whether
any of them had excuses to offer as to
why they should not serve as jurors.
few of them stated they had excuses but
did not wish to state them in open court,
hence they were allowed to approach the
judge and whisper in his ear After the
fourth one had been excused and the fifth
come with the same string, which was to
the effect that the service of "A doctor
would be needed at their house at almost
any hour. hence they desired to be ex-
cUsed, the judge looked at the Jurors ser
iously few moments, and then remark
ed: IF this court is justified in taking
this jury as criterion from which to
judge the balance of the people. the popu-
lation of Garfield county will increase dou-
BILE in the next twenty years.