The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-22
Outlines of Oklahoma.

The rain at Enid Tuesday evening was
preceded by a tremendous cloud OF dust
Bart Barnes viii be in it yet Havana
has 10 be taken and Il is going to be a
Job
An effort will be made TO nominate a
straight Populist for delegate to con-
| gress.
The big rain in some parts of the strip
| came too late and the corn was cooked
| In spots.
The rain extended to Enid Tuesday eve
| ming and, according 10 the Wave. fell in
| uncertain tone"
Before the Rough Riders left Oklahoma
| lots OF the by-standers said they would
| never see Cuba
Sam Murphy's bondsmen at Oklahoma
City qualified in four times the amount
demanded by the bond
Judge Keaton will manage his campaign
from Oklahoma City. Perry and King
| fisher are laughing at Guthrie.
Thomas E. Hsbell. an Indian Rough
| Rider. from vinita- fred the first shot
OF the battle OF La Quasina-
Bull Tail and Fox Tail two factionists
in the Cheyenne tribe, are having trouble
and thereby hangs several tales
Luella Houghton of Oklahoma City has
sued Elmer E. Houghton for divorce.
charging him with abandonment
Some OF the papers In Oklahoma call
il the Negro Normal at Alya- And
that makes Ava extremely tired.
Keaton should keep a stiff upper lip and
let the Populists abuse him now. They
will forget their grievance if given time
The Choctaw will go right on south
west from Geary, and town called
Weatherford will be started at once. The
railroad is running the towns.
Guthrie is one Of the most patriotic
towns in the country. II has furnished
to the present war one major. three cap
tRins and four heutenants-
The official organ of Keaton. the Okla
homa City News, says Keaton knows no
north, south. east or west. He can't win
the campaign on that. No one else know
them, either
The Populists of Pott county have
called a convention TO meet at Oklahoma
City August 2. to reorganize the Populist
party in Oklahoma and nominate a Pop
ulist for delegate.
Mitscher. Parker, Marquart and White
all Oklahonans, went 10 hIondike togett-
er. After getting there they parted COM
pany. One boat brought them all back
home. and every man of the four was sur
prtsed 10 find the other three on board
Parker says the trip cost him $500.
Ponca City Courier: Forest Mckinley
of Guthrie was in the city yesterday for
the first time since his trip to Chicago
where he married handsome young lady
of charming disposition and many accom-
plishments. Mr.. Mckinley has purchased
a beautiful home in Guthrie, near a park.
and will hereafter be fully identified with
this young territory.
Two men fought a duel in Washita coun-
~ over young lady. and both may die.
n. NJ. White and James Yarbrough were
candidates for the hand in marriage of
Sam Blacks daughter. Both met at
Blacks Friday night and quarreled in
the presence of the young lady. to whom
both were engaged TO he married. The
young men agreed TO go out of the house
and fight II out, knives being chosen as
weapons. White is dying and Yarbrough
cannot live.
Scott Reay, of Guthrie, writes from the
battlefield to his mother: II went over
the field this morning, and I can't see how
any of us came out alive. Just in front
of where we charged bullets cut down
trees big as my arm. 1t looked as though
cyclone had passed through. Some OF
the old regulars say they never knew
4HeH " HsHI as IIS I|ouSh AN4HIAS u4u'
The balls were cutting the grass within
a foot Of my head, and limbs were fan
ing from above nearly the whole time Of
the battle, but I was not touched. The
colored troops came up on the right a
short time after the fight commenced, and
the First cavalry just after them. Mona
of my company were killed. but five Of
them were wounded. They were Beal,
Rhodes, Newcomb. Denham and Ishler.
Denham was shot through the hips. and
the others through the arms and legs"