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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
JERRE JOHNSON'S CENSURE
ofall Who stir Up strife Among Ok
lahOma IIepuhlIennH

Newktrk, .. T, June Ito the
Editor of the Eagle: During a period Of
twenty-five years acquaintance and con-
nection with practical politics. l do not
Eecall time that an election went right
Fhen there existed superabundance Of
confidence in things being right. and l
firmly believe the Republicans Of this
country are at the present time sur
charged with Just that species OF conf
Gence that brings disaster.
L know such a feeling exists IN oxlaho-
ma, and l beliye II accounts in a great
measure for the easiness with which Re-
publicans in the territory quarrel among
themselves. The seuseless TRADE Of
nbGse poured ont In Tire columns Of IKE
caily pages. both Republican aud Dem
ocratic which enter this territory. can
have but one effect. II drives back those
who would like TO affiliate with the grand
party Of patriotism and protection.
AS a quiet worker in the ranks. / have
during the past few years as editor Of the
Kildare Journal and more recently the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
STRATEGY IN THE COUNCIL
How Much Needed Legislation Was
Effected in Perry

Perry. o. T, June 17.-(SpeciaL There
was all kinds OF averted trouble at the
meeting of the. city council last night in
this city. For more than a month past
there has been a failure of the mayor to
secure quorum of the city council for
the transaction of needed business. The
reason has been that the Democratic
members feared the appointment of GER
tain persons. Republicans, as members
Of the police force of the city in the
event of a meeting of the council In
the meantime. Harry Shortman, One of
the Democratic counciilmen, went TO
Europe on n prolonged visit to the home
Of his youth. and Mr.. Mockley, another
Democratic member went or on a junket-
ing tour in Kansas for a month or SO,
and whenever a call was made for a
meeting of the council the two remain
ing Democratic councilmen would not at
tsnd, so there was no quorum to do bust
ness. So matters were until last even
ing. Yesterday the public spirited citi-
zens were anxious for the city council to
meet in order to vacate the streets around
the square for the celebration on the
Fourth and for other innocent purposes
anu the btllpCfdNt GnulClilOltn IN an
evil and forgetful hour signed a call for a
meeting for that special purpose. In the
meantime the mayor had another call
issued and signed by the three Republi-
can members of the council for a meet
: ing at the same time Tor me transaction
OF other business. and that business
seems to have been for the chief purpose
of appointing 4 Republican policeman.
The council met. The chargin was awful
when the mayor read the last call first.
Cooper, a Democratic member, made a
bolt. broke through a back door and
riade good his escape. Before the other
Democratic members could d. So even
they desired, which is doubtful, The mayor
ordered Policeman Hedrick 20 hold the
ouncilmen present. Then the fur lew
Tor a while. but finally peace was e
stored and the mayor appointed Mr.. He'd
rex policeman, the streets surrounding
the square were vacated and the council
men went home verify believing that a
meeting OF the city council had been held.
There are a good many sore spots over
the matter but il is hoped the city fNh-
ers Will keep the weeds down In the
streets notwithstanding. and possibly put
in few much needed crossings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
COLONEL ADMIRE ON FACTIONS
Vigorous Lecture Read These Who
Kick on Things Inevitable.

Guthrie, o. T., June 17.-In regard to
for census supervisor OF Oklahoma. Jacob
Admire, in this weeks KInglisher Free
Press. reads lesson to the factionists in
Oklahoma as follows: Some of our Re-
publican brethren are making donkeys OF
themselves by bowling about the probable
appointment of Chairman Grimes to the
office of census supervisor for Oklahoma
Mr.. Grimes is a good Republican, tire
less party worker, and has spent ten
times as many days and nights, and twen-
ty times as much money for party sue
cess in the past few years as all these
fellows put together. Mr.. Grimes has his
friends; 50 have we all, but that fact
makes none Of Us less loyal to the party.
He Is no more Of factionist than those
who oppose him. In facf, there Is very
little sense. anyhow, in this talk of fac
tions, as though they we're an evil to the
party. Factions are as inevitable, and,
for that matter, as Indispensable, as
parties. They exist in every state and
territory of the union. They are not so
bitter in Oklahoma as they are in OHIO.
We WOutu HUI IKE 10 SLY Jlidl pIeSl-
dent belongs to any party faction, but
We'll venture the assertion that every
time his friend, Mark Hanna, wins a vic
tory over his party enemies, Mr.. McKin-
ley steps back into a private room, cracks
his fists, kicks his old hat around the
room, and laughs-lUw, maybe, but long,
until his sides ache. OF course, when he
reappears to listen to some offieeseeker's
tale of woe. no one would suspect. from
his dignffied demeanor, that he had just
recovered from the vigorous exercises de-
scribed. Ambition TO hold office is the
salt of party politics, and that ambition
creates contention, strife, f<ctions. The
fellows who are in belong TO one faction,
and those who are out belong TO another.
On the one hand, the boys want to stay
In, and, on the other, they want TO get
in. The Officeholde are opposed to all
factions-all except the dsie that enables
them to hold on. 1t may be true that fac
tons sometimes result in party defeat
but il Is also true that without factions
there could be no parties with energy and
enthusiasm enough to organize a town
ship primary. The thing for dEery man
TO do = TO see that his faction comes out
on top"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
North and Easf.

North and East.
No. 2-Kansas City, Chi
cago and st. Louis
limited daily. .....!..l s:45 -Ial s:55 am
No. 2-Colorado Springs,
Denver and Pacifci
coast daily ...........l s:l5 e-ml s:E an
No. 4-Kanses City. St.
Louis and Chicago
night express daily
except Sunday ........ 500 PM 800 p.m
No. 52-Accommodation.
daily except Sunday. $50 ami $50 q N
South and West.
No. 1-Fort Worth, Dali
weston express daily s:4s p. nj s:4s pm
No. f--Oklahoma. Fort
Worth. New Orleans
iy) .......................i s:Is p.mi SO Pm
Worth. Dallas and
Sdaiiy except sunday. ! 100 a nj 7;cOa. m
No. SIT. Worth. Hous-
ton. Galveston and San
Antonio express daily
except Sunday -. TOO ami 100 am
DAILY except sunday, $40 PM $40 p m
Elegant free reclining chair cars on al
trains and Pullman Palace sleepers from
Wichita TO Chi,ago and Kansas City
without change. Also sieepers on all
night trains 10 Fort Worth. Houston, San
Antonio and New Orleans. Tickets sold
and baggage checked 20 all points north.
east. south and west. Steamship tickets
sold to all European points at lowest
rates. Passenger station corner Douglas
and Meade avenues. Telephone 40.
Tooeka Kan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
FOURTH At & RENO
One of the Star-Spangledest
Times on Record
TO BE SHOWN ALL Corners
Jackrabbit Races and Indian
Dances on the Program.

Fl Reno, o. T., June 7.-CSpecial) -El
Reno is going to spread herself in great
shape on the Fourth Of July. A large
sum of money has been subscribed and
invitations have been sent to a number
of prominent speakers, many OF whom
have primised to be on hand to help en-
thuse the 1900 people who are sure to
be present. Committees have been ap-
pointed to look after the race tracks, fire.
works. shade, music and refreshments.
Among the main attractions on that day
will be running and trotting races, foot
and wheeibarrow races, tug-of-war be
tween picked men Of the Sixth United
States cavalry and citizens of the city.
Billy Robar, city marshal, has made ar
rangements with Bill Cleveland Of Ana
darko, to bring his celebrated race rab-
bits. Aguinaldo and Lawton. These two
rabbits were born and raised in the
Kiowa and Comanche country and have
had hundreds of races against some Of
the fastest rabbits and dogs in the coun-
try.
John Sans, the millionaire cattle man,
has authorized Inspector Jim Barclay to
go to his herd and pick out twenty-five
OF his best 3-year-old steers. that will be
roasted in fine shape and served in style
to the multitude.
There will also be a game Of ball be-
tween the crack Enid team and FL Reno's
best A monster platform will he erected
for those who wish TO dance. Hundreds
of dollars worth of fireworks will be shot
of in the evening. making one Of the
grandest displays ever sen in Oklahoma
Arrangements have been made to have
800 Cneyennes and Arapahoes take part
in the exercises. There will be sun war,
scalp and harvest dances, and through
the kindness of the department, twenty
Indians who have taken a part in several
of the early battles in the territory will,
under the leadership of Washee, perform
the great ghost dance about which so
much has been written.
Everybody from everywhere IS cordially
invited to be present, for 1t is dead sure
thing that the Queen City of the Cana
dian is going to do herself proud on thar
day. The Rock Island and Choctaw roads
are going to do the right thing by giving
the people excursions to FL Reno from
the north, south, east and west
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
FINED FOR TRESPASSlNG
And Immediately Re-Arrested on the
Charge OF Perjury.

Pond Creek, o. r., June 1.-Two young
men by the name of Andrews were this
week arrested on a charge made by r.
NJ. Sharp claiming that they were hunt
ing on his farm. They were tried before
Justice Eustis of Jefferson. They both
denied that they were on the farm. Other
witnesses testified that they were. I'm
medIately after being fined $50 and costs.
Samuel Rulings, the county attorney. had
the young men arrested for perjury, and
they were bound over.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18

Newkirk Republican-News-Journ en-
deavored TO replace among the farmers,
Democratic literature with Republican.
The Democratic Kansas City Star was
scattered brcadcs st. In my section 1. re
placed ft'with the Kansas City journal,
giving it the risnt Of way in my clubbing
list. Lately 1 have had some reason to
regret the action by reason Of the fact
that the Journal seemed unable to distin-
guish between Republican and a Demo
crat in the publication of sensational tele-
grams.
1t seems strange that the brotherhood
of Republicans in this grand common
cath should have 10 be told that a solid
friendly organization is necessary to win.
We wish to make the new state Repub-
ent strife keeps up?
Some Of our officials are to blame be-
cause they permit themselves to indulge
in sDlenetic interviews, seeking thereby
to get even with some one In their own
ranks. Thereupon the opposition press
takes the matter up and, 10 and behold,
the Official. instead of gaining votes to
the party, loses them.
Do our soldiers turn their rifles upon
their comrades?
Then, again, sometimes It is the most
difficult thing In the world to distinguish
Republican newspapers from the Demo-
cratic in the country districts, so prone
are they, by reason of town rivalries, to
be vindictive and destructive.
The newspapers are the light and heavy
artillery. Let their deadly missiles be d.
rected towards the enemy.
There are a hundred and one things
which might be touched Upon in this let
ter. burt refrain from doing so lest I
be charged with forwardness. 1 cannot
close, however, without saying that the
people of this new country are keenIy
alive to the habits of their officials, hence
those who are indebted to the party for
their positions should be honorable
enough to be decent.
Some one in the territory, perhaps it is
Sid Clarke, is directing the quarrels in
Republican ranks. There Is just about as
much sense in Delegate Flynn and Gov
ernor Barnes quarreling as there would
be in President Mckinley and Vice PreSj-
dent Hobart quarreling. and 1t is just as
ludicrous for Chairman Grimes to ask an
investigation of Governor Barnes as it
would be for the national chairman to
ask an investigation of the president
Get things In their right places. gentle
men. and shake hands for hard, united
work
(SigneO JEREMIAH JOHNSON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
MOUNTAIN VIEWS BUDGET
What That Young Giant Has Been
Doing the Past Week.

Mountain View. o. T., June 17.-(Spe-
ciaLl -MouI tain View has enjoyed aa *
Jellent week Of business, progress and
rain. A / buildings are being RAPIDLY
pushed 20 completion and as soon as COM
pleted are occupied. The dry gOnds
houses of KnE*ey. Kerfoot, Cohen ard
Norman are now flIled and doing good
huEiness. The cotton gins from Mountain
City and from Oakdale have moved over
and are being placed. The brick kiln is
being prepared for burning, and Murphy
& Ware, grocery jobbers, have moved
into the spacious stOre-room on the hill.
The surprise of the week came to the
boys when the postmaster general or
dered the Oakdale postoffice moved to
Mountain Vitw. The order was received
at p. m. of Wednesday and at a. m.
Of Thursday the office was moved and
opened for business at Mountain View,
and the cieizens awoke to find the change
as coming without the slightest intima-
ton, as not a mint of it had been given
out by the movers IN the matter.
Two new lumber companies, the Cam
eron and the Wapler-Ja fainter, both of Tex
as. have located and are placing their
stocks; the Citizens State bank is erect
ing its building, and the Swifford Cotto-
lene company are building their seed
storage houses preparatory 10 caring for
the cotton seed. They put in a round
bale gin and press and are expecting to
do big business.
1t has rained heavily. but wheat is fine
and unchanged, and the corn and oats
are beyond comparison.
Swift has began his enormous feeding
pens in his 2s,OOO-acre Saddle Mountain"
pasture, just south of town, and the feed
raisers are happy and hopeful.
The telephone line is completed now and
gives appearance of modern facility to
the stores and banks.
The Eagle can come by regular mail
now and be sure of immediate delivery,
as Oakdale postOhice is now in Noun
tain View instead of two miles away.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
AGAINST BILLY WALKER
Here L. Oae Of the Stories Told 20 Sc
cHre His Removal.

Guthrie. .. T.. June 17.-It is reported
from washington that one of the rea-
sons trumped up against Agent Walker
Of the Comanches. to secure his discharge
was that the department sent him a sam
pie of -four and asked him to duplicate 1t
as nearly as possible In purchasing flour
for the Indians, and to return sample
of what he had purchased to the Indian
stores at Chicago. 1t is charged that
Walker purchased the flour and returned
the self-same sample he had received:
that the department sent out a man 70
investigate. who found that the -four Dir.
Walker had purchased was inferior. Mr..
Walkers friends say this story Is I'M
true.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
N brazilian N|LDS
Frank Greenfield, If Living, Is
a Lost Wanderer.
EXPEDITION TO SEARCH
For Him Is Being Formed by
His Brother.
EXPEDITION TO SEARCH

Guthrie, o. T., June 17.-Frank Green
field of Cleveland. Pawnee county, who
has been lost in South America, will have
n searching party sent out for him. Green
field accompanied a party equipped at
Kansas City to penetrate into the rubber
fields of Brazil Nothing has been heard
from them for months. A brother of
Greenfeld's. whose home is in Napoleon,
Bourbon county. Kansas. was in Africa
when he heard that his brother was lost
He has returned to this country to form
a relief party to search for his brother.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
QUEER BLOOD POISONING CASE
A. o. Orr OF MedfOrd saves His Life
Nv His Prudence

Medford. o. T.. June IA. o. Orr, liv-
ing near Manchester, has just recovered
from blood poisoning contracted in a pc
culiar way. While Tightening a nut on a
machine Mr.. Orr's hand slipped and
knocked a patch of skin of his thumb.
The next morning a fly bit him on this
spot and blood poisoning at once set in.
He at once went TO doctir, and his ex-
petition saved his life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
CHARLEY SCROGGlN SAYS
That He and Jim Paid Nine Dollars
for the Chance 20 Escape.

Guthrie, o. T., June 17.-(SpecIal.)-
Under-Sherin Charles Carpenter reached
Guthrie this morning bringing with him
Jim and Charley Scroggins, the two
chicken thieves who escaped from
Guthrie officer recently and were captured
after q two days chase. In the pursuit
Jim Scroggin was wounded In the head.
and unless It be case of shamming, re
has lost his reason since his capture The
youngerb rother. Charley tells an inter
esting story of their escape from the
Guthrie constable who had them in
charge. alleging that they gave him nine
dollars to permit them TO escape. His
story will be investigated by the grand
jury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
STILL HOLDING THE FORT
Billy walker Has Received No Notice
Of Removal

Guthrie. o. T, June 1L.-(SpeelaL)-Bnly
Walker. Indian agent at Anadarko. was
in Guthrie today. He is still holding hos
position, though ii has been definitely an
nounced that his successor is appointed
and that he would take possession OF the
Office June l. In view Of the posiiiveness
Of the announcement. il seems strange
that MIR. Walker has received no nolice.
officially. from the department that a
change IN the Office has been made
Neither has he received any reply touch
Ing upon his request for an Investigation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
CHICKASAW- eoMANCHE LINE
True Boundary, Long I'm Dispute. Is
Being Run.

Guthrie, o. T.. June lit is reported
that the government surveying corps is
running the true line between the Chick
asaw and Comanche nations. The line has
been much in dispute and is to be fixed
permanently and marked by the erection
of iron posts at intervals of a mile. 1t
is said the lint will be fixed one and one
quarter miles west of the present recog-
nized line of demarcation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
AND NOW WHO'S CRAZY7
A. n. CaadelI OF Payne County, En-.
tOinOlogfss, Works on a salary.

Guthrie. o. T.. June ia. n. Caudell
of Payne county has long had fancy
for collecting bugs, insects and butter
flies. People who would see him chasing
wildly across the prairie thought he was
crazy. He Ia now been employed by the
Smithsonian Institution AZ Washington at
a salary 10 make a collection Of the Ok
lahOma insectvora for them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
NEW AGENT AT HENNESSEY
Mr.: HI. G. Callahan Will Serve the
Rock Island at Z hat CITY.

Hennessey. o. T., June 1I-(SpecIaL)-
Fred Mitchell. travelling auditor of the
Rock Island. checked Mr.. H. c. Callahan
in as agent at Hennessey yesterday. Both
Mr. Mitchell and Mr.. Callahan are de-
serving young men and only short time
ago we're working under Mr.. A. E. Coop
er. the agent at Ell Reno. Mr.. Overton,
the old agent at Hennessey, has been a
faithful employe. and is quite we'll fixed
financially. He will enter the dry goods
business in Hennessey.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
MEXICAN CHICKEN RACE"
Appears MystIfyis<ly On watORga's
Eourfh OF July Program.

Guthrie. o. T, June n.-Among the
Fourth OF July amusements advertised for
the watonga celebration = a Mexican
chicken race. No one here knows what 4
Mexican chicken race is. but II is sup
posed 10 have been originated by Tom
Ferguson and TO be hot tamale.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
MARY J. GROOM is SANE
She says Her san Wants to Set Her
Cat OF the Way

Oklahoma City. O. T.. June 17.-Mary
J. Groom. colored. has been held not TO
De insane. She WIS arrested on the COM
plaint Of her son. 10 whom she says she
decided her property after the death % her
husband. She says her son has been Try
ing 10 get rid OF her ever since.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Fred Clark Must Explaia why He
Killed Seymour Foreman,

Guthrie. o. T, June 17.-Fred Clark has
been bound over to the grand jury at
Chandler, charged with murder. He killed
Seymour Foreman. Foreman married
Clark's sister. Mrs. Foreman got d.
vorce. but the judge ordered that she must
permit Foreman TO see mis- child regularly.
Mrs. Foreman went back to her folks. the
Glars and the latter tried to prevent Fore
man from seeing his child. Foreman and
Morris. for whom Foreman worked. met
Clark on a country road. There were
some words and Clark fired and killed
Foreman, who was unarmed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
ORGANIC ACT is SILENT
On the Legal Rights OF Poultry Rua.
ming at LARGE.

Guthrie. o. T., June 17.-hTe city mar
shall at Ponca City has been instructed TO
kill all chickens found running at large.
he best lawyers here contend that a case
of damages against him 70 rkiliing poul-
try would stick. 1t is not provided in the
organic act that poultry can be killed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
SOMETHING OF A MISER
Old New York er Leaves His Wealth
In story Book style.

Oklahoma City. o. T., June 17.-Mrs. H.
Wiley of this city has received word from
her father in Tonawanda, n. Y, apprising
her of the death of her fathers uncle. an
eccentric old gentleman. supposed to be in
poverty. Mrs. Wiley's fathers name is
Harrison. Mr.. Harrison frequently sent
money TO his uncle. He sent him one time
SIS to buy suit of clothes. The old man
bought a suit for $50 and saved the rest
It was found at his death that he had
boarded up $4,000. which he bequeathed to
Mr. Harrison.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
PAYNE COUNTY'S VALUATION
Has decreased Nearly Raff n MHllisn
Over Last Year.

Guthrie. o, r.. June 17-(speciaLl-
County Assessor Brown of Payne county
has completed the assessment for this
year and has turned mis- books over to the
county clerk. The valuation Of the coun-
" shows a total Of s2.212,Ooo. Last years
valuation was $1.751.OOO. an increase this
year of $4S2. 600 Personal property in the
county is valued at $4,000 by the asses
sor. The returns show that the county
has s4,S22 acres of improved land and
1SOS2s acres OF unimproved lands, the
whole being valued at Sl.042, es9. The total
valuatitno foimproved and unimproved
city lots aggregates S1s5,42S and the rail-
way valuation is placed at $s7.0TA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
They Pooled Rrerrhohr-

Pond Greek. o. T. June I7-Mr. Eibe-,
AcMuli.n and Miss Grace Bacon. prom
inent and respected young people Of Man
chester. this cCuaty, were married here
this week The wedding was an entire
surprise. neither relatives nor friends
knowing anything about 1t until ncstaed
by the br:de and groom.