The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-06
Outline. Of oklahoma

A Kiczapoo chief and Oeoo chief met 81
Perkins the other day. b0wled up and
painted the SUBURBS red.
It Is said that the last time Governor
Barnes ives in Washington, President Nc
Kinley refused to sec him
Sooner or later Oklahoma wiIl have 70
meet the Prohibition question. It breaks
out every once In a while.
II Governor Barnes Is removed. the
chances are that the successor appointed
viii be Jenkins. or q carDet-bagker.
The county commissioners OF Roger
Nils county are advertising for bids for
the erection OF a new county court house.
Alva, it IL reported. has purchased the
old water-woExs system Of Greensburg.
Kansas. The system originally cost u.s.
OQ0.
1t il said that IL Governor Barnes is re-
moved and jenkins succeeds him none OF
Governor Barnes present a2pointees VIII
be retained.
The widow Of ]. W. Hasty. living on q
farm near Fl Reno, gave her brothee-sn-
law SIS TO pay her taxes, and ne took
1t and disappeared.
Governor Barnes VIII make q stubborn
fight against removal. He can do II.
and others are powerful.~N
The Araoahoe Bee takes a whack at
Major wOodson and the e Reno News
says that the people In "a Reno hope ne
wiz be sent to the Philippines.
Postmaster Brooking Of Yukon resigned
In favor Of q young Mr.. Thomas. But
that doesn't go with the department. and
1t appointed n. p. Latter to succeed
Brooking.
II an Oklahoma man wants to DO some
thing in Washington he should get a
New York paper on his side. A New York
paper Is the most powerful single thing
available.
Joe MdNeal Is at Cleveland attending
bankers meeting. II the governorship
rumor Is correct, MeNea1 will probably
go down to Washington to let President
Mckinley look him over.
II Barnes IS removed Oklahoma can
count on one thing-it win not get anoth-
er governor who can get out as good ad-
vertiSements for Oklahoma IN the way Of
reports as Governor Barnes doea
The New York Tribune has led In the
fight against Barnes because Barnes APP
pointed Harper Cunningham and MT.
Cunningham's receiver business affected
some men who were friendly to the Trt-
bune and could call on It for favors.
Willie Lincoln, an Iowa Indian. is years
of age, was racing on a pony against
Andy Dunlap, a white boy, also on
pony. LAncoln's pony SHE'D and rammed
Lircoln's head into tree. His mead was
crushed, but with an Indians insensibil-
tty to pain. ne walked some distance to
a house, was conscious and talked a lit
tie before IDS death. which occurred an
hour and a half after the accident.
The El Reno News thinks that there
may be some justification for the appoint
ment Of carpet-baggers. 1t says: ''H'hre
the principle of carpet-bagism Is generally
conceded to be wrong, yet II the alter
native Is party disruption the national
administration would be justified In choos-
ing Of the two evils the lesser. And in
our humble judgment President Mckinley
will see 1t In that Hight IL the party fight
ing goes on"
The charges fled against Governor
Barnes at Washington, and upon which
the New York Tribune says Governor
Barnes win be removed, were flied by
Mr. Burton, an old soldier at Oklahoma
City. 1t is said that Burton was a bitter
enemy OF Governor Barnes. Once, while
Barnes was away, Acting Governor Jen-
kins appointed Burton to something.
When Governor Barnes returned he re-
scinded this action and then Burton wrote
out charges against Barnes and sent
them to President Mckinley.
John Rhodes in Cuba writes Bert
Campbell of Waukomis about beggars as
The children are all beggars
and never fail to cry out to an Ameri-
can, Goodbye. Charley; give me one
cent" One can hear 1t a hundred times
a day. Yesterday a person passing aiopg
was surrounded by a dozen Of these 1T
tie fellows, an begging for one cent. He
took from his pocket a box of pills and
making q pretense of swallowing one, Of
fered one to fat little rascal who imme-
diateay ciutched and swallowed II. Every
one Of the group asked for one and when
they were all gone the others followed
him. thinking they had been mistreated.
From the sugar-coating they DOUBTLESS
thought they were candy"
Perkins Journal: The once numerous
tribe Of Fox Indians has only nine un-
mixed members living in Oklahoma. They
reside on their allotments near Rattle
snake Springs. Lincoln county. The 9TH
er remaining Foxes live In Tama coun-
ty, Ia. The Maskawahkee. or Fox. claim
TO be Hneal descendants Of the red fox,
and they hold everything pertaining to
that sly animal in great esteem. Fox
pelts, claws and bones are at par with
gold among the devout Indians. They
are sun worshipers, and their houses have
a door on the east. south and west sides.
They leave the east door open IN the fore
noon. the south door from II q. m. to
p. m. and the west door during che
afternoon, 50 that the sun. their greatcFt
god. can look in their houses when he
shines from the happy land IN the skies.