The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-19
OUTLINES OF oKIAnomA.

The farmers and farmers wives gave
I Dennis Flynn q great reception at Billings
4est Tuesday.
As Cross backed cut inglorfously. the
Cross committee should hunt up some de-
! bater and put him IN tie field
II Oklahoma wiz elect him. Bill Cross
asrees 70 represent the Indian territory in
congress TO he best OF his ability.
Governor Ferguson ted his audience at
Billings that he would resign his place in
minute il it would bring statehood.
SO. Bill Cross didn't want TO enter a
/ joint debate with Bird MCGUIRE At Arles
he said: 4 didn't come here 10 de-
bate"
How the Popuists and Democrats in the
audience at Anes must have been dis
gusted when Cross crawflshed out OF the
joint debate.
Hereafter the Democratic campaign
committee viii take good care TO keep
Bill Cross away from the towns where
Bird Mcclure is speaking.
The argument on statehood in Okla
hcma is al on one side. Sun. il would
have been interesting 10 have had Cross
try TO answer Mcguire ar Anes-
svhen they were running Callahan and
Keaton, when cornered, consented to n
joint debate. But Cross. when cornered,
I
When Dennis Flynn ceased speaking at
Billings the rush for the platform became
50 great that Flynn had TO get TO the
ground, as the structure was breaking
down.
Bill Cross is pretty verdant. He says
that a railroad commission would fix rates
IN Oklahoma It would supply three nice.
fat salaries for the Taxpayers 70 put up.
and that's all II would do.
BIZ Cross would be zero in congress.
Re would soon ind that his narration Of
what happened al the Enid convention.
and his funny kissing story wouldn't go
on the floor Of congress or in the depart
nents. and he would simply quit trying.
The most curious thing in Oklahoma is
the way the Democratic politicians
ascribe power to Dennis Flynn. cross
says that Flynn could have given Okla
hon-a statehood al the last session II he
had wanted TO. The average Democratic
politician in oklahoma believes that II
Dennis Flynn got up and demanded il.
that congress would annex Canada and
Mexico. And il is q wonder they don't
blame Dennis Flynn because he hasn't
annexed en-
Dennis Flynn made his first reference to
the senate last Tuesday a Billings. He
said: 4 am charged with senatorial am
4
fact but don't worry. There is lots OF
time ahead of US. There would be two
more elections after the election this fail
before anybody could have a chance 10
run for senator. I want 70 say. however.
that if l should be a candidate. I would
come 10 every one Of YOU in the belief
that you would 20 your level best 10 elect
me"
A dispatch from Wagner. Indian terri
tory. tells this: CIV. i. Long has been
arrested on charge of obtaining money
under false preterses. Long has been
boarding at the Missouri Pacific house
here. and few days ago he made trip
TO the Verdigris river fishing. He dis
covered a ''petriEed" man in the sand
and called to his assistance a ferrymaD
who helped TO pull the man" out OF the
mud. The "petrifed' man was brought
here. Long obtained tent and exhibited
his man., charging al admission fee Of
10 cents A Wagner physician pro-
nounced the rock man Spaniard. The
rock man was perfect in form and moth
ing was lacking except a small piece Of
the nose and one or two indentations on
the body. as though it had been gnawed
by some animal. Marks on the side Of
holes. Last night when the .petriaed'
man was put on exhibition man looking
at the uncanny object accidentally broke
a piece of CT it. The man fell over and
was found TO be made OF cement The
whole thing was pronounced fake, and
the officers arrested the man who was
exhibiting the 'petrifed man. The pctri-
fed man now lies in a pile in an alley
near church ="