Weekly Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 26, 1895 Page: 2 of 8
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Keturn From
Good Form.
Topeka
A KKE ANI> SALAHY IULL
lutru<lii<r<l l .v S untor Wituu.
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01 li«*r
the superintendent °f public instiue-
tion shall, before he enters upon the
duties of his efllee, take an subscribe
to the proper oath f o Wee and shall
execute to the territory of Oklahoma
11 mirticient bond in the sura of pr.,cH)0,
with two or more bureties, to be ap-
proved by the governor aud secretery
<>f the territory conditioned that he
sliuli faithfully' perform the duties of
said office.
C. I!. No. "ill. is an aet to exempt
property from forced sale. It is pro-
posed to do this by repealing section
f chapter :iI, of the statutes of Ok-
lahoma.
(' K. No. Ml. is an aet to retrulate the
issue of municipal and other bonds,
providing for their examination bv the
attor ev general, compensation there-
for. registration by tlie auditor of the
territory, prescribing a rule of evi-
dence in relation thereto an-1 penalty
for the violation of the provisions
thereof. The bill contains seven sec-
tions and is regarded as a very im-
portant measure.
C. li. No I, by Kegan of Logan, is a
very voluminous document of twenty
seven pages, it is an act to regulate
the fees and salaries of county otHcers
and for other puiposes. If the bill
pusses the county officers will live
n ation of Kort Supply, and | £ok.|
asking that the same be turned over
to the territory of Oklahoma.
The senator from Oklahoma intro-
duced a resolution congratulating the
senator from Woodward upon his
marriage. The measure passed with
'Slty asked that the Kort -
Supply memorial be passed upon. ! Ilru,m „f Pnttawat jmie. recommend-
( li. ;.7. -v and tin were called up
for a bccond reading. The text of
rdcr at
ITuemlaj H kenHiou
Council >lor l«u;He
The council was called
111 O'clock bv President I'itzer. After
apraver In- the chaplain and reading
of the minutes, the upper house set-
tled down to work.
The senator from lward prt-
seated council memorial No. :. It is
u resolution to the congress of the
I nited States relating '.<• the disposi
tion of land and buildings on the mili-
tary
"S .r.h.'S"1 AGRICULTURISTS
tions. He further stated that among j
the members who were not at the j
meeting an.l had no knowledge that! Of the Territory Meet in This Cit,
OKLAHOMA GLANCES.
Talkings, Doings and Thinkings of the
Territory at Large
such a meeting was to be held were i Today,
the recognized leaders of the bar of
Oklahoma City.
The house then adjourned till 1' ^ SPLENDID
o'clock tomorrow, in order to give the
committees opportunity for work.
IIiiiim' Notes.
Hon. IV A. Harvey was a visitor in
the house this afternoon.
Representative Knipe wears the
badge of the Kansas legislature of
1895.
It took the members of the house
longer to recover from their Sunday
trip than it did the senators.
Dr. Sutton is pleased with the result
of the Tepeka caucus, and says Bur-
ton will be all right for the next
time.
In one of the townships in the strip
1— the assessor got in $500 for his work,
tTTtfVI* iWK while the total tax of the township
Ail MUAJVia,: doeg not rt,aoh t),al sum.
Cloud Chief Herald-Sentinel: Tli
present legislative assembly at (Jutl
lie has already introduced a resoh
tion memorial to congress asking th
passage of au enabling act. aineniiin
the Oklahoma homestead laws so tin
settlers in the C. arid A., l'ottawat.
inie and strip countries would iinii.
diately be relieved of the payment <
j froKi SI to 50 per acre for tin-
land. The present legislature is d
. ... Heaver county is in the throes of all jDg good work from the start.
Much Developed luth. Meet ( claims war and the Advocate 8 *
- • .. . j i A man residing
iliK hikI (iooil Spetrhfi* Hlici
Able I'm per* Keiul by tl «
Member* — Ev«'ry Set-
tlou Well Kcp-
retented.
I publishes a long list of fees drawn out I A man residing ,ne^r, Chandl
of the county treasury that it claims whose wifes mother had been pay it
WAS GOING ANYWAY.
,1. Hurling* me, «f Ferry, Arre*te«l
Willi** F.nroute to Confront 111* Ac.
passes
the fees derived from their
offices. It is calculated t<> abolish sal-
aries entirely.
The above bill, in relation todistrict
attorneys, provides an annual salarv
of S-.\000, with a provision that re-
moves such officials for drunkenness
incompetency and malfeasance in of-
are shady.
Blackwell Times-Record: Col. Hill
Cook began life as an humble boot-
legger, and by strict industry worked
up to the railroad business. He is now
The regular meeting of the Oklaho- about to retire.from active life,
ma, Agricultural society is being held j a crazy freak in Oklahoma City has
in this city todav and prominent agri- been causing lots of trouble down
culturalists from all over the territory mere by trying to get S.I.OnO 001), he
fondly imagines he has concealed in a
are in attendance. ] lruni(', of course he is crazy.
Col. H. E. Glazier, of Orlanda. occu-1
, . . , is The Oklahoman says that the iimes-
picd the chair and Secretary J. s. | Journal is trying to put Oklahoma
Soule, of this city, kept the minutes | in a hole by antagonizing the
him a rather protracted visit, ar
which said visit was not conducive
matrimonial harmony, enticed the a
cient dame into the cyclone cellar ai
locked her up until he had secured
solemn promise from her that in f
ture she would desist from mcddlii
with his domestic affairs. As soon
she was liberated the old girl left f<
her home in Kansas, vowing si
would never come back.
Cheyenne Sunbeam: The new ye
started out well as regards the pu
isliment of criminals in this territor
and if the work done in Januarv
which was held in the i hoetaw management: and the Times- i continued for a couple of months the
of the meeting,
1. S. court room.
After coming to order the associa-
tion took up thi' constitution and by-
laws of the organization and after
some amendments had been made
they were adopted
Journal makes the same charge against, will probably be an end to crganiz
| the oklahoman. j outlawry. Three outlaws have be.
I killed near Cantonenient, one kill
les-Journal: Miss Jessie Hammer , antj one wounded in Washita count
.•en appointed clerk of the house j ;ind |jm t),e boss of the outt
ittee on criminal jurisprudence j eaptured in New Mexico. Cook h
.killed near Cantonenient, one kill
Times-Journal: Miss Jessie Hammer j aQ(j one wounded in Washita count
has bet
committee 011 criminal jurispruuence 1 captured
and went to Guthrie today to com-1 evidently seen the handwriting on t
inence her work. A better selection j wajj and was anxious to escape to
these bills has already been p tblished
in this paper.
Council joint resolution .No. l, pio-
viding for iin investigation of the agri-
cultural college, was called up for a
second reading.
Senator Holes presente 1 I- • >"
amend the statutes: C. 11. '. ' all aet to
provide for contesting election laws,
was Intro need; C. H. 04 ami •>
were introduced on their hrst reading.
The senator from Woodward moved
the adoption of memorial No. W relat-
ing to the lands and buildings at l ort
Supply, in the county of Woodward.
The motion prevailed and the memo-
rial was adopted.
A letter was read from the commer-
cial club of KI Reno inviting tin- coun-
cil to attend the irrigation convention
at that place. Jan. 25. The invitation
was accepted.
The senator from Oklahoma called
Doom, of l'ottawat miie. recommei
I'd and moved that when the commit-
tee arise, it report that the bill do not
his way to Springfield, lie drew
pa*s. tii i w i i- railroad ticket from his picket and
He made a speech backing his mo- x),il>ito«.l it in evidence of his state-
tion, m which he scored the nut
sprigs of the law" who infested t-ne 0fljcers fr0m Missouri had se-
territory to the detriment of the repu-, ^ ^ re<.uisit,ion for Oklahoma but
tation of good men 111 the .egal pro h ,lere luirlingair.e offered
fessioti. . . togo without requisition papers and
he left here on a night train for
he will be put in
powerful speech agaiiist the lnu ana .^ j(e seeures other bondsmen.
This case has attracted considerable
Senator I'itzer, on the tloor. with
Senator Orner in the^cliair. I spring.icld, where
favor of such compensation as would
Wii'HirA, Kan., Jan. -'0.—[Special.]
Sheriff Royse, of this county, yester-
day arrested T. .1. Burlingaine and
handed him over to a deputy sheriff
of Springtield, Mo., who took his pris-
oner to that place.
Sheriff' Royse received a dispatch to 1
look out for Burlingaine. He was ' ....
found at the Manhattan hotel and the statement that
when arrested claimed that he was on | able to discover the man who invented js occasioned by the secretary's decis
addresses of welcome he would have ion in the i hoetaw muddle.
hill Dal ton or Bill Doolin or some one j/j Reno Eagle: The people of Minco
of that ilk to interview that man with are in love with Dennis Flynn for the
a gun. Coming down to the business aitive work he is doing to secure the
in hand, he spread wide the city's
gates to the members and bade them
welcome in well chosen words. Said
the mayor:.
•'I have been in thirty-two states
attention on account of liurlingame's
prominence, and word was sent out
from Perry, O. T . several days ago
that Burlingaine had been arrested
there bv the Missouri authorities, and
warrant commanding the best ability
in the ottices to which the bill refer-
red. He opposed the bill as it was
given to the council.
Senator Pitzer's speech had a visable ^
effect upon the minds of senators who it set.|u^ that slu.rjff Royse was the
had no bias in their minds inrelat o officer to notifv him ill person
to tlu-bill. He was followed bv. ena- ihat friendg in sprtngfield were
tor Holes, of Noble, against tlu anxious to see him again und Hurlin-
Dooin, of Pottawatomie, closedi the d had no oecasion t0 use his ticket,
bate with a final blow against its pass-1 -
age. i TROUBLE TO INVESTIGATE
Senator Proutv was one of the
strong speakers against the bill.
The bill was reported back to the
committee with a recommendation
that it do not pass.
The committee of the whole then
arose.
Itoiitte.
Next on the program came the ad- could not have been made. ! new field of operation.
lress of welcome bv Mavor Martin. The last issue of the Tecumseh lie- Down in Oklahoma City they hart
Martin prefaced his remarks with publican looks like an exaggerated man so mean that even the Saivati
. , specimen of a Fourth of July, or a sue- army does not escape his petty larce
should lie evt-i e cyss£uj eiection edition, its hilarity i fingers. The scoundrel took occasi
while the captain of the army na
temporarily absent to sneak into ♦
barracks and steal the contributi
box and contents, about 81 :i. '1
monej* had been accumulated to p
rent, and the wretch who would r
these hard-working people deser
the severest penalty the law can int!
for his dirty crime.
opening of the Wichita country. For
that matter, so are the people of this
entire region of country.
Oklahoman: A new-born babo al-
most caused a ruction iu in a family in, . , . , , •
, , , . I ,, , f... u ... iving on the fat of the land, and i
Lincoln county last week 1 he fatnei ; , . - ,
Oklahoman: Murderer Milligan
d states Lincoln county last weeii i ne iatnui ■ . , iollv
and six nationalities; I have seen every wanted to call him Ralph Heaumont I f1 ll. Jl •
1 ' ' 1 " er insisted on Den- > :NothlnLr thal
They tinally com- ,
Dominican fri
phase of life, from the cabin boy on a Jones and the mother insisted on Den-1 h'm!
steamboat to the highest in the laud, nis flynn Jones. nit) uu..7 V'",'J thoncrl, he is kent in the steel ,.am
including the president of the I niteil promised on .loe Wisby Junes, and all | „,P, ,
up the resolution relating to the pay
of additional help. The resolution Is
as follows:
Rem lit' I'll. That the employes be enti-
tled to nay only from the time of up
pointment, to-wit: ten days after the
beginning of the session.
On roll call vote the resolution was
passed by a vote of eight to live.
The oath of office was taken by Law-
rence. of Round Pond, third assistant
enrolling clerk.
Adjourned.
Council—Artemoon N.anion.
At the afternoon session Senator
(taker introduced council resolution
No. 5. The fesolution provided for an
adjournment of the council in order
that the judiciary cominitte might at-
tend a meeting of the bar association,
to be held at the opera house this
afternoon.
Senator Prouty opposed the resolu
tion, as did also Senator Kay. who
spoke strongly against it. taking the
position that it is not necessary for the
council to attend every meeting that
is called by organizations, whatever
their names may be
anator Proutv made astrongspeech
. , , , . .1.. read and adopted. The clerk
the ground that the legislators are the i llt) tiu, mi,nites of the adjourned
proper law-makers of this territory. >l.ss,ioDs of yesterdav afternoon and
Senator Holes favored the passage of | ihv morning, but "objections were
the resolution. raised to their being considered, and
LMiator Scott favored the passage
Mini
It 1.4 S; l<l Charges Will
A KiiiiiMt Justice McAtee.
Washington. .Ian. —[ Special. ]
More of the officials of Oklahoma are
booked for trouble. For some time
| Justice Scott has been under depart-
In the absence of Speaker Harnes, . melltai ftre, but he is not the only
the house was called to order by t'lnef ineinber of the bench to be subjected
Clerk King. After prayer by (- haplain to an iuvestigation. The attorney
MePheeters, NV. A. ilogan, of Lincoln ^enera| jias been informed that very
county, was chosen speaker pro tem. soon within a week, charges will be
The roll call showed ten members to against Justice McAtee. The
be present: and two members came a^rDpy general has been apprised of
in later, but a quorum was still lack-1 na{ure Qf the proposed charge
Blackwell Times-Hecord: One of the
the time and allowed 110 privileges
cept to take a constitutional aroi
the corridors under the watchful •
States for about two minutes when 1 is once more serene.
was in search of an ottice; 1 have
viewed all occupations, from the low-1 ar^ecj ditt'eren es between the pres- of the keeper every day, he tliri
licst laborer to the greatest financial d thl. Hrst session of the legisla- • — -
center in the world. Lombard street, ture jn okUlhoma is lhl. fact thal thus
London, and 1 am hrmlv conwncei far ;n tniS session no member has been
that for a life of genuine comfort, un-
a six-shooter in order to secure recog
nition from that dignitary
and grows fat. He is very uncomra
icative about the probable outconn
his case, but the anti-capital puni
ment peopie are bolstering him up s
he feels sanguine of a commutation
ing, and quite an interesting d scus-
sion arose over the question of
whether or not the speaker pro
tem could compel the attendance
of absent members. The matter was
and it is certain if they are of the
character indicated an investigation
will be ordered.
I11 the meantime it has been de-
cided to send Special Agent Newton
tinally dropped and an adjournment tQ investigate the charges preferred
against Justice Scott, t nited States
Marshal Nix has also concluded to de-
fend himself against the charges pre-
ferred by Chief Keokuk, to the effect
that gangs of deputy marshals under
Mr. Nix have been imposing on the
Indians.
was taken until 2 p. iu.
House—Aflerii'ion Session.
At 2:30 o'clock tlie rap of SpeaV
: . 1 l.u". compelled to cover the speaker with
•louded by ambition and free from a six!.slinnt(.r in order to ^.curc recoc-
care, the life of the farmer who dili
gently and intelligent tills his farm, i:
the model one.'' And now Oklahoma City has a genu-
liis address was replete with terse Ine haunted house mystery. The room
suggestions and was well received. iu which Sam Muall formerly ground j
Ex-Governor Seav responded, and out startling editorials and accumulat-
his remarks were of a character for j ed meal tickets, is haunted by ghostly
which he is so justly noted. Governor forms and spectral figures. The visit-1
Seav is a practical farmer and has ants are accompanied by sulphuric
been experimenting on his fine farm odors and all the uncanny pharapha-j
near Kingfisher, to find out those nalia of genuine spooks, and the up-1 Th bU members „f the si
crops best adapted to Oklahoma sou. 1 erstitious citizens there are much ex- |
LUCIEN BAKER
to Succeed Martin as the N
United States Senator From
Kansas.
Toi'kka, Kan., Jan. 22.—[Sped
A vein of humor ran through his dis.
course, but the practical suggestions
he offered were of great value to those
present.
Next followed the president's annu-
al address, and papers by J. S. Soule
and others, followed by discussions
on the subject matter presented. The
balance of the program will be given
in this paper tomorrow.
IS THIS CUR ROY?
sreised thereat i legislature in caucus at 10:30 p. in.
Sylvester Donnelly, a fanner, aged ni*ht "omloated the Hon. I u,
• ."), living near Oneida, Ok., suicided l aker, of Leavenworth county, to
Sunday by hanging. He was known j cetd .Judge John Martin as Un
to be very wealthy and hoarded his states senator from Kansas. The
money in the house, being afraid of , , 1 M
the banks. He has two sons and a "ult was reached on,> ufter a 1
daughter. He laid three piles of his j wrangle and after many ballots
money on a table in the house with been taken. The Burton forces 1
the name of tin* heir on each pile. Hi* we 11 together, and it was only a
farm he deeded to a Mrs. O r lynn, an . ♦u„*. ,
ii ♦ i , ( \, .... w; , it was seen that it was impossibl
old sweet heart of Monroe, \> isconsin. ^ ^
nominate
Oklahoman: The city council at its
meeting last night appropriated >.'00
additional to the representatives it
sent to Washington some weeks ago,
Jan. 'J'.1 —[Special.} vjz; Hon. Sidney Clarke and Hon. Ed
in It lie Possible He Woultl Dii Till* In
the Iuterest of ChHUdler?
WASHIN*(tTOX
Some (juiet, but effective
Harnes' gavel brought the house to or-
der. and twenty two members were in
their seats at roll call. The minutes
, . „ | of Saturdav morning's session were
•gainst attending the bar meetln? on | ^ am, adopted. The clerk then DETECTIVES ®ri?ri3t7iu^'f in& done on the blU to grant th® rlg!l after the appropriation ivas voted,
iof way to the oklahmui Central 'a'1-1 Mayor liutton went on record to the
nif . : 'v ;; i. V ; <: ; r - . ■ *- *r B
Itsnip- liurrlcnn Drlretlre Afeiu
work is be- L. Dunn. The vote was • in favor, 1
absent and I (Dr. Dunn) not voting.
linllaniuiull.. tud.
BEHIND THE 6AKS.
ing in a body
Senator Orner favored
Senator Scott favored tlie passage 01 ^.H.uUcr ruled that there hud been
the resolution and desired that the qo s£.sioI1 gini.e no officer of the
whole council should attend the meet- house had been present who was
the passage | legally qualified to call the house to
'ni!en t'l"^ The committee on judiciary report-
sweu as int . . house bills 03, '>7, 58. >, 71, 31'. roki .muim, aik., u«u. —1"^ - sorintr. . , . . . . . .
icr amended. 1 re4^mSen?3n^andeLoJS^rJ?nt clal,] Thousands .of peop]e' an^«s | road have asked that the bill be put a^edTny ceremony? and the whole
the bar asso- V No i recommending that to see and talk with the famous hill through without fail this session. thing being new to him, the judge was
adjournment lut-v do not 'pas^ and 11 II No. If., Cook, have visited the federal jail to-I This brings up the matter of locat- at a loss to know how to perform the
bv si 1 * \ / , i \ i .. i ^4 I . . . . , i ppri'innnv. but. knowintr it was his
passage or^or*
of the resolution as amended to in- committee on judiciary report-
elude the whole council as well a> the j ^ wk house biUs
judiciary committee.
The resolution wasfurthe
to attend the meeting of the
elation after the regular
of the council. It then passed by a j that it be referred to day.
Hill Cook Safely There at Fort Smith. Ar
kaiiftH*.
Fori Smith, Ark.. Jan. Spe
either Hood, Thatcher,
land ar / dy that Baker's name
sprung and the anti-Hurton forces
solidated on him. There is great
eitement in the city. The choic
caucus is generally commended.
Lucien llaker was born on a fan
Fulton county. Ohio, in 1s4 ;. He
effect that he would not sign the war- tended the public schools in his ne
rant, on the ground that the cunci borhood until he was 14 years
has no right to make such an appro- when he entered the Michigan un
, | priation. sitv. from which institution he gr
San Francisco road .rom Sapulpa oj En-d Wave; j t, naymaker. the ated as a lawyer in 1 son. Soon t
New Mexico. It is claimed arrange- newiy installed probate judge of King- he graduated he settled in Lea
ments have been completed to extend fisher county, was taken by surprise worth, Kan., forming ~ 1 '
the road and work to commence in the ! the second day after assuming his ship with Lewis
f the °frice by two pairs of people appearing continued several
road through the Oklahoma and In-
dian territories. This is to be the
western extension of the St. Louis
Some of the officials
vote of 12 to 1.
Senator Scott notified the council
that under a recent resolution he had
appointed Fred C. Hates as an assist-
ant engrossment clerk.
Mr. Bates was sworn in N. K. Sis-
son, clerk of the judiciary committee,
was sworn in.
The following bills were introduced:
C. H. 00. an act to provide for the
protection of stockrai^ers.
C. B. 07, to amend the statutes of
Oklahoma in relation to insurance.
C. B. os. to amend statutes relating
to rates of interest.
C. H. 09, legalizing the incorpora-
tion of Hennessey.
C. It. 70, an act to amend the stat*
utes of Oklahoma.
An embossed copy of the resolution
the committee of the whole.
It has kept a large number of
. , guards busy managing the throng of
The committee on public lands and , bent seein? tbe noted
nublic build inks reported on M- 1 WO. ™ r r o
111, reeommeudiug that it do not pass, outlaw. Look arrived at the 1- risco
Upon the introduction of bills, the depot at 1 o'clock in the morning in
following were introduced: I company with T. 1). Love, sheriff of
". It. No. s, tn a;;;to 1!orden ;.ounty. Texas; C. c. Perry, a
houses0' , New Mexico oflicer: Y. D. McMurray,
11. It. No. SS, by Lowry, "An act i sheriff of Mitchell county, Texas, and
amending sections 1 and of article ^ Svsk, an ex-sheriff of the same
1. of Chapter 47, of the statutes relat- j ^ NotwithlUnding the lateness
!ng to intoxicating uiuors, of the hour, a large crowd of curious
1 It. No. bj . tem. i . people were at the depot and escorted
make provisions for tin. can and cus-, c ^ to . u [u less than ten minutes
tedy of incorrigable youths, and to after hisJ arriva; he wa3 securely be-
provide for the punishment and educa hind the bar8.
All doubt as to his identity was
tion of juvenile offenders
11. It.'No. IK), by Lowry. to amend
ction Oln), of artical 30. of chapter 4«>.
statutes
passed in honor of Senator Ray and b(. scotion 0{ t|,e statutes of
referring to his marriage was voted oklahoma. ana repealing all acts and
and presented to the senator from .....
Woodward.
The report of the judiciary was pre-
sented in relation to certain bills and
adopted.
The council resolved itself into a
committee of the whole. Stnator F<
gan
wept away by the outlaw admitting
nat he was no other than ltill Cook
parts of acts in coatlict therewith.
H. B. No. *: , by St. John, relating . r ..
to indemnity lands ami funds claimed A°
to be due this territory from the l"nit-
ed States.
H. It. No. 01, by Lowry, appropriat-
swe
th
himself.
"They came upon me by surprise. I
was going out to water my horse when
law part
Bui ns, w
ars. In 1ST
before him to be married. Not having ran for city attorney and was ele
L.: by a large majority.
In 188"J he was a candidate for
gressman at large. He had a st
ceremonv, but, knowing it was his | backing in the state convention
duty, he'oid the best lie could, as fol- was only beaten by a few votes t
lows: "The plaintiff and defendant N- Moriiil, the present gevei
will clasp each other by the right from 1^S4 to ls'.rj Mr. Baker wa
hand and repeat after me the follow- peatedly offered local nominations
ing eeiemony: 'I, A. B . in the pres- wss urged to run for state senator
ence of these witnesses and Almighty | his candidacy put new life in th
God, do solemnly and sincerely prom- publican party.
ise that I will take this companioa. He was elected over I nited S'
whom I now hold by the riirht hand. Marshal Neeley by 1,500 plurality,
for mv lawful husband or wife, to love. Baker is worth about £100,000, a
honor and support till death do u which he saved from his law prac
with Guthrie and Kingfisher as against part; that we. each for her or himself. He has been at the head of the I
Oklahoma City and El Reno, but Hoff- will support the constitution of the j enworth bar for twenty years a
man claims to represent the citizens of Fnited States and of the state of Okla- considered one of the best lawye
Chandler and is making the tight for homa when it becomes a state, and the state.
ing towns through which the read
shall pass in Oklahoma. Mr. Roy
Hoffman, assistant United States at-
torney for Oklahoma, spent some time
with the house members of the com-
mittee on Indian affairs yesterday,
urging that the town of Chandler be
named on the bill: this would start
the road southwest and put it through
Oklahoma Citv. This would interfere
that location. Others are interested '
in the matter, of course, sufficiently
to make an interesting contest.
will teach our children to love home,
and country, and native land: that we
are heartily in favor •>{ the Ocala plat-
form as re affirmed at St. Louis and
Cook occupies the same cell with
Henry Starr. When the correspond-
ent called at the jail he was engaged
in a game of poker, but stopped long
ami
the amendments. The adoption of the
bill was moved and carried.
The committee of the whole then
arose and the bill was passed as
amended.
The senator from Garfield presented
a report from the judiciary committee
relating to C. B. 37. a bill relating to
the office of district attorney, and rec-
ommending that it do not pass. A
minority report will be presented.
House bill 25 was taken up for a
third reading and pass" \ to engross-
ment.
The council went into ommittee of
the whole for a second time to con-
sider bills from the judiciary. C. It.
f w as ti r s t co n side red —a bi 11 relating
to civil procedure and repealing sec-
tion 4451 of the statutes.
Hills to He Acte<l on.
sections 9,
IS. 10, of
statutes of !
to locate and
11, 13, 15, 16, 17.
chapter 1 of the
entitled an act
establish agricultural
Payne
and mechanical college
county, Oklahoma."
The three last named bills were
read by title the second time and re-
ferred to the proper committees.
H. It. "l. by Mason, was referred
back to the committee on ways and
means.
House bills >0. -1. ^3 and M were
read the second time and referred to
the proper committees.
Mr. St. John, rising to a question of
personal privilege, had the clerk to
read from a copy of the Daily Oklaho-
man what purported to be resolutions j
passed by the Oklahoma City Bar as-
sociation. endorsing the conduct of
Nr.eige llcnrv W. .w.; ami liefending '
The following is the text i f _ 1..No. a?a;ns\ charges made against
57. au act to amend an act for the sup- y a£d de6ired t* „av t0 the house
port and regulation of the common | that the resolutions were passed at a
schools: The amendment provide that [ raeetingof 13 out of members of1
SOONERS WANT AMNESTY.
Cleveland Is Being I rged to (iraiit That
Favor to *30,000of Them.
Washington, Jan. •,"2. — [Special.
The president is being urged to i-sue
au amnesty proclamation for the .
people who crossed the strip country
between the time of the passage of the
opening that country to settlement
anil the date of tbe opening The
president agreed to the matter - -rr.e
months ago. as did als> the attorney
general, but at that time the secretary
of the interior being very cr — a*. Ok-
lahoma by reason of the expos f
departmental methods in tha* UL\ry
< >rnah
amended at *
tiative and refer
free coinage at t
know no reason
in tne
I
especially the ini-
dum: we believe in 1
rate if 10 to 1: and
iv we should not be
oonds of wedlock."
entirely satisfac-
iW' he pronounced
wife and called on
-- the brides.
lated over the successful landing of
Cook behind the bars. It had been
predicted that he would prove to be
the wrong man, one of them stating
that he had seen Cook in the territory
not more than three weeks ago.
Cook's capture virtually wipes out the
gang. They have now all been ac-
counted for with the exception of Bill
French and Cherokee Bill and it is
,>nly a question of time when they,
too. will cease from troubling. Among j sue proclamation e
the callers at the jail was Pauline | opposition of that offi a
Hall, the noted actress. She succeed- j
ed in securing the autographs of both
Cook and Henry starr and went away
feeling highly elated at her success.
opposed the propose pr<
The effort is now being rec-
over, to get the secretary to
his objection or have tbe pr
Wanteii—Teacher's Warrants.
We will buy teacher's warrants of
anv school district in Logan county.
split tlie Century in Thr*#- Part.
And about one ant! a t':.:rd of the last
of the>e represents the term of popu-
larity of Q OS tetter's Stomach Bitters
the most highly sanctioned for dyspep-
sia. lack of stamina, liver complaint.
Have th tn registered and bring them constipation, nervousness, incipient
to us with the financial statement of : rheumatism and inactivity of the ki.:-
the school district. j neys. Neither spurious imitation nor
Hagan a: Paine, underhanded competition has affected
w Guthrie. Oklahoma. the sale of this genuine remedy.
A rloMHHU Lty Traveler pub-
Kah j story about Ira N. Ter-
: . 2. w 2"an and shooting it
off f ) it times In tne first legislature in
- ier t) gfet re ignition from the
- . i-.-rar. . the Perry Democrat rc-
, .y i*. Terrill never shot otV
any-r.ing .a *:.e first legislature but
his mouth and the Democrat man
1 not print such rot.
i . ti at a woman not a great
r ■ ned her twin girls Gasoline
ar. : Ker osene. The old man's name
>. I'ete Koieum. and the man who mar
ries into that family will strike oil,
r, ;t it. 1-5 intimated that sparking in the
neighborhood will be a dangerous pus
time. It is reported that a man named
Naptha popped the question to one of
the girl- and has not be/.ine since.
A weak-minded woman in Oklaho
I ma City named May Cartwright was
fine-: rt" > for ai assault with a deadly
weapon and is now in jail serving it
i out at the rate of per day. It is es-
timated that she will be incarcerated
for a period of over eight months, ami
the city papers are commending the
judge who sentenced her for his
leniency in the case. Queer people,
1 those Oklahomans.
THE GREAT OBJECTOR
Trying to Get Watch-Dog Holmz
Re'ent on the Wichita Agree-
ment Bill.
Washington*. .Ian. '.'W—[Special,
effort was made yesterday to ir
Chairman Kolman, of the ronini
on Indian alTairs, to withdraw h
jeetion to allowing the Wichita a
nicut bill to be attached to the ge
Indian bill.
Some of the members at coium
meeting urgeil this action on tin
of Mr llolman. He replied that
members .t the senate committee
will take charge of the bill wh
passes the house, would agree t > ;
the provision to remain he would
to withdraw his objection. It
agreed to take a canvass of the
tors on the committee with the
of tiiuiiug them favorable to the :
ire
It is believed, however, that th
rctary of the interior will indicu
some of the cuckoo members c
senate committee that they sliou
ject 10 the provision and thus for
chair to rule on the matter i
house, where it is feared that he
hold that the provision should n
admitted. This looked upon
very critical time for the bill
what will be the result cannot I
covered, but it is thought b\
friends of the measure that
ehsnces nro
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Greer, Frank H. Weekly Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 26, 1895, newspaper, January 26, 1895; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metapth352551/m1/2/: accessed June 1, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.