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THE ONLY ASSOCIATED'
t l PAMfcll in P*LAHOMA>
TWt FIRST PAPER PUBLISHED IN OKLAHOMA
VOLUME 10.
FRIDAY MORNING.
(U'THKIE, OKLAHOMA. FERRTARY 2 , 189! .
FRIDAY MORNING.
NUMBER 255.
be recognised unless it presents a full
list of ivtndldates and presents a distinct
and Independent baltot at the last general
election. W hen fush/ns or combinations
are made, they shall be held to 'be "but one
political party. No election officer shall
be appointed for any party not having
a distinct and Independent I-'allot for ter-
ritorial and county officers.
Sections 19 to 23 Intrusive relates to
certificates of nomination an«d do not
materially chance the present law.
Section 24 prescribes the form of Fal-
lot. nre for aat4i party. Below the names
each candidate Is to he left a blank
space in which the voter may write an-
other name and scratch the regular can-
didate If he so elects. At the top of each
ballot Is to be printed the party device j
flection 25 provides tint the contract !
for printing ballots -shall be awarded on
the In-west terms, and 1ho cost of such
printing shn'l he apportioned nimnng the 1
various parties having candidates, and
the chairman of Mid party must pay the
cost of such printing to the county clerk
ten da ye before election, otherwise no
ballot will be printed for the party fall-
ing to do so.
Sections 2fi to 40 contain the provisions
for distributing ballots and voting the
same.
Sertion 40 In defining the proeess of vot-
ing, contains a provision that a name may
be written in the blank spaces which Is
not the nnjne oif a candidate on one of
the other ballots.
Sections 4* to 63 contain the usual di-
rections for counting ballots by the pre-
cinct boards.
Feetlon C2 provides for the canvass o
vol en by the board of county commission
ers and the territorial board, and the re
malnlng sections prescribing penalties
" | for violation of the net.
Th. pr.Md.nt of ti* council .l.ned four j roiTNTY ASBMORS BILL.
..... Th11r,ta,> ,„,lon making in all I The council resolve* opaln into com-
blil. at Thurso aj t„„ ! mlttee of with Bellamy In th,
eleven that ha\e pa. sed ; chair. In consider Gaudy's bill prcscrlblnK
*ieen signed. The measure signed In as ] deflnltiK the powers nrrd duties of
was C. B. No. 16: An act constituting a , assessor and providing for com-
•territorial board of equalisation and de- j pensatlon. The substituted reported em
America'! Greatest Medicine ^ |
is Hood's Sari spar ilia, •
because it was origi-
nated^
r
Jt Consumed Almost Two Days
In The Council.
NO MORE "BLANKET" BALLOTS
Each Party Will Have a Separate
Tickets If It Bccomes a Law.
S0LIDMIN0RITY OPPOSITION.
County iHHMn1 Heaaor® Adopted
.-Define* Powers aud Provide®
Compensation—House Mill Must
be Reported--Election Hill
Outlined,
House Kills Senate Bill Pro-
viding For Them,
THE PUBLIC BUILDING MONEY.
and
in still/ pre
pared bv/ic o m p e -
tent, expe/^rienced and
educate a u r ra a c i ■ t s
frotn the k110 w n alterative,
diuretic, v^anti-bili' ui^ediesand
■ toni/ach tonic Jr^*COInJ
bin/ation, propor
process t
" u n -
^ known
other
^dies and ,
Hood's Sar- j
Over Half a Million Worth
Property Destroyed.
NO LIVES REPORTED LOST.
re me
giving to,
To Be Turned Over To The Territorial
Treasurer.
BILL PASSESS BOTH HOUSES.
'sap aril la me,
itself. It has,
u n e q u a ©d
medi v^cine. It
^ompliahed
many
rit peculiar to Rec0rds of the Indian Agency, and
record of cures
n the history ol Wisdom s Offics Obliterated.
has
nal Gibbons and the American catholics.
Alluding to the many proofs of good will
Tie has vTirn them in tho past, the pope
wlKhes thrm to see In the present docti-
ment anc.'iher proof of his t. «ct)on for
America.
While he makes It clear th.it t. • letter
1m ©no of warning and correction with ref.
ere nee to the "life of Fatlur Hocker .,T hi!
holiness carefully distinguishes between
th«« doctrinal aspects of the new theories
and questions of practical discipline and
strongly urge* the Impossibility of any
change In t he former.
While admitting that the churca has al- I
ways recognised and acted upon the neco* (
sity of adopting certain points of disci- j
pine to modern requirements. It rests
with the church, the pope points out. and
" : • IS AN IMPORTANT OPINION.
and when such adaptions can be made.
Judge Burford Decided
Matter Yesterday.
Tho
•AH virtu
House Adjourn* at Xoon to Attend
The Free Homes Convention at
The Opera llouse--A Xlglit Kes-
slou Held to Make up For
Lost Time.
necessary be
by Innovator
to call the pa gal
led t a contempt
niy to the weal
o christian re.i l
IT EXISTED THIRTY-TWO YEARS.
i
>
fining the powers thereof and providing
for the assessment of t'he rolling stock,
uUlroads and other property not other-
wise provided for, by W inkle.
C Li. No. 20: An act empowering par-
ties to dismiss civil actions, by Clarke.
11. B. No. 3—An act to amend section
t Of article 1, clmpter ti statutes Of Ok-
lahoma 1&&5 arid section 22 of article 1,
chapter 72. of the statutes of 1893 by
Walls.
1L B. No. 92: An act concerning the tax-
ation dt property of mutual building and
loan ass.relations doing vuslneaa In the
territory of Oklahoma, by Merten.
I NE/W BILlvS.
C. B. No. 184: To create office of terri-
torial auditor by Gandy.
C. B. No. 165: To legalise purchase of
real estate in city of Shawnee, Mr. Pres-
ident.
C. B. No. 186. to prohibit the sale of
liquor on the line between Oklahoma and
the Indian territory. Mr. President.
C. B. No. 187, pertaining to liabilities of
railroads, by Hut to.
C. B. No. 188 pay for threshnng grain
to be a Hen on grain, by Magna as.
ELECTION BILK
The council rescflved Into committee of
tbe whole to complete consideration of
Havens election measure. Tals occupied
the entire session Wednesday afternoon
STid almost the entire oay Thursday. The
minority amended, moveu to strike out,
until thforougly tired without accomplish-
ing anything. The majority was solid for
the measure, while the "cons" opposed
It In every particular. The bill Is u large
elections
braced Ojtincll Bills Noes. 57. 17, 41 and
House Bill No. 11 all pertaining to the
same matter The substitute was adop-
ted without material amendments.
It provides for apgrleved persons to ap-
peal from the assessments to the county
commissioners for relief. The basis of the
assessor's compensation is ll.OW for tho
first 10,000 populntlon or major fraction.
$C0 for second 1.000. jr. for third 10.000
or major portion and tl2.! 0 for ench
1,000 above 80.000. 7t also provides that
property must be listed by owners at
the office of the as«e« sor in cities ami at
pkices selected by him 1n the outlying dis-
tricts. Tt is made a felony not to list
property.
Bellamy's dog tnx bill wns put on r*ass-
nre and received the unanimous vote of
the council.
The council then adjourned until 2
o'clock today.
COMMITTEE STILL
AT WORK.
Two Witnesses Testified
Night-Plenty of Work is Before
Them.
Only fifteen days m'ore of t'ne pre.-ent
session remains and tho house Is work-
ing like hired men to accMTnpllsh tin
work expected of the members. A lury •.
number of bills are In the hands of Mi"
various committees and the almost con-
tinuous sittings of the house renb* s 't
Impossible for them to be acted upon.
Some of the most Important feature of
needed legislation are thus tied tip and
the chances are that legal life will never
be Instilled into measures that ought to
be on the statute books.
When t*he chaplain had finished his
dally Invocation and the jou.nal had been
rentf, the house went to wtk and ran
through the calendar like a sorlflier try-
ing to make a new ecord.
INTRQDUCTION OF TV M.S.
H. B. Nb. 1ST.: An act to provide f.«r the
malntennance and nnnual en ""V npm« rts
or the n « \ia of the territory of Pfc.la-
h)'-M t* A. Wood.
H. B. No. 186: An act authorising school
district number forty-two, Kay er.unty,
Oklahoma to hold a special district meet-
ing for the purpose of re-.otvt'.ng ltd
school house site by John H. Smith.
BILl^S ON THIRD RE VDINO.
C. B. No. 41, by Havens pro.-ii'iic th t
all money now In tl'.e hands of ti- i bonrd
for leasing public land derivfd from t!ie
leasing of secliDJi i<1. reserved for educa-
tional purposes and from section re-
served for puoHc building purposes 1*
Immediately turned into the territorial
treastirer and that all monevs .lereaft'r
| received from said sources by the gover-
< nor shall be turned into the treasury
I that the amount remaining In the hand*
Last tho board for leasing pub'lr lands
shall at no time exceed five hanired dol-
lars from either of said sources, and im-
that the said moneys, or any
mar/vel -
ouscure
irhrn allother
medicinesbailed, and
even when curCy^B^rued impos-
sible, — and^^roaliy was impossi-
ble by ^^any otb'-*r medicine than
Sarsaparilla.
has effected
wonderf ti 1
cures of
ecrlofula, salt
rheum,/psoriasis,
blood j o/ isoning, boils,
pimples, rhe/u ma ti sin, ca-
tarrh and other tr/oubles originat-
ing in or promot Ved by impure state
or low condition^^)f the
blood. has cured
thousands/of cases ol
d y s pe p
di gey Rtion,
~ nervous
dyspepsia,
gastritis, catarrh in
the f itomach and other
kindred troubles. It has given
nerve, brain and mental strength in
cases of nervous prostration and ner-
vous debility, cured that tired feeling
and loss of " appetite. J
for
a his holiness, "must |
«. Tite conteir;)t shown
what they arc pleased
virtues has naturally
if religious Hfo as stilted
as an Impediment
c.lon and t«T the Rood
Legislature Has No Power To Punish
Contempt.
red and
t'o maturity of same and how
saved, also that the further requirement
of applicants sh'nH *:e u similar under-
standing of Horticulture an! Sylviculture
und s*vall be practically acquainted with
Irrigation both external nnd internal and
must explain in its details Its effect upon
mam, beast and vegetation and shall have
ten years experience in ench of the
branches Tierebefore named. And further
provided that any person engaging in the
pursuit of 'agriculture who sCmll not have
passed fiaid examination to tho full nnd
complete satisfaction of the Board «<f Ag-
riculture and have paid an examination
fee of twenty-five dollars and furnished
evidence of good moral character, for a
Complete Account of the Damage
Impossible to Ascertain There is
Only About Forty Per Out of
It Covered by Insurance--
Htarts in a Negro Mlianty
Waggoner, 1. T. Feb. 23-A fire which
started at Muscogee I. T. at P:;W o'clock |
last night, destroyed nearly one half of .
tlisit town entailing a loss taggregatlng ,
nearly half a million dollars. The lire be- j
gan In a negro shanty near the court
house, it spread east, efouth and north
and destroyed the greater portion of the
business pari of the tr wn and many pri-
vate residences. There was no loss of life
or serious casualties. The heaviest losers
are as follows:
C. W. Turner, $200,000; C. English.
$4<),00 ; Mills I2S.000; Broi^m $22,000; Ilos-
toii store Sir,.000; (\ C. Ayres $i2.000; Mad-
d«m hardware company jr 0.00"; Electric
Idglrt company $20,000: Hayes $12."0o Wood-
ward and company $11,000; IT&TM Adams
$4!),000; Missouri, Kansas & Texas build-
ings and freights $10,000
It is Impossible at -this hour t'o gf4 an
estimate of damage to dwellings and oth-
er private property. The total damage by
the fire Is conservatively estimated at
fT-00,000. About forty per cent, of the loss
is covered by Insurance. Toe greatest ions
•was the records of the T'nion Indian
agency which date back 32 years. The <
flees of Agent Wisdom were destroyed.
of "tihe community." | ———
This error, the pope condemns, tfeclar-
THIS POWER IS A JUDICIAL ONE
and 1n contradictTon to history. '
He reminds the Americsns of their In-
debtedness to the religious orders, both
active and contemplative The
arouses deep interest in Rome.
The liberal papers declare that It consls- j
tutes a ' solemn manifest tation of the In- j
transigennt spirit in callndii em, ond pie- j
diets that it will produce an immense ef- j
feet In America.
H. V Hopkins 4-oes F
mitnieui Orderrd b
1Inn> Antlioi'itie
re of the < om-
the Council
Interview-
ed en
JSubJcrl of i'on-
tempt.
-..til such expenditure shaTl be autho-
rised by the legislative assembl
taken up. read a third time
call passed the house by a
, teen ayes to five noes.
ast night at 7:30 In the rooms of the; councn j^;], No. 92:An act for the sun-
council chamber. Attorney General run- | port of t^e cf the several counties
period o< a* least five years previous to
the making of said application shall not
thereof shall be expended for any purpose . deemed capable of farming and shall
SEDITION IN PARIS.
Regadfless of Judge Burford's decision
yesterday, the Investigation • committee j
and on roll
vote of seven-
mma and to -s-
--.nf eoverlmr tne subject
Completely. It consumes seventy printed | nlngham testified before the committee | ^ t]ie terTltory of Okl
ra jes of sixty-seven sections. When it in relation to the collection to delinquent | tabUsh nnd mnintaln asylums therefor
«was about half completea Oouncil- r
rison announced that the minority i
the
1 lanvl monies «c*f that department
; when Secretary FllSOn took charge of the
' office, lie testified that these collections
were made as a private attorney under
1 an oral contmet with the school land
i bctar.1. He collected $80,000 for which ho
received $n,o00 fep« . These notes were de-
«ral<l the territory wes him ibout
V
testified to minor matters ob-
taining to military affairs and was ex •<.s-
rd until to^iipht when he will submit his
i X
t
waive all further amendment
most Important portion iiad been con-
sidered and as the majority seemed t"> be
solid for Its adoption. The reading clerk
then bad a "round" reading the entire
Mil by sections. "When the no*>n hour was
reached only forty-one cf the sixty-seven
sections had been adopted. At the after-
noon session, two m" re hours were nearly
cons timed before It was completed un
adopted by the committee.
The fllowlng is an outline of the pro-
visions of the bill:
Section 1—Providing for biennial elec-
tions. Section 2. Determining qualified
electors. Section 3. Provides that notice
of changing precinct boundaries shall be j Jones
published In two papers representing two
parties casting the highest number of
votes. Section 4. Provides for the orga-
nization of precinct boards, allowing 1n- ,
sector to appoint two judges «f opportt. j **">• rxponded Dy Wm <n.TlnK !,.
political fallh from himself, having can- i term.«
ididates In nomination, and th.it Judges :
shall act as clerks.. Section 6 provides, uv^riin
that a distributor of ballots opposed In j books, ecelpts c., «
polities to the Inspector sfliall be appoint- ——————
«d; that clerks shall furnish books and \
tally sheets to Inspectors ten days befvro
sleet Ions. Sections *, 0 and 10 gives f- rm
of caths for Inspector snd Judcres Sections
11 and 12 describes form of ballot Wox and
the handling at same. Section 13 gives the
time of opening snd closing the polls.
sight to four o'clock in the country snd
6 to 6 in towns of over 1.000 population..
flection 14 Requires persons who have
been out of the territory six months to
make affidavit of residence and reclster
by affidavit his Intention to vote with the
county clerk. Fcrtlo* 15 provides for the
territorial board of eleetl-on commlsslon-
fhat It shall be composed of t<he pn-enver
and a member from each party having
candidates In nomination, nvbo mav he
designated bv the paty chairman. S« tlon
W constitutes a county botird equaliza-
tion consisting of the county clerk snd a
mombcr of each political party having
candidates.
Section 1? describes t*e manner of plac-
ing names on ttie bslVot after action of
tfsnvsntlan * bv petition. It pnevfde* f>r
a device at tiie fs> sf es^h Hsllet e%d
closes with the pty>vli?s "that the T.a.we
of nO candidate shall be printed on t«e
ticket of more than one political party
fer the same office.
Ssclioii 18 provide* that no pail)* shall
by Blddlson was next taken up and real.
'Ihe bill provides for poor farms aloig
the plans adopted In most of the states.
On roll call tho bill was defeated by a
vote of eleven ayes to eleven noes.
.11. B. NO. ISO: An act to provide for the
removal of drift wood or other substances
tatutes of Oklahoma and authorizing | TnuI.e ui-m one case covering th>
the employment of a territorial veterinary I perj0(1 of time, or the name travel, and
surgeon by the boaTd of req-ents of the ^jtnPSS «jh.*ill be required to m:ik
Agricultural and Medhanlcal college of tj,at claimed have not beei
Oklahoma, and creating a sanitary Com- received in any other case,
mission nnd prescribing the duties there- an(1 no juror R'hall recove pay as a wit-
of. and repealing article 1 of ^lapter 2i ness ^"hile serving as such Juror. In all
of the statutes of Oklahoma, by Wails t,riminu8 cases the fees prescribed by this
came next. The bill was made a special ; arl by the coutay. in which
linquent from two to six years not being frrrm streams and -water courses, by
i collected up by fhe former adminlstrat
! lv>n.
! School L and 'Commissioner Fllson wn
I called and excusetl until 9:50 this ;
morning when Attorney General Tun- j
nlmrham will nfso nnpear and submit re- 1
pcrts of moneys collected.
K. W. Jones, late territorial librarian j
his called and testified pertaining to the
library during his term of n!x years. Mr.
:ald he has the reeelpts. vouchers. 1
hlch he desired the committee to J
Invest. He Invited the Investigation and j
offer'Tl tv> sirbmlt the vouchers and *ic.. |
not receive a certificate and shall
thereafter prohibited from raising chick
ens. pips and other livestock or fruits or
cereals of any kind was taken and read
a second time.
The author of the bill Intended the bill
as a big joke, but the house persisted in
taking him seriously and to his great
chagrin and the Intense amusement of
the members, the bill was recommended
for passage.
If. 13. No. i0. by Wllkins: An act pro-
viding that witnesses shall receive the
the following fees: for attending before
any court or before any judge or com-
missioner, per diem, one dollar; for each
mile actually and necessarily traveled In j
Jones was the next bill placed on Its final , to ang returning -from the place ;
pasrasre. The bill passed by a vote of six- J ^ attendance, five cenits; Provided that |
teen ayu «i> flv* neM. | „„ Iniieaito Rimii >> •(toured "X P" n
II. n. Nto. 21: An net to nmrafl n net | dljlt(lnPP ],.ss thn:n mw milo. No nit-]
amendlnp s<vtt„n five oh-apter one of the „„„„ ,hali receive per llem «r ralleaKe^n j ^ nnd M Marce,_„a,)crt. mem- j ddewtal
Many Persons Arrested, and Streets
Crowded by Mobs Alter Faure's
Funeral, Crying Distruction.
Paris, Feb., 24—(1:40 a. m.)—At this hour
the city is perfectly quiet. The manifes-
tations of last evening gave no appear-
ance In the city and at no "time during
the nl^ht except at certain points in the
boulevards and in front of the Libre Pa-
role oifices has mere been and Indication
that 'the people thought or cared about
the crisis through which tey were sup-
posed to be passing.
in te course of the evening a crowd of
demonstrators broke the window of the
Petit Journal with tones. The staff of the
newspaper dispersed tnc mob with a fire
hose, but stones were still thrown fr.mi
a distance untW the police int erf erred.
This precipitated a fight .n which several
MANILA UNDER FIRE
OF INSPECTION,
I
Sharpshooting and Burning Still
Going on—Many Killed and a
Reign of Terror.
Man.Ha. Feb. 23.—-(5:35 p. <m-)—Major
General O-tls today Issued a general order
directing all the Inhabitants of Manila
until otherwise ordered!!, to coni.no ...em-
selves to their homes after 7 o'clock in
the evening, when "the streets will he
cleared by the police. The general also
warns lncenttlarie® and suspects that they
will be severely dealt Wlta if discovered
in any locality.
Extraordinary precautions "nave been
•taken for the suppression of further t:ou-
bue, which 4s threatened to take placo In
the dty tonight. But it Is generally li
lteved last night's experience will ef-
fectively quell the disturbing elcmen
Fire has l cen burning dib Tondo
district all day and nas oeen clearing
the reside its out of many iiouseu
outskirts, from which the enemy pre-
viously fired «-n the Amerio*in.-*
A cloud of smoke hovered over tne city
today, conveying the impression Ho the
people about the bay and in the outeme
districts that the whole city Is burning.
The rebels between the city anfl the
outposts are being smoked ou this after-
noon and riven toward the beach.
Sharpshooters at various pafTs of t'ho
line very annoying, but otherwise tnere
h is been nio further excitement since tne
frustration o the bornlng's at'iacK. ~^ieut.
Eugene S- French, of the Pirst Montant
volunteers, and Private Oscar Fe«lton of
company South Dakrvta v<T?Tinteers.
were killed and two ot'her Dakotans were
wotnided.
Washington. Feb. 23.—The war depart*
ment today received the followHTPr:
"Manila, Feb. 23.—Adjutant General,
Washington: Casualties caused by ChptlV.
gent sharpshooters yesterday and too ay
In the district of Tondo and Bhvlondo Ma-
ounded, the p</llce making : ri-rln
Thirteenth Minn*
pany Captain N
moderately sever;
Shepard, leR, mode
Calddn, -lV! oulder, se
ing, thlgb, severe.
sota, wounded—Pom-
>yles C. RotMnson,
Sergeant George K.
-ate; x rivate Titos, r
vere; George S. ^"ood-
Company T\ Orion, ei.
m pit, severe.
! Private Enoch Davis. Company TT, First
hi- f of the league • Nebraska, shot In head, self inflicted, ac-
order for 10 o'clock today. J the criminal prosecution wins instituted,
Tho house adjourned until 7:30 p. m. ! ^ no^ f,y nhe defendant or ]>rose-
to give the members a chance to attend | cut|ntf witness, was next considered.
An eminent scientist re-
cently said: "Cod-liver Oil
the Free Homes convention that convened
In this city this afternoon.
EVENING SESSION.
When the house met In the evening. It
Immediately went lnt« committee of the
whole, with Hay in the chair, tio con-
sider bills on the calendar.
H. P. No. 1?2, by Jones, an act provld-
is truly a wonderful com- ! fcr t
position. It is seemingly was withdrawn by Its author, as It was
, j i . similar t'> a bill that had already passed
Nature S remedy in almost council und was In the hands of the
proper house committee.
>1 t'he chamber .>f deputies from
Itamtoulet were placed under arrest for
claimed havo na h«-n | rofuslns no quit th<. tarnote, at n^ullly,
where they had entered with a returning
it- j regiment.
There were other demonstrations and
scuffles at Intervals during the evening.
T'p to midnight about 200 arrests had
been made, most of Hhe demonstrators
being anti-semltes.
M. Mlllevoyo was released fr.>m cus- •
tody at 1 o'clock this ni' rnla,i.
Atntrng those arrested were Comte De
Choyseul, M. Pe Ilarcourt. M. T.illeyrn- ! J
and M. Cuverwl >. Nearly all of tho.se j
taken Into custody are charged with as-
saulting the police cr uttering seditious
cries, fiomo of the rioters reached the
dej,>t with their faces covered with
blood and «t wo policemen were seriously
Priva-te Clyde A. McVc
South Dakota, doing w<
right amputated.
(Signed.)
In the district court yesterday morning
Judge John II BurPorit, rendered bis
opinion In the S. N. Ifopklns habeas cor-
pus cane T ie court r«wm was crowded
with persons eager to le.trn the Judges'
dcclslvm of the matter. The opinion Is ons
great importance and discusses the
case most thoroughly and In which the
most Important opinion of other judges
nnd citations of many cases bearing upon
the subject of corttempt are reviewed in
a masterly legal manner. This opinion Is
held to be, by the lawyers of this city,
one which will no doubt mark the action
of many other rases < f similar nature In
other states. The opinion Is published
herewith In full:
In re, S. N. Hopkins, petitioner, applica-
tion for writ of habeas corpus.
OPINION BY CHIEF JUSTICE BIT Ft-
FORD.
It appears from the records and evi-
dence In this case that the fifth legislative
assembly now in session passed a concur-
rent resolution authorizing tho appoint-
ment of a committee of three members
from each house to aOt as a Joint commit-
tee to investigate certain matters rela-
Ing to the fiscal concerns of said terri-
tory and the conduct of certain offices.
That the joint committeo met and orga-
nized by electing erne of Its members as
chairman ami another, secretary of the
committee. That the petitioner Is the
duly appointed, Qualified and acting Aud-
itor of said territory and has the custody
and control of «11 the books, vouchers,
files and records relating to the expendi-
tures of the public funds of said terri-
t ry, which are kept In his office at the
city of Guthrie. That the legislative in-
vestigation fommlfltee issued and caused
to be served upon the auditor a subpoena
duces tecum, commanding lvim to appear
before the commltitee ami bring with him
certain vouchers and etnbs of warrants
relating to expenditures by the Adjutant
General's department Of the territory.
The auditor appeared before the commit-
tee and offered to testify fully and to sub-
mit to the committee at his office ell the
books, ecords. files ami papers under bis
control and furnish Khem every facility
at his command for investigating said ac-
counts. The Committee declined his po-
posltlon anfd directed him to produce the
documents ait the committee room. This
the auditor declined to do.
QUESTION 0"F DIFFERENCE.
The only Question of difference between
the auditor anSl "the committee was
whether the examination should be made
tx>: '.'he office of the auditor or at the
rooms >f the committee. The auditor
claimed that the papers were valuable
| tl.it he was responsible for them, and
1 that If he took 'them l'rom 'the office, they
w re liable to become lost, destroyed or
mutilated. The committee then proposed
to let him retain them In his custody st
1 the commlittee room while they were be-
lned. Each party declined to
official dignity
tho committee
,1 The matter Ol' the auditor's re-
, , ,c . . i ing examined. Kaen pariy
eb. 23.—(Special.) | v. , parh on thcir <
t Texas railway . , ?he rosult waa th.Ht 1
, ... amendment to pay $1.50 per day
was adopted and tho bill rccominended
for passage.
H. B. No. 126, by Morten: An act to re- i
quire bond InvetsmenJ Companies doing
business in the territjory of Oklahoma j
ito deposit certain sums of money or se-
curities with theNreasurer of tho terri-
tory of Oklahoma and povlding penalties |
comply with the terms of ; injured
was taken up and recommended
RIGID SMALLPOX QUARANTINE
South McAlester, ITT
—The Missouri Kansas A
having generously furnished free transpor
tation *lx guards wtll be put on Uw frafn I rusal to the ootincll ami that Ixnly dt-
bttWMD Vinita and Bonti. K«AI«tW. for Ular«l him to <** >«
tho pun^so «f rigidly qunrantlnlnB | Imprlsonmerit In «ic county Ji^1 f •
crmiinB from fh. Creek | Ban county until ho .should Indicate tr.
! against smallpox
| nation. Everybody is being racclnated. j
I Those too poor to pay for the same are j
being vaccinated free of chars
every wasting disease." _ - H B No ))T by HacI>y: An aet rrKUi.
Scott's Emulsion contains tin* th* practice Ot farmlne desc-lb-
.. til ir'g dtities end requirements thereof
the pUI'C Oil combined With ; and ^wovLb-d that all persons engaged in
hypophosphites, it rebuilds
worn tissues, enriches the : "rc n wtitnate fr^m tr,c i-^ard cf
blood, invigorates the nerves,
stops drains and wasting.
Consumptives, Diabetics,
pale or thin people, cr nurs-
ing mother?, should remem-
ber this. Do not accept a
subbtitute.
The c\>mmVtee arose and reported.
H. P. No. 75 by Wilkin the witness fee
bill was under suspension of the rules,
placed on third reading and passed by a
vote of eighte<*n ayes to one no.
The house then adjourned until 3
o'oloek today.
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
New Orleans. Feb. 23.—Weather
track Slow.
S«c. and $i.eo, ail druggists.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York.
.\_rri. ulture whose dut" it shaM be to ex-
amine all such applicants and for the
procure a certificate from the board of
he made as to the qualifications of such
applicant in regard to Agriculture. Hor-
ticulture, Sylviculture and Irrigation,
V. n1 r-h test shall s*k-w oo exajnlmathn the
ability cf to ««t.rml u| O^Moond. D.r.i' H third; tin,. I U
lnn^ets. terrper 1 ot winds, fdriillee the
s«il when the pe'erfi, sugar, s'srrh asd
ethe- necessary aTements are empover-
isi.e 1 awl answer all questions In reparH
to the length of time necesnry to germl- | ^oti; Dave 5 *••• mil, S
; rute differ eat eeeds or cereals sjid time, t.me 1:161*.
First tace six furlongs. Agitator won.
Freehand second. Jim Flood «thJ:rd; time
1:17.
Second race, m' le, .I.mp won. Jim MoC'ea
Third rae«. *^-"1ind <Via elg'.«:h wiles.
Monk TTsvrr.an wes. Ton'.o seeeni; iSvana
tus third, 'lima 2:«lVi.
rotrr*ih ra. e, -.x furlanga, VlUwre P .■
:ial tin:
pe Rouledes tbea'trlca.1 Invitation to
General Ri)fet to "Mar h to the Elysee"
was evidently ptc-arranged with a view
of securing notoriety and getting himself
arrested.
POPE LEO'S
ENCYCLICAL LETTER.
Lauds Cardinil Gibbons and the j
American Catholics and Says
Wc arc all Right
K. ., F«k h— I'M writt.n .i ,
' encycllaJ liatfr t Amerlf jni. Tn> lott.r
' occuplcn flvr columti,. In 'ihf Dsser-
I v:rut«. Roman", lirglns by laudlnt Oaidl- I
a sust gsact c
DH
CREAM
BAKING
POWDER
Awarded
Highest Honors, World s Fair
Gold Medal. Midwinter I air
the council lvis willingness to produce the
dco.ments before the commute?. Tne
auditor was Uken In custody by the un-
der Sheriff and detained until the writ,
i nied in this case w hen he was adoi'tted
ti hall pending the tearing in this cause.
Tnere was considerst-> haste and Irreg-
ularities in *' e manner of the trial an4
\:i t:cn of the petitioner, b i. lot a.ich
as in the jugdment of the court would
render the judgment void.
FIRST QUESTION FOR INQUIRY.
The first question preserved for Inquiry
In whether the legislative assembly had
the right to require him to take the books
and papers from his office. It has been
held by an unbroken line of adjudications
thai he legislative bodies whose duties
•t ts 'to make laws have the right to make
nueh Investigations of fhe Aval concerns
and public affairs, concerning Which they
are called upon to legislate, as w.ll en
able them to properly and Intelligently
legislate regarding such matters And
In order to better perform these fun«tlen«
j they may appoint committees and eni-
.- wer surh committees to eake testimony
| subpoena witnesses, and make repai'cs ai
i may dlredfed by tlie authority appoint-
l Ing tfbem. The revolution under which the
i < omniittee was acting when the a jdltor
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