The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 37, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 14, 1897 Page: 3 of 6
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poration. This company established an Institution at Norman
and furnished a building with all of the modern conveniences
and have given the insane as I think better treatment than
they received without the territory. The patients at that time
conllned at Jacksonville 111. were transferred to Norman and
have been cared for there since that date. Under this contract
there has been a saving of the transportation which would
have been a large item in the two years past besides the large
amount of money necessary for the support of these unfortunate
people has been expended within the territory. The present
contract expires June 15 181)0. As that is before the conven-
ing of the next legislature it will be necessary to make pro-
visions for the care of the insane after that date or authorise
the making of a new contract.
The report of the superintendent together with some recom-
mendations as to a change in the law is herewith submitted
and marked "Exhibit O.'" From this report it will be seen that
there are at present 180 persons in this institution.
I recommend that each comity be required to pay the expense
of transportation of their insane to the asylum instead of the
territory.
The act above referred to authorized the governor to contract
for the care of the deaf and dumb but no appropriation was
made to enable this authority to be exercised. Nothing could
be done under it. Appropriation should be made for the care
of this class of the unfortunate as well as the unfortunate
blind.
PRISONERS.
The prisoners of the territory are confined under contract
in the Kansas state penitentiary located at Lausing. The
price paid by the territory for the maintenance of each prisoner
is 25 cents per day and the territc y pays for the transporta-
tion of the prisoners to the penitentiary also furnishes the
prisoner when discharged a suit of clothes valued at $20.00 and
ifu.OO in money. It appears from the report of the warden
marked "Exhibit P" that he has now in his charge 11J convicts
from this territory. I desire to renew the recommendation made
to the last legislative assembly that some provision be made
for allowing prisoners credit on their terms of sentence on
account of good behavior. Such an enactment is to be found
in the statutes of almost every state in the Union. It encour-
ages good conduct on the part of the prisoner and I recommend
that you promptly pass an act of this character.
REPRIEVES. COMMUTATIONS AND PARDONS.
As required by section 5510 chapter CO of the statutes there is
transmitted herewith marked "Exhibit Q" a statement of the
reprieves commutations and pardons granted during the two
years last past. In explanation of the extent of this last it is
proper to state that in nearly every' instance the pardon was
granted near the expiration of the term and in each case was
made on the recommendation of the warden of the prison and on
account of good conduct of the piisoner and at the time when
the term of the sentence would have expired if the law of Kan-
sas where the prisoners are confined allowing credit on term
for good conduct had been '" force in this territory.
INCORRIGIBLE YOUTH.
The act of March 8 1895 authorizing the Governor until
such time as a reform school should be established in the terri-
tory to contract with the proper authorities of some other
state or territory for the punishment and education of youthful
offenders and incorrigible youths under the age of sixteen
years Quite an extensive correspondence was earned on in
the endeavor to make a contract as specified in this law but it
was discovered that the statutes of the several states prohibit
the authorities of the several institutions contracting for the
keeping of any offenders from without the state. Some private
institutions proposed to make a contract but on such terms
that I did not deem it advisable as the expense to the territory
would have been very great in fulfilling the terms of the con-
tract. If this act was changed so as to authorize the making of
a contract with some person within the territory it is more
than probable that satisfactory arrangements could be made
for the punishment and education of this class ol offenders.
FREE HOME LEAGUE.
By act of the Third Legislative Assembly 500 was appro-
priated to the Free Home League to aid in the work of that
organization a report of the expenditure of which is herewith
transmitted marked "Exhibit 12." The object of this organiza-
tion is familiar to all and has the unquestioned support of the
people of Oklahoma. The claim of the people is founded in
justice and supported by a heretofore almost uniform practice of
the Goverm of the United States. No subject with which
the people ot Oklahoma have to deal is of greater importance
than this and perhaps upon no other does our future prosperity
so much depend. With the enormous burden imposed upon the
people of the territory by the present laws of the United
States the resources of the territory for several years to come
x will be sapped to meet payments into the treasury of the United
States which will amount in the aggregate to Slu 0-14 8-12. 39.
Very few farmers will be able to lay aside a sum adequate to
meet the payment required by present laws and the inevitable
consequence will be that the farms of Oklahoma must be plas-
tered with mortgages and the legitimate profits of the husband-
man paid into the pockets of the money-lender by way of in-
terest. Anything the legislature may do by way of memorial
to congress would be an acceptable service to the people of
the territory rendered in a just cause.
UNIFORMITY OF LEGISLATION.
By an act of the Third Legislative Assembly the governor
was authorized to appoint by and with the consent of the coun-
cil three commissioners to be known as "Commission ersorthe
Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation in the United States."
The laudable object of this commission was to work in connec-
tion with similar commissions in other states and territories.
I beg to submit herewith as 'one of the results of the workof
this commission a general act relative to negotiable instru-
ments. The legislatures of the various states and territories In
the United States will be asked to enact this bill into law.
Argument is unnecessary to demonstrate that it would not only
be desirable but useful as well to have the same laws govern-
ing negotiable instruments in the several states and the passage
of this act is respectfully recommended.
In this connection I also desire to transmit herewith the reso-
lution passed by the Territorial Bar Association and endorsed
by the supreme court of the territory marked "Exhibit T"
asking for certain specific changes in the statute law of the ter-
ritory looking to the better government of the countiee and
sub-divisions thereof and a more economical administration of
- the public affairs of the territory. These recommendations
coming from the source they do and endorsed as they are are
entitled to your thoughtful consideration. It is estimated that
it enacted into laws the recommendations herein made would
reduce the expenses of the county government in the various
counties of the territory at least one-half. The recommenda-
tions made meet my hearty approval and I hope to see the mot
if not all of them enacted into laws. Your attention is partic-
ularly invited to the recommendation to abolish the office of
township assessor and township board of equalization and cre-
ating the office of county assessor and enlarging the powers of
the county board of equalizatjon. It will be readily seen tint
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if this resolution was enacted into law it would be a great sav-
ing of expense and would insure a more equitable and just
assessment of property throughout the territory.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
It is earnestly recommended that chapter 26 of the session
laws be so amended as to make the law effective and to pro-
tect the game and fish within the territory. I. is suggested
that providing for a game warden without salary except the
penalties that might be collected from parties violating the
law would be an easy solutiou of the question.
The statute authorizing the district judges to appoint attor-
neys to defend pauper criminals and making the county liable
for the fees should be repealed so far us the liability of the
county Ir concerned.
Chapter i entitled "Bank Depositors." should be so amended
as to require from all private banking Institutions in the terri-
tory a sworn statement from the president or cashier showing
the financial condition of the bank at least twice a year on the
call of the governor and proper penalties should be provided
to make the provision effective.
Section 2900 of article 2 chapter 30 of the statute should be
amended so as to require the payment into the territorial
treasury in addition to the fees therein prescribed by every
corporation granted a charter by the secretary of the tenitory
or a permit to do business In the territory a minimum fee of
twenty-five dollars the maximum to be determined by the
capital slock of the company excepting from payment of this
fee charitable benevolent educational and relirrious corpora
tions.
That chapter 44 be so amended as to compel insurance com-
panies to pay the face value of policies in case of total loss
without regard to the two-thirds clause.
Section 314.1 chapter 47 prescribing the amount of saloon
license should be ameuded so as to provide for the payment of
the same license into the territorial treasury by every retail
and wholesale liquor dealer in the territory.
That chapter 54 be so amended as to limit the number of
notaries public in each county and to provide for the payment
into the territorial treasury for oach notary commission a fee
of two dollars.
That county commissioners should be prohibited from chang-
ing township lines or the lines of election precincts within six
months preceding any general election.
That taxes should all be paid in cash and treasurers should
be required to redeem warrants in the order of registration.
and proper penalties should be prescribed for violation of the
provision.
The provisions of the election law of the territory arc not
well adapted to the conditions existing here. The statute
should be so amended as to be simplified and made less expen-
sive and cumbersome. If the voter should indicate his choice
of candidates on the ballot by an Indelible pencil in place of
the rubber stamp there would be much less complaint of muti-
lated ballots. It is hardly necessary to suggest that the pro-
viso in section 0 chapter 35 of the session laws should be
repealed
Your attention is called to the fact that at least in two
counties of the territory the court house has been destroyed by
fire since the last election the records destroyed and that In
those counties there are no jury lists. It Is earnestly urged
that provision be made for supplying this loss.
it is uiruier recommenueit mac a landlord and tenant act.
giving usual protection to the landlord and tenant should be
enacted.
There is no law in our laws providing for the organization
ol new counties. A well considered enactment providing for
the organization of new counties providing the term of office
and how the offices will be filled until the ensuing general
election would avoid much confusion in expense. Greer county
was organized as a county in Oklahoma territory in May 1NM.
This was after the taxing period as fixed by the statute of the
territory but immediately after the organization of the county
the officers proceeded to assess the county for taxation for
county and territorial purposes for the year lMxi fixing the
valuation of property as of the first day of February the period
prescribed by the statute and complied with the law as nearly
as they were able. Still there were irregularities in the assess-
ment which would probably defeat the collection of taxes by a
proceeding in court and a suit has been instituted to enjoin the
collection of taxes; but the principal plaintiffs in this suit an non-
residents of Greer county and the territory of Oklahoma who
graze stock In that countiy. These parties did not pay any
taxes for the year 1H95 nor have they paid taxes on their prop-
erty for the year 1890. Most of the residents of Greer county
have paid their taxes. It is earnestly urged that a law be
passed providing for the re-assessing or curing of the defects
tnat may nave occurred in the listing and assessment of the
property for taxation in such cases as the above.
That chapter 17 should be so amended as to make railroad
companies failing to fence their right of way liable for all
stock killed by the running of trains without regard to the
question of negligence In the management of said trains.
While I am opposed to class legislation and discrimination
by law against any person or class of persons I beg to suggest
for your careful consideration the faet that the statutes of the
territory' do not properly define the liabilities and obligations
of certain corporations doing business in the territory and the
rights of the people doing business with them. A well con-
sidered act on this subject would meet with my hearty approval.
It is further suggested that the public service would be
improved by a law making it a misdemeanor for any railroad
company to give or any public official federal territorial
county or city to accept or use free transportation within the
territory.
.MHrlHM ml ttlalMMMM
Mr. Gladstone had a number ol Quiet
mannerisms the moat peeullar of
which wa the way when pussled by a
question or a point at debate he would
cratch the top of hi head with the
thumb of hlii left hand the palm upturn-l
or the ttiinri tli; iJy closed.
V. L' i) seattd with Ills 1 ;;.- k -pt cloee-
1 together hi head rev Ing on the
oacu or the oemu una hi eve ciosea
Your attention is called to the Tennessee Centenuial Expo- he would hug himself vigorously u
sition to be held at the city of Nashville from May to October. If De wp pit-ased with himself for
1697; also to the Trans-Mississippi Exhibition at Omaha! iK"nelhin he 1!d done orrt Beacone-
Nebraska from June to November 1H98. Money spent in fte'd cam'' b lh" H"r"am ot "Sphinx"
advertising the resources of the territory at those expositions : roni h "" le woM "" wtn hU
wrmlil iiMi-hnns ) wiaKf vrvWJ T it. 0.M(.i a.. .knees uoved. his arms folded abso-
make such provision for that purpose as may by deemed
expedient.
tils Wny of Making- a UKrHt'i
Mtiamblis
"A new sport has lately been devised
by the driven ot haneom cabs. It con-
sists of chasing the lady who rides her
bicycle in the streets of the metropo-
lis." 8o writes the onnntee of Malmes-
bury lu the current Badminton Maga-
zine and ahe proceeds to give her own
experiences of cabby's not Tory wel-
come attentions in this particular re-
spec Riding on a track began to
bore the countess as toon as she had
learned to balance but she remained
practicing tn the seclusion of the
Queen's club where ahe w-u taught
till she was quite mletresa of her cycle.
Then:
"Burning to try my fate In traffic
and yet as nervous ae a bare that feels
the greyhound's breath. I launched my
lKtle cockle shell erly one Sunday
morning In July Into the stormy
oceans of Sloans street. Knight's
bridge and I'ark lane on my way to
vielt a sick friend who lted about four
mllea off boyond Regent's park. The
streets were realty very clear bat I
shall never forget my terror. I arrived
In about two hours streaming and ex-
hausted much more In need Of assist-
ance than the invalid I went to con-
sols. Coming home It was just as bad.
I reached my home about 3 o"clook and
went straight to bed. whTe I bad my
luncheon in a atate of demoralization
bordertng upon collapse. I only re-
count this adventure In order to en-
courage others who may not have had
the Mine exporlence as myself but who
unlike me may not have tried to con-
quer their nervousness.
What cured the countess' fear waa
tho Information that cycles are "ve-
hicles within tliB meaning of the act."
From that moment her attitude to-
ward hansoms waa. in the classic
.rtla of Punch "Also schnapp lch
melno linger In delner face "
Drivers of hansoms have according
to the countess various ways of In-
dieting torture In their cycling fellow-
treaturee: "Ono way le suddenly and loudly to
shout out 'HI!' when they have ample
room to pass or when you are only
occupying your lawful position In a
string of vehicles. Also they love to
shave your handle-barB and wheel
passing so close that If you swerve In
the slightest which if you are pos-
sessed of nerves you are likely to do-
lt must bring you to serious grief. They
are also very fond of cutting ' . Just
In front of you or deliberate! check-
ing you at a crossing well knowing
that by so doing they risk your life
or at any rate force ou to get off."
The countess always rides peaceably
about seven or eight mllea an hour
keeping a good lookout some way
thead by thnt meant) often slipping
through a tight place or avoiding be-
ing "mnde Into a sandwich composed
let us say of a pedestrian who will
not and an omnlhue which cannot
stop."
As regards the comparative demerits
ot omnibuses and hansoms the coun-
tess suggests the old riddle. "Why
have some white sheep more wool than
black ones?" The answer Is "Because
there are more o them.'' But ladles
are not the kind of game at whieh om-
nibus drivers fly.
BABBB3 JN PERSIA
Srny of Ttiam t.f Who lVnnblp
To eome to any conclusions as to the
extent to which Babces now exist in
Persia Is most difficult says the Nine-
teenth Century. At Itatneea a Georgian
who had been many years in the coun-
try and was at the time In the service
of a high official there told me that he
thought that among the rich .mil edu-
cfitd perr.in one-third were follower
ot Bab. this Is probably an ooc '
mate but that amonji the. dieses named
there Is a large proportion which Is
dissatisfied with the Islam of the
priests is well known. Among the no-
mad of the hills the Turk! tilbij and
others there are no Babees and th"e
tribes form a large proportion ot tho
population ot Persia. Ono "old white
beard" to use the phrase of tl.e coun-
try with whom 1 break tasted one day
assured m that such a l.ilng an a Babee
has never been seen arar g the wnnder-
Ing tribes. Ho added hovever that
he had seven daughters li at? and
slept and that he did not trouble him-
self much about religion beyond say-
ing his prayers rngulnrly and obeerv-
Ing all due conventlonall'len. Near
Kermanehnh one i'sy I met a yyad
or a descendant of the prop'-et ivhi was
collecting fleeces suggeM I ve trioute
from the faithful and he said (hat
there was not a Babee left In oil FerMa.
They had been a polyandrous and im-
moral net of unbelievers but their
fathers were all burned; that Is to say
consumed In hell and there waa an end
of thorn. In Hainadan one of the larg.
est towns in Persia I have reason to
believe from Inquiries made on ths
spot that there are very large numbert.
who in secret hold to the faith ot tho
young and martyred prophet. At
Abadeh there certainly are manv auoh
though grewaome pits full of Babees'
skulls exist within the walls of tho
towns. In Khorasaan and the western
provinces of Persia I bave not traveled
but my inquiries went to show that In
the holy city of Mashad. around the
sit r I no of the Imam Iteaa Itself Babees
abound. It will be obvious from what
I have said that I con give no reflablo
numerical estimate but this need not tie
considered a Pilous omission as no
one knows whelhd- the population of
Persia at I his day Is 6000000 or. aa I
think nearer S.OOO.OOi;'. It will suffice
to say that Babees abound and chiefly
anong the richer and more educated
classes.
eoniplnlxly 1Citlnicnlliml
The pnst-enger In the tweed clothes
got up to take a drink and when he
not bach he found his neat occupied by
the man in the $7.SS rut who bait been
sitting on the wood box.
"I'd like to hitve my mat please"
said the twted man
"Your Kent''" lepcmtd $7 SS "Wh8
did you get a reserved senf Where are
you from anyway"'"
'N York" nnkwered the tweed ttn
plOMMV
New 'orkf New Torat Host I
from Canton Ohio."
And the train rolled oa with the Maw
York man sitting op the wood bea.
Cincinnati Knuuirer.
To better protect the cotton growing interests of the terri-
tory it is recommended that a law be passed regulating the
weighing of cotton and to prevent fraudulent packing and
bnling and to prevent other frauds incident to that industry.
The people ought to be protected against the extortions of the
express companies doing business in the territory. It is ear-
nestly recommended that you giv early attention to proper
legislation on this subject.
Tnritir IliiHur U a OatMi Mnn.
In tho year 1789 frost destroyed the
corn crop of the Infunt settlement
which afterwaid kkw into the city of
Marietta and tbe pioneer und their
families were mi need almost to a stale
of famine. It so happened that Isaac
Williams a pioneer who owned a tract
of land on the Virginia side of the Ohio
river opposite the destitute colony had
a B"od top of corn. Speculators offer-
ed him a Urge price for It but he re-
fused to sell. He gave it free or sold It
for a merely nomlnul price to the poor
settlers over the river and thereby
saved them from famine. Isaac Will-
lams and his wife Rebecca were burled
on their own land In a lonely spot se-
lected by themselves. The land was
long since sold the graves are sadly
tuglrcteil and tbe people of Williams-
town V. Va and of Marietta Ohio
are luking steps to erect a suitable
monument to the generous old pioneers.
It looku as If they were chargeable with
liiKtatltude for not ha- Ing done so long
ago.
In conclusion I desire to say that it will be my pleasure to
co-operate with you in matters pertaining to legislation and
have reason to hope and believe that the work of your jsession
will be well and economically done and the result of your
labors will be satisfactory to yourselves and merit the just
approval of an honest constituency. With this end in view let
us invoke the aid and guidance of Him who is the source of all
wisdom.
WILLIAM. C RENPROW
Governor.
Guthrie O. T Jan. 18 1807.
luttly mot.onl'uh Liut if a question
were put be would spring up aad with
right elbow tUht to bis side play with
his eyeglat and rattle off at railway
speed whatever he had to say. A am lis
or a frown. upon his fa'-e was the mak-
ing of an epoch In parliamentary an-
nals - Tit-Hi
BWOUAND RUSSIA AND INDIA-
TM I'wrMMT OanrillMtt Hf I'ausa In
liMlla
In Asia It him been the steady en-
deavor of UiihMuu po. cy since I'eter I.
to rnmo nearer and lieu re r to India
sajH the North American Itavlew. The
so-called "Inst will of Peter the Oreat"
is a proved forgery but the Ideas con-
tained therein have mainly guided the
course of i he ciara for more than u
century ard a half. By force and fraud
si' i. Uli promises made to Uiiglaiul
whenever a new attack waa prepared
against one of the central Asian khan-
ates Russia has made her way grad-
ually through an immense stretch of
territory from the Caspian aea up to
and even beyond tho frontier ot Af-
ghanistan. Ever rem wed breaches et
the moot solemn amui .na occasion-
ally even given to Queen Vicuna by
a czar "on the word of a gentleman"-
have been the regularly recurring inci-
dents in these modern "Alexander ex-
peditions" toward Indu. For tay part
I believe that in Indt England acta
the useful part of a guardian of peace
between contending races and creeda
as well as a protector of the security of
the country against pousible attack
from the north. Hhe has. iioreover
df.no hvuv by her legislation with
"-ome of tin- wornt abuses which were
the outgrow h of Indian superstition.
She Iiiih conferred upon multitudes of
Indians the boon of a t Iter system ot
lnttruetlon She has recently made
bIho Kmne honorablcgerforts in the dl-ici-tlon
of popular seff-rule within her
At aUi empire Irfit the hand of Eng-
land be withdrawn and to-morrow the
bitter feuds of races and religions
Then a dexpoMc power deieated by the
best Intellet ts In all Its own chief cities
would presently step in as a conqueror
with an oppressive military organisa-
tion with a host of semi-barbarous
hordes as Its retinue and with an ad-
ministration more corrupt than that at
ny oriental tyranny. Could progrea
thus be furthers r
I .1-11 ! ic.r In M .alna.
Onlv thl"k of It It Is said thst in
100ark hr I'on wi'l be xtinct. Then
the y i Um will i o' ably have to Ik
down iil by iu lonesome. Isn't K aw-
ful io U.i. K of It -Boston Traveler.
Tt T Iliamawi.
It is well known to jewelers that al
walnum ill mark a glass or "paste"
diamond but not the true gem pro-
vided the surfaee la wt. This fact ass
now been applied to tbe production of
a me:hanul tester which lunisu ot
a small disc f all in uuui i. !; re
voiced by n ! ri 'c jr . -ti
ts o- Msteri 1 waitwa aud held sgslett
the edge of ttt d!- b mesas of
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