The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-13
WILL BE NO COURT MARTIAL
Acting Governor Lowe Acts the Part of a
Preventer of Expense.

Guthrie, o. T., April 12.-(Special)
The anticipated court martial OF Major
Phil {. Rosenbaum, Quarrermaster gen.
eral of the Oklahoma military depart
ment; has been declared off by Acting
Governor Lowe and the valiant warriors
who had figured on coming to Guthrie
deckqd in full panoply of blue, and jung
ling Announcements, as members of the
court. will have TO abandon their bright
air castles and continue their usual avo-
cations OF cutting calico, adding up
columns OF figures or hopping clods, as
the case may be-
When the charges and specification
drawn up by Adjutant General Jamison
were presented TO Acting Governor Lowe
last Saturday morning. with the request
that he name the detail of officers to con-
stitute the court TO try Major Rosen-
baum, the acting governor, instead of is
suing the order. endeavored to act the
role Of peacemaker and restore harmony
in the war department. II is possible
that visions of future bills which would
be presented to the territory for the ex-
penSe OF the court martial, was the i'm
mediate cause of the acting governors
offer 10 act as mediator. and when il is
understood that each member of the
militia court is entitled 10 mileage and
per diem equal to the salary of an officer
Of the same rank in the regular army. il
viii be recognized that With a court mar
tial now and then there can be no such
thing as a surplus in the territorial trea-
sury. granting the possibility of such a
condition after a sixty days session OF
a Democratic legislature. Whatever
may have been his inspiration. the act
ing governor. without committing him
self as 20 whether or not he would issue
the order for the court martial.urged the
officer complaining OF the alleged insub-
ordination ana shock 20 his official dig
My, that ne take further time for calm
consideration, TO me enc that the harsh
discipiines of military oour; might be
avoided. II was also suggested by the
acting governor that Major Rosen baum
might be willing 10 submit a written
apology to square the white winged an
gel Of peace.
Whatever disappointment and chagrin
the adjutant general may have experi- |
euced. ne was TOO old a soldier 70 be-
Tray any weak emotion. but. respectfully |
salutIng. he retired from the presence OF
the acting governor, VINO is also COM /
mander-n-chief during the absence OF !
the governor. But that he was not en- I
1irsly satisfied became apparent when I
MS resignation as adju:ant general. ac-
compenied by lettsr containing reason. 4
therefor, was placed in the acting gov !
ernor's hands few hours later. In his
letter General Jamison set forth that he
Is lie ranking general Of the territory
ana whatever ne did was entitled 10 con-
sideraTion: that in NE history Of the reg
ular army. or in the states. no instance
is recorded where a request for a cour,
martial was refused; that dignity o.
rank and discipline of the national
guards depends upon obedience 10 su-
pegiorS. Numerous other reasons vera
c!lei. bds the ones here given are sufi-
c.enc 70 sho& that the adjutant general
is strictly onto his JOB and knows VIVA,
IS due his work
The acting governor, however. evident