The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-27


O. NJ Barnes, Governor OF Oklahoma
Territory. Guthrie, o. T.:
Owing TO the feeling engendered in
the minds of the officers and men Of
the Oklahoma National guards and the
public mind generally, by the contro-
versy between Col. ID. r. stiles and
myself, Notwithstanding the fact that
the board Of inquiry, called for by me
and appointed by you, has fully exon
Grated nae, feel, under all the circum-
stances, that as | have always had the
good of the guard at heart, it would be
beat for me to tender my resignation
as adjutant general OF the territory,
which | do herewith.
Very respectfully,
PHIL G. ROsENBAUM,
Ad1utant General.
After accepting General Rosen-
baum's resignation, Governor Barnes
issued the following:
GorerHor's orders.
1. Adjutant General Phil G Rosen-
baum having rendered has resignation
as adjutant general OF the Territory OF
Oklahoma, and the same having been
accepted, Second Lieutenant Bert @.
Orner, Of company "a, Ok N q is
hereby designated as acting adjutant
general ad interim.
@. NJ. BARNEs
Governor and CommAnder-in.ch chief
Inquiry boards Report
Following is the formal report Of
the board Of inquiry in the Rosenbaum
Investigation, tue result OF which was
told In the Leader yesterday:
"The court OF inquiry appointed by
a. atal I'D l..1
special order No convened pursuant
p. m, at the governors office in Guth-
rie.
After duly and carefully hearing
and considering the evidence adduced
in the premises, the court finds that
the imputations are not supported by
sufficient and competent evidence to
warrant the conclusions that Adjutant
General Phil @. Rosenbaum was party
TO, concerned in or responsible for the
acts included and set forth as the basis
for said special hearing heretofore
mentioned. Dated March "a, 1898.
Signed: w. Il. Baker, major Third
battalion, First regiment, D. n G. ,
president Concurred ia; s A Mo
Ginnis, captain Company -, First
regiment, o. N G. r. l. Boynton. cap.
tain Company @, First regiment, o
N. O.
ATTEST: A. W. Dunham, csptain
Company o, First regiment, o. N. q
recorder"
stles AsIsed 10 Resign.
Shortly after Rosenbaum's resiRnG-
tion had been received and accepted,
Colonel Stiles addressed note to GOV.
ernor Barnes, in which he stated
his resignation as colonel would be
rendered "if the governor thought IL
would be TO the best intero SITS of the
militia" The governor replied that
the resignation would be acceptable,
but the colonel left the city with
out sending ia the desired docu-
ment In the meantime there was
considerable agitation among the off.
GERS, and one officer was
heard TO remar1 that "unless
Colonel Stiles resigned all the regi-
mental officers would step out" 1t is
believed that Captain McGinnis will
succeed stiles as colonel.
While Rosen bAums resignation ere.
ated no surprise il was rather unex-
peeted. Acting AdjutRnt Orner was Ia
charge Of affairs yesterday and did
not seem clustered by the new honors
heaped on him. The acting Ad diutaut
is quiet, uLREsuming young man and
mas considerable knowledge OF mill.
tAry affairs. The governor stated last
evening that he would not name
Rosenbaum's successor for several
days yet
Petitions for Dischar0c.
Capt. d. B. Arrell, it is said. is much
perturbed over Rosen bgum's resigna-
tion and bis own arrest. II
will be remembered that dur
ing the inquiry Captain ARIEL passed
Colonel Stiles on the street and fsiled
a., salute his superior efIicer. Both
Sn in full uniform. A parley ensued
issuetiles caused the arrest OF ARIEL.
partjel Stiles said yesterday that
the clmArtial proceedings would be
,n1 .,,t against ARIEL. Last evening
~ Of Company were signing
as praying for honorable dis
Lac. Captain Arrell will also peti.
$50. for such discharge. Should the
acting adjutant grant this. Arrell will
be free of Stiles clutches
Governor Barnes is very much bored
over military affairs and It is believed
he will esuse Company A 20 be dis
banded and company OF new ma
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