The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-13
GUARDS Of OKLAHOMA
Adjutant General Reports on
Numbers and Equipment.
SMALLPOX OR MEASLES2
Barnes Takes No Hand in
Legislative Organization,


general, has submitted 10 the governor
his report for the current year, OF The
military department Of Oklahoma The
number Of persons residing in the terri
! tory subject 10 enrolment for military
service, he estimates at S0.eoo On Janu-
airy 81 OF this year the national guard
consisted Of IS commissioned officers and
36l enlisted men. an aggregate Of Goa on
April 30, the aggregate was 300 The war
| took about tw-thirds OF the militia. so
that on July the national guard COM
prised 20 officers and men. Since then
the work OF recruiting has been going
on steadily and the national! guard now
stands with - commissioned Officers and
40 enlisted men, with a resimental organ
ization composed of ten companies OF in
fantry and d regimental band. all buc one
company being equipped with the undress
Uniform used in the United States army
and the Springfield rifles A history and
complete roster OF the Oklahoma company
or Rough Riders and the battalion OF in
fantry are given, the work OF raising
which devolVed upon the adjutant gem
erals office.
With the present military spirit and
high standing of the Oklahoma national
guard the acting adjutant general deems
1t very important that an encampment
or the entire regiment be held. believing
that greater portion of the work al
ready performed would be materially lost
without such an encampment. and he rec
ommendS that the legislature provide A
sufficient appropriation for an encamp-
ment annually for the entire guard of the
territory.
The general government appropriates
annually the sum OF 500 900 towards arm
ba
Vlded among the several states and ter
ritories according TO their representation
IN congress. Oklahoma share OF this
amount is S.Sl2.03 per annum. According
10 law this amount can only be used in
the purchase of arms, equipment. clothing
and camp equipage from the United
States. Up 10 date the territory has re-
ceived from the war department military
equipment and stores to The extent of
Si6,555.S3.
The alleged case Of smallpox reported
at the town Of Stroud died Saturday
night. Beyond quarantining the persons
who were in actual contact with the VIC
tim, DR.. Buxton, the health superintend-
ent, mas not placed in operation the str.n-
gent precautions ordered by the territorial
board of health, such as refusing permis-
sion to passenger trains to stop at
Stroud; hence it may be inferred that the
health superintendent is in doubt as to
its being a genuine case of smapJ1x. Con-
cernIng the alarming report first sent out
The Stroud Messenger says:
''Edolph Weber, a young man. arrived
in this city about two weeks ago from
Kansas, on visit with his brother. Jake
Weber, blacksmith, who lives here. A
short tine after EGOlph arrived he was
taken sick and in a few days doctor was
summoned, who examined the case and
pronounced II measles, and had 7he house
quarantined. But one of the citizens : M
was rooming at the same place could
not be contented with the doctors finding
and proceeded TO look for another room.
stating that case OF smallpox had bro
ken out, and this particular citizen must
have another room. The result was that
10 other room could be had for love nor
money, and the smallpox rumor went out
like wildhre. The first thing that the
darkey employed at Hopper's saloon did
when he heard the news was 20 pack his
duds and skip, warning people as he ran
out Of the country. Others pulled out
before learning anything definite, but
have come back. Some people who can't
tell the difference between a case of the
itch and varioloid. will put their Judg-
ment up against skilled physicians. which
checked for a few days. Edolph's meas
les are getting along as well as could be
expected. and If no back-set is taken ne
will be up in few days"
Contrary 10 the belief of some persons
Governor Barnes IS taking no part in the
proposed organization Of the legislature
To an applicant for appointment he writes
that he would be glad TO Sc an old SOL
der receive any employment thai could
be given him, but these places will be
controlled absolutely By members OF the
legislature being persuaded that It is his
duty to let the legislators make their
own organization and select their own
officers without any interference on his
part.
The governor today appointed T. p
King OF Wsukomis regent OF the Univer-
sity at Norman, vice Geo. s. Green. re-
signed. He also named Prof g. F. Nor
row Of saltwater, Rev. J. y. Dungee %
Choctsw City and Dr. A J. Aston %
Iangston as = board OF visitors 20 the
Colored University. OF Langston.
Harry Smith. editor % the woodward
Bulletin. Is a. the capital laying the wires
for a clerkship ia the legislature. IN which
ambition he expects the cordial assistance
OF his successful opponent for the council.
c. NJ Tracker. vao. beng Democrat.
vii hardly expect any Official patronage
for MS district unless he car secure g.
for his Republican friends Smith made a
good race for TIE council IN the By Thlr-
tenth and carried four q TIE eiEh; coun-
ties: bat ne burted sgainsl = stone waE
p hen he reached Greer county. with ftz
rock-r.bbed Denocratic majority. Be
sides. Cree county Is Trsckss's home and
here Il probably rot more popular mar
u the county.
Governor Bs-ues has lssuse q pardon 70
Clayton Farmer. poor and frse1dleS Ne
gro boy who has serTs5 FIVE years o.
ifs sentences for killing sng-hes bYy. ne
Playmate. n EinE4sAer county. Hs par
don was recommended - the trlai fudz-
prosecuting attorney ard cl-.zeus 90 Rlrg-
asker On ne ground tnat ;hs s1octi ~
xas accidental r T. T5aftfs - Po.za-
zztorrs1 county. serving five yesr 49,
tenc. for rap. was psr5onst 90 ire pee
oumeasa.sea - ~ -rlsi judge 5rossrl1i-
frz attorney ard q larEe rzm5er ~ citi-
gers q .he cazntg- T.aa--s rad sE-Vea
to years g h-s ssassace.
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rraatsd q charter. W-a r caasta. e -
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