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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17

The bill to compel the signing in print
of libelous articles in newspapers can
do no possible good. The responsible
party In a newspaper is always known.
The proprietor or Managing Editor can
always be reached If the paper offends.
What can It profit the people to know
that hired reporter named John
Smith. in the discharge of his duty as
an employee. signs an item. which may
be the ground work for a proceeding in
libel. Personal journalism not one whit
conserves public interest. Impersonal
journalism implies and discloses re-
sponsible proprietorship. 1t aids the
plaintiff in libel proceedings. Nothing
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17
Ought to Caucus.
(From the Vallejo Chronicle.)

(F'rom the Vallejo ChrOnicle.)
We believe, as a Republican paper,
that there ought to be Republican
caucus held at Sacramento to decide
upon candidate for United States Sem
ator. This is cried down as a Burns
movement, but there is no reason why
his opponents should not join together
in a caucus and name the man. OF
course the Democrats all over the State
howl that a, caucus means Burns, be-
cause if the deadlock continues until
the end of the session the election of
Senator will go over to the next Legis-
lature which may be Democratic. The
Republicans at the Capitol owe it to
the party to get together and settle
their differences.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17

of benefit to society will flow from
law requiring articles to be signed. The
law would therefore be an annoyance
to the press, and become a dead letter
by reason of evasive tactics to escape
it. This whole question of personal and
impersonal journalism is threshed-over
straw. 1t has been debated, tried and
proved valueless.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17
+ ASSAULT UPON HUMAN
LIBERTY.

The American colonists fought for
principle which involved the emanci-
patton of the press. After all these
years there are found in California in
fiuences which would enter upon the
beginning of the undoing of the work
cemented by the blood of the fathers.
The proposed legislation masking under
the cover of regulation" of newspa-
pers, involves shearing the press of the
official means of giving information to
in the organic law; the removal of the
bond security in libel action; restric-
ton upon methods of expression, and
certain unwise changes in the law Of
libel.
None of these are demanded by the
people. Not one of them refers to any
necessity involving State concern Pub
lefty is the most powerful of all cor
be made freely public through the
press, and there can be no serious or
continued danger to public interests.
Restraint of publicity is direct as
sault upon human liberty, and pos
tive conservation of venality. The
whole line Of anti-newspaper leg
islation now pending is aimed at
a vital principle Of human freedom,
whether its authors are conscious OF 1t
or not. Let the present proposed tres
passes prevail, and the next steps will
be less difficult, and thus the breaking
down of the safeguards of the peoples
rights will go on.
If the pending legislation inimical to
interests involving the basic principles
of the Republic proceeds from personal
motives, for satisfaction of revenges, or
in the nature of reprisal, then it is all
the more deplorable, and will be all the
more disastrous in its effects.
In this matter the entire press of the
State is involved. There can be no dis
tinctions, since it is principle that is
involved, and not certain papers. The
proposed legislation is sweeping and un-
discriminating, and so must be the
battle against it. Let the newspaper
press of the State, rural and other, I'M
derstand that not it alone is endan-
gered, but the principle which gives to
American citizenship any virtue and to
life any value.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17
The Danger.
(Frnm the Mail of Wood1and.l

(FrOm the Mall OF WOodIandJ
Ed Hamilton of the Examiner"
threw out a very significant hint when
he said the Democrats were DESTROYS
of having the deadlock continued until
the end of the session, which would
enable them to get the Legislature two
years from now, elect Senator, and
also redistrict or gerrymander the State
so as to prevent as many Republicans
from being elected as possible. The
danger of this ought to induce the Re-
publicans to settle their differences in
caucus.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17
life any v.

Let legislators reflect upon historical
truth-namely, that throughout the an
nails of man there Is no record of effort
to gag or cripple free press that has
not resulted in injury to free institu-
tons. Better far that there should be
some injury to a few because OF the er-
rors Of others than a great State should
make a beginning in retogress1on by
enacting sweeping laws against the lib
erty of the press which is synonymous
with liberty Of the people.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17
FURTHER PRESS EXPRESSION
GENERAL DEMAND FOR A eau
GUS OF LEGISLATORS.
The Interior Press Practically
Unanimous ON the
Question.

During the past week the Record
Union" has printed many columns OF
expressions of the interior Republican
press. showing an almost universal de-
mand that the Republican members Of
the Legislature meet and decide upon
a United States Senator. Here are
more of them:
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17

Governor Gage yesterday commits
stoned and appointed the following No
taries Public: o. H. Spring, Arcata;
G. E. Shinn, Eureka; T. M. Kelsey, Los
Angeles; R. j. Adcock, Los Angeles;
J. A. Unraal, Arcadia; J. r. Park, Santa
Barbara; ]. A. Browne, Vallejo; S. w.
Julliard, Santa Rosa; A. ]. Drofer, Ven
tura; F. Hobart, Ventura; D. Felsen-
thai, Pierce City.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17
PhilIips-Judson Excursions East

THROUGH CARS AND THROUGH
managers to Chicago and Boston: also
for. st. Louis. New York. Philadelphia
and ali points East. Choice of two routes
sea to sea. Central scenic route via
Ogden every TUESDAY "a. mo- of the
sed 81 Ions to CHICAGO a and Roston
every MONDAY during the winter
months. Lowest rate and best accom-
modations. Initiated, but not equaled.
c. ]. ELLIS. Agent 8. p Co., will furnish
proper ticket. San Francisco Office, 10
Montgomery street.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
sYLLABI.


SYIlLABI.
Is. F., No. 567-Department Two-Filed
February 3, 1885,
J. u. Faulkner &c. T. Steen substitute
ed, appellant; Joshua Handy (executors
substituted), respondents. Claim. Affirm-
ed
Section 1902. c. c. p, provides: IF an
the time or his death. the plaintiff must
In like manner present his claim to the
executor or administrator for allowance
or rejection, authenticated as required in
other cases; and no recovery shah be had
In the action unless proof be made of
the presentations required.
g. F., No. 86S-Department Two-Filed
February 10, 1891
Martha Foster Blake, respondent; Ma
tional Life Insurance Company, appellant
Suit on policy of life Insurance. Re-
policy Of life insurance provided that
failure to pay premium when due
should cancel the contract of insurance:
that the company's agents were not au-
thorfzed to receive premiums after they
We're payable, give credit or waive for
fixture. The practice of the company was
and cancel others; persons SO transferred
could be reinstated by paying the pre-
MUM anu giving new health certificate
The insured died without having paid the
premium or having furnished new GER
tificate of health. Held, that there was
no agreement to extend credit to the in
sured, and If the practice of the company
the insured, it could only be a contract
to renew the insurance if the insured
complied with the rules; and this he did
not do.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17

Contentment is a kind of moral lazi-
ness; if there weren't anything but con-
tentment in this world, man wouldn't
be any more of a success than an angle
worm is.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17

Friendship is like earthenware-if it
is broken it can be mended; but love is
like a mirror-once broken, that ends
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17

THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes ths
cause that produces La Grippe. The genuine ha
L. B. @. ON each Tablet. &c.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-13

Elks benefit Tuesday evening,
Artie Daniels has three colts in
training,
The hotel Royal is using neatly prin-
ted menu cards.
County Attorney Jones says busi-
ness Is rushing in his line,
Jonn Oman has opened an arcade in
the rear Of the Victor block.
The Oratorio, "Queen Esther" will
be given at Edmond in February,
Elks will play the ottumwas Tues
day evening. Swell society event,
M. L. Turner has set Oklahoma City
talking by his offer to buy seventy
thousand dollars worth Of OElahorns
county funding bonds at l02 ana ac
companying his offer with q 5000
check r. J Edwards is contestiuG
him.
Died, In this city, at his residene,
on East Villas, at o'clock this morn
ing, John McCord. Deceased belonged
to the Grand Army lodge Of this city
who will take charge of the funera
ceremonies from his late residence a
$3.50 p. m. tomorrow All Of deceased
friends are respectfully invited TO at
tend.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-13
BRIDGE CONTRACTS LET.

Sewerage Question Discussed Teie-
phone Company to Operate Here.
At the council meeting last night all
the members we're present. President
Of she council J. +. Ball presided in
the absence Of Mayor Berkey.
Civil Engineer Abercombre made an
oral report concerning the feasibility
OF a sewerage system for Guthrie. He
left this morning for Kansas City, and
will make a written report in a few
days from his measurements, etc.
Bids for erecting the steel bridges at
Noble and Perkins avenues were let to
Frank A. Smith, who put in four bids,
as follows Placing bridges and floor
ing, 2 inch oak flooring, S7l0 ~ inch
elm flooring; $685. inch pine flooring,
s7si; inch pine flooring, s70O, The
council will decide later on as to which
quality Of flooring will be used
An ordinance was passed granting
the Arkansas Valley Telephone COM
pany the right to operate through
/ Guthrie.
A motion prevailed allowing th'
street commissioner and city engineer
to be raid out of the salary fund.
The visiting city officials attended
the council meeting in a body. Wher
the council adjourned they repaired Il
the parlors OF the Elk club ROOMS al,
| ufeffad
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-13
SMASHED HIS LID,
Dr, BuNton Engages In "a Scrap with an
UnsanItary Female

Or, Buxton Engages In Scrap with an
UnsanItary Female.
Pricillio Dooley, a colored servant
family, who have rooms in the Okla
hotel. has been in the habit of throw
ing the slops out of the back window
of the hotel.
Mrs. Billings, OF the Okla. remon-
strated with the girl, but to no avail,
She then sent for Superintendent OF
Health, DR. Buxton, who responded at
once aud tried to place her under al =
rest for disobeying the sanitary laws,
but Priscillio would not be arrested by
the doctor, and proceeded to smash
his silk tile She was getting the
best of the fight, when Waller pulled
her off OF the doctor and locked her
up in his room. Later Priscillio was
arrested and will be tried before
Judge Mock.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-13
HURRY UP RUN.

Local Fire Departments showed on Before
Nisiting City ohcials.
Yesterday evening after the visiting
city officials had been shown over the
city In carriages as the guests of The
city mayor and council they express
ed desire to see the fire department
make qaicl run. Chief Gruber ac-
commodated them to a nicety. The
visitors were lined up east OF the
Royal hotel, while the chief stepped
into the Royal Office and telephoned
an alarm. From the time the alarm
was sent in and the department ran
four and n half blocks, laid so feet of
hose and had water running, It was
just one minute and .? seconds. The
visitors were amazed at the quick
work and complimented the city high.
ly on the excellent department. and
especially Chief Gruber for his thor.
ough training Of his men. Not be ng
satisfied with the exhib ition run the
visitors all called at headq last
night and witnessed quick hitchinp
W Ork
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-13
RESULT or A TRICK.
The Claim of Colleges About the free
Homestead Bfll.

The Claim Of Colleges About the free
Homestead Bill.
Washington, January 13.-Many
members OF the house have recently
had letters from constituents regard
ing the free homestead bill, which
passed the senate several months ago.
An unsuccessful attempt was made in
the house last session to add II as an
amendment to the Indian sppropria-
ticn bill. More recently there has
been some agitation in the house for
its passage. This hss aroused the ag
ricultural colleges over the country in
the belief that the bill jecpardizes
their interests.
1t is not probable that the free
homestead bill can pass the house this
session, but IL ! should, the evidences
st, IN to be thSi It would not affect the
agr cultural colleges. The scare over
Tie bill is said to be the result of a
political trick. Some of the Republi
can leaders of the house are under
stood to be opposed to the bill as un-
necessary and vicious legislation on
general principles. The demand for
il, however, was aud had been SC
great from western constituents that
there was danger last year that II
would pass the house. Accordingly il
: was thought good politics to work on
the fears of agricultural colleges in
the belief that their influence would
do much TO defeat the bill. The trick
worked to charm, for all the agricul
tural colleges have written to Wash
2 ington and besoght their mem bers o.
e congress to do everything in theil
powor to defeat IL.
Representative Frederick c. Stevens
, of st. Paul. Minn., who is a member
of the committee on public lands. and
an advocate of the bill, says there il
2 nothing in IL to cause alarm to thl
e colleges "There are two classes o
public lands, :" said Mr.. Stevens. "On,
OF these is lands in the public domain
the other class Is the Indian trus'
c lands. The latter have been takeI
from the Indians to be opened to set
r Element on the governments promis S
s that money would be paid for them
The lands have in fact been opene,
s not paid for them and now congress
d asked to appropriate money to buy tn
lands of the Indians, so that the set
tiers will not have to pay II will
a readily be seen that these lands, o
A the money that changes hands as rep
resenting their value, in no manne
affects the agricultural colleges.
. However, there are the land
- in the public domain from tn
u y sale OF which the government has de
rived small revenue in recent years
As a matter of fact in recent year
I. the amount OF these receipts is only
d 1.-THE of the gross amount paid by th
IS government annually for agriculture
W colleges, although the popular opinio
is TO the contrary. The agriculture
l. colleges receive their allotment {
/, something like $4,000 each annually
le without regard to the amount ths
II the government is paid for these pull
he lie lands"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-13

The Suffrage Club met Thursday af.
ternoon at the usual time and place
and had a most excellent meeting
They were addressed first by Miss
Gregg, who gave splendid address
which was highly appreciated by those
who were so fortunate as to be pres.
ent. We only wished that the rooms
might have been crowded with ladie
who are indifferent or uninformed on
this subject.
Miss Hay then addressed the
meeting. Her talk was an instruc.
tive one as we'll as interesting, and
those who were there felt repaid
for the time spent.
The club holds q meeting every
Thursday at three o'clock in their
rooms, lls Oklahoma avenue, and ars
especially desirous that the wives oi
the members Of the Legislature should
visit these meetings and become nc
quainted with the ladies and Their
work. Also larger attendance o.
the members is greatly desired. A
general invitation is extended TO ladie,
in the city whether residents or visi
tors. Miss Hay and Miss Gregg will
be at each meeting and give talk Oh
lecture or address. X
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-13

The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
railroad company has awarded con-
tracts for the construction of one hun.
dred and sixtY-four miles OF railroad
through one Of the best agricultural
sections of the magnificent state Of
Arkansas, Work has already COM
menced and the line will doubtless be
in ope. alton by October 1st, 1899.
The location Of the line will be as
follows:
Beginning at Howe, l. T., the pres.
ent eastern terminus Of the road, and
running east to Munroe, entering ar.
kansas at a point near Hartford where
large deposits of coal nave been found
and where mines will be operated
thence TO Mansfield where conn ctior
will be made wi h the ST Louis & Sar
Francisco railraad; thence 20 Echo
Boonville, Magazine, Marvinville
Danville, Ola, Casa, Houston and
Esau, and theDcepn the south side o.
the river to Little Rock, where con
nection will be made with the Choctav
& Memphis formerly the Little Rocl
d Memphis railroad but which will
now become a part OF the ohoetav
system) thereby putting under on,
management great east and ives
line Iof railway extending from tn
Mississippi river to Weatherford. ok,
a distance of nearly six hundred mile
and passing through the state of Ar
kansas, the Indian Territory and pen
etrating into Oklahoma Territory 70
one hundred aud thirty miles.
The new line passes through tn
following counties in Arkansas:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-13


II. A. Noah Is over from Alva.
II, Latten Is over from Ell Reno.
y. s. Blrnes is down from Ponca.
d. Durand is up from oklahoma City.
j. c. Clark is up from Oklahoma City.
Il. II. Bliss, OF Winfield, is here to-
day.
III. J. Werner is here from Kensas
City.
Miss Attic Reed is over from King
fisher.
w T. Upton is here from Lesven-
worth.
]. T. Daniels, Of Perry, is at the
Capitol
Bishop Brooke left yesterday for
Topeka.
W. Il. smith, of Ponea, is registered
at the Okla.
w c. Brady and b. f. Taylor, OF
Chicago, are in the city
0, II. 2. Mcdowell, OF Kingfsher, is
registered a. the Okla.
Miss Floy Baxter has returned from
visit TO friends in Hennessy.
Judge Keaton IS up from Oklahoms
City attending supreme court.
Trank Kincaid came down from
Milhall yesterday 20 see the sights.
Judge Pancoast, OF Perry, wei
known all over the territory. Is In tn,
city.
j, c sheiver, p. c. Cannon and c. l.
Cramer, Of III Reno, are registered a
] the Okla,
Jesse ]. Hunter came in today. H
is travelling in Oklahoma for larg
81 Joe firm.
Auditor Hopkins is ia Oklahoma Git
attending meeting of the territoria
board of education.
Attorney A. Il. Neil, of Stillwater. /
over attending the meeting OF tn
august body Of law makers.
Three girls on Cleveland avenue hel
a biscuit eating contest last night, On
girl dcvoured eighteen biscuits.
Mrs, +. Lille is entertaining he
neices, Mrs. Clara Ross and Mis-
Blanche Tyler, of JohLstowp, Ohio.
Editor John Hinkle, chief enrollin
clerk Of the council, came in tn
nor ming from Perkins and reg,stere
a. the Capitol.
w Nj Bronson, abstractor and insul
anee agent, has leased the two larp
front rooms in the Black building an
will move February /,
DR.. McConahey, the leading Dem
crat OF Mulaall, was shaking hauC
with the boys yesterday. The doctt
, is an old timer OF Logan county an
has a host of friends.
DIR. J.D. Nichols, OF Clarksville, ,Arl
is in the city. He was appointe
chairman of the county commissions
OF Noble county by Governor Renfro
at the opening of the strip.
Terrell Webb, one Of the rough ri
ers, came in last night to visit h
father. While on the way home
was taken down sick with malarit
fever at Kansat City and taken to Il
, hospital.
Mayor Berkey is back from St. Lou
where he went as a delegate RppointC
|. by Governor Barnes to represent Okl
homa at the convention called to d
, wise ways and means 10 celebrate Il
Louisiana parchase.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-13
WANTS HIS WIFE.

Carl Withers of Pawnee CouIYy Wants
Ed Mann Arrested.
Carl Withers, of Pawneo county, is
in great distress. Yesterday he tele-
phoned to Deputy Willis b. Stanley to
arrest Ed Mann, who had run away
from Pawnee with his wife. Deputy
Stanley didn't think that sufficient
authority upon which to make the
arrest, so Ed Mann and Withers' wife
went on their way to Kansas rejoicing
and Withcrs, to all accounts Is wife
less Perry Patriot.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-13

And will cause the establishment Of
several good trading points and few
large and important towns, due notice
of which will be given later.
The new line will control the traffic
of the Petit Jean and La Fourche la
Fave river valleys, the most produc-
tive valleys Of the state Of Arkansas,
producing this year over $4,000 bales
Of cotton and thousands of bushels of
corn and other farm products. Land
can be bought cheaply, thereby offer
ing excellent opportunities for enter
prising farmers to procure homes in a
well settled country, where good
schools and churches are already
established. The mountain ranges
dividing the valleys are covered with
magnificent forests of most excelleh.
yellow pine, and the lower ridges and
slopes are covered with large quanti-
ties of white oak, hickory, ash and
other varieties of excellent hardwood
timber. 1t Is therefore certain that
the lumber industry will be carried on
extensively, The western portion oi
the line in the Indian Territory and
Oklahoma is now furnishing a market
for 3,OO0,0 900 feet of pine lumber pei
month, which is coming from Texas
Louisiana and Southern Arkansas, but
which can all be furnished from mills
on the new portion of the road; in ad
dition to which new markets will be
made ia Oklahoma and Kansas, via the
different lines of railway crossing the
Choctaw, as follows:
Kansas City, Pittsburg Il Gulf rail
road, via Howe junction, |. Il.
| st. Louis & San Francisco railroad
via Mansfield and Wister Junction.
| Missouri, KANSAS & Texas railway
via South McAlester, |. Il.
| Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe rail
way, via Oklahoma City. Okla.
Chicago, Rock Island Il Pacific rail
way, via FL Reno, Okla.
II. WooD, j. +. HOLDEN,
General Manager. Traffic Manager,
South McAlester, l. II.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-13

Fort Atkinson, Wis:-I d, sire to bear
unequivocal testimony to the pleasure
and delight which have experienced
from the singing of your splendid
quartette. 1t has rarely been my for
tune to hear a male quartette COM
posed of finer voices individually or
more perfect y balanced in modula~
ton and power than your own. United
with this there is a foe elocutionary
sense, whereby not only the music
the words are made to convey ado
pleasure aud satisfaction. 1t is B.
rarely in these days that one hears
clear, clean enunciation in singing,
that the EXCEPTION brings me unquali-
fed pleasure. Yours very truly,
w. ID. HOARD,
Ex-Gov. of Wisconsin.