The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-07
TO PRESERVE
ORDER IN THE
NEW COUNTRY
United States Speed With
Assistants are Sent.
ONE FOR EACH TOWN
VIII Advise and Work With
Marshall There.

Guthrie, 0. T., Aug. 6.-United States
Attorney speed and his two assistants,
John W. scothorn and b. S. Mcguire,
left last night for the new country IN
der instructions from the department
Of justice at Washington to advise the
work with tho United States marshals
and assistants in preserving law and
order in the new country.
At EI Reno the United States officers
were provided with a special train TO
convey them TO their destination.
Mr. Speed VIII make his headquarters
at Lawton; Mr.. Socthorn goes 10 Andar-
10 and 3Ir Mcclure viii be stationed at
Hobart They expect 10 return to Guth-
RE before the end Of the week.
Marshal Thompson already has force
Of deputies stationed in the new counties
10 assist the sherifs and local officers
In enforcing the law.
Judge McAtee VIII be at Lawton on
August g. Judge Burford VIII be at Ho-
bart and Judge Irwin viii be at Andarko.
They viii open court on The 9Th and viii
hold daily sessions until conditions are
settled
Governor jenkins has mailed letters to
the county attorneys and sherGs Of the
new counties in which he recitas the law
governing the Incorporation of towns
and city governments. and virtually for
bids the organization Of provisional town
governments which proved SO trouble
some i'm Oklahoma proper. He tells them
that he VIII see that the strong arm OF
the law protects the persons and prop
erty of the Inhabitants. The letter ends
as follows:
"a large majority Of the people who
locate IN these rev counties win be
peaceable and law-abiding. vet no doubt
some viii have the erroneous idea that it
IS necessary for them TO arm themselves
with pistols and guns in order TO protect
their rights. The carrying Of such wea-
pons by private individuals is a viola
tion of law and a menace to society and
should be abolished All who settle in
these counties viii find the strong arm of
the law ready TO protect their persons
and property. and it viii not be neces-
sary for them 10 carry weapons. or to
organize provisional governments to ac-
complish this end
In another circular letter addressed 70
liquor law OF Oklahoma and calls upon
those officers to enforce it. He also calls
attention to the statutes prohibiting
gambling and directs the officials to see
that the gambling law is not violated
Regarding the legality of saloon IL
cense issued I'm the new counties Attor-
ney General Strang, after consulting with
Governor Jenkins and Deputy United
States Revenue Collector Howard. and
q careful examination Of the statutes.
recently held that. while the statutes re-
qu,red o petition by ,he majority Of the
residents of "a ward or precinct and q
two weeks publication before q license
could be granted to open a saloon. such
an emergency as the creating of a coun-
" and establishing Of large cities q q
single day was not contemplated. and IT
WIS bis belief that where a liquor dealer
ha6 government license made the deposit
fur his county license with the county
treasurer and secured his petition and
mad publication as soon as possible.
he was complying with the law to all
intents. and prosecution would not hold
against HIM. The county officers will he
guided 10y his opinion. and liquor dealers
who act accordingly VIII be allowed 10
operate temporarily without molestation.
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