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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06
A Polite Discharge.

James Rankin Young. the new SUI
perintendent Of the Dead Letter Office
admires politeness.
1t Is possible" he said recently, ito
be polite always II IS possible to be
polite even when discharging a drunk
en- coachman. / know that this is so.
for have seen the thing done
"A friend Of mine found himself
obliged last week to get rid OF his
coachman for drunkenness. He sum-
moned the man into his presence. and
discharged him with this polite
speech
i fear, Montgomery, that we must
part. II has been impossible for me
to avoid noticing that several times
during the past month you have been
--er-sober. Now, / don't believe that
any man can attend properly to drink
ing II he has driving to do. and. there
fore. at the months end you VIII 5t
free TO devote yourself exclusively 70
your chosen occupation
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06

STATEHOOD BILL STAB.
BED BY HOUSE
Conferees Refused to Agree
Under Orders Of Speak
er Cannon.

Washington, March C.--Two meas.
ures Of paramount importance. which
had passed both branches OF congress.
died in conference. There were the
statehood and the Panama canal bills.
In the matter Of statehood 1t means
beginning again. In the naattcr Of ,he
Panama canal it means that the canal
zone will be left without formal gov.
ernment.
Speaker Cannon b the one nan re-
spJnsible for the failure to finally pass
any kind Of statehood measure. H
appointed the house conferees and in
strncted them to hold out to the last
for the house bill admitting Indian
Territory and Oklahoma as one state
and Arizona and New Mexico as an
other.
At tho last moment all three of the
senators On the conference commit
tee and one Of the house conferees
tMr Moon Of Teanessee) were will
ing to agree on bin admitting
as one state Indian Territory and Ok
lahona, but the other two house con
ferees. Messrs. Hamilton and Powers
CT Maine. refused to agree to any sucl
terms. saying they were not free
agents in the matter This was ae
cepted as a plain statement that they
had committed tnemselve on accept
ing appointment TO stick to Speaker
Cannons instructions to the end.
The death Of tho lsthmian canal bill
does not mean that there will be any
interference with the construction Of
the waterway.
Senator spooHer, author Of the ca
nal act, said the law was still in force
The president must maintain a COM
mission Of seven members. but he
has full liberty to change its peraon-
ael and it is already announced chat
This will be done in the case Of Rear
Admiral Walker.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06
THE BET WAS ON.
But It Was Not Wager. just a cuess-
ing Contest.

But Il Was Not Wager, just Guess
ing Contest.
In Pennsylvania there is quite as
much interest taken in the annual
football championship game between
Haverford and Swarthmore colleges
as there Is in the success OF failure OF
the team from the university which Is
at home in Philadelphia. No contest
ing teams the country over are more
warmly supported than those Of H9v-
erford and Swarthmore. but as We
one Is an orthodox Quaker institution
and the other Hicksite Quaker, and as
Quakers Of ali shades OF belief agree
that betting is not to be countenanced
for a moment, the thoughtless have
concluded that no wagers are laid by
these 'rooters." That is a mistake
During the hour preceding the
Swarthmore-BSverfo battle fort
night ago, an alumnus Of the latter
college, meeting a Swarthmorian, said: /:
II think we are going 20 win to-day"
Does thee. indeed" answered the
other; how much does the think soY'
why. I'll guess thee about five" J."
came the reply.
"Il guess thee" remarked Swarth-
more-and the bet was on.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06

railly laid aside aud the people 81
ali parties join together IN move
ment which viii force congress 90
take heed
"Olr people should not dclude them.
selves with the false hore that the
acxt ccnsress win grant us our i.ss
cherished desire. continued colonel
ljonman. with deyinsh cunning the
Astcrn coterie cf congressman thar
have ever in the past dsludcd ds with
false promises. are alresdy saying ha,
statehood bill will be Introduce !
next December, at the same time riv.
ing the same voluhle sssurspce that
withe the increased republican major.
ity in the senate there viii be no
trouble In getting the mes sure enacted
into a law But we have been fooled
100 often 70 he deceived any more by
such chaR surely nothing can be
pleiner to the discerning miad that
the eastern politicians do not want to
give us statehood. and the only thing
for Oklahoma and Indian Territory to
do is to take such radical aciion as
will arouse public opinion over the
Oanauy generally and this, IA my
Judgment. can he lest accomplished
through Constitutional convention. ?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06
soOY in lcs slvs raaRs.
Remains Of Norwegian Fisherman Is
Found on Behrlna Sea Island.

Remains Of Norwegian Fisherman Is
Found on Behrlne Sea Island.
Had Ole Sjostrons tomb Of ice on
an arctic island in the Behring sea
remained undisturbed 100000 years, at
the end OF that ponderous stretch OF
time the face and form Of Ole would
have looked as natural and life-like as
at the moment OF the fsherman's
death.
Five years ago this young Nor
wegian, Sjostron, disappeared from
Baranon station Nobody knew what
became OF him. and finally people
ceased to wonder. A few weeks ago
the body was found completely i'm
bedded in the ice and so thoroughly
preserved that not even the slightest
indication Of change had set in.
The barkentine City Of Papeete has
arrived from Baranoff and the news
of this remarkable discovery was
brought by her frsl mate. Knute Pet
erson.
Five years in the ice" said Peter
son. has not made a bit OF difference
in his appearance. When they found
him he looked as II asleep but, sure
enough. he was cold in death-~even
more so than the ordinary dead man.
They suppose that he lay down on the
glacier while intoxicated and fell
asleep and that after he had frozen
to death the ice formed over him"
Strange as this story may seem. the
Incident is not strange TO those who
know the arctic icefelds. Bodies of
the mammoth have been found SINH
larly imDedded in the ice.
The sailors information about the
finding Of siosrons body is meager,
but It is presumable that. instead Of
being caught and imprisoned in the
glacial ice, the fisherman died on the
soft soil of the tundra and that his
body became covered up and frozen
with it.-san Francisco Chronicle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06
BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT.
Raymond Charges to He Thresned Out
in Washington.

Musl<oasc, e. T., March 6.-News re-
ceiveA here would indicate that the
charges against Judge c. w Raymond
are to be threshed out in Washington
and taat no other inspector will be
sent here from the department OF jus
tice Judge Raymond has written
Clerk X. P. Harison to forward him
at Washington additional court rec
crds and papers tC use in presenting
his side cf the case to the department
Merton Rutherford mayor Of Musko
gee. is in Washington repres enting
C. e. Douglass. who preferred he Ray
mond charges
II would appear that the portion OF
the evidence submitted to Inspector
Fuller in The presence of representa-
tives Of both si1es aud the investiga.
tion committee. which was presented
prior to the time that Fuller's saniiy
was called hb. question. may be adj
mitted to the department Of justice.
Inspector Fuller IS reported to be
slowly mpfcyins at his home in Mich.
igan
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06
.PEOPLEAROUSED
OVER FAILUREOFSTATE
HOOD MEASURE
Col. Roy y.Hoffman Declares
EnergeticaIly for Consti-
tutiOnal Convention.

speciai to Daily Leader.
Chandler March e.-Thc death OF
,he statehood bin ia congress after
such high expectations Of ultimate
success had been aroused has created
feeling ol bitter disappointment in
this section Of Oklahoma. whore the
single statehood sentiment is particu.
larry strong snd the feeling is praci.
cally unanimous in favcr Of The leg
fslature passing one of the pending
measures providing for coisd
iational convention for Oklahoma and
indian Territory regardless OF the in
action OF congress. The people in this
section. regardless Of politics. believe
that ihey have been deliberately bun.
coed. that congress never really in
tended the statehood measure should
pass. and that unless the people of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory iaiti-
ate a radical movement on their own
behalf. such as The calling Of a con
situtionsd convebtion, the adoption Of
constitution and the electica Of a
fun set Of state oficials. the congress
which meets next Decemter VIII re-
snact the same old farce Of passing
statehood bin through the house of
representative and allowing it to die
in The senate.
Colonel Roy v Hoffman. the 4eader
OF eastern oklahoma democracy. -
outspoSen in advocating ,he proposed
statehood convention Like all other
earnest advocates Of statehood. he is
greatly chagrinei at the shbly-shal
lying methods of congress and believes
sshss .ine has come whom The people
OF tse two territories should take the
matter IN their own hands aad thus
force congress 20 sit up and take no.
lice Of the united protest Of 1,g9o.ecc
freemen that are denied the rights and
privileges Of sovereignty.
Il am decidedly In favor of the pres
ent legislature of Oklahoma passing
a measure for the calling Of a con.
stnutlonal convention for Oklahoma
sid Indian Territory said Colonel
HOFFMAN today Three measures are
pending IN the legislature with that
purpose in view Personally, would
prefer the Menefoe bin, which seems
cover the gronnd most thoroughly,
4 put any one Of the three bills would
suit me. 70 long as the desired re
fult is accomplished. There should
be no politics in this matter Republi-
cans as well as democrats are dis.
grsted over the clearly apparent by.
pocrisy Of congress and hte thnly dis
guised purpose 10 deny us statehood
indefinitely and the time has come
when partisanship should be tempo
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06
MUST Try NAN PATTERSON.
II No Hearing Takes Place May I, Bal
Is to 6e Accepted.

New York, March 6.-Nan Patterson,
the show girl who has once been tried
lm the charge cf numbering Caesar
Young. must receive another trial by
May or lie released on bail.
A decision TO that effect has been
given by Justice Gayacr of the New
York supreme court, IN Brooklyn, on
an application OF Miss Pauerson's +
counsel for writ Of haboas corpus
and review Of her case on the ground
that ,he had been denied her consti
tutional rights to a prompt trisi The
Justice said:
"The woman is. of course. entitled
tc a speedy trial She has been tried
The jury disaerceing. six to Fix. It
seems to be doubtful If the district
attorney moves her to trial again. ur'
less he doeo so before May ]. next
let her pc dischargej on bail"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06
The TRICKS
Coffee Plays on Some.

Il hardly pays 10 laugh before you
are certain Of facts, for it Is sometimes
humiIatins 70 think Of afterwards.
When ! was young girl was a
Ioverof SHE hut was sick SO iauch the
doctor told me 10 quit and did but at
ter ny marnaee my husband begged
me to drins II again as ne did not
ihlnl, it was the cCnec carrcd The tfou
hles.
$50 1 commenced 81 again ard cor
,inued about six months until my
stomach }commeaced acting bad aad
choking as If had swallowed some
Thing he slze of an ogg. One doctor
said q was NEURALGIA a,d indigo stion.
"0ue day tool a drive with my hus.
hand three miles ia The country ami
dras,k a emp of coffee for dinner. Z
thought sure would die before got
back % town to a doctor. was drawn
double in the buggy ard when my hul
band htched ;he horse to get me out
into The docisr's ohice misery 'ame ur
in my threat and seemed to shut my
breath on entirely. thcn left i1l in a
fash aud went 10 my heart. The doe
tor pronounced il nervous heart trouble
and when got home / WIS so weak
fcould net sit up,
"My husband brought my supper &c
my bedside with a nice cup Of hot CT.
fee. Tut I said "Tlke that back. dear
will never drink another cup Of cot
fee II YOU gave me everything YOU are
worth. for Il IS just killing me- He
and he others laughed AZ me ard said
The idea Of coffee killiag apF'
body
Wei. said. II is nothing else
Dut cofres that is doing f.
-ln the grocery one day my hus'
band was persuaded 70 buy box Of
Posium which he brought home and J
male d 30, dihaer and we both thought
how good & was hut said nothing 70 the
hired men and they thought they had
drank coffee uaiil we laughed and told
shem Wen We Ecrt on with Postum
ana it wcs not long befare tie color
came 10 my checks and 1 got stout
and feR as good as ! ever did in my
Ne have no more stomach trouble
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06

smile TO make the heart rejoice
EnWrapped a face most fair.
The music Of "a low sweet voice
Came Ia upon the air;
The pattern OF two little feet
Was heard upon the EOor
When like a little sunbeam meet
She came Ia the ONCE door,
Her fathers desk she soon found there.
And how those bright eyes shone.
As. holding UP a rosebud rare.
She'd plucked on leaving home.
For you. papa. ] brought Il here"
She said with look sublime
Hls answer was; Don't bother dear.
Co way, J haven't time
Oh busy men. who never taste
LIES sweets from day 10 day.
Who brush aside life's flowers Ia hast,
That bloom along yorr way.
Who haven't time FOR smiles and yet
Find time dark frowns 10 give
Amidst your work why can't you get
A little time 10 liyef
David T. Borer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06
American elrIs.

or all the charming things there are
To make the world a bright one
choose-snd know / am not far
From picking out the right one.
A girl Of seventeen or so.
American completely,
A figure trim from head TO toe,
Gowned tastefuliy and neatly.
Look In her eyes-what wells Of truth
OF sympathy and kindness!
But not too long. enraptured youth.
Lest looking bring loves blindnCss.
An angel? Yes: but anyone
who knows gold Is not copper
Can see that she Is fun OF fun.
Provided Il Is proper.
must confess, II Father Time
Would only let me stay so,
I'd stop at XXI. and I'm
Not half ashamed TO say 50;
envy much the lucky man
The JOY Of his beginning
To love this fair American
His woOing and his winning.
on, who can lose his faith In this
our best beloved natiOni
Here is our hope, she can not miss
Applause and appreciation.
One dare not quite dispaTage ones
own country until others
Can show such prizes for their sons,
And such prospective mothers!
Life
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06
A nomely Criticism.

uncle Joe Cannon is sometimes too
homely and direct and harsh In his
comments" said a young journalist.
Il was not at all pleased with the re-
mark he made to me while / was
speaking at tho X banquet
"Of course. am not an experienced
speaker I can't rattle on words like
the veterans OF the Senate and House.
/ admit that began my address in a
faltering way. / began. II ! remember;
Gentlemen. my opinion Is that the
generality Of mankind In general Is
disposed TO take advantage OF the gen
erality OF ~
Here Uncle Joe interrupted me.
"'sit down. son. he said. You are
coming out Of the same hole you went
Ia at.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06

Chickasha Telegram: A young sian
Of this locality is in quaadcry- Re
lives on a farm. bui has besa eourtina
girl in town. Finally he asked her
40 marry him she seemed willing
put ala she could never live on farnl
lie then proposed moving to tcwn and
ensaelns m some o'her bnsiness. AMI
she said If he was fool enough . do
ihai sne wouldn't have hlm Hc Il slll
Iaur-na.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06
soME pRANka oE LIoArNlNo.
Fantastic Tricks Played Upon Unfor
tunate Victims.

Fantastic Tricks Played Upon Unfor-
tunate Victims.
One Of the fantastic tricks which
lightning plays upon It's unfortunate
victims Is a kind Of ilashllght pho
.ography. There are numerous in
stances Of this which are more or less
authenticated q but they seem almost
too wonderful to be believed. One
of these Is of a young man In New
Jersey who was struck by lightning
and was taken In an ambulance to the
nospitsi at once. There seemed to be
no wound except a small mark on the
back. but while the doctors and
nurses we're examining him a picture
began to develop on the skin. Soon
before the wondering eyes OF the
watchers appeared a perfect picture
OF the figure Of Christ nailed to the
cross The explanation Is that on the
wall opposite the bed on which the
young man lay was the picture which
was reproduced on his skin.
Another instance is Of a man who
was struck by lightning. and on his
chest were red marks resembling the
tree with all its branches under which
the man was standing when he was
killed. From France comes the story
OF peasant girl who was driving a
COW from the pasture when she was
overtaken by storm. and she and
the COW took refuge under the tree. A
bolt killed the COW and stunned the
girl When she recovered conscious
ness she found on her chest a picture
of the COW she had been driving
The chatelaine Of the castle OF
Benatonnaire was sitting in a chair
In her salon when the chateau wac
struck by lightning. She was quite
uninjured. but on the back Of her
dress was found a perfect copy Of the
chair on which she had been sitting.
down to its mnutest ornament. These
are few Of the many strange pranks
which lightning plays upon us.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06


asylum investigation. $50: fof def
cheney for care Of insane sis.ioe.7t;
deficiency for care Of conweis. S2l.-
7Sa 81; for subsistence and travel OF
prisoners to renitcntiary s2.g5s.47.
territorial librarian. salary s75S22
lIaine county sheriR. territorial case
sili; beard OF regents Of normal
schools. szs6. oil nspectorg2e725;
bank commissioner. s2al; assistant
bank commissioner. ss1; militia ex
renses ss7a55.
The board OF equalization in making
the annual levy to cover this act may
ada an amount TO cover delinquent
taxes Of not to exceed ten per cent
Of the amount Of such levy
For colored A. aud M. college a.
langston waterworks and sewer sys.
tens, 5000
Bills Reported Favoraby-
'rhe house in committee of the whole
this morning. with Mr.. Walker presid-
ing. reported for passage the follow
ings billss
Mr. Ferris bill, making questions Of
negligence and contrlbutory aegli-
gence questions Of fact for juries aid
making the findings and verdict Of the
jury conclusive uDon such questions
Mr. Losan's bill whick forlids any
territorial county, city or township
officer. or district judge, from appoint.
ing deputy Of any kind. steaogra.
rher or clerk. any person related to
such officer by blood or marriage
within the third degree. violatiohs
of the act are punishable by fines
from 800 to $1,000. forfeiture Of Of
ice and disqualification for Office for
ive years
Mr. Bryan's bill fer the establish
mant and construction of sewer sys-
temu in cities Of the first class. It
differs from the present law IN that
# gives the cities permission to col
lect any assessments made for sewer
purposes insteal of the county treas
urer. and provides ten equal payments
On such assessments by property own.
ers. It provides better protection for
non residents. and provide also, for
objections and protests Of citizens.
Mr. Ross hin to transfer to The gen
eral revenue f,nd IN the territorial
treasury all moneys now in the bon
interest fund. to transfer to the u.
brary fund all moneys in the session
laws fund to transfer to the public
building fund $1.OC3 60 which has ac.
crued as interest TO the public build
ing fund; to transfer % the college
fund $754, having accrued as interest
Mr.. Ross bill providing that gradG
ates from normal schools nay take an
examination for teacher certificate
Immediately after the close Of such
normal schools
MIR. losan's, regulating the payment
Of territorial taxes By the county treas
urers.
Mr.. Taylors bill providing for the
better utilization Of Oklahoma precip.
itation by inducing farmers to plant
tree wind breaks.
MT Insmires bill authorizing ad
ministrators and guardians to mort
gage real estate of iatestates
Mr.. Gayman's bill compelling own
ers Of land to remove o5struc IONS
from streams.
Mr. Ferris bill. regulating the man
aer Of payment and cancellation Of all
loan contracts, making it lawful for a
borrower TO give thirty DAYS notice
and pay of loan. with accrued inter
est, at any time
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A. ]. Mclswen. city marshal Of Fair
view. and deputy sheriff Of Fairyiew
township. Woods county, made a bic
mistake several days ago lie went into
Judge Pancoasts court at Alva wear.
ing a star as big as a dishpan and at
tracted so much attention that Judge
Pancoasl asked cowt officer 70
search hcEwcL and find II he was
wearing a gun The gun Was found
and the county sleuth fined SIS. Juo'
ee Paaeoast hol,;s that an officer has
no more right than a private cltizea
TO carry concealed uoatcus
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-06
EL ReNo

and the new counties 10 Western On
lahoma. also al points on the Rock
Island System. inclulipg ChoctaV
Division. car now be reached to besl
advantage BY the New Line.
The st. Louis, 81 Reno a Western
Railway CO.
Tfalns leave Guthrie from SAINTS
Fe (union.l STALLION
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Appropriation Bill Reported
Ccontinued from page -

ant chief clerk: A. G. Crews. assist
ant. G. w. Han, assistant. Thomas p.
Braidwocd, assistant c. w. Buebee as
slstant; William Baird. assistant; j. s.
Fisher assistant; Ernest Jones. carroll.
ing and engrosslng clerk: r. A. South.
wick. assistant Louis AIattlngly. as
.s'ant; Florence Headley. assistant;
j. r Munhan. assistant; \. E. Taylor
assistant; Rag Ferrell. assistant; J.
NJ Hay first assistant sergeaat-at.
arms. G. pockcrty assistant, l. w.
Rush. assistant Edna B Cory com
mitteo clerk VIII MeFayden. May Ii.
PEBBLES. Florence Walker, Leola Hos-
ard Laura B. Taylor. Hattie Gross,
Mrs Carrie e Recker. Mamie shelton.
Joseph Nurris. w. G Smith aad Victor
Decker, all committee clerks. S24a
each Claude Raker speakers private
secretary; d. w. Jono'. reading clerk;
ssella Roberts h1use stenoeraps o..
5000 each. Dora Reynolds, SlpS: Mrs.
.. b. Bone, $3.50. Enie Lowell. sl2o.
Grace Smith, Mrs l. c. Brooks, $50
each. Dan W tones. s44; Chaplain
Holt. 800; Hcnry Caldwell. b. Ma
honey. r. Phillips. William howard
s. Andrews w Fleynoyd Robert
Johnson. Robert Claypool slSo each
G. NJ arks. John Gray +. X. Ge'a
S2f0 each; Earl lockwood. r. D. Am.
brose Lester Candy. Harry Ramneer
Sam Hawkins and Everett Becker.
pages. 500 each: S. r Alcorn S2lO.
Ceorse W. vickers $40; Don vick.
ers, 500; W. b. Harrison, S2iO;
Thomas crawley. s2iO; Charles
Biclle. Si2O
Deficiencies.
The following appropriations are
made for aedciencies Leader Print.
ing company sl7; Guthrie Phone com.
Iany sisJ. State Capital Prlntins
company slei3So; cnicc rent OF a..
torney general Sl2o; terminal freight
charges Louisiana Purchafe exposi
zion. f54 Guthrie Light company
f155 j. G. strang for committee