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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-16
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER l6, 1905
PROGRESS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PROGRESS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Richmond Times-Dispatch OF
the 18th instant published an inter
esting article touching the advance
ment OF public school education in
that city, and be it said to the credit
of those who administer the laws IN
reference to the public schools IN
every city of any size throughout
the State that the same marked ad-
vance is in evidence in each and
every one of them. Editorially the
Times Dispatch says:
Richmond has given no proof OF its
vitality as significant as the growth
of its public school system from
1869 until today. The enrolment
Of scholars has increased from 2,13I
to II, 1875; the teachers from 30 TO
2S7; the total yearly cost from $50
600 to $1S5, $500; the value OF
school property from 81, 5OOto STD
600; the number OF school buildings
from one to nineteen. Facts such as
these tell a tale of faithful steward
ship, efficient management and sue
cessful teaching that far exceed any
mere words of praise. The Times
Dispatch is deeply sensible OF the
great public service rendered by the
past and present school boards,
principals and teachers, and we con-
graduate ourselves and the citizens
of Richmond upon the magnificent
exhibit of the vitality important
work that has been done for educa-
ton in this city in the last thirty
five years.
Unfortunately the same, steady
improvement has not been notice
able in the country districts through
out the State, but this condition Is
not the result of inefficiency in the
school laws or the school Off
Gals in the country districts, but
rather to other drawbacks which
statutes and Jealous officials cannot
remedy, chief among these being the
scattering population, bad roads
and a failure upon the part OF most
country people to appreciate the i'm
pOrtance of education. Time alone
can remedy these defects, augment
ed, however, by the assistance OF
those who live nearer populOus Gen.
ters and appreciate the Importance
of remedying the present conditions.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-04

Denver. Jan. 31.-The amazing dis
closures made before the gubernatorial
contest committee appear TO have
fully satisfied conservative citizens
that the claims OF the Republicans
regarding the extent and character of
The Denver frauds have been made
good.
At this writing. without going out
site OF Denver. there has been a sum
cient number OF precincts inyalidaied
by the evidence brought before the
commission to justify the rejection Of
the returns from at least a hundred OF
them. which completely wipes out the
plurality OF s774 given Mr. Adams on
the face OF the returns.
The extraordinary number Of ballots
written by one person which have
been found In the ballot boxes from
,he 100 police precincts has astonIshed
the Republicans as well as a vast ma
1ority of the Democrats.
The adding OF these totals together
and publishing them day after day has
given the false impression among
many that Mr. Peabody's success
would depend upon the number OF bal
lots found to be bogus by the hand
writing experts in these boxcs.
This IL not the case There is but
one OF several forms Of fraad that
made the election In Denver a bowling
farce
The Handwriting Experts.
Mr.. Adams lawyers and the Demo
cratic press have an extremely hard
case To try before the bar OF public
opinion and it is quite natural that
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-04
BALLOT BOXES CORCED
WITH BOGUS BALLOTS

persons. There are other frauds
equally as extensive and equally as
shameless. The Supreme Court watch
ers and others testified that gangs OF
repeAters went from one precinct TO
another voting fictitious names from
the padded list Some OF these repeat
ers have testified to this effect and they
have been identified on the stand by
the court watchers and others.
This form Of fraud alone would jus
;ify the rejection OF the returns from
the precincts affected. IL has been
proven that large numbers OF Republi-
cans were impersonated by Demo
cratic repeaters, that non-residenD
were voted. that ballots cast for Pea
body were afterwards marked for
Adams and finally that over 5000 vot-
ers who voted could not be found at
the addresses given.
Deluge Of Bogus Ballots
When II is remembered that the
bogus ballots written by the Demo
cratic expert" were practically all
placed In the boxes TO take the place
OF Republican ballots withdrawn after
the polls were closed and before the
boxes were sent TO the court house. IL
will be readily conceded that this
process took from Hr. Peabody over
s 5000 votes and added the same to Mr.
Adams and the Democratic ticket.
thereby making difference of over
10000 votes
Mfr. Peabody's plurality seems 10
have been between 10000 and $1,000
In Denver.
Some one In each precinct had the
bogus ballots which had been prepared
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-04

they should grab at the slightest
straw that would assist them In
spreading the i6ea that they were be
ing treated unlustly and that the eyi.
dencc produced by Mr. Peabody was
wholly unreliable.
With this object In view they have
done their utmost to confuse the
handwriting experts and to discredit
their testimony. These experts have
reported finding more than 5000 bal.
lots In the boxes opened written In
the hand OF two or three people. The
Democratic attorneys claim that this
total is wrong and should be much
less, nevertheless they admit. and
this Is the main point. that an enor-
nous number OF these ballots have
been written by two or three people.
The exact number is immaterial SO far
as the law Is concerned.
The Republicans have aimed TO es-
tablish the fact that there were large
numbers of bogus ballots in the boxes.
and the rankest partisan must admit
that they have substantiated their
claim.
That no two persons would look over
these $4,000 ballots and agree upon
the number found written In one hand
is freely conceded by the Republicans
and the Democrats connected with
the ease.
This fact alone is sufficient to jus
tify the throwing out Of these pre-
cincts, because both sides admit that
they could not agree as to the number
Of bogus ballots written by this Demo
cratic ballot writer. The law requires
when the good and the bad cannot be
separated. that the entire precinct be
thrown out.
But Mr.. Peabody did not base his
claims upon the number Of ballots that
might be found written BY one or two
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-04

for that precinct. ready to place In the
box to replace Republican votes, when
the opportunity offered. When this
could not be done during the day II
was done after the close when the Re
publican judge was not watching. In
many cases II was done SO hurriedly
that the ballots were not folded up
properly but placed in the box with.
out creasing. The total was always
made to conform with the total vote.
the only change being in the top from
Republican TO Democratic.
Democrats in Charge Of Boxes.
Since the day Of election the Demo
cratic watchers and officials have been
In charge OF the boxes and no stuffing
could be done unless BY them Mn
Dorsey Of the Elections Commission.
the Democrat who has charge of the
boxes. swore TO this effect before the
contest committee.
Il is generally believed that tha
Democrats will not be able TO shake
Mr.. Peabody's case, and that Peabody
viii be seated. The Republicans will
prove considerable fraud outside Of
Denver. The Democrats say they WILL
do the same. but it Is conceded by
those on the inside that their evidence
of fraud in outside counties consists
chiefly OF the yarns of political work
ers and that they can not be verified
by substantial proof.
Never before In the history Of the
West have such gross frauds been un-
earthed and such thoroughly organ
lied conspiracy been disclosed. Who
ever gets the governorship. 1t is safe
to say that the contest inaugurated by
Mr.. Peabody has done the cause Of
clean politics and honest elections
more good than anything that has oc-
CURED for many years. A. p.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-04
SAMPLE OF BOGUS BALLOTS.

Ballots Written Person
Photographed Contest Committee
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-04

ssAI EsTATE. NlMEs AnD lNsvaAnes.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-04

adopted on second reading as re-
ported.
The bill which Mr. Hutt has intro
duced in the House to make some cor
rections and alterations In the laws
governing irrigation districts. was
drawn by S. W. Carpentef. an aitor-
ney of Montezuma county. who has
spent The last twenty years In study
ing irrigation law. He stated that he
discovered bad oversight In the orig
inal bill TO be that no statement was
made regarding competent testimony
to establish In court the existence OF
a district. He accordingly drew a sec
tion of the bill to cover that point. SO
thai. when suit should be Instituted
concerning any district. a direct and
effective manner could be devised to
prove the existence of the district.
Another section OF his bill provides
for an irrigation district to take in
land outside of the original boundaries,
This was drawn for the special pur-
pose. at present. of allowing the Mon
fezuma Valley district to make con-
tract with the United States for large
tract Of land now a part OF the Ute
reservation. but the effect would be
good for all districts. The bill is drawn
TO make original provisions, rather
than to amend any old bill. as the AZ
thor feels that amendments sometimes
fail Of their intended effect
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-04

Dush q Donney.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-04

Seeae nsnsy. Enpioysp LlsbHity. Lns. ass, Aeei-
-. neei0: eiah GIsss. Susssy Bssds 81 svssy
eeAar ~ - lns9anfs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24
a rRuLY oAEAT MAM.

The ncws of the resignation Of
President Itme~ g. Angel OF the uni
versity Of Michigan came as a dis
tinct shock to the regents Of the great
university and is students and no less
a. it's thousands OF graduates scattered
from the hanks OF the Shake river to
the cities and towns OF Oklahoma. Not
one OF them All but that reyered
'Prcxy." az he was always calle'l
when ne was at safe distance.
perhaps no college president in the
United States was so widely known or
exercised 90 distinct power for good
over the thousands Of young men and
women who came under HE Influence.
Fcr thlrty-four yea~s he aas held his
post and with what power g manifest.
ca by The fact that not q dry eye re.
maiEed among the board Of regents
whom ne announced his feslre to re.
sire on account OF age, reeilng that a
younger man might 90 better The
hoard OF regents begs him to remain.
President Angel stood high as a Dip
iomat and represented his country IN
chiae and again in Turkey seldom
ass man been able 10 reap such ricn
rewards ln usefulness and Ia aDpgecia
tiOn OF his worth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24
ws otl saosLg LgM

The overweaniug power of 1nt
STANDARD OIL company is coming nome
to the pecpja of Oklahoma as well a9
the pcorle c1 Kansas, where thelf
power ,c e--ast the Development OF OF
IN Oklahcms has as NOW received prac-
tical demonstration in the oil fields.
So long as the danger was in The dis
taace aal in some other state and
affecting our neighbora pocket book
people took the natter somewhat
lreamiiy. but when st broke loose in
cur midst the shoe began 10 pinch
The movement in Kansas toward
state control os the oil business Rs a
solution of The evil viii be Watched
IN Oklahoma with the keenest inter
est
Te2ar has lone been the sworn en'
envy of lhe Standard OIL monopoly
and should oKlahcna enter the lis's
as an aggressive autseouist the Fan-
s.ollahoma.T Texas trumv;rate oueht
tc be ah5e 10 train the.r turret guns
SO as to pierce the TINE hardened
armor plate Of the bis cil syndicate
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

the presidential contest held by that
company last fall Agncng the prize
winners are thirty-hve people IN Okla
hona. The Leader is the only medium,
used by the Woolsoa Spice Co. in this
territory and in a letter TO the Leader
the appreciation CT advertising is
shown in the foil 1wlng wc,ds: "Fror
the accompanying list Of prize winners
In our presidential vote contest you
viii see tfat your city is represented
among those who won prizes.
mo doubt this result Is directly at
tributed to the Lion Coffee advertise
ment rua in your paper last SUMNER
which shows that it pays 10 be o sub
seriber 20 your papeT, as well as 20
advertise 81 t.
"W0oissE Spice Co.,
Toledo. ohio Jan. %, 1905"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

you silt disappear because innocent
blood will flow between you and the
reo9lc The woods vr.e nrc patio.
Even onicial Russia hac revealed to
Il new character in the heretofore
ratient, burden-bearing masses. whose
woes and appeals were alike unheeded.
While the crisis at St. Petersburg
attracts the attention OF Europe and
even q lively sympathy for the aut0-
cratic ruled masses OF Russia Oh the
part OF England and republican Franco.
is there such lively solicitudo
as in liberty loving America ard the
outcome win be watched with the most
intense interest
AIMED resistance is nos the key
note Of Gopon aad his followers. With
the victorious Japanese army in front
and bloody revolution at home hoy
shall Russia escape?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24
40 YEARs RENIAI.

Among the many striking features
in connection With the sunject Of leas.
ing the school lands is the fact ihat in
the two years ending Ncv. 30. 1901.
the tctal cash receipts Of ere scheol
land onice were S77i,i5s.eo.
lhe Ggures. So they have Come 20
the attention q ex-Goyernor steele,
must create surprise 70 Oklahoma's
hrst governor. to whom IS largely duo
$40 credit OF securing The authoaity 20
lease the territorial school lands. The
eoverno. uot ioresee'aF tho magni-
lude Of it. however undertook to do
the worly bimscn and SO the first act
delegated him thc power shortly az
terward. however. iho governor was
so ovarpowered that on seav:ng the CT
Zoo for q few days he tuned the
business over 20 Territorial Secretary
Martin where it remained with 49,
sistant Secretary Cal 0rner presidins
over ITS Joetipies
81 tnat Zine si6.o1 per qua- 7r was
popular price nnd considered goot
money. nuring tho nrst two years.
1891 and 1892. the receipts were S25..
S82.o5 which everyoae considered good
and many were surprised at The euor
nous sum coming in from scfool
land rentals. Ncw one days receipts
often reach hat figure. The growth
n Oklahoma is truly wonderful and
no feature of its growth is moro SHY
prisine THAI the rental coming in from
tts. schocl lands
This magnificent heritage Of tho
boys and girls Of Oklahoma is one OF
untold possibilities for good and WIN
remain an imperishable monument to
those whose foresight and careful
management maCe 81 possible.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24
MERCHANTS AID STATEHOOD.

The movement on the part Of sew
era business irins Of this territory Ga
writing o; wiring ihe wnoiessie houses
with which they do business 90 re-
quest the ccngressmen and senator's
from their states to work aad vote for
statehood fcg Oklahoma. is a good one.
Nothing IS more potent in moving o
congressman 10 action .ban 8 request
from a wholesale house in ais district
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

Neither is there any favor more easily
obtained han tnie particulaS tavor
from the wholesale house. Thcse mSn
are wideawake business men and can
see at a glance the advantage OF state
hood and it's consequent Development
az their trade growing out of the III
creased prosperity and settlement Of
this territory. In them may be todna
great helpers.
The eastern senator's and represena
,stives could be reached very enective-
-ly by a request from the wholesale
houses of wichita. Kansas CITY, ST..
Joe ST. l.ouis. chicago and Galveston,
requesting lheir iohre.s IN Ncv York.
raston and Philadelphia tc nea ~ ems
senato-s from their states This could
be secured by local merchants suggest
lag ,he matter 90 theil Wholesalers.
The railroads are enc ~ Che most
ectent factors in moving the senate
and evcry .ailroae attorney in the ter
i,os, ought 10 get busy al once and
reach though tha proper channals
the raiircad maenotes having lines il,
Oklahoma with the request that they
wire senators their views. c- convey
them most effectively Railroad man
ayers and investors wii, readily recog-
nize their gain thereby Senators
win recognize requests from snch
sources.
Passiyity win never get statehood
for okiahoma. VIC muss move After
an how does citizen o. Oklahoma
diner from peasant in Russia
Neither has any voice whatever in
the ultimate sovereignty that ru es
him. The fact that he IS not so much
oppressed is merely 10y the grace OF a
president and congress in whose
election he has no voice whateye-.
The fact that one is in America and
The other In Europe docs not alter tho
ur!nciplo involved. In fact the greater
is The disgrace involved wnen clear
principle OF the revolutionary fathers
can ne tightly brushed ASIDE AMI boot
cd at. nicely that q political party
raw be Che temporary gamer thereby
Oklahoma merchants, up and at
/ thcml
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

The faor that Father Gopon who
clad in the garbs OF his order az the
head OF a column of 5000 men which
was fired upon by the soldiers. was
untouched. while hGadreds fell around
him, is highly siss lcanl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24
AMusEMENTs

The Morey Stock company present
ed IN Dixie Land" to crowded
house last night at the Brooks the
ater and. 10 say the lasJ. the COM
pany has improved materially siace
The last stand mere n fact the audi
ence was pleased with every phase OF
the play. This company were IN Guth-
rie about two months ago when they
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

General Gomez wise old ratriot that
ne ia. declines to vex his declining
years by trimming Tor tae presidency Of
Cuba. he prefers TO live eanily aad
quietly on his pension.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24
sasahs and Colds

Al coughs. ool5s ana pulmonary
complaints that arc curab'e are quics.
~ cured By Ono M,nute Cough Curo
Clears the phelsm draws out ;nfam.
nation arc heels and Hooihes the af.
fected parts strengthens the mags
wards off pneumonia. HARMLESS and
pleasant TO take Sold fy C. r. Renfro
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

Some of tho lobbyists over in Vis-
souri seem a hctle timid about going
home tc their folks. Perhaps wiie's
folks would fll a long felt want.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

The grand total OF sc,677.5s1.s2 cash
receipts from leasing school lands
since lS9. makes a record for Okla
homa far cutstripping tho record TO-
leasing in any other state or territory
i'm the United states.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

An cities Of the FIRST class arc inter
ested IN The council bill empowering
ihem 10 elect councilmen at large. The
measure is Timely and just
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

What heats the Dutch: uell. over
in Missouri It looks like the Irish were
about to do It. in spite Of the odds o.
shillaiah is loaded
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

The Leader rs In recent OF a letter
f-om the WooIson Spice Co. Of Toledo,
Ohio. giving a ilst ef prize winners in
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

made a decided hit with the people
and they viii doubtless continue TO SET
their patronage Tcnieht's I'm is
Risen From the Ranks a powerful
military drama, somewhat similar "a
nature 10 the popular Arizona"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24
HOTEL EMPIRE
RssaGwsY ana siEsy-TAirG St.
New York City
OYER $3.50, 600 IN IMPROVEMENTS

JUST COMPLETED
ELECTRIC CLOCKS, TELEPHONES AND
AUTOMATIC LIGHT NC DEVICES
IN EVERY ROOM
Completely Fem1delcd and Redecorated
Refreshed throughout in solid Mahogany
and Brass
one minute 90 elevated and subway stations
Take nearest car a. any Railroad ur steam
boat Terminal. the5 viii pass
or transfer 10 the Empire
Within easy walking distance of an Thea
tres aud Department stores
Restaurant noted for Excellent CookinC. En-
Client Service aad Moderate Charges
l.oomo with use Of bath) 81 50 per day up
Suites $50
W. JOHNSON QUINN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

Good country roads mean good
farms, good prices aad good nature
and that is a combine hard to beat
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

Senator Cralle bids fair TO gain some
notoriety on account Of his familiarity
with the subject OF hiring teachers. p
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

Insomnia has not yet attacked
Rockefeller ON account OF the Kansas
OIL cYusaic. Inc iayhawkers VIII also
find that the Old mon is hard TO put to
sleep. lie is queer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

Now that Uncle Joe McNeal has
taken 10 railroad mtilding there mus
be something doing
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

The coal consume and the taxpayer
both had some good hard sle6iing dur
ing the recent cold snap
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

Faust's Ministries. one Of the hest at
fractions of that nature on the roa
viii bo at the Brooks Thursd..S assht.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

Dick Kegens appears 10 have his
Irish up. Niedringhaus fears his
shilalah is loaded
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

rhe subject OF Oklahoma's qua-an-
tine line Is an important one
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

I,on't let that Woodson Urinary
election bill lose any time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24

DAILY Leader 10 cents week deliv
cred every day except Sunday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24
oKLAHoMANs WIN IN CONTEST

Forty People in Territory Receive
Prizes From woolson Spice CO.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-12-26
M|DSH|P MAN
CONFESSES
Neyada's Naval Cadet Says Hs
Was There But There We're
Others : Will Make Defense.

A Washington dispatch says: Midship-
man Coffin of Carson City, Nevada, has
confessed that ne is one of those who
hazed Midshiman Kimbrough of New Jer-
sey.
Senator Nixon of Nevada sent his Sec
retary to Annapolis to interview Coffin.
Young Coffin freely acknowledged COM
plicity in the offense and is the only
midshipman who confessed He has en-
gagged counsl and will hmake a spirited
defense at the mourt-martial, which will
begin December 9th.
Coffin's defense will be that hazing is a
regular thing at the academy, which can
not be stopped by one midshipman, but
shuld be dealt with by Congress His
counsel will make a plea against dismis-
sal on the ground that Midshipman eMri-
wether was merely reprimanded for q
much more serious offense.
Efforts are being made to induce all
the boys implicated to confess and throw
themselves on the mercy of the court in
the hope that the court-martial will REC
ommend light punishment pending a more
definite legislation on the hazing ques-
tion by Congress.