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EDEBEL MM i
He is Duly Declared to Be
Governor of Kentucky.
HIS CONDITION IMPROVED,
There Are Ho Unfavorable Symptoms
".in His Case/
TWLOB DECLARES MARTIAL LAW,
r " V ■"'" " ■"'" ' "
Adjourns Legislature to Meet February
6tb in a Taylor Stronghold.
<;oi:kbl okdisrs thoops iiomk
He l«.«uc« n I'roclHnialion Wnrniii"
All Persons Asainxi rreyeiitin« the
Lc^Sslaf i;r« from Meeting- in Slate
t.iiiitol. Whence It iis Ilarre.l liy
Taj-Jor Soldiers.
FRANKFORT, KY., January 31—Xevcr
was there a more eosnplicated political
situation than that which to-night con
fronts ill e ■■■ politicians of Kentucky/ and
never wa.s there one of which it seemed so
difficult to form a guess as to the outcome.
The Republican party, which two days
ago was vainly ; striving: to hold its mem-*
bers in their seats upon the floor of the
House, and which seemed almost power
less, is to-night in the saddle, strong, and
vigorous, and carrying: things with a' high
i.-md. The powerlessness of the Republi
can of two days ago is more than equalled
l>y the apparent helplessness of the De
mocrat of to-day. All day long the De
mocracy has been groping around trying
to find some way in which it could seat
in the gubernatorial chair its leader, Wil
liam Goebel, who lies slowly dying of
ihc wound inflicted by the bullet of an
•assassini'?
No matter which way the Democrats
turned they were, confronted by the same
prospect— a line of blue, edged with steel—
and it was fully understood by both par
ties that the line and the steel were
tliore 1 for business purposes only. There
was no bluff, no false alarm, about it.
SOLDIERS EVERYWHERE.
. All dpy.thrcus-.'i tie street s,o^ Frankfort
toldiers marched and countermarched.
Drills in the street were frequently held,
in order that the men. might be warmed
by exercise, after they had remained in
the biting wind. Around the penitentiary
was a line of troops, in the Opera-House
was a guard, three companies stood at
rest in the open space in. front of the
Capitol Hotel, sentries patrolled- every
bide of the building- in which ex-Governor
trauley resides, and a detachment of in
fantry held the court-house against the pos
sible coining of the Democratic members
oi the Legislature, with the intention of
declaring that not the living 1 William S
Taylor, but the dying -William Goebel, was
the lawful head and Chief Executive of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was
largely a matter of sentiment" with the
■Democrats that led.iv cm to make; such
desperate efforts to' -crown "their king be
4ore he died. They wanted him to leave
the world a victor before the world. They
fought hard for their man, but the for
iu!i«: of war was against them, and their
<>>"jng; leader will in al] probability sink
lino the grave without being declared
Governor of his State. He has no more
chance for the glory than he has for his
life, and that is little, indeed.
•HL'PUKLICAN PLANS WELL. LAID.
Tho Republicans laid their plans well
a-n<l secretly. They carried them through
vigorously and triumphantly. The pro
clamation declaring that a state of insur
rection existed in the State, and warrants
for the. arrest of every Democratic mem-
P*r of the Legislature, were prepared
'*st night. It was the intention of'Gov
vrsior Taylor and his advisers that no
Jnecting of the Legislature should be
"eld to-day, even though it should prove
iK-ct-v-sary to arrest and detain in custody
ail those who persisted in holding mc-et
uncc adopted, the policy was carried
out to tho letter. Compelled to retire
from- the Capitol building, the Democrats
vy>nt to the opera-house; held hack from
the opera-house, they went to the court
aouse; prevented from entering the
court-house; they went to the Capitol
■>'"!' !. only to be told that any meeting
Joey might attempt to hold in that build
ing would be suppressed, all found tak-.
»'S part in it would be arrested, and the
-■iotc-1 itstlf seized by the soldiers. It
>as a hopeless game. The Democrats
''■id no chance to Avhijei'nd they gave it
U l>. Later in the day. officers-., entered the
"otel and told the Democrats that no
wwlerences must be held, and they at-
rajntd to hold none.
MAY NOT GO TO LONDON.
T!-'.to is much doubt among'the mem-
U-r.s cf the Legislature as to whether or
not ilioy will go to London at all. Some
°l ")v Republicans left Frankfort during
!; i" day, dt'claJing that they were going
'■•!■<•(". to l^ondon, but no Democrat so
'"■dared himself. The words "London.
Laurel county," are notwords that please ;
ears.: In fact, many of them ;
(■ficlared that 'th«ir lives would not be;
>: '<- after they reWJed the town.
1 is a ;,iacc of about one thousand
"habitants, situated ia what is known
•'.' the "feud county." The inhabitants
<> mostly mountaineers, and: largely of
r. ,1Iil)S, 1Iil)S - "'thusiastic type of Republican
f*»Uh. The county is one of the givatest
«< 4 j)ubllcan strongholds in the State. The
W^>p!o of Laurel county are intensely for
J^ylor. and intensely against Goebel and
a-1 his' works. It 2s this latter. -feeling
Xi -<>'- '.atiir't.-s the Democratic members of
l " a l-^sislature to feel a hesitancy about
v '-JstJinnjf. at the present time within the
<.<M»fijK-s ; O f Laui'el county, or into the
'-•"ifhijorhood of - lyjr.dori, ..when party
'*<-K)iK runs so' high and bitter from. *ud
*><> <-.u\ of the State. V
SEMOri'ATS MAY ALL 13E AKIiISSTED
Adjuiam-General Collier declartd 'to-day
thyl - it they did <iot. attend tho legislative
»noftUi; K . which 5s calW to :n«'i' on Fel»
luary Gth. he would arrest them individual-.
'Jl.J 1 . Provided: he received the necessary;
t'^hru fj- mn . Cov<'inor Taylor to convey,
vu ' f m to London. . : •.
Ihf Democrats haye 1 ; hot .. eaiil tlv.-y
woai,] i- not go to London,' but their, 'lefirur
r «v:;x-rs have <-om!S<'ll<;d - tliom- that\G;>v
trcor.Taylor hud no right to adjourn tho
legislature . from Frankfort; ! ami : it »s
JlUely 'that/ tho matter; will be tested in
the courts before ,nny circumstances can
arise which' would cull Tor .'.he r.rrest or
monitors. Th<; Democrats have not. in
fact, -decided. ..what"' they.' will do". ■/""-". '
GOEBKL IX ■ SHADOW-; OF DEATH. :
All day the shadow of the-death of Mr.
Gocbel hunj? over the- Capitol Hotel. His
•strength b^Ran to fail him late in the
morning. Tho bustle and excitement in
tho streets, which, despite all precautions,:
penetrated into his ■quiet rooom. . had a.
most serious effect upon him. At noon.
it was declared that' he could live but a
short time, and at 1; o'clock it was said
that death was tipon him. The balls
and stairways were filled with "people who
sat in silence, expecting to hear at any
moment that the < : nd had come. The af-.
ternoon wore away, however, and as eve-;
nin^ drew on be. seemed to gain new
strength, and appeared distinctly better.
He was never for a- moment unconscious,
and never did hi? courage abate for an
instant. '.He called for clergymen during
the afternon. and Rev. ,P. F. Taliaferro
and Prison Chaplain Wallace were twice
.with" him. Xiater, a clerical friend re
siding ;i short distance in the country
cam« in and remained for an hour at
his bedside.
The physicians declared that there was
nothing that could have kept him up so
long but his wonderful nerve. and^nd will
power. They gave, absolutely no hope,
and said that death at the furthest could
not be farther away than a few hours.
FRANKFORT QUIET.
Frankfort was quiet in the extreme to
day". There was excitement sufficient for
anybody, but not the slightest sign" of
disorder." SI any of the saloons were closed,
and the cold kept many people off the
streets.
•«»»- '
coeiiei, swokx i.v as ' <;ovKitxoit.
II«- TJiscliurjifs Taylor's A«ljti<ant-
Ccncrn] and Ortlrrs Troops Home.
FRANKFORT, XT"., January 31.—"Wil
liam Goebel was, shortly before 9 o'clock
to-night sworn in as Governor of Ken
tucky, and J. C. W. Bcckhain, a few
minutes later, took the oath as Lieuten
ant-Governor.
The oath was administered to both men
by Chief- Justice Hazel rigg, of the Court
of Appeals.
The plan to make Goebel Governor was
set iii motion early in the; afternoon. A
statement was prepared, saying that the
boards which had heard the contests foi^
Governor and Lieutenant-Governor had
decided in favor of Goebel and Beckham.
and that the boards intended to report
their findings to the legislature, but that
'they had been prevented from so doing
by the action of Governor Taylor, in de
claring the Legislature adjourned.
The statement then goes on to say that,
the members of the .Legislature were
driven from place to place by the' militia,
and threatened with arrest whenever they
attempted to bold a meeting. It was de
clared the belief of all the signers of the
statement that Goebel and Beckham were
the legally-elected Governor and Lieuten
ant-Governor, and each man, as he sign
ed the; paper." announced that he voted
for the adoption of the majority report
of the Contest Boards, which declared
Goebel and Beckham. to be the men right
fully entitled to the oflices.
The statement, which is signed by a
majority of the members of both houses,
is as follows: •
LEGISLATIVE STATEMENT.
"To the Citizens of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky:
"On the 31st day of January, 1900. at
9:30, the hour to which the House of Rep
resentatives had adjourned, the members
thereof attempted to assemble in the
Stale Capitol for the purpose of perform
ing the duties with which they are
charged, under the laws of the Common
wealth. At the entrance to the House
they .were met by armed soldiers, com-,
jnanded by the "'AdjutantrGeneraL of the
State, under the orders of the- acting
Governor, and the" members of ' your
House of Representatives were, by the
soldiery, not only refused admission to
the House, but commanded to 'disperse,
as an unlawful . assembly.' Thereupon,
your representatives attempted to meet
at other places within the city. of Frank
fort, but were pursued by the same sol
diery, and dispersed at the point of the
bayonet. Furthermore, as if these unwar
ranted acts— hitherto unheard of and
without precedent under any form of
government— were not a sufficient as
sumption of tyrannical powers, notice was
then, and there attempted to be served
upon your representatives, by- uniformed
officers, tha^. he, ijie acting Governor,' had
adjourned the General Assembly to meet
in London, in a remote mountain county,
in the heart of that section of the State
notorious throughout the nation for its
lawlessness, murderous feuds, and assas
sinations, where he and his predecessors
have repeatedly acknowledged their in
ability to enforce the; law, even with the
full assistance? of the military power of
the State. This outrageous usurpation of
power and authority, denied to the legally
constituted Chief Executive of the Com
monwealth by the Constitution, the act
ing Governor attempts to base upon an
alleged state of insurrection, which he,
without warrant of fact, declares to exist
throughout the State, and especially in
the vicinity of Frankfort.
"Now, therefore, ' we, the undersigned
len'resentatives of Kentucky, do protest
to the people of the Commonwealth:
XO INSURRECTION EXISTS." .
"I That no insurrection exists in this
vicinity of Frankfort or elsewhere. .
"J. That 3io dangers or indications of
dangers exists, except such as have arisen
from time to time from the presence and
threatening movements of promiscuous
heroes -of armed mountain Republicans,
brought here by the acting Governor and
his political colleagues, for the sole but
vain purpose of provoking . resentment.
?nd counter-demonstrations on the part
of the law-abiding citizens of the Stale,
which course of conduct; had its logical
:Uid inevitable, if not contemplated, cul
iriTnatiori last Tuesday morning, in the
assassination, from a window of the
Executive"; building. In the immediate
vicinity of the olllce of the. acting Gov
ernor, of the Hon. ..William- Goebel, a;
senator, approaching 'the- threshold of
the Senate chamber, in the. exercise of his
oVnelal duties, the victim being also the
contestant for Governor.
•.; Thar the rmthomles of the county
of Franklin were able and willing to
,. I.siilialll1 .si ilialll u . o taw. ami" punish offenders.
T»ut .opportunity so to do was denied
them, in order that an excuse might be
found for terrorizing the community with
aimed soldiery. "
"We, your representatives, deeply de
ploring "the .-necessity thus placed upon
us Of attempting to vindicate the fair;
name of our beloved, but humiliated and
bleeding. State, the innocent victim of a
thousand crimes, against these, .series of
additional outrages, culminating this day
in the complete suppression of the legis
lative and judicial departments of -.the
State Government., the destruction of civil,
liberty and the enthronement oi
tyranny and treason, do declare . the
aWe^aid conduct on the part of the act
ing Governor and his colleagues to be
without Warrant of law. without justifica
tion of facts, and without excuse, save
and except, an unwilliugness.on the part
bf the acting Governor, to submit ; his
riaim to the "office .which he now occupies,
to a fair and legal, adjudication before
the highest tribunal, known to the laws
of the Commonwealth." ■:' . .
V-isned by aU the "Democratic members
of the House. and Senate.
' OBTAINING THE-SIGNATURES. ..
it was slow work obtaining the signa
tmvs of tho. members of .the; House and
Sprite 'and: although the work v/as .m
nw.'-r.'ss all the afternoon, it was not
until .vening: ihat : the necessary number
oraigSatarcS had been/obtained v Assoon
•is 'tho last man actually needed had af
ilvKl bis s'-nature' Ho the .statement.
word" ■was- went to ; the., residence of Chier- ,
, C OnC-LUDED.ON SIXTH I'AGE.)
RIGHMOND. YA.. THURSDAY, FEBEUARY 1, 1900.
"theasdh^ 1 mm
Federal Senators Hurl Denuncia
tions at one Another
PHILIPPINE MATTER AGAIN,
Pettigrew Declares That Dewey . Recog
nized Filipino RepnWic.
LETTER FKOM.THE ADMIRAL, READ
It Cliaruoteri7.es Tliat Part of Aguin
aldo's Statement Kelntiiife- folliiii
.self:nn "a Tissue of Falsehoods"'—
Assault on Southern Suffruse.
WASHINGTON, January 31.— Debate , in
the Senate, ordinarily calm and dignified,
burst to-day into passionate utterances
and bitter recriminations. Senators hurl
ed denunciations at one another until the
auditors quivered with excitement.
The debate grew out of a phase of the
Philippine question, and no scene has
been witnessed since the discussion of the
war resolutions in the last Congress,
which in sensational features compares
with that of to-day. The discussion arose
quite unexpectedly. Mr. Pettigrew, who
has precipitated nearly all of the debate
upon the Philippine question during the
present session, sought to have read a
resolution embodying a document written
by Emilo Aguinaldo upon the Filipino in
surrection, and containing his version of
the alleged recognition of the Filipino re
public by Admiral. Dewey.
PROTEST FROM .'LODGE. 1 /
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, pro
tested against printing the document in
any form, and-read a letter from Admiral
Dewey, in which that portion of Agui
naldo's;statement relating to the Admiral
was denounced as "a tissue of false-,
hoods."
Senators on the floor listened with
eager attention, and many gallery spec
tators loaned far over the railings, in
their desire not to miss a sentence.
Mr. Lodge said he preferred accepting
Dewey's word to -that of Aguinaldo,. and
was satisfied the American people would,
also.
PETTIGREW PASSIONATE.
In a passionate reply, Mr. Pettigrew
declared that Admiral Dewey had recog
nized the Filipino republic, and although
afforded an opportunity heretofore to
deny . Aguinaldc.'s statements,,, had., not
done so.
In aii instant' half a dozen senators
were on their feet. Mr. Hawley, the ven
erable Senator ■ from Connecticut, de
nounced Mr. Pettigrew's action as trea
son, and in rapid succession Senator Pet
tigrew was made, the target of stinging
arraignments by Senators Spooner, Haw
ley, Sewell, and Gallinger. That the feel
ing was at a pitch' seldom noticed in the
Senate-w as evident.
Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, and Mr. Teller,
of Colorado, endeavored to stem the tide
of protest and deep feeling by concilia
tory speeches.
THE CURRENCY BILL: "
At the conclusion of the scene, which
will remain memorable in the Senate an
nals, the financial bill was taken up and
discussed- by Mr. Berry (Democrat), of
Arkansas, and Mr. Teller (Silverite),' of
Colorado. ' -
The letter from Admiral Dewey, read
by Senator Lodge, was as follows:
DEWEY'S LETTER.
"Washington, ".January 30. — Dear Senator
Lodge,— The statement of Emilo Agui
naldo. as recently published in the Spring
field Republican, so far as it relates to
me, is a tissue of falsehoods. I never
promised, directly or indirectly, indepen
dence for the Filipino. It never treated
him as' an ally, except to make use of
him and the soldiers to assist me inmy
operations against the Spaniards. He
never alluded to the word independence
in any conversation with me or my. offi
cers.. :
"The statement that I received him with
military honors, or saluted the so-called
Filipino Hag, is absolutely false. .-'
"Sincerely yours, ''GEORGE DEWEY. •'
ENPRESSION FROM LAWTON.
Mr. Spooner read an expression from
the late General Lawton, in which the
General; said: "If I am shot down by a
Filipino bullet, it might as well come
from one of my men, because I know, the
continuance of fighting is due to reports
sent out here from America." ■
The General had at the same time-ex
claimed: "I would to God the -'whole truth
of this whole, situation were known as 1
know it."
REPUBLICAN INCONSISTENCY.
Mr. Rawlins, of Utah, thought that sen
ators who were making such strenuous
objection to having- Aguinaldo's utter
ances published were inconsistent. '/Were
they not aware that the administration
had" itself made public documents ema
nating from the same source? Did any
greater obligation rest upon the Senate?"
Mr. Rawlins criticised the censorship of
the administration," "on the threshhold of
a' political campaign." He also objected
to the use of a letter from a patriot like
General Lawton in support of political
propaganda.
JONES FOR FULL PUBLICITY.
Mr. 'Jones, of Arkansas, wanted all : of
the facts known. In that " respect he
agreed with General Lawton. In his
opinion, the most unfortunate; circum
stance that had . happened' in connection
with the discussion of the Philippine sub
ject was the refusal at the beginning to
allow any resolution of inquirj'" to go'
through: moving to lay itV on the.
table, thus manifesting a disposition to
cut off debate and suppress facts. : He
had sufficient confidence in the American
people to believe that they\would in the.
end arrive at a just -conclusion." but/ in
order that they might ; be ■ enabled to do
so they should not be cut off from any
of. the facts. ... /// ■'.■■•. . /:. .. ./; >' . :
Mr. Jones joined with Mr. .Rawlins in
his objection to the rigid censorship.- "You
can only fear -the: truth." "he said.. »-"-You
need iio V fear falsehood; ' for you . have in
the officers on the ground": full • means
of ascertaining what is true and what is
false." '■/'-"/ ' * .'"■■-• . - ;
SEWELL FOR FLAG, RIGHT. 6u:
/WRONG.. // .'■-'[
Mi". Sewell, of New Jersey, referred to
the fac t " t hat . he had opposed \ the j acciui-;
sition/of/the Philippines, but he; said that
so soon 'as '-, the Paris treaty' was ratified;
lie had :.. sunk . his private: views and ac-/
quiesced/inthe result, "1 saw/ the/ilag
attacked,"-: he sa ld. v*'and ; : after 'th'at, -.with";
hie it .was , the country - and ; the -flag,/ right*
or wrorig.:; //He /referred: to the : fact? that;
•he"! had fa'.sbn : on- Lawtbti's' staff, ! and; said'
his ~+ =ympa thies - Were -. naturally with the
soldier, in: the/ iiejd;/ - V / : :,*
"I deprecate, 'beyond measure," he went
on,. "the- action of- the; Senator from South
Dakota." \.' / , / / : . vv -, : -\ -■' '■ ,"■
; . "PETTTGRBW; a' TRAITOR." ' ;
He then-declared "that . under ,. the cir-;
cumstances he considered Mr. : Pettigrew.
a. traitor- to his country and: his treachery
as monstrous. \\ 'lt ,was" beyond comprehen
sion and outrageous; in the /extreme; that
a/man,', clothed ■= with the dignity ; - of /a ;
senator; of the :-Ui»ited States, representing
a. sovereign State of the. Union,, 'should,
attempt to -furnish - here a , forum to such,
an arch-traitor as was Aguinaldo. In
conclusion, ho said > that General ; . Law- 'i
ton himself ' told 't him r (Sewell)': that' he
held that the continuance of the; war was
due" to those who/had, hotj accepted: the
result of the ''peace .treaty, ;as. he had
done,, naming, liotably, Mr. Pettigrew.
TELLER .PACIFICATORY.
Mr. Teiler, made-, a pacificatory ; speech.
He agreed with Mr. Jones' that there had
been toomuch. suppression of facts,; and
not with Mr." Sewell,'. in his denunciation
of senators wh'o;.were not supporting, the
administration in" its conduct of the Phil
ippine campaign/ / '_.
'•Every senator ;had a right to express
his .views; in this -chamber," .he said,
"whether for or against th/ government." :
PETTIGREW REPLIES.
Mr. Pettigrew "spoke briefly in reply to
the against him. '"I won't
attempt to make reply to the personal
attacks upon myself." he said, "orto the
charge made against me of ljeing a
traitor. I yield to^no man; in. my devo
tion to the country or the flag. No one
is more, jealous ot the country's honor,
but I have my own opinion as to how its
honor should be. t^est maintained." ,
SUBSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL BILL.
During the . progress of the financial
debate, M^r.. Morgan, of Alabama, offered
a substitute for/the Senate's financial
bill, providing that" the fixed policy of
the United States. :';ir. to' pay off the na
tional debt as rapidly as possible: that
the specfe basis, .consisting of gold or
silver, or both, is^.the only true basis of
bank bills, and 'thai it is unjust to change
the present financial, system: '
House of Kepresentntives.
Under the latitude allowed in general
debate upon appropriation bills, the. In
dian appropriation; bill in" the House to
day was made the, occasion for the dis
cussion of a wide range of public ques
tions. Our 'policy.; in the Philippine Is
lands, the government of Porto Rico, the
/leaning of ; our arid lands, and election
methods, in the . South, /were in turn
brought into the arena.
The most interesting debate occurred
over the last-named subject. Mr. Linney,
of North • Carolina,'/ a former. Democrat,
who joined "the Republican party in 1884,
and who is one of the breezy talkers of
the House, used 'as a text for the. intro
duction of the subject, the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of his
State, which, he: claimed,' is designed ,to
disfranchise the negro.
DEFENCE OF THE SOUTH.
. Quite a number/ of members were
drawn into the discussion, and Mr. X<in-;
noy's statements, iirovoked an eloquent
reply, from Mr. Williams, of M^ississippi,
who justified to the fullest extent the ac
tion of certain Southern States, on the
ground that the non-participation of the
ignorant and illiterate was necessary to
prevent the submergence of civilization.
White, of North* Carolina, the only col
ored representative in the House, said: "I
have investigated the lynchings in the
South, ami I find that less than :15: 15 pet
cent, of them are due. to the . "usual"
crime, and I desire to announce here that
if it were not for the assaults of. white
.men upon black ■ wmnen there \youldbe
.Imss <?Z '.th'S-VtherfelaiiV." ■'.-- •■ - - :\'-':- --
' The public galleries contained many
colored people, who applauded this utter
ance vigorously.
MISS DI3ITKICJC SEVERKLY IIIiKT,
S.truek I>y si Street-Car nini Her Head
is Split Open.
Miss Bettie Deitrick suffered a most
painful accident yesterday evening about
C o'ciock.
Thir. young lady was run into by a'
street car at Twenty-fifth and Main
streets. She was knocked down, her
face, badly bruised, and a gash three
inches in length cut in her head just
above the right ear.
Several young ladies wished to take the
car at this corner 'for Fulton. They had
been standing on the sidewalk, but as
the car approached, all moved out in the
street to the side of the track. .
• The: car was coming at a rather high
rate of speed, having orders not to stop
at 11. is corner and not expecting to do so.
Miss Deitrick was the foremost of those
on the street/and was pressed forward by
these behind. The car struck her as it
passed like a breeze, and she fell like cJne
dead. The car ran nearly a square be
fore it was" stopped.
Dr. J. Gates Goode, in charge of the
ambulance, was called, and responded
with great promptness. He carefully
tieated the unfortunate lady and sent her
to" her home, No. TIG Beverly street. Dr.
Gcoiio does not think her injury will be
dangerous, though she was severely hurt.
11ARXETT A SHADR AVOIJSE.
AV r »s Once Ji Perfet-t 3!uii, Xow v
l'hysieal AVret'k — Klioiles ISritvht.
The condition of Frank Barnett, who
was shot on Monday by W. j/ Rhodes
on Church Hill avenue, remains practi
cably unchanged. If anything, he was a
little w : orse last night. He rested very
well during yesterday.
Barnett was once a man of splendid
physical build. . He once enlisted in the
United States army and served several
yeais. but. his release was secured before
Hi's term was out. He was regarded as
a -perfect man physically. .To-day he is
a ijhysical wreck. His health is -gone
and he lies' in the Virginia^ Hospital as
helpless as an infant." with the shadow
of death lying about his cot.
Rhodes spent yesterday very comfort
ably at the jail. He seems to be bright
anci hopeful of the outcome of his des
tiny.
AVI LU CAR'S ! FATAL, RUN".
Three "Men '^Killed anil: Anotlier In
• jureil. '
FULASKI, VA., January 31.— (Special.)—
Th'r; niorning, about 10 o'clock, while the
mixed train from Pulaski to Betty Baker,
on- the Norfolk and' Western railroad,; was
shifting cars at Betty Baker mines, in
Csrroll county, two ears got loose/ and
ran down the mountain, the brakeman
jumping. off. A mile below they ran. into
a pump car, on which were four section
hards. 'George Summers, A. Z. Phillips,
and A. Surratt/ were instantly ' killed.
Oscar Johnson was hurt. The. cars were
drifting down: the-siding while"- shifting,
as is .the: custom there./ The grade, is
heavy. /Drs.Bramlett.Chaffin,- and Paint
er hive gone /to the place. .
FOUTV-OXE DEATHS FROM I'Ii'AGDE
Steiiiner ' Australia /BrinjjjM This, the
' 'Lutes i. Xewiroiii Hunolulu.
..SAN/ FRANCISCO. January 31.— The
steamer Australia, seven, days from Hoii
olulxi;-; arrived here to-day,/ and -reports
that up to the time of 'her, departure .for
ty-one deaths from: the plague had oc
curred, and there was .a total of fifty.-two
cases: ; The =has jbeeh' ordered .' to
quarantine,: and. further.particulars'ofi the
situation in Honolulu cannot /be obtained
until: she has been thoroughly.*examined
and : f umiga ted:: 1 1 is u nders tdod that,Hon
olulu's";Chinatow;n, has been -burned. ■
, Angostura ... Bitters': is indorsed iby. lead
icf?; physicians ; - tor.-. ])urity. r and iwholeKOme
neak"-'''Get:',;ths.^senriine—Dr.l SieKert's.".;!-":
HOIIORIUiERS
The Speaker /Mentioned for
'Attorney-General.
NOT OERTAIN HE>W!LL RUN.
His Mind Is Not Made Up Concerning
the Mate
VAIUETY," OF. LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
Uills in Committee, and Hills Report
ed — A'-: Fine Debate in the House To-
IJay— A Fight Exiseetea in the Sen
ate—Gossip oC the I.oiihy.
It is probable that Hon. E. W. Saun«
dersi Speaker of the House of Delegates,
wiil become a candidate for" the position
of Attorney-General.
It is thought the name of Mr. Saunders
will certainly, be presented to' the next
State convention for this honor, unless .
Mr. Swanson, who comes from the same
congressional district, should be named
for first place on the ticket. In such case?
the friends of Mr. Saunders will urge that
he be a candidate for the nomination to
succeed Mr. Swanson in Congress. It is
believed this would more nearly accord
with the wishes of the former.
. Mr. Saunders has not yet signified his
intention of standing for the nomination
for any of these offices. It is known that
he has no dislike for the office of Attor
ney-General. It is known, furthermore,
that he hesitates to become a candidate
lest his doing sc embarrass the chances
of Hon. Claude Swanso:- his 'district,
for the gubernatorial nomination. Nei
ther does Mr. Saunders wish to handicap
Attorney-General Montague, who is from
the same district, and wishes'to benonii
nated for the. governorship. There is not
the remotest possibility of. two men from
the . same congressional -district being
placed on the ticket.
It is/probable that no man in Virginia
is better qualified for the offic: of Attor
riey-Gei>"eral than Mr. Saunders. Pie is
one of the best lawyers in the State, and
is regarded as being peculiarly well fitted
for: the office of Attorney-General, by rea
son of the fact that for fourteen years he
has been a member af the House of Dele
gates, taking.a most 'active part in legis
lation. As was said by a lawyer concern
ing him yesterday, "he has tile statute
law of Virginia at his. finger-tips." Such
a, qualification is most useful to the man
who occupies the office of Attorney-Gen- .
oral. ■.'../.,"- . .
- -Shoukl'M'iV Saunders not offer 'for 'the
nomination for the office of Attorney-
General, owing to dislike of embarrass
ing his friends who are candidates, and
should Swanson be nominated, Mr. Saun
ders would find opposition when it came
to making a- fight to succeed Mr. Swan
son. He will have Senator Rorer A.'
James, of Danville, for: an opponent, and
possibly others. Mr. James has been re
cognized as good congressional timber
for. several years. With Mr. Swanson out
of the way, his name will almost certain
ly be presented to the convention. He
has a strong backing in the district, and
would make a most formidable antago
nist.' .
The opposition Mr. Saunders would
have when making the fight for the nom
ination to succeed Mr.: Montague would
also be very strong-. At present the names
of Major Francis R. Lassiter, of Peters
burg, and Senator John L. Jeffrie's, ot
Culpeper, are most prominently mention
ed. The candidacy of each of them is
now regarded as a certainty, and. the
friends of each will make a strong fight.
Senator Hal. Flood, of • Appomattox, has
been- mentioned as a candidate for the
office of Attorney-General. He stated yes
terday that he would riot do so. though a
number of his friends had requested him
to make the race.
There promises, to be a very warm light
in the Senate to-day over the House bill'
regarding the deeds recorded in the old
General Court. Opponents of the bill say
it. would -have a tendency to disquiet land
titles in many counties of the State, es
pecially in those west of the Blue Ridge.
The majority,, of the members from that
section of the State are understood to be
opposed to the bill. The" measure was
"jacketed" from the Senate Committee on
General Laws, and when it came up in
the Senate was recommitted. The bill has
since been reported/and is now on the
Senate calendar. It comes up to-day on
its second reading:
The -House Committee on Counties.
Cities, and Towns met yesterday :vfter
noon and decided to report. favorably Mr.
Graveley'sgood-roads bill.'The bill pro
vides for working and : caring for al!
rends in the State.-aml seeks to impose
a State tax of 1 cent on the ?lf» for this
purpose-. : Secretary Anderson, of the
Good-Roads Association, a:id Mr. Harri
son, of Washington, advocated the bill in
vigorous speeches. . .->""
inasmuch as the bill seeks to impose an
additional State tax, it'is- more than likely
that -it/will be fought on the floor of the
House. The members generally are 'dis
posed to vote in favor of good roads, but
the contention has been -made that the
rich counties will be forced . to pay to
keep up the roads in the. poor counties,
and this contention will be urged against
the bill. The measure has the indorse-
ment oi the Department of Agriculture
at Washington, and is similar to laws
now in force in other. States.
The Senate Committee on Fish and
Game and the House Committee on
Chesapeake, and its Tributaries met in
joint session- yesterday afternoon Tor. the
purpose: of hearing - Dr. "/iWllklns, late
Fish Commissioner of Virginia, but now
attached to the United States
of Fisheries. Dr. Wilkins made a highly
■ interesting 1 talk on the 'subject, the pro
pagation of fish, and: disseminated much
valuable information among the members
of the two committees. . : .- .
- Wheit'.Dr. Wilkins concluded. Hon. J.
N. Stubbs, of Gloucester, /-i-poke. in be
half of .a bill seeking to repeal the tax
on pound nets. Me represented the Fish
erman's Associations of Matthews 'county.'
No action was taken, by the joint com
mittee.- < - > '
The lobby for. and: against 'the- Seaboard
Air-Line- bill, ..which proposes /to grant
a charter .to construct a.roadvfrom/Rich
mont to.^Washington,-' is/ very ./much; in
evidence, 1 'and/both- sides, or rather/aM
three : sides," when, it' is remembered -,that
:there is. another ■■Richmond in the tleld.V
Jn'theshape'of/theAVashlngtoh and^lUch-,
mbnd /road, : are Vmaking Veyery edge *lcu t
in -behalf- of: their':- particular .-:
all : of tthisMobbying^is^ going -on
:the v : members /are -•'saying^ noU^ing/; and
pawing^ood.Kpreferrln^
mehtsrbefor^ "expressing ;^themselves. ;
- The: House. Comn:ittee-_on .'Finance \ycf-r
terdaylreported^favombly the;t>Hl offert-tl.
by Mr. : Boaz. " of -Albemarle./ ..which re
peals'an •■enactment of the / Legislature,
empowerins': ■'- the"-: Board .of:Sinkiny fKund
Commissioners tb" dispose of the hoUHngs
o£{the State in the-Richmond. Frederjcks
burg/ah'd Potomac Ilailroad at
a fixed price. " . ' . : ;■ ■':..,.
The bill/which is sought to :b*> repeal
ed is oiu> enacted " which- authorized the
sale- of the State's "interest at a price
which is. now yreatly -below", the r market
price for the stock.
The bill,; Mr. Boaz .says, has nothing
whatever to. do with the contest; naw i")
to a- charter for a competing line
from this city to Washington city. .but: is
simply to protect the State, and to make
it impossible to ; sell the stock'at a^p.rice
fixed ' in the/bill, "and which ;is now worth
more" than '.when the law was enacted. .;;-■
A'btll will be offered in the House to
day or to-morrow providing that a mem
ber of the General: Assembly shall not be
.elected by it to till, any office. The; bill
will be offered by one of ..the--' oldest mem-/
bers of the House in point of service.; He
does not know: whether the prospects for
its' passage are good, but he stated last
night 'that he was deeply impressed with
the belief that such a bill was needed.
. It is probable that the Le Cato bill.- pro
viding for the. establishment of a colony
for "epileptics, will be reported favorably,
by the Committee on Finance and Banks.
It has. received a similar. report from the
Committee on Public Institutions and
Education. The bill was partially" consid
ered by the Finance Committee yesterday !
morning.' As originally reported, the mea- .
sure provided for an appropriation of
"$75,000./" $75,000./ This will probably be cut down
to $25.000..
A. telegram received here yesterday by
Delegate Early ? announced that /a
brother of Delegate George W. Settle was
in a dying condition. Mr. Early repeated
the telegram to Mr. Settle, who was in
Marion with the tourins committee-, ami
it is presumed .that Mr. Settle left at
once for his home.lin Kappahannock. -
The Plouse Committee on General Laws
considered the bill allowing Dr..- Arrni
stead. of Halifax, to practice dentistry
without examination by the State Board.
Senator Barksdale appeared before the
committee in the Interest ot" tin: bill. It
was opposed by Drs. Mercer and Smith,
of Richmond, and Hons. Thomas 'N.
Jones, of Isle of Wight, and K. C. Madi
son, of Newport News. No action was
taken.
The committew al^o considered
the . Senate bill . authorizing the
lease by the State, for the term of
thirty years of certain lands in the bed
of York river, in Gloucester county, to the
Colonial Water Company, and referred it
to a sub-committee, composed 'of Messrs.
Hundley and Kelley, to perfect the bill.
The /House Committee for Courts of
Justice decided on a favorable report on
the. bill to increase the ..-jurisdiction ami
powers of /the 'justices of the peace o£
Richmond, so as to permit them all to
issue criminal warrants. Justice John
J.Crutchfield appeared before the com
mittee in advocacy oC the nieasura. "■-...-.
The bill offered by Mr. Graveley (by re_
ciuest), placing contracts between lawyers
and their clients on the same footing as
those between other citizens, %yas con
sidered, but not ilnully disposed of.
Mr. Whitehead. of Norfolk, called up
his bill to prevent, persons from wearing
badges of- fraternal organizations, with
the intent to fraudulently obtain aid from
the public, but It Iwent. over without ac
tion. / ■ /■' -
The Senate Committee on General Laws
yesterday reported favorably the/bill of-
Senator Glass, providing for the appoint
ment' of travelling aiiditors toexamine.
-the accounts of officials who-handl-t State
funds. Mr. Glass advocated his bill before
the committee. He says he i3,iri: receipt
of large numbers of letters commending
the measure.
There will be a general caucus. of the
Democratic members of the General As
sembly to-night for the purpose of agree
ing upon the date for the vote upon the
question of holding a constitutional con
vention. It is probable that Senator Le
Cato's joints resolution to amend the Con
stitution making the payment of capita
tion tax a prerequisite to voting, will
also be considered.
AyA v delegation of firemen from Norfolk
and Portsmouth are in thecity, to appear
before the Senate Cornmitte on Finance
this morning in the" interest of the bill
seeking to provide for caring for in
jured firemen and their families.
A dumber of Richmond people will .be
"in the House to-duy to- hear Mr. Kelley;
of Richmond, speak 'on the employers'
liability bill. This will not be. .Mr. Kel
ley's maiden speech in the House, biit
it -will be the most important he hus de
livered. ' Tlio^e who know him expect it
to be a fine effort;
The House Committee- for Courts of
Justice in the afternoon considered at
great length . Miv Toriey's bill requiring
corporations to .pay their employt-es in
money, but no final action was taken.
Dr. A. Nash Johnston, of Rockbridgs
■county, wilt be elected to the Senate to
day to succeed Hon. Charles E. Mc-
Corkle, deceased. He has no opposition.
Delegate Frank Hume, of Alexandria,
has two children at home ill. with typhoid
fever.
One of the most popular members of
the last General Assembly was Hon. A.
F. Withrow. of Bath county. He was
on the fioor of the House yesterday and
received an ovation.
Hon. J. Tinsley Coleman. of Lynchburg.
a prominent attorney of that city, and
who represented Nelson county in. the
Houso of Delegates in the session ■of
ISS'J-'W. was at the Capitol/ shaking .hands
with his friends.
Hon. Greenlee. D. Letcher, a former
member o£ the House of Delegates from
Rockbridge county. . reached the city last
night, and will be here a day or. two.-
Hon. William 1. Jordan, former mem
ber of the Senate from Halifax, was. at
the Capitol yesterday. He was ver>
popular while in the Senate and was
, ™t.. greeted by a large number .oi
friends.
Mr R G Turpin; a member of the last
House from Bedford county, was at; the
Capitol yesterday, shaking hands with
old acquaintances.
MAY'GO TOAVAK OVEitA (illli:.
Italian Government .Semi* nti Vltl
insituni to tlit- Sultan.
' CONSTANTINOPLE. January SL-Ow
ing to the refusal of the Minister >f Jus
tice Abdurrahman Pasha, to hand over
the 15-year-old Italian girl. Sylvia Gemeii;
who had"b«-en placed in theharem of a
Turkish bfllce'r. theVltalian --Ambassador.
■Sighor-'A." 'Panssa.. has sent an -ultirriatum
to the- Forte, declaring-, that; unless the
girl is surrendered to tht? Italian ■ embassy
to-day, diplomatic -relations; between the
iwo-sovernments: will be- ruptured. r :■■■'-.'.-,: ■■■'-. '.-,
Although the Minister of Justice con
tends that ■ the '; girl has embraced".:isjlam
ism/;it is believed /that the I'orte/\ wilt
yield to the "AmbaMaador's demand. ;« . :
: ;-.'AirreHtit':M«'ii«? In January." /
;.: Tlie: 'January' report:" of Si-rgrant/John
F. Shinberser,;;: covering; ' arrests. >itiiulq
during" thnt month;-. was made yesterday.
Following^ ii/summary:.. „ - ,
i-;T6tal- arrests. ■'■%'&s - 4 ordinance violations.
;51;imlsdemea'nbrsi'i3l4;-fiiion|e_s. .ss: m:s»cel
lan€ous:..v!oUiUoris,":Gi>. T : Of/ th«,,;;urr v sts
,made..ifi(>,-werft/of:whitt:'.perion3aiatlU"D:of
colored. --— " , * -
THREE CENTS PER COPY.
EAGER FOR THE FAIR?
Jel-Malter:!rajj|ht|e|| : l
■ *.-7 ~'Ui ~~' *-'.-. '~ ' : '' : ■■'•• '- ■ : ■■■'** '•".■''"-■'"•'--.--. : : :•■
/Chamber of Commerce,
gMllHiOillil
Those on Expositions and Conventions <
to Formulate Plans. ' - : \
AVirLli , ENDORSE SEABOARD DLLL.
A General Mt'fJinjt of the CHanil»e4;
-to lie Held To-3!orrow Evening t«J
Take Suitable Actloa — Standing
Committee* for the Yearw : .. ■
The street fair scheme has the 'hearty;:;
endorsement of the Chamber' of'CorrH^:
merco and : the committees of. 'that body;/
on Expositions and Conventions .will;
jointly consider the subject in. all of its/
phases "and report suggestions to tho/
Chamber. . : .'
This subject, in which such
interest has been mani tested, /wa3 brought,'
to tho attention of the" Board o£;
Directors of tho Chamber at a, meeting';
held last evening 1 , and the discusalorv wia 1
most/earnest and enthusiastic. A large f
number 6£ merchants were present, '■■ ami /
Mr.- A. II."' 'Meyer, who- presided oyeriA
Tuesday night's conference at Murphy's,;
was spokesman for them./ j
After a free and full interchange oC j
views, it was decided to refer the matter:
to the. committees of the Chamber on-;
Expositions and Conventions, with the/
request that they give it prompt conside
ration. The former committee "consists"
of Messrs. H. W. Rountree, Henry C-
Jones, John Murphy. J. Garland Pollard,
Everett Waddt-y, and Thomas •Whlttet,
while- thy members of /the .latter ;' am.
Messrs. John Stewart Bryan, F. W. Cun-;:
ninghuui, C. W. Tanner, D. R. Midyette. i
Hill Montague, and A. I. Alarcuse., ■ ; "/
This was a called meeting, of the Boan? ,
of -Directors 'of the Chamber. . Thcro
were -present Mr. 1 I- Z. Morris, presl-;
dent: Mr. I-I. L. Cabell, first vice-presi- /
dent; Mr. 'Henry Lee., Valentine, second -
vice-president, and Messrs. Isaac Cohen,'/'
F. H. "Deane, J. C. Freeman, :O. H. Fuh
sten, J. L. Hilt, B. S. Hume. E:.A. Uin- '
caster. Jr., Robert Lecky. Jr., Deano r; :
Maury. U. B. Mu'nCord, and Thomas .D.
i-'tokes, directors.
Two vacancies on the board, caused by;
tlie" resignation o£ Messrs. Edgar D. .Tay'^ :
"l(jf "anVrii. -L. Tray lor; upon norriination';
by Captain F. 11. Deane. were filled by,
the election of Messrs. Thomas L. Al- .
friend and M. A. Chambers.
Ml£. MEYFCR IS HEARD.
After the announcement ot the stand-j
ing committees, attention was caUed to
the presence of ;l: large delegation, who '_.
desired, to present for the consideration ;:
of the board the advantages which would/
result from having a. street fair in Rich-;
mond. Mr. O. H. Funst«n moved that be-/
fore proceeding to other buslhoas • tho ■
meeting hear from Mr. A. 11. Mwyer, of.
thctirm of Julius Meyer's Sons, who> had :
given thu subject much consideratlonr/
and was' well Informed In reference to- tba
matter." The Chair haying announced::
triut in« inVetiiitc would brt pleased itb>
hear.fn*m Mr. Meyer, that gtaitlemaa!
gave a brief, but clear, and Interestingr}
description of such fairs. .H« said; -in :
part, that- some of the raerelsants/aiitl;
other citizens of Richmond whothouglit
It would be very desirable to ha-va s'Bdh
a 'fair., had decided that it wouUl be" a*-.;
visabU: to ask the Chamber to elttnep,.
eo-operute, in which case " : he could :pro-.
ihise- the most cordial? assistance //.oSj
those -who' had already been considering*
ihw proposition, or to/ ask the Chamber;
itself to take charge of the matter and: !
gt:L up the fair, lie described a, street
fair as differing from the ordinary fulr'
(CONTINUED "ON 1 PAGE EIGHT,)
XlnmaoiKl.
The be«t Roses. Violets, Carnation 3, anUl
other Cut-Flowers, always on hand.. Spe-»
cial attention given to weddiiis3,and de^>.
coratini- -'' :/ /.- /:•'*:
■ , ~"t : ; — r - ■ . h
Pil|j.l»nry*H Vltos, ;
- -.'the best breakfast food. ;
Drill JC Kenny's Trn.i nml Coffe<f)»» -v.
llighest quality; lowest prices. Turflt..";
Sugars sold at cost. .C. D. KEN'NY, .
Northwest corner Broad •: and '/Sixth* :
streets; southeast corner Main /and
streets. ' " ' '•/;■■}%
I*Il!«l»ury T » Flaked Otttn,; ../
the; best money can buy. . /
.;.-..',,.■ . . .- | ' ,- : •■ ■. -..■...*■'».^uir-v
Olil Dominion* Ually fast -Frciajliltj-
The Old Dominion Steamship com
pany's Dally steamers are now making a
very I'ast Freight schedule to and -fronj
New "York and Richmond, freight <fe-.
liveries 'bt'insf maite in ;thi>.city : on secomt
morning from New . York, jthus giving "a,"
Daily service with cheap rates andfas',
.time- - .//...;.-. ■ : * /■'■'.-;■/ ■' ■'.-;■ ■
•♦IMlUlmrj-'M He*t"
16 the beat Klour. -_;,;x. r.^
jgg^ . - ,-■ ..--■■ -
The lAZeathep.
' ' : , i WASHINGTON. January Sl.—
FilS fr'orf cast for Thursday aha Fri
■•-• • t day:. : : > - //, " '.. ,- -\
Virginia— Fair ami continued .
cold Thursday . and Thursday intent: ~Frf^
day : fair anil not. -so /colilr dimialshiiij;»/;
n<arthwestt;r!y winds.
North Carolina - /and South Carolina—-
Fair ami continued cold -Thursday; turning
ishl.tje.- northwesterly w£n<is: ' Friday, ..itV^"
cr«asinjc cloudiness and" warmer. / . ■ ■
/. the:/ weather in; richmond|:
YESTKRDAY' was .very- ;cblil ; and fthdr^J
: was 5a- high 4 wind iWhich added ftt>i the fdJs^l
corhfort~-uf on : the-\str«;et. Tht>:
temperature J lv\\ raptdly /in \ the >ve::satr,:/
The ,-i risn^e 'of - the thtjrmom>}tt?r ■ wus as'/
riiUo',vs: "
yr/A./M.:^..:. .:.....:. si , '
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:s-1v;;M;.^:.../..;.'.'.v.V.,-;.. ; .: : .:..^..2;v : ;;fe:.
iZ :Nl<ht . /:.... . ./". . .'- . . - .......... .H -
''Mean temp-rature >>W
