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k&rZW' Historical Society tol. xiil NO. 100. WICHITA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MOBOTNG, SEPTEMBER, 12, 1S90. WHOLE NO. 197T. -r ' "isp-s Tf f C1"1I T - - rtflflHHBfitidiiPMIIfl0iMi- I?5r tf (Lt"t &QS- W A DOZEN MEASURES GIVEN PRE ' CEDENCE. The Republican Senatorial Caucus Fixes a Program for the Session. Every Method of Expediting Final Action on the Tariff Bill Taken hy Both Chambers Several Acrimonious Tilts in the Ranm Committee Boom Mr. Cooper Says Mr. Flick Is So Gentleman and Is Called a Dirty Dog Capi tal Items. "WAfimvc.TON, Sept. 11. A caucus of jlepublicnns .senators was nein tins morn inc. fit which Senator Edmunds presided. to arrange an order of business for the l est of the season, About a nozen meas ures were considered to be of sufficient im portance to warrant them being placed on the program. Most of the members had a measure which he deemed of sufficient importance to warrant its being placed on the order of business. It was ucciucu nowever to limit the nrocram to the followinu bills, to be considered in the order named and after the report of the conference committee on the land grant forfeiture bills shall have been disponed of: First Anti-lottery mail bill. Second The bill to repeal the timber cul iure act. Third The bill to establish private claim courts. Fourth The bill for the relief of the su nreme court. Filth The bill for the adjustment of claims of laborers, etc.,undor the eight hour law. Sixth The bill making eight hours a daj 's work, for laborers, etc., in govern ment employ, or employed by contractors floing government work. Seventh The bill to transfer tho rev enue marine service from the treasury de partment to the navy department. Lighth The Paddock pure food bill. Ninth The bill for the settlement of claims arising from Indian depredations. Tenth The Torry bankruptcy bill Eleventh The bill to place telegraph companies under the operation of the inter state commerce law. Twelfth District of Columbia bills. The first thing to be considered is the conference renort on tho land grant per fecting bill now nendinc before the senate. There was some talk of adjournment but nothing definite agreed to as to the mite. It was the general opinion that until tho tariff bill is finally disposed of a day for adjournment can not be fixed. NO TIME TO BE LOST. Both Houses Preparing to Complete the Tariff Bill. WAPHIVGTOK, Sent. 11. Tho enrolling 111 rks of the senate kept their work on the la iff bill well up witli each day's proceed ings of the senate so that this morning tho long bill was ready for a final comparison before being sent over to the house. The work of examiriu; the bill for possible errors was coinpiettd shortly after noon and during the day it was signed by the President Pio Tern Iugallsand sent to the house. When it meets tomorrow morn ing the? bill with the senate amendments Tv-ill, under tho rules of the house, be re ferred without special action to the com mittee on ways and means as was done when the silver bill as referred to the coinage committee. A meeting of the ways and means committee will be called for the earliest date practicable and unless some unexpected obstacle is encounted on the part of the Democratic members of tho committee tho bill will be reported back to the hou-e with tho committee's recom mendations on Tuesday. The committee's recommendation, it is predicted, will bo that the house agree to such of the senate amendments as are merely verbal and do not change rates and that as respects thoo Amendments which do incraiso or reduce the rates in the bill as sent to tho senate the house non-concur and agree to tho conference asked by tho senate. Meanwhile, although the bill is not yet in conference, tho Republican members of the commit tee an quietly oxamining the senate amendments with a view to expediting their disposition in conference. MORE BILLINGSGATE. Threats and Insults Entertain the Baum Committeemen. W hivgtov, Sept. 11. Right at the Jieginuing of its session this morning, the Miccial house committee investigating tho ilwirgesapiinst Commissioner Kama had the usual daily tilt. Mr Lewis, the Democratic memlier, ris ing to a personal question, said that he had been credibly informed that while he was engaged in conversation with Mr. r-myser, who was on the stand, tho other ilnv, the chairman had said that his (Lew is' i conduct was not gentlemanly, and he wanted a retraction. Chairman Morrill said he had no recol lection of lmMiig nrnde such a remark and Mr siwyer also denied that it had been made, taking occasion also to denounce the officious outsiders who were seeking to Intermeddle and mako hard feeling m the committee Commissioner Raum, beginning his de fense asked that Mr. Cooper be sworn. In answer to the commissioner's questions. Mr. Cooper said that his attention hail first been called to tho refrigerator com pany bj the newspaper articles, and after ward b George P Homing Theeommis Moner said that Fleming was himself the author of the defamatory articles. The investigation ran aloug quietly ng.un for a quarter of an hour and then t hero w as another outbreak. Mr. Cooper is still on the Mand and had said that he had ne er seen the books of tho company, v hen Mr Black sharply queried: "You know you are on oath, don't you? You liae sworn a moment ago that you could lake those books and sustain these charg es. Mr Cooper I said I believed it. That suggestion of yours was ungontlemanly, cow.irdh and mean. Mr 1 lick And 1 submit that you are a dirty dog Chairman Morrill endeavored to restrain tho members but Mr. Flick added: "He had no right, nor any other man to make that n mark ' Mr Lewis joined in to help out Mr. Cooper, saying. "Mr- Flick had no right to :isk tliat question about his being under oath It carried an implication." Mr Flick denied aay such mtoution. Butler Fitch whs called and positively denied that he had told Flemingauyof the Ihuigs that Mr Cooper had spoken of. In the course of the examination, Commis si jni r Raum remarked. The whole thing is a figment of George B Hi nnng, a discharged employe of the elision office, who had used Mr. Cooper, I a m't say corruptly." The chairman again intervened. Mr. Cooper remarked that he was used to that, to which Mr. Flick responded: "You will learn to be gentlemanly in your own de meanor." "I am not afraid of you," retorted Mr. Cooper, defiantly. A recess was taken at this point and the members who had been sopersonalin their remarks, taking the advice of the other members, patched up their differ ences. Mr, Flick admitted that he had misunderstood Mr. Cooper's state ment relative to the books. Mr. Cooper withdrew the remarks which had offended Mr. Flick; Mr. Flick in turn withdrew his unpleasant characterization of Mr. Cooper, and good feeling was restored. After recess. Assistant Secretary Bussev was called. Mr. Cooper asked if tho witness had investigated the charges connecting the commissioner and Mr. Lemon. The witness replied: "Do you suppose I'm going to take up everything I see in the newspapers and act upon it? I don't deal in newspaper slander." Continuing, he said Commis sioner Raum had told him the circumstances fully and the explana tion was perfectly satisfactory. He had nothing to do with the commis sioner's private business so long as he con ducted the public business properly and honestly. Mr. Cooper "When he got Mr. Lemon to go on his note, was not that a public dis grace? Witness I have nothing to do with that. Mr. Cooper You refuse to answer? Witness Under the circumstances I see nothing wrong about it. He added that he was satisfied that the commissioner had not the slightest intention to favor Mr. Lemon or anybody else. Adjourned. THE LAND FORFEITURE DISCUSSED. Washington', Sept. 11. On motion of Mr. Plumb, the conference report on the railroad land forfeiture bill was taken up. The main proposition is sustaiued in the first bection as follows: That there is hereby forfeited to the United States and the United States here by resumes, the title thereto all lands here tofore granted to any state or to any cor poration to aid in the construction of a railroad opposite to and co-terminus with the portion of any such railroad not now completed and in operation, for the con struction and benefit of which such lands were granted; and all such lands are de clared to be part of the public domains; provided.that this act shallnot be construed as forfeiting the right-of-way or station grounds of any railroad company hereto foie granted. -Mr. Morgan opposed the report as a log rolling scheme gotten up for the benefit of all the land grant roads. After speaking for over four hours, Mr. Morgan said he knew that the questions which he had been discussing were going to their grave in the passage of the bill, but that he had desired to give them a decent burial. He had wished to erect a head-stone over tho graves of the rights of the people on the line of the Northern Pacific; that the his toric record might be read hereafter. He had wanted to remind the people of the United States of the vast robbery perpe trated by that company and which was now sanctioned, wound up and brought to a conclusion by the bill. Without finishing his speech, Mr. Mor gan yielded for a motion to adjourn. THE HOUSE STILL PLAYING. Washington. Sept. 11. As Speaker Reed entered the chamber this morning a few moments before noon he received a round of applause from the Republican side and the spectators in the galleries. After prayer Mr. O'Ferrall, of Virginia, made the point that no quorum was pres ent. The speaker without taking notice of the point stated that the question was on ordering the previous question on ap proving the journal of Tuesday's proceed ings and directed the clerk to call the roll. On ordering the previous question the vote stood yeas 87, nays 44. no quorum, and on motion of Mr. McKinley, of Ohio, amid Democratic applause, the house at 12:35 adjourned. PENZIONS FOR KANSANS. Washington, Sent. 11. The following pensions were issued to Kansans: Original Joseph W. McCchell, El Dorado; Peter Wortham, Hallowell; James A. Baird, Severance City. Increase John F. Mor ris, Leavenworth; Philip Maig, Wathena; William McCall, Ulysses; Dewitt C. Ran dall, Americus; W. Hodgson, Hutchinson; John Wallis, Morantown: Elwood Mason, Minneapolis; Asbury B. Cordry, Clay Cen ter; Charles Sherman. Paola: William J. Parker, Junction City. Restoration James L. Christie, Iola. Reissued George H. Smith, Kansas City; Albert C. Nolaud, Seneca. ONE MORE NOMINATION. Washington, Sept. 11. The president today sent the following nomination to the senate: Consul Thco. M S. Clair, of Tennessee, to be consul of the United States at Am sterdam. AN ASTOUNDING PEAT. "Wonderful Power of Johnstone, the Mind Eeader. Chicago, 111., Sept. 11. P. Alexander Johnstone, the mind-reader, whose pecu liar powers have of late mystified and as-, tonished people in Chicago, performed a feat last night which totally eclipsed all similar records, at least in this city When Bishop, the mind-reader, who met a tragic fate in New York not long ago, was here shortly before his death, he astonished ev ervone by finding a needle w Inch a com mittee had secreted. Johnstone has fre quently performed the same feat in wes tern cities and yesterday his manager, W. E. Gooding, "decided to attempt the same test that resulted so fatally to Bishop in New York, that of finding a name on a register and pronouncing it. A committee consisting of a number of well-known newspaper men and Dr. J. G. Butler, drove in a hack from the Auditorium hotel to the Grand Pacific hotel by a difficult route and going to the hotel register selected a name. Leaving one committeeman, Mr Charles Lederer, in charge of the register, thev returned to the Auditorium, where Joh'listone had remained in custody of one of tho committeemen, so that there could be no possible apparent chance of collusion. They bandaged Johnstone's eyes securely. The sequel was astonishing. Johnstone instautly rushed down to the carriage and drove blindfolded to the Grand Pacific, avoiding cable cars and thousands of vehicles on the way, rushed to the register, turned the leaves rapidly, found the name and re peated it, giving the number of page and date of month. The Grand Pacific hotel and adjacent streets were so packed that all trathc was MisDended. Johnstone, on his way home from the hotel was taken with a severe chill, which threw him into a cataleptic fit. His friends at first pro nounced nim dead, but after working over him for two hours life was again percepti ble. During the day today he was announced to have recovered. In the course of con versation at the press club, this afternoon, Mr. Gooding, his manager, said: "During the test his bram is concentrated to it full extent and his pulse gets up so high that it can not I counted. Tha reactiou then sets in. All tho blood rushes back to the heart and literally stifles him. From the moment he was taken down last night until he revived, I never for a moment stopped rubbing his limbs and kueading the flesh over his breast Otherwise the blood would have .tamiated and death followed as certainly as It did inthecase of Bishop " Johnstouc was given an opiate alter his performance to induce rest and soon after wards lay down and slept until 7 this morning when he awoke in possession of his faculties, but feoling greatly dilapi dated. Hit appetite was good and he ate a hearty breaklast. TIIE CLERKSHIPS TAKES UP THE SESSION. Hour: Spent by the Honse Quibbling Over Com pensation. in The Bill Providing for Assistant Olerks in Both Bodies Considerably Amended and Passed. An Edncational Bill Eeported to the Coun cil Providing Separate Schools for "Whites and Colored A Pight Promised on the Colored Line "-Democratic Commit tee CalL Special dispatch to the Daily Ra.Ha. Guthrie, Ok., Sept. 11. Owing to the prospective banquet but little was done in the legislature yesterday. There is noth ing like a pleasure trip for demoralizing a legislature. As soon as house bill No. 2, "an act to provide for the distribution of money ap propriated by the United States for the re iief of the destitute in Oklahoma," is en grossed it will be sent to the governor for his signature. The howl goes up from every hamlet: "Give us some school laws; stop your wrangling over minor questions and attend to the pressing needs of the hour." This is accentuated by numerous letters from constituents. The Alliance element will fight every bond question, and it is not un likely that the coalition will by legislation so limit the power of the territorial county and township organizations that they will hardly be able to provide the necessary public buildings, the spectre of mortgaged homes and disappointed hopes. Either because the effects of last night's champagne had not worn off or for some other unkown cause the members of the house enacted some queer legislation. IN THE HOUSE. In the house at the morning session twenty members were present. The min utes were read and approved. The house went into a committee of the whole to consider council bill No. 6, Mr. Campbell, of Logan, in the chair. This bill relates to additional officers for the council and house. Mr. Merten moved the bill be read and passed by sections. Section 1 provides one assistant clerk for each house who shall receive $4 per day. Mr. Peeiy What is meant by assistant clerk? Mr. Adair It will be explained further on. Mr. Curran moved its adoption. Mr. Adair The only objection I have is that ho be a skilled stenographer and type writer. Mr. Post moved that "skilled stenogra pher and typewriter" be stricken out. Mr. Terrill What does tho gentleman want to have stricken out? The chair All. Mr. Terrill I oppose this. Mr. Colson I understand the gentleman from Kingfisher means "stenographer and typewriter." Mr. Farnsworth thought skilled stenog rapher and typewriter should be stricken out and the motion was carried. Mr. Terrill I move the word "elected" be stricken out and the word "appointed" be inserted in the first line. Mr. Merten It seems to mo it is fair to elect this otficer The house should have a voice iu the matter. The chief officers of the house aro all elective. We have a right to have our say in the election. Mr. Terrill The object I had in wish ing the change is that we might try several men and secure the services of the right man. Mr. Ne-il I think tho house is abund antly able to make the selection. Mr. Curran concurred with the gentle man from Login. Mr. Peery The gentleman is unneces sarily alarmed. Mr. Merten Let me expiess my grati tude for the remark. The motion was lost. Mr. Robinson I move that we amend the section by inserting $2 per diem in stead of ?4. Mr. Peery I oppose the amendment; first, because tho warrants are not worth their face, and secondly that $2 per diem would secure only Guthrie men. It looks like a Guthrie scheme. Mr. Jones Four dollars a day is little enough. Board costs $1.50 per day. Mr. Mathews I think the gentleman from Logan is mistaken in regard to board. I get board for 50 cents per day; i'2 is enough. Mr. Merten The only representative tho legislature has seen fit to employ from Guthrie is a $1.50 man. I do not wish the public to understand that Guthrie is run nine off with more than its share. Mr. Terrell rose to a point of order. Mr. Long favored $4 a day. Mr. Colson It is unfair to give us less than $4 per day, and I hope Kingfishor will get the clerk. Mr Adair Will this clerk be the read ing clerk If I understand the section correctly the duties of the assistant clerk will be writ ing. Thinks that we should pay him 53. Mr. Daniels It is customary to have an assistant clerk. My ideas are to make the assistant clerk reading clerk. The motion was lost, Mr. Terrill asks permission to speak, which is granted. I think if we spend as much time speak ing in the future on small matters as we have today, we shall never perform our work. Mr. Daniels moved to strike out that part of the section that defines the clerk's duties and insert another clause. Mr. Terrill moved the substitute be adopted. The chair declared the substitute out of order. Mr. Terrill moved so much of the section as refers to the duties of clerk be stricken out and the words, "the duties of said clerk shall be to assist the chief clerk ami act as reading clerk." inserted therein. Mr Curran We shall need a clerk on several committees. Mr Daniels If we need more clerks we can elect them. The amendment was carried and she sec tion adopted. Mr. Adair moved to strike oat ?2 aad in sect $3. Mr. Merten I understand this is not to be a permanent office. The clerk is to work only when needed. What is re quired is simply a good copyist. The section provides for the appointment of an assistant enrolling and engrossing clerk for each house. Mr. Peery Will the position be per manent? Mr. Merten I think the section points out the duties. The situation is a perman ent one but the incumbent will only re ceive pay while actually employed. Mr. Long Suppose some one from a distance be employed. He might not be present when needed. I think the section should be struck out. Mr. Peery I am in favor of striking out the whole section; and I offer as a substi tute that the whole section be stricken out. Mr. Adair thought that at present they did not require this clerk. Mr. Trosper It is not presumed we shall hire a man until he is needed. He objected to the substitute. Mr. Peery What assurance has any man that after he has laid around for two weeks he will receive employment Mr. Neal It seems to me that the sec tion is all rijjht. The only thing for us to do is to provide the salary. Mr. Talbott thought the section is all right; it can be amended. Mr. Jones This engrossing and enroll ing clerk will have more to do than any other clerk in the house. The substitute was lost. Mr. Jones moved that $4 be substitute for $2.50. Mr. Terrill We can get good penmen for $2.50 per day; as many as 500. This is a piece of extravagance. Mr. Curran Would the gentleman be willing to have his salary decreased? Mr. Terrill The goveJnment pays that Mr. Colson Where does the govern-, ment fund come from? Mr. Daniels I can answer. The mem bers of the house and council paid a con siderable amount of it at Oklahoma City last night. i Mr. Terrill I was hired by my con stituents to keep down expenses. Mr. Talbott We must have skilled labor and must paj for it. ' Mr. Mathews If this honorable body in sists upon such extravagance no one of these officers will get anything. Mr. Peery The gentleman from Payne county was elected on a platform that de manded cheap labor. He proposes to go home and make campaign capital out of his motion for cheap labor. Mr. Robertson I favor the low rate as that gives Guthrie a chance. Mr. Trosper I get ray bed and board for $1 per diem and $2.50 will be enough. Mr. Peery The citizens of; the rest of the territory do not want to come into competition with the pauper labor and government bacon and beans of Logan county. Mr. Barker We can employ just as good a man for 2.50 per day as we can for $4 per day. Mr. Jones If this is to come out of the pockets of the people of the counties in the territory, if we can find one for $1, 1 am iu favor of it. Mr. Trosper If we get $5 from the gov erumen it brines in money. If we get 52 from the territory it comes oil from the taxpajers of Oklahoma. The motion was lost. A motion to make it $3 was lost and sec tion 2 was adopted. A resolution was offered that a feather pillow be furnished Hon. C. G. Jones. Section 3 says the speaker of the house and president of the council may employ additional engrossing and enrolling clerks and appropriates a sufficient amount of money. Mr. Jones I am opposed to the one man power. Mr. Daniels I do not see that this takes away any power from the house. Mr. Jones There is no provision made for the consent of the house. Mr. Terrill Move that the section bo amended by inserting the words "appoint by and with the consent of tlie respective houses" after the word "employ" Carried. Mr. Merten What are you going to give the employes when hired.' Section 3 was adopted. Section 4 provides for the appointment of an assistant sergeant-at-arnis for coun cil and house, to be paid for the time actu ally employed. Mr. Currau moves its rejection and the section was rejected. The next section provides that the presi dent of the council appoint one page and the speaker of the hou-e two pages, at $1 perdaj. It was moved that the number of pages be made three instead two. Mr. Barker I understand the number we now have is to be augmented. The Chair The pages we now have are not regularly nppointed. The motion was carried and the section adopted. Section 5 provides that the chairmen of the judiciary and ways and meaus com mittees shall appoint one clerk each in both houses. Clerk shall be au expert stenographer and type- wr.ter; compensation $4 per diem. If it be found stenographers are not needed other clerks shall le employed. Mr. Peerv moved to strike out "skilled stenographer and type writer." Carried. Mr. .Daniels moved to striKe out "siiau i be appointed by the ch-iirnian of the was ' and means committee of each house," and substitute "shall be appointed by and ! with the conient of the house. The chair does not understand the mo tion. Mr. Colson Mr. Speaker, excuse the gentleman; he has been to Oklahoma City. Mr Terrill moved to insert alter the word "chairman" the words "by and with the consent of bojh houses" Carried Mr. Talbot moved to amend by striking out the words "$4 per diem" and that $2.50 be inserted. Mr. Long It will be impossible to pro cure a qualified clerk at that price. The clerk must hae some knowledge of law. 1 am in favor of economy, but this is a fallacious idea. Mr. Merten I would have coincided with the gentleman from Beaver had a preceding section been so amended as not to demand a competent man. We should have qualified men on these committees. I do not think $4 is too much for the right men. Mr Peery We are to elect the men by and with the consent of the house. Mr. Long That only applies to the ways and menus committee. Mr Jouca I am glad that the speaker has got even with me. I ask no privilege that I would not grant to anyone else. We are carrying the matter too far. A ste nographer and typewriter will be very necessary for the " committee on ways and means and judiciary. Mr. Ternll Get a skilled stenographer for $2.50 a day when it is necessary Mr. Peer Must the clerk of those com mittees be a stenographer? The chair No Mr Peery Would not a lawyer be of in estimable benefit The amendment was carried with com pensation at $2.50 per day and section 5 was adopted. Section 6, "The honse and council may provide additional clerks," was earned. Section S, Appropriating sufficient money to pay for the officers provided for by the act, was earned, and section S was adopted. Mr Perry moved the bill as a whole as amended be adopted, earned. Mr. Temll moved the committee the rise and report its action to the house, ear ned. Adjournment was then wken. At the afternoon session Mr. Jones makes report of the committee of the whole. Council bill No. G was ordered rend ami adopted by sections. Sections 1 and 2 adopted. Mr. Merten moved to amend ectioa 3. placing compensation of clerks of oommit ie? at 12 Tjii per diem instead of 3. Some members wore overcome by sleep, and the chair UMd, -Wake up." The amendment to secdon was adopted and the whole section was adopted. Section 4 was stricken out and section S Were adopted. Mr. Merten Competent clerks are nec essary and the compensation must be com mensurate. Clerks to judiciary and ways and means committees must be typewrit ers and stenographers. Mr. Long Chairmen of the committees select the clerks. We can not get a compe tent man for $3. Mr. Terrill Plenty can be obtained at $3. Mr. Trosper Does the pay go on all the time? Mr. Clark There is no provision. The chair It is paid the whole time. Mr. Campbell moved that the council and house approve section 6 as amended. Carried. Mr. Perry moved suspension of the rules and the bill be read by title. Mr. Campbell moved the bill be ordered engrossed. Carried. Mr. Talbott introduced house bill 23 which provides for the exemption of home steads. Referred to the committee ju diciary. The council sends up council joint reso lution No. 3, which provides for a compil ing committee of three from each house. The chair will appoint the committee in the morning. Governor Steele returns the resolution thanking the Santa Fe for seed wheat signed by the governor. The chair appointed Mr. Barker a com mittee from the house to present the reso lution to the Santa Fe. Mr. Trosper introduces house resolution No. 10, that ex-representatives of states and territories have the freedom of the house. Mr. Barker If ex-representatives equalled the colonels, majors and judges there would be no room for any one else. Mr. Merten The rules of the house pro vide for this resolution. It is tabled. Mr. Terrill introduced a joint resolution pertaining to agricultural experimental station. Referred to the committee on public lands. The house then adjourned until 10 a. m. THE COLOR LIVE. When the council was called to order roll call found Mr. McCartney absent. After prayer by the chaplain the minutes of yesterday's meeting were read and ap proved. Mr. Nesbitt introduced council bill No. 6, an act providing for the election of count' and precinct officers as provided for by the organic act. On motion of Mr. Nesbitt the bill was referred to the com mittee on elections. Mi. Bixler, on behalf of the committee on education, submitted for the majority council bill No. 2, section 21, of the school bill as reported by the majority of the com mittee, provides: "All free school funds shall be appropriated in each county for the education alike of white and colored children and each race shall re ceive its just pro rata as far as practicable in each county according to the number of children of scholastic age. All children without regard to race or color between the ages of G and 21 years of age shall be entitled to the benefit of the free school fund. The children of the white race shall be taught in separate schools aud in no case shall any school consisting party of whiteand partly of colored children re ceive any of the free school funds." Mr. Brown, of Logan, submitted the minority report in which he made no dis tinction between whites and colored. Mr. Foster, of Logan, moved to substi tute the minority report for the majority report. A messenger from the house announced that that body had adopted the joint rules on the part of the house. Mr. Foster said in behalf of his motion to substitute, that to deny the colored man any rights to which the whites are entitled would lie unconstitutional. The consideration of Mr. Foster's motion was put off by consent until tomorrow. Adjourned until tomorrow at 9 o'clock. DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE. The Democratic territorial central com mittee held a meeting yesterday in the council chamber. Colonel Jed. Jones was made chairman, and Major E. J. Simpson secretary pro tern. Considerable business was transacted and a convention of fifty four delegates allied to meet October 9, 1S90, to nominate two candidates for dele gates to congress, one for the long term, two years, and one for the short term, one year. The convention will probably be held at Norman, the county seat of the banner Democratic county. One car of seed wheat was received by the Santa Fe and is ready for distribution. L. D. Delaney is the authorized aent but Special Agent C. L. Frost is giving it his special supervision. SHOT BY NATIVES. Mistaken for Sealers a Portion of a Ship's Crew are Wounded. San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 11. The schooner J. H. Lewis arrived here today from Behring sea with 1,464 seal skins, making her total for the season 2,5M. August S, when sixty miles south of the Copper island, she picked up three boats containing eleven of the crew of the schooner C. G. White, who had lost their vessel in a foe, and been five days in open boats w hen found. While trying to find shelter and water at Copper islaud three of them were shot, James Carr dy ine from his wounds The boats were riddled with bullets. Carr was taken ashore at night and buried by the crew. The natives of Copper island shot at the men because they thought they were coming there to kill seals. Four boats in all stayed from the White, a boat with six men landing at Copper island and the men reached here a few davs ago on the steamer Karluk. One of the men brought down by the Karluk says they were deliberately left to their fate in open boats by Captain Hageman of the C. G. White. IDAHO INDIANS IN WAR PAINT. BoisE ClTT, Idaho, Sept 11 .Mr. White, an old frontiersman and Indian lighter, of Meadows, at the upper end of the Long valley, near the Salmon nver, has -ent an address to Governor Shoup informing him that the situation among the Indians there is alarmine Over 200 Indians ure now camped at Meadow3, and a number of war nors are in war paint. Squaws tell the settlers to be careful. The greatest excite ment prevails in Long valley Governor Shoup dispatched Murray to fca-ten by forced march to reach Meadows as soon as possible, to act as a check on the Indians Uovernor Shoup has aL-sO dispatched an agent to Lewiston, giving the fullest ac count of the situation, the fears of the set tlers, etc, and urged him to take imme diate steps to get the Indians back on the reservation. THE WORST FLOOD OVER. Elmika, N. Y , Sept. 1L The Chemung river is not rising now and the worst la over. The interstate fair grounds are flooded with the water It stands two feet deep on the race course and on the lower ground it is over three feet deep. A great amount of damage has been done to crops throughout the Chemung valley. At Addison the water is highest known for twenty-six years Charles Townsead made a wager that be could swim the Canastee river and In stantly plunged into it. Hi body has not been recovered. The damage to crop and personal property in the Coboes valley in verv great. The trains are still at a tand still on the E. and Delaware. Lackawanna & Western roads. A SENSATION PROMISED. Montreal. Que . ept. 11 It is expect ed that some very settsatioB.il thing will happen in the Iiale-Cowb sbootfag ea.-e, which begins here on Fnlay. Cowles has sworn that be will have Haieent toptKoe for skootmg him, and it was inadvertently let oat today by one of the counsel in the ca-e that ainoag the witaeea who will be called by the prosecution will be ex-President Hayes, who, it fc t&td, can give Mime very daoagtor evidence in thecaxa. Ceoo-s-al we!d nattier deny nor aJSna the story tonfeat. 1H0. LEGISLATORS WELCOMED AT OK LAHOMA CITY. A Grand Banquet and Ball In dulged in by the Visitors. The Toasts Eesponded to by the Leading Lights in Brilliant and Happy Speeches. The City Filled With Visitors in Attend ance on the Occasion The Capital Question Shows Itself at Each Opportunity A Bed Letter Day. Special dUpAtch to the Dally Kael. Oklahoma, Citty, Ok., Set 11 This has been a red-letter day in the history of Oklahoma City. The citizens of this bold and ag gressive town have shown themselves no less able in the arts of peace than in carry ing on an offensive campaign. The same energy displayed msending Brown and his cohorts to Guthrie, to carry away by their skill and finesse the capital from whore, by right of divine inheritance it is sup posed to belong by Guthrieites, was mani fested in their reception of their guests from the rival city. When the afternoon south bound train pulled up to the depot the passengers upon it were greeted with acclamations of wol corae.while the band played "Come Ye Dis consolate." Reception committees crowded the platform, and took into their arms the dear members as they alighted. Carriages, buggies, busses and drays were in waiting and a.s soon as loaded formed in line and marched in procession to the Grand Ave nue hotel. It had been arranged for an informnl re ception at the opera house immediately upon the arrival of tho government otll cials, but owing to their train being two hours behind time, that part of the pro gram was omitted. At the Grand Avenue an enterprising photographer arranged the law-makers in a line and took their pictures, after which the distinguished guests, with memlwrs of the press were driven over the city and shown the various points of intorest. At 9 o'clock the guests and company as sembled at the Grand Avenue repaired to the opera house where tho ball was held. Governor and Mrs. Steelo led tho grand march, after which the dancing continued until the announcement was mnde that the feast was ready, and all wero bidden to the banquet. The people of this city of the plains, liko those who ruled in that city who "hat on her seven hills," are well aware of one of the surest roads to men's favor, I. o , through their stomachs. But while wo observe the comparison we can not escape the contrast Ciesar fed the multitudes, the multitude here fed the Ciusars tonight, and fed them sumptuously. THE HANQrET ANI TOASTS. The tables were spread in the dining room of the Grand Avenue hotel. The bill of fare was elaborate and amid the popping of corks from the champagne bottles the toasts were proposed and responded to. Tho Hon. Sid. Clark of this city was master of ceremonies. Ho extended a hearty welcome to tho assembled guests, and proposed the first toast: "Tho Hon. George W. Steele, governor of tho terri tory " The governor Mild in response that he joined all in accepting the hearty welcome but that he was too full foruttei ancc. About the governor he was going to Iks governor of the whole people with malice toward none, with favor toward no particular locality He hopes for the pros perity of the entire territory. In rejonse to the toast to the judiciary. Chief Justice Green said it was the clue of thread which Ariadne gave to Theseus that enabled him to thread the maze of tho labyrinth and slay the Minotaur, but what clue of thread can be civen the judiciary of this territory to enable them to thread the mazes of the Nebraska Htatutes and de termine what the law is in any given cnwi? "The First Council of Oklahoma" was responded to by the Hon. George Garden hire, president of the council. "May the first council of Oklahoma territory," ho said, "commend itself to future genera tions." Speaker Daniels, of the houe, rpondfid to "The First House of Itenrefeentativew " To the ladies he said there were mors young and handsome bachelors in that first house than in any other body In ex istence There were Indiana Hoosiers. Wisconsin Badgers, Illinois Suckers and Missonri Pukes There wm to be found the best blood of the nation; they had shown that by electing him upoaker "The Oklahoma Bar" was responded to by Hon. John Foster, of Guthrie Hehafel that he had known Sydney Clark for twenty years, and ho never met him but what he got him into trouble. Mr Bixler, in response to The Ladies" said that he who ha1 not lore for women would be a heartless renegade W P Thompson, of the Guthrie Daily News responded to the Wa.st '"To- Press "Never muzzle it," be said, "let it be fr-e " When J L Brown, of Oklahoma City, roe in response "To the diOkrulU in the way of l-i.'Utkn" a perfect torm of ap plause greeted him. Thevs p-ople lere Brown, and have a faith in him. oe thiag akin to that faith that hi mud will move mountains, they at leaat believe that it will more capitals Mr Brown naid that since attempting the tak of legislation, be bail itmad dtflf cutties in the way thereof nadrearaed f Wore, especially upon one particular sub ject The last toaat "Oklahoma Why should Hhe not be admitted to a place among the sisterhood of states "- wan responded to by Hon. A. M. MCartjey,rf KinglLiber lie xakl that as Job UUltotfA, when aked where wa a wife place aboot a mnle s heels, replied there wa no nock a place, so be bald, there vtoa no DMaon why Oklahoma, 'the fair God-bind," should not be adsaiUed to a place aiaoag the iliterhood of states. rcix or TtsrroM. All the bii and hxlghw; aown are fall to arttSmsnmx and many of the vfcfeors are kmgfag about the hotel corridors, awalttg Uw morning train. Some of tbe nabrs were newbai tnyiU3ed Is the ma of the dance, hat they mne to frost lite Sftariaa at the banquet table. The capital question fetbeOM absorb ing topic, aad ewythtoK U oaebf the knowing omm here V wfck a rtmt to iadneebg that matter. THAT WA wmasETT. When Kern Oemm, the Mbpral member from Kingfisher, in response- to an Invita tion to tho room to drink, was about to. comply, nn Oklahoma City mas said. "No. I don't drink with a nigger." A friend leaned over and whispered: "That nigger is a member of the legislature; his voto may bring us weal or woe." "Oh," said the other, "then, by , here she goes." NEW CORPORATIONS. TorEKA. Kan.. Sept 11. The following new Kansas corporations were chartered by the secretary of state: "The Union Grain and Elevator company, of Wichita; capital $10,000. Directors George L. Pratt, L. C. Jackson, George P. Glaze, N. F. Niederdander, A. A. Hyde, Frank Williams, W C. Campbell, A. W. Bitting and Finlev Ross, nil of Wichita. De Sota Lodge Vo. 40, A. F & A. M.. oC De Sotn. Directors C. H. Taylor. B. F. Snyder and II. D. Hoborman, all of Do Sota. The Silverware Consolidated Mining; company, of Kansas City, Kan.; capital SiO.OOO. Directors David Ford, Cotton wood Falls; and Frank T. Wyatt, C. B. Tullls, John S. Marmaduke and D. P. Hunter, of Kansas City. Kan. Union Horse Protective association, of Hnrvey county, capital $100. Directors '1 homns S. Morrison, S. M. Spangler, M. David, John Armstrong and 'Squire Ash worth, all of Newton. SALINE'S OLD SETTLERS. SALIXA, Kan., Sept. 11. The annual re union of the old settlers of Saline county took place here today, A large orowil participated and the proceedings wore very interesting After a basket dinner, addresses were dohvered by Judge James Humphrey, of Junction City. Colonel William A. Phillips, Klder Lockwood, Mother Bickerdyke and others. Officers were then elected for the ensuing yoar. A NEWSPAPER SOLD. PAnsoss, Kan., Sept. 11 The Parsons Daily Journal, a Republican jMipor. found ed iu this city about a trago by William H. .Martin, was yesterday sold to H. C. Sourbeer Sc Sons, of this city Tho Jour nal, under the management of Mr. Martin, who was tho youngest editor in the west, was recognized as one of the bust najKin in southern Kansas. The policy of the paper under the new management will remain the same. AN EX-POSTMASTER ARRESTED. Ho.TIK, Kan., Sept 11 Sidney Wanger, lute postmaster at Iloxie, Kau., wns ar rested in Burlington, Vt, and brought, back last night on tho charge of omWz 7ling 11,'JOO of goverumunt money. Mr. Wanger is an old holdler, having ltu leg at the battle of Chickamauga, and linn been a resident of Hoxiu for many years. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. SAUNA, Kan., bept 11. Tho United States civil bervice examination was held here today in the court house. Thirty four applicants for various place en examined. It is thought by one of thu examiners that only six out of tha thirty four will pass. GODDARD'S SUCCESSOR. Tho Passenger Association Figuring for & New Ohflinnan. ClIICAOO, III., Sept 11. The Western Pa.scngur association today took up tho matter of a chairman to succeed J. K. God dard whoso resignation taken effect Sej tember IW A commiUpe composed of Messrs. Cable, Harris, Wtlctor and Mr. Goddard himself, has been appointed to recommend a suitable man, the report to be made tomorrow. The committee canvassed a number ot nuuiuti during the afernoon but reached no conclusion. Tliera vim a strong sentiment in favor of F. C Donald, who has just vaunted the position of general passenger agent of tho Chicago A; Krie, but it in understood that .Mr Donald ha practically been se lected for the vh-e rhairmaufthlp of tho Central Traffic association Among' othor names considered were tlioo of P is, Fuk tis, K. P Viuing and JamiM Clmrleton. 10 is reported that Goddard has accepted tho office of general trallle manager of tho Southorn Pacific, from wblrh Richard Gray recently resigned to leeoine chairman of the Southwestern Railroad and Steam ship association BARRUNDIA'S KILLING JUSTIFIABLE. City okMiuck s-p 11 --AwwrdlHg to advics received here nf thettboettiig ef General Barrundla on Uwrd the AiHorwnn teams hip Acptileo de Guatemala, Chptatn Capulco naa made a declaration whtcli Guatemalan authorities claim rompietnry justifies their action Mr Mizner, thu American minister, the authorities my, wjw consulted as an act of rourtowy only. The dhjKitehes aborn mentioned further tmr that when Captain Torkelki and Cap tain Pitts read to Barrtindku the order tmr his delivrry to the Guatemalan author ities. Barrundin akcd prmfotoa change hi clothe, whkh waa granted. Turning away, Unrrundhi suddenly grasped two revolver and lired Tor nello, Pitta and the poltcomnri. who in re turn fired on Barrundin, kllllntc Mas. Captain Pitta bad taken the preemtiktn ordering the passengers to withdraw, otherwise some of them woohl ttadtmbt edly been hit by the bullet from IierruM dui pistols. THE PULLMAN-WESTINGHOU8E DEAL PlTTaaTKG, Pa . Spt II George WW Inghoase. Jr . left here in hla private ear today for Chicago, where h -will confer with George Pullman and arrange detail of the proposed consolidation of the Pnlt tnun and Wetinghoute interest. A yett deal baa been written aboat this big deal. Mr Wastlngboo admitted Vlay that he waa going to Chicago to arrange details with Mr Pnllman and that the Interest of the two great rorporatloo weuld bo joined, although he denied that there would be n direct conoolblatiofi. The la frewta will be io Identified, however, that the one corporation will work into the hands of the other awl will make eentraou for the other. RUNAWAY ON A GRADE. CrvcwuATi. O, Set 1L La zrfeba dttriag the heavy rata aa eatae wtftH a lumber car ad one or two other ear started to back down the rteep Kfte f the ClMeiMMati, Leba & ft ft aw railroad abont a mile f row the depot. Or ing to the sltpfrj condition ot traek. tt ran away ami was atopped only wbe h reached the depot The crew juaeftf ad eacaped mjnry except erne man. wh bad a eollar bone broken The ltnb"r ear atrMfc. aa engine and em bed U death WUifcuft Howard, who waa beaaath. the xtei'i eieaiog It. The runaway englac wm de railed and wrecked. VILL RETURN TO VORK. SoCTKAMnroji, Sept 1L Coaephiteyalet prevails. At a efereae of rffcaw ta aflerneea It wm decided Ut reUtttt V work ea the eoele offered a forutfglftC ao The AntvmM ot the oMifereace m re Mte werk if erHy efed by a tffC mioooty of tbe atrikera. aad the Aval 4e eiflio ksA been jtjed iMitil tomorrow. The eoeceiM mwas a n mt a pvtmy a boar. The qwedeti of eHtykryteg non oaWfi seen to left open. A 9WW6 CAttTON ftM ARM 6. HOOTR. Sept. II -A revotntte ha bfolMtt oat is the eavtoa of Tfcclo, mtimrj, U a dig we,, of optafcm regonhsv the re rfcUoM of tae eoattwttoB. Thte hm br f tew cootoawl 0rraHMrt hatee lawt levprtaoaed, oe ha Ws killed wfefc a nrrorrer mmd others hnve d. The fedeml 0OraaeMt baa Mart two battalia Ut the WAKTS Fft POWC BoaUKXTX MfaV. 1L The jMUSeMttftl Jto ave taw law ar4Watac 1 m !fciKd fcx- Axaorfe r, Rl i'j ( V