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WICHITA, KANSAS. TUESDAY MOHNING-, FEBRUARY 4, 1S90.
WHOUE NO. 1778.
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123 to 127 N.
Our big sale of Dry Goods begins today. Everything in the
houss reduced to sell quick. These are simply indicators:
20-inch Black Faille Silk 65 cents.
58-inch fast color, Turkey Red Damask 15 cents.
Check Nainsooks at 3 1-2 cents.
Best standard Prints at 3 1-2 cents.
42-inch Colored Mohairs 33 cents.
Munson &
SLAUGHTER
All Former Efforts are Mere Pigmies beside this
GREAT SLAUGHTER, Commencing
Saturday Morning, January 18!
Every Department made to Suffer a Loss.
Grasp the Bargains! They are Sure to Fly!
Lot 24163 Cas. Ulsters, formerly $12 00, now $8.
Lot 9972 Irish Frieze Ulsters, formerly $22 00, now $15 00.
Lot 8881 Cas. Overcoats, formerly $14 00, now $9 00.
Lot 2054-Black Beaver Overcoats, formerly $12 00, now $8 00.
Lot 4667 Kersey Overcoats, extra size, formerly $15, now $10.
Lot 973-Kersey Overcoats, extra size, formerly $22, now $13.
Lot 9991 Blue Wale Overcoats, worsted, formerly $22, now $15.
Lot 9783 Black Worsted Overcoats, formerly $20, now $15.
Lot 3914 Brown .English Kersey Overcoats, silk lined, formerly
$35, now $25. n n
Lot 4036 Black Wale Cheviot overcoats, formerly $18, now $12.
Lot 2232 Mixed Chinchilla Overcoats, formerly $20, now $11.
Lot 8991 Blue Chinchilla Overcoats, formerly $20, now $12.
Lot 2184 Black Chinchilla Overcoats, formerly $22, now $15.
Lot 1852 Blue Chinchilla Overcoats, formerly $20, now $14.
Lot 3979 Drab Chinchilla Overcoats, formerly $30. now $20.
Lot 2042 Dahlia Chinchilla Overcoats, formerly $30, now $20.
Lot 7927 Black Chinchilla, satin lined, formerly $30, now $20.
Lot 3969 Brown Chinchilla Overcoats, formerly $25, now $17.
ill Children's Overcoats at One-Half Former Price!
We have selected out some suits, ranging in price from $18 to
$30, and placed them on a separate table, and will give you the
choice of the lot for $15.
This cut extends to all lines of winter goods.
Customers will please bear in mind that we are not closing out a
stock of "cheap trash" or "old shop worn plunder," but strictly first
class goods now styles and at much lower figures than are asked
by dealers who make it a point to buy "job lots" of goods from three
to five years old and palm them off tor new goods
These lines" are not large and you will have to come early to get
the best bargains.
COLE & JONES,
The One Price Clothiers,
20S, 210 and 212 DOUGLAS ATTBNTTE, 'WICHITA, KANSAS.
AT 61 CENTS !
2000 vards. full yard wide. Standard Bleached Muslin, at
the "ARCADE."
OUR SPRING SALE
Of Embroideries and Muslins which we advertised for Monday
was a grand success and our sales far beyond our expectations. The
crowd during the afternoon was much larger than we could wait
upon and we would request our patrons if possible to come down
town in the forenoon. These bargains you cannot always get.
Embroidery Sale.
Muslin Sale.
Lace Sale.
THIS WEEK AT THE "ARCADE"
P S. The "ARCADE" was closed for two full days some two
weeks aro. marking down goods and making bargains for our pat
rons and richt royally have the public shown their appreciation of
these low cut prices. 'The "ARCADE" is always first. We always
The "Arcade" is fust to cut down high prices. The "Arcade" was
first to close its doors and deliberately mark down goods. The
Arcade" is first in the market with a big line of Real French Em
broideries at special sale prices. The "Arcade is first to cut 12 l-2c
Bleached Muslin down to Sc, and full yard wide niushn, worth 10c,
down to 6 3-4c.
THE "ARCADE" LEADS.
Main Street.
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We Must Sell!
We Will Sell!
68c for 44-Inch German serge, re
duced from 75c.
77c for 46-inch German Henriet
ta, goes faster than at $1.
44c for 54-inch all wool Flannel,
cheap at 75c.
1000 Ladies' Vests, too heavy for
summer wear, will go rapidly
at 25c each.
500 Mens' Wool Shirts at 25c.
We have on hand a few dozen of
that big job in Ladies' Hose at
25c; also towels at 19c.
45c shirt has stood the test
against all white shirts at 50 to
. 75c each.
150 North Main St.
FIVE THOUSAND POITffDS.
Mr- Parnell Compromises His Suit Against
the "Times."
LoKDOX, Feb. 3. The trial of the suit
for libel brought by Mr. Parnell against
the Times was to hare begun today, but
when the case was called counsel announc
ed that the suit had been compromised,
the Times paying Mr. Parnell 5,000 dam
ages. The withdrawal was also announced
of the action brought by Mr. Henry Camp
bell. Mr. Parnell's private secretary,
against the Times for damages for state
ments affecting Mr. Campbell made by
Attorney General Webster, counsel for the
Times, in his opening speech in the case of
O'Donnell, against Walter, proprietor of
the Times, and for charges made against
the plaintiff in an editorial published in
the Times in July, 1888. The court room
was crowded. Mr. Parnell was present.
He looked well. The announcement of the
results of the action caused a sensation in
the court room.
It is stated that the Times will pay Mr.
Campbell 200 damages besides meeting
all the costs of his action.
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL IGNORED.
KANSAS Citt, Mo., Feb. a In the cir
cuit court this morning Judge Field decid
ed that no person had any lawful right to
occupy a seat in a theater, in other words
that if a seat was so occupied by anybody
it was only through the suffrance of the
proprietors and managers of the theater.
The case in which the decision was ren
dered was brought by Simpson C.
Younger, a mulatto, against Abraham
Judan. lessee of the Ninth Street theater,
for dam3ge3 alleged to have been sustained
because of the refusal of the manager to
allow him and two colored women to oc
cupy chairs hi the parquet after he had
paid for them. The ticket seller offered to
refund to him the money paid for the
chairs or to give him seats in the gallery,
making good to him the difference in
price. He refused to accept either alterna
tive and brought suit for alleged damage.
In his decision Judge Field did not tnke
cognizance of the civil rights bill passed
by .the supreme court of the United States.
BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.
London, Feb. 3. The Mark Lane Ex
press in its weekly review of the British
grain trade says English wheats are lower;
the large stock in millers hands slackens
the demand. The sales of English wheats
during the past week were 63,963 quarters
at 30s Id acainst 52,'!91 quarters at 29s 9d
during the corresponding week last year.
Foreign wheat is weak and at Liverpool is
10 per cental cheaper. American flour has
declined 3d. Barley is dull; inferior has
declined 3d. Oats, rye and beans have
fallen 3d. Linseed is firm and 3d dearer.
Corn has declined 6d. At today's market
there was increased buying all round and
prices were firmer. Good Enelish wheat
Tose Id, oats advanced 3d. Corn, beans and
peas were a shade dearer.
THE BANKS NOT OPENED.
New York, Feb. 3. The bank examiner
did not make his report on the condition
of the Lenox Hill bank as expected this
morning. This brought at least 3C0 de
positors to the bank whose hopes have
now descended to despair. They held a
meeting to discuss the situation. The sit
uation, as it regards the Sixth National
and Equitable banks, is the same as on
Saturday. .
Conrad N. Jordan, president of the
Western National bank, is authority for
the statement that the Equitable b.uik
will resume business today. It is expected,
he says, that the Lenox Hill bank will re
sume in a few days.
STABBED BY A CRAZY HUSBAND.
New Yoke, Feb. 3. Emil Meyer, a blind
chairmaker, heretofore a fond husband
and father, in a lit of sudden madness last
night made a fiendish attempt to murder
his whole family and himseif at No. 2S02
Second street. He dragged his wife from
her bed by the hair, drove the sham
pronas of a pair of shears into her chest,
tried to brain her with a hammer and then
dashed his child asrainst the stove. His
blindness made him fail of his purpose
and wile and child escaped by the narrow
est chances, Before the policy came he ate
a fistful of pans green and was taken to
Bellevue Hospital a raving maniac, strug
gling witu aeata.
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES BY FISHER
MEN. Gloucester, Mass., Feb. a The ex
periences told by fishermen arriving from
the banks are the most harrowing that
has been related by them fcr many years.
The weather on the north Atlantic, always
boisterous in January, has been phenom
ally so this winter. The fishermen unani
mously pronounce it the worst they luve
ever experienced. So far n know the
only vessel from among the fleet that is
overdue is the schooner Alice M Stropt,
which sailed irom this port December 6
on a fresh halibut trip to Grand banks,
putting into port Becember 9.
A CURE FOR HYDROPHOBIA.
YlENXA. Jan. 3. Dr. Hokai. a professor
at the Klansenburg university, claims to
have discovered an absolutely certain
nntisepectic remedy for hydrophobia, de
stroving the virus at the seat of the bite.
It consists of a solution of cheonne,
bromine sulphurous acid and permanga
nate of potash with oil of ecuaiyptus.
IN FAVOR OF REVISION.
Chicago, HL, Jan. 3. The Chicago pres
bytery this morning Toted almost unani
mously in favor of the revision of the con
fession of faith.
AWM DISASTER,
DEATH BY FIRE US" SECRETARY
TRACY'S RESIDENCE.
Mrs. Tracy and Daughter and Maid
are Suffocated and Hor
ribly Burned.
The Secretary Narrowly Escapes Prom
the Burning Structure and Lies
in a Precarious State.
The Bodies of Miss Mary and the Servant
Badly Burned Mrs. Tracy Dies
From Effects of Her Pall.
Mrs. Wilmerding and Daughter Injured by
Jumping from the Windows Presi
dent Harrison Breaks the Sad
Bows to the Injured Official
Eye-Witnesses' Accounts
Another Story of Mrs.
Tracy's Heroism.
Washington-, Feb. a A terrible calam
ity visited the household of Secretary
Tracy this morning whereby three persons
lost their lives and three others were bad
ly injured.
The house is a three story and basement
brick situated on I street between Con
necticut avenue and Seventeenth street,
and has recently undergone extensive im
provements. Persons passing the house at 7 o'clock
this moraine saw smoke issuing from the
front windows and at once raised an alarm
of fire. The fire and police departments
responded promptly. The premises were
almost concealed by a dense smoke which
was thickened by a heavy fog. It was
soon discovered that the house was all
ablaze inside and the main stairway
was burned, thus cutting off communi
cation with the sleeping apartments
on the second and third floors. Several
streams of water were played on the
flames and every effort was made to check
the fire and rescue the inmates.
SCENES OF GREAT EXCITEMENT.
A scene of the wildest confusion ensued
when it was known that all the members
of the family were in the house. The fire
men behaved like.heroes in the emergency.
Mrs. Wilmerding, the secretary's
daughter, and Miss Wilmerding, forced
their way through the blinding smoke and
jumped from the second story window
front. Ladders were raised for them, but
iu their excitement they failed to see
them. Mrs. Wilmerding broke her left
wrist and was severely bruised. Her
daughter was badly Injured about the
lower limbs, but broke no bones. They
both suffered severely from the shock.
They were taken to the residence of Dr.
Baxter near by and restoratives applied.
THE WORK OF RESCUE.
While the sad scene was being enacted
in front of the house firemen were engaged
in the task of removing other members of
the family from the rear.
MRS. TRACT'S FATAL FALL.
Mrs. Tracy endeavored to escape the
raging elements by dropping herself from
her bedroom window and in her effort to
decrease the distance to the ground she
grasped the nnrrow stone window sill and
lowered herself as far as she was able.
Those who "aw her in her perilous position
shouted to her to hold on but she either
did not hear or her strength failed her,
for thus hanging for a moment, between
life and death, she fell into an alley way
before any thing could be done toward
rescuing or relieving her fall. She whs
immediately taken to the house of a neigh
bor, Dr. Rheim, and placed on a lounge m
a fitting room. She was perfectly con
scious and did not seem to suffer pain.
Occasionally she complained of an oppres
sion in the neighborhood of her heart and
found a difficulty in breathing. She talked
a while, coughed slightly and then became
silent. The physicians looked at each
other significantly. Mrs. Tracy was dead.
The immediate cau-e of her death was
supposed to be from injuries to her heart
sustained from her fall from the window
which flooded her lungs with blood. It is
said that had she delayed her movements
a couple of minutes ladders and mat
tresses and other means of escape would
have been at hand. Her body was soon re
moved to the residence of Attorney General
Miller, on Massacnusetts avenue.
MISS TRACT SUFFOCATED.
Almost at the same time two bodies
wore taken from the burning building.
One was the secretary's daughter. Miss
Mary, a young lady, and the other was
that of the French maid, Josephine. That
of the former was found by Chief Parris
iyinsc on the floor on the second floor hall
at the head of the stairs. The lady was
not creatly disfigured by the fire aud she
had evidently died from suffocation. The
chief lifted the lifeless body in his arms,
and althoueh the staircase was ablaze he
cot out safely in the street. It is said Miss
Tracy could have saved herself if her
strength had held out a few minutes
longer. She fell ic the hallway of the
second story a few yards from the bath
room, which, if she had reached and closed
the door would have insured her against
the fire and smoke until assistance could
reach her.
BURIED BEYOND RECOGNITION.
Of the French maid little is known save
that her dead body was found in her room
on the top floor of the house burned be
yond recognition.
Both of the bodies of Miss Tracy and
her maid were taken to an undertaker es
tablishment in the vicinity.
THE SECRETARY'S XARROW ESCAPE.
Secretary Tracy himself had a most
wondrous escnpe and is now lying in a
somewhat precarious condition at the
residence of Hon. J. S. Bancroft Davis, on
Sixth street near Eighteenth street. Like
the others he was overcome in his sleep by
the smoke which filled the house and ren
dered him completely helples. He was
discovered in this condition and with con
siderable difficulty was removed to a place
near one of the windows. Cries
for a ladder were quickly answered and
many willing hands were raised to
assist him to descend. He was at once
removed to a neighbor's house and was
soon surrounded bv phvsicians, facludtuK
, Drs Wales and Rutu. He was suffering
irom aspnyxia. yat aociurs nppuea aru
I ficial means to induce respiration and sno
I ceeded, after an hour's work, in restoring
him to semi-consciousness. It was then
thought safe to remove him to Judse
Davis' bouse. He improved slowly from
that time on and soon gained conscrou
nes, reco guizmg the friends who called to
inquire in regard to his condition. Among
the first of these were the president, the
vice president, and several members of the
cabinet.
Tne full extent of his terrible affliction
was withheld irom him temporarily. His
first inquiry upon recovering conscious
ness was iu regard to bis family.
MRS. TRACT DIES USCOXSCIOUS.
The house of Mr. C. S. Rheim, 921
Twenty-seventh street, itself almost cap
tured by the fire, was thrown open for the
reception of the dead and dying. Mrs.
Tracy, still alive, was brought in by a
couple of firemen and was placed on a sofa.
It was a little after 8 o'clock when she
spat up a little blood, hardly enough to be
termed a hemorrhage, closed her eyes and
without a moan ceased to breathe. Her
body was removed to the residence of At
torney General Miller.
The cook, scorched and blackened until
she had an Ethiopian appearance, but not
seriously injured, was the next brought
in. She was provided with an up stairs
room.
Secretary Tracy was the third sufferer to
be sheltered under the Rhelms roof.
In the rear room of Undertaker Gain
ler's establishment two bodies lie on
boards and trestles. They are all that re
main of Miss Mary Tracy and of
Josephine, the French maid.
Miss Tracy evidently died from suffoca
tion although she was burned slightly in
several places. The head that but a few
hours ago was such a crown of glory was
singed and blackened and bloody. The
hands and wrists were almost.destitnte of
skin and on the contracted and reddened
fingers of the left band glistened four
rings. One was a diamond ring, another
was simply plain gold, a third was a nar
row band of blue enamel set in gold and
the other wa3 the edge of a $ 10 gold piece.
There was no expression of pain on the
features and death must have come before
disfigurement.
A DEATH FULL OF TORTURE.
On the other side of the room under a
rubber cover was a charred mass of human
flesh twisted and warped beyond all recog
nition, supposed to be the remains of the
French maid. The flesh was completely
burned off the head and shoulders and
from the facial bones; the teeth grinned
horribly. The body was drawn up as if to
present the least possible surface to the
devouring element, and it was evident
that the great destroyer had made his
summons full of torture.
The bodies of Mrs. and Miss Tracy were
taken to the white house this afternoon
and Secretary Tracy will be moved to the
same place tomorrow.
LEARX1MJ THE AWFUL TRUTH.
About 11 o'clock Mr. Tracy recovered
consciousness and asked President Harri
son where Mrs. Tracy was. The presi
dent did not answer the question. Mr.
Tracy, evidently feeling that her escape
was almost impossible, asked: "Is she
dead?" Still the president could not an
swer the question of his friend and Mr.
Tracy, apparently realizing the truth
from the president's hesitancy, at once
swooned and remained unconscious for
half an hour. Recovering, he asked for
his daughters. The president told the sec
retary that his daughter Mary was dead
and again Mr. Traoy swooned.
Dr. Wales, who is one of the physicians
in attendance unou Secretary Tracy, said
this afternoon that the secretary was get
ting along very well and that the only
danger now to be feared is that the smoke
in his lungs will cause bronchitis. The
secretary, fie said, was bearing up bravely
in his great affliction. His greatest anxiety
was in regard to his wife and the first
words uttered by him on regaining con
sciousness was to urge them to save her
life. "Save Jier, save her," ho cried pite
ously and then relapsed iuto a state of in
sensibility. It lasted a short time only,
however, and be again called out to the
doctors to leave him and save her. He
subsequently inquired for his daughter
and told the doctors that she, too, must be
saved. Finally it was concluded that the
best course would be to tell the truth, as
the terrible suspense he was suffering
might retard his recovery. The president
was with him at the time and ic was from
his lips that he learned the sad news that
his wife and daughter were dead. The
blow was a terrible one, but he stood it
with fortitude and soon after fell iuto a
restless sleep and Dr. Wales said that the
secretary's body was still saturated with
the smoke he had inhaled, but there was a,
slow and steady Improvement in his gene
ral symptoms. The president and Mrs.
Halford remained at the house until late in
the afternoon. The president suggested
that the secretary be removed to the white
house, but the physicians advised against
any disturbance for forty-eight hours.
They thought he would be strong enough
for "removal by that time. The president
also suggested that the bodies of Mrs.
Tracy and Miss Tracy be taken to the
white house and that the funeral take
place from there.
CALLING UPON THE AFFLICTED.
Secretaries Windom and Noble and Sen
ators Hiscock and Chandler were among
the first to call at Judge Davis' house and
Mrs. Harrison also called to inquire after
the secretary's condition, but she did not
enter the house. Mr. James G. Blaine,
Jr.. also called at the house several times
during the day. He bore messages of con
dolence from Secretary Blaine. The latter
is bearing up well under his own great
affliction asd went out for a walk during
the afternoon with his son Emmons.
The president remained with Secretary
Tracy until 2 o'clock, when he went to
the white house. The bodies of Miss
Tracy and the servant (since Identified ns
the French nurse Josephine Morella) were
this afternoon removed tamnorarily to the
residence of Attorney General Miller, on
Massachusetts avenue, where the body of
Mrs. Tracy was taken this morning.
STORIES OF PARTICIPANTS AKD WITNESSES.
Chief Parrish of the fire department
told his story as follows: "I paid no at
tention to the firo when I heard there were
people in the house. I felt my way
through the smoke to the second floor and
found a man in bed in a room. I tried to
fick him up but he was almost too heavy,
managed to drag him into a back room
where there was more air and tnen I br ke
the window and called to Lowe, who was
in the alley, to run up a ladder. Then
they took the man out and it proved to be
the secretary. I couid not move him any
further for I was exhausted nd foil up to
the neck with smoke. Then I went back
into the smoke aud fire again and fonnd a
young lady, Miss Mary Tracy, they tell
mc it was, and as I caught hold of her
wrist to lift her up the flesn came off her
burning hands, she had been burned so. I
got her out, but she was dead.
Dr. Ruth at the solicitation of friend's
visited the undertaker's establishmentand
identified Miss Tracy. Hts made n hur
ried examination and found s.he had died
from suffocation. Mrs. Tracy was fonnd
to have died from rupture of blood vessel.
A zentleman who saw the fire said
never in Ins life did he see or hear of such
sights. "It seemed." he said, "as though
hell had broken loose and sent its fiery
touttue to earth. The whole oaiiding
seemed one seething mass of flame burst
ing from every point. Screams followed
screams, each one more homble and blood
curdling than the other, from toe interior
nf the building. Only a few people were
i passing at the time and they seemed be-
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know the r-t."
R. C. Turner if a footman at the iracy
residence Ke "as an eye witness to pan
of the fire. He ww up nd riressl before
7 o'cIock and wa? prepared to go up sta.rs
tc clean the silver. He slept in the base
ment. "Just as I was starting up stAir '
he said, "a colored man rang the bell and
told the bntler, "bo unawered st.
that the bouse was en fire. The-butlr
ran up .-.tairs and immediately ran back
shouting mv God. the ,bcne i oa fln?.'
The entire Ural floor was in flame. We
ran out the front door and Mrs. Wilmerd
ing and her daughter wer at the -eoond
story front window, screaming for help.
"Both the ladies shortly jumped and
neither struck en taelr feet bat fell on
their sides."
lCcsss! SB Mcssd J
SON
MR. SMITH BEPKESEXTS WEST VIR
GINIA'S FOlffiTH DISTRICT.
The Interloper Unseated Without
a Democratic Tote in
flis Behalf.
A Quorum of Bepublicau Members Secured
for the Pirst Time in tie
Present Session
Most of tee Time Allotted the Democrats
for Debate Devoted to Sarcastic Crit
icism of Speaker Reed's Course
The Supreme Court Affirms
the Idaho Test Oath
Capital Kbtes,
WAsnrxGTOX. Feb. 3. The journal hav
ing been read in extenso (at the de
mand of the Democrats) Mr. O'Farrall. of
Virginia, and Mr. McKinley, of Ohio,
were upon their feet. The former with a
motion to correct the journal and the
latter with a motion to approve the docu
ment. The speaker recognized Mr. Mc
Kinley, but subsequently on Mr. O'Far
rall's statement that he was acting in
good faith, recognized that member, who
stated that the journal contained no refer
ence to the fact that the speaker on Satur
day last would not allow him to read the
evidence in the election case as part of his
remarks. The speaker said that that was
not exactly in the form of a ruling, but
that the journal would not be amended to
show the fact.
Mr. McKinley then demanded the previ
ous question on his motion to approve the
journal. The vote resulted yeas 154, nays
0. The speaker, following his precedent
of ordering entered upon the journal the
names of Democrats present and not
voting, declared the previous question or
dered. When the motion was put to approve the
journal the Democrats refused to vote and
the speaker declaring a quorum present,
the motion carried by a vote of yeas 153,
uays 0.
The Smith-Jackson contested election
case was then resumed, after a motion by
Mr. Bynura to adjourn had been voted
down and the sneaker had refused to en
tertain dilatory motions made by Mr.
Crisp.
Mr. O'Ferrall, of Virginia, was recog
nized to continue his argument in support
of the claims of contestee in the Smith
Jackson elect ion case.
After arguing the enm Mr. O'Farrell
made allusion to the state of affairs with
which he has found himself confronted.
He did not believe, he said, that the time
had come, and God grant it might never
come, when the American people would
tolerate tyrant power, whether wielded by
the president of the United States at the
other end of the avenue, or by the speaker
of the house of representatives of the
United States at this end of the avenue.
Autocrats could never live in this land.
This was no clime for them. Let
the voice of the autocratic power
sound through the halls and command
those who must obey it, but ni for him
and his people he protested against thu
cruel and wicked and unconstitutional
violation of tha rights of the minority.
Let it go out and let it give ear to the
declaration that the tyrant's power was
offered as the only excuse for this unseeni
ing, unprecedent and unconstitutional
proceedings of him who for a brief season
would preside over the deliberations of
this body. He said a brief season, for as
sure as seusa of judgment still dwelt in
the breast of the American people, a sure
ns the citizens of this land were .still jeal
ous of their rights and looked with
alarm on the "slightest encroachment
upon them, just so sure would
tho Democrats return to power
in the Fifty-second congress and there
would be no usurper, autocrat or dictator
occupying the speaker's chair. Applause
on the Democratic side.
Mr. Greenpalg, of Massachusetts, said
that after the diatribe of the gentleman
from Virginia it might bo well to consider
the question before the houso iuvolving
the right of a member to his scat. He
then nroceeded to present tho claims of
the contestant, and in cooclu.sion said
that if the voice of the peoDlu whs the voice
of God then the voice of God gave to the
coutenant from the Fourth district of
West Virginia his rightful place in this
house. Applause on the Republican
side.
Mr. Outhwaite, of Ohio, after arguing in
sunport of the contestee. offended the
De'mocratic party in attempting to
postpone the consideration of the
case and argued that it wan perfectly
proper for it to seek protection under a
code of ruies. In rtply to the invitation
of the other .side to leave the hall if th-y
did not wish to be counted, he said tbt
the Democrats were here representing a
majority of the people of this country and
would do their duty and insist that busi
ness should be done only under a code of
rules. He then turned his attention to the
merits of the election case, taking the con-te-fd
votes in detail and endenroring to
establish the fact tht they were proprlr
counted for Jackson, in conclusion lie
said that it would not do for th Republi
cans to try to taki advantage of the dis
turbed state of affairs iu West Virginia to
seat a representative wrongly. They could
not set possesion of the state
and the inonpv of the Republican enm-
! paign comrni't bad die too much to
i ruin the party there. Mr. Lncey, rf Iowa,
advocated the cSms of the contestant.
' and iir. Moore, of Texas, tho-wof the con-
Ittfstee.
Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia, while
( not addressing hims-lf t-jeciHJJy to the
consideration of the tr.ectioo c, nude an
I entirely iiood nurnored speech in cnt.cim
! of the recent ruhngs of the speaker vrnicn
elicited great applause and lanvhter from
, his political tifinfcs as from hi political
1 friends, and the speaker could not himself
j repress ;wi ocaudcual smile.
Mr. Wilson nid he coaiti not MI now
S what w rwrliimatary la-.nr. The s-n-j
tLti was that each of the speaker sbouid
' le placarded in advance m Uk? tLettncni
bull were. ts the "first and only Rpjnr
aace." Laughter It seemed that gen
eral pammeotarj Jaw h-d made it x0"s
bie not only for a oae-eyed man to b
speaker, but for him u be at ao advan
tage, especially If tbs blind eye bnptieoed
to be toward the aide of the houv; b're
the minority sat. That was ibe rneaoiaz
j of parliamentary Lw IaughterJ; tnt
j wa.s the mamng of the new dLs(couitiva
j wh.ch was to do nway with fbe rule of
j the fcon. HTrtUir, do rorrnbr wrr
told, representative- were to come here-
t and legislate, in the good tlmi ocra to
come tne Congressional Jtecord would
shrink into a size of a volume or tte tutv
uts and the statutes would as
sume tfae ze of the Congrtloa
al .Record. The houe would approriAte.
it would legislate. It would irrigate daugh
ter and whatever it did. it Tta artr to
hesitate. tnMitate nor cosHate UascttrJ
It won id refend laxt to tho wjowsauii
them refunded. It wonid sntmdiz th
erer wnt-d tc be subsidized. All mem
bers would go boms with their public
buildine. aud incidentally be notified Ibe
bou thatia his district was the most mer-
llfcjnoas place in tfc country for tha erec
tion of such an edifice laughter. They
would legislate; there was no rule to im
pede them.
Proceeding, he said that in this new era,
acting under general parliamentary law,
the lobbyist would be a power in legisla
tion. He (the lobbyist) would not be
obliged to go around and give checks to in
dividual members. What had members ta
do with legislation? Laughter. Tha
speaker passed the bills, the speaker ap
proved the journal. The lobbyist would
have to come here, not to bothei
with members, but to "see" the speakei
as a much mora effective and cheaper way
of lobbying. Let not the gentleman on
the other side hesitata to go oq. Let them
press the advnntage they had. Iu the
language of FJnntan, they caught tha
Democrats short on the market. Laugh
ter. Let them press their advantage
while they had it. Let them not stop be
cause there was good natured action on
the Democratic side, nor let them bo
alarmed by the angry elibutions or the
gentleman from HlinoK It was only a
little jealousy on his (Mr. Springer's) part.
He had done a little in the parliamentary
lvw line himself. Laughter.J Lika
Moses firing from the rod which he had
ilunc down and which had turned into a
serpent the Republican party would flea
from "teneral parliamentary law' long:
before this session adjourned.
The question then recurred on ordering
the previous question on the adoption of
the report ot the committee ou election
and it was ordered, yeas ICC, nays 0. This
is the first time since the meeting of con
gress that the Republicans haTe had a
quorum voting and the result was received
with applause. The only abentees on tha
Republican side were Messrs. Caswell aud
Wilbur, both of whom are sick.
Four roll calls were required before tha
vote finally came on seating Smith, tho
contestant, but at the end he was declared
entitled to the seat by a vot of yeas ICO,
nays 0, amid Republican applause. Mr.
Smith appeared and took the oath of office,
whereupon Mr. Springer, of Illinois, sar
castically inquired if this was a proper
time to make a motion to adjourn. With
a similar intonation of sarcasm the speaker
replied in the affirmative and the house ac
cordingly adjourned.
A LEGAL TEST.
Tho Idaho Oath Declared Constitutional
by the Supreme Court.
Washington, Feb. S. The nupreme
court of the knifed States today rendeml
an opinion affirming the conttitutionality
of the Fdmuuds-Tucker Idaho test oath,
iutending to prevent Mormons from vot
ing. The court holds that polygamy Is a
crime and mat the constitutional provision
guaranteeing freedom of religion is not
intended to prevenfthe punishment of any
person who in the name of religion com
mits a crime in the eyes of the law.
The court ako-rendered an opinion
directing the court of claims to enter
judgment for f 11.763 in favor of John T.
Moley in his suit against the United
States for consul fees turned over to tho
government which he claimed belonged to
him.
The court also affirmed the judgment of
the Utah courts in the case of 11 u ford et al
against iioutz et ul. in which tho former,
who owns 350,000 ncres of unenclosed graz
ing land, asked for an injunction to pre
vent Houtz from allowing his cuttle to
tresspiss upon Iluford's land. Iluford'.s
property in odd numbered sections of
railroad land and the effect of tho Injunc
tion would be to preveut Houtz and otuers
from usinK 57.000 acres of public luilda at
joining Buford's property and give the
Litter a monopoly of this much of the pub
lic domain. The court says that the states
in their early days have geuerallv required
property owners to erect fences when they
do not wish their land trespiiKfed upon,
and ns this is the law of 1 Uh. the court
denies the application for an injunction.
ME3. COPPINGER DEAD.
The Eldest Daughter of Secretary Blaine
Passes Away.
Washington;, Feb. 3 Mrs. Alico Cop-
pinger, the eldest daughter of Secretary
lilaine. who has been seriously ill for twv
eral days prist with brain fever, the rwtult
of au attack of la grippe, died nt the lilaine
mansion m 5 o'clocK yesterday morning.
Th funeral services will tak place from
St. Matthew's church on 1 uesdny morn
inc at 10:B0 o'clock. Tho place of inter
ment has not yet been definitely determin
ed upon, but it Ls expected that It will be
at Oak Hill cemetery, this city. IUv.
Thomns buerruan will officiate.
COLORED MEN MEET.
WAfsIXINuTON, Feb. 3. The colored men'
convention bgau its sessions here today
with muuy prominent reprvseutatlves of
the race present. Colonel Perry II. Cnrsoa
called the convention to order. J. M.
Townsend. recorder of tne general land
office, made an rddress of welcome, in the
course of which he denounced thetrMt
meiit of the negroes by both political par
ties. He aiiMCKcd fceu.itor Morg-m and
Ilutler for their conn in peeking tha de
portation of the mgros Irom this country
and predicted a brighter future for the
colored race
PROTEST ON THE REMOVAL.
Washington. Feb. 3 W. L. Kyerwjn,
IJrewster Cameron, W. II. II. Lcwdtyn
and George Christ, for many jers pitht
reideuts of Arizona and New .Mexico,
hvc written a letter to Sntor Diiwn,
cliitirriiaii of the coin milt u Indian af
fair. ftrPHtiouslv proW-sting ftgniiM tbn
removal of the Apaehc Indiutis now pn-rm-r
t Mt. Vernon barrcki, Ala., to
Fort Mil, I. P., k recommended by the
president.
THE TRIP POSTPONED.
WAniKToic, Fj. 3. Tim trip of tbn
presidtl and catmient to New York to
attend the crttiuainrj of the organization
of the supreme court in the United Sat
has ben abandoned on account of th-
frfictons in ths farn'.Mss of Secretaries
Tricy and lilaine.
THE SENATE ADJOURNS
WA8HtSTO,, Feb. , lrnui-dlJy f
ter the reading of the journal Mr. Cam
eron announced th recut filetion la
the families, of the two membra of the
cabinet att m'T(d no ndjearnmeut,
which a egrtod to aoaslmouly.
I!DIGRATI05 KOTESTT.
A Well Afvdi Meeting Held t Wel
lingtonA General Gstisricg tie lOtL
Wi,jJLtCTox. JCsn , Feb, ?.. The citi
zen held a cooty imtalgMtiou meeting
here fc&day which -was well sttecded.
JudgT J G Woods called tte mt!ng to
ortier and afUr much dlcuiion as to the
best mode of adverted a, Satnotr cossty.
the folUmins ceotlemeo w-r appointed
deJegaVe to rat the cornxnlttr: oa tbs
Ilta last. Jacob Stotiler, W. i Wlkr
nd Mr. LIginfelver. Mn. F. E. I'ar
rarnwr. A. J. Brli and I. A. Ticbrbsusb.
of Wichita, ere present and took part la
the proceeding.
A georl meeting of the county organi
zation will be held la tb WelHasrt&a
opra houve oo Mpoday tb 10th Isut., aad
a special iavitatUm n-s ba eut to
the fanner aotl tie farmtrx alllacce al
liance and all other towns to the coaoir
ar nrged to nd io a delegation. Sum
ner couaty U alive to the lsjjrrtai5 of
the ooremeat acd will be beard fxcsx
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