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WICHITA, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY MOBNING- PEBEUARY 12, 1890.
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123 to 127 N. Main Street.
TH DAY!
Eighteen pieces of splendid French Serges opened yesterday and
added to "The Great Bona Fide Sale" today, Eegular $1.00 quality
at 87 1-2 cents. All the beautiful new colors never shown before.
Shades Da vince, sumach red, violets, heliotrope, willow green,
lime leaf green, chamois, rosnignol, chene, sevres, bisque, Orleans,
golden rod, languste, rosewood, old cherry and other fade' "Art"
colors.
Munson & MeNamara.
THE RATE GRANTED.
IMMIGRATION PLANS ENDORSED BY
THE RAILROADS.
L B. Fox, of Fox & Son, is now
in New York assisting our resi
dent buyer in the purchase of the
finest stock of goods ever
brought to Wichita.
All the present stock will be
closed at about half price. New
goods now arriving.
Look out for Special Day for
Bengal G-loriossa Silk at 49c
Something new.
Everything Asked by the Kansas
Immigration Executive Com
mittee Readily Conceded.
The Trans-Missouri Listens to the Propo
sitions and After a Short Session
Accepts Them.
An Effort to be Made at Once by the Sail
way Officials to Secure the Co-Operation
of the Eastern Lines The
Indications all Pavorable to
the Scheme General
"Western Gossip-
COLE & JONES!
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150 North Main St.
Free exhibit Bhowing how to Have coffee
Stop In and see it C. I. Fuller's
No. 202 EL Douglas
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202 EL Douglas
Avenue.
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STILL CONTINUES !
Hundreds of Keen Sharp Buyers taking ad
vantage of this great sacrifice sale.
LOOK . IT . THE
iraiiiS!
$5 overcoats going at $3 50.
$ 2 and $14 overcoats going at $8.
$15 overcoats going at $10.
$2 8 overcoats going at $12.
$20 Chinchilla overcoats going at $11.
$25 overcoats going at $17.
$30 overcoats going at $20.
ill Children's Oyercoats at One-Half Former Price!
The a,bove will give you a slight idea of the
immense cut we have made on our overcoats.
"We have selected out a lot of fine imported
worsted suits, ranging in price from $18 to
30, and will give you choice of the lot for 15.
Also cassimere suits, worth from $18 to
$30, choice lor $15.
These bargains are going fast, you will
have to come soon to get best selections.
COLE & JONES,
The One Price Clothiers,
20S, 210 and 212 DOUGLAS AVENUE. WICHITA, KANSAS.
WICHITA PAOEERS' BATES,
Twenty-one Cents from Wichita to St.
Louis Authorized by Chairman
Walker-
Chicago, 111 , Feb ll. The trans-Missouri
Traffic association recently disagreed
on a proposition to establish a differential
of 6 cents a hundred pounds above
Kansas City on packing house pro
ducts from Wichita to St. Louis.
The matter was referred to Chair
man Walker for arbitration and he
has just given his decision. He decides
that ha can not authorize a permanent
differential, as it would imply the assent
of all the interested lines and their con
currence, in the maintainance of which he
is not assured. In lieu, thereof, he author
izes a rate of 21 cents on packing house
products from Wichita to St. Louis, sub
ject to a reasonable advance in case the
rates from Kansas City to St Louis which
ase now quite low should hereatter at any
time be revised.
IN THE WINDOWS OF THE
ARCADE
HADDEN'S DEALINGS WITH WOOD.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1L The cross exam
ination of Lewis Hadden was continued
this moruiug before the house committee
investigating the ballot box forgery. The
witness admitted that he paid money to
Mrs Wood. About the middle of last Oc
tober Wood said that he was engaged in
looking up the gun contract; that he had
seen McLean, who was anxious that Hal
stead should not be elected senator. He
asked for $100 for himself and $.")0 for his
wife, saying he could not reach "his royal
highness," who was traveling over the
state. Witness did not feel called upon to
give and did not reply. Then Mrs. Wood
came to his hou-e and gave him
a letter from Wood enclosed in a letter to
herself. lie told Mrs. Wood he would
cousider the matter. The next morning
he showed the letter to Dr. Graydon, hay
ing he did not feel like taking the respon
sibility on himself. Graydon said he had
better cive her the money and handed him
SloO which he gave to Mrs. Wood. Grav
don was looking after the interests of the
party in Hamilton comity but was not a
member of the committee. Some days
after the first nayment to Mrs. Wood she
called at his house and left word for him
to come to her house. He went to see
Graydon and told him he presumed she
wanted more money. It was near the close
ot the campaign and Graydon gave him
$o0 for Mrs Wood. The wituess went to
Mrs. Wood's house; saw Wood's letter and
gave her the money and he told her he was
not a national bank and she must not call
for more financial assistance. She showed
him a letter trom T. C. Campbell written
in an augrv tone in answer to soma
thing
she had written about neonle
living in glass houses." He believed getting the memorial agreed to bv the
Special dispatch to the Dally Eagle.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 11 .The early morn
ing trains with Kansas connections
brought oyer one hundred and fifty dele
gates of the Kansas Immigration bureau
to present the Kansas immigration ques
tion to the Trans-Missouri Passenger asso
ciation. According to program, as arranged by
the executive committee of the bureau,
the Kansaus met at 9 o'clock in tbe parlors
of Millard's hotel. They were on hand in
time and ready for business.
President of the Bureau E. B. Buck, of
Winfield, Kan., called the meeting to order
and after a few remarks recalling the ob
ject of the Omaha meeting, a committee
of three waa appointed to wait upon the
passenger association to gain information
as to tho time of being given a hearing.
Tho association had nob convened at the
time and through its president, Mr. Fin
ley, the committee was informed that a
hearing would be given the Kansas cause
at S p. m.
A communication was received from the
Omaha board of trade at this moment ex
tending use of the board of trade room to
the delegation and the passenger associa
tion. The offer was accepted and a voto of
thanks was given for courtesies extended.
Information was received that tho passen
ger association would meet the Kansas
delegation when a motion passed that
when the meeting adjourned it be to meet
at 3 p. m. at the board of trade rooms.
The executive committee presented to
the delegates the memorial as prepared to
be read to the passenger association. It
called for half tare rate to all points east
for passengers, and freight on household
goods coming to Kansas to be reduced one
half, the passenger rate reduction to be
made twice a mouth on dates to be de
termined, resulting in excursions into
Kansas. The memorial also pledged the
bureau to go to considerable expense and
effort to advertise Kansas, in this way
securing passengers enough to make the
excursions profitable to the railroads.
There was practically no opposition to
the memorial as prepared by tbe commit
tee and read, aud it was adopted with lit
tle loss of time.
There was some discussion on the ques
tion of advertising on tbe supposition that
tho wants of the bureau would bo con
ceded by the passenger association' and the
others to be called upon for favorable ac
tion. It was the general opinion that tho
state bureau should expend considerable
money and labor in advertising in various
ways. The plan of the executive commit
tee for handling the advertising question
as some days ago published the EAGLK.
was discussed and looked upon favoiably.
Shortly before high noon the meeting
adjourned.
PASSENGER ASSOCIATION MEETING.
The passenger association held a short
meeting before reaching the hoard of trade
rooms at 3 p. m. At the appointed time
Presideut Fmley called the meeting to or
der and the president of the bureau,
-ur. .duck, presenteu tiie memorial as
agreed upon. After some speeches from
members of the association showing kiudly
a feeling the meeting adjourned aud the
association went into a secret session to
consider the question presented.
Tonight the report comes to the ex
ecutive committee from the nMciation
that all that is asked in tho memorial has
been granted and a committee of seven has
been appointed to preseDt the matter to
the associations east of the Missouri river
and assurance be giv. n th:.t as much
speed would be attempted as possible
soon be open to settlement under the pub
lic land laws of tbe United States; and
Whereas, The inhabitants of that coun
try have been urgently praying for several
years for the establishment of a territorial
form of government, under which li:e and
nroperty could be made secure, and
Whereas. It is believed that the Chero
kee strip and the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
r servation, lying between No Man's Land
and Oklahoma, will soon be thrown open
to homestead settlement, thus uniting
these two countries geogiaphically. as they
are united in one common interest, there
fore be it
Resolved, That the common interests of
the people of Oklahoma, as well as those
of the inhabitants of No Man's Land, de
mand that in any legislation for the estab
lishment of a territorial form of govern
ment for Oklahoma No Man's Land should
be included.
Resolved, That it is the sincere desire
and patriotic request of a'l lover-, of peace
and order in this country that the protec
tion of the law and the blessings of good
government be speedily granted to the
people or Oklahoma and No Man's Land
by the congress of the United States.
Resolved. That the president and secre
tary of this club be directed to forward
copies of these preambles aud resolutions
to the chairmen of tbe senate and house
committees on territories, respectively.
livery one seemea juoilant over the tect
that congress was trying to do all iu its
power to give Oklahoma speedy legisla
tion, yet protesting against the manner in
which they had proposed to give such leg
islation. It seenis as though congress has
been misinformed opon the true status of
affairs as they now exist, and their resolu
tions were adopted hoping to give them
the true facts in the case. There are at
least 13,000 people in No Man's Land who
have lived there for the past three and
four years, and it is just that these people
should be recognized. They have main
tained good law and order, built towns
and improved them, have settled farms
aud have tried all within tbir power to
live up to the principles of the constitu
tion of the United States and carry out
those principles. A provisional govern
ment would enable them to build up their
towns ana acquire title to the same, im
prove their farms and establish a com
monwealth that this nation might well be
proud of.
NEW CORPORATIONS.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 1L The following
new corporations were granted charters by
the secretary of state:
The Pittsburg Electric Railway com
pany; capital stock, 150.000. Directors. B.
F. Hobert, of St, Louis; A. E Still well, of
Kansas City; Frank Playt.-r, B. II. Wil
son, F. E. Doubleday. of Pittsburg.
The Farmers' Union and Laborers' Ex
change company, of Fredonia, Wilson
county; capital stock, 20,000. Directors,
W. Y. Jenkins, of Altooua, and eleveu
others.
The Brown County Alliance, of Hia
watha; no capital stock. George R. T.
Roberts, of Hiawatha, presideut board
trustees.
The Lay Alliance Co-operative company,
of Syracuse, Montgomery county; capital
stock, 15.000. Directors. T. F. Burke, presi
dent board trustees. Lay, Kau.
The Kinsley Co-operative Cheese com
pany; capital stock, 10,000. Floyd Wil
liams, of Kinsley, chairman board of directors.
GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORY
DISCUSSED BY' THE SENATE.
The Amendment Incorporating No
Man's Land in the Oklahoma
Bill Argued.
All
Agreed That the Oheroke Oatle
Will Shortly Become Part of the
Puhlio Domain.
The Discussion Turns on the Method of
Carrying on Negotiations With the
Indians The Democrats Al
lowed to SetPriday Evening
for a Vote on the New
Bouse Eules Cap
ital Items.
ion of the local officers rejecting said
)nnu's affidavit of control against Parker
'beppard's timber culture entry fora tract
f land in the Garden City land district,
Cansas.
On the appeal of Eberhard Queerhach,
n which his homestead entry wa held for
incellation for transfer, a tract of laud in
. eLarned land district, the secretary. In
.spo-dng of tdis appeal, says: "It It be a
act that Quwbach did abaudon and sll
he I.iud several month- after dating final
irocf, which satisfactorily showed full
.-"mpliance with the reqtiitemeuts of the
iff, such facts afford no ground for the
cancellation ofhi entry covering said
ract, aud the decision la therefore re
versed." TEEEE MORE DAYS.
NO AID NEEDED.
Seward County Denies the Necessity for
Charity in We tern Kansas,
You can see a CORSET DISPLAY that defies nil rnrrmpf.it.irm
One grade of these corsets we guarantee will never break or roll ud. ' . a
.nfl flUV lniir lino l-Vio T-iviTT-I'Qrra of rotm-ninft n.tr - .., - .1 ? ' . .
break or roll up inside of six months. ONLY 95C.
P. S. This unbreakable corset is JPrench model, cut after the
P. D. form.
THEN AGAIN ONLY 45 OTS.
This corset is a genuine glove fitting corset with French bust
and would be cheap at 7o cents, but the "Arcade" wants to rush
business and of f ers them at ony 4bc. Look in the windows.
AccoroLian Plaiting!
Madame Kussell has one of these new P.aiters in her dres mak
ing rooms and will make no extra charge for making your dress
with this New Accordian Piaitmg. Call and see this new machine
work. Madame Russell will be glad to thow you the goods and
give you any information she can.
TODAY
Special Prices on Embroideries and Muslin.
THE "ARCADE."
braydon reimbursed himself out of tho
company's funds The niht of Wood's
arrest Mrs. Wood called, with her son,
upon witness (about midnight) aud said
ooil wanted to see him at the station.
He insisted on his coming and said that T.
L Campbell hnd a man taere (at the sta
tion hou-e) who promised Wood tnat he
would set him tree if ho would ive UD
certain letters; that Wood did not want to
do this and wanted to consult with wit
ness. Witness refused to ro; had told
Governor Fo raker on Februiry 7. He
said he had never paid money to Charles
IBIackburu or any one else co go on W Ocd'a
bonds.
MORGAN AND DORCHESTER'S CASES
Washixgtox, Feb. 31. For an hour and
a halt this afternoon the senate in execu
tive session listened to speeches in opposi
tion to the confirmation of the nomina
tions of Thomas J. JMjrxan, to be comnns
ftiOuer of Indian affair, and of Daniel
Dorchester, to be superintendent of Indian
scaools. Senator Jones, oi ArKansas. was
st speaker. He devoted himselt
largely to a levievv of General Munan's
military career, which he declarea to be of
sucu u utture that it shoufit prevent his
confirmation. Senator Vest followed
He discussed Dr. Dorchester's policy of
graded schools for tne Indiaus and
criticized it as wholly impracticable owing
to the nature of the Indium. While de
claring himself to be auj thini; hut a cath
olic iu sentiment, cumiuij as fcfc; did from
old Scotch Presbyterian stocc, he felt that
the senate should not couseut to the con
firmation of officials who were so obnox
ious to a large body of citizens.
Ac the next executive .-esMon Senator
Dawes is expected to speak iu behalf of
Mr. Morgan and Mr. DJrcnester and prob
ubly a vote will be taken.
A LOVE SICK MAIDEN'S DEED.
Kansas Citt. Mo., Feb. 1L a special
from i?c. Joaepo, Mo., says later investiga
tion into her attempt at suicide leads to
the belief that Lena Roberts shot herself
"because of a lover's quarrel. Dnrinc a
quarrel a short time since with Ben
Helsley, a boy 17 years old, who was em
ployed in the office of the conntv collec
tor, she threatened to kill herseft Last
Friday the trouble was renewed because
he refused to take her to tbe opera. They
met at a neighbor's house Snodav and
yonng Helsley refused to speak to Lena.
This so affected her mind that itiedher,
most likely, to endeavor to kill herself.
Today t he doctors have some hopes of her
recovery.
associations handling the roads in the
thickly settled states.
TUE RESULT MOST FAVORABLE.
The result of course Is as favorable ns
could be hoped lor. Eerythiug asked
for was granted, but vhat will be done
with the movement east where the
people reside who may want to
come to Kansas remains unknown.
Certain it is there would have
been no hoDe lor the movement
to have succeeded in the absence of en
dorsement from the association handling
Kansas, and it is regarded as moat proba
ble that the eastern association will con
cede that it is business to conform with
the recommendations of the Trans-Mis-sourt
association.
It is not known how long it will take for
the eastern associations to decide on the
question, aud while it is kuown that largt
bodus move slowly, and especially ig this
true oi railroad association in every de
partment, it is believed that the last of the
present month will teli the fate of the
movement at the hands of the eastern as
sociation X
PLUMB'S EFP0ET PAVOEED.
Kingfisher Eepublicans Ask that lh Man's
Land be Organized.
Special Dispatch totheDilly Eas'.
KLVGTiaiiER, Ok., Feb. 11. Kingfisher
Republicans ask that No Man's Land be
annexed to Oklahoma in the formation of
a territorial government and petition con
gress for early legislation and the opening
of the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe reserva
tions. Kingfisher will be an exact geo
graphical center of tho new Oklahoma
county. Everything seems favorable and
the people of the western land district are
jubilant.
A rousing Republican meeting was held
last evening in Christy's ball, at which the
fullowinst preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The senate bill for the estab
lishment of a provision! jrovernment for
the territory of Oklahoma does no; in
clude the public land strip otherwise
known as 2so Man's land; and
Whereas, Tnat prt of the public do
main, conuiininK ne.irly 6,000 vjaare rail-s,
and a population of at lea-rst 15.0CW people.
h been occupied by MttUra who have
gone there for the purpose of securing
juiea, ior over xour veara, witn ins rea-
Special Dispatch to the Dally Eacle.
Sphingfield, Kan., Feb. 11. Lately
several articles have been going the rounds
of the presB to the effect that all of south
west Kausas, Seward county included.
was in destitute circumstances, and that
many applications have been made in
Sedgwick and adjoining counties for aid
to relieve the sufferers. While it is true
that aid has been solicited for Stevens
county on our west, none has been asked
for or received in Seward. We do not need
it. Never has there been such a pleasant
winter. Scarcely any fuel is needed to
give us warmth. Crops were good and
plenty has been garnered for our sus
tenance. All are comfortably clothed.
Seward aud Stevens counties were set
tled about tbe same time. Both have ex
cellent soil and an unrlyaled climate. If
Stevens is in want it is unfortunate, but I
am told by good authority that only a few
are actually needy. The readers of tho
EAGLE can judge of the facts for them
selves: Two men from Stevens go to Lib
eral to receive charity; they each taken
J load of bioom corn; one receives 178 and
the other $72 per load; they then fill their
wagons with corn sent out for the desti
tute, haul it to a livery stable and sell it,
pocket the money and drive home. Such
have been the practices all winter. It is
not want. It is only a scheme to defraud
men out of their hard earned MUbstance.
Seward county feels justly indignant that
her name should be coupled with such di--houorable
practices. e wish everybody
to understand that we aru not chanty sub
jects; that we have a cood countrv and
live, energetic men to develop it. We de
nounce the action of those who pretend to
entreat aid in the name of Seward county.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. ll. Mr. Hoar intro
duced a hill to alter in part the manner of
election of members of congress and it
was referred to the committee on privileges
and elections. It provides that in all states
of the union representatives to congress
shall be elected in and for tho districts
now prescribed bylaw until the apportion
ment of representatives shall be made by
congress accordinc to tho census to be
taken in 1S90, any law of such state here
after to be passed to the contrary notwithstanding.
Among the bills introduced aud referred
was one by Mr. Pierce to create an agri
cultural commission to investigate tbe
present depressed condition ot tho auri
cultural interests of the country.
The senate resumed consideration of the
mil to provide a temporary government
for the territory of Oklahoma, tno pend
ing question being on tho amendment
offered yesterday by Mr. Plumb to com
prise No.Man's laud within the limits of
the proposed territory.
Mr. Vest argued in support of the
amendment, on the grouud that these
people should have a territorial jurisdic
tion extended over them. He referred to
the Sioux reservation where he said scenes
were being enacted today that beggared
all other scenes heretofore known to the
American people in the way of opening a
new country to settlement.
Mr. Piatt argued aitaiust tho amend
ment. Mr. Dawes opposed tho amendment, al
though he said ne agreed with the senator
from Mi-ouri as to the importance and
inevitability of the Cherokee outlet to be
come soon a part of the public domain,
and to become so, not by speculation, but
by reasonable and fair compensation. lie
believed tnat that end could have been ac
complished long ago, and could have been
accomplished Kst summer if there had not
been threats mingled with the negotia
tions. '1 here had been held up to the In
dians negotiations in tbe one hand and a
sword in the other. That had beeu the
radical defect in all negotiations with the
Indians. It had been inuouticed within
the last six months by those who had been
sent to neaotirtte with this Cherokee In
dians that uuless they accepted the propo
sition to part with their lauds at U 2. an
acre the land would Iia (hUh frn-i tlu.m
and a distinguished statesman had thrown radical and violent clmnge in the rul
Plenty of Time for Discussion of the "Stir
House Eules.
Washington, Feb. 11. The journal of
j eeterdny's proceedings containing a yes
and nay vote upon which the speaker
counted a quorum, the Democrats would
not by their silence acquiesce in its
approval and a roll call was rendered
necessary. It was approved yens 150,
nays 1, (Mr. Buckalew) the sneaker count
ing a quorum. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois,
sailed up for consideration the proposed
code of rules and bo offered a resolution
providing that general debite shall cloa
at 1 o'clock tomorrow and that after de
bate under the five minute ruhj the
previous question shall be considered as
ordered at 4 o'clock tomorrow.
Vigorous protests against cutting off
discussion in such short order were made
by Messrs. McMillin, Hooker, Springer,
McCrenry and Flower, but they were of no
effect and Mr. Cannon, demanded, Jhe
previous question. But the house would
not sustain this demanil and many Re
publicans voting against it tho demand
was rejected by an overwhelming vot'of
$3 to H9.
Mr. Springer immediately clnimd tha
floor, but Mr. Caunou declined to yield It.
He proposed either to lose the previous
question or at least to get ome indication
as to what time this year the gentlemen
on the other side were willing to close do
bate. Ho demanded the yets and naya on
his demand for the previous question, but
not a sufficient number of tucmbers..aro " v
to enforce this demand, audamidapplauvi v
on the Democratic side tha speaker o an
nounced and Mr. Cannon then yielded tha
floor, recognizing, as he said, his colleague,
Mr. Springer, was iu charge of the resolu
tion. Laughter.
The Democrats were jubilant over their
victory and a Mr Springer rose to make
a motion he was greeted by many of hiaw
colleagues a heiag In charge of the 'pro
posed new code.
Mr Springer then offered a 'resolution
providing that general debate nball pro
ceed until adjournment tomorrow, utter
which the code shall be considered under
the live minute rule until 3 u'olock Friday,
when the previous question shall be con
sidered as ordered. ThU resolution was
adopted without objection, and Mr. Can
non good naturedly crossed over to tha
Democratic side and cougratulatetl hla
col en g lie upon bin aucces.
Mr. llolnmn, of Iouiuua, characterized
the proposed code na being a compieta
revolution in parliamentary procUure.
extraordinary In H cltmc'vr. Hu eiecl
ally antagonized tha cUusa providing iht
100 members shall constitute a quorum la
committee of tne wliule. decUnuc that
thU provision would place tbeurent Appro
priation bills at the mercy of a baudtui of
the in jority.
Mr Payfcon, of Illinois, defended thu
code and argued the necessity of rult.i
which would give to tha majority the pow
er to take affirmative action.
Mr. Hatch, of Mlaaouri. said that ho
would not attempt to argue In' detail tho
BAD CHARGES MADE.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 11. George E. Snt
t on has filed in Justice Chesnoy's court a
sworn complaint against F. P. Fuller, sec
retary, and Richard Hines, president of
the defunct Topeka Insurance company,
charging them with having made false report-
to the superintendent of iusurance
by omitting the ft.300 note due and paya
ble to Mrs. Lizzie Biuford from the list of
liabilities. The additional charge of per
jury also stands against Fuller.
BOOTH OUT FOR CONGRESS.
ToPKKA, Kan., Feb. 11. Captain Henry
Booth, chairman of the Republican state
central committee has announced himself
as a candidate for congress from the
Seventh district, Mr. Booth told a
reporter this morning that he would run
and that there would be probably a dozen
candidates for the congressional chair.
ORNER A LAND INSPECTOR.
GUTHRIE, Ok., Feb. ll. Judge George
D. Orner leceivsd today an official notice
of being appointed inspector of the United
States land office. His assignment has not
as yet been made but it is supposed he
will go to the Pacific coast.
OLD ABILENE MAN DEAD.
ABrLENE, Kan., Feb. 1L James Augus
tine, one of tha fonnders cf thi3 city and a
resident here since tbe '&h, died here this
evening, aged 7i He was wealthy and
had not been engaged in business for some
years.
DETERMINED TO STRIKE ANYWAY.
PlTTSBCRG, Pa., Feb. 1L PatricK .Mo
Bride, ex-secretary of tbe Miners' National
Progressive union and member of the ex
ecutive board of tbe united miner, the
new organization, Is in the dty for the
purpose of making tbe arrangements of
the annua! conference with the operators.
Mr. McBride says that unless the operat
ors of Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois come together and sign the inter
state scale, the greatest coal miners' strike
ever seen in this country will take place.
It make no difference whether the Pitta
burg operator- are willing to grant the
advance or not. The four states must set
together or a stmt down will be called br
the miners' representatives. This will
throw 73,0u0 miners Idle- As tho operat
or! of Indiana and Illinois have "virtually
out the idea (hs if it would help the uego
nations) that it was within the
power of the United States to condemn
the land for public uses. He added that
lie had also Hi en iu a newspaper that the
secretary of the Interior bad supplemented
thereby a statement that the Cherokees
had no title at all.
Mr. Jones defended the commission He
did nbt believe they had threatened tho
Cherokees in any way.
Mr. Piatt remarked that when it became
evident that the Cherokeo nation was de
termined not to cede the land but to hold
it, because they were backed ud bv cttlf
men and othern, he did not believe there
was a member of the senate or of the
house who would uot be ready to ny that
if that were the position which the Chero
kee nation occupies the United States
would be justified in abrogating the pro
visions of the treaty and taking the land.
Mr. Teller said that the Cherokees could
not be divested of a free title by legislative
action. He was astonished by the sugges
tion of Mr. Piatt. He realized that the
lands held by the Cherokee Indians would
have to become the homes of white men;
but the Judi.ms would have to be paid
what the lands were worth. The lands in
the Cberokee outlet could be sold tomor
row in bmk at $5 an acre, and what right,
he asked, had the United Stat-s to say
that the Indians should part with them at
a price less than their value? If the gov
ernment could not afford to pay a fair
price and giveaway the land, it suould
ouy it from the Indians and sell It to tins
settlers.
Mr. Ingalls opposed tbe amendment.
The imputation tnat hod beeu cast upon
the social condition in No Man's Land
ana Uklaboma in this debite wero not i
borne out by history, 'lliev vere not
places ot refuge forcouvicts, criminals and I
maiiHCtors. On the contrary, during tho
past six or elgnt months tnat those com
munities had beeu in existence they had
furnished additional proof of the capacity
of the American people for olf govern
ment. Without any organized institti
tious, without statutes, without force,
without any o' the ordinary appliances of
government, thev had maintained them
selves in a condition of social order that
mint be an example to surrotiudin
communities, iir umi Deen
refused In tro ir.tr th mnfrene tk triV
sonabie expectation that the aanao would seems probable
inn statements and conceionfi
Mr. Dnwei aud Mr. Plait
might be necessarv for the United
Staten to take posse on of the Cberckre
reservation; that their lands Mood in
tne wu. of civilization. The seuate, wtuch
represented the conscience and convic
tions of the American people, wa tod
that, because there was a camor for znun
'and, the government had a light to a
to that peopls that their i.tuds were needed
and that they had to sell them for what
ever tbe government saw fit to pay for
them, and when any nwi mood up In the
senate, or elsewhere, and demanded Jus
tice for that people he wns taunted with
tne insinuation that be wa acting in the
iuv.cj coi. oi iuc oii-ne oarons, or ot a mo
nopoly, or a ring, or that tfcer was ome
smster and cujpble and corrupt motive
for his action. He (Mr. IngIi profetd
gaiot the proposition. It was the com
mencement of doctrine tOAt shotted m
moral sense of mankind. bucfa a
doctrine ought not to t allowed la
the senate. The Cherokees ought not
to be subjected to meaanees and threats.
1 bey ongnt to br made to understand (nd
they should understand m fur j ht voice
couid make them do oi 'hat ihi-rK
legal heirs at,d tney were not compelled to
sell at H.23 an acre wbea it waa worth lltt
The bill went over till tomorrow with
out action on tfie amendment as to Nd
Md'b Land.
Tfc education! bill, was then taken op
and Mr. B-nir continued his addict la
support of tfcat meure. Before h con
cluded bis remark the senate went Into
executive season and soon adjooratd.
WESTERN MATTERS AT THE CAPfTAL
Washdjgto.v, Feb. 1L Tbeawrrtary of
tbe intnor ha affirmed tbe deeialoa of
the commhisioaer of the land office ia the
1 appeal of Gladys Dasa, affiraisg tho c-
Ho made war upcu the report as au entire
ty, lie was opposed to the report 111 loto
becntive it whs a partlnan question, lw
cntue it came from tha Republican Hid of
the house, representing the Kepublicau
party. Ho deprcculed Atiy ImrkJi lau
gUe addressed to th paker of this
hoiie th.t did not include )n their sine
turux the euttie Republican party. The
iipeaker of tho houe bad as ho was was
no worse than his ptrty GHtjtletucti on
tne other side KNid that the righta of tho
minority were to dicus and umrnd; but
a tar as the Democratic minority was
concerned, one of tnelr rights wui to pro
tect the treasury
Mr. Funston, of Kansas, suggests! that
the Democratic minority should mive pro
tected the treasury from a Democratic
fergeant-at ami".
Mr. Hatch replied that he bad ben om
of the victims, but that if the gentlt-mau
from Kansas did not know any better thuu
to assert by direction or insinuation that
any man on the Democratic ide of tho
chamber was responsible fur the bad action
of a subordinate lu tlrn fcrfcatit-at-anii'
office, ho had better go back to Kaon aud
atny there the rr.tof his natural life.
Pending further action, the house took a
recess uutll li o'clock tomorrow.
The debate on the ru!- will continue to
morrow At 5 o'clock the houe will take
a recess until H o'clock, whrn the discus
sion ou ilf Democratic ide will be closed
by Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Springer.
THE ATKINSON CONTEST.
Washington, Feb IL Aftran hour's
disctisiun, the boue cotmnttteo on eieo
nons this morning, by h strict party vote-,
decided to recommend tbst the houso uu
s;fit Pennletou and seat Atkinaou ax repre
sentative frvui tb First Wtt Virginia
district. Chairman Itowell will present
thu majority report to lli houae aooti as
tne rules are dipo"d of and probably Mr.
O'Ferrall wilt submit tno view of tL
minority.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 11. Tbe natc todaj
continued tti following nomination!
Robert Adnm, Jr , of Pennsylvania, en-
surpnd at i Vy extmofiloarv and rninmter plenipa-
inade by ' tettiry 'o 'he Uolt'd bai of Brazil.
n w a c-routed to tne empire oi urzuj
Harrier Newberry, of Miciiigaa, ereUr7
of legation at Mnorxt; Ado ph (iusiudr.
of Iowa, United btat couaul at BrvUieo.
HORRIBLE FATE OF RUSSIAN EXILES.
PARIS. Feb 1L KuI,l, rrfngres to ti
eitj brtve teemed a cpber letter dated
Kar, Eastern Siberia, Dcibr 2s, stat
ing that Madame bdana, a Udy of uoW
birth, and ,at!y a achool trachT is M
cow, who u rvJng out a pwaai aaUci
for biug found in the poeKn of rr&
lationary documents. La e&tnmtUed xni
cld. Madame i-Wtabs, yrto waa a verj
b-an:lfu! woman, hd rtnted lsalu ef
ferts! bcr by tbe director oi lh prUan. It
conMjunc of her doisg he wai
tupped and iostitd in th prci-c f 1J
the men in the tnws bmrm ttuyl
of ber anmiiLaitoB and jailn . she com
mitted atcde by taUng jx.in.6. Tbr it',
Ur y shat s-v.-rJ itier ferna!- prison
ers appreix-ndttig similar trcttjj;em Lm
iciLed ibmiTe. On hearing of ltM
occurence the mal roavici ounQned at
Kara revolted en miu? mil the trooj bo
mgca.e4 out toaubda them a frlul
(auuAre od wboitfcaie ficggla g gjxii tor
turing occurred.
ELECTRICAL EXECUTION CERTA1R
Atfe-VHr, N Y , Feb. 1L The owamt
aioa af.jointed to teat tbe electrical extct
aoo apparatc la Ux prlaon aftr -peruaect
m the lntflntica at Stag Slog.
Atlbnm and Dasnemor find that each ooa
of the apparicsr con b oved ne--folsy
and that death by eUctridty can b
arosprth4 wtthla four -ecoda, Ther
Is la thpir opinion no caaw for Jrcagiatag
that ti.ee will ever be any fail era ot r-