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WICHITA, KANSAS, THURSDAY MOKST1NG MARCH 6. 1S90.
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4th Day Grand March Sale!
There "were no newspaper advertisements when the great Hebrew
made his hasty remark about the lack of accuracy in the speech of
"all men." Are you tempted to a like statement in regard to ad
vertisements? But a few are true enough to redeem the system
from disgrace. Honest, decent advertising is a part of the business
of the world, it introduces you to things you need allow us to pre
sent: New draperies, imitation of the raw silk, 52 inches wide, 50 and
60 cents per yard.
Chamounie cloths, fast colors, 12 1-2 cents.
Printed Saccarappas, handsome styles, 10 cents.
"We are quite urgent in bringing ginghams to your notice just
now, for the stock is fullest and the styles beautiful. "We are al
most tempted to say cotton is king.
Friday of this week we sell the sample pieces of muslin under
wear. Look at them, on the center table in the south room. Only
one of a kind, sent here from the factory.
Munson & MeNamara.
COLE &
ARE
SHATTERING PRICES
WITH GREAT EFFECT!
The Slaughter is beyond the Power of a Detailed Description.
Thousands of Dollars worth of Mens', Boys' and Chil
dren's Clothing must be Sold before March 15.
The Bargains offered are Seized with "Wolf Like "Voracity by all
.Classes of Humanity. You nerer saw so many Great In
ducements. Come and see the Goods.
All Ufa's Overcoats at
$5 overcoats going at $3 50
12 and $14 overcoats going at $8.
15 overcoats going at $10.
$18 overcoats going at $12.
. $20 Chinchilla overcoats going at $11.
The above will give you a slight idea of the
immense cut we have made on our overcoats.
We are now in the Midst of the
GREATEST
Ever inaugurated on this continet, having
selected out a desirable lot of "Worsted, Cas
simere a.nd Cceviot Suits, worth all the way
from $20 to $30, have placed them on a sep
arate table and will give you choice for $15.
Dispatch is the Soul of Business. Do not
Linger! Do not Tarry! Be Quick! Buy Now!
Bargains Await Y ou!
COLE & JONES,
The One Price Clothiers,
20S, 210 and 212 DOUGLAS AVENUE. WICHITA, KANSAS.
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Aeeordion Plaiting
The success of Madame Russell with her new
machine for making the oSew Accordion Plaiting is
very pleasing to her. Madame Russell makes no
extra charge for making dresses with this new Plait
ing, and guarantees all her work to be first-class and
satisfactory.
Her machine plaits uniformely and will not come
out by wear. She guarantees her plaiting equal to
any of the plaiting done in the east.
The madame will take pleasure in showidg any
lady and giving all the information possible. By
calling at the Arcade Dry Goods Store you can see
Madame Russell at any time.
HE ARCADE
Main Street.
JON ES
One-Half Former Price!
3
IT SALE
JUST ARRIVED
10 pieces Figured Henriettas, a
big bargain at 50 cents.
25 pieces Figured Silks at 59c
Just the thing for combination
suits.
100 dozen stainless hose at 25c
We guarantee them.
50 pieces Jaconet and Swiss
Flouncing at just half pries.
10 pieces 48-inch Henriettas at
77c. We will match your dol
lar goods with them.
"Xew York Office, Feb. 25, 1890.
T. I,, rox & Son. Wichita, Kansas.
Have just bouirht and shippeQ you a
manufacturer's samples of ladies' vests,
silk and lisle, worth 50 to 75c. Sell them
at 25c each. I. B. Fox."
FOX & SON.
STOP I If AXD SEE IT.
Fresh roasted and crushed coffeo a specialty
Mull and telephone order- attended to, State ason t
vanto C. F UIiL E K, 203 Douglas Ave., Wichita
Kansas.
HAMMOND m SEATTLE.
The London Scandal Witness Preparing a
, Similar Exposure.
Seattle, Wash., March 3. The most
important witness in the celebrated Lon
don scandal case which is agitating the
British parliament and ba3 indirectly
Caused the suspension of Labouchere from
the house of commons foriusiuuating that
Lord Salisbury's Government aided the
witness to escape it, is the proprietor of
the Haymarket saloon in this citv. Ho is
Charles W. Hammond; he was interviewed
yesterday and said: "I authorize you to
deny emphatically in my name that I ever
received any assistance from the British
government while I was in Belgium or
was aided in auy way by a consulate
or legation in Brussels to leave
that country. No body ever molested mo
in Belgium and I was at perfect liberty to
come and go wherever I pleased. I would
like also to deny the charzes made against
me broadcast in the English and American
pipers. It has not only injuied mo finan
cially but has preyed on my health. I was
in poor health in London and was nearly
blind. Several leading nhvsiciaiis in Lon
don will testify to "this," including Dr.
Clark, who treated me. Gentlemen who
lived at my house on Cleveland stieetwere
treated as they liked and had their own
latch keys. I never inquired of my board
eis their name or business. 1 do
not know that among my
boarders were the Peveridge brothers,
well known in London. The whole move
against me is a political one. 1 have just
about made up my mind to go back to
England aud testify m-self. All this is
very humiliating to my family which in
cludes some of the richest mine owners in
the north of England. I am also a de
scendant of French royalty and am related
to the emperor of France. It is time I
denied some of the slanders against me
aud I hope what I have told you will be
largely circulated in my native country."
Hammond said he had other statements
moro startling in effect which ho will
confei in a short time It must be re
membered that when Hammond was first
confronted with the fact that his
whereabouts had been discovered on Dec
ember 17, he broke down and murmured
"Why does my county hound me like
this?" He also confessed that his surf
dot: Rose was pieseuted to him by the Earl
oi Jiaistace.
Hammond's saloon here is in a respect
ablo part of the city. His neighbois say
that the back entrance is frequented by
well dressed young men aud some women.
They say it is feared the great London
scandals will be repeated here and they are
watching him closely. The moment small
boys are noticed to frequent the place they
will complain aud cause Hammond's ar
rest. He said further that Lc is related to
some of the prominent Israelite financiers
of France and tuat his wife once owned a
nice chateau not far from the French
capital. One reason for Hammond's con
fession is supposed to be because the con
tribution of his hush money from the
British lords has begun to fall off and he
wants them reminded that he is liable to
give a full confession.
WAS ASSISTED TO ESCAPE.
LONDON", March 3. Mr. Labouchere in
an interview on the subject of the Cleve
land street scandal said it could not be
denied that Hammond was assisted to es
cape. The books at Cook's tourist office,
he said, show that Mr. Xewton, the solic
itor ot Lord Arthur bumerset, bought
tickets to America for Hammond and the
boy who accompanied the latter in his
llmht. There is alo a number of letters
which prove that Hammond was assisted
to leave the country. Mr. Labouchere
said that it was untrue that Hammond
was partially sick. On the contrary he
was always in good health and was Veil
aware of everything that was coins on at
Cleveland street house. Hammond's wife
and sister, who kept house for him, also
knew the characters of the place. Mr. Lh
bouchere had not heard of the Benvendge's
house in Euston road and was skeptical
as to its eisteuce. He suggestea that a
cross-examination of Hammond and the
boy who iled with him to America would
elicit valuable tacts.
NEW CORPORATIONS.
TOPEKA. Kan.. March 5. The following
uew corporations were granted charters by
the secretary of state:
The Gaiena Publishing company, of
Galena: capital stock. 3,000.
The Oklahoma Educational association,
of Oklahoma Cit; capital stock. SoO.OOO.
The Osage County Co-operative Xu. 1 of
the F. M. B. A. of Melvern: capital stock,
fiO.COO.
The Clay Connty Alliance Exchange
company, of Clay countv, capital stock,
520,000.
'I he Claney Cemetery association of Ma
rion county; capital stock, $100.
HELD FOR THE .MURDER.
Howard. Ivan., March o The prelim
inary examination of the persons accused
of having poisoned .lohc Buckingham was
concluded today. Dickson. Dr. Olnoy and
Walters were held in &5.000 bowls each and
Mrs. Buckingham in SSfijQ bonds.
ALGER WILL COM
THE STATE'S VETERANS WILL
HOXOfi HIM AT WICHITA,
Monday, March 24, the Date Fixed
for His Reception aL iu0
Peerless Princess.
Rates Will Probably be Granted Giving
Every One an Opportunity
to Attend.
The State Officials and Department Officere
Will Accompany the Commander-in-Chief
of the Grand Army A
Grand Time Assured for the
Soldiers State and Ter
ritorial Gossipi
Special Dispatch to tho Daily Eacle.
Topeka, Kan., March 5. General R. A.
Alger, commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, will reach Wichita
on Tuesday, March. 25, at 9 o'clock a. m.,
and will be tendered a reception during
the day by Garfield post to be followed by
a camp fire in the evening.
The council of administration met here
today and appointed a committee of three
on transportation, consisting of Ira F. Col
lins, department commander, J. B. Mc
Gouigal, senior vice, A. It. Greene, junior
vice. The committee made the application
for rates this afternoon.
General Alger will be accompanied by
the governor and other state officers aud
all the department officers. Mrs. Logan
will not be present. The Modoc club, of
this city, will probably be present.
it was decided to hold two state camp
fires at Wichita ou March 24 and 25, at
which time General Alger will bo present
on his tour of inspection throughout tho
yarious states. Various committees were
appointed to arrange for the campfires.
The time ofj tho annual reunion which
will occur in this city was
appointed
October 8, 9 and 10. The council orders
State Department Commander Booth's
medal to be made and ordered that it be
presented to him on the occasion of the
national reuuion at Boston. The head
quarters of the Womaus Relief corps and
Sons of Veterans were invited to accom
pauy the state G. A. R. headquarters to
Boston. A reception was given to the
council by the local posts this evening.
As is known General Alger will be re
ceived by the Kansas department of the
Grand Army at Wichita ou this occasion.
There seems little doubt that the commit
tee appointed to secure a cut rate which
will enable all the state to attend will suc
ceed ini s efforts. In order to reach east and
west to the state lino it can easily cover the
Oklahoma country, thus giving the old
soldiers there an opportunity to be in at
tendance. There is no doubt but that a
reduced rate would result i.fj bringing
many other than old soldiers who will be
greatly pleased to see the distinguished
guest of the day.
NEGH0E3 IIT OKLAHOMA.
"Kicking Bird" Treats of Their Eeal and
Imaginary Status,
Special Correspondence to tho Dally Eacle.
EDMOXD, Ok., March 4. Oklahoma la
ments! The land of the fair God is lugu
brious and in tears. Hope deferred
maketh the heart sick.' Mr. Springer
down here last fall with the visiting
statesmen promised the people local gov
ernment as a Christmas gift. Christmas
came and the grass was still green upon
the hiliside and the birds sang sweetly in
the valleys and great Guthrie got a big
ready for the incoming legislature, for the
territorial officers, for the big boom that
was to follow the location of the capitol.
But days lengthened into weeks, and
weeks rolled by into months, and still
there is no legislation. The boom doth
not boom and can not boom until
there is stability given to values
through the conservatism and
protection that the law affords.
And to add to the horrors of delay in leg
islation now co mes
STACEY'S STOP.Y
of the dark cloud that is to sweep down
from the north and up from the south and
uniting on Oklahoma's fair plains forma
worse than Kausas cyclone, make Oklaho
ma a Congo state the paradise of the Af
ricanthe home of the black man. Here
none but Africans are to live ac
cording to the veracious Stacey,
none but negroes allowed to hold
office. Already in Stacey's state
there are 22,000 negroes according to this
wonderful purveyor of apocrj'ph.il intelli
gence, and McCabe is the Moses, only that
he is the sort of Moses that, follows instead
of leads. XenoDhon led the 10,000 Greeks
in glorious retreat; McCabe follows the
22,000 now here and the 50,000 soon to be
here, and is ready to lead them
straight into the mystic and mysterious
bands of the brotherhood to which no
white man need apply. Indeed white men
are not to be allowed to live here or hold
anv office whatsoever. It is to be a negro
state. This is Stacey's story, and here in
Oklahoma is to be
STACEY'S xegho statf.
Perhaps it is so. Stacey is a progressive
correspondent, has told some wonderful
stories in his day; but this is the most
wonderful of all. How there can be 22,
000 negroes in a little tract ot country no
larger than Sumner and Cowley counties,
and no one see negroes any thicker than
they are in Stdgwick and Sumner coun
ties, is somewhat of a mystery to us who
have been here since opening day on the
22nd of April last. In Lawrence, Kan.,
there are twenty-five negroes when there
are not five in Guthrie. In proportion to
population Wichita, Topeka or Leaven
worth has twenty negroes where
Oklahoma City has not one. EJmond
has not a single negro resident. Xorman
has not a dozen negro residents. Okla
homa City has not seventy-five bona fide
necro residents. There are not 500 negro
residents in ali the cities of Oklahoma.
There are not 3,000 negroes in Oklahoma
today. Thus vanishes with misty and
mythical nothingness Stacey's apocryphal
tory of 22,000 negroes in Oklahoma. But
Stacey always was a fanciful cass, and
noted for drawing upon his imagination
from his facts. How could there be 22,000
negroes in here, and how could there be a
place for 5O.0U) more persons' The land is
already homesteaded by wnite people and,
on many of the claim, from two to three
contestants. Stacey '& storr i qniu? too
cauzy and not near so plausible as the
laneuul story he med to tell, m sis ola
days, 1 Icar he is
getting garrulous and i
gauzy. His creations of fancy spun out
with ponderous columns lack adequate
thickness, let no one infer
from this gentle chiding of the author of
this new work of fiction in his futile at
tempt to create a black man's state out of
the land of the red man, that the writer
hereof, or the people of Oklahoma, do not
welcome the sturdy and industrious black
man to this beautiful land. I have writ
ten much to encourage the black man to
come here, and when some years aijo the
great go-dusting took place, and a notable
ex-governor of Kansas was reported as
saying guns should be planted as Wyan
dotte and at the gates of the Indian Terri
tory to prevent the ingress of the black
man to Kausas, I stood by, and with an
other noted and much-abused governor of
the Suufiowe'r state, and said with him the
negro should have a home upon the free
soil of Kansas, and as president of the
Parson's exoduster's relief society,
tried in an humble way to aid
the poor, persecuted refugees. Okla
homa welcomes men of all nations and
all colors to her soil. There is nothing ex
clusive about Oklahoma. We can't all be
Methodists here, nor all Catholics, nor all
Rdnblicaus, nor all Democrats. This is a
mixed cosmopolitan people. Oklahoma is
settled by the picked meu of the nation.
The choisest spirits, such as speculative
philosophers would select to create au ideal
commonwealth are here. The best brains
of the north, tho best blood of the south
here unite in noble endeavors to build up
the grandest state of the southwest.
Whatever our colored brother can do to
help build up this ideal community he is
cordially and earnestly iuvited to do. We
want him to till our broad acres, to grow
our cotton, help open our farms, aid in all
our industries aud vote the Republican
ticket. Stacey's fool theory about building
up a negro state in Oklahoma wherein no
white person shall be allowed to hold
office or in any sense be a participant
is visionary and totally impracticable. The
white men already share the lands in 160
acre homesteads. They are of all nation
alities and all politics. My adjoining
homesteader on the north is an Irishman,
on the west a German, on the south au
Englishman, on the southwest an Irish
man, on the northwest an Irishmau. You
see there is work for a black Republican
missionary to do.
Bud while we are welcoming the
colored brother to Oklahoma, and espec
ially to tho strip when it shall be
opened to settlement, there comes to me
visible tokens of impending dangers to
the grand state to which I gave twent3-five
of the best years of my life. There were
some good things I liked about Kansas,
because I pictured her great natural re
sources and splendor m the burning words
that nibbled at my pen. I was young,
hopeful, enthusiastic, exultant; but I
failed utterlv us all have
failed who have tried to tell
me wonurous story ot magic aeveiopment
of Kansas, her splendid outlook, her ideal
youth, her consummated, brilliaut achieve
ment. But as I put my ear to the ground
aud listen to the distant rumble and roar
of the winged perturbed elements that dis
turb your troubled and cyclonic political
sky. 1 fear for tne future aud wonder if
80,000 majority might not melt away iu n
tinio of political trouble and ueneral
craze, even as the snows melts upon your
sunny slopes and hillsides. And then I
think how comfortable it would be for my
old political associates to have these black
diamonds as a reserve force to fall back
upon. The alliances, with the resub
missionists aud the prohibitionists, in
cluding also the fools generally
are calling upou tho devil to crush
out this grand old Republican
party. Are you quite sure you have
no lurther use for the McCabes with their
50,000 black allies? Are you so desirous
to dump them onto Oklahoma because
you have no further use for them? Sup
pose you should lose, .and- the nation
hhould lose, from the senate the foremost
parliamentary orator of the world, its
umlaut lugalls, how much, U; Kansas,
would you gain by your ungratelul aud uu
seemly attempt to dump au apparent
suiplus of negios upon Oklahoma?
Think of these things, brethren, and
allow us to do our own knitting down
this way. Kicking Bird.
COWLEY'S AUXILIARY.
A County Immigration Bureau Organized
At Wiufield.
Special dispatch to the Daily Eacle.
Win'EIELD, Kan., March 5. A rousing
meeting of citizens was held in the Grand
op?ra house last night for the purpose of
perfecting the county auxiliary immigra
tion board and considering matters of im
portance to the movement started at
Wichita a short time ago. E. B. Buck,
president of the state immigration bureau,
was elected chairman and Mayor Albright
secretary.
Aduresses were made by a number of
prominent citizens and the following offi
cers elected: President, E. P. Young; vice
president, J. E. Conklin; secretary, E. P.
Hickock; treasurer, J. F. Balliott; finance
committee. P. G. Vanvleet, B. F. Wood,
J. P. .Mann, J. B Lvnn, A. J. Thompon;
committee on advertising, P. H. Albright,
E. B. Buck, J. F. Martin: executivu com
mittee, E. P. Young, J. E. Conklin, E. P.
Hickock, J. F. Balliott, P. G. Yanvleet, P.
H. Albright.
This was one of the most enthusiastic
meetings held in this city for some time
and exhibited a determination that por
tends success. The meeting adjourned to
assemble at the call of the president.
THE SUFFRAGISTS' SESSION.
Atchison, Kan., March 5. To-day's ses
sions of the convention have been chiefly
devoted to the discussion of reform mea
sures and the adoption of tho resolutions.
The resolutions cover everything pertain
ing to woman suffrage, and requests that
at least two women be appointed on the
state board of charity, aud that a law be
enacted compelling cities to enforce the
act prohibiting the sale of tobacco to
minors. A resolution of thanks was tel
egraphed to Robert E. Porter, superin
tendent of tbe census bureau, lor directing
his subordinates iu Kansas to appoint both
men and women as enumerators, because
of these instructions the women expect 1
nan oi tne appomimenis. Jt as aiso
voted to request senator Ingalls to use his
influence with Supervisor Birch to secure
to women the appointments. Provision
was made for raising a fund for carrying
on the work of organization.
Rev. Anna L. Sbaw will address tbe con
vention again tonight.
GROWTH OF THE ALLIAMCE.
KANSAS Cm, Mo., March 3. The Times
tomorrow will publish a review of tht
rapid growth oi the Farmer's alliance in
Kansas, and its effects- upon the business
of the grain and cattle commission mer
chants of this city. The finance iu Kan
sas is now composed of nearly 2.CCX) nb
sidary organizations of which nearly
every farmer in the state is a member.
The alliar.ee recently appointed distribut
ing agents who sell dtn-ctly to the packer,
miiler and exporter. The effect of this
has been a uew source of profit to tbe
fanner by a reduction of middlemen's
fees. The commission men complain that
their basinets is languishing and that
tbey bny neither grain or cnttie for their
correspondents from Kansas larmera.
BURGLARY AND ARSON.
Stafford, Kan., March 5. Barclars
early this morning broke open the safe in
the drug store of F. O. Watsoo, stole $140
in money and then wt fire to tbe osilding.
The lire spread to tbe buildings on either
side oi tbe dms store and consumed thein.
The less is fS,C; small insurance.
STRONG 1RGDHBKT.
3IR. PLUMB OPPOSES THE EDUCA
TIONAL BILL.
All the Evils of Government Control
of the School System
Pointed Out
Ho Such Measure Desired by the People
of Kansas Senator Barbour
Favors It.
Peatherstcne Seated as Eepresentative of
tbe First Arkansas District The Mur
der of Clayton to be Investigated
Contract for Wichita's Pub
lic Building Awarded to
Plower Items Prom
the Capital.
WASHINGTON, March 5. The bill In
creasing the peusion of the widow of Gen
eral Warren, was taken up by the senate
and on the question of its passage the
votes were yeas 21, nays G. As there was
no quorum voting there was a call of the
senate when thirty-six senators, (still less
than a quorumj answered to their names.
Ttereupon a motion was made by Mr.
Piatt and was agreed to, directing the
sergeant at arms to request tho attend
ance of absent senators. The names of
absentees were furnished to the sergeant
at arms who then departed. After some
minutes the presiding officer (Mr. Ingalls)
informed the senate that the sergeant at
arms had just reported to him that there
were twenty-two senators in the restau
rant: that they had all been
notified to attend and that
they had declined to do bo. This
leport clouded the face of tho presiding
officer with a portentous frown; but it va-
dissipated a few minutes later when some
ot tho disobedient senators explained to
him that when the sertreant-at-arms ap
peared tbey were discussing the merits of
two Columbia r'ver salmon weighing be
tween thirty-live and forty pounds each,
which had been shipped to Colonel J. P.
Montgomery, of Portland, Ore., who is
visiting Washington and bv him served up
for the delectation of friends of the upper
house.
Mr. Hawley remarked that there were
several senators in the supremo court
where an interesting case (tho Nagle case)
was going on.
Mr. Pratt moved that the senate ad
journ. Mr. Harris I ask tho gentleman from
Connecticut to withdraw the motion so
that I ma make another motion, which I
think is legitimate under tho rule, and
that is that tho sergeant-at-arms be re
quested to compel the attendance of ab
sentees. The question was taken on the motion
to adjourn aud it was rejected 17 to CO.
The chair then announced that as there
was a quorum present the educational bill
was before the senate as unfinished busi
ness mid that tho Warren peusion bill
would remain on the calendar.
Mr. Barbour addressed the senate In ad
vocacy of the educational bill. During the
course of his remarks he said that if tno
general government took no interest iti
the education of the colored people, tht-re
was no reason why tho people of Yirgmia
should tax themselves to educates in tlieir
midst a class of peome who did not act
with them politically and would be more
ant to vote with the man from Wisconsin
than with the man from Virginia.
Mr. Plumb addressed the senate in op
position to the bill. In the first place, he
said, the measure had not been asked for.
The bill, he declared, was the conception
of the senator from Xew Hampshire. He
(Mr. Blair) was the bill, was the measure,
the idea. Whatever vitality it had or had
had. was due to the remarkable devotion
which ho had exhibited toward it. Xo
suite had asked for it. No southern state
and no northern state had ever s nd that it
needed federal aid for its schools. He
ventured the assertion that if the bill went
over for two years longer, tvery southern
state would Hay that it did not want it.
Commenting upon Mr. Blair's remarks as
to making up to the .southern states
for the burden of additional pension
measures Mr. Plumb said that if this bill
became a law the southern people would
be warranted m believing that the money
was the trift of the aroused conscience of
the north on account of the great wrong
done to the south in and after the late war.
It wwuld be regarded in the form of an ex-
patiation, just as conscience money was
sent to the treasury from those who hail i
defrauded it. If this bill became a law '
If this
the poorly paid school teachers on the
prairies would be demanding that an ap
propriation be made to mcieae their com
pensation. Whatever domain the govern
ment iuvaded it remained in. No juris
diction had it ever assumed that it did not
keep. And .so the local pride In educa
tional matters would perish and utterly
disappear upon the passage of the bill. Tbe
bill would be the beginning of the end.
It would be the begmniuc of control of
the educational system of the country
by tbe general government. The people of
Kansas were not for the biil. Its educators
were not for it. There was no sentiment
there for it, and yet as the people of Kan
sas would have to bear their share of the
burden, if it becnuie a law. It was too
much to tav that thev would not take their
share ot the fund, bat we would rather
anything else should happen to the people
of that :ate thau the government should
cross the threshold of thai Mate and tfct
possession and control of their connty
schools and sacrifice and c abort! in ate it to
the general control as would inevitably b
the cae.
Alter an executive session the senate ad
journed. FEATHERSTOKE SEATED.
The Republican Contestant Will Bapraest
tba Firet Arkaoiaa Dmrict.
Washingtox, March 5. Immediately
after the reeding of tbe joornl tbe
consideration of the Arkansas election c--of
Feathers tone vs, Cate was recined and
the contestant whs accorded th floor to
speak in bis own behalf. It tbe doty
of members, he said, sot to elect iody a
representative from the First district of
Arkansas, bur. laying aiJ party prpja
diee, layiogaMde every aeaumeat of par
tial jATty exiceocy, pa:, piesent or to
come, to determine whom tbe paoo4e of
that div net had coosen to represent tbetn.
He was not seating personal nwiicka
nor dre&ciag pergonal daacLtlioo; he wa
standing brre aa a representative f 42,
0SX) freemen aod asking justice for UiesR.
Mr McRae, of Arfcamsa, In r four min
ute speech, defended and etboglzed Un
people of his .tatc Th pope, he said.
were not in favor of violence. Tcey "were
for tbe law and the constitstloa sad every
imputation thai bid teen car 31103
their repute was without foaedatiow. If
be were to charge a trwtt Nte like Kab-
as with tbe crime and In the isaaner tfeat 1
bis profit's had been share! the people
of the state wooid say that he bod the
spirit of aisoiilnatlon aboe; Mm; If he
were tried by his own people he would be
convicted of the charge.
Mr. Houk, of Tennessee, who haschanra
of the case for the majority of the com
mittee on elections, made a presentation of
the claims of the contestant. In conclu
sion, he urged tb.it the colored people o
the south should be given a fair chance. He
was in favor of a national election law. You
may call that centralization but it wan
thedoctrine which had saved the union.
Let the government be so strong that it
could protect its citizens at home as well
a its citizens on a foreign snore and under
a foreign fiig. Thi government protected
its citizens everywhere except at home.
The tni-sion of the Republican party would
never end until every man, white or black,
rich or poor, had the protecting ivsis ot
the constitution thrown around him.
At the conclusion of his .speech. Mr.
llouk demanded the preious question.
The only Republicans who voted agaiust
the motion were Messrs Hill of Illinois,
Kerr of Iowa, and De Haven of California.
The vote resulted, j-?as 145, nays HI, o tha
previous question was ordered.
Mr. Outhwaite then offered a substitute
for the first resolution reported by
the majority (declaring Cate not
entitled to the seat) a res
olution declaring Featherstone not
eu titled to it, rejected yeas 1SS, nays 144.
Mr. Hill, of Illinois, voting with the Dem
ocrats. Mr. Springer, of Illinois, moved to re
commit the case to the committee ou
elections with instructions to that com
mittee to appoint a sub-committee of five
members to proceed to Arkansas to in
vestigate tho election in the Firs. district
cf that state.
Mr. Boutelle, of Maine, aucgested tho
propriety of a provision that th members
of the committee be permitted to return
to Washington auve.
Mr. Outhwaite said tho gentleman
from Maine not. being on the committee,
should not suffer from auy personal ap
prehension. Mr. Grosvenor. of Ohio, said that yes
terday he had given notice that he would
offer au amendment to Mr. Springer'
motion so as to extend the investiga
tion into the Second district, but mhos that
time he had learned that tho committee on
elections had decided to investigate tha
subject matter of his resolutiou, coue
queatlv it would be an injustice to tho
committee for bun to oiler his resolution
aud h refrained from doing no. Mr.
Spnnuer'i motion was defeated 1& jeus,
140 nays.
The vote declaring Cate not elected was
yeas 147, nay 130, and Mr. Feaiberstotm
was seated by a vote of yeas 143. imys 135.
and the oath of office ua administered to
him by the peaker
The bouse then adjourned.
C0NTRA0T AWARDED.
The Wiohita Government Building Ap
proachesPensions and Patents.
WASHINGTON", March 5 The secretary
of the treasury has awarded the contract
for completion of the public building at
Wichita, Kan., to J.imus E. Flower, of
Wichita, at $4,W Time to complete tho
work, seventy days.
Kansas patents granted: Chanmn S.
Clark, Kansas City, gravel washer; Stepheu
R Brown, Wichits. cultivator: Jonathan
K. Brought. Lawrence, breaking appara
tus for horses; Matthew F. Connott, Kan
sas City, display device; Edward F. Davis,
Centralia, lock; Louis N. DeLoug, Kan
sas City, adjustable drum clamp; Charles
H. Farweli, Atchinson, &team generator;
Joseph A. Garber, Ilatton, cultivator hoc:
Grant U. Pollard, Sedgwick, routing
grain meter; Edward M. Roberta, Marion,
i.elf-heating sad iron, Joseph Schneider
and J Miller. Kansas City, rcfrigeraUir;
Magnus Swenson, Fort Scott, cauu cutter
or disintegrator.
Pensions for Kansas are: Increase C.
C. Gumming, Lyons; S. Fcrutiton, 1st.
Francis: Thomas Calcron, Sharon; Wil
liam Burress, Atwood; W. P. Kvhiix,
Farnswt'rth, L. Oliver, Cuba; J. Cobuni,
Atchison, 5-Mimutrl A. Gillett. Lawrence;
Motes M. Stanlov, Topeka; WiHUmli'ok--with,
IHoouiingtbn. H. P. Martin, Brfn
tow; G. W. Lea, Edna; A. Shiply..i"sk
rltlge; J. Richards, Uurllngame; N Nlck
erson. Great Bend; William Rush,UJyie:
W. II Mason, Valcda, A. A. Nuuirni,
Frankfort; S Snool, Aiclihton; J. M.
Smiley. Cora. Orlando F. Porter, Junction
Citv; Robert Puillins, Opolis; M. II.
Thompson, Stuart; J. IS. Rowland, Na
tional Military Ilouu; I). Gorge, Erie; D.
E. Winters, Haviland; Simon Kicfor, Wa
thena. GEORGIA DOESN'T WANT THE BILL.
WASHINGTON, March 5. The house com
mittee ou agriculture het n part of its ea
ion today to hear members of emigres
who desired to hpeak upon the bills pend
ing before the committee to regulate tha
manufacture and .sale of compound lard.
Representative Stewart, of Georgta, pre
faced his remarks by reading it letter from
Atlanta, On., March 1. cnying: "Mr.
Hatch has no authority to .ay that the al
liance in Georgia warns snch a Wll pnswjd
as you hjvak of. Of course it would rutn
the oil mill
industry In the iQiiili anil
duninuc us about OW,000 annually. It
would reduce the nri- of cotton w-ed and
raise the price ci lard, so as to work a
great hardship to our poor people. You
can rest u.sMired that Georgia wanU no
such measure pased."
The letter is signed by "William L. Peck
president farmers' alliance exchange of
Georgia,"
IDAHOO'SSTATEHOOD.
Washington, Mnrch, 5. The hottto
committee on ternfccHea h complet
ed its report on tbe bill to admit Idaho
into the union nd it will oon be pres
ented to the houte Tbe only opposition
to the admission of Idnho uudrr tha con
stitution, which the leva I voter of tbo
territory adopt'! uninlmomly, earn
from the Mormons. They protect!, th
the report, b"Cuse of a tectkm in tae
c natitotion wnkh dUenf ranched pr
aoos prcttciDi: or preaching bigamy or
polygamr. Ibe report to betas hUt befc
until a minority report, which. It ta u
oVrstood, Ilerentattvc3 Ssprlgr mhI
Mamur will prepare, oppoatog tbe pax
Mge of the bili can be drawn np.
THE MAGLE CASE CLOSED.
WAaWSGTrj, March ft. The armnt
before tfce UaJtd State- supreme onartln
tbe KagMt habeHS corjraa ce wm on
cloded today Mr. Joaepa ChoaU, of Xarr
Yorfe, ooatiaoed bis artronaeot 00 tbe Hdo
laid down by him yesterday. tfeM l the
wipjeaiacy of tbe United State le the
stspremaej of tbe hiUUm The ce hm
cit by Attorney General Jc4von '
OMorau. la bbU of tae tte. H
ecme4ed that crtjrre wight pnw. a lw
(or t prociia of th- jtads wfctle
tr&Teling to or itwa ltr eireail, Imk
saatntaiaed taat ao oca law bl kten
pfM4 giTlag thi proloottOB, rttber hi
wordi or by implication, aad that Its
jMi'wire was Absolutely eanottal ki njer
to oot tbe police power of the ttate.
THE SENATE'S SECHET SESSIOM
WjuHHJKSTO, March 5. At o'clock
tirt afterooo tfi' eaate xet lutocxjK
tire 6TMROR to farther cotwider the niJec:
ot ejecmlr r.ie3.. Tbe entlr time of
ibe MrtMtie naOi adjouratneat, bout o
o'clock, wax cccupici wiUt a dlkcitwien
npoa the iai potou Involved la jJie
resotaUetts preheated by Mr. Dotpb'ji
special cooisjitrt-e having Jn tjc lb
peaUbraeat of n-wpjpr eorTepel"at
for oooteoipt. ? after the dcute3
bexaa errl eeaators left the cfeiaiL-rr.
OUkeea ooa fallowed, and wfces te teaate
attjwwaed Ukr rere set autre than
tweety Mtalwi prefect. 2?o oascftitea
was rcachoL
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