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ed TO strlnS. On the placard IS writ
en-, "Pity the blind'' A. stranger
asses by and gives a Spanish silver
DIN, whereupon the beggar calls after
nm: 81 say, this won't pass here!"
Astonishment of the stranger. why.
'ou can see. can you?" ''See?-of
course l can" Then why are you beg
,ipg? Why this placard?" 'iFor my
the blind one."
OONKLING-sPRAGUE. s."
rhe Ex.Governor.s Version OF she
Difficulty. ~
tFrom the Chicago Tribune.l af
Boston. MASS. Aug 16.-The Globe
has the following dispatch from Nara
gansett Pier: Senator Sprague has
been IN consultation with his lawyers,
and absolutely declines to make state
ment for publication directly. but an In
innate friend relates the substance of
what occurred between Senator Spragne
and Senator Conkling on Friday. August
8. as the story came from the lips of
Mr. Sprague himself. Its publication
would not be permitted even now but
for the letter of Mrs. Sprague. ~,
Gov. Sprague's version of the affair
is as follows: He had been down in
Maine on business trip. expecting to
be absent until Saturday night. He fin
ished his business before he expected
to. and returned late Thursday night.
but did not see Mrs. Sprague. although
he knew she was present in the house.
On Friday morning he learned for the
first time, and down at the pier, that
Senator Conkling was up at his house
and had been there day or two. The
governor was angry beyond measure.
and the cause of his anger, he said to
his friend, was the intimate relations, be-
tween Senator Conkling and his Vie.
which had long been highly obnoxious
to him.. The existence of these relations
was no secret to him. lie had. seen the
scandal growing and becoming. more
and more public, and - ''''
f. .",.in HE SPOKE BrTTERLYaa A.
Of the conduct OF Senator Conkling to-
ward his vile at Washington. Bitter
words had often been spoken between
his wife and himself because OF that in
timacy. She was fully awareshow OBJ
noxiops to him was that intimacy q and
what were his feelings toward Senator
Conkling. But IN spite OF this, said MIR.
Sprague, in spite OF all tho scandal and
the violence to his feelings, that she
| should invite Senator Conkling to be
guest at his house during his absence.
and that ConklIng should have. the bta-
zen effrontery to come there at allsain-
censed him beyond all measure. As ,he
expressed it. Senator Conkllng was try
ing to do for his home in Rhode lSland
what he had already done for his home
in Washington. and he had determined
to put an end to it at once and forever.
| With this deliberate intention he har-
ried back to Canonchet as soon as he
heard Conkling was there. Near the
house he met Linck, the German profess
sor, but he declared positively that he
had no row with him, and had no idea
OF shooting him. He did not even have
his gun with HIM at tho time. He did
order Linck to leave the house, and was
opposed to his being there, not. how
ever. because he had anything against
the man himself, but because he could
not afford to have such an attachment,
i and he felt that the display Of suchfex-
travagance at Canonchet aea siuoI
q. WAS INJURING HIN, ,Jrfsus
In his efforts to save the wreck Of his
vast property interests and, to get on
| uiS iCCG a, Oil Dos tto hokosy
II gave Linck thought. Probably he did
speak angrify, he said, for he was very
angry; but his indignation was against
! Conkling and not against Linck.
He found Oonkling in the house alone.
, and ordered him out on the instant.
] Conkling refused to go. A few high
t words ensued, and then he (Sprague)
went up stairs to get his shotgun. He
L hot kn koA 20 m
: for his weapon, and vent off to the viii
0 lage to get some. AS soon as he, could
procure them he hurried back. and Conk.
ling was still there. He again ordered
him to leave and Conkllng, retused to
go, and tried to mollify Sprague and OK.
cuse himself from leaving SO suddenly
e. on the ground that he had no carriage
+ for himself or his baggage, which was
B not even packed. Thereupon Mr.
# Sprague drew out his watch and told
!. ConklIng that he would give him thirty
a seconds to get out, and that 1T he wal
g not out by that time he (Sprague) would
]. blow his brains out. .'....,a,t.
It At that moment a carriage appeared
/ in sight, which had evidently been sem
j. for while Senator Sprague was absent
). IN his search for caps. At. ,anY. rate
$ Conkling Immediately got into it, ant
n drove away, leaving his baggage bahin(
e e hlm. What happened aiterward in tn,
d house is not. t.related, except that Conk
n ling's luggage was hustled out of thu
d house at short notice. Not satisfied tina
). Conkllng would quit hanging aronnt
. the place, and determined to make hin
j. fully understand that he (Sprague) wa
J. thoroughly in earnest. and that it wa!
not mere passing fit of rage, the gov
$ ernor, as soon as he had said his say al
/. the house, and ordered Conkllng's lug
!. gage out, jumped into his own Wagon
). and drove of toward the Pier to fint
l. Conkling, and he
n CARRIED HIS GUN WITH HIM.
+ He found Conkling pacing up ant
l. down in front OF cafe. Jumping iron
1t his carriage he beckoned to Conkling t.
9 come to him and said. cnrtly: a.
~ want you" "' -Hitadh
Conkling came, and another scene
: ensued. Conkling spoke low and mild
y ly, evidently seeking to avoid attracting
u observation, and tried again to pacii,
u the governor. This only enraged Mr.
J. Sprague the more. He denounced Conk,
1t ling violently, aud told him plainly tina
: he had had enough OF his intimacy will
8 Mrs. Sprague. The governor reminded
e Mr.. Conkliug that he had broken pro
IS mise he once made in Washington t.
n give up his acquaintance with Mrs
u u Sprague.
st Finally, the governor cnt Conkllnl
l. short in an attempted reply, by asking
9 hlm abruptly if he was armed. Conk
y ling. bristlng up, replied that if he was
10 he (Sprague) would not 60 on as h
" was going. Without noticing the threa
" Sprague replied: a To-. us
\. Then go and arm yourself. and here
le after 60 armed. don't intend to shoe
IS an unarmed man, but l will tell yo
L now that ii you eyer cross my. pat
'r again will shoot you on sight"
'e With that threat Gcv. Sprague jump
Sc ed into his carriage again and drove oil
D. and Mr.. Conkling returned to the cafe
10 This is undoubtedly a Substantially col
y rect story Of what actually happene
al between Senator Conkling and ex-Sens