Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-16
sPRAGUE-CONKLING.
elimination of q Long.Continucd
scandal.

NEW YORK, August lo.-A World dispatch
from Nsrragansett Pier says:
Early this morning there was an unusual stir
IN the hotels. for it had been announced that a
Sunday paper which would arrive here from
New York would contain u full and complete
account OF the Sprsaue- Conkling sensation. I'm
fortunately for ali the parties concerned. the
truth has not fully appeared here. but l give you
news from . source as to which there can be no
The trouble arose between ex-Gov. Spragus
Friday evening: Either on Wednesday, night or
Narragansett Pier: With him. or after him.
Of baggage were taken to the Sprague mansion
by the direction of Senator Cenkling. He re-
ON %a the h eaeII p ia : .. the ne .ne evening nel 3 uas son aHa Tas
with some ladies. During Friday afternoon
Gov. sprague was observed driving about Mar
his guests the night previous. though he had
been absent for 9 day or two before. He had .
gun with HIM, which 1t is believed that he loaded
earlier in the day. Finally he drove to the rear
Of his house. which ID about q mile and a halt
from the Pier. and came through the house IN q
piazza. where he found Senator Conkling con-
versing with Mrs. Sprasue, who was ut u
window. Gov. sprague then said, addressing
Conkling replied: mo, 1 am not"
you hve minutes to get of these premises. II
you are not away l will fire at you."
Ex-Gov. Sprague is said then to have made
Senator Conkling. seeming much surprised. But
remembering he was under ex-Gov. Sprague's
roof, rose and took a few steps away, while Mrs.
Sprague came out of the house and stood between
them. Ex-Gov. Sprague stood looking Mt Sena-
tor Conkling while y carriage drove up which
drive. When Mrs. Sprague found that ex-Gov.
Sprague was apparently determined on an I'M
pleasan: scene. she called for her hat and shaw,
which Mrs. Martin, d friend and q guest in the
house, brought her. In the house at the time us
guests, were Mrs: Msrtln, Miss Martin and Mr..
Alexander, as well as Senator Conkling. A story
which has been circulated here that Senator
Conkling carried an invalid out Of the house is
nonsense. Her went away entirely alone.
emptory order to Mr.. Conkling to quit his house
there was scme hesitsncy on the part Of the New
finally took his hat. and entering the carriage,
went down to the Pier, stopping on the way at
Billington's restaurant. Scarcely had he arrived
sprague, who had followed. came up. and it is
therefore certain that the latter must have kept
mis- horse pitched up ready for use to follow
SpraXue at Billlngton's another exchange of
words took place. but there is not the slightest
hand encounter, sucn rs has been spoken of free
ly here to-day, took place. But it is certain
there was an excited and threatening encounter
between the two ia one of the most public spots
in the whole place, and thus it came to pass that
the most exaggerated rumOrsw were set IN motion.
Sifted down, the foregoing are the principal
Sprague are concerned. On Thursday night.
according to ex-Gov. Sprague himself, he could
day that his mind was troubled; that he could
get no rest, and that Some had to be cleared out
Of his house that Friday night. His movements
during Friday morning were noticed by q good
many people as being very strange, but no one
thought that he contemplated personal injury to-
ward any individual. After the encounter Mrs.
subsequently, to the Tower House. where, It is
understood. she remained over night. Yester-
at the ex-Governor's house and put on the train
for Providence. She sent her children and maid
to the depot. nearest the Tower Hill House, and
said she would take the cars Ut the Narrsgansett
Pier depot. which she subsequently did, and
met her family on the line. Before her depart
nre for Providence, however Mrs Spraxue went
soon afterward she went to the Pier depot for
Providence. Ex-Gov. Spr.gue went to Provi-
dence yesterday, but he did not see his wife.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. l0.-Washlngton has been
completely upset to-day by the news that the
Sprague affair, has hnally eliminated in u sen.
sational scene between Conkling and sprague at
general press dispatch stating that the row was
with q German professor and that he had tried
to %ss ss99. him VIC con n;a.asS w ~, rep e the
shoot because he did not like the manner 81 his
WAS q mere warning to those in Washington,
who have been familiar with this affair that the
Conklmg -spragus scandal had finally reached
It's elimination. Private dispatches from New
York confirmed this view and increase the SEN
sation.
The intimacy between Senator Roscoe Conk-
ling and Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague began about
three years age. 1t began by Mrs. Sprague seek
ing Senator Conkling to befriend and assist her
which is Situated ! lew miles northeast Of this
CITY: This estate is all the patrimOny Salmon
+. Chase beqseathsd his two daughters. 1t Is o
lovely suburban home. bur Its value Is not great.
When ex-senator William Sprague OF Rhode
Island, married Miss Kate Chase. the Spragues
Of Rhode Island were millionaires, and the
senator not only controlled the politics of the
state. but he and his family, from this princely
Income, were among the most liberal contrib
MISS Kate Chase was in face and form one OF the
lsveliest women that ever graced Washington
society; Hell wit and vivacity of conversation
equaled her wonderful physical perfection and
combined TO make her one OF the most fascinating
creatures OF modern times. She was a shrewd,
keen woman Of the world and her ambition for
social and political distinction was the cunker
that etsrnally gnawed at her heart.
One OF the principal peculiarities of the noted
nearly every one IN Washington has fully UNDER
stood and talked about the innumerable details
Of this intrigue, while the newspapers OF the
country have been entirely silent. Occasionally
small paragraphs suggesting an innuendo have
appeared. but there has never been anything
printed like a descrip ION Of what WAS open to
every one 10 see who lived in Washington,
There has never been between these two any
pretense OF concealing the fact OF their being
Saiy III ehSh otueE. 1WO ouCn PROM
inent and well known people could not evade
the scrutiny Of the humbleast citizen. However
cold biooded either might have sought to veil
their intrigues, the result, naturally, would
have been a failure through their great promi-
hence in the history of Washington affairs during
the last twenty years, but when both Ignored
and deded public opinion and made not the
slightest pretense OF concealing their devotion to
eson other, in the face OF the notorious fact thai
each was separated thereby from their lawful
partners, thus the tongue of gossip found ample
ln9d: SO MAJ whenever one appeared in any
public place the ...ost natural inquiry would
maliciously he made OF: Where is the other?