Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-24
His BAR PULLED.
FIGHT BETWEEN TWO SENATORS.
How Blackburn Treated Bill Chambers
InSOlenCe.
FAULKNER is THE PEACEMAKER
Chambers Right Ear is Still Badly Swollen
and Very Red.

WASHINGTON, February Ex-senator
Chandler and Senator Blackburn wer'
seen last night regarding yesterdays ear
pulling episode in the committee room
but neither would talk further than to Soy
that the fight had occurred. Both Sena
tors laughed when the story was repeated.
but there was little merriment in the
laugh of the gentleman from New Hamp
shire.
Senator Chandler's right ear is badly
swollen, and will for some time to come
be flaming witness of the strength Of Sen
tor Blackburn's grip. There will be &c
duel. Chandler is man of peace and
thirsss for no mans gore.
Every precaution was taken 10 keep the
effAir secret, but it leaked out last night
and was fully confirmed by an eye-wit
ness, q well-known Democrat, who gives
the following account of the affrsy: The
special Senate Committee on Indian
Traderships, of which Mr.. Chandler is
Chairman, was in session at the Senate
end of thu Capital in the forenoon. Al
the members were present, Chandler
Oullum, Platt, Blackburn and Faulkner
This is the committee which Mr. Chandler
had created in order that be might show
that the Indian traders and the whole In
dian d psrtment Of the Government CON
sisted OF thieves aud scOundIels. His man
sgement of the investigation was barren
of results, but fruitful of irritation and ex-
aspiration to all concerned.
Senator Chandler, as is well known, Is a
little man, physically as well as otherwise
and, like the little things generally, he is
extremely tantalzing. His favorite Occu'
nation is denouncing and abusing and
sneering at everybody and everything con-
nected in any way with the Southern
States. In all his public acts there never
happened to be one that is not intended
to wound or offend somebody. He seems
TO study to make himself dissgreeable. He
ia gen orally regarded as the most tantaliz-
ING ard disagreeable man in pablo life,
and. while spending his days in trying to
stir up bad blood, he has never shown the
courage to take any part in the fight which
he is so assiduous in raising. HIS conduct
Of the investigation relating to the Indian
traderships has baen conducted, if posi-
bic, in q more offensive spirit than his at.
tacks on Southern elections.
At last the time came when the Senator
Blackburn's patience and fOrbearanc'
gave way. Senator Chandler's inso,e1c'
in the committee room yesterday was
such that Blackburn could not resist the
impulse to characterize it in plain and
foTcible language. Those who remember
the Senator denuncistion of Judge
Rucker's conduc, last November will not
REQUIRE to be told that he is plain talker.
Senator Chandler, relying too much
on the Kentuckian's forbearance, was i'm
pradent enough to call Blackburn
a "slave driver" Whatever may BE-
slid of Joe Blackburn's courage,
nobody doubts his temper. 1t has been
displayed too often to make any assertions
on that point necessary. His Southern
pride was fred in an instant. Trembling
with anger, he rose and walked straight to
the head of the table where Chandler, by
virtue of his position as chairman, sat.
Doubling up his big Kentucky fist and
shaking il in the New II 4mpshire Senator
face. he exclaimed: You - lite
scouadrel, if you were rot such an insigh'
cant little coward 1 would trash you on
this very spot. have a mind to pull you
from your chair ard whip you as l would
dog"
Il would have been a very unequal con-
test Rlarkburn is a big fellov with long
arms and sle6gs-hsmmer fists, while
Chandler is understood and far from
strong. With tremOr So his z)ice Chand-
Ter exclaimed: lyon dare rot hit me. "
Before any of the other Senator's present
could interfere Blackburn reached towards
Chandler, seized him by the right ear and
ierked him from his chair as easily as
though he had been q ten-year-old boy
The Kentucky Senator was so angry that
II Is doubtful whether he knew Just
what he was doing. Using Chand
ler's right ear as sort OF handle
he threw him towards the wall,
with which the New Hampshire politician
would have collided with great force but
for Senator Faulkner, who rushed up and
threw his arms around Blackburn. Oh N
dler wriihed and struggled to get away,
but his ear was in veritable vice, Black
burn holding him securely, notwithstand-
inc Faulkner's efforts to release his col
league. After Chandler had been severely
shaken Senator Faulkner succeeded IN
releasing him from Blackburn's iron grasp
He was then carried from the room, look
ing much the worse for wear.