The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-04

are inferential digs at food, stone-cold,
and vegetables partly cooked, but the
interest In tho great event OF Monday
seems TO top all other matters.
One thing Is positively certain, The
supply Of liquids Is as the Potomac
itself, 1t flows over the bars with the
same steadiness and precision as the
muddy stream drifts down toward the
resting place OF the Father OF this Coun.
try, The disgust OF some Of the South
eTners for q man who politely yet firmly
refuses ITO liquor" 20 times q day Is one
OF the truly interesting sights Of the
many, These Southerners scorn cham
payne, They call for good old Kentucky
Bourbon, pronounCing the bourbon
"biFbun, and are prepared TO hold their
own against all Comers,
A momentous rumor was waited
through the city that the colored Repub-
licans had bought 1000 tickets for the
bal. There had been an impression
that as the tickets for the ball are S.
apiece, the Colored folks would not be
threr, Nobody seems 10 know Just where
such an impression could find a founda.
ton. Que who speaks with authority,
Editor Chase, OF the Bee, the organ OF
the colored people, says in an interview
that he Is going TO the ball, and, more
over, that he knows OF lots OF Colored
people who would 90, He thinks
there will be two or three hundred
there, They will DO the very best Of
colored society, OF course.
LOTS WILL ATTEND.
'There are many more wealthy Colored
people In Washington than is generally
supposed, and naturally they will want
to go to the ball, :" Tho colored people, Ed.
itor Chase further says, naturally feel
elated over the election OF the candidate
Of their chosen party, and 1t has for some
time been the ayowed intention OF a
large number OF them to attend,
Tho committee has reserved tho right |
to refuse admittanCe In cases where they
feel that such course wOuldbe Justified,
and 1t is this point which, according to
report, tho Colored people propose to
combat. Therumor Is that large mum.
Der Of them intend topresen themselves
at the door and demand admission on
equal terms with the other guests. II
they are refused an attorney Is to be
consulted And q case'to be made under
the civil rights law, in which, 1t Is conf
IDENTIFY expected, the court will sustain
their position should the committee see
fit TO refuse them admission.
Colonel Perry Carson, the leader oi
the Blaine wing OF colored Republicans,
saws TINT he doesn't intend to go to the
ball, and thinks it will be no place for
colored people. But II they want to go
and have the requisite S. there is no
reason why they shouldn't,
NONE TO I'VE BARRED OUT.
There are assurances, though, that no
attempt will be made to exclude any one
from the big ball because OF his or her
color. Colored people will have the
same rights and ConvenienCes ut the ball
that white ones do. Anyone properly
dressed and sober, presenting u ticket,
will be admitted to the ball room. Really,
the committee has no right to discrimin.
ate. AS there is but ono supper room
and one cloak room for men and another
for women, the white and blacks will
have to cat together and leave their hats
and wraps in the same rooms.
The city will be ablaze with illumlna.
tions and fireworks on Monday night.
All Pennsylvania avenue will be illum.
mated with electric suns, and there will
be a competitive drill for the tlambeau
clubs.
cRowDiNo TO THE CAPITOL.
The Capitol was tho center OF interest
yesterday; both Houses Of Congress
were in session, the galleries were pack.
ed, tho corridors jammed, and there was
II tremendous living corkscrew OF hu-
manity reaching from the entrance to
the dome far up the winding way to the
landing almost Mt the feet OF the Goddess
OF Liberty. The vast audiences OF the
galleries were keenly disappointed that
some forensic duel was not on hand be.
tween the giants OF the House and the
Senate, and seemed to feel hurt that
some special entertainment was not ar
ranged for their benefit.
Both branches were at work on con-
ference reports and most OF the pro-
ceedings were made up Of parliamen;
tary motions, rulings and roll calls, and
therefore were anything but exciting.
Not being interested the spectators made
deal OF confusion, whispering and
coming and going, and at frequent inter
walls tho presiding officers had to
request in plain terms that the galleries
keep better order. In the House the
confusion at times made 1t impossible to
do business.
A CoSGREss OF IX.MEMDERS.
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