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Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

The Senate Discussed Behring Sea Matters
Speeches Made BY Senators Sherman,
Butler and Morgan.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The senate
in executive session yesterday spent an
hour in the discussion of the Behring
sea question. The matter came before
the senate in the shape of message
from the president in reply To a resolu-
ton requesting further inform alton as
to the effect of the Pelagic sealing.
The president sent extracts from off.
cial reports of the Behring sea commits
sioner's, showing that contrary to Lord
Salisbury's statement the British COM
missioner had conceded that the scale
had diminished in number by the hand
of man, which Of course meant largely
through the act of the poachers in kill
ing the seals at sea. The message was
laid before the senate and Mr.. Sher-
man moved its reference to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
But the senators wished to hear the
extracts enclosed by the president and
defeated the motion. The matter was
read in full and then followed a de-
bate very similar in character to those
which occurred last week. The
point of difference was to be seen in the
strength shown by the sentiment favor
able to the protection of the
claimed rights of the United States in
Behring sea by all the resources of the
government pending arbitration.
Short speeches were made by SEN
ators Sherman. Butler and Morgan, of
the committee on relations, and by
Messrs. Platt, White and others. At
their conclusion the papers were re-
ferred to the committee on foreign re-
lot
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
AN AUToCRAT'S BRAG.

CxaF Reed Attempts . Continuance Of
His Bullying Tactics
Ex-Speaker Reeds attempted criti-
cism of Speaker Crisp's ruling on the
question of quorum in congress
was ill-timed and pointless- 1t was
worse even than that for it was
the malicious effort OF baff1ed and
disappointed usurper to vent his rage
upon man who respects the constitu>
ton and the rights of the representa-.
tives OF free people Mir. Reed is 50
pulled up by the recent decision of the
supreme court sustaining his quorum
counting rule that he fails to discern
the distinction between uphold;ng a
rule and the propriety of establishing
such rule If the late congressional
car possessed average discretion he
would be very quiet upon the subjec.
of a quorum in the presence of a ma9
who, when their positions in the house
were reversed, proved more than q
match for the temporary autoerat
There is another reason for Reeds
silence on this point which he would
appreciate if he were not insensible to
humiliation. He led his party by his
practices to the moat
disastrous defeat in its history. Amy
man not having the skin of rhinoe-
eros would in Reeds place feel keenly
the shame and disgrace of that defeat
But the eX-speaker, like a genuine re-
publican, ignores the crushing condem-
nation Of himself and his rules by the
final arbiters. the people, and finds
cause for gayety in the technical ruling
OF court The mockery of his pre-
tended smartness is strikingly shown
by the absence from their seats of some
two hundred republican members of
congress for whose defeat at the last
election he and his rules are largely
raSnoDSibla -Cb;ooDo HoraIl
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
THE WOODS CASE.

The Senate Votes to Make Public the Tes-
timony In the Judge Woods Cass-How u
Senators Voted.
WASHINGTON, March 1a-In the sem
ate executive session yesterday there
was a renewal of the discussion which
had been heard during the recent ex-
ecutive sessions upon the proposition
to acquaint the public with the nature
of the charges made against Judge
Woods and the feelings of the senate
while considering the nomination.
Finally it was decided that the testi-
mony taken by the Judiciary commit
tee in the course of ths investigation
should be made public, as well as the
vote by which the nomination was con-
frmed The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Allison, Chand-
Ter, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Dolph, Gal
Hnger. Hale. Hansbrough, Hawley,
Higgins, Hiscock, Hoar, McMillen,
Manderson, Mitchell, Paddock. Proctor,
Sanderson, Sawyer. Sherman, Shoup,
Squire and Stockbridge-25.
Nays-Messrs Bates, Berry, Black
burn, Blodgett Call, Cockrell, Coke,
Daniel, Faulkner, George, Gibson,
Harrison, Jones, of Arkansas; Kyle,
Morgan, Palmer, Pasco, PETER, Pugh,
Ransom, Turpie, Villas, VOORHEES,,
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The pairs were Messrs. Aldrich and
and Hill, Cameron and Butler, Carey
and Kirby, Casey and Vest, Cullom and
Gray, Dubois and Gibson of Louisiana,
FELTON, and Brice. Frye and German,
Morrill, and Carlisle. Platt and Bar
bour, Power and White. Quay and Nc
Pherson, Stanford and Vance, Teller
and Chiffon, Warren and Gordon, Will
SON and Colquitt, Wolcott and Kenna-
It appears that five senator's, all re-
publicans, were absent and impaired.
They are MessrA Jones, of Nevada;
Perkins. 'Pettigrew, Stewart and
Washburn- It is explained that the
vote was taken an hour earlier than
was expected, that some of the
seniors who were attending to de-
partmental business returned to the
capital tooalate to vote.
The testimony taken by the judiciary
committee relative to the nomination
Of Judge Woods makes volume of 125
printed pages, including exhibits.
The exhibits are made up of the rec
ords of the court in the trials of bribery
cases, the opinion of the supreme court
in the same cases, Judge Woods card
to the public defending his interpreter
ton of the law in the Dudley case,
Justice Harlan in approval of Judge
Woods ruling, a letter from Judge Nj
book to show that Judge Woods sec
ood charge was not an aftertsought.
ex-senator McDonald's criticism of
Judge Woods and the latter's replies.
the celebrated Dudley Whitaker let
ter (the blocks of five tter) and the
denunciatory resolution of the Indiana
democratic convention.
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24

The republican majority Ia the United
States senate is as fraudulent as was
the republican majority in the senate
OF New York for years. Yet that ma
iority viii be able to stop and doubt
less viii stop every bill for the reduc-
ton of tariff taxation which a demo-
cratic house of representatives may
pass It took q long time to disiodge
the repu blicans from their stronghold
in the senate of New York, but they
finally were dislodged. and = demo
cratic legislature has taken the first
steps toward restoring representation
according to population The fraudu-
lent republican hold on the United
States senate cannot be much longer
maintained Albany Arpus
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
ON HIS SOUTHERN TOUR.
senator Hill Makes Speeches mt Roanoke,
Va. md Other Places.

Senator Hill Makes Speeches at Roanoke,
Va, and Other Places.
ROANOKE, Va, March 15.-The train
bearing Senator Hill and his party.
through the south was met about five
miles from Roanoke by a delegation
from that city. The mem bers boarded
the train early this morning to invite
the senator to address the people dur
ing the ten minutes stop at Roanoke.
Senator Hill finally consented to make
q few remarks.
When Roanoke was reached several
thousand people were found assem- bled
and the Roanoke machine works band
played airs of welcome. Senator Hills
ten minute speech was devoted largely
to the prese n tation of democratic prin-
o. ciples and review of the work of the
4. democratic party in the state of New
York. He was warmly cheered at in
tervals
At Radford, Va, a city of 6,o0O. the
train stopped for three minutes. A
delegation boarded the train and
insisted that Senator Hill address
the people briefly There were
loud cries of "Hill, Hill," and the sena-
tor stepped out on the platform and
made a short speech. He was greeted
with loud cheers.
At Pulaski and Wytheville large
crowds were assem- bled and at each
place Senator Hills appearance on
the platform was the signal for en-
thusiasm.
Senator Hill made short talk at
Morristown, Tenn. The largest assem-
-blage of the day greeted him at Knox
vile. He made short speech, which
was received with great enthusiasm.
At Knoxville a committee headed
by ]. B. Pound, of the Chattanooga
News, and Col Swaney met Hill and
acted as his escort to Chattanooga
At the latter city Hon. Thomas NJ
Mcconnell, chairman of the democratic
state committee, Judge John A. Noon
Hon. B. F. Frazer and n dozen more
prominent democrats of the state met
Hill and welcomed him tt the city A
large crowd was gathered at the Chat
-tauooga station and Hill made brief
speech, W hich was received with great
applause.
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
A YIennese RIot.

VIENNA, March 1a-Thousands OF
-workmen yesterday Joined in the an
nual procession to the graves et the
victims of the rebellion of 1s4s. Many
symbols were deposited on
the monument The police forbade
the making of speeches. Everything
was orderly until on the return to the
city, when the action of the police in
breaking the procession to arrest a
man incensed the crowd and it caused
a serious collision. Re-enforcements
were required, and the police m ade re-
Epeated charges before they dispersed
1.-The crowd.
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
Crushed BY an EleS3ator.

ST. LOUIS, March 1a-This morning,
in the boiler making establishment of
Rohan Bros, at Collins and Carr
streets, two boys st2rted down from
the second story with the large freight
eleva tor, on which was half ton of
iron plates. just as the elevator
moved the rope broke and the plat
form, iron and boys all fell to the floor
beneath with loud crash. The ele-
vator was a large, open concern. AS
it fell three workmen were standing
under it and they were crushed be-
meath the weight and instantly killed
The boys, Thomas Flaherty and
Michael Sweeney, were flung out Of
the elevator and were seriously hurt.
The fall was about twenty feet
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
UNRELIABLE Prophecies.
Republican Hopes That Have Never Bee
Fulfilled.

Republican Hopes That Have Never Been
Fulfilled.
The republican prophets are again
sending forth their cheerful messages
Senator Allison predicts that Gov.
Boies cannot carry his own state il he
is nominated by the democrat for
president Ex-senator Warner Miller
just peeping up from his three years
berth outside the breastwork. predicts
that the republicans will surely carry
New York. And other optimistic mem.
bers of the same party indulge in
equally hopeful augurieS
1t is the old story. In 1889 Senator
Allison predicted that Boies would be
beaten-but he wasn't Last fall the
senator was cocxsure that Boies would
not win, but he did, and by an in
creased plurality, on the largest vote
ever cast in Iowa
As for New York-weIl, a recollec.
tion of the republican prophecies for
the last seven years is enough to make
Mr.. Depew's ''brass monkey stand up
on his hind legs and laugh his head
Off" Every yeaAthe democrats were
to be beaten. destroyed, buried. wiped
out. annihilated- And every year the
democrats have won. Last year the
republican prophets were in full cry.
Miller, Eusted, Plat. Fassett, Shep-
ard, even the cold-blooded George Bliss
all prophesied the success of their
party.
And yet they were bea ten by nearly
fifty thousand votes. The World led
them all at prognostics- 1t estimated
the democratic plurality within less
than one thousand votes of the official
count
And it tells all these too-previous
prophets now that the next president
will be democrat. Let them stick
pin there.-N. Y. World
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
CATTLE FROZEN TO DEATH.
The Losses on the Western and Southwest
ern Ranges Said to Have Been Heavy.

The Losses on the Western and Southwest
ern Ranges Said to Have Been Heavy.
FORT WORTH. Tex, March 19.-The
severe snow and windstorm which
has ragged for several days past over
the Rocky mountain country, from
Wyoming to Central Texas, has been
exceedingly severe upon live stock
In southern Colorado the loss to
cattle and sheep will be
very great while thousands have
frozen to death in New Mexico and
Northern Texas. 1t is estimate that
10000 cattle have perished along the
line of the Denver, Texas & Gulf road
between Trinidad and Fort Worth dur
ing the past week, and as many more
north and east of Trinidad.
The storm. however, has been the
salvation of the wheat crop in northern
Texas; the crop looks finer than at any
time for several years and gives prom
ise of producing a larger :'ield than
last year.
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
Tea Gowns.

Tea gowns for spring and summer are
made OF beautiful crepons of light
ground strewn with flowers. of challi,
batiste, cashmere, and of India silks
both figured and plain Most of the
new gowns have a yoke with belted
front and a Vatican fold, in which
pleats are thickly massed at the top
The straight shirt sleeve is used for
these gowns, with fulness dropping on
a cuff OF embroidery. or a bracelet of
satin ribbon which is tied in q bow on
the inside seam Breteiles of the ma
terial with selvage finish extend ND the
fronts and over the sleeve tops, and
disappear in the armhole of the back.
A deep frill of colored chiffon or lace.
or of the material finely pleated, is
turned down around the neck. and
sometimes replaces the wristbands
The chiffon and the ribbons are chosen
of the color of the figure OF the fabric.
A beautiful curled silk trimming ini-
tating feathers is also used. a prav
cashmere gown is trimmed with open
gray passementerie threaded with
pink baby ribbon. Another of pale
green cashmere has bretelles of black
lace wide and full on the shoulders,
and coat frill of the same lace headed
by black velvet ribb6n Pure white
1aces in open meshes. with the only
figures along the scalloped edge. trim
gowns of sheer batiste of pale pink, yell
low, or sky blue shades--Harper's
Razsr
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
wreck ON the Missouri Pacific.

and a-half miles west of here a rear
end collision occurred yesterday. Lo-
cal freight No. 121 had taken
water at the tank and had Just
started out when No. 129 came
rushing down grade at full speed
into the local Seven or eight cars of
merchandise were piled up and scat
tered around in the snow and mud
The caboose of the local took fire and
burned The track was blocked for
five hours The damage will be sew
eral thousand dollars, one engine be-
ing demolished No lives were lost
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
sullivan WIN No. Fight =, En.,.na

MINNEAPoLIs. Mimi. March 15.-Re-
sgarding the statement made by Mitch
~ell and Slavin that if Sullivan would
fight in England they would wager
: ESQ. 00o, the big fellow says he would
mot fight in England again if he was
offered the whole country. He is ready
To make a match with Mitchell just as
.soon.as the forfeit is posted. Mitchell
is quoted as saying that he will wager
$4,000 at the ring side at the then pre-
vailing odds, but Sullivan viii not con-
sent to any such arrangement Sulli-
special train
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
Entertained by the President.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The presi-
dent and Mrs Harrison entertained
the following persons at dinner yester-
day: Senator Allison, Senator and
Mrs. Squire, Senator and Mrs Casey,
Senator and Mrs Warren, Senator
White, Senator and Mrs. Perkins, Rep
resentative Johnson. Representative
and Mrs Storer, General and Mrs
F1agler, Com modore and Mrs. Folger,
Assistant Secretary of State Wharton
and Mrs. Wharton. Gen John 6. Parke
and Mrs Parke, Hon. Shellabarger
and Mrs Shellabarger, and Hon. James
NJ Tyner and wife.
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
BACK FROM ABROAD.

Secretary Foster Returns Home, But
Meets With an Accident on the Steamer.
NEW YORK, March 1s.-Secretary
Foster arrived this morning from
Southampton on the steamer Spree.
On the 18th, while he was sitting in
a chair on the upper deck. the ship
gave n sudden. lurch and precipitated
him against the port rail. He struck
heavily on his head, which gave him a
severe shock and blackened his eye.
Otherwise he is in good condition, hav-
ing been very much improved in health
by the trim
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
SEATS FOR REPORTERS.

The National Republican Com mittee Ar
ranging For Newspaper Men
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, March l9.-The
national republican committee has
passed upon the matter of furnishing
newspaper men with seats en- the con-
vention hall stage, and the number IS
limited to- 224 The press COM
mittee has received applications for
$50 seats, but thought that
perhaps $50 would be sufficient
There is a difference of about 100. The
national committee has complete juris-
diction In this matter. It is probable
that compromise will be- effected.
however. and something like 300 seats
be provided for active newspaper
workers. De Lancy and Cook. the con-
tractors. yesterday began operations
at the exposition building. It is
thought the work will require at least
six weeks time.
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
a FAMILY POISONED.
One of the Members Under Arrest For tn e
Crime.

One of the Members Under Arrest For tn g
Crime.
NASHVILLE. Ill, March 19-Mrs- Mel
rose, her daughters Minnie, Katie and
Matte and her eldest son David, be-
came violently sick after drinking cof-
fee containing arsenic. Robert Melrose,
the younger son, drank bnt little coffee
and it is a disputed question as to
whether he drank any. He complained
Of being sick and drinking some
salt and water vomited freely. Yester-
day morning Miss Matte and Miss
Katie, aged Is and II respectively.
died David and his mother are very
i'll but may recover. Robert is quite
sick, it is thought from drinking
small quantity of the coffee. The cir
cumstances surrounding the case
seemed to point to the guilt of Robert
and he is now under arrest to await
the inquest
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
Liz Your Hat to Her

Lift your hat reverentlT when You
pass the teacher OF the primary school
She is the angel of the republic She
takes the bantling from the home nest.
full of pouts and passions-an uDgov-
ernable little wretch whose own moth
er honestly admits that she sends him
to school to get rid Of him This lady,
who knows her business. takes whole
carload of the little anarchists, one Of
whom, single-handed and alone, Is
more than match for his parents, and
at once puts them IN way OF being
useful and upright citizens At what
expense of toll. patience and soul
wearinessi Lift your hat to hert-N
z. Recorder. :
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
WITH A BAR OF IRON.

A Farmers Brain Pierced to the Depth of
Six IRcheS-
BLooMINGToN. Ill, March 1S-Sam-
uel Sells. farmer, aged 81, while walk
ing from his barn to his home tripped
and fell forward with great violence.
bar of rusty iron a quarter Of an inch
thick and an inch and a quarter wide
entered at the corner of one of his eyes
and pierced the brain to the depth of
six inches It required all of one mans
strength to withdraw it Sells, who
was at first unconscious, has recovered
his senses. but one side is paralyzed.
He cannot recover.
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
brotherhood Board of Arbitration.

SEDALIA, Mo-, March 15.-The Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers of
the Missouri Pacific and Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas railways have elected their
new board of arbitration committee of
adjustment, as it is called, for the en-
suing year. 1t is as follows: For the
Missouri Pacific, NJ. 81. Avery, chair
man and member for western division;
j. A. Lima berry, middle division: j. l.
Parrish, chairman for Missouri. Kansas
s. Texas; j. r. Dillon, committeeman
for south division, and George McClain
for north division. j. Z. Parrish was
elected a member of the legislative
board, also secretary of insurance.
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
Cattle perishing in Indian territory.

TALALA. I. T., March 1s.-A severe
storm struck this section of the coun-
try two days ago. accompanied first by
cold rain and then snow, with the
wind from the northeast which has
ragged incessantly. The mercury has
been and still is below freezing point.
with no signs of the storm abating.
Hundreds of cattle are dying every
where. Estimates on one mans loss
are placed at $1,000 during the past
two days Train loads of cattle are
being unloaded by the Frisco road
from the south. and many Of them win
die.
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
ANOTHER TEST POSSIBLE.

ProciaiminG Venezuela. Hayti and Colon
bia Outside of Reciprocity May Lead to
Another Legal Test.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-It is posi-
BILE that the presidents proclamation
reimposing duties on certain exports
from Venezuela, Hayti and Colon bia
will lead again to test of the validity
of the reciprocity clause of the McKin-
ley bill. The proclamation opens the
way for the direct question to be
brought before the house and it will
be the policy of those who are inter-
ested in discrediting the Mckinley act
to avail themselves of the opportunity.
Speaking of the proclamation yester-
day Representative Turner, of Geor-
gia. the lawyer mem Der of the ways
and means committee, said: 1.-THE res
toration of duties on coffee and other
commodities from Venezuela, Hayti
and Colon bia will greatly disturb our
trade with those countries and will op-
crate as great hardship on Americans
engaged in that trade. The constitu-
tionality of the law under which the
proclamation is issued may be tested in
the courts. The question would be
very different from that recently de-
cided by the supreme court The claim
set up in this case was that the
whole bill was rendered invalid by the
presence of this clause in the bill, but
the validity of the clause itself was not
tested. Now any importer importing
coffee from Venezuela and being re-
quired to pay duty on the import may
contest the validity of this levy of duty
imposed merely bv an executive procla-
nation and applicable to similar i'm
ports from this country. He may
take the matter into the c@urts and
carry it up the supreme court and get
a decision upon the direct question of
the right of congress to delegate law
m akin " onyNer to the rreSidentn .
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
BAPTIST PREACHER DEPosED.
Had Been a Minister rwenty-six Years
Charged With HeresJ.

BENTON, ILL.,, March 1S-Dr. Joseph
A. Durham, missionary baptist, was
tried before board of ministers here
on the charge Of heresy. He was found
guilty and his license as minister was
withdrawn At his own request he
was then dismissed 5from the church.
DR.. Durham has been minister of the
gospel for over a quarter of century
and he is widely known as revival
ist Recently he became converted to
the doctrine of sanctifcation or sinless
perfection, which is in conflict with
Baptist teachings, and refusing to give
up his belief, he was dealt with as
hove
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
Erench Anarchista.

PARIS, March 15.-Searches of houses
known to be occupied by anarchists in
Passy, Montrouge and other suburbs
lave resulted in the discovery that
number of trusted servants in large
residences are members of anarchist
associations Scared by the rumors of
big anarchist conspiracy. deputa-
ton of foreign residents OF Passy yes
terday waited upon the Mayor to OBJ
tain information. The mayor declared
that there was no cause for alarm
Barton County democrat., 1892-03-24
The Great stallion Race Declared or

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March 19.-
The great stallion race booked for the
August meeting is declared off, word
having been received from C.. W. Will
Hams, owner of Allerton, declining to
enter the race He says he is afraid
that should he bring Allerton here and
enter him in the race with Axtell
against him the other horses would
crowd him In favor of Axte1l. He will,
therefore, not take Allerton away from
home until he has met Axteu alone.
Tho horsemen have, therefore, given
up the big $40. 900 race and substituted
SO, 900 race for stations