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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
oult Yolinr. nnd rrolnnt.

Instead OF casting another vote for senator
In Joint session the republicans OF the Kan.
sas legislature met in joint session as per adj
journment and adopted the following,
Whereas, One hundred aud sixty members
Of this Joint assembly holding legal cortifi-
Gates were present and either voting or de-
manding TO vote at the Joint assembly for
tho election of n United States senator,
Wednesday, January %, 1893, and
Whereas, Seyenty-seven OF these legally
elected members wore denied the right TO
vote in said Joint assembly, and
Whereas, II these seventy-seven members
of the joint assembly had been permitted TO
vote no one would have had majority of
all the Vo,os cast In sad Joint assembly, and
that there would have, therefore, been no
election OF United States senator; be it
Resolved, BY tho JOINT assembly Of the two
houses, here and now legally assembled, that
there has been no election OF United States
senator by the Kansas legislature this seB-
sion.
Resolved, That we enter our solemn pro-
test against this revolutionary and illegal
transaction, and instruct the PRECEDENT of
this Joint assembly TO appoint q committee
to consist of three members of the house
and two members Of the senate to prepare
formal statement and emphatic protest TO
the senate OF the United States, to be signed
by the members Of this assembly, protest.
ing against tho seating of John Martin as
senator from this state
Speaker Douglass appointed as the COM
mlttee; Messrs Hoch, Baker, Cubbison,
Wllcoxsou acd Hopkins.
The session then nd iourned without day."
Tho meeting lasted but Ave minutes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
An Accomplished Isevoiution.

WASHINGTON, D. O., January 3l.-Mots
Smith, tho Hawaiian minister, has received
an official dispatch TO the effect that the
Hawaiian government has boon ovorthrown
and that the United States troops have been
landed; that n provisional government has
been established, and that commissioners
from the government are on their way to
Washington from San Francisco to ask that
Hawaii be annexed to tho United States,
Later news of the revolution says that the
queen attempted on Saturday, January 10,
to promulgato q new constitution depriving
foreigners the right of franchise and abro-
eating the existing house of mobiles, at the
Same time giving her power of appointing a
new house.
This was resisted by the foreign element
of the community. who at once appointed a
committee of safety of thirteen members,
who called a mass meeting of their class, at
which / 200 or 1000 were present.
The committee assumed the control OF
effairs Of government by proclamation. The
latO queen and cabinet yielded uucondi-
tionally.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
BAYARD.
Cleveland's Secretary Talks
on Annexation.
Docs Not Assume to Speak for tho Incom.
ing Administration, But Sees Moth
ing in tho Way of Taking In
the Hawaiian Islands.

NEW YoRK, February IA special 10 the
World from Wilmington, DEL, says; In TO
Spouse to request for an expression OF his
views on the Hawaiian question, Thomas =.
Bayard, eI.secretary of state, said that he
neither had desire nor right to speak for
tho incoming administration as to tho
probable action in the matter. He has will
ingly, however, reviewed the past action in
reference TO the Hawaiian islands and tho
policy of the state department while no was
at It's head.
Mr.. Bayard did not commit himself TO tho
advocacy of annexation as definite pro-
grammo for the immediate future, but the
drift Of his statements enforces tho view that
annexation would DO the contamination OF a
political arrangement entered into under the
Fish treaty OF 1875,
Future developments will, he said, instruct
us as to our proper line of action. There
would seem TO DO nothing IN our party rela-
hons with Hawaii or its conventions or
other powers to forbid annexation whenever
deemed desirable.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
For Preventing Traffic.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, January 2S.-The grand
jury has indicted the leading coal dealers of
this city for conspiracy on two counts. The
indicted men are charged with conspiracy,
in illegally combining to advance the price of
coal. The second count charged them with
preventing other coal dealers, not members
of the exchange, from securing supply of
coal and preventing the Others from joining
the exchange. The grand jury also returned
a presentment against the members of the
western anthracite coal committee, reciting
the fact that its members are representatives
trolling the anthracite mines of Pennsyl-
vania, and that said companies and their
representatives have conspired to control
the shipment of coal to prevent the free COM
petition for the purpose of controlling prices
and iniurinR the trade and commerce.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
Most Terrible Punishment.

PARIS, Tx, February 3.-Henry Smith,
black, was some time ago dubbed by Police
man Vance and he swore vengeance.
He took Vance's babe, 81 years old, to q
pasture, assaulted her and then tore her
limb from limb. He escaped to his old
home in Arkansas, was pursued and cap
tured.
When passing Texarcana mass of people
assembled and speeches were made.
At Paris, tho news of his capture having
reached hero, there was assembled vast
crowd; coming in on crowded trains, with
demands for speci9l5; while the whole sur
rounding country was assembled.
The negro was placed on a carnival font,
which was paraded through the city. The
procession stopped at n platform ten feet
high, upon which the victim YVES placed.
Here the mon of the Vance family and 9TH
ers tortured him with red hot irons for fifty
minutes and then poured on kerosene and
burned him.
The news of the execution was greeted in
surrounding villages with anvil firing and
other demonstrations.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
Dupsmore versus Douglass.

Just before adjournment in tho afternoon
Speaker Dunsmoro delivered to Speaker
Douglass a long letter, it being an official
notice for the officers of the republican house
to step down and out
Just before the adjournment of the two
houses Monday afternoon Speaker Doug
lass received from Speaker Dunsmore, of
the populst house, an official notice that the
republican house organization must disband.
1t covered three typewriter pages, setting
forth from populist standpoint the facts
regarding the organization of the rival
houses, and maintaining that the popnlst
organization was the only legal house. 1t
said the populst house had been duly recog-
nlzed by the governor and senate and was
therefore the only body that could transact
business; that the republicans we're usurpers
and INSTRUCTORS.
The letter went on to say that the republi.
can members, in holding out as they have
done for the past three weeks, were en-
dorsed and sustained by the railroads and
other corporations; the people of the state
wore demanding that the foollshness be
stopped and that the regular business of the
legislature be taken up at once. The notice
says that in order that business may go
ahead, the speaker and other officers of the
republican house must without delay step
down and out.
The republican house met again at 8
o'clock, when Speaker Douglass made re-
marks, eXcusing his delay in appointing
standing committees. Under present condi-
tons the house can enact only such business
as pertains to the house itself, and commit
tees necessary for that work have been ap-
pointed; the others being held back until
needed.
"a minority OF fifty-eight members-eect
refuses to participate in the proceedings
of the regular organization and the senate
and the governor also refuses to do business
with it. So long as this condition continues
there is an end to all hope of legislation,
for the majority body cannot legislate with
out the concurrence of tho senate and the
governor; and the minority body cannot
legislate with such concurrence. An at
tempt to do 30 is as certain to fail as it is
certain that the laws and the constitution
are to prevail in Kansas"
"The people are demanding some whole
some legislation; but tor existing conditions
the house is in no wise responsible. Our
duty to preserve the principles of free gov
eminent and hand them down inviolate to
our Children IS paramount to all other con-
siderations. When these principles are
fully recognized, and not until then, can the
work of legislation proceed. In the inter-
val we have but to stand fast for the truth
and the right, assured of the approval of
our own consclences and Uf the public,
whose servants we are"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09

WASHINGTON, D. C. February 3.-Senatot
Frye of Maine, who is the leading member
OF the committee on foreign relations, said =:
'Thers are now no desirable coaling stations
in the Pacific left save the Sandwich Islands.
| am in favor of making sure of this one
by taking Hawaii into our possession. The
protest of England against annexation, if
It we're deemed wisest and best by our gov
ernor, would be presumptuous and inpudent
imagine it will be confined to the presenta
ton of 4 diplomatic note to which our Sec
rotary of state, in diplomtic terms, will
make reply. England did not consult with
us or our interest when she made the agree
ment with Germany to divide the islands of
the Pacific with that power, and she certainly
can have no ground for objection if we see
fit to take Hawaii, the only territory now
remaining in the ocean,"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
Much of tho Stolen Good. Found.

LA JUNTA, COL, February 2.-The esti.
mated value by invoice shows fully So, 600
worth of goods recovered from houses and
other hiding places In La Junta that were
stolen by the Santa Fe trainmen on the
south division.
Each day develops stronger evidence of
the extensivness of the conspiracy, showing
that it was known to hundreds Of people,
who have shared in the spoilS, and took i'm
mediate steps to remove the property from
the houses of arrested men and secrete il
elsewhere before the officers could make
searches
Such acts have led to the implication Of
parties who might have otherwise escaped
detection. Goods have now been recovered
from every arrested man in Jail in this city.
The total arrests now reported number
thirty-four.
Sheriff Potter and detective Swain went
to Trinidad to bring back z. d. Agerter, w
S. Brown and e. b. Landers, who are heI.l
there. The railroad officials claim to have
evidence to convict some La JuntA mer-
chants of receiving stolen property. Among
the articles found is lounge that could NOT
have cost less than $50.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
Possible Basis for "A Test,

TOPEKA, January 2S.--The elections com,
nittee presented report to the populist
house that the sersenat- alarms of that house
nad served subpoena on Willis L. Smith,
David Bright and Frank Leard, of Kiowa
,ounty, who are wanted as witnesses in the
contest case of j. W. Hair, popullst, against
]. W. DAVIS, from Kiowa county, but the
ihree men named had refused to answer the
mbppna. The committee asked that the
speaker of the house be directed to issue a
warrant for the arrest of the three men, and
a resolution was adopted providing for their
arrest.
This action will, it is believed, form the
basis for habeas corpus proceeding by
which the question of the legality of the
popullst house will be brought into the SUI
preme court. The three men are ordered tc
be brought before the house to answer for
contempt
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
Hawaiian nevelnnmnnts.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February There
are some important developments in the
Hawaiian situation. First, it is pretty clearly
indicated that the administration is not in
any way lukewarm in the matter, as at
first supposed. Secondly the action of the
captain of the Boston, against which Great
Britain has filed a formal protest, has re-
ceived the official approval of the president
and cabinet. The sentiment in favor of an
nexing is rapidly extending. Several men,
bers of the cabinet have expressed themselves
rs being in favor of accepting the PROPOSE
ton. It has been reported the president is
in favor of annexation. There is, in support
of this statement, the presidents we'll known
policy of Americanism, which has for its OBJ
iect the enlargement of the sphere of the
usefulness and activity of the nation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09

Senator German said in the senate that in
his Judgment the Sandwich islands and the
Nicaragua canal are two things the United
States should control. A policy of isolation
did we'll enough when VIC we're an embryo
nation, but to-day things are different and
we must no longer look to dominion alone
over the territory included between the
waters that wash our own shores. We are
65,OO0,O0O of people; the most advanced and
powerful ON EARTH and regard to our future
welfare demands an abandonment of the
doctrine of isolation.
He did not see how any of those foreign
nations could rightfully protest-England
and Germany in particular-as they have
been in the habit of Selling hold of every
thing in the shape of an island or any other
division of land wherever and whenever they
pleased.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
Beat Renorts Arc From Knnsaa.

CHICAGO, January 28.-The farmers Re
view reports winter wheat in good condition
generally in the states of Illinois, Indiana
Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin. The best
reports come from Kansas. The whole state
has been under a good blanket of snow
nearly all winter and this presage5 good
crop, even in those localities where it APP
pears uncertain. Cattle are in good condi-
ton with little or no movement. In Ne
braska half of the counties report condition
good, nearly half fair and two report poor.
The fields were generally covered with snow
during the cold weather.
In Kentucky the wheat crop is not up to
the condition reported in the other states.
The correspondents do not generally report
1t much above rs per cent. of the average
In Missouri also wheat is not in desirable
condition. In some portions wheat is re-
ported injured by the hard freezing and the
lack of snow. In other counties the snow
came after the ground was frozen, but did
not cover it to sufficient depth to prevent
further injury. In other sections the drouth
last fall did damage from which it has not
recovered.
Cattle in all the states are reported to be-
in good condition, and few are being mar
keted.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
EnrthaunLe shooks, MANY KllIed.

ATHENS, February 1.-The island of Zante
was shaken by an earthquake early Tuesday
morning. Many houses were wrecked, and
people, terror striker, fed from their houses
in their night clothes. The dome of the
prison fell and many prisoners were killed.
The guard was doubled to prevent the pris-
oners escaping and suppress the disorder
subsequent upon the panic among them.
The hospital was badly shattered. The at
tendants fled, and we're induced with diff
Guilty, half hour later, to return and help
remove the helpless patlents. Two hours
later the town was shaken by repented
shocks, houses fell in all quarters and the
prison became 80 unsafe that many prison.
ers were removed. People crowded the
market place and camped in folds on the
outskirts of the town. Many dead bodies
were found in the ruins and 100 or moro arc
reported severely injured. 1t is impossible
to get further details. The government has
sent troops with provisions for the homeless.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
Asit Passed tho senave.

WARRINGTON, D. C., February 1.-The
"anti-option bill" so called Is designed to
suppress "short selling" of farm products.
1t does not place any restrictions on the
sale for future delivery of product which
10 actually in possession of the seller or which
the seller has contracted for to DO delivered
to him at some future time. 1t provides
for licensing all dealers in 'optons" and
futures" an annual fee of 81, 900 to DO paid
by each dealer and for collecting tax of
twenty cents bushel on all grain and five
cents pound on all cotton, hops, grass seed,
fax seed, pork, lard, bacon and other edible
products of swine, which are sold for future
delivery by parties who do not possess the
articles thus sold. These taxes are Of course
prohibitory, the object being to tax short
selling" out of existence.
The friends of this bill in congress with
a numerous lobby have been working hard
for years to secure legislation on the SUBJ
iect The strongest supporters of the bill
are Hatch in the house, Washburn in the
senate and c. Wood Davis in the lobby.
The bill passed the house June 8 by vote
of 1853 to 49, Some amendments have been
attached to it, which will necessitate its re-
turn to the house for final action.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
SNOW ELECTED.
He Gets Elghty-Three Undls-
puted, Legal Votes.
Joe Rosenthal Makes Up the Odd One
Needed-ThOre Was "a Quorum and
Snow Got Enough and That
Settles It

The populist senators OF Kansas, twenty
four in number, entered representative hall
TO join the populist house in tho election OF
state printer. The republican senators re-
fused to participate in the election.
Lieutenant Governor Daniels Immediately
called the joint session to order. The roll
call of the house showed sixty'eight men,
bers present, which, with the twenty-four
senators present, made ninety-two members
OF the legislature in the joint session.
Fifty-eight members Of tho house were
certificate holders, and the senators made
elghty.two certificate holders of the legisla-
ture.
When the roll was called all voted for Z.
II. Snow. Senator Bryan was sick and was
not present. MOssrs. Meagher and Cham
beers did not vote, ana neither did Wilson OF
Meade, the independent republican who
voted for Judge Martin, Mr. McAleny, of
Wyandotte, who opposed Martin voted for
Snow.
After the vote had been taken, but before
it was announced, Mr.. Rosonthal was recog-
nized by the chair and he voted for Snow.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09

ToPEKA, February 2.--Senator Morgan has
a bill In the senate that gives women the
night TO vote in all bond elections.
A bill by Senator Sem provides penalties
for the aduterRtion of butter aud cheese.
Senator Shearers live stock commission
bill fixes maximum commission rates for the
handling Of live stock.
Tho report of the committee on rules, pro-
viding that no resolutions should appear in
full on the journal until adopted, was adopted
by a vote of % to IA.
Senator Shesrer introduced in the senate
Speaker Douglass bill providing fines for
the acceptance of brides by state officers and
members of the Legislature.
Senator Sem has bill to provide for q
state food inspector with a salary Of 81, 500
per year, whose duty it shall be TO regulate
the inspection Of milk and dairy products in
the state.
The senate ways and means committee
reported bill to appropriate 81, 500 for the
chinch bug experiment station at Lawrence
for possible slight deficiency and for the
next two fiscal years.
Bills were introduced in the senate maxi
ing an appropriation for the erection of one
new ward building and an administration
building at the Topeka insane asylum.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
Valuable Medals and Relies stolen.

CRY OF Mexico, January 28.-It was dis
covered that the cavity under the corner
stone of the Del Volador market place in
this city, which was laid fifty years ago, had
recently been robbed of the zinc casket and
its contents, valued at several thousand
dollars.
Tho articles and valuables deposited in
the casket were two silver medals, ancient
medals of gold, oliver and copper and also
some of more recent date. the modern med
ais being descriptive of the declaration OF
independence, and specimens of the current
Mexican COINS, calendar, plat OF Iacu-
boya and the decree ordering the building
Of the market.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 1.-Just
what effect upon the official social life of the
capital Mr.. Blaine's death will have has not
been definitely decided. meeting of the
ladies of the cabinet families will be held to
settle that question as far as it relates to
them 1t is probable that adivision of opin-
Ion will pervail.
Some invitations have already been re-
called, but Mr.. Blaine had decided repug-
nance to making any public demonstration
of sorrow, and on two or three occasions in
his career here his house was opened when
it ought to have been closed, had the usual
practice been followed.
Mrs. Blaine deplores any public recogni-
ton of her sorrow, and it may be that in
Difference to her desire the routine of social
events will not be further disturbed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09
Chapter . Of Dunamoro Va. DourInSu.

Chapter OF Dunamoro VI. Douglass.
Upon assembling Of the Kansas house Of
representatives next morning aftOr Speaker
DunsmorS'S letter was given 10 Speaker
Douglass, the latter read DunSmore'S letter.
It concludes with desire TO consider propo-
sltions OF compromise, conditioned that tho
integrity Of the legislature as now organized
and the acts OF the executive In relation
thereto shall not be brought into question.
Tho reading Of DunSmoro letter by Doug
lass, and his reply thereto was intontly lis
tened to by both sides.
Mr.. Douglass reply Teasserts the legal or
ganization Of the majority of the house, tho
alleged illegal organization Of the minority
under Speaker DunsmOro; criticised certain
expressions Of the latter in his letter and
argued for the Jurisdiction Of the courts
in the casoi which Dunsmoro had denied.
Douglas letter concludes thus:
have always boon ready and still am 10
confer with yourself or any member with O
view to securing an honorable adjustment
OF tho present difficulties to the end that leg
islation may proceed. But any adjustment
which involves assent to the extraordinary
and revolutionary methods whereby tho
body over which You preside was organized,
Ia and will remain an lmpossibility.
The members Of the lawful house Of rep-
resentatives propose TO maintain to the end
tho laws aud constitution Of Kansas. They
nEo willing to negotiate upon matters Of less
moment, but they will never sacrifice their
Obligations to the state and people they rep
resent. Worlds fair bills and other leRisla-
ton are as much desired by them as by your
self; but above and beyond all else their
duty is to preserve, TO the full limit of their
power, the principle OF constitutional liberty
which Ia now at stake.
Let there be no misunderstanding, there
fore, as to their posItion. with the best OF
personal feeling, beg leave to assure you
that the constitutional house of representa-
tivos is here to perform the high duties en-
trusted to it by the people and here 1t will
remain. Very respectfully yours,
GEo. L. DOUGLASS, Speaker.