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The morning call., 1893-02-16
HOKE SMITH THE MAN
He Will Preside Over the Interio
Department.
NO QUARTER FOR TAMMANY
New York Democrats Who Oppose
the Administration Need Look for
No FayorS From 1t.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

LAKEWOOD. n. j., Feb. 15-Mr. Cleve-
land announced the name Of the fifth men,
Der of his Cabinet this evening. 1t was
that of Hoke Smith of Georgia for Secre-
tary OF the Interior. All the positions
except these OF Secretary of the Navy,
Attorney-General and Secretary of Agricul-
ture are now filed.
ALBANY, n. Y, Feb 15.-The announce
ment by Cleveland that he intends TO put
Wilson S. Bissell of Buffalo in the Cabinet
as Postmaster General was read by the
Murphy Crocker- Sheehan Flower Demo-
Gratis at the State Capitol with angry resent
ment to-day. No man in the State could be
no more Objectionable to them as dispenser
of postoffices, for Bissell has been their
bitter opponent for many years. His eleva-
tion to the Office is plain announcement to
the Murphy -Sheehan- Flower -Crocker part
of the Democratic party in the State that it
need expect no favors from the incoming
national administration, so fara as postofices
are concerned.
Some time ago it was stated that r. A.
Maxwell Of Batavia, former superintend-
ent of the Insurance department, could
have the post OF First Assistant Postmaster
General if he desired 1t. Maxwell hates the
anti-administration Democrats with all the
ferocity of man who has been trampled
upon repeatedly by remorseless political
bosses. Lieutenant Governor Sheehan,
however. does not propose calmly to await
attack, and bills are in preparation for legiS-
lating out Of Office the Cleveland Democrats
and Republicans in Buffalo. New York and
number OF other cities. the intention being
to fill their places with men whose hostility
to Cleveland can be relied upon in any
emergency.
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DEFEATED HIS OBJECT
How Mr.. Balfour Has Worked His
Own Undoing.
His Speech Against Home Rule Was
Made on Lines to Strengthen
the Measure.
Special to The MORNING CALL.

LONDON, Feb. 10. - Justin Mccarthy
speaking of Balfour's address in answer to
Gladstone, said it was a carpng, unmilitant
speech of a phosophic skeptic. ut was a
mistake" said Mccarthy, "to attack us as
to the details Of the bill. We will meet and
beat him on the details" Mccarthy ridi-
culed the objections to having three cleo
tons for Council. the Popular Chamber and
members of the Imperial Parliament, and
mentioned the smoothness with which cleo
tions were held In London and else W here
Mccarthy added that the speech of Balfour
insured the second reading of the bill.
John Redmond, the Parnelite leader said
in an interview to-day: I'VE will issue no
official manifesto, but what / now say is
what | wish communicated to the Irish
American sympathizers regarding the home
rule bill. The main principles of the bill
are sound. There are many defects In the
machinery provided and there are certain
restrictions which we wish to see removed
While we regard it is as offering final set
tlement of the Irish question. we conceive
our duty TO be to improve 1t as much as pos
sible and reserve we will our decision as to
whether 1t will be accepted until the third
reading. Then we will know definitely the
precise shape 1t will assume after discussion n
and amendment
The morning call., 1893-02-16
READY FOR A FIGHT.
COrbett Has His Coin to fleet
Buffer Mitchell.
The Englishman Will Find That He
Must Talk With Something Be-
sides His Jaw Now.
Special to THE MoRSINa CALI

NEW YORK. Feb. I5.-Champion Cor
belts repres entatives to-day deposited with
the World check for $4,000 to secure
fight with Charley Mitchell, and another
for $500 to bind a match with Peter jack
son.
To Mitchell Corbett issues a challenge for
a finish fight for the champ pionship of the
world, $4,000 side and the largest purse
offered by the C0ney Island Athletic Club,
the Olympic Athletic Club of New Orleans
or the Crescent City Athletic Club of the
same city. The con test Is to be according
to Queensberry rules and must be to a
finish, the club to have no power to stop the
fight or to declare it draw The battle 10
to take place next December.
II Mitchell does not accept Corbett's
terms, the champion will then accept jack
sons challenge. the fight TO be under the
same conditions as Corbett's offer to
Mitchell.
Ii, however. Mitchell should accept. Cor
bett will fight Jackson seven months after
meeting Mitchell on the conditions Of Jack
sons challenge. If Mitchell should agree
to fight and then back out, C0rbett permits
Jackson to take Mitchell's place next De-
cember.
Billy Madden is red hot to have Charley
Mitchell to fight his man, Joe Goddard, and
as an indueement to the Englishman to take
up the Australian instead of Jim COrbett
Madden offers to wager $4,000 to MitchelPs
$1,000 that Goddard will get the decision IL
they ever meet in the ring.
The morning call., 1893-02-16
VERY WARLIkE
Kansas May Bleed Once
Again.
STORMING THE HALL.
Republican Members Hold Posses
sion Against Siege.
THE PEOPLE ARE WITH THEM
And the Commander of the Militia
Says His Men Are Not to
Be Feared.
STORMING THE HALL.
THE PEOPLE ARE WITH THEN
Special to THE MORNING CALL

TOPEKA, Feb. 15-Bleeding Kansas
nearly bled again to-day and nothing but
the wisest counsel Of the calmer leaders OF
the opposing parties prevented serious
conflict and the shedding of much blood.
Not since the anti-slavery and pro-slavery
forces we're arrayed in hostile attitude
against one another has political excite
ment run so high as 1t did to-day. and not
since those perlous times has the political
situation come so near developing Into
battle with arms.
The members of the Republican House.
each carrying a revolver. forced their way
through the Populist guards stationed In
the corridors and ON the stairway leading to
the representative hall. fought their way
inch by inch up the stairs in hand-to-
hand contest with the Populss, battered
down the doors with sedgehammers ani
taking possession of the hall barricaded
themselves within and are now withstand
Ing siege by the Populist Government,
supported by the entir- military force Of the
State. who hope TO starve the Republicans
into an unconditional surrender.
Right here arises the probability OF an
armed conflict between the Republican
guards and the State militia. The Republi-
can members have kept the wires hot all
day sending messages TO their constituents,
informing them OF the desperate situation
OF affairs and calling for Republican volun-
teers to come TO Topeka at once and lend
their aid to the Republican AOuse. Re-
sponses have been received from all over
the State stating that volunteers had offered
their services by hundreds and will arrive at
Topeka by the frst train. AS sample of
these responses two are given:
d. Nj. Scott. Republican member, who
happened TO be at his home in Ottawa.
telegraphed that lie would be here in the
morning with 800 armed men, and Fighting
Dan" Anthony. editor of the Leayenworth
Times, wired that 1000 armed men would
come from Leayenworth.
The Republicans predict that the militia,
being composed mostly of Republicans, win
not resist an attack by the volunteers should
the latter proceed to such extreme measures.
At 10 O'Clock tonight 500 troops are Oh
guard around the building, while 500 more
are on their way here from different parts
Of the State. Hundreds of Republican voi-
unteers, armed for battle, are gathering
from all parts of the State.
The Populist volunteers have been organ
lied into provisional troops. The militia,
oeIhB hepuoHChu III sA hhpatuIc>, wiz piOud-
bly, not obey the order to shoot down theig
political brethren; while the provisions.
companies. composed Of Popuists. are prs
pared to go to almost any extreme to defeat
the Republican plans and TO maintain the
Populist position.
No one dares to predict what tomorrow
will bring forth. A few hope for peace
able solution of the difficulty. while many
expect bloodshed. and all are waiting In
auXiOu anticiDation
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STEVENS EXPLAINS.
Why He Established a Protectorate
Over Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-Am0ng the de-
tailed dispatches received at the State De-
partment from Honolulu is one from Min
fstef St6fons, giving an interesting account
of the reasons which governed him 10
assuming control Of the islands. II is as
follows:
Il have time before the departure of the
mail steamers only to state briefly the addi-
tional reasons which caused US to assume
temporary prOtectorate over these Islands.
The Provisional Government must have
time TO organize a new policy and to dis
cipline a small military, for when the mon
archy died by its own hand there was NO
military force IN the islands but the Royal
Guard, consisting of about seventy-fve
natives. There are 10000 Chinese and
Japanese on the Islands, and evil-disposed
persons might stir up some disorder. but the
chief element of evil Is in Honolulu. where
renegade whites are at the head of the lot
terry and opium rings. and where there are
considerable number of hoodlum foreign
ers and more vicious natives. Another i'm
portant reason is that there is expected here
a British war vessel and the British Minis
ter. thus aided, might try 10 press unduly
the Provisional Government. With the
Islands under our protection we think the
English Minister will not attempt TO insist
that bis Government has the right to In
terfere while our flag flies over the Govern
ment building"
In concluding the dispatch Minister Stew
ems says: 1--WE shall continue TO maintain
our present position with great caution and
frmness until we hear from the President
through the Secretary of State. AS neces-
sary precaution against all contingency,
would advise that Admiral Skerrett be
promptly sent here with one or two ships in
addition to the Boston,"
The morning call., 1893-02-16
HOSTING UP LUNCH.
The Comic Opera Element Crops Out in
1t Once More.

IL OnCe more.
TOPEKA. Kans., Feb. 16.-At / o'clock
this morning the situation remains un-
changed. The Governor at midnight again
called upon the Sheriff to summon a posse
to preserve the peace. and the Sheriff has
again refused to do so.
Colonel Hughes, who is member of the
House. appeared before that body in uni
form at II 80 o'clock last night and Informed
the members that. as commander Of the
troops. they had nothing to fear from him.
He would sooner resign his command than
carry out his order to eject the Republican
House. He also said that the majority OF
his command would withdraw from the
militia with him if they were ordered to use
force to drive forth the legally elected and
legally organized House of Representatives
from the hall. He further intimated that
the order to the guards. so far as they re-
lated to the taking of provisions into the
hall, had been relaxed.
& Hardly had this been said when string
was dropped out Of every window and in a
shorter time than it can be told baskets
filed with substantial lunches were hoisted
up and the Republicans broke their long
fast
Information from the Governors office is
to the effect that no attempt will be made 10
eject the Republicans before morning.
At midnight Sheriff Wilkinson informed
Governor Lewelling that he was a peace
officer and demanded that the Governor
turn the matter over TO him, but no reply
was made TO this
The morning call., 1893-02-16
GRESHAM'S HONOR.
He Is a Man Who Cannot Be Turned
From His Convictions.

CROWN POINT, Ind, Feb. 15.-As an an
swer to the charge that Judge Gresham is
guilty of political peridy in accepting the
portfolio of State under Cleveland Judge
E. c. Field. delegate Of the Republican
convention of 1888, WHO voted for Gresham
on every ballot. declares him the truest
friend, and the most courageous where his
convictions OF right and wrong are con-
cerned, he ever knew, and gives bit Of the
inside history of that convention to prove
it. he said: The charge had been indus
triously made against his loyalty to extreme
tariff views then espoused by his adversa-
es in the convention, and it was deemed
expedeDt to have the Chicago Inter Ocean
publish an editorial, Thursday morning of
the first week Of the convention. putting at
rest all doubts of the position of the Judge
on this question. Accordingly, the commit
tee, late at night, laid the matter before
Editor William Penn Nixon. who proceeded
to pen an editorial on the lines indicated.
AS the committee was about to depart. Nixon
said: of course you have seen the Judge
and have obtained his consent@ We said
we had not but would vouch for his ap-
prOval of it. He replied: That won't do.
l guess you don't know the Judge very
WE'LL So the committee went to the
Palmer House. routed Judge Gresham from
his siumbers and explained the matter to
him. assuring him that the publication Of
an editorial with his sanction would insure
his nomination and election. He stood be-
fore us in his white robe the embodiment of
purity. There was a pause for moment,
and the Judge looked bandsomer and
braver than | ever saw him, and then he
said L appreciate your friendship and the
good offices you are performing in my be-
half. But President or no President you
cannot publish that editorial by my au-
thority. because do not believe in it, 1t Is
better should not be nominate than COM
NIT myself to that doctrine The editorial
was not published"
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Feb. 15.-The House
was thrown into an uproar for half an hour
by motion to suspend the rules for the
passage of resolution euloglzing Gresham
and congratulating the country and Cleve-
land on selecting him for Secretary of
State. The Democrats opposed the consid-
Grafton of the resolution, but the Republi-
cans demanded the ayes and noes with the
view of embarrassing tho Democrats by
forcing them into the position OF withhold
ing their approval of Cleveland's action.
The House refused. sc to &C, to suspend the
rules.
The morning call., 1893-02-16
SENATORIAL FIGHTS.
Not One of the DeadIocks Has Been
Broken

FRANKFORT, Ky.. Feb 15-Judge Will
liam Lindsay was formally declared elected
United States Senator to-day at the joint
session of the House and Senate.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Feb 15.-The twenty
fourth Senatorial ballot was taken to-day
and was the most exciting of the season.
Thompson lacked one vote OF securing the
election, as follows: Thompson CD "a
Brown (Pop) 1. Beck CD IA. Warren (R) Z,
Clark (R.) O. Thirteen Republicans voted
for Beck (D.). All the Democrats except
Baker of Converse County and all the Pop
lists except Taylor of Albany County voted
for Thompson. 1t is now thought there will
be no election. as the Populists will now
vote for one of their number the remaining
days of the session.
OLYMPIA. WASH, Feb. 15.-The sixty fifth
and sixty-sixth joint ballots were taken and
seventy-six votes were cast. Allen 80,
Turner Is. Briggs 1s. Young 9, Dunbar /.
No choice.
BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. 15.-There was no
election of United States Senator to-day.
HELENA, Mont, Feb. 15.-There was no
election Of United States Senator.
The morning call., 1893-02-16
MITCHELL'S MONEY.
He Will Have 1t Up in Very Few
Hours.

NEW DIRK, Feb. 15.-In the morning the
World will print the following interview
with Mitchell, the English prize-fghter:
The first bit Of news Mitchell heard upon
his arrival was that the Corbett people put
up $4,000.
That's good" he exclaimed. "and shall
cover the money tomorrow. / came here
for the purpose of making match which
will decide the championship OF the world.
The conditions named by Corbett are per-
fectly agreeable to me-"
"When do you care to fght?" he was
asked.
'In six weeks, II necessary, or In anv
reasonable time for that matter" Mitchell
replied with some spirit. "My money has
been up in London. but that makes little
difference. I'll have Corbett's money COW
cred inside of twelve hours"
Are there any conditions you care to inl-
poser"
"None," he replied. "All want is that
the fight shall be conducted in fair. square,
sportsm anliks manner. l know there are
hundreds of sportSmen in America and
shall let them Judge whether my statements
are fair or not"
"Have you any preference as to the club
before which this fight shall take place?"
"Coney Island, New Orleans or San Fran
cisco will suit me-" said Mitchell. "Thers
will be no dilly-dallying about It, that I
promise you. My backer. Abingdon, is
here ready to back me for any amount OF
money.
"As for the stories to the effect that In
tend to make money by giving boxing
exhibitions in America, there is absolutely
nothing in that. l shall not give a single
show before the fight Although many
people do not like me in this country feel
perfectly at home here. for the honorable
sportsmen with whom / have dealt are my
friends.
"When fought Sullivan in France mads
many enemies, who said run away and all
that bosh. In this match no such thins will
occur, and | am willing 10 fight Corbett in
twelyC-foot ring or a smaller one still IL he
likes. and I'll not run away either. He may
depend on that. His preference for making
a match with me as against Jackson pleases
me Immensely but his reasons given are
absurd.
''lf he If so anxious to whip me for acting
In an ungentlemanly manner he had an ex-
celent chance at Miners Theater that
night. Better still. he has a chance now to
defend his title / want to fight Corbett,
want reputable club and a fair referee.
and l want to fight within a reasonable
length of time. Those are my only condi-
tions."
BUFFALO, Feb 15.-lt is probable that
the negotiations regarding the match be-
tween Peter Maher and Jim DAILY are off.
as Gus Tuthill, who recently become Daly's
backer. wired the Buffalo boxer this after
noon asking if he would fight Greggains OF
San Francisco at 15S pounds, give or take
two pounds. Daily promptly accepted and
will begin training next week.
The morning call., 1893-02-16
NO COMPROMISE.
The Governor Makes Speech to the
Republicans.

TOPEKA. kans., Feb. 15.-At 10 o'clock
Governor Lewelling appeared at the door
Of the House and asked admJtance. He
was permitted 10 enter, and as he made his
appearance the members rose as a mark Of
respect He made an i'm pressive speech.
II come, he said. mot as the Governor Of
the State to order you from the hall.
come TO you as man, and / entreat you rs
citizens of Kansas and men OF honor to
surrender to the legal authority of the State
and to vacate the hail."
Continuing, he said that the events of the
past two days seemed to have robbed both
sides Of their reason, and that the situation
was so strained that the slightest incident
might lead to conflict and bloodshed.
Speaker pro TEN. Hoch interrupted the
Governor to ask If it would not be fair for
each side to agree to vacate the hall pending
settlement of the difficulty.
The Governor said that he would consider
no compromise and no appeal by the Repub-
lcans. If the Republicans would not sur
render then he would be forced to order the
militia to drive them from the hall at the
point of the bayonet.
A voice from the seats asked: "Wll you
abide by the decision of the courts?"
The Governor declined 10 reply and left
the hall at once.
Ex-Governor Osborne. Republican, who
had accompanied the Governor, said that
he had come with the Governor from a
conference between a committee of citizens
and the chief executive. and that he was
assured from the temper of the Governor
and his associates that they would consent
to no compromise. Continued resistance
by the Republicans. he said. would lead to
bloodshed and scenes of the border wars
would be repeated. Tomorrow would see
the gathering In Topeka of hundreds OF
Republicans and PcpulisIs. the intense
feeling prevailing would lead TO conflict
and blood would surely flow. He coun-
seled moderation on the part of the Repub-
licans.
The chief sergeantat-arms then gath
cred his men about him and gave them In
structions what to do in the event OF the
military appearing in the hall. He told
them not to use their reyolvers until ordered
by him to do so.
Representative Sherman, addressing the
House, said that Colonel Hughes, the com
mander Of the militia, had told him that he
had ordered his men not to fire. except In
self-defense.
The Republicans then tore up the desks
on the Populist side and with them erected
barricade in the corridor and filed th'
The morning call., 1893-02-16
A SPECIAL TRAIN.
Correspondents Are Hurrying to the
Seat of War.

KANSAS CITY, No., Feb. 15.-At $3.50
O'Clock this afternoon special train on the
Atchson, Topeka and Santa Fe road, carry
ing four Associated Press special corre-
spondents and corps OF operators. left this
city for Topeka.
1t is expected that the train will make the
tifty-eight miles between here and Topeka
in less than an hour. 1t is believed at this
hour that an attempt will be made very
early in the morning TO force the members
of the Republican Legislature from behind
their barricades made Of the benches from
the Populists' side of the hall. The attempt
will be in accordance with the expressed
determination Of the Governor, who said
that he would drive them from the chamber
at the point of the bayonet.
1t Is generally believed that this radical
step will be met with armed resistance, and
that the attempt will be made very early in
the morning and before the arrival of the
promised recruits from both the Republi-
cans and Democrats of adjacent cities.
The special train will consist OF an engine
and one car, and is chartered for the special
use Of the Associated Press.
The morning call., 1893-02-16

publicans. The men who were sent for
lunch for them cannot get past the militia
lines, and the House therefore is in state
of siege.
Governor Lewelling was found In his pri-
vate Office in consultation with Judge Webb.
the attorney for the Populists, and Chair
man Breldenthal of the Populst State Com
mittee The Governor refused to discuss
the situation. but Webb said the Populists
would come out of the fight on top of the
heap.
The Governor has ordered out four COM
panies of infantry and two batteries of
artillery, and twenty-five men, chiefly
farmers, have been taken to the arsenal.
uniformed. armed and sent to the Capitol
grounds.
Tonight military company was sta
TONED near the arsenal with guards posted,
Two cannons have been run out of the ar
senal and loaded with shot, and everything
looks decidedly warlke.
The militia have full control of the situa-
ton, and every move Of the Popu!st House
depends Oh the Governor
The morning call., 1893-02-16
FIRST BLOOD.
A Populist Who Was Not Discreet
Lost 1t.

TOPEKA, Kans., Feb. 15.-At 6 o'clock
this evening two of the Republican guards
stationed in the corridor CHANGED to run
across Assistant State Auditor Mackey
Pop). and arrested him on a charge OF
having assaulted a Republican guard during
the morning scrimmage. He was hustled
into the hall and, after brief examination.
was confined as prisoner In one Of the
cloak-rooms under the guard Of an assistant
sergeant-at-arms.
Before long the sounds Of scuffle was
heard, ard Mackey plunged through the
door, with blood streaming down his face
from severe scalp wound which his jailer
had inflicted with walking-stck.
Mackey said that lie had attempted to
open the door into the hall and that he
was assaulted without further prOvocatiOn,
while the guard says Mackey threatend him
with a revolver, and that he struck him in
self-defense. Mackey was then allowed TO
60. He is not severely wounded.
The morning call., 1893-02-16
SPREAD OF CHOLERA.
An Official Denial of Its Existence ir
Erauce

PARIS, Feb. ia semi-oficial note has
been issued declaring that the reports re-
garding the choleraic disease discovered in
Marseilles are exaggerated and entirely Of
an alarmist character. These reports, the
note adds. are prompted by persons who
have a motive In spreading them. The
city statistics show that from January l to
February 13 the deaths were 243 less than
occurred during the corresponding period in
1892.
MARsEILLEs. Feb. 15.-There now re-
main in the cholera ward at the Hospital
de la Conception only FIVE patients. Out OF
the eleven who were there on Sunday four
have been discharged cured and two have
died. One of these deaths occurred yester-
day. No death attributed to cholera has
taken place outside Of the hospital since
Sunday. nor are there any new cases re-
ported. The epidemic seems over. The
Mayor has announced to the Municipal
Council that the health of the city s better
than 1t has been for the last two years.