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The morning times., 1895-12-22

sion In advance of the election of a Spea ker,
but a resolution was adopted denying the
privilege of debate prior to the completion
of the organization. Mr.. TOombs of Geor-
gia determined to ignore the resolution,
and proceeded to address the House. He
said the legislative body was nothing more
than town meeting or mob, and, not
withstanding the demands for order, he
held the floor and filled the chamber with
his vociferous eloquence.
81 know my rights ne repeated over and
over, and when, upon a motion to rescind
the rule cutting off debate, the clerk pro-
| ceeded to call the role, his voice was
| drowned by the more vehement tones OF the
gentleman from Georgia.
You have treacherously violated and
| opposed the rights of my constituents" he
shouted, land your fiendish yells may we'll
| be raised TO drown an argument which you
| trenble to hear. l demand to know by
| what authority that man stands there and
| calls the roll"
Then, as later, and throughout those
troublous times, the slavery question was
uppermost, and the issue was argued with
all the ardor and zeal of heated partisan
| ship. Members from the North had no
disposition to come into personal collision
with Mr.. Toombs, for they knew he was per-
sistently seeking to break upth assemblage.
onslaught upon the rules of the House for
hours, once exclaiming dramatically: "You
may cry order order till the heavens
fall, but you cannot Ia kethisplace from me-"
And at another juncture declaring with
solemn positiveness that the Union had
ceased to exist.
AT last, exhausted almost to the verge of
physical collapse, hoarse and painting for
breath, Mr.. Toombs sank into his seat, and
the clerk gravely announced that the House
had refused to rescind the order forbidding
debate.
A third event, occurring in June, 1854,
drew Mr.. Cullom, of Illinois, and Mr..
Churchwell, of Tennessee, into a collision.
which was governed by no known rules, but
which must have been as ludcrouS as it
was exciting.
Mr.. Churchwell felt called upon to throw
himself upon the charity of the House for
one moment" The result was that Mr..
Cullom felt himself to he compelled equally
TO throw himself upon Mr.. Churchwell.
The inevitable record was appealed to,
from which Mr.. Church wcllliad proceeded 10
show that Mr.. Cullom had interpolated in a
previous speech of his certain words that
were not uttered upon the floor.
The language referred to was declared by
Churchwell to be exceedingly offensive and
UNANIMOUSLY false" Cullom was about
fifteen feet away. and had listened in an
CRY silence to the reading of the alleged ex-
tract. Before Churchwell had completed the
last sentence of his denunciatory comment
the Illinoisan sprang from his seat, ard
with clenched fists made desperate effort
to reach him.
He was caught by several friends, who
grasped him by coat collar. arms, and about
the body. one or two seizing his legs and
effectually stopping locomotion. II is "a
part of the history of this episode that the
nI.nr
to disrobing Mr.. Cullom n their efforts to
prevent active hostilities.
The Speaker literally banged for order,
and comma nded the sergeant-at-arms to
The morning times., 1895-12-22
Wales Loves Business.

The Prince of Wales has not that con tempt
for trade that man a lesser social parsonage
possesses. At the Marlborough Club one
evening an intimate of the prince asked him
how he liked the idea of having relatives in
business-an allusion to the two brothers OF
the Marquis OF Lorne, one Of whom is a
stock broker, while the other is in the tea
trade. ''lf - would have me-" an
swered H. R. H., mentioning a shopkeeper
on a huge scale, Il would go into partner
ship with him myself tomorrow"
The morning times., 1895-12-22

Eighty thousand dollars is the figure
that it is approximated the Popc's pearl
would bring, One of Leo's predecessors be.
came possessed of it in a manner which
has not been told and 1T has descended in
regular course to the present incumbent Of
st. Peters throne. 4
The morning times., 1895-12-22

Prince Yousoupofrs gem is wonderfully
beautiful. Valued at $1s0,000, 1t was
first heard of in 1890, when Georgibus Of
Calais SOLD IL to Philip ". Of Spain
The morning times., 1895-12-22
A CANINE SURGEON

The dog doctor is n profession somewhat
modern, as in ye olden time sick CANNES
We're usually attended TO by. the regular
veterinary surgeon who, as rule, knew
little or nothing about dogs, and treated
them as he wolld a horse with q similar
disease. Now, however, the treatment of
sick dogs has been made n separate branch
OF medical science, and thert are many who
follow it, .. -.
Besides all the queer ways enumerated
above, there are street jugglers, sorry
street peddicrs, Capitol guides, people
who write sermons to order. and perhaps the
very latest production is teaching people
how to ride bicycles. Nearly every big
bicycle agency now has a bicycle shool,
and employs regular teachers 10 instruct
the present man a nd the coming woman how
to" bike" without getting hurt. The bicycle
craze has attained such PROPORTIONS within
the last year thIt s'ith scnooxInake great
deal OF money, and the teacher comes in for
a goodly share pf j. in the way of salary
and tips. .t 4..-
OF all queer professions. this is perhaps
the most desirable and remunerItive.
The morning times., 1895-12-22

"A lady came in here today and the
only thing on earth she really wanted was
to find out whether we could match a
piece of ribbon for her. She didn't tell
me that though. i pulled boxes up and
pulled them down, until had the counter
covered with them. l showed her new
The morning times., 1895-12-22

| How Marriage Licenses Are Written
| in the blue Grass State.
New York sun
The morning times., 1895-12-22

features. too, one being supplied when CO.
vode of Pennsylvania, in defense of his Key
stone colleague, raised a monstrous spit
toon on'high and was about to strike Barks-
dale of Mississippi.
At this 1uncture the latter's wig fell off,
revealing a pate as bald as his hand. Co.
vode, appalled, at the spectacle, dropped
his weapon with its wealth of cigar stubs
and retired permanently from the ring.
The Speaker demanded that the House
should be in order, and the House continued
its scenes of extreme disorder until Mr..
Grow was again involved. Heinterposed an
objection to the remarks OF a Speaker and
was ordered by his late adversary to go TO
his own side of the House.
"This is a free hall" Mr.. Grow retorted;
every man has right to be where he
pleases."
Keitt demanded TO know what was meant
by such q remark. Grow explained with
some emphasis, and X eitt seized him by the
throat Grow knocked his hand a away, and
ended by squarcly knocking him down,
twice in rapid succession.
The language employed was long ago
stricken from the record, or If not II should
have been, and even If remembered or
found in the chronicles of that day, should
not be repeated.
SCENE OF LONG AGO.
Another noted scene of the long ago oc.
CURED on the first Monday in December,
1S49, when the business in hand was the
organization of the House. There was no
big majority then. The aggregate of the
Democratic strength in the past two Con.
crosses, orf that of the Republicans in the
Fifty-first or the present Congress- was
about equal in numbers to the then entire
House. Numerous Intellectual ballots for
tile election of a Speaker had been taken,
and there was bad blood manifested on the
surface of affairs.
Members desired to open up the discus
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
FOR The EAGLE
A COLLATION. Of News hom
Al Over the World.
1 foest Il Polieil. ee0aeIelll lal ~
81 lstslllusss. rleIssgAlJ &hol
III eldo Aoa(on.
oppressed Pcop,c vii, Rebel.

London dispatch Armenia is preparing
FOR war. The revolutionary party has
now both money and guns. During the
past eight weeks money has poured into
the revolutionary treasury in a steady
stream from the Armenian colonies In
Batoum. Tifiis. Baku. Erivan. Etchmiad-
zin and other places In Russia, and from
Rescht. Knzvin. Teheran. Tebriz. Khoi
aud other cities in Persia. The central
idea of the plan of campaign II general
uprising Of Armcnians throughout the
Turkish empire some time during the
month of May. The leaders have prom.
ised the people in the eastern part Of Ar
menia that the chief attack will he made
in the city Of Constantinople itself. and
that the brunt OF the fighting will he done
hy the Armenian residents therein. The
leaders have even gone So far as to de.
clare that the first attack will be on the
palace of the sultan. The younger Turks,
particularly those who have travelled
abroad. ardcntly wish that the present
sultan was anywhere except on the throne
The Arnenians have at least 5000 Mar.
tini.Henry rifles hidden In secret places
in the mountains not great distance
from Lake Van.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
RIGHTS OF MERCHANT SHIPS.

Secretary Gresham Says They do Not
Extcad 60 Harborinu Refugees.
Secretary Gresham has laid down some
doctrine touching the rights Of merchant
steamers In foreign ports to afford asy-
lum TO refugees. This was called out by
a letter addressed TO the State Depart.
ment In December. 1893. by G. +. Hunt.
ington. president Of the Pacific Mali
Steamship Company. asking for an exact
definition Of the powers Of captains Of
merchant steamers In this respect. The
Secretary responded that the so-called
doctrine Of right Of asylum having no mp
plication to merchant vessels In port. II
follows that shipmastcr can have no
exercise Of discretion on the character OF
o6ensc charged against the refugee.
While no general rule can be laid down
rs comprehensive principle. q merchant
vessel In foreign port Ii within the local
jurisdiction of the country with respect
TO the oGcnses or offenders against the
laws thereof. and an orderly demand for
the surrender of a person accused OF
crime. by due process Of law. with exhi.
bition Of warrant of arrest In the hands
Of the regularly accredited officers Of the
law. may not be disregn rdcd Or resisted
by the master Of the ship.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
1915 to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades,
SD to $3.50; sheep, fair 10 choice, $3.50
to 81; wheat. No. 2 red. 56c to 57c;
corn, No. .. doe to 4Gc; oats, No. 2, 2Sc
TO 20c; rye. No. 2, 5Sc to Soc; butter,
choice creamery, zoe to 2Olac; eggs, fresh,
lie to 12c; potatoes. car lots, per bushel,
Toe to Wc; broom corn, per IN, common
growth To fine brush, 4c to Glac.
IndianapOlis-Cattle, shipping, So to
SG25; hogs, choice light, $3 to $5.25;
sheep, common TO prime, 81 to $4.75;
wheat, No. 2 red, 55c to 5'ic; corn, No.
white, Acc to 4Oc; oats, No. = white, 33c
to 33hc.
st. Louis--Cattle. So to 1925; hogs.
81 to $5.25; wheat, No. . red, 56c to 56lac;
corn, No. 2, APE to 43c; oats, No. 2, SOC
to 30lac; rye, No. ., Ste TO 6Oc.
Cincinnati-Cattlc, $3.50 to 50. %; hogs,
So to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $4.75; wheat,
No. 2. GOc to GOhc: corn, No. 2 mixed,
ACC to 47c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 32c to
33c; rye, No. 2, G4c TO 6'ic.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $685.; hogs,
81 to s.; sheep, 81 to $4.75; wheat, No.
ACC to 4Glac; oats, No. 2 white, a:sc to Sac
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 red. SIC to 50c
corn, No. 2 yellow, 45c to 40c; oats
No. 2 white, 33c to 33k,c rye, No. =, 54e
to 56c.
Buffalo--Cattle, $3.50 TO $3.50; hogs
81 to $5.75; sheep, SD TO s.; wheat, No.
hard. &c TO &c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 40t
to soc; oats, No. 2 white, 35c to 36c.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 spring, $50
to 50c; corn, No. 3. 47c to 4Sc; oats
No. 2 white, 32c to 32iac; barley, No. 2
5lc to 53c; rye, No. !, zoe to GOc; pork
mess, $12 10 $l2.5O
New York-Cattle, So to $G75; hogs
| 81 10 $5.75; sheep, $3 to $3.50; wheat
No. 2 red. &c 10 Gle; corn, No. 2, Die Il
BE; oats, white Western, Soc to 4Oc
butter. creamery, lac to 2lc; eggs. West
| cru, l2c to 13hc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
HE WILL PAY ON S4O,OOO.
President Cleveland Thinks His Pay
Comes Within the Income Tax Law.

President Cleveland Thinks His Pay
Comes Within the Income Tax Law.
President Cleveland will pay the income
tax ON his official salary. That section
of the constitution which provides that
the presidents SALARY when fixed by law
shall not be diminished during his term
of Office does not exempt his salary from
the income tax according to the Prcsi-
dents own Interpretation Of the constitu-
ton. Private Secretary Thurber. discuss
ing the subject. said that without assum.
ing TO reflect Mr.. Cleveland's personal
views on the legal question involved. he
did not agree with the claim made by
United States Judge Hughes. Of Norfolk.
that the salary Of the President and the
salaries of United States judges were ex.
emptcd by that clause Of the constitution
which says these caluries shall not be d.
minished by law during the term OF Office
The constitutional provision. Mr.. Thur.
Der holds. has reference to the official
salary per So. which, being once fixed
by law. cannot be increased or diminished
Turing the term Of Office.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
Squirt IN OIL.
Standard Advances the Price I Cents
--tsalcs at PittsburH at CLEO.

Standard Advances the Price 10 Cents
--saics nj PittsburH at cleo.
The oil excitement at Pittsburg con.
tinucs undated. The Standard put up
its price Is cents to $3.50. On the ex.
change cash oil opened Thursday at $50
and sold up to S1.GO. May options opened
ut $3.50 bid. and the first sale was made
at $1.6O. II then broke to $1.0S and ral-
fled to Sl.U on snlcs. The opening sale
was cash order for 10000 barrels Mt
$3.50. and the next sale was made at
$1.5GS. The first sale In May options
was at $3.50. This IL the higo,st oil has
been since 1877. when II sold as high as
1854. Tho advance amounts to 40
cents per barrel by the Standard, and 43
cents on the exchange for the May option.
To tho producers Of western Pcnnsyl.
vania and West Virginia this means So. J.
500 day more than they were getting
for their oil last week, or an increase OF
N.1?5.OOO per month. The total market
value Of the product Is nearly $3,6OO,OOO
per month.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
MaccO IVES Not Taken.

Havana advices shy: Chagrin aud anger
succeeded the premature eiatiOn Of Cap
tain General CalIeja over the supposed
capture Of Jose Maceo. Maceo's double
was captured. but not Maceo. Anticipat.
ing unusual efforts to capture him, the
willy Cuban general donned Il disguise and
went to the front in command. Colonel
Guerra was the one captured. while Ma.
Geo escaped to the mountains with few
II his followers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
IrriuatiOn Inv Wild.

Judge Sinclair, of the North Platte
Neb.. District Court, has rendered de-
cision upholding the constitutionality o!
the irrigation law. He ruled that tho
provision of the irrigation act granting
right OF eminent domain was consttu
tional. The right of condemnation OF
right Of way for irrigation bitches is by
the decision placed upon the same basis
as the condemnation of right Of way fol
rnilMaY lines.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
One Million LOss

The Hotel Raymond at Pasadena, ten
miles from Los Angeles. Cal, was de-
stroyed by fire at 1880 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. Not stick of the famous re-
sort Is left. The hotel was crowded with
tourists. but they all escaped with their
lives. although wardrobes and other pos
sessions were consumed. The Raymond
was one Of the most famous health and
pleasure resorts in the United States. 1t
was located on hill commanding mag
nificcnt view Of the San Gabriel Valley,
and cost over 81, 100000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
NEW CONSUMPTION CURE,
New York Physician Claims 60 Have
Had Success with piIOcar nine.

WV AOra HuyshCtuU NIutme 20 nave
Had success with PilOcarplne.
United States Consul General dc Kay,
ut Berlin. reports that DIR. Louis Valid.
stein. of New York. has discovered the
means of curing consumption. lupus, and
perhaps cancer. The doctor announces
In the German medical papers an extra
ordinary action of minute injections of
pilocarpine. crystallizcd extract from
the BRAZILIAN jaborandi plant. on the
Emphatic system. This. In a sense, COM
pletes the celebrated "hcil SERUM" acting
favorably on patients whom the serum
does not cure. The key of the discovery
Is this: BY successive injections Of minute
doses Of pilocarpine in the veins he ar
rives at u gradual stimulation of the
Emphatic system. That system increases
the white corpuscles In the blood which.
In some way not agreed upon. certainly
overcomcs particles in the blood that pro-
ducc disease. The report closes with a
statement Of case of lupus of twenty
two years duration. regarded rs incurn.
bic. which was relieved Immediately after
the first injection and Is now almost cured.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
DEARTH OF BEEF.
scarcity and Rise Arc Attributed 4
Natural Causcs.

scarcity and Rlsc Arc Attributed Il
Natural Causcs.
Eighteen months from the present time.
when the frisky calf Of to-day Is ready
for the slaughter house, there will be a
fall In the present high price of beef,
whether purchased on tho hoof or ut re.
tail. This assertion Ii borne out not only
by the assertions Of the Interested packers
of Chicago. Omaha. st. Louis and Kansas
City, but by the statistics prepared quar-
tcrly by the Government concerning tho
shipping. receiving and killing of cattle
In the four American cities which control
the delivery Of beef dressed or on the
hoof to the remainder Of the country and
Europe. The statement that combine
among the four principal packers of tho
West has caused the increased prices IL
indignantly denied BY them. and the dc.
vastatcd grass and sage brush ranges Of
the West pointed to us irrcfutablc evi.
dencc of the absolute lack of cattle In
comparison with the demand.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
Rebel Force Put 20 Flight.

Late Havana adviccs say: Maceo Il
captured and Cuba's Inst hope Ii gone.
Crombct has been killed. Without these
two leaders all In chaos In the insurgent
ranks and liberty's most ardent friends
admit that the Cuban cause Ii lost. The
Spanish authorities nrc posting bulletins.
and the loyalists In Havana arc cclebrat-
Ing the ending Of the revolution. With.
out Crombct and Maceo there can be no
real war. On Saturday the Cuban army
and the Spanish soldiers met ut Palma.
rito. The rebel forces numbered 1900
men and that Of tho Spaniards 5000. A
desperate battle followed, and, according
to official reports, lasted two hours. At
the end Of that time the rebels retreatcd.
were pursued By the Spanish troops and
Maceo captured. His secretary was also
taken. and all the personal and private
papers of General MaccO were cOnflscat.
cd. The battle wns hard.fOught one.
and the insurgents battled desperately
against odds. The Spanish soldiers re.
sisted with remarkable courage the on
slaught Of tho rebels. In the battle a
hand.tO.hand conflict. a number Of Cuban
officers, one Of whom was colonel. were
killed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
New Field for Women,

The Monongahela Tin Plate Company
at Pittsburg Is replacing its male mill
workers by women and girls. Two weeks
ago Mrs. Hattie Williams, wife of la-
borsr, who was sick, came to the man
ager of the mill and asked for work, say
Ing she had worked in the Welsh tin plate
factories ten years. She was tried and
SO successful was she that half-dOzen
girls were put in as assistants. The firm
now announces that 100 additional women
and girls will be put to work In the next
two weeks in the polishing and other de-
Da rtmeuts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
MORTON 10 PROBING.
Starts an Investigation Of the Ad'
vance In Price Of Meat.

Starts an Investigation Of the Ad.
vance In Price of Meat.
Secretary Of Agriculture Morton has
begun an inquiry into the recent increase
in the price of meats for tho purpose Of
asccrtaiuing II nay combination In viola.
ton of law exists for the purpose Of put.
ting up prices. He will investigate rc-
ceipts at Omaha. Kansas City, East 81.
Louis md Chicago stock yards, and com.
pare with the same time In previous years.
To the chief Of the Bureau Of Animal
Industry he says: II instruct tho agents
of the bureau to make thorough inquiry
rs TO whether, In their judgment. there
IL any combination In violation Of law by
which a cattle trust II putting up tho
price of beef products. while II 10 puttina
down the per capita price OF CATTLE"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
STRIKES IN THE WAY.
They Arc tho Chief Disturbing Feat
urc In BusincaH Conditions.

They Arc the Chief Disturbing Feat
urc In Bnsincss Conditions.
Il. q. Dun 4 Co.'S Weekly Review Of
Trade says: Progress toward better busi.
ness continues. but II Ii slow and meets
many obstacles. In speculative aspects
and In wholesale demand for goods the
week shows improvement. Money mar.
kcts are undisturbed and q little moro
active. But among the chief obstacles
IL the anxiety Of operatives to secure bet.
ter wages. even while many manufactur.
Ing works are running without profit and
others at the risk Of loss. In number
Of establishments better wages have been
conceded. thus increasing the purchasing
power Of the people. but strikes have
largely overbalanced settlements, several
Of Importance having thrown about 1900
workers out Of employment this week.
Retail trade has improved on the whole
since March.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
Consumers Foot tho Bin.

Oh has spurted to such high figure
that oil the gas companies Of Chicago
are likely to raise their prices for gas
The statement 10 authorised that one Of
the most important questions coming be.
fore the directors would be the price OF
gas. An advance to $l.25 per 1000 feet
10 to be considered. 1t was only few
weeks ago ago that gas was reduced to
$40 per 1000. the reduction being vol.
unfairly made by oil the old companies
The sudden advance Of oil, from which
all the gas used In Chicago 10 made. fairly
dazed the gas people. They are now pay.
ing from 60 to 05 cents barrel for oil
that costs Is cents barrel less than
eighteen months ago. The rise has been
gradual until a few days ago. when 1t
began jumping MP 3 cents Mt bound.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs. Willie X. Finds Single. Bicascd.
ness Unattractivc.

WrSs WtIttC Ne FtuuH SInRtC'BIcHbcu'
ness Unattractivc.
Mrs. Willie X. Vanderbilt and Oliver
Hazard Perry Belmont were married
Thursday at London. Mrs. Vanderbilt
has made no secret that her ambition IL
10 place Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt In II
social position commensurate with the
wealth Of her fathers family md In
ferior to that Of no American woman that
ever lived. 1t Is little more than month
ago that Justice Barrett. of the New
York Supreme Court, handed down de-
cision granting Mrs. Vanderbilt an un.
conditional divorce from her husband,
and giving into her custody the three
children Of the unhappy union-Consuelo.
William X, Jr., and Harold 8. Wander.
bilt.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
n,oodv Rattle of Chickosa WIS.

Couriers arrived at Guthrie, .. T., from
Tishomingo, the capital of the Chicka-
saw nation, and report battle between
Governor Moseley and 300 insurrection-
lists. Six people were killed aud eight
wounded. The trouble II Of long standing
ing ut the Chickasaw seat of government.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
Bank Cashier Shot.

At Covington, Ky, state Senator WI
liam Gocbel shot aud killed John ID.
Sanford, cashier and manager Of the
Farmers and Traders National Bank.
sanford fired the first shot. The trouble
aross over a newspaper article written
BY Sanford.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
Dcep Water to the Sea.

The Minnesota Senate adopted memo
rial favoring deep waterway improve.
ments TO the sea. Congress il asked to
continue the present work and 10 extend
the system in the interests of the business
development Of the entire Northwest.