The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-20

stoned by the unexpected lapse of Kan
sas
Utah has distinguished herself beyond
all others She has elected B. H. Roberts,
Mormon, who has three wives and who
admits he is living contrary to the laws
of the state and nation. One of Roberts
mural wives gave bSth to twins eight
months ago, and the Salt Lake Tribune
had made the twins an issue in the cam
paign. on Wednesday last the Tribune ran
caricature of Roberts and the twins,
with the following jingle beneath:
Ha, ha, ha!
Pa, pa, pa!
He'll go to Congress,
But he won't take ma.
Roberts seat in Congress will in all prob
ability be contested upon the ground that
his polygamous relations disqualify him.
Utah may win distinction in the Senate,
too A. w. McCune will in all probability
be the next United States senator from
that state When McCune qualified on
10000 bond some months ago he gave his
occupation as that of a wood chopper, and
said that his property comprised every
thing from a pawnshop to a gold mine.
McCune is a self-made man, and calls
ltimsef a wood chopper because of the fact
decla he laid the basis of his immense for
mill Law" securing a contract some years
~nish timbers for the Anaconda
natives ptana McCune is also presi-
First-Io acc tab and Pacific Railroad
the United States
the Philippines. res from $4,000 to $4,000
eoo,,d-To lose /. derived from the fam
-. -, oos British Columbia. He
uhi'eu 0la'e9 ~ 10 House, which Brig.
blity of other terrn for his fayorite wife,
pify the United Exceedingly popular with
pense of conquest.
This com1nuhlcan md has the reputation OF
designated as az answering integrity and
lack naught of fatty. If he fails in his at
\. hot word re the senatorship it will be
.e, it is said, that he has ever
me spanish S eventful career.
maggie lor bnson Fusionist, of the Third
nor chetlsr district, will go to Washington
under Reputation of the kind Fitzsimmons
eHnea,s Corbett should get. He likes to be
Ngrred to as a backwoods lawyer, and he
Pears the garb of the tiller of the soil.
possibly from choice though he is fire.
quently charged with affecting hiss apparel
for political purposes, He lives at Madl-
son, on the site of a sod house, which
he erected with his own hands in the pio-
neer days of the state.
It was not many years ago that Robin
son created genuine sensation at Chad
ron. He was tying case in the county
court where 1t was notorious that a local
gang ran the place and toughs did as they
/ pleased When the rulings of the court
became so unfair that Robinson could not
withhold his Indignation longer, he sud
denly attacked the court, jury and con-
stables, and, after a lively skirmish of
ten minutes, put the whole outfit to fight
with his big fists, materially assisted by
couple Of heavy oak chairs.
On another occasion Robinson was sit
ting as special district judge when a jury
VIGOROUSLY influenced by a wealthy client
rendered a decision dispossessing a poor
farmer of a piece of mortgaged land. He
endeared himself to the farmers by quietly
remarklng when the jury reported: ''Ver-
diet set aside, as il takes thirteen men to
steal mans farm in this court"
Tacoma WASH, will send a cowboy to
the capital in Frank Cushman, Repub-
lean He is 80, tall, gaunt and beard
less. Cushman is a product of the sod
house and the stock range of the West
When II he left his home in Iowa and
became a cowboy in Wyoming. He taught
school in winter, studied law at night and
herded cattle on Wyomings vast plains
during the summer. Finally he obtained
admission to the bar He appeared in the
state of Washington unknown and mex
perenced in 1891.
-Four years ago he startled a Republican
convention in Tacoma by delivering a hur-
ncane speech with much real eloquence
IN It, From his lean and gaunt appear
ance and his forensic abilities he was I'M
mediately dubbed the ABE Lincoln of
Washington" This has partially super
teaed the sobriquet, of Cowboy Cush-
The prodgous tremendous, gigantic
idlgh Of Representa- tive-elect Wachter Of
maryland is likely to become historical
III Congress. It is a remarkably hearty
euhaW, beyond imitation, and breaks out
vi small provocation At a comedy play,
Waehter is in the audience, he is as
r. Hluch a feature as the leading comedian,
ut ms laugh resounds above everything
ID anu quickly locates the congressman-el elect.
IN the Ninth Virginia district, which has
II .oled to send William f. Rhea to Con-
M eless' chat gentleman is known as the
ost tremendous fighter that ever fought.
ne 81 six feet, and has the muscular
0TI'lly OF three men.
uIlam A. Young, elected in the Sec
n virginia district, is known as the best
g, 5sSer IN the state. He is an enthusiastic
- ana few years ago, when he at
t'oeI their convention at Detroit, he car
oIe a'ohS seventeen suits of clothes. Fine
suit "a '4'eiA4 10 i' 'N-s
IN I line N the strongest Populist distric
'1'nHesota, has mad the honor of being
'uefed the homeliest man On Congress
.onor which he does not repudiate
frorI the congressman just electe,
Fls Hehlucky Is Oscar Turner, of tn,
nun Louisville district. He is the son O
l1le Oscar Turner, who for years rep
leu the First Kentucky district. H,
p,s ""yer, and in a few years has steppe,
VAN. me front ranks among Louisville
W. parristers. He inherited grea
Go rom his father and mother H
jrp.el The nomination when IL SCENE,
cs- S'De 10 defeat the Republican in
T5ll' Congressman Walter Evans.
Il ward t. Noonan the new Democrat
M ds,r 'essman from the Fifth Ininoi
cae- when takes in the heart of Chi
lar west side win add to the spectacu
fan1o picturesque in the House. He
ss6,ty known as the Human Chry
Sent num- No football field ever pre-