The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FHEN GENERAL MORGAN WASN'T
ARRESTED.

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ARRESTED.
Stark and the Menagerfs--A Hen and tn,
1t Is not generally known, perhaps
that Senator Morgan of Alabama was
once threatened with arrest for alleged
completely in the assassination of Lin
coin OF course, Senator Morgan was
not only innocent, but actually did not
hear of Lincoln's death untid a week
after 1t had occurred. He was then a
farmer in Dallas county, his practice of
the law having been prohibited by the
Federal authorities, and he was plough
Ing corn when he heard that an order
had been received by General Near
thur, at Selma, to arrest him and send
him to Washington for completely in
the Lincoln assassination. Senator
Morgan went into his house. attired
himself in his Confederate generals un-
form, with starred epaulettes, built,
sword and other accoutrements COM
plete Then he saddled his plough
horse and rode to Selma, where he pre-
sented himself to General Macarthur
Good morning, General, he said.
Good morning, General replied Nc
Arthur, recognizing Morgans rank.
For what am l indebted for this Wis
it?"
II have come to be sent to Washing
ton" remarked Morgan. II under
stand you have an order to send me
| there"
General Macarthur expressed surprise
to learn that the existence of. the order
, was known, and smiled when General
Morgan told him that ex- Confederates
| had not lost their habit of acquiring in
formation Then he remarked that the
! order would not be ebeyed-or, at least,
not until there had been reasonable
delay. This did not suit Morgan, who
| wanted to go to Washington to present
some claims for destroyed cotton and
| was quite willing to travel at govern
ment expense.
II want TO make one request of you,
said Morgan. when I went into the
war / had fifteen thousand dollars in
gold in a bank in Selma. When | came
back from the war ! found that my
gold had given place to fifteen thousand
dollars in Confederate money With
that fifteen thousand dollars | bought
half a box Of tobacco. With some of
the tobacco | secured coffee and sugar
and shoes for my family, and the rest
of 1t went for seventeen shoats. | kept
those shoats until they were fat enough
to kill, and now | have more meat than
any other man in Dallas county. When
/ go to Washington General, | want
you to put guard around my smoke
house .....,...
General" replied Macarthur, laugh
ingly, ''you had better go home and
guard the smoke house yourself, and,
by the way" he added, 1.-THE restriction
against your practice Of the law will be
removed"
Senator Morgan went back to his
family and his plough, and he has new
er heard anything of the order from
that day to this.
When congressman campaigns
through his district he is sure to have
some funny experiences. Sometimes he
talks from the top of sugar barrel
sometimes he utilities buggy as a
platform and sometimes, as did repre-
sentative Stark of Nebraska, he delv-
ers anoration to the accompaniment of
the noise of wild beasts.
1t happened in the town of Fairbury,
Neb. Colonel Stark had been billed to
speak in that prairie metropolis, but the
opera house was engaged by a travel
ing theatrical company, and the repub-
leans had leased the only other availa-
BILE hail. On the outskirts of the town
a circus was wintering, and 1t pos-
sessed, among other things, training
barn. The populists hired the barn,
filed IT with circus seats, secured some
gasolene lamps and started their meet
ing. The chairman mounted an ele-
plant tub and solemnly announced |
that they had gathered to dedicate a
new temple of liberty and Justice |
Then Congressman Stark arose.
Ladies and gentlemen said he
"Roar-r-r-r." went the lion.
an THIS eventful campaign" contin-
ued Colonel Stark, whereupon the n.y.
ena howled.
Il come to speak to you-"
The elephant trumpeted with majestic
noise.
lin advocacy of the great principles
by
The camel gave q huge snort, and
man behind the scenes hit the beast a
whack that sounded like a frame house
falling down.
our great and glorious leader, the
peerless statesman and matchless ora
tor, William Bryan"
At that moment all the animals in the
barn Joined in a tremendous chorus.
The lions roared, the elephants trum-
peted, the hyenas howled, the camels
snorted. A shiver of fear ran through
The audience. at the mention of
whose name" remarked Congressman
Stark after the noise had subsidized,
even the wild beasts lift their voices
n tumult of appreeiative joy!"
Anybody who heard Senator Allen Of
Nebraska deliver his famous fifteen
1our speech against the bill for the re-
peal Of the Sherman silver bill would
hardly believe that anything could
stump him. Let there is an experience
n the senator's life which shows that,
lfter all, he is like unto other mortals.
Il was campaigning in my state
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