The Exeter Advocate, 1893-3-2, Page 2'
111S11 HOME Ittb
•Glaistolie's NI.Againtiefore
•the Commons.
TIE EXPLAIN -S -7 -(HE MEASURE
la an Eloquent and Convincing Speech
Before a Crowded Rouse.
lgbtv eristi Members entil be Retained in
the imperial Parliament -Composition
of the Local Chambers -Pian for Obtain-
ing Ireland's Share of the General
Revenue-irish Autonomy :Preferable
to Coercion --- Protection for the
Minority. •
A last Monday evening's London cable
nays :
Gladstone entered the House at 3.30
o'clook. Every Liberal and Irish Nation -
...list in the House stood up and greeted him
with prolonged and enthusiastic: oheere.
When Mr. Gladstone arose at 43 minutes
pest 3 o'clock to introduce the Home Rule
Bill there wee another demonstration, so
earnest, so enthusdastio and irrepressible
that it was several minutes before he could
be heard.
GLADSTONE'S SPEECH.
Mr. Gladstone :spoke as follows in a
clear, etrong and resonant voice: I may,
without impropriety, remind the House
.that the voices which usually pleaded the
cause of Irish self-government in Irish
affairs have within these walls during the
laat seven years been almost entirely mute.
I return therefore, to the period of 1886,
when a propoeition of this kind was
submitted on the pert of the Govern-
ment of the day, and I beg to remind
the House of the position then taken
up by all the promoters of these measures.
We said that we had arrived at a point .in
our transactions with Ireland where the
two reeds parted. You have, we said, to
choose one or the other. One is the way of
Irish autonomy, according to the concep-
tions I have just referred to; the other is
the way of coercion. That is our conten-
tion. Well, what has been the result of
the dilemma, as it was then put forward on
this aide of the House, and repelled by the
other? Has our contention that the choice
lay between autonomy and coercion been
justified or not! (Liberal cheers.) What
bee become of eaoh and all of these im-
portant sohemea for giving Ireland self-
government) in provinces, and giving her
even a central establishment in Dublin,
with limited powers 1 All vanishes into
thin air; but the reality remains. The
Toads were still there—
AnToNONLY oR CoERCION.
The choice lay between them, and the
choice made was to repel autonomy and
embraoe coercion. You cannot always fol-
low coercion in an absolutely uniform
method. lie 1886, for the first time, coer-
cion was imposed on Ireland in the shape
of a permanent law added to the statute
book. This state of things constituted an
offence against the harmony and traditions
of self-government. It was a distinct and
violent breaoh of the promise on the faith
of which anion was obtained. The perma-
nent system of repression inflicted on the
country a state of things which could not
continue to exist. It was impossible to
bring. the inhabitants of the country under
coalmen into sympathy with the coercion
power."
"Coming to 1832, when the resurrection
of the people began, and thence down to
1880, Ireland could present here only a
small minority in favor of restoring to
her something in the nature of consti-
tutional rights and practical self-govern-
ment. In 1886 there were • 85
Nationalists, or more than five-eighths. Let
ca look at the state of the case as it now
stands. There are but 80 out of 101, that
is to say, the wishes of Ireland for Irish
self-governinenb in Irish matters are repre-
sented only by four-fifths. (Laughter.)
Hon. gentlemen seem to have no respect for
such a majority as that. Do they recol-
lect, sir, that never in England has there
been such a majority? (Cheers.) No
Parliament of the last fifty years has come
within measurable distance of it. Un-
ihappily at the successfulinatigation of those
whose plot it was to divide the people of
Ireland when they were united at the close
of the last century,' through the medium
mainly of Orange lodges and through re-
ligious animosity, there was an alteration
of feeling; but the Protestants of Ireland,
•during the period of the independent Irish
Parliament, were themselves not only wili-
ng b ut zealous and enthusiastic supporters
of Irish nationality. • We who have seen
• them alter, not through their own fault, are
not ready to be persuaded that they will
not alter back again to the sentiments of
their own ancestors--(cheers)—and with
their own blood and their own people form
one in noble, glorious unity."
• Alluding to English feeling towards Irish
borne rule, Mr. Gladstone said he would
refrain from urging that England would
And herself exhausted and her work made
iinpracticable by resistance to Irish de-
mands. He could well conceive England
maintaining, if so minded, resistance to
Irish demands, but England's conversion
-to home rule had been rapid. In 1886
England's majority adveree to home rule
was 211. It had new declined to 71. In
lace of such a fact who would guarantee
the permanence of the opposition of the
remainder? (Cheers.)
.AN ACCOUNT Or TEE BILL.
He would now ask the patient indulgence
of the House while giving an account
of the ill. It would be remembered
that the Bill of 1886 bad laid down live
propositions, as cardinal principles, to
which he had endeavored closely to
adhere. Change there was but not
a trenchant change, from the principles of
1886. The object of the bill temabied as
in 1886—to eatablieh a legislative body in
Dublin for the conduct of both Iegisletion
and administration in Irish, as distinct from
Imperial! affairs. (Cheers.) The limin
Ing conditions which were then observed,
and have SitiOe, SO far as we have been able
to do so, been sedulously and olosely
•served, were these :We were to do
nothing inconsistent with Imperial unity.
O thie I will gay, that so far as our con.
victions ai4 intentions are concerned, they
would be but feebly stated by being couched
In the deolaretion that we do not mean to
impair it. We wish to strengthen it.
(Cheers.) We Wish to give it greater
intensity than it hals ever Yet
possessed. Ffint, then, Imperial unity
it: observed, and the egeality a all
ki observed. Secondly, the equality of all
the kingdoms: wouldbe borne in mind,
Thirdly, there would be ecmitable roper -
fiction of Imperial charges. Fourthly', any
and every practicable provision for the pro-
teetion of mbioritiee Weald be Whined.
The plan propelled Might to be suoh as to
present the necessary obaraoteristies of a
real and coutineed settlement.
Ties warenneo snenetince,
" In the first plane, we We made it
a. deeire to Meet what we theugbb wae
no wareaeonable demand, for the exprees
mention Of the supremacy of the Imperial
Parliament There Were two methods in
which that might be done. It might be
doue by olaueeit might be done in the
preamble. We 'have chosen the preamble
as the worthier and better, for if ib were
done by clause it would be too much in the
character of a mere enstotment. It is not
"immune to Pay many words for ouch a pur-
pose. Our words are : ' Wbereas! it is ex-
pedient, without impaeing orrestruiting the
supreme authority of Parliament,and then
the preamble goes on to deolare the creation
of the Irish Legislature. With reference to
the charge, frequently with good faith,
made againat us, tbat we are destroying the
act of union, I wish to challenge ingeiry
upon this fundamental point. What is the
essence of the act of union ? (Hear, bear.)
That essence is to be appreciated by com-
paring the constitution of things found in
the country before 1800 with the constitu-
tion of things now subsisting in England.
THE IRISH LESUSLATuRE!
"Then, the bill constitutes the Irish
Legislature—which consists first of a Leg-
itdative Council; secondly, Of a Legislative
Assembly—empowered to melte laws for the
peace, order and good government of Ireland
in respect to matters exclusively relating to
Ireland or to a part thereof. That power is
subject to a double limitation. First of all,
it is subjeritto no:gantryland obvious lim-
itations, Imposing certain incapacities en
the Irish Parliament, including all that
relates to the crown, regency or the vice-
royalty. • The aubjecits of peace atid war,
public defence, treaties and foreign relations,
dignities, title& law fetid treason do not
belong to the Irish Legislature. •The law
of alienage does not belong to it, nor every-
thing that belongs to external trade, the
coinage and other subsidiary subjects.
Other incapacities are imposed similar to
those contained in the bill of 1886. These
provide for the security of religious free-
dom, the safeguard of education, and for
the security of personal 'freedom, in which
we endeavored to borrow one of the modern
amendments to the American constitrtion.
BETA! BE VICEROYALTY.
"Then, coming to exclusive powers, we
retain the viceroyalty of Ireland, but we
divest it of the party character heretofore
borne by making the appointment run
six years, subject to the revoking power of
the Crown. Then, also, the post is freed
from all religious disability. (Claeers.) Then
comes an important provision for the ap-
pointment of an executive committee of the
Privy Council of Ireland. We propose to
make this executive council for the ordinary
offairs of the cabinet of the viceroy. The
question arises, "Shall there be any legisla-
tive council?" All decided that there oughe
to be such a council. We leave the num-
ber at 103 and we fix the term at five years.
We leave the constituency as it is now.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Next as to the legislative council, Mn
Gladstone said he did not think they
would have been warranted, without some
strong necessity, in establitheog the system
of a single chamber. "But in Ireland," he
added, a' far from finding any such neces-
sity, we look to the legislative council as
enabling us to meet the expeatation that we
shall give to the minority some means of a
freer and fuller consideration of its views.
The next thing is, shall the legislative
council be nominated or elected? We came
to the conclusion that a nominated council
would be a weak council. (Ministerial
cheers.) Well, then, how do we dif-
ferentiate this council from the popu-
lar assembly? We propose to fix the
number at 48, with an eight years' term
of office the term of the popular assembly
being lesser. We then constitute a new
constituency. The council constituency
must in the first place be associated with a
rateable value of £20; whereby to secure an
aggregate constituency approaching 170,000
persons, including owners as well as occu-
piers, but subject to a provision that no
owner or occupier has a vote in more than
one constituency.
THE ASSEmBLY..
Regarding the Legislative Assembly, these
103, members must be elected for Irish
legislative business- by constituencies in
Ireland. We make these provisions in
regard to the Assembly alterable in respect
to electors and constitnenciee after six
years, but in altering conetitnencies
the power . of • the Assembly will be
limited by the declaratory Ace to the
effect that due regard must be had to dis-
tribution of population. The hill ninst in-
clude it provision for meeting whet is called
a deadloeke In a case where it bill has
been adopted by the atttembly more than
nncerand where there is an interval of two
years between the two axiopni Be or a dis-
solution of parliament, then on ire second
• adoption the two aseeintiliee may he re-
quired to meet, and the ta,eit1),## 1,11I is to
be decided in joint aesem . ire s)
" Next, all appeals shall I e 1#0 tie Privy
Council alone, not to the oeinion end Irene.
The Privy Council may try the question of
the invalidity of any Irish act—. hat is, try
it judicially and with reasonelee judgment,
under the initiative of the viceroy or secre- "Questions may arise such as, Are we
assured that we shall obtain from Ireland a
fair share of assistance in great Imperial
emergency? I myself am bound to saythate
1 think tbere is very little to fear from
trusting the patriotism and liberality of the
Irish Legielature. (Opposition cries of 'Oh,
oh!' and cheers from the Government
benches.) Stinginess was never a vice ot the
, Irish people and if we look forward very
much am.afraid her eufferings will be due
to generous extravagance rather than to
meanness.
As A =A.:dangerous argument and in iteelf
quite untenable, the ergument of then evb
say, " Unless you retain the Irish 'seemlier
there is no parliamentary supremacy oyee
Ireland," I entirely decline to aellent thee
segumeut. 1 Bey that if you do admit it at
it etreke you shatter perliamentery
supremely in this country. Although I do
not at all admit that parliamentary
eupremacy depends upon the retention of
Leah members, I yet quite admit that the
retention of Irish n members has it direot
practical importance, became it visibly ex-
hibits that enpremacy in a manner intelli-
gible to the people. Beebiell, it givee Ire-
land a voice, andit full voice, 18 all Imperial
matters. (Hear, hear.)
DIFFICULTIES OF nETENTIoN#
Retention involves two pointe, (1) as to
numbers, and (2) as to Voting power. Now
as to the first question—that of numbers.
Is Ireland to be fully represented in this
Rouse? (Hear, hear.) Well, probably the
feeling will be in favor of the affirmative.
Tnen arises another difficulty 'What is the
tull representetion for Irelaed ? Speaking
of the full representation, I imply that the
representation in the House from Ireland
would be composed of 80 Irish gentlemen.
Of course it follows that there would have
to be an election. These 80 members
from Irelend in the House would probably
be indisposed to recognize a commission
given to 103 members. So when it had
been determined that 80 was the peeper
number we endeavored to arrange the
schedule of the bill in ouch a manner that
this Imperial representation would prac-
tically not °lath with representation in the
Legislature at Dublin.
TUE TOTING POWER.
"Now comes the greater difficulty; What
voting power are theme 80 melnbers to
have? Ireland is to be represented here
fully. That is my first postulate. My
second postulate is that Ireland is to be
invested with separate powers, subjecb,
no doubt, to Imperial authority. Yet still
as we must from experience practically
separate a certain independent power, as
has been done in other Legislatures of the
empire, Ireland is to be • endowed with
separate powers over Irieh affairs. Then
the quesnon before us is, is she or is she not
to vote so strongly upon inatters purely
British? I propose this question in the
true parliamentary form—aye or no?
Unless the Irish members are allowed to
vote on an British questions they must
have too little or too much, because there
are questions which defy our efforts to
arrange them with accuracy and precision
on the proper side of the line as either Eng-
lish or Irish. We do not see the possibility
of excluding them from one of the highesb
and most important funotions of the
House, namely, that of determining
the composition of the executive
power. A vote of confidence is a simple
declaration, but may be otherwise.
I do not see how it is possible to exclude
Irish members from voting on that great
subject. Next, unless Irish members vote
on all auestions, you break the Parliament-
ary tradition. The presence of 80 members
with only limited powers of voting ie a
maims breach of that tradition which,
whether you resolve to face it or not, ought
to be made the subject of most careful con-
sideration.
FiNANOLAL LEGISLATION.
".1 with to supply the keynote to the
financial part of the legislation. That key-
note is to be found in the provision included
in our plans from the first wisely and gener-
ously acceded to by Ireland through her
representatives, that there is to be but one
system of legislation for all the kingdorns,as
far as external things are coneerneff, *that
will be found to entail very important con-
sequence&
TEE IIETHOD ADOPTED.
We provide that revenue levied in Ire-
land shall be revenue really belonging to
Ireland; that is, revenue from georbiecon-
earned in Ireland. It is not so with the
customs. With the customs there is a
large debt from Ireland to this country. It
is not so large as ie involved in the case of
excise, but atill it comes up to several
hundred thousand. If we adopted the
method of quota, we should expose Irish
finance to large and inconvenient shocks
from changes introduced in English budgets.
Imperial reasons also would perhaps make
it nenessary for us to do what we are, I
think very unwilling to do, viz., to
give Imperial officers a meddling and
intervening power in relation to Irish
affairs. (Hear, hear.) The third plan
is to appropriate a particular fund.
Say this' fund shall be taken by
us, and shall stand in acquittal of all
obligationa of Ireland for Imperial services
This fund will sweep away all tbe difficul-
ties of calculation and intervention whioh
might belong to the quota method. Then
we have the fund practically in our hands
in the management of the customs revenue
of Ireland, which must be British. Con-
sequently. we shall be receivers of a fund
which will never go near the Irish ex-
chequer. If it be deemed a fair and con-
venient arrangement, there can be DO
question of handing it backwards and for,
wards. We should keep it and give Ire-
land a receipt in full, instead of coming
upon her for heavy payments from year to
year. Then, next, the customs fund would
be very nearly the right amount.
POSSIBLE DIFFICULTIES.
tary of state.
THE VETO, POWER.
Then there is a clause in ended to cor-
respond with the colonial validity law, the
effect of vvbieh is that if tbe trite: Legis-
lature should pass any eat in any way con-
trary to acts of the Imperil.: Parliament
elleh law shall be good exeet in se far ae it
is contrary to the Imperial emetnemet t,
Two exchequer judgea shall be eppointod
under the authority of the orowo, mainly
for financial business, Besides the exchequer
judges it is provided that for eix yats all
judges Elhall be appointed as now.
TO MEET /X SEPTEVIBER,
The month of September is probably the
most convenient month for the asterobly to
meet. Therefore a clause provideri that it
alien meet on the first Tuesday in Septem-
ber. (Prolonged Irish cheere.)
Certain clausee secure the initiative in
regard to money bine to the assembly.
True IRISH consTAnrinAny.
"Ws are DoW coming to the important
question of constabulary. We propowe a
gradual reduction and the ultimate cliesolu-
tion or dierippearance of that brat', with
the diecharge of every obligation towards
them in such a way as will not adverriely
affect the intereets of that honorable force.
During the period of tranaition they are to
be ender the control of the view oy. It is
contemplated they will ke replaced by a
force owing its existence to irieb atiS bf/I Wee
in local &reek
IRISH AlkstIkkg WEsTelIESTER.
"On the important eninect of the reten-
tion of Irish members' in the Imperial
Parliameht, I do nob regard, rine never
have regarded, it as .totthhing whet are
sometimes called the five principles of
the bill. There are etroeg arguneetits
which may be ellegod in deforme of the
TIrtE IRISH EkLANCE SHEET
stands tens Go t18' credit side would ap-
paar excise, E,220,000, while taxation,
which goes over 'stamps, income tax, excise
license, which are £1,495,000; postal
revenue, £740,000; crown lands, £65,000 e
reiectelameous, £140,000, reeking a total of
£5,600,000. On the other side, Ireland
take., over the whole of the civil charges,
with tine exception of the rionetabulary
o4argeN of £3110,000, inland revenues
£160,000, and postal eervice ie790,000. We
propose) that Ireland 'hall tako part tif the
constabulary charges amounting to £1,000.-
000, This would bring the Irieh charges to
£5,160,000. We propose that she shall re-
ceive egainst that the items X have put to
her oredit, amounting to X5,6603000. Thus
she will have a °leer surplus of £500,000
with which cornett on her inter:ion.
"7 Will now release the House from the
pitinfel coneideration of details which it has
pursued with uneear pled patience.
one nernelteenne.
If this is to 1 e 1 ht) sad of the matter I
.
think it pas eon ell' MflA W01.1Id s ty the sooner
endi0 the leliti' ; I he wiener we &snip t18
seal *bleb iiull efface all termer, einmesties
tine open tho Ors o' peace and good Will the
sooner do te I est or But t 'fines atoms!).
teis which herriftil vision la hardiy egDal 18
penctitoing. ?mist say, him ever, tor my
retention of Trish riltnnf/Orft in Ieirliainent, ewe lie re, reef, 1 rower will end De,V4f.r Can
but there is one begone ne 1 roast pee:oleo he a tnrty to 18 qntathieg to, deuntry
the continuance of this heenege of diseore,
Which bea beenbanded down from
generation to generatiou with hardly
inolelentarn interruption through seven
centuriee—tbe heritage of discoid
with all tbe evils that follow in its
train. I with po part nor lot in that pro -
cow. It would be mieery for me if I had
foregone or omitted in them) doeing years
of my life any measure it was pomade for
me to take towards upholding and promot-
ing the cause which L believe to be the
°twee, not of cone pertyor one nation, but
of all parties and all nations). To throe
nations, viewing them as I do with their
vast opportunities, under a lining union for
power and happiness—to these nations I
say, let me entreat you, if it were my lest
breath I would so entreat you, let the dead
bury their dead and cast behiud you
former recollections of bygone evils.
Cherish love and sestina one Another
through all vicissitudea of human affairs in
times that are to come. (Prolonged Liberal
cheers.)
When the cheering hen died out Sir Ed-
ward Clarke, who was Attorney -General he
the Salisbury Administration, congratulated
Mr. Gladstone on the, magnificent phyeical
effort which he 'had just made, and then
proceeded to enlarge on the proposals of the
Mr, Sexton paid a glowing tribute to Mr.
Gladstone for his steadfastness in the cause
of Home Rule and to the intellecthal power
which he had shown in laying the bill be-
fore the House. He declared that its pro-
visions were, on the whole, better than those
of the bill of 1886.
On the motion of Col. Saunderson the
debate was then adjourned.
The text of the bile will probably not ap-
pear until the end of the week.. ,
.4. JEALOVS CRIME.
Rept Ibis Wife Chained' in a,. Cellar for
Seven Years.
A Buda Pesth cable says: On naturday
a policeman entered the house ot France
Wild, in the suburbs, to arreet him en a
warrant charging him with theft. Wild
was not at home, but as the policeman was
leaving he beard a moan from the cellar.
He tried the cellar door but found it
looked. He shouted, and a voice from the
cellar begged him to break down the door.
Be did so, and aa the stairs had been re-
moved, let himself down with a rope. He
found in a corner of the cellar Wild'a wife,
her face coated with filth, her feeb bare,
and her clothes half rotted from her
back. A chain twisted around one ankle
and fastened to a staple in the atone
wall prevented her from walking off a
beaten track a few yards long. She said
that Wild had chained her there in 1886
because he had found her receiving a call
Iran a Iran of whom he was jealous. He
had kept her there ever since, giving her
only bread to eat and just enough water to
drink. He had let down the water and
bread every morning through a hole in the
floor. The condition of the cellar was hor-
rible beyond description. The policeman
had Mrs. Wild taken to a hospital, where
she is now 'under treatment. Although but
30 years old, her hair is white, and she is
bent almost double and would pass as a
woman 70 years Of age. Wild has been
arrested. He acknowledges the truth of
his wife's story, and says that the pun-
ishment was only what she deserved, as
he had the strongest proof of her unfaitb-
fulness.
IN DIRE STRAITS.
The Story of Three Sailors Who WeireDriven
to Cannibalism.
A Hamburg cable says : A reporter of
the Hamburger Naehrichten has interviewed
the three sailors of the Thekla who are
here awaiting trial for having eaten their
Dutch companion after the wrecking of
their ship at sea. He describes the men as
dirty, uncanny creatures who speak only in
broken sentences end do not appear to
realize that their deed was in any way rep-
rehensible. All spoke of the killing of the
Dutchman as the only thing to be done
under the circumstances. They do not re-
member who first suggested the sacrificing
of one of the four men in the rigging. Lots
were drawn with rags torn from the shirts.
After the lot had fallen upon him twice,
the Dutchman, by turning his back, gave
the sign for them to proceed. Anderson
and Jacobson held him by the sholders and
kgs while Johannson stabbed him to death.
They ate his flesh from the time of killing
till when they were rescued.
Vanilla in Ten, Tea:
Among the 2-oenb toys which are just now
being sold on the sidewalks along the lead-
ing streets is one of unusual interest. It is
a flexibk stick, not unlike a piece of yellow
whalebone twisted into a kind of true
lovers' knot. You light one end of it and
as it eraoulders slowly away a scenb of
vanilla, not aggressively strong, floats
through the air. This is one of the "good
ideas,of tke street hawkers, especially as
vanilla is one of the perfumes which are
popular almost svith everybody. A few
faddists have it that vanilla need as a
flavoring is intoxicating, but those are only
the people whom apiece of underdone steak
makes tipsy, and whom green vegetables
give all kinds of complaints.
On some parts of the European continent
a small piece of vanilla is put into the tea
pot together with the tea. The flavors are
said to b end well, just as in Russia you
take your tumbler of tea with a alice of
lemma instead of milk, and as in France and
Germany you add a teaspoonful of attack or
rum in your thimbleful of after-dinner
coffee.
Bat there is yet a dantier way of taking
your vanilla flavor with your tea. And
this ruffine manner is British and not con-
binental. When the tea or coffee eervice is
• being made vanilla flavor is added to the
china when it is in the potter's hands and
thus it is baked into every article Of the
sets Whenever afterward the tea things
get hot as they are being used, they exhele
a faint aroma of vanilla, which, to the fent'.
dions, may be perferable to the actual in
fueion into beverages of the piece of square
gem ot the vanilla aromatiose—Chteago
Herald.
How the Colonel Washed.
The Colonel was in the wash -room of the
eleepiingenn scrubbing his face vigorously
with a towel. He had not slept well, and
was not in the beet of hunnere, A lietle
fellow with eberp-ent features and a big
eat felt hat covering hie beed made his way
with diffioulby throne) the car, tor the road-
bed in the North Carolina mountains is not
• pattieularly smooth, and the limited makes
fain time sometimes.
He thrust Me head into the wash -room at
last rind inquired in a deprecatory way ot
the aesembIed multitude :
Kin you tell me which end / went
The Colonel glaind at hire a minute, arid
then in his deep bass replied
" Wa'al, yoneg linen 1 don't know wino))
end you wash at,' but an this time o' dtty
I geeerally 'wash Mettle tip
'fhe yourg man 1ietreatdd and inane,
" WaSh DO either end until the Colonel
event to breakfaen
Shirts cerieteieered ey hand and orieting
$50 each came, ha faehien la the relgil of
teeliethe.
RIVAL STATE LEGISLATURES,
Serious Times in Kansas Between
Republicans and Populists.
STATE HOUSE DOORS FORCED.
Republicans in Possession But Armed
Militia Besiege Them.
A Topeka, Kan., despatch sari "Bleed-
ing" Kansas nearly bled again to -day.
Nothing but the wiEer counsel of the cahner
leaders of the opposing parties to the strug-
gle for the "eontrol of the lower House of
the Legielanure prevented a serious conflict
and the shedding of blood. The members
of the representative DOUSO, each one carry-
ing a revolver in a convenient pocket, forced
a *way through a Populist guard stationed
in the corridor and the stairway leading to
the representativen hall, fought their way
inch by inch up the stairs An a hand-to-
hand contest with, the Populists,
BATTERED DOWN THE DOORS
• of the hall with sledge hammer& took
possession of the hall, barricaded themselves
within and are now withstanding a siege by
which the Populist Government, supported
by the entire military force of the State,
hope to etarve them into unconditional
surrender. Not since the time when the
anti -slavery and pro -slavery forces were
arrayed'. in hostile attitude againet one
another has political excitement run so high
as it ran to -day, and not since these perilous
timee has a politioal situation come so near
developinginto a bettle with anon The
trouble arose out of the bitterness of last
fall's oampstign for the political control of
the State,and when the Republicans elected
63 members, a majority of one in the
lower House of the Legislature, the Popu-
lists claimed that 3 of these 63 members
had been given certificates by mistake,
and that their Populiat opponents had in
fact been elected. This being the case,
they decided to not permit the Republicans
to organize the House, and thus array an
opposition branch of the Government against
the Populist senate and the Populist gover-
nor, enabling them to kill the proposed
Populist legialation. The result of thisi de-
cision on the part of the Populists was the
organization of
TWO DISTINCT DOUSES,
one by the Republican') and one by the
Populists. All agreed that the question of
which was the legal House should be left to
the courts, but the Populists steadily re-
fused, until late yesterday afternoon, to
take any action upon svhich the Republi-
Cane could base an action in law, and have
refused to take any legal steps to test
the Republioan position. Yesterdaythe
Republicans decided to bring the issue
to a crisis, and ordered the arrest of
Populist Clerk Rich for illegally inter-
rupting the proceedings of theelottee. The
events of yesterday, the failure of the
Republicans to effect Rich's arrest, the
appointment of a 'guard to prevent his cap-
ture, the decision of Governor Lewelling to
exclude the Republicans from the hall, and.
the counter decision of the Republicans not
to be excluded, are fresh events in the
matter. The Republican niembers, antici-
pating opposition to theirentrance, gathered
in a body at the Copeland Hotel early this
morning and marched to the capitol. There
they found the corridor and stairway lead-
ing to the hall in the posseseion of a Populist
guard of twenty men. In
A HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT,
in which several Winchesters and
revolvers made their 'appearance but
were not put to use, they fought
their way to the doors of tbe
which they found had been looked and
barred. Two sledge hammers had been
provided for that emergency, and their
vigorous use by Speaker Douglass and
Speaker pro tem. Hoch soon gave the Re-
publicans entrance. Having gamed entrance
tbey barricaded the doors from within and
prepared for an assault. They had not
prepared fora siege, however, and they are
now suffering the pangs of hunger and the
nips of frost. The Republican members
have kept the wires hot all day sending
messages to their constituents t 'forming
them of the desperate situation of affairs
and
CALLING FOR REPUBLICAN VOLUNTEERS
to come to Topeka at once and lend their
aid to the Republican House. Responses
have been received from all over the State
stating that volunteers have offered their
services by the hundreds and will arrive in
Topeka by the first train. An samples of
tbe responses two are given: D 34. Scott,
a Republican member who happened to be
at home in Ottawa, telegraphed that he
"would be here in the morning with 300
armed men." "Fighting Dan" Anthony
editor of the Leavenworth Times, wired
that 1,000 armed men would come from e
Leavenworth. The Republican volunteers
will be asked to support the Republicans in
the otcupanoy of Representative Hall until
the courts decide which is the legally con-
stituted house.
The Populists, anticipating the events of
to -day, attempted to throw the burden of
the situation on Sheriff Wilkinson of this
county. The Governor informed him
officially, late yesterday evening, that
tumors, apparently well founded, were in
circulation to the effect that a lawless mob,
the Republican House of Representatives,
contemplated the forcible invasion of the
Hall of Representatives, .and called upon
him to summon a snerifes posse comitatus to
resist such lawless invaeion and to preserve
the peace.
THE SHERIFF REFUSES TO ACT.
The sheriff, after taking legal advice,
refused to comply with the demand of
the Governor and the Populist speaker
and notified them to that effect. The reply
of the sheriff determined the Governor
to call out the militia, and after the Repub-
licana made forcible entrance to Representa-
tive Hall he wired the commendere of vari-
ous companies to repair at once with their
oonimande to the scene of the healthier).
The only eapable officer of rank on the
ground is Col. J. W. Htighes. To him this
afternoon Adjutant -General Artz delivered
the following order : " Yott are hereby
ordered to assume active command of all
offieers and men of the Kansas National
Guard assembled in Topeka and around the
State House. (Sg'c1) Lewelling, Com-
mander-in-Chief."Upon receiving the
order Col. Hughes at once took (barge,
awl brought order otib of chaos. The
vari0110 couipardee which lead been brotight
up aboub the slate home, according to ideas
of the individual commandants, were given
etetioes at the four mein entrances to the
cepitol on lie four eider'. .
fink dAritOri hiyhtn. SIEGE
Squints of erien were postod at nil the hate -
meet exert:eine. Sentinel lint e wore thrown
rut-, end` the initiation returned a, really
Metter, aspect. l'he fotetir Were diVided
toto ihree part e, each to remein on native
duty eight ileum While the ether two, being
held in reeerve, iere perMitted to obtain,
rent and refreshments.
This plan was adopted to eel in engin
eue of a general plan of Siege.. The
Populists decided not to force the Josuo.
by an assault upon the Republican
position in Repreeentattve Hall, but
to conquer the enemy by siege,
and thus avert a gonfliet and possible blood -
Ailed. The Republican House is in no con-
dition to stand a prolonged siege. It bee
eeither eupplies nor means of obtaining
them. During the excitement prevalent
at noon they succeeded in running the
populists' blockade and secured sandwiches
and gaffe° for lunch. Enough was) left over
for a meagre meal this evening, but when
this is one all hope of eating vanisher), ex-
cept at the cost of unoonclitional eurrender.
Guards have been stationed in all the cor-
ridors leading to Representative Hall and
all entrances to and exits from the building,
and no one is allowed to enter the building.
ANYONE CAN LEAvE
the hall who desires to, but mice he leaves
he leavee for good, and is not permitted to
return. No passes are given by Col.
Hughes through the lines. Even news-
paper men are denied entrance to the build-
ings. The Republicans thus find them-
selves in a position which cannot be main-
tained long. Starvation stares them in the
face, with unconditional surrenaer, as the
only alternative. An inoidental deprivation
is that of steam, by which the hall is
heated. The janitor of the building, by
Adjutant -General Artz's order, turned off
the steam in Representative Hall soon after
the Republicans barricaded themselves
within, and they have been without heat
all day. They managed to keep reasonably
warm by wearing their overcoats and hate.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 16, Representative
Hall, 8 a. m.—The Republican House
still besieged in Representative Hall and
the force of State militia ,is OM posted
-
about the Capitol. Col. Hughes has again
declined to obey the Governor's order to
eject the Republicans and the only resource
the Governor has besides the regular militia
is the the three companies of provisional
troops composed of Populists, who, of
course, sympathize with the Populists.
They would doubtless manke an attempt to
carry out an order to eject the Republicans.
Col. Warner, who had planned the Repub-
lican campaign says of these provisional
companies : They are the Governor's pet
lambs. We are welvee now and would
devour them if given t he opportunity."
The outlook at this hour is a belligerent
one. The refusal of Col. Hughes to obey
the Governor's orders has balked the Popu-
list programme. The Governor will make
no statement as to his plans for the day,.
but it is believed they include an order to
the provisional troops to eject the Republi-
cans. Should that be attempted they will
be met by armed resistance on the part of
the Republicans.
The Emperor and the Snow.
The following is an extract from a letter
written by Mies Ella Gardiner from Berlin r.
"Ansi now I must tell you a little about
Berlin. First of all I have seen the
Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II., and also the
Crown Prince. We passed through the-
Brandenburger Thor, one of the city gates
to Cuter den Linden, the finest street itt
Berlin. A crowd was gathering on the
sidewalk and all looking in a state of
expectancy. Inquiring the cause we
learned that the Kaiser was coming, and
very shortly afterwards he appeared with
one of his officers, drawn by beactiful
horses, going at great speed, driven by
coachmen aetired in black and. silver mount-
ings. The people greeted him on all sides,
with heads uncovered, and he bowing re-
turned their salutations. Again as we were
walking along the same street, we saw many.
persona stopping to raise their hats and
upon inquiring found that they were salut-
ing the little Crown Prince. It was enow-•
big fast, and a coachman was driving three
of the little princes with an adjutant on a
fine, big open sleigh. The youngsters.
seemed to enjoy it immensely; but think
of the poor little fellows having to bow* iin
all directions, all along their route. This.
street " Unter den .Linden," almost ap-
proaches Ring Strum in Vienna in its mag-
nificence. It is very broad and flanked on
both sides by most elegant public buildings,
stores, etc. It is very cold here and a
good deal of snow has fallen, but is cleaned
off the street immediately. Nob a bit is.
allowed to remain on the roads, though the
roofs of the houses are covered. We see
young people going skating all the time,.
and I am sure the ice must be in prime con-
dition."
Curling.
WINNERS UP TO DATE.
In nineteen years the coveted trophy has,
been won four times by the Hamilton
• Thienes ; twice by Toronto Granites and
once eack by Toronto, Bownnanville, Port.
Hope, Toronto Caledonian, Brampton, St.
Mary's Orillist, Paris, Thames:vine, *at,.
Walkerton and now for the first time by
Bolicaygeon. In 1887 Toronto secured it
without a contest. The winners havebeen
Winning Clun. Year. Last Club in.
Hamilton Thistle 1875 Hamilton Mechanics..
Toronto ...... 1878 Orillia.
Toronto. 1877 No other competitor..
Hamilton Thistle 1878 Port Dover.
Bowmanville. ..... 1879 Galt.
Port Hope ........ 1880 Bowmanville.
• Hamilton Thistle.. 1881 Port Hope.
ToronteCahdonian 1882 Bowptan-ville,
Brampton 1883 Barrie.
St. Mary's ... . .. 1884
Orillia 1885 Hamilton Thistle..
Toronto Granite1889 Guelph.
Paris 1897 St. Mary's,
Thameaville1888 Galt.
Galt 1889 Toronto Granite,
Walkerton 1890 Granite.
Hamilton Thistle1891 norontoProspectPark
Toronto Granite1892 Peterboro.
Bobeaygeon 1893 Oshawa.!
"Did you see that pale young men call-
ing out Cash at the ribbon counter?"
"Fate is awfully fenny, some-
times. Ten years ago, when we were boys
together, his one ambition was to be a
mighty hunter and catch mountain Ilona
with a lasso."
When a man borrows his wife's knife he
loses it, and ,when he wants it again he aska.
to borrow it again, believing that elle can
find it
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