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10 THE EVEN NG STAR, SATURDA Y, AUGUST 1, 1896--TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. STEPHEN J. A NOTABLE CAREER Justice Field’s Early Life on the Pa- cific Coast. > — AMIDST STIRRING SCENES His Part in the Development of Califor and Her People. ee HIS TERM ON THE BENCH eg HEN THE NEWS flashed over the con- tinent a few days ago that Justice ‘eld of the Su- preme Court was ly- ing at the point of death in San Fran- elseo, thousands of people conversant with portions of the remarkable history of this truly remark- able man wondered if, indeed, his ro- to be brought to a close. idom has a citizen of this eenth century passed ng existence. The upposed to be an - days t Field probably quite true, but represents the development the unfolding of a system > from its first rough elemental > the comparatively finished so- men eall civilization. He aided of a plan of laws from the alm anarehy, and so par- ed in and shared the discomforts and t precarious mission. * confident hope that Justice 1 will Hive for ma chaos of '¥ more years, long enough, Il the complete story of his He has essayed to rt of his experiences, and the Justice Field’s Residence. volume that contains a sketch of his early experiences in California, printed privately in ISS, for the perusat of his personal friend: one of the most entertaining beoks t ever iss from a press. But} this work he confesses to the lack of to tell the complete tale of his career, so intimately with the development ne Pacific coast and its evolution from the roughest and most la of mining regions into a beautiful section marked by the t ely tion known to Ameri- } cans. at before his sands have quite run out he may feel the inspiration to dic- tate this story is the sincere hope of all those who realize what a vast fund of in- formation and charming narration lies within the recesses of his memory. His Long Service. Jusifce Field will reach his eightleth year, should he live so long, on the 4th of November n He comes from a family noted not alone for the enormous achleve- ments of {ts members, but also for the length of years they attained. He Is marked, too, by the possession of an tron will, that now resolves itself Into a deter- mination to remain In active life until he shall be summoned to a higher court. That it is his ambition to secure the honor of havng served on the Supreme bench for Mere consecutive years than any other jus- tice in the history of the tribunal Is an open secret. and should he survive his present illness, which, from the later re- perts seems probable, he will most likely attain this end. Having been sworn In as a justice of the Supreme Court May 2), 1863, he has served without tnteruption thirty-three years, three months and twelve days. The records of the Supreme Court show that but two justices have ever ex- ceeded this length of service. Chief Justice Marshall served thirty-four years, five menths and five days, and Chief Justice Story served thirty-three years, ine months and twenty-two days. In six months, therefore, Justice Field will have reached one of these records, and in four- teen months he will have overtopped the other. It might be supposed that a man so ad- vanced in years would long ago have put aside active work. Not so with Justice Field. He has always loved work as a child loves play. Even in these years past the scriptural limitation he has insisted upon doing as great a portion of his share of the labor of the Supreme Court as his gradually declining strength would permit. To be sure, the chief justice, who assigns all cases, has arranged that with each suc- cessive year the matters turned over to the Nestor of the bench should be ligater ard Nghter, Involving less of research and of mental labor. But the court has of late beén catching up with the calendar, and to accomplish this end the individual members have felt the burden upon them grow some- what heavier than before, until at length, during the term of court just passed, the ‘work was so nearly up to date that the greatly relieved. Justice f peace and placidity. It is un-! ind its wearer with a pe- rom violent intrusion upon ary seclu- FIELD. Field has never believed in the plan of overtaking the calendar. A graduate of an old school of judicature, he nas held a con- servative position throughout the latter years, thinking that it did not only not comport with the dignity of the highest court to be hurried, but that the best ends of justice were more invariably served by the lapse of time for the settlement of views and the research of the laws. In His Earlier Years. Yet his earlier experiences were such as to induce a habit of haste. He relates in pzs book, “Early Days in California,” of cases tried instanter, with less formality than at times even characterizes the process of lynch law. But the situation then was different. It was almost a race between the Justice of law and order and the justice of brute strength, and the end fully justi- fied the means. It was remarkable, how- ever, that almost immediately after the founding of the colony of Marysville, where Justice Field first settled for the practice of law after landing in San Francisco with $10 In hts pocket, he persuaded the rough men who had flocked thither in the search of gold that organization and order were es- | ential. In consequence Marysville became at once the abode of comparative peace and good order, and it was almost wholly through the intelligent efforts of the vener- able jurist who today lies ill in San Fran- cisco. Looking for an Opening. It is impossibie in the limits of a newspa- per article to give more than a bare idea of the vicissitudes of this enterprising young man, who had left a comfortable home to try his legal fortunes in the gold regions. He was not a searcher for the wealth of the land in the usual fashion. He had none of the mining fever that drew thousands into the wilderness, where a few prospered and the majority failed. He was merely a young lawyer, looking for “an opening.” His experience in finding that opening at Marysville reads like the tale of Martin Chuzzlewit. Directed by a rascally land agent to a spot that was In existence only on paper and under water, he pushed bis way on with others who had been similarly swindled until he and they found sclid ground, and there they joined with a few who had preceded them to found a colony. Within a few hours Stephen John- son Field, brother of the afterward cele- brated David Dudley Field, and the even more famous Cyrus W. Field, was chosen first alealde, justice of the peace, maglis- | trate, in fact, mayor of the place. A Prosperous Commynity. * For a time the story reads like a tale in the Sunday school books. Everything pros- pered. The people were harmonious, and observing the good effects of law and order and experiencing the benefits of a judicious | administration of the petty affairs of the | cclony by the clever young man from the | east, they gave him their hearty moral pport, and he and they prospered far be- yond their neighbors, who lived in riot and imminent danger. But the era of placidity as soon to be broken by the introduction of a more regular system of judiciary. The territory carved out of the lands once be- lcnging to Mexico was becoming a state. A constitution had been adopted and ac- cepted by the federal government, and the | frst legislature was appointing judges. The material was not of the best sort and po- itical influences were powerful in behalf | of men without capacity. Perhaps it was fertunate for Justice Field that one such was sent to Marysville to organize the new ecurt. This man was Wm. R. Turner, onc | of Texas, who had, like thousands of oth- ers, drifted to the coast in the hope of bet- | tering fortune. He was utterly unfit for the bench, and one of his first acts was to disbar Justice Field and others for al- leged contempt of court. His conduct was remarkable, the offense of which he com- plained belng wholly imaginary, and thus tegan a bitter feud between these two men, the one calm and persistent, the other violent and tyrannical, and with | power to make or break for the time be- ing In the Legislature. Justice Field was arrested and fined; he appealed to an elghboring court for protec- | tion, and this involved the two judges in a | controversy that smacked more of revolu- | tion than of a legal proceeding. Appeals were teken to the supreme court of the state and sustained, but Judge Turner re- fused to reinstate the lawyers. The young attcrney found his occupation gone, and his small fortune dwindling. It was at that juncture that the nominations for | legislature were in order and one of his | Sympathizers suggested his name. He un- | dertook the canvass and after a vigorous fight was elected. He went to Sacramento determined to do all in his power to cure the deplorable ev!l of tyranny on the bench. Accordingly he set to work to frame a bill that reorganized the judicial system of the state, and so ably did ne labor that the j Measure was passed and Judge Turner fcund himself transferred to a mountain- ous district, inhabited, as {t was then said, mainly by bears and Indians. Representa- | tive Field also framed a Dill establishing a code of laws for the state, which was afterward found to be of the highest bene- fit to all class A Walking Arn He prepared articles of impeachment against Judge Turter, which would proba- bly have been adopted had {t not been for a misunderstanding among his friends. By that time all possibilities of a personal en- counter with this remarkable character had passed. For months, however, Mr. Field went about the streets of Marysville doubly armed, prepared at a moment's warning to shoot through the pockets of a coat which he had had specially made for that purpese. He had even practiced shoot- ing through these pockets at a mark. Judge Turner had made the most open and violent threats against his life, and he had s:nt word back in unmistakable terms that at the first move of an unfriendly character on the part of his enemy Field would shoot him dead. This merely illustrates one of the many thorny paths that Justice Field had to travel in his early days as a lawyer and a judicial officer. Threats of violence became cemmon to him before he had risen to the Supreme bench, yet even then they did not cease, and they culminated in 1866 when a ternado or bomb of a most deadly charac- ter was gent to him in Washington from San Francisco, presumably from some per- son who felt injured by a decision in which Justice Field merely coincided. A Duel That Didn't Materalise. The trouble with Judge Turner was not the only occasion when Mr. Field encoun- tered danger coming from the judicial bench. Wm. T. Barbour was declared to have been rightfully elected a member of the state's judicial system, and during the controversy that arose over his title Mr. 1d appeared in court as counsel for Parbour's opponent. This led to a bitter ermity, which sprang wholly from Bar- bour. He sent a verbal challenge to Field for a duel, which was promptly accepted, for not even his most implacable enemies have ever charged Justice Field with per- sonal cowardice. When the time came to arrange terms, Barbour claimed the right to name the weapons and the other ar- rargements. This was finally granted, and he proposed, through his second, a fight in @ room twenty feet square, with pistols and bewie knives. Judge Field’s second ob- jected to this unusual stipulation, but his principal, knowing the character of his op- ponent, insisted upon accepting. _Imme- diately word was brought from Judge Bar- bour that he would omit the bowie knives, ard in view of the danger of attracting at- tention by fighting in a room, he would prefez the open country, whereupon Judge Field immediately named a secluded spot and repaired thither with his friend. Some time after the appointed hour Judge Bar- bour and his second appeared, but the for- mer refused to fight, alleging that he could not conscientiously violate the law of the state, which he as a judicial officer was bound to sustain, and he ignominiously re- tired from the field, leaving his second heartily disgusted with his actions. It is worthy of note that the second, Mr. Charles 8. Fairfax, afterward became one of Justice Field's closest friends, and break- fasted that morning with him and the jus- tice’s second. Attempted Assassination. This illustrates life in California in those days. The code duello was the main re- sort of men to settle personal disputes. But assassination of another and more cowardly sort was frequently practized. An instance of an attempt of this kind on the life of Justice Field is worthy of note in_ this connection. In 1851, while on a visit to San Francisco, Justice Field, then a member of the legislature, called on his Personal frien@, David C. Broderick, after- ward a Senator from California, and who Was shot to death by Judge Terry in a duel a few years later. Broderick had be- friended Field during the session of ‘the legislature, when a friend of Judge Turner had attacked him in a speech, and a whole- sale slaughter in the session hall was nar- rowly prevented by the coolness of Fiel1 and Broderick. At this meeting the two friends were about to enjoy a social glass in the hotel, when suddenly Broderick swung Field away from the bar and hus- tled him from the room. When he had closed the door he explained that just as they were about to drink he had noticed a brother of Judge Turner, a desperate char- acter, enter the door, pull aside his Spanish cloak and deliberately level a cocked re- Volver at Field. To save him was Brod- erick’s first thought, even at the risk of his own life, and he had acted at the in- stant, and with success. Though a coolness afterward sprang up between Broderick and Field over the former's hostility to Buchanan's adminis- tration, caused by the matter of state patronage, Justice Field never lost his real affection for this impulsive yet noble- hearted man, who, it {s worth noting, was born in this city. It is a familiar tale of how he became involved in a personal al- tercation with Judge Terry, chief justice of the California supreme court, which result- ed in a duel being fought. Broderick’s pis- tol was discharged first, without effect, and he was then shot down. Justice Field’s Lame Knee. Justice Field was one of the pallbearers at Broderick’s funeral, and it was here that he received the injury to his knee that has made him a cripple for many years. The undertaker conceived the notion that it would be a good plan to have the pall- bearers walk ahead of the hearse, notwith- standing the fact that the streets of San Francisco were then most wretchedly paved. Jastice Field stepped accidentally on a rolling stone, which wrenched his Knee and threw him violently to the ground. He was taken to his hotel, and since then he has walked lame. He at- tributes some of the weakness of his knee, which was recently examined by means of the X-rays in San Francisco, to an acci- dent that occurred when he was a young man. It was while he was a law student in the office of his brother, David Dudley Field, in New York. He was quite proud of his carriage, and particularly of his fine hair, and he always held his head high when he walked. While going to his work one morning he failed to notice a coal cart standing in a narrow alleyway and struck his knee severely against one of the hubs. it gave him intense pain and he was III for many weeks. According to the old medical practice of those days, his phy- sician gave him large quantities of calo- mel. Justice Field, in narrating this ex- perience, insists that he was given a quart of this powerful and dangerous drug. Whatever the quantity, it settled in the injured knee and made it very lame and weak thenceforth. Probably the two acci- dents combined to cause his present lame- ness, which he describes to his friends as being equivalent to an intense toothache withcut intermission. Elevated to the Supreme Court. It is not the purpose of this article to give a close account of Justice Field's offl- cial career. It suffices to note that he was elected a member of the supreme court of California in 1857, to serve six years from January 1, 1858. Before that time arrived, however, a vacancy occurred on the bench, and he was appointed in advance of his term. He was serving as chief justice, hav- ing succeeded Judge Terry in that position when the latter resigned, in 1859, when he was chosen by President Lincoln to be a member of the Supreme Court of the United States, in accordatce with the provisions of a law passed March 3, 1863, which cre- ated an additional justiceship, with the stipulation that it should be filled by a rep- resentative of the Pacfic coast. The con- xressional delegation from the coast, con- sisting of four Senators and four Repre- sentatives, of whom five were democrats and three republicans, united in petitioning the President to appoint Justice Field. Mr. Lincoln readily agreed, and his commission was inade out March 10. He aid not enter upon his new duties, however, at once, as it was his desire to take the oath of office on the anniversary of his venerable father’s Hirthday, May 20. So he resigned from the supreme bench of California to take effect that day, and he served in his old capacity for several weeks. As Illustrative of the exact punctility that has always character- ized Justice Field’s views of personal hon- esty it should be noted that the salary of his new function was sent to him by check from the date of the issue of his commis- sion, March 10, but he promptly deposited with the subtreasurer at San Francisco a check for the difference between that date and May 20, and so made restitution to the government of a salary to which he did not feel entitled. . His Popularity on the Pacific Slope. Justice Field's great popularity on the Pacific coast has always marked him as one of the foremost citizens of that region. He affiliated with the democratic party in the early days, but his appointment to the Supreme bench was of a non-partisan char- acter, being urged, as stated, by republi- cans and democrats alike in Congress. In 1877, when the electoral commission was crganized under the act of Congress de- signed to solve the perplexing Hayes-Tilden controversy, Justice Field was chosen by the Supreme Court as one of its five mem- bers of that tribunal. His convictions lay with the democratic view, and he was one of the seven who voted in favor of the Tilden electors in Florida, South Carolina end Louisiana. In 1880, when the democracy was search- ing for a candidate for the presidency, Jus- tice Field's name was mentioned with fre- quency, and at the Cincinnati convention he was formally placed in nomination as California’s candidate. On the first ballot he received 66 votes, the Pacific coast prac- tically uniting in his favor. Before the second ballot could be taken, however, the combination was made that nominated Hancock and Justice Field’s votes were thrown to the successful candidate. Judge Terry’s Fate. Justice Field's personal friendship for Sen- ator Broderick was probably the beginning of his celebrated feud with ex-Judge Terry of the California supreme court, which cul- minated in such a tragic manner a few years ago. In some respeets this affair was @ repetition of Justice Field's trouble with Judge Turner at the commencement of his career in California. The altercation be- tween them was intensified by the rendition of certain decisions by Justice Field which Judge Terry resented, and threats against Field's life were finally made by Terry and his friends. As he was no longer a young man, his lameness having increased to cripple him to a very large degree, Justice Field felt less confidence in his own re- sources, and while on a visit-to California about five years ago he arranged for a deputy marshal to accompany him while on the circult, in order to serve as a bodyguard against the violence that was continually threatened. One day while Justice Field was eating in a railway dining room Judge Terry entered and fired a shot at Fieid. The deputy thereupon fired and killed Terry. This matter caused great excitement at the time, but it was the general opinion that Judge Terry deserved his fate, for he had on many occasions threatened to take the life of the man whohad succeeded him years before as chfef.}justice of the Cali- fornia s preme count. His Washington Home. Some years aftershe game to Washington Justice Field pure! the south one of the three houses stanging at the corner of Ist and A streets no. it, directly opposite the Capitol groundg, This building is close- ly identified with the;#istory of Washing- ton, having been occupied by Congress as a temporary Capitol abter the British had oe uel zata during the war of 1812, esul in tial burning of the clty ee Washington, °° e uring the war it;was used as a prison for confederate soldie: band for political of- fenders against the laws of the United States. On the square below stood the old Carroll prison, demolished some years ago to make room for the Congressional Li- brary. After his purchase Justice Field made a considerable addition on the south side of his house, almost doubling its ca- pacity, and now it is one of the most com- modious, as well as one of the handsomest, private residences in the city, having a large Garden on the south and at the rear. In this great house Justice Field, with his wife, resides during a greater part of the year. They have never had children, but in former years their house was usually filed during the season with guests from the Pacific coast and elsewhere. Mrs. Ficld was Miss Swearingen before her marriage with the justice, and her sister, Mrs, Con- dit-Smith, is one of the best’ known of Washington's society leaders. During the session of the court Justice Field 1s a hard worker. He spends his mornings in his great library surrounded by several thousand legal volumes and with the ald of his efficient secretary, Mr. Ir- win B. Linton, he attends to his large cor- respondence and makes researches in the cases assigned to him. As his years have advanced his activities have, of course, lessened, but with the exception of his lameness his health has usually permitted him to keep hard at work throughout the session of the court. Formerly he never failed to attend the circuit on the coast, but of late years he has been obliged to forego this privilege, and occasionally two or three seasons elapse without his visiting the other side of the continent. He never fails to uttend the sessions of the Supreme Court unless kept indoors by inclement weather or indisposition. The nearness of his house to the Capitol, however, enables him to be much more punctual and regular in his attendance than some other mem- bers of the court. Latterly his lameness has become so troublesome that it has been difficult for him to ascend the steps in the Supreme Court wing of the Capitol, end it was largely for his accommoda:ion that an elevator was constructed in that part of the building a few months ago. Justice Field 1s particular in his discharge of social obligations of a semi-official char- aoter, and it is one of his invariable an. nual customs to attend the dinner given by the President to the justices of the Supreme Court at the beginnin; of the White House season. Not evcn the most violent storms have kept him away from these functions. Seager RIVAL OF THE YUKON. A Mighty Stream in Alaska of Which Little is Known. From the Alaska News. In a country so vast in extent and pos- sessing the physical characteristics of the territory of Alaska there must of necessity ‘be a very great portion of her surface re- main @ veritable terra incognita. The In- tense cold, together with the total absence ofsany supplies whatever except those that are carried along by the intrepld explorer, makes traveling in the interlor hazardous in the extreme. Voyages of exploration may be made in the summer by water, but land travel can only be done in the winter on the frozen crust of the snow. Over a year ago the Kuwak river was visited by Father Tosi, a Roman Catholic missionary, located on the Yakon. ‘He did not attempt to ascend the river, as he was told by natives located near its mouth that there were no inhabitants dwelling on its shores, and that after leaving the settlement at which he was then stopping it would be im- possible for him to get food either for him- relf or his dogs. It is generally supposed the first white man who ever saw the Kuwak river was Lieut. George M. Stony, United States navy, who, in the summer of 1883, was sent by the general government to the Arctic ocean for the purpose of reward- ing the Tchukchees of Alaska for their kind- ness in feeding and sheltering the crew of the steamer Rogers, that was burned in those waters in 1881. While distributing the $5,000 worth of presents that had been voted by Congress for the purpose, he heard of a large river in the vicinity that was un- known to geographers. Securing a guide and an interpreter, he boldly launched into the wilderness and soon reached the banks of a very large river, which he ascended for fifty miles. He named the river the Put- man, ‘after the gallant Putman, who sac- rificed his life in search of the Jeannette. In the summer of 1884 and again in 1885 he returned to the new river to complete his explorations. ‘This river, probably over 1,000 miles long, les within the arctie circle. Taking its rise near the Valley of the Mackenzie on the British line, it flows in a general west and southwest direction, until it empties in Ho- tham Inlet, Kotzebue Sound. The delta is composed of hundreds of channels, one being a mile wide. The channel over the Ho- tham Inlet bar {is thirty feet deep, and for 800 miles the river is navigable for boats drawing from five to six feet of water. Above this point is a long distance of nav gation interrupted by rapids. Five hun- dred miles above its mouth the river passes through Lake Charlaogahlooktah. This lake is about eight miles long and three wide. Three hundred miles above this lake another was reported, with the river ex- tending hundreds of miles farther on. From the north the river receives many tributaries: from the south but one large stream, the Pah. The country around the upper portions of the river ts described as mountainous in the extreme, the higher peaks reaching an elevation of 3,000 feet. The banks are heavily wooded with spruce, larch, cottonwood, birch and willow. Roses were seen in large numbers and wild flowers abounded. Raspberries, blue and salmon berries were abundant. Coal, gold, silver, and jade were found. In 1884 and again in 1885 Lieut. J. C. Cantwell of the United States rgyenue steamer Corwin also made explorations, ascending the river over 500 miles. —seo—_--__ No Repose for a Pctrified Man. From the Chicago Tribune. Louis Le count, who was murdered on the prairies near Duluth, Minn., back in the 40's, seems doomed to have no rest, even after the grave closed upon him. Some weeks ago Le Count’s grave was discevered by accident in northern Minne- sota, and the body was exhumed. It was found to be completely petrified, and the exhumers started, out to exhibit it as a curiosity in the Red fiver valley country. The owner of ‘the ‘farm on which the body was found brought suit, and had it replevined. Then,,they, had it kept in a cell in the Polk county jail for three days and guerded by armed men. Bonds were finally given by the exhumers, and the lat- ter took the petrificatton across into North Dakota. : A few days ago the sons of the dead man, Emabile and Aftoine Le Count of Red Lake Falls;:*Minn., went to Fargo with a warrant.¢harging the exhumers with grave robbery. The Dakota authori- ties failed to promptly observe the requi- sition of the Minnesota governor, and dur- ing the delay Geévrge Holmes, the owner of 40 per cent of the freak, became in- volved in a ona With McPherin, who owns the rest of it, and the latter shipped the petrification away during the night and ran it over to Winnipeg. Holmes and the Le Counts have gone to Winntpes to continue the fight for the ody. —_+e+___ Prepared for Funera! From the Chicago News. Miss Kingsley, the African traveler, gives an amusing account of the beginning of her jove of adventure. She was at the Canary Islands, and hearing “very dreadful ac- counts of the dangers and horrors of tray- eling in West Africa,” she felt she must go out of mere feminine curiosity. She con- tinues: “I asked @ man who knew the country what I should find most useful to take out with me, and he replied: "An in- troduction to the Wesleyan mission, be- cause they have.a fine hearse and plum at the station and- would be able to give you a grand funera! 1A FAMOUS SPEECH How It Brought National Reputation to Major McKinley, AN EXCITING SCENE IN THE HOUSE The Debate in Congress on the Mills Bill Eight Years Ago. CAPTIVATING CONGRESS Written for The Evening Star. William McKinley's first leap into na- tional fame as one of the country’s fore- most orators was an achievement that will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it, and his triumph on that day was all the more memorable and remarkable then, and all the more interesting to recall now, from the fact that it was associated with an ex- citing episode that won for him the lasting good will not only of all republicans, but of large rumbers of corservative demo- crats of the old school. It was an original, solid and sustained effort of two hours’ duration, upon a subject to which he had devoted long attention. The occasion was eight years ago, back in the Fiftieth Congress, when the tariff measure then known as the Mills bill, now @ mere historical reminiscence, was under discussion in the House of Representatives, of which McKinley was a member. It was on one of the last days of the general de- bate on the bill, and the red-letter date was May 18, 1888. Ex-Speaker Samuel J. Ran- dall, the hero!c old-school democrat of Pennsylvania, with McKinley and the sil- ver-tongued Breckinridge of Kentucky, oc- cupied the Msts in summing up the argu- ments of that great forensic struggle, to be followed next day by Speaker Carlisle and Thomas B. Reed of Maine, for the demo- cratic and republican sides, respectively. Randall's Effort. By special arrangement, Randall was to occupy the first hcur of the tilt on that field day, and McKinley and Breckinridge were to consume jointly the remainder of the time. At 11 o'clock Mr. Randall arose, and tak- ing a position near the front row of the democratic side, addressed the assembly. Notwithstar ding he had been a notable fig- ure in Congress for a quarter of a century, and had wielded undisputed leadership in the democratic party, he had been “read out” of it for refusing to reverse his life- long economic views upon the peremptory demand of the new free trade managers. Standing up alrost solitary and alone in defense of the traditional protectionist tenets of old-line democracy, and physical- ly weak and {ll unto death of the malady that afterward laid kim low, he heroically expounded the non-partisan doctrine of American protection, and warned his party associates of the folly of abandoning good economic principles for bad. His face paled visibly as he began, reading from manuscript, a.d his hands trembled as he held the leaves. His progress was painful, but his audience was impressed by the simple grandeur of the situation, and his own marvelous will power sustained him. An Exciting Scene. When his allotted hour had expired Ran- dall asked for a slight extension of time, but Chairman Roger Q. Mills of the way and means committee, who had naturally been writhing in irritation under this tcorching analysis of the measure bearing his name, and whore plans as leader of the House in control of the debate would neces- sarily be disarrarged by any extension of Randall's time, sprang down the aisle and angrily interposed his veto. With flushed face he shouted, “I object!” Immediately murmurs of disapproval cverswept the House and galleries, and in an instant fully 200 excited statesmen were on their feet to protest against Mills’ ob- Jecticn. But Mills held his ground and urged his point. Coloring stiil redder, he repeated still more decisively, “Oh, no; I object! I object!! Cries of “Oh, no!” and “That's too ba went up from all parts of the chambe Still Mills stood inexorable, despite the ex- pestulations of his rearest colleagues and friends. The whole republican side and many members of the democratic side shouted “Shame!” but to no purpose. Then everybody got up and moved toward the open space in front of the Speaker's plat- form. A fight imminent, and the en- tire ussembly was in ccnfusion. McKinley's enerosity. Suddenly, amid the din ond uproar, a clear, musical, vibrant voice rang out “Mr. Chairman and McKinley, with beaming eyes and face radiant with the light of a generous purpose, was seen making his way into the central arena from the re- publican side. “Mr. Chairman,” said he, “I believe I am to be recognized next after the gentleman from Pennsylvania. I yield him fifteen minutes of my time.” A burst of delighted applause greeted this offer. Meanwhile Randall, once the active and all-powerful commoner, already sick and now upset by the nervous strain, re- mained standing in distress in the midst of the gathering storm, begging poor permis- sion to go on. Now he paused, and bowing, said with simple dignity: “I appreciate the gentleman's kindness.” Simultaneously, Breckinridge, on the democratic side, with chivalric intention, eseayed to make a statement and submit an offer of mutual adjustment. But the House was angry and wouldn't hear him. His de- sign was misunderstood; it was supposed he wanted to justify or palliate the inte ference of Mills. Cries of “regular order arose from all sides, and little “Sunset Cex, who hal enjoyed a special indulgence of time on the day before, ran in nimbly, shouting: “J think it is only decorous and kind that the time of the gentleman from Pennsyl- vania be extended.” At length Breckinridge, despite many ex- ciamations of impatience from the House, cortrived to be heard, and poured ofl upon the troubled waters by explaining the spe- cal arrangement governing the allotment of time and proposing that Randall yleld back the extension granted him by Mc- Kinley and freely take instead such time as he needed, on the understanding that it should be deducted equally from the time allotted to McKinley and himself. ‘'Ther2upon the house and galleries quiet- ed down, and the unconquerable Pennsy)- vania leader was suffered to conclude without further interruption. Breckin- ridge’s handsome proposal had averted an ugly quarrel that might have led to the most ious results, and it had been made to his own disadvantage and detriment, since by giving away some of his time, the delivery of his own speech was delay- ed until the end of the afternoon, when the galleries had grown wearied and gave him indifferent attention. Still the popular hon- ors were accorded to McKinley. His man- ner was so gracious, and the offer itself was so gallant and »atural—so appreciative of the proprieties and finer amenities and so pregnant with the spirit of good will and manly fairness, that all the specta- tors, republicans and democrats alike, felt a@ personal admiration for him. McKinley's Speech. Then McKinley took the floor in his own right, to sum up‘the debat> for the repub- lican side; and the house and the galleries settled themselves to listen. It seemed his generous conduct of a few moments be- fore, in the Mills-Randall incident, had somehow enabled him as a runner to start out on the right foot, as it were, and had empowered him as an orator to rise to a height of eloqucnce and reach a goal that he would not otkerwise have attained. His conduct had certainly captivated the House and gailcries, had brought him into close and sympathetic rapport with them, and had served to invest his utterances with added interest and to enhance the general effect. At all events, it endeared him to old-line democrats as nothing else of that kind could have done, and he has never made before or since a more ruperb address, at least in quality of delivery. And in the opinion of experienced and com- petent judges no speech upon a dry eco- nomic subject, so interesting and enjoyable in every way has been heard in Congress with like rapt attention since the days of Henry Clay, commanding as it did the un- stinted commendation foes. It was particularly cheracterized by a ready and epoutaneous good-nature, a keen wit, and absolute grasp of the general sub- ject, and a perfect mastery of all its sub- ordinate details. His beoring. carriage and delivery were striking; Gignified, yet easy;, familiar, but elevated; thoroughly earnest, and carrying Proof of personal conviction, and withal 80 amiable as to win all his auditors. His style, too, was clearness and straightfor- v.ardness exemplified, and so direct and simple that no effort was required to fol- low him though all the changing phases of his theme. He displayed that happy fac- ulty for which he has since become fa- micus, of clothing with a charm of life the cold, practical facts of economic philos- opky and experieace. His voice was res- cnant and musical as a bell, perfectly audi- ble in the remotest corners of the chamber. He ennobled, clarified and illuminated his subject and the existing situation as he traversed them, and when he closed, amid a rapturous whirlwind of plaudits, he had menifestly sprung at one bound into the very first rank of republican orators and exponents of American protection. Millions of copies of that speech were circulated by the republican committees during the ensuing campaign, and it con- tributed not a little to the election of Pres- ident Harrison in November following. Previously, it is true, McKinley kad ren- dered efficient and creditable service to his party and country in Congress, and had earned an eminence of high esteem among his fellow-legislators by reason of his abil- ity and personal character. But he had not risen imto universal public celebrity, and his name was but little known out- side of his own state of Ohio and the halls of Congress. By that single, complete and well-earned triumph on that field day, May 18, 1888, the name of McKinley became a household word all over the land. ee CHARMING C of both friends and APE MAY Old Ocean's Breezes Keep the Temperature Cool and Pleasant. : Many Washingtonians Enjoying the Delights of the Season—Trial of a Remarkable Locomo: erpondence of The Evening Star. CAPE MAY, July 30, 1896. That this resort is having a successful season is putting it mildly. The midsummer is upon the place, and with it are thou- sands ef visitors. The cool breezes which are wafted before the winds from off the | broad Atlantic are not affected by the se- vere heat which has prevailed in the cities. The ccean has been a boon to the crowds | of sweltering humanity who have come here for pleasure, recreation and coolness. It is beginning to be termed cool Cape May, and the records of the weather men are now preving It. The cottagers’ midsummer ball will take place at the Stockton Saturday evening, and will be the event of the season. On the following Saturday a three days’ musical festival will be begun at Congress Hall, in which both Simon and Mark Hassler of Philadelphia will have their orchestras. There will be a chorus of 200 voices. The guests here are enjoying themselves dancing and bicycle riding principally. | Many go boating and fishing also. There were over 2,000 persons who slept in Cape May's domains last Saturday night, and it | is believed that 5,000 additional Will be here the coming Saturday night, which is | locked forward to as being the pinnacle of the season. Fastest Locomotive in the World. Visitors to Cape May have had the pleas- ure of watching the trials of probably the fastest locomotive in existence. It is an ordinary locomotive, with Holman locomo- uve speeding trucks attach Its object is | to increase the speed, safety and economy | in railroad travel. It sixteen feet | high. At the trial it made a record of a rate of 9411-12 miles per hour on a stretch of track 121-8 miles in length, and on a fifty-six-pound rail and on a sand- ballasted road. Many Washingtonians at the Shore. Mrs. W. E. Muncaster is among the Washinetonians staying at the Elberon, Mr, and Mrs. Harrington Mills are stay- irg at the Brexton. Mrs. R. W. Dutton and child are guests at Cape May Point. Mr. and Mrs. James Wiley, who were here for July, have gone to Boston and Providence. - Gen, Russell Thayer of Philadelphia and family are staying at the Marine Villa. Ex-Senator Anthony Higgins of Dela- ware Is staying at the Stockton. D. McConville is a prominent Washing- ton staying at the Stockton. M. Romero will join Madame Romero here at the Marine Villa next week. Mr. A. J. Biedler of I street has taken a cottage for the remainder of the season. Mrs. J. W. Bennett and Mrs. K. C. Bear are guests at the Ebbitt. Miss Pugh and J. A. Pugh were guests at Congress Hall during the week. Augusto F. Pulido of Washington is en- Joying a stay at the Stockton. Mrs. H. F. Smith and Miss Smith are registered at the Stockton. Mrs. Allen McLane is among Windsor guests. Mrs. W. P. Cutler and Miss N; Millan are Ebbitt late arrival: Miss Anna B. Adams is loc: ‘oming for a couple of weeks. W. W. Poultney is a Wyoming guest. Mr. and Mrs. C. S$. Jones are steying at the Carlton, Cape May Point. Mrs. A. F. McCallum and Miss ¥cCallum have apartments at the Star Villa. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Barker are among those who came to Congress Hall this week. Judge Stanton J. Peelle of the Court cf Claims and his son, in company with Con- gressman John Daizell, were at Congress Hall yesterday Ex-Gov. W. Scott Bonnell of Ohio has concluded a visit to Congress Hall. Among the arrivals at the Stockton le t Mac- ed at the v t evening were Mrs. James Armstrong Welsh and Mrs. Clement €. McPhail of Richmend. ey AT DEER PARK. Diplomats Entertained by the Cot- tagers—Notable Washington Arrivals. Correspondence of The Evening Star. DEER PARK, Md., July 31, 1896. The present week opened by a supper party given by Mrs. Audenried in honor of Mr. Jules Boeufve, chancellor of the French embassy at Washington. Mr. Beeufve is the guest of Mrs. Washingtcn McLean at her cottage adjoining the hotel. Countess Esterhazy gave a card party Morday night in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Suydam of New York, who are visit- ing the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Corcoran. The other guests were Mrs. Avdenried, Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Thompson, Dr. and Mrs. Murdech, Mrs. Victor Smith, Mrs. Crawford Black, Mrs. R. B. Post, the Misses Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Harmer Denny. Hearts was the game of the evening, the prizes being won by Mrs. Suydam, Mrs. Audenried and Mr. Murdoch. The swimming peol continues to be the most popular mornirg amusement. The heavy rains have seriously interfered with the daily bicycle runs, but the grounds about the hotel and cottages are high and dry, and afford excellent practice. Seven- ty-five wheels are in use at the Park alone, and coasting the hills about the hotel is a favorite pastime. Mr. Robert J. Fisher of Washington, who has been an uncompro- mising horseman, has ordered a wheel in the last week and is now being coached on the Oakland road, and will be able to take the hills from here to Oakland before the end of the summer. Mrs. Thay is also put- ting in much time perfecting herself in this her latest accomplishment. The Colombian charge d'affaires and Mrs. Rengifo have arrived, and expect to re- main through August. Other notable arrivals of the week were Mr. E. J. Gibson of Washington, Mr. Rob- ert Lowery of New York. Miss Merrill and Mr. and Mrs. Kingston McKey of Philadel. phia, Mr. C. H. Craigen and family, and Mrs. 8. R. Carter, Allen C. Clark, Mrs. S. W. Weed of Washington, Mr. J. Y. Bassell of Cleveland, Mrs. S. L. Blood of New York, and Mrs. A. F. Field, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Pennington and Miss Pennington, Mrs. Mussellman, Mr. C. Mussellman and Mr. J. Cookman Boyd of Baltimore. IN MUSICAL CIRCLES Matters of Interest to Local Musicians and Their Friends, Miss Edna Scott Smith to Be Contralte at the New York Avenue Pres- byterian Church. There is not much likelihood that the pro- ject to make Glen Echo an American Bey- reuth will materialize—at least for sone time. Prof. Anton Schott, who started che idea, was enthusiastic in his talk abou it when he was last here, but he didn’t se°m to have any practical plan to develop che scheme. Those with whom he talked and some of whom were favorably disposed to- ward the enterprise and could assist tts development are not now encouraged at the prospect. ‘The quartet at St. Patrick's Chureh hi been re-engaged for next year and will have a vacation from now until the first or second Sunday in September. Last Sunday at vespers Mrs. Maina, Mr. McFarland and Mr. Maina sang the well-known trio from in splendid style, and after the gather- “Alitto” service there was a pleasant little ing of the choir at which there w pliments to Mr. Maina for his succes: conduct of the music during the season. ‘The Pride of the Nation” is the title of a march that has been written by Mr. E. H. Droop and has become quite popular, so much so that Mr. John Sousa is going to play it at Manhattan Beach and Mr. Fanciulli is to hay it as soon as he ranged. Prof. and Mrs. Ernest Lentz and family are spending the summer at Mountain Lake Park. Manager Maurice nouncement of his naging directorship of t den oy on. On Mr tive list of artists are Mel ‘a, the De Reszkes, Alvarez, } others, some of whom have alre Mr. G observe honorabie I tradit the Marine Band play gets the bi d parts ar- seen from the fact that he promises, my teriously, “several wonderful surprises” the coming London season. He states post- however, that Manctnelli's * nro” and ano’s “Andrea ¢ > produc Jean de Reszke will aiso xt season for the first time in Walkure.” Walter Damrosch and a selec from the New York Oratorio be one of the features of the Ove chorus will ove n musical ival, which is to be 2 Au- zust 1 14. On the first night the ‘reation” will be given. ‘The ond evening's program will be interpreted by mrosch’s full symphony orchestra, as- sisted by noted soloists and a chorus of 1,000 children. The * stah” will be given on the last evening. Its a pity that Washington can’t have a musical festival, but so long as t many cliques, both as to sin strumental such a thing ts 1 t likel Just now the Choral Society is experiencing the effect of personal differences between singers. Some cf the directors thought that in ‘lew of the fact that the “Messiah” was to given two nights it would be a good thing to have a different set of soloists each bight, and a resolution ¥ lopted in the finance committee to that effect. A com- mittee was appointed to select the sing: but it was found that a majority of that committee was oppored to a do set of nge It was found that of two so- pranos mention one for each night er would sing if the other was e1 d, and there you are. There will be a minority report, and the ms settled. Miss Edna Scot for the quar: ter is not yet Smith is selec ~d as alto t secured for the New Y ork Avenue Church next autumn. The 7 pres s have already been announced in The Star. : r. Metzerott has selected as the leader of the orchestra of the new Columbia Opera House Mr. Wm. Sautlemann, for a long time connected with the Marine Band, and who is considered In every way com- petent. Mr. Metzcrott says he intends to have the best orchestra in the city and that the members will all be excellent’ musi- clans, many of them being acknowledged solois It is understood that Miss Fielding Ros- selie, formerly of this city, but who has re- sided in New York for several years, where she has won a good reputation as a chure concert and cratorio singer, has several engagements next season “for oratorio. Miss Rosselle’s voice has splendidly d oped, and when she last sang here she was warmly praised for her artistic work. ee ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS, Politics Getting Warmer Down the River. The special committee appointed at the Bryan and Sewall meeting heid in this city recently, met last night in the office of Messrs. O'Netl, Lunt and Strauss, and se- lected the following gentlemen as the ex- ecutive committee: First ward, Hubert Snowden, J. M. Hill and A. T. Moor ond ward, Frank T. Brice. R. T. Cook and F. T. Marbury; third ward, William N. Smith, D. R. Stansbury and J. W. Ma fourth ward, John A. Marshall, Oscar Ca ter and J. Clinton Smoot. It was decided to postpone the mass meeting which was announced to take place this evening, until after the congressional convention, which meets in this city August 12. A largely attended meeting was held last night at the shipyard to perfect the or nization of a Mckinley and Hobart cam- gn club, Mr. Park Agnew was electe dent; Thomas and William P. Gr mittee, composed of J. L. Crupper, W. pr ments for holding a grand demc ion in this city at an early date. Invitations will be extended to all the prominent repub- lican s sin the state to be 4 Prope s on. The following sales of real estate have been recorded in the clerk’s office of the corporation court: Mrs. Mary A. Muir has sold to Mrs. Sarah C. Barrett a house and lot on th south side of Queen street between Colum- bus and Alfred streets. Rev. S. 8. Hepbrun has sold to Miss Re- becca C. Powell a house and lot on the south side of Queen street between Colum- bus and Washington. Notes. The funeral of the late Charles Crump, the railroad engineer who died on Wednes- day last from the effects of the heat, took place this morning frem the residence of Mr. Edward Hautzman on Upper Duk street. The services were largely attended. During the month of July thirty deeds and fifteen marriage licenses were granted in the corporation court. There will be a game of base hall this afternoon on the fair grounds at the head of King street between the Mohawks and Vinegar Hills. : Mr. John Lunt, with his wife and fami who have been visiting relatives in this city, left yesterday for his home in St. Paul, Minn. Mrs. Kate N. Taylor, Mrs. Anthony Smoot and Mrs. G. Hatley Norton left y terday for Capon Springs to spend month of August. Miss Rosa L. Raines of North Carolina is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. G. Cockey, on King street Mayor Thompson had no cases before him this morning for trial. This city at present is unusually quiet, not a single ar- rest havirg been made within the past forty-eight hours. —> Paper Doll From the Cincinpat! Inquirer, ‘The paper doll seems an insignificant ar- ticle of trade, but its designing Is a not altcgether unimportant branch of art. One of the firms which is responsible for the brilliant-looking damsels who inhabit “play” houses in all well-regulated nurser- ies has for its chief designer a young girl of sixteen—Marguerite Macdonald. When she was only thirteen the Ittle girl be- gan her career as a seller of designs, al- though for years before she had delighted her own circle of acquaintances with her aiwerk. She is the daughter of a navi and lives in Washington. She h received no Insiruction whatercr beyond that afforded by the public schools, but her talent {s so marked that she expecta some day to be as successful in “reguls art as she now fs In Ite toy depar