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Chamber of Comaicrce OREGON 22 i3?0pERDAy And Upward, J - i fc 7F STARK STREET tdmn SeieaUi s Pirt over 200 periodicals a quarter on all subscriptions M. daily, except Sundays and holldavt Reading and Sewing. The hardest strain upon the eyes is in looking at objects near at hand. Reading and sewing for any length of time is tiresome to weak eyes. If you will wear glasses when your eyes first complain, it will only be necessary to wear them at your work. If you let them go too long, . you will have to wear them upon the street as well. See to It today. WALTER REED Eye Specialist 133 SIXTH STREET OBBGONIAN BUILDING ' PREPARING FOR A STRIKE. I MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Jan. 25. That ' the Great Northern railway authorities are preparing for trouble, is evident by the discovery that arrangements have been made to hire a large number of ex tra watchmen, who are instructed to be 1 ready to report for duty tomorrow or Sat urday morning. They are told they will I be. stationed at various points along the I line, and are to be lodged in sleeping cars. I The trainmen's grievance committee is 1 waiting for word from the officials as to 1 whether the promised conference Is to be held. ' ST. PAUL, Jan- 25. The Globe has a statement from a high official of the Great Northern railway, denying as an "unqualified fabrication" the report that representat ves of that road were engaging , special police ofllcers In anticipation of a ! strike. Daily Treasury Statement. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows: , Available cash balance $289,031,812 Gold reserve .'..."..". 218,971,$ ROBERTS SENT HOM House Voted Not to Admit the Utah Polygamist. MAJORITY RESOLUTION CARRIED Closing: Day -of the Debate Votes on the Two Propositions Result Re ceived With Cheers. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. The case of Brigham H. Roberts, the Mormon representative-elect from Utah, which has oc cupied so much of the attention of the house since the assembling of congress, was decided today by the adoption of a resolution to exclude him by avote of 268 to 50. The exact language of the resolu tion was as follows,: "That under the facts and circumstances of the case, Brigham H. Roberts, representative-elect from the state of Utah, ought not to have or hold a seat In the house of representatives, and that the seat to which he was elected is hereby declared vacant." The amendment to expel Roberts with out seating him, offered by Lacey, was ruled out on a point of order, and the house only voted on the resolutions of the majority and minority of the commit tee. The latter to seat and then expel Roberts was defeated, 81 to 244. An an alysis of this vote shows that 170 republi cans, 72 democrats and two populists voted against it, and 71 democrats, six republicans, two populists and two silver republicans zor it. The affirmative vote on the majority resolution to exclude Roberts and de clare the seat vacant was divided as fol lows: Republicans, 168; democrats, 96; populists. 4. The negative vote: Demo crats, 47; silver-republicans, 2; populists, 1. There were over a score of speakers to day, and the closing speeches on each side were particularly able. Lanham of Texas closed for the majority, and De Armond of MIssonri for the minority. Roberts was present throughout the clay, and left the hall alter tne result of the last vote had been announced. As he did so, he gave out a statement justifying his retention of his plural wives, on the ground mat his moral obligation was more binding upon his conscience than technical obedience to statutory laws, and saying that there was little excuse for the extraordinary efforts to crush a system already abandoned and nractlcallv dead. He said he was a martyr to a "spasm of prejudice." He would not, he said, at tempt to run for congress again, although he would go back home with a light heart confident of the future. Opening; of the Debate. Sims (dem. Tenn.) was the first speaker today. He made a legal argument In fa vor of seating and then expelling Roberts. Johnston (dem. W. Va.) advocated the ex pulsion of Roberts. Brosius (rep. Pa.) argued that meta physical and technical considerations should not deter congress from doing its duty. In the first crisis of the nation's good name and fame, such considerations should-be swepfc aside andthewllflif'tne" people executed" Grout (rep. Vt.) sup ported the contention of the majority for "exclusion. Talbert (dem. S. C.) said, in case of such abnormal and defiant im morality, technicalities should not weigh. Adamson (dem. Ga.) said violation of the statute against unlawful cohabitation en titled the offender to membership in the penitentiary rather than the house of rep resentatives. Roberts came into the hall while Adam son was speaking, and listened to the de bate from a lounge in the lobby behind the rail. Ray (rep. N. T.) was in favor of the exclusion of Roberts as a polygamist and an offender against decency. Freer (rep. W. Va.) also advocated exclusion. Brick (rep. Ind.) favored expulsion. ,He did not want to make a martyr of Roberts, which would win for him pity or sympathy. Moody (rep. Mass.) argued the house had a right to exclude or expel, but it was expedient that Roberts be . excluded. Grosvenor (rep. O.) supported the views of the majority In favor of exclusion. He paid a high tribute to Littlefield's speech. He said he had never heard an abler argu ment on false grounds. Morris (rep. Minn.), a member of the special commit tee which investigated the Roberts case and who signed the majority report, advo cated its adoption. De Armond (dem. Mo.) closed the de bate on behalf of the minority of the committee with a 40-minute speech. He said that It mattered little whether he spoke long or briefly. The argument for the minority resolution had been made beyond the power of any gentleman In or out of the houtie to answer when the gen tleman from Maine (Littlefield) concluded his masterly effort, Tuesday. Anything he might say would be in effect a repetition. The argument of the majority that the method of turning Roberts out mattered not was the argument of Judge Lynch. The real question at issue was of import ance through the centuries. It was, "Shall the constitution be observed?" Roberts was entitled to be sworn In. Some gentlemen feared that if Roberts were declared entitled to be sworn in he might hie himself off to Utah without taking the oath, and leave the house powerless to expel him. In such remote and improbable contingency, De Armond said, there would be no difficulty. If Rob erts declined to be sworn in, he vacated his seat instante De Armond devoted much of his time to a legal argument against the proposition that the house could add to the constitu tional qualifications of the members. He scored those who had unnecessarily abused Roberts. Roberts, he said, had not J a solitary champion or defenaer on tne floor, and he would scorn, as beneath him and beneath contempt, an effort to evoke applause by denunciation. "I oppose polygamy; I scorn it," he said; "but I do not feel It necessary, in order to show how good I am, how I love motherhood and chastity, to lend myself to cheap abuse which requires neither ability nor courage." This utterance drew forth a round of applause. Roberts, who sat within 20 feet of De Armond, bis head resting on his hands, did not move a muscle. Lanham Closed the Debate. Lanham (dem. Tex.) closed the debate in behalf of the majority resolution. His speech was listened to attentively, and frequently evoked applause. He said that if there ever had been a necessity for a rational assertion and vindication of the supreme prerogative of the house, this oc casion was now upon us. He loved the constitution of his country and the insti tutions of his government, but neither the constitution requires nor do the people expect the house to do anything ridicu lous. "We can never convince the American people," said he, "that to admit Roberts and instanfly expel him is logical' and consistent procedure. The motive thai will prompt the vote either to expel or exclude will be precisely the same and that is, because he is a "polygantist. If a disqualification not mentioned In the con stitution Is Imposed in the one case, it will be equally superadded In the other." He maintained that the house possessed an Inherent power, aside from its express and Implied constitutional warrant, to protect and uphold Itself -in its dignity. Integrity and reputation. He cited in stances which would warrant the house in standing aside a person bearing a cer tificate of election. "Suppose," he said, "there had been an election for territorial delegate held in our alleged antipodal possessions, the Philip pine Islands, and, coming with a certifi cate of election Issued by the president or consul, whoever might be authorized to sign the commission, the sultan of Jolo, fresh from his seraglio, should appear and demand to have the oath adminis tered to him as a delegate to this con gress; if the facts which have been al leged against him were ascertained to be true, should he not be excluded? Under the theory of the minority of the commit tee, we might say, 'Will your royal high ness be sworn?' and kick him out instant ly. Under the theory of the majority we would, say to him at the threshold, 'Avaunt and quit our sight.' " He said there was no danger of the Roberts case ever being invoked as a pre cedentthat it was unique and solitary in Its originality ,and the case and the prece dent would expire with each other. He said the citizenship qualification in the constitution was to prevent the election of foreigners and preclude extraneous influ ence in the legislative action of the new republics The disqualifications mentioned in the constitution were, negatively stated, and hence not exclusive. There was a reason for each rule of disqualification, and' each was constructed and designed for a specific purpose, pertinent to par ticular conditions and surroundings. He urged the claims of Christian civili zation, and quoted from Franklin and George Washington to show that the members of the constitutional convention respected morality and religion. He said: "We are not here to impose moral of re ligious tests. We are to accord to the people of Utah all the privileges and im munities of citizens of sovereign states. They may elect whomsoever they will. Mormon or Gentile, but we will not recog nize his credentials nor welcome the representative-elect if he be a polygamist in fact and have more than one living wife. The people of Utah must keep their cov enant with the American people, and re spect the laws and civilization of the age. In behalf of the altars and firesides of our common land the roof-trees of Amer ican homes the holy estate of matrimony ind the sacred and inviolate associations of: the home circle, with a solemn regard for the constitution of my country and the dignity of the popular branch of the legislature, with a decent respect for the opinions of mankind and the fear of God before my eyes, I declare my belief that Brigham H. Roberts ought not for one in stant of time to be admitted to member ship In the house of representatives." The right to exclude, he argued, could be exercised for anything which, in the judgment of the house, disqualified; the right to expel, only when he had commit ted some act while a member In full fel lowship. If the constitutional qualifica tions could not be added to, the house would be compelled to admit a driveling idiot, a base traitor, or a red-handed mur derer. When Lanham concluded, Lacey (rep. la.) offered an amendment to the majority resolution, providing for the expulsion of Roberts. To this Tayler (rep. O.) made the point of. order that the amendment was not germane. The speaker sustained thepolnt-ofu Qrde.r1.pn4 the. grndthat, $ne orlglnar proposition-only Tequlreoa "riftjfogffflf'efe. has been steady progress, jority vote, while, if the amendment were added, It would require a two-thirds vote. The republicans applauded the speaker's ruling. Lacey appealed from the decision of the chair. Tayler moved to lay that motion on the table. While the vote on the latter motion was being taken, It be ing apparent that it would carry by Q large majority, Lacey withdrew the ap peal. Vote on Minority Resolution. The vote was then taken on the adop tion of the minority resolution to seat and then expel Roberts. At the conclusion of the roll-call, Tawney (rep. Minn.) the republican whip, announced that, on ac count of the nonpartisan character of this motion, he had made no effort to pair the absent republicans. Underwood (dem. Ala.) made a similar announcement con cerning the democratic absentees. The minority resolution to seat and ex pel Roberts was defeated, 81 to 244 The following members voted for the minor ity resolution: Adamson Lloyd Allen (Ky.) Loud Allen (Misb.) McCall Atwater McClellan Bailey (Tex.) McCulloch- Ball Maddox Bankhead May Bartnoidt Meeklson Bartlett Meyer (La.) Bell Newlands Brewer Norton (O.) Bioussard (La.) Norton (S. C.) Burleson Otey Catchings Polic ' Chanler Quarles Clayton (Ala.) Ransdell . Cooney Rhea (Ky.) Cooper (Tex.) Richardson DeArmond Ridgeley jjeuraeienreia Rixey Dinsmore Robbins Elliott Robertson (La.) Bpes Rucker Pltzgerald(N. TO Ruppert Gayle Ryan (N. Y.) Gordon Ryan (Pa.) Green (Pa.) Scudder Griggs (Ga.) Sims Hay Slayden Howard Small Jenkins Smith (Ky.) Johnston Snodgrass Jones (Va.) Stephens (Tex.) - Kahn Swanson Kitchin Underwood Kluttz Turner Lester Vandlver Levy Wheeler,(Ky.) Lewis Wilson (Idaho) , Littlefield Young (Va.) Livingston Vote on Major! 'y Resolution. The majority resoluilon to exclude him was then adopted, 268 to 50. The an nouncement was greeted with cheers. The vdte was as follows: ' AYES. Acheson Adams Allen (Me.) Atwater Babcock Bailey (Kan.) Baker Barber Barnham Barney Bartholdt Benton Bishop v Boreing Boutwell Bowersox Bradley (N. Y.) Brantley (Ga.) Breazeale Brenner (O.) Brick Brosius Bfown Browplow Brundige BulL Burke (S. D.) Burke (Tex.) Burkett Burleigh Burnett Burton Butler Calderhead Caldwell Cannon Capron Chickeringv Ciark (Mo.) Clayton (N. Y.) Lane Lanham Latimer Lawrence Lentz Littauer Little Lloyd Long Lorimer Loudenslager Lovering Lybrand McAleer McCleary McDowell McLain McPherson McRae Mahon Mann Marshal Meeklnson Mercer Mesick Metcalf JMIers Miller Miner Mondell Moody (Mass.) Moody (Or.) Moon Morgan Morris Mudd Muller Naphen Needham Neville (Concluded on Second' Page.) RREN'S VICTOR England Calmly Awaits News of Further Success. STRATEGIC-VALUE OF- SPIONKOP Commands Miles of Boer Entrench ments, but Other Fortified Hills Remain to Be Captured. LONDON, Jan. 26, 4:15 A. M.-General Buller's phrase, "the men are splendid," thrills England with pride and confidence. His taking and holding Spionkop were con sidered permanent advantages. Sir Charles Warren's opinion that miles of adjacent Boer entrenchments are untenable Is ac cepted by most expert observers as obvi ously true, because of the height of the position, although some point out that it may not be able to resist artillery fire from the 'two extended sides. It is not THE WAR pat, f,.J" ViL''fi"'r' BfattW&anfP' .,lllltfflZ rT . V?2. . i Q S i S&UUIfiillM iiN) fi & KTOtftfOrtljSi lw ISfionicqp rn$22 n jii ,ift1&V ..!...'". zwfitoA! .......BirwerBric U w K J ' ..iM ,. Or IrJunrtrfoK. i,.. .7e - - . - V s .? wm - flfc .n- l funm- m gJl.flLCMIl.ES.r' "- TtlV RbUTC map shows th location of SpIonKop, tn hUl from ttWcIi General Warren &ia lodged the Boers. It was tne first obstacle to the British advance after crossing- the Tusela, as It commanded the road to Ladysmlth by way of Acton Homes. It was considered the strongest Boer position; tout there are plenty of other fortified places between Buller;"o army and its goal. likely that General Warren will let go anything he holds, and news of further success is calmly awaited. The military authorities recognize, of course, that in the 12 or 15 miles between Spionkop and Ladysmith there are con tinuous defensive positions and rugged hills and ravines which far outrange Spi onkop, but they are sure that the troops who have turned the Boers out of difficult places can do It again. The military expert of the Times says: "It is exceedingly difficult to arrive at any exact estimate of the advantage gained. A definite tactical object has been gained and definite steps have been taken in the fulfillment of the strategic plan. It Is necessary to await fuller in formation before attaching undue weight tbt44be successes- thus" -r attained,. v At The Klldonan Castle reached Durban yesterday (Thursday) with 2000 additional troops for General Buller, and three troopships have arrived from India, bring ing, among others, a regiment of lancers. Beyond this, it is not publicly known here how heavily General Buller has been re inforced, but those having certain con nections with the "war office are confident that General Buller will have as many more men as he may need to make his work easier. The situation in the neighborhood of the other armies is unchanged, but a forward movement by General French is daily ex pected. A d'spatch to the Standard from Rensburg describes General French's posi tion as now forming a great semicircle around the Boer positions. The corre spondent says he could take Colesburg, two miles away, at any time. A letter from Pretoria gives the text of a complaint which President Kruger made in President Steyn re- rgardlng the want of co-operation on the part of the Free Staters at Modder river, and also President Steyn's address to the Free Staters. Mr. Kruger said he had learned with regret that "only about 1000 men of the Free State fought In the last battle, and that many others remained within their camp while their brothers re slsted and 'even defeated their enemy." These statements appear to give con firmation to the reports of disagreements betwepn the allies. At midnight the war office announced that nothing further "had been received from the front for publication tonight. Warren Abandons Spionkop. LONDON, Jan. 26, 11:05 A. M. The war office announces that General Warren has abandoned Spionkop. LADYSMITH WATCHING. Fire From Buller's Guns Can Be Seen Plainly. LADYSMITH, Sunday, Jan. 21, by run ner, via Frere camp, Wednesday, Jan. 24. The garrison Is watching General Bul ler's guns shelling the Boers. Their fire can be seen at'thls distance, and appears to be very effective. The movements of the Boers show that they are evidently determined to oppose stubbornly the ad vance of the relief column. They show no signs of removing their guns, and have mounted new ones, and are continuously strengthening their fortifications. Our fortifications have been greatly strength ened since January 6, 'and Ladysmlth is now practically impregnable. Owing to the dry weather, the fever has diminished, and the number of convales cents returning from Intombi camp ex ceeds that of the patients being sent there. The supplies are spinning out splendidly, all the troops having sufficient wholesome food. The heat Is terrific, the thermom eter registering 107 degrees in the shade General Woodgrate Dead. LONDON, Jan. 26. Advices have been received from Spearman's camp that Gen eral Woodgate has succumbed to the wounds he received in the attack on Spi onkop. WILL THE BOERS FALL BACK? -Possibility That They Will Try to - Retake Spionkop. LONDON, Jari". 25. Jubilation over Gen eral Warren's achievement In capturing Spionkop Tuesday night Is chastened by the realization that his success is only provisional, as it appears clear from Bul ler's dispatch that the Boers fully realize the strategical Importance ot Spionkop, and at the time his message was sent off they had not abandoned hope of recaptur ing the position. Nevertheless, a heavy load of anxiety had been removed from the nation, and there Is general expecta tion that as the British have succeeded in keeping the hill all -day long, they will manage tot retain It until Warren plants guns enough on it to dominate the Boer trenches, right and left. There .is the usual disposition here to exaggerate the Importance of the point scored, but It Is realized that Buller still has a task before him calling for most dogged persistence and untiring attack, and that difficulties will increase as the position develops. The relief of the tension on the stock exchange was very marked. Business began more cheerfully all around and with an upward movement under tne Influence of news at the war office. At the clubs and other resorts there was a notable change from the gloomy fears of yesterday. The appearance of news placards on the streets sent crowds of people to the war office, and the lobbies were soon filled to suffocation. Those near the notice board read out the news at frequent Intervals for the benefit of late arrivals who were unable to approach, and each successive reading led to a renewal of cheering. In the ladles lobby there were signs of the sad side of the victory. The question often asked was, "When will the casualties be received?" Though Buller's dispatch is dated today and speaks of Spionkop being captured last night, it apparently means Tuesda? night. According to the dispatch, the "small garrison was surprised." The sub sequent statement, "our losses were con siderable," indicated that the British suf fered greatly later from shell fire from a further Bo'er position. The statement that there was only a IN NATAL rfR. ,ADY MtP v" Wiettri, Onderlirck fuq&0' VflV W'MahlAweMr .... -I'ain'v Colenso " .ai ara5o7i. KB ywrtfau small garrison at Spionkop came some what as a surnrlse. as it was lmairlnnd tht 1 Boers were not so surprised at the assault no it uppeureu, out previously arew ou their main body and left a small force to withstand the British advance. It is even suggested that the Boers inveigled the British into occupying Spionkop and have now surrounded them. It Is evident, In spite of the fact that the British hold Potgieter's drift and the hills above, that the Boers have succeeded in bringing up enough artillery to Inflict considerable losses on the British force which seized Spionkop, although Lord Dundonald Is supposed to have been scout ing the country behind the ranges In or der to prevent this very thing, and al though General Lyttleton ought to have go near enough to Spionkop either: to, intercept tne retreating Boers or prevent jq. serious attack, once the British had taken possession of the hill. In General Buller's letter to his troops, the substance of which has already been cabled to the Associated Press, after warn ing them to beware of false orders, he concluded: "Our generals will only give one order, namely, 'advance.' Should any one at any time be surprised by a volley at close quar ters, he must remember that the only way to safety and victory lies In rushing upon the enemy, for one thing that the enemy cannot stand Is a hand-to-hand fight. Thlj war has been forced for the lowest and bases motives by the enemy, who use every means of treachery, deceit and con spiracy to gain their ends. Let us bear ourselves as the cause deserves-" TRANSVAAL'S REPRESENTATIVE. Montagu "White Says Dr. Lejds Has Been Ofllcinlly Rcconled. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Montagu White, the South African diplomat now In this country, today authorized the follow ing statement: "The Impression that is said to exist in certain quarters that Dr. Leyds Is not recognized by foreign powers as the di plomatic minister of the South African republic, on account of Great Britain's claim of suzerainty, Is false. Dr. Leyds Is credited to and fully recognized as min ister plenipotentiary of the South African republic by the following powers: Russia, Germany, France, Holland, Belgium and Portugal. The South African republic was represented at different courts In Eu rope and on the Continent for many years past by Dr. Leyds' predecessor, the late Jonkherr Beelaerts Van Blockland, who was also indirectly recognized by Great Britain." Anxious Day and Ni&rht In London, NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Dispatches from London describe the terrible anxiety all Wednesday, while the people waited for news of the promised night assault on the Boer stronghold on Spionkop. The news printed in this morning's London papers Is of indecisive fighting Tuesday. The correspondents latest dispatches de scribed the Boer position as almost Im pregnable. When no news came from Buller last night, the most hopeful people In the London streets and clubs decided that the general must have reconsidered his purpose to attack Spionkop Tuesday night. The Daily Telegraph said: "In every direction the Boers have checked our army upon our own soil. It is only the weakness and isolation of the enemy which have saved, us from positive and perhaps fatal disasters." Kimberley Is again heavily bombarded. General Methuen and General French re port unimportant movements. Leyds' Opinion of Spionkop. PARIS, Jan- 25. On being asked hla opinion regarding the capture of Spionkop, Dr. Leyds declared himself skeptical, im plying that General Buller had not gained any serious advantage. He said he was convinced that the Boer commander had a plan drawn up, and that it was part of a prearranged scheme to leave Spionkop in the hands of the British. Dr. Leyds said It wa3 not correct that ho was about to open negotiations for the intervention of Germany In favor of peace. "At least," he added, "not for the present because such Intervention would not be opportune now, and we must await developments." Petition for Mediation. BRUSSELS, Jan. 25. Nearly 100.0CO sig natures have been appended to the ad dress promoted by M. Le Juene and other members of the Universal Peace Society, asking President McKinley to mediate, which will be forwarded to Washington in the course of a fortnight. Fire at Victoria. VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 25. Fire tonight destroyed one block, principally small buildings. The loss will not exceed J5C00. M BE BLOODSHED A Body of Armed Men invado Frankfort, Ky. THERE TO SEE JUSTICE DONE Determined That Republicans Fairly Elected Shall Not Be Deposed Try- the Goebel Legislature. FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 23. A special train bearing mare than 1000 men, carry ing Winchester rifles, arrived in FranK fort this morning. The men hail from tho counties of Bell. Allen, Knox, Harlan, Whitley, Metcalf and Edmonson, Frank fort Is overflowing with visitors, but none except those arriving today carry arms. Governor Taylor stated to the Associated Press representative that the men- were not soldiers. The men marched to the statehouse, stacked their gun3 and took up positions in groups about the building. Adjutant General Collier states ne had no knowl edge that the men were coming. Many of the visitors are members of the state guard. Ex-Secretary of State Flnley addressed the visitors from the step of the state house. He said the object of the gathering was to see justice done. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions. Stephen Sharp, of Lexington, was chosen chair man. Resolutions Drafted. The resolutions committee drafted these Tesolutions, to be presented to tho house tomorrow: "We, Kentuckians, here assembled in token of all the 'free and equal" men of Kentucky, do reassert the 'great and es sential principles of liberty and free gov ernment,' proclaimed in the bill of rights, not as derived to us therefrom, but as 'In herent. Our property we may alienate from ourselves and ours, Dut our liberty is a heritage to us in trust for all genera tions, and we may neither currender nor encumber It. We declare again the prerog ative right of 'freely communicating our thoughts and opinions and to assemble together in a peaceable manner for our common good and the good of our fellow men of Kentucky.' "More especially do we declare our right and authority, conferred on us by the Al mighty power, and not otherwise, of ap pealing to those Invested with the pewr of government by either petition or re monstrance, and We represent to them, our brethren of Kentucky, our agents In tho legislature convened, that the sovarnment of Kentucky is founded on our authority and instituted for our peace, safety, hap piness and tho protection of property our own and theirs, as well as that of the stranger within our gates. We petition them, our proxies in tne general assem bly, to heed that there Is peril hovering over all these things so dear to us and them, and that calmness and prdunce and wisdom need be Invoked In order that truth and justice may prevail; and we es ercl3e, flurrlght of 'remonstrance' against "i&eir aijirermfffSemselvts to be" iQfcpgK, " the temiietatlons of partisan pride In 1he crisis which is on us. "We beseech them to remember that their own just powers were lent them by us at the polls, and that among these waa the jurisdiction to decide judicially and by due process of law, and not otherwise, what was then our express will, not their present political preference. "We implore them that they do not on slight or technical pretexts nor flimsy or trivial causes permit the duoverslon of that supreme law of the land, the will of the people. "We ber of them that they receive from the hands of our messengers and consider and do not spurn or despise this, our earnest address, petition and remonstrance, and that they, by their considerate ac tion, protect, preserve, promote the safety and welfare, and, above all, the honor of Kentucky, committed to their keeping. "Charles Flnley, Dr. Thomas W- Berry, A. W. Kazor, Claude Chlnn." Mistook the Day. The armed men, contrary to expecta tions, on the advice of the republican au thorities here, left Frankfort at 9 o'clock tonignt. The consensus of opinion here i3 that the visitors mistook this for the day on which the contest boards were to make their report. The men were an hour gat ting aboard their train, and amused them selves during the delay by discharging their guns. The people ot the city gavo hem a wide berth. They are expected to return when the contest ends. The arrival In Frankfort of this crowd armed with rifles might have terrorized a community less Inured to unusual and sensational happenings, but by nightfall the excitement caused by the appearance of the warlike visitors had subsided, and the people were prepared for another turn in the events now making history at the state capltol. The train that bore the armed men waa made up of 14 coaches. Apparently but few here knew that it was expected, Lunch was served to the armed hosts at the rear of the statehouse. Most of tho visitors wore badges of white ribbon adorned with a picture of Governor Taylor. While it Is generally believed that many of the men were soldiers, no person In authority will stand sponsor for the state ment, while Governor Taylor and Adjutant-General Collier disclaim any connec tion with them. In the Legislature. The lower house of the legislature met at 11 o'clock, and on motion of Cantrell (democratic leader), a resolution waa adopted excluding all hut ladles from the chamber and galleries. Catron (rep.) asked the consent of the house to permit non-members to present a resolution, but Speaker Trimble ruled that nobody but a member could do so. A rumor is in circulation, but persistent ly denied, that Judge Cantrell, of the local circuit court, has summoned all democratic; deputy sheriffs of the state to Frankfort. Commonwealth Attorney Franklin says ha knows of no such order. Ex-Governor Bradley, attorney for the contestees In the gubernatorial contest, at tne beginning of th!3 afternoon's session of the boards, asked for a warrant for tho arrest of Judge Sterling B. Toney, of Lou isville. The ex-governor said that 'Judge Toney has refused to como to Frankfort to testify. To See Justice Done. CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 25. A Times Star special from Lexington, speaking of the movement of armed men from South west Kentucky to Frankfort, adds: "They are to be present at Frankfort tomorrow, when the Goebel men will at tempt forcing aotlon on the contests over seats in the house. It Is given out that these republicans will serve notice on Goe bel members that they don't intend seeing republicans who have been honestly elect ed thrown out for Goebel democrats. Thla would cause Speaker Trimble to order the lobbies and galleries of the entire state house cleared, which, it is believed, would precipitate a conflict."