Hope Republican, Volume 1, Number 39, Hope, Bartholomew County, 19 January 1893 — Page 6

IDIAM LEGISLATURE. House convened Wednesday morning at visual hour. A motion by Mr. Cullop that the order of business be the calling of the roll for introdution of bills was adopted. Several messages from tho Senate wore received. Thirty-live bills were introduced, among tho most important of which which were: To regulate thesiukIng of gas wells, providing that no man shall locate a well within six hundred feet of another man’s land; making corporations liable for injury to employes; making it a misdemeanor to discharge an employe because he belongs to a labor organization. A resolution by Hop. Daily providing for a committee of seven on tho ISoldier’s Monument, was unanimously adopted. In the afternoon the committee on mileage reported. Rep. Cunningham, of Perry, was credited with 4SK) miles. Introduction of bills was resumed. Among tho bills were the following: To amend the. road law; to amend the drainage act; authorizing supervisors to construct paths along the side of roods. The judiciary committee reported a bill for thocontinuaneoof cases in court where one of tho attorneys is detained a$ a member of the Legislature, and, under a suspension of the rules, tho bill was passed. The House adjourned till Thursday. Senate convened at 10 a, ra. Prayer by Senator Fulk. Announcement was made of the appointment of Frank Downey, K. S. Xorthcotc, Martin Pounds and J. S. Linglo as committee clerks. After a wrangle between Senators McHugh, of Tippecanoe, and Magee, of Cass, over the order of business, tho Introduction of bills was resumed. Eighteen bills were presented, among which were the following: Regulating trustees’ bonds; to regulate sale of drugs; to appropriate '$50,(XX) for entertaining the National Encampment. Message was received from the House announcing appointment of conference committee. Senators Griffith, Magee and Loveland were appointed a conference committee on behalf of the Senate. Senate adjourned till 2 p. m. Senate convened at 2 p. in. Senator Mageo spoke against the 450,000 appropriation for the encampment, After some further discussion the matter Was referred. Senate adjourned llli Thursday. Senate opened at 10 a. m. Thursday. Prayer by Dr. Rond thaler. The report of the joint committee on rules was adopted. Motion to refer back the report was rejected after extended discussion. Rules were amended to grant members of the press places.on tho floor of the hall. Bill No. 4, relating to Appellate Court, was indefinitely postponed. Resolution fixing pay of employes under secretary and doorkeeper at $5 per day. and pages at $2 per day was adopted. Petition for relief of Stewart Porter, trustee of Reed township, Daviess county, was presented. A resolution instructing Attorney-General to furnish itemized statement of funds was made the special order for Monday. Announcement by the House that H. B. No. 10 had passed that body, being “an act providing for continuance of cases in court where attorneys are members of General Assembly.” was the occasion of debate, and tho hill was referred to committee on Judiciary. .Senate adjourned till 2. p. m. Senate convened at 2 p. m. Bills were introduced to prevent deception in the sale of dairy products; to appropriate $60,000 to State Normal School, and bills to tin; number of ten on various subjects. Committee on courts was requested to prepare a bill reducing the number of circuit courts. Report of conference committee on appropriation bill caused acrimonious debate. Senate adjourned till Friday. House opened with prayer hy Dr. Cleveland. The Speaker announced special committees as follows: World's Fair—Wilson of Monroe, Erwin, McMahon, Swope, Johnson of Marion, Teal. Gregg, Llndemnth, Manwaring. Soldiers’ Monument — Daily, Cravens, Hcnch, Cullop, Wilson of Dearborn, McCorkle, Stakebako, MeCabo, Newton. Representative Barnes introduced a resolution that the House should employ a roll clerk,which was passed, Republicans voting in tho negative. Report of joint committee on rules was adopted. Three thousand copies in English and two thousand in German of Gov. Matthews’ message were ordered printed. Announcements from the Senate of passage of bills were referred. Judiciary committee reported in favor of the passage of bill legalizing incorporation of Lafayette Belt Railway, and on a suspension of rules the bill was passed. Resolution authorizing the printing of three thousand copies of Gov. Chase’s message was adopted. Resolution asking Congress to create the Cabinet, office of Secretary of Labor was adopted. Resolution urging the passage of the Hatch option bill was referred. Resolution to reduce number of doorkeepers was referred. On roll cal! largo number of bills were introduced, among which were one appropr iating$20,000 to repair the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home, at Knight,stown, and ono to add $1,500 to salaries of Circuit Judges. House adjourned till 3 p. m. Special order at afternoon session was National Encampment of O. A. R., and. while waiting for report, introduction of bills was resumed.' Reporter encampment committee being received, was referred, and House adjourned till Friday. Senate was opened Friday with prayer by Dr. Lucas. Committee reported favorably on a number of bills, and the report was adopted. Report of committee on swamp lands was adopted. Senator Kopclke resigned chairmanship of committee on temperance. Tho minority report of committee on rules was adopted. A heated debate resulted from the presentation of Senate bill No. 7, repealing the 6 per cent, levy for benevolent institutions, tho repudiation of Gov. Chase by the Republicans being brought out prominently, and the bill was postponed. Finance committee reported a bill in favor of exempting parsonages from taxation. Senate adJoarnce till Monday. House was opened with prayer by Bishop Knickcrbacker. Report of conference committee making changes In Legislative appropriation bill was adopted. Committee on labor favorably reported H. B. No. 42, making It a misdemeanor to discharge employes for belonging to labor oiganizations, and thfe bill was engrossed. Same committee reported favorably H. B. 44, referring to ch'Id labor. Message from Senate announcing passage of bills was reeeived. On a suspension of rules incorpora-

tion of Hazleton was legalized; also that of Tell City and Palmyra. Message from Governor announcing his approval of legislative appropriation was received with applause. Speaker announced committees as follows: Employes—Rodabaugh, Askron and Collins. Constitutional Amendments — McMullen, Suchanek, Swope, Sexton and Lindemuth. On motion of Rep. Ader the House voted to adjourn till Monday, Rep. Lindorauth vainly striving to obtain recognition until Doorkeeper forcibly seated him by order of the Speaker. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. There never was a Legislature where nepotism prevailed to any extent until this one. Members of botli houses have had their sens or brothers appointed as pages and doorkeepers. 8 There is a disposition among the Republican members of the House and Senate to repudiate the message of Gov. Chase, delivered to tho General Assembly last Friday. Tho occupations of tho members of the Assembly are; Farmers, 41; lawyers, 37; clergymen, 1; lumbermen, 1; contractor, 1, blacksmiths, 1; physicians, 0; editors, 1; decorators, 1; teachers, 6; merchants, li; hotel keepers, 1; cigar makers, 1; printers, 1; millers, 1; not stated, 7. The G. A. R. encampment committee decided to ask the Legislature for an appropriation of $5000, and also for an enabling act act by which Indianapolis can raise $75,000 by a tax levy. With tho $25,000 already subscribed by the citizens, this would raise tho encampment fund to $) 50,000. Chief Clerk Crawley and Assistant Clerk Carter, of tho Senate, announced their forces, Wednesday. Mr. Craw lew’s force is as follows: Register Clerk, James A. Marlow; File Clerk, D. T. Shields; Reading Clerk. Martin Morrison; Engrossing Clerks, B. F. Harrell, Frank West, William Beasley and Edward Leffel. Assistant Clerk Carter’s force is: Minute Clerk, DavidJ.Murr; Journal Clerk, W. J. Zacharias; Assistant Journal Clerks, Frank J. Capp and Edward H. Deery; Copy Clerks, Thomas C. Williams, W. H. Buskirk and Robert H. Strouse. Tho Republican members of the Legislature met in joint caucus, Wednesday night. Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indianapolis, was nominated for United States Senator by acclamation. Other nominations were: State Librarian, Mrs. Mattie Dennis, wife of Prof. David Dennis, of Earlham; Trustees for Eastern Hospital for Insane, Tilghman Fish, of Knightstown, and Dr. A. II. Goode, of Selma; Trustee for Southern Hospital for Insane, Dr. G. W. Ralston, of Evansville, Dr. H. U. Louder, Bloomfield, and Dr. G. W. Willeford, of Washington; Trustees for Northern Hospital for Insane, Dr. A. A. Hamilton, of Marion. Dr. H. D. Wood, of Angola, and Dr. D. E. Simons, of Porter; Trustees for Central Hospital for Insane, Leonard Wild, of Noblesville, and Nicholas McCarty, of Indianapolis; Directors of Prison North, William J. Everhart, jr., of La Porte, and O. Z. Hubbell, of Elkhart; Directors of Prison South, Gil R. Stormont, of Princeton, and Arthur Mayer, of Jeffersonville; Trustees for Institute for Deaf and Dumb, Merrill Moores and Joseph Earhshaw, both of Indianapolis; Trustee for Institute for Blind, Matthias Kuechman, of Muncle. The message of ex-Governor Chase was formally repudiated. The Democratic members of tho 'Legislature met in open caucus, Thursday night, and nominated Hon. David Turpio, to succeed himself as United States Senator for the term beginning March 4 next, by a vote of 62 to 1 for Gilbert Shanklin, Representative Hord of Marion county, achieving distinction by “flocking by himself.” A resolution conplimenting ox-Gov. Chase for his endorsement of the tax law and State institutions was unanimously adopted. A bill to legalize the incorporation of Tell City has passed the Senate. Doorkeeper Glazebook >f the house has announced his appointments as follows; First assistant, Frank N. Huffman, Fulton county. Assistant doorkeepers—Sylvester Bertram, Starke county; William S. Walker, Brown county; Philip Dellinger, Pulaski county; John T. Green. Johnson county; Geo. Barnhard, St. Joe county; William Winters, Elkhart county; William H. Peterson, Marshall county; John F. Huberwell, Harristm county; E. M. Roberson, Tipton county; Abraham Orr, Noble county; C. F. Bucrko, Allen county; John F. Deeby, Allen county; James Cullop, Knox county; M. L. Van Fossen, Putnam county; John Higgins, Marion county; W. P. Walsh, Marion county; Mrs. Wilson, Shelby county, and a man, whose name is not given, from Laporte county. Total, 20. Doorkeeper Glazebrook, of tho House, is said to bo very unpopular with the disappointed seekers for places under him. The special janitor force appointed by tho doorkeeper is as follows: Daniel Y. Gillespie, Marion county; W'illlam Klois, Marion county; Nicholas McDowell, Jennings county; John M. Rlloy, Bartholomew county;Martin Pound. Vigo county; John Henkly, Miami county; E. B. Tcumma, Dekalbcounty. CURE FOR LUMPY JAW. A Report to Secretary Rusk by Dr. Salmon —A Successful Remedy. Secretary Rusk has received from Dr. Salmon, chief of tho bureau of animal Industry, a report on the experiments and investigations made in Chicago in tho treatment of cattle (or actinomycosis, or “lumpy jaw.” Tho report concludes that the remedy tried—iodide of potassium—is a remarkable success, 03 per cent, of the cattle there treated having been cured. The greater part of thoso were very seriously affected when taken for treatment. The report shows the cost of treatment to bo trifling by comparsion with the results, and it is also proved that the disease is not contagious, twenty-one head of healthy cattle having been confined in close quarters with the disease for three months without showing any signs of being infected. 1 Miss Lillie Brown, mysteriously missing from Pittsburg, Pa*, was legated In Marion.

INDIANA STATE NEWS. Rushville gas la weak. There is a mad dog scare at Paoli. A Richmond midget weighs but five pounds. The Delaware river is frozen over at Camden. 8 There are forty-six lady teachers In the M uncle schools. Diphtheria is epidemic at Grandview,on the Ohio river. A new railway is projected from Bedford to Columbus. A severe earthquake shock was felt at Jeffersonville, Thursday night. Edward Fleming, a cigar manufacturer of Shelbyville, has disappeared. A new gas company with $200,000 capital has been organized at Anderson. ’Tis said that every Democrat at Wanatah is a candidate for the postoffico. Many quail have been foqnd near Noblesville, frozen and starved to death. Wm. Dobbins, of Bedford, aged eightythroe, died Sunday, while eating dinner. Counterfeit bills of various denominations are in extensive circulation at Richmond. The annual exhibition of the Indiana Poultry Association opened at Indianapolis, Friday. Fred Koiper, aged and infirm, fell out of bed and was frozen to death at Evansville, Wednesday night. Judge John W. Study died at Rushville, Friday, after an illness of four months, aged forty-nine years. Greonsburg is fullering as a result of the scarcity of gas and a lack of an adequate supply of other kinds of fuel. The Big Four is negotiating for 300 acres of land near Fortville. and extensive shops are contemplated at that point. Henry Howard paid eighty cents for an old chest at an auction In Jeffersonville and afterward found $3,000 in it. Goo. Roberts, an Indianapolis carpenter, subject to epileptic fits, died in convulsions from self-inflicted injuries, Friday. Geo. Kuster and wife, of Indianapolis, were suffobated by escaping gas. Mrs. Kuster is dead. Mr. Kuster may recover. As the result of a quarrel about a girl, at Anderson, Dudley Mas.on shot off the end of Frank Cranfleld’s nose. Mason escaped. E. D. Bitncr, principal of the Franktoh schools, irritated over village gossip, quietly abandoned his position and disappeared. Mr. Eldrod of Colfax, has a camp chair which was used by General Grant through out the campaign of the battle of the Wilderness. Many fatal casualties from different sections of the State are reported as a result of exposure to the extreme cold of last week. Two hundred cases of measles are reported at Brazil 1 and children of infected families are forbidden from attending the public schools. Engineer George Smith and Fireman Wm. Warren, of Terre Haute, were crushed to death by the overturning of an engine at Jessup, Friday. A natural gas explosion in the regulator house attached to the Crescent papermill at Hartford City, badly burned Chas. Dale, Perry Daily and Ed Smith. Wm. Kernoodle, alias “Bullfoot,” of Crawfordsville, while attending in ’Squire Cumberland’s office, stole a pair of spectacles. For this he was sentenced to threeyears’ imprisonment. The Crete accommodation, a suburban train, was telescoped Friday by a Chicago & Erie through train, and of the one hundred and fifty passengers a majority were injured, fifteen received broken limbs and two may die. Edwin Green, of Valparaiso, is under arrest at Three Oaks, Mich., charged with having an illegal allowance of wives. Wife No. 3 resides at Valparaiso, and No. 3 Three Oaks. The address of No. 1 is not given. Harvey Debolt and Brent Burkhalter, brothers-in-law, of Thorntown, while ini toxicated became involved in a quarrel, which ended in the stabbing of Burkhalter. He received eight dangerous wounds and will probably die. A well-dressed young man entered the store of Davis & Bro., at Colfax, in the early evening, and, after selecting a ring, sprang to the door and his horse, and galloped off before the firm could interpose. Last summer the son of P. H. McCormick, of Columbus, accidentally shot Adam Hill, and Hill has recovered $500 damages from the boy’s father. Since the shooting of Hill the boy shot Himer Morgasson, crippling him for life. A family, which included the parents and three children, were found camping in a wagon near Greencastle Junction while the thermometer was below zero. The father was ill of pneumonia, while the children were nearly frozen. I Mrs. Mark Reeves, of Richmond, has presented to the Horticultural department of the World’s Fair, a century plant,which it is hoped will bloom about May 1. It is a fine specimen of the Agave Americana, and is only fifty years old, four and onehalf feet in diameter with loaves four feet in length. A coal famine prevails at Columbus, street car service is suspended, railway traffic on the Cambridge City line closed down and the city thinks of retiring from business altogether. Charity associations are making especial efforts in behalf of the poor, and coal has 'advanced to $5 a ton and cannot bo had at that. While young people were coasting at English, Friday, a sled bearing James and William Carberry collided with anotheron which Hugh Costello and a half dozen associates were riding. William Carberry received a broken leg and his spine was Injured’ and Costello received a broken arm. 4 John Singer, of Richmond, suddenly became insane, and after driving his wife and daughter out of the house, ho barricaded himself in an upper room and defied

the universe. The police made several attempts ta.capture him, but the click of his rifle detorred the officers from coming within range. At last accounts he was master of the situation. Wm. O. E. Markey, teacher in oneof the country schools in Wells county, was engaged in his usual duties when ho was surprised to see his scholars, one by one, tumble over in a fainting condition until half a dozen or more lay strewn about. Investigation developed that the natural gas used as fuel was not entirely consumed, and that much of it was escaping into the school-roem. One of the pupils was removed to his home in an unconscious condition, but the others recovered. The farmers along the Wabash and Tippecanoe rivers will retaliate for the recent arrests by State Fish Commissioner Dennis for having seines in their possession, by warning all anglers to keep oil their lands. Judge Reynolds, in a decision at Delphi, holds that the more possession of a seine does notfurnishprima facie evidence that the possessors intended tc use it for unlawful purposes, and has dismissed a number of these cases. The death of John F. Webster, seventy- j one years old, terminates the damage suit brought by the deformed half sister of his wife, who alleges to have been criminally assaulted. The plaintiff for thirty years was an inmate of the Webster home. It is alleged that she was instigated by outsiders to bring the suit. Webster was a member of the First Baptist church oi Elkhart and very highly regarded. Ed McMurray, of Laporte, found his gasoline stove in flames, and he grabbed it and started for the open air. En route the end of the stove struck a chair and a quantify of burning gasoline was thrown over him. At the door he gave the burning mass a toss and it landed against his mother, who was entering the house. Instantly her clothing was a mass of flames, but the lady threw herself into the snow and escaped with painful burns. McMurray was severely burned before the mis chief was suppressed. William Shetterly and family, of Jackson township, Madison county, weroawakened at midnight by the burning of their home, and the parents barely had time to seize their throe children and escape to the open air before the roof fell in. Nothing else was saved. The night was cold and the snow was deep, while the nearest refuge was half a mile away. The children were badly frozen before shelter was found, and Mr. and Mrs. Shetterly wore also seriously frosted. A fine dwelling belonging toGus Yernct, south of Bourbon, was entirely consumed by fire, Friday. Among the burned articles were thirty fine quilts, which were valued at $20 each. Mrs. Vernet, being a German, had a large amount of fine “crazy work.” which was all destroyed. She valued it alone atj$600. The total loss is $3,000, partly insured. The cause of tho tire was a defective flue. THE MARKETS. Indianapolis, Jan 16. 1893. Quotations for Indianapolis when not specified GKAIN. Wheat—No. 2 red,67H'c;No. 3 wagon wheat, 68c. Corn No. 1 white, 39c; No. 3 white, 39%c; white mixed, 38c; No. 3 white, 39c; No. 2 yellow, 38c; No. 3 yellow, 37%c; No. 3 mixed, 38c; No. 3 mixed, ear, 30c. Oats—No. 2 white, 35c; No. 3 white, 34Kc; No. 2 mixed, 32c; rejected, 29c. Hay—Timothy, choice, $13.00; No. 1, $11.35; No. 2, $8.50; No. 1 prairie, $7.00; No. 2, $5.50; mixed hay,$7.50; clover,$3.50. Bran $11.50 per ton. I Wheat, j Corn. | Oats. | Rye. Chicago fir’d 73 43 30;4| Cincinnati.... 2r’d 73 4414 34 CO St. Louis. ... 2 r’d 8714 38*4 37 53 New York 3 r’d 7914 6014 37’4 : 61 Baltimore....! 7 8 5314 41 I 69 Philadelphia. 2 r’d 75!4 49 4914 Clover I I Seed. Toledo I 7314 41 35 8 13 Detroit 1 wh71J4 4114 37 Minneapolis.. 66 . .. ..., CATTLE. Export grades $4 50@5 25 Good to ehoiceshlppers 3 <J0v«)4 35 Fair to medium shippers 3 35@3 70 Common shippers 2 65(0)3 15 Stockers, common to good 2 00®3 15 Good to choice heifers 2 75@3 25 Fair to medium heifers 2 25@3 60 Common, thin heifers 1 50®2 00 Good to choice cows 2 65@3 10 Fair to medium cows 2 00W2 40 Common old cows 1 00@1 75 Veals, good to choice 3 50®5 50 Bolls, common to medium.... 1 50®2 75 Milkers, good to choice 2500@3500 Milkers, common to medium... 1200@2000 HOGS, Select batchers’ 87,[email protected] Heavy packing 7.50®7.65 Mixed [email protected] Light 7.20®7.50 Heavy roughs 6.00® 7.25 SHEEP. Good to choice sheep $4.25® t.75 Fair to medium sheep 3.65®4.00 Common sheep 2,75®3.40 Good to choice lambs 4.25®, r >.(H) Common to medium lambs 3.50®4,00 Bucks, per head [email protected] POULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE. Poultry—Hens,7c $ lb; young chickens 7c $ lb; turkeys, 15c lb. ducks, 7c $ lbgeese, »5.40 for choice. Eggs—Shippers paying 23c. Butter—Choice country butter, 18@20c; common, 8®Ulc; creamery, retailing from store at 35c. Cheese—Now York full cream, skims, 5@7c $ lb. (Jobbing pricosj Feathers—Prime geese 40c i) lb; mixed duck, 20c V lb. Beeswax—Dark, 15c; yellow,20c (selling) Wool—Fine merino, 16<tl8c; unwashed combing, 21c; tub washed, 31@33c. HIDES, TALLOW, ETC. Hides—No. 1 green hides, 3c; No. 2 green hides, No. 1 G. S. hides, 4Kc; No. 2 G. S. hides. 3}£c: No. 1.’tallow, 4o; No. 2 tallow, 3>£c. Horse Hides—$2@$2.25. Tallow—No. 1, 4c; No. 2.39£c, Grease —White, 4c; yellw, 3%c; brown, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Potatoes—[email protected] ty brl. Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys, $4.50. Lemons—Choice, $1.00* $ box; fancy, *5.00. Onions—$3 $ brl; Spanish, $1.50;per cr»te. Cabbage—Michigan,$2 @ $3.35 per brl. Home grown, $1,75 per brl.

A GREAT MAN GONE. J! Death of Benjamin F. Butler at Washington City.. Incident!, in the I.lfe of the Hero of Now Orleans and Bermuda Hundred. Benjamin F. Butler, statesman, warrior, politician and lawyer of two generations, died at Washington city at 1:30, Wednesday morning. . Benjamin Franklin Butler was a native h of Deerfield, N. H. Capt. John Butler, (j his father, did good service in the war of l

1832. His mother was from the north of Ireland. At the ago of twenty ho graduated from Watervillo college, Me., and went to Lowell, where he settled down to study law. Two years later he was admitted to the bar, and then he began that remarkable career which brought him as associates Webster, Choate, Fletcher, Curtis, Evarts, Cushman and others, and won for him a commanding place in the very front ranks of the greatest legal minds of the country. Long before the war broke out ho had two offices —one in Lowell and one in Boston—and had built up a practice worth $25,000 a year. His career as a politician before the war is a part of the history of that eventful period. It is not necessary to go into details as to his war record. In April, ’71, he kept Maryland in the Union. In May of the same year he commanded the Department of Eastern Virginia. In August he captured Ft. Hattcras, and on the 1st of May, 1862, he took possession of New Orleans. He governed the city with an iron hand. November, ’63, found him in command of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina. After the war he reentered politics, and his varied career is too well known to need recital here, and his services as Congressman and Governor of Massachusetts were distinguished by great ability and unswerving integrity. He was, altogether, a most remarkable man—a man of iron and of a combative temperament that delighted in strife and exciting campaigns. THE LAW DEFIED. Kansas Populists and Jerry Simpson Organize the Lower House. Troops May Be Necessary to Maintain Order—A Tangle that May Result in Bloodshed. The fight at Topeka for the Kansas Senatorship is waxing warm and a grave situation confronts the Legislature. Amid the most intense excitement and the greatest uproar two separate organizations were perfected in the House Tuesday. A conflict between the opposing forces seemed for a time unavoidable. The Populists objected to the certified roll, and the Republicans proceeded to act independently. The two Houses were both organized at the same time and the same place, and are both in Representative Hall. The Republican House organized with the following officers: Speaker, George L. Douglass; Speaker pro term, E. W. Hoch; Chief Clerk, Frank L. Brown; Sergeant-at-arms, C. C. Clevenger. The Populist House organized with these officers: Speaker, J. M. Dunsmore; Speaker pro tern., R. H. Semple; Chief Clerk, Bon, C. Rick; Sergeant-at-arms, Ben F. Dick. The Democrats held aloof and enjoyed the fun. The Governor has, as yet, recognized neither House, but will doubtless recognize the Populist organization. Republicans will not resist the State miiitia should they be called out. Several personal encounters seemed Imminent while the rival organizations were being perfected. The members prepared themselves for a long siege, and both sides expected serfous trouble. The plan of the Populists is to hold out until Wednesday, when they think their side will be recognized by the Governor and the Senate. Jerry Simpson says it will work, The Republicans will not use force to retain possession of the hall, but will retire if compelled to do so and continue their organization in some other place. TWENTY-SEVEN COFFINS. Terrible Casualty in a Colorado Mine. Premature Explosion by Which Twenty. Seven Miners Lost Their Lives. An order reached Denver,Tuesday night late, for twenty-seven coffins from Como, Col., on the Denver & South Park division of the Union Pacific. The Associated Press agent immediately secured a wire to the latter place, and at 3 a. m., succeeded in getting particulars of one of the mostseriousmlningaccidents in thcState’s history. The Union Pacific owns and operates coal mines at King, Col., four miles from Como, where It employs 200 miners. Tuesday afternoon a premature explosion occurred in one of the chambers where twenty-eight miners were at work. A terrific explosion occurred, or as miners call It, a “dust explosion." The shock killed twenty-seven of the men, only one escaping, he being near the entrance.