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1 Are the Delegates to the St. l-ouis Conference. Every Move Made Brings Up a Wrangle. Personal Encounters Narlowly Averted. MUCH TALK, LITTLE WORK. The Georgia Contest Almost Results in a Riot. Very Large Amount of Horse Play Indulged In. Polk Finally Elected Permanent Chairman. The Colored Iirother Demands end Receives Recognition Free Coinage Resolution with a Sub-Treasury Tail Tabled After a Torrent of "Words An Unwieldy Platform Committee Appointed Donnelly Says the Platform AVill Contain Snb-Treasur', Free Coinage, "Woman KnfTraffe and Prohibition Planks A Split Threatencd. St. Louis, Feb. 2:1. Frobably no morn sensational, turbulent scene waa erer witnessed at a great political gathering than one etartlingly presented this afternoon in the bis national industrial conference. Southerners were pitted against southerners, farmers' alliance men against alliance men, and for many anxious minutes to hundreds in the huge music hall the convention teemed about to break to pieces in riot and bloodshed. THE WRANGLE IN DETAIL. Polk Chosen Ferwaupnt Chairman AH Kinds of Resolutions Introduced. St. Locis, Feb. 23. "It has been said that this convention today will be a Kilkenny fight." This was the etartling fashion in which Chairman Conner today opened the biz convention of farmers and laborers, which was supposed to be in session to prepare the way for nominating a candidate for the presidency of the United States. Chairman Conner raspingly proceeded, inviting any wouid-be leaders who were cot present for harmonious action to pet out of the way or be stepped upon, lie then announced that the committee on credentials had been in session practically all night and would now present a partial report. The report of the credentials committee recommended seating -W delegates from the farmers' alliance, 53 F. it. 13. A., 82 Knijhtä of Labor, 07 National farmers' alliance. 2" National citizens alliance, 97 colored F. M. I. A., 27 National citizens' independent alliance, 50 Patrons of industry. Total, C77. The farmers' alllanca waa civen twentyfive delegates at larire and thirteen minor detached organizations and individual were given a representation of fifty-eight. The contest from Georgia was left with the committee) to bo further wrestled with. Ignatius Donnelly moved an amendment that MisB Frances Willard, Lady Somerset, Clara Hoffman and F. II. Ingalls be leated as delegates representing the national women's Christian temperance union. The amendmont was greeted with deafening cheers and both amendment and report was adopted, going through Uke wild fire. The threat of Chairman Conners that "kickers" would be trampled oat of eight leemed for the timo being to have given the convention an extraordinary impetus for business and nothing else and on motion of Donnelly it wa3 resolved that during a recess a committee on platform be appointed on a compromise basis. Instead of precipitating another of the oftfought conflicts between the method of choosing representatives by states or by organizations, the Donnelly plan was to give each national organization three representatives on the platform committee and each state one representative. Gen. Weaver moved the election of President Polk of the farmers' tlliar.ee as permanent chairman of tho convention. The motion was seconded iilca lightning and Temporary Chairman Conner put tho motion like another Hash, declaring the election of Mr. Folk, unanimous. In an instant, Powderly of the Knights of Labor was on his feet hotly protesting that the proceeding was irregular. Powderiy declared, however, that the knights in the convention would vote solidlv for Poik. Others beside Powderly added their protest and Mr. Polk, apparently ceeing that he- had been placed in a falso Position, came to the front of the stage and announced that if there were objections to the manner of hi election he would be willing to relinquish the position to which he had been chosen, An Illinois delegate vociferously interrupted with a motion for a reconsideration of tho election of Polk. The motion waa proicptly carried. Dr. Maeune advocated a vo'e by states instead of by organizations. The latter method was urged by Weaver. The Donnelly compromise of voting both by organizations and states again came successfully to the front, however, after much confusion and many parliamentary tangles. Poik was then formally nominated by half a dozen delegates simultaneously in different parts of the hall. Kentucky at the last moment slipped in with the name of Ben Terrell of Texas, and the voting be pan by roll call, organizations being callecf first. The farmers' alliance immediately plumped 2-ä'i votes for Polk, the F. M. li. A. with ttieir fifty-three votes, and the knights with eighty-two. The announcement of the vote of tho knights, made by Towderly personally, was ereeted with AVeat cfeeerisz. Th voting went on solid

ly for Tolk, even tho colored alliance wheeling into line unanimously for him. The colored men cot a hearty cheer from the Polk men for the compliment. Mr. Terrell, after the balloting had proceeded somewhat further, appeared on tho etago and stated that the use of his namo had been without bis kcowledgo and he desired to withdraw. Polk Elected Ptrraincnt Chairman. Polk's election was now mado unanimous without any more friction. "In taking the gavel Mr. Polk said the convention had come here for action. A voice in the audience yelled a stentorian amen. Mucune attempted to edge in a motion and a few more remarks but was promptly headed off by Chairman Polk who said the next order of business was the election of vice-president and other officers. "Wild cheering was elicited by Wardell oi South Dakota nominating Miss Frances Willard as one of the vice-presidents. Kentucky nominated Terrell onco more as the favorite of that state. Both were chosen unanimously. Miss Willard was called upon to address the convention. She was enthusiastically received and loaie a ringing address of congratulation. John W. Hayes cf the K. of L. was made secretary of the convention by common consent and this was followed by tho reading of a telegram of greeting by Powderly from district assembly 4'J of New York. Sr. Locis, Feb. 21. The most exciting and important sessions of the great national industrial conference wero expected to take place today. A rough-and-tumble time of it from start to linish seemed the only possible program. A "bluo and the gray" mass meeting, into which tho convention resolved it3elf befcro grappling with tho platform, temporarily poured oil upon the troubled waters. Commodore Vandervort of Nebraska, for tho union veterans present in the convention, pledged President Polk, for the old confederate soldiers in attendance, that they would join hands to bury sectional bate, and the treaty, if buch it might be termed, was ratified in speeches by ex Senator Vauwyck of Nebraska and Den Terrell of Texas. The Platform. Amid almost breathless silence the convention listened while Ignatius Donnelly, full voiced, bean impressively to read the plaiform as follows: This, the first great labor conference of tho United States and of the world, representing all division of urban and rural organized industry, assembled in national congress, invoicing upon its action the blessing and protection of Almighty God, pats forth, to and for the producers of the nation, this declaration of union and indapendence. The conditions which surround us best justify our co-operation. We meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political and material ruin. Corruption domiuatea the ballot box, the legislatures, congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench. The people are demoralized. Many of the states have been compelled to isolate the voters at the polling places in order to prerent universal intimidation or bribery. Tue newspapers are subsidized or muzzled, public opinion silenced, business prostrated, our homes covered with mortgages, labor impoverished, und the land concentrating in the hands of capitalists. The urban workmen are denied t.'ie right of organization for self-protection; imported pauperized labor beats down their wanes; a hireling standing army unrecognized by our laws, is established to shoot them down, and they are rp.pidly degenerating to European conditions. Tho truits of the tod of millions are boldly stolen to build up coIojsuI lortunes, unprecedented in the history of the world, whiie their possessors despise the republic and endanger liberty. From the same proline womb of governmental Injustice we breed the great classes paupers and millionaires. The national power to create money is appropriated to enrich bondholder. Silver, which Las been accepted ai com since the Uawa of history, has been demonetized to add to the purcnauinz power of gold by decreasing the value of all forms of property as wed as human labor, and the supply of currency is purposely abridged to fatteu usurers, bankrupt enterprise and enslave industry. A vast conspiracy against mankind has been organized ou two continents and is taking possession ot the wor d. If not met and overthrows at ouce it forebodes terrible fcocial convulsions, the destruction of civilization or the establishment of an absolute despotism. In this crisis of human affairs the intelligent working people and producers of the United fkates have come together, in the name of peace, order and society, to defend liberty, property and justice. Ih. Old 1'artie Arraigned. We declare our anion and independence. We assert our purpose to vote with that political organization which represents our principles. We charge that the controlling influences dominating the old poiitic.il parties has allowed the existing dreadful conditions to develop without serious eriort to restrain or prevent them. Neither do they now intend to accomplish reform. They have agreed together to ignore in the coming campaign every itsue but one. They propose to drown the outcries of a plundered people with the uproar of a sham battle over the UritF, so that corporation?, Dational banks, rings, trusts, "watered stocks," the demonetization of silver and the oppressions of usurers may all be lost sight of. 1 bey propose to sacrifice our homes and children upon the altar of mammon; to destroy the hopes of the multitude in order to secure corruption funds from the great lords of plunder. We assert that a political organization representing the political principles herein stated is necessary to redress the grievances of which we complain. Assembled on the anniversary of the birth of the illustrious man who led the first great revolt on this continent against oppression ; filled with sentiment which actuated that grand generation, we seek: to restore t.ie government of the repubio to the hands of the "plain people," with whom it originated. Our doors stand open to all points ot the compass. We ask alt honest men to join w.ta and help us. in order to restrain the extortions of aggregated capita!, to drive tho money-changers out of the temple, to form .a more per;ect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide tor the common de;ense, promote the general welfare and secure the bless in of liberty for ourselves and our posterity, we do ordain and establish the following platform of priciples; Th Demands. 1. Wedeclare the union of the labor forces of the l' üite-1 State', this day tccoiuplished peru.aneut and perpetuaL May its spirit enter into ail hearts lor the salvation ot therepubiio and the uplifting of mankind. 2. Wealth belongs to hint who creates it. Every dollar taken irom industry, without an equivalent, is robbery. If any will not work neither shall he eat The interests of rural and urban labor are the same; their enemies are identical. 3. We demand a national currency, safe, sound and flexible, issued by the general government ouly, a full legal tender for all debts, public and private, and that without the use ot banking corporations, a just equitabletneans of circulation at m tax not to exoeed 'i per cent, as set forth in the sub-treasury plan of the farmers' alliance, or some better system. Also by payments lu discharge of it obligation for public improvements. 4. We demand free and unlimited coinage of silver. ft. We demand that the amount of circulating medium be speedily increased to not less than 50 per capita. ti. Wa demaud a graduated income tax. 7. We believe that the money of the conotry should be kept as much as possible in the bands of the people, and hence we demand all national and state revenues shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the government economically and honestly administered. 8. We demand that postal savings banks be established by the government for the safe deposit of the earnings of the people and to facilitate eiobtcge. V. Your sub-committee upon the hod plank

beg to submit to your approval the following: I

laeland, including all the natural resources ot wealth, it the heritage of all the people and should not be monopolized for speculative purposes, and alien ownership of laudshould he prohibited. All land now held by railroads and other corporations, in excess of their actual needs, and all lands now owned by aliens should be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settlers ouly. 10. Transportation being a means of exchange and a pubiio necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the interest of the people. 11. The telegraph and telephone, like the postoflioe system, being a necessity for the transmission of new?, should be owned and operated by the government in the interest of the people. 12. We demand that the government issue legal tender notes and pay the union soldiers the difference between the price of the depreciated money in which be was paid and gold. itesolved. That we bail this conference as the consummation of the perfect union of the hearts and hands of all sections of our common country; the men who wore the gray and the men who wora the blue meet here to extinguish the last smouldering embers of civil war in the tears of joy of a united r nd happy people, and we agree to carry the s'ars and stripes forward forever to the highest point of national greatness. St. Louis, Feb. 25. The joint committee, in whose cbargo the matter was placed by the industrial conference just ended here, met this morning, and nfter an all-day session, selected Oniaha, Neb., ns the place to hold the nominating convention of the new-born thrird party. July 4 waa last night selected as the dato, and that action was reatlirmed. A formal call was issued in the following terms: To the People of the Fnited States: The national committee of the people's party of the l'uited State-, acting in conjunction with the following, f. II. Van Wyck of Nebraska, C. W. Mafine of Texae, M. J. I'.ranch of Georgia, J. II. 1'owers of Nebraska, lt. M. Humphry of Texas, L. 1. Tauntent of Louisiana, Marion Cannon of California, T. II. Maguire of New York, J. II. Williams of Kansas, L. 1 Polk of Nw York, Pieree Hackett of Missouri. M. M. O'arrett of Illinois, John Stitz of Ohio, Mary E. Lease of Kansas, Anna 1 Diggs, District of Columbia, Anna I'chbs of Texas, A. P. Parksen of Florida, and lien Tetrell of Texas, representatives of a eertr.in meeting of members of the various or gitnizations of this country, held in the city of St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 24, 1M2, respectfully submit to the people of the United States the fob lowing preamble and platform of conference of aid labor organizations of our nation, held Feb. 22, 23 and 24. 1-92, in the city of St, Louis: Here follow the preamble and platform as tc-legraphod yesterday. We uri;e that all citizens who support these demands shall meet on the last Saturday in March next in their respeceive towns and villages and hold public meetings and ratify these demands, and take steps to organize preparatory to electing delegates to a national convention, and we call upon all duly qualified voter of the United States who are in favor of these principles and of nominating candidates for president and vice-president on the above platform to send delegates to a convention of tho people's party to be held in Omaha, Neb., Jniy 4, lvJ- at 10 o'clock iu the forenoon. The executive committees of the people's party in each state are charged with the duty of promulgating this call and of fixing the time, place and method hy which the said delegates shall be chosen. The basis of representation should be four delegates from each con. gressional district and eight delegates from each state at large, making the total number 1,776. We call upon aT citizens of the United States to help us make our principles triumphant. We believe that if the voters neglect their duty this year it may be impossible in any future canvass to protect the rights of the people and save thefrce institutions of our country. The voters must protect themselves; thiy can expect no one else to defend them. In the name of the rights of the people, the homes of the land and welfare of ad future generations, we call upon all honest men to come to our support in tnis great contest. II. E. Tavbkneck, Chairman; r.OESRT SCHIIilKG, Secretary, National Committeo People's Party. For the committee appointed by the mass convention: Hex Ti.hkeli., Texas. II. L, Loi'CKS, South Dakota. 3IIs Willnr.l Ilt.ful. Chicago, Feb. 25. Miss Frances Willard, who returned to this city today after an unsuccessful attempt to capture the St. Louis conference, said in an interview that the prohibition convention would be held in St. Louis Juno 20. It would adopt a platform treating of government ownerBbip of all highways and means of communication, also of monetary reform, ownership of land, prohibition and woman suffrage. Candidates would bo chosen for president and vice-president. The presence of herself and otiier prohioitionists at St. Louis was in accordance with a custom of ten years' standing at all prent national gatherings. The movement for a party union with the prohibitionists had its inception in a conversation ßhe had with Gen. Weaver last fall. That such a union might still take place in time for this campaign she waa not yet without hope. A BANKER MISSING. Suspicion That lie "Was Killed or Kidnaped by a Woman. Loxnov, Feb. 23. The caso of W. R. Lidderdale, a prominent banker of Urometer, Somerset county, who disappeared in January last on the eve of his marriage, becomes more and more mysterious the deeper it is investigated. On Feb. 10 there appealed in the columns of the Times the announcement of his death on board the yacht Foresight, belonging to Miss D. A. II. Vining. An attempt was made to learn tha whereabouts of Miss Vining, but Mr. Lidderdalc's Eolicitors stated that they had no idea where she is at present. It may be added that tho family of Mr. Lidderdale and his eolicitors, though they are leaving no stone uuturned to find out what has become of him, believe that he left his fiancee of his own ireo will, but that be ban either been killed or kidnaped at the instigation of pome woman who was determined that ho should not throw her aside to marry another. No such yacht as the Foresight can be found. ilalqti-iitT Id tlio PoatorHoe. Lfj-ansport Tharos. The new secretary of the republican central committee is a mail carrier. Does this indicate that the postoflioe is to be made republican headquarters? We do not believe that a person in the government service should occupy such a position. It is contrary to civil tervice rules. A mail carrier is a servant cf all the peo11 e, and he should not be mado the errand oy of any party. John lb Smith should either resign as mail carrier or refuse to become secretary of the republican central committee. Tho people of this community are not yet prepared to have the postofTice made headquarters for Cass county republican, and if Mr. Smith remains secretary of the republican committee and continues to serve as mail carrier, there promises to be trouble in store for Postmaster Tomlinaon. People will be suspicious of mail that goes through the hands of the secretary of the republican central committeo. Hands ol4 Mr. fr&iLh,

BROWN OH WOODS,

Lays the Indiana Judge's Record Bare. Real Facts in the Case Given to the House In a Very Able and Eloquent Speech ATTENTIVELY LISTENED TO. Johnson Speaks in Defense of Dudley and Woods. Says, He Could Tell Lots of Things, but Doesn't. Craig-Stewart Contest Discussed Without Action. An Address "Which Places 3Ir. Drown in tho Foremost Hank of the Members of the House J. I). Taylor of Ohio Interrupts with a Point of Order that the Speech Is Not German to the Subject, hut Is Overruled by the Chair and Afterward "Withdraws It. . EriiEAr ofTiir Sentinel,) 1420 Nir.v Yor.K-A.vc. Washington, D. C, Feb. 25. J The featuro of today's proceedings in the house was the speech by the Hon. Jason B. Brown of Indiana on the CraigStewart contested election case. It is the unanimous expression of opinion that by his speech today Mr. Brown takes rank among the foremost men of the house. The speech is justly regarded as one of the ablest made in congress at this 6e?;ion. The Indiana representative could not but feel flattered at the attention paid him on both sides of the Voorhees occupied a J. E. BROWN. chamber. Senator seat immediately in front of Mr. Brown during the delivery of the speech, while seated on all Bides about him were the Indiana representatives, Messrs. Bynum, Shively, Britz, Brookshire, .Martin, Barrett, llolman and Patton. Mr. O'Farrell, chairman of the election committee, of winch Mr. Brown is a member, was also an attentive listener and occupied a eeat near the speaker. Democrats on the left crossed the aisiefj and took Feats in Mr. Brown's vicinity. The strictest attention was paid the speech throughout its length. Mr. Brown was only interrupted once and then by J. D. Taylor, (0.), who made the point of order that Mr. Brown's allusions to JuJge Woods and Dudley were not germano to tho subject under consideration. But tho speaker pro teai. (Mr. Hatch) overruled the point. Mr. Taylor then appealed from the decision of the chair, but afterward stated that every geutleman on the floor must know that Mr. Brown's rodomontade against Woods and Dudley was not pcrmane to the subject and withdrew his appeal from the speaker's decieion. Mr. Brown tbea resumed his speech. He said: It is strange, but nevertheless true, that man's ingenuity to devise ways and plans to commit crime is almost without a limit. As we acquire superior means for diacoverinz crime and the apprehension and punishment of its perpetrators, it ccems that those who desire to commit it improve their methods for doing so and facilitate their means of escape from punishment. In Indiana in 1S.V3 there was a strange and newly-devised scheme, which was to be used in the conduct of elections for the purpose of preventing a fair election, a free ballot and to, henest count. It was as dishonest, outrageous and criminal as it was new and s trance. Its methods wore few and apparently simple, but its execution required bold and expensive action. The scheine was to Divido the floaters into blocks of fire and pat a trustcl man, with necewary fundi, In charge of these ti re and make him retponsiblo that none get awaj and that all vote our ticket. This scheme, It is Dot supposed, war intended for Indiana alone, for it was the production of one whose name is written high on the roll of Loner of tho republican parly, and who was trensurer of its great national committee. In ln-1ir.no, at least, it accomplished its intended purpose. It corrupted the voter, polluted the ballot box, dehancued the election and prevented the people from mating an honest choice. It was the means employed which prevented an honest election and made it possible to reward with ofUciel favor the mendacious scoundrels who were connected with it for the knavish work they did. Uut it wee an expensive scheme. It required vast mini of money to make it work weih It was expensive to divide the floaters into block of five. It was 1 expensive to put a trusted man in charge of eaoli five, and furnish Mm with necesary funds. It was expensive to make him responsible that none got away. It was enormously expensive to sdn that all voted our ticket. It is amazing straugc that a schemu named in so few words, and so npparetly simple, should require such extraordinary and incomprehensible sums of money as this one did to accomplish its object and design. ' liut its founder and originator was equal to the emergency. Laree contributions of money had - been secured, alike from the itood and the bad of the republican puny, and history tells us that the subscription list contains the name of at least one eminent citizen Of Pennsylvania who has received the award of ollicial preferment for the part he took and the contribution be made. When the result of the labors of this scheme was ascertained, and it was known it had plaoed the party iu power in which it bad originated, high carnival was held. Joy and congratulations were the order of the hour. It was imagined that the pubiio treasury would soon be within the grasp of the eminent patriots whose ingenuity ha i planned and worked this wonder ful device, and that their thirst for greed and gain soon would be appeased. Iiu suddenly dismay tnd consternation appeared. Iu originator and all who lfad aided and abetted him were confronted with the fenrfol responsibility of having violated sec. 5.511 of the federal crimes act on th subject of hoi linr elections, aud that the penalty was fine and imprisonment. Within ten days after 'tke eisctioo at which this criminal conduct was Jri the L'. S. district court tor the district of inna convened, and its presiding judee, f Uiao. A. Vood, ebarged the sraiid iurr to

ruike diligent inquiry and return true bills of indictment against all who had violated the federal election law at the preceding election in Indiana. A Proper Construction. He expreesly told the grand jury that it was a violation of this section of the federal statute to counsel or advise bribery at an election. He stated that it was a crime under the section "to in any manner cocnsel, aid or assist in the bribery of a voter." He declared it to be a crime for one to advise another to attempt to commit the crime of election bribery. He correctly drew the distinction, made in the section between an attempt on the part ot the person himself to bribe a voter, and the counseling by one person of another to make the attempt, and in doing so, he told the grand jury that this section did not make an attempt to bribe a voter a crime if it could be shown that the attempt did not succeed, but that the section did make it a crime for one to counsel, aid or advise another to make the attempt. In this construction of the section Judge Woods was clearly right. It is a substantive oJense under this section of the federal statute for one to advise or counsel another to commit the bribery mentioned in it, and it is complete when the advice or counsel is given, if the person so advised neither commits the bribery nor attempts to do so. To make it perfectly plain to the grand jury Judge Woods mid: If A attempt to bribe B that is coo.Tonco under this statue; bat if A advises B to attempt to tribe .', then tlie one tt ho commands or gives this advice is an offender under this law, and I will say there is some wisdom in tha provision. Judge Woods concluded his charge with these words: If you hive heard, as I have, charges publicly brought in our j.r.uis and d&eohtre agaiu.'t any citiztn of hi bavins ol!n!cd uod"r these statutory laws wa considered r üulatinj? our electious, it is your duty to take copuiznuce oi the charges brought against liiiu, iares ti.:'ni the evidence oi guilt that stands aiiii"t him, aud fc-arler-sly render your indicttnoiit wi' hout retard to the political party to which he may belong, or th-- ollicial iouicu ho may hold, or may bavo held when he committed th otiVnse. The people of Indiana were not at a loss to know, in part at least, to whom the concluding words of this charge referred. It says: "Without regard to the political party to which he may belong, or the ollicial position be may bold, or may have held." The author of the blocks-of-five letter was known, and it was known to what political party he belonged, end that be had held many ollicial positions, the last being commissioner of the pension oflice. The grand jury proceeded to make its investigations and discharge its duty according "to this charge which M as binding on it. At this time those who bad conducted the disgraceful scheme set forth in the b!oeks-of-tive letter discovered that it was not only an expensive one, but that it was hazardous. The danger signal was plainly visible, and the principal actor, and those who had been closely connected with him at once saw thut extraordinary measures had to be resorted to, or the impending danger would soon overwhelm them. The plans, means and measures employed can be easily and weil divined by an inquiry into what followed. On the 9th day of the following December Judge Woods adjourned his court for one week to hold court elsewhere. On the 17th day of December he reconvened his court aud continued it in sesnon until the 23 J day of that month, when he adjourned it until the 14th day of January, IS?. Oa the next day, the 15:h day of January, 18St, Judge Woods humiliated himself before all honest and lair-minded citizens of Indiana, and brought shame and mortification upon the jufct administration of justice. He overruled aud reversed his former charge given to the grand jury ou the 14th day of November preceding. His first charge, correct as it was, he had carefully and deliberately given to the grand jury. Why was it recalled? Was it for the purpose of saving some guilty person from indictment, trial and conviction, which would have necessarily followed had it been adhered to? The Repudiation. In this connection the language used in bis last charge ia worthy of imports?! cpnsHeration. It is as follows: That the mere sending of one to another of a lotter or document containing advice to Lrihj a voter or setting forth a chemo for such brilery, huwerr bold and rrprcheutibie, is not ludictable; that there muat he shown in addition no. attempt by the rccrivcr of the letter, or of some othr instigated by him, to execute the scheme by bribing or attempting to bribe some voter in respect to the election of congressmen, or in such way as to a2ect such election. This is the language used in what is known as his supplemental charge delivered on Jan. 15, 1SSD, by which he placed a very diil'erent construction on sec. 5,511 of the federal statute from the one he bad placed on it by his former charge. In addition, Jndge Woods, in bis supplemental charge, prescribed a rule of evidence, which if adherrcd to made it impossible, and was so intended, to convict the author of, or those connected with him, in preparing or sending out the miserable and criminal plan of debauching ballot boxes and corrupting voters, as set forth in the disgraceful blocks-of-five letter. For whose benefit tho supplemental charge was given is plainly inferrable from the words it uses. It says "that the mere sending by one to another of a letter." The point in question in the case of the blocks-of-five letter was that its author was guiity because he had sent it to another, and Judge Woods so held in his first charge. Bat in the second charge he repudiated his own words and said it must be shown hi addition to the sending of the letter there wes an attempt by the receiver or by some one instigated by him to actually execute the scheme of bribery set forth in the letter by bribing or attempting to bribe some voter in respeot to the election of congressmen. The last charge saved all persons who were guilty of making or uttering that infamous letter from even indictment, much less punishment. It accomplished its intended purpose. But the expense of the original scheme, and all of its consequences hal not been fully satis fied. The strain of conscienoe which this supplemental charge produced on iu author could not be ignored. It must have due competition. He has waited long and patiently for Iiis reward. No doubt this waiting has been trying and irksome to him, but he has at lat recived his recompense. The president of the United Mate?, whose election ocourred at the time this criminal scheme did its wretched work, has invited him to step higher up into the temple of judicial glory, even if his presence there diminishes its splendor and casts the mantle cf shame on its honor. I concede that the scheme adopted by the Pennsylvania justices of the peace is less expensive and insignificant, compared with this one. Hat when it is compared with ordinary diahonest election praotices it takes high rank. Surely it ought not to be permitted to enjoy the fruits of its viotory. The people of the wholo country demand free and fair elections and honest returns which unmistakably register the public will. In such elections, aud suoh only, are the liberties of our people, the permanency of our institutions, and the glory of our country assured. Mr. Julinion'i Kept). The defense of Mr. Dudley and the other leaders of tho republican party was made by Mr. Johnson (Ind.), who was the looiiinrr nrpnknr for tlift

contestee. He said that ho would not deFcend to petty political discussion, alt h o u p h h the temptation held 4ii out to him by his colleague from Indiana was very inviting. Continuing, he said : Yet, if I were disposed to claim an indictment against the democratic arty for violation ot the ree ballot ana a Inir count, I might put in II EN BY U. JOHNSON. o many counts that no democratio member upon tbis lloor would be willing to entertain a motion to quash. It is possible that if 1 cared to enter into the question of the conduct of Will iani W. Dudley, I might present it in a very dilleient light irom that in which it had been presented by the gentleman from Indiana. It is suiücient to rs7 that W. V. Dudley has denied always the ohert-e that has been made agitinst him, and which baa been re peated upon tbis floor. Certain gentlemen seem to think that it is only necessary to reit erste that charge in order to make it true. Judjjt Woods has not .been nominated by the

president to a higher office as a reward for par tisan services, but on account of bis learning, ability and high integrity. 1 believe ha will be confirmed, and when he is a learned, upright and eminent judge, will take his teat. This warfare is made upon him 410t for the reason alleged, but beoause he was instrumental in convicting and sending to the penitentiary the noted ballot-box stuJer of Indianapolis, Simeon Coy. I assert that all these charges agairst that eminent judge are not made in good faith, and that the gentleman who has been most active in pressing them in the I'. S. senate has, when at borne, privately admitted that he regretted that party necessity compelled him to take the stand that be has assumed in opposing the confirmation of Judge Woods. AN UNFAITHFUL YOUNG WIFE.

Murder Averted by Loads Being Drawn from His Pistol. Keypokt, N. J., Feb. 24. James Ilyer, a young man about twenty-6ix years of age, is a prominent citizen and an oyster dealer here. He was married a few months ago to one of Keyport's belles, and went to live in a cottage near the Lockport end of the town. Their homo eeemed to be a bappy one until a few days ago, when it began to be whispered about that Mrs. Iiyer was cot faithful to her marriage vows and Alfred Cottrel!, twenty-one years old, son of a prominent shipbuilder was named as a partner in her guilt. Hyer finally taxed his wife with being indiscreet and she indignantly denied it. Hyer left home Monday, telling his wife he was going to New York and would not bo back before the end of the week. Instead of going away, he stayed at a friend's house, where he could watch his own door. He waited all Monday night and yesterday without anything to justify his suspicions. Last night however, the denouement came. At about U o'clock, Hyer eaw Cottrell enter Iiis bouse and ho walked over and peeped into the windows. The curtains were drawn and pinned on the eides close to the eashes. Hyer watched as well as he could for Eome time and concluded that his wife had gone upstairs und that Cottrell was with her. His first impulse was to rush in,' but he reconsidered this and went away and obtained the assistance of two friends, A. Walling and J. K. Kipp. He borrowed Wuliing's revolver and put it in his pocket. The three then went to Hyer'e house and entered. They rushed up-stairs, aud, it is alleged, found the couple in a compromising condition. Waliing and Kipp wore masks, and as they entered the room Mrs. Hyer sprang up and pulled the masks from their faces. An excitingscene ensued. Cottrell was cornered and etood abashed and frightened before the men. Mrs. Hyer became frantic and rushing up to Walling, she shook her hand in his face and screamed: "I'll get even with you for this!" Hyer stood a moment regarding tho wrecker of his home aud then coolly and deliberately drew the revolver, which he had borrowed from Walling. Tho hammer was up, and as cooily a3 couid be Ilyer pulled the trigger. There was no report, for Walling had extracted the cartridges. Hyer turned, looked at Walll..g for a moment, and then banded the pistol back, saying: "Thanks, I aui not a murderer." Then he slowly left the room and the others followed. lie left tho bouse and has not returned. This morning he placed the case in the hands cf a lawyer. Cottrell is to be named as correspondent, and it is said that several others will be implicated. The Vlw of t'.i Enemy. SL Louis Globe-Democrat. Bland's victory is a triumph for partisan honesty and decency. The democrats will now be compelled to show their hand. No dodging or shirking on the silver question is hereafter possible. The house will pass the bill by an overwhelming majority, tha democrats will be compelled to recognize this fact in their national platform, and free silver will be made one of the great issues of the canvass. Probably a measure of this sort will pass tho senate, and if it does it will undoubtedly be vetoed by the president. In the house the veto will be overriden, but the vote to do this can not be obtained in the senate. Thus partisan lines will be rigidly drawn in the campaign on this question. The republicans will lose some votes in the eilver-produclng states on this account, but they will lose no states. On the other band, the democrats must now give up all hopes of gaining New York, while their prospects of carrying Jsew Jersey will not bo very bright. 1 Voorhees Iieprene the Western Spirit. fN. Y. Times. Senator Voorhees of Indiana is in some regards the kind of man that Mr. Hill might expect to sympathize with him and admire him. He is a very earnest partisan of the old-faphioned type and he has no special fondness for the modern notions of civil service reform and unpaid political service. But he sees plainly enough that Senator Hill is much mistaken in thiuking that the "ardor of the democratic masses in their conflict with tariff robbers, monopolists, and the platocracy generally can now be checked." Senator Yoorhee3 undoubted represents the western spirit. Ue knows by what means his party won the great victory in IS!);), and that it must adhere to it honest and aggressive policy in order to win this year. In no very long time Mr. Hid will probably see the game fact, and when he docs he will try hard to make his party forget that be ever ignored it. Many things are visible from Washington that are not clear in Albany. 'So Cabal Can Nnin 1h President. Cleveland Tlain Dealer.l The talk that one man or a cabal of men can dictate to the 6,000,000 democrats of this country who shall be their standard bearer is mere nonsense. A few men may fix delegations in two or three statt a .0 suit some whim or view, but the sentiment in those states so fixed must be m accord with such whim or view. No cabal of men can manipulate fortyfour states and t)i territories to secure the nomination of this or that man. There is too much intelligence and independence in the democratic party for the success of euch schemes. It matters not to the democrats whether it bo an eastern man or a western man who heads the presidential ticket, bo long as more important considerations are regarded. A Wieconwiu Vlw of 11111. La Crosso (Wis.) Cbroniole dem. There are principles at stake in 1892. Mr, Hill has no regard for them and upon them has endeavored to be all things to all men. Upon the silver question he has endeavored to satisfy tho friends of sound money while posing to the silver men ns a Moses who can safely lead them into tho promised land of free and unlimited coinage. Therefore, for the reasons given, the Chronicle considers Mr. Hill "a demagogue pure and eimple in politics for what there is in it."

A STRANGE INFATUATION.

ONE MAN KILLS HIMSELF FOR LOVE OF ANOTHER. Ue Leaves a Letter Fall of Endearing Saa timenta and Save He Cannot Live VTlti out Dli Friend. St. Loris, Mo., Feb. 23. That the pe culiarities of the Alice Mitchell-Freda Ward case at Memphis are not confined to the feminine eexwas demonstrated by the suicide here this morning of Dr. E. T, Preedlove of Baltimore, Md. A few minutes after 8 o'clock the deni zens of Ilurtt's hotel wero etartled by a pistol shot which rang out on the third lloor. A few seconds later Isaac C. Jud son rushed down stairs and informed tho proprietor that Dr. E. T. Ereedlove of Daltimore bad jii6t shot himself, Mr. Hurst at once rushed to the room, where a ghastly sight met bij eyes. The room waa a email ono with tha bed adjacent to the door. The bed had been pushed about three feet from tha wall, and on the floor behind it lay tha body of a man. In the right temple waa a bloody bole, the right aide of the shirk and trousers were soaked with blood ani a pool lay on the carpet. The right hand rested on the floor convulsively clasping 4 pistol. Death bad evidently been in stantaneous, as the bullet had entered the right temple and embedded itself deep Lnl the brain. Dr. E. T. Ereedlove, fcr it was he, was partially dressed, wearing trousers and ehirt but no coat or vest. His back rested against the wall and his legs were undet the bed. There was no sign of pain oi convulsion in his face. He was a man about thirty-five, wearing a dark mustache and short black hair. Tho police were at once summoned and took charge of the effects, Mr. Judson acompanying Officet Wright to the four courts. At the four courts Mr. I. X. JudsoU stated that be was in the room whea Breedlove shot himself and gave the cause) of the rash act as despondency and a etrange attachment to himself. This latter remark was most significant whom taken in consideration with a letter found among the dead man's eHects. This lette is in part as follows: I came intending to first kill yoa and theo kill myself. I shall only make an end of my own miserable existence. My love for yon has been my min. I can no more live apart from you than I can fly. The past month baa beea the test and I cannot do it. There is but one thing which could save me and that is to pass the remaider of my life in your presence. I shall do that any how, for to die in you arms relieves death of haif of its terrors. 1 wish it would come to me naturally, and you could be with me to the laat, then you would have nothing to dishonor or grieve you. It ia cruel in me to do this act, for it will blicht your life. I should be mora cruel to myself to try to live without you You have done all but the one right and eU fective thing to save and make me, but it has all failed. I would gladly beg, steal, do anything, forego riches, forget friends, borne, kindred, for a lue o -Llaful. association with yon. I appreciate ail you did and the eflort and sacrifice you made for me, it was not in the rieht direction. This letter to you is all I leave bM hind. I cannot write anything to my parents, I shudder to think of it. We mip,ht have been happy together bad it not been for the White laws and the Wheelers, yourotherrich friends, your biyb social and business standing, your high ideals of morality which yoq never tilled. but 'tis too late. "lha end must come . You see the end is ali the same. Good-by, dear Isaac-, I won't wisa you happiness, yon will never have that acain, and you will follow in my footsteps some time. Men of our natures end Bins must have theur punishment and ours conies in a terrible shape. You are mine in the sight of heaven and sei family ties can claim you from me in death. 1 pity you, but oh to be free from a'l this agony of aeparation, suspense, doubt, is so weloome, I have loved you better than yon have ever or will ever be loved again. Think kindly of that love some times. 1 am un worthy, but my love for you ia worth a thought. Pray for my iouU Amen. Scraps of two other letters, w hose pieceg indicated that they were of the same) tenor, were also found in the dead man's room. Mr. Judson states thai he had been an intimate friend of tbs euicide, owing to their having boarded ct the same place for quite a long timo. For eome time past Breedlove had beea much depressed ic mind about bis failure to establish himself in his profession and about his financial condition. He had beea forced to borrow money from his friends, anions them was Mr. Judson. Breedlova was about to leave the city for a visit to bis relatives in Baltimore. Mr. Jod son went to 6ee Breedlove off this morning, going to his room at Hurst's hotel. He was met at the door by Breedlove, who held a letter in bis hand, tha same written to Mr. Judson. There) was a desperate expression on Breedlove's face and Mr. Judeon grasped the letter without a word, pushing his way into the room as he did so. As he opened the letter be beard the report of a pistol, and looking up he saw Breedlove fall to the lloor bleed ing and dying. Nothing is known of the 'dead man'4 family beyond tho fact that his parentj live at Ft. Smith. Ark. The suicide had been living in Baltimore, but came hera recently, thinking it a better field. HIS CHILDREN BURNED. Fireman Answers an Alarm and Finds His Own House on Fire. PiTTsnunc, Feb. 23. Two children wero burned to death in a fire at McKeesport last night almost within reach of theij father, who, in his brave efforts to rescua his little ones, almost perished amid tha smoke and flames himself, and it is not altogether certain now that he will live, A third child was also probably fatally burned." The tire occurred lato last night in a three-story frame bouse owned by a maa named Huey and occupied by Michael Lynch and bis family. Lynch is a fireman, and when tho alarm was turned ia Lynch jumped on the htfse cart and rode to the burning house, which bo was horrorstricken to find was bis own. Lynch rushed into flame and emoke in search of his wife and children. The frantic father had scarcely got inside the door when bo was overcome by the dense pmoke and fell forward on his facr unconscious. Several cf his fellow firemen jumped to bis assistance, and it was with the greatest difficulty in rescuing him. Meantime two of his children asleep in an upper room were cauaht by tho flames and met a horrible death. Another child was badly burned, but some of the firemen Bucceeded ia tucuing her. the may die.

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