Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1894 — Page 1

FIRST PART. I PAGES ! TO 8. established 1822. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1891-TWELYE PAGES. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.

KELLEY'S NO THIEF.

He Will Not Steal Even a Railroad, Nor Will He Bo a Receiver of Stolen Goods, Refusing to Accept a Captured Train. A GREAT DAY AT OMAHA, With Lots of Rumors to Cause Excitement, And Thousands Giving the Army Sympathy. Bands Playing and Ribbons Fluttering. I'.trn (be Worn on Tnru Out to Help the Commons m ler I nl on I'HcilW KnKtneers nml Firemen Slenl a Trnli ami OnVr It t Krily. Hut lie Hefunes Accept The rmy Will Move Today on Fool ticu. Coxcy Lrnvr III Army and Com to Nev Vork WaxhInton I'roplp Discusxtiigr the ComIii of tho Ariuy. OMAHA. Neb., April 20. Gen. Kelley Is all the good words hitherto sill of him conveyt-d to tho leaders, and more. He displayed the raiet Judgment ami fortitude tonight when he do!ined to put his men on board a train stolen at Council Bluff stolen by ihe engineer. and firemen of the Union Pacific. It was a Union Paeiiio enpine with Union Pacific cars on the Kork Island track. Ivelley declined it because, he said, he had not yet broken any law and did not intend to start in here. There was great excitement hero all day, and it was intensified at nightfall by the news that a train had been captuied to relieve Kelley. Crowds thronged the streets, and an immense open air mass meeting was held. Rumors of the calling out of federal troops and state troops, of deaths in Kelley's camp, and of every conceivable nature k-pt the crowd on a tension hard to understand. But no disorder unusual ensued, and as if by a miracle, the i l.tsh that seemed Inevitable was avoided and Kelley's tinny slept at camp at Weston, waiting for daybreak to march t Council Bluffs, when a new start east will be made on foot. Quiet was restored In the city by midnight. KAHLV SCEXnS. Tlie Army Start on Kit Muren from Omaha. Three thousand laboring men marched out of Omaha today with banners flying bound for the Commonweal camp of Gen. Kelley at Weston, sixteen miles cast cf Council Bluffs. It was done upon the signal agreed Upon at last night's meeting- of the Central labor union the rinsing- of church bells and the blowing of whistles was given announcing that Kelley's army was still at Weston unable to secure a train for the east. Inside of five minutes 1,000 men had gathered at Jefferson square and were quickly organized Into companies with a captain for every ten men. The march was then taken up through Sixteenth-st. to Farnam. where the column proceeded to the city hall 6-nd counter-marched. At every street recruits were received and when the column reached the Paxton hotel there Were 2,500 men in line. Each company was provided with an American flag and "LS fast as recruits Joined they were formed Into companies and provided "with banners. At Kleventh and Kar-xvam-sts. the main column was met by a detachment of D00 men. They joined forces and proceeded to the Douglas-st. toll-bridgt across the Missouri river. Here they were met by the superintendent of the tri J go, who said the compajiy was glad to give them a free transportation across the. river. This was a graceful act, for the men were prepared to cross with or without permission. It "bad been expected that the Union Pacific shopmen would join the column at this point, but that part of the program was not carried out for the company "warned the men when they came to work that those working would be exacted to remain on duty all day. The master mechanic also prevented the blowing of the shop whistle. There were Ii number of Union Pacific men In the line of marchers, however, but they were men who had not gone to work this "morning. Thousands of people followed the column to the bridge and other thousands were on hand on the other Eide of the river to welcome them. The cold seemed to have the effect of bringing out a greater throng than had been expected last night, when the rain was falling so heavily. All the men seemed to be In excellent spirits and determined that the march should mean business. The column had been preceded to Council Bluffs by a committee of prominent citizens, appointed at last night's meeting of the Central labor union, including the Itev. Dr. Joseph T. Duryae, pastor of the First congregational church: the Rev. Dr. Hamerson of the First presbyterlan church, and the Rev. Frank Crane of th First methodist church. The committee was to call on flovernor Jackson and the managers of the railroads and urge that the Cnmxr.onwealers be at once started cn their Way east. A Conference Trlth t. Jobn. While the column was marching toward the Missouri Gen. Kelley was in Omaha seated in the private car of "President Ft. John of the Rock Island road, holding ap animated conference. Mr. St. John said. In response to a request for a train, that he was not in a petition to grant it. even should he desire to do so, as the matter was now wholly in the hands of the- presidents of the Iowa Trunk lines and no one read could grant a request for a train unless th president of all other linis agreed. Gen. Kelley then left the car and called on other friends for ad vis. One prominent man suggested that the army levy on the farmers for horses and wagons, that the army be split into squads of 100 nv?n each, and that they preid out over a stretch of territory twenty-five miles wide and march on foot across the state. Jt was suggested that such a plan would soon bring the people of the state to time, for the army would practically diVi4U t&a country ifcrougn waick tt i

passed and the railroads would then b3 forced to take the Commonvcalcrs up and carry them out of -.he country. Gn. Kelley said the rlan scorned to him a good one, and he thought it might be tried. He agreed to call a coun. il of his officers and place the plan before them. After deliberation !f they agreed to It the plan would be adopted. The general later left for Council Bluffs. Tnlk of Djnnmltr. It was said that some of th anarchists who are in the column marching out of Omaha had some dynamite with them, but how much is not known. A strange sight was witnessed on the march from the bridge to the heart of Council Bluffs. Men and boys f-eemed to spring up from the ground and the column which crossed the bridge had grown to over six thousand men by the time it reached the heart of the city. The Ourly form of ('apt. O'Donahuo headed the column and at intervals the line was broken into companies, each one headed with a flag-hearer and acting under orders of a captain. At Fifteenth and Broadway the Omaha army was met by a detachment of Council Uluffs laborers with A fife and drum band and a dozen flags. These, acting as an escort, took the company to Bayless park, where a halt was called ami In response to a request from Chief of Police Scanlan a committee was appointed to present the demands of the men to the railroad officials, who were, it is said, to be found in the office of John Y. Stone. Xo Speeches Wnntril. While the committee was in the office the men lined up along the sides of tho square, warming their toes by stamping on the pavement and cheering impromptu speakers. In Mr. Stone's office the Rev. Dr. Duryea and Col. D. B. Dailey addressed the committee in a pacificatory speech, but the committee was warm and informed him that there was no use of multiplying words. They demanded -$ see some representatives of the railroad, but were informed that none were in town. A little pandemonium broke loose in the midst of which a troop of twenty or more women, headed by Mrs. Thermen, marched Into the office. A proposition was made to march to the depot and seize upon a train, when Dr. Duryea cried: "Hold on. brethren; don't forget we are all under one flag and that Council Bluffs and Omaha. Neb., and Iowa are all one in this matter." The committee left the office in a huff to look at th telegrams said to have been sent to the railroad officials. Chief Scanlan. who met the army at the bridge, had all the saloons closed and the company officers suppressed the numerous vocal demonstrations which were made. At this juncture "den." Kelley arrived In Council Bluffs and was at once sent for by Governor Jackson and the attorney-general. The interview was a prolonged one, mostly a monologue, for Governor Jackson took occasion to review In detail all the actions he h.-.d ta-en. the purport being that he had tak a every means possible to get the rrmy on its way and that the state authorities had not laid a straw of detention In its way. His coirespondnce with the railway officials had resulted In nothing, so far as the Northwestern. Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Burlington were concerned, they refusing to do anything. The Kock Island at first suggested that tney might take half the army to Davenport if the St. Paul would take the other half to the river, the railways to be paid a fair rate, as might seem just to the governor. The governor had agreed to recompense th roads, although there was no authority for him to put his hand into tho state treasury for that purpose. This proposition to take the men across the state had been recalled later, and now the railroad would do nothing but transport them as other passengers at full rates. He notified Kelly that the citizens of the Council Bluffs had arranged to furnish boats to take the army to Kansas City, and to provile them with shelter here and ample l'i'ovlslons while the preparations for this trip were being made. Kelly replied that he preferred to go cast, but he would take the proposition to his camp, let the boys decide and he would wire back his answer. All the eastern railways in this city pulled their engines and cars out of Council Bluffs as prompt action seemed necessary to avoid trouble. About this time fully 2.000 more men crossed the bridge from Omaha into Council Bluffs on the way to Join the crowd tat preceded them. They marched up Broadway three abreast In regular order. It was said that they were mostly composed of South Omaha laborers. The outpouring from Omaha began to make its lungs heard as the streets choked up with the crowd, and Kelley fairly pulled away from the governor, excusing himself for his haste bv the extreme desire not to be recognized and delayed by the crowd. He expressed himself to the governor as not blaming him for the detention caused by the railways, but said he and his men came here as citizens of the United States respectful and orderly, and simply a?ked to be treated with decent hospitality. In bidding the governor good-by he shook him by the hand and said: "I may never meet you .frairi. jet I hope tiat if I should be thus favored, the next time we enter the state of Iowa, It will not be as mendicants, but that we will be welcomed as worthy citizens, anxious to further all lis best interests." His voice trembled and his courteous bow and retirement made such an impression that for several moments there was a dead silence. Then the conference over the problem continued, until it was broken up by the noisy entrance of the committee from Omaha with a crowd behind them. In the meantime Kelly hurried out of a rear stairwav. stepi-ed up an alley and by a short cut reached his horse, standing In front of the Bee office, and mounting was off for Weston. As he rode away one of the enthusiastic grabbed his leg and strove to detain him, urging him to talk to the crowd, but he pushed him aside and galloped away. The Appealn to the Roads. While the committees were at work in Council Bluffs other committees were besieging the telegraph office with messages to the presidents of the Iowa trunk lines. At 11 o'clock the following was sent: "Kelley's army is at Weston exposed to the elements with provisions for two days: are suffering but patient and united in their deterioration to go through. Have thus far committed no trespass whatever; are orderly and obedient to all commands of their leader, and are being furnished with provisions by the charity of the people of Iowa, We have thrown the responsibility upon our state officers for the great gravity of the situation. Can you not, gentlemen, for the gTeat corporations you represent, assume to. do in the interests of humanity what you would not be justified in doing except in thi3 great emergency?" This was signed by the Hon. W. H. M. Pusey. chairman; Finley Burke, Frank Trimble. J. G. Lemon, H. H. Inman, A. A. Fllcklnger. Judge E. F. McGee, K. A. Wickham. citizens committee; the Hon. K. M. Deemer. Judge district court; Charles M. Hart. T. 8. Campbell, clerk of court; John P. Morgan, county attorney; John B. Kno & Co.; Greenweg

tcnoemgen, jonn jioissnem, president Council Bluffs siving bank, "and 50,000 other citizens.'" Thia was at once followed by this one: "From the government building we are reviewing a procession of 50.000 citizens .Continued pa Third Tage

HE SHOT 10 KILL

W. H. Copeland Attacks His Brother-in-Law, And in the Encounter A. C. Harris Is Wounded. The Other Injured Man Is William H. Brüning. COPELAND'SGRAVE CHARGE Shooting Occurs In Miller, Winter & Elam's Office, And for Awhile Causes Intense Excitement. Copeland Is Arrested and Lodged in the Jail. A Conference Had Hern Arrnnsfd Hrwomi Copelii ml nnl HrnnliiK mid Attorney for Moth Sides iiml Wliou the Former Filtered the l-nv Offlce ami Suv IlrnniiiK He Pulled Hi Revolver nml ll!n.eil Ann) limning I Shot Twice and n Strny Mullet Lodges in Aririlnon C. Harris's Arm Copclim.I Ar ret. ted mid Placed in (he Juli III Wife Arrhe and Tries to Secure Iiond for 131 in. A few minutes after the noon hour Tuesday a consultation of attorneys and clients in the office of Miller, Winter & Elam was suddenly converted Into a scene of wild excitement of a most thrilling nature by a deadly weapon In the hand of a would-le murderer, who was thirsting for the life of his brother-in-law, the opposing litigant In a case. There was no quarrel to presage what was to follow; no word of warning; t;-;e flash and crack of a pistol at the same instant was ihe first intimation to the distinguished gentlemen present that there was murder intended and their lives were in imminent danger. Addison C. Harris stood in the middle of the room; he had just entered, and the next instant was shot by his client, th2 man who had just been in close consultation with him, and was grappling with him in desperation in an effort to preent h'n becoming a murderer. He saved the lifo of the man who as the intended thXft ' I f L i i i I I ' ' f , tit W. II. COPELAND. victim and who was his antagonist In the pending law-suits, but he did so at the risk of his own life and after being himself seriously injured by one of the flying bullets. William M. Copeland, an attorney of Madison, walked into the offlce with Mr. Harris, saw his sister's husband Pitting a few feet away and without a word drew his revolver and as fast as his finger could press the trigger of the weaion its contents were aimed at the man h? considered to be his deadly enemy. The first bullet went true and shatteied the jaw of W. H. Brüning of New York, who was the object of the attack. A second report and another bullet crashed into Pruning'. body. Mr. Harris in an effort to prevent inurd.r threw himself ujon the desperate man, who had his weapon raised to fire again, and as he did so received a bullet In his arm, which fractured the bone and rendered the member partially helpless. Mr. Harris clung to the man in spite of his injury and by doing so changed the course of the two succeeding bullets and saved the life of the intended victim. Brüning started to escape as the first ball struck him and the thought that he would succeed in his attempt seemed to convert Copeland into a veritable fiend. He struggled to follow and tore himself looe from Mr. Harris's grasp as Brüning ran out of the room. W. H. H. Miller, ex-attomey-general of -the United States, who was in the room adjoining, ran in as he heard the first shots and met the pursued and pursuer in the doorway. He grappled with Copeland and a desperate struggle en-si-ed. There was yet one unemptled cartridge in the revolver, which Copeland was trying to explode in the direction of the fleeing man, but he was prevented by the plucky perseverence and iron grasp of Mr. Miller. As tho two struggled in the doorway Mr. Miller threw all his strength against the man and succeeded in pinioning his arms to his sides. By a violent effort he threw him against a .afe in the corner of the room, where the struggle continued. Mr. Winter came to Mr. Miller's assistance and Mr. Harris aided while Charles J. Korbley, a visiting attorney interested in the case, lent what assistance he could. The wildest excitement prevailed as the struggling men, without a word being said, threw all their strength into the contest for the mastery. Efforts to get the weapon from Coreland were in vain, so firm was his hold, and there was imminent danger of the weapon being exploded at any Instant. Copeland continued to struggle for his freedom with the strength of a maniac and his rage seemed to have given him redoubled power when he saw his hated enemy re-enter the room and endeavor ta assist 1a holding him. Tha violent

struggle continued for several minutes and did not end until the superintendent of police rushed into the room and lent his assistance. The blood from the wounds of the two Injured men, as well as from a gash in Copeland's forehead, poured over the floor and was splattered in all directions as the struggle continued. When the desperate man had at last been subdued all were covered with blood and the office was in the wildest state of confusion. The entire affair had occupied but a few moments, but it was one of the most tragio that ever happened in the city.

STORY OP TI1K IIOOTI"0. Trnie Scenes In the I.nw Office Mr. Cnpf IhdiI'r Story. The story of th shooting dates back several years and has Its origin in Madison. At that time thre lived in that city a wealthy merchant named John F. Brüning, who had two children, a son and a daughter. They grew up side by side until they reached manhood and womanhood. The g!rl married Copeland contrary to the wishes of her relatives, and family discords arose. At the death of his father the brother assumed control of his extensive business and the sister claimed that he w..s mismanaging it. IdSN-E IN THE This finally resulted in suits being filed, one at Madison against the probate of the will and thr-e here in th? United State court for possession of property. Things went from bad to worse and finally the brotl e- and sister Jecame bitter enemies, a-id. he was forbidden to enter her house. 'In -ruTr sr.it. l.? c timed a pieo of ground near Kvai.sVillo valued at 20,(m)ii, which had been in her name before 1SSÖ, when she transferred it to her mother. In another ense she sued for the partition of an estate that her father owned at the time of his death. The father left a will and Mrs. CojK-land claimed that owing to undue influence brought to bear upon her father she was almost disinherited. The attorneys in the case are Winter, Miller &. Flam, and Charles Korbly of Madison for Brüning arid Judge Allison of Madison and Mr. A. C. Harris for Copeland. Coiiclnnd Cn nie to Town. Copland arrived in the city Tuesday morning from Madison for the purpose of having a conference with A. C. Harris, who Is representing his wife's side of the cttse. Mr. Harris was in the United States court, where ho is engaged in defending the Coffins in the Indianapol bank ens. Mr. Copeland went direct to the court-rom, where he waited for Mr. Harris to finish his business in order that they might go to the offU"e and taik it over. Earlier in the? day Mr. Brüning, accompanied by his attorney, Mr. Korbly, of Madison, arrived in the city from Hvar.sville and it Avas the intention for both gentlemen and thfdr attorneys to me-'t at Mr. Harris's office and have a conference. Messrs. Korbly and Brüning arrived at the office firs: and waited for Mr. Harris and Copeland to put in an appearance. Whon court adjourned for dinner Mr. Copeland and Mr. Harris left the room and went directly to the tatter's offlee. On the way over Mr. Copeland did not. by word or action, indicate the thought which must have been in his mind. His talk was perfectly rational, and little did Mr. Harris realize what was to follow. When they entered the office Ferdinand AVinter. William II. Iiruning and Charles A. Korbly were there awaiting their arrival. Mr. Winter and Mr. Copeland shook hands, but the latter said nothing and gazed intently across tho room toward one of the windows, where Mr. Brüning was seated. Without sayFOUND ON COPELAND. ing a word or moving from his tracks he drew a revolver from his pocket and opened fire. Mr. Brüning made an effort to get out of the way, but received two of the bullets, one in the jaw and the other in the arm. Grubbed Copclnnd. When the firing began Mr. Harris, who v.-as standing near Brüning, ran toward Copeland, grabbed hlra about the body and made an attempt to take the revolver away from him. During the struggle the revolver was accidentally discharged and Mr. Harris received the bullet in the left arm below the elbow. Brüning had, in the meantime, taken advantage of the opportunity to escape and was running toward a rear room. In the doorway he met W. H. H. Miller, who had been attracted to the front room of the office by the sounds of the firing. Copeland wa following close behind Brüning and was beating him with his revolver. Mr. Miller grabbed him and then a fierce struggle took place. Copeland, who was wild with rage and excitement, was so bent on killing Brüning that he attempted to kill anyone who interfered. There was still one cartridge In the revolver and Mr. Miller s idea was to pinion Copela.nd'8 arms so that he could not use the weapon and he succeeded in doing so after a struggle, pX-6vera4 jaiautrs. TlVx th assist

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ance of Mr. Winter Copeland was forced in'to a corner and his head striking a safe, a gash was cut neatly an inch In length in his forehead, from which the blood flowed freely. The revolver was taken away from him and he was held until the arrival of the police. Superintendent Arrives. Superintendent Powell of the police department had just left his office in the basement of the court house and was on his way home to dinner. ' When he reached the eo-ner of Market and Dela-ware-sts. he heard the shots and started on a run for the building from whence they proceeded. He bounded up the stairs three steps at a time and was closely followed by Patrolman McMullen, who was not quite so nimble of foot as the superintendent. "When he entered the office he saw the men struggling about the room vainly trying to take the revolver away from Copeland. He ran to their assistance and helped to hold the excited man while the revolver was taken away from him. He then placed Copeland under arrest and in a few minutes started with him for the jail. The sound of the firing and the cries which followed attracted a crowd of probably one thousand iersons, who pushed and shoved in their vain endeavors to get a near view of the stairway yesterday a consultation of attorneys

L.A.W OFFICE. leaning to the office. All sorts of rumors were soon floating about and consequently when Superintendent Powell came down stairs grasping one of Copeland's arms the excitement was intense. Copeland's face was covered with blood, his collar was torn almost off and his clothing was torn and disarranged. Powell immediately started for the jail with him ami was followed by a large ci;vwd. He did not even wait to call the patrol wagon, but walked the entire distance. Copeland was searched at the jail and a spring-lM.ck knife, with a Made six inches in length, and another round of cartridges for 1:1s revolver were found in his ix-ket. IntenMc Incitement. Immediately after the shooting intense excitement prevailed in the ollice. Mr. Harris was suffering excruciating pain and it was at first supposed that Brüning was fatally injured. Mr. Harris wa3 assisted down stairs into the office of the Union trust company, where he was attended by Lr. Markee. Mrs. Harris WW wis noting by telephone and she arrived shortly afterward greatly excited, but nevertheless self-sustained. As soon as the injured man's wounds were dressed he was driven to his horn. Vit N. Meri-dian-st. accompanied by his wife. Brüning was taken to Dr. Marsee's office, a short distance from the scene of the shooting, where he received medical attention. Two of the bullets from the revolver struck him. One made a flesh wound in his left lower arm which is Iainful, but not serious. The other bullet entered at the side of the chin and fractured the lower jaw. After hi. wounds were dressed he was taken to St. Vincent's hospital, where he will remain until able to leave for his home. His wounds are not considered fatal and during the excitement which followed the shooting he was probably the coolest man in the crowd. Who They Are. Mr. Brüning formerly lived In Madison, but is now a resident of New York. He is a member of the Union coffee comIany (J. F. Brüning & Son), which has coffee and spice mills in New York and Fvansville. He is forty-eight years old, but appears to be much younger. W. II. Copeland is a lawyer and a member of the firm of Allison & Copeland in Madison. He is well known in that city and in Indianapolis. He wa-s a member of the legislature in and 188." and was at one time a candidate for speaker of the house. A Sentinel reporter e:iw him at the county jail yesterday afternoon and asked for a statement in regard to the affair. He was laboring under great excitement, but managed to tell the following story; Copeland's Story. "In 1W Miss Brüning and I were engaged to be married. She went to Mt. Pleasant, O., on a visit and while there her brother arrived and demanded an interview. She was afraid of him and on account of hla violent temper requested her cousin. Emma Schwenker, to remain in the room. Brüning objected and she withdrew. He wanted to know of his ' sister If she were engaged to me and upon being answered in the affirmative, he demanded that she sign over to him a piece of property in Evansville valued at $20,000. This she refused to do and he swore with uplifted hand that If she married before signing the deed she would be a widow in a few days. 'Do ycu mean to kill Copeland?' she asked. I do.' replied her brother, 'and you always know I mean what I say. She vas very much frightened and, fearing! that ho would keep his word, signed the deed. "On Sept. C3. 1S83, we were married, coatraxy ta tha vishcs ofi bee brother,.

Immediately after her mother's death, which occurred in ISSH, her brother had his father, who was then eighty-four years old, almost blind and In a helpless condition, make a will and also execute a certain deed whereby my wife was almost disinherited. This, was kpt secret from my wife and her father lived with us jntil his death, which occurred in 1S91, After her father's death Brüning took my wife to New York and kept her there four months and did everything In his power to separate u". but was unable to do so. She returned home and two years later asked for hr share of the property, and when It was not forthcoming she filed four suits, on at Madison to set aside the probate of the will and three here in the United States court for possession of properly. Last summer Brüning went to my houe in Madison, during my absence, and made an attempt to break in. He did not succeed in doing so and left when requested." Cnnne of the Sliootlnn. Copeland then gnve a detailed account of the troubles in the family, of the tiling of the suits and finally stated that be had a good reason for attempting to shoot Pruning. Upon being asked what it wa-s he made an astounding statement: "I always wondered why she had such a great fear of him and I never learned the truth until this morning. I do not know what came over me or what possessed me to do as I did. but when I entered the room and saw the villain sitting there I lost my reason for a moment, drew my revolver ami opened fire. 1 am very glad that no one was killed, for I would hate to be a murderer, and I am very sorry that Mr. Harris was injured, for I had no Intention of shooting him."

DECISION" EXPECTED SOON OX THE VALIDITV Of Till: INDIANA TAX LAW. Probability That the Supreme Court .May Announce? Its ItuliiiK Next Monlii The Indiana Members and the Uuornm-Conn ting Some Pol it lew. BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL. WASHINGTON, I). C, April 2X The supreme court hands down decisions on Monday. The Indiana railload tax cases not having been decided today it Is expected that next Monday a decision will be rendered. Me: jrs. Holman, Bynum, Martin and Conn voted against the adoption of the rule to count members present but not voting to make up a quorum. This vote has been construed by certain pajers in Indiana as a vote against the proposition to deduct the pay of members for nonattendance. The rule to count a quorum doc,, not affect the pay of members. The law to dock members lias been in existence forty years, but since tiie war was never enforced. The democrat! j caucus two .weeks ago adopted a resolution directing the sergeant-at-arms to enforce it and every member i the caucus. Including iloiman. Bynum, Martin and Conn, advocated Its enforcement and voted for it. They vote 1 against the quorum-counting rule because they believed the docking of membersv would le sufficient to make every man attend and maintain a quorum. Representative Hammond returned today from a visit home. He h;is iositively declined to run again. He says he believes the district is democrat io and he could be re-elected, but congressional life Is not congenial and he has too large business Interests to be neglected. He reports th? people of his district out of jatienoe with the inaction of th? senate, and if a vote were taken on the proposition to abolish the senate ninety-nine out of every 1J would vote in the allirmative. Ex-Senators Kopelke of Lake and Zimmerman of Fulton are mentioned as probable candidates for Hammond's seat. C. M. Dougherty of Lafayette is at the Biggs. II. E. Kinney, wife and daughter of Indianapolis are at the St. James. C0CKRUM IN WAR PAINT. A Sensational Night Seene in the Muncle Court Iloom. MUNCIE. April 23. Special. A very sensational scene was enacted In the Delaware county circuit court room this evening during the trial of a case in which the Muncie. belt railroad company seeks to cross the traoks of the L. E. & W. railway company and get the output of several big manufacturing concerns. The case has been very bitterly contested. Attorney John P. Cockrum Of Indianapolis, general attorney for the Lake Erie company, stated that the evidence was trumpxl up and made especially for the occasion. Mr. Ryan, in a fit of aneer, retorted that the statement was ungeiitlemanly and no one but a damned contemptible puppy would make such a statement. Cockrum jumped to his feet. grabled a very heavy cut glass inkstand, exclaiming: "I'll fix you." He attempted to throw it, but was caught by Judge Koons and the court bailiff. General Manager Bradbury of the L. K. & W. and others in the room crawled under chairs while Ilyan. went under the big table. Had not his honor bravely interfered, pistols XV oil Id have soon been in use. The gentlemen apologized and went on with the case. TO A COTTONWOOD TREE. Negro Itohhcr nnt Murderer Strung i ji In Kansas. CHEROKEE, Kas., April 23. Frank Haman, a coal miner, living with his family near the Schwab mines, two miles west of here, Is dead at his house half a mile east of the mines, at the hands of some colored Alabama coal miners, and leader of the murderers has been lynched. Last night the colored men came to Hainan's house for the purpose of robbery. Haman ran out to get help, but was shot In the throat. He ran about 150 yartls and fell, where he was found an hour latr, dead. Jeff Tuggle, a colored miner, was charged with the murder. He was caught at Weir City today and brought to Cherokee. A few minutes later Mrs. Haman. the dead man's wife, accompanied by a score or two of miners, arrived, and when the woman was taken befoi-e the prisoner she Identified him instantly as one of the robbers. Before officers could get Tuggle away a mob captured him. They marched him with a rope around his neck about half a mile northwest of the city and hanged him to a cottonwood tree. A Modern Martyr. Good Pastor "Your daughter tells me vou made a- martyr of yourself during Lent..' Mrs. Sairfte-Lee "In lee l I did. I denied myself the pleasure of shopping when I did not want anything." N. Y. SVcekly, k .

THE PARTY'S DUTY

Is to Redeem Its Pledges to the People By Standing Fast for Cardinal Principles, Instead, of Indulging in Petty Jealousies, THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER In Which He Charges th Democratic Legislators That They Should Subordln ate Personal Advantages In Order to Promptly Carry Out the People's Trust. A Quiet Hnt CntiMic Ilap nf the Dil, tiiry, Sf lf-Seekiuf, I ndrniocralle l-'ollovi i uk In the Senat "Where Ihn CaiiNo of Tarlir Hrforni Is Dein? Hindered by the Policy of Delay Number of Kenntors Scheduled foe Speeches on the Tariff Ulli th Coming: X et U Program in the House. WASHINGTON, April 22-Prosidnt Cleveland has forwarded the following letter to ths Hon. Cl.au nccy F. Black, president of 'he national association of democratic clubs: "EXECUTIVC MANSION, 'WASHINGTON, April 22. 1S94. "Hon. Chaunc.3y F. Black, Ee-i.: "Dear Sir I havi carefully read the communication you lately placed in my hands, setting forth the future purposes and present needs cf the national association of democratic clubs. The achievements of this ojganizati on should bo familiar to all who are interested in the continuation of democratic supremacy and should enlist the encouragement of those who appreciate the importance of any effective dissemination of political doctrine. "Your association has don much by way of educating our people touching the particular subjects which, are recognized t.s bvlonying to the democratic faith; but it --eems to me that its best service has b-,-en an enforcement an J demonstration of the truth that our party is best organized and most powerful when it strives for principles Instead of spoils, and that it quickly responds to the stimulus supplied by an enlistment in the lceples cause. This acknowledgement of the im:rt.mt Services rendered to the ;nlva iiciin.-nt of tru-i democracy suggests that the national association of democratic clubs and every other democratic agency should labor unceasingly and earnestly to save our party, in this lime of its power and resTNin.-iSility, from the degradation and disgrace of a failure to redee n the j. ledg-.-s upon which our fellowcountrymen entrusted us with the control cf their jov eminent. "All who are charged, on behalf cf the democratic party, with the redemption of these pledges should now be impressively reminded that as we won our way to victory under the banner of ari:f reform, so the insistence Un that principle is the condition of our retention of the. people's trust, and that fealty to ,'arty organization demands the subordination of Individual advantages and wishes, and the putting aside of ltty and ignoble jealousies and bickerings, when party principles and party integrity and par'y existence are at stake. "I cheerfully inclose a contribution to the funds necessary to carry on the good work of your organization, with a hearty wish for its continued success and usefulness. Yours vcrv trulv, "UHOVL'U CLEVELAND." THE WEEK'S CALEVn IR. Wort of Specch-.XInklnjr on Hie Tnrilt lo Continue in the llimir. The prospect I" that the tariff debate In the s '.!: ate xvi!l continue this week much oa the same lines as have been observed since the agreement for tha regulation t-f hour? cf delate was entered into, notwithstanding the arrangement that the rvadir.c of the bill by paragraphs shall be begun n Wednesday at 1 o'clock. The republican senators are counting ui a the continuation of this program, for at leat another week, and exinct to go on with their general spee hes just as they have ben doing for the past three weeks. The speeches announced for th week are those of Washburn on Monday. Mills and Palmer on Tuesday, Higgins on Wednesday, and Collum on Thursday or Friday. Other speeches, among them one by Senator Llndsey of Kentucky, may be made on any of these days, and if no one else should be prepared t proceed at any tune Senator Quay will continue the speech of which he Ins already delivered several installments. l'ronrniu in the House. Appropriation bi'.is will continue to occupy the attention of the house during the coming week, after tomorrow, which, under the rules, will be devoted to the consideration of business reported from the Distri- t of Columbia committee. On Tuesday the diplomatic and consrdar bill, which consumed the major portion of last week, will probably be finished, and on Wednesday the post office appropriation bill will be resumed. The only possibility of varying the monotony of this program is the precipitation of a debate on some resolution In eonnecti'n with the co-mi ng of Coxey'a army cf the commonweal. Th" populists in the house, as in the senate, have come to the front as advocates for fair play for the Industrial", and they may spring some resolution benring on the subject which would throw it open for discussion. THE BOILER LET GO. Three Men Killed and a. Fourth Seriously Injured. KEOKUK. Ia., April IS. By the explosion of a hMlcr todny at the Hutchinson electric light plant three men wer instantly killed aid one fatally injured. Tho deal are: JAMES STERHKTT, " PATRICK KKKKE. JOHN ROW AN. Injuria: Charles Jones. The boiler was an ol i on, ant had beea iYius trouble prior ta His tivloioii,