The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-08
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Western Indiana Coal Miners De-
termine to Continue the Strike.
Ex-Governor Paris c. Cunning Fatally III
with ParaIysis-Suicide at New Bur-
lingtOn-NOtes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.
A Mass-5Ieeting of Coal Miners Decides to
Continue the Strike.

A Mass-5Ieeting of Coal Miners Decides to
Continue the Strike.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
Brazil, May "A large mass meeting of
miners of this district was held in the court
house here, to-day, to consider the matter of 60
ing to work at the rate of 70 cents ton, So cents
being the price demanded by the operatives.
There was a firm stand against accepting the re
duced price, and as a result the strike still con
tinues, and all the minersi in the district, nearly
1000 in number, are still without employment
Many of the men have gone away to seek en-
ployment at other places. The strike began on
the LIST ofN1arch, and has now been in progress
for over two months. As a result, every branch
of business is in a languishing condition.
Dangerous Illness of Eek -Governor Dunning.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
BLooMINGToN, May Yesterday Ex-Governor
Paris c. Dunning was seated inside the bar of
the courtroom, when he was stricken with
paralysis. He was Immediately carried to his
room at the National, where he is now lying
Utmost unconscious. The attending physicians
report his case almost hopeless, as he is a man
of eighty-t three years of age.
Paris c. Dunning, Ex-Governor of Indiana, was
born near Greensborough, N. c., March 10. 1906.
His early education was received at an academy
in his native town. His father died while he
was a boy, and he came to Indiana, with his
mother and an older brother, when seventeen
years old, locating at Bloomington, which was
at that time a village of not more than 800 in
habitants. 1t has been his home ever since. He
studied law in the Office of Governor Whitcomb,
whom he succeeded twenty-five years later as
Governor of the State. He began the practice
of law at Bloomington when quite a young man.
His political career began in 1888, when he was
elected representative in the State Legislature
from Monroe county. He was reelected for
three terms successfully, and, in 1888, when
Governor Whitcomb was appointed Register of
the General Land-offce, Mr.. Dunning was elected
his successor as senator from Monroe and Brown
counties. He was elected as the Democratic
candidate for acknowledgements, and, when
States senator, succeeded to the execu-
tive of the State. He was nominated
as the Democratic candidate for Congress from
the Fifth district in 1856, but declined to become
a candidate. He declared himself in favor of
the Union at the breaking out of the war, and,
in 1862, was again elected a member of the State
Senate. He was president of the Senate during
the sessions of 1896. He was married to
Sarah Alexander, of Bloomington, July, 1926.
She died in 1863, and two years later he was
married to Mrs. Ellen d. Ashford, of Evansville.
He has one son, Smith Love Dunning. For a
number of years he has been quietly engaged in
the practice of law at Bloomington, and has
taken no active part in politics.