The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-28
BRETHREN AT WAR
RUFF Conc, fhe Alliance chairman, Engages
Fellow Democrat In = Fissical Contest

A free fight occurred on Missouri Pa
cific passenger train night before last be
tween here and Colwich that WAS quit
exciting owing to the positions occupied
by the contestants. the beiligerants were
Rufus Cone the Democratic chairman o.
the Alliance or populist county committee
Billy Glass, q prominens Democrat of Col
witch, and A. r Musseiier. police judge
of this city. The facts are as follows il
substance.
Wednesday evening Rufe Cone started
for Hutchinson, aud arriving at the Mis-
souri, Pacific depot he met Billy Glass and
other Democratic friends there, including
ex- Register Of Deeds James r. Brown and
that staunch old Democrat Perry Allen.
They Immediately got into dis
cussion of the political situa.
ton and Rufe WAS charged by
Glass of certain things he said abou,
him and also by being in league with the
sell-out Democrats to help the Peoples
party to carry the county aud state. Hot
words followed. but no blows were struck
When on the train the discussion was re-
newed, and Glass. it is alleged by Mr..
Cone, made remark concerning his YER
oNieyy "hcA tkiC isbttSA p~sO'S "
seat and dealt Glass fearful blow on the
forehead with such force as to badly mash
his hand. Now then it appears that Glass
is little follow. and Judge Muselier OF
this city, seeing the affair, and believing
in what is termed fair play. got hot and
jumping across the aisle of the car, shot
forth his strong right arm and struck
Gone on the cheek, only peeling off little
of the bark. If the same blow had struck
Cone anywhere else. it would undoubtedly
have mashed him pretty badly. Things
looked like Donybrook fair now, and
people went helter-skelter around hunting
for pokers, chunks of coal aud all kinds
of weapons of offense and defense, but
luckily Conductor Hayden appeared
promptly on the scene and restored peace.
Rufe went to Hutchinson ostensibly to
take bet and came back yesterday morn
ing saying that he bluffed the fellows out
who wanted to make the bet and that they
would not come to time Now then let
the whole truth and nothing but the truth
be told. Last night the EAGLE reporter
received the following letter from friend
at Hutchison unsolicited and unexpected
which gives the whole story. After the
address, et:., the letter says:
Yesterday Mr.. Charles Williams of this
city, defeated candidate for judge last
fall, WAS blowing on the street that Simp-
son would be elected and wanted to bet
from $50 to $500 His offer for $500 was
promptly accepted by two different parties.
Williams then discovered he had no
money, but put up u forfeit TO cover the
bet today. Williams put in his time yes
terday afternoon telephoning RUFUS Cone
of your city to come up here with the
money and assist him in bluffing the boys
here who want to bet on Long. Cone ar
rived here this morning and flashed his
$500. 1t was promptly taken and the $1,000
is now held by the chasier of the Valley
State bank Cone .began talk
that he would like to bet 5000
more on Simpson, and $500 Of Long money
was Mt once offered him. He (Cone)
then discovered that bluffing did dot 60
in Hutchinson and returned to Wichita on
the 9:35 Missouri Pacific train. l. there
are any more buffers in your city that
want to bet on Simpson there Is plenty OF
Long money in Hutchinson. The Calam-
ityites here are scared to death.
Tho friend adds in q postscript as follows
ut is as safe to bet that Reno county goes
for Long rs it is to bet that Mississippi
goes for Cleveland"
1t might be added here that Reno coun-
ty gave Simpson majority ut $50 two
years ago. If this ratio of decrease alone
prevails uniformly over the district Simp-
son will be beaten by about 4, 500 votes.