The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-21
IN CRANK-RIDDEN KANSAS.
Work of Joker-A Chaplain's Prayer
Statement from the Governor.

Work of q Joker-A Chaplain's Prayer
Statement from the Governor.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb 20.-A human skull
and cross bones hanging over a door IN the
main corridor of the Statehouse attracted
much attention. On the the wall painted
hand pointed to this inscription:
This man ventured too far UP. Observe his
fate. Sabe
On the floor beneath was found valise
filled with human bones. 1t is not known
who perDetrated the CHASTITY joke.
Chaplain Biddison is furnishing all the
excitement in the Senate. Following his
strange prayer of last Saturday he deliv-
cred the following in his prayer when the
Senate met this morning:
Save the Governors life. o God. from the
sassins hand. and hasten the day when he shall
be a Governor against whom no rebel dare raise
his hand. We pray Thou wilt incline the hearts
or our courts to do the justice OF Thy will.
The full facts as to how bloodshed was
averted in Kansas are now coming to light
and It develops that 1t was a much closer
call than most people are aware of, as Gov
Lewelling rctracted his signature to the
peace measures within twenty minutes aft
er he had signed them. Upon bearing of
his intentions Mr.. Cubbison. of WyandOtte.
went to him and said: Governor. | IN
derstand that you wish to take your name
from this papers" The Governor answered
that he had signed il under duress and un-
have been with bin and told him that the
POpulists would never forgive him, and
possibly he would not escape serious trOu-
BILE. so he decided TO withdraw from the
agreement. Mr.. Cubbison then said to
him:
Governor if you withhold your signature from
the paper there will be thousand persons
killed within twenty minutes. and you Will be enc
OF them. The House Is ready 10 fight for its
rights IL Will tolerate Imprisonment no longer.
Ii has been hard TO hold the members back. Tho
sergeants-atarms are ready and we'll armed,
the sheriff cannot control his men the outside
much longer. The fight will begin soon
you say so. and II will begin in this corridor III
front of your office. Think what you are doing"
Governor Lewelling reached out his hand
and said Give me the paper. Let 1t
stand" This alone averted war. The
foregoing story was denied by the Governor
tonight.
This afternoon Governor Lewelling gave
out statement in writing. saying that
while the Republicans are clamorOus
their boasting and affect to believe that
they have gained their point inquiry will
establish that the Populists have never
lost sight of the one great essential point
in this contest. land come ont of this i'm
brogliO secure in it's possession. That es-
sential is 1.-THE preservation OF the Populist
House." To wipe that out of existence. he
says. was 1.-The dastardly and far-reachin2
purpose of the Republicans when they pre-
cipitated the late Insurrection.' The Cover
nor declares that for the Supreme Court to
now declare the laws passed by the Popu-
list House invalid would be to immediate
itself TO the ba6est partisan demands and
face a wave of public indignation unpar-
alleIed since the davs when the notorious
Judge Tresciiien was confronted by the
sheriff of Shawnee county and horde of
drunken ruffanly deputies. SAID largely to
be from Missouri. while the militia of the
State, on whom he had to rely. were almost
to n man. stained through and through
with treason. The result was that while
be made terms he did it just as the Union
men at Fort Sumter recognized Jefferson
Davis