The morning call., 1893-02-19
ONE CRANK MORE.
How He Caused a Panic
i'm Kansas.
LEWELLING IN MORTAL FEAR.
But This Crank Was Harmless Also
and the Sheriff Sent Him
Away in Peace.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

TOPEKA, Kans., Feb. ia startling
rumor was circulated freely this afternoon
to the effect that an attempt would be made
to assassinate Governor Leweling, and a
telephone message received at the Sheriff's
office to the effect that his presence was de-
sired at the Capitol to protect the Governors
life strengthened the force of the rumor.
Sheriff Wilkerson at once went TO the Capt.
tol TO investigate and ne found the Cover
DoI's Office surrounded by guards and the
corridors filled with excited Populists.
After much inquiry he finally located the
man who was said to be the would-be assas-
sin and who proved to be half-witted man
from Cherokee County. After the Sheriff
ascertained the facts he put the man out of
the building. disRrmed him and told him to
60 home. The man could not give his name
and the Sheriff did not consider the case
serious enough to warrant the mans arrest.
The District Court this morning sustained
the motion OF the Republican House for a
permanent injunction restraining the State
Treasurer from paying any warrants issued
by authority of the legislative appropria-
ton bin passed by the Populst House.
This Is virtually recogni on OF tile con-
stitutionality OF the Republican House aid
the members are corresponE.ingly jublant
The Attorney General has .led notice Of
appeal to the Supreme Court
majority of the PoIsllist members
had already drawn the msDey coming to
them before the decision VIZ, rendered. In
all some $4,000 was paid oI3 by the Treas
urer.
Early in the month the Republican House
summoned l.. G. Gum % of La Bette
County to appear anu testft in = contested
election case He refused. and the ser
geant-atarms arrested hir and brought
him here. He applied for writ Of habeas
corpus to the Supreme Cousi, alleging that
the Republican House was quot legal, thus
bringing the question to a d9ect issue. His
motion was heard this morning. The Popu-
list Attorney General askeh the court TO
dismiss the case on the grosInd that it was
colusive and arranged in advance between
the Republican House and Gunn. Finally.
on motion of the Attorney General, the
hearing was postponed till Tuesday.
Peace prevails here. At 10 o'clock this
morning the last OF the troops departed
and the last vestige of war disappeared
with them.
The Republican House met this morning.
transacted considerable routine business
and adjourned.
The Popnlst chaplain OF the Senate. at
the opening of the session this morning.
caused sensation by his prayer. 1t was
as follows, verbatim: MAY God have mercy
on this treason-infected State. Amen"
party Of Populists from Lawrence tried
to steal a march on the Republicans last
night by seeking to enter the Representative
Hall. but the Republicans had taken the
pIecaution te leave the hall In the hands Of
an armed guard, and the invaders were
driven away. The action was taken with
out the sanction of the Governor or the
Popuist House.
Adjulutant-General Artz to-day sus-
pended the following officers Of the State
militia: Lieutenant Bird Of Topeka, Ad-
jutant Nelson of Topeka and Paymaster-
General Bonebrake of Topeka. The sus-
pensions were not made for dsobedIonce to
orders, but because the men were not
sufficiently In sympathy with the Governor
TO explicitly carry out his orders. The
captain Of the company at Kansas City,.
Kans.. whose company refused to come to
Topeka when ordered to do so by the Gov
ernor, will also be suspended. as will
number of other officers.