The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-06
THE POPULIST kI-kLUA
Republieanism Locked on as n
Crime Deserving Death.
FATE OF RANcsss eLoYsTeiN.
A State Of Affairs in Spokane County
Like That in Mississippi.
A Jealous Repahlican Slain hy the siI-
YER Federation. the secret Shotxaa
Branch OF the ropaltss Rarty-Ah<

herreaee Of ropalism His oaease.
Mica. Aug, 3-ESpecial. l--The fFieads Of
Charles L. tiioystein. the farmer who dis
appeared from this place last sunday
night. believe that he tell victim 80 =
secret political organization known SIS the
Frceman's Protective Silver Federation.
an otTshoot OF the Peoples party, The
authorities are thoroughly convinced that
the farmer was murdered, aud, If no was
killed. the circumstances leading np 10 the
bloody deed indicate that he was removed
because of his jealous Repuhlicanism and
persistent warfare on popullst theories.
The affair has caused much excitegnent
both in this vicinity, which is notorious
as Populist hotbed. and at Spokane.
Gioystein has now been missing FOR, five
DAYS, aud, although q sheriff's posse. aided
by thirty-tiwe or forty farmers OF this
place, has maintained systematic search
OF the woods within radius of ten miles
his body has not been found. Evidences
OF murder are numerous. however: his
bloody hat with the crown crushed IN.
and place in the road where the fallen
leaves are covered with dried blood have
been discovered, but here the clue is lost
and tire affair presents an aspect of i'm
penetrahle mystery.
Who could have committed the murder
What was the motive for the crime
These are questions which can have but
one answer Gloystein had no enemies
except political ones: he was hung in
efligy bv members of the Silver Federa-
ton; he received threatening letters from
Populists; he was made the victim OF ku-,
klux methods OF political warfare, and.
just as he was about TO prosecute his
enemies for the efIigy outrage. Ire disap-
pears from the face of the earth as COM
pleteiy as ii current of air had trans
ported him to the moon.
WHY THE roFUlIsTs RArED GLoxsTEIS,
The events leading up TO GloysteiR's
disappearance have convinced the sober
minded people that the anarchisnc ten-
dency of the secret Populist organization
has direct connection with the tragedy.
Gloystein openly opposed the party and
its offshoot. the Silver Federation: he
boasted of his Republican principles: !:
crowed over the Populist defeat when
Oregon went Republican. and for this was
hung in efiigy and threatened with death.
As soon as be made an effort to discover
the identity ot the perpetrators of the cf-
figy outrage he began receiving threaten
ing letters He finally became convinced
that A. G. Rubeck, a farmer living two and
half miles from Mica. was the leader Of
the men who planned the eftigy outrage.
and he engaged in an acrimonious news
paper discussion with that individual.
This public letter TO Rnbeck was printed
in the Rockford Enterprise last Saturday.
The following night he disappeared. and.
1t is firmly believed, was murdered.
CAPT EVANS, THE wrssfuSsmT.
The trouble between Gloystein and his
Popnlist neighbors dates back to the time
that Gen. Jeifries and Gen. Jumbo Can't
we'll arrived from the Sound with the In
dustrial Armies. At that time Rubeck
became prominent in movement TO or.
ganizc home guard 10 ala the boys" in
their march upon Washington City Ru-
beck was chosen captain Of the guard be-
cause Of his knowledge of military tactics,
having up TO thirteen years ago been q sol
der in the regular army. stationed AT Fort
Sherman. No sooner had the guard been
organized than an individual calling him
self Capt" Evans arrived at Mica and
represented that he Was a travelling Popu-
list missionary in the work Of organ izing
the FFeeman's Protective Silver Fedora
tion. lie CAME here from Whitman county
and said he had been employed at the
PullInan agricultural college as driilrnas-
ter for the cadets. AZ Mica he was re-
ceived With open arms and in few days
succeeded In recognizing the home guard
and local Farmers Alianee into the Farm
ers Protective Silver Federation lie adj
vsed the farmers to buy Winchesters. with
which 80 protect themselves from pluto
Gratis, and then he began drilling them in
the manual Of arms. Rabecs was elected
captain Of the federation, and good deal
of suppressed excitement followed the in
PRODUCTION Of the organization.
aLoysrEfs wouLp Nor JOIN.
Nearly every farmer here is Papulist,
and consequently the federation became
strong local organization. Gioystein waa
a member of the Farmers Alliance. but
when ii merged into the federation he
withdrew, explaining that he did not be-
iievs in secret political organizations.
wheu asked to sign the membership roll
he replied:
s'No. think III chew Republican silver
while longer"
leuee. aud when some OF his neighbors be-
gan TO use violent anguage eSloystsin de-
clafesl that the federat oa was an anarchist
organization; that il Taught violence, and
that every member was bound by oath
never 10 vote either the Republican or
Democratic tickets. tiioysseln made
bitter light on the federation. and sue
ceeded in having the school directors de-
cline the further use Of the sehoolhonse as
federation lodge room. All shls tended
10 snrage tho Populists and Gloystein
vas roandly denounced. The feeling
against him in certain quarters continued
70 grow very strong until the Oregon elec-
tion, when he vas threatened wIth
violence.
eHoYsTKIs gKJoIcEs ovER OREGON ElgcrIos.
The news that Oregon had gone Repnb.
llean by Is 600 caused = wave Of dismaT TO
PASS over the Mica Popuiists. ba; Gloy-
STEMS Joy knew no bounds. Previous 10
the election the Popaiists were very conf
dent and dad great deal OF talking. bnt
after the election they never optned their
mouths GIoystein. esated with the dis
comnture Of bis srstwhlle saagulna neigh
bors. painted the following sign and stuck
il ~ in his field ~ poins si4ere the Spo-
ksus- Rockford wagon road crosses Cali
f0rnis creek:
coxr~a Evxwrs caxr TmKrR
SMaD - BgFpsgi
HAVE FeU tlEssn FaaH oKx1osf
A8FEs
sEAa E4m fkn Zoos