Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-02
MRS. LEASE MEANS FIGHT.

| mASs LEASE MEANS FlGHT.
She Has Begun Her First AgRressiv,
Movement TO Retain Her Position
and Prevent Her Removal by Cover
| nor LeWeIllng-The Governor Wa
Called Upon by she Labor Men ani
/ Demanded the Removal OF Commas
sioner Todd They Said The,
Would Roast Him and He Gave &
Very Emphatic Reply.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. Mrs. II. F
Lease, the deposed president of the stat,
board of charities, made her Hrst sggres
sive movement this afternoon In her fgh
to retain her position and prevent the re-
nomination of Governor Lewellipg. A
meeting of the state board of charities wa,
called some time ago to be held ct Winfield
tomorrow, but Mrs. Lease telegraphed te
| each Of the four other members of the
board informing them that she had changed
the place of meeting to Olathe. The gov.
| ernor hearing Of her action promptly sent
. dispatch to the members of the board
saying that J. W. Freeborn had been sp.
pointed to succeed Mrs. Lease and that he
would be present at Winfield to morrow to
assume Mrs. Leases place.
1t Ia now quite certain that the two re-
publican members of the board will meet
with Mrs. Lease at Olathe tomorrow and
the two populist members will recognize
the governors action in removing her and
meet with Freeborn ct Winfield. Mrs.
Lease instructed her attorney to commence
quo wsrranto proceeding In the supreme
court tomorrow to prevent Freeborn from
assuming the functions Of president of the
state board of charities or from acting as q
member of the board. Should she succeed
in securing an order from the court as she
expects to do. che and the two republican
members will constitute q legal quorum
and this will make such changes in the
management of the state institutions as
Mrs. Lease desires.
The governor In psremptorily remov-
ing Mrs. Lease has, in the opinion of the
legal authorities, overstepped his author
ity, for the statute expressly states that the
governor cannot remove Q member of the
board of charities except for causs, and
then 1t prescribes how the removal shall be
accomplished. He may suspend pending
an investigation after formal charges have
been made. Then the governor, lieuten-
ant governor and speaker are required to
meet and select court, to consist of three
members of the house and two of the SEN
ate, who shall hear charges and take testi-
mony. On the verdict of this court the
governor may, If the charges are deemed
sufficient and are proven, remove the ac-
cused.
While Mrs. Lease has been looking care
fully after her own interests she has not
neglected to begin her promised warfare
against the governor. Yesterday q COM
mittee of twenty delegates en- route to the
meeting of the states federation, called at
thn
ed the immediate removal of State Labor
Commissioner Todd. The committee told
the governor that Todd In no way repre-
sented them and by his action he disgraced
the administration and injured the cause
of labor. The discussion with the COVER
nor became heated and when the commit.
tee threatened to ''roast him" If he did not
comply with their demand, the governor
replied:
''Roast and be DAMNED iillp
Mrs. Lease, hearing of this, sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the officers of the fed
Grafton:
81 desire to join my voice with yours
and tender time and money In denuncia-
ton of the executive power that has recoz-
nized the rats and scoundrels and ignored
the labor organizations. The principles of
the peoples party are eternal and unasail-
able. Through them we will triumph, but
the crowd betrsying the trust must bs
buried out of sight by the lsboring vote"
The rat" referred to ia supposed to be
Labor Commissioner Todd.
It is reported in state house circles that
some startling charges are to be made by
the governor and his associates against
Mrs. Lease to morrow.
RAIDS ON THE ANARCHISTS.
They Were Made simultaneously All
over France and a Large Number of
the Reds Were Captured, Many OF
Them Being Ex.COnvIcts.
LONDON, Jan. IA dispatch to the Gem
trail News from Paris says that the police
all over France searched the dwelling
places of all supposed anarchists during
last night. They visited 1000 houses in
all and arrested a number of persons,
chiefly in st. Etienne, Lyons, Marseilles
and Paris. Among the arrests made in
Paris was that of Ellie Rsclus, brother of
Paul Rsclus, the alleged accomplish of Au-
guste Valiant.
Twenty-four arrests were made In Lyons
among the prisoners being many ex con-
viots. large quantity of anarchist
pamphlets was saized. Meunier, the an
arcbist lecturer, who was lately imprisoned
in Anglers for fomenting strikes, aud three
other anarchists were arrested In Breslau.
Many suspected dwellings were searched.
In Montlueon quantity of explosives was
seized and Ave persons were arreeted. In
Troyes five persons were arrested. Police
Commissary Clement rsided the Office of
the paper Pare Peinard In Montmartre this
and seized the material for Tues
days issue, besides q quantity of manu-
scripts.
Nineteen houses were raided In Rousn,
Elboeus and Caudboo L..h- EIbeaus- An
anarchist named Martin was arrested in the
last named place. Martins arrest is con-
sidered an important one. A number of
letters In his possession were seized. In
Hsvre eleven houses were searched and Ave
persons were arrested.
The raids against the anarchists were
made simultaneously all over France, in
accordance with a special order from the
minister of the interior, IL. Rsynal. In
Grenoble q charged bomb was found.
In Commercy the police found slxsy-three
cartridges charged with dynamite, 273 car
tridges charged with grisotine, 110csrtrid-
ges charged with compressed gunpowder,
240 metres of fuse and ninety nine deton
ators.
In Nice nineteen houses were searched
and fifteen italian anarchists were arrested
and ordered to be expelled imm sdiately. 1t
is expected that sixty-four of the total
number arrested will be detained. There
are $50 anarchists still wanted. The ar
rests in Paris and suburbs numbered
sixty-four.
VERY MYSTERIOUS DEATHS.
A Man and His Servant Were
Found Dead-His Wife and Her
BOY Were In Bed-The woman
May Recover-An Autopsy Was
Held, But No Cause OF Death Was
Found.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan, Jan. The
home of George W. Reed, manager of the
Long Bell Lumber company, was broken
into to day by Mr.. Reeds son-in law and
neighbors, as no one has been seen stir
ring about the house since Saturday even
ing.
The dead body of Mr.. Reed was found
sitting in chair before q hot stove fed
by natural gas. It was clothed only In a
night shirt and was in an advanced stage
of decomposition. Edith Scott, q do
mestio, was lying dead on the floor of her
room.
Mrs Reed and her Ave year-old son were
| in bed, the mother unconscious and the