St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 8, 1892

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Want Aa. ln the SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH Commands the Attention of All, Both Great and Small. v4 & ad, al ° . f ] 4 = ee - Det > i. , Me ye 5 4 ; ; a pe Se Se eee a Ree 7 oh ee ee oe a" 7: aol . se SY Se ene 2 i, hae ae oF! - er ie ee ae y Tras Tae, 3 ee. See PS Ar : : 3 » “sy eee. eS SOP rf we a Men om ! ices gas tie ¢ 2 f —a _s - #8 Fa, ais - i “ Fi a oe he Se: = : ie Nes ¥ . - - ~* ;. s bs xy - > ‘ - ; s . : . : ™ ’ SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH? ~~ Because you are sure to get them filled, Wherefore it is a good thing so to do. _— oi “VOL. 43, NO. 242, ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL 8, 1892. ee | PRICE, FIVE CENTS. . | ‘BY CARRIER, FIFTEEN CENTS- PER WEEE. WARTO DEATH. Montana and Wyoming Horse- thieves to Be Exterminated. * One Thousand Head of Stolen Stock in Their Possession. RANCHMEN AND OFFICERS IN PURSUIT OF THE MARAUDERS. A Member of the Eand Found Riddled With Bullets—Pinkerton Detectives Employed in the Chase—Red Career of a North Carolina Desperado—An Un- provoked Murder—An Old Man Shot— Criminal News. HELENA, Mont., April 8.—The first results of the war looking to the extermination of horsethieves in Eastern Montana and Wyom- ing came to light yesterday, when the body ofamanwas found on Alkali Creek, about ten miles from Billings. He had been shot through the head and had been dead several days. The man has not been identified, but is supposed tobe a Wyoming ‘‘rustier’’ en route toCanada. Two other men, suspected of being in communication with horse- thieves, have mysteriously disappeared with- in the past few days. Two parties are now after the rustlers, who are located at the Jackson Hole in Wyoming, with a thousand stolen horses intheir pos- session. * or in Congress hesitates to express shimself on the silver question. Weare thankful that the danger cf the passage of a-free silver coinage act seems for the present to Le averted. Sume of the voters who contributed to this result may have done so from pure patriotism, sume from pure politics and some from a pure sat- isfaction with the existinglaw. For one, I accept the result with gratitude and forego all criticism of motives. ‘*‘We are equally opposed to the existing law and tottre proposed law. The existing law is a Republican measure, and we hoid that party is responsible for itand allits de- pendent evils,’’ He declared that the National Democratic party is for honest money, a currency of yoid and silver, every dollar of which shall be of equal intrinsic value all over the world. Until this policy is modified by another national convention, no manor set of men in Congress or out of Congress can commit the party to any other policy. ‘*The Republican partyin its platform and the consistent provisions of the act of 1890 holds the opposite policy.’’ The speaker then took up the question of the tariff, andreviewed at some iength the effect of the McKinley bill upon New Eugland industries, and in conclusion said: **Success isa duty; howto secure it will be a problem oft submitted to the convention to which you to-day elect the representatives of your State. ‘*The first great step is the adoption of sound principles and the declaration ofa policy to guide the legislator and the execu- tive. The next duty will be the selection ofa candidate. I believe the candidate should be as strong as the platform—indeed, that he should be the embodiment of the platform, and not merely that, but ‘one who is so welded to his principles that he would en- counter defeat in their open support rather than insure success by dfScreet siience. **]1 believe that our candidate should be a man of tried honesty, broad and comprehen- sive patriotism and undoubted cuurage, deliberate in judgment and ready and willing under ali circumstances and a 3 hazards to do what he believes to be right. ‘*To such a man fhe destinies of a great na- tion can be entryted; to such a man I doubt not the delegays ffom Massachusetts will give their uniteg@ votes, and such a man I be- lieve the united Democracy will elect as tne next Presidenvof the United States,’’ ‘THE PLATFORM. The delegates of the Democracy of Massa- chusetts inconvention assembled, again de- clare their allegiance to the principles upon which their party is founded. They remem- ber that they represent a party not eatea by political.expediency or dependent for existence upon temporary success, but co- eval with tne Constitution and adhering throughout its history to the. principles of that instrument, We reaffirm the platforms of our conven- tions of 1890and 1891, upon which we have twice elected the Governor of the common- wealth. Inthe second year of the present Democratic. administration we believe that our party enjoys In a greater degree than for a jong perioa the confidence and support of the voters of the State, The record of our Democratic members of Congress has added largely to the influanee of the State in the political affairs of the Union. | From the power to the tax proceeds the whole force of government must be jealously guarded by the vigilance of the people or liberty is but a name. A true Democracy in full enjoyment of con- stitutional rights regulates the expenses of the Government, makes Us an instrument with the people a means to an end, Toac accomplish this purpose it must act directly through its House of Representatives. Under a quarter ofa century of Republican administration the tendency Deen to con- centrate the power of Congress in the Senate, a body not directly elected by the peopie. In the election of 1890 |~=—the ple, by an overwhelmip vote, Nope binced the theory of taxation for the protection of local and special interests, but through their control of the senate and the administration the Republican far to defy people and maintain assumption of power by be : taxing system contradicts the theory of our Government and raises the question of the @ more danger- ~ an Governme Government shall receive of the larger market thus opened for our woolen manufacturers. indorse the bill pre- Congress placing coal and iron ore upon the free list; the Democratic party thus seeks to re- vive a once prosperous Massachusetts indus- try now almost crushed out of existence by unjust taxation imposed by the Republican Party. We will welcome, wheneverit can be en- acted,a comprehensive bill making a general reduction in the duties imposed by the tariit bill of 1883and by the yet more oppressive tariff legislation of 1890. With these views we not only oppose the letter, but the spirit and intent of the last Republican tari act, which reduces the rev- enue, while it raises the taxes; we demand its repeal because its intention Isto rafse pesces, to restrict commerce and to transfer he power of taxation from the Government to individuals ape corporations, and in its lace we demand thata genuine measure of arif reform shall be enacted. We believe in protecting the dally increased revenue, in protectiig the daily living of the people, in giving opportunity to a privileged class to acquire wealth. This is the clear issue between the two arties. There is no hope for tariff reform, ut in the success of the Vemocratic party. We renew our declaration of principles with regard tothe coinage of gold and silver adopted by our State Convention of last year, upon which our party achieved victory. We believe in honest money, the gold and silver coinage of the Constitution, and in a currency convertible into such coinage without loss. This -declaration, expressing the uniform historic policy of the national bemocratic party contained in its platforms of 1884 and 18838, we unreservedly reaffirm, We belleve that all dollars coined by the United States should be of equal intrinsic value, and that all paper cur- rency issued by the Government should be redeemed in either gxold or silver coin, at the optionjof the holder, and notatthe discretfon of the Secretary of the Treasury. While we believe in theissue of both go'd and siver as money, and in the full re- remonetization of the latter metal by international agreement, We are equally op- posed tothe freeand unlimited coinage of silver by our Government, independent of the action of other nations. With this conviction we denounce the Re- publican act of 1890, which requires the monthiy purchase of 4,509,000 ounces of sil- ver, and issues upon it upwards of $54,000,000 per annum of 70-cent paper, a policy under- lakegrj in fulfillment of pledges in the Republl- can national platform of 1588. ‘Lhis measure of inflation isinthe aggrega- tion of the original lexal tender acts, and the = should not forget thatit could not ave become a law but for the betrayal of the cause of sound money by the Kepublican Rep; resentatives from this State in the last Con, gress, We thank the seven Democratic members for the commonweaitn in the present Con- gress for their untiring efforts and unceasing devotion to the principles of a sourd finance, and we pledge them ourearnest support and assistance. The Democrats of Massachusetts desire again to place upon record their appreciation of and thetr admiration for the last national Democratic administration ;by its wise states- manship, fearless integrity and devotion to duty ithas earned and received the confi- dence and respect of all our people. We believe that the National Convention,to which we are to e.ect delegates, should nom- inate candidates whose views upon great public questions are strictly inaccord with tde party principlesand fuily understood by the people. While adhering to our honored custom, we do not specify fully or pledge our delegation, we yet declare our conviction thatthe best interests ofthe party and the country de- mand the nomination and election of Grover Cleveland as President, and we are confident that under his leadership principies of Democracy wili again wina giorious victors, A SLIGHT RIPPLE. The resolutions” were rapturously ap- plauded, and when the name of Grover Cleveland was uttered there was great ex- citement. There were some hisses, but the convention was plainly in sympathy with the spirit of Cleveland. Mr. Thomas Keenan of Boston arose amid cries of ‘‘Don’t kick to offer an amendment,’’ He was at first declared out of order but the cry of ‘‘fair play’’ beingraised, the chalr- man decided that Mr. Keenan could offer his resolution asanamendmentto the commit- tee’s report, as follows: Resolved—That the Democracy of Massachusetts in convention here assembled heartily recognize the sterling worth and grand work of Hun. David Ben- nett Hillin support of those true Democratic doc- trines which have preserved the Empire State of New York as the banner commonwealth of the Democracy of the nation, and thatin bis devotion and patriotism and loyalty to the cause of good gov- ernment the people find inspiration for the future welfare and prosperity of the country so dear to all true American freemene Hon. John E. Russell said he was per- sonally responsible for the style of the reso- lutions, and he objected td the interpolation of a stump speech into them in favor of any man. Ex-Representative Moreland of Woburn began by saying: ‘‘Ilama Democrat.’’ While he had every confidence in Mr. Cleveland, he did not belleve that the Democratic party was dependent for success upon one candil- date only, and he closed by speaking of the nee of the young Democracy—David B. sill, Mr. Powers of Springfield also spoke in sup- portofMr. Hill, | Mr. Charles 8. Hamlin ot Brooklyn followed with an eloquent eulogy of Mr. Cieveland. Gen. Collins was the next speaker. He said until June 21 he was for the Democratic party. There was but one Cleveland and one Hill, but there were several mil- lion Democrats. If he went to the national convention he should go unbound; by adopting theamendment you single out a man from another state and pass by the brillant young Governor of Massa- chusetts, and you pass by Boles and Palmer and a)l the resv. Mr. Keenan said he did not wish to cast any reflection upon Gov. Russell, and therefore he withdrew his amendment, The resolutions were then adopted, with several dissenting voices. , NORTH CAROLINA STATE POLITICS, BADLY MIXED CONDITIONS—DEMOCRATS ARE ALARMED, RALEIGH, N. C., April 8.—The Democratic situation in North Carolina Is tangled, and because of this state of affairs a second meet- ing ofthe Democratic State Committee was heid here yesterday and was largely attend- ed, The State Conventionis to be held on May 18, and the Alliance and People’s party men have announced that they intend to con- trol the primaries and elect the delegates so as to control the State Convention, and that they will adoptthe st. Louis platform and elect national delegates, whv will be in- structed to attend the Chicago Convention and present the platiorm. If it is not adopt- ed, the delegates are then to attend the Omaba Convention and take their seats therein as accredited from this State, In order to prevent this Chairman Smith of the State Committee has wpftten a letter say- ing those who are in favor of this policy are not Dembdcrats in good standing, and must not be admitted to the P maries uniess they pledge themselves in ad¥Yance by resolution to abide by the action of tle various conven- tions. The proposition was made to post- pone the nomination of the State Ticket until August, in order to make the Alliance men show their handon May 18. The committee decided not to do this, and then indorsed the letter of Chairman Sinith and adjourned, lt was declared that the more time there was the better it would be for the Alliance an —_ oe or TEE cans a tusion t PT wo aon - Onueanatan ofthe. ixth PF a ; a * headed Posteeneeee REDSRAMPANT Polish Anarchists Execute a Mur der Commission. The Four Assassins Chased to Their Death. 7 DOCUMENTS OF A STARTLING NATURE FOUND BY THE POLICE, Showing the Existence of a Band of Mur- derers With Ramifications Throughout Europe—Vienna the Scene of Another Incendiary Fire—Crowds Interfere With the Firemen, Cut the Hose and Tamper With the Water Supply. BERLIN, April 8.—A dispatch from Inow- razlaw, animportant town in Prussian Po- land, tells of a tragic event in that provinces which’ indicates that the Anarchists are thoroughly organized in attacks upon tie established order of things. One of the lead- ing residents in the vicinity of Inowrazlaw is Deacon Von Poninski, who lives at Koscieles and is an influential supporter of the Govern- ment andan enemy of Radicalism. During the night four men, dressed in respectable attire and their features concealed by masks, entered the residence of Poninsk!i. The dea- con was in bed. The men were evidently not brigands, as they paid no attention tp the valuables in the house, but made straight to Poninski’s room. Poninski was aroused by the noise of their entrance and sat up, terror-stricken. His’wife alsowas aroused and was about to cry for help when one of the men told her sternly to be silent if she wished to save her life, was light enough in the room for Poninski and his wifeto notice the gen- eral appearance of the intruders and for the latter to see their intended victims. Before the Deacon could speak, the three men lev- elled their weapons at him and fired, inflict- ing dangerous wounds. His wife was not hurt. Poninski sank back in the bed, the blood starting from his wounds. The assassins, apparently satisfied that th had killed their victim, turned and hurrie away. Frau Poninski, although not herself injured, became unconscious, and fainted on the body of her husband. ASSASSINS SHOT DOWN. The shots, meantime, aroused the neigh- bors and servants, who hastened to the scene. Assoon as Frau Poninski was re- stored she told the story of the assassination. The Deacon, who haé fainted from the sh and loss of blood, was brought back to con- sciousness and confirmed his wife’s re. port of the outrage. The authorities and people determined to hunt downthe woulda- beynurderers, and an expedition was im- mediately organized, in which all the able- bodied men of Koscielec joined, assa$s- sins were tracked toa forest and their trail was followed feratlong dGistance. As the pursuers came closer to the pursued, the for- mer threw out skirmishers right and left, so asto.prevent the escape of the outlaws. Then they closed inonthemand a demand was made for their surrender. The outlaws ut- tered cries of defiance, ‘and the pursuers pre- pared foracharge. As the attacking party rushed forward the outlaws fired, but with- out effect, while a fusilade from the assall- ants laid two of the assassins dead. The re- maining two did not wait for capture. Turn- ing the weapons on themselves, they shot themselves fatally, and died almost in- staatly. A STARTLING DISCOVERY. When the bodies of the dead were examined a startling discovery was made. Lettefs of instructions were found signed with the words, ‘'Executive: Committee of the Polish Anarchists,’’ andthe signature was accom- panied by a seal inscribed with the same words. These letters contained instructions to murder Deacon Von -Poninsk!i, and also in- structions to commit other outrages, regara- ing which Be authorities have not yet given any information, as they probably wish to use the revelations for the deteetion and capture of other Anarchists. It appears from the letters that the Anarchists in Poland aze thoroughly organized and heve a central committee, whose instructions are implicitly obeyed. The letters also, itis stated, refer indirectly to similar organizations in Austria and other European countries. The case bas aroused the greatest interest among the Ber- lin authorities and special detectives have already been dispatched to Inowrazilaw to get all the facts thatare possible and to ascer- tain whether there is any common under- standing between the Anarchists of Prussian Poland and those in other parts of Germany, ANOTHER INCENDIARY FIRE, | VIENNA, April 8.—Great excitement was caused this morning by another incendiary fire. A mansion on the Ringstrasse was re- ported tobein flames, and when the police and firemen hastened to the place they found evidence that the fire was the work of Anarchists. The flames had already got con- siderable headway, but the firemen succeeded by extraordingry exertion in preventing the spread of what had threatened to be a serious conflagration. In their work they met, as on former occasions, with vexatious interfer- ence by the crowd that gathered to the scene, and which undoubtedly included a number of Anarchists. The latter tried to create a row, and pushed people in the way of the fire- men, trampled on the hose and cut it ip several places. There is reason to be also that an effort was made to interfere the water supply. Had the fire spread it wo have desolated one of the most sections of Vienna. The Ringstrasse is one one of the most splendid streets in the world, It ts lined with the mansions of the noble wealthy citizens against whom the Ana ists have oflate directed their threats, Ig ; view of recent incendiary attempts wealthier people are having their especially guarded, while the police force i been strengthened on the Ringstrasse, | Praterstrasse and the other neigh borhogds e where the well-to-do reside. FIGHTING A TRUST. Grocers Uniting in Opposition to Sugar Combine. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 8.—Frominfot} mation receiyed by the Philadelphia which handle and distribute large > ~s pea = : a 7 “3 ~~ > nS, e. ' ) 0) 4, sagt, ¥ ’ ; “ RSS. RW enki Bae ame cae pe 2 —s # -_