, 1874-04-17
Baxter Holds Brooks and His Guard
with 200 Men. -
Troops Pouring in from the
to the Aid Of Baxter,
Tile Doposcd Governor Expected
OH the Capitol To.Day.
Interesting Interview With Judge H! :,
Arkansas. f..
TEE SEAT QE WAR,

TIE SEAT OF WAR.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 1G.-Thero Is but
little ohangc in affairs. Gov Baxter still occl,-
pics st. Johns College, aud is making propara-;
tlons to sustnin himself. Mr. Brootg holds tho
stata-Houso with two pieces of artillery. and
about loo men arrived with improved muskets.
BROOKS PROCLAMATION.
He has issued tho following proclamation-
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
ITTIE NooE, Arl. April lG(
To a tse .;' r1er,t s r r:d1'3ss, A5Tsn,a;
Of Governor at the November election Of 1879. That
received mn] orty Of tho votes cast fur hat office
ns mover been snisd even BY the friends Of Elisha
bo allowed to contest tho election for tho Office Of aov
BY anu tho my S ss,
who corrurtly naed bis oiaclul patronage to bribe
member Of the Legislature rejected, and was
stitution guarantees to every cize but tho right to
haYo tho question Of tho election investigated or
reme Court for writ Of ao var1anto ] against a Eshs
what warrant and daushority ho assumed to discharge
declared that 1t had Jurisdiction to hear and deter
1nine contest for tho oi,lco Of Governor and tho
!ea g" dS4 aDf Ga aeoa o. asanas Ga
Baxter, under tho provisions Of tho
oS ss IL 5 te a, y
by Elisha Baxter during tho time ho wrongfully With
hcld Tug sano ff2m mo- served notice on Eltsha,
~ said notices. and take testimony in support Of ulyt
claim El!sta naster for reasons best known to hse,
mentionc and trcated liz court proceeding wh ' do
rison md contempt, openly noaating in public aud
court Of tic State, will the mlitia il It
Attempted in any manncrt to inercfcro with him in tho
whatanding Ills treas continued to take testimony
and prosecute suit for tho purpose Of asserting
In Cnttrt
a @ st enee took tl!s gath Of office and took pqsBss
executive Office, aud It ia to DO horud that
you Will totn yors voice witt ne rejoicing that tho
stalled into Office. Icing in Office, 1t III but fair thnt
should, to some extent: defend my future policy,
,nseepreaent for tho Of advancing personai
interests and qualifying tlolr own ambition. For my
political tcnets respectfully refer you to tho plat
il l87a From tho principles, tnarain enano1atsd; /
have not departed, and God Aelp,ng mo- neycr will! No
box stnlors md political thnberggcra to tho oxtcnt
havc. Isay to you that SO far as III lies, tho ball
again 10 made engine Of fraud and oppression, US
itwae in 1872. This is republican form Of govern
men f. where tbs voice Of hs 0rl0 hs she zs
sssapy s H. HSsss;ISs sss's ssssy lSa* spe
counted as tho nan who cast 1t intended 1t should DO.
convoy the impression TINT 1t tho duty Of tho people
to rally to tue standard Of o man who no doubt will
claim nh he nn Of A s am ya M
to the oice than any ono Of yon havo that was not
candidate. for ths purRose % Of pasing that man
at III saes saS atteat 70 wifi vii cad t. ato
She'd for shall resist aud suppress the notion Of Ill
or ut tie cal Of Elisha Ba1tcr No man IN tho Slate
Gun moro deeply regret tho strife and b!ooshed tnn
4aSer sa S sns @ s1 It tel sss a
SUPREMACY. Eisla Ba.tos forced ne fsea tho IssIse
e sseay ii sss Ss;n' seas MtH It'll tas sso a%s say @sa
jnrisl!citon I'M III the executive oaice Shan il il
adtudcated that nm not there legally, will bow my
y r sa s 70 es
TO the courts will uAe to nuke him respect md ablo
its dccrccs.
eea a ' ase sst sea II It
the Capitol 10 preserve elthor pence good order.
viii po noted M il s.o s ma sssush s s tic clan.
nes. tSi8ned} JOSEPH InooKs.
Governor Ut Arkansas.
IN THE o1nou1T COURT.
To-day the attorneys of Gov. Baxter appeared
In tho Circuit Court and moved 10 aot aside tho
Judgment Of yesterday; also to correct tho
records Of Monday, wheroin it..appcared TINT tho
demurrer il tho case Of Brooks vs.. Baxtor, was
submitted By consent. Tho motions will DO ar~
gued tomorrow.
nAxrEn's PROCLAMATION.
, About dark tlis evening, GOV. Baxter issued
tho following proclamation, declaring martial
law In this pulaBki County.
PROCLAMATION.
WnEnE4s Ar arEoa M EsIelt9n e.ats In tho sonn'y
necessary to employ nil tho force ut my disposal
tosuppressit, therefore, By authority vested in ~
within With the sata county. aud coln,nand iii psr-
Bpnk CAPABLE Of military duty to assist i'll The
aa s reva n o
tls rights Of reaceabe and wcldisposed persons will
10 severely punished, by whomsoeyer 1t 1nny becom-
nttcd. Tho utmost respect shall bc paid by all per-
aona to ctixcns not in urns, anil to their property mud
that Of the Federal Government. .'.-
tho Stale of Arkansas do horoby set my hand ho pIs
yase seal Of sad stau being n'w not accessible to tho
Deua Il 1ttio iii i iosi this 18th day Of April, A. D.
1874. tsigncl,) E11sHA DAxrEn,
Governor Of Arkansas and Commander fn Chlcf.
THE sTATE. HOUSE SURROUNDED.
simultaneously with the issuance Of this proc
lamation the Governor marched from st. Johns
College with his torce Of about 200 mon, down
into the ioart Of tho Ely. took up htB Leadaua1;
tGrs 1T tho Anthony House. placo'l guards 81
ns aurresunding lho stato:siouse a viii
Gordon Of HontinolH. Several companies
Of militia laye arrived from outside counties,
and oyory train makes additionB. by tomorrow
thu 5ovesnorh a6 force, from present Indications,
ii ''fo aro about 100 to 16o mon at tho Btato-
l1oy i, well armed md with two cannon.
The Governor llas received dispatch from At
tornc doneral williams, Htatingin effect that the
Unftod Statea Government would not Interfere.
'"; Governor states thus was all la desired, and
I II.
: CORRECTION.
aat nights dispatches wore iu error In 6iat-
r." that tho Circuit Judge llad issued warrant
to the ShoriT Immediately aftorglying Judgment.
agaiust Daxter. No writ was ever iHsled, oitor
the1l or now. Az soon as tho Judgment wins rot,-
dorcd, 1}rooss took the officer, nud with copy Of
tho judgment III his hand, won't to tho GoYoru-
or's oti0e aud took forcible poaseHsion,
LATEST
LITTLE NooE, April 1U.-A fow minutes aco
Gov, Daxtors f0rcoB took possession Of tho toio-
graph otlce, plao!ng aantinols at tho door with
taoe Eighth paRc1