The Portland daily press., 1874-05-11
THE ARKANSAS WAR.
Further Violence Reported
A Compromise sent from Wash.
ingtOn.
BAXTER DECLINES 1T.
The President Declares
His Purpose.

AhO Z 1'tSlo0uC DG cld1'0S
His Purpose.
THE SITUATION, ETC, ETC.
MEMPHIS, May 9.-At five minutes past nine
o'clock this morning the Little Rock wires went
uoWn, ana IL IS now impossible to communicate
with the city, either direct or by the way of St.
Louis or New Orleans At last accounts fight
ing was going on, and the suppositon is that
ed. N0
Capt. Sam Houston, who was killed yester-
DAY above Little Rock, was formerly superyis-
ing inspector OF steamboats, at this port
WASHINGTON, May 9-The serious breaches
OF the peace reported from Arkansas have i'm
PEELED the representatives of the two sides in
Ch.s city to seek some means of affecting q
compromise of their trouble, and for this pur-
pose they called together at the Bureau of Jus
tce to-day and had a conference with the At
torney General. They are now in consulta ton,
and hope to devise plan to which both sides
VIII agree as settlement of the pending diff
curly: 1t is further desired by them that ia
case the negotiations result in an arrangement
IL snail have the approval of the government,
IN which case it will ne agreed upon as decs.
ION to which all parties will be required to sub
NIT Should the different attorneys fail to
~SAsOs oHO 1AttoIucy dtueTdl may declare his
opinion in the case, but up to this time no init
nation has been given by him as to what that
will be. He says the question has been one of
a perplexing character, and it is very certain
that the government officials who have been so
persstently appealed to will be glad if the rep
resentatlves of tia factions will effect settle
ment of the feud.
NEW YORK, May "a Washington despatcb
says additional troops have been ordered to the
scene of action, and an officer of high rank has
gone to take command and to preserve peace.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May 9-At $50 a. m.
to-day the Baxter men standing near the south
east corner of Main and Markham streets.
walked across the street towards three or four
Brooks men, all colored, one of the latter pull
ed out pistol and fired at the Baxter men and
rushed into the middle ct the street as he did
80. The fire was returned and negro shot
dead. This was the occasion of numerous
shots, about forty 10 all. the Baxter men firing
from Stoddard's corner, and few of Brooks
men who were in the METROPOLITAN Hotel fired
from that quarter. The United States troops
at City Hall run out the truck of the hook and
ladder Company, barricading Markham street
and forming line behind it. Matters were
soon auieted
There was slight skrmish during the day
but no one was hurt. The federal troops have
thrown up barricades on several streets. Bust
ness is suspended and families near the State
House have moved away.
Col Rose, commanding the United State.
tIOopS QIcCtcu Vie CtdIe house party TO turn
over their steamer Hattie to her ownere This
order was to be executed by z o'clock this
morning, Prior to that'time Col. Broker, with
squad of State House troops, boarded her
and scutt,ed her. She sank to the hurricane
deck. Everything of value was taken off be-
fore she sank.
The following has been sent to the President:
We, the undersigned members of the Legsla-
ture of the State, have come here to meet I'M
der the call of Governor Baxter tomorrow and
n m ND fho 10
listing hear as, the country requires 1t, and we
respectfully ask the protection of the general
government while we meet to deliberate. We
hold that the matter should not be postponed
and all that we can do to have fair and hon
orable adjustment shall be done, aud unless we
are protected there may be bloodshed here in a
very short time, and the consequences no one
can tell. We are well satisfied that there will
be quorum of the Legislature of Governor
Baxter and we are satisfied quorum would be
here now were it not for the UNIV arranted seiz-
ure of the train on the Little Rock and Fort
smith Ra lroad necessarially OBTAINING mem
bers OF the Legislature form the northwestern
portions of the State
Signed by number of Senators and Requb
licans.
WASHINGTON, May 10-2 A. M.-The repre-
sentatives of the contesting parties in Arkan-
sas, consisting of Senators Clayton and Dorsey
and Representatives Byrnes, Hodges and Sny-
der, and ex-senator Rice or the part of Brooks,
and Representative Wiltshire, Judge Low and
Secretary of State johnson on the part of Bax-
ter, have been in consultation tonight in their
efforts t. compromise the difficulties in that
STATE and to prevent further effusion of blood.
Much difficulty was experienced IN reaching
conclusion on the basis of a compromise, and
the situation with all us attending circum-
stances, was freely discussed during the day
and evening. The consultation took place in
tae office of the Attorney General. and the
gentlemen present submitted their views to
Judge Williams very fully, and were anxious
10 receive expressions of opinion from him on
several points that entered into the discussion
AT a late hour this afternoon Saturday the
meeting was adjourned to seven O'Clock to-
night, when an agreement was made and tele-
graphed of which the following are the leading
points: LIST, The Legislature snail be called by
both Governors to meet the 4th Monday of May,
which shall receive and entertain from Brooks
the ground on which he claims the Office, AID
the Legislature shall thereupon Investigate the
case, giving both sides full opportunity to pre-
sent proof, and thereulon decide who was elect
ed Governor in 1872.
End, Both parties shall discharge all their
soldiers except a body guard and shall desist
from all warlike demonstr tons.
I'd, That previous to the decision of the Leg
slature, the President, if necessary, NAV deter.
mine which one of the contestants shall dis
charge the duties of the office.
The agreement is signed by Attorney General
Williams, and closes with the expression that
the President is snxious that both Brooks and
DaApCA VIII "oCOuC W JUG arrangements.
The Situation.
LITTLE Rock, May 1O-Both sides are very
vIglant. The regulars are ready for any ener-
gency. They have stationed look out on
the top of City Hail. The Bakeries have
erected barricade of cast iron pipe on the riv-
err bank.
A letter to Special Agent Edgarton from the
Arkansas river route agent Roman. dated Pine
Bluff, states that on the 9Th that while the
steamer Belle of Texas, was coming up the riv
er, at Cummings, posse of King White s;men
came on board, and while he was attending to
the mail at CJoper's Post Office, number of
the band cooked their revolverS in his face and
elected him from the cabin.
I've Richards, U. S. Deputy Marshal, in at
tempting to protest, Roman was beaten on the
head with the revOvers and knocked down the
steps out of the cabin. Richards escaped to
the woods to save his life. Roman wants to re-
sign if there is no protection in the State for
the United States mail or the agents Special
Agent Edgarton has notified the Postmaster
General of the facts.
Baxter Refuses to Compromise.
Baxter refuses to accede to the propositions
submitted by the Attorney General of the Unit
ed states for settlement of the pending diff
culties, giving the following reasons for such
refusal:
That he submitted substantially the same
propositions to Brooks some time ago and
they were rejected, Brooks announcing he
would have nothing to do with the legislature,
as that body had no jurisdiction and he would
not recognize it or anything it might do.
Baxter alleges there is quorum of the leg
iglaturr now here assembled under his call
with the Presidents assurance of protection,
and that they will meet tomorrow to determ-
inc the question. He will recommend the call
of constitutional convention with the view of
submitting the whole question to the vote of the
people.
Brooks Accepts.
Brooks has telegraphed to the Attorney Gen.
eral that he will accept his proposal
FIRES.