Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-26

leading Augusta republicans was discovered
tonight. Triangular bits of paper marked
the doomed residences. They were tackled
on after dark and. soon perceived by the Wig
liant police. Had the. governor not given,
his order for calling out the troops to, night
the military men 1t the state houae were
ready to abandon their watch, which was
likely to result IN an ungloriods ending.
The orders for the militia were given out
BY Gen. Chamberlain's assistant adjutant-
general for the reason that part of the mill.
tia would not, or it was feared, obey Gov.
Davis order. s f.
The Capital guards garrison the state
house tonight and partly relieve the worn
out police, who have been without sleep for
many hours. A special train is ordered to.
night from Lewiston. Probably the most
aggressive movement of the state govern
ment will be to disperse the ~fasionist
Legislature and arrest every f~nslonist ficisl
who persists in playing at government.
Boston, Jan. 24.-Augustai specials say
the Rtchard's light infantry of Gardiner
just arrived at 2 A. M. and marched into
the state house. A Calling gun will be.
here in the morning. Allthe armories in
the state are under guard. The republicans
mean to hold possession, and if the state
troops are NOT adequate the president will
be called on for aid.
Augusta, Jan. 23.-Those who imagine
the fusionists- are inactive and have aban.
doned their cause are laboring under a
mistake. While the government is not
alarmed, they fully grasp the situation, and
will make the state house perfectly impreg-
nable. The first military company that
ever entered the state house marched in at
/ midnight tonight, the Capital guards.
Messrs. Pillsbury, Blood, Chamung and
Others are known to be enrolling men in
every county in the state. Men are COL
lected nthe country towns ready for J. l..
Smiths call: Capt. Black, of Augusta, is
drilling men nightly.
Mayor Nash addressed the following note
to Gov. Davis. tonight:
In view Of the threatening attitude OF
persons hostile to the esent government
Of the state, !. feel constrained to say to
your excellency that ]. fear my civil police
force will be unable to sufficiently protect
the public property, at the capitol or even
hold possession of the building itself against
such a force as the public enemies seem to
be willing to bring against it.
(Signed) NASH.
Augusta, Jan. 24.-There are suspicious
circumstances which lead to the alarm, viz:
Crowds Of men collecting at various points,
the continuance of organization among the
%fusionists; the raising Of money to sustain
them in their action the activity o. Maj.
j. L. Smith /; the holding out of Sawyer,
who claims to be secretary of state the
drilling of secret clans of armed men and
the incendiary talk Of the Greenback Labor
Chronicle of Auburn that the state house
must be taken, though it costs thousands of
lives.
From consultation with the military au-
lhorities Gov. Davis became fully convinced
Of the seriousness of the situation, and that
position Mayo1Nash perfectly favored. He
therefore ordered to the state housethe Cap
ital guards and Richards light infantry, who,
at ! O'Clock this morning were there. Tho
Auburn light infantry will leave that place
for the capital at Q o'clock this morning,
and other military forces will be brought
here if necessary. Information Of the ope-
rptions of the fusionists comes from reliable
men in each county.
Tho design was to take the state house.
The prompt action of Gov. Davis will avert
trouble. Men are known to be ready at the
call Of Smith from Lincoln and Summerset
counties, who are to take sleighs ACROSS the
The prompt action of Col. Peaks
prevented movements In Piscataquis coun-
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