The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-30
TELEGRAPHIC.
Gov. Davis Calls Ont the Militia.

Boston, Jan. PA Herald Augusta
special tonight says that the whole sit
uation has, since fifteen minutes past
IL o'clock, entirely changed. BY to-
morrow morning three companies of in
fantry, the Capital Guards of Augusta,
the Andrew Light Infantry and Gardiner
companies, and the AndrOscOggin Light
Infantry, will garrison the state house
The rumors of stirring events to
come were not baselcss. The Fusionist
militia are and have been drilling in this
city, and it has been ascertained TO the
satisfaction of the military authorities
that a concentrated attack upon the state
house was likely to occur at any moment.
st ten minutes past IL o'clock Gov.
Davis and inspector general Tilden ar
rived at the adjutant generals office. In
three minutes Gov. Davis authorized
this startling but well justified military
movement. 1t was timely act. This
has been the most sensational of any
night since the complications.
4 plot to burn the residences of the
leading Augusta Republicans was dis
covered tonight. Triangular bits of pa
per marked the doomed residences.
They were tackled on after dark and soon
perceived by the vigilant police. Had
not the governor given his order for call
men of the state house were ready 10
abandon their watch, which was likely
TO result in an inglorious ending.
Boston, Jan. 24.-The Herald's special
SAYS: There are companies of troops
with Calling guns stationed at the state
house.
Pillsbury says, in his Daily Standard
| of this morning: "Men of Maine, The
The next article on the programme is to
disperse by force the legislature convened
in Union hall Are you, as freemen,
willing to submit to this outrage2 See TO
il that your representatives are protected.
This is the elimination of the outrage
| inflicted upon Democrats AMI Green
hackers by "A staiwart pimp of the Re
publican party who is man who VIII
| now step out of our ranks and stand
with the cowardly men now Intrcnched
| in the state house, who tremble at the
sounds of their own voices, and do not
feel safe unless backed up by the bayo-
nets of the state militia. History will
read that Davis was the first man IN the
state of Maine to interpose an array o.
bayOnets at the state house TO keep from
its portals the citizens of the common
wealth"
The state house is converted into a
sort of barracks. Stoves are in the eel
Anl " WIN tAAS A0tAOA4o VI OCIl, ClC,
for the troops. At the adiutant generals
Office they have information which it is
said fully justifies the calling out of the
military. Gov. Davis is strongly urged
to at once dispense the union hall legis-
latuFe aud Fusion government Sunday
night the troops will all be under arms.
The Republican authorities assert il
there is civil war, the responsibility
will rest upon the Eusionists.
BosToS. Jan. PA special from
Biddeford, says that Ferguson Haines,
the city treasurer sent 90, 600 OF state
tax TO White, the Fusion state treasurer.
AUGUSTA. Jan. 24.-The Fusionists
met in Union Hail. Their ranks are
thin. as many have gone home
Dickey offered the following order.
which was passed: That a committee of
one from each county be appointed by
| the house, with such as the senate may