The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-02-17
THE CRisIs AT TOPEKA.

In order that our readers whs do
not take the daily papers may under
stand the course Of tins exciting eveHts
that have occurred at Topeka this week,
we will make a brief statement OF the
events up to last night, when our spe-
ciai disPat sh y as sent, which tells what
took place since then.
On Tuesday at this week Speaker
pro TEN Hook, OF the republicans house
introduced a resolution iustruciing Tie
speaker Of the republican house to
cause the arrest Of Ben &. Rich, the
chief cirrk Of lie pupulist h"use. and
To bring l,im before the bar Of he buiise
TO ausW er f'g cUHtempt ia disturbing
the proceedings OF the house. The ub-
ject uf the resolution, il was stated,
Was 20 get the matter before the
SUPREME count, upon the expectation
that Rich WuEld apply 10 the court for
"a writ of iIuIeas corpus.
This resolutions was Immediately
pass..d and the speaker then ordered
the sergeant 5t-arms to arrest RiciI.
The sergraHt-at-arms. with IN o Assist
ants, pr. cePded &" tile button House
and placed Rich undt-r an est jrst as lac
Wia ai,Uut 10 lake dinner. He Was
allowed 10 Eat sns dinner, ami ia tie
meantime News at lie arrest spTr d
and "a large Uumter uf POpuliata
gathered at Jiie Dution house. After
dmner Rich started um hi- way u the
stats house IS ith the officers Hccumpau-
led bS - large crowd. AS they nzured
the stale house, the officers learning
that the republican house WIS nOJ ia
session, underLOOk tu take Rich TO tie
Copeland hotel. TREY were resisted
by the pupulisls and "a fight eususd ia
" hicli tie republicans were YDrstrd
and Rich, accompanied Iiy his friends,
went To the capital In tile afternoon
WAL rants ~ sre sworn out bsruTs q JUS
tiee Of the peace for the arrest of ssy
eri.I poPulists. who gave bond for their
appearance later.
M further attempts were made to
arrest Rich. Wednesday, morning the
pOpulists took possession Of representa-
tive hail and placed guards OH the
st aIrway and at the doors to prevent
any one obtaining admission except
members Of the house, aud pOpuiist Off
Gers, excluding all Jhe republican huuss
employers and sprgeaHt-stt-ITms. AFTER
several republican employees had been
refused admission, the republican mem.
Lers formed in bu'Iy. y ,uglasS at the
head and marched TO The fruut Of tht,
stairway of tile ui1iu eHtruure To the
hOnse. Here they were told 10y the
guards that mrnlisrs could gain al
misSinn at the d"0r at the rrtr enI 81
I the hall. Douglass stated to the guards
( that he WAS speaker of the house, and
commanded Ihem Tea give away and
allow him To enter. hsgUar,Is refused
/ when the republicans. after q siOrl
struggle, forced their way Ia the doOl
4 OT the house ana broke it down witt
Gsledgs-hammsrs ana entered. The
TeIlubii CANS took pUssp>siun of the hall
guarding the d"Ors with sergrHut-itt
arms. State officers ana pupuiisl mem
her, were admitted, but nome of tn,
/ p0pul. 81 Observation-Disclosures or enplnysi
were allowed to enter.
Al 1880 T.. m. the governor eutere,
/ Lha h;tll and addressing tie republican,
told them that they must ~ once dis
prrse OF they would he renewed b.
force. Ia the m 'ruing tile Gavermu
issueI "a proclamation calling out tin
militia. The militia beg ,u e. ,.vs-InBl,
aud iu the afternoon surrounded ia
capitol The republic ans rem ,iusI ii
the house alt ltight. At 3 uclocl
Thursday mprniug CJl. Hughes, com
msuding the militia WAS ordered by
the governor 10 eject tile republican,
from the house This me refu ,,.d tn d.
The sheriff of SHAWNEE county uutitie,
the governor That it WAS UnueccssvHr
- call nn the militia u preserve th
pence, that he was able to 10 50 with
uU- ANY aId. Fb- sheriff swOre ia
large number of deputies, and two
possesiun Of the han of representative
At g n'oluck q. IA. yesterday IA
sheriff had control. and tile gov
eEnor sent the message tn tile rspubIf
can house referred t. i'm our riJecia
dispatch, Which 10 Is what Occurre
later.
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