The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-16


tion to stand prolonged Siege 1t ha
neither supplies nor means Of obtainin
them, During the excitement prevalen
at noon. they succeeded In running tn
populist blockade and secured sandwiche
and coffee for lunch and there was enougl
left for meagre meal this evening; bu
when that is gone all hopes of eatinl
anything are gone except at the cost O.
unconditional surrender. The guards sta
TONED in all the corridors allow no on,
to enter the building. The steam is aisc
turned off and they are forced to wear
oyercoats to keep them warm. The policy
OF the republicans is to hold out as Iona
as possible and await the forcible en-.
trance of the military 10 the nail. rney
will obey no order to rFacate the hall and
Will compel the troos to remove each man
bodily. Joseph Waters the republican ap-
pointed as committee to visit Governor
Llewelling and agree, II possible, upon q
suspension OF hostilities has gone to see
the governor. They proposed that both
houses adjourn until the case could be
heard In the supreme court and finally
adjudicated. The governor would not
consent to this and a wordy war ensued.
1t being evident that no agreement could
be reached the council broke up and the
republicans returned to the hall. Yester-
day the senate concurred in the amend
ments to the legislative appropriation bill
and last evening the bill was approved by
Governor Llewelling. It makes the ap
proprlation $4,000 for salaries and mile
age of the populist members Of the SEN
ate and house. Early this morning. the
populists besieged the Office of Treasurer
Biddle and began drawing salaries. In the
meantime the republicans went before
Judge Johnson and secured an injunction
restraining the state treasurer from pay
ing any money under the act. Notice was
served cn the treasurer at 1OSO O'Clock.
but two-thirds of the members had al
ready received their money The injunc-
viii be test of the legality OF the popu-
list house.
+ AT 8 o'clock this evening two republican
guards stationed In the corridor CHANGED
to run across Assistant State Auditor
Mackey, populist and arrested him on
charge Of having assaulted a republican
guard duringg them orning scrimmage.
He was hustled into the hall and after a
brief examination was confined as a pris-
oner In one of the coat rooms under
guard of an assistant sergeant-at-arms.
Before long sounds Of scuffle ewre
heard and Mackey plunged through the
door with blood streaming down his face
from seven scalp wounds which the jail
or had inflicted with a walking-sticl.
He was not seriously wounded and he
was allowed to go. e7--.-- .....--.,i,s /.
At 10 o'clock tonight Governor Llewell-
ing appeared at the door of the house
and asked admittance. He was invited
to enter and as he made his appearance
the members rose respectfully He then
made an impressive speech:
II came" he said, mot as governor or
the state, to order you from the hail. /
come to you as man and entreat you
as citizens of Kansas, and men of honor, |
to surrender to the legal authority of the
state and to leave the hail." Continuing. |
he said that the events of the last two
days seemed to have robbed both sides
Of their reason, and the situation was SO
strained that the slightest incident might
lead to conflict and bloodshed. The gov
ernor said he would consider no COM
promise and no appeal by the republicans
II the republicans would not surrender,
then he. would be forced to order the mi
itia to drive them from the hall at the
point of the bayonet. Ex-Governor Os-
borne. republican, who accompanied the
governor, said he had come with the gov
srnor from a conference between the
committee ofcitizens and the chief exec
itive, and was assured from the temper
# the governor and his associates, that
hey would consent to no compromise.
Continued resistance by the republicans,
lie said, would lead to bloodshed, and the
Genes Of the Border Wars would be re
'eated. He counselled moderation on the
art of the republicans, The chief SER
'eant-attarms then gathered his men ,
bout him and told them not to use their
evolvers until ordered by him to do So ,
he republicans then tore up the desks
n the populist side, and with them con-
tructed barrlcade In the corridor and
He'd the stairway with them. q
At l o'clock, this Thursday morning, the
ltuation remains unchanged. ,
The governor at midnight again called I
pom the sheriff to summon posse to
the peace, and the sheriff again 9
sfused to do so. Colonel Hughes who
as a member Of the house, appeared be-
IRE the house in uniform at ll:oO, and 1
formed the members that as command !
Of the troops, they had nothing to
ar from him. He would sooner resign
IS command than carry out orders to Il
ect the republican members Of the re-
iblican house He also said that a ma n
rity OF his command would withdraw -
ON the militia with him If they were
'dered to use force to drive forth the .,
gally elected and legally organized
'ucse Of representatives from the hall. 4
An interesting foreign exhibit at the m
orld's Fair will be model OF the Is n