The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-18
KANSAS iNnRW;EliO.
III. :;cput.I"an- "r. New the Tom
p'"ie H;istrr- III :h" Legislative
Row ut Topeka.
Full Details al fi,c Scenes Which gni!owc,i
th" f"paii-i Attempt 10 Gain
Central.

house at 9 o'clock this morning for it,
Legislative day of Thursday the legisla
tive war has been bloodess one Tn,
republicans still maintain their position
in representatives hall. and the popu
lists still maintain theirs outside Of it.
The situation appears On its face fully
as bellcose ar it did yesterday. Gov
Lewcling still asserts positively that h,
/ will drive the republicans from the hall
AT the point OF the bayonet and the re-
! publcans assert with equal I,ositiveness
| that they will resist election. even to the
, use of arms. Col. Huges. in command
the sity. has for Il third time
DECLINED TO OBEY THE GovERSoR~ :
to his men To eject the republicans. The
sheriff still refuses to take a hand in the
trouble and the governors only alter
native forces are three meager cOmpan-
les OF provisional troops composed of
popuisis. They are green recruits.
badly organized and badly drilled and
are not considered. even by the govern
or. effective enough to dislodge the re-
puhlcans from their position. They
may he reinforced during the day by
the formation Of other provisional com
panics. and in that event an attack NAV
be made upon the republican strong
hold. Otherwise. from presen; indica-
ti"ns. the day viii probably pass peace
fully.
Col. Hughes will. in all probability bc
relieved from his command TO-DAY. I'M
mediately he receives notice of release
he will retire from command. and his
regiment. which includes most of the
companies on the ground. will retire
with him.
The plans of the populists included
an assault on the republican stronghold
at ; o'clock this morning. They hoped
10 take the enemy by surprise and to
carry the position without. ditiicult..
Col. Hughes. although not officially
informed Of the plan. learned its details.
and apprised the republican house of it.
giving them To understand at the same
time that they had nothing to fear from
him. \ little later he was summoned
to the governors office. where the plan
was laid before him. and he was order
ed to carry il out. The colonel informed
the governor. in forcible language. that
he was on dut! to
MAINTAIN PEACE. NOT To BREAK IT.
The republican house. he sadwas the
legally constituted house Of the state Of
Kansas. and he did not propose to inter
fere with it in the transaction of its
business.
When the republicans learned that
Col. Hughes. who had been placed
in command Of all the troops. would
take no action hostile to them they
couutermanded by wire many Of their
requests for men, believing themselves
to be
MASTERS OF THE SITUATION.
Then. the populists throughout the
state, being mostly Of the agricultural
class. would be hard to reach by wire.
and many Of them did not receive their
newspapers until late this morning. and
consequently knew nothing Of the seri-
Gus nature Of the condition Of affairs.
There are now ON the ground. all told,
about 100 state troops and an equal
number OF armed citizens. 100 Of the lat
ter being populists. and the remaining
400 republicans.
1t was cold, dreary night for the re-
publicans besieged in representatives
hail. The hard hearted janitor Of the
capitol building refused to turn on the
heat which he had turned of yesterday
in the effort to freeze the republicans
out. The hall was miserably cold. and
the republicans were forced to engage in
walking matches and other antics about
the hall to keep up free circulation Of
blood. Sleep was out Of the question.
The members. however.
HAD THE COMFORT OF FOOD,
which the military guards in the
grounds below kindly allowed to be
hOisted through the windows.
We're absolute masters Of the situa.
tion.' said Col. Warner. representative
from COmanche county and chairman
Of the republican caucus steering CON-
mittee. The militia are with US, and
as for volunteers, why, reckon we can
muster as many as the other fellows.
These provisional companies dos't
amount to anything. They are nothing
hut pet lambs. We're wolves now, and