Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-02-25
TELEGRApHIC.

TOPEKA, Feb. 16.--The situation this morning Is very warlke. The soldiers are still on guard about the State Houss and no one is allowed to pass through the lines without pass from the Gov erner. The refusal of Col. Hughes 10 obey the Governors orders to eject the Republicans from the hall has baulked the PopuIists program and the latter now have only the provisional troops to carry out their plans. Toe Governor insists hs will drive the Republicans out at point of bayonet and the Repub- licans say such an attempt will be met with armed resistance.
 Col Hughes will probably be reliev ed from command today. In. that event all the enlisted militia will with draw with him. The streets are black with people who have gathered to see the fun and the soldiers aud reinforce ments are arriving on every train. The militia are in sympathy with the k - publicars and consequently do not see baskets of provisi ms which are handed up to the Republicans with ropes. The Wichita Battery brought .in g+tling gun, but some one abstract5d an im- portant piece of mechanism making it unfit for use.
 Sheriff Wilkenson is swearing in a posse of 1000 men ostensibly to preserve peace, but it IS generally believed to support the Republican position. The conflict may take place when the posse Is put to work, The Popuiists have practic fly abandoned the fl Id. They meet now in the basement of the ca p.tUl and have decided to make no further at tempt to gain entrance to the represen- tat,ve hall.
 The Populists have decided to hire a hall for meetings of the Pop-list House Sheriff Wilklnson's 1000 deputies are armed with base ball bats. The sheriff announces he will raise the seige. The militia have decided to obey his orders as a peace officer. Tn 8 makes the Re publicans masters of the situation. The governor has submitted a proposition to the Republicans to call of the militia and not to allow the Populists to interfere with the Republi- cans if the latter will drop legal proceedings against the Populists and if the sheriff will disband bis force, the agreement to last until the close of the session of the Legislature. The Republicans are now considering this proposition.
 RALEIGH, N. O., Feb, l6.-The House has passed the bill repeating the charter of the State Farmers Alliance. It is charged funds of the alliance were used for political purposes.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Cbarlie Mitchell the pugilist, is not allowed to land on the ground that he is an ex-convlct.
 BOISE, Ida, Feb. 16.-Advices from Occur d. Alene say the silver mines of that district will shut down in few weeks on account of the low price ot silver. Two thousand men will be thrown out of employment and trouble with union miners is anticipated. The shutdown will have an sppreciable effect on the silver and lead markets as these mines rank among the larger Iro- ducers in the world.
 LONDON, Eng, Feb. 16.-An English delegate to Brussels monetary confer ence has issued a report on the work of the conference. He states they have not found any definite practicable scheme on winch they are able to agree, but valuable information has been ob- tained on the subject to discuss which the conference had been called together. He recorded views of various countries as stated by their representatives at Brusse S and indicated the limits wiIhn n which a remedy must be sought for the evils attending the present monetary condition.
 PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 15.-The meet adopted resolutions expressing conf dence in President Russ and piedgin support in defending against action for the appointment of receiver.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 1.-The steamship Belgic arrived this morning from Honolulu. She reports all qu et at Honolulu. Martial law has been de- clsred off by the provisional govern ment but United States sailors from the Boston are still on guard on shore.
 During the period proceeding the an- nouncement of the American protector ate it is now known that the American naval commander, Capt. Wiltz, hesita ed $ to the extent of hts authority In rais- inz the American flag, and that Minis ter Stevens assumed full responsibility. The commander of the Boston there after carried out all orders implicitly. In view of possible complications the provisional government published an act Feb. 3, establishing the office of vice. president, with the usual powers, vestiDg in him all the powers Of a presI- dent, in the event of dcGth or resigna- ton or disability of latter. $. M. Damon was chosen vice-president of the provi-- ional government Feb. '. The provIe- iOnal government has ordered off the print of the royal coat of arms of Hawaii winch formerly preceded all "by authority" notices and by this act Lave 5 ricken Hawaii from the list of recog- nIzed nations ID that degIes. This order has been regarded as direct prepsra- ton for annexation. Imm diately sue ceedin4 the raising of the United States flag the right of writ of hsbeas corpus was restored, and martial law suspended. Atthe same time volunteer troops were dismissed. This was at the sugges Ion of the American minister and the friction winch had resulted by req son of martial law disappeared. Apart from any discussion of th- policy of an neXat on 1t IS the prevailing sentiment that tn action the provisional gov in asking for protection under the American flag prevented turmoil and blOOdshed.
 An international incident will follow the arrest of MT. c. $. Kynnsrsly, Of island Hawaii, British subject, which