Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-17
or Bleeding Kansas Still at II
Hammer and longs.
ALL FRoTHlNG AT THE MOUTH.
But The Only Sensation Of the Day Thai
Developed
Was That the State Troops We're DlsloYal 10
The Core and Obey Only Those They
Want To--The PopuIlsl House
Adopts Strong Measure.

/ bccu one of practical defeat for che Pop
/ lists with LITTLE more than a negative
| advantage 20 The Republicans. Troops
are sul on the grounds, Tue sheriff has
a posse at cau aud the Populists nrovis'
ioual guard Is drilling Ia preparation for
/ an emergency,
Nevertheless thorc Is a rift In the
storm rlouds Latte this afternoon 4.
/ j Closc. Governor Icwchug's private
secretary, appeared Ia tine han held by
the Republicans, aud after brief ud'
drcss. expressing the hope chat the trou-
bic might be- adjusted umicahly road the
following proposition from the governor:
Tho governor offers, IN the interest Of
pcacc and harmony tat he will with.
draw tho state miltin and not allow the
Republican house OF Is employees 60 be
utoricrcd with hy Tie popuustA pro-
ddod thnt an proceedings that had been
commenced by the Republicans arising
from Che arrest of He'd g. Rich be
dropped and the populist mombers ard
employees bc not disturbed by the arrest
Of officials or otherwise and the sheriff
OF shawnee county discharge his deputies
and does not Interfere or try 20 interfere
with the acts of the populists aud state
officials including tho mlta this agree.
mvut 60 continue iu force until the close
of the present session OF the legislature.
Tho proposition elected II great deal
of argument The house nt first was not
disposed 60 do moro chan reject che prop
oduou, but after thoughtful debate it
wuH voted ia appoint committee Of i've
10 prepare counter proposition 70 thc
governor
The committee after a lengthy consult
tnuou reported tho ulumntum of tho
housc tor prsrnu,ton 20 Che governor
I as folloWn
The huusc Of representatives over which
! George h. Douglass prcades having
commenced coutcmpt prorcodings against
, ccrtum prrsour for the sole purpose
d Of uryiug tie difficulty existing betwccn
, d ana Sac body presided over by J. NJ.
a Duusmorc before tho courts ior legal seq.
T. urmeut. now Ia the Interest of peace
agrees 20 the following
First 10 dibmss nl contrnpt procod'
+. mss heretofore commenced
Socmd- The boiy presided over by
Dunsuuro to nrrem l'raak y, Brown.
chief clerk of this house and the body
presided over hy George l.. Douglass 10
trr,st Bon g. Rich. cldd clerk Of tho
d boly presided over boy j. M. pmsmorc,
D. t,otb of snd arrests Ia be- upon Tho charge
A. of contcmpt aud 60 be- male Immediately
" nud the respective parties to apply ~ tho
4 supreme court of Kansas for release
10 lv hnbeas corpus proceedlngs both Of
y snld c,s,s TO be- prosecuted upon the
4 sole question Of the legality Of the roHpec'
Is tive houses.
NJ Third The governor 60 then discharge
y and dismiss the stute militia and pro-
waonal guard
l- Fourth rho sheriff Of Shawnee county
b 10 difmlss nll special deputy sherihH.
Wnb Tho house Of representatives
prosidcd over by George l.. DougihHs To
bayo exclusive. free aud undisturhod pos
nt cessation OF representative hOll with all
n oppurtenanccs, rooms aud nppronches'
sixth This agreement 70 remain IN
~ force until the supreme court shall nave
decided The issue Ia controversy
u Seventh In order Ia avoid misunder'
unnding la future the agreement 10
theso resolutions or plan Of action DO
q ratified by tbe signatures Of each Of tho
~ parties and the governor,
he By almost unanimous vote the prop
a. osltiOu tn the governor WAS endorsed Wy
u, the house. and committed npPoihbu 70
~ | present thc ulumntum TO thv kuNeFhul;
~ me governor received the committee ana
after rpadiug the communication CONSULT
od With Privato Secretary Close.
no the committee he SAID hu WIS nos
X fully satisfied ua 90 several legal points
wv IN the proposition, and would not kNo
H. thr committee an answer unul ioihpf-
~ row morning as he wished 20 connnt
d | with the attorney general, Ia tue mfhh-
.aI Gmo he promised The Republicans "a
q thoir stronghold should not be- moleatol'
~ but advised them not 40 adjourn
w AZ % O'Clock nue half of Tie members
nv left tie hail for supper while the ouef
~ half guarded the hail.
M Tia house prepared for another nght
od Of watching mud Whlung. IN lgL .i,,e,i
he oil representative hall WIS sifengthrhed
d., mte ia the evening by additional baIrl-
on rudeg al the eastern aud western rl.
franc The acanolding IN the second
story Of the dome was taken down ahn
pileG upou the back stairway ana across
s. ibe tou landing of tho trout stairway
lt' leaving only d narrow passage huhluVl
ih- bv "A soore OF youths armed with mus
3n- Rcis Tho stronghold OF the laWnhkeIs,
~, willie not rendered impmenple y maze
W. elt1,st uuapproachable which answers
VA tha same purpose Countersigne ana
IA epntiueis arc eyNfywhere, ana an uht
20, n source are the fopulath. ~ W"9td
ln. i almost al The risk Of their necks for
an No vgnerable Kansas statesmen b. climb
.he ON sr the ladders, logs bo1eH ana Drokcn-
PIP no chairs which litter the stairway.
SQUABBLING,
Tho history II today's events 10 rath.
er embarrassing, except for the consiantly
n. N. taifar determined 10 uphold their pAf-
10 tieans When dawn broke every 90.
op proaF n sle beseiged hall WAS guarded
w 81 pislesis who allowed any one - 70
ser out but none 20 50 No. battfnea = hili
w n were Ia position az the main ap-
ia proaches 10 d. capitol while crowds 81
"a hundreds gathered 10 await develop
iu' ntants II WAS a00n found The troops
IA ,eere moi IA An la earnest aud Tie 20.
,,nhlicana VIII ropes let dawn from win
doWs so0n provided Themselves with
breakfaa While these evidences ~
aFi svmuAthy for the besclged were being
M shown. lOlOpel Hughes, n command 0i