The state chronicle., 1893-02-17
THE KANSAS MUDDLE.
THE LEGISLATIVE WAR HAS
CHANGED ITS FRONT.
The Governor Sends an Application
for Peace-The Day at
Topeka.

TOPEKA, kans., Feb. 16.-The repub- |
lican house is still besieged in the repre-
sentative hall and the force of State
militia is still posted about the capital.
Colonel Hughes has again declared to |
obey the Governors orders to eject the |
republicans, and the only resource the |
Governor has, besides the regular militia,
is three companies Of provisional troops,
composed of populists, who of course
sympathize with the populist's objects.
They would doubtless make an attempt
to carry out the order to eject republi-
cans. Colonel Warner, who has planned
the republican campaign, says of these
provisional companies: They are the
Governors pet lambs, and we are wolves
now and would devour them if given an
opportunity"
The outlook at this hour is bellig.
nant one. The refusal of Colonel Hughes
to obey the Governors order has baked
the populist's programme. The Gov
ernor will make no statement as to his
plans for to-day, but it is believed they
include an order to the provisional troops
to eject republicans. Should that at
tempt be made, it will be me. with an
armed resistance on the part of the re-
publicans.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb 16-This evening
the Kansas war has changed its front,
the line of militia surrounding the state
house is between two fires. The repub
lican house, which the militia forces
we're called out to subdue, still occupies
the republican hall, and outside of the
grounds the sheriff of the county is or
gsnizing large force Of deputies to take
charge of the soldiers and preserve peace.
He has given no orders to the men to
move and says that he will appoint no
successor to Col. Hughes. The colonel
is now deputy sheriff. All of the de-
puties were ordered to report at IL
o'clock sharp armed, and ready for i'm
mediate duty.
The republicans held the representative
hall right, the stairways leading to it
we're blocksded with ladders, lumber,
doors and everything that could be
found that would obstruct passage and
prevent rapid ascent by force of men.
The doors were barred and during the
long hours of waiting all manner o
means were resorted to to kill time
Speeches were made, songs sung, card
played and the house roll was called
every hour On the floor below soldier
paced up and down, every entrance t
the state house was locked and no per
son was permitted to pass either in o
) out. All occupants of the representative
hall we're undergoing stage of siege
, Food was sent to the imprisoned states
{ men in baskets, handed in through tn
e widows by means of ropes. This morn
I ing mail carriers took food to the legis
I lators, militia forces fearing to stop ther
t or to deny them right of ad
/, mission The United States marshs
}. was ready with force of deputie
t to arrest all of the militia men and GOV
Y ernment officers in case the mail carrier
e were interfered with. He was given q
If occasion to call on his deputies.
10 company of artillery arrived fro
e Wichita this morning under command I
, Captain Metcalf. 1t brought a gatlin
{ gun with it. Before arriving some oI
}, removed a portion of the macky CO..
{. nected with it, making this otherwi
N powerful instrument of slaughter powe
" less. The gun was, however, placed
i position in the state house square, al
l. officers and men of the company haviI
RS it in charge professed to be ignorant
ID the fact that it could not fire shot.
ct The city is crowded with people, il
is coming trains bringing uniformed m
a itia, being many more uniformed T
IN cruits for the sheriff. The militia al
se the citizens are on the best of terms.
O 2 80 o'clock the governor sent nm app
ce cation for peace to the republican hou'
he 1t reads:
to "The governor offers in the inter,
mt of peace and harmony that he will wit
draw the state militia and not allow t
republican house or its employees to
interfered with by the populists, pl
IT,. vided that all further proceedings ii
lie have been commenced by the reput
hit cans arising from resolution of Ben
a. Rich be dropped and that populist me
II bers and employees be not d
,ly turbed by the arrest of officers
~ otherwise and the sheriff
"a Shawnee county discharge his deput
,er and do mot interfere nor to try to
r;t terfere with the acts of the populists a
va senate officers, including the milit
,er This agreement to continue in force
m the close of the present session Of
# legislature. The republicans will
st accept this peace offering.
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