The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-16
IN BLEEDING KANSAS
Armed Republicans Take Possession Of
Representative Hall
PROMISE OF BLOODSHED
Militia Called Out to Preserve
Peaoe-Diseracefui Results OF
the Fight Between the
Two Houses.

TorEKA, Feb. 15.-Blccding Kansas
nearly bled again to-day. Nothing but
wisest counsel of the calmer leaders Of
tho opposing parties prevented n serious
conflict and the shedding Of blood. Not
since the anti-slavery and pro-slavery
forccs were arrayed in hostile attitude
against one another, has political excite
ment run 80 high as to-day. and not since
those pcrilous times has the political sit.
uation come SO near developing into q
battle with arrns.
Members Of the republican house, each
carrying n revolver. forced their way
through tho populist guard, station ID In
tho corridor and the stairway leading to
the representative hall, fought their way
inch by inch UP stairs in a hand.to-hand
contest with tho populists. battered down
the doors OF tho hall with sledge ham
nier, took possession Of the hall and barri-
caued themselves within, and are now
withsianding the siege by tho populist
1 government supported by the entire mi
hary force of the state, who hope to starve
the republicans into unconditional sur
\ render.
Right here arises the probability of an
| armed conflict between tho republicans
guards and the state militia. Republican
membcrs have kept the wires hot all day
sending messages to their constituents in-
| forming them OF the desperate situation
OF affairs and calling republican volun-
teers TO come 10 Topeka at once md lend
aid 10 tho republican house. Responses
have been received from all over the state
stating that volunteers have offered their
services by hundreds, and will arrive at
Topeka by first train. As samples of the
responses two arc given. ID. NJ. Scott, O
republican member who happened to be
al home in Ottawa, tclcgraphed he would
be here IN the morning with 800 armed
men. "F!ghting Dan" Anthony, editor
of the Leavenworh Times, wired that
LOCO armed men would come from Leayen-
WORTH. Republicans predict that the
militia. being composed mostly of republi-
cans, will not resist the attack of tho
volunteers should tho latter proceed to
! such extreme measures.
AT 10 O'Clock tonight 500 troops arc on
guard around the building, while 500 more
are on their way from different parts of
the state. Hundreds OF republican volun-
teers, armed for battle, are gathering
/ from all parts of the state. The populisis
have organized into provisional troops.
Tho militia, being republican in sympa-
thies, will probably not obey any order to
shoot down their political brethren. while
/ the provisional companies, composed of
populists, arc prepared to go 10 almost
any extreme to de!cat republican plans
and maintain The populist position. No
one darcs predict what the morrow will
bring forth. Few hope Tor pcaceable So
luton OF the difficulty, and many expect
bioodshed aud all are holding their breath
in anticipation.
The populsts, anticipating the events
l of to-day. attemnted ta throw tho IN, r.len
OF the situation on Sheriff Wilkinson Of
this county. The governor informed him
officially late last evening that rumors
were In circulation TO the effect that q
lawless mob-the republican house of rep
tatives-contemplated forcible in
ynsion OF tho hall of the house of repre-.
sen;atives, and called upon him to sum
mon q posse TO resist such lawless in
vas!on.