The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-16

Republican guard during the morning
scrlmmage. He was hustled into the
hall, and after brief examination con-
lined as prisoner in one of the cloak
rooms under guard of an Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms. Before long sounds
of scuf1le We're heard and Mackey
plunged through the door, with blood
streaming down his face from a severe
scalp wound which the jailer inflicted
with walking stick. Mackey said he
attempted to open the door leading into
the hall and was assaulted without fur
ther proVocation. The guard says
Mackey threatened him with a revolver,
and that he struck him in defense.
Mackey was then allowed to go. He is
not severely wounded.
THE GOVERNORS PLEA FOR SURRENDER,
At 10 o'clock Governor Lewelling ap-
peared at the door of the House and
asked admittance. He was permitted
to enter, and as he made his appearance
the members arose in respect. He made
an impressive speech. 81 come" he
said, mot as Governor of the State to
order you from the hall. come to YOU
as man, and entreat you as citizens of
Kansas and men of honor to surrender
to the legal authority of the State and
vacate tie hall" Continuing, he said the
events OF the past two days seemed to
have robbed both sides of their reason,
and the situation is so strained that the
slightest incident might lead to a conflict
and bloodshed
Speaker pro tenn. Hoch interrupted the
Governor to ask if it would not be fair
for each side to agree to vacate the hall
pending settlement of the difficulty.
The Governor said he would consider
no compromise, and no appeal by the
Republicans. If the Republicans would
not surrender, then he would be forced to
order the militia to drive them from the
hall at the point Of the bayonet.
y voice from the seats asked, "Will
you abide by the decision of the courts ?,'
The Governor declined to reply and
left the hall.
MODERATION COUNsELED.
Ex-Governor Osborne Republican,.
who accompanied the Governor, said he
had come'with the Governor from a con-
ference between committee of citizens
and the Chief Executive, and was as
sured from the temper of the Governor
and his associates that they would con-
sent to no compromise. Continued re-
sistance by the Republicans would lead
to bloodshed, and scenes of border wars
would be repeated. Tomorrow would
see gathering in Topeka of hundreds of
Republicans and Populists. The intense
feeling prevailing would lead to a con-
1lict and bloodshed would surely follow.
He counseled moderation on the part of
the Republicans.
REPUBLICANS ERECT a BARRICADE.
The chief Sergeant-at-Arms then gath
cred his men about him and gave instruc-
tons as follows: In the event of the
military appearing III the hall, he told
them not to use their revolvers until Or
dered by him so to do.
Representative Sherman, addressing the
House, said that Colonel Hughes, Com
mander OF the militia, had told him that
he had ordered the men not to fire except
in self-defense.
The Republicans then tore up the desks
on the Populist side, and with them con-
structed barricade in the corridor and
filled the stairway with them, making an
obstruction which it would be difficult to
scale.
THE FIRST CONFLICT.
The first conflict between the soldiers
and members of the Republican House
took place tonight in corridor leading
to the Representative Hall. Representa-
tives Davis and BreidenthaI, who had
escaped to get lunch, were challenged by
the guards on their way back. Breiden-
thai drew revolver and told the guard
If he did not lower his bayonet he would
blow his head of. The guard allowed
him to pass.
REPUBLICANS GET PROVISIONS.
Colonel Hughes, who is a member of
the House, appeared before the House in
uniform at 1l:30 and informed the mem
bers that as commander of the troops
they had nothing to fear from him. He
would sooner resign his command than
carry out the order to eject the Republi-
cans from the House. He also said ma
jority of his command would withdraw
from the militia with him if they were
ordered to use force to drive forth a
legally elected and legally organized
House of Representatives from the hall.
He further intilnated that orders to the
guards, so far as they related to the TAX
ing of provisions in the hall, had not been
relaxed. Hardly had this been said.
when string was dropped out of every
and in shorter time than it can
be told. baskets filled with substantial
lunches were hoisted up and the Repub
licans broke their long fast.
Information from the Governors office
is to the effect that no attempt will be
made to eject Republicans before morn
ing. At midnight Sheriff Wilkinson in
formed Governor Lewelling that he was
the peace officer, and demanded the Gov
ernor to turn the matter over to him. No
reply was made.
AT l o'clock this Thursday morning
the situation remains unchanged. The
Governor at midnight again called upon
the Sheriff to summon a posse to pre-
serve peace, and the Sheriff again refused
TO do SO.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TO BE REPRE-
SCENTED.
KANSAS CITY MOI, Feb. 15.-At $3.50
o'clock this morning special train on
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe road.
four Associated Press special
correspondents and corps of telegraph
operators. will leave this city for Topeka.
1t is expected the train viii make the
ir,l,f IN,.
peka i'll less than an hour. 1t is believed
at this hour that an attempt will be made
very early in the morning to force the
members of the Republican Legislature
from behind the barricades made OF