Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-16
"A. CONFLICT COMES.
The Two Houses in Kansas De-
az clare War.
TIE REPUBLICANS COOPED UP
II the Nall Of Representatives With Soldiers
Outside.
The PopuIlst Governor caIls Out ire Militia
and They Are There Win Calling Guns.
AConereneo That Had no Result
Not Words Lunch Captured.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 15.-The long cx-
pccted crisis has arrived and there now
seems no way to prevent a dangerous
conflict between the dual houses Whom
the Republicans went 70 enter the hall
Of Representatives at 10 o'clocl, this morn
ing, they found the door huu been barred
by the PoUulists. Sledec hammers were
secured and used 10 such effect that the
members Of the Republican house soon
entered the hall A. soon os 10 became
known by the Populisfs what had oc-
CURED Governor LeNolliug called out
the militia and instructed them 20 pro.
coed 70 the hail and eject the members
Of the Republican house from the floor.
The Republicans, informed of tir ar-
ton Of The governor, held a hurried cone
ference TO determine upon what course
Of action 90 pursue. no definite plan
was decided upon but Individual E..
publicans sought to induce Che Santa Fc
railroad 10 cuIl out its shopmcn 60 OPP.
poso The militu u cicctng she Re-.
publicpns from thr hail Other indus.
tries known 60 Boz go sympathy with thp
Republicans were also asked to furnish
men Tor tho Hamr PURPOSE
Down stair the populiats wcfn not
Idle Company g. local militia com.
puuy, was nlrc1dy ON fhr ground aud
orders were tglcgaphrd n flouon aud
Marion for companies - md g.
While these war.ibe preparations were
COINS on. The Republican house was mat
lux % show of business. but nobody took
any interest iu tho proceedings until the
Republicans showed their war paint,
aud offered resolution rod,mg tNo rr.
fistancr made by Ben Rich. lhwad
John Brcid,nthal and S. NJ Scott Go
the Republican soFgoaututurms yostpr.
dny, when they attempted 90 arrest
nstuco nude by Bcu Rich. Howard
BHcdeuthal and Scott hr brought before
the bar of tlu house 90 answer % charge
of contempt OBJ lhr house. or course thr
resolutions v,r. Adopted mud Jhr house
for mUmont subsidized, while Speaker
Dougns prepared au appcn tu tbr dd.
IONS of Kansas, reviewing thr trouble
In closing the sptai.rr asked ul lu km.
Bas citizens their moral aid and active
support Ia help mu'uuu tht orsuuIla-
ton " the Republican house and resist
the forces of anarchy and revolution
who openly proclaim % determination iu
advance 10 disregard thr justice ul the
courts and continue ia dcGuoc " law
This appeal was adopted hy hr i,cpub
ucan house iu the form of resolution.
Ia the meantime the governor issued
another cal ror more troops, thiy tiuc lur
COmpu y g., third rugmruL Ou.lud'
company q, third ogimcu,, Holtou; com.
pany, g., second regiment. Marion com.
pany a, second roE.mrnt, Wichita, arc-
lion A, light artillery Oakland, also
section b, Topcha,
The popuIists in order 10 gct military
backing hy I O'Clock, thp appointed hour
s.t for q 10 mcot thH afternoon. hastily
collected twenty. tyv mon, chiefly farmers
and marched rhnm tu tbc sr,ynHI n the
Stale house yard, whore they were given
uniforms uud urma and Jhus urWyrd,
uorgmut began tu drill them iu Upir
duiy At 4 o'olork thcy mar.lod To- the
pace iu Jhn yast wing ut .hp star huuHc.
Later tu' Oakland company appeared
u the yaid and marched up hr stairs
Of tle building into thc hail in front
OF the governor or,yr, and after b.uF
pvt through somr mauou,rrs wcrr cHuu-
tcrmaroncd hae, into the yard, whore
hgy stood whiting ordai-,
While Jhn was gour oa tho lcpuhIi.
cans nailed barred and propped every
door l,udiug 10 Che hail Learning this
the ropuusts decided so irrac out the
Republican,, and thp lgnitor shut on the
steam from Che hail. Tho pupulims
ulso undcrtook q, storys oUt the ltcpubli.
cons Mon sout after luuoh for tir re.
publicNus wyro not allowed to get past
the mtiiu Illness In addition tn The other
rupuliHu preparations, milriu company
was stationed nrur The arsenal with
guards posted and two cnuuou ruu out
uf the arsenal aud londrl with shot
This afternoon A,Bumot General Ar,8
delivered The following urlcr to Coourl
Hughes 'Nou are hereby ordered TO-
assume active command of al officers
and ucu Of thr Kansas Nu,unal Guard.
assembled In Topeka and around che
state huuse.
toignedl l., ID. IEWELTYN
Commander lu-Chief
The various companies which had boon
drawn up about the state house accord.
INK 60 the idea of individual communal
ants were given stations nc the four
main ontraBoes to the capitol on its four
sdes Squads Of men were posted ne
an the basement entrances Sentinel
lines were thrown out and the situation
assumed really military aspect The
forces were divided into three parts.
zach 20 remain on active duty eight
iours, while the other two being h,Id