St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-12
KNIVES AND REv0LVERs
Freely Used, and One Man
Is Fatally Injured in the
Melee.
REPUBLICANS AGGRESSORS
Attempted to Prevent the
Presentation Of the Gov
ernor's Message.

The legislature broke up in wild
riot tonight, in which almost every
member participated. Revolvers
were drawn, and many persons were
seriously injured, Adams, Of Park
county, perhaps fatally.
For fully twenty minutes the state
house was filled with a bowling,
surging mob. Men who had been
friends and sat side by-side during
the session became deadly enemies,
and made every effort to injure
each other. Myron King, Gov. Mat
thew's private secretary, was locked
in the elevator, and big, burly man
guarded the door and refused to
allow him to leave. The police
finally drove the man away, and the
secretary was released. When he
arrived at the door of the house at
Ills he found it locked. He had an
important message from the govern
or, and a great deal depended upon
it's delivery to the speaker of the
house before II o'clock. He pounded
sion. He cried that the door was
locked, and requested that it be
opened, as he had a
MESSAGE FROM THE GOV
ERNOR.
: His voice was heard by number
of Democrats who were in corridors,
and they ran to his assistance. An
attempt was made to force open the
doors, but the crowd of Republicans
who were keeping the governors
secretary out with his message re-
sisted with all the force they could
command. The doors were unable
to stand the pressure brought to
bear upon them, and they We're
forced open. King, who was in
front, was forced right into the
crowd Of Republicans, who were
bent on keeping him from reaching
the speakers desk. With one ac-
cord the men began striking at each
other, and the secretary was in
great danger of being killed.
KILL HIM! KILL HIM"
cried a hundred voices. The women
who were in the galleries yelled and
one or two tainted. All was con-
fusion, and friends and enemies
alike were fighting. The sole aim
of the Democrats was to get King
through the crowd to the speakers
desk with the governors veto, and
the Republicans were determined
to hold him back until IL o'clock, at
which time the house would ad-
journ sine die. Inch by inch the
DEMOCRATS GAINED GROUND.
Many persons were knocked down
and trampled under foot. Revolvers
were fiourished in the air, but as fast
as one was drawn the man holding it
was knocked down. The heavy chairs
were torn from the floor by the mob.
Doors leading to other rooms were
shattered by the persons in the corri-
dors trying to effect an entrance to
the chamber. The police We're power
less to check the mob, which seemed
bent on destroying everything in the
room.
At :57 the excitement was intense.
Men were wrenching at every part of
the room, and several of them were
bleeding from numerous wounds. The
Democrats were gradually forcing
King toward the speakers desk, and
the Republicans were growing weaker
on account of many of their number
being injured. A few seconds later.
King; with his clothing torn from his
body and his face bleeding, was pushed
by main strength through the crowd
and thrown heavily against the speak
er's desk. He still held the governors
veto in his hand, but it
NEVER REACHED THE SPEAKER.
Just as King was about to place 1t
in his hands Speaker Adams kicked
and beat back the crowd, and, in a
voice that could be heard above the
horrible din, cried:
ne mouse mas ddJOurned. The house
has adjournedr' This raised great cry
from the crowd, and everybody made
rush toward the speaker. The veto
was torn from Kings hands by a man,
who dashed out of the crowd with it
and made good his escape. This prac-
tically ended the riot Several small
fights occurred, but the police and
others finally succeeded in driving the
men from the chamber. No less than
two dozen persons were hurt. No ar
rests were made.
CAUSE OF THE ROW.
The trouble arose over the bill to sup
plant Custodian Griffin, a Democrat,
with a Republican. The governor has
three days in which to consider all
measures. The bill was delivered to
the governor two nights ago. 1t was
his idea to hold 1t until the last minute
and then the legislature could not pass
it over his veto, as adjournment would
take place at u. The governors Sec