The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-17
kENrUCKy,s CRISIS.

the Church Bells Caused a Panic All over
the City-Anather Reg meat ordered to
the scene From Louisville.
Frankfort, Ky, March 1G,-It was re-
ported this morning that q committee
would be appointed by the senate to-
day and that Governor Bradley would
be placed on trial under the charge OF
menacing the senate and interfering.
both by past acts and by ordering out
the militia, without cause and merely
on alleged idle rumor. Blackburn's
managers planned this,
The Lexington troops arrived on a
freight train at o'clock, and Joined
the Frankfort company on duty at the
state house. A strong guard has been
stationed at the state arsenal.
There is great excitement in the city,
and serious trouble is freely predicted.
1t is said that it is the intention of
the republicans to have James and
Walton, the two senators whom the
democrats declared unseated, vote for
Boyle. The populist, Poor it was said,
had also promised to vote for Boyle,
bringing the total vote for the republi-
can candidate up to 60, and again it
was expected Lieutenant Governor
Worthington would declare an election.
The Blackburn men, to prevent this,
had planned, it was declared, to remove
James and Walton from the legislative
chamber by force.
The streets We're damned as early as
o'clock and every incoming train was
loaded down with Blackburn sympa-
thizers and curious persons, who came
to see the expected row. Every mans
pocket looked heavy, and pistols were
very much in evidence.
The citizens were very angry over the
riot call last night, and an indignation
meeting will be held at the court house
this afternoon.
The Rev. Mr.. Cooper, the chaplain of
the penitentiary, whose turn it was this
morning to open the house with prayer,
was stopped at the entrance by a sem
try. He finally got through and said:
1T is my morning to open the house
with prayer but l will not do SO. l re-
fuse to dishonor Cod while Kentucky is
being dshonored. The house can go
without prayer this morning as far as !
am concerned"
The governor issued the following
proclamation at nine o'clock this morn
ing:
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Execu-
tive Department, Frankfort, Ky, March
16, 1896:
Whereas, it has been made known
to me by the affidavits of the president
of the Kentucky senate, the speaker
Of the Kentucky house Of representa-
tives, and others, that for several days
past an armed body of desperate men
have, by their threats and demonstra-
tons, inundated and over-awed some
portion of the members of the general
assembly; and that a portion Of said
persons assaulted Senator Walton and
prevented him from going out of the
senate chamber; that party of said
persons in a like manner took possess
sion of the door OF the house while the
joint assembly was in session, and as
sumed to decide who should enter the
chamber of the house when said SeS-
sion was being held, and that on the
14th day of March, 1895, a portion of the
persons We're attempted to be sworn in
as officers by the clerk of the senate;
to wit, as deputies of the sergeant-at-
arms of the senate, and thereupon for
cibly seized the doorkeeper of the house
of representatives whilst the general
assembly was in joint session, and pre-
vented him from exercising the duties
of his office and allowed persons to
enter who were. not entitled to place
on the floor; that the presence of these
men prevented members from voting in
the joint session; that the civil authors
ties who are claiming to act, to wit;
the sheriff and his posse, and the po-
licemen of the city, have at no time ar
rested any of the riotous or armed per-
sons, but have stood by and permitted
them to continue their work of intimi-
dalton, permitting armed persons to
occupy the senate chamber and the
cloak rooms, while the general assem-
bly, was in joint session: that said
authorities are either powerless, over
awed. or unwilling to act, and that I'M
less the chief executive interferes and
protects the general assembly, legisla-
tive action will be prevented, and riot
the security of the lives of the citizens
and officers of the commonwealth re-
ouire such executive action;
Now, therefore, as governor of the
commonwealth Of Kentucky, | hereby
call into active service, to be placed
under the command of Colonel John B.
Castleman, 300 men of the First Ken
lucky Regiment of State Guards, Com
pany e of the Second Regiment of Ken
lucky Guards to be placed under the
command of Colonel f. Fl. Gather, and
Company b of the Second Regiment of
Kentucky State Guards, the latter UNI
der Commander Adjutant General Col
lier, until said Gather reaches Frank
fort, KY. when the same will be placed
under the command of the said Gather,
who, together with said Castleman will
be under the command of said Adju-
tant General Collier, who (said Collier)
will report to me. Said Gather and
Castleman are ordered to proceed with
their regiments to Frankfort, KY.
"WILLTAM o. BRADLEY,
Governor of Kentucky.
CHARLES FTNLAY,
Secretary of State
Governor Bradley was in consultation
at his office this morning with Adjutant
General Collier, Colonel e. H. Gather
and John b. Castleman. They discuss
ed the situation at length and con-
cluded that there would be no difficulty