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Frankfort Citizens Angry at the
State of Affairs Ready
for Trouble.

FRANKFORT. KY, March 49, 1885,
The people of Frankfort slept very little
last night. They We're too excited Lights
burned all night and rays shone from
every window of the hotels where the
leaders of both parties gathered for con-
sultation.
The Frankfort military company on
duty at the Capitol was reinforced by
the Lexington company at o'clock this
morning, and shortly after 10 o'clock the
famous fighting Louisville Legion unesr
command of John Morgan's trusted aise,
Colonel John B. Castleman, arrived and
went on duty about the State House. A
strong guard was also placed at the arr
senal as a preeautios.
The streets were jammed as early as
o'clock and every incoming train was
loaded down with Blackburn sympathiz-
ers and curious people who came to see
the row. Every mans pocket looked,
heavy and pistols were very much in evil
dence when man would take a seat
The citizens are very angry over the
riot call last night, and an Indignation
this afternoon.
The Rev. Mr.. Cooper, the chaplain of
the penitentiary, whose turn il was this
was stopped at the entrance by sentry.
He finally got through and said:-"It is
my morning to open the House with
dlshonor God while Kentucky is being dis
honored. TheI House can go without
PRAYER this morning as far as am con-
The McCrearU Guards of Frankfort
were placed at the stairway leading to
the legislative halls, and no one was al
lowed 10 go up but State officials, mem.
bers of the Legislature, newspaper men
and telegraph operators.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Colonel ]. B.
Castleman of Louisville was made the
active commander of the troops. Most
of the members of the Legislature ar
rived early at the State House, and they
to be a feeling of relief after the strain
of weeks The members did not believe
there would be serious trouble today.
They think the crisis was passed last
week.
The House doorkeeper. Lieutenant
Sharpley, was dressed in an Adjutant
around him. Among the first to arrive
were Drs. Walton and James, the un-
seated Senators. They took the same
seats they have occupied in the House
since their expulsion from the Senate.
The Mayor and Chief of Police showed
their disapproval of the Governors S
course by staying away.
Senator Blackburn and ex-Congressman
Phil Thompson arrived at the House
stairway at 1880 o'clock. The Senator
was allowed to go up, but Mr.. Thornp-
son was turned back A minute later
Sergeant-at-Arm Sommers Of the Sem
ate, accompanied by Colonel Jack Chinn
Eph Lillard and his other newly sworn
in deputies, were halted. Mr.. Sommers
showed his papers and those of his dep
uties. He was told to go on himself
but his deputies must remain behind.
The latter turned back and said nothing.
Upstairs Senator Blackburn was the only
one to be seen of the crowd that had
heretofore been with him IN the Senate
cloak room for the past two months
At ten o'clock this morning four hun
dred soldiers were encamped on State
House Square. Every entrance to the
State Building was patrolled by a militia
man with bayoneted gun. The Gov
ernor was in his Office and had been
there all night except for a few hours
between two O'Clock an daylight, when
he slept at the mansion fer a while
When seen by United Press reporter.
| just as the Louisville Legion, $50 strong,
| stepped from special train and marched
UP to the State House to join the troops
already stationed there, he said:-
Il hate to see that at"Zreferring to the
marching. troops there is no partisan
disgrace 1t would bring on my party. 7
would wish that they were the unruly
and that it had been the Democrats who
demanded this protection. However
several Democrats have been among
those who have demanded of me this pro-
tection.''
| The Governor said that number Of his
| friends wanted to become his body-guard
last night, but he replied that he feared
no violence and wanted no personal pro-
| tection