The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-18
KENTUCKY CRISIS.
Halls of Legislation in Charge
of State Troops.
BRADLEY CALLS OUT THE MILITIA.


Present State of Affairs Democrats Talk
81 Impeaching the Governor. Who
Makes = Statement OF tho Reasons for
His Action-MArtisi Law Proclaimed.
FRANKFORT, March 10 -Governor Brad
ley has ordered out all three OF the regi-
The McCreary Guards were ordered out
at 9:45 last night and took possession OF
the state house The First regiment OF
Louisville. arrived here on a special train
at y a m The state capitol will be very
strongly auarded when the Legislature
meets today.
CINCINNATI, March ia Commercial
Gazette special from Frankfort, KY, says:
Democrats are threatening Co impeach
Governor Bradley for his orders to the
sheriff. Sergeant-at-Arms Somers says
he will have as his assistants in the joint
assembly today Chinn, Williams and
the Populist. has pledged the Republi-
cans to vote for Boyle today and If he does
Boyle is likely to be elected
Riot BELL Rings at Frankfort.
CINCINNATI, March l6-The CONNER
cial Gazette's l2:4O a. m special from
Frankfort, Ky, says: The riot bell rang
from the fire engine houses at IL o'clock
last night and at the same moment Cover
nor Bradley ordered out the militia. Ten
minutes later the McCreary Guards, fifty
two strong, Captain Noel Gaines, were in
possession OF the state house, and martial
law was proclaimed. Until yesterday
Governor Bradley had persistently re-
fused to call out the militia. though urged
TO do SO by citizens irrespective Of party.
The Blackburn leaders. he was informed,
had been preparing all yesterday to take
forcible possession of the state house to-
day. Threats were made that the senate
would arrest the governor today for
usurpation of authority In giving the in
structions he gave to the sheriff Of Frank
lin county to clear the corridors and
cloak rooms.
Reports Made Co the Governor.
All trains yesterday brought in rein
forcements for the men bent on mischief
today. It was only at the last moment.
when the presence of these crowds pres
nged serious danger, that the governor
yielded TO repeated requests of orderly
citizens of both parties and called out the
militia. Sergeant-at-Ar Somers had
sworn in Jack Chinn, jim Williams, Eph
Lillard and other desperate men as his
deputies 1t was also reported to the gov
ernor by numerous affidavits that armed
men had been collecting in the capital for
two or three days with view to take
charge of the joint assembly today. A
company from Lexington and the Louis
Vile Legion, 800 strong arrived early this
morning. General Collier is in command
Guards surround the state house and per-
NIT no one but state officers, senators,
representatives and others having con-
stitutional right, To pass.
BrOnston Calls Bradley.
Senator Bronston came into the COVER
nor's office and asked why he was de-
barred from the state house, who was the
peace officer of the state, and why the
militia had been ordered out He then
told the governor he could see affidavits
that would be filed in the senate today.
This evidently referred to an effort To inn
peach Governor Bradley by the senate
which has been threatened all day. The
excitement in the city is great and the
streets are full of people. No little appre-
hension is telt.