Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-03-20

Cincinnati. March l5.-The CONNER
cial-Gazettes 12:40 a. m. special from
Frankfort, KY. says:
The riot bell rang from the fire house
at IL o'clock Sunday night, and at the
same moment Governor Bradley order
ed out the militia. Ten minutes later
the McCreary guards, 81 strong. Captain
Noel Gains, were in possession of the
state house. and martial law was pro-
claimed. 4H
Until today Governor Bradley had
persistently refused to call out the mil
itia, although urged to do so by citi-
zens, irrespective of party. The Black
burn leaders, he was informed, had
been preparing all day to take forcible
possession of the state house tomorrow.
Threats were made that the senate
would arrest the governor tomorrow for
usurpation of authority, in giving the
Instructions he gave last night to the
sheriff of Franklin county to clear the
corridors and cloak rooms
I All trains today brought in reinforce
ments of men, bent on mischief tomor-
row. 1t was only at the last moment,
when the presence of these crowds pre-
saged serious danger, that the governor
yielded to repeated requests of orderly
citizens of both parties. and called out
the militia
The sergeant at arms, Mr.. Somers,
had sworn In Jack Chinn, Jim Williams.
Il. p. Lilliard and other desperate men
as his deputies.
| 1t was reported to the governor by
numerous afidavits that armed men
had been collecting in the capitol for
| two or three days. with view of taxi
ing charge of the joint assembly on
| Monday. kN
| A company from Lexington and the
Louisville Legion, 300 strong, will ar
rive early in the morning. General Col
| Tier Is in command.
The capitol will be strongly guarded
when the Legislature meets tomorrow.
Guards surround the state house and
permit no one but state officers. sena-
tors, representatives and others having
a constitutional right to pass.
Senator Bronston came into the gov
errors office and asked why he was
| debarred 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 SEN
ate tomorrow.
This evidently referred to an effort
to impeach Governor Bradley by the
senate, which has been threatened al
day
|
and the streets are full of people. Nc
little apprehension Is felt. Six hundred
armed soldiers will be here in the morn
ing. and it is hoped they will be able
to preserve the peace.
Governor Bradley Interviewed.
Cincinnati, March IA special t.
the Commercial-Cazette received at a.
this morning from Frankfort, Ky.
| says:
Governor Bradley In an interview a
midnight said in explanation of his ac
ton that the presiding officers of hotl
houses had called on him for protection
and that he had called on the mayor t.
give it. He learned afterwards that thu
sheriff and the mayors police had beer
insufficient and had done nothing t.
| remove the disturbing element.
ION Saturday, March IA, the prssid
| ing officers of the two houses, aloni
with others, had made affidavits tina
armed desperadoes had intimidate
members of the legislature and some o
them had assaulted a senator and re
fused to let him leave the chamber
that a portion of them claiming to b
deputies of the sergeant-at-arms of tn
Joint assembly forcihly prevented, o.
the 14th of March, the door-keeper O
. the house Of representatives from leav
ing his post of duty.
'"rhey interfered with the proceed
ings of the joint assembly and permit
ted armed persons to occupy the senat
chamber and cloak rooms of the tw
houses during the joint session, an
that said authorities were powerless |
act and unless he interfered to proteC
/, | the general assembly legislative actio
would be prevented, riot and bloodshe
would follow, and the security of tn
lives of citizens and officers of the CON
monwealth required action