The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-03
PROSPECT OF
A CIVIL WAR
Situation III Kentucky Darkens
With Age.
COURT MANDATES WILL FAIL
Republicans Said to Have a Trump
Card Up Their Slesye--Auothsf
Assassination Reported.

FRANKFORT. KY. Feb. 2.-The
FIRST clash between the executive ant
judiciary powers Of the state occurred
today. A still greater clash is i'm.
mlncnt tomorrow and beyond the pos
sibilIt,cs of tomorrow lies sea with
skies 40 lowering and Of 80 stormy an
aspect that no politician Of either par.
I ~ can predict where II win carry the
Kentucky ship of state.
There can be no longer any conceal.
mcnt Of the fact that affairs in this
state are bordering upon a conflict al
arms and that a beginning Of crisis
In al hlnd
The clash of today came when an
officer or the circuit court OF Franklin
county was arrested by the military
while attempting to serve notice Of
lega! proceeding upon Governor Tay-
lof The clash Of tomorrow may come
when the officers Of that court attempt
TO enforce the ruling OF It's presiding
Judge. Behind this Judge. democrats
viii have tomorrow. for the first time.
an active executive head in the per-
son Of Acting Governor Beekham, and.
from the democratic standpoint.
rcgularly.appointed adJutant general,
whose orders the troops now encamped
around the capitol building are bound
TO obey II they decline TO obey the
new Odjutaw-general the democrats
claim, he viii have the power TO or
ganize military forces Of his own and
proceed agalns, all people who defy
the authority OF his office and that OF
governor OF the state.
On the other hand, republicans are
fixed IN their attitude that there is
an insurrection In the state; that
Beckham and his actions. his adjutant
general and his orders, are those Of
people acting in opposition TO the law.
They believe. they say. that they
alone are In the right. and that as
there can be but one right and all else
wrong. these fellows who show resist
anee to the proclamation OF Governor
Taylor are In rebellion against the
commonwealth,
They VIII resist any attempt Of any
kind to remove them from their posi-
tlon around the capitol resisting force
with force, and that means civil war,
The first clash OF today came when
Alonzo Walker. stenographer en-
ployed by democratic attorneys, was
placed under arrest In the capitol
grounds. charged with conduct tending
to incite mutiny and riot. This con-
duet consisted In pinning to the door
OF the private office OF Governor Tay-
or notice that tomorrow morning
iemocratlc attorneys would appear
before Judge cantrin OF the circuit
'onrt and ask for an injunction re-
'tralnins Governor Taylor for all in I
reference with the movements Of the
egiSlature and from his announced at
empt to remove It to London, in this
state,
Tomorrow an injunction win be ask
ID and there is no doubt that it viii
De granted II is certain that the re-
'ublicans will nay no attention to
Judge Cantrill or his writs.
The democratic members of the leg
stature today Effected regular organ
zation for the first time since the
wearing In of Governor Goebel A Sc
ret session Of the members of both
ouscs was held in the parlors of ,
ne Capitol hotel at which the cleo
Ion of Goebel as governor and Beck
am as acknowledgement was re-
hirmed first in separate sessions of
he house and senate and afterward
n Joint session. Preceding this a re-
ard OF $4,000 for the arrest and con-
iction Of the would-be assassin of