The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-03-15
KENTUCKY IS AGAIN
Dangerously Near the Verge Of Civil
Conflict.
BOTH PARTIES GROW BfLLIGERENI.
Taylor and Reckham Each Order Out
the MiIitia-State House Grounds
Again Surrounded With Troops.

Frankfort, Ky. Spec.al--The ts.u-
athon here fsDs reached q poln, M ex-
element almnsx app-ucuhInu. thai Of
the stirring times Immediately follow
ing che assassination O. Go-hcl. The
resnf5,atemaut OF the military power n
complete coc,roi % the State executs "a
bud. ING and the refusal of tie rnillta-S
au.hu<it!e.s 20 allow rsae iorul p-.ael
and civil officers 10 encer the buililn.
for the purpose OF arras-Ang Ss-e-ary
of Safe Caleb Powers ard Capt. Joan
W. Davis. chs-ged wtsh being acces-
soCies To rhe Goel-l axsas nation. ara
the probability OF conflict between
the civil aud milirs!-y authorities hzs
made che s.eUJlon look serious. Sa.ur-
day morning O.ty Marshal Richardson
applied a. the executive building an 4
demanded to be admitted for the p.r.
pose Of arTesting Powers and Davis,
but Was turned oack and the warrants
were then turned over 10 Sheriff Sute-
The latter also presented himself al
the executive building and demaEael
admiroenre- He was referred by the
officer IN charge To Col. Morrow. snf
the latter being found. said: Il anl
soVy. Mr.. Sheriff, but Il is agalns;
Gov. Teylors opiers 10 let any one into
the building"
Sheriff S1rter thea held a ccnsulca'
ton with County Attorney Pohgroyc
Commonwealth Attorney Franklin and
other officials. Meantime the polio,
force had been doubled and a detai
guarded eaish OF the entrances 20 I'll.
| State House grounds TO prevent tn.
men wanted from escaping. At tn
/ conference between the officials II va!
! decided that the sheriff should sum
mon a large reserve force OF deputies
, TO be called into use in the event 4
! was decided TO attempt TO enter ID,
building by fOrce 60 make The a-res. ,
and in pursuance OF th.s. the shecif
swore in SO men, VINO were stationed ii
the neighborhood OF the sheriffs offic
during the afternoon. Sh5rIn Suts
made another attempt to ge- an al
6ience with Gov. Taylor On the after
noon but was unsuccessful In
stSeeas We're fairly blocked with peopl
in the vicinity OF the State House, bu
! there was no open demUnstfat!CT
though It was evident that the popu
aace was on the side Of the civil al
thoriies. At 3 o'clock Sheriff Sutei
having fai9ed TO gee any sort II under
standing with the military cGiboritie
as TO the arrest OF the parties, sdt
miuted the question 90 Democratic Co
| Beckham TO decide to what extent IN
civil officers should go TO gain al
mittance TO the building for toe pm
pose of making the arrests
1t is said th2r Democratic Gov. Beci
ham will not give an answer ID SheTi
Suffers request for instructions Il
Sometime later In the week and sinS
the escape of Powers and Davis
may decide that the changed condition
OF affairs does not necessitate the g.'
ting of instructions on his part ~
Triplett resolution authorizing u
expenditure of 500. 900 in arming an
equipping a Suite guard under Go
4 Beckham and ADJ. Gen. Castlcmai
will come up in the house Tuesday, ar
IL is said that Gov. Beckham has &
termlnad TO watt until after the pa
sage OF the measure, when. TX me
wanted by civil officers were sill la
ricatled in the State house, he wOl
, call ON Adjt Gen. Castlenau alI a
thorize him to muster in enough ms
10 take the prisoners Since the c
cape of Powers ami Davis. boSeyt
the conlfioRs have changed, al
|, what will be done now depends at
gether upon their future movement
The events of the day served TO shn
! very forcibly that the S.ate guard
at present organized does not unaE
mously recognize Taylor as goye-nS
Lieut. Sparks refused 10 muster in 4
London company in response TO a tel
gram from Gov. Taylor ordering ii
to bring the company here, and I
Lexington companies also refuse
Mad. Robert Kennedy Of one OF Z
Lexington companies, came here al
personally rendered to Gov. Beckha
the services Of the Third battalion
the Second regiment He also stat
> that so men are guarding the co'
pany's armory and Will recognize or
BecHitam as governor.