The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-03-17
IN A WARLlKE STATE.
The Situation in Kentucky Is More
Serious Than Ever.
Both Factions Are Under Arms nnd
observation-disclosures of Secretary
of State Powers and Capt.
Davis-BloOdshed Feared.

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neutrality-suspicious. in Kentucky are,
for the first time since the present po-
litical complications assumed acute
form, divided into two armed and or.
ganized factions. Surrounding the
capitol and the state executive build
ing and camped in the grounds around
Gov. Taylor's home, are nearly 200
state militia, well provided with am
munition, while in the corridors of
the Capital hotel, in which the demo.
cratic state executive Offices are To-
Gated, and i'm the streets adjacent to
that building are 60 special officers
and the men and boys of n militia
company that was organized in Frank
fort Sunday as the nucleus of Gov.
Beckham's state guard, besides scores
or more of heavily-armed citizens,
partisans of the democratic claimant.
Only two days more remain for the
| legislature to remain in session, but
the developments of these two days
are looked forward to with apprehen-
sion by leaders of both sides. The
democratic partisans say that should
| the militia attempt to Interfere with
the session of the Legislature, persist
ent rumors of which have been in cir
culation, it will be next to impossi-
| BILE to avert bloodshed. The repub.
| lican officials, however, deny that such
action has been even contemplated,
and that the legislature will not be
molcsted in any way. That the re-
port is believed in democratic circles,
however, is shown by the fact that the
ACCESSIBILITY of holding the session ir
some other place than the state house
has been under advisement, and even
at late hour Sunday night the ques-
ton had not been fully settled.
More Arrests Made.
Frankfort, KY, March 12.-There
were exciting times in Kentucky Sat
urday in come ton with the attempt
to arrest two men charged with COM
pllcity in the murder of William Goebel,
| the democratic claimant governor. The
officers vainly sought to place in GUS
tody Secretary of State Caleb Powers
and Capt. John Davis, who escaped
Saturday night with n company of sol
diers by DOMINIC uniforms. In this
guise they reached a train, which con-
veyed them to Lexington, but on their
ARRIVAL there they were taken in charge
by officers, who had been notified by
wire. The arrests were not effected,
however. until weapons had been
drawn and a scene enacted that seemed
likely to end seriously. Secretary of
State Powers was badly beaten over
the head and was bleeding profusely
when dragged from the train and
taken to Jail. A physician was called
and dressed his wounds.
Have PnrdOns from Taylor.
When Powers and Davis took flight
they carried with them pardons signed
by Gov. Taylor for n crime of which
they deny any guilt and for which they
had not even at that time been arrested.
Gov. Taylor snd his officers in refus-
ing to permit the arrest of Powers and
Davis are held by the democrats to
have laid themselves liable TO arrest
for secreting and abetting the escape
of felons, and their arrests. it is said,
probably will follow. First, however.
the posse which Sheriff Suter has
formed must force the military lines at
| the capital. Meanwhile more soldiers
| from the mountain regions are on the
way to Frankfort, most of them being
partisans and willing to support Gov.
Taylor to the last.
The other two men against whom
warrants have been issued-John l..
Powers and Charles Finley, former Sec
rotary of state. have fed. Where they
have gone no one knows. They were adj
| vised to go to the mountains, and there
also Caleb Powers and Capt. Davis
were said to have been bound.
Powers and Davis, instead of being
returned here, will probably be placed
in Jail at Louisville. 1t is learned that
reward of 81 500 for the arrest of
Powers and Davis was offered by Justus
Goebel and Arthur Goebel, brothers of
William Goebel.
To Protect Deckham.
Frankfort, n.y., March 12.--The first
move on the part of Gov. Beckhams
followers toward the formation of a
state guard under his administration
was taken here Sunday. City Clerk
Ben Marshall circulated paper
and enlisted the requisite number o!
men who are to compose new COM
pany. The guns for this company have
been provided by citizens here, most
of them being either needle guns or
Winchesters.
Democrats Win.
Louisville, KY, March 12. = A de-
cision sustaining the contention of the
democrats that the legislature is the
tribunal designated by the constitu-
ton for the determination of contests
for the Office of governor and lieuten-
ant-governor was handed down in the
circuit court Saturday morning by
Judge Fields. The republicans will APP
peal the case to the state court of APP
peals and If the decision there is
against them will try to get hearing
befor the United States supreme court