Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-03-15
ARMED FOR THE TREATY.
Opposing Faction. at Frankfort In
Dead Earnest.

ccrats and tie Republicans in Ken
rucky are. for the first time since the
recent political complications assumed
scute form. divided into two armed
and organized factions. Surrounding
the capitol and the state executive
building and camped in the grounds
around Guy. Tsylor's home are nearly
200 state militia. well provided with
ammunition. while in the corridors OF
the CspitOl hotel in which be Demo
cratic state executive officers are 10
Gated. and in the streets adjacent 10
the building are sixty special officer
ard the men and boys OF q militia COM
pany that waS organized in Frankfort
yesterday as the nucleus Of Gov Beck
hams state guard. besides scores or
more Of heavily armed citizens, parti-
sans Of the Democratic claimant Ru-
mOrs reached the Democratic leaders
that an attempt was 10 be made by the
state militia 10 take Gov. BecEhaDa
into custody. and inside of an hour al
ter the report was circulated. a petition
had been circulated and signed by the
requisite number Of men necessary 10
form a military company. The men
VIII guard tie Capitol hotel against
any possible attempt 10 arrest COY.
Beckham. Only two days more re.
main for the legislature i0 remain lis
session. but the developments of these
two DAYS are looked forward 10 with
apprehension by leaders OF both sides
The Democratic partisans say that
should the militia attempt 10 Interfere
with the session OF the legislature. per
sis1ent rnm0TS Of which have been in
circulation. IL viii be next 10 impossible
TO avert bloG6shed. The Republican OF
fcials. however. deny that such acIion
has even beer ,JnsenplaIed. and that
the legislature will not be moles'ed Ia
any way That the report Is believed
In Democratic circles. however. IS
stown by the fact hat the ACCESSIBILITY
of holding the session in some other
place than the state house has beeI
under Amusement. and even az a late
hour last night the question had not
been fully settled. Several Republican
members Of The legislature left the city
yesterday, presumably for their homes
Fakes i'm Soldiers Garb.
Frankfort, Ky. March Is. - There
were exciting times in Kentucky Sat
urday in connection with the attempt
30 arrest Two aeu charged with com
pliciiy in the murder OF william Goe-
bic, the Democratic claimant governor.
The officers yainly sought 10 place ia
custody Secretary Of State Caleb Pow
e-s and Capt John Davis. who escaped
from the state house with a company
Of soldiers By donning uniforms. In
this guise they reached 8 train which
conveyed them 10 Lexington. but or
their arrival there they were taken in
charge by offers. who had been noti-
Ted by wire. The arrests were net ef-
fected- however. until weapons had
been drawn and a scene enacted that
seemed likely 10 end seriously. Secre-
tsry OF State Powers was badly beaten
over the head and was bleeiingN pro-
fGssely when dragged from the train
and taken To Jail.
Qaict Restored In Lexington.
Lexington. Ky. March i3.-The Sab.
hSth day brcngbt a hopeful and eacour-
aging calm 20 the storm which for
thpee hours On Saturday night threat.
ened to burst with terrible fury over
Lexington. Impulsive action. under,
perhaps. misguided impressions, came
near precipitating bloodshed which
would not have ended with the threat
ened ri.t AT the depot when Secretary
c. State Powers and Capt. Davis were
arrested hy the Lexington officers.
Time was ripe. under misleading re-
ports that mountain men were prepar-
ing 10 rescue the prisoners from fail
Saturday night. for desperate resss-
lance on the part Of local officers. who
are mostly Gcebel men. Had an at
tempt been made 10 take the prisoner
from jail the result is unpleasant 10
contemplate. The adopting OF such dr.
gulse by Davis ard Powers in order TO
get out of Frankfort puts an ugly
phase On the matter for the prisoners.
and the opinion Of some Of their friends
here. although they explain that they
did so merely 10 get away from the
c Gcebel influence which they al.
iege would work 10 their detriment ia
securing = fair trial. Both tacitly aa-
nit now that in this they may have
made a mistake. as both strongly urge
their innocence Of any connection viii,
the murder q Goehel. and insist thar
they have no fear whatever as 10 the
outcome.
Pardoned by Gov. Taylor.
Louisville. Ky. March I3.-Accordin-
20 a statement made by Gos. w. s.
Taylor last night 10 a representative OF
the Cen mercial, he granted a pardon
10 each Of the persons for whom war
rants save been issned charging them
with being accessories 10 the asSasSina.
ton Of Gov. Goebcl including Sec
Of State Powers and ex.Secretary OF
Stale Finley. In bis statement GOV
Taylor recsFcs tEc conditions under
which be claims 10 have been elected
and charges the Democratic confess.
ants Of state Offices with -consriracv ~