The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16
TURMOIL in KENTUCKY.
Attempt to Arrest Republican omcisis nc
sults In Strained Relations.

suits In Strained Relations.
Frankfort, KY, March 1.-THE situ-
alton here reached point OF eAeiu
ment Yesterday almost approacnins
that of the stirring times immena,ey
following the assassination OF Goepei'
The reinstatement of the military pow
or in complete control of the state eA-
ocutiye building and the refusal OF the
military authorities to allow the iocal
police and civil officers to enter .he
building for the purpose or arresuhs
Secretary of State Caleb fo"ers an
Captain John w. Davis, charged WIN
being accessories to the Goepei assas ~
sipation, and the probability or con
f,ict between the civil and military au-
thorities made the situation look serl-
ous during the most of the day.
Lexington, KY. March 11.-Almost
without warning the storm center Oh
excitement in the present guperha.ol
lal struggle shifted to Lexington iasl
night. and until late hour the to"h
was in IN uproar.
The $40 Chesapeake & Ohio tram
from Frankfort brought with II IN one
car by themselves Secretary or stii.e
Caleb Powers, Captain Jonn Jaws
capitol square policeman, ana Lleu,ei,-
ant t. r. Peake of CovinSton. ln'el-
ligence had preceded them that they
were on their way to Lexington anu
were trying to make their escape.
When the train pulled into the depot
the entire police force of this city, uIl-
der Chief John Med. Ross, and SherifI
Henry Bosworth. with large force OF
deputies, boarded the train. ON enter
ing the coach the soldiers found about
twenty-five soldiers and Powers ana
Davis, the soldiers being under com
mand, apparently, of Lieutenant
Peake. Lieutenant Peake spranS 10
his feet at once and commanded the
soldiers to clear the car.
In an instant twenty revolvers were
drawn by the officers and they all lev,
elcd nt Feake, who Eamely tried 10 pun
his own revolver. but ms he drew IL
from the scabbard "A policeman SMASH
ed him across the hand with his cluD
and thus prevented what would uh-
doubtedly have resulted in a tragedy.
The sheriff commanded the condnc-
tor to cut off the car. The conductor
demonstrated. stating that the train
carried United States mail. and the de-
mand was then not pressed.
| A local attorney recognized Powers
and also pointed out Davis. They We're
seized and hurried to the jail. AS the
| procession swept toward the jail some
people started the report that there
was to be lynching. and soon the
streets were packed with people, an
enormous crowd gathering about the
Jail Davis. Powers and Peake were
hurried to the upper cells, but Peake
was later released on bond on COM
mon warrant, on charge of resisting
arrest.
Frankfort, KY, March 11.-The
| nop,nnr,ts and RnpuhlirnpS nrp today
| for the first time since the present COM
plIcations assumed acute form, divided
into two armed and organized factions.
| Surrounding the capitol and the state
| executive building and encamped in
| the ground around Governor Taylor's
home are nearly two hundred state mi
litia. well provided with ammunition
while in the corridors of the Capitol
hotel, In which the Democratic state
executive offices are located. and in the
streets adjacent to that building are
sixty special officers and the men and
boys of n militia company organized In
Frankfort to-day. ms the nucleus OF
Governors Beckham's state guard.
1t was stated to-day that an attempt
was to be made by the state militia to
take Governor Beckham into custody
and inside Of an hour after the report
was circulated n petition had been cir
culated and signed by the requisite
number of men necessary to form q
militia company. The men will guard
the Capitol hotel all night against any
possible attempt to arrest Governor
Beckham. Only two days more remair
for the Legislature to remain in ses
sion, but the developments of those
two days are looked forward to witt
apprehension by leaders of both sides