, 1900-03-15
TURMOIL IN KENTUCKY.
Attempt 10 Arrest Republican OTciais Re-
suits In Strained Relations.

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suits in Strained Relations.
Frankfort. Ky, March 1.-THE stu
alton here reached n point of excite
ment yesterday almost approaching
that of the stirring times Immediately
following the assassination of Goebel.
The reinstatement of the military pow
or in complete control of the state ex-
ccutive building and the refusal of the
military authorities to allow the local
police ana civil officers to enter the
building for the purpose of arresting
Secretary of State Caleb Powers and
Captain John w. Davis. charged with
being accessories to the Goebel assas-
siration, and the probability of n on
tllct between the civil n military au-
tLorities made the situation look seri-
Gus during the most of the day.
Lexington, Ky, March 11.-AlmOst
without warning the storm center of
excitement in the present gubernator-
ial struggle shifted to Lexington last
night, and until n late hour the town
was in an uproar.
The $40 Chesapeake & Ohio train
from Frankfort brought with 1t in one
car by themselves Secretary of State
Caleb Powers, Captain John Davis,
capitol square policeman, and Lieuten-
ant f.. Il. Peake of C~ovington. Intel
ligence had preceded them that they
were On their way to Lexington and
were trying to make their escape.
When the train pulled into the depot
the entire police force of this city, un-
der Chief John Med. Ross, and Sheriff
Henry Bosworth. with a large force of
deputies, boarded the train. On enter
ing the coach the soldiers found about
twenty-five soldiers and Powers and
Davis, the soldiers being under com
V,an nj - 49,
Peake. Lieutenant Peake sprang to
his feet Mt once and commanded the
soldiers to clear the car.
In an instant twenty revolvers were
drawn by the officers and they all lev
elcd at Peake, who gamely tried to pull
his W revolver. hui as he drew 1t
from the scabbard n policeman smash
ed him across the hand with his club
II thus prevented what would un-
doubtedly have resulted in n tragedy.
The sheriff commanded the conduc-
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
II 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 n lynching. and soon the
streets Were packed with people, an
enormous crowd gathering about the
jail. Davis, Powers and Peakc were
hurried 10 the upper cells. but Peake
was later released Oh bond on n con
mon warrant. on II charge of resisting
arrest.
Frankfort, Ky, March 1.-THE
Democrats and Republicans are to-day
! for thn first finR Sinft tn, DrnSanf pnr,-
plications assumed acute form. divided
into two armed II organized factions.
Surrounding the capitol and the state
executive building AMI cnclmped in
the ground around Governor TnylOr's
home are nearly two hundred state mi
litia. well provided with ammunition,
while in the corridors of the Capitol
hotel, i'll which the Democratic state
executive offices are located. and in the
streets adjacent to that building are
sixty special officers II the men and
boys of a militia company organized in
Frankfort 10 day. ms the nucleus of
Governor Bcckham'S state guard. he
sides scores or more of heavily armed
citizens, partisans of the Democratic
claimant.
1t was stated to-day that an attcmpt
was to be made by the state militia To
take Governor Boclihnm into custody.
and inside of an hour after the report
was circulated II petition had been cir
culated II signed by the requisite
number of mcn necessary to form Il
militia company. The men will guard
the Capitol hotel all night against any
possible attempt To arrest Governor
Beckham. Only two days more remain
for the Legislature to remain in SEES
sion, but the developments of those
two days are looked forward to with
apprehension by leaders of both sides.