The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-03-16
in A WARLlKE STATE.
The Situation In Kentucky Is More
Serious Than Ever.


Serious Than Ever.
Both Factions Are Under Arms and
Northumberland Of Secretary
of State Powers and Cant,
Davis-Bloodshed Feared.
Frankfort, Ky, March 12.-The demo-
Gratis and republicans in Kentucky are,
for the first time since the present pot
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 in the streets adjacel.e to
that building are 60 special officers
and the men and boys of militia
company that was organized in Frank
fort Sunday as the nucleus of Gov.
Beckham's state guard, besides scores
or more of heavily-arned 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
molested in any way. That the re-
port is believed in democratic circles.
however, is shown by the fact that the
advisability of holding the session in
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
plicity in the murder of William Goebel.
the democrats: claimant governor. The
officers va;nly sought to place in Gus
tody Secretary of State Caleb Powers
and Capt. John Davis, who escaped
Saturday night with a 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 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. n physician was called
and dressed his wounds.
Have PardOns from Taylor.
When Powers and Davis took fight
they carried with them pardons signed
by Gov. Taylor for a crime of which
they deny any uilt and for which they
had not even at that time been arrest ed.
Gov. Taylor and 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 60. 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 probab bly, 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 Beckham.
nkfort, KY, March 12.-The first
move on the part of Gov. Beckham's
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 Of
men who are to compose a new COM
pany. The CUTS for this company have
been provided by citizens here, most
of them 6eing either needle guns or
Winchesters.
Democrats Win.
Louisville, Ky, March -. - A de-
cision sustaining the&coiitention:of the
democrats that the legislature is the
tribunal designated by the constitu-
tion 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 ap-
peal the case to the state court of ap-
peals and if the decision there is
against them will try. to get.a hearing
befor the United States supreme court
A Fireman Killed.
Boston, March 12.-Fire Sunday
morning in the building of the Massa-
chusetts Macaroni company on North
street caused the death of one fire.
man, the probably fatal injury of an