The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-15
TURMOIL in KENTUCKY.
Att,mpt 10 Arrest Republican omciais Ho-
.uits In Strained Relations.

suits In Strained Relations.
Frankfort. KY, March 1.-THE situ-
ntion here reached a point OF exHte-
ment Yesterday almost Approaching
that OF the stirring times immedihteiy
following the assassination OF Goepei-
The reinstatement OF the military pow
or in complete control OF the state ex-
ecutive building and the reiusai OF tne
military authorities to allow the local
noIice and civil officers to enter the
building for the purpose Of nrresting
Secretary OF State Caleb Powers and
CAPTAIN John w. Davis, charged with
heing accessories to the Goebel assas-
sIpation. and the probability of con-
fitct between the civil and military au-
tLorlties 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 gubernntor-
iaI struggle shifted to Lexington last
night, and until late hour the town
was In an uproar.
The $40 Chesapeake & Ohio train
from Frankfort brought with II in one
car by themselves Secretary of State
Caleb Powers, Captain John Davis,
capitol square policeman. and Lieuten-
ant II. r. Peake of Coytngton. Intel
lipence 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 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
mand, apparently, of Lieutenant
Peake. Lieutenant Peake sprang to
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
eled Mt Peake, who gamely tried to pull
his own revolver. but as he drew 1t
from the scabbard policeman smash
ed him across the hand with his club
and thus prevented what would un-
doubtedly have resulted in tragedy.
The sheriff commanded the conduc-
| tor to cut OF 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 were
seized and hurried to the jail. As the
procession swept toward the Jail some
people started the report that there
was to be a lynching, and soon the
streets were packed with people, an
er orinons crowd gathering about the
Jail Davis. Powers and Peake were
hurried to the upper cells, but Peake
was later released on bond on n COM
mon warrant, on charge of resisting
| arrest
Frankfort, Ky. March 1.-THE
1 Democrats and Republicans are to-day
for the first time since the present conf
! 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 militia company organized in
Frankfort today. as the. nucleus of
| Governor Beckham's state guard, be-
sides scores or more of heavily armed
citizens, partlsans Of the Democratic
| claimant.
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 petition had been cir
culated and signed by the requisite
number of men necessary to form II
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 ses-
sion, but the developments of those
two days are looked forward to with
apprehension by leaders of both sides.