| Show KH ATS AS a I 1 called out by gov av Le lewellis THE legislative ROW EOW republicans use force to enter the legislative Lesla tive hall in a state of aioge kan feb 15 bleeding kansas nearly neady bled again today noth ing in but the wisest counsels of calmer leaders of the oo opposing parties prevented a serious conflict and the shedding ot blood not since the tha antislavery anti slavery and pro slavery forces were arrayed in hostile attitude against oue one another has political excitement ran so BO high bsh as toda today y and not since those perilous has the political situation come so near develop developing ln 0 into a battle with arms arm 8 the members of the republican house each carrying a re volyer forced their way through the populist guard stationed in the corridor and the stairway leading to representative hall fought their way inch by bv inch up stairs in a hanato band contest witt with populists lists battered down the doors of the hall ball with sledge hammers took possession of the hall and barricaded barricades barrica ded themselves within and with a standing the government a BUL ported by the entire military force of the state who hope to starve the republicans into unconditional surrender i right flight here a rises arises the probability of an arm armed ed conflict between the republican guards guard sand aad the tha state militia the republican members kept the wires lot l ot all day sending messages to constituents lu forming them of the des dea situation of affairs and calling for republican volunteers to come to topeka at once and lend aid to the rei publican house responses have b been a en j received from all over the state ats stating ting that thai volunteers have offered their tier serf vices by hund hundreds will arrive in topeka I 1 by bv the first train As samples of the i responses two ar ara given D 11 scott a republican member er who happened to be at home in ottawa telegraphed that he be would be here in the morning with armed men fighting dan anthony editor of the leavenworth times wired that 1000 amed men would come coma from leavenworth the republicans predict that the militia boine being composed most mostly lyof of republicans will not ikast the attack of volunteers should the lat proceed to such extreme measures maas cres at ai 10 tonight troops are on guard around too building while are on their way fron from different parts parti oi of the state hu hundreds of republic republican oja oj A A is i s a gnp from all parts odthe of the a tate stata the populists lists have organized into provi provin dional ti troops the lititia being republican in sympathies will probably not obey obay an order to shoot shook down political brethren ni chilo abilo tha provisional comp com banies I 1 composed of populists lists are prepared to go go to almost any extreme a to defeat the republican republic 21 plana and maintain the populist position yo mo one dares predict what the morrow will bring forth firth few faw hope hopa for a peaceable tion 01 0 the difficulty many ex expect peet bloodshed and all are holding the breth tn ta anticipation i THIC when the republicans went to the hall this morning they found the doors barred bytho by the populists lists after a short consultation the R resolved to force an entrance sledge hammers w were ere brought into why play against one of the side aide entrances with such good effect that the doors were soon demolished demoli shei and the republicans quietly filed into the hall had the populists lists been in gee see aion sion SL a condict would donld surely haye have resulted but fortunately the tha Populist house housa adjourned yesterday till I 1 this afternoon |
