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Show POOR KANSASI Riot Added to Her Political Woes, THE SI.KIKJE HAMMKIt OX DUTY, And tbs llllltla After Its Bold, Bad Vlelders. iicrini ii'as niMiuru. The l'nunll.i. Ileaulee lo I reese aud Maree lliein Into MlbmU.lna. Topeica, ICu,, Feb, 15, Governor l.uwelllDg hai culled out the elite mllltla to eject the members of tho Jte-publlcan Jte-publlcan bouie from tbe hall of repre-aonlatlvis, repre-aonlatlvis, tboy having Juat oflecled a foroible entranco through the doors laired by tho l'oiulltts, by mollis of sledge hammers. A riot la Imminent, Later A riot Is Imminent bctwriu the Itepublicana and l'ojiullats In the ball of the houie of repreeeiitttlves, and thero aeems no way to avoid a dangerous cIjsIi. When the Jtepubllcans went to tho hall this marnlug they found the doors barred by the I'upullaU. After a short oontullallon the ltepubllcans resolved to force an entrance. Hledge Intmniera were brought into play against one of the tide unlraucra with uch good tiled that tbe doors were soon demelliheJ and the Jtepublloana quickly filed Into tho hall. Hud tho 1'oiullata been In aeailon, rt conlllol would surely have reaulled, but foriun-ately foriun-ately the l'oimllat huusu a ijourned yesterday till i o'clock thle nfleruoou. As soon as the 1'opullsla darned what had beuudoue Ujvernor liewel. ling waa notified. He i ruiup'.ly called out tho mllltiu, luatrucled them tu to-teed to-teed to Ihe hall and tject the Itojuh-Mesne Itojuh-Mesne from tbo floor. The sol.lkra started start-ed on thtlr tnllou, nnd tbo lte lubllcans, learning ol thu Kurtruor's action held a hurried coutullallon as tu the course to pursue. No dollnlle 1 1 aii waa decided on but ludlvldual Itapubllcaus are trying tv luduce the Htuta Fe railroad to call out It tbop-luuu. tbop-luuu. Other Industries known to hvlneym. luitbywltti tbe Idpubllc-ins are nm atked tu I urnleh ineu for the renin pur-la pur-la si). In the nieiii lime the 1'upullsts are not Idle. C'uiupiny 1 of tho local millllrt rusponded rouiplly to the call, huvlug betu notified by A Jutant Ueueral Arts last night to bo In readl-una. readl-una. Tbey marched to the tliol yrounds, tooktrptbtlr position await, ing orders. Orders Were nltu telu graphed to Itullon nnd linrlon for comaiiles D end U. It It ropjrtid that they are un their way on a sp.clal tialu. In the halt of Ihe houro the llopubll-cans llopubll-cans are making a show of doing butlntas. Ureat enlbutluam and loud cheers wtre evoked by the prttentallon lo Hpetkrr Douglaaa of the sledge hammer ham-mer with which Ultra ce waa elltcted Into tbe ball nnd which D?uglaaa subsequently ud lu plaoo of the gavel to cili tbe house to uruer. A resolu. Hon was passed citing Chief dirk ltlch, of the I'opulUl houae, Howard, How-ard, llrledeiilbii and Hoott to apar berore the houae for contempt for restating thu proceee uf the houae eatcrday when un nt- tuu t was madu to aireat ltlch. There werotwtnty-fuur aaaUtantsuigeanU alarms al-arms In the houro when the Itupub 1-tans 1-tans forced tbelr way In, but they did nothing to present It except to warn Ibo ltepubllcans tbut tbey wcru dee-trojlnii dee-trojlnii slate I ruperty and would bu hold aicouutablefor It. 'Ibe ouly weapons shown by tbe 1'opullate weroouo Winchester aud u couple of revolvers In the bands of a young roan who made no attempt to use Iheui. They were raptured by tho Republicans and aru w bo preserved pre-served us truphler. This morning tbo Hnnta retrain from Atcblsou and utlier lui.ua brought sovtuty.llve ltepubllcans lu act as aer-gtanta-at-arme, and other tratin aro expected lo bring additional reluforce-Ulenta. reluforce-Ulenta. The Itepubllcana, anllclpatjug trouble, teligradied for help last iilghl, Hume uiesauges wero latu lu belug dellrcrod, but tho reolplentagotout of bed at midnight to reipuud to the otll. The Itepublicauhouau paud a reo-lutlou reo-lutlou reviewing the slluatlun, calliug ou all oltliaua of Kauaua for "moral uld and acllvu tupiorl" to hilp to r(aletthe"forcraof nuaicbyand revolution." revo-lution." Ooveruor Lewolllug wni found In hlsprlvatuoillce In o-millltutlou with Judge Webl, tho uttornoy for the I'opulltta, nud L'lmlruiau llleldcnlh.il, of thu l'opullal Into coutinlttie. The governor refuted to discuss tho aituallun, but Webb said the I'oiuilals would come out of the Hgbt on top of the heap. When tho Jtapubllcniis took po.icmlon of thu nou.o they tjected the I'opulltt eergeanU-at-arms. 'liny my tiny pro-poie pro-poie lo bold lioauisalun, und have sent out for dinner. Thu govurnur hui ordered out four fumiaulus of lufuutry ii lid tno batteries uf urllllerj, itud "i man, chiefly inrmurs, have bicu taken to the oraoiml, uniformed, tinned and sunt tu Ihe capllol grounds. Oiklaud cumpaiiy hat alio arrived .Hid tskn loslllou In tbe grn mda. The ltupublicima lme ualled,baired and propjied every door leading to thu lull, lnu 1'ouullals luvo divided to retzo Ibu lte ubiloiins out, Tno Janitor has shut oil" Ihe tteanvf rem the mil. Tne I'ui ulleto liavo nlsu under-tnken under-tnken tn starve out the Itupublloiua. The men sent fur lunch for them can- not gel pnei thu tullltlu Huts. Tne noute la Ihertfure lu a state ol aleo. A lulllllt oiiupiny baa been sta-tloiiid sta-tloiiid iiiur thu ur.oinl with guards pi sted. Two ciunous lisvo boon tun oili uf Urn nrrolinl, loaded wlthbot, aud vrrj thing looks detldedly warlike, The mllltla have lull luiitrol cf thu ttuBtlun,nuil every move on the iVqnj let housu diqieuds en tne givernur. i 'i loiii-l Hughi o uf the f bir I regiment, rteiubhciiu, bus been rulluvud from duty bucauau he refused ti) obey tbe uoluU nt general. |
