The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-21

At the first turn of the stairway, two
men were stationed and at the very
top were a half dozen poPulists. The
men at the top were armed and pro
nosed tn use their weapons If neces-
sary. l.. Hopkins. A j. Boyd and
of Others were the armed men,
I. r. Yount. guarded the sergeant
alarms room. Boyd carried
Winchester. \. r. Miller. a door
keeper of the republican house, was
the first man to try toget through. -
large crowd had gathered in the hail.
wav Of the west wing
EXPECTING TROUBLE
and they were not disappointed. The
crowd was largely composed OF repuh.-
licans. who made a. many uncompli-
mcntary remarks. in as strong Ian
p,,age against the populists. as the oc-
cas;"n testified. Mr.. Miller tried to
push through the men on the lower
step, saving
II amau employe of the legal house.
He wa< pushed aside. and angry
mu,terinrs were heard through the
crowd.
Il tell you will yet in, If have to
fight" said the doorkeeper.
State Chairman Breidenthal grab
bed him by the arm and led him
away. A.
Don't get excited said Mr.;
Breidenthal. We will ,rea; YOU all
right hut we can't let anyone IN ex-
cept members. ,,.u
Butt will get in. persisted Miller
and he made break toward the
guards.
\ republican deputy >ergeant-at-
arms caught him and led him to one
corner of the hall where they held a
consultation. Returning to the steps
Mr.. Miller addressed the guards in an
excited voice. loud enough for all t.
hear. He said:
TALK OF BLOOD.
Il want you all 10 notice what
sav. am going to try 10 get man,
Won can either let me 20 in or pu>f
me out If Won want to prevent blood
; she'd YOU will lie; me in. Now Is YOU
1 chance. ;.
/. He tried to break through the lin
! with aS much enthusiasm a thoug
he expected he would accomplish IN
purro-e. but the populists pushed hlI
e rudeIy away. Then turning toward
Is the end of the hall at the top of hi
l. voice he said:
- Come on, lets get in boys,
/; Quite melodramatic. drawled
l. populist, sarcasticically, and the po
:. ulists in the crowd laughed.
r MILIER's HUNT.
Those in the hallway had 10 va
hut a few minutes tn see the result
- Mr.. Miller's hunt for men. He foul
y more republicans at the Copeland al
ne they hurried at once TO the state hou:
ey They formed in double file headed
NJ Speaker George l.. Douglass Speak
al Protein Hoch. and followed by t
II officers of the house, including abo
"' FIFTY assistants sergeant-at-arms, "
rs- were sworn in last night for this -
re- vice. The republicans met with
SIS opposition until they reached the II
Il Of the main stairs leading to rep
sentatives' hall. There was GRO
of excited men. both populists and
publicans in the hall Of the west WI
inc who
CROWDED AROUND SPEAKER DOUGLl
tlv and Speaker pro tenn. HOch as Il
~ entered the corridor. At the foot
the stairs, when the procession arrlv
ec' FIVE able populists stood, and IL
Use leader shouted at the very top of
ted voice.
ans "You can't get in here.
Some one back in the crowd en-
out
a "Members of the house can ee,
pom at the other door. Go to the b
No stairway
hut Speaker Douglass ordered the pc
list guards to give way, but they
; d. fused. The big leader saving:
"We are instructed by the al
ney-general to allow no one t" q
=, here"
'he Mr.. Douglass replied:
rans I'VE are the members of the IN
own of representatives, and as
speaker. order you to get out "i
way
4 KILKENNY CAT FIGHT.
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