The Forrest City times., 1900-02-02

sidewalk. and. handicapped them selves by numerous posta, boxes ane pedestrians thst filled the way.
 Soldiers Won the Heat.
 When the lawmakers arrived all they obtained for their run of quar-. tsf of mile was the privilege O, standing on the opposite side of the street and gazing at the opera house the front of which was occupied by . panting line of soldiers in double rank with fixed bayonets. Gen. Lyons the oldest and most corpulent in the house, had. despite his physical draw. acks. managed to beat the soldiers and get into the hall. He was politely requested to come out. which he Gi6 with the remark Tt does not look q though quorum will get in.''
 An unhecded Protest.
 Thomas Heffner. the owner of th. opera house. demanded that the mem. bers of the legislature should be ad mitted. It was private property. ht claimed, and the militia had no righi to take anybody from 1t. He wa, completely ignored by Lieut.. Col Gray.
 Speaker Trimble stepped up tt Lieut.. .-Col. Gray and demanded en. trarcc 10 the hall. It was refused
 Turning around Mir. Trimble ad dressed the crowd: Gentlemen. vt are denied admission to the opera house. We will now adjourn to the courthouse"
 Second Heat of the Race.
 Away went the crowd with good. natured yells of derision at the sol. diers, who had orders to remain at the opera house, and could not leave.
 The triumph of the lawmakers wa, shortlived. Before they had gone 1W fee from the opera house around the corner swung a second company oi soldiers directly in their path The second heat of the race was now on ana away went the dignified senators and representatives down the street ir cloud of dust. yelling like a pack oi Indians. Alongside ran the soldiers.
 Beaten Again.
 |; was the same story over again and the legislators were permitted to look al the outside of the courthouse while the soldiers held the path. Gen Collier had arrived by this time and Speaker Trimble. advancing from the crowd. said: Don't shoot. general"
 am not going to create any trou. ole. I won't shoot unless I have to- was the reply.
 We wish to be admitted to the courthouse, said Mr. Trimble.
 Both men were smiling.
 Can't Be Done, Gentlemen.
 "1t can not be done. gentlemen said the general. calmly.
 This settled it, for the time beino at least, and the crowd melted away. determined, however. 10 hold a meet. ing somewhere, and somehow. at a later time.
 Speaker Trimble announced that .the legislature will now adjourn sub ject to my call.'
 All the crowd had dispersed. It was decided by the military authorities that if another attempt at meeting IS made. to arrest all concerned in the gathering and lock them up.
 Something About London.
 The selection of London as the meet ing place of the legislature is signif. cant in the fact that it is right in the heart of the country from which hail the molntaineers who have from time to time come down to Frankfort. The county is one of the strongest repub- lican counties in the state, and its in- habitants are, for the most part. rad ical republicans. The democrats say that their lives will not De safe day if they go up into that country. None of them will go.
 The republic members began draw. ing their per diem at once, and all of them will leave for London on the evening trains.
 Court of Appeals AdjOurns.