Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
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a voice clear and sharp:
I'VE are dealing with a pack of
heathens and hounds. Let's go to the
opera house"
Shouts of approval greeted this
proposal, and out of the door down
the broad steps streamed the crowd
fastening along st. Clair street to-
ward the opera house. Close behind
came Gen. Collier on the run. He
shouted orders to Lieut.. Col. Gray,
who was standing by the steps; a few
quick orders were given by that Off
GER, and away toward the opera house
went the soldiers on the dead run. 1t
was not a parade. They ran up the
middle OF the street, and easily dis
tanced the legislators, who took the
sidewalk and handicapped themselves
by the numerous posts, boxes and pc
destrians that filled the way. When
the law makers arrived, all they OBJ
tanned for their run Of a quarter of a
mile vas the privilege of standing on
the opposite side of the street and
gazing at the opera house, the front
of which vas occupied by a painting
line of soldiers in double rank with
fixed bayonets.
Gen. Lyons, the oldest and most cor
pulent in the House, had, despite his
physical drawbacks, managed
To Beat the Soldiers
And get into the hall. He was po-
litely requested to come out which he
did with the remark: at does not
look as though a quorum will get in"
Thomas Heffner, owner of the opera
house, demanded that the members of
the Legislature should be admitted. 1t
was private property, he claimed, and
the militia had no right to keep any
body from it. He was ignored by
Lieut.. Col. Gray.
Speaker Trimble stepped up to
Lieut.. Gel. Gray and demanded en-
trance to the hall. 1t was refused.
Turning around, Mr.. Trimble address
ed the crowd: Gentlemen, we are
denied admission to the opera house.
We will now adjourn to the court
house" Away went the crowd with
good natured yells of derision at the
soldiers, who had orders to remain at
the opera house and could not leave.
The triumph of the law makers was
short lived. Before they had gone 100
feet from the opera house. around the
corner swung a second company of sol
diers, directly in their path. The sec
ond heat of the race was now on, and
away went the digniied Senators and
Representatives down the street in a
cloud Of dust. yelling like a pack of
Indians. Along ran the soldiers.
1t was the same story over again, and
the legislature was permitted to look
at the outside of the court house, 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
Il am not going to create any trou-
bic. l won't shoot unless l have to-"
was the reply.
I'VE wish TO be admitted to the court
house" said Mr.. Trimble.
1T can not be done, gentlemen"
said the general, calmly.
This settled it for the time being, at
least. and the crowd melted away. de-
termined, however, to hold a meeting
later somewhere and somehow.
Speaker Trimble announced. "that
the legislature will now adjourn sub
ject to my call"
All the crowds had dispersed. It was
decided by the military authorities that
If another attempt at a meeting is
made, to arrest all concerned in the
gathering and lock them up.
The Republican members of the leg
~islature will leave at once for London.
pursuant to Governor Taylor's instruc-
tons for the legislature to meet there
next Tuesday.
The Court of Appeals adjourned this
forenoon, refusing to sit while the mil
tia Is here.
The selection Of London as the meet
ing place OF the legislature Is signif-