The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-01


Close behind came General Collier. on the
run He shouted orders 10 Lieutenant
| Colonel Cray, who was standing by the
steps; a few quick orders were given 6y
/ that officer and away toward the opera
/ house rushed the soldiers II was NJ
1 parade. Every man went as though run
/ ming 10 a fire. They ran up the middle
/ OF the street and easily distanced the
| legislators who took the sidewalk and
/ Handicapped themselves by numerous
| POST boxes and pedestrians that filed the
| way
/ When the lawmakers sTrived. all they
obtained for Their run OF a quarter Of a
/ mile was the privilege OF standing on
! the opposite side Of the street ana Eaz-
/ ing a. the opera house. the front or
I which was occupied by a painting line OF
soldiers IN double line with fixed bayon-
cts. General Lyons. the oldest and most
/ corpulent in the house. had. despite his
/ physical drawbacks. managed TO beat
/ the soldiers and get into the hall he
was politely requested to come out.
| which he did. with the remark: 1T does
not look as though quorum VIII got
/ in"
| Thomas Henner, the owner OF the op-
! era house. demanded THAI the members
OF the legislature should be admitted. II
was private property. he claimed. and
! the militia had no right 70 keep anybody
/ from it. He was completely ignored by
1 Lieutenant Colonel Gray. Speaker Trim
bic stepped up TO Lieutenant Colonel
/ Gray and demanded entrance 70 the hall
| It was refused Turning around. NJ. 8
Trimble addressed the crowd: Gentle .
men We are denied admission to the op-
era house. We viii now adjourn to thu
court house"
Away Went the crowd. with good-natur-
ed yeIls OF darlsion at the soldiers. who
had orders 70 remain at the opera house.
and could not leave
The triumph OF the lawmakers was
short-lived. Before they had gone 20
feet from ths opera house. around t-e
corner swung a second company OF so-
diers. directly IN their patch. The sec ad
heat of the race was now on. anw away
went the digniGed senators aud represtn-
tatives down the street in a cloud Of dust.
yelling Ike a pack OF Indians. II was
the same stroy aver again and the legs
lators were permitted TO look at the OUT
side of the court house. while tho soldiers
held the path General Collier had ar
rived by this time and Speaker Trimole.
advancing from the crowd said:
Don't shoot general
Il am not going 20 create any trouble
I won't shoot unless 1 have to. was the
reply.
I'VE wish to be admitted TO the court
house" said Mr. Trimble Both nIea
were smiling
1T cannot be done. gentlemen" ski
the general. calmly.
This settled Il. for the time being
least and the crowd melted away dee
mined. however 10 hold a meeting sone-
where. and someshow. at later time.
Speaker Trlmbie announced that "the
legislature viii now adjourn subject to
ny call"
All the crowd had dispersed ]; was de-
cided by the military authorities that q
another attempt az a melting was made
to arerst all concerned In the gathering
and lock them I'D.
There g. much doubt about the Demo-
Gratis Of the legislature as 20 whether
thoy will go 10 London at ali Some =
the Frankfort Republicans left duFing the
day. declaring that they were going de
rect 70 London. but no Democrat 80 de-
clared himself The sordss London.
Laurel county" are not words that please
Democratic ears. Ia fact many % them
declared that their lives would not %
safe after they arrived a. that place u
Is a place ~ about LOO inhabitants. SIT
uated In what IS known as The "seud
county" The Inhabitants are mostly
hnountaineers and largely % - most en-
thusiastic type OF Republican faith. Tha
county is one % the greatest Republieaa
stroughoIds IN the state. The people %
laurel county are FOR Taylor and In
tenseIy against Goebel and all his works
III Is this latter feeling that causes 'he
Democratic members % fhe legislature
% feel hesitalcy about venturiDg at the
present time, when party feeling runs
80 bign and bitter from end 20 end =
the state within the confines o. Laurel
county or into fhe ueiEh5orho0d OF Lon
don Adjufaut General Golfer declared
today that e thsy d3d not attend tha
legislative meeting which = called 70
meet on February ne would arrest them
individually. provided be reosivsd ths
necessary orders from Governor Taylor.
and convey them 10 LonGon. The Demo
Gratis have rot said they would not -
10 London. but their legal advisers have
couuseiled them that Governor Taylor
had NJ right 20 adjourn the Legislature
from Frankfort. and Il s. likely that the
matter viii be tested IN the courts before
any clrcunats noes car arise which would
call for the arrest II the members. The
Democrats have not. ln fact. decided what
they VIII 90
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