Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-02-01
AN EXCITING DAY
Events at Frank fort Follow One
Another Almost a Too Quickly
..,.5 to Chronicle.
Proc elaInation by Taylor Peremp.
I torily Adjourning the Legis-
lature to Feb. 6.
Democrats Attempt to Hold !,
Session But Are Prevented
by Militia. 5..

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by Militia.
FRANKFoRT, KY, Feb. This has
probably been the most exciting day in
the history Of this city. Rumors have
flown thick and fast, and events have
followed one another nearly as quickly
The day has seen the peremptory ad.
,journment Of the legislature by procla,
nation Of Governor Taylor, and the
barring out Of the capitol building BY
force Of arms Of the legislators. It has
also seen the Legislative body, or a por.
ton Of it, followed, or raced with, from
point to point, in the effort to keep that
portion from meeting and declaring
Senator Goebel elected governor. II
has seen these same legislators threat
ened with arrest if they attempted te
hold a meeting, and has also witnessed
the adjournment Of the court Of appeals
indefinitely, pending the removal of the
militia from the capital. What the
moment will bring forth no one can
guess. zs$. 81 Z. tts.s2 I'll A ..:5.
5 Met by Armed Militia.
When the day dawned not a member
of the Legislature knew whether or not
the body would be permitted to meet in
the capitol. All they: knew was that
soldiers We're guarding every gate and
that nobody would be allowed to enter
without a pass. They decided, however.
to meet at the Capitol hotel and march
in a body to the state house. Arrived
there, not a soldier was in sight on the
outside Of the building, but once the
door was opened it looked like war
Long lines Of infantry were drawn ur
on each side Of the hall, with fixed bay.
onets. Colonel Williams permitted CLERK
Lee, Assistant Clerk Henry Stone and a
few represents tatives to pass up the stairs.
Then the main body of the legislature
came tramping through the doorway
and they were stopped by the soldiers
in an instant. Loud cries and explana.
tions filed the air, and Colonel VIII.
Jams, mounting half way up the stairs,
shouted: n !. i. .55. .,s
gentlemen, II hold in my hands a
proclamation from the governor of Ken.
lucky, which I will read = 81
a He then read the proclamation in q
loud tone, and directed an orderly tc
pass copies out into the crowd. The
reclamation was as follows:
The Governors Proclamation.
10 the General Assembly Of the Com
monwealth of Kentucky: $5
Whereas, state Of insurrection now
prevails in the State Of Kentucky, and
especially in Frankfort, the capital
thereof, by virtue Of the authority vested
in me by the Constit tion of Kentucky,
/ do hereby, by this proclamation, ad-
,journ at once the general assembly Of
the State of Kentucky to meet at Lon
don Laurel count IL Tuesday, the
9Th Of February, 1900, at 12 o' clock.
w !. AYLOR, Governor,
N By CALEB PoWERs, Secretary Of State.
The Democratic members Of the legis-
lature declined to accept the adjourn.
ment and decided to meet elsewhere.
The egislature as q body ran through
the streets to the opera house, to find a
company Of soldiers drawn up before it.
Then the Legislature decided to deliber-
ate in the COURT house and tore through
the streets in that direc ction. "a second
company Of soldiers beat the laWmakers
to the goal. and tIey then took III tha