The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-07

the side OF the building from whic
the firing was done and all of them d.
clare that not Is sign OF powder smok
, was visible.
Both Chinn and Lillard are men
experience in affairs in which powde
smoke Is more or less prOniner
feature, and they both declare ths
while they could tell the general diret
tion from which IT, @ bullets came, the
could not guess at the spot from whic
they were fired.
~ tried hard to get sight of tn
ftllow," said Lillard "ie kept pour
ing the lead down at US and | swea
there vas not sign of anything to In
q cate from where he was shooting
As macy shots rs he fired would max
considerable smoke if ordinary cart
ridges were used, but never u sign O
smoke could sce."
looked around mighty brie
spelt,' said Col. Chinn, but there wa
nothing Tor mekto look at, SO | paid at
teution to Goebel. The fellow uset
smokel IS powder all right enough
and guess he was pretty wise to do it
Somebody might have got him If the,
| had known where he was. BY the
! time We knew where to look for him
he had gone, but it was time to look
some cWhere else.'
| GOV. TAYLOR ADJOURNS LEGISLA, IRE
On Wednesday morning Gov. TayDor,
R;publican, ISSUED q proclamation de
clarlng that a state of surrection ey.
lstcd ir Kentucky and particularly In
the city of Frankfort, and because OF
this he adjourned the Legislature to
meet at London, Laurel County on
f. bruary &.
The Democratic mem be RS Of the Leg.
islature declined to accept the ad iourn.
ment and decided to meet elsew ere.
The Legislature as body ran through
the streets to the opera house only to
Ind company OF soldiers drawn up
before it. Then the legislature de.
cided 10 deliberate in the courthouse
ard ran through the streets in that d.
rect!on. second company OF soldiers
peat the lawmakers to the goal and
they then took to the streets, looking
for plat in which to hold u session anu
declare William f. Goebei governor OF
Kentucky.
Not member OF the Legislature
knew whether the body would be per
mitted to meet in the capitol building
All they know was that soldiers were
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
body to the State House. Clerk Edward
Lee, of the House, with Representa-
tive kllday and Lewis, formed the ad-
vance guard, and at $40 they PIE.
sented themselves at the south gate
o' the capitol grounds. A young lieu
tenant was on guard, in command OF a
small squad.
As soon as the members of the Leg
tslature We're identified they were ad-
mltted and allowed to pass Into the
capitol building. Not 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 up on each side OF the hall, with
fixed bayOnets. AT the foot OF the stairs
leading to the Legislative halls, stood
Colonel Williams, and behind him
detachment OF soldiers, completely
olockading the stair. Colonel Williams
carried In his hand large bundle of
papers, which he handed to ch mem
Der of the House as they passed him.
1t was a copy OF the proclamation given
above. Colonel Williams permitted
Clerk Lee, assistant Clerk Henry Stone
and few representatives to pass up
the stairs. Then the main body of the
Legislature came tramping through
the doorway, and they were stopped Dy
Jh! soldiers in an instant.
Loud cries aud exclamations filed
the air, and Colonel Williams, mount
ing half way up the stairs, shouted
" Gentlemen, | hold in my hands
proclamation issued by the Governor
of Kentucky, which | will read. He
then read the proclamation in loud
1irnptn1 n.1n v,l 20
copies OF the proclamation out into the
crowd. The Legislators were coming
in too rapidly, however, and the push,
Ing and shouting made It, impossible
for any explanation to be given to the
late comers.
Adjutant General Collier then mount
ed the stairway and read the proclama.
tion secOLd Time, after which @ col.
lCquy ensued and 1T was proposed to
meet In the opera house, but the SOL
dlers reached there before the legisla-
tors and prevented their entrance.
The selection Of London as the meet
ing place OF the Legislature is signiti
cant In the fact that 1T is right in the
heart OF the country from which all
the mountaineers who have from time
TO time come down to Frank fort. The
county is one OF the strongest Republi-
can counties in the State, ana its in.
habitants are for the most part radical
Republicans. The Democrats say Ut at
their lives will not safe day II they
go up into that country. None of them
will 60. The Republican members te
gan drawing their per diem at once,
| and all OF them left for London on the
| evening trains.
GOEBEL HAS BEEN MADE GOVERNOR
William E. Goebel has been declared
Governor OF Kentucky by a majority OF
both branches of the Legislature, and
the oath OF office was administered tt
him by Chief Justice Hazlerigg, OF the
court OF appeals, at O'Clock Wednes
day night.
The justice went to the room of Sen
ator Goebel, at the Capitol hotel, wher.
the Democratic leader lay between lif,
and death, and after Goebol had beer
propped up In be d and his and raised
the judge prOnOnnC ed the words OF the
oath and Goebei subscribed to them
thus becoming the chief executive O
Kentucky. Then he sank back on hi
pillow near to death.
The scene was one unparalleled Il
the history OF the world. A mao bare
y alive WAS assisted to q raised posi-
tlon from what was thought to be- hi
dGatn bed, held In the arms of hi
nurses while he took the oath OF th
Governor OF State.
Immediately upon leaving the roor
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