The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-05


Read Haswell, Carson and Rogers.
1t is expected that the early morning
train from Frankfort will bring an influx
of the State lawmakers. The feeling pre-
walls In London that no trouble whatever
will ensue Circuit Judge w. L. Brown,
of the Circuit Court. said tonight: ANY
man, no matter what his politics, is as
safe in London as though he were in his
own house. There is nothing but emptiness
to all these rumors regarding armed in
tervention from the mountaineers, when
the Legislature convenes here. This is a
peaceable community and 1t is law-abiding.
that L can assert. Not since the war has
there been trouble in London, except some
time ago, when the marshal shot an es-
Gaping prisoner.
"We have but one policeman here and
he is the town marshal. We do not need
any more. If trouble were started, the
citizens would Immediately turn out and
quell it. They won't stand it under any
circumstances. Let the Legislature come
here, there will oe no trouble
e. E. Hackney, chairman of the town.
ship board of trustees and chairman of
the township Democratic committee, de-
in during the coming session of the Legis-
lature. 1.-The marshal is enough" said he,
mo more will be needed" This is the feel
ing generally expressed. A company of
State militia. under Captain Powell is ex-
pected TO arrive tomorrow from Barbours-
vile. Arrangements have been about COM
pieted for holding the Legislature in the
old Laurel seminary building, located in
the southern part of the town, and about
| quarter of a mile from the business CEN
ter AT present school is being held in the
| old building, but tomorrow the pupils
| will be transferred to the Baptist Church
| and the seminary given over to the Legis-
| lature. The building is Of brick and was
| erected in 1865 for educational purposes
| 1t is two stories in height and built on the
| old colonial style. The Senate will occupy
| the upper room and the House will take
the ground floor. The building stands prom
| inently on knoll just off the main street
London is located in the mountain fast
ness in southeastern Kentucky, about ,25
miles from Frankfort 1t has a population
| of 1,5O0. and for twenty years has not
| countenanced saloon or the selling Of
| liquor. 1t is the seat of Laurel county.
signed statement refuting the rumors
that London is armed to fight against the
| Legislature was written tonight by Cir
cult Judge Brown and will be delivered by
him as a speech before the Laurel county
| Circuit Court at the opening of it's regu-
lar term tomorrow. The address, in part
| says:
THE papers of Northern and Eastern
| cities have We'd with each other in their
| efforts to slander our town and county
| while some of our own Kentucky papers
have so far forgotten the truth as to be
a party to the slanderous attacks. Among
the Infamous charges 1t has been said that
London is in the very mouth of hell; that
1t is the center of the so-called feud dis
trict, and that the citizens of this county
are band of outlaws, ready and anxious
to pounce down upon the Legislature and
tear it to pieces. or upon those members
whose political affiliations differ from the
predominant party in the county. 1 desire.
on behalf of the pevpe of my native coun-
| ty, on behalf of the people whom 1 love
| and among whom 1 was born and reared,
to denounce all of said charges as abso-
lutely false. AS to feuds, Laurel county
| has never in her history known such a
! thing AS to the charge that our citizens
are outlaws. a baser falsehood could not
| possibly be fabricated Ours is one Of the
| mountainous counties, but the mountains
are the glory Of the earth, the home Of
| liberty and the best nursery of good citi-
zenship. Our people have their convictions.
| They believe thoroughly what they believe,
but they are too honorable, too honest, to
/ ;cIn hot
| convictions upon others. In education, in
dustry and moral worth the people of Lon
! don will compare most favorably with any
| city or town in Kentucky. The habit has
been formed out of Kentucky of judging
| the State as whole by the worst char
| acters to be found in the mountains or
| in the lower classes of the city. The world
| does not seem to know that cultured Bos-
| ton or metropolitan New York would fare
| even worse by the selection of such stand
| ards. 1 assert that in no town is good
| order appreciated more fully, and in no
county is the law more vigorously en-
| forced, than in London and Laurel county,
| and / am sure that the members of the
| Legislature and all other strangers now
| within our gates will hereafter bear wit
| ness to the truth of my statement"
| A legislative caucus will be held to-mor-
| row afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Circuit
/ Court room. In the morning the large
| number of legislators who are expected In
on the early trains will spend their time
securing living accommodations. There are
only three small hotels in the town. but
| the citizens have expressed willingness
to throw open their homes and entertain
the members of the Legislature with true
| Kentucky hospitality.
LOUISVILLE. THE CAPITAL.