The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-08
further nor to indicate in what respect
the published reports of it were inaccur>
rate
LEGIsLATuRE MEETS


A majority of the Democratic members
of the legislature are in the city and un-
til Friday at least the headquarters OF
that body will remain here. About thir>
ty Democratic members came down from
Cincinnati today. Twenty or more have
been here since Sunday, while others are
at their homes at nearby towns. ses>
sions of both houses were held at the
Fifth Avenue hotel at o'clock. Forty
members of the house responded to their
names when Speaker Trimble called that
body to order. A quorum not being
present the sergeant-at-arms was ordered
to secure the attendance of absent MEM
bers. The house then adjourned until
tomorrow.
Similar action was taken in the senate,
where President L. H. Carter and twelve
members were present. The meeting TO-
morrow will be held simply to comply
with the law. BY Friday it Is expected
a quorum in each house will be pres
ent. If that is the case the legislature
will adjourn to meet Monday in Frank
fort If the peace negotiations are In
satisfactory state. If not, regular bust
will be continued in this city in accord
ance with the plans which were being
carried out last Sunday when overtures
for a peace conference were made.
This city will send a large delegation
TO Frankfort tomorrow to attend the iu-
neral of Gov. Goebel. Mayor Weaver ana
many of the city officials will attend ana
the Democratic clubs will be represented.
MERCHANTS DISTURBED.
Louisville merchants are much disturb
ed because of the effect the political Sit
uation of the past few months mas hao
on their business. At this time Of year
numbers of out-of-town buyers generaiiy
come to the city, particularly from the
South The Merchants and Manufactur-
ers' association. an organization formed
to promote these visits, has received
many communications from buyers ex-
pressing a purpose to postpone their vis-
its until more peaceful times, or to alb
sent themselves altogether. Others ia
cetiously declare their "knives are too
short or their "Winchesters too rusty" ;"
To correct the impressions that have gone
abroad, the association today adopted
this resolution:
Realizing the outrageous misrepresen-
tation of the conditions alleged to exist
in the state, this association CONSIDERS
world at large, to record the fact that
there is not now. nor has there been at
any time, any disturbance or interruption
to business Of any kind IN Loulsvilie or
political headquarters. All branches OF
commerce and industry are progressing
in an ordinary and uninterrupted man
ner, and continue In an unusually acaye
against the publication of any reports
which represent any other condition OF
affairs than one of existing commercial
peace and prosperity"
NO RESULT REACHED.
The conference in the office Of Gov.
Taylor ended at midnight without any
action being taken on the agreement 1t
is not likely anything will be done tofnor-
row. The meeting tonight was called for
the purpose of informal conference, and
1t was not the purpose of Gov. Taylor to
announce his intention with regard to the
agreement There were present in the
conference Judge Barr, of Louisville;
Augustus E. Wilson, John Lindsay, Will
lam Yost and a number of the holders
of minority offices on the Republican
state ticket The agreement was dis
cussed. Those Of tenight's conference
who signed it at Louisville spoke favor
ably of prospects of a peaceable settle
ment. Gov. Taylor showed to the other
gentlemen in the meeting a great number
of kilograms he had received from all
parts of the state urging him not to give
up, and many of them censuring him for
accepting the terms of the agreement.
1t was plain from these, he said, that a
great feeling had been aroused in the
state by the assertion that the agreement
was a Republican surrender. 1t does not
now seem probable that final action will
be taken on the agreement before the end
of the week