The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-13
THE USURPER TAYLOR
ISSUES HIS ORDERS.
FaR ARREST OF DEMOCRAT MEM
3 BEIts OF THE LEGlSi.AIUKE.
Cause Il Excitement In Lordon.- Warrants
9c Issu, Il and Giv.n to Sergeant Of
"a Arms to Serve.


8call showed that seven members Of
6the 38 present in the town were pres
Egsnt.
3 Miss Eliza Parker, Of London, WAS
Unanimously elected enrolling clerk
and the house went into executive
SESSION. The executive session ended
lat 1915 o'clock. A resolution was
presented by Representative Stack
that w. L. Taylor was elected Gov
sefnor, John Marshal was ele cted
3ELieutenant Governor and the other
y Republican incumbonts were elected
to ootfice, and that the results Of that
5election should not be dlsregarded
}Sby compromise, The resolution WAS
adopted and the House and Senate,
after secret session, adjourned to
tho same hour.
Ss8saa The following message from Gov
sTaylJr was received today by mem.
$ber OF the legislature:
a "Have warrants issued for men,
8bers of the House and put in the
hands Of the Sergeant alarms"
& The warrants were made out late
today and given to the Sergeant at
arms Creitt of the House.
Lieut.. Gov. Marshal photographed
he would be here early tomorrow
morning.
The rigid secrecy that character
lied yesterdays proceedings Was
maintained today, but it was appa-
rent that all the Legislators were Ia
boring under fever of excitement
The message from Gov. Taylor to
issue the warrants WAS received just
before the House convened. The in
telligence WAS passed secretly to
members and an air Of suppressed
excitement became plainly visible.
The effect Of Gov. Taylor's mess-
age was apparent. Senator Cox said:
"We mean business. We will
have quorum in the House and a
quorum in the Senate. We will be
in working order and ready to trans
act business by Monday. Further
than that have nothing to say"
Late in the afternoon the House
warrants we're issued and the excite.
ment quoted down with the sudden
oalmness that indicates the approach
ing storm.
The secrecy that marked the pro-
ceedings Of the executive sessions
covered the names contained in the
warrants A list of number Of
members to be brought to London
has been prepared, but whether war.
rants were iasurd for all Of them
could not be ascertuined.
Five detectives have arrived in
London and every effort has been
made to keep their identity q serret
Two Of them are here in the interes,
of the Democrats and three for the
Republicans.
TAYLOR YIELDS TO REAS>N---DEMOCRATs
READY TO RESIST ARREsT-sTATE
HOUSE NOW OPEN AND FULL
LEa1sLATURE MAY MEET.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 1O--Gover
nor Taylor after the Republican con
ference here has decided to allow the
Legislature to assemble aud let the
law take it's course. He, however, rr-
fused to sign the Louisville agree
ment. The troops will be ordered
away at once and all will be ont of
the city by tomorrow.
, Nearly every Republican county
committeeman attended the Repub-
licap conference today with Cover
nor Taylor. Several members of the
Legislature were present.
Shortly before noon the doors OF
the capitol were thrown open and
the State delegation went 10 the as
sem5ly room for the first time since
the shooting Of Goehel.
Louisville, Fob lO--The Execu
tive and Legislative headquarters o.
the Democratic Stte government
: have been established in louisville
. and the leaders assert will be main
tained here "a long rs necessary
/ The Legislature has resumed its reg
ular work with quorum in eacl