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THE ASHBURN ADVANCE
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ASSASSIN’S BULLET
LAVS GOEBEL LOW
Consummation of a Dastardly Plot
Stirs the State of Kentucky.
FIRED ON FROM HOUSE
OCCUPIED BY
Goebel Was on His
to the Sente Chamber
When Shot Down.
While walking through the capitol
gronuds at Frankfort, Ky., on his way
to the capitol building at 11:10 o’clock
Tuesday morning William Goebel, the
Democratic contestant for governor of
Kentucky, was shot down and very
dangerously wounded.
Tho shots were fired from a window
of the executive building just east of
the legislative hall.
Harlaml Whittaker, a . farmer, of
Butler county, the home of Governor
Taylor, is now iu the jail at L ouisville
charged with the crime. The ere is no
direct evidence against W’hittaker and
he was placed under arrest more be¬
cause he was caught around the capi¬
tal building when the shots were fired
than for any other apparent reason.
He denies in the most positive man¬
ner that he had any connection with
the shooting or knew anything about
it. He was running toward the place
where Goebel fell, and not away from
it when caught and arrested.
Senator Goebel was wounded by a
rifle ball of small caliber, not over 38,
which struck him in the right side
just below the arm pit. The ball
passed through the back part of the
right lung, across the body on a diag¬
onal line, passing out below the left
shoulder blade.
That the shooting of Mr. Goebel
was the result of a carefully laid plan
is without question. The man who
did the work had evidently taken his
stand at the window which had pre¬
viously been raised in order to allow
the free passage of the bullet, and
waited until his victim was in full
sight before firing.
Ever since the influx of mountain¬
eers last week a large number of them
have been sleeping in the upper part
of the statehouse. It is not known,
however, that any of these men did
the work, or meditated the crime.
There has not, so far, been discovered
the slightest direct evidence pointing
to any man, and it is not likely that
will ever be found.
The man who fired the shots took
the precaution to conceal his location
by using smokeless powder cartridges.
A score of people were where they had
a full view of the side of the building
from which the firing was done and all
of them declare that not a sign of pow¬
der smoke was visible.
Mr. Goebel was on his way to the
senato chamber in company with
Colonel Jack Chinn, and Warden Eph
Lillard, of the Frankfort penitentiary.
Mr. Lillard was a few feet in advance
of Goebel and Chinn, who were walk¬
ing side by side, Goebel being on the
right and Chinn upon the left. From
the outer edge of the capitol grounds
to the step of the capitol building the
distance is about 300 feet.
As the Shot was heard, Goebel gave
a quick, involuntary exclamation of
pain and made an effort to draw bis
own revolver. His strength was un¬
equal to the task, however, and he
sank upon the pavement.
With great vapidity several more
shots were fired, the bullets all strik¬
ing the brick sidewalk close to where
Goebel lay. None of them touched
him, however. Lillard hastily turned
around to aid Goebel, who was sup¬
ported by Chinn, who had his arms
about him almost as soon as he touch¬
ed the pavement.
“Get help,” said Chinn to Lillard,
and turning to Goebel, he asked:
SENATOR BACON SPEAKS.
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Georsiau Hectares Agalmy. UvicatPvn of
Philippine Islands. ., ~ •
addressed thJ^euaTs^fsA^ahTr- resolutions
uoon on his declaring
against the retention of the Philippine
islands and iu favor of the
ment of an independent and stable
go vernment for the Datives of those
Fslaods.
The galleries were well filled, amoDg
those present being a number of the
members of the Georgia colony in
Washington. The house adjourned at
] 50 , and all of the Georgia members
of congress took seats in the senate
chamber to hear the senator speak.
Official Organ of Worth County. Orders for Job Printing Given Prompt Attention.
"Are you hurt, Goebel f Did they
get y ou?’
I «rp hey have got me this time,” said
Mr. Goebel, “I guess they have
killed me,"
While Chinti was holding the
wounded man, supporting hie head iu
his arms, fonr shots more were fired
at both men. All of them struck close,
making the dust fly from the brick
pavement.
Both Chinn and Lillard stuck to
their friend, neither of them moving
from his, side until the firing ceased.
Chinn and Lillard are men of experi¬
ence in affairs in which powder smoke
is a more or less prominent feature
and both declare that while they could
tell the general direction from which
the bullets came, they could hut guess
at the spot from which they were tired.
When the firing ceased Lillard ran
for help. He had not far to go, for
there is always a crowd around tho
gates of the capitol building.
In loss than a minute dozens of men
were around Goebel. He was losing
much bloo I and was becoming very
weak. Ho was hastily carried to the
office of Dr. E. E. Hume, in the base¬
ment of the Capitol hotel, about a
thousand feet from the spot where the
shooting occurred. Here he was laid
upon a sofa while Dr. Hume made a
liasfy examination, pronouncing the
wound to be of a nature that must
cause death iu a short time.
MILITARY CALLED OUT.
The Republican officials acted with
the greatest promptitude. Adjutant
General Collier was sitting in his
office when the shots were fired. He
was not over 200 feet from Goebel
when he fell. He instantly rushed
out of' the” building, and being told
that Goebel had been shot, he realized
that prompt steps must be taken to
avoid the turbulence which might
easily follow the great excitement
which was increasing every minute.
He at once telephoned to the armory
on tho hill, where all during the gu¬
bernatorial contest the local company
of iufuntry hud been in reserve and
within 2|0 minutes tho company, 30
strong, linden command of Captain
Wolcott, was drawn up front of tho
capitol building. Guards were placed
at every gate leading to the capitol
and was to
enter or leave.
Goebel, who showed great fortitude
anil courage throughout, smiled weak¬
ly as he heard the verdict aud feebly
rolled his head from side to side jn
token of dissent from the opinion ex¬
pressed by the physician. He was
then carried to his room on the second
floor of the Capitol hotel and in addi¬
tion to Dr. Hume, Drs. McCormick
ami Ely were summoned to attend
him.
There was talk on every side of
placing under arrest every man who was
in the building when the shots were
fired,even including Governor Taylor,
though, of course, nobody believed
for a moment that ho had any knowl¬
edge of tho crime. He expressed him¬
self immediately after the shooting as
being extremely sorry that such a thing
had happened.
Adjutant General Collier, who is a
red hot follower of Governor Taylor,
and who has never minced his words
in any way when Mr. Goebel was the
subject of discussion, said:
“It is a most deplorable affair in ev¬
ery way. I wuuld not have had it
happen, for it may possibly cause
trouble in Frankfort, but I think not.
At any rate if the trouble comes, wo
are abundantly able to take care of it.”
As soon as it was noised around
that Goebel had been shot members of
the legislature made a wild rush for
the telegraph office and filed volumi¬
nous messages to their constituents,
and within an hour replies began to
pour in, the general run of them being
tenor,which was “We are coming. ”
one
It was expected iu answer that fully
5,000 men would arrive in Frankfort
during the afternoon aud night.
BULLER IN DANNER.
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jj oer g >-„w -Havo Opportunity For Cutting
H|m <)fl .
A London dispatch to Ti e New York
Evening , World says:
Buller’s danger is now forcing itself .
-
ou *be military experts. A committee
of national defense Las already taken
** U P 8I1 ^ ’ H gravely considering it.
Lord Roberts himself has cornmum-
oite>\ his anxiety, it is said.
He has, it is reported, cabled the
committee that unless Buller and bis
forces arrive safely from their present
position ...... to Ue south „ of . the ., T Little
Tugela river, they will be in imminent
danger of being bottled up.
ASH HU K* N. <; A. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1J)00.
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British Consul at New Orleans
Criticised Amerioan Officers,
THE FACT IS AIRED IN THE SENATE
Foreign Kolittlon* Committee Rousted.
Tillman Makes SpeeeU On Vhll-
Ipplne Policy.
After some routine business in the
senate, Monday, Mr, Mason, of Illi¬
nois, rising to a question of personal
privilege, bad read an interview pur¬
porting to bare been held with ths
British consul at Now Orleans, in
which the Illinois senator was criti¬
cised for his speech in sympathy with
the Boers. Mr. Mason severely criti¬
cised the British government, not the
people, saying thut not ono-tentli of
tho English people favored tho pres¬
ent Avar iu South Africa and that 95
per cent of the people of thia country
sympathized with the Boers.
He said that it was not the first
time British diplomats had interfered
in American politics, and ha desired to
have attention called to this matter
now before it could injure the present
administration as it had injured Mr.
Cleveland.
Mr. Lodge said he did not thiuk the
diplomatic or consular officer of any
government had tho right to criticise
a senator or a representative or any of¬
ficer of the government. Mr. Lodge
suid the gallant fight the Boers were
malting stirred the heart of every man.
Mr. Mason criticised the foreign re¬
lations committeo for taking no action
upon the resolution of sympathy.
Mr. Mason then resumed his criti¬
cism of England. IIo said England
had made tho war for tho purpose of
the rich mines of Houth Africa.
Mr, Platt, of Connecticut, said at
tho close of Mr. Mason’s speech that
he wished to enter his protest against
“the abuse of free speech on tho floor
of the senate.”
Mr. Pettigrew, Bpeaking on a reso
lution relating to contraband of war,
said that the doctrine that a beligorent
might seize foodstuffs even if it paid
for them, would mean that in case of
war between our two best customers,
our trade with both would he des¬
troyed.
At 1:45 p. m. Mr. Tillman, of South
Carolina, took the floor and made a
speech on the Philippine question. It
was a vigorous denunciation of the
administration’s Philippine policy.
He denied that the blood of the sol¬
diers iu the Philippines was upon
those who favored imperialism. The
president of the United States, by ne¬
gotiating the treaty of peace and
“buying (he Filipinos ” and those
senators who assisted iu ratification of
the trea'y were responsible for tho
present war. Mr. Tillman Baid that
the United States cj.nuot govern any
territory that does not belong to the
United States, and where our flag
floats the constitution and the princi¬
ples of the declaration of independence
must be in force.
“BLUE LAWS” REVIVED.
Policeman In Rultimoro M»ko Canes
Ajfdluot Violator* of Ancient Edict.
Nine hundred Baltimore policemen
were busy from midnight Saturday un¬
til 12 o’clock Huridsy night securing
the names of violators of the ancient
“blue laws,” together with their aiders
and abettors. The edict sent out by
the police department last week, in co¬
operation with the grand jury, pro¬
scribed traffic in every article except
milk and ice, druggists being permitt¬
ed to compound and sell prescriptions
only. The evidence thus collected
will he referred to the grand jurors,
who will investigate each case and pre¬
sent violators of the law for indictment
and prosecution.
No arrests were made, but the
names of all workers, known to be
such, were taken and will be referred
to the grand jurors. These iueduded
editors, reporters, compositors, press¬
men and carriers of tho Sunday papers,
messenger hoys, barbers, bootblacks,
laundrymcu and owners of sweat shops
and their employes. Quite a nnmber
of storekeepers were also caught
“red-handed”, and will havo to answer
to the charge of selling cigars, cig¬
arettes, stationery, newspapers, con¬
fectioneries, proprietary articles or
groceries.
FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Chief of Engineer* Keportu Amount of
Money Now Available.
General Wilson, chief of engineers,
reports to congress that on the first of
the year the funds available for river
and harbor work included the follow¬
ing: Virginia, James river, $14-3,923;
Carolina, Capo Fear river, at
and below Wilmington, $120,618;
South Carolina, Winyah bay, $358,542;
Georgia, Savannah harbor, $606,455;
Florida, Si. John’s river, $243,556!
Hillsboro bay, $122,531. Also, Cum¬
berland sound, Georgia and Florida,
$856,600.
BOERS AGAIN ROUT BRITONS
Fifteen Hundred Dead Left On Battle Field
About Spion Kop.
WARREN IS FORCED BACK
Intrepid Burgher* Could Not Be
Stopped By the Storm of
British Bullets.
A London dispatch mule* date of
Sunday says: General Buller reports
that Warren’s troops have retreated
south of the Tngelo river. The Boers
say that the British loss is 1,500 kill¬
ed. It is belioved that this includes
the wounded. The Boers also claim
that 160 of the English troops surren¬
dered at Spion kop.
General Duller further states that
Spion Kop was abandoned oil account
ef lack of water, inability to bring
artillery there and tho lioavy Boor
fire. General Buller gives no list of
casualties. His whole force withdrew
south of tho Tugela rivor with the evi¬
dent intention of roaohing Ladysmith
by another route. Following is the
text of General Buller’s dispatch,dated
Spearman’s camp, Saturday, January
27tli, 0:10 p. m.
“On Juuuary 20th Warren drove
hack tho enemy and obtained posses¬
sion of the southern orests of the high
tableland extending from the line of
Aeton Homes and Hongera poort to
the western Ladysmith hills. From
then to January 25th he remained in
close contact with tho enemy.
“Tho enemy held a strong position
en u range of small kopjes stretching
from northwest to southeast across
the plateau from Aeon Homos,
through Spion kop to the left bank of
the Tugela.
“The actual position held was per-
tquable, hut did not lond it¬
self 4b an advance, as the southern
slopes were so stoop that Warreu
could not get effective nrtillery posi-
sition, and water supply was a diffi¬
culty.
“On January 23d I assented to his
attacking Spion kop, a large hill, in¬
deed u mountain, which was evidently
tbo key to the position, hut was far
more accessible from tho north than
from the south.
“On tho night of January 23d he
attacked Spion kop, hut found it very
difficult to hold, us its perimeter was
too large and water, which he had
been led to believe existed in this ex-
traordinary dry season, was found
very deficient.
“The crests wore held all that day
against tho sovere attacks aud a hoary
shell fire. Our men fought with great
gallantry. I would especially mention
tho conduct of the Second Cameroni-
ans and the Third King’s Rifles, who
supported the attuck on the mountains
from the steepest side and, in each
case, fought their wajr to tho top, anil
the Second Lancashire Fusilliers and
Second Middlesex, who magnificently
maintained tho best traditions of tho
British army throughout tho trying
day of January 24th, and T'horncroft’s
mounted infantry who fought through
the day equally well along side of
them.
General Woodgatc, who was in com¬
mand at the summit, having been
wounded, tho officer who succeeded
him decided on the night of January
24th to abandon the position aud did
so before dawn January 25th.
FROM BOER HKADQUAIITERB.
The following was sent out from
Boer headquarters, Modder Bpruit,
under date of Thursday, Jan. 25:
Some Vryhuid burghers from the out¬
posts from the highest hills of the
Spion kop group rushed into ttie laa¬
ger saying that ths kop was lost aud
that the English had taken it. Re-cu-
forcements were ordered up, but noth¬
ing could he done for some time, the
hill being enveloped in thick mist.
At dawn the Heidelberg and Caroli¬
na contingents, supplemented from
other commandoes, began the assent
of tho hill. Three spurs, precipitionn
projections, faced the Boer positions.
Up these the advance was made. The
NAME IS PORTO RICO.
Hunute Committe Decide* That Inland
Khali lie H(t Known.
The seriate committee on Porto Rioo
has decided so far as it can decide,
that the island shall be known as Por¬
to Rico and not as Puerto Rico, as
fixed by a recent executive order. At
a meeting of the committee Bnturday
iu connection with the Foraker hill,
providing a form of government for
the island, the spelling of the name
was uriaaimously decided upon.
The committee went over the bill in
detail, deciding upon many changes
in phraseology and some alterations in
the general provision of the measure.
horses were left under the first terraces
of rocks.
Healing the steep hill the Doers
found that the Hritlsh had improved
the opportunity and intrenched heavi¬
ly, Between the lines of trenches was
an open veldt, whioh had to be rushed
under a heavy fire not only from rifles,
but from lyddite and shrapnel from
field guns. Three forces ascended the
three spars, co-ordinately under cover
of Oreusot fire from the Free Maxim, State Ktnpps,
a and a big
The English tried to rash the Boers
with the bayonet, but their infantry
went down before the Boer rifle lire
ns before a scythe.
The Boor investing party ndvanoed
stop by stop until 2 o’clock in the af-
tomoou when a white ling wont up and
100 men in the front trenches surren¬
dered, being sent ns prisoners to the
head laager.
The Boer advance continued on the
two kopjes oast, of Spion kop. Many
Doers were shot, but so numerous
were the burghers that the gsps tilled
automatically. Toward twilight they
reached the summit of the second
kopje, but did not get further.
The British Maxims belched flame,
but a wall of fire from the Mausers
belli the English back. Their center
miller this pressure gradually gave
way and broke, abandoning the posi¬
tion.
Firing continued for some time and
tho Fusiliers and the flight Horse
serving as infantry, threw up thier
arms and rushed out of (lie trendies.
Tho British dead left on the battle
field number 1,500.
The effect of the abandonement of
Spion kop by the English can hardly
ho gauged as yet, but it must prove to
he immense.
GOVERNMENT CRITICISED.
All the editorials in Loudon papers
of Sunday morning breathed the calm
of determination. No one will allow
that one reverse could deter the oouu-
try from the object it has set itself to
attain, whatever the saorifioes which
may he iuvolved.
Very frank eritioisms of the govern¬
ment, however, is beginning to ho
hoard oven in quarters that havo hith¬
erto refrained. The Daily Mail bodily
throws all tho blame upon Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, Lord Lansdowne aud
Lord Wolseley.
DADY TURNED DOWN.
Judge Speer Refuses Injunction
Sought Against Georgia and
Alabama Road.
At Macon, Ga., Satnrday, Judge
Speer, iu the case of Daily against the
Georgia and Alabama railway, refused
the injunction sought to prevent the
consolidation of the Seabourd Air-Line
system. lie referred to the fact that
causes substantially similar wore pend¬
ing in the federal jurisdiction of Vir¬
ginia anil North Garolina, holding that
the court which first took cognizance
tho case should curry it to its termina¬
tion.
He further held that only a majority
vote of stockholders was necessary for
such consolidation in Georgia mid that
it was not properly maintainable, that
because the defendants, John Hkoltou
Williams, occupied the position of a
member of the voting trust, president
of the Georgia and Alabama and of
tiio Florida Central and Peninsular,
thut tho merger or consolidation
brought about through his instrumen¬
tality should be enjoined.
An interesting part of the decision
is thut which bears upon tho competi¬
tive character of tho two roads. Trad¬
ing their general trend and calling at¬
tention to the fact that after leav¬
ing Bavannah they ara in nowise#
connected save through tho interme¬
diary of one or two shallow rivers on
which small steamboats occasionally
ply and that intervening the two lines
are powerful competitive systems, lie
says: "It is not difficult to porceive
that the contemplated system of the
Beaboard Air-Line, instead of tending
to defeat competition, must Invaria¬
bly tend to preserve it.”
WILL LAST LONH TIME.
Transvaal Ayslit Ileolares the fnd of Hos¬
tilities Is Not In Sight.
The Deutsche Teges Zsitnug (Ber¬
lin) publishes an interview with Dr.
Lcyds which rojiresents him as hav ng
said: "The war will certainly last a
very long time. The Transvaal will
decidedly not be the first to seek
peaoe, and will refuse any proposals
cm ths basis of the status quo.”
Roland Hoed Recovering.
Roland Hoed, the actor, who has
been ill in Bt. Luke’s hospital iu New
York for several weeks, is reported to
be resting easily. His physicians say
he is on the road to recovery.
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TOST VOTE IS TAKES
Party Lines In Kentucky Legisla¬
ture Give Goebel the Lead,
A CONTESTANT WINS BIS SEAT.
Majority Report Ftavorinic A Hopuhlloiin,
Gives XVmy lo minority Report,
Sent !iik » Democrat.
The first actual test of strength be¬
tween the Bepnblioan and Demooratio
forcas in the Ooebol-Taylor contest
came at Frankfort, Saturday, and by
tho admission of the Republican lead¬
er, proved a very clear majority tot
Goebel.
The Democrats claim the result of
the struggle as decisive, while the He-
puhlicaua, although freely admitting
a defeat, declare they will light to it
finish mid have still strong hopes of
retaining Governor Taylor in his scat.
The light came on tho vote of th<i
house in the contest by H. H. Vail
Meter, of Fayette county, for the seal
heretofore held by Henry H. llorry.
Moth sides realized that the test of the
real strength would be made on this
issue, and every effort was made to
get out the largest possible vote.
There were before the contest fifty-
nine Pemcrats, including Speaker
Trimble, in the house, and forty-one
Republicans. Tho latter had clnimed
confidently flint they would ho able to
swing at least fifty votes, with ex¬
cellent chances of two or three addi¬
tional.
The Democrats claimed to be certain
of fifty-two votes. The vote in favor
of Van Meter was 51 to 45. linjH,
Republican, and Sledge, Democrat,
were absent. Retry had no vote, be¬
cause of his personal interest in the
contest, Hpcaker Trimble did not
volo.
There was much wrath in the Re¬
publican ranks over tho failure of E.
H. Hays, of Pulaski county, to vote,
failed entirely to put in an appearanoo
at the stutehousn and was seen at the
depot a fow minutes before a train ar¬
rived. After thut the Republicans
saw no more of him, nor could the
members of the committee locate him,
although they spent the afternoon in
search.
Adjutant General Collier hurriedly
impressed an engine on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad and made a Hy¬
ing trip to Lexington in the effort to
find Hays and bring him hack. On
reaching Lexington lie was informed
flint Hays had gone. He was com¬
pelled to return without his man.
The Democratic leaders, without ex¬
ception, claim that the seating of Van
Meter foreshadows accurately tho scat-
i ig of Goebel.
The house now stands (10 Pcmo-
crats, including Van Meter nndHpeak-
er Trimble, and 40 Republicans. The
senato 20 Democrats and 12 Republi¬
cans.
The Democrats on a vote in the
gubernatorial contest can have but a
possible maximum vote of 24, us
Goebel will have no voice and Senator
Hill, a Goebel man, is incapacitated by
illness and has never qualified. Both
sides admit the senate to he very even¬
ly divided. Seventy votes are necessary
on joint ballot to seat Goebel as gov¬
ernor.
I>U Ml AM It ESI (INN.
Dthiinrft) Hii|i«rlnU*»Mlont of Plant Djitnni
<11 vg* I/p HU Job.
There was some surprise in railroad
circles when it was learned that Major
Branford Dunham, general superin¬
tendent of the Plant Bystem, had ten¬
dered his resignation to President It.
G. Erwin. Major Dunham’s reasons
for resigning were not made public.
Mnjor Dunham was very close to
President H. 11. Plant during his life
timo, and it was by Mr. Plant’s ap¬
pointment that be went to Bavannah hb
general superintendent Mr. on February G. Flem¬
15, 1895, succeeding R.
ing.
Captain W. If. Denham, superin¬
tendent of the fourth and sixth divis¬
ions of the Plant system, will succeed
to the general superiuteudeucy of tbs
entire Plant system.
Dr. Nansen Honored.
The prince regent of Bavaria has
conferred the order of Bt. Michael,
first-class, on Dr. Nansen, the ex¬
plorer.
L0FT1N MAT RKSION.
Negro l*o»tinft*ter Will Tooftt* at Wm»h-
inglori According to Report.
I. If. Loftin, postmaster at Hogans-
ville, Ga., who has been a thorn in
ttie flesh to the citizens of that town,
left Thnrsdry night foV Washington,
where he goes to accept a position in
one of the departments.
It is stated upon authority, although
repeatedly denied by the friends of
Loftin, that the postmaster will resign
in a few days and will become a per¬
manent resident of the national capi¬
tal. The boycott declared againet
the office is still effective and only ne¬
groes patronize it.
