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ASSASSIN’S BULLET FINALLY ACCOMPLISHES
ITS DASTARDLY WORK.
Address Issued to People—Democratic
Legislative Headquarters Re*
moved to Louisville.
A Frankfort special says: The bullet
fired by an unknown assassin Tues¬
day moining, January 29tb, ended
in the life of General Gcebel at 6:45
o’clock Saturday evening. The only
persons present at the deathbed were
Goebel’s sister, Mrs. Brauuacker, and
his brother, Arthur Goebel, of Cin¬
cinnati, who had been in constant at¬
tendance at Governor Goebel’s bed¬
side.
Justus Goebel, another brother,who
had been hurrying from Arizona as
fast as steam would carry him in a
vain hope of reachiug his dying broth¬
er in time for some token of recogni¬
tion, arrived forty minutes too late.
Oxygen was frequently administer¬
ed the dying man during the after¬
noon in an effort to keep him alive at
least until his brother’s arrival, but iu
vain. By the cruel irony of fate the
train on which Justus Goebel was trav¬
eling to Frankfort was delayed several
hours from various causes, aud when
Mr. Goebel finally reached the city it
was only to learn that bis brother was
dead.
SUFFERS RELAPSE.
Governor Goebel’s condition Friday
night and well into the morning was
considered so much improved that for
the first time siuce he was shot down
in front of the courthouse, hopes were
entertained of his ultimate recovery.
About noon Saturday Governor Goebel
had a relapse aud steadily grew weaker
with each hour. There was practically
no rally from that time until his death.
At 2:50 p. m. Goebel’s physicians
had abandoned hope. Efforts were
then made to keep him alive until his
brother from Arizona could arrive.
Among bitter partisans of both par¬
ties deep grief is manifested, and
already a movement has been started
to erect a fitting monument for Gov¬
ernor Goebel’s memory on the spot in
the state house grounds whore he was
shot.
Within a few moments the follow¬
ing announcement had been prepared
and was silently handed about hotel
and in the streets:
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
To the People of Kentucky—It is
with profound sorrow that we an¬
nounce the death of Governor William
Goebel. la his last moments he coun¬
seled his friends to keep cool and bow
to the law in all things. We, his
his friends and advisers, beg of the
people of Kentucky, in this hour of
affliction, to carefully abstain from any
act of violence or any resort to mob
law. It would be his wish if he were
ulivc that there should be absolutely
no slain on his memory by any im¬
prudent act of any who were his
friends. The law is supreme aud
must in time be re-established and all
wrongs he and his party have suffered
will find their proper redress.
Joe C. S. Blackburn, W. S. Pryor,
Urey Woodson, C„ M. Lewis, J. B.
McCreary, John K. Hendrick, James
Andrew Scott, Lewis McQuown, B.W.
Bradburn, S. J. Shackleford, C. 0 Me
Chord, South Trimble, speaker of the
house; L. II. Carter, speaker pro tern
of the senate.
This was the first intelligence given
the public of the death of Mr. Goebel.
BECKHAM SWORN IN.
Exactly one hour after the death of
Mr. Goebel, Acting Governor J. C.
W. Beckham was sworn in as governor
of the state, the oath being adminis¬
tered by S. J. Shackelford, clerk of
the court of appeals.
It had been determined to keep
secret tbe news of the death of Gov¬
ernor Goebel until Lieutenant Gov¬
ernor Beckham should have been
formally inducted into office, and the
delay was made greater by the inability
A Costly Undertaking.
Major Bathurst, who was wounded
at the battle of Colenso, arrived at
Southampton Saturday on board the
Servia. He Bays there are 20,000
Boers at the Tugela river, but that
General Buller can get through if he
is prepared to sacrifice 5,000 or 6,000
men.
Bodies Coming From Hanila.
A cable from Manila received from
the quartermaster’s Hancock sailed department for San states Fran¬
that the
cisco on January 19, with the bodies
of 462 dead soldiers. The Indiana is
expected in immediately with 200 bod¬
ies and the Ohio with 138 arrived at
8an Francisco T. j last Friday. 4
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of Dr. McCormick to leave the bed¬
room of Governor Goebel and make
the proper certificate of death. Until
this had been done, the Democratic
attorneys were unwilling that the oath
of office should be administered.
The ceremony took place in a small
room on the same floor as that in
which Governor Goebel died, and but
a few doors to the west of it. In the
room at the time of the administration
of the oath were Senator-elect Black¬
burn, Colonel Bennett H. Young, Col¬
onel Philip Thompson, Eph Lillard,
J. H. Illis, Lieutenant L. E. McKay,
S. J. Shackelford, clerk of the court
of appeals; Dr. P. W. Wells, Colonel
Harry McKay, Colonel Jack Chinn,
Kit Chinn, Dr. McCormick, Joseph
Blackburn, Jr., and three representa¬
tives of the press.
The first official action of the new
Democratic governor was the appoint¬
ment of a new adjutant general and
his last as acting governor was an
order removing Adjutant General Col¬
lier and Assistant Adjutant General
Dickson.
The new governor seemed to be
deeply affected by the position in
which circumstanses had placed him,
anil he did not reveal much joy over
the congratulations which those in the
room showered upon him, although he
accepted them gratefully.
Saturday night Governor Beckham
issued a proclamation announcing the
death of Governor Goebel.
HEADQUARTERS AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville is to be the seat tem¬
porarily at least, of the Democratic
state government of Kentucky. Gov¬
ernor Beckham and several of his chief
advisers reached that city Sunday,
and it is the purpose to make Louis¬
ville the headquarters of the executive
and legislative branches of the state
government as long as the presence of
troops keeps them from Frankfort or
until the present conflict of authority
in the state is settled.
TAYLOR RESTRAINED
Until Feb. 8th From Interferring
With fleetings of the Ken¬
tucky Legislature.
Saturday morning Judge Cantrell,
of the circuit court at Frankfort,
granted a temporary injunction re¬
straining Governor Taylor from inter¬
fering with the meetings of the legis¬
lature and from removing the seat of
the legislature to London, Ky. The
temporary injunction is to remain.
binding until February 8, when the
hearing to make it permanent will be
heard before Judge Cantrell at George¬
town, Ky.
No attempt will be made to secure
personal service of the writ of injunc
tion upon Governor Taylor.
Immediately after tbe issuance of
the writ Judge Cantrell instructed
Sheriff Suter, of Franklin county, to
make no effort to present the order of
court. The judge directed that it be
allowed to remain binding without
service, because of the danger threat
eding the man who should undertake
the task and the results that might
ensue owing to the excited state of the
public mind.
LUMBER COMPANY WINS.
End of Big Damage Suit at Jackson¬
ville, Fla.
One of the longest trials ever held
in the United States court at Jackson¬
ville, Fla., was determined late Satur¬
day evening by a verdict in which the
plaintiff was given damages.
The case was that of L. Bucki &
Son Lumber company against the
Fidelity and Deposit company, of
Maryland, and action was for damages
alleged to have arisen from issuing of
two attachments against the property
of the plaintiffs in Jacksonville more
than two years ago. After the trial,
which began on January 18th, the
jury returned a verdict giving the
plaintiff damages for a snm of $10,880
and allowance for solicitor’s fees of
PRIVATE OPERATORS
Installed In Governor Taylor’s Exclu¬
sive Quarters at Fr.xnkfort.
A Frankfort dispatch says: Gover¬
nor Taylor has provided against the
delay and inconvenience of receiving
and sending telegrams in his present
exclusive quarters by means of mes¬
sengers. He has had two wires run
into his office and has his own opera¬
tors within the office.
Promised Public Buildings.
The senate committee on public
buildings and gronnds has authorized
favorable reports on the bills author¬
izing public buildings at Selma, Ala.,
and Natchez, Miss., each to cost $100,
000 .
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President Will Hands Oft In Kentucky
Troubles.
FOR PRESENT, AT LEAST
Decision At Cabinet Meeting.
Kentuckians Visit President.
A delegation of Kentucky Demo¬
crats, consisting of Senator-elect
Blackburn and Representatives Rhea,
Wheeler, Smith, Allen and Gilbert
and Colonel Phil Thompson, called
upon President McKinley Friday at
the white house to protest against
federal interference in the contest in
Kentucky. Senator Liudsay arrived
soon after the delegation had been ad¬
mitted and was immediately ushered
into the president’s private office,
where the conference was in progress.
Senator Blackburn and Representative
Rhea acted'as spokesmen.
They explained their deep solicitude
lest a collision should occur between
the warring elements in Kentucky and
made the report that Governor Taylor
had solicited federal intervention the
text of their protest. They assured
the president that the law. and consti¬
tution of Kentucky had been strictly
followed by the Democrats in the con¬
test over the governorship, and that
they proposed to stand by the law.
The crisis that had arisen, they de¬
sired should be met in the courts and
determined by the law.
The Democrats,they asserted,would
abstain from violence. They simply
desired a lawful and orderly settle¬
ment of the controversy. Federal in¬
tervention would only aggravate mat¬
ters, intensify the excitement and
almost certainly lead to trouble and
perhaps loss of life. They earnestly
appealed to the president to avert
such a calamity by abstaining from
interference of any sort. Senator
Blackburn and Representative Rhea
said that they were going to Kentucky
and counsel peace aud obedience to
the law.
Senator Lindsay endorsed what his
colleagues had said about the
Democrats acting within the law and
constitution. The federal troops to
Kentucky would, in his opinion, cre¬
ate anarchy and chaos.
The president in reply expressed
his great anxiety over the situation,
his profoundest wish that violence be
avoided and that the contest should be
legally determined.
He assured the delegation, in a gen¬
eral way, that he deplored the situa¬
tion, and that federal intervention
would come only as a last resort, af¬
ter having been invoked by the proper
authority under the law aDd constitu
tion.
While the president spoke in gen
era * ^ erm8 > the delegation expressed
themselves as perfectly satisfied with
assurances -
DSSCUSSED AT CABINET MEETING.
After the cabinet meeting Friday
afternoon, the following statement
was made:
“The president bas decided that no
cause bas yet arisen to justify the in
tervention of the national government
in Kentucky, and has so informed the
governor.”
Some significance may attach to
use of the word “governor” in this
statement, inasmuch as the reply
directed to Taylor.
“TROUBLE JUST BEGUN,”
Says Mark Hanna In Regard To Ken¬
tucky Fight.
Senator Marcus A. Hanna, of Ohio,
on being asked for an expression of
opinion concerning the state of affairs
in Kentucky, said:
there “Regarding the political situation
I will say nothing. Of course
it is a shocking state of affairs that a
citizen, walking the streets of a city, a
free man, can be shot down by an
assassin hidden behind a screen.
“No matter what the provocation
may have been, murder is never justi¬
fiable. The public affairs of any state
may be depended upon to take care of
themselves without the intervention of
a lawless band of armed mpn.
“I know Kentuckians well. In a
crisis like the present one their judg¬
ment is not always the best, and for
that reason I fear that trouble in
Frankfort is only begun.”
DAYTON HAS BIO FIRE.
Business Buildings In Ohio City De¬
stroyed with Heavy Losses.
The mc3t disastrous conflagration
that has ever visited Dayton, Ohio,
broke out in the tobacco warehouse of
J. P. Wolf Thursday morning.
The property destroyed includes
the warehouses and factory of J. P.
Wolf & Sons, tobacco merchants; E.
Bimm & Sons, grocers; Benedict &
Co., cigar manufacturers; the Dayton
Paper Novelty company.
Wolf & Son, the heaviest losers,
were insured for $335,000; Benedict
& Co., $30,000, and the Dayton Paper
Novelty oompany for $50,000. The
loss ia estimated at $500,000.
TO RESTRAIN
GOV. TAYLOR
An Injunction Is Asked
For By Legislators.
COURT ISSUES ORDER
Notice Is Tacked On Taylor’s Door At
the State Capitol—Most Appear
In Court.
At Frankfort, Friday morning, the
Democratic attorneys filed with Judge
Cantrill in the Franklin county cir¬
cuit oourt a petition asking for an in¬
junction to restrain Governor Taylor
from interfering with the meetings of
the legislature.
The petition covers the full situa¬
tion, and asks that Taylor and Mar¬
shall be restrained from attempting tc
exercise the power of governor and
lieutenant governor.
The petition sets up the claim that
Goebel is governor and Beckham is
lieutenant governor. South Trimble,
speaker of the house, appears as the
plaintiff in the case.
The court issued the following order
to W. S. Taylor and Collier:
Yon and each of you are hereby no¬
tified that on Saturday, February 3,
1900, we will aBk for an order of in¬
junction restraining you and each of
you and all others from interfering
with meetings of the general assembly
of the commonwea 1th of Kentucky iu
any manner whatever, or from assem¬
bling said legislature at said city of
London, Laurel county, Kentucky,
upon petition this date filed in the
Frankfort circuit court and from com¬
mitting any of the wrongs oruulawful
acts therein set forth. Said motion
will be made before the Hon. James
E. Cantrell of the fourteenth judicial
district of Kentucky, in the circuit
court room in the court house at
Frankfort, Ky., at or about the hour
of 11 o’clock a. m.
Service of the notice on Governor
Taylor was secured, despite the most
stringent orders to the sentries to
allow nobody to pass in or out of the
capitol grounds.
Orders to this effect were given
early in the morning, but were revoked
later, and those having passes were
allowed free access to all parts of the
capitol square.
As soon as word was brought to
Governor Taylor that the petition for
the injunction had been filed the or¬
ders were renewed, but they were not
renewed quick enough. Alonzo
Walker, the stenographer for the
Democratic attorneys, gained entrance
to the grounds before the renewal of
the order, and watching his chance,
pinned a copy of the notice on the
door of the executive mansion, which
action constitutes a legal notice to
Governor Taylor.
Walker was at once placed under
arrest and confined in the guardhouse.
Several of the Republican members
of the legislature, especially those
living in the eastern part of the state,
left Frankfort, Friday, for London,
where Governor Taylor called the leg¬
islature to meet in session.
GOEBEL IMPROVES.
The condition of William Goebel
Friday night was considered better
than at any time since he was shot.
The iron will and determination of the
wounded ma_> that he will not die by
an assassin’s bullet is, however, still
considered the main factor in sustain¬
ing him, but on Friday night the at¬
tending physicians for the first time
held out some hope for his ultimate
recovery.
BRIDGES DONS STRIPES.
Former County School Commissioner
Begins Serving Time.
W. M. Bridges left Rome, Ga.,
Thursday nieht to serve four years in
the penitentiary camp at Worth, 80
miles south of Macon.
Bridges will be given a bookkeeper’s
position and wear the regular conviot
garb. The prisoner will work for the
Canda Lumber company.
BOER LINES THINNING.
Many Are Leaving Beleaguering Force
To Meet Invaders.
A London dispatch says: Helio¬
grams flashed from Ladysmith three
days ago say that the Boer investment
lines then were thinning, aud the
burghers were moving in force toward
the Tugela, indicating that a collision
was expected there.’ This intelligence
bears out other signs that General
Buller purposes a fresh attack.
Lord Kitchener has been traveling
from army to army in northern Cape
Colouy, and General French, by in¬
structions, is now in Cape Town con¬
sulting with Lord Roberts.
4 4 Nature Abhors a Vacuum ."
SNjothixxg in the ‘world stands still. If
you are c well and strong day by day
blood supplies its tide of vigor. If y^ afe
HI, the blood is -wrong and carries increas¬
ing quantities of diseased germs. Kou can
no/ change Nature, but you can aid her by
keeping the blood pure. Hood's Sarsapa¬
rilla does this as nothing else can. Be
sure to get Hood's, because
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A Phrenological View of Kruger.
An appreciation of President Kruger
is displayed in the window of the Lud
gate- .Circus phrenologist’s, attracting
a fair share of public attention, it
seems very like an appreciation most
of us have reached without phrenol¬
ogy. “Mr. Kruger,” says the profes¬
sor, “has a typical Boer head. It is
wide at all points in a line drawn from
the level of the ears upward. This in¬
dicates, besides much destructiveness
or an aggressive tendency a high de¬
gree of secretiveness, cautiousness and
acquisitiveness. He is instinctively
distrustful, slow to decide, to speak,
to act. The lower part of his forehead
is larger than the upper. With strong
perceptive powers, he has but moder¬
ate reflective powers or imagination.
The religious region of his head is
large. He is well meaning and con
scientlous to the degree which his race
has attained. Phrenologically, we
we should say that the Transvaal ques¬
tion is one of race, and race is very
much a matter of brain development.
In this the Boer and the Briton are so
very different that the same methods
of thought and life can never satisfy
both.”—London News.
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With many women the
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